I :
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i United states ship piicble,
fitiirrcction at Dissao; Africa Sickness and
SCorrespondence of the New York Tribune..
Porto Grande, St, Vincent, Feb. 3, 1845. t .
' lip$iit Sir: Just after the Porpois s'- sailed
r from Port PrayaJbr the United States, Cora
; l'errjr received notice oi lan insurrection at a
' Utile place called Bissao, situated fort miles up
! i "i the rlrer Jobaob the coast of Africa. Our ship
V i ww just about to start n a lonrj cruise down
--v'th ctiast. but this netrs altered the purpose of
' -. t he Cpmrnoaore, ana wa yrpre daspatcnea to me
scene !of troubles, . W; prrired K at ,-Risaaou
:' ' ; the 34 of Norember, and found an insignificant
t ;A place) of about a hundred
Dlacd ot about a Qtinareq loiiaoit&nif uesierrcd
by a uarge number ol the surrounding natives.
' The town possessed a foriinearly in ruins, which
; vras carrisonedjb about 00 negroes, who pre!
vented, nr a lew long gun si the total annihilal
jtion of the place. The! Americans hare no
j jM"pyv wh juio w wo runcu j , dui naTing con
V tiderable trade at the plaice and the Governor
u ; - , ; ? v' "t"" mk our assistance, tne vaptaui
jjhougQl it his dut to givo it. Accordingly
whenever the natives moved forward to the atl
tack,!our batter was brought to bear upon tbcm
Jut jiotwithstandmg 'our aid, the natives, under
icover jof the bushes and tfees. managed to keep
f i
jup .' desultor Avarfare, mounting, to nothing
;morjhan two or three killed in as man das
; l-.Otir ship was anchored near the shore, and
on that side heretofore attacked by the natives!
i J -LA j . i . - A . -t!
, n requirea out a lew aiscnargcs irom our guns
'toi "render it necessary for Ithem to shift -their opi1
erations to tho 'side opposite us. . Here they,
continued to fire awa their powder and shot to
lj&lej plurposei I The Governor had alread sent;
to.thp jrierghboririg" Portuguese settlements for
aid, and was on! desirous that we should re J
r H fprpbabJr hare done, but on the lOih of .Novem
j !iiaiii; until Bucu aiu arnveu. inn we snouia
ber a; ?ase of fever occurrjed, followed b sev.
feral others up to the evening of the 22d, when
rfSL- i r . .is. - . ..
jmmander of our ship sent-word .to the
;f4Grem'6r.jthat,he' should : Ml. on the following
Jmornlngl : We 'sailed on the morning of the
,-uu 4iio uiiu unsc -iiiai jipi iuiusnipman omiin
having 'occurred that Jlborning. We were
.evcrai oas aropping aown me riveraunng
-winc jtimo the lever spread rapidl among the
tnen and officers. : " ..; - "f, .
..fj Wej larrived at Port Praaon the 29th, with
pflj, cais on boards The Captain had the fe.
; W, atid delivered the command of the ship to
thj firit Lieutenant. The: Commander imme
diately ordered us to this port, the safest and
tndst health of the Cape de Verde Islands.
We arrived here on the t hird of December.
The first Lieutenant was taken with the fever,
and gate up the command tot the Second Lieuw
tenant. Several other ofBcers had also been
(akeh. The Captain wasavingmad, and we
came irt here with 80 caes. ! Midshi
, ri,' iernooiibof our arrival. Wili:r A JlT....
. Masterjl was taken the daj of our arrival, and
.died ori the 14th. The caises continued tn mnl.
, i '1- Ip1, until upward of a hundred were suffering
j. ( -f r iT wu;cjacniionea auove, ana
- jmeij." ";.We have now al large number ick,
T f vw Wl uo"6rj!uu iiu new casrs are
' i - " - uu uuwci j uavc es-
: i 'f taped this terrible visitation, that our cruise
! : '' " is tin fiir tliA onitl r A iL.'... . i
IQ D8 IPlrPd. Nn fW nhan 4k L.
7 V il, vtxAuivA, mo surgeons ue-
- : , lieving lhat It will not be isate to send the shir.
' i W,n Wthe coast. The Commandant .ha
'.. ptm m vui.wii aim uaii ui inis Diace is nntv
Used bf us as a hospital, j (The Second Lieu,
fenant, one Midshipman. 'and mv-lf nrA iU
pnly officers who were fiot attacked.
:; WASHINGTON'S SNUFF BOX. -I
VeiKave in our nossession. f thu tim
? cold snuff box. kvh
the property of General j Washington ; it
Is made of; very fine gold, richlv chased
1 and ornamented on 'all
sides, and bears
,4; evidence of the taste of
the aec when it
Was constructed.
Upon the inside' of the
lid the
following inscription is engraved:
Tuts Box was Presented
Lobd Ellenborocgh 4
I,
TO
George WashInotox.w
The history of the box may be told in a
1 j
jveryy (ew words. Itfnbpears that Lord
J)pear:
jther,
ibllenborough had a brother, who arrived
in this country soon afier the close of the
f .vurlo"av y' ar i11" ook uphis resi-
dence,
jwards
places
tirst in Philadelphmand afler
in Washington, in both of which
ue receiveu ine marked attention
; jot General Washington. Subsequently,
She was taken ill; and died in thiscountrv.
During jiis illness, it s aid,the kinest at
tentiohs of. Gen. Washington were prof
fered find nt.n.pTttA !ri1 ai..iu .1 A.
I, . V" " . , unci uja uraui,
i?rei h' xva? carefully preserved, by Gen.
yjsSftott-rier8,ju6l,it was sent for
10 oe ponveyed to England.
! :Lord Ellenborough was filled with re
gret dt the intellicrence cT
deathi and adopted all means to aseprti
the extent of bis sufTerings, and what at
tention he had received. Learning through
V "j-.""wst m Aiuuncss wnicn nad
been tended to his deceased brother by
W Sak a&,lunSt;n; he caused the snuff
box; to he made and sent to him, with ma
ay expressions of gratitude. -:
TliC box descended j to some of Wash
ingM s heirs, and pasd through several
hands by which iu jhMtory isfully and
authentically traced until it
possesion of an aged widow lady, resid
fingjin Virginia. At a time when thfi
ionization Society was making great ef
forts to liberate the slaves nf tKt.
. . w. uig VWUIlirV.
and transmit them to' Africa, this old la
dy camt forward and presented the Soci
ety! with the box, desiring that it might be
sold t some members of the Society, and
Jc avails appropriated to their objects.
Th vas done, the boxVinging between
cut fitter cminent judge of Connecti
cuv aUhe suggestion; of the Rev, Walter
. n' M tl0 aUhe time actimr i
ft ! ...'Lk. " r:r'?.'Jf PrP?rty of. the
fi11. u tytH take pleasawi'
;;iin -Affording any of our friends a; pinch of
. ;iae it. mid will take the trouble to call at
"i'-i'ih" Vbcrc" itcaq bc;sccn :JV. F
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JMR.-WEB3TER AND THE CHINESE.; j
We cony frpni the New York Courier, the
following curious letter, which, although signed
by Mr. Upshur, was as we learn, written by Mr.
Webster. It is perfect of its kind. ' - :'
i To the Emperor of. China. - ;
I, John Tyler, President of the United Slates
of Araerica-rwhich' Slates are": Maine,. New
Hampshire, Massachusetts Rhode Island, Con.
necticut, 'Vermont, .? Ne w York, Ne v Je rsey,
Pennsylvania, Delaware, Marland, 'Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Ken
tucky, -Tennessee, Ohio,' Louisiana, Indiana,
Mississippi, Illinois, Alabama, Missouri, Arkan
sas and,Michigan end you this letter cf peace
and friendship, signed by my own hand.
VI hope your health is good. China is a great
empire extending over a great part of the worldi
The Chinese are. numerous. You have 'mill;
ions and millions of subjects. ; The twenty-six
United States are as large as China, though
our people are not so numerous. The rising
sun looks upon rivers and1 mountains equally
large in the United States. Our territories ex
tend from one great ocean to the other ; and on
the West we are divided from your dominions
only by the sea. Leaving the mouth of one of
our great rivers, and going constant! towards
the: setting sun, we sail to Japan and to the Y el
low Sea. ' " - r-:4
New my words" are, that the governments of
two such great countries should be at peace. It
is proper, and according to the will of Heaven,
that they should respect each other, and act
wisely. I therefore send to your Court Caleb
Cushing, one of the wise and learned men of
this country. On his first arrival in China, he
will inquire for your health. He has then strict
orders to go to your great city of Pekin, and
there to deliver this letter. He will have with
him secretaries and interpreters.
The Chinese Jove to trade with our people,
and to sell them tea and silk, for which our peo
ple pay silver, and sometimes other articles.
But if the Chinese and the Americans will trade,
there shall be rules, so that they shall not break
your laws norour laws. Our Minister Caleb
Cushing, is authorised to to make a treaty to'
regulate trade. .Let it oe just. Let there be
no unfair advantage on either side. Let the
people trade not only at Canton, but also at
Amoy Ningpo, Shang-hai, Fuchow, and all such
other places as may ofler profitable exchanges
both -to China and the United States, provided
they do not break your laws nor our laws. We
shall not uphold them that break your laws.
Therefore, we doubt not that you will be pleased
that our messenger of peace, with this letter in
his band, shall come to Pekin,'and there deliver
it ; and that your great officers will, bv vour or.
der, make a treaty with him to regulate affairs of
trade so that nothing may happen to disturb the
peace between China and Arrferica. Let the
treaty be signed by your own imperial hand
It shall be signed by mine, by the authority of
our great council, the Senate.
And so may your health be good and may
peace reign. i
Written at Washinffton. this twelfth dav nf
July, in the yearof our Lord one thousand eicht
uuuutcu anu iony-inree.
Your good friend,
- , JOHN TYLER.
By the President : j s
A. P. Upshur, Secretary of State. a
';'. Russia. ;
From .the Hamburg correspondent of December 27.
By a law pormulgated in 1843 a metalic fund
was created as a guaranty for the realization of
all the papermoney circulating in the Russia
Empire. This fund having attained the amount
of seventy millions of silver roubles, it was fund
necessary to construct vaults for the safe keep-:
ing of that capital. The1 proper buildings be
ing ready inlhe fortress of St. Petersburg, on
the 2d of December, an examination ot the fund
thuscreated was ordered. The Minister of Fi-1
nance, the Directors of the Russian Credit Sys
tem, and a. deputation of twenty-four bankers
and merchants being present; .the Comptroller
General of all the expenditures of the Russian
Empire opened the proceedings by an appro,
priate speech, in which, after h
thelolyect of the meeting, he announced that
me sum to re transported to the vaults of the
ionress consisted of seventy millions seven hun
dred thousand silver roubles Yfiftv.th
oTdpUars :) and as, from the great weight of
woma require isome time for its
iransponauon, tne uomptroller General inform,
ed the deputation of the express wish of the
Emperor that two deputies should b in :ffo
dance with the proper authorities to nnerintn4
the transportations of this monev to it nln.o f
I. - - . fc j iaMw V
Hnneil. A rt L! .L. .
TVi16' "?r mis me jrnnisiers and the den
utations proceeded to the Treasnarv
where several bags of money were taken out
of the heap and counted. In the same manner
someoi the gold and silver ingots were assay,
ed, the amount was found as statedand a pro
tocol of the proceedings was signed by all pres.
vra.
j AN EXTINCIt VOLCANO.
A writer ine Cincinnati Atlas furnishes
somej interesting particulars of the vast extent
of our Northern Lakes.
tK-T!?rVS J gfea' .curiosJt says) about
inirtyimilcs From Kino-etm, nA. .f
m-j Kuinie, in Canada. He visited it
I lew years awn m rnmnif.. l..!tL n: -w -
TT " r t y ""'"l""' n" rroiessor L.Y
KLLi ot London, who pronounced it nn" f K-
greatest curiosities the kind he ever saw. It
is what is called in Scotland a Tarri,M or
mountain lake. It is situate! - '-'i
hill, about three hundrerl nnl flr.
It is circular, about half a mile in diameter, and
occupies nearly the whole surface of the hill.
- ue 4aKe is consequently entirely without in
let ; yet a small stream constantly escapes from
one edge of it down the side of the hiltTumfnB
ereeTelS f I Ich has Zen
tlTf rf lhe. summit-! The level of the wa.
L T T ,Ke 18 PPosed to be about three
low rei,a?Kd My ieei that of bay
iJSt m;.S !he no high lands within fifty or
tiUf? "5VwJnce comes the
r;V, "jwuntain lake T
sup.
Pmft.. T . 11
crater
of an eitT 31' U l occupy the
n extinct volcano, and to
water th
receive its
iditarice, but did nil Wn.T " ?V .m a8reat
liir n iriiAn
J- " . retana tnat the Catholic Bhsh
ffillf I" VC - !he Catholic Bishop o?
Philadelphia, sail for Europe in the stea
t .ai tii.it u cunveni nn rt
a trreat
e
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Salisbury, I. April 12, 1S45.
'" I . -mmn m Womn
W im ntlinriaed to annOOTlCS JAiilLo ti. KtKU,
as a Ffldidte tor me uxmnij yi t"
W.re'.uthoridtoann,
. r z . r.rui.:. jn.-,..
as candidate lor uw wu" v...-...iiv. .wnu.
t is proposed at the North, to change
the
they;
Whole
United
there are other Confederacies on this Cont i-
rient already, which hate taken the name
.5 i , .
of United States. f t
It is proposed to adopt the name
sug-
gested some years ago, by Washixgtox Ir
ving, Allegania," and call ourselves M Al-
Ieganians,,f which titlejit is intendedl shall
still announce us. as Americans, but spe
cify us as citizens of the great Kepubuc
It seems the historical society, who have
had this matter undcrl consideration, and
who it is that makes! the above sugges
tion, find sufficient reasons for rejecting
the name of "'Columbia" a name tvhich
appears to us quite as appropriate as the
one proposed.
We apprehend there will be some diffi
culty in changing a name which so many
have learned to love : Where is the citi
zen of the United States whose bosom does
not glow writh love arid pride when he re
members that he is an f American." How
ever indefinite or indistinctive the name
may appear to foreigners, ue understands
and glories in the appellation. The Uni
ted States of Americaf is the name given
by those sterling patribts, our forefathers,
it was so christened in their blood, and
It strikes us
there are reminiscences connected with it
which no other title Would so well recall ;
and that a name without associations! is
an empty thing indeed.
stronger Whig than ever. Well
Mr. B
said a Loco to an acquaint
ance of ours, an unwavering Whig, a few
days ago, "How do you and Whiggery
come on these timesf pretty much 'all
down in the mouth I t!hink T " Come on
sir 1" said our friend, 1 we are on our feet,
sound in every limb ! Nor are we des
nondino. as vnn snnnntA. Wa naQl.
i o j rr - v u t it u y s
ready. Whigfrery ish undvimr Drineinle.
i "
' j t t, T . V
v "" liiuic a uig
man ever. ip me j victors belong the
spoils,' but not always the glory. Some
of you are revelling in the former ; but
the Whigs are more glorious in their de-
feat." The Democraf showed his teeth,
and sloped.
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In. relation to the Baltimore and Wash
ington Telegraphic line, Mr. C. Johnson,
Postmaster General, bias issued an order,
of which the following is an extract, which
we ak. merely to sHow how .orrespon-
dence carried .on by this electricity-writ-
ing-machine is to be managed.
J. tU is further directed that the offices of the
said superintendent and assistants be kept in
the pst office at Washington and Baltimore
and tliat they be open for the reception and trans.
mission of despatches six hours in each day,
j " For the transmission jof each despatch there
shall be paid, in advance, at the office from
which it is sent, by the applicant, one quarter
of one cent for each telegraphic character.
upon the reception or a despatch at either of-
nee, u snail be the duty ot the officers to have
the same translated in a fair handivritinrr. ro.
-j iuuy enveloped and sealed, and the magnetic
4. r it . . . - . e' v",v"
vuaracicrs immeaiateiv destroyed, and tn an
the despatch in the hands of the penny-post for
uenvery, wno snail oe entitled to receive the
same compensation therefor as for the delivery
of letters transmitted now by mail.
It is further ordeied that the said superinten-
j i ? . . . r.
ucuk auu assistants in no case communicate to,
of permit to be seen bv. anv ncrson. the rnn.
tents of any despatch, except the individual or
inaiviauais to whom it may be addressed
The charter elections for the City of N.
York took place on 5th inst. It is thought
Mr. Havemeyer, Loco, will be chosen
Mayor. Parties are active.
: A Mr. Walker has invented an attach
ment to the piano forte, which is likely to
eclipse the celebrated invention of Mr.
Coleman; and, it is thought, will most'
probably be introduced into general Use,
in preference to Mr. C's.
The new American! comedy of "Fash
ion," is all the rage at the New York The
atres at present. It has been played ev-
ery nignt lor two weeks. We would not
have believed that any thing of the sort
could abide such a test at the Park. It
must be a rare piece. ! !
The number of buildincrs erected in N.
York City during the last year as reDorted
by the Inspector, is 1,210. I !
The 12th day of April, is the birth dav
of Mr. Clay. ; The Young Whigs of New
lor were preparing,! the last account,
to celebrate it. t
Erysipelas. disease called
las, but connected . with aflections ofjthe
throat has been prevailing in this f neigh
borhood for a few veeks past to an unu
sually t fatal extent. The population of
many sections of the countr)-, in the North
r r . " . UCIVT UJ lue papers nave
been similarly amrttA-f2.Z.iA'-.K
Patriot.
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1 It is proposed at the fJorth, to change ?lave countries, would be. admitted into jj himself frorn responsibility bn Ithese IJJPPy tnc1P,a?e.; Mr- Cherry, whodechW
name,
say, i3 too broader Detongs to the gar lmponea iro out owed his elevation to; dm seryuityjo Jas. T. Rlorehcad, Ralph Gorrell n!
hemisphere ; ana to call ourselves 1 1 iStr Robert Feel said tnat tnose countries c-f rcsiuem. . r- ! " "- r: x . oienaenball, all of Uuilford, Geii. Dorp
Statesians, is too awkward, besides of the United States in which sugar, was A. laie fir had occurred a
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Iu the British House of Commons ou
5th, a slight but some
versation took place on the importati
of Sugar. Mr! Thoniley alluded to .the
reputed -fact, that: twelve hogsheads; as
I ! " 1 . H Vnm Mow Oploano V n A
SamDieS OI KUUar.iimaww" v"""
'T arrived in London by tne r ranconian, ana
wished to know whether this sugar, as
f i 1-1' .
i - . - - ,
well as that lrom , louisiana anu , omer
produced by
to England, were countries with which this
kingdom had at present reciprocity treat
ies.' With regard to the arrival announc
ed by the Hon. member, he begged to say
he had no intimation whatever of it ; but
h s would say, that at present that sugar
would not be admissible oh the same terms
as sugar the produce , of the countries,
mentioned by the Hon. member. But he
would add, that he had no hesitation in
saying that sugar, the produce of the U.
States, included under the reciprocity treat
ise$ would be admitted under the proposed
advantages. (Hear.) J
Mr. Thornley was very glad to hear
that announcement from the right Hon.
baronet, as a new and very extensive trade
in sugar was about to be opened with the
countries he had named, to which this al
tered estate of the law would be of great
importance.
Mr. Ewart wished to know whether it
was not the fact that slave-grown sugar,
admitted at the reduced duty from the U-
nited States would undersell the free labor
sugar of Mauritius and Java.
Sir Robert Peel was understood to sav
that he was not prepared with an answer,
The Washington correspondent of the
Baltimore Patriot, in his letter of the 1st
irist., gives the following items :
Great disappointment was experienced,
both by the ins and the outst yesterday, be
cause there was nothing done in the way
oi removals, to speak of.
It is now said that Auditors Hagner and
Pleasanton will h rpmnrof) and n.mU
Auditor Dayton. If they go out, it will be
under the salutary rule that all who hav
ueen in omce eigne years are liable to be
removed.
Mr. Voorhees who. it was ineorreetlv
thought, had been appointed to the law
clerkship in the Solicitor of the Treasurer's
otnee, has consented to take, and appoint
to, a clerkship in the Post Office Depart
ment leaving the first-named nln tr, K
i . . T , . . .
i tri 7n ia iivinn r i n i. ii
W W
V I A?ccii' v Aiaoama, or
.ma,
city.
varies o. vvauacn, H,sq. ot this citv.
rrooably the former.
, What would be thought if when Mr
Buchanan leaves the State Department, a
fa11 snould De made upon Mr. Calhoun to
JetUrn a"d. res,um? tJhe functions of his
la
Ex-Mayor Morris, of New York, is still
..v . , . coujf vt lane ine vyusrom House a
way from Gov. Van Ness, or the Post Off
horn vAr-lr 4-n .1 1 -r-r
ice from Col. Graham. One or the other
ne will be likely to ext. Col. James O.
Clinton, M. C is also here ready to receive
WdbyVmiweT
can get it. That's doubtful. Levi D.
ine apDointment ot Javai CltKn otiv
Slamm. too, is once more here- or was
last night.
Mr. Ritchie carps at the stafem ent that
the Hon. Wm. J. Brown had been to Rich
mond and ascertained that the Editors of
the inquirer had (at one time) decided a
gainst coming to Washington, to edit " the
organ," and says that he neither saw Mr.
Brown at Richmond nor at Washington.
Who said he did 1 Mr. Brown was nev
ertheless at Richmond, and is not slow at
finding out the political matters, particu
larly where "the organ is Concerned.
Another gentleman was also there exnress-
ly to treat with Mr. Ritchie, in regard to
his connection with "the organ " after
which Mr. Ritchie came on here, where
and when it was decided that Messrs.
Ritchie and Heiss should conduct "the or
gan," which is to be the "Globe," if the
" Globe " can be purchased. If it cannot
and Messrs. Blair cc Rieves are very in
dependent, not to say stubborn, about these
days if it cannot be purchased, then
we shall see what we shall see. Mark it !
(XT We learnF from the New York Herald,
that a very large jobbing house in Pearl street
has suspended payment. This house has for
several years past been extensively engaged in
thej southern trade, and the non-payment of the
merchants of that section of the country, has
compelled suspension. The members of this
house previous to the revulsion of 1837 and
'38 were estimated to bo very wealthy ; but
the disasters of these years must have drawn
largely upon their capital, and reduced their re
sources to a very low point.
The Weather. We have now a spell
ofjCveather most extraordinary fbrthistime
of iyear--such as we have not experienc
edj in fifteen years. We have had no rain
ft something over a month, sufficient to
lay the dust ; and during the time frequent
changes from warm to cold, and from
cf to warm. On last Tuesday night
there was a heavy fall of Frost as could!
possibly bewith such a dry atmosphere
and earth. If tho fruit is not all killed
now, it is because of tho weather being
so dry. It is thought by many farmers,
that the wheat crop in this section; has
been seriously injured.
England and Brazil are about negotia
ting- another commercial treaty, in nlace
of one which was allowed to expire :?
m I ; il - . i - 'ilia !j. - 1 " t
nrnr)nr1 hv slave labor, and admitted in- I island of Puerto Rim: An KA .nA h - c"oti itandolnh. aU xro6danrt-... t. "7
Hie -t anarnvai. at .yw ura-ji uvm
what impcVlantoon- j vanna, came the ex-Minister. of finance unJer T Uie ist District, we have hereto 1
on the importaUonitiieaJmlui3ral!oaof Sanla -Annaenor Ila. that Messrs. CHngman, Giaham, zntTX
-nlev allndPd tn th J ro Y.Tama riz. By a correspondence of the Jl "''" wee all likely to be candi?"?
Diaro de la Merino, from Mexico, bearing date
28th February, we learn that ills thought Gen-
eraf Canalizo, late ex-President of. Mexico will
. i .... , - , . - - . ,
be shot, as he was at the period of the late rev.
olution acting as President ofThe Republic, and
issued orders to Santa Anna, who endeavors
consumed 23 houses, among them some com
mercial establishments.- The loss was estima
ted at 8140,000. At Arrago, in the same island,'
great exportaHons of sugar for Europe were ta-
Ring place, out none lor tne united States -it is
quoted at $2 50 the quintal. , '
OMO.-A .etter from IndOT ,ar, ,ha,
lkr ilia niimnea f!Tu 1? t a C a 1
ded UDOIl DririClDallv. that thn finrprnmonl
. . ' i. . f
be informed of the Drecise boundaries nfthn tr.
ritory, and be enabled to arrange a boundary
line satisfactory to all parties.
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(ttrThe Savannah papers announce th
death of Gen. Charles R. Floyd one of the
most gifted and
State of Georg
" Fairfield," Camden county
His body was, at his own request, shrouded in
the ' American flag, and sleeps beside that! of his
beloved and heroic father.
Mr. Clay and the Home Missionary Society
j Ashland, 7th March 1845.
Dear Sir: I have received your favor, trans
mitting a testimonial of my being made a mem
ber for life of the Home Missionary Society, in
virtue of a contribution made for that object, by
the ladies:of the Durand Society at New Haven.
I requejst you to communicate to them my
e rate ful acknowledgments for thidistinrnifc,l
I DrfWiT nf their TiitrVilv nrvnrf Inlorl octnam -
ard; and to assure them that I share with
tuera a profound sense of the surpassing impor-
vt vjo ivcjiun, ana oeneving,
as I sincerely do, in its truth, I hope and trust
mat ineir lauaaDie endeavors to nromote And
advance its cause may be crowned with signal
success, j
I am obliged to you for your account of the
operations of the Society. And from their great
extent I should suppose that the results of the
labors of (the Society would fullv correspond
.i .t . 1. s -..
win me pious ana religious motives
. I I
wuicu
prompted its establishment.
I am, with great respect,
Your friend and ob't serv't,
H. CLAY.
Charles Hall, Esq., &c, &c, &c.
i , :
" WHIGGErtY'S DOINGS."
The " annexed" paragraph of our De
mocratic friend of the FayetteviUe Caro
linian, is decidedly funny : -
" Annexation. We fear, from the ex-
fracts which we see, taken from some of
the Texan papers, that the proposition to
annex lexas, is not as liberal as Texas
had a right to expect ; and consequently
that the proposition contained inthe joint
resolution, will not be accepted. It is
whiggery's doings, at all events the joint
resolution being Milton Brown's plan
concocteu, it is now ascertained, tor the
very purpose of defeating annexation."
" Whiggery's doings, at all events I"
Father Ritchie would call that editorial
tact, we reckon. If the proposition ton
nex Texas should yet succeed, it will be
Democracy's doings ! won't it brother
Carolinian ? By the way, how did it hap-
pen. that the sagacious Democracy, in an
overwhelming majority as they w;ere, per
mitted one poor Whig to " concoct" a plan
to defeat their purpose ? A shrewd set of
fellowsthese Democrats J And they ate
under obligation to the Editor of the Car-
uiiuian, lur ins vumpumeni to ineir sense
and forecast! Greensboro Patriot.
A letter to the Albany Argus, dated at Delhi, Dela
ware county, New-York on Saturday evening, describes
a deplorable; state of things in that village. The jail is
full of imprisoned anti-renters, there being twenty con
fined in all '; and the adjacent county is full of armed
and disguised rebels, who threaten vengeance upon Delhi.
The " Indians" are terribly exasperated at the recent ar-'
rests, and swear they will tear down the jail and let out
the suffering patriots there incarcerated. One: of the
anti-renters from Schohaire county was heard to say on
Saturday that the jail would not stand through that night.
A company of disguised scoundrels were seen in the
north part of HarpersfieJd during the afternoon, march
ing in the direction of Delhi, news of which had been
cent in to the place by a special messenger. The guard
had been fired on by the Indians several times, about two
miles from the village. The citizens, however, appeared
to be prepared for the banditti if they should venture up
on an attack, and will, we hope, give a good account of
them.
The New1 Yorkers, about Albany, are talking of con
structing a Bridge across the Hudson river at that place.
The project jis strongly opposed Jy the people of Troy,
wuo apprehend it will injure the shipping on the river.
A gentleman,'at the North, named Gotuahd. has been
lecturing, for some time past, on the Art of Memory jand
has lately published a brge volume oa the subject r-an
expoaa of his system. This is new' thing new At,
by which it is designed to teach forgetful people bow to
remember. iTbere was a time when papas aiid manias
taught their jfoung unM to remembetihy spanking them ;
bat as that practice is becoming obsolete it is likely this
new Art is just in the nick o time. '
tianroad Accident. JobnJMcAinimer. 1
OregC Trri,rr, Thb step had Wd
iiiguiy esumaiea citizens ot ine JHJ "'"""iw vrang?, or fllr. kJ
ia. He died at his residence at "raeVr "alifax, in his stead. The Whig,
T lTOm -TfZu-,den-Mg,
tally run over by a car at the Baltimcre
denot IVfArkt strpef. Philadplnhin. nn
Saturday j night, and had his right foot
crushed ; bis cloak caught on the rail and
tripped him up.
CANDIDATES r6h COXGR
na. j .vuuuiw iu;i --UGIUigg
In th
Wo have now hoard of nn r!anr
pect, though we hope they will not all run f
. Tor the SJ, we have seen no nominlt? 1
though we presume some cood Wln H.:)t l0lV.
r 1 T 1 w 'PI Dll
!d Io the 4th, a number of gentlemen aw f J
t no candidal.
spoken of. It is believed that if Gov. Mnrlk
wouia consent, no one m,M U r
Otherwise, it is probable that t Lilf
ub n ioe ceio, v-None but a Wv
ran fin r .V. ' - - - , 1 "hi?
In this District, the 5t h,.pretty mJTch the
w .wvivu, , course, ; .
, ; published . card In the Standard docliaiiS ,
.. :. el".0.) pt that all the nari., StiS'
it are ,ho 115
I. I
McRae, Wilder.
eimnnca Wt- ... . . "MO'H ?
r.r-v "UiK Will ho bronwM
I duo season, thouct wa hnMr,L t
, 7-0" 'V
ln t,?.1. ' Gfn' McKaj' Loco, arid "Mr.
Meares, Whigill doubtlesYhe the! only
In the 7th, it is said thai an fert ii Wfi,
made by some of the Locofocos, to supersede
Daniel, the late Locofoco member, and wit
r -Hi
In the 8th, the Locos are in trouble
Arrington,1 the late membeiyand ole an
viitrKe,i ueamnn. now it will result it wa.8''
certain, possibly in t wo of the th'reelbelncaiu
dates. The Wnigs will doubtless have a mk.
didale, but whether Mr; Stanly or some one else,
we know; not. : ;- -: r, : u
In the 9th District, Mr. Rayner declines, and
we have seen no name mentioned yet 4s his
successor ; - but we hope and believe that Col.
Wm. W. Cherry, will be the man, as theWhigi
could select no more t successor to Mr, IUy.
ner than he. FayetteviUe Observer.. ;i jju
OCT The Ne w' Orleans Tropic of Monday ,
states that the Hon. A.; Yell, of Arkansas, ar.
rived in that city on Sal urday night directly from
Washington, charged with important despatchci
tor Major uoneison, ourTCharge d'AfTaires to
Texas. Major D. was still in New! Orleans,
and, of course, is in possession "of thedespafci.
es. ui tne character 61 these despatches wa
presume the , public knows nothing with cer. ;
taint thougtrit is reasonable to conclude from
circumstances that have transpired, jthal they
are verv difipppnt from thncn hili Tt.i
l J ' ... - w... v. v uav V VUI1 M licr
i so uastiiy commuted to na Der and hurried ntrh
mm
nis nepnew, air. Waceaman. Mr. Pok will
m w m k mm -
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hardly permit the Captain's stolen march to be
successful, whiJe he (Polk) has the power to ap.
propriate the gloryif) of consummating the deed
to his own use and benefit. MoStle xAd6ertiter
of March 25ih. 1 v
A railroad is a great improvement in VState,
and we are sorry that those we have find it such
hard struggling to get along. Ab. Carolinian.
Yes, railroads are jof great improvement to a
State, and why is it' that those we have find it in
such hard struggling to get along? Why. one ;
reason is, although we are willing to grant it ii
hot the main reason, still a reason, that the par
ty to which the North Carolinian belong hafe
within the last three or four years tried i every
means to bring those works and all connected
with them into disrepute with the people-4o
heap odium upon them, and to nlace them in a
condition of utter discredit. JThe records of tne .
Legislature, the columns of the Locofoco nreas
es of the State, and the stump harangues of can. ,.'
didates of that party, will all bear evidence to
to the truth of what Me assertf And strange
io say, mese euorts nave been the most violent
among those wio have with their owffeyes seen,
and in their own pockets felt, that " a railroad
13 n rrrOHlTmnm.amAnt " IV.'f'. Ji;- VNI-jq.1 . -
is a great improvement." Wilmington Chron
tcie.
The French Chamber recently voted on
a proposition to reduce the ratesr of post-"
age in France, to the uniform' charge of
20 centimes, (about two pence English,)
which was lost. It seems the people were
''j swinuy m myprvi a reuueuun-
and it is regarded a little singular that the
measure failed.
Another new invention. We
clip the
following from the NationallntelligenCerj
where it bears the credit, of a London
paper." '
" We are not at liberty to give the public a more par-j
ucuiar account ot the nature of this invention than the
words of "the title of the patent, vix : - The Hydra-
Mechanic Apparatus, which, by a combination of hydraul
ic and mechanical properties on Well known scientific;
principles, is intended to supersede the use of fire am!J
steam in working and propelling all kinds o( machinery
, and engines " thus effecting an eMormous eaving, and
avoiding the imminent danger arising from the explosive
Mw.taav v. Hiv.lUi . - .
Morses Magnetic Telegraphese t are ;
told that measures are immediately f b be .
taken for the completion of a line o Morse's
Magnetic Telegraph between: Washing
ton and New York. Since the telegraph '
bill has failed in Congress, 4here! is a de t.
termination on the part of some individu-
als to wait no longer for the action of the
Government. : A telegraphic line can be ;
laid down between. Baltimore and New
York, havlBg eight wires for thewhole
distance, lor about 8 1 00,000. -The work,
it is saidVmay easily be made a nrofitable '
one to all the towns and cities oh the line,'
and indeed to- those beyond ; and itjalso
may be made to yield an income to the''
company.- N. Y. Evening Post. TJ - "
One Wheel Sulhu.A crcntlcman bv the
name oi Reamingtonj residing at Peters-!
Virginia, has -constructed: a sulky
..r t . - - , - ,: ... . . L
one wiieel, wnicn is sam io pos-
sess some very important advantages over ; t
the common ; two wheel ' article. - In the j
name of " gM-hcadativcness what next.
. on the-22d-ult:- tr "rang, andStei,
nut; u. vjrcc, ot iiaiiiax. ?:
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