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ilia whole city, telieved only by the fcarfu -t-una ol tnueaer ai mi aurmuig cumiuuy, One lamp or in iotHjut lorm, placed cpon "i gilt bracket heat the M of the In val id, cast iu ilcklf and melancholy light' on thit tcene of death. ; 1 ne name ol the lamp, wa Tercd, and would appear to extinguish alto Seiner J wen aguiu k wouu re-Kinuio situ m K throwing Qpoo the pale forehead of the expiring Countess its livid reflection. " In the fire-place eras burning a fireof wood, wbidb on tuddta cracked and exploded with a couiideralla noise, and th burning fragments were at re wed on each side of the Dearth.., 'jj, ...v'i":' 1 1 ; , .. Allatonceone ol these, burning brands flew acrojj the wider, and roiled on a mar LI slab in the middle of the orator?. T Jkiti f The invalid at this noise trembled upon her couch, raised herself as if supernaturally opon her elbow, like spectre half escsped from the tombi she opened her burning eyes Parted from the b4--seized with fury the buroins! brand, which in its. mil had blacken td the marble threw it amid the wood in the ehimner. and fell senseless. 4Ten minutes after she was dead, and her . eyes were fixed with horror upon the marble alab blackened by toe brand. :.." . CHAPTER V. , J " " ;" . t, ;- ... , THEbiSCOVEEY. The Countess had. left three nephews who were to inherit net property; they were pres ent at ner aeain, wnicn-secmea to tnem long tn coming, so awtous were they to divide a mongst them her princely fortune, They had all seen the Cm of the brand the look of horror of theCountoss and the slab black ened bv the smoke.-: Ther recollected that since the deahol the Count, his widow had obstinately shut hetaeJf op in this apartment, which was impenetrable to others this mys terious oratory, which they. tbemsef res were never allow d to enter; nor would they hare dared to pass the threshold, if the invalid was not deprived of the use of her .acuities. TLey recalled all the circumstances, talked them ever with each other, and their cupidity ex- t mine ait -una or mem struct ine ueei oi is boot, gainst the marble, and the sound which it yielded left thera no longer in doubt ue alone certainly tud a treasurev All three on their knees, with their bodies bent, and (heir greedy eyes 'full, ot pleasing anticipation, endeavoured to discover a secret apring in the marble, and their Dutch hearts palpitated from time to time with desire, hope aia impatience, but the slab betrayed not by any exterior sign, the treasure it contained. The heirs, cruelly disappointed in their eftvestigatiori, arose with anger, and cast up on the deceased Countess, looks of reproach and indignation.-: But determined not to give up the search, they again essayed, and knelt down afrrsh, whea suddenly a erf of soi did joy was heard from one of them ; a spot scarcely percepti ble, upon which he had leant with bia utmost force, appeared U yield kt his pressure, and the slab was drawn aside by a spi in?, leaving an apertare sufficiently large to admit without uuacuity aw nana. - - Three pair of hands eagerly pressed for. ward ia order to execute wHh greater prompt ness the desired entrance, which being effect ed, they eagerly cast their eyes into the dis covered fpaee, wheo, horror upon horrors, a fltshlesj skeleton appeared to thiir eyes, Standing upright in this small aperture 9 .. .' . ,- Bcusba. Pram the New Tork Herald. MEXICAN lrfERS OF MARQUE. tJy the last accounts from Mexico, it ap pears that the government of that country have issued thiee hundred letters of marque, and transmitted them tp Havana by the Bri tish Steamship Tay.thert to he distributed to persons, disposed to embark io privateering on the commerce of the United States. The Mexican government. ntv full well at the time it Issued these commissions, that none of their own people had vessels suited for priva teering, and to get aver the difficulty, they , attached to each naturalization papers, con- wring upon au wbo accepted tnem the pri vileges of Mexican eitixcoa -This wu done as aa iodtfcemcnt to foreigners to cauin ves sels end murder oar ;itixeus and destroy our pmmrrca . ; vs-.-., , , .. I- We think k very likely that Almonte will he much disappointed, if he thinks that those setters or marque will be accepted and used by foreigners. ' Privateering u at best an extremely haxardous business, and requires the greatest caution on the part of those wbo . engage io it The law of aations is explicit in order to entitle a piivateer io be dutin guished from a piratn.. ; If these pre requi sites are not complied with, privateering is nothing but piracy, and all engaged jo it are eigner who engages io privateering under these letters ot maiqoc and naturalization pa pers is, id the eye of the law, a pirate, and will be hanged as such, as sure as he is cap- j la case, however, that privateers are fitted out io this roanoer, there is but one course - left for oar fovernmett to pursue, end that is 1to hang every man of them. It would be veil to issue a proclamation to that effect im mediately, si a warnwgef what may be ex pected, and it, after that, a privateer is captur ' ed, as no doubt all would he, to hang Ue .whole crew, al but the Mexicans, from the fptaiatothe cook, f Let one severe exam 1e of this kind be made, and we shall never e troubled with them afterwards. The Span- ,rb gore rn meet has given as assurances that : they will keep a strict watch 00 all their ri7t India ponetuooM, and prevent, as much as fmible, toy vessels iron being fined cot as priratecif ia their poits. This will e great measure prevent persons from eoga- giofclatbil business there CENnVORTll. A ffentleman who is an intimate friend o this gallant officer, and who was with him at the eeige ei Monterey, has recently arrived from that place, and informs us that the Gen eral is very much mortified at the course Eursued by a number of persons in singling im out for laudation when so much merit is due to the whole army, Particularly is be distressed at those publications which seek to elevate him in the public eye et the expense oi me uommanoer-in-cbiei,,, tie says that to Gen. Taylor he is indebted for his success, as the great confidence that chief reposed In him sent him to where glory twaited him and his command," and not only that but in other instances, he acknowledges that Gen. tayior has done all in his power to place him io a position where laurels were to be won. lie says that the roost perfect under- wwiing nai existea between tnem, ana now tor is so repugnant to his feelings as the idea S a . a a . .a" a .a' attempted to be put forth that there is rivalry Between mem. If there was any one thin; in the world wanting to put the finishing touch to the pic ture of Worth's hit h achievements in our estimation, tbis has done it lie has not blabbed it forth to the world t he has taken a friend to his tent and there told him that it Seriously grieved him to see the distinction attempted to be made by a, few admirers. The friend told us tbis in argument, and in dying it publicity, we conceive that we cap uw column wnicn w ono reared. With recard to Gen. Taylor, we think we know enough of him to seethe smile of sat- tahtction with which he reads the biirh en coroiums bestowed upon Gen. Woi th. Him self already mounted upon the hijrbest pinna clo oi fame, and holding, as he does, so prom went a place in the hearts of his countrymen, he is not nicrard enouc-h ta betrrudire the praise which is given on others, and particu larly that which is lavished on one whom the nation n well aware he has striven to place foremost in the van. Our country has giatitude enouth to bes tow on all ; and so we'll sing the praises of Kougn and Ready' and the Wavine a tunic -iiaiamvrai flag, flat. 4. . 1JI.. I . . J rw -- w SON OF JUDGE WOODWORTH. Our last number contained the extract of a letter from Mr. Tabor of Albany, resnectinir the suicide of young Woodwortb, end the death of his mother, on account of it Who will answer for the Runuelier's doinrs. We quote the notice of two of the New York pa pers. Mklahcholt Suicide. -Yesterdav a man wasbronrht into the notia nffW whn plained that he was followed bv a host of ner- Sons wbo sought to take his life, and desired to be protected. He was recognized by s person in the office to be Mr. Weslev Wood worth, the son of Judge Woodworth of Al bany. Ue was taken into the orison, and ap peared willing to remain there until his our. Suers sould bo got rid of. During the after noon, at his request, food was purchased for him and he partook of it freely. In the evening be was locked up in bit cell, and upon opening his ceil this morning, it was ascertained that he had committed suicide, either during the night or at an early hour this morning. We visited the cell where he laid this morning, when we found that he had destroyed his life with a common sharp pointed penknife, with which he had cut in bis left arm, severing the veins and one or more arteries. He lay upon a straw palltt with one foot resting on tho floor, and the right arm hang ing dowa. The knife lay on the opposite tide of his cell, from which we should Judge that after cutting himself he had suddenly flung the knife from him. The bed was cot. ered with -lotted blood, and the wall and floor were sprinkled over with blood. It is evident that be could have lived but a few moments after the infliction of the wound. It is strange that a man laboring under the delirium tremens should be locked up in a cell alone, without being searched. ,, N. Y. EtHAing Pott. Thus terminated the life of one wh .. by parentage, education and association emi nently qualified to load a, useful and honora ble life; and who, no doubt, under more fa vorable circumstances, would have been dis tinguished among the best and most talent ed men ot bis day. H was a noble and generous-hearted young mm spirited and ambitious, arid, for a time, gave great prom ise of honoring himself aj4d his country ; but, like too many ol his class, who are not torti ficd against the drinking habits of the day, he sacrificed his lio upon the blood-stained altar of intemperance. Io accordance with the usages of rood toc'uty, ha drank wine at parties, at weddings, at bails, and, in this wav be contracted an appetite for strong drwk, wnicn grew wua nis growu. end strengthen ed with his strength, until at length it became omnipotent, overpowering conscience, reputa tion, pride, ambition, everything, and finally, he became a maniac, and was confined in Dr. White's lunatic asylum at Hodsoo, where he gradually recovered his reason, and re- uirom 10 an irienas. About (bis time the Wathingtonian reformation commenced, and Woodworth . wu attracted to its standard, signed, the pledge, and under the patronage of Mr. Del ran of Albany, made e temper ance tour, during which he delivered temper ance lec teres, which were so much superior to the ordinary WaabrnptoDtao experiences, that wherever he went, bis bouses were fill ed with the most respectable and Intellieeei citixena. Finally, however, hia annnlt sharpened by the temptation everywhere sur rounding him. proved, too powerful for, his resolution, ana ne relapsed into bis former habits, from which be never recovered, and which at last led him within the cell et a f loomj prison, where he.hecame a seltmor osrer t , Another, victim of the JUmttUes ire, a iraruc icgniixca ey ue voters of our city, who are largely ; rtspclisiUe for the wretchedness, poverty and crime induced by the vice of intemperance. will it always bo thus ? Mtnuti'dt Aivirtittr, -y r ';, . , V SA"' Quit Conot ScTsatSEDEtt. Mr. George Turner of UeJi, England, has discovered any explosive compound cheaper than 'that from cotton. Instead of cotton bit uses mw fail or any fibrous vegetable matter, which he immerses from" eight to ten minutes in equal.measures of nitric acid, specific gravity one and a half, andUf common oil ot vitriol A slight increase of the latter increases the rapidity of combustion. , With this prepared saw dust, Mr. Turner discharged a pocket pistoL loaded with ball? with force equal to that of gunpowder. Weight for weight, he minus tne saw ausi win prove ine ocuer pro- jectile.-xfa(. Vhpper. THE COMMERCIAL. WILMINGTON,1 N. C. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1846. DAYS OF PUBLICATION. We are compelled to change our days of publication. A large number of our coun try subscribers, under the present arrange ment, do not get their papers within two days of the time they should be received. Con sequently, we shall, hereafter publish TA Commercial on Mondat, Wednesday and Friday. The next paper issued from this office will appear on Friday next . THE SOUTHERNER. The Charleston Evening News of the 30th alt, aayt that the Steamer Southerner left that port for Naw York on the preceding Friday, with upwards of 100 paaKngera. The New York Commercial Advertiser aay that the report that she had been sold to the U nited States Government was without foundation; FOR CALIFORNIA AND OREGON. Tha barque Wulton, Capt. Roland Gllatoa, aafled from New York on Thursday last, for California and Oregon, carry tag a full cargo of Government itorct ad nrcnanaiac, ana a urga numocr oi panengeri. ... THE STEAMER MARIA? ' " Tha tteamer Superb, arrived at New Orleans, autea ihat of the twenty-one persona scalded on board the Maria, aeventeen have died, and there wai Utile hope of the recovery of the remaining four. ' GENERAL SCOTT AND TAYLOR. It isrtaid to be the aipreaa wish of Gen, Tavlob that Gen Scott should take the command of our ar my In Mexico, and that thera Is the moat cordial good feeling ezisUng between those officers. Gen. Scott, in assuming the command of (he army, will make Tampico the base line of his operations, with the nine new regiments. The Washington cor respondent of the New York Herald says : " The route having been left open by Ampudia, in his retreat to San Luis from Monterey, It is thought that no more reinforcements win be needed to enable Gen. Tavlob to form a junction with Gen. Scott at San Luis Po test, by the way of the Sshllto route." Geo. ScoTr has rendered (he WarDfwrtroehYmoet efficient servlcs la lbs conduct of the war the Dues of march, the apportionment of the troops, the points of attack, and th arrangements for supplies of the gene ml detachment of the army of ooeupadoa and Inva sion. THANKSGIVING. The 26th of last month was celebrated in seventeen States as a dsy of Thanksgiving and Prayer, namely New HampshireMassachusetts, Rhode Island, Nev Jersey, Maryland, UalaUna, Ohio, Michigan, Iowa, Vermont, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, Dei- aware, Kentucky, Indiana, and Florida. x KIDNAPPINO. Thomas Fiummax, lately convicted of kldnaptttni a family of free colored persona, at Gettysburg, penau, was sentenced to five years soUtsjy confinement r4 hard labor ia the Eastern Penitentiary ef that State; V BEWARE OF COUNTERFEITS. Cttuntertlt Dollars and half dollars artfWcIreuUi tioa ia this community. We have one of eaefc before as, taken by a mercantile establishment la this town, not long since. Th dollar professes to be a Spanish coin of the issoe of 1906, with the usual hnpressJona of the genuine, and very well executed." It is made of a composition resembling allmand calculated to deceive those who- do mat very closely examine it- dead sound follows aa attempt to ring It. The half dollar la in Imitation of the Federal Coin of 1840, and very well executed. It is copper washed with silver, ; i tmm m CM turn 0mm WHO SHALL BE PROTECTED 1 - The editors of the Harrisburg Union declare that they wiH Insist upon such a saodlikation of the Tarifl ol 1846, as will insure prolectlaa ta the eoal andiron of Pennsylvania. Wsaqnr7wi0besuceWnIlror th coal and Iron of Pennsyrvanla realty need sod de serve protection. But other interests la the United States art not less concerned m the modlflcatiosiof the TarUC than an me leading enee ef sWjwaoia Now It may be worth while Uaak,whthr Hie the expectation of amy ml Penasyrvaalsa; that the Coo tress of the United State I going to SrWt eat th two tuples of this Stale, and restore then to their for mer situation aadev the Tarifl of i&H, walls thf Ud Ing manufactarsa of ether 8utaa art left anarotBatod, and th capital invoivsd In thalr productioB allowed to be frit tared away by the mantacturert of Eoropet " 1 1 strikes as that the aseuo deserves soirsthoagat. W have good ream to beam that Mr. Ctfeotn, as the repreerautfrt of the fraa trade men of thelWi, me ahve-hoWlng free trsdera, wiB aevtr vote for any PWliy of that kind. Ibhaewa bAftwrnk edagsJnetlt, . s ;. : Ki ? There are Iras' trade men a the Middle aiMltbeEaa tora Statea, who au make mora profit by Importing Iran from England, sad eoal amIW,uamsesV IngtlaitlclH of PwarvaaUs products . And eaa any one suppose that the manoJacnortn ei Ntw&igkndwmeoaetntto sack a placs of sarorU lem, as wU atrip their ewa prod acta ef at peaeuee, wkOsU enhances, by protective duties, the price) r aaatorials which eater krgWy Into th BaaB&ctttrel : It U t vidrat that ae such plaa eaa sueostd, mat tL voriosre ef that kind wil aot be alsmdeasarf atdet sad that the only heeeef itatortng sd,. Uom, BMet be la n eeejearnot eetioa ef th ft W nds of laet saeaswe, sad aa inwartlalaMUcaiiaef raearuW els.. , ; ; s. o. .bUii,u km, 'I'f.visi OF T1I2 STEAMEIt MAMAJ v lit addition to the mclaadioiy details furnished by the passengers oil board t!i Sultana, contulaedto the subjoined auiemvnt, which we published yesterday in an extra, we learn from Mr. McGulrv, the second clerk of lbs Maria, whe arrived here (a the LotUds, that mere can be no ddubt ef the loss of the flrsT clerk, Mr. James P. Dnrat M about the time of the acci dent he had just risen from hit berth, and at th mo ment of collision wae heard cheering the men, and was noticed to rush into hi office. This wu the last that was seen of htm.' Ii is supposed that the door closed upon him, preven&nj hi egress, and that suf focated and bewildered by lb steam, he leaped through ine window, In which case ha nut have perished el una uh m wreca neiow, or in ine nver, Mli loss will be deeply regretted. He was a young man more than ordinary promise j and by hi amiable character, integrity and intelligence,' he had endeared himself to a large circle of friends, la St. Louis, where he resided, be was universally respected. Mr, Ssmue! Herin, the third engineer, was killed at the engine, the other person who perished belonged to the crew. There were ho deck passengers, and no on was injured in the cable. The engineer of the Maria states that at the time of the collision she waa hugging the bar On the Mississippi aide of the river. end was not in the bend as stated by the' passengers ertne auibmo. Mr. McQuire brought down with him in the Lacitde, nil the furniture that could be sa ved. The boat is s total loss. Arie OriMiis, Nov. ?3L 1846 We, the undersigned, were passengers on board the steamer Sultana, when she, about 7 miles below Natch ez, at 2 o'clock, A. M., on the 21st Inst, unfortunately came in collision with tha steamboat Maria, the bow of the Sultana striking the Maria opposite her boil ers, throwing them out of their places and breaking th connection pipe, causing her to alnk in S minutes, the water corning up within 2 feet of her cabin floor, It is believed that there were from twenty-five to thirty persona drowned or lost, mostly all bands belonging to the Maria, including the first clerk and the third engineer. There were eighteen or twenty severely scalded, the most of whom must die. None were in jured on the Sultana. In relation to tble unfortunate accident we believe from all that we have been aDle to learn that it waa purely accidental; when Mr. Peters, the ptibt of the Sultana first saw the Marit she waa in the bead ew the Louisiana side, and mat he believed ft was her pilot' (Mr. Smith) intention to pass him on his star board aide. CoaaeaoenUy he, Mr. Peters, kopt In the main channel the pilot, Mr. S., however, toon changed his coarse and sheered towards the baron the Mississippi side of the river, when Mr. Peters discov. ered this, the boata being some considerable distance from each other immediately stopped the engines of the Sultana some three minutes before tne collision took place. We believe that Mr. Smith, the pilot of tne Maria, fully believed that he would be abb to pass w oo woi tn SuUana m du time to prevent danger, and Indeed that hra safety depended on hia continuing to run, and consequently he did not stop the engines ot tne Maria, mpt Pease, who is well known to be one of the most careful and competent Captain on the river waa at his poet, and after the coIHaion took place remained by the aide of the wreck till some time after sunrise, rendering all the service in his power to tlMtutterers. ia a tew minutes after the accident oc curred, the steamboat Talma came up by our tide Capt. Hits acted most nobly, taking on his boat some eighteen or twenty of those wbo were severely scalded. to carry them to Natchez to have them placed in the HoopitaL Ilia very common in accident of the above kind, to hear criminal! one and recriminations, but on this occasion w heard none, and we think there ought to I e none. Ws believe that.no boat which runa the Mlesiselppl river has a more competent and careful set of officers than baa lbs Sultana. And to far as we know, the officer of the Maria are competent and careful men. We therefore hope no public censure win fall on these worthy officer. JOHN LANE, R. C. STOCKTON, RCHD FETHERSTON, D. O. HUMPHREYS, T.DRISKELL, J.W.TRAYLOR, F.G.BUELL, iaA O.BRADFORD, J. 0. WOODRUFF, JOHN WILLIS, LEON'D. JOHNSON. We, the undersigned, were on board the Maria, and we willingly bear testimony to the above statement. E. GARRERT, C. SCHMIDT, WM. WRAY. AvevsTA, Nov. 28. Fib. On Thursday night atst, about 11 o'clock, a fir broke oat in the Western wing of the wooden warehouse of Jonathan Meigs, Esq., In th upper part of th city.. That portion of the warehouse, which waaoary Used as a Cow boa, waa entirely consu med. Wa are sorry to add that-ssven Cows were also consumed, notwithstanding the moat strenuous effort to rescue tbem. The fire deparfaent displayed their usual txtraordl nary akin and energy. Owing to their promptness and untiring exertions, the adjoining buildings on that eanra square, which are all of wood, were saved. Any one wbo will examine the premises, will perceive at enee, the evidence ef exertions highly creditable to our gallant firemen. Our noble hearted friends, the Hamburg Fir Com pany, were with ue. They were stationed at the riv er, and supplied our city companies with water, by meaaeof anas formed by our Engines, stationed tt Internals from that point to th aaene of conflagration. Fiao-A lira broke out in Tcboapitoulas street yesterday evening, about half-past 4 o'clock, which destroyed the roof of a three-story brick boose, a liiue above tbe St Mary's Market. The goods sad furniture in tbe bouse were ail saved without say material damage. A are was observed in tbe rear of a building, p- enpJad as a bakery by Mr. Pointer, on Madison street, oa Moodsy eight. Tbe are however was ut&ched before any materia injury was effected. ... ' , . rieayvM. Or Mrs. Caton, lb eldest daughter of Cbarles Carrol of Cagrrollioa, and relict of the late Richard Coa,-ed., died oa (be Uth net at the residence ef ber soavta-kw, Mr. McTiriab, tbe British Con sul tt Be khaore. Shi leaves sassy children, s saioeg whom is the Marchioness of Wellesley. i , isradaf J'sakTbe authoriUte of the cltr of ftsw York are eboot removing aO aeeiog peats from the side walks, as eaeses of Inconvenience, sal as eeeemry to (he predectLiSi of shade.' f" " ";'""': " Mi twanmi. s k :tfVi NawYoaavWember 2 8Kt The fhlpmenl of breadstuff to Europe, particularly to Great Britain, continues on a large scale, but at mucit reduced prices, flour, the thief article, having declined from the highcat point of the season (fit) to about 15, with a prospect of further declines Jt is tbe opinion of experienced men that the corn markets of England will give way on the arrival of large supplies afloat arid now in course of shipment, and that the fo reign demand for our products will eeaae by the open ing df the new year. I have no doubt of it, ami hope It may be otherwise, aa the crops of thia country are very large, and we can therefore weB afford to spare portion of them, especially as the UAprary exports of flour, corn, Ac. assist to getting Europe ia debt, and, by consequence, ther mutt be si influx of specie, whkh is, by the way, alwaya desirable. . Time will show that the cry of abort erope in Great Britain, the starving condlUon of the Irish people, dtc, is much exaggerated. Much on' these subjects has been said in the English journala for effect, their ob ject being to induce us to ship provisions extensively, in order to break down prices on the other side, and then let us shoulder the fosse. Tbe English merch ant are much more cool and cautious than the Amer lean merchants, and the commerce of the two coun tries is managed so as to throw nearly tho whole loss on the latter. It It generally believed that nearly all the exports of flour st high prices were en American account, the agents of foreign houses only making the advances. Some of the Locofoco papers ascribed the great ad vance in breadstuff to the tariff of 1846. What will the aforesaid editors now say In regard to the great decline before the abominable bill la operative? And what can they say after it is in operation; should flour, wheat, corn, dtc. decline further? These question mutt puzzle them not a little, especially the far-Seeinf euiwr oi me organ, wno no oouDt wiu be quite bewil dered. The restoration of the tariff of 1842 and the snnl hilation of the Sublreasury would aave the country from mirth trouble ( but I suppose such important measures will be reserved for the next Congress. Since the late very satisfactory elections, men of bu siness dabble but little in politics, and, aa far as I am acquainted with their views, acquiesce in your pro dent suggestion to let the Presidency alone, at least for the present. Nomlnatlona In the newspapers are eminently calculated to create discord In the Whig rank. At th proptr time the Wbiga will, no doubt, select tbe most popular statesman among them, and then elect him triumphantly. R, The above Letter Is from an intelligent and well Informed merchant. Editori. NEGOTIATIONS FOR PEACE. It appears, from a publication In the Journul Commerce, that a correspondence, harim? for Its ob ject As restoration of peace, baa recently taken place between tno agent of tne Mexican government and the American Secretary of State. The following la aa extract from one of the communication! of the agent to Mr. Buchanan: V " The question is now intricate: it la however, to be met and settled. The sooner the bet ter." " The Mexican Junta i It Is not 'imoossi We, indeed, but that you may reed ve a proposition. In August and September I had tbe honor to nrge in strong language, the entertain Ins your over ture for negotiating s peace on terms on which the two government! may reasonably agree to, with hon or to both. An honorable peace for Mexico you are pledged to assent to, by the tenor of your late des patches to the Mexican Minister of Foreign Rcla none." - My letters urging the entertain ing your overture, must have arrived at tbe Mexican capitol subsequently to the reception of It by the Mexicsn government: I think you hsve failed io view, in a true light, the reply sent. That which you regard aa a ".rebuff" from the rulers of Mexico, ap pears to me to hsve been the surest, beet and only method to give their sentiments the only efficient val ue, truth and force. It might have teemed presump tion for rulers to attempt action If unsupported by, or not based upon the tuflragct of a tree people. The head a of the Mexican nation, deilrou to regenerate the Republle, commenced by acknowledging the peo ple the rulers of Mexico. Tbe Peace, when estab lished, will lbs b based upon the wishes and will of tiie people, and will b more satisfactory to you, and to tbem, en that account. Nation d honor la believed to be the war-force of Mexico. If the war-force of your government I not inimical to that, and you will frankly declare It, your government need fear no 'rebuff' from the govern ment and people whose cease I have the peculiar hon or and ambition to continue to advocate." ' " I send you reason to believe peel Ae sentiments of an ktntrabU nature exist (a tbe minds of tbe Rulers of Mexico." " Your kind and conciliatory communication, I send to the Mexican Government, with copy of my fetter to which it la reply, and copy of letter I now finish, with assurances of your having my most respectful contid oration." ' To which Mr. Buchanan made the following re- pir- "My letter of tbe 20tb instant does no more titan truly express the sentiment ef thl Government. M Yoa mention articles for a treaty, some of whkh the two Republics might reasonably agree to with honor to both. Entirely ignorant of what those arti cle contain, I eaa of course express no opinion on th subject. I am pleased that you consider my communica tion to yoa kind and coDdilatory. It waa certainly so Intended. PcrsonsDy, I nave alwaya sincerely regret ted the existence of the wan and now do stiil more, because I cherish th h&pe, that, under the federal sys tem, should it b honestly maintained, Mexico may recover from all kar misfortunes, and her people may become prosperous and hippy. It is one of tbe most unnatural events la history, that tbe two Republic which might do each other so much good la peace, should be engaged hi wsr. SUH, In opposition to your opinion, I must eootlnue to believe that this war was forced spoa tbe United States i and I know that we engaged U it most rcluetaatry. For (he character of Mexico throughout tha world, tbis war baa bad one good effect No person can hereafter doubt the valor of ber troops, la every eagafecaenl they aave proved themselves to bo men." We treat that ibis correspondence wll have a fa vorable Uwae, and that peace between the two coun triee may be restored, for wt are by ao mean partial of blood sod tm4.H ' - Bvu vs. 8tbam Enaursa. Aa amusing, though Somewhat serious accident, occurred to th downward train of ears spoa the Rensselaer and Saratoga Rail Read, oa Taeaday morning hat,' which' loneiderably kdurad Che mgio md pars attached, but fortunately ae fereon was butt by the eoneueeioei. A seams that ears were srogreoatng at a atoderate rata, a short dlatance below Mechantcsvirie,wben fhey overtook a huge bull walking leisurely on the track. The ani mal, not feeling disposed to "give the ground, con tinued to move along at his ordinary gait, whea the engineer, being Impatient of the delay, undertook to urge matters to a eriiie by quickening tha speed, pf the train. Upon this, the bull "faced abouT and en countered tho engine at fuD sieed.ne -Oimua. ln- Waa SO neat thai the enstna was thmwn' kirn the bach and plunged into the bant hard by, break, ing it to pieces and doing much Injury to the bag gage and passenger asm; and preventing: the train from jfiaptidHtyh animal then walked offend) took up Ks quarters in a neighboring fleW, aurveying tno scene with as much composure as if nothing bad occurred.';; & '4;. fa rQ, - ,v T We understand that the Rafl Road bo-hoys" Were so indignsnt, and withal so mortified, aC.the! disas trous mult of the contest with the buQ, that tby pre ferredl complaint to the owner1, and had him killed aa a "dangerous animal!" before the return train came up -Saralora Retmb. ' " ' I ( I They'll JuM &o.li appears" that the! men ia New Mexico are permitted to marry aot only bat wjfe, but as many as they plea. , General Kearney has fnkundrtf Mormmt with lilmlUveiUe.. . DY THIS EVENING'S MAIL i WRECK OP TE XtLAPJTlC. IM1ESSE LOSS OP LIFE By an Egtia, jfrom, the r Rational Intelli gencer we learn that tho . steamer Atlantic, which runa between New York and Nor wich, Cn!; waawfeckcdbfrTwher'a Island on Thursday nigM fast, and forty lives lost oap ijustan among tbe number. The vea- sel went entirely to pieces, r - It is impossible to arrive nt a full list as yet, ef the passengers; fayed and lost, , There were in all on board about seventy persons. of whom' thirty', vere passengers, rojn Boa- ton. We lave below the names so far aa heard from." ,. 7 Qfflem and fatttngrt f Oi Boot h. Capt. Dustan, of the Atlantic. V Dr. Haslln, of tbe Navv. Lieut. Norton, of tho Army, A Clergyman, named Armstrong. Mrs. Hilton, steward. Sarah Johnson, chambermaid. Sarah Ruby, of Providence, do. Llha Wacob, servant of Mr. Lewie, John Walton. Hra. Jane Walton, and their ehtU. ren, John, James, and Eleanor Jane, all one family, from West Newburg, for Pennsylvania. Robt Vine and Jacob Wsuoa i of the sanui hmL ly, saved. Tbe following, are tbe names of such of the crew tost aa we have been able to ascertain u '41? , John Gleason. Tho ma (Vdnev. Michael DouffW. ty, Charles Ryley, John Uaefarlan. - r-. Pvmngtn Band ; t .Capt. Geo. W. Cullum, U. S. Eng'r Corps! neaDury d rentier, new lorn Lapu eter Hann, Portland, V. c. Orr. Louisville. Ky. . Joel R. Andrews, New London. Lieut E.Maynard.U. S. N. Lieut. C, S. Stewart, fj. S, Rrta-r Charles' Cadnedv, New York. Hiram Tarboz, Lisbon, Ct. Ftancls HerTick, Boeton.' Geo. W. Rogers, New London. C. C. Comstock, do . Thomas Truesdell, New fork.- Thomaa Gooding, Boaton. - ; v Nahum Reiee, Newark, N. J.' ' E. V. Booth. Boston. , Ewsrd Maddon, do. Charles Mitchell, Norwich C. Peterson, Boston. "; Henry Ven Wert, Btrmingham, Eng. Varnham Marsh. New Vork. , ; v James Wilson, Boston. . ' Nathaniel Atwood, Massacbuaetta, Richard Atwood, do, Gould, Adams Express. Munroe, do do. - QIort of the Boat tavd, Jme Stetson, td Capt. Cbarles Woodwortb, barkeeper. " ; ' Boyle, Clerk. Cspt. N. A. ABen, pilot Charles Crandatt, second pilot. Dennis SpeUsna, wbMknaa. Ella Kingston, first mate. R. W. Duncan, second mate. John Keen, steward.' .-. - EU Birdsett. seeoad engineer. 1 John J. Gsle, third engineer. Charles Christian. Thore were b"t three female MCMrs on board In-- eluding the srt . ..at of Mrs. Lewis,, all tost. There were probably 8 or 10 deck hands whe all perished. FXltURE OF THE MAIL. Theie waa a fciluie of yesterday's North ern Mail, owing to the running" off of the Locomotive about two miles this side of WtU don. No one was Injured. The Locomo tive wai slightly damaged. The two mails were brought today at the usual hour. MARINE NEWS.1 PORT Of WILMINGTON, DECl 1. tea wATsa at ths aAamutiwnittuttnut (.11 r. au . ' ARBJTED. ' r?M,S Dee. 1. Brbr Josephine. Merrinuta. from OuaaW loupe, via St. Thomas ta ballast, to & Dtobinaoa. " Scar. Marion, Jcbaaoa, bom Little River, wbb Terpentine, io O. W. Davis. v r-- CLEARED;' it.A ' Nov. SO. Brig Anns won, Bwasrrf tut Wsrrsn-, . I., with 90.OU0 ft. & & Lumber, bv J. Hatha wav H Brim Walana tXT.Im CH 40,000 bainglea, 103JX0 0-8. S Lumber, by Q. W. vain. . , ... . Bcbr. J. Lybrtad.TeaJ, 4x Richmond, Yt, wkb 81000 ft. Plalflcd Lambtt. bt J. Unlock: i " Brig Ji B. Dow Merry nun, for Havana, with 143,000 ft. 8. a Lumber, by Barry ft Bryant Pea Nois, M Bales Cotton. M CeakaRlce,! Bbk and S Boxes Mdw., by E.J. Lauerlob. . : l . a Dee. L Bchr.- Albert YeasL Nlebola.' m Tbomas aith 06,O00 ft. Umber,, by. U W, Daw ' Bartoe If. yr. Bfkfge, tfiowe, tbr-Matiaaa. nh 133,000 ft A 8. Lumber, by. Barry Rrywt aiSaaMtjaatatfavt - oenr. rismaon rnce, Batoe, for Nrw York, with KO Bbl. Spiriu. Turpentine, 978 BbhtTar. - - - aeei dli. aa s m j
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