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u li VOIi. Itf-NUMBER G, ASIIEVILLE; .JJ, CjAfGUST 2G, 1842. WHOLE NUMBER 110i PRINTED AND PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY J. II. CHRISTY & CO, Publisher of the Lawi fc of the United State$, .. TERMst . i . .... ;:; ;; Thii pftj pMihe t Two IXhxam ycr, in dvnce Two Dollar and Fifty CcnU in is month or. Three Dollars t the end of the " year. " (Se prwpectm.) - - r : AdvcrtinemcnU inserted at One Dollar per aquare for the mat, and 1 wonty.nve l ent Tor each - continuance Court Order will be charged twenty-five per cent extra,, . , ,. . ,ti LAWS OF TI1E U. STATES. Ptuedat te- eecondSeeeion of the S7'i Congrete. OFFICIAL Pl'BLICATIOy. ' ' ' T . TPuBUc No. 15.1 AN ACT for the extension of the loan of ciehtoon hundred and forty-nne, and for an addition of lire million or Hollar thereto ; and lor allow, tag rntcrtrt on TrcMury notes due. i '' 1 ' 77e it enacted by Senate and Houee of Re. nretentalivei of the Untied State of America in ,ongreee oeoemoiea, inni ino umo iimuca vj u firet section of tlio act of Congreai, entitled " An act authorizing a loan not exceeding the aom of twolr million of dollar," approved July twen. tr-first, eifrhteen hundred and fortyjjno, for oh. uining paid loan, ahatl be. and the aamt is hereby, I'llcnded for one year front the pannage of this act. Sue. 2. And In it further enacted, Tbatsomuch of taid loan a may be obtained aflor the pnnwipe of this act (hall be made reimbursable as shall be ngreed upon and determined at the time, of isnu. inr miditock, oithor at the will of the BccretarT of tha TmNi-! ftci m nanth'-anl". any time not exceeding twenty years from the first day of January next. . Andlie it further enacted. That tho certificates hereafter to bo issued for said loan mar. when required, be in such form as shall be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, so that the stock may be transferable by delirery of the certificate, instead of bemg assigns bio on tho books of tho Treasury. . Sec.i..Ad be it farther enacted, That tho Secretary of tho Treasury be, and he hereby is, authorized to dispose of the stock hereafter to be ixsucd, or any sirt thereof, at it par value, but no part thereof shall be disposed of under par an. til the same baa been advertised a reasonable time, and proposals for subscription to said loan invited. And the said Secretary is hereby authorized to accept such proposals, if he deem it for the into, rest of the United States so to do, a shall offer the highest pries for said stock or any part there. of; or to appoint an agent or agents, as provided in the third section of the act approved July twerv. ty-one eighteen hundred aud forty-ons, before re cited, to negotiate tho samo: Provided, That no stock shall be disposed of at a lower rate than tho liiphest price Offered m said proposals. Sec. 6. And he it further enacted. That the ftio. nry arising from duties on goods, wares, and tncr. cliandise which may bp imported into the United Slates, or so much thereof aa shall be cqnal to the payment, from time to time, of the interest, and to the ultimate, redomption of the principal of the said stick, be, and tho same are hereby, nledrcW for the payment and redemption of the Uack kareafler to be issued under and by virtue of this act and the said act of July twenty-first, eighteen hundred and forty-one, hereby amended. and so muca thereof aa may be necessary to pay the interest on said stock, and redeem the samo when due, w hereby appropriated to that object, to be first applied by the Secretary of the Treasu ry to such payments and redemption. Soe. 6. And be it farther enacted That it shall he the duty of the Secretary of tho Treasury to report to Congress, at the commencement of tho next session, the amount of money borrowed un der this act and the act hereby amended, and of whom and upon what terms H shall have been obtained, with an abstract or brief statement of nil the proposala submitted for the same, distin guishing between those accepted and those reject ed; and a detailed atatoment of the expense of making such loans. "SeGTrAnd be U further ecferf. That all the provisions of the said act, not hereby modified or changed, shall be and remain in force, and apply to thia act. ' Sec. 8. And be it further enacted. That the President of the United States is Jiwcoy autho.' nzco vo Borrow an aauiuonai sum, not cxrcncuing the sum of five millions of dollars, if in his opin. ion the exigencies of the Government shall ro. quire the same ; which additional loan shall be made within the time according to tho provisions of said act, as modified by this. Sec. 9. And be it further enacted. That all Treasury no.loa heretofore issued undor tho act entitled " An act to aulhorizo the issuing of Trea sury notes," approved tho twelfth day of October, eijrhtoen hundred thirty-seven, and the acta sub sequent thereto, and now outstanding and unre deemed, or which may hereafter bo issued under and by virtue of the same, shall, if due and un. paid before the ifth day of March eighteen hun. drcd and forty-two, bear interest at tin rate of six per cent per annum from that day ; and when they may bc.Como duo hereafter, or may have be come due sinco the said fifth of March, eighteen hnndred and fortv-iwo, shall bear interest from tho day of their so becoming due, at tho rata of six per cent, per annum, until they shall bo re spectively redeemed i Pre tided. That such inlc- rest shall ccaso at the expiration of sixty day'e notice, to Jjejfiyent any time by the Secretary - of tho TreaKury-in. one or more jrfjlie jinncipol psprrs published at the seat of Government, of a readiness to redeem th same. And th said m tcrest shall be payable semi-annually at the Trea sury of the United States, on the first day of January and July in every year . ;V JOHN (WHITE, Sneaker of the ITouee of Repreeentatieee. SAM'L L. SOUTHARD, ' ' Pretideat vf the Senate pro Umpoje. Approved, April 15, 1842. JOHN TYLER. SSRBM rPcBLic No. 27.1 - AN ACT to provido for satisfying claims for l . , r . 1 ' . l 1 . oouniy innus iot mmiary services in iuo taw war with threat liritain, and lor other purposes. Be tt enacted by the Senate and Haute of Re. frttentativee of the Lnitrd Stain of America in Cungrett . aeeembled. That in all cases of war. rant for bounty lands for military services in the war of eighteen hundred and twelve with Great - Britain which remain unsatisfied at the date of this act, it shall bo lawful for the person in whose name such warrant shall have issued, his heirs or legal representatives, to enter at the proper land office in any of the States or Tcrrrtorioe in which the same may lio the quantity of the public lands subject to private entry to which said person shall bo entitled, in virtue of such warrant in quarter sections -f Provided, Such warrant shall be located within five rears from the date of this art. Sec 3. And be it further enacted. That the terms prescribed for the issuing warrants by the secretary ot the Department of war, under the act entitled " An act to aHow further time to com plete the issuing and locating of military land warrant timing the lata war," aail under tlta act entitled "An act to extend the time of Issuintr mil. Itary land warrant to the officer and soldiers of the Revolutionary army," both of which acre wrr approved January twenty seventh, eighteen .hun dred and thirty-five, be and the same are hereby, respectively renewed and continued in foreo for tho term of five years from and aftor the date of mis act ; an all eases which shall not, within t lie time aforesaid, bo finally disposed Of, shall be thereafter forever barred from tho benefits of all claim to bounty land for services performed, with. in Viet apirii ana meaning of said act ; Fntvtded, That warrant issued undor the provisions of this section may be located tie provided for war. rant under the first section of tins act t And Pro. tided, further, That the certificate of location obtained under the provisions of thia act shall not be assignable, but the patent shall in all eases is sue in the name of the person, originally entitled to the bounty land, or to his heirs or legal repre sentative. ' Approved, July 97, 1842. ; , , , -: rPrBLic No. 20.1 AN ACT to authorise the collector of tho district of Fairfield to reside in either of the towns of ,.. t airfield or Bridgeport. i Be it enacted by the Senate and Hotue of Re, prttentattnee of the United Statee of America in vongreee attemwed, i hat so much of the act, en titled " An act to regulate the duties on imports and tonnage," approved March second, seventeen hundred and nincty-nino, a requires tho collector for the district of Fairfield, iq the State of Con. nccticiit, to rcaido in. the town of Fairfield, be, and tho same is hereby, repealed ; and the said Collector shall reside in said town of Fairfield, or in tho town of lindgeport, within said district. Approved, June 4, 1812. v' fPrjBLic No. 29.1 A2LACT makins appropriation for tho repair pf the ctiHtom-lMHiso m Trovulence. Be it enacted by the Senate and Houee of Re. preeentativee of the United Statee of America in Congreee aeeembled. That tho Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to cause tbo eustom-nonw at he port of Providenco, in tho State of Rhodo Islund, to bo repaired, at an ex pense not exceeding ono thousand dollars ; and that the sum of one thousand dollars, to bo paid out of any money in tho Treasury not otherwise appropriated, i hereby appropriated thercfor.e: Approved, July a7, PuBt.tc--No. 30.1 AN ACT to amend An act for altering the time of holding the district court of the United States for the western district of Pennsylvania, at Williamsport," approved May eighth, eighteen hundred and forty. " " Be it enacted bv the Senate and ITouee of Re. preeentatwee of the United Statee of America m Vongreee aeeemhled, lliat the Uc toiler torm of the district court of the United State for I he western district of Pennsylvania; which is now directed to be holden at Wifliamsport, In Lycoming eounty, on the third Monday of October, in each year, shall hereafter commence and be holden on the first Monday of October in each and every year ; and all processes, pleadings, motions, suits, and business heretofore bepun, pending, and undclor. mined, or whioh. tnny harcnflrr ho rwinincncod or. instituted prior to the next October term, shall he held roturnabla and bo returned to tho first Mon day of October next. Approved, juiy 37, wvi. fPuBLIC No. 31.1 AN ACT granting a right of pre-emption to cer tain lots in the town of 1'errysburg, in tho State of Ohio. Be it enacted ly the Senate and Houee of Re. preeentativee of the United Statee. of America in Vongreee aeeembled, l hat each purchaser,. 111s or her heir or assign, of any lot or lot in tho town of Purryaburg, in the Stato of Ohio, at any sale for taxes thoreon assessed by tho laws ol tncHtate, tho title to which haa not boon divested from the United States in any otlior manner than under color of such tax safe, shall have tho right to en ter the same at any timo within one year from the passago of this act, at tho land office in the dis. trict within which said town is situated, at the price for which the same was or were struck off at the public sale of lots Tn iaiJ town, held ttt the town of Woosler, in July, one thousand eight hundred and seventeen, with interest from that date; and on making such entry, and paying for jiuch lots, as aforesaid, patents shall issue for the same, in tho manner they are issued for other land sold by" the" United StafciT?Wftf(frJtou.'t ever, I bat nothing herein contained shall be con strued to affect or prejudice tho rights of third penons to any such lot or lots, or to hold tho U ru led State to'any warranty of titlo purporting to bo conveyed by laid patent. Approved, July VI, 1842. - Pcnuc No. '28. AN ACT confirming certain kind claim in Lou isiana. , Be it enacted bv the Senate and Houee of Renre. eentativee of the United Statee of America in Von. frrtee aeeembled. That the claim to land within the land district of Wcw Orleans, being numbers six, seven, eight, nino, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, hllecn, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty, twenty-ono, thirty, thirty.four, thirty-five, thirty-eight, forty-seven, forty-cight, fifty-seven, fifty-nine, sixty, ixty-onc, and sixty two, of the two reports of the register and receiver of said land, district, dated fourteenth of Duocin ber, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, and second of November, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, and mado under the provisionsof the act of the sixth of Fobruary-eiir htecn Jiundred and Ihirly- hye, entitled "An act for the nnal adjustment ot claim to land in tho State or ixtuunansncvana the same are hereby, confirmed : Provided, always. That this is only to operate a a quitclaim on the Dart of the United States. . . . . " ' Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars bo, and the same is hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the l reauryr not otUcrwiso dmposed 01, to DO used by the Commissioner of the General Iand Office, in paying the expenses of a cc'iyof all the documents of record, and offered before the regis ter and receiver of tho New Orleans land district, in support of tho claim reported upon by them, and which are not confirmed by Uii art. Sec. 3. And be it. further enacted. That claim number two, -five, ciht, nine, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, sixteen, seventeen, nineteen, twenty-two, twenty-six, thirty-four- thirty five, thirty-six, thirty -eight, forty and forty -six, of tho report of the register and rcceivej of the Ouachita land district, in tho Stato of Louisiana, dated the twenty-fourth day of July, eighteen hundred and thirty -seven, and made under the provisions of tho act of the sixth day of february, eighteen hun dred and thirty-five, are horcoy con&nncaior ix hundred and forty acre each. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted. That numbers one, four, seven, fifteen, eurhteen-twenty- twenty. three, twenty-nine, thirty, thirty -one, thirty-seven, and forty-cight of said report, are also confirmed, a recommended by the ; register and receiver; number three i confirmed to two thousand acres ; number t wenty-four to one thousand acre ; and number forty-five to two hundred acre? Provided, That this act shall amount only to a relinquishment on the part of the United States, and ebaJl in no manner affect the right of third person, and on tho presentation to tho Commissioner of the Gene, inl Land Office of a plat of survey duly approved by the surveyor general of the Stato of Louisiana, tho claimant shall be entitled to a patent. gee. ft. And be it further enacted. That claim numbers ten, eighteen, nineteen, and twenty of the liit rcportt'd by la! regrt.-r ;.d receiver ol.la land! olRco at Fruensbure, formerly St. Helena, under the provisions of the act of Congress of the sixth day or February, eighteen hundred and thia ty-five, entitled "An act for the final adjustment of claims to land in the State of Louisiana," bo, and the samo are hereby, confirmed ; and upon tho presentation to the Commissioner of the Gene, rat Land Office of a plat, approved by the survey or general of Louisiana, tho owner or owner) of aid claim shall be entitled to a patent. . . See. 6. And be it further enacted. That claim number seven and eight of the list men lined in the preceding section are also confirmed, giving tho right to the claimants to locate the same within on year after the passago of this act, on any publio lands ul)j oct to sale at private entry, in the district whore said claim ere situated ; which lo. cation, approved and certified by tho surveyor general of Louisiana' to the Commissioner of the General Land Office, will entitle said claimant to a patent: Provided, Said claimants shall, pre. vioiis to making said location, relinquish to tho United States their claim to the land originally claimed by them. ' ' Wee. 7. And bo tl further enacted, That the claim to. land within tho district south of Red river, being numbers thirty. three, thirty.fivo, forty, five, fifty-two, seventy-seven, scventy-nlnc, eigh- ty-scven, ninoty-thrce, one hundred, one hundred and two, one hundred and three, one hundred and eight, one hundred and twenty-two, ono hundred and thirty-two, ono hundred and forty-eevon, one hundred and forty-cight, ono hundred and fifty one, one hundred and fifty-two, ono hundred and fifty -seven, one hundred and fifty-nine, one hun dred gnd sixty, ono hundred and ixtr-ura, " hundred and sixiy-lhrce, mm huoHreil nnil sixty four, one hundred and sixty.fi ve, and one hundred and sixty-six, of tho report of the register and re ceiver of the land office at Opclousas, dated tho thirtieth May and sixth June, eighteen hundred and forty, made undor the provisions of tho act of eighteen hundred and thirty-five, aforesaid, be, and the same are hereby, confirncd : Provided, That the Commissioner of the General Land Of fice shall cause a further Investigation to be made, and further evidence to be taken, in relation to claim number one hundred and sixty-one of said report ; and siiouid it appear that, the original ehkimant--actually- inhabited-and cultivatedlthe lands claimeden and prior to the twenty-second day of February, eighteen hundred and nineteen, then and in that case, the same shall bo confirm.. ed, by and with the approbation of tho Secretary of the Treasury. sec. B. And 01 tt further enacted, That the fol lowing claimsin tho said reports of,tlie register and receiver of the land office at Opclousas be, and the same aro hereby confirmed, as follows, to wit : Number twenty-nine, to tho legal rcpresen. tativei of Joseph Maritaurus ; number forty-six, to tho extent contained In a league square ; num ber forty-nine, far six hnndred and forty acres, to tho legal representative of Ilernvrd Lacroixj number fiftv-four. to tho lesral representatives of J. ilnplititc Vallery ; number seventy-eight, for six hundred ana fortyeiw. w piiumhiw um.t, ,,. . eignee of Nicholas Provost, and six hundred and forty acres to the legal heirs and representatives of Daniel Guedry and Joan Mouton, senior ; num ber ninety-one, for so much as will, with the quan. tity' heretofore confirmed, make the quantity of one lenguo front by tho depth of forty arpen; number ninety-nine, for aix hundred and forty acres, to embrace tho residence and improvements of Hugh Mulhollan on and previous tp tho twen. tie th day of December, eighteen hundred ana three: number one hundred and fourteen, to the legal representative of Andre Dumas ; number one hundred and fiftv-four, to the legal rcpresen. tativcs of Antdnio Mora; number ono hundred and fifty-eight, to tho legal representative of Louis Frizzini ; number 'one hundred and sixty. seven, to Jacob Wallace or hi legal reprcsonta. lives. , - ; - 8cc.9. And be it further enaccd That the pro. visions of the two preceding sections of this act, which confirm donation claims situate in that port of the said 1and district known as the " neutral imtlnry,-BhnH nut bo regarded a oxteniling la any lands which aro held by any person oy vinuo of any bona fide French or Spanish grant, war rant, or order or urvey, mado prior 10 me iwcn ticth of Dccombcr, eighteen hundred and three, heretofore filed, according to law, with any regis. tcTTCTTOminissioncTr or register and teooiw of aid district: I'roviOed, That tno connrmaiion made by virtue of the two preceding sections shall only oicrate as a relinquishment of tho right of the United States; and snail not anoci me rigm of third persons, nor preclude a judicial decision between private claimants for the same land ; and on the Dresentation to the Commissioner of tho General Land Offico of a plat of survey, duly ap. 'proved by the surveyor' general of1 Louisiana, tho Claimant shall be cniiueu 10 a paicnt. Approved, July 0, IB-w. rPtmuc No. 32.1 AN ACT to provide for tho permanont employ. mcnt in the Tost Ullice ucpurimcni 01 ccnain clerks heretofore for several year temporarily emnloved in that DrYmrtmcnt. -: - Be it enacted bh the Senate and llnuee of Re. preeentatitei of the United Statee of America in Con gr cue aeeemoiea, laai uie l osimsmcr to ners! be. and ho is hereby, authoriood to employ in the Post Office Department, a topograpner ai a salary of sixteen hundred dollars; and eight addi tional clerks, Whoso annual compensation shall be as follawsthreederk at fourteen hundred dol. Ir eachoiir cterkrBtoncthouand two hundred dotbinrfteh.andonoclcrk atone thousand dollars, Ree7 2." And be it further enacted, 1 hat the ar rears of pay duo to said clerk from the first day of Jannary la, at the rate aforesaid, and their remdar salaries for the residue 01 uie current year, he rrmilarlv naid to them by the proper officer of the Department; and for thi purpose the sum of eleven thousand six hundred dollar 1 ncreoy ap. propriated out of any money in Uie Treasury not Sec. 3. And he it further enacted, That eleven .lii'mnal WV hemtnfnre tcmnorarilv omnlovcd in the office of tho Auditor for tho Post Office Department, under tho provision of tho acts of t ongrcsor the tuiru 01 Marcn, eignicon uunun-u and thirty-scven, and the seventh of July, eigh teen hundred and thirty -eight, shall bb perma m ntlv added to tho force in. that office, at the rates of compensation heretofore allowed for their services, respectively and the sum of thirteen thousand dollars islieroby appropriated out of any moncv in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for Hi a "payment of their salaries for tho year eigh- teen huriyftd and rorty-two. Annroved. July 30. 143. - Wl LL1 B-rVMA? Preeident of the Senate pro tempore. nmn w 111 1C, Speaker of the Ihurnof Rrpnemtatho. - JOltN TYLER. The inhabitants of Hamburg hare iinpos ed on themselves aix weeks of inourmn?, in consequence of the late uuustrou tire Ho music or minn, to uc aiiowcu. Tkrilllns Account.' ' Th. folliiving account of a thrilling ad. verity (n tho Arctic Scat ia from a mago.. zinc l ikjd sometime since. The cir. cuin&iancea Bre certainly wiiliiff th racise of possibility, aiice no putrciaction could take place, whilst fe bodies of the, unfor tunate' Buflbfers werttit the temperature of a vessel " encased irbe thick ribbed ice. ' "In the Bprinsj ofilte year 1824, a wha. ing vessel sailed fran the port of London, upon a voyage to thi 1 olar Seas. Notliing material ia said to lave occurred until tliu arrival in tho3e raions, when it became the duty of the ctw to keep a perpetual lookout upon the Iprizon in search of fish i while thus occupuu, it was fancied by one of the seamen tt a sail was discernablc as far to the nvthward as the cyo could reach, and as th course of the whaler was towards the suosed vessel, a mast be came gradually distinguished amidst the mountains of lis which appeared in that quarter to bounf the sea. ' It was now sum mer, nnd fho Jflcrnoon unusually calm, whilst tho "whalr gradually nearcd the ob. ject in view; bc supposition being that it was a vessel oigageq 111 operating on the blubber in a bar, which would oicii to view upon approaclpg nearer to ice. Uponar, rivinp-, however, tpon tne spot, u became clear that ho vessel was a wreck embed ded Inthoico,snd could only be approach. CO fty a boat. ' Tills having hoca iwwCTtd, the cafciaui and several seamen, lundeu up on thefee, andjnpproachcd the vcssel,which prove Vf bo a brig. The "fla were lurlcd, very little appear. cd upqa deck, and nil the arrangements were iiosi ot a vessel iaiu up iutw long pu. riod of timo. Descending to the rabin the first jjct which was seen was a largo Newfoundland dog, coiled upon a mat, and apparanll asleep. Upon touching tho ani. nialU wi fojnuJobo deadj and tno body frozen to jtho hardness of stone. Enter, ing tho cbin, was next found a young lady seated at h table, her eyes open and gazing with mill and stcaulasl expression upon tho new comers to that solitary spot. She was a cotnsc. and in that apparanlly re- signed and religious attitudo had been fro. zen to 'death. . Besides her, was a young man, who, it appeared, was a brother, ol the vountr ladv. and commander, of the rigiIe'4eo-w'fts-dead,-bat sitting nt the table, and before hrm lay a sheet of paper, upon winch he had written the following onJ" ,.M.Qii nrmk has endca vored ?ince yesterday morning to striko a light, but in vain: all is over. At the other side ol the cubin stood tho cook, with a (lint and steel in his hand ; frozen to a statue, in tho vain endeavor to procure that fire, which alone could save himself and his companions from the cold arms of death. Tho superstitious fears of the seamen now hurried tho captain away, nnd from this it appears that the ill-fated vessel was brig which had belonged to the port of London, and bad sailed for tho Arctio ro- gions more than fourteen years before. Perilous position of St. Peters burg. It is mclancholv to contemplate the con- stant danger in which this brilliant capital is placed. If the picture is not overcharg. cd , tlie occu rrcn'cc "ofn sTr6ni"WL,srer1y"wind and high water, just nt the breaking up of the ice, would at any time sullice to occa. sion an inundation sufficient to drown tho whalcDODulation and to convert the entire city, with all its sumptuous palaces, lriToH chaotic mass of ruin. - Tho Gulf of Fin land runs to a point as it approaches the mouth of the Neva, where tho most violent gales nro always thaso from tho west, so that tho ranss of waters, on such occasions, is always forcibly impelled towards the city. Tho island forming tho delta of tho Neva, on which St. Petersburg stands, is extreme- ly low and flat, and tho highest point in tho citv is nrobaWv not more than twelve or fourteen feet, nnd a riso of this much .is therefore enough to place all St. Petersburg under water, and a rise of thirty loot is enough to drown almost every humatfbcv ing in tho place. -Iha poor lnbabrtnnls are, therefore, in constant danger of de. struction, and cm never bo certain that the whole 600,000 of them may Dot, with, ia the next twenir-four hours, bo washed out of their-houses likerso many drowned rats. To say tho truth, the subject ought hnrdry-to bo spoken xA -with levityr for- tlie danger is too imminent, and the reflection often makes many hearts quake in St. Po. tersburg. - Tho only hone of this apparent ly doomed city is, tuat tho three circum stance's may never occur simultaneously, viz : high wator, thobrcaking up-ofjho iceA and a calo of wind from tho west- 1 here aro so many points of tho compass for the wind to 3hoose among, that it-would scciu . .... pcrvcrso in tho extreme lo select tho west at so critical a rrbmcnt ; nevertheless the wind does not blow often from the west du ring poring, and the ico floating in the Neva aild the Clulf of Finland is of a bulk amply sufficient to oppose a formidable obstacle to the water in the upper part ot the river. Ilad the ancient sages of Ohkta kept me teorological records, ono might perhaps bo able to calcu'ato bow oftenr in a thousand as- we are here snnpn sing might bo likely to occur. ' As it is, tlie work! need not beat all surprised to roaa in the newspapers some day that bt .1 e tcrsburgv after rising like a bright meteor from the swamps of Finland, has suddenly been extinguished in 4hem like a will-o-the-wisp. May I leaven protect the cily. For. Quar. Kcncw. ' - From tlie New Ilayea Talladium. r.' Conundrum. . Ma. EciToat I tame honestly by tho fol. lowing. If you will use them they are at your service Some of them you will per oeive are not now, but they aro as good as new. .. -s- ,. . ' -; ;.. - -,.'- ' Vliy is the letter ai tiko a Wncjuiuckle f Because a B follows it. . . ? ; . .Why is U letter Dr like a aik 1 Be. cause it follows the C. : -Why is the letter L in military like a man's nose 1 Because it is between two eyes.''1'"' ";T: . r,- . .,.,..., " Why is the letter S liko dinner? Be cause it comes before lea. ' Why ia an eye like a criminal at the whipping post? Because it is under tho lash. Why is a lawyer and a lover aliko 1 Ik). cause they both go (o court Why is a strong nail in tho wall like a feeble old man T. Because it is infirm. Why are repaired stockings tiko dead men ! Becatlso they are men.ded. When is a man over head and ears in debt T .Always until bis hat Is paid for. Why are the cates of a nunnory liko a blacksmith's apron T Because they keep off parks. " ' : ' ' - v-. ' . - -What word is that which by adding a syl- lablo will mako it shorter 1 Tho word sliort (short-cr.) . . . -a v . t . Why is a chicken s neck iiko tno late French Emperor V Bt-cnuse it is a bony pa rt. Why is a clock at 5(1 minutes niter 12 Ulra a man. in p aairux I . RiKUl UaO it IS UUOUt to strike one. What enters tlw church door first when a young couple is going to bo married 1 The key. . Why aro all men liko bakers i Because they all need bread. Why is a tasluonauie inuy line a miner Because she carries a bag of Iran on lier back. ' - 1-L.-. From the Jonosborongh Vlii(j. DcatU by Hsbtnlnj A Camp- j nicetiiis ciie -. -- . At no time, since pur connexion with the pre8Shas it fallen to our lot, to record an occurronco of such appalling interest, as that which we now hasten to pen. On Sabbath night last , at about 1 0 o'clock , while religious exercises were going on under the shelter, at Nelson's camp-ground, seven miles east of this, an amiable young lady, Miss Mary Taylor, daughter ot tne n m w ... Into James P, Taylor, of Carter county, unu a yoiiii; jjiriiiiwiiiuij, v. -student of Washington College, whose Da rents reside in Rutherford county, N. U., wcro strucU dcad by lightning; so porfectly dead, that not a spark of tlie natural or am. mal life remained. Meanwhile, David un- esnic. another studont. whose parent re- side on tho Tennessee River, below Kings, ton, was struck dead, apparently, and it is believed was only saved by the application of cold watcr'in great quantities. While Miss Elizabeth loss, of this count) , was couallv nnralvzcd, and yet, togcthor with Mr. li csnie. is not regarded as out oi don-zdr. Besides there were some five rentlemen. and four ladies, in the 6amo cntnp the camp occupied by James II. Jones, of this place most of whom were struck to tho ground, and for a timo at least were wholly unconscious or what had oc curred. In tho camp occupied by tho preachers, adjoining Mr. loncs on the north, were two ctcrgytfTcfi, and thrcenthcr gentlemen , who were severely shocked , ana some of them even" prostrated. In the camp occupied by" Mr. Piper'a fumily, on the south, there wcro Jivo ceniiomcn anu f ou r ladies, th rco of whomTefl to flic ground; while tho rest wcro sensibly nfToctcd. The reader will bear in mind, that ;tlicso aro half.faced camps, all.lhree under ono roof, almost directly in tho roar of the pulpit, nnd separated, the ono lrom mo outer oy turn plank partitions some 20, 30, and 40 feet from the pulpit. , . There wcro supposed to be somo fivo or six hundred persons under tlio shelter, most of whom were 'engaged in the exercises then froins on. while others, perhaps, had taken shelter lrom tho rain, ixcariy xnis entire assembly felt sensibly the shock, nnd so very much so indeed, that no sooner had the report of tho thunder-stroke died away in tho distance, than ono long, iouq, con. tinucd scream, was heard in every direc tion. Perhaps a scone of more thrilling interest, minded with such cloom ftnd ter. rorj was never witnessed in this section of country! In llio cases of MISS X ayiorann-mr: Miller, who exhibited no- signs of life, but were killed dead, the electric fluid seems to have entered the enmp near tho root, ana to havo continued down an wk scantling, constituting the doorpost, slightly thivering tho post, till it jcnchcd herbeadA where its traces ccaso to be visible Sho was loan- Ing against this post of tho door Miller tfl fhcinrr her. with his left shoulder nfnvinsttho other post and lillcssic be them, himself nnd Miller hnvins their arms around each otlier's waists Gil home's arms touching Miss Taylor's sIkmiI der. In this positiua Gillcnpiu and Miller fell backward in tho camp ; nnd when an attempt was mado to separate thbm, it was not without -difficulty and even a second trial. Miss Hoss was sitting on the end of n trunk near Miss Tavlor, and tumbled between tho trunk and tho wall There is something very remarkable in the fact, that no traces of the effecta of the fluid are to be seen on tlie roof of tho camp, or on the sido where it is supposed to have entered. Equally singular w the fact, that at this front door, and within less than six feet of theiKJstflfCjcted, is a tall oak not in the least aoiledr -AH around are tall trees, and in SO foot stands tho elied, whoso roof- ts as high again as the camp. The en. campmont itself, la on a smalt creek, In a flat country, or ratlier in low ground1- de corated by the most beautiful gruvo of tim- , bcrs to be seen in this section of country. ' 'Indeed tlie "plienoinona of .this thunder. "' gust'Opona a! now "fluid fur investigation, upon which electricians may enter with avidity. Thcrowere, in tolerably closo succession, thrco different explosions, and " the last one'f which proved so fatal, was -k decidedly (ho least terrific. Tho rain was pouring down, and tho flashes of lightning : . , were aecn playing in every direction, ami r even through the dtwrs of different camps. -There were, a circlo of fires, affording alt together much heat, and from which tho , smcke was ascending in quantities. No small quantity of heat arose from the num. bcr of human bodies on tho ground. ' Ito.; ' side this, there was a great deal of meJaJf on the tables, and around tlio fires. Now, . electrified clouds passing over these, would, we conceive, very naturally impart to them a portion of thoir electricity, which woul J be rendered cvIJci t to lhe senses by sparks . I being emitted, and streaks of lightning dart ing to and fro. Am! may not tlw deafen ing sounds, or ropcrcmsions of tho air so violently agitated, anvmg tliescdenHccloudj . of smoke and heat, which were so alurrr . ing on this occnsinn, havo Iioen raiiNod , solely by tho lightning or tl-c(ric flush T" But we aro disposed to' regard this, as emphatically a work if rroviJence, and a -' ' stranfo work' at that! Tiy- - '"TV dcr.co of uou, compleUly i shrouded in tho mantle of obscurity aye, wrapt in impenetrable sheets of mystery. This is a strange- work of God, well calculated to re mind persons on thai ground, of their latter end ; and one which invites them to set, not only their house, but that which is inexpres sibly more needful, their souls in order; hat they may be able through all tlio inter. mediate thundcrgusts of life, to look for. wJiril.taihejeparoJjon pfjxxly and soul ; without thaso alarming apprehensions which wcro manifested by many at Nelson's camp.ground. There are a few plain facts, within our knowledge,' connected with this singular dispensation of Providence, which, in an , unvarnished manner, wo will lay bcloreour readers, and then wo aro done, ; On tlio morning of this Jncmorablo Sabbath, tho lev, Mr. LAin, an aged minister, was ap pointed to preach, which hf did from tho words, 'Meditate on these things. lis discourse was solemn and impressive, bringing to tho view of a largoand attentive--audience, the subject of death, judgment and eternity. Ho was followed by the Rev. Mr. Kelly, tho stationed preacher lrom Abingdon, who faithfully warned the people from tho words, 1 Hut the Ttl UNDER op nis power, who can undbbstandT1 , This discourse was backed by nn able, solemn and impressive ono from Mr. Patton, tho residing Elder of the District, founded on tho words, ' But now once in the END OF THE WORLD,' &c. At night, tho Rev. Mr. Milburn preached from tho words, ' And the rains descend. ED AND THE FLOODS CAME AND TUB WINDS bleavj' &c:, and at the close of this dis. courso this most alarming storm came up, which resulted as before stated. And it is remarkable , that for three successive years, at-hichtr MrrMilburn waoreachin'i in tho same pulpit, when similar storms arose.- ai a previous meeting, tno congregation were dispersed by a thunder-storm, whilo he was preaching. ' Previous to that, a sud- olarmed many. On this occasion, ho fin ished his discourse but tho nlnrm was greater than ever, cro tho congregation hud dis- pcrscd. ' On this mcmoraUo night, a number of men and women, of iniimjeachablo veraci ty, had a kind of presentiment ol what wng and mado known to. one another their awful feelings. Gentlemen whom wo could name, sitting together in camps, nc tually leaned forward lrom the wall, clasped their hands, braced lliemsolves up, and pre. pared for tho unknown visitation! Otliers, whom we could name, k it their positions-walkclTTjfF-to avoid somo Calamity thev apprehended, and upon reflection halted where tliey were, in the rain J . We aro no alarmist wo are no spiritual , dreamer but wo havo reflected 8oiioiisJy upon, these jhlng9Wegnze, we ponder. Wo ponder, wo gaze, and think incllaulo ihings ! -W pry not witli Newton's picrc- mg sagacity, or Jnuncijotohiscxtcnsnrgj: surveys; but wo roll an eye of a wo and admiration, . and can btrtrexclaim, n tlio ; j language of inspiration4 Great and mar vellous aro thy works, Ijord ( od Almiglity ! just nnd true aro thy ways, thou King of saints: Tho city authorities of Pittsburg, Pa., offer a reward of one dollar for every dog killed; and tlio trade his boon carried on so briskly, in iheso dull Iiijmm that tltey have. used all tho city dogs, and pcoplo bring in their dogs from tbe country. A Western editor, Into tumcd ofT his readers with tho plea that he had " fenco to build, sliecp to shear, trowscrs to patch, and corn to weed." No time to write. ' An extraordinary plough has been" in vented, nnd exhibited in Georgetown, D. C. The Index, wiys that the patent right for one county, has been sold for 10,000. Education is'obtaiocd at athenp rate at, the Michigan University t tlio term of tui tion is only $i0 per year, and tho firico of U;ard is only two shillings per wee k.