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5? i Vindication of Amcrlran Right. Thn vhiT nanefs in this country, together ------ j-r I - with the English press, haviu": affected sucVi great horror at the recent bombardment and destruction of the town of San Juan by the American sloop-of-war Cyaue, one unacquainted wii the circumstances would be led to think that the whole affair was wrong from beginning to end But they try to produce this impres sion solely for the purpose of making political rniiital and to iniurfi the President and the Administration. The Washington Union makes the following truthful remarks on this subject : " It will be fresh in the recollection of the reader that nctvs of the borubardmeut of Grey town, or San Juan, was received with a howl of assumed indignation by every abolition press in the country. The whig journals, which have become so suddenly Americanized in their feel ings and sentiments, (shades of the Hartford Convention protect us!) promptly took up the discordant cry. They could see nothing to ad mire iu the prompt vindication of the honor of our flag. They could see nothing to approve in the gallant reply of Captain Hollins to the insolent, note of the English commander. They ever doubted the right to punish pirates and freebooters. At the time, we expected that the whig and abolition press would find not merely a ready echo, but n able and useful auxiliary, in the Liverpool Times. In this ex pectation we have not bceft 'deceived. The Times is of opinion that the burning of Grey town "is one of the most disgraceful events that could have occurred in the nineteenth cen tury." We will pass over such "disgraceful events" as the "booty and beauty" order; we will forget the storming of St. Jean d' Acre; we will observe the most scrupulous silence in regard to British massacres in India; not a word shall escape our lips touching the infamous opium war in China for the purpose of re minding our cotemporary across the water of the bombardment of Copenhagen and destruc tion of the Danish fleet, which "most disgrace ful event" occurred, if our recollection has not totally deserted us, in the "nineteenth century." "But two wrongs," as the honest, homely adage has it, "don't make a right." Granted; but, we contend, the bombardment of San Juan was all right; and the bombardment of Copenhagen, with its terrible accompaniments, was all wrong. The freebooters of Grevtowti had dc fied the American Hag had committed a gross personal outrage upon the American minister had for a long series of years committed the ! most unprovoked aggressions upon the persons and property of American citizens and, be-; fore punishment was inflicted, they had refused to make redress or apology. On the other hand, England was at peace with Denmark. Apparently, the most friendly relations existed between the courts of the two countries. No thing had occurred to interrupt the amicable feelings which had existed between the govern ments. Yet, in the face of all this in viola tion all public or private right in utter con tempt of laws recognised as sacred and inviol able by all civilized nations Copenhagen was bombarded; human life was wantonly sacrificed ; and millions of property destroyed, because Great Britain was fearful that the Danish fleet might be used by the uncle of.their preseut il lustrious ally, the Emperor of the French. In conclusion, we would call the attention of the Liverpool Times to the fact of the rccogni-i tion of the sovereignty of San Juan, in the hands of the King of the 3Iosqnitos, by Great Britain and Erance; and until that monarch shall prefer his complaint against the United States, it is rather premature to invoke the in terference of the supremacy of the press, either in the United States or Great Britain, much less the protectorate of Britain, over the same suns cuhittt barbarian. When that sovereign shall send his breechless embassy for redress for the violation of his rights and the destruc tion of the property of his British and French subjects, we doubt not that the Secretary of State will consider his pretensions, as we are well satisfied the people of the United States are ready and willing to do those of his trans atlantic allies. Supreme Court. The following gentlemen have obtained li cense from the Supreme Court, now in sessiou at Morgauton, to practice Law iu this State : COUNTY COURT. L. P. Waddell, Chatham county. Robert II. Ward, Rockingham county. J. F. Gibson, Surry. S. C. Bryson, Henderson. W. IT. Spencer, Hyde. J. O'llanlon, Cumberland. SUPERIOR COURT. Leon. F. Siler, Franklin, Macon county. It. II. Cannon, Buncombe. Willi am Ducker, Henderson. T. X. Crura pier, Ilockford, Surry county. Further from Mexico. Rumored Batti.es. Xew Orleans papers by latest mail contain the following additional news from Mexico : Reports came to the Minister of War to the effect that Col. Moreno had attacked the re volutionists under Diego Alvarez, near Cojnca, in Guerrero, and utterly defeated them killing seventy and taking a great many prisoners, together with a large quantity of provisions and arras. 4 1 - inouier was to the efiWt that Colonel z-uiuaga, wnn a ooay ot l.uuU troops, had at tacked the Cerro del Limou a hill upon which the revolutionists had thrown uv a fortification and carried it y storm, killing large num bers, and taking many prisoners. Many of the leaders of the revolution, anions: thm the cele brated guerilla chief, Faustino Villalva, are reported to have beeu killed. These are mere rumors, although published as official by Santa Anna. At Jamiltcpec, Oajaca, there is an absolute famine in consequence of the loss of the crops; the poor inhabitants were reduced from fruits to roots, and three persons were said to have died of famine. Santa Anna has, by a special decree, au thorized the further importation, free of dutv, of 3,000 fanegas of grain into Vera Cruz. The Siglo states that Santa Anna had ne gotiated drafts for one million of dollars on Xew York at two per cent, premium. In Yucatan the army had met with several reverses from the Indians. A number were killed, and others took to the woods, where they perished; f mong them, it is reported, are Cols. Vergara aud Kull. Iiieut. Bonaparte has resigned his commission in the American Army, and is said to have ac cepted one in the French Service in the East. It is also said that Jerome Bonaparte, the father of the Lieut., aud nephew of the Great Napoleon, is to receive an appointment from ..the French Government, to reside in Xew York, Z probably as Consul. Three children were killed in Cincinnati on the 18th by the explosion of a camphene lamp. Members of the Legislature. . We givo below a list of the members elect of the next Legislature cf North Carolina. This list is believed to be nearly correct : -BT SENATE. Camden and Currituck John B Jones, 3em. Gates and Chowan Henry Wiley, whig. Tyrrell and Hyde Charles McCleese, -whig. ; Northampton Thomas J Person, dew. Hertford Kenneth Rayner, whig. Bertie Joseph 13 Cherry, whig. Martin and Wafcmgtoii Asa Biggs, dcm. Halifax M L Wifgins, whig. Edgecombe Henry T Clark, dem. Pitt B F Eborn, whig. Beaufort Joshua Tayloe, whig. Craven Council B Wood, dem. Carteret and Jones Richard Oldfield, dem. Greene and Lenoir James P Speight, dem. New Hanover Owen Fennell, dem. Duplin B W Herring, dem. Onslow E W Fouville, dem. Bladen, Brunswick and Columbus T S D McDowell, dem. Cumberland Warren Winslow, dem. Sampson Thos I Faison, dem. Wayne C II Brogden, dem. Johnston Linn B Sanders, dem. Wake Gaston II Wilder, dem. Nash John II Drake, Jr., dem. Franklin James Collins, dem. Warren William Eaton, Jr., dem. Granville C H K Taylor, dem. Person Jno W Cunningham; dem. Orange William A Graham, whig. Alamance & Randolph Wm B Lane, whig. Chatham John II Ilaughton, w hig. Moore & Montgomery S II Christian, whig. Robeson and Richmond T J Morisey, whig. Anson and Union Thos S Ashe, whig. Guilford John A Gilmer, whig. Caswell Jno A Gravis, dem. Rockingham- Geo I) Boyd, dem. Mecklenburg John Walker, dcm. Stanly and Cabarrus J M Long, whig. Pasquotank & Pcrquimons N Winslow, w. Rowan and Davie John A Lillingtou, whig, deceased. A new election to be held under writ from the Governor. Davidson John W Thomas, whig. Stokes and Forsythe J J Martin, dem. Ashe, Surry, Watauga and Yadkiu George Bower, dem. Wilkes, Iredell and Alexander Anderson Mitchell, whig. Burke, McDowell and Caldwell C T N Davis, whig. Lincoln, Gaston fc Catawba Jno F Hoke, d. Rutherford & Cleaveland Columbus Mills, d Buncombe, Henderson, Yancey & Madison David Coleman, dem. Haywood, Macon, Cherokee and Jackson William II Thomas, dem. Thirty democrats, twenty whigs. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Alamance- J W Lancaster, d., G Mebane, w. Alexander J M Bogle, whig. Anson A J Dargau fc John Broadway, ws. Ashe Allen Gentry, dem. Burke W F McKesson, whig. Buncombe Z B Vance, whig. Bladen Geo M White, dem. Bertie David Outlaw, P H Winston, whigs Beaufort J R Stubbs, Fred Grist, whigs. Brunswick Gaston Meares, dem. Cabarrus IJaniel M Barringer, whig. Catawba Henderson Sherrill, dem. Craven S W Chadwiek, Geo Green, whigs. Cumberland Jesse G Shepherd, C II Cofield, M J McDuffie, dems. Chowan John CBadham, dem. Columbus A J Jones, whig. Camden Wilson Harrison, whig. Carteret Levi T Oglesby, dem. Cherokee Jno Rowland, Southern rights' w. Caswell Samuel P Hill, Wm Long, dems. Chatham R C Cotton and A D Ileadeu, dems., and J II Headen, whig. Caldwell Samuel F Patterson, whig. Currituck S B Jarvis, dem. Cleaveland GG Holland, WW Wrigh ds. Davidson J M Leach, Henry Walser, ws. Davie William B March, whig. Duplin W J Houston, N B Whitfield, ds. Edgecombe Joshua Barnes, David Wil liams, democrats. Forsythe Jesse A Waugh, Allen Flynt, ds. Franklin W K Martin, dem. Gaston James II White, dem. Granville James M Bullock and William II Lyon, dems., J S Amis, whig. Guilford Ralph Gorrell, Calvin Johnson, D F Caldwell, whigs. Greene B F Williams, whig, (fates M II Eure, whig. Haywood R G A Love, dem. Halifax R H Smith, J D Perkins, whigs. Hertford W L Daniel, whig. Hyde Milton Selby, dem. Henderson John BaxteV, whig. Iredell R II Parks, L Q Sharp, whigs. Jackson Mr Bryson, Southern rights' whig. Jones F G Simmons, whig. Johnston B II Tomlinson. Asa Barnes, ds. Lenoir William Sutton, dem. Lincoln Henry Cansler, dem. Madison John Yancey, dcm. Martin John Watts, dem. McDowell S J Neal, Southern rights' whig. Moore Hugh Leach, whig. Montgomery Zebedec Russell, whig. Macon Mr Pat ton, Southern rights' whig. Mecklenburg William Black, W It Myers, ds Nash J W Bryant, dem. New Hanover Thos II Williams, S J Per son, dems. Mr Person having been ap pointed Judge, another election will have to be held. Northampton J B Bynum, M W Small wood, dems. Onslow I, W Humphrey, dein Orange S F Philips, J Turner, Jr., whi-s Pasquotank W E Mann, whig. " Perquimons J P Jordan, dent. Pitt G E B Singeltary, W j Blow, dems Person Major Green, dem. Robeson Neill Regan, Thos A Norment ds. Rockingham Thos Settle, Jr., Joseph W Neal, dems. Rowan C A Rose, dem., A II Caldwell, w. Rutherford J no G Bynum, Wm M Shipp, ws. Randolph John A Craven, Jesse Thorn burg, whigs. Richmond W L Steele, whig. Sampson Geo It Daughtry & Dr Shaw, ds. Surry Charles Whitlock, dem, Stokes Joel F Hill, dem. Stanly John Furr, whig. Tyrell A whig, of course, name not known. Union James A Dunn, dem. Wake N G Rand and W W Whitaker, dems., and J Mordecai, whig. " Warren W A Jenkins & S II Williams, ds. Washington II A Gilliam, whig. Watauga Jonathan Horton, whig. Wayne W T Dortch and Mr Whitfield, ds. Wilkes L B Carmichael, C L Cook, whigs. Yadkiu C W Williams, dem. Yancey John A Garland, dem. Sixty-five democrats, fifty-one whigs, and four Southern rights whigs. The democrats will have a clear majority of tweuty on joint ballot. THE NORTH CAROLINIAN; Kess by the America from Europe. ; In a portion of our last week's issue we an nounced the arrival of the steamer Ameica on the 16th. The following are additional ytems : The London Times is said to declare positive ly that a force of from 80,000 to 100,000 men British, French and lurks will immediately i. i 4. banopol "Jr V .. ..- rn..i.0' tAvf,i . l.nr1 i ii - : i. i i ir i 1 1 i iv n j'v l i . i i r l . i a , a mfi u nressed by the Russians. 1 he report of the defeat of the Turks near Kars is confirm, ah dl the Russians had laid siege to that place , From the Danube the news coatinneifavor- able for the Allies. It is said that: on the ! morning of July 30th, the Russians atoche the Turkish and French camp at Giurgevb. bu were totally defeated, with the loss of tjf) thousand killed, and a large number of prisoners. To ttiis it is added that the Russians mbe re treating in forced marches. " They had quitted Frateschi, & it wasocenpied by the Turks. The Russian troops werfcSfelng concentrated on t'.:e Sereth. The evacuation of Wallachia was completed, "and a proclSfnation had been issued, declaring that all theoldiers who remained behind would be considered "as deserters. Omer Pasha was expected to afsveal Bucharest on the 31st July, and wouV meet with a brilliant reception. The.' tWird uiiimuii jt-ii, unia uii ine znn ior -JVBSteine and Silistria. It is believed that fqrceuhisfc be employed to dislodge the Russians-from Mol davia. The Austrian army under Prince Lichtenstein is ordered to advance from Pesth to Gallicia, the army in Gallicia is moving towards the frontiers. The Archduke Albrccht has remov ed his headquarters to Kronstadt, in the South east corner of Transylvania. The total Aus trian force on the frontiers reached 320,000 men, under command of Baron De-Hess. The frontiers have not been crossed, but the pre parations for hostilities were on a colossal scale. It may be inferred, from the report that Russia makes no warlike demonstration toward the Prussian frontiers, that there is an under standing between the Czar and his brother-in-law at Berlin that the neutrality of Trussia is to be maintained. The latest advices are that the French troops had effected a junction with the allied fleet at Letsnnd, South of the Aland Isles. Gen. Baraguay d'llilliers had had an interview with the King of Sweeden, and his Majesty is re ported to have declared his willingness to co operate with the Western Powers on certain conditions; one of which probably is that the Aland Isles shall lirst be taken. The other items from the Baltic are that j Kamla Karleby had been reinforced by the Russians. .. Four hundred British, on the 18th, made a descent on Kolinga, in the island of Desel, and, after destroying lour boats, retired. Since the 23d, the blockade of the ports in j the Gulf has been more rigorous, it not bein possible for any vessel to enter or leave. The Emperor Nicholas, the Archduke Con stantiue, and the Archduchess had a narrow escape from being captured by an steamer, near Croustadt. English The cholera was increasing in violence at Constantinople; and there is a rumor that it had broken out among the British troops; at what place the telegraph does not say. From Spain there is no additional news of importance. The country remained geifccrallyl tranquil. Marshal Espartero had taken the oath as president of the new Council; and on the 2d inst. the barricades at Madrid were be ing removed at his request. It is said that the nomination of General O'Donnel was the most popular of any of the new Ministry. From England, the only news telegraphed is that the Canadian Legislature Council bill was passed to a second reading on the 4th inst., and that on the same day the Bank of England re duced the minimum rate of interest to five per cent. AxoTiinr. Plank Road. A friend in Salem writes us "that on the 12th inst, the subscri bers to the Salem and Clemmonsville Plank Road Company met at Clemmonsville, and organised by electing E. Belo. Pres't., and C. D. Sides, B. C. Douthit, A. C. Wharton, F. Fries, Jos. Clousc, A. W. Cooper, E. T. Clem mons, Directors. Immediate steps will be taken to have the road surveyed and located. This road will leave the Fayetteville and Wes tern P. R. in Salem, cross the Yadkin near Clemmonsville, and go on to Farmington. We have strong assurances from the right kind of men, that from this point the road will be con tinued westward, through one of the most fertile and thriving sections in Western Carolina. To complete this whole enterprise we may want the cordial co-operation of our Fayetteville friends. But as your community has already done wonders in raising funds for similar works, we will not call on Hercules for help if wre can get along alone; but if in our last extremity we do call for aid, we hone not to call in vain." Our friends who have undertaken this good work have our best wishes for success. And in case of need, we doubt not that a road so well calculated to benefit this town, as well as the section of country through which it k locat ed, will receive "material aid" from our citizens. Speed the good work! say we. Observer. Espartkbo. This distinguished Spaniard is said to be a very intelligent and able man and nas aircaciy clone good service to his country. "He was the great supporter of Christianaj against the absolutism of Don Carlos. For bis great services he was made Regent of Spain which position he held for six years, and his ad ministration was marked with wisdom" and a tendency to liberal measures. He was expelled by a series of disgraceful intrigues, and retired to England While in exile he made no effort to disturb the Government de facto of his coun try; and continuing the same line of conduct alter his return to Spain, he never violated the terms of his reca.l." That such a . ij placed at he head of the revolution leads ns Baltimore American, to hope for the estaHW. ment of at least a constitutional goven t" fcpain, which would certain! v 1 i ! 7 UT . that ..tapp, S,XX? Ihe Contrast for Fi ,,., T . tK crrfns on tho : -r-r? jear, or tturooe fnri . every-,iye. j? amine stared France a. - v j it ed on G ertriany uhU jPmij hi i lie iace. ve were lw-iM-H-of nii.ntit; e , K'owingun- Iween thl " T of wheat most have made on the year's crom fn We rnovnl j case is re- versca. inesiiowpt tall wheat tinent is good, though the constant mi. oi l injured some of the finer quahtles; aiul. tjie falling raoidlv t i"t price of breadstuff's is uuc uu uicvuiiuuiv iuu eoniinuetl dron U a- . -. vnuujjnt. 1S c nless we hav t:flT.1111KWI l I . uvotiuj ly t-uc 11(11 est. falls of rain within a very short time, acres of wheat by the million will be dried up. It would be singular if we should have, no surolns r,i France should again export large quantities of grain. IV. 11 Herald. FAYETTEVILLE, N. C British Itarpatlcn, or American Eight?. It "would be very unreasonable to expect that any act of this administration any measure of this administration any measure of the demo cratic party should receive the approval, or psrnne the condemns ti tion, oi mat pie-uaiu ou- position allied under the name of the whig party, in hostility to all American nationality. No foreign agression or hostile influence but will r. 1 i.. .n,..ntln' o ml cnmfnrf " from Ami rnftilvpvmnathv. aid and eoimort trom some section ot this conglomerate organization. Tn,?noil the viiliiication and abuse of any ad- u w - ministration by the whole alliance is good testi- mouvtfo -the "national aud American character of that administration. It is not, therefore, to be. expected that a decisive assertion oi the duty ancUpower ot tee government to protect us tiTffiis and their interests, suc h as has been Tade by the uestructiou of Grcytown, could re ceive the approval of those, many of whom ha've manifested an unblushing willingness to- see our national flag humbled before its enemies. They would have been equally ready and better jus tified in taunting the government if it had shrunk from the duty of avenging the insults and robberies to which our public functionaries and citizens were subjected. Every discreet citizen must knowthat a gov ernment, with its citizens and legitimate cmis- hsaries extended into foreiirn territories, will be informed of aggressions, hostile movements, and intrigues, before they reach the public eye, and of some which never do reach it. Such must be the case if the government fulfils its trust, and its ofiicers are faithfully vigilant. It was the case relative to the intrigues in Texas and California previous to their union with this re public, and undoubtedly is so now in regard to Cuba and the Sandwich islands. The final act of settlement or redress bursts upon the public as the first announcement of the wrongs and provocations, the history of which has been accumulating in the files of the departments. In the censure of the attack upon Grcytown, the opposition press affects great horror at the disproportion between the power of the offenders and that used for their punishment. Admitting such disproportion to exist, it is no more the subject of censure than the application of an efficient armed police force to break np any band of marauders. The false judgment which prompts such insulting and braggadocia claims is condemned by a part, at least, of the British press. The last "Dublin University Magazine" says : ''We have no interests in Central America to compare with those at stake in the Old World. Let both parties bo frank and open. Let us explicitly renounce all intention of pushing our own interests, or thwarting those of the United States, in Central America." If such advice had been judiciously taken, the outrages upon our citizens would probably never have occurred; and, behold! it appears that, instead of a lawless hamlet having been knock ed out of existence, Captain Jolly and her Britannic Majesty's ship Bermuda, seem to think tuc British government has been lircd into. If this were so. it would, of course, furnish a greater reason why the opposition press should cry out louder and longer against an adminis tration which seems to have more regard for its duty than reverence for usurpation, and the greater reason why every true-hearted American should support every effort to repel such usur pation. IUa7. Union. Voted for Himself. We take no pleasure in striking a fallen foe, and it is not the Vftan but the act which we are now called upon to censure. It is an established fact, that the Whig Senatorial candidate for Camden aud Currituck, (Wallis Bray, Esq..) voted for him self at the late election ! We have no fears that Mr Bray will ever be in our way. His political weakness, as demonstrated by the late election, will be a sure guaranty against his party ever again trusting themselves to his leadership. So we let him pass. But what shall we say of the party ? How must they feel (it they have any leelnigs) when they re flect that their great champion voted for him self? He was their nominee. They supported him, and pretended to be confident of his elec tion. But, notwithstanding his vote for him self, the gallant Jones beat him by the unparal leled majority of seventy-nine votes ! Let the whigs of that district repent in sackcloth and ashes. Too much praise cannot be awarded to the sterling democracy of Camden and Curri tuck for administering the terrible rebuke thev did to a party whose candidate was capable of such an act. All honor to the "Old Guard!" JZlizohcth City Pioneer. A Busixf.ss-Like Courtship. There is a story extant about a five minutes courtship between a thriving and busy merchant of a watering place iu England, and a lady for whom, in connection with a deceased friend he was trustee. The lady called at his counting-house, and said that her business was to consult him on the propriety or otherwise of her accepting an offer of marriage which she had received. Now, for the first time, occurred to the Bristol merchant the idea of this hcly estate in his own case. Marriage said he, listlessly turning over some West Indian corres pondence, well I suppose every body ought to marry, though such a thing never occurred to me before. Have you giveu this gentleman an affirmative answer? No. Are your feelings particularly engaged in the matter? Not par ticularly. Well then madam said he, turning ro;ind his office stool, if that be the case, and 4f you could dispense with courtship, for which 1 have no time, and think you could be comfort able with me I am your humble servant to command. There were people who thought that the lady had a purpose in going there, but, if so, she prudently disguised it. She said she would consider "the matter. The Bristol merchant saw her out with the same coolness as if she was merely one of his .correspondents, and when she was gone five minutes, was once more immersed in his letters and ledgers. A day or two after, he had a communication from the lady, accepting his offer very considerately excusing him from an elaborate courtshin. and leaving him to name the most convenient da v. They were married. Death of Judge Higer. The Hon. Dan iel Elliott linger departed this life yesterdav, at his residence on Sullivan's Island, at the age of seventy-live. The people of South Carolina will hear the announcement of the death of this distinguish ed and revered citizen with universal regret. For nearly half a century he has been, the greater portion of the time," identified with the public service of the State, as a member of the Legislature, a ;Judge, a State Senator, and fiually a member of the U. S. Senate, in all which positious he has never failed to command the most perfect confidence, iu his integrity and high devotion to bis State. In courtesy and dignity of manners, in chivalrous honor, and in perfect truthfulness of character, Judge Huger was a model of a South Carolina gentleman. In the faithful dischargc'of all his duties and in the abundaut charities of his life, he was the model of a good citizen and a true Christian. Peace and honored remembrance rest upon his Another Cuban Outrage. About the middle of last February, the bark D. B. Hamilton, of this port, (Thomas Nf cans being master, and part owner,) arrived in Ha vana from New York, with a general cargo, described in forty-nine bills of lading. In due time, the Captain prepared his manifest, and delivered it to the boarding officer. Uiou c""o iv.v..vi, iu me iiuu.ic ui con - signee, and comparing his bills of lading with his freight list, he found that in some few par - ticulars, they disagreed : and fearing that the errors might extend to his manifest, and an - xious to leave open no possible chance of diili - cultywith the Island officials, he repaired at once to tne custom t louse, and asked to see was uis man ifest, in order to correct it, ififc wrong. But the. Collector refused to girt it to him; and with the usual insolence of his class, refused, also, to give him any reason for detain ing it. This was within three hours after the manifest had been delivered; and the Custom House Regulations of Cuba exjjressly provide, that "during the twelve Lours, after having de livered the manifest, which are to commence from six o'clock in the morning until seven at night, the Captain, Supercargo, or Consignee.-! can make any alteration he thinks proper, or necessary, and lor trus purpose he will call on the Collector, or in his absence, on the Com mander of the Custom House officers in service." Within this provision Captain Means had clear ly brought himself. He had called on the Col lector; he had stated his purpose he had asked for his manifest. But the Collector would not give it to hiin, and he had to leave the Custom House without it. The 'twelve hours,' however, did not expire until the next clay at 10 o'clock; and in the morning, with the clerk of his Con signee, he renewed his application at the Cus tom House. Ihe Collector still refused him, until ten o'clock, and then the manifest was re turned to him. Without leaving the Custom House, and in a few minutes, he found the er rors he looked for, and corrected them ; but j upon tendering the corrected manifest to the proper officer, he was told that the twelve hours had expired by twenty minutes, and that it could not be received ! Thus, after having made it impossible for him to alter his manifest, until the prescribed time, the official coolly took advantage of his own wrong, and left the Captain to be a victim of Cuban tyranny. Of course, the Captain protested, but of course his protest elid no good: and in order to clear his vessel, his consignees were actually obliged to give heavy bonds to secure the payment of any claims which might legally be adjudged agaiust her. It was believed, however, that from a case of such clear and manifest wrong on the part of the authorities, there could never result any serious trouble to the owners, but that the whole mattet, probably, would be speedily and summarily dismissed. To this end, proper statements were prepared, and transmit ted to the Captain General; and Captain Means has since made a voyage to Havana without hearing of it. But, by a late arrival, the consignees of the vessel (Messrs. Drake & Co.) have transmitted drafts on Messrs. Jen ness, Chase fc Co., her agents anil part owners here, for the sum of six thousand aud eighty seven dollars, claims, and thirteen hundred dol lars, expenses, which they have been obliged to deposite in Havana, to await the further action of the Cuban Courts and authorities on the case. In this way, the petty tyrants of Cuba seek to profit by their own rascality, and hope to ex tort from an American vessel, some new means of pampering their depraved tastes, and of pay ing tne expenses ot a cieuaucuect ana aruitrary Government . Port la n d A rgu s . The Japan Ports opened under the Treaty. Simoda, the port in Japan which is to be opened to our commerce immediately, is a small town, but with a line harbor, on one of the Southern Islands. It is about the latitude of San Francisco. Hockadaie, the other place named, and which becomes accessible at the expiration ot a year, is in the Island of xeddo, the central one of the Japan Islands proper. 1 1 is the second town in size on the Island, the largest being Matamae, the residence of the Spiritual Emperor. Its harbor is better, however, than that of Matamae, and is capable of accommodat ing a large fleet. It opens on the Strait about eighteen miles wide, which separates Yeddo from Niphon, the island lying next south. The town stands on the declivity of a high, nearly circular promontory, lying between the Bay of Sanger on one side and the larger Bay of llockadaie on the other, connected with the main line only by a narrow neck. It lies about the latitude of the south line of Oregon. The "Know Nothings" Grip. The Phila delphia Peunsylvauian gives the following as the first grip of the order of Know Nothings: "In shaking hands j-on take the person with whom you are shaking in the usual mode, ami press the end of the middle finger on the side of the knuckle joint of the little finger, of the perron with whom you are in the act of shaking hands. After you have given this gentle Know Nothing squeeze, you let your hand fall gently by your side, when the person who gave the grip says, "where did you get that?" If your companion is a Know Nothing he will reply "I don't know, do you?" If he is not a member of the order he will in all probability when you ask the question say, "get what?" You will then turn it off by referring to some part of his dress, and say, "that breastpin, that coat," or some like article, selecting any item about him which would be likely to attract attention. The in structions in this grip are given immediately after the main oath is taken in the lodge. After the candidate is instructed in the grip, the president gives him the pass word, by which he is enabled to enter a lodge, which pass word, as we have already said, is "Traitor, beware of No. 13." A New Press. Mr Stephen Brown, of this city, has invented a useful and very ingenious printing press for the printing of four different colors simultaneously. We went to his room the other day and examined a neatly constructed brass model of this press, which is indeed a per fect beauty to look at and a curiosity to see in operation. The inking apparatus and the general principles of the machine are so arranged that four colors can be printed at one impression, at the rate of about 500 impressions in an hour. And not only can different lines and letters be printed in various hues, but so perfect is the invention, that one letter may be printed in two, three or four colors; or printed in one color and shaded by another, all wfith the same impres sion. Its construction is very simple, there being less of complication about it than we find in other large priuting presses now in use. Mr Brown is a practical printer, and has spent considerable time and labor iu the getting up of this new press. He intends to make application for a patent immediately. That his labor and ingenuity will be rewarded as they deserve to be, we have noloubt. His invention will "take," being one much' to be desired by printers. Syracuse Journal. ?s .Accuruiiig 10 returns, mere win w x.j t - .... . . tit i, kt onT more hogs raised in Kentucky this year than! eSp about tue rmprei Tor France. A correspondent of, the Pittsburg Commer c.al Journal, at Paris gives the following ac count oi the French Empress: c: count Ihe young Empress, whether justly or not is generally considered to have set the fashion tor this age for novelty, and it is certain that she surrounds 1 j luuiasiie oruaiRcnts of every kind j Descended on her father's side from one of j the noblest families iu Spain she comes aNo : on her mother's, from the lowest of the low ; Her mother, iu her Youth, was a cantinirre and j followed the army, "in that capacltv through all the vicissitude's of the Peninsular war Beinr j of remarkable beauty, she was of course a great favorite with the, soldiers, and at l?nvth at tracted the notice of an old officer ol very hiah c rank, the Count of Moutijo, who was also Duke of Leba, and possessor of innumerable other titles and distinctions. So enamoured was the Count of his new conquest, that he married her, and at length left her a rich and noble widow. One of her daughters married the Duke of Alba, the other has become Empress of tlie French. But in the neiuhhorhood of Seville the Countess' relatives are very numerous, and are as completely at the bottom of the social ladder, as her two daughters are at its top. That a young and very handsome woman, placed in a position which enables her to grati fy every fancy, should attach a good deal of importance..to her outward ornament, that she should set off her beauty with the most elegant dresses and the most etherial laces aud the costliest jewels, is all very natural, and accord ingly, in half the streets of Paris, great guilded letters let into the windows of the most impor tant shops, inform the passers that "Her Im perial Majesty the Empress Eugenie," honors the fortunate establishment with her custom; here for silks, there for laces, here again for cashmeres, for flowers, for boots, for jewelry, and so on. But beside her love for pretty things where with to embrace the charms of her own beauti ful person, she has the most costly and exquis ite equipages, the most wonderful Arabian horses aud ponies, (one favorite little turn out she drives herself) the most miraculous furni ture, and a series of boudoirs, all fitted up like so many fairy palaces. One of them is called "The Charm of Eve ning," fitted up with hangings of amber satin, over which is suspended draperies of the finest lace, (which of course has cost an enormous sum of itself;) another is hung with crimson damask, with gilded cornices, and every be witching trifle that could be brought together; a thinCcalled "Day's Delight" (7c Bonheur Jw Tour) is hung witli the richest possible blue silk, betweeu pannellings of solid silver, which precious material, partly chased, partly burn ished, and carved with the most consummate art, replaced the usual wood-work in every part of the room, wainscot, cornice, mantel-piece, window-frames, and doors being all of this met al; hut though the apartment is as rich as the boudoir of some Oriental tale, it is ugly, heavy, and exceedingly unbecoming to the complexion. To Pedestrians. We extract the subjoined hints to Pedestrians from Monroe's Southern Banker and Commercial Reporter for August: "Pedestrians would save themselves a great deal of trouble and vexation, if they would re collect to turn to the right in passing a gentle man. How often is it the case, that two per sons will standing bobbing first on one side and then the other, until they have to stand still and look at each other through sheer exhaus tion. What an awful time we have had some times in this matter. You cannot Income dis pleased with your fellow-w orker, as it is evident that he does as much as 3011 do, else his head would not be bobbing about to meet yours at every turn. "To the ladies, gentlemen should alw ays turn to the out-siele, giving them the inner one, and plenty of it too. We hope, alter this, that our precious noddles will not be subjected to such bobbing exercise." The Montreal Herald, one of the oldest and most influential papers iu the British pro vinces, scouts the idea that Canada is to be "regalized" iu other words, erected into a vice-royalty, with a prince of the blood royal to fill the vice-royal throne. The Herald says: "If Canada cease to be a colony she will be come a Republic whether as a member of the United States confederation or not must depend upon events over which she has no control." Anutlur case of (lie Fever and Ague C'nieii. A few days ajjo we recorded an astonishing cure of Fever and Ague by the use- of Dr. .I"Lint 's Liver Pills. have now another to mention, viz : that of Mr James Sharpe. of Madisoaliurg. who st.ntis that he had labored under a very severe alt sick of .Ague and Fever, and was .oon restored by the use of thtc Tills. Mr Sharpe also expresses an opinion, founded .n ob servation, that the Liver Dills are the best for billiou.s comphiMits ever offered in his section of country. Although long known as a sovereign remedy for chronic cases of Hepatic deran-reinent. or diseases of the Liver, the proprietors of Dr M'Lane's Dills were not prepared for the frequent, but gratifying evidences of its general utility and curative capacity. lathis respect, this invaluable medicine has exceeded their most sanguine expectations, and induced them to hopu that it will be introduced into every family in the United States. For sale by S. J. Hinsdale, Fayetteville, X. C. Mt l.ES t MI LES I t TMCK. of Kentucky, will Mr J. S. ho. at Fayette ville lv the last of this month, with fifty or sixty fine YOUNG- MULES. He will pass on by Robeson Insti tute and Luinberton. and will attend the County Court at the last named place. Aug. !. 1S54. It CllO C K E 11 Y. C 111 X A AND Cil.ASS-AVAltK. I am now receiving my FALL. STOCK of the above GOODS, comprising A UEJVERAL ASSORTMENT, To which the attention of Country Merchants is re spectfully invited. Goods carefully packed. N. "TILLING HAST. Aug. 18. isr-t. DEEP RIVER LAND von. SALE. The undersigned wishes to bell one of his plantations, lying on Deep Kiver in the County of Moore, ten miles northwest from Carthage, ou the Island Ford Koa.l. One tract containing eleven hundred acres on tne south side of the Kiver, and the other four hundred and thirty acres on the north side of the biver His object being to dispose of one or tlu other of said tracts oa account of the great inconvenience and Ji"ger 01 crossing the river daily to and from work. The lands are productive, locations healthy, water goou, range excellent for anv kind of stock; timber, both oak and pine, abundant. "Eotu.places have good Dw ellings and necessary out houses. Either of the above named places can be bought for a fair price, nd on terms as easy as could le desired. Persons w ishing to secure a good farm would do w ell to call aud examine the pre- ,1,ISCS R. W. GOL.DSTOX, Prosperity. Moore County, X. C. August l.V 1854. 7-4t REMOVAL. The suWibers have removed to the corner Sf oro of Alimldin. Gillespie Street, lour doors helow T. .. . ... ,i ..Tt to Branch l.anK or me &tate. weir mi nm, -- , ... where they woulu ie giau iu men , t t- r . 1 & off- McDOXALD Jt XTcM ASTER. I Avg. 12, 1S54. 80G-2m -Charlestcn JSIercury, Aug. 22. last.
The North Carolinian (Wilson, N.C.)
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