ALEIGIl, N. C. '
;iirday, September 25.
INEWS FROM THE KMY.
ve received no later intelligence from the
Mexico.' We are now in daily expectil
er news, giving us the result of the confer
feen the American and Mexican CoraniU
hich was to take place on the 30th ultimo,
Jfter the British Courier left the Citj.-f
ay intelligence -ta ire been received, after
ior pperj .aaJl be icmI ia an
THE SHERIFALTY.
I Scott,' Coroner of the County, has given.
1 Bonds. required by law, and has entered
luties as Sheriff that office Laving become
i the death of Mr. Edwards.
SPECIAL COURTS.
nrn that special Terms of the Superior
i ordered to be held in the Counties of Or-
Granville in Granville, the 5th Monday
iber; in Orange,he 2d Monday of Decem-
JR. FLEMMIXG, OF YANCY. j
jtve -kept a pretty close watch over the New$
Intaining news from the War, to see if we
'cover the same of the "member from Yap
so boldly led on the attack against' Gen.
Iring the laat sitting of our Legislature.-f-
r, our search has' been rain j neither the
Id Rough and Ready, or of old Chippewa,
is valiant knight But perhaps he may
the American guerrilla having no confi-
ScoTT, and being afraid of Taylor, be
te a Whig, he may be going jt on his own
I home by denouncing the former as an
jy declaring fhat he is defunct, choked jto
soup piates. and ail such classic language.
be serious must not those who, during
egislature. for mere political capital, vili-
and endeavored to sully the illustrious
e invincible Scott, feel degraded, even 'in
estimation, for their low attempts to do
jnt old soldier such gross injustice and
It is true, their puny efforts could not do-
n nis unsullied renown, out the effort u
ess ignoble and disreputable.
THE THREE - MILLIONS.
What has become of the three millions? we are
continually asked, and as continually reply, we do
not know. Mr. Kendall, in one of his letters, gives
a conjectural key to the mystery, in the following
words : I may be.mistaken, but ray humble opinion
is, that there are three influences now at work in the
City of Mexico, to bring about a peace. The first
and fort-most is Santa Anna himself, sick and tired
of the war, and seeing nothing in its continuance but
his own utter and irretrievable ruin. The second
is Melntosh, Thornton, & Co., the latter gentleman
attache to the English Minister, and both represen
ting English interests. The third, and an all-powerful
interest it is, is American gold, of which Santa
Anna and stone of his friends, are known to be exceed
ingly fondt and to handle nhkl they Kill stop at
Hoiking1 '
In the opinion then, of Mr. Kendall, at least, the
mystery is-fairly solved, and the recipients of some
of this money are to be Santa Annas and his friend.
Whether it be a dignified proceeding on the part of
a Government professing to. have feceived gross
wrong at the haads of another, to work her way to
justice by means of bribery and corruption, we leave
it to casuists about the White House to decide. We
confess, that in examining the various purposes to
which the three millions might be applied, none has
struck us as preseuting so great an air of probabili
ty as this. It cannot be intended to purchase terri
tory ; for the Executive organ already proposes to
indemnify the Government for the expenses of the
war, out of the lands of Mexico ; and as those expen
ses are progressing at the rate of about a million a
week, the probability is, that we we shall have ob
tained enough to satisfy even the Union, long before
the books shall have been balanced. It might be
added that a very general suspicion is entertained
by the Mexicans themselves, that a portion of this
money has found its way into the pockets of Santa
Anna and his Generals.
MARYLAND.
rwii t a.1 rrnil. gloria- -wm g-
t, the most important battle ground yet te-
"Marylaud may decide the fate of part cs
X House. The eyes of the Union are Dn
she not give us the whole delegation in
Y She can, if she rvill, and surely, at this
)ur. she will form another u Bragg's Batte
jive the enemy a " little more grape." i
I happy to see, by the following from the
laud Civilian," under the head of "The
before us," that the Whigs of Maryland
ho all the responsibilities of their; position,
determined on a sweeping victory;
"ivilian" says, '-Never in the history of
Maayland, were the prospects of the Whig
J flattering. From all parts of the tate
eering intelligence. The Whigs ar J ev
aroused to a sense of duty. They know
jnce of the present struggle ; they kmjv
jWhig brethren of other States expect,
'eterariued there shall be no disappoint-
CC7 A letter from the army, published at New
Orleans, under the signature of "Leonidas," claims
all the glory of the two recent victories for Gen.
Pillow, and intimates pretty plainly that Gen. Scott,
GenrSniith, and others, had little or nothing to do
with them. The publication of this letter (in the
Dtlta) has elicited the most ill-natured remarks from
! the Press generally; and it is even asserted broadly
th-.it the letter is the production of the General
himself, or written at his dictation.
ARRIVAL OF THE BRITANNIA.
The steamship Britannia arrived at Boston; early
on Sunday morning last. She brings six days later
intelligence from Europe. ' i ' i
There is scarcely any cWnge to notice in the
tmtffceturTjrcacrsraiio. A r r r .
The commercial community will be pleased to
learu that the bills of Prime, Ward &. Co., which
were refused acceptance by pverend, Gurney St
Co, have since been honored by that firm.
Hon. Mr. Winthrop and Gen. Armstrong came
out in the Britannia. She briugs -12,000 in specie.
Mr. Senator, Col. J effi:rso Davis in a re
cent speech said, that it was noticed at Monterey,
that they who complained most of the capitulation
of that town, were " those who were rot quite up to
the ranks in that fight." The coward ia ever brave
when the danger is over.
, . COL. PAINE.
As the conduct of this Officer in Mexico, is now
freely canvassed, "we think it right to publish such
facts and comments, as are likely to throw any light
on: the subject. We find in the last " Wilmington
Chronicle' the subjoined article;
" It must be known to many of our readers, per
haps to the most of them, that for many months
there have been rumors in, circulation tlirougbout
the State prejudicial to CoL Paine, the commander
of the North Carolina Volunteer Reghueut. But
little attention has been paid to them, because they
came in too indirect a manner, and were too vague
to be worthy of much attention. iThe general pur
port of them all has been, that he was tyrannical
and overbearing in his treatment to the Officers and
Privates of his Regiment. We cannot, of course,
be in possession of information which will enable us
to determine as to what measure of blame, if any, ii
M bejuiputed , t- Coi. Paioo. - lf&ay, wa aypb
cause we kav not yet seen an iota of evidence thai
lie has acted blamably ; it would, therefore be a work
of; supererogation to enter into his defence. It will
be time enough to examine the accusations made
against him when they bhall come in a substantial
form.
u We Will, however, here adverttto one of the sto
ries afloat injurious to him. It is this : that on a
march with his Regiment, they came to a SpriBg of
Water, when all, or nearly all, the whole being much
exhausted for the want of water, rushed to the Spring
to slake their thirst, and he gave out orders that no
one should touch the water until he had drank.
Now the story, in accordance with the truth, should
be thus : When the Spring was met with, (quite a
small one.) there was a general rush to get at the
water, the men being, as described, greatly ia want
of it. Col. Paine immediately rode uft aud discov
ering that the eager scrambling around the little
stream and trampling in it would prevent it being
of much service to any, ordered all to retire, placed
a guard over the Spring, and had a basiu for the
water cooped out, so that it could collect iu suffi
cient quantity to satisfy all, and become clear and
fit for use. This is the true version of the Spring
story, as narrated to u by the Captain of one of th
Companies of the Regimeut, who is now in this State.
When one of the tales of rumor is thus found to have
so much of the erroneous in its composition, it is but
a judicious caution to scan the others closely before
giving them credence.
" Col. P. has doubtless bad some turbulent spirits
to deal with, as well in other Regiments with which
he has been brought in occasional intercourse us Of
ficer of the day, as in his own. Such men, impatient
of the restraint of military discipline, are very apt
to stigmatize the author of it as a tyrant. We have
all along understood that Col. Paine was a rigid dis
ciplinarian. If he has erred in being too severe at
times better so, than to have been lax and waver
ing. Better for the reputation df the Regiment, for
that of the army at large, and for his own.
"And now whilst we have the subject in hand,
we will give utterance to a suspicion which we en
tertain, that many of the difficulties whidt Col. Paine
luis had totcontend Kith, had their origin tcith, or rctre
first instigated by, rtstless little partisans operating
here ftithitt the State. There was from the first mo
ment of his appointment, an evident purpose to im
pair his influence, and bring him iuto dkreputo with
uu itegimeuu
TAK7E OUR TfAT V
The Marion (Ala.) News very coolly asserts that,
in every element of true greatness, James A". Polk is
superior to Henry Clay! And the Editor con
tinues: " We appeal to the country, if Mr. Folk's
morals have not been purer? If his education has
not been better? If his learning and information
are not great? If his speeches do not contain more
argument and force, and if. whilst presiding over the
House of Representatives, he did not make an im
pression on the country, which Mr. Clay "entirely
failed to do?"
t CAROLINA, TENNESSEE AND
LMR. POLK,
ma Journal, speaking of the late elec
ts North Carolina, the native State of Mr..
iTennesssfie, the State of his adoption aud
refused to vote for their recreant sou in
of :4i since then he has been tested
wanting, aud the influences ofState pride
failed to mitigate the abhorrence of the
ihese his own States, and they have again
decided vote, recorded their detestation
son and hi3 principles. This is a rebuke
aid silence the political toadies who at
atter Mr. Polk with the idea of his vovu-
SWEET REVENGE TO TEX A NS.
The correspondent of the New Orleans "Delta"
narrates an interesting incident, which occurred
after the late kittles had been fought and won. It
must have been u sweet revenge." When the troops
had arrived at Tacubaya, all the former Texan
prisoners who were present assembled just below the
NaUonal Palace, on a fine paved roud,- made by the
labor of their hands, while they remained in that
country. On the side of the road stood a beautiful
monument with the following inscription : "Erected
to the memory of Gen. Santa Anna, in consideration
of his having constructed this road by the labor of
the prisoners of Texas." It was not long after the
assemblage of the crowd, until down came the mon
ument, and not satisfied with tearing it down, they
broke the stone into small pieces, and scattered them
to the four winds.
ROM THE RIO GRANDE.
Tthern Mail of Saturday, night, brought
3 death of Brig. General Hopping, who
Her, on the 1st instant His brigade is
I vrcn. lake s iirigaue was expected to
the 18th insL from Brazos for Vera Cruz.
Jusiin was concentrating his Brigade
to, preparatory to its departure for the
CONFESSION.
The Mexican Minister of Foreign Affairs de
fends the armistice upon the ground that it will save
their Capital from " assault" and " violent oceupa
tiou." This is a confession of Gen. Scott's power
to assault and to occupy, if he had desired. It is, too,
about the first evidence of rationality we have yet
fouud the Alexicans exhibiting.
bf.des, i? is stated, halted before he reach-
iy of Meitfco, at a place cailed Callenta,
luuicated with Santa Anna; but Santa
ld have nothing to do with him, and, or
i to leave the country on penalty of death,
ief used to obey, and was attempting to raise
I put down Santa Anna. 1
.
ocqtt s wound at Churubusco was but
re are happy to hear from the New Or-
that the, gallant old General was so
bled by it, that he would not evenacknowl-
tii the batlje was decided.
e Washington correspondent of the Balti
Ji" says : '
fohn McPherson, of Virginia, has this day
jiuted Consul for Genoa, in the place of
W, the biographer of Sam. Houston, re
I believe the Sardinian Government re
Is recall. There are iio more than thir
icants for the Chargeshtp to. Naples a
t the attention of our patriots is turned to
land not to diplomatic appointments. I
jkcly the President will bestow the ap
on Robert Tyler, Esq., the son of the late
who first, nominated Major William H.
?at l.lace''
COMMODORE PERRY.'
Commodore Perry, on his return to the squadron
at Alvaiado, found two sailors had been killed on
shore by some Mexicans. He arrested the Alcalde,
and required him to pay $2,000 tor the use of the
widows of - the two men.
MORE MYSTERY.
The Washington "Union" says "Tt might be
imprudent at this' time to divulge all the facts con
nectedwith this 'subject, (the return of Pared es.)
but they would clear our agents abroad of any shadow
of complaint" We wonder if there has been any
greasing of palms which enabled Paredes to slip in
so oieaginously r
ITT" It is said that the Administration is as much
displeased with the armistice of Geu. Scott as it was
with that of Gen. Taylor at Monterey. This
characteristic. .
THE DESERTERS.
The deserters from the American army in Mexi
co, organized into a company, as has already been
stated, were captured in the battle of the 19th, and
a court was immediately formed to try them. Great
exertions were making to save them. A petition
signed by the most distinguished Mexican ladies,
hod been sent to Gen. Scott in their, behalf; an4 the.
British Minister, and perhaps some other foreign
Ministers, had interested themselves for flieni.
Their flag was captured by the 14th Infantry, of
Gen. Pillow's division. Mr. Kendall savs :
'The banner is of green silk, and on oue side is
a harp, surmounted by the Mexican coat of aims,
with a scroll on which is painted. Lwertad por
la Repvblica MiiicanaP Underneath the harp is
the motto. Jurin eo Brack!" On the other side
is a painting of a badly executed figure, made to
represent St. Patrick, in his left hand a key, and in
nis ngnt a crook or stnti resting upon a serpent.
Underneath is painted "San Patricio." To their
credit be it spoken, the Irish in our own army- arc
loudest in denouncing the miserable wretches who
fought and killed so many under this flag. I khow
not what disposition will be made of them, but as
naraiy a person has been punished for an onence
committed against our own army since, it first cross
ed the Rio Grande, the rascals may get off easily."
is
K7 U seems to be settled that the story about an
innocent man being uung in Alabama is incorrect.
Letters from the viciuity say, that no such con
fessions have been made as is asserted, and that no
thing has ever transpired to throw any doubt upon
the guilt of the man who was executed. "
FIRE, IN PHILADELPHIA.
A disastrous fire occurred iu Spring Garden,
Philadelphia, on Sunday morning, which consumed
about twenty houses, many of the, inhabitants bare
ly e raping with their lives.
Hp-It cannot be denied that the yellow fever
rages more violently and with more malignancy than
ever Detore in iew Orleans. 1837 and 1841 were
distinguished as the most sickly seasons in New Or
leans. In the former" year there were 2,239 deaths f
in the latter 2,231. In 1633, the city Was visited
by the yellow fever and cholera. The 'deaths that
year were 2)758. But thus far, the average number
ofdeaths exceed any former season, and there is no'
reason to hope for a decrease until the near approach
of the winter months.
Letters from tie Army. A private letter
from the seat of war, contains the following para-:
graph, by which it will be seen how difficult and
costly it is for army officers to get a letter sent home,
" The only way of sending letters is to hire a
Mexican express and pay him one hundred dollars
Fifty officers club together, and each only are al
lowed to write half a sheet of thin letter paper, so
that the express rider can secrete them, to avoid de
tection, which would be certain death in case he
should fait in the hands of the guerrillas."
GREAT SALE O? SHEEP.
A great sale of Oxfordshire" Sheep, took pWfjn
the 1st inst., on the farm of Major Reynold, in Del
aware, whidh was attended by a number of gentle
men from different States. One was knocked off to
Mr. Carroll, of Baltimore, for $44 j another to Mr.
Jessmp, if that City,' for $4i y one to Major Peter?
of Montgomery county, for $61 ; and One t6 Mr?
Brown, Of Maryland, for $45. The lot comprised
.12 sheerling bucks; and sold at from $40 to $100
each. A lot of eight Leicester Ewes were also sold
toro to Mr. Jessup for $11- each; and four tc
Major Peter at $14' and- Sl3 each
Fron the N, O. Picayune of Sfpt. Kith.
THJi PROSPECT OF PEACE.
ta Patriae issued yesterday afternoon an extra
containing some news, or rather some confident an
ticipations o news from Mexico. Te schobner
Charran, Capt. Golding, arrived yesterday morning
from Tampici, wheuce she sailed on the 5th inst.
The Tampict- correspondent of La Patria writes
that he has rqceived the following letter from the
Capital we ve the translation of La Patria :
. ' ' Mexico, August 10, 1847. ,.
Esteemed friend I have already informed you
that Gen. Scott proposed a suspension of arms on
the 21st, nnd that it was followed by an armistice
agreed tu on the 22d inst. A negotiation was forth
with opened with Mr. Trist, and I have heen nssiiV-
I ed that up to yesterday it had impressed very satis-
very snortiy a treaty of peace, it is ex-
i ne united States shall restore to Mexico the
Californias, together with all the ports, Cities ,aud
Towns which the American forces occupy in our
Territory.: .
The; United States shall forever retain the State
of Texas, whose limits shall extend to the left bank
of the Rio Bravo del Norte, comprising Matamoras,
by means of acanal which shall be cut for that pur
pose. In respect to this latter point it appears that no
thing dennite'bas been agreed upon. It has beeul
fouud imposible to assemble Congress, consequently
a junta 'of "notables" will be formed for the express
purpose of revising the treaty. There are other ar
ticles, but as they are of sccoudary importance they
are not given.
Gen. Valencia marched to Tolnnn. -wW ho ii
i licly declared that he would not recocuize oanta
Anna as President of the Republic nor as Commander-in-chief;
and, he proposed to assemble troops for
the purpose of attacking the Capital. Subsequent
ly, however, it appears he surrendered himself to
the Government, by whom he has been sent prison
er to Gaud.ilupe, where he is to be brought before a
Vouv( martial.
Gen. Alvaret is announced as intending to re-assemble
his trokips, for the purpose of attacking the
-Americms on the first favorable opportunity.
Gen. Paredes, it is stated, is marching on the cap
ital wifh i a respectable force, which he has succeed
ed in bringing together, with a view to assist his
countrymen. This he persists in doin-r, not wit h-
j standing the order that has been transmitted to him
from Santa Anna to quit the country to return
again to the place of his. exile.
Gen. Salas. I have just seen a communication
from Gen. Salas, dated rroiu Coaynean. where he re
mained a prisoner. Iu this, he declares that it was
by the uuakilfuloess of Valencia, and'the cowardice
of Torrejon, that the battle of Coutreras was lost.
Torrejon, instead of obeying the orders of Salas.
which directed him to charge the Americans with
bis cavalry, putillanimously fled, and iu this manner
brought ruiu and destruction on our mfantry .
N. N. .
We give this for what it is worth. U is no later
from the city of Mexico han has been received by
way of Vera- Crux. Nobody, we take it, believes
tho United States are eoinar to restore California.
Hi -f3n tne title by conquest which
we now have, tor one by purchase we mpjose tiie
three millious are intended for some such purpose.
But the United States will never give up California,
and this part of the letter must be all ludge. The
statement about the canal and Matamoros is simply
unintelligible. But this letter,"which we give solely
'.o gratify the gaping curiosity of the town for every
wortlof news from Mexico, is important in one
view of it. It confirms the fact that Mexicans gen
hilly do sincerely believe that an immediate peace is
iq grow out of the late victories and the negotiations
bunded upon them. The letter writers with our
army show themselves by no means so sanguine of
Uivs as do the Mexicans. This' we regard as a good
tuieu for ixiace, aud we attach no other importance
i La Pat riu's letter than as continuing this tact.
eare uow hourly expecting later intervals from
i era Cruz, with decisive information as to the issue
the negotiations. We trust uen. Cscoit win not
low any waste of time in this business; should the
Mexicau commissioners show any signs of insinceri
ty or mere procrastination, the armistice should be
bl-oken off. ami the capital occupied. W o infer from
the " Union" that Mr. Trial's instruct inns are very
cdoe aud Specific, and if so. ther can be ho possi-
bte'etse for tedious diplomacy.
INTERESTING FROM THE ARMY.
The Washington Union, of Monday, contains
two letters from distinguished Officers in General
Scott's army, relative to the reccut battles, from oue
of which we make the following extracts :
4;The greeting of General Scott by the troops af
ter the action, on seeing the success of all his plans,
was loud aud Vociferous. It must have shaken the
'Halls of Ihe Montezumas.' Their enthusiasm
seemed to cheer the Mexican officers in their cap
tivity. The army has implicit confidence in him,
and apprehend nothing where he commands. He
sees every thing, and calculates the cost of every
measure ; and they know and feel that their lives
and labor will not be uselessly expended. During
the day, we took 2,700 prisoners 8 generals, o7
pieces of artillery, and ammunition enough for a
whole campaign. Their defences were completely
turned, and their plans upset. We could have en
tered Mexico that evening or the next morning, at
oUr pleasure, so complete was the disorganisation of
their army of 32,000 men. We learn that 7,000
men were opposed to us at all points on the 20th,
and they acknowledge in killed and wounded 5;000.
The Lieutenant Johnston Kinea was tneuepnew
RICH BEQUESTS TO THE PROTEST A NT
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
In. the summer of the year 1S29, Frederick Kohne,
Esq., a native of Germany, and for many ye,irs a citr
uen,. first of South Carolina, am then of Philadel
phia,; died at the latter place, deeply lamented, leav
ing his wife and Messrs. Bohlen and Vaux, of Phil
adelphia, and. Maxwell,; of Son'th Carolina, his
executors. He was a. very wealthy man, strongly
attached to the church, as his will shows. -, It made
ample provision for his widow, aud set apart, besides,
certain properties for the benefit of his collateral
kindred, and made, moreover, many private bequests
to poor friends, servants, &c.
The will conveyed the fallowing, legacies, specifi
cally, to be paid on the death of his widow, which
event bus just taken nla
To the House of Refuge, Philadelphia, $100:00$.
urpuan Asylum, do.
Pennsylvania Deaf and Dumb Institute,
Female ProkJEpia; Asso. Philadelphia.
turaiii ocnooi, ? . UO.
CtT A gentleman in New,York,' retipgfroma
shooing excursion on Tuesday eveniiig was attract
ed by bis dog tq some stramopium bushes qn a vacant
lot between Bocrum and;(ourt streets: . bn search
.h, he found there a fie infant., of abofc eight
weeks old, evidently le,ft tjjerejp perish. The Su
perintendents of the Poor have , provided for the
child, which thui: owes its life to the sacity.of the
doe.
Female Beney. So. St. James' Church.
General Epis. T.heolo. Seminary; N. Y.
Prot. Epis. Ch. Sunday School Union, '
Prot. Epis. C.h. Dom. and For. Miss SocV,
Bishop's Fund, Diocese of Pennsylvania,
Prot. Epis. So. for propagating Christian
ity in Pennsylvania,
Other donations, to Protestant EpiscopaJ
Institutions. Churches, &c. in South
Carolina, especially to those of
Charleston,
G0,00Q
20,000
SOOQ
5.060
3000
100.000
20i()O0
10000
5.000
5,000
4.000
375,000
The residue to the executors in trust for such
charities in Pennsylvania and South .Carolina, as
they may deem most beneficial to mankind, the co
lored population of both States, it being specially
conditioned to be permitted to be partakers thereof.
The decease of Mrs. Kolrne, as we, have before
hinted, throws the whole of these munificent be
quests into the hands of those for whom they were
intended by their bestower. Many of them will
prove most opportune and useful. N. Y. Express.
A Practical Commentary on Abolitionism.
Mr. Isaac Mercer, of Fayette county, Tenn. re
turned to., thru place 011 the 3l)th uU. f.-uin Indiana,
whither he had gone for the purpose of locating-,
and providing for a number of his slaves, (gume
six or seven,) whom lie had emancipated. On
reselling his destination in IndiaiiH,seeing the des
titute and'miserable condition of the black popu
lation already located there, no importunities
could induce them to remain, and accordingly re
turned with their master, preferring' a life of ser
vitude, such as they had known, than to remain
ing in a state of miscalled freedom, where their
moral and intellectual condition and social relations
would not be enhanced, but on the contrary, could
not fail to be infinitely more oppressed and degra
ded. Mobile Tribune.
Woman Stronger than Oxen. It i. related
of a certain New England Divine, who flourish
ed not many years ago, ami whose matrimonial
relations are suppot-vd not to have been .of the
moHi agceeauie Kinu, mat one oaDDaui morning.
age, M And another said 1 have bought five yoke
of oxen, and I go to prove them,' I pray thee to
have tue excused ; and another said, I have mar
ried a wife, and therefore, cannot come," he ud-
denly paused at.lhe end ol this: vere, arew on
his spectacles, and lookingToundtm his hearers!,
aid with emphasis, " The fact if, my brethren,
one woman ran draw a man further from the king
dom of Heaven than five yoke of oxen 1"
Elfxteic VeLocitv. It has been stated, and ge
nerally understood, that. electricity in high tensfori
travels at the rate f two hundred and. eighty tbou,
sand miles in a second of ;time that this is the pro
bable velocity of icomrauiucation by ihe Magnetio
Telegraph. But from recent observations it appears
most probable, that -no spa.ee of time whatever, ia re
quired ,in the passage Mhe Telegjsaphic urrenti
from ouejtatioa to another, whatever the distance
The induction pf the fluid atone end ..of the wire
produces eduction at the same instant Delta. 1
, Lieut. J. G'AUptin Ve were deeply griev
ed in examining the list of officers founded at
the battle, o,f Churubusco on Tib'. morning of the
20lh of August, to find that our gallant0 towns
man. Lieutenant Martin, has lost bis, right-arm.
The battery to which he is attache Capt. Frank
Taylor's, was exposed throughout toe battle, and.
presents a list of wounded entirely disproportion
ed to any other portion of.the army, if we except
the South Carojina Regiment. It was placed,
where the battle raged hottest, arm1 bajls flew;
thickest, and gallantly unBjnching maintained its'
position and returned the .fire, of tbij. enemy .
Whilst we Fiiicerely regret the. accident which
has deprived Ltent. Martin of his,.a.rrn, we can
l?ut feel proud iithe k noised re, that his wound
yas rece.ived whilst he Was at his post, discharg
ing faithfully its duties.. - . (. . . .
Elizabeth City Oil JSor'tti stale.
NORTli CAROLINA, REGIMENT.
Ye regret to pesPeive jh'at Col. Pine has
been jntolved in a difficulty with his .regiment,
resulting in the death of pne of his men. We
know nothing of the merits of the , case, other,
than what appears in the letter .but .taking the
facts as there slated, we conceive that Colonel
Payne was altogether Justifiable io.the course he
pursued, and that the state of iasu,bordinatioti ami
rpvolt exhibited imperatively, demanded at. hist
hands the most prompt and decjded measures for
its suppression. We knovV "Col.. I'aine,,. and
thMigfi a Vigid disciplinarian,, we feej confident;
that he vmuld be giiilty of, no act unbecoming a
highraiucled gentleman ancj gallapt officer. , .
sharleslon Mercury.
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in Wilkes Coun, Mr. Alexandef:J. Canserof
Lincolntoh, to Mias.Mary Ann, youngest daughter
of the late Col. James Martin.. ...
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The Poor Boy's College "The printing
office,'1 tays the N. Orleans Globe. 4 ha indeed
provpd a belter college to many a poor boy has
graduated more useful and conspicuous members,
of society has brrunrht more intellect, and turn
ed it into practical, useful channels awakened
more mind, generated more active and elevated
thought, than many of the literary colleges of
the country. Hov mariy a drone has passed
through one of these colleges, with' no tangible
proof of his fitness to graduate, other than his
inanimate piece of parchment, himself it possi
ble more inanimate than his leathern diploma !
There i pomethinj in the very atmosphere in a
printing office, calculated to awaken the mind and
inspire a thirst for knowledge. A boy who com
meuces' in sucli a school, will have his talents
aud ideas broueht out ; it he has 11b mind to be
drawn out, theli'oy himself will be driven out."
of Lieut. Col. Johnston, of the Voltiguers. 1 was
stauding by him when his leg was carried off above
the knee by a cannon bajl'. He was a gallant little
fellow, and as merry oyer" his work all the moaning
as a boy at play. Ho fell by the side of the gn he
had been effectively serving, and died that night,
19th instant The Colonel did not hear of his Heath
until next morning. He was standing in Valencia's
captured entrenchments, flushed with the recent
victory ; his frame shrunk and shivered with agony,
and 1 wept to witness his grief, ft is the living for
whom we should mouVn, and not the dead. The
engineers did good service on both days ; nor was
the engineer company behind in any undertaking."
,A STRANGE DISEASE.
We find in the Boston Traveller, the following
account of a strange case :
"A vounfir girl has lately been brought to this
city for the benefit of eminent medical treatment,
who haa been suffering for several years with a
Btxaage iufirmity. It is a noise in tue tnroaij ioua
and Satinet, and sounds like the striking of two
metal together, or castmets used by boys in the
street The noise is without intermission, save per
haps for a few minutes, occasionally. As yet, the
cause of the noise has not been ascertained, or any
means found to abate the disorder, which, eo far,
has been on a gradual increase. It is totally dis
tract from the motion of the lungs, while breathing,
and,' altogether, is one of those cases, which is be
yonoHhe ken of human wisdom."
. kD VANTAGE OF TEMPERANCE:
At a recent meeting in Cork, Father Matthew
declared that "not one single individual teetotaler
i had-become-a: victim of either famine or pestilence."
It was quite a mistake that I could dislike
anything you should write against Lord Byron,
or I have a thorough aversion to his character,
and a verv moderate admiration of his genius ;
he is grea't so little away, To be a poet, is to be
a man, not a pretty portion of occasional low pas.
siou, worked up in a permanent form of humani
ty, Shakpeare has thrust such rubbiohly leel
mgs into a corner the dark, dufky hearlof Dbii
John in Much Ado About Nothing."
Charles Lamb.
A Caustic Hit. Piron, the French author,
having been taken up by the watchmen of the
night In the streets of Paris, was carried on the
following morning before a Lieutenant oft he Po-
lice, who haughtily interrogated him coucerniug
his business or profession.
1 1 am a poet air,' said Piron.
Oh ! a poet are you V said the magistrate, 4 1
have a brother who is a poet.'
Then we are even, said Piron, for I save a
brother who is a fool.
CONTESTED SEATS IN CONGRESS.
Colonel Jmes Mukroe, Whig, of New York
city,' it is stated, intends to claim the scat awarded
to Mr. Jackson ; aud Mr. Dixon, the Administra
tion candidate in the sixth district of Indiana in
tend to contest the seat awarded' to Mr. D'jnn,
Whig.
A' new mode of dispersing raoljs has been discov
ered out -West, which is said to supercede the ne
cessity of military force, ft is to pass round a con
tribution, bo j
THE ELECTION IN MAINE.
Maine has gone as we feared.' The indifference
of the Whigs has left a full victory to our opponents.
The Telegraphic despatch which we give this morn
ing, leaves us no longer the hope of even an unde
cided defeat The Waldo Congressional District;
which yesterday looked for a while a little promising,
is with the other three against us, and our last plank
is brokem Six Loco Focos and one Whig will be
the character of the new delegation from Maine:
It might have been otherwise with. 110 more than or
dinary exertion on the part of our friends. It is to
be recollected, however, that never in our calcula
tion of the probable strength of parties in the next
Congress, have we claimed more than one member
from Maine. The result has proved cur caution
commendable'. AT.. Y. Tribune.'
IHcTr .
In Halifax County.' on Sunday, the 12th inst,,'
aftei an illness of-several weeks. Miss Sarah Ann,
only daughter of Mrs. Anna P. Brinkley.
iDXjttiiavCcs;
Seldom is a community called upon to suffer the
loss of one so universally esteemed, as has afflicted
this, in the death of the deeply lamented James Ed
wards, Sheriff of Wake County. The oft repeated,
and anxious enquiries, made by every one, for a-week
before his death, eave unmistakeable evidence of th
deep-seated regard which was entertained for him
and the immense concourse which followed his re
mains to. the grave, also declared how sadly his" loss
was felt and lamented. But neither the strong ties
of friendship nor the anxious watchings of condoling;
associates, could stay the hand of the grim monster,
Death. ' He is gone! and the remembrance of hU
many excellencies of chars'.cter, and his generosity
of soul, will long live in the heart? of those who so
sincerely bemoan his loss. He was buried with Ma
sonic honors, and also by our military the "Cos
sacks" and - Ringgold Artillerists." G.
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TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.
At a meeting of Hiram Lodge, No. 40, on the
evening of Tuesday, 2 1st instant, the following
Preamble and Resolutions were submitted, and
unanimously adopted :
"Whereas, it has , pleased Almighty God; in hi
wise Providence to remove from among, us, our res-
.'..! KU.TTiwl Vnritlifr .Tamps EfjWARDS. a
member of this Lodger-We. the, members thereof,
feeling deeply sensible of the loss ,whic,h we, ami
the commumty at large, have, sustained ink the death
of our beloved brother, do therefore resolve, that as.
a Lodge we will attend bis funeral, and perform the
last solemn Masonic rite over his mortal remains.
Resolved, thakwe wiU wear the usual badge of
mourning for the space of thirty days. 1,,. .. :
Resolved, further, That w tender to the relatives
of our deceased brother, our sincere condolence for
. 1 o 1 I ,.f n r.tT-r nC Vi oca R Miflntinna li
ineir loss, mm iui -yj , "
transmitted to them by the. Secretary. ,,, :- ,
Resolved, further, That these Resolutions be pub
lished in the City; papers. . . 1
WM. THOS. BAIN, Secretary.
K7 The Star and Standard witt please copy.
Departed this life, on the 17 th.dky of August
Vm. B. Norman," at the residence Qt lat&er,
Gen. TbosT W. Norman, in ;Granville County in.
the 30th year of his age. He has left awi.feand
one child to realize the want of a departed, husband,
and of an absent father; and a kind father and mo-,
ther and three" sisters, to niourn his early death...
But let' them not; mourn as those without a hppe,for.
he embraced the religion of our Lord. and. Saviour
a few days before his death. and was ready to meet
ihe change. He, has left an, open space in his neigh
borhood, amongst his friends, that cannot be filled.
soon, if ever. lie died after a protracted illness ,
supposed to be Consumption. iiay ma
and friends be also ready when called !'. .. . j: & ,
rBHE Subpcribe'ri take pleasure in announ
cing to their ; friends, custoroers and the
public, that they have now iu their Carpet Room, a
very eoperior assortment of Carpetmgand Rugs, emr
"ifci- u..;.A U;a. Kaliov we hazard
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nothmir in savihe. that we are prepared, to exmou
the targest Slock to be found in this Market, A
our object U to do an extensive Carpet lrade, wa
will make our prices so low, that they will compare
favorably with "oy to be, found iu this or any other
UmrkeU FABLES. SCOTT- & WIIIT
' reWmb'org, Sept. 2, 1647.
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