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C-.r. LV..".Vf,nca requires tUat wetnke
,; C:".r canesfbmour -U Wo have wai
' Lr j v.-3 cn for alrusntiratvia
t t' -ir fart, cf in tVonlo pay. ,Whea
. ,dey Vi3 red oif pafer, -ii will be after
r l! j paiJ for it. There it n Jarge
. r.;...V;r ha Uve regtilarfy read U durios
il.a kis; fjur'ycars tp nhom these remark
1 tat v, .'.a!l ba the . belief convinced of it
i wtcn they ccr.is up'la the mark In pyiorg
; urhat they ore. Henceforth we. intend
' '"to ao oat latur and rrtaterials, if nc ;
; more. J .
1' ' : -To the lr claai who Hve jegularl
! fiii us,' thus gng us the hrt l U Jis
I, luraftcea of approbalioa' andupfort, we
L i''1' ,coJer our sir. jre thanks and solicjt
. ' , a Cwtinuance of if- "r patronage; promis-
- ing that we wi4t t deserve it.
j , ' To those who ha e' never subscribed to
l6eUienserr we wouid aay try it one
jwt M leasts Send Ais :your name, -and
two dojlar;, and we 'assure' you that you
. iball receive the worth of your mnr,ey;i-
: Tl-9 f l esserei' is now 'one of t 3 cheapest
. paperslrt the South, and all we ask is a tri.
at" -Our list is already large, and-r since
we have adopted Ike cash? system, -re-itzzd
ie firic-5 to twado!!arV it bW great-
j , j-' reased. ' A .
' trtrtines inea are refpctfully' Invited to
' examfnetheadtantagear prente4' for ma.
' "i Ving their acquaintance -with .he people,
through the advertising columns oU the,
. . Mfssepgcr. It circulates exlenslvdy thro
V tVcttern Carolina, Georgia, and - East
' Tennessee, andis irjerefoe 4 most valu
;'. atie advertising medion. ,t , .; ;
.if those good friends who live hereto
; lift to nobly1" exctted themselves iri ex
' nJirg our cireuation, will; contimie lo
t t'o '-to, they will receive our warrant,
thanks V" '
' i We shalf e y ' the nexl volume .with
' ' rt-hter hvpes than we- have 'ever hid,
and expect doting the - Falf, to ber-nle: to
' ' tpfent the "Mceener in '.a new and beau.
! 1 ;iiful dressy as'we-. have -nrgbtiaUobs on
"hand for pew materinls. If ur fr.ieuds
v will but aid us, we shall present them a
'shrei'nut inferior, weij trust, in oppVarance
r usefulness, lo any in the. State. t
UAST. TENNESSEE UN1VCBSITY.
"The otttniioaof thfj render is 1 di'rrcted
lo the adreVtise'menTof vhis'oU and lastly
u tiisttngutsnea insiwunop -.auunwi
- ' imn. ,W havR the honor of a personal
acquaintance with its able Prcsidenl and
'. : ttso wjih oiVr-mrmbers' of ihe Facuhy,
t and fcfcl that in recomnendmg this IiwtUu.
- ; lion to tbose.wht wish to take ft regular
: t ci!lestate'TfOurso, wo are conferring t
' public-bent f.t. 'The University has been
( ' Lbt-rai!y endowed -by' the S:ate, and. etrury
. ' ad vantase which mocy, car, procurers
. hertjjbroujhuo Jlieaid of the Siudent
-r'Wo ha ? been furnished .WtthA' Calogue,-
-which w will-take pleasure iaabowiiig
" ' such cf our friends as. may desjre urlher
' information relative to thi Instkuiion.
. Donl iiegU.ci to look oVer our Adver-
" Itdnj columns fo-Jay, and be sure you
" ' riva iha tdvertisement oi Messrs. tlunt
' inMonSz Sava-e.of New York a careful
. Mn;..t ima hfl regarded as a V'Xixed
: fact, that those to adverliao have some
- thing to 'sp0se of wcI1 w0rl the lteDtin
; of the public ' ', ' rl ; ' ;
Tb Ust HilUborough Kecorder says
- , late freshel neatly all the mills and
fcrJgt;S) on IahUs River.' and po Flat Ri
r ' ver, commencing high up in Person, were
, - , ewepl way. AH. the corn on tho low
, ground is mostly detMjed, hige c4uan
, 1 titiqs of hay have been swept oil., many of
. 'the meadows greatly injured, nl a large
' . number" of slieep .and othct, stock , over
whelmed ic the Hood . . '
J aa, Siiur-'
?a-a' :c- ...o subject ;of
-I l,c ,..!e T '.: Road,
a'.J. oi C ulh C To
: : : t?rt . ii It ! 'meagre
prcict f-r il " ; 7 so, particularly
t- il.i whS fsd en Interest fa the 'work.
Vel. eli sre e.T.ctsof this address,
n 1
- . i cjr rc- ra l.car .Ti'jch of thet" Wil.
rr. t Powiy" .o dj-lt theywuuU like to
rci J !t fvir t!.mEr!vcst as wc!f 3 the eocrf-
t"r ks 'ji'.z' s iMtadaced ty Mr. CaHnjri.
"Trco" wa$ ttntroduccJ Inio.lbe
f -iCc: jress dur:rj a 'd.scusaio'a touching
t!.j .Lry cf ih ir.v.-' cX teii
c-n t 'rflu-y'Ma thlj country. ' .
. - I
t t ' T;- tVIL'UT fROVISJ. . r . ,
'That -tlicre shu!l neither b slavery, nor
i.j 'rVjr frwjJe . any tetnWry'tn
i'.j onu'nt of .'An rlca which shall
f rc.iutl' Le "j1rt d Ly pr annexed to the
L'f'i'ei SlaUs, Lyvvu-1' ' this appropria
tion", or, in' any- oiher nta'nrjcr whatsoever,
except for crincs,' whereof the party shall
have, been duly convicted; Piovidf Vl
ways, that any t erson escpirj in:
territory, from whom ;laL:r or srr ,i
lattfuIy claimed in any or of 4he L-.it!J
States, such iogiture may be lawfully re
claimed, andrcarried out of such tern lory
tp i!.3 person claiming h?s or hef labor or
service.', " , 4 - V '
Aiitl-Wilniot ProvIfO ricnolu-'
-' - , -fions. ; 1 -
ATr 'Calhoun.: Resolutions ,' submitted in
'.v tie Senate, Feb. 9,.&17 .
Resolved, ThaObc terrilorifs of the
United Stajes belorto'lhe several States
composing this Union, and are hqlJ by
thprr ns their joint hnd common ; '.perty.
I'eaJvedt 'ihat Cjingrea, tlie jiint
aent and ' rrpresentative o thu atca of
Jhn Union,' has no righl to m- nnyjaw,
urJo any act whatever, t hat shall direct
ly pr. by its effect,: rrrak any, discrimina
lion between the States tf this Union, ,by
which afy of Ihem shull be depriyed of its
full-and jrqual right in any teritory of the
United Suites', acquired7 or tci bo acquired.
T Resolved That lhe enactment pf any
Taw which should'directly' or by its elTccrs,
deprive lhe citizens,of any of the States of
this Union from emigrating. wttrAhetr prop.
erty into any of the territories of the Uni
ted STaT.es, will make such discrimatiou,
and wcAild, therefore be a violation 6f thjy
Constitution, and the rights of the States
from- which c,uch citizens emigrated, and
in dengaticraof that perfect equAlity which
belongs to them as members of this Union,
and would tend directly tu subvert ihs Un
ion itsujf ' , '
, 'Resolved, That as a fundamental prin
ciple in our political creed, a people in
forming a Const iiuitun-ha veUJ1"; u";onJU
tlonah right to form and adopt il.e govern
meni w"hich they4 ir ay think best calcula
ted to ecure"iheir liberty, prosperity and
iiappinesst ami that io confoVmity therrta,
no other condilwn is hnposed by the. Fed
eral Constitution on a 'fctate, in order to be
admitted into the Union, except thai its
Constitution 'shall - be strictly republican;
and thai the imposition of. any other by
Congress would notyonly .he in violation of
the. Constitution, but m direct -cdnnict with
the principle on which bur political system
rests. - -
V The rioiw D.stncts id Souri Carplina
ih rough which it is supposed the Rail Road
iFom Columbia to Creenville will pass,
are awaking to the importance of the fiat"
ter, and an enthusiasm is kindling which
wjl! M with good eflect tooa the interests
of. the -work,. ShaH or own rich and
beatnifo mountain country-be behind our
neighborsij . vvenopo not. xet jevery one
of us whVcannot take more; take at least
onV.share of the stock.- Whit
say you,
friends? -. " " ' '
h We learn-from the'Yicksburg Sentinel'
lhat.Gov. Brown has received a requisition
from the' W a Department - for f)e com
panies', or 500 new, volunteers fo" the war,
from Mississippi.' -They are to . be org ni-
zea into an inaepenuepi oatiaiiQn, unuer a
Lieot,'Col.i and are to renaeivous at Yicks-
Professor Rumker; of llamburghj has
informed LieuV Maury, Superintendent or
the' National Observatory at Washington -
of yie " oiicovery oi -a ner pianei nu a
new comet.' -The former, discovered by
Prof. Eicke, is thought to be an asteroid.
It' is represented to- be about l!o ninth
magnitude;and was nrst seen July it, ta
4t.' Tlie ctriet, irst.seerf by Prof. Mau
yai, o." the 7th' of July, is ia Ursa Minor
From Gen. Scott's divtsi6n of the Army
we-have no news of any kind,, A fcw.ajrS(
nince a report was ia circulation that our
forces were in possession of the citv of
Iexicor butit-tarned out 10 be groundless.
, . TENNESSEE.' " .
' ' Wc ba've the - Tote entire 'inTeoncssee
for Governor,' wi ib the citreptron of three
counties, and Neil S. Brown,- tho Whig
-nni.fl'tP : ha.a'.m.-'ioritv of KSCKJ.!- The
three counties yet to be hearJ'froin, gave
f ioil843 a Democratic majiiritv of 250, so
thai shoutd they even stand as;-at thai time,
Neil S. is elected over Aaroa V by mofe
iharj a thousand votes.! Grea?, grand and
glorious!! Well done, Tennessee! Thou
has ntbly proven to the wo$4 -T lhal your
gillaaUsone Vre as 4evoitC'J tothcerp?tui-
.s wer cnlert""
reLntley cr.mies ) tyrant
.'. . ...ss ot i'.j LIuo taiilii
ij i.l iV.n'j,'yeat iL- iLns
frcehveii t:'tVarA, lis pii.i..- j
-a-1
. . .... t ;,
sceana 4 . r
The Wh?gsw;i have a rj:tiy cJV-ht
on jint VailJt in the- Lgw 5 fi 18
43; there was tD.V.i .z:z'z r. ruy of
four. . , . ; . ,
We have rt rectircl tLa Til vela for
me.-nVrs of (Jargress. Tfce V. h' 3 i'.;r.k,
nowever, that t' nj will gaitr cna r.cmber
fronTthe Memphis nistrict; . -
- - Indiana. : ';: "
1 The returns from this S;ata txra as yet
incomplete - Not the kast phasing of
those teceived, hovevef if5f,.t' j rtiurnt
from Owea a DirfTTtel, 'jihS notorvua Loco
foco and Infidel. Last "year'ls was elect
ed byter a" thousand votes. Now ( he is
defeated1 by Ju 'ga Eir.rce, a W'jiiand a
decent man t ty four hundred l'tiies The
Louisville Journal very properly looks up
on this result as a moral triumph ,lanJ con
gratulates the Jricnds of Christianity upon
Judge Embreea success 'ThH;paer,
after remarking that Oeo Jbas Hitherto
been supposed to be uncunquer&S'a in his
District, proceeds to say, thot ' "-n.
bree, rest rained by no feeling of Yal" : 1' '
icacyt assailed Owen at every vA. 'nern' '
point (anefne isfvulncrab!e all over) wi.li.
out mercy tie had Tiles oi.ti.c i rt? in.
qtiiref, lhe atheistic paper t! C'), tn :' r-
merly'edited and 'published ia V:-z 'c:y cf
New York in conjunction s '. S t! j not ri.
ous Fanny Wright," aid rc, .J , copiously
jm them. ' He also 'rt-J tW .-rnt ex-
tracts" irorrf; his bouk enutiej Moral
Physiology a' l-,'.!; v;rl',"..i I) excuse
prostitution and lo'tcachi haw; kxari be
practised whlnut jrAfosuss. As Owen has
never repudiated tthe wretched .doctrines
inculcated in theks vorksy and wjhe," for
any thing that the-puUid is awapf, still
cbi-rUhes tl.? Opinions ho then endeavored
to enfoicc, JuJe Embrccy .trposttions
had projr -ivjs elTcct. Owen" vrithed un.
der the lorlure, grew furious an! did cvei
rjil.ir tut deny his infidtUiy. f That -ho
could not do t for we have been credibly in-,
foraicdthat he stilt maintains the infamous
and impious sentiments that he K as .for
merly proud of wrluing und publehing. .
&?(far as is learned, the political char
acter cf the reprcsentatiot; of tie olher
Districts will be the same os in the bst
Congress.
;The Legislature will probably be Whig
in both -branches'. The4 Senate is compo
sed of fifty members. .- Sixteen were to be
elected this year, and, those holJifig ovo'r1
stand 14 Whigs to ,18. ocos. There are
two vacancies. .Sw far as heard from-tlie
Whigs have elected O members and the
Locos 3.. ' The, House-oP liepresentatives
consists of one hundred members. The
Whigs last year had a majority of 6. T.hey
have elccied this year, as fat as heard from,
31 members and the Locos 21.
Corrcsftnitdeiice uf the Jlesacnger
: Camp Buena Vista, July 16,-1617.',
Ms ATKi-SiKt Agree, My To- my
promi.se 1 again Jakoihe Hberty of addres
sing you. The Bunc'initjc Rangers, arri
ved at 'tlii$ place pn the second day of this
rr.stant. V e have enjoyed goou.heaUn
since .we hnded in Mexico, with a few ex.
ceptions. Tla RifgerS have s-ufilercd
nxre from the diarrlacBir than any .other
di jeaM! ,' and might , say that the whole
Recimcnl have sufwrcd more from thaf
iii.aiJ than any other. I think that we
have been the. most fortunate company
that ever, carpo lo Mexico, as we1, l..nehad
the good fortune to-gei on .-faster than any
other cofpnanv. --We.havo . never hai to
tsy but a fitw days at one- place, an J iri
thajt way,ve have had the good fortune to
reach i).i3 p'aec without having to be de
tained on ihi Rio 'Grande. Tha place
whwfe we are now stationed i some six
mues frutn L i.io., on J atxjnt two miles
this sidec f i! 0 D'-tilc f.tlJ." and in full
view cT i;. 11 . c r."t as )tt had the op
portu-
- 1'
Wc nre- now un
der ?
'atl'.cr Gen. Wosl
w u-j i j
;j t l
,.2 etriUil c..c;n.inan
anintL r 1
own 1 I
and rc;;..V;
and v
"t :
Orli i s : . 1
con.es u , .
. will .
hAs tO d( to 1 1
He has to csrr,
that waj J.e cj:
fur a t1 rt U
. 1 s i.rvc, ar.J lor ny
t vc:n tverr:cd by
' J tu ve. i;1 .'Ince
J.e-i- pTM-I.?, whic
L . .'to tV-D t" jWU.
:r- -3 tl 2 u ird tir.c -
s sv. !.y hi siJ, in
l ::ru 3 tl.T g-jird line
I z a r 4" .-c r w i ; 'es to
1 ". j'r -1 ljir.os, in the first place
w t
arid t
n to. t!j-j Cul. Commaadin tt
c; i 1 hi h ave, and th?n go
ar'.ers crJ gel the Adjutant Gen
draPihjve, anl thtn he can gi to Salul
lo, and then it i necessary to rfportvbirn
selfto ths mil'..rv Governor pf Sihilto
and I guess that it 'takes a, good deal ol
trouble for a liule pleasure; "
The reis-ouw.:.-s',a,ti aaed at : this k plaice
t!-Nrr
r-.ror;rYtnA their r utt
Regiment, I i or!
CC " IIP" 1 ?5tt6r
j la Saltillo,
ich i Jap I. ...rj'jCun
.r;inerets ..ice 1. j s
, ufj 'Iiisi3aippi R 'm;.i ol il f., ; it'..
."i;ncol t.
is all the tc1
?r f.Tce l' t u terc at t:. s
lime. Dri-aJ!:r Cn.
Cvhir' arrived
nere or i-ter... tv,
1 taken the com-
-rs z.x C.'.ii lice.- Ti.
r...r.ij vppo$o wi!l be
miR. . t
Massac!;-'
.tis U
here ia a few is, I cip-t a
for crrtain at this time, they ar f. j - sta
tioned at Monterer. I have no U. 1 as h
heff we will advance on San Lwis Pptcsi.
f Jo not think, that we will bo atle lo 1 1
vanceiefare tJ middle of Beptcjmbcr, a
there does ncl epp tar to be any arrc j.
tr." ' - Air that f can e tnt.'ar t
vat::, . There Js a rumor v la carrp at
this tune that Commissioners, have fccti
sent from lhe United Sutrs to Mexico ro
negotiate a peace. ' If i' ' : ( ' '
prove true, I suppose tint v
charged sometime djr: t
understand that Generrl T.
the 1 pinion t!:"l thet - . i 1
fi-' - : in':!c:c,), tl
u j- v 1 rt 'H i 1
C 3-
. r. I!'-
r l - r-
n j i re
'1 .e h ve
rffver avich cry crcc'.t 1 j jny t!!. 1 hear.
"I ! . re is a pjnwr ia Cr. p u . d y, that
tlx 1 c is about five thousand Mexicans' in
t. 0 tnojwUins between here and Mtonierey,
ui.Jer lhecoir,mand cf Canales and Urrea,
th-'h I do not believe ia fh3 rejport. -If
the Mexicans haJ ever intended to attack
this line of operations, they should have
done so about the first of June' last, as that
was the weakest time, and of cour&o would
have been the best time for them. There
has been some talk of tending back some
ofiTiccrs 10 the Old Ndrth State to recruit
and raise the companies up to one hundred
privates. J do n9t know for certain Hheth
er they will bo senior not. j''
The road from Monterey to this,pTace is
quiteocky,and'running between a ledge
of hfgh "mountains, and ome of tfie finest
scenery that I ha ve seen in Mexico! There
isune a contrast1 between lhe mountains
here and. in the Western part ofN. Car,
olioa. ,'The mounfains here I . not Ihink
are so tall as some we have in ho Jvestern
pari of N. C.', though they are quite ' tail,
they are perfectly -barren having no' timber
on them; though what they lack injtimber
is made up in recks.' , f J j- ;
TWe are now ecmamped 'at quite d pleas
ant place, and have fine Limestone-water,
just as good as heart could wish; it is not
so cold as the water in old Buncombe. -It
U quitepleasant hero during the day, and
the nights are quite&ol.. I have alrpt under
2 thick blanket every night since 1 have
been here, and I do not find them an pleat
ant.' ' 1 t 1 .
Imusf say in justice' to Col. Fogg, that
the Buncombe Rangera have had ojl
aftentlon to their wants by him fhat any
man Could give, and 1 am proud to say that
t do not think that he will ever rcgirel his
course towaru them. -1 think that his at.
j . " , r l
temion will be long rcmLmbered, ' A
I can say one thing' for certain, that the
JJuncombe Rangers are the star Company
in lhe Regiment, and I. am proud to 'ac
knowledge that 1 belon U them. I think
thatshou'd chance favor them with atrial
1 .
of strength with the Mexicans, that1 they
wui prove to ine wuria tnat tne w.tstern
part of the State does nut luck nerve, bat
will fully realize l ho expectations or their
friends. If this division advances toward
San Luts,the N. C. Regiment will ma
one of the Regiments. ' 1
The Company have lo lament the; death
of two of their members', to wit: James B.
Etayd, died in tho hospital at Monterey , on
the SGnh da.y of June, with the Dtnn liter"
two'days after the company left there. , , -
Thomas Abies d'red in camp at ihisj tdaee
on the 7th day of July with Piarrhaj, af
ter a short attack. T
The health of lhe-Company! 13 good at
iliis lime.
As the drum is beating for parade wilV
cluse.
.. Yours respectfully, - ,k
A BUNCOMBE RANGER.'-
? rromlhe Baltimore Sm int. r ;
Tiro ontli later from O'rCou
and Culifonta.
Tt le ff IVeslcrn Emigration Routt of lhe
''nmoit! Col. Fremont - Arrested for
' Vtsohedicnce of. Orders Semi 1 home for.
irtal ilocemenlcf vie Pacific Squad
TGTi--i.eiurn.oT jcarneyana otocxion--
Sufferings of ErnirranUCQ.nibaUs,m
C7il Starvation Com, Drake t XT iV.,
coning- ever land. , ,- 1
. The. Philadelphia Ledger has received
from its attentive Cincinnati correspondent
via Telegraph, at Zmcsville, the following
interesting news:
' . Messrs. Shaw and Bolden arrived at St J
Louts ori. Thursday of lasl week, direct
from Oregon," having left the frontier set
l!eneni? on the 5th of Ma-y, and made the
trip to St. JosepVs in eighty three days.1
:Thc jwrly iTiet but liitlejdifficully on the
route. v The varioul parties of. emigrants
to Oregon and California were makint; rap
id progress. ; Davidson and his company
were met at the Big Suicy and lvo( otl
er compnnjet Green River.' j
Tlifi Mormon, u ith thpir immtnr'trici
of wagons, were met near the forks ,of ,
Piaite River, on -their rqute toCalifjmia
as they are
r WOl '
.r ' an
v .i i ort i,iwi
!
r- t
they
1 !'
MVS
tj the ijiht, : iy.
Lieut. Col. I'.
for disobedler. - it f t
ney, and 1. id t. j -rited
Sta!' slut " 1
Martial." Thii '
ill feeling and co
il neral Ilearn-.-y c
e, q j-cition tl au
! tf i n wm. h
. ..: Coi. 1:
t ! -.J I -.1 arr -cJ
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j f i j Ut
j !; L f a Crt
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t 1 i nc r.is cl
t j.a: J
. ; - - ! Mi cxistcJ
ii- u:.'j d r- me
I, . c - i w n!
:'. ."" y v " s about
T. 1 ' '., ar 1 have him
r f co if?, te
r: 1 f t ; -'i I'Jt
::.t pr ,cs M t!:3 r';sr
irrjy 1 ConiaJor
r j L: wJ$ w as at
It r r
It T "1 t. Xl V. -
i t .T Lo-.vrr Cal.
; J eg-iinst M-ntI sh Acap
tVr towns in t!. it f nr'.er.
. . 2 trw, j l.-- ii.l teeu orccrtJ to con
c: :r"t2 ri tl '2 f rr.'i dlrtwa.- Tliere is
rj t.iail jun tl" cci.lcrrjlatt J move
menu, ;Vut it U douhilcss t er.fjrce the
IV .i jr-.c! i- "-ily JC:.. R-dili?.
Gin. Kearcry was about: to ljve Ca'i
(ornia and rxprxtc J to1 "reach the Stales in
the month ol St-p'cn.lcr.
The afiiiis cf.Uahlornia fyncrahy ap.
pear lo lie in a very unsettled Condition. ;
Messrs. tliaw anJ 1 hnmpson learnea
from Brunnon nddiiional details of the suf
ferings experienced by the parties of emU
grams which laed to rejen Cahiornia be
fore the last winter ram? ;on lhetn.
They add to the horrors c. the previous
accounts seventy five periled from cold
by exposure to the snow tn from starva.
tionl '.The survivors were, r Juqed to lhe
dvadful alternatira of subsiding upon the
dead bodies of their compiuion!
The -whole Ilced family, in connection
with that of Donnor. cached lhe toiler's
settlement in saftty, after enduring incred.
ible svuerihss. , " . :
Com. Drake, of the British ship' Modes.
le, is on his Svay to the United Slates, o-
verland, with a small party. He will prob'-
ably bo attacked by the Pawnees. :
The .Western mail lasl mcht brought us
the St. Louis papers; containing this news
in full. In connection with the horrid suf.
ferings of the California emigrants, the
Republican ha the; following:
Amoi r the number of this unfortunate
party whs a miscreant, by the name ol
keysburg, who ielttrm biates in Col. U19.
sell's company. Me had a wife with him,
and contrived, at the extremity of their suf.
serings, t'j'st-nd her to Yq California set
llements, when re he v en by persons who
went out (a aid the nr. This villain remain.
ed behind to rob the dead and living of their
properly. ( ' : .
A Ictmily t the " name ol Uonner, ol
SprinjjjehJi III., Wat robbed by him of a-
bouf 84,0.00, .which, he cachej, along with
oilier ypVjils. tie was,, suspected, threat
ened, and finally preparations were maoe
to hang turn up, and then he disclosed lhe
places where the money was to be found.
To add tu.'.he enormiiy of his ofIences,he
is said to have boasted of having lived, fur
a time, upon the jlead body. of Mrs. George
Donner, evenwhen provisions were with
in his-' reach.' Qiher enormities are told
of this devil incarnate, but he survived
them all and was employed in the army
at the lasf accounts.
Trmmttaltd fr the Courier. .
Intrrctfus Ilumor4 ol lcarc..
. (Special Correspondence cf La Palria )
f Mexico, Jolt 19, IH47.
, 'Dear Sirs: It is .now eighty days since
we are deprived of the satisfaction ot know,
ing the new-s of tliis country through the
medium of the press, as the Diurie del Go
liernOf which is the only one which is pub
lished sirtce the 11th instant, serves only to
put us jo despair with its insipidity of lite
detaiU which il publishes; consequently
we arc prying iniu . every iinug, unu veeK
iog igns' w hicli may show us what the
Government thinks, and what it intends 10
do in the present circumstances. The
shameful 0 path) inv. which itiies, manifests
clearly: that as regards ihje national de-
ivnce, mere is,more smuxe mm ure; .ma
es el ruida que Je . nuectsA since having
had, od having yet tho best opportunities
m the.world to destroy the American ar
my which is in tbts ' vicinity, evpry thing
lies in masterly inactivity, t have- con
versed to dav with several persons,' who,
like mysew, pry v MBit everything among
- Uhemihere are editors and Compilers,
who, as it is to' be supposed, are now more
anxious than ever to know what passes
It is manifest that all operations indicate
that very soon we shall have peace per
haps before 1 a montrrami it is certain
that all the preltmiridrieafe already con
r!ltfL?'d ' .... . J- :.-; ; -v -..
it in Iruth, arn ' astonisheo; to see Sajita
Anna and his followers- continue always
showing themselves disposed lo bring the
war to an cndWto die or 10. conquer1'
but witlKiul.evfcT their actions according
wilh their worda. ' We have forces and
arms sufficient to exterminate aa invading
army even' double that which en. Seutl
brings; but according to my, mode of see
ing, it wants the principal: Decision. Th
articles which appear in the Government
paper, are all foil of energy and patriotism
out unioriunltiy lor auoiira, 11 seems
that all the patriotism and energy arc
locked up in printing. The aspect of the
city does not .manifest in any . manner
the .terror which the state in whieh
it is found ought to infuse; nothing seen
which may indicate indignation andmri
coJ, which, lreJ proximity of an invading
army, which il can never love, snoulJ in
spire in patriotic hearts., I do nut under
stand the Mexican:. Santa Anna himself
obliges us "to form a diif. Vcnt opinion of
him eaeh day.. Will ji be possible that
they will permit their rigliislo.hc trampled
"".VyWrct:? 1
t t'. n h a mc.T.:nt ta
in i1 .1 v.':j, tl,M U,v, '
. tUio tr.;,r5 iht(j
thus I am' c&:.; t
t.Lit'oihrVtr.:
t! J protciUani . '.
fti.,.n. i:..:.
ch c-" 'Ta'J y
1 "W t' - Y Wr
I cannct coc .
' i humiliate, ihemsc!
Ft,
Pi v.
atlvj to jKlge nure. propcrlv rf there tt-
and tUir words. . ":. MiV' ' -
. .:: - ' V ' 'ft. s
C7iirnitmct tit CUtUiti Ctrif '
'tw Oklixxs, (Fri J.y.) Ato. 1 J-l C J, A. ! '
To iU E i:ir, cf te Cksrkiisn Crr-i-V
Vt'e hare na fjnf.er trrivah from
,coT. Nkws frm that quarter has Ucw.
scarcr ana wanted.' w i-"
- A-li-erai fiay toJj ptace list e v. 2'
Ing'; ab.;ut tlx o'clock, bet wrea ;iMi"
0(taa Byrd and Mr. M." L. Eiwlrdj','
lawyer of this city. The parlies, betwet?
whom om previous difiicuUy hadi4vi.
met on Camp-s'nci, when Byrd JJrc?:i
some words lo Edwards, wh.ch hiccot 1
panied with half dozen, blows wiiif
loaded canel Edwards rfctreated,u.Btl
stilt following. up h!j lluwt, 11 (he fofmtf
uccecueu 10 getting a revolver ffo fcf
pociet, with which ha frd threa lMut
Byrd, two of which look t(Teclupot him,
and he only ifyed a few minutes star bwsj
taken into a shop nesr at hand. EwartU
surrendered h'wmtlf al ooce, and I preturat
(if tried) will be acquitted ort lhe Rrooad of
st If-defe nee. Major Byrd was, 1 am luli,
a native, and for many;years a resident,
Cliarle&Uio. lla had been eogigei
several severe rencounters before, from t
of which ho had escaped unscathed."
i The ciiy continues dull, hot and aicl'j.
The epidemic is Increasing " from day u
d iy, and the deaths yesterday were 6i,
which 40 were.by yellow fever, -mailing 79
deaths by that di sense In the past two daj-
. ' . : t
'f . Cerr'ttponctenct of llt Ckmrlttin Cmittl-'-;
, WASHINGTON, AUG. i
A letter has been received here from
Mr. "Binkhexd, the British : Ministtr in
ico, of a date as recent aa any uthtwic
advices from that quarter; and lhe con.
tents of il go to settle all qoestioo ns lo thw
probabilities of a speedy peace. He says -that,
in conformity with he injunction! of
his (Juvernment, be hid ucd lhe grtnert
tiTirts lo promote 'a restoration1 l penes'
between Mexico and the United Sintti;.
that he had met with no success aoJdU :
not b;lievp the object to be obtattiabtr; ai
that 'lhe dissensions extMing among f
Mexicans have tended to increase U
obstucles which we Jiave encountereJ. -:
Ap arrangement has been mad by thjr 1 1
Secretary of the Treasury with sumcfw.J
eign bankers j ihrough which OenerJ
Scoit'a army can be supplied at att t;n
wiili specie, without inenrring' ths r J
its being transporied. B.Us on the Tres. J
su-ry of lhe United States will be purrhatei 1
by the Agents of English houses iu Mrsico, t
and remitted instead of cpecie. . '
It will be seen, that General Scott is vRti
to be fhabled, to keep open his line sf
ci(nmunj cation with Vera Cruz. TW
Texan Rangers, under Col, Jhyi, itw
the b.tltUion under Uol. Hughes, "willw
.prnnloyeb for that purpose ' ... '
General Scott -will ? hereafter have not8'
ing to apprehend fr tn the enemy, snd hp"
mnvJ if authorized, turn his - attrntiot
wholly to the purpone of establishing, i
Mexico, a btaie Governmenfi under uw -r
pritte'dtion of his arms; formingallianct
wi4h separate States, and thus pn-pann T
the way for the establishment of a perrpan
ent peace, mutally bi titficiul tu both cous- ,
trif - ' . f
No rjore Iroops are to be sent fo Mcxi4
coV I General Taylor will nt bo .rrquirei
to1 marcfi. towards San Luis. JThe''
penses irf tre wat vwill be Hereafter mock
diminished.
: A 'gentleman offered lo the Secretory
of War, on Tuesday . last, a Regiment of
Vulunteers, which he proposes' to rtm
for the -war. "Thank God," replied iw
Secretary, we have.now no use for the
Art editor somewhere in -the Interior
New. York" walks into a lady in this way,
because she has a greater taste for writiof
noetrv than.washinir dishesr "
. " An interesiing female correpondcof
sends us a vey uninteresting piece, of pa' j
etryand timidly lisps a request ftHis puM
Itcatioa. The moon s called bright 1
stars are flattered with the original appci
lation of meek eyed the trees come it 1.
for a full share of eulogy, "and the Fallifl
Spring is pronounced silver-plaited, srj
something to" that effect'. Besides this,
the poem'is equally instructive' on olhrf
important subjects If Mary will send I
an affidavit that she has washed the dishes, I
menoea me noso nau swrpi tc hw- 1
a week after she was 'blaied with poet,
ic fire," We will give inland starle ij
literary world from its lethargy. : For taj
present we say, darn, your stockiogs
darn youyoetry too." ; ,
'A Mexican Woman. An oracer rf tB
army, writing from Monterey, describe
a Mexican woman living near there as j.
lows: "Site is 150 years old, ;four l
six inches high, and exactly four! feel
inches 1 reund : lhe waist. - Her big
.is six inches longer ihan4he test of
loes; her foot is .twelve inches bread''
She has a beard a strong as that ofsi?
man, and wears muatachoeti J?
walk Tour miles an hour; she has
married seven limes.
The Central Relief Committee of V&
acknowledge the receipt of over hs'''
Ikwi of dollars in money and ia food,
this cuotryr ' - '
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v :
'ijj
' 1 1
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u . ifiji-'wsj i ; L.i ..twiiii. 1
this, I repeat, it isJ absurd, ind , j
i;:uJ, Ly a great camber cf reiptcuV !
I'-fw-M, nat very soon will be cV.du'J : "
ao r:..'callj a-'jistmcr.L Lc( ts vfatt ri 1
I'r.'.'y, sir.cn it will not be hug before .
il know tire result.- and then we '
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