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THOMAS L0K1NG, Editor and Proprietor; TWO DOLLARS Per Annum, invariably in Advance. VOL. 5. WILMINGTON; FRIDAY, MARCH 12, L8o2, NO 27 ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE THE aUEEN OP SPAIN. The Queen has recovered from the wound inflicted at the late attempt to kiji her. It appears that when the -assassin, Martin Me rino approached the Queen, he knelt down, and being in clerical robe?, (he , was in the habit of performing eetvice at the church of San Sebastian here,) no obstacle was thrown - niitr nfhia i!p.i(Tn. as it was sunnnsfid in me v j - - A' jie had!a memorial to present to the Clueen; but 'when she came close up. he suddenly struck lather with great force with, a dag ger, which. he. had concealed upon him. The Q,ueen j mechanically put forward her. arm perhaps to receive a memorial) at the mo ment, and this probably saved her life; the lore-arm was grazed, and the dress torn. The weapon struck her on the front part' of the" fight side, penetrating through sever al foldsjof her mantle of velvet and gojd. and cuttin?th.rough tne stays, the' whalebone of which diminished the effect of the blow, which it is now hoped has not injured any vital organ; the fear was that the liver had been wpunded. The assassin at the moment of striking exclaimed, Toma, ya frienee bastantc." (Take it; you have no iv got enough !) The queen's first thought was for her child. "Mininal" phe exclaimed; "Que cieude a Isabel? (My child ! In t iem take care 0t Isabel !) The King Consort drew his sword'": One of )lhe royal halberdiers struck down the assassin, j who let hill the dagger, and wasj gecured by the Puke of Tamames. and oilier members of the royal suite. The Q,ueen was able to walk to her own chamher.'vvhere she" was immediately attended to, and at first fainted away for some time. Marljn Merino, who committed this defes tibFe crilme, was a native of. Arnedo, Province of Lofono, sixty three years of age, an ex Friar ofthe Franciscan Order, but secular ized in 1821, on his own application. He was removed last evening in a couch to the Saladefo, prison, and the cavalry escort :.which;riecornpanted him had some "difficulty in preventing me crown rouna tne palace from doing summarj' justice on him. . He is perfectly coo, and evinces not the leaft coimpunc ion for his act his only inqui ry was. 'Is the Queen Cead.?:? rnd when told she was not he e::prcced surprise, and paid that he had hit ' her hard enough. At other limes he was yt ry abusive? to those who spoke to him. but his general manner is that ofja cold cynicaJ snepr ; he had perfor med mass at 11 that 'rnornmir. Thrive are 'very contradictory accounts about him.- Tlie Es pan a snys lliat he was ihvays of ultra revolutionary idea, and was a conspirator against the life of Ferdinand 'VII., a(id emigrated in 1 823; while the Ga cda Miliiar dVscrjbe;3 him as a Carlist, say ing that he emigrated as anti-Liberal from 1820 to 1823; that he served bs a Captain in the yarlist army during the civil war, and came it) unrfer the Convention of Bergara.- He had- been acting fH Madrid for some time as assis'arit-curate in the Parishes of San Scbasiiari. unci San Millan. He is said .to have bi-en engaged in an attempt against the life of dueen Christina during her re? jrency, but to have failed m an opportunity1 lor carrying iit put. He was executed by the garcte on Saturday, Feb. 7, andj died calmly. AN ODD AFFAIR. The following occurrence in Washington is narrated by a correspondent of the Balti more Spn : '' An a,ffair lately occurred here, in which a young Baltimorean came near losing his life, through the' mistake of an incensed fath er. A gentlenlan, )n .the first ward, who has three daughters, intercepted a letter address ed to one of tHern, and signed Roberts, which letter pjroposed a ineeling with thelady, near Frankliin Row, on a certain day, at five o'clock in the evening. ' ' . . On jhe day mentioned, a young gentle man of jBaltimore. Mr. Lawrence Nelson, a eon of loiu John Nelson. in company with nn artist named Wood, visited the locality of Franklin (Row, for the purpose of pointing out to the artist a good position for sketching a view of Washington, which the artist de sired to do. ' Leaving him thus engaged. Mr. Nelson strolled leisurely along to the top of the hill, smoking a cigar; when he was: ac costed by the father of the lady, who was hrh .wiieiuer ne .was namea itooeris. upon re plying negatively the father called him a li ar, a nd drawing a six-barreled revolver, fired one barrel at Nelson. Th:s fortunatejy, miss ed himj and being unarmed, nothing was left to hfmjut to "take to his heels," which he d;d., The incensed father thereupon advanc ed is Wood, charging him with being a con- federate land nothing but his piotestailons of being posed entire stranger to Nelson, the sup- Loberts. firevented an attack upon him., .Mr. Nclnn enhspnupnll v Iparned who f.. .r r: . " i -------- --- u was had assailed him. and some Inends called upon the gentleman to demand repar ation for the unprovoked attack upon a ttrangerJ The mistaken father, however, re- Iiionri (h hn nnpcfinnil T?inallir Ti. lVolcnn ffiet the father a few .days ago on Pennsyl vania ayenve, and demanded an apology. This bing refuseli Nelson, thereupon inflict ed, upon him a severe personal chastisement. An Indian stood looking1 on the cars of the Mohi!e!& Ohio Rail Road, and cxclnimed : White man very emart; make iron ilorse run on drv land same like canoe." When cold the wind blows,' take care of Jour npse that it doesn't get froze, and wrap UP your toes, m warm woolea hose. J. he auove. we suppose was written m prose by some one who knows the effect of cold snows. .V., t.-.- . i .111 VM aiuicu llljf DU U 1 1 UlllllU UI1C i 8id Sickly to his adored.- "Pardon me," re- Bponded the lady, "I am not in the habit of I'll kinrr im litln liinm ' LATE itiiir- linn ITS ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER AMERICA. 1 : , 7 , i . THREE DA YS LA TKR FROM EUROPE. Halifax March 4. The steamer jAmeri ca arrived here this morning, with Liverpool dates of the 21st ult. The America sailed for Bosion ot 1 o'clock this morning. The English ministry had resigned, having been defeated upon the militia bill- proposed, by Lord John Russell. . 1 . ENGLAND. , The Ministry were most unexpectedly de feated on the Militia BHi. " . Lord Palmerston proved an amendment upon' which the Ministry joined issue, and were defeated by a vote of 136 to 125. T.he event was nn looiced for, as the Ministry on the previous night had a telling majority on Lord Naaz's motion concerning the Clarendon and Birch affair, receiving 137 but cf.23,2 votes, i , When tlie Premier announced his resigna tion, the greatest asLoriishment was felt as no one was prepared for tliis result. It is said in ihe House that the queen will not appoint Palmei'ston. but that the Earl of Derby will at once accejitV" "" . V The London Time3 says that possibly the Ministers resigned to avoid fatal blows on the Cape question. l' saved on the Kaffir ques tioh.'they wouhj ave been wrecked on ' the reform bill. i . IRELAND. I The Dublin Kvehing Pbst mentions, on unquestionable authority, that some of the Roman Catholic clergy, who have become unpopular on account of opposing secret so cieties that are exclusively secular, have been served with notices' to desistj. Whilst the Catholic priests are preaching against these combinations, some of the ablest and most independent Presbyterian ministers have heen distinguished for their oud and i vehe ment abjurations Bgainst the landed proprie tors. ' j" '; ": In the north oftrHand. a rqrmilable com bination exists against the payment of. rents, and such is lher state of alarm among 1 the landlords that several had given up all ! no tion of enforcing payment. , ; It is stated that Presbyterian; tenantry, in some locali'ies, were offering a passive re sistance to the collection of rents. " 1 ; FRANCE. . A new law for" the regulation of the Press has been issued, but does not give general satisfaction I 1 Various rumors prevailed of a new minis terial crisis !"'. . Gen.Arhand was said to be in disgrace because ho will not sign the decree for the dismissal of n numbered ofiu-cVs- of Orleans tendencies. ; The Gazette dc France states that the President i about to form a body guard from the ' Garde Mobile."' i - SPAIN. The Gazette contains royal orders,, direct ing that the poignard jwith whfch -Merino committed his crime, and" the pistols and balls found in his house, be broken in pieces, and his manuscripts, not of a private j nature, be burned, in tbe presence of the Judge. The body of the' regicide has been burned. ' BELGIUM. , The correspondent of the London . Chroni cle writes that French agents had beeni sent Co Belgium for the purpose of seducing the army from its allegiance, and sowing seeds of discord and disaffection amongthe peo ple. Reports were 'dai)y submitted to Napo leon of the proceedings of these agents. DIABOLICAL MURDER. A dreadful murder was committed at the plutaw House, in Mobile, on the mdrning off the 26th ult.. of which the Register of tht city gives the following particulars I 'Two persons who arrived in the New Or leans boat on Wednesday put up at the Eu- taw Houe. registering their names as lheo- tlore Nye and N. P. Colman, both from Cin cinnatti. the former destined for San Francis co, and the latter for, New Orleans. Nye handed two hundred in gold to the clerk of the hotel for safe keeping, and with his com panion was placed in the same room. They dined and supped at the House, and' were passing out and in during the day and even ing, apparently on terras 6T intimacy. : A ten o'clock at night Nye retired to his room. and at about twelve Colman joined him. Soon after this they both went out, and i did not return tilfa quarter pagt two in tle morn ing. when a servant admitted them, and they went to their room together. They did not appear at : breakfast, but at half-past nine Colman steppea to me uuicciauu pam uum their bills, remarking that hM friend had gone down to the boat, and he would take 'that o!d.J The clerk replied that he could pay the deposite only to the person who, had made it, and that his 'friend must come for it him self. On this Colman kit the houso, saying that he would send Mr. NyJ up tor tno mon ey, and nothing further was thought of the matter till U o'clock, when one of theser vantsof the house reported that there was a person dead in one of the rooms. On repair ing to it the dead bodydf ye" was found in the bed in the rbbm tlia he and Colman had taken. His skull had been broken with . a hammer, which was lying n.ar the body. itti Kfrtnri nnd two napkins were tied closely around the throat and-mouth of the deceased." The murderer had not been found, at the latest accounts, though 6flI6ers were immedi ately 6ent in pursuit of him. From ihe crowd of people at Kean's fu neral, there was difficulty in getting out if the Church. Comedian who hul been inio mate with him. whispered a3 he went out. while a tear glistened in his eyes: '-This then is the end of Kcanj poor feHovvJ fiul he drew a crowded house to the last" From the Cincinnati Gazette. DESTITUTION. Night before last, about 9 o'clock, as J. H. Singer, a shoe j dealer on Fifth street, was parsing along Water street, near! Vine, his attention wa attracted to a little girl, not over eight years of age who just then issued from an old. desolate looking frame house, crying piteously. The forlorn appearance ofthe child together with the real anguish which seembdlo weigh upon her so heavily, induced Mr. S. to approach and inquire the cause of her tears. She started with evi dent fear at the sound of hi vofce. but in a moment perceiviog hewas a stranger, be sought him to give her four cents to buy a loaf of broad. ''Oh, pray do, sir!" said the poor cnild ; "mother ia sick, and so hungry !" and again her tears fell. "Where is your mother?" inquired Mr. S.. .who felt the full force of this appeal. "Here, here, come, I will show you" cried the child. Mr. S. did as desired ttnd after traversing a filthy pas sage and descending a broken stairway. looked upon of human m one of the most harrowing scenes sery, such as would haveboften the hardest heart. The apatt- ed with pityj meut was tlrat of a. dark danlp cellar, with out a spark of fire, and bare of the most tri fling article conductive to comfort -not a chair, table, or indeed any thing save an old trunk an mattress lying in the middle of the floor, could be seen to denote the abode of any living being. " " v On the mattress, however, lay the fbrrnjof a woman, about twenty five years of age, re duced almo'st to a skefeton. At first thought Mr. S. thought her dead, but on observing her more closely, he discovered she was still alive, though unable to move hand or foot. Directing the glv to remain where she was a few minutes, he went out and purchased a small bottle ofcorduil and some little articles of food, with which he immediately returned to the wretched habitation. Mixing a por tion of the cordial with water, he applied it to the unfortunate woman's lips, but for some moments without effect. At iength, howev er, she opened her eyes, and with evidently a painful effort, fnintiy articulated the word 'bread." Mr. S. gave it to her at first in very small pieces dipped in the cordial. Soon, under this kind treatment, she began to regain a little strength, and finally, in about three hours after the little girl's affec ting application for her parent, she was able to converse, and move her limbs. She was a widow, and for two years had supported .-.herself and only offspring her daughter by making shirts. During the late cold weather she was unable to obtain work. Misfortunes1 crowded upon her, she fell sick, and was turned into the streets un til night, and at last entered the miserable shelter where she was found. She managed partly to appease the cravings oi hunger for some time, but at length she gave up in despair, and for three days and nights did not eat a morsel of food. .The attention of the city authorities has been directed to this case, and we tiridersi3nd; the starving ' wo man and her child are; now properiy provi ded for. ! Did you attend church to-day, as I char ged you V inquired ah old planter of one of his slaves, as he returned to his dwelling.' r 'Sartdin. massa,' was Cudjo's reply, 'an' what two mighty big story dat preacher did tell.' Hush, Cudjo, you mnsn't talk that way what stories are they V Why, he tell de people no man can earve two masses : now dis de fuss story, kase youej see old Cudjo sarve you, my oldmassa, end also my young massa John Den de preach er says, 'he will love one and hate de oder,' while he knows J hale you boff.y EGGS. It is a common opinion that eggs boiled above two or three minutes, becorne hard and unfit for use. The Hartford Times says: 'The late Dr. Remington of this citjT. al ways boiled eggs when he eat them, at least thirty minutes. He said they then became mealy and tender, and much ! better than wheti;boiled five minutes. He was and in valid and careful of heahh ; probably he un derstood the nature of a boiled egg as well as anybody. Try ' one' boiled yelj for thirty minutes. Two Millions of Dollars Obtaiuedfrom a Bank by Forgery. , The National Bank at Buenos Ayres re cently paid out two millions of dollats on a forged order. R appears that late in the ev ening a man named 1 Andres Villegas, of a respectable family, presented an order pur porting to be lrom the Governor, for two mil lions ol dollars. The forgery was so admira bly perpetrated that none of the officers for a moment suspected it and promptly paid him the money. Subsequently they sent word to the Governor that they had cashed his order, when to their amazement they were told it was a forgery. . Xn police and other au thorities, were immediately called into requi sition and the whole city ransacked ; and on the next day the forger tvas found at the Qlobe Hotel, with the bank notes (some)' of which he had exchange'd for gold) in his pos session. The evidence of his guilt was so overwhelming that he made a prompt con fession, and on the next morning he was ta- ken to the court yard ol the public prison ana summarily executed. VARIETIES. There is a tradition that a tribe of Indiana fleeing from an enemy through the forrests of the southwest, reached a noble river flow ing through a beautiful country, when the I chieftain of the band struck his tent-pole in to the ground, exclaiming, "Alabama ! Ala i bama I" signifying; 'Here we reat! Here we !est !" Theexation3 to which Mr. and Mrs. Goldshmidt arc subjected In Northampton are vividly depicted in the Northampton -Courier. That paper says : ! One boorish chap arrived in town on Sat urday, quartered himself. at the Mansion House, and despatched the porter - with a letter to Mrs. Goldschmidt, conveying the as tounding intelligence that, if 'she did. not im inediately send him ten thousand dollars, he should be obliged to go into insolvency ! An other equally stupid but more modest chap informed her that his grandmother bore the name of Jenny Lind, in whole or in part, and requested three or four thousand dollars. And still another, that a relative wished to commence business, but was short of funds three thousand would give! him a good start, and ihat little sum. a mere df) in her buck et, was politely requested. Other equally ridiculous requests are doubt less made,'' "I say, Mr. Johnson did you hear 'bout de catlepsy dat befel Philise ?'' "Ob course I didn't; what was it?" "You see, de doctor ordered a blister on -her chist; well, at he had'nt no chist she put um on her bandbox. and it drawed her new pink' bonnet out ob shape and spile um entirely." ; '1 wish October was only here," said a mar ried gentleman the other day to his better half, as he drew forth his bandana to remove the perspiration that stood in large beads upon his brow. dear; your days. j ..v.v wm.. u. ff aiij' uyui , JUKI UtJO, you know, would be much shortened," was the reply. j "Yes, that is very true, rhy dear," said the husband, "but then my nights, you are aware, jvould be lengthened in proportion." The wife resumed her sewing. United States Coinage fcr February, 1852. Gold 68,925 Double Eagles 48 566 Eagles . 93.706 Half Eagles SI, 378.500 00 485 660 00 468.530 00 364,275 00 295,084 00 145,710 Quarter Eagles . 295,684 Gold Dollars j . , 652,591 Pieces Silver 143 500 Dimes 83.000 Half Dimes 902,400 3-Cent Pieces $2,992,649 00 S14.350 00 4,150 00 27.072 00 1,781,491 Pieces Copper : :- 560,888 Cents $3,038,221 00 $5,608 88- 2,342 379 Pieces . . . j . $3,047 829 38 Gold Bullion deposited for coinage from 1st to 29th of February, 1852, inclusive t rom California - . . . S2.941.000 00 From other sources . 67,000 00 $3,008,000 00 Silver Bullion deposited in same time $21,200 00 E. C. DALE, Treasurer. Treasury Notes Outstanding, March. 1, Amount putstanding of theseve'ral. issues prior to 22d July, 1846, as per records of this office - - -Amount outstanding of the issue of 22(1 July, 1816. as per ditto - j -Amount outstanding of the issue of 28th January, 1847, as per ditto - $134,811 64 - 17,300 00 8,850 00 $160,961 64 Treasury Department, i Register s Office, March 2, 1852. I N. SARGEANT. Register. New Seriess--No. 67- CIRCULAR INSTRUCTIONS TO COLLECTORS AND OTHER OFFICERS OF THE CUSTOMS. Treasurt Department, Feb. 9, 1852. The special attention of the Department has been called to the existing legal piovisions regu lating the importation of goods, wares, and mer chandize, and the warehousing privileges afforded by law, as also the existing regulations prescribed by the Deparroent on i these subjects. CareAil consideration i has therefore been given to the matter, which has resulted in the conviction that the instructions heretofore- given, and also the regulations prescribed for carrying the same into efiect, require modification ttnd Change to give le gal operation to the terms and spirit of the re spective provisions of law applicable to the sub ject referred to. j The following instructions are therefore issued for the future government of the proper officers of the customs, and others interested: Under the provisions of the Warehousing law of the 6th August, 1816, as modified by the 6th sec tion of the act 3d March, 1846, imported merchan dize deiosited in warehouse under bjnd. may be taken out for consumption, on paymenf of th6 proper duties and charges, at any time within one year, from the date of importation, and may be withdrawn for exportation directly from the cus tody of the' officers of the customs, without pay ment of duties, at any time within two years from the date of importation, j ; No merchandize can be withdrawn from the warehouse for consumption after the expiration of one year from the date of importation ; and ao3T goods remaining in warehouse, under bond, at the expiration of two years from the date of importation must be sold, in pnrsnance of law, to irealize the le jal duties and charges. On pay nient of the legal duties and charges, the mer chandize should at, once be withdrawn from warehouse, this Department being of the opinion that officers f the customs have ao legal authori ty, under existing laws, to assume ere n with the; consent of the owners, the custody of merchan dize, on which the claims of the United States, of whatever description, have been fully discharged. Consequently, ; any existing regulations authori zing merchandize to remain in public warehouse after payment of duties, are hereby superseded, as likewise any other regulations or instructions con flicting with the foregoing. . It is to be remarked ithat theso instructions are not designed to interfere with theright of with drawing from warehouse for transportation and re warehousing at another port, at any time with in two yeirs ; from th date of i importation, Any merchandize upon which the duties shall not have been paid v ' . It becomes proper, also, to add, that in pursu ance of the provisions of the Chihuahua act of 3d March, 1815, and tbosa of the act of 3d March, 1849. creating the' collection districts of Brazos de Santiago, that upon entry for withdrawal from public warehouse of an- goods, wares, or mer chandize, intended for exportation to Mexico ' "by the rpctes indicated in said laws, the import du ties and charges mmt be - duly paid before with drawal and exportation as aforesaid. j . THOS. C0RWIN. Becretaryof the Treasury. f Appendix Treasury Department, Feb. ,0thJ 1852. The regulations referred to in the accompany ing Circular instructions No. 67, dated the 9th in stant, are not to be considered by the Collectors and other officers of the Customs as applicable to any importations of merchandize duly entered and bonded under the provisions of the Warehousing Act of 6th August, 184G, prior to the reception of the same by the respective officers of the customs to whom addressed. AH such merchandize will retain the rights and privileges accorded under previous instructions and regulations-of the De partment. But any importations of merchandize made subsequently to the receipt of these in structions must b3 subjected to the regulations prescribed therein. - TII03. CORWIN. Secretary of the Treasury. COUNTERFEIT NOTES. The counterfeit $5 notes on the bank of Mid dleton. Pa., heretofore stated to bo in circulation, are said to be extremely hard to detect, as are also counterfeit $2' on the Harrisburg Bank, and $2's on the Lancaster Bank and Farmer's Bank of LancnsU-r. SUPREME COURT. The following opinions have been delivered by the Judges sincje our last report. By Rcffin', Cn. J. In State v Cheek, from Chat ham, declaring that there is no er jti ment. Also in Richardson v Strong from Granville, affirming the judgment. Also in Holmes v Haws, in Equity from New Hanover, directing the order to be reve:sed. Also in Satterfield vjliddick, in equity, from Gates. Also, in Page v Goodman, in Equity, from Chow an, dismissing the bilfwith costs. ' Also, in Hardy v Leary.'ln Equity, from Bertie; directing a reference. By Nasti, J. In Doe e dem, Jackson v Jack son", from Surry, affirming the Judgment. Also, in Martin v Amos, from Stokes, affirming the judgment. Also in Burnett v Thompson, from Bertie, er ror in admitting evidence, judgment "reversed, venii'e de novo. Also in State v Nat, from Beaufort, directing the judgment to be reversed; Also, in Moody v Moore, in Equity from North ampton dismissing the bill with costs. ' Also, in WaHing v Burroughs, in equity from Martin ; account to be taken of the value of the timber while growing. Also, in Hudson v Pierce, in equity from Halir fax. Also in Walling v Watts in equity, from Mar tin, reversing the decree. Also in Saunders v Haughton, in Equity, from Chowan ; report set aside as to the two items ex cepted to, in all other respects confirmed. Also in Hollowell v Green, from Pitt, directed to be certified that there is no error. Also, in McDaniel v Thomas, in Equity from Jones, dismissing the bill with costs. By Pearsov, J. In Grady v Threadgill, from Anson, affirming the judgment. Also, in Foy v Foy, from Carteret, directing a venire de novo. Also, in Brinson t. Wharton, in equity from Bertie, dismissing the bill with cost. Also, in Reed v. Kinnampn ir equity from For sythej reversing the order; Also, in State v Carnal t, from Beaufort, declar ing there is no error. ' Also, in Peacock v Winburn, from Nash, revers ing the decree. By1 Rcfein, C. J. in Doe ex dem Judith Long v Orrell, from Davie, affirming the judgment. Also, in Arnold v Arnold, from Moore, award ing a venire de novo. Also, in Doe ex dem. Crump v Thompson, from Davidson, alarming the judgment. By Pearson, J. in Faucet v Adams, from Or apge, affirming the judgment. Alio, in Heath v Heath, in equity from Craven, dismissing the bill with costs. i Also in Burrell v Daniel, in equity, from Hali fax' affirming the dec'retal order. " ' Also, in strong v Menzies, equity, from Rock ingham, dismissing the bill with costs. From the Charleston Courier of Monday A letter from "Washington, received by a .gentle man of this city, giVes us the pleasing: informa tion that Professor Bache. Lieut. Davis, and per haps Lieut. Maury, will leave Washington to-day. for this place, and -with the assistance of Lient. Kurtz and Lieut. Maffitt, .will be crgagd in ma king an examination of our Bar ana Harbor. We also learn, from the same source; that brick will not be used m the construction of the new Custom House, and a confident opinion is expres sed that our own granite, if it can be furnished on reasonable terms, will be the material employ ed for the building. ' We sincerely trust that the South-Carolina and Charlotte Rail Roads will, under these circum stances, so modify their charges for the freight of this article as to rfnder the use of it practicable. The up-country, especially the neighborhoods of Columbia and Winsbercr, abounds with a granite of a most desirable description, and were the re strictions caused by the present high charges at tendant on its transportation removed, there is no doubt that not only the Custom House, but many other buildings, would be constructed of it con tributing much to the ornamental appearance of our city, and the durability of its edifices. Yellow Fever and Black Vomit. Boston-, March 3. Late accounts Xrotn Suri nam state that the yellow fever, or black vomit, was still carrying off great numbers. Letters from Pernambuco, te Feb. 4th, state that the yel low fever is quite prevalent among the shipping at that port. LATER FROM THE RIO GRANDE J The New Orleans Picayune has received by the Steamship YdcKl, Brownville -papers q th6 l4th ult. Another attack on Matamoros is feared. The Picayune has learned privately that at the tine Hie YaATkft, Carvajal had gono 'tip the river with the intention of making an attack on Camargo. He had not yet received the re in for ce ments iwhich he had been expecting, j Letters have been received at Brownvtlle from nWcity of Mexico to the SEjJ Jan t which state that the Mexican Congress had oitively refused to recognizV Generaf A valosV reduction of Hi 9 tariff, and have instrncted the Collector at Mata moros to collect the surplus duev LATE FROM THE CAPE DE VERDES. BosTok, March 1 We hare accounts from the' Cape de Verde Islands to the 31st of January, stating that there had been niuch Sickness 'ambn the Islands, especially at St. Andrew's and St. Vin cent'sat the latter place nearly three fourths of the population had died. i St. Andrew's tho number of deaths had been very reatf4and at' last accounts the mortality was Increasing. ,Tho Islands had also suffered greatly from gales and severe rain storms. Many houses had been pros--trated and the crops destroyed to such fan extent as to h are scarcely ctfough; for" Iho- Inhalirnnts to subsist on. They were tiring Iff1 mud hovels, which was one cause of the great mortality among) them. FROM THE MEXICAN BOUNDARY COM MISSION. - V '. ,' Mr. .7. R. Bartlett; the C3mmlsionei on tbe part of the United States, has been board fi Hnr to the 16th of January. He was then at Mazttlnn awaitiug conveyance to San Francisco lie f had proceeded late in November or early ui -December, to Santa Cruz, a town of Sonora, accompan ied by the Mexican Commissioner, Gen. Tcdro Gatcia Coii(?c, wilii the common purpose, of pro curing provHions for their r'especiivo parties. At this place Gcli. Conde, was taUen' sick, but there being no ihysician" there, he was-remoTcd to Arispe, the old capitaf bf tt it' State of Sonora. The ehango was, however, of no avail, for ho died on the 19th of December,' aged 47 years. ' VESSELS OF OUR NAVW " - There ar in the Navy of the 'Unitod States seventy-fivo vessels ; of tlieso 11 are ships of tho line, 14 frigates, 22 corvettes and sloops, 4 brigs,, 3 schooners, 16 steamers, and 5 store-ships. ' Be sides these there are a number of vchscIs employ ed upon the survey of our coaast, which belong to the Treasury Department, and are under tho direction of the Superintehdent of the (United, States Coast Survey. Of the vessels composing our naval force prop er, 6 are on the stocks, 18 in ordinary, 9 prepar ing for sea, ' and 42 in commission. They are of the class as given below : ' , v J On the S!ckt. Ships of the line - - - A j Frigates - - - - : - 2 Ordinary. Ships of the lino - -Frigates - f - - - - -Corvettes ------ 1 Steamers (both unfit for service - - - -Store fehip - - - 1 Schooner - .... 1 Preparing for Sea Frigate? -Corvettes Steamers 1 Brig 1 1 f - - 3 3 Store-ship In Commission. Shins of the line (all rc- I Schooners - 2 of ceiving ships)- - - - 3 Frigates - - - - - - - 4 Corvettes and Sloops 16 Brigs - - -3 Steamers - tall - which are tenders) 11 Store-ships - - - - - ? Total ----- 75 METHODIST CONVENTION. ' ... 1 Philadelphia, 'March 4; ,The Methodist Convention . re-assembled. The following number of chui;chcs were "represented : Philadelphia ,12; Now Yorl: 2; Seneca 2; Brooklyn 2; Buffalo 3; Pittsburg 2; Pottsville 1, Allegheny city 1; Manayunk 1; Monroe 1; Chester U CheNea 1; Boston 1; Vermont 1; Washington 1; Barling ton 1. . i j ' The preamble arl4 resolutions submitted yes terday, relative to ictitioning the d'encTal Confer ence, were passed. ' . ' , 4 RcsohitidhS ivere iho adopted requesting tho Conference and churchts not represented in the Convention, favorable jto lay representation, to communicate their views to the General Confer1 ence. - . , . - t v i- ".J 1 ,1 ..n.l.l!n a cnmmir. ULSUliiuuiia viv j tee often to attend the annual uomerencu hi t"; ton, for tho purpose of urging their views, and j also declaring the convention opposed te all inno vation in the itineracy, and all encroachments up on the privileges of the episcopacy, an 1 pledging themselves as individuals to give their cordial support to the episcopacy and itineracy and dis conntenance anything which can possibly tend tr weaken either. The convention then adjourned. - 1 y; ,, , ,11 - . v f : A REMARKABLE DEPOSITOR. We learn that a day or two ago a Qefxnan girl or woman rather, though unmarried -called at the Savings Bank'in this eity, ;and prcsentc4 her bok for a settlement, or to make a deposit, wo did not learn which. It appears that in 1811 she made a deposit in the bank and from that time till the day indicated, had never called to see Labont her funds, thongh residing in the city du ring the whole ticje eleven years. Her cherish ed hoard had been "doing well meantime, for on figuring up it was found that the interest had nin no to over 600. There may be moie i tch de positors, but we presume the number oC them comparatively m&.--Rochester- Auvemser.
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