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'-.V IF f 1 II IP II if : I: I Hi':-" f r 1 1 ' !' r i I? 4f t 3 ; ! ' ( c P - Mi s f ! 1 V if t s ' -j t 1 1 h t -if-: r - i '1 CEteilTIONOF THE : EIGHTH OF MA It was anticipated thai the welcome lawtugence j received Bxst Friday afternoon of the brdhvnt victo ToF General Scott at Ccrro Gordo, would gve liimaUocI to the celebration in this City of Satur day evening, d cause a more geufehd illumination than was St first contemplated, Sucn indeed, prov ed to be tie case, and now, that the brilliant specta cla has parsed, it has become our duty to notice it in sack a banner as is due to the occasion, with fairr Jtess and impartiality, omitting intentionally nothing hat we hid the pleasure of witnessing ourselves or that wtw tnWght within our notice by other eye witnesseatfh hate been pleased to impaft to ns the desired Jnfonnation. We may possibly omit to rV notice aanie exhibitions that are worthy of atten tion; if iqo, we shall endeaTor to supply that omis sion in i future article. 1 And first, as the meat interesting and atrfactiTe pdH bf the celebration, we notice the grand fire ' , works ;and illumination at the Nary Yrd. Of these ire are confident,, we may say that they sur passed fhe anticipations which were entertained by Any who heard of therrv. Tnei reorks were indeed of unequalled bril liance 'aid ipletidor, such perhaps as were nerer before tritliessci in our counr ry. This estimate of tteir beauty is sustained by the opinions of gentle men who haVe seen pyretechnical displays of the Ughe4 order in Paris and other Earopean cities, and who also witnessed the fireworks at oar Navy ' Yard last Saturday night, for which our citisens are indebted to Mr. Coston, the United States pyrotech Tiist, wha spared no pnins to render the display wor 'tbr of the occasion, and whose success was in the fullest sense of the word complete. - One. of the objects presented at.this grand prro- technical display, was a structure representing the Nary Yard gate, and presenting in letters of vivid lirht the names of those officers, military and naval, who have won imperishable renown for themselves and their country in the bnttles of Mexico. This . exhibition was the most brilliant and successful evi dence of the pyrotechnic art that was ever witness ed. The artificial stars which formed the names of those brave commanders, presented to the gaze of admiring thousands, seemed to rival the brilliant stars of the natural firmament , The grand exhibition of fireworks was preceded "by .an unusually fine display of variegated rockets. whose beautiful and sparkling colors, all "bursting in airjW wfTe seen all oer the City and miles distant in etery direction. The Navy Yard district was generally illuminated, all the citiiens.!ining"to vie with each other in adding to the brilliance or tbe scene. Prom the residence of General Henderson. as well as others, even the scattered cottnges of the vicinity, there was a universal Mate of light, all the windows being handsomely illuminated and several having in them appropriate transparencies. An illuminated tree in G.urisen street was one of the most interesting and admired objects at the Navy Yard. All tie branches of this tree were hung with illuminated lanterns, presenting at a short distance m curious and very handsome object. The fireworks commenced at nine o'clock, and con tinued about half an hour. At the close of the pyrotechnical display, a large bonfire, consisting of one hundred tar and turpentine barrels, with other combustibles, forming a column forty feet high, was lighted up in the space between the Navy Yard and Ithe CapitoL . It is thought this lofty u pillar of fire" fSwould be seen at a distance of twenty or thirty. miles duwn the Potomac. It certainly shed an immense glare of light all over the city. The number of spectators who witnessed this grand display, at the Navy Yard, was unusually grea. It is thought by many who were present that such an immense gathering of people was never before seen in Washington. The most perfect order pervaded this great multitude during the whole evening. On a stage that was erected in front , of the fireworks, were noticed the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, the Mayor, some of the forefgnIinisters, with their families, several mili tary and naval officers, and a large number of ladies. While these exhibitions were in progress at the Navy Yard, the cititens there, always proverbial for their public spirit and hospitality, opened their' houses freely to the entertainment of those friends and 'strangers who honored them with a call. Es pecially was this hospitality manifested by Mr. P. . Otter bach and Mr. Queen, of whose good cheer many persons partook liberally in the course of the evening. It was matter of regret to many persons that were veryi desirous of witnessing the display of nreworks, that they could not do so without losing the sight of the illuminations, transparencies, and other public demonstrations of joy in the western aud central portions of our city. The illumination in these parts of our metropolis (and we say this with no in tention of making an invidious comparison.) was in deed much more brilliant and general than we had any "previous idea of It would be extending this article to an unreasonable length were we to specify every thing we saw eren on 7th street and Pennsyl vania avenue worthy of notice. But there were transparencies and sights in many other streets that were not only excellent but greatly admired. We shall commence our description at the resi dence of the Mayor on E street, fronting the Gene ral Post Office. Tbe illumination of the Mayor's dwelling was remarkably brillinnt. the transparencies-excellent, and in good taste. In the large cir enhf transom sash over the entrance to the house, in a semi-circular illumination, were the inspiring words u Cerro Gordo and Chihuahua,1' on a purple ground. On the window on the right of the door was 'seen a full length portrait of General Scott, Burn) ounted with the inscription,'" Vera Cruz and St Juan de Ulua." On a panel at the base of this transparency was the following inscription : "5,000 prisoners, 5,000 stand of arms, aud 400 cannons cap . tared -y 10,000 rations issued to the poor of the city. CouTage adorned by humanity." Covering the left window was a full length portrait of General Tav- w, miuL uia arm reauug oo nig wutie war-IiOrse. Oh 4n arch above was inscribed u Palo Alto, Resaca de 1 Palma, Monterey, Buena Vista," On a panel at the base of the transparency was inscribed the following: "Santa Anna: I have 20,000 men, sur render. Taylor: I have 5,030; come and take me. He conquers the enemy; then gives 'aidandcom foV to their starving wounded." We learn tliat these transparencies had been some time in prepara tion by Messrs. O'Bryon and Lee, who deserve much credit for the taste and skill manifested by them in the execution of the work. passing from the Mayor's residence, we next come td he dwelling of R. S. Coxe, Esq. on E street, which was brilliantly illuminated with transparen cies ?n every front window, on which were inscribed the! names of Taylor, Scott Worth, Wool, Kearney, Mitchell, . Weightman, Pillow, Quitman, Conner, Perjy, Hunter. Stockton, Doniphan, and Fremont. ; Htadley,s Hotel was also brilliantly illuminated and; the windows covered with transparencies. One f tllese, which afforded a good deal of amusement to the spectators, representing a large plate of soup, had, this inscription : " Another hasty plate of soup. Cro Gordo." Continuing along 7th street, which was in general welijilluminatad, we arrived A the office of the Na tional Intelligencer, which had lights in every win dow,:and numerous transparencies. Of these, which attracted a crowd of observers during the entire display, we noticed, in front of the main building, large transparency representing Gen. Taylor on horseback. Also, in front of the same building was another large transparency, representing a "Salute fro the fleet after the Castle of San Juand'Ulua was; taken. A third transparency represents the Undated death of Captain Lincoln, who is seen falling from his horse. A fourth transparency rep - reaenta General ' Taylor addressing Captain Bragg, a Inscribed,. "A little mora grape if you please Captain- Bragg." On six lower illuminated win daws were the following Inscriptions: y.II Jhe enemy oppose my march, I will fight them without regard to numbers." .'A hasty plate of soup1 served in 1814 at Chip pew.a and Niagara." - ' iA (haty plate of soup? served in 1847 Vera Cn& Saa Juan de Ulna, Cerro Gordo." - . j j r tr -f-vHni GerViOi but not tasted, being found 'too hot' for the principal guest." ".General Taylor never surrenders.'? . wjP!o Alto, Resaca dcla Palms, Monterey, Buena ' I! On the semi-circular transotfl cf-each entrance to the National' Intelligencer Office were inscribed, -in ninminated characters the words. Scott and Tay lor'-'-In the course of the illumination, a display of red-fire was made. in frtmt of the -Office, adding much' to the brilliancy of the scene.' The whole Office was simultaneously lighted about $ o'clock, and remained so for two hours. , ' . ; --. v . Crosshiz over the way we come to the residence of Mr. John A. Donohoo, at tbe cornor or u ana 7tn streets. The house and store were brilliantly illu minated. In the upper 'windows,'. frOuting.the Pa triotic Bank, were two handsome transparencies. The first, executed" by Mr. Lee, represents General Taylor on his white horse and is inscribed "Buena w ... w W W Vista and Monterey. Kougn ana Keauy, rresiaent United States 4th March, 1849. More grape and canister." At one end the transparency Is inscribed "Palo Alto f at the other Kesuca de la Palma."- The other transparency, executed by Mr. Finch, presents a large bust of General Taylor in full uni form. Close to the bust are four stars, intended to represent the four great victories of Rough and Ready. 1 bis transparency is inscribed "Uen. Tay lor, the hero of Buena Vista." Below is the follow ing verse f " Buena Vista opens to our view, A bold commander, gen'rous, bravo and true ; The highest honors and the noblest fame Await alike on the glorious Taylor's name." Proceeding along 7th street towards Pennsylvania avenue, we find most of the houses and stores beau tifully illuminated between D street, and Louisiana avenue. General Weightman' 8 house over the Bank of Washington, Morse's billiard saloon, the Monte rey House, Congress Hall, Provost's billiard saloon, Delany's store, the Shades, Jenkins's bowling sa loon, and many ether buildings looked remarkably handsoma We now arrive at Jackson Hall, which is brilliant ly lighted and decorated with transparencies by the Democratic Association. In the large window in front of the bnildine is a transparency ofunusual site, representing Taylor, Scott Conner, and Perry A smaller transparency represents the battle of Buena Vista. The front windows of Jackson Hall were illuminated with white and red wax candles. The Democratic Association let off a number of beautiful rockets, and had one hundred guns fired at nine o'clock from the mail, near the site of the Smithsonian Institution. Continuing our walk to the St Charles Hotel, we find it beautifully illuminated. Although now un tenanted, the St. Charles wns so lighted up and handsomely displayed by CoL Charles Lee Jones. Ou Capitol Hill many dwellings were illuminated, and the engine-house of the Columbia Fire Company was decorated with a variety of handsome and appro priate transparencies. in returning rrom cue ou i,naries notci anu con tinuing our walk to the Union office, we find many houses and stores on both sides of the avenue beau tifully illuminated; also in the streets immediately adjoining them. On the north side of the avenue, between 9th and 10th streets, in an upper room over Mr. Davis's music store, is a splendid rotary light, which was much admired and arrested particular notice. Miller's confectionary was brilliautly illu minated and thronged all the evenmg by ladies and gentlemen applying for his uPalo Alto ice cream." Gautier's confectionary. Fischer's, Bayly's, and other dwellings on that square were handsomely illumina ted. Mr. Hare and Ecfcloff. on the opposite side of the street, had transparencies in their windows. Apollo Hall and the Globe Hotel were also illu minated. But the two groat attractions on this square were the Union office and the Franklin engine-house. Of these it may be truly said that they were brilliant ly illuminated and handsomely set out with numerous transparencies. A band of music enlivened the scene in front of the Union office for an hour or two. The transparencies in the upper windows wei e a very large one representing the battle of Buena Vista; another representing the bombardment of St. Juan d'Ulua; another Generals Scott and Taylor, both mounted. In the rear of Scott is seen in the distance the bombardment of St Juan d'Ulua ; in the rear of Taylor is-also seen in the distance the battle of Buena Vista. A female, representing the goddess of liber ty, is also seen standing on the top of the globe with a map of Mexico sketched on it and under her feet. Fame with her trumpet is seen proclaiming the names of May, Pillow, Butler, and other distinguished officers. Another female figure, with a wreath of laurel and a bunch of cypress, hands over to Fame the honored names of Ringgold. Watson, Cross, Lincoln, Clay, Hardin, and Ridgeiy, and other brave officers who have fallen in the service of their coun try. In four other windows were seen smaller trans parencies inscribed with suitable mottoes, such as ': General Taylor never surrtuders !' &c On the opposite side of the street the Franklin engine-house stands most conspicuously illuminated and decorated. Every window has a transparency ; even the steeple of tbe building is illuminated. Mottoes applicable to the four great battles in Mexi co are seen on the transparencies, and several hand some banners float from the steeple and the windows of the building. The fire-engines and apparatus outside the building are also leautifully displayed and decorated. From the engine-house across the avenue is suspended a banner, inscribed " May our countiy always be right ( but right or wrong our country." This engine-house was decorated in a very showy manner. Nearly opposite the City Hotel, (Ute Fuller's) Col. Stambaugh had a handsome transparency in his upper window, representing the coat of arms of Pennsylvania, (viz. two horses rampant, the plough, sheaf, and ship agriculture, commerce, and manu factures,) aud inscribed a? follows: Pennsylvania, tho old keystone State! First to respond to her country's call, her soldiers in Mexico will be the last to leave the battle-field." The Mansion House was handsomely illuminated by Mr. Hands. The President's House, the resi dences of the members of t he Cabinet, and the dwell ing of Ex-President Adams were also handsomely illuminated. Most of the printing offices, those of Messrs. Force, J. &. G.S. Gideon. and Mr. John T. Towers especially were handsomely illuminated. So also were Foy's, Baker's, and Morau's hotels on D street; the former had a fine transparency in the window. The resi dences of Gen. Hunter and J. W. Maury, Esq., on C street, -were also beautifully illuminated. Mr. McCalla's house, near the City Hall, had in front a humorous transparency representing Santa Anna runuing away at fnli speed on a mule. It was m- scribed "Santa Anna giving a leg-baiL" oenator lienton had three transparencies in his front windows, with appropriate mottoes, viz. "Santa Fej Chihuahua, and the Missourians," commemora tive of the glorious victories achieved' mainly by the gallant volunteers of the State which CoL B. repre sents. On either side were transparencies inscribed Buena Vista" and "Cerro Gordo." From the upper windows floated two national flags ; one of them the flag carried by Col. Fremont in his sccoud expedition through the western prairies, Oregon, and California; the other tbe firstand only flag that ever waved from the loftiest peak of the Rocky mountains, and taken there by Col. Fremont in August 15, 1S42. Last, but not least, was the handsomely illumina ted house of Mr.Eberbach, called the Columbian Hotel, at the corner of E and 6th streets. Mr. Eberbach lighted up his house in a very happy and spirited manner. The words "Taylor" and "Buena ista" were seen on the upper windows, one letter of each name being represented with lights on separate windows. The name of "Scott" was also represented in a similar manner, lo the lower win dows of the hotel were smaller transnarenpina rr. senting the American flag, and giving the names of aisungui&neu omcers. a ne enect produced by Mr. Eberbach in this display of light, mottoes, and de vices was very pleasing to the eye of the beholder. Tbe windows of the Corporation portion of the City Hall were illuminated. Flags were flying dur ing the day at all the public places. On the loftv Iawut nt uic 14U4) uum pi uuu ijr uio largOJUld beautiful national flair presented last veax to th P;t. of Washington by tbe Worsted Manufacturing Company of Massachusetts, being made of Ameri- i . i r. i - . ? r i . v i wu utiutixig, tue isuncituuu vi wunu uu ocen, lor the first traie in our country,-recently introduced by that Company. The illumination continued about two hours, and was. so lai as we coufd learn, without accident of any kiafLJtyortefi for the National lntfUigfnctr. THE BATtLn.DP. CERRO GORDO v. ' .OJJkiQl:Defpitlc nf, Oen. ScntL , -;-' ii Ieadquarters or the Abm rPlan defRio, 00 miles from Ve rra;Crttz,-y .1947. y April 19, Sir: The" plan of attack, sketched in General Orders, No. 11 1, herewith, was finely executed by this gallant army, before two o'clock, P. M- yea terday. We are quite embarrassed with the re sults of victory prisoners of war.heavy ordnance. n eld batteries, small. arms, and accoutrements.- About 3.000 men laid down their arms, with the usoal proportion of field and company officers, be dee five generals, several of them of great dis tinction, Pinson, Jarrero, Li Vega, Noriega and Obando. A sixth genera) r Vasquez, was killed in defending the battery (tower) in the rear of the whole Mexican army, the capture of which gave os those glorious results. Our loss, though comparatively small in num bers, has been serious. Brigadier Genera) Shields, a commander of activity, zeal and talent, is, I fear, if not dead, mortally wounded: He is some five milea from me at this moment. The field of ope rations covered many miles, broken by mountains and deep chasms, and I have not a report, as yet, from any division or brigade. Twiggs division, followed by Shields' (now Col. Baker's) brigade, are now at, or near Xalapa, and Worth's division is in route thither, all pursuing, with good results, as I team, that part of the Mexican army per haps six or seven thousand men who fled be fore our right had carried the tower, and gained the Xalapa road. Pillow's brigade alone, is near me at this depot of wounded, sick, and prisoners, and 1 have time only to give from him the names of 1st Lieuten ant F. B. NeUou, and 2d C G. Gill, both of the 2d Tennessee foot, (Haskell's regiment.) among the killed, and in the brigade 106. f all ranks, killed or wounded. Among the latter, tbe gal lant brigadier general himself hs a smart wound in the arm, but not disabled, and Mijor R. Far queson, 2d Tennessee ; CapU H- F. Murray, 2d Lieutenant G. T. Sutherland, 1st Lieutenant W. 1. Hale (adjutant) all of the fame regiment, se verely, and 1st Lieutenant W. Yearwood, mortal ly wounded. And I know, from personal observa tion on the ground, that 1st Lieutenant Ewell, of the rifles, if" not now dead, was mortally wound ed in entering, sword in hand, the entrenchments around the captured tower. Second Lieutenant Derby, topographical engineers, I also saw, at the came place, severely wounded, and Capt. Patten, 2d United States infantry, lost hie right hand. Major Sumner, 2d United States dra goons, was slightly wounded the day before, and Capt. Johnston, topographical engineers, (now lieutenant colonel ot infantry,) was very severely wounded some days earlier, while re connoiiering. 1 must not omit to add that Capt. Mason and 2d Lieutenant Davis, both of the riflef, were among the very severely wounded in storming the same tower. I estimate our total loss, in killed and wounded, to be about 250, and that of the enemy 350. In the pursuit towards Xalapa, (25 miles hence,) 1 learn we have added much to the enemy's loss in prison ers, killed and wounded. In fact, I suppose his retreating army to be nearly disorganized, and hence my haste to follow, in an hour or two, to profit by events. In this hurried and imperfect report, I must not omit to say that Brigadier Gen. Twiggs, in passing the mountain range beyond Cerro Gordo, crowned with the lower, detached from his di vision, as I suggested the day before, a strong force to carry that height, which commanded the Xtlapa road at the loot, and could not fail, ii carried, to cut off the whole, or any part of the enemy's forces, from a reireat in any direction. A portion of the 1st artillery, under the often distinguished Brevet Colonel Childs; the 3d in fantry, under jCaptain Alexander; the 7th in faniry. under Lieutenant Colonel Plymton, and the rifles, under Major Loring all under tbe temporary command of Colonel Harney, 2d dra Srooii!, during the confinement to his bed of Brevet Brigadier General P. F- Smith, composed that detachment. The style of execution, which I had the pleasure to witness, was most brilliant aod decisive. The brigade ascended the long and difficult slope of Cerro Gordo, without shel ter, and under the tremendous fire of artillery and musketry with the utmost steadiness, reach ed the breastworks, drove the enemy from them, planted the colors of the 1st artillery, 3d and 7th infantry the enemy's flag still flyiug and. after some minutes of sharp firing, finished the conquest with tbe bayonet. It is a most pleasing duty to say that the high est praise is due to Harney, Childs. Plymton, Loring, Alexander, their gallant officers and men, for this brilliant service, independent of the great results which soon followed. Worth's division of regulars coming up at this time, he detached Brevet Lieutenant Colo nel C F. Smith, with his light battalion, to sup port the assault, but not in time. The General, reaching the tower a few minutes before me, and observing a white flag displayed from the nearest portion of the enemy towards the batte r es below, sent out Colonels Harney and Childs to hold a parley. The surrender followed In ad hour or two. Mjnr General Patterson left a sick bed to share in the dangers and fatigues of the day ; and after the surrender went forward to command the advanced forces towards Xalapa. Brigadier General Pillow and his brigade twice assaulted with great daring the enemy's line of batteries on our left ; and though without success, they contributed much to distract and dismay ihcir immediate opponents. President Santa Anna, with Generals Cana lize and Almonte, and some six or eight thousand men, escaped towards Xalapa just before Cerro Gordo was carried, and before Twigg's division reached the national roadabove. I have determined to parole the prisoners, offi cers and men as I have not the means of feeding them here, beyond lo dav, and cannot afford to detach a heavy body of horce and foot, with wag ons, to accompany them to Vera Cruz. Our bag gage train, though increasing, is not yet half large enough to give an assured progress to this army. Besides, a greater number of prisoners would, probably, escape from the escort in the long and deep sandy road, without subsistence ten to one that we shall find again, out of the same body of men, in the ranks opposed to us- Not one of the Vera Cruz prisoners is believed to have bee n in the lines of Cerro Gordo. Some tlx of the officers, highest in rank, refuse to-give their paroles, except to go to Vera Cruz, and thence, perhaps, to the United States. The small arms and accoutrements, being of no value to our army here or at home, I have order ed them to be destroyed ; for we have not the means of transporting them. I am, also, some what embarrassed with the pieces of artille ry all bronze which we have captured. It would take a brigade, and half the mules of this army to transport them fifty miles. A field bat tery I shall take for service with the army; but the heavy metal must be collected, and left here for the present. We have our own siege-train and the proper carriages with as. Being much occupied with the prisoners, and all the details of a forward movement, besides looking to the supplies which are to follow from Vera Cruz, I have time to add no more in tending to be at Xalapa early to-morrow. We shall not, probably, again meet with serious op position this side of Perote certainly not, unless delayed by the want of the meaus of transporta tiotv , I have the honor to remain, sir, with high re spect, your most obedient servant, W INFIELD SCOTT. WlLLtAM mAVALKfcRESO." Mr. Walker has withdrawn from the cnrats. TbiaT will be tfiatter'cf regret 'to b'ui rperaonal friends,' who know him well,-and cherish ap abid ing and well-placed confidence in hia patriottsm, bis purity, and bis taleuts But they will be .com pelled to admire him' the more, for the magna nimity, of his course on this occasion for tbe vol untary and unhesitating sacrifice he haavtnadeof himself, iu order to extricate, farj aa possible, tbe tfrhig people of the district from the Hnforta ate difficulty which wag thickening around them, and to avert the painful consequences to be ap prehended from a division of the whig votes a mong so nany candidates. We know this gentleman ; and we know a oroe thihg ofthe temper, the" intelligence and moral character of the people among whom he jiaa been extending his acquaintance., This sacrifice will not be forgotten. Such a man would do credit to the people of any district in tbe State as their Representative ; and the fitness of the man to such m people a we find in any association of counties in the interior of our good old State, will in due time be known and felt, and be will assume the station for which his nature, education, and hab its of thought so well qualify him. Perhaps we are saying too much. If Mr. W. were a man surrounded by wealth and overshad owing family connexions, our humble tribute need not be paid to him. But when we see a young man who is truly one of the people, earning for himself an honorable name among his fellow men; without sycophancy to the great, or demagogue ism before the many ; quietly pressing forward, and depending aloue upon bis own virtuous en ergies. it des our souls good to testify for that man before the world. Greenibor' Patriot. WHIG DISTRICT CONVENTION. Delegates from eight of the Counties of this Congressional District, assembled in Convention on Wednesday last in Washington. The ofScial proceedings of that body we are not yet in pos session of, but such of the particulars as we have we lay before our "readers. The Convention was organized by the appointment of Col. S. S. Mid dle, of Craven, President, John B. Beasley, of Washington, and David Carter, of Hyde, Vice Presidents, and F. B Satterthwaite of Pitt, and John Harvey, of Craven, Secretaries. A commit tee to draft resolutions, but tho duty of confiding lo that committee the selection of a candidate for Congress was dispensed with. The name of R. & Donnelt, Esq was presented by a gentleman of Pitt, which was taken up by acclamation, and he was nominated unanimously. Mr. Donnell be ing informed of his nomination, came before the Convention on invitation, snd accepted the nomi nation in person. His speech on the occasion was happy and well-timed. Mr. Joyner, of Pitt, also addressed the Convention. We learn the representation was unusally large, and the best feeling prevailed. New Bernian. Letter from Mr. Clat. The following let ter from the Sage of Ashland to a citizen of A thens, Ga., we find in the Southern Whig : AsnLAKD, 13th April, 1847. Dear Sir : I thank you for your friendly letter of the 5th inst. It comes to me when I am suf fering under one of the heaviest afflictions that has ever befallen me, deep as I have drunk out of the cup of domestic sorrow. Could the most tender and touching expressions of sympathy and condolence, which reach me from every quarter, and in every form, assuage my grief, it would be much alleviated. But alas! there are some wounds too deep and too painful to be healed by any other remedy, than one which flows from Him by whose incomprehenisble dispensation they have been inflicted. It ia some consolation to me to know that my beloved son, if death wrre to come, preferred meeting it on the field of battle in the service of his country. With friendly recollections of our meeting at Augusta and Charleston, I am truly, your friend and obedient servant, H. CLAY. Conviction for Murder. The Port Gibson (Miss) Herald gives the result of a recent trial held in Claiborne County, Miss. The case was full of atrocity : J. F. Silas, who was indicted in Hinds County for the murder of Benjamin G. Sims, and who, on application, had the venue changed to this Coun ty, was on the 14th inst, arraigned and convicted of murder. The case was one of the most revolting char acter, it being proved by witnesses that on the day previous to the commission of the act; he had, bwith malice afore-thought," declared his inten tion lo commit the crime. The evidence of the principal witness, a young daughter of the deceased, was of the most affect ing character. She said she had gone down the road to meet her father on his return home, that as she approached she saw the accused rise from a corner of the fence and deliberately shoot him down. He approached his victim after his fall, and de spite her supplications and tears, and the plead ings of her parent, who, as he lay bleeding upon the ground, begged the wretch to spare his life for the sake of his wife and children, the, fiend 6tabbed the dying man in many places, and stamped with bis heavy heel upon the face of his victim. The statement of the interesting little girl was clear and distinct, interrupted only by her sobs and tears. There was not a dry eye in the court notice every heart was melted with sympathy. The counsel for the accused threw up the case without a word of defence, and the jury promptly returned a verdict of guilty. Q-Thk Terms or Peace. By a Letter, pub lished in the New York French paper, it seems that the last terms offered to Mexico by M. A toe ha, was the adoption of the Rio Grande as far np as the pa rallel of California, which intersects the Rio Gila, between the 33d and 34th degress of latitude. This line would only include New Mexico, in ad dition to California ; while the 26th parallel would have deprived Mexico of one third of her territory. The United States were also to pay for these acqui sitions 515,000,000 or $20,000,000, and also became responsible for the Mexican claims. The expenses of the war, M. Atocha estimated at 560,000,000. There was also to be a treaty of com merce, and of alliance between the United States and Mexico, offensive and defensive; the former enga ging to protect the latter, as well as to refuse to ac knowledge the independence of revolting provinces, and also to defend the frontier against the Indians, keeping thereon a force of from five to ten thousand men. A Curious Calculation TYhat is a billion 1 The reply is very simple : a million times a rail lion. This is quickly written, and quicker still pronounced ; but no man is able to count it You may count 160 or 170 in a minute ; but let us even suppose that you may go as far as 200 : then an hour will produce 12,000, a day 280,000, and a year or SG5 dayj 105,12O,O00l Let us suppose now that Adam, at the be ginning of his existence, had begun to count, had continued to do so, and wai counting still he would not even now, according to. the usu ally supposed age of odr globe, have, counted near enough. Fur to count a billion he would require 0,512 years, 34 days, 5 hours, aod 59 win-ules. ' ' RELIEF OF IRELAND. v: K; ;tte foBowing despatch !rom;.&rd PalmerstontoJ Mrv Pakerihain, cony! 4e fcke QWerament, and the BriflA'-the-tieW f the United States, -for elrfi htrlTo to relieve the sufferings of the; L peoplcwili beread withpleasnir Vi 1.-.. .. .' V - '-:rfbmdjlicrMr& 31, 1847. r 'SoMlutve received youV.despatch, No. 8. of the 12th ultr stating that measures have teen taken for the purpose of . raising sflnbscription; in the United States for the relief of the destitute Inshrpoor. - And r have to instruct yoii ' to takj every-oppor tnnity of saying how grateful Her Majesty's Gov ernment, and the British nation at large, feel for this kind and honorable manifestation of sympathy by the citizens of the U. & for th sufferings of the Irish people. 'It might, indeed, have oeen expected, that a generous and high-minded nation, would deep ly commiserate the sufferings which, an awful visita tion of Providence has inflicted open so large a pop ulation, descended from the same ancestors as them selves. But the' active and -energetio assistance which the people of the United States are thus af fording to the poor Irish, while it reflects the highest honor upon our transatlantic brethren, must tend to draw closer, and to render stronger and more lasting, ties of friendship and mutual esteem, which Her Majesty's government trusts will long continue to exist between the two great branches of the Anglo Saxon family separated, indeed, from each other by geographical position, but united together by common interests, to which every succeeding year must add increasing extension and force. I am, &c, ' Palmerstox. To the Right Hon. Richard Pakenham, dec The locos accuse Gen. Taylor of favoring the march to the Rio Grande Was it for this that Mr. Polk tried to supercede him as commander of our forces in. Mexico? The old hero fought the enemy numbering twice his own force at Palo Alto, Resaca de ia Palma and achieved a glorious triumph to pur arms. Was it for this that Mr. Polk passed him by in con temptuous silence in his annuat message to Congress? At Monterey he stormed height and fort, rampart and citadel, capturio? a fortified city garrisoned by a splendidly equipped force of more than two to one of his own mm. .-" Was it for this that Mr. Polk set his sattelites in Cougrem upon bitn to tear down his military reputa tion 7 Waa H Tor Huh, for these, tor all, that Mr. Polk made his five ineffectual efforts to appoiut a Lieutenant General over him, and after all, express ed his deep regret that he ws not able to do so? Alabama Journal. Wa add : At Buena Vista " Old Invincible" successfully aud triumphantly repelled the attack of more than 20,000 of Santa Anua's best troops, with leas than one fourth of their number. Was it for this, that the " valuable" correspondent of the Standard" from Washington City accused tbe glorious old soldier ot cowardice nxid falsehood T Edit. Reg. CE The Providence Journal publishes the fol lowing beautiful and touching extract of a letter from Captain Vinton, who fell in the siege of Vera Cruz: a I have hitherto lived mostly for othersbut my children will reap some of the fruits of ray self-denial, by the means I shall leave them of living in dependently, and securing a good education. 1 commit them in full reliance to the care of their Heavenly Father, and I hope their trust in him will ever be at least as firm and unceasing as has been my own. My confidence in the overruling Provi dence of God is unqualified ; so that I go to the field of action fully assured that whatever may befall mc will be for the best I feel proud to serve my coun try in this her appeal ; and should even the worst death itself be my lot, I shall meet it cheerfully, concurring fullv in the beautiful Roman sentiment, 1 Dulce et decorum est pro Petria morV n Fixe time for Elderly Girls. It is recorded that by an ancient Act of the good old Scottish Parliament, passed in the reign of Margaret, in the year about 12S8, it was " Orderit, That during ye reign of her mayst blessit majestic, ilka maiden ladee, of baith high and low estait, shall hae liberty to speak to ye man she likes. Gif he refuses to take her to be his wife, he shall be mulct in the sum of an hundred punds, or less, as his estait may be, except and always gif he can make it appear that he be bethrothet to another woman ; then he shall be free.77 CAPT. CLARK'S COMPANY. The Company of Regulars just enlisted for the service, by Capt. "Wm. J. Clark, of this City, now numbers, we understand, between ninety and a hundred men, and will march for the scat of war next week. Thirty to thirty-five of them are now in this City, and the others at different points of en listment Star. Bank or Cape Fear. The Stockholders' in this Bank held their annual meeting at the Banking house in this town on Monday. The stock owned by the State of North Carolina was represented by Dr. F. J. Hill. The gentlemen whose names follow were elected directors for the ensuing year. Edward B. Dudley, John Hill, Gabriel Holmes, A. J. De Rosset, Sen., John Wooster, Samuel Shuter, Samuel Black, P. K. Dickinson. John D.Jones, John Walker and Wm. B. Giles. Wilmington Chronicle. Fall of a Flot;r Mill. The fourth floor of the large flouring mill at Hackettstown, Warren county, belonging to Mr. Clark, gave way on Tuesday of this week under the pressure of a heavy weight of kiln-dried corn meal, producing serious and fatal consequences. The previous cracking of the timbers had caused apprehension, and the proprietor, with some friends, was engaged in propping the floor when a section of some fifteen feet gave way. Peter Rice, a respectable citizen of the place, was caught by the crushing mass and buried, being found dead under some ten feet of meal Newark Daily. Education in Prussia. All the children be tween the age of seven and fourteen years are di rected to be either sent to school or educated' at home by their parents. If the latter plan is pre ferred, the municipal authorities are, to be inform ed in what manner the education is provided. If the former, attendance is ensured by keeping lists of absentees, and submitting them, at short sta ted intervals, to the inspection of local commit tees. These are empowered to summon the parents in case of negligence, and to reprimand them ; or, in extreme cases, to punish, them by the infliction of such penalties as are commonly awarded by police tribunals that is, we presume, by fine aod imprisonment- The parents are also deprived, as a measure of extreme rigor, of all par ticipation in tbe public provision for the poor. On tbe other hand, if poverty be the cause of absence, the commune is to furnish needful as sistaoce In: the shape of clothes or otherwise The number of children thus educated is stated by M. Cousin to have been 2,043.030 in the year 1831 a number which, after deducting unavoid able absentees, embraces the whole population between seven and fourteen years of age. Frasers Magazine. J ndge Potter opened the Spring term of the Uni ted States' District Court for the District of Cape Fear in this town on Monday. . There was no busi ness of consequence on the docket, and the Court was adjourned the same day. It will not be inappropriate to mention in connec tion with the foregoing paragraph that J udge Potter was appointed to office by President Adams the elder, in 1801, and that he is now eighty-four years old. He is remarkably active for ona of his age' making a regular semi-annual tour of judicial duty extending almost from the Southern to the Northern extremity of the State. Wilmington Cltronicle. e?mn?ABAX HABIT. Mill, asvshethrew herself Into a chair tarn from cbriol.v - - luuuwri mj (irra 10 aeain j" gajj . -Y.jiJBither.l am moa. I in Pan i 'J I Nov rny daughter, not even almost" Mrs. Mills. , ' . Well,- at way rate,? continued Jane, would not W4lk from herp to school again j 1 for anything in the world.' S ' to djJ O yes you would, my dear," said jier mol, ' gently.. - : mk Noj .mother, I am sure I would not i certain nothing teotld tempt me.n ' wiiimuu could be inducajl to tra without anv drainer" nnao? could make me willing to go.' anytbid r aupposey-, saia airs, ruins, l should nff to take yon " villi Jne to the new panorama tr I afternoon I expect to visit it." 1 Do yon mother !" said Jane, with o-reat imatioo. May I go ! You promised" i0 me when you went." wt "I intended to have done so," replied J . , . ,t , rxnioiiedj. a verr long way beyond your school." But I am quite rested, now, dear mnt,v said Jane. I would not fail of oona '. .1 u HTU- 1 ;i- . .? - J'T Cl inc ivvi uu. uy uu you smiie, mother 7 ' " l o tninK wnai an inconsistent little dan!,). . muiuu ju Hien oy inconsistent, molU ti urt,. ,.,i,an lint . ix n. . .i i - . " "jt gin cays one imnsu that she would not walk a particular distance for anything in the world, and in the next rain, ute saya phe would not fail of walking Ktill for ther for anything in the world.' she not only uiki mcoDsisieniiy ana exiravagantir, but foolish. Yesterday, when you came home fnm school vmi a.ul ifti nBM slmnet 1 J ijjuiciiru out Oj Joij; I me, ana wnen 1 imjuireo, ymj said that you hij I r i i h f cl way u"imc irum sciiuui. " Now, my daughter, I wish you to brni juursc.j ui nun ijhu iiaini. v nen vou are tirtjl or hungry or frightened, use the simple wnJ that express yourmeaning. For instance, jj may ue urea, very urea or exceeding tired ur you maybe alarmed, frightened, or terrified! r. t rom this time. Jet your lips speak the thim you mean. Tbe Bible says, Let your ye l i . i . i yea, auu yuur nay, nay ; ana auut, mat ' VYiut. soever is more than these comelh of evil ' " Will you try to remember what I have ben saying, and strive to correct this fault, my dear child said Mrs. Mills. u Yes, dear mother,'' replied Jane. M for I knnr it if wrong, and I feel anhamed and sorrv fort" Well, my dear," added her mother, " myroetl Ana now you may get ready to so with nufc see the panorama." Youth's Penny Gazetti, u . GEN. U EIRE A A TENNESSEEAN. We have heard a singular story to the efeetl that the renowned Mexican Chief who has re. cently so far out run Uen. J ay lor, is a natiierf this State ! It is said that his real name is lr and that he was born and u raised" to near out. hood, in Middle Tennessee Sumner or Saii County, we think. He was a wild, roving, deiirl may-care sort of fellow, and about twentjil twenty-iive years since, strayed off from tbe tn ternal roof and went to Mexico. The story im far probable as this: that it is known to somes! our citizens, that there was one of the young Vm of tbe character described, who did, about ttul time mentioned, go to Mexico, from whence htl has never' returned. It may be long resident there that has raised him to high rank in the my, and that is in truth identical with the office referred to. The change of name would k slight, and the story in itself is not at all imp bable. The JJrys of this State are. we beliew, a highly respectable family. Memphis Lnquvet SINGULAR CIRCUMSTANCE. A singular circumstance occurred to the 0r sron on her passage from Stoninpton to M York, on the mornine of the 29th ultimo. Wh off Huntington one of her injection pipes suddew ly became stopped, making the engine falter M SKierably. Mr.liockwood, the assistant enginee observed the circumstance immediately, ope the spare injection pipe, and directed the attet-l lion of the chief engineer, Air. Vanderbilt.to stopping of the other one. Mr. Vanderbilt sju( posed the stoppage was occasion by tbe boat ft ing oyer some seaweed, ana would soon geic, again. It not doing so, however, he exami the cause of the stoppage when the boat arria at New York. After taking off" the injection v"f and a portion of the pipe, he found iu it, tight against the guard of the valve, a large dui weighing seven pounds, which had been drail into it by the force of tbe vacuum created by engine. ' Mr. Vanderbilt thinks that the d must have dived when tbe boat approached ii, when it was found, its head was downward, its back toward the bow of the vessel. THE WEBSTER DINNER. The following beautiful song was composed 1 Johh R. Thompson, Esq. of Richmond, Vx, ft sung at the Webster Dinner: SONG. A, toast to the health of our guest let ns drain, Whom gladly we see in Virginia again ; And as southward by railway or steamer he flies, We'll give him a welcome as warm as our skies! A .health to the Statesman, whose far-reaching mi Is acknowledged and felt by the rest of mankiuJ, Wherever the flaz of hi country's unfurled, Like the drum beat of England that circles the or4 Whose eloquence, ever resistless and grand, A spell o'er our hearts to delight and command, A defence to the injured redressing their wrongs Will brighten, our annals and live in our songs. We honor the Jurist, whose learning is known. At every tribunal where law has a throne, Ne writ of ne exeat may lengthen his stay, Yet for him we mill have an attachment to-day And last, let us brim the gay goblet with wine, For one whom no trammels of party confine, But scorning all meanness and petty intrigue, Is proud to be known by the title of Whig ! THE ELECTIONS IN 1847, I 24 The next general elections take place in Aogo- and so on, as follows : . Kentucky ; Monday, . August Indiana Illinois - . Missouri Alabama - u u c. cc a tt a u North Carolina . Thursday, Tennessee " Maine Monday, Vermont Tuesdav. 5: (; 6:1 September 7tl 4t Aarxansaa - ; - - it u u u a u Florida. . Maryland . Wednesday, South Carolina Monday, Pennsylvania Tuesday, luicnigan xaonuay, Mississippi a s Louisiana " " u rr U , - New York Tuesday, . . ui New Jersey " ." j Massachusetts Monday, . " ; gtg Delaware Tuesday, " x exus ot? I - ' r
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