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Jtf THOMAS LORLVG, Editor and Proprietor; TlG DOLLARS Per, Annum, invariably in Advance. VOL. WILMINGTON, FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1 8o2. NO. 34 5. . : JOHN THOMPSON'S DAUGHTER. A fellow near Kentucky' tlirne, ' ; Cries "Boatman, do not tarry, AnH"ll give thee a silver" dime, To row us o'er the ferry." "Now, who would cross the Ohio, This dark and stormy water ?" . ,:0, lam this young lady's bean, And she John Thompson's daughter. ; i v "We've fled before her father's spite I With great precipitation, A . And should he find us here to-night, , I'd lose my reputation. They've misssed the girl and purse besides, His horsemen hard have pressed me, Ami who will cheer my bonny bride If vet they shall arrest me ?" i . I Out spoke the boatman then in time,. "You shall not fail, don't fear it ; ; I'll go. not for yonr silver dime, . But for your manly spirit "And by my word, the bonny bird, In danger shall not tarry, For though a storm is coming on, I'll row; yon o'er the ferry." By this the wind more. fiercely rose The boat was at the landing, And with the drenching rain their clothes . Grew wet where they were standing. But still, s wilder rose the wind, And as the night grew drearer, - Just back a piece came the police, Their trampling sounded nearer. '0 haste thee, haste !" the lady cries, "It's anything but funny, I'll leave the lighl of loving eyes, But not my father's moncv J" "And still they hurried in the face Of wind and rain unsparing; ' John Thompson reached the landing place, His wrath was turned to swearing. For by the lightning's angry flash, ' His child he did discover ; One lovely hand held all 'his cash, And one was round her lover ! "Come back, come back," he1 cried, in woe, Across the stormy water ; ' But leave the purse, and you may go, My Daughter. O my daughter." Twas vain; they reached' the other shore, (Such dooms the Fate's assign us,) The gold he'd piled went with his child, And he was left thsre, miiiiis. From, the Spirit of the Times. DID BILLY PATTERSON WHO strike!"? Dear "Spirit." Several months ago, the newspaper ol this "grent nnd glorious conn try" re-echoed from flue end of the continent to the other the momentous questiou, by whom was a certain assault and battery committed upon the sacred person ol William Pitterson. Esquire, Gentleman? I do not know if the evidence necessary to'the convic tion of any iiuliviilual of this atrocity has y t cpme m. bu at the last term of H Coun ty Court. North Carolina.'' another question, of almost equal magnitude,--was satisfactorily and finally disposed of. The result deserves to be transmitted -to posterity. -I congratu late you, that from the cc4amnsof your pa per future generations may know who Billy Patterson did strike,- No other paper has the News. -' Tile case of the State vs. William Patter son, came up for a hearing at the end of the term, and, although the jury was about to be discharged," a largo erowd remained to gratify a curiosity very naturally excited by 'the name of the defendant, and to her the particulars. The Solicitorafter explaining to the Court and Jury the nature of the ol fehce to be proved, and reading the indict ment, charging the defendant, in the usual form, with the commission of an assault and ' battery in and upon the body of one E. P . in the peace of the State then and tner6 be . ingand other wrongs and enormities, then . and there, to the said E. P- did contrary to the peace and dignity of the State, com--mit &c. proceeded to call the first and only i witness, Mrs. P., the wife of thn -defendant.' 'That lady accordingly advanced to the stand, and being sworn the following dialogue en dued : Solicitor. "Take off yonr bonne?, Mrs. P.. and let the Court and Jury hear all about "this&assaalt committed upon you by Mr. Wil liam Patterson state how it was, when and where it was, and all about it." The witness thus addressed removed her bonnet, and exhibited a rat her handsome and piquant face, with an intelligent and notun pleasing expression, and in rather a low voice, answered ' Witness. :,I hope you won't charge him anything, gentlemen; it's all over with now." Solicitor. "Speak louder, if you please, Mrs. P.; we can't: hear a word you say." Defendant's A ttorne'.- "You must state all you know, Madame; nothing that you have 'heard.11 Witness (a little puzzled). I don't know "what you mean, gentlemen; I hope you will I Jet him off light he did'nt mean anything but ordinary." . Solicitor. "We want to know about the fight; Mrs. P." - Witness. - There wasn't any ficrJht;Mr. Patterson, my old man. was playing with me, that's all (laughter). He pufledme to wards a table, and put his 'hand so flaying her hand upon'her breast, nearl the throat) Fie never did thai way afore.1 or I .. Would have made him no resifawre, and I though: he meant to choke me; but he has joineil The Temperance Society since then (great laugh ter,) and there u fie'r it smarter nqlan in the county, or does more for I is family. I only want him to Join the church now; if ho did. I should be happy. I hope you wori'lcharge him much ; he is a poor man 4ndi has five children' (shouts of laughter.) j Judge "Mr. Solicitor, ia this your .case fof the State?" Solicitor (excited.) " VVitne3s, u this all you have to say ?" ' Witness. "Yes. gentlemen. 1 1 hope you'll let him off light ; he is a powerful good man." Solicitor (iaugning). -May it pilease your Honor this case comes up under ah appli cation from-th; witness to bind Mr. Patterson over to'Court to keep the peace towards her The parties seem now reconciled and, this being ail the evidence, I shall enter a nol. pros. Court. ,: We dismiss the defendant. Go home Mr. Patterson." The parties here left the Court together, amidst the applause of the citizens, and Mrs. P. had the satisfaction of being able to take her lord home, after paying a nominal fine. We hope she will understand his ways be', ter in future. i. i You now know, Mr. Editor, who, Billy Patterson struck! NORF. Id3" The above is a veritable account of what did really occur at the last term of the County Court held in this town. ,H county" should be New Hanover County," and then all will be correct in the above. , - ;! ., ... ; 'gd. Com. CATCHING HAWKS., i A gentleman of Georgi-iihas. successfully adopted a plan tlbi trapping havvks. He erects a pole iibout ten feet hiirhj (and proba bly a higher one Would answer a better pur pose.) the lower endi instead of being plant ed on the ground is fastened in the centre of two flat cross timbers and braced stones be ing placed on the timbers to keep the. 5pole from blowing over. On the top of 'the . pole is plaeed a common steel trap, thejower bar being fastened securely to the pole by a staple. He sets the trap in some place where the hawk's are likely to come,. ami Jeayesit. The bird, seeing a nicfr perch on the top of a pole, o-elects it for a point oPobserva;ion an J as soon as he alights the trap springs arid catches his legs. The pole can be readily pulled over. 'the bird takeai oiit. and the Jrap set lor another. In this marine he has caiiLiht tvve:ity-one hawks within k (few days, beoides a large number of owls. I TilE BEST FRIEND : TALE. TRANSLATED FROM - THE FRENCH. i FOR THE COMMERCIAL,. BY A CO It RESPOND EN T. LONG CREEK CHAPTER VII. 1 At the name of this gentlemen Mr. Benh suddenly fell backwards, as if he had receiv ed a stunning blow on the breast. The fall of Mr. Benn, wiihout any apparent' cause just at the moment his countenance was re flecting the most sincere and lively joy, as tonished Mr. de Corvelles so much that he did not doubt but that his creditor was stricken with paralysis. The Utile, old man, Iwjwever, soon recovered, the effects of his emclion having been more or less counterac ted. 'by those of the fall. rWeIl ! asked the young man,- still more surprised at his sudden recovery'-Lpray what ails you ? But the poor usurer could not speak. You are then acquainted witl JVIrL Lebley continued Victor. Alas ! Victor, replied ,t'he usurer, still too stunned to measure the ifnport of 1 his words, Mr. Lebley is one of mydebtors : Mr. Benn, rejoined Jictor, with much bit terness, now I see that I have nothing; to ex pect. There are two debts equally dear to you, the liquidation of which depends on the receipt ol buitone dowry. Recollect howev er, the unworthy 'trick you' played upon me this morning and your promise to repair it. As he used these words the young man pointed out with his finger thedoor to Mr. Benn. Perhaps he intended thereby to show Jlis contempt for the egotistic usurer ; but ihii system of intimidation had no success. : Mr. Benn, eager to get rid of hisj embar rassment and to reflect freely cn what he would do in his present predicament,' imme diately rose up. Victor," said he,Lt ia true that this unexpected occurrence and your wild; foolish, mad determination to fight have greatly diminished the joy which my heart, but a moment ago experienced j but however, be not discouraged, an hour hence you shall hear from me. ( Having said thw, he left the apartment. Once in the street Mr. Benn hastily proceed ed homewards. The claims of Victor and the doctor for his heart were go equal that Mr. Benn re mained for a moment perfectly insensible; a thing which always appears t0 the pro f mudet thinkers at - ihe close of their meditations. At length there entered hia foul a luminous thought which dispelled the darkness of his resolution and made him see his position under its veritable aspect. As there was but one young lady: one dowry, he saw that a combat should r!eces sariiy take place between the two debtors or the, two debts ; but the ciscussion that arose was not lengthy; always on the recur rence of the real ( duel ol the two young men he repejled It with horror Once rid of his embarrassment, Mr. Bennj felt inexpressibly happy. He remained for a moment still dubious which of the debtors should be the victim. - Of all Mr. BenVi's debtors it was Victor that had cost him the most tears and great est trouble ; to him he had made the fairest promises and had given the strongest proof of his tehdernessf Mr. Perin, therefore; ftt first decided in favor of Victor. However, a hur ried calculation made him see that the debt of Emelius was somewhat ilarger than his rivals. According, therefore, to the dictates of conscience, to the principles of justice and good economy, Emelius should have the pre cedence; Mr. Benn had been a usurer before he become a man; it was Emelius that now ob tained the preference. Yes. thought he, but Emelius is a! luxurious liver; enamored or life and ifa pleasures, who patiently endures hi3 debts and his creditors, whereas Victor is of a sanguine, reckless temperament of mind and is now perfectly disgusjted with life. Money deposited in such a bank would not therefore be safe. This last consideration determined the usurer in fayor of Victor. Mr. Benn always entertained the pro foundest respect for the thing resolved on. Havirg once assented to the sacrifice of Emelius he only thbught on the means of 'preventing 'the unfortunate marriage. This was not difficult , to effect it. he had only to send the doctor to Clichy. Mr. Benn was convinced the merchant would not give his daughter to a prisoner for debt, particularly at the commencement of his captivity Perfectly assured of the infallibility of his plan, the usurer having approached a large table that was standing in the centre of his chamber laden with files of durty old papers, he w rote to Mr de Corvelles the fallowing letter. r . - ' " ? My Dear Victor; From this moment you may consider your self the only aspirant to the hand of Miss Avrey, and abandon your infernul idea of duelling; in twenty-four hours I shall have rid you of your rivaj. Allow me toadd thatcon- tributes much to' my happiness to have been informed that that girt, who has almost set you crazy, is not one of those ignoran t, jump ing, frolicksome. giggling, coquets, that in troduce so much unhappir.ess into matri monii! life, and whom no man of taste or judgment, however fascinated he may be by extereal appearance, can ever really esteem and love ; but that she has a mild and ami able disposition ; a loving, sincere, tender heart, a modest exterior ;' a cultivated mind, capable of appreciating every thing noble and beautiful, whether in naturebr in human conduct. In her you 'will have a twofold treasure. Rely on me. YOUR BEST FRIEND. Having given the letter to a messenger with orders to bear it in all haste to its destina tion, he began to collect ajl the paper instru ments of his debtors condemnation. Next day the 17th of October, Mr. Benn made, an early visit to ope of his noighbors, who was a Ba liff. Mr. Plumet said the old man, quite abrupt ly, procure a hackney coach and two other officeis in all haste ; I have a judgment of arrest to be executed this morning. A few moments after two vulgar-looking fellows, with an air of officiousness like all those of that obsequious' pandering, crawl ing class ; made their appearance ; and then the four sinister personages entered the ve hicle that was awaiting them in the street. ' Having reached the doctor.' Mr. Benn cried out to the" driver to stop, audtben.turn 100' to the Bailiff said in an under lone I go in here alone to raise some'game; hold your selves in readiness. Forthwith the officers tucked up their sleeves; it U thus those men cats bhow their claws. j Mr. Benn stepped into the doctorV. Ah ! ah Ljsaid the latter as he recognized the usurer. Mr., Benn I r J Yes sir. it is I. said Jhe ;oJ4 mao.i looking; penetratingly at the doctor under the 6hade of a deep frown. It is a long time since I saw you Mr. Benn. I have lo sa the same Mr. Lebhiy. May I presume to enquire the object of your visit ? I should think, sir. that you could have no difficulty in guessing it. I have had this time past a great deal of jpaiiencf, but you should not infer briceSthat it would be -r Eternal. , Yes sir. you have said it. I have come to ask jou for some money., - ' - You have done well, calmly replied the doctor ; 1 have been expecting you for I wish to pay. you. -r The shock Mr. Benn experienced at this moment was. about equal to j that he had endured the evening before. -''What! exclaimed he. you are going to pay me ? That astonishes you ? You have been left some property? Precisely Hut, Air. Benn. un derstand me. I have not in my possession, at ptesent, a sum equal to ycu'r demand. Here is a draught on my banker, payable at sight, please hand him this letter. Mr. Benn stretch ed forth his hand mechanically and took the draught. There was no Wiiy now left by which he could prevent the doctor's marriage, and he did not know to what dreadful ex tremities despair might leal Victor, from whose soul the spirit of duelling and suicide had not yet been completely exorcised.. JON! US. j To be continued. HAUL FOR THE JESUITS. The Ediuburg Witness says that Lady Harris, a'verj' beautiful young widow, lonly 26 years old, who perverted last year to po pery, has given over to the Jesuits her beau tiful estate of Se.acliffe, E?st Lothian, her prospects of 410,000 a yeafr from an old un cle (Mr. Sligo. of Carmyle) and all the, trea sures collected in India by her late husband, Sir W. Cornwallis Harris. She has , been induced to forsake an aged grandmother, and her mother, whose only child she is, and to retire into a strict convent at Grenoble, in France, committing herself to the protection ol the Jesuit priests f1 'The sun is all very well," said an Irish man ; ''but in my opinion the moon is worth two of it ; for the moon affords us light in the night time, when we really want it; where as, we have tlie sun with us in the day time, when we have no occasion for it." A most amusing story is told of an . honest John Bui!, one Thomas Jenkins. Esq., who while on Jiio continental travels, recently ar rived at- Viennn. Mr. Jenkins called forth with for the usual register of travellers -that he might duly inscribe himself. His newly hired valet and interpreter replied that he had anticipated his wishes, and had register ed him in full form as a "Rentier Anglais." "But how have you put down my name when 1 have not told it to you ?" quoth the aston;Vjied Jenkins. "I .cannot exactly pronounce i." retorted the valet, ubdt I copied it - faithfully from Milor's portmanteau." ' But it is not there," continued Jenkins. "Bring me the Register." The book was brought, and thereof instead of his own very common name of two sylla bles, he found the Lbjjowing potentous entry of himself: "Monsieur Warrnnted solid lea ther, Rentier, Anglaise!" The story' give us no clue to the length of time Jenkins re mained in Vienna after that. TERRIBLE DISASTER. Explosion of the Red Stone Great loss of Life Thirty-five Killed and Many Wounded. Nashville, Tenn., April 7. About half-past two o'clock, the Madison' and Cincinnati packet Red Stone passed, this place. When about three miles above, it seems she land ed at the Kentucky 'side,- and she was backing out, her boilers exploded, with, a tremendous noise, tearing the boat .tc.atoms, and causing her to sink in less than 3 minutes, in 20feet water. Several gentlemen, here, whose attention had been at tracted to the boats rac?nT, and the great quanti ty of steam she Was working, saw the explosion Her chimneys were blown half way across the river. It is said that all on board have perished. The Glencoe was attempting an entrance be tween the Cataract and Georgia, when 2 or more of her boilers exploded spreading death and de struction in every direction about her. She had about 80 deck passengers, more or less. and2- cabin passengers. Tlie after npper works of the Cataract, which lay close by taking in the whole of tlie ladies cabin, was destroyed. Shortly after the explosion, the boat was discovered to be on fire, and .commenced floating down. It is suppos ed about 40 lives were lost. Mrs Finny succeeded in saving several children from the flames. Both pHots, Robert Ilnghcs and Henry Balser, were badly injured. The mate and carpenter are missing. When a man calls to see another during the busiest portion of tho day, it is not worth while for him to stay more than an hour after he has told you all he knows. : GREAT FLOOD AND LOSS 0F11FE. Pitssevbg, April 19th. On Saturday last the head waters of .the. Alle gheny and Monongahela Rivers commenced, to rise. The latter at .Brownsville yesterday morn ing, rose at the alarming ratw-of 2 feet per hour. At this city, at 10 o'clock; last night, the water commenced rising at the rate of 7 inches per hour, increasing during the night with unexam pled rapidity. This morning the piers of the Mo ogahcla'Br,idge we're covered, the water at Mark Poiut Steam Mill was within 6 feet 10 inches of the great tlood of 1832, and as the water was ad-1 vanulng rapidly, it was feared the flood would ex ceed' that of 1832. It has been raining incessant ly since Friday night, and the rain still continues to swell the current; Several rafts were destroy ed upon the piers of the (Allegheny Bridge yes terday. . i- - ' The piers of the aqueduct have been seriously broken by the crushing timber. JA number of men were .seen on parts of rafts floating down, and many lives have doubtless been lost. A raft, withoul sweeps, struck against Mechanic street bridge, shattering the piers, aud all on board per ished in sight of the thousand spectators who li ned the shores and were unable to render assis tance. A fragment of a'log raft, with, one man upon it, descended the -torrent and managed to escape the two upper 'bridges, bat struck ujou the St. Clair street bridge. The intrepid naviga tor seeing his peril dropped the steering oar, and With a running jump cleared the broken timber and alighted on the pier,;amid the shouts of the excited spectators. He coolly remarked to those on' the bridge who assisted him, , that it was a "pretty cloe ft." . j The lower part of Ategheny city is covered with water, and the families are removing their furniture in boats. In Pittsburg, the dwellings along the streets near the river are also submerged. At the foot of Wood street the water is filling the cellars, and the merchants art removing theip foods to the upper stories. The rivers below are overflowing and great devastation must occur to the rivers and towns in that section. The wall on the rail road curve of the Ohio and Pennsylvania railroad, rnear Beaver, has sunk one foot and in great dan ger of falling, which will stop travel for some time. . SECOND DISPATCH. Pittsburg, April 20, 2 P. M. At five o'clock this1 morning the water commen ced receding-and has fallen about six inches. Up to that hour tbie'wa'ter had reached within three feet of the flood of 1832. 1 The damage to prop erty cannot be exactly ascertained,! but it is thought will exceed $100,000. In the low grounds in (Allegheny city, compri sing the 1st and 4th wards, not less than fifteen hundred families were turned out of their houses and driven into the upper stories. Along Rebec ca streefthe watr ran in torrents, being 6 feet deep. The water passed along Federal street, be yond Robinson, inundating the beautiful residence of Gen. Robinsoni,an'd cutting off connection between the bridge and Allegheny city. Quite a profitable business vas carried on by persons in skiffs transporting passengers from the bridge to the landing. . Pittsburg proper suffered little, although mer chants along the river were put to serious incon venience by the hasty removal of their goods. At the Point many persons were flooded out of their houses. In May street the water reached half-way up to Penn street, filling all the first sto ries of houses, and compelling the families to move out in boats and rafts. In Matburg street and Duquesne Point alley, over 100 families mov ed out. I . In Burmingham, South Pittsburg, Manchester, Lawrenceville, and the j 1st, 5th and 9th wards bordering on the Allegheny river, the water was several feet deep, stopping work in the founderies, machine shops, and iron mills along the rirer. In South Pittsburg the water was up to Carson street ; and the turnpike, surrounding several iron manufactories, was covered. About 50 feet of iion sheating was torn off the dam of the 'Monongahela Navigation Company, greatly endangering thej whole work. Business yesterday was almost entirely suspen ded, the workshops being closed, , THIRD DISPATCH: Pittsboho, April 21, 10 A. M. There are now about 29 feet water in the chan nel. The river continues to fall rapidly, and no further damage is apprehended. POPULATION OF FRANCE. 4 The Philadelphia Ledger, in an article on the political condition and prospects of France, gives an instructive detail of the character of its popu lation. It appears that the whole Kpnlation of France amounts to 36,000.000. Of these. 50 000 are millionaires' cr very rich, 200.000 are rich, 550 000 are in easy circumstances, 4.200,000 are in mod erate circumstances. C000;000 gain a decent but uncertam subsistence, 16.000.000 gain a scanty but uncertain subsistance. 500O.000 live in extreme indigence, and 4 000,000 are, paupers thieves and prostitutes. Thus of 3& 000;000. only 5 000.000, or less than 1 in 7, are above want cr uncertaiutv, 6,000,000, or 1 in 0. arc in daily un certainly and .on the borders of want, and 25 000. 000, or 5 in 7, are in want, extreme wantf or crime What a picture is this ! Yet it is presented by French official statistics. If it be true that 5 in 7 are In extreme want, the anticipations of another radical and sweeping revo lution may be realized, " It is difficult to imagine how society competed of such element can re main long in quieto&e. '. . ' ". Crawford, says a recent letter from Rome, . is getting on apace with his colossal statues for the Washington monument at Richmond, Va. Patrick Uenryand Jefferson are ready for casting In bronze. The Jefforion Is exceedingly "good. ARRIVAL OF THE ASIA. s THREE DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE. RHxsscmUing of Parliament Te English. Trake with SiamandtXe A rntriean Tariffs Destructive Hurricane at Maurit us France Napoleons next Coup a" EUil Reciprocity bctvecn Tuscany nd the Spanish Prfi Geraany and Belgium. I New Yonr, April 11. The steamer Asia arrived thli morning about noon, with Liverpool and London dates' of April 10th. She brings 7G i passengers and SHiO.DOO on 1 freight. ; ; ;' : v ; ;; Business has been pretty much at a stand still on account of the hollidays. ENGLAND. Both houses of Pariiamvnt will re-assemble on the 16th lust. The Premier, it is said, intends to dissolve the House in the second week in July," but others fix Jhe time of dissolution at an early period in May. ' ' The Manchester Commercial Association have complained to government that the trade with' Siara has been ruined by ihe operations of the A merican tariff, and have called on government V negotiate a more favorably treaty With that klog dom. , - The death of Prince Schwnrzenberg has excited considerable interest, the Austrian government has suddenly recalled Count Schawerinsteln from London, for the purpose, it is supposed, .of suc ceeding the Prince as premier. Accounts frdni Manrltitis, received at Liverpool states that a severe hurricane visited that Island on the 23d and 24th of January. Little damage was, however, done to the shipping and crops. ! The bullion in the Hank of England has de creased JC2 19,000. ;i. . . .. 'j Trade in the manufacturing districts was check ed, and spinners. were willing to renew contracts on easier terms. Cloths and yarns, were irregular in priee, but not quoted lower; 1 , FRANCE. Letters from Paris state that the 5th of May, the anniversary - of Napoleon's death, has been fixed upon as tlie time for the President's next amp d'etat. -Workmen are busy cleaning and lev elling the Place de Carousal ' for the review of all the military upon that day. . " It is noted as significant that tho noblesse Are again spoken of by their titles. x ' 1 The Paris correspondent of the Independent Beige says that patents of nobility had been is sued within a few days past, and that a son of Senator Le Bauf had been created Count of Mount Germain. - ' ' Contractors are purchasing horses extensjyoly, for the French army, in Holland, Be,hlum and Prussia. Agents are also employed! n making a register of persons who had served in the imperi al armies. , ' ' . Two hundred and forty more of the adventur ers in the Lingot lottery were about embarking at Marseilles for Calif rnia. I 1 Goverumont had granted 50,000 francs to erect a monument to Marshal Ney. " ' Generals Lamoricicro and Changarnier are . un derstood to have bad a meeting at Aux La Cba pelle with the Due D'Amaule, son of Louis Phil lippe. This circumstance hasj given great um brage to the; President. ITALY. ! A reciprocity of trade had been established be tween Tuscany and the Spanish ports. The consul; of Tuscany bad peremptorily refu sed to admit' the claim preferred by Lord Gran ville for an apology and compensationfo Mii Ma ther for an outrage committed npon him. , GERMANY. 1 The news from Central Europe Is unimportant. The Piu3sian Ministry had lefYBerlJ.i for the hol- idays. r A chapel, on the mountain of Zobb, In Selesia, had been swallowed by the sudden opening of tlw earth, and many lives were lost. 1 7 ' " BELGIUM; ( , The Belgium papers state It is the Intention of the Cunaid line to establish a line of steamers be tween Antwerp and Liverpool, to connect with the American line' . "m .':.'.". 'j ' New Orleans, April 20. 7 elegrapked to Charleston Courier.) The steamer Pocahontas, fron Arkansas bound to New Orleans, took fire on Monday last, and was burned to the water's edge In half an hear. The cargo, consisting of 2360 bales of Cotton, was totally lost. Ten persons, also, were drowned or burned, including a former Sheriff of Arkansas, lady and three children, a cabin bpy two firemen and a chamber- jpaid.- The boat was lasar.od 'fer $14,000. ' ' I ' Advices from the City of Mexico to the 3d inst., have been recired, which state that the " Govern ment was eridently alarmed at the . excited feel in" existing at Vera Cruz and Tampicoo on the subject of the Tariff, and that the Mexican Sec retary had replied to the protect of the Foreign. Ministers respecting the unequal tariffs, declaring ;liat they presented no grounds for interference. The Congress was bnsily engaged In dmrulng a plan for reforming the Tariff. Rumors, were cur rent to the ef&c (hat a change (a the u Mexican Cabinet might be anticiiated. f , . . . i , RIOTOUS FIRE COMPANIES. On Saturday night, and Sunday , morning, a portion of the: District of Spring Garden, -Philadelphia, was kept in a state of excitement, In con- requeuce 01 the riotous conuuw ui several oro -ompanies. : A tight was commenced at Seventh and Cilowhfll str-ets. which was suppressed by the police i tinder Lieut. Haker. i I !t . J i i t Mi
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