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L---!--"'"'"'',,,, ' " iiujli i mi iixuriOim ini.-iiiw ! iniiifr r n-imii-a iJAMeglMMMMaMniMiagJ a i .ijjjjj-,- i... iMiclc JSo. 07 L Tarborough, (Edgecombe County, JV. CJ FndaVi January 19, 1838 rbf. XIV JVb. a. ii f 1 j 17j? Turbo rough lrcss, i BV GEOllGK IIOWAUD, piMished weekly at Tivo Dollars and '?' ('r per year, ii' paM iu a.lvaace or, T.me jiiuhrt at the expiration of the subscription year. :lVr aa) perio-1 less than a year, Twenty-five '.(' per nmith. Subscribers are at liberty to -ci--!uti:iuo at anytime, on giving notice thereof paying arrears those residing at a distance 'nu: iavariably pnyiu advance, or give, a rcspon-li-le reference in this vieituty. s Advertisements not exoeiliux a square will be inserted at One hilar the. first insertion, and 23 i.nts f r every c ontiauauee. Longer advertise laeats in like proportion. Court Orders and Ju 'jilViil advertisements i2." percent, !iirher. Ad t riisi -meats must be marked the number of in Veritas required, or they will be continued until -!., ; wise ordered and charged accordingly. I Letter addressed to the Editor must be post i er they may not be attended to. J j LATE FROM ENGLAND. I London papers to the 24lh, and Liver Ip.nd to the 25ih Nov. have been received I at New York. The commercial intelli gence is of the mo! cheering nature. Cot- ! ton rose in the ten days previous to the 1 2 till Nov. nearly one penny per pound, land lliC advance was maintained at the latest dales. Ashes and tar had likewise j improved ; turpentine w as dull. The B ii it'sh Parliament was opened on the 15th ! by commission. On the 20d, it was Open ltd hy Queen Victoria in person, w hen Lei j Majesty read the following SPEECH. JJy lords and gentlemen: ' I iifiVi tlinni'lil it riidit lr ncscmh p r .!. ...i i:.. i : m"""o r I fat the earliest convenient period I J dissolution of ihe late Parliament. i- 'I alter ihei'" J " It is with meat satisfaction that I have received from all foreign powers the strong est assurances of their friendly disposition, land of their earnest desire to cultivate and J maintain with me the relations of amity; laud I rejoice in the prospect lhal I shall be able to promote the best iuleresls of my j subjects, by securing to them the advanta ges of peace. " I lament that civil war still afflicts the kingdom of Spain; I continue to execute , with fidelity the engagements of my Crow n with the Queen of Spain, according lo ihe stipulations of the treaty of quadruple alli ance. ; I have directed a treaty of commerce which I have concluded with ihe Conl't de ration of Peru and IJoi'ma to be laid be- I rc you, and I hope soon to be able lo 'communicate lo yon, similar results of m t Ihegocialioiis with other powers. ; " I recommend to y our serious conside ration the stale of the province of Lutver iCanada. f' Gtnilcmcn of the House r.f Cvmrnovs j " The demise of the Crown renders it I .necessary that a new provision should be j .made for ihe Civil List. ', I "I place unreservedly at your disposal j .hose hereditary revenues which were j yansferred to ihe public by my immediate t Vredecessor, and I have commanded that ! jrucb papers as may be necessary for the I aJ'dl examination of the suljcct shall be I 'prepared and laid before you. tj " Desirous that the expenditure in this, as in every other department of the (JoV rn ' lnent, should bt? kept within due limits", l jfeel coufident that you will gladly make jadequate provision for the support of the itl. .1 i r . . . r I suuuor aim ug!iny oi me vrowu. " The estimates for the service of the J'.ext year are in course of preparation, and will be laid before you at the accustomed period. " I have directed that the utmost econo my should be enforced iu every branch of the public expenditure. il J)Iy Lords and CentLmcn, "The external peace and domestic tranquility which at present happily pre vail, are very favorable f r the considera tion of such measures of reformation and amendment as may be necessary or expe dient, and your attention will naturally bv directed to that course of legislation which n'as interrupted by the necessary dissolu tion of the lst Pailiament. " The result of the inquiries w hich have tpn made into the condition of the poor J'1 Ireland has been already 'a'(J before "liamefit, and it will be your duty to i!!nlt whether it may hot be safe and V to establish by law some well regulate ''-mus of relief for the deslitute in lhal 'ii.try. fiie municipal Government of the c'f ami iwwus in Ireland call for better - 'Kill. - b vs which govern thp collection of the tithe composition in Ireland require! revision and amendment. " Convinced lhal the better and more effectual administration of justice is amongst the first duty of a sovereign, I re quest your attention to those measures which will be submitted to you for the im provement of the law. " You cannot but be sensible of the deep imp irtauce of those questions which I hav e submitted to you, and of the necessity ol treating them in lh.it spirit of impartiality and justice which affords ihe best hope ol bringing ihetn to a happy and useful term ination. " In meeting this Parliament, the first that has been elected under my authority, 1 am anxious to declare my confidence in y o o r I o v a I ty a n d w i sd o ni . " The early age at which I am called to the sovereignty of this kingdom, renders it a more imperative duty that, under Divine Providence, I should place my . reliance upon your cordial co-operation, and upon Uie love and affection of my people."- In the House of Commons on the 20th, Lord John Russell gave notice that oti the 13th December, he should introduce bills for the maintenance of the poor in Ireland, iod for the better regulation of municipal corporations in that part of the kingdom. Mr. D. W. Harvey ave notice lhal he should move on the 23d for a return of all i sinecures, with a iew to their discontinu ance. Mr. Leader gave notice that he should take the earliest opportunity to bring be ( re the House the state of affairs in Lower Canada. - 1 . i. aniaa. A lioc lesfpr . V mnm ,-.-r. 'TUP'S ll'P n illl'itwr nirlipiili.c . I tt,,. I-..- " 1 . c mug ol the steamboat Caroline. 'Use horrid details of tins damning out rage, as we have them from an ee witness, are these: On Friday afternoon, the Steamboat Caroline, ("apt. Applcton, came down from Buffalo lo Sclilosher, with passen gers, and subsequently passed over to Navy Island with a party of gentlemen who wished lo visit ihe Island. Before daik she again returned to Sclilosher, where she was to lay during the night. The tavern accommodations at the place being limited, and a large number of per sons having collected out of curiosity, un der the expectation that an allai k would be made dining the night upon the island, all the berths in tl e boat uere made up (20) and 15 or -0 malrassts spread upon ihe tloor. These were all filled, as ike stew ard and captain assert, and several besides were known lo be asleep under the awning upon the deck. The whole number on board could not have been less than 45 or 50. Some 1 0 or 20 of them are missing. They were without doubt murdered, and have gone over ihe Palls. At 12 o'clock, all appeared in a pro found slumber. A few minutes after thai hour, however, the boat was attacked b) what afterwards appeared to be five tight oared boats each . boat contained from 10 to 15 regular Biitish troops iu sailor uniform. Captain Handy of Buffalo command ant of a schooner on Like Erie was awoke by the tumult below; aiKi immedi ately upon discovering bis danger, he rushed for the companion way. Be fore, however, he reached the deck he was met, by a soldier, whose arms be caught hold of, making the remark that it was not possible he would attack an un armed man; but he had scarcely made the remark' when he was struck a blow upon the head with a sabre, which laid bare his skull for several inches, and knocked him again into the cabin. The rufiian accom panied the blow with this remark : "There lake that, and go to h 1 you d d rebel." He fell upon the body of a black man, who had been killed by jhe murderers; he soon, however, regained his feet, leaped from the stern window, and swam to the shore. Captain Handy had on a fur cap, with a thick front piece, which, doubtless, saved UU life. Caplaiu King of Buffalo, after having reached the deck, had a sabre aimed at his head. To guard the blow, be raised his right arm, and the sabre fell upon his shoulder, leaving a frightful gash. Ano titer blow followed, which nearly severed his arm at the wrist. He, however, es caped, but is not expected to live. Copt. Applebee also reached thedeck, but w as knocked overboard by a " blow upon the head from a musket. Although severely stunned, Capt. A. succeeded in swimming to the shore. The Engineer escaped from the boat; but in his retreat, he received a stab from a bayonet. Two hands leaped from a window, and escaped unharmed. Captain Case, w ho ownes the Caroline, also escaped uninjured, as did also Iwo or three others. Horrid as are the details already given, the most diabolical act remains yet to be told. Upon the discovery of the tumult, many in the cabin attempted to hide from the monsters who were murdering iheir as sociates so indiscriminately. Among these was the cabin boy of the boat, an interest ing lad of 12 years. . He secreted himself in a cupboard; but he was soon discovered; upon winch he fell upon his knees, and begged, for his life, innocently remarking, " You ain't going to kill me, are you The brutish reply was, " We give no quar ters;" and he was run through the body with a bayonet, with such force as lo pe netrate the back part of the cupboard ! A slash or two from a sabre followed, and the innocent and unfortunate boy slept ihe sleep of death ! This scene was observed by Captain King, w ho remarked that of all the scenes of peril and death w hich he had witnessed, that was ihe most savage and aw ful. When ihe work of slaughter and death was complete, the murderers plundered the boat, broke up the cabin furniture, sel her on lire, towed her out into ihe river, and permitted her lo float over the Palls. When she readied ihe centre of the river she was a solid mass of fire. The flames continued lo ascend, with terrific sublimity until she reached the rapids on ihe west side of Goat Island. She then broke in pieces, and iu a mo.neni all was total dark ness. Several gentlemen, who witnessed the heart-rending spectacle affirm lhal, while file uoai was in names, they saw persons moving upon ihe deck. While this may be so, ue hope itm iy only have been ihe woi kings of their imaginations. As soon as the fire on the boat was visi ide, the murderers gave three cheers for Victoria, a large transparent signal was raised at Chippewa,-to guide the direction of the boat to the harbor, arid reiterated shouts were distinctly heard from the Bri tish iroops. And yet, in a despatch re ceived in this cily by express from McNabb to Mr.Garrovv, Marshal of this district. the iormer asserts that ihe destruction of the steamboat Caroline w as unauthorized. He must deem the American people the same lime, as ignorant fools as those are over v horn he tyrauize, and who kiss the rod that smites them. If ihe act was unau thorized, the fifty or sixty murderers will be delivered up to justice. If they are not, there ii a law of redress which can be put in force. When the boats were returning, a fre was opened upon them from the island, but as the night was dark the result was not known. j In the course of Saturday afternoon, Mr. West of this cily, crossed over to the Cana da side, below ihe falls, for the purpose of ascertaining whether any bodies had float ed upon the shore. After encountering the. fiery glances of 40 or 40 savages sta tioned at this point, he was escorted into the officers department, and bluntly told that no bodies had been discovered, and he was ai liberty immediately to return. He did return, and on his way back ob served iu the eddy many portions of the wreck, and a part of ihe body of one of the murdered iumaies of the unfortunate steam boat. P. S. Since the above was written, we have seen a gentleman who left Niagara Palls on Saturday evening, al 5 o'clock. He says lhat the number murdered is esti mated at from 15 to 20. When the boats lauded, there were two spies on board, one of whom was seen by the watch on the steamboat to shoot the first man killed. The murderers were armed with swords, pistols, muskets, and axes. The axe was ihe principal weapon used to murder the persons sleeping in the cabin; and they employed , it indiscriminately. It was a horrid butchery ! The contemplation of il curdles our blood. OC?" A few days since a gentleman from Philadelphia, with his wife and only child, a daughter about four years ofd, had taken passage on board ihe steamboat Buffalo, which was making preparations to depart. The little daughter having wandered un perceived from her father's arms, and while playing near ihe guards, fell over board. The cry was given of a drowning child ! The father could ncil swim the mother in an instant became almosl dis tracted. Al length the former cried out, "will no one save my child! my only child!'1 Al this moment a boy, apparent ly about twelve years of agf , sprang for- . ... - ward, saying "sir, I'll try to save your child!" And doffing his fur cap, the lit tle fellow plunger! iu with his clothes and boots on. The child was going 'down the second time in thirty feet water, when the boy caught the treasure and restored il safely to its mother. The best of it is, the boy refused compensation for w hat he had done. The Soulhtrn Church. The.Georgia Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, at a recent meeting in Alliens, passed Resolutions declaring thai Slavery as it exists in the U. S. is not a moral evil,' and is a civil and domestic institution, with which Christian Ministers have nothing to do, further than lo meliorate the condition of ihe slave by endeavoring to impart to him and his master, the benign influence ol the religion of Christ, and aiding both on their way to Heaven. The- late Synod of the Presbyterian Church, in Augusta, passed Resolutions, declaring that Slavery is a civil institution viih w hich the General Assembly has noth ing to do; that any of the acts of the As sembly -of the nature of legislation on the subject of Slavery, are without authority and void, and that in the present circum stances of the Church and the country, it is the duty of lhat body to give an open and decided assent to the principles above asserted. Ral. Iieg. (XT5 A letter from the Pos'.master at Co lumbia, S. C. dated 24lh ull. 10 P.M. says "The Express Mail Carrier has just ar rived, bringing d,e intelligence of thesik- mg oi rue r iai in me wait ree mver yes terday evening, by which accident I G ne groes and 4 mules were drowned. The horse bearing the Express Mail sw am out with his rider." A letter from Camden informs that there were 24 negroes in the ll it, with a wagon and four mules. Sixteen negroes and the mules were drowned. Fourteen of the negroes lost belonged lo Mr. James C. Doby, and two lo Mr. John Whitaker. I I I . .1 III . Tl A Wedding and a Funeral. Rarely does it fall to our lot lo record a more re markable act of Providence, than that of which we are uow calli d to speak. We yesterday announced the., marriage of the sister of our friend Alderman Peters, at his own house, and this day we record the death of bis estimable w ife a lady belov ed by all her acquaintances for her domes tic virtues, and other excellent qualities an event, as w e are informed, almost coin cident with the marriage. She was in her accustomed health and spirits, during the morning, and after the marriage cere mony, was engaged iu putting op parcels of the wedding cake for her friends. Feeling suddenly ill, she went to bed, as she tested her head upon her pillow ex pired! The coincidence is as touching as the bereavement will be deeply fell by her numerous family and friends. Bow sud den the transition! A cypress wreath for the wedding gai land! The theme is one for the muse of MrsI Sigourney. A. V. Com. Adv. Maryland Eight Million Loan. The commissioners, Judge Buchanan and Gen. Emery, to procure the eight million loan, report to the legislature that they have ne gotiated six millions with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company,, and the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company, on the terms prescribed by the law. Rlinois. The Jacksonville Gazette states that Mr.. Oakley has procured a loan in the cily of New York of a million of dol lars, for ihe internal improvement fund of Illinois, thus making two millions to be applied lo that object the coming season. At a late meeting of ihe Board of Pub lic Works, no less than 2C0 miles of Rail Road in various parts of the Slate were directed to be put under contract during the nexl six mouths. . Indiana. Give us the Hoosier boys yet for good Christians and thankfulness. Only see this from the DelphiOracle: ".Yo more grumbling. Since the com mencement of Van Buren's administration, we have had the finest crops, the most beautiful weather, the least sickness, more fun and less fighting, prettier children, more weddings and fewer petitions for di vorce, than there ever was nnder any other President, in the same time, since creation. Tennessee. A bill to establish a State Bank, has passed ihe House of Represen tatives of Tennessee. Capital of the Bank five millions of dollars. There is lobe a principal baak, and five branches. The - .fr - . .j.,. . bill contains a provision appropriating foo . millions oT dollars for internal improve, ments, $1,400,000 lo be expended in East Tennessee, 1,000,000 in Middle Ten nessee, and $1,000,000 in the Western District. Thirteen hundred thousand dol lars are appropriated to the construction of the Hiwasee and the Charleston and Cincinnati Rail Roads. Great excitement-prevailed in the Legislature at the time of the passage of this bill, and it w as carried by a vote of 38 to 36. South Carolina. The Legislature of this Slate has adjourned. The following resolutions were previously adopted by both Houses: Resolved, That the people of this State have witnessed with profound interest the gallant struggle of the people of Texas to emancipate themselves from the dominion of Mexico, and hail with heartfelt gratifi cation and pride their admission into ihe family of independent nations. Resolved, l hat the incorporation of the State of Texas into the American Union, as soon as it can be effected on (air ami reasonable terms, and consequently with a due regard to ihe obligations of interna tional faith, would eminently conduce to the interests of this confederacy. New York. A correspondent of the Globe under date Jan. S, observes: "The President's proclamation has done wonders. The pacific course it is now ap parent our Government intends rigidly to adhere to, has had a most salutary effect. " ilS ",a(,e ,blr' anire commercial movement immediately took place, and Cotton started at an advame of I cent per lb. The rise is firmly main tained to-day, and a large sale, 3000 bales, has been effected at the increased prices. Our stock market has also talli ed, but with no great demand. Specie is yet declining, and will probably iu a few days be at par. What a wonderful change from some three or four months back, and how evidently conclusive of the soundness and commercial accuracy of iheadopted measures of the Cabinet." Pennsyhania. The question whether colored people had a right to vote in Penusplvania was tried before Judge Fox last week, who decided that a black man had no light lo vote in Pennsylvania. Canada. The population of Lower Canada is about 000,000, of which 480, 000 are of French extraction. Upper Canada has about 400,000 inhabitants, who are mostly of British extraction. Mort of ihe fffcefs of carrying concealed weapons. The Columbia (S. C.) Times says lhal on Tuesday evening the 2Gth ult. Wm. Thompson, one of the proprietors of a hoiel in lhat place, hearing a noise in the upper rooms, went up and remonstrated with the author of it, who was a young Mississippian aged 17, named Charles Stevart, in a stale of intoxication, ami calling for a servant. He then attacked Mr. Thompson, and a young man, Mr. B. D. Boyd, cleik of the Commercial Bank, together with another young man in the room, interfered to prevent further aggres sions by eilher party. Stewart, however, drew a pistol, and iu mistake, we presume, shot Boyd iu the lower part of the abdo men. Boyd is considered dangerously wounded, and Stewart has been commit ted to jail to await the terminatioffof the efiects of the w ound. Hogs. There have been 80,000 hogs slaughtered during die present season in Cincinnati, Ohioj and at least 19,000 in the small city of Covington, across the ri ver from Cincinnati: So says ihe Whig of ihe latter place. 0C7A printing press is said to be on its way from London to this country, which will print C000 sheets per hour. The jaiv. A case is now pending be fore the Court of Common Pleas at Ips wich, Mass. in which several lawyers are engaged, and about one hundred witnesses in attendance. The matter in dispute is the' ownership of one cord of slabs, set forth in the declaration to be of ihe value of three dollars. The costs of the suit, so lar, are staled to exceed $1500". Going the entire. A fellow was recent ly met in great haste going towards a pill manufactory in one of our northern cities. "Hallo, Jim, which way now, so fast?"' "The fact is, 1 have taken two boxes of fashionable pills, directions, boxes and all, without doing me any good. I'm going to swallow the agent now, to see what el- recl ie "ave" Picayune i
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