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THOMAS. L0RIN6, Editor and Proprietor: TWO DOLLARS Per Annum, invariably in Advance, VOL. 5. WILMINGTON, FRIDAY, JULY 2, l$o2y. NO. 43 - . - . ." ' - . fir! 1 ' i V KOSSUTH AND THE HUNGARIAN EMIGRATION. plhe Editors of the Courier Enquirer r The Tribune and the Times assign as the only reason lor the cool reply which Kossutfy has given to the Hungarian Emigration, that thejThad asked him ior money. . Were this the only reason, there would be an easy rem edy at hand. But there ia quite another cause for his conduct, altogether beyond remedy ; inasmuch as it is inherent in hirrY, darnel v. his unlimited and blind ambition. Whbever has watched him closely cannot fail of be coming convinced of this melancholy fact. The wretchedness and the broken hopes of Hungary, and the consequent degradation of Europe, are, in a great measure, due to him, la order to attain his aims, he had submitted to the Battyanyi's, with the view- of promo ting their plans. They purchased for him estates in several counties to enable 'him to obtain there the right of voting. Having ex erted himsell accordingly in furthering the programme of the liberal party (Ihrough the influence of the aristocracy, in opposition to the royal party,) he was elected Deputy for the great County of Pesth. 1 No expense had been spared by his patrons to bring about his success. -.' While the Battyanyi's were indefatigable to carry the measures of reform in the Upper nouse, xvussuiu utiuu 111 uie same spirit in the JLovver one. All went on prosperously in favor of liberty, and Louis 3attyanyi be came President of the newiy created Hunera rian Ministry, with Kossuth as Minister of Finances. The former conducted the affairs of the country with moderation and great prudence ; butt Hossuth influenced the peo ple beyond measure, without calculating the unavoidable mischievous consequences; No remonstrances of the more cautious patriots were of any ..avail against the pertinacious obstinacy ot the more verbose than logical tribune, who profiting by the excitability of the brave people pushed them on headlong into a warlike attitude. The consequences ol these rasa proceedings very soon mahi Tested themselves. Those very means by which rulers always carry meir encis, and which had been habit ually resorted to by Austrian statesmen, were thus, so to say, invited into practice; the maxim "divide and conquer" was put in- 10 execution, uy piiciiing one sei 01 mnurni ants against the other. Kossuth had more confidence in his oratory, than foresight and sound policy. It was thus that the' ihhabit anta speaking different languages, ahef ivn'o always had acted in common for their native country, became implacably hostile to one another. All efforts at reconciliation, tried by the clearer-sighted patriots of either, side, were wrecked on the 'recklessness of Kossuth who never was accessible to any wise sug gestion from aiy quarter whatever. A recapitulation of the" rtfelaricholy details ci Hungary's misfortunes is not needed, as ihey 'are' of -world wide notoriety. TJhder the specious pretence of rendering the Mag yars more renowned, though their history, natural character and geographical position make up for thfrtiramefatical littleness, in giving them that importance which a wise statesman should Have availed himself of for the real bcnefit!df them ao well as of the oth ,er Hungarians; he wasi the foremost 'in 1h suiting the other nationalities, and in thus di viding the forces of the country, which, had they been united in the pursuit of their com mon undoubted rights could have victorious ly withstood the united forces of Austria and ttuasiaV - . J ' "' s ' : The possibility of this is plainly avowed by the declaration of these powers of their inability of directing the afiairs of Europe at their pleasure in 1848. To Xhe division that had beert caused by the just, liberal, and popular measures above referred to, be tween the ohT conservative aristocratic and the progressive democratic party, was super added to the more fatal hostility of the Croats, Serbs, and many Seovaks, the Valacks and the Transylvanian Saxons against, and to the greatest detriment of those very Mag yars, of whom Kossuth boasts to be "the great one." No one could have more effec tually neutralized their great value in the political system of Europe ; none could have given a more incorrect idea of Magyarism to the world than Kossuth has done. His in cessant blowing upon the i string Agreat Mag yar," which is held stretched in tune by the Times and the Tribune is but apt to create nauseau to expose to ridicule the grave, steady and laconic Magyars, to keep up those hostile feelings against them which they do not deserve, .and which only serves to render the whole country digestible by the stomachs of the imperial eagle3. , The diet was willing to make terms with Austria, for the sake of preserving peace, and Louis Batthyany was sent by the Notion al Assembly to Windisghralz, at Pesth, for what purpose? When Batthyany found lhat he was to be cho3erj he thanked for this trust which the people put in him. His ex pressions were: "I go, as it is niy duty, as the welfare of my country requires it and SMjnuat die, I can also do that" whfich lat ter words came to a fulfillment through the hands of Austria. Also, Batthyany Casimir, who was in the greatest danger as representative for Slavo hia, when he was in the Fortress of Eseg, feurrounded as he was bv'his enemies, and as lie received no help which he several times applied tor, he was forced, as a last resource to leave the fortress to enquire for the rea son, as shortly after the Fort was obliged to surrender. ' . ' - - Kossuth had now the whole field open to himself until he was checked agaim but in a uite- different vay. Gprgey, another up start, with uncontrollable ambition, rose from a creature of Kossuth to become his "Wallen stein. A third schism was now added to the former two, that of the military in opposition to the civil power. Gorgey had the soldiery all for himself while Kossuth swayed all those who arfc fond of much talk. The re maining strength of the patriotic party was weakened within itself in consequence, so rnuclfsd that the catastrophe became inevt: table. Kossuth had no nerve to remove Gorgey out of the way. j By clumsily intriguing against him, he only irritated him without either 'conciliating or crushing him. ' ' 1 One of the duumvirs in power fled, and the other surrendered his army to the hang man. Gorgey tried to prevent the crown of St. Stephen being carried away by Kossuth, but his spies were lee on a false track by the latter'a leaving his family behind him. What does a republican want a crown for ? , v '; Under" ike pretext 'of guarding himself against supposed assasination injTurkey he insulted his hospitable hosts by surrounding himself with a hpdy-guard. He greedily swallowed royal fare, delighting in all pomp and circumstance of gaudy ceremonies, while knowing that his fellow-countrymen were! dying from hunger. I Those who worshipped and blindly obey ed him received titles of offices, although while yet amid -his people" in Hungary he had no exclusive privilege ot conferring ti tles and dignities. Red wine and the fumea of tobacco made up for blood nnd gunpowder-smoke in further recommenaing to pro motion. Intoxicated with vanity, he boasts to be the predestined Saviour of 'his people.' the refor mer of this 'selfish age.' This may, be done, if homoeopathy, but with colossal doseo be the5 healrng. 'laid : Kossuth is the Kohitioor of selfish vanity. His residence within the realm of the great Arabian prophet consoli dated his belief into his bwn'poWer'of divin ation to such a pitch, that he presumes more than to fancy, that he really says or causes it to be said in the Times- his moniteur offi cial 'that there is butcme'! nature and na ture's God' thatKbssuTH ia his pfophet. Hence it undoubtedly follows that all who dare to show dissent for he is! not sharp sighted enough to see whether they dissent in reality from his ways of salvation, are declared Austrianized, before his being able, as he threatens, to 'grind them ,d own.' Not unlike the Knight of Ea Maucha who also be lieved to be called upon to undo wrongs, he is confirmed in this fancy by the well mean ing but not very much enlightened masses of people who. while showing their rioble sympathies on behalf of the cause of Hunga ry, really injure it by furnishing him means of doing further mischief m the body of the emigration as well as in the ill-fated country itself. His blind admirers brand every man who dares to dissent from him as a traitor. They so twist their fulsome panegyrics of the man as to present him as the only brain and heart of Hungary, beside which all the other members of 'his people' are altogether un worthy of any regard. They rave about dis sensions, parties, confusion, as existing among the Hungarians, while their adored head is just the chief source of the scissions among the unfortunate exiles. While all vials of wrath are being poured on the devoted peo ple at home,-he, by his injudicious bragado cios abroad, pushes the hands of the execu tioner to pour out more. The highest nota bilities of the emigration are treated alike with its lowest members jail disappear into naught at" the sight of his infinity. Instead of providing for an organic conduct of the af fairs of the' ehiigratjdri in this -country, accor ding to hjs cjqfy arid accdndihg to the suffi ciency of all elements nesdfdl for -such a pur pose, his door-keepera have twice sent away thirty-six of their countrymen who went to apply to him for some relief, when out of work and having nothing to eat. On their third call, they pressed to him by force and obtained two and a haif dollars per1 week for four weeks. Since then, none of those who had not arrived on board the Mississippi were admitted. He did not even offer a seat to a wounded Captain who called on him. Na poleon r-se from his chair and pffered it ' to a wounded Austrian soldier who was-brought to his presence. Another officer who .had been sent to Kossuth on behalf of those thirty-six, and who reproached the body guard for their inhumanity, was. sent for and - 1 . . -wt- 4 threatened wnn imprisonment oy ivossuth. without being allowed to speak. He proba bly forgot that we were in Free Amerioav His imagination has dazzled' his sightinto the future with a treasure of ten millions ufl dollars which he hoped to obtain here, and witlv which he would be able to play 'a pow er qn earth.' But' unhappily for; his second sight, for his banner bearers, for dll the hec- tic and merely talking and knocking reform ers, the wings of the bird have not been fled ged, and so the world must continue to jog on unreaeemea oi lis seinsnness ior a miie while longer. What have all those good hearts that have feasted Kossuth's court and suite done for the cause of .Hungary 7 It may be imprudent for tfre writer, but it certainly is not untrue not even dangerous for the cause to say, that, had they really, soberly, and modestly wished to aid it. they should have informed themselves on those points3 in which it3 merits really do consist, instead of being-in a hurry to gire all the credit to one single talented man and 'insul ting others aa traitors, egotists, and so forth,. and tnus connrming jossuth in nis laise views. Had he been wise, his talents would have brought about quite a different result from that which we now see. and which fore-, seen by some whose voice j' had it then dar ed to speak, would have been! hushed by bublic opinion. Or had that Dart of the nress which most boasU of progress done its duty to truth, Kossuth himself would have been sobered t6"hra' own advantage, to that of his fellow-exiles, and of the cause of liberty on one side, and to the permanent honor, gfory, and delight of the citizens of the United States, on the other. A HUNGARIAN. . . - SAN JUAN, OR GREYTOwk The atcrrrer Prometheus arrived at New York on Monday last j from San Juan del Norte, and we find in the Journal of Com merce an account, derived from passengers, of a festival there on the 4th instant, in cele bration of the reported independence of the city of San Juan, (the port at the mouth of the river of that name, and the prosseesion of which, whether by Nicaragua or Mosqui to, has been for a long time in contest.) The account of tho festivities is introduced by the following statement : On the 2d of June the British steamer-of-war Albion arrived at the port of San Juan del Norte, or Georgetown, with "the British Commodore of the West India station, who notified the authorities that the Governments of Great Britain and the United States had agreed to guaranty the independence of San Juan. Commodore Parker, of the Saranac, whom the British Commodore expected to meet, had not arrived ; but there was no doubt of his concurrence on the part of his Government. Commissioners had proceed ed to Costa Rico and Nicaragua, for the pur pese of" definitely settling ths boundaries of the territory of !San 'Juan." ; ' . If the British Commodore gave any such notification as that stated in the above para graph, We apprehend he did so under errone ous information ; for, if we are correctly in formed, the basis of a convention lately agreed upon here between our Secretary of State and the Minister of England, and sent out by Commissioners for the decision of the Governments of Nicaragua and Costa Rica, did not embrace the independence of th im portant port of San Juan ; on the contrary we have understood that basis proposed to concede the city of San Juan to the exclu sive possession of Nicaragua, she paying to the Mosquito Indians a stipulated sum for the relinquishment of l heir title. A. Int. FANNY FERN ! This Is the norti de phimme of a lady cor respondent of the Boston Olive Branch, whose lmributions are sprinkled with sarcasms as snarp as shark's teeth. She rangea free in selecting subjects for castrgation,' dealing her blows on many of the unmanlv exactioi.s of isband from the wife and occasionally, he article we copy to-day, flaying the cks ot her oyn. The charming Fanny en TTiade a stir in Alabama, and one k swain, having na tear ot the acute teristics of the fair one. thus u"ges his the ear of the editor. If the Rev. man does not console him with the in- tion he seeks, minister as he is. we shall conict mm oi being aestituse ol common humanity : Fanny Fern ! There, now Mr. Norns, I've said it -the secret's out. I know it's useless for me to ask who she is ? I nee you are determined to keep the secret safely locked in your own breast; but the fact is, unless I find out something about Fanny, I shall go crazy, commit suicide, or do some other desperate act that will cast a shadow of gloom over the enlighted millions of our happy and prosperous country. That would be a pityj . don't you think, to avert so sad a calamity, even Fanny would consent for me to know if she be young, pretty and unmar ried ? That's all I ask. I know she is' the brightest, the best; and if I were satisfied that she be young, pretty, with no lordly ty rant to rule over her, then would I take the telegraph for Boston to-night; could'nt tvait the slow motion of a steam car. 'Born and reared amid the wilds of Ala bama, the genial warmth of her Southern sun has infused into ray nature a fiery, im pulsive, temperament; and basking amid shades of her pineclad forests and magnoi Ha groves, have I been taught to love. Does Fanny know what it'-is to love to hope ? ,n Don't ithink me crazy y- Mr Norris. Who is Fanny Fern ?' Does such 'a being really -exist 7 or am I worshipping at the shiine of some imaginary divinity, of whom I shall never know aught save the weekly pen cilings that havef so maddened my fiery brain? If such' be the fact, Mr. Norris deal gently with me," for fear some fit of desperation give me too close a proximity to some of Ken tucky's staple commodity; arid I assure you. Mr. Norris, I have nti particular fancy for pulling hemp it's rather ticklish business.- 'Could I in letters of gofd, and with a pen glowing.with brilliancy, pour into Fanny's ear the gushings of a heart as pure as the snow-white magnolia that blooms , oyer ray head. I know her kind nature would 'forgive my presumption. Mr. Norris, forgive me for troubling you; but the fact is, I can think of nothing but Fanny Fern by day, and a night a sweet creature, all smiles, with pout ing lips, rosy cheeks-and saucy eyes, min gles with my dreams, and on waking the world Fanny trembles on my lips. This feel ing, Mr. Norris, I could endure no longer, and to night in a fit of desperation have, seiz ed my pen, and scarcely know what I've written. Now Mr. Norris, if there be one particle ofvworaan's heart in Fanny, or a sol itary lingering spark of humanity in your breasti I shall know who Fanny is. If you don't tell me, or give me some clue to the mystery I shall call on. you this summer, and you shall never ugit the rids of me," till you teU , AtX3XV A. ! me Mi as ina iH'.n hA has ex iove-c charefc suit il gentle forma Now, ladies, Fanny has somewhat to say to you. Wc dpu't know anything about the matter, but as she ia one of you. of course we mdst suppose shfe very well understands what she is saying. The second article is capital better than all the womans' righis eonventiohs "in the world : ' ' Advice to Ladies. -When the spirit moves you to amuse yourself with 'shopping,' be sure to ask the clerk for a thousand and one articles you have no intention of buying. Never mind about the trouble vou make him : thafs part of the trade. Pull the fingers of the gloves you are examining quite out of miuue , iuuuu c iur euiuc uuiiucsuiui, tuiui ui some scarce numoer, anu wnen it is icunu. 'thick you won't take any this morning;' then! keep him an hour hunting for your sun shade, which you at length recollect you left at home ? and depart without having in vested a solitary cent. When you enter a crowded lecture-room, and & gentleman rises politely, (as American gentjemsn always do.) and offers to give up his seat, (that' he came an hour ago to secure for himself,) take if. as a matter of course; and don't trouble yourself to thank him even with a nod of your head. As to feeling un easy about accepting it, that's ndiexdous ! because, 5 if he don't fancy standing' during the service, he's at liberty to go home ;it's a free counlry ! IfS 1 . . When you enter the cars, and all the eli gible places! are occupied, select one to your mind ; then walk up to the gentlemen who is gazing at the fine scenery through the open window, and ask him for it, with a queenly air, as if he'd lose caste instanter did he hesitate to comply. Should any persons seat themselves near you, not exactly of 'your stamp,' gather up the folds of your dress cau tiously, as if you were afraid of contagion, and; apply a 'vinaigrette,' to your patrician nose ! . . ; ;, Understand thoroughly the dexterious use of a sunshade, in enabling you to avoid the infliction of a 'bore,' or an 'unpresentable person,' in ths street ; avoiding, under that shield, the unladylike impropriety of a 'cut direct,' (allowable only in cases of undisgui sed impertinence.) Should you receive an invitation to a con cert, manage to accept it conditionally ; leav ing :a door of escape, should a more eligible oner present itself.;, t - When solicited to sing at a party, decline, until you have dravyn around you the prop er nbmber of entreating swains : then yield gratefully, as it were at a sacrifice of your. timidity ! Flirt with an admirer till the last end"; o the chapter, and then ;be so taken by sur prise' when he makes the declaration you were driving at ! As 'practice makes perfect,' evefy successive attempt of this nature will render you more expert in angling fbr.hearts, besides exerting a very beneficial effect upon your character. . . . Ai to cultivating your mind, that's all waste povtder you've better amunition, to attack thej enemy; and as to cultivating your heart, there's no use in talking about a thing that's unfashionable.' So always' bear in mind that all a pretty woman is sent into the world ior, is td display the fashions as they como out; waltz, flirt, dance sing, and play the old Har ry , generally ! I do wish women wouldntbeso unreason able. It afflicts me ! I don't wonder hua baads get 'wblfy ;' there's no reason in 'em. Whyy my gracious ! woman alive, don't your husband support you ? Hasnt he made you aisife ! Where's your gratitude 7 Would'nt allihose poor little white-headed Smiths have been motherless to this day, had he left you to be an old maid ? Mr. Smith is President of the Bank he's neither Cashier, nor Tel' ler, nor Messenger, nor Clerk ? What if he does require you to be cook, and nursery tmaid, and washwoman, -and taiJdress and dress raaher. and teacher, and hne lady, all at once? You're the 'weaker vessel,' and ought to do most. What if this work is done when bank hours' are over? That's noth ing to you ! you needn't think your's ia. . You ought to sleep with one eye open all night, to cee that'' your lord is comfortable, and that the baby's foot isn't in his face ? Holy Virgin ! don't he find you in bread and butter ? If it hadn't been for him, you miijht have been leu ,lo -write some such miserable book as "Uncle? Tom's Low f Cabin," that never would have brought you a cent ! Oh, hold your tongue! be thankful for your privi leges, dear woman ! and go back with, a re pentant spirit to your gridiron and your wash tub 1 and don't be asking Mr. Smith "where he spends his evenings ;" very likely it wouldn't be proper for him to tell, you, and the! '-Advice .to Wivesn.says, ' Curiosity is the rock on which mkrried women' make ship wreck of theirselves." and I've ' no doubt of it, myself ! Always take it for granted he's gbne to lectur, (but if an express comes for him, dank send (there after ,bjyi, because meetin raay be out. yotf know !) " Oh, if women only knew their place but they don't ; they will insist they've got souls, spite of '.- the r d ictionary ! Nature never intended them as companions for man -it didn't take but one of ail Adam's ribs to ; make a woman t They can't be good for i much, any way; but I don't suppose all ere-j ation will ever persuade ?era Uiat they ainti angels with clipped wings 1 . I Mashalla ! if one could only take that non- sense out of 'em ! It's only "men" that are born "free and equal ;" Bunker Hill never was tossed up for women to see ! HENRY A. WISE. t It is said that the Henry Hon. A. TViso is about to take the stump in Virginia, in favor of Pierce & King. - i FOR AUSTRALIA. The good people on -the shores of Lake Erie are not willing to be outdone in gold seeking. One of the first vessels sent out to California was a small1 lake vessel from Cleveland. We now .see by ihc Western papers that the'inhabitanls on the Noth or Canadian side have determined to dispatch a vessel from Port Stanley to Australia. The vessel is to leave iri August. She is a schoo ner of only one hundred and fifty tons, to be fitted up-ifl yacht style. Of course, in get ting to sea, she will have 'to'pae-s the entire line of the Canadian canals on her way to Montreal. Commercial Advertiser. ARRIvIlToF THE NIAGARA. TWO DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE, Halifax, Juno 23. The steamer Niagara arriv ed off the bar last night; but, owiug to the fog, did uqt get up till to-day at noon. She brings Liverpool dates to 3i, P. M.on tho 12th instant, and 0 through passengers. She passed tho Arc tic on the 18thy in 'lab 60 4o, long. 3G 47. The Atlantic arrived at Liverpool at noon on the 9th. The Sarah Sands left Liverpool for New York on the 10th. ' ' ENGLAND. Parliamentary proceedings were unimportant. On Thursday petitions were presented from Ja maica and other West India Islands complaiEing of their distressed condition, v, hieli they attribute to the sugar act of 184G. , The Chancellor of the Exchequer has announc ed that the extra grant of 20,00O for the expen ses of the Kaffir war will not be needed. The English Ambassador had applied to the French Government on tho subject of a line of oteamers from Liverpool to Austria, to commence on the 1st of August. The National Exhibition of Irish Industry open ed at Cork on the 10th. FRANCE. TJao editor of the Paris Constitutional had re ceived a second official warping from government, and tho third will be a suspension of hia paper. Dr. Vernon, the writer of the obnoxious articles, seems inclined to stick to his statements, at which the president is greatly incensed. The Chateau de Louis Bhillipe had been seized by virtue of the decree of confiscation, and the case was to have been argued before the Council the day the Niagara sailed. 4 ITALY. It is announced by wa of Vienna that the Pa pal States have joined the Italian,' German and Austrian Postal Union. ' The incorporation of the Arts and Trads abolished in 1800 by Pius vk has been revived by a Papal DVcWei and placed under the surveillance of tho clergy. The Swiss Journals say that the Popo has con tracted for recruiting the army by C000 picked men. . SWITZERLAND. The Roman Catholic' population of the Canton of Fessido have superceded Ci the nronerty con fiscated by the General Government by a majority of two. This has stirred up a new spirit of dis content. GREECE. The Government has under consideration a treaty by which the GYeek Church refuses to re turn under the jurisdiction of the Patriarch of Constantinople. TURKEY. The greater part of Bosniaserai, the capital of Bosnia, was destroyed by fire on the 23rd ultimo. During the conflagration, abominable acts of ra pine and pillage were committed. AFRICA. The British Consul had left Liberia in conse quence of a difficulty with the government. The packet to England had on board 4,000 pine apples as an experiment. . INDIA. The mail has arrived at Marseilles with Calcut ta dates of May 3d, and Bombay to May 12t"h? The Burmese attempted to retake Martaban by surprise, but had been driven back with immense loss. , ; . . . Exchange at Calcutta Is. 10. Is. lOjd. Charleston, Jane 25. We regret to learn that incendiarism has after a lapse of a few-days niade its appearance in this city, attempts having been made during Thursday to sCt fire to two premises. The first essay was made in the morning on East Bynear Hasel street--and the second in Mr. Righton's yard, in Water street. We are gratified, however, to state that the villeins were frustrated in both instances in their nefarious designs, no damage 'having ensued in either case. The Mayor instituted yesterday a searching investigation in to the circumstances attending these fires, and although it was clearly indicated they were not Droduced by accident, yet nothing was elicited to fix the guilt on any person. We trust, however, that ere long the miscreants wilt be detected. ' Punishment, though sometimes slow in its advent, seldom fails in eventually overtaking the male-; factor. In the meantime it behooves our citizens to be careful and on he alert. " ' ' ; ---T- CHOLERA IN TEXAS. The cholera is said to be raakiog sad havoc in the vicinity of Rutersville, Texas. Four wagoners were recently found dead on the road, having die4 of cholera, with no one near them to witness their tiff crirgs andeath. ; ; ; D1HTH OF.BISUOP GADSDEN. We announce with deep regret, tho decease t T the Riht Reverend Christcpfcor Ed wards' 13a Jt den, D. D., of the ProteiUnt Episcojal Church, and Bishop of tho Diocese of South Carolina. 1I died, at his residence, In tlie citj, yesterday moi a , ing, at the age of GS years after a protracted de bility and sickness. Bishop Gadsden wis a native of this city, and a grandson of Gen." Christopl.vi Gadsden.'a distinguished worthy of the rcvolutiUi Ho was a graduate of Yale College, and reO vcd his academic honors in the samo class with Ml Calhoun. He was" ordained July 25, h Bishop Moore, of New York, arid Priest In AJrH, 1810, by Bishop Madison, of Virginia. In Jr. u i ary, 1808 he was elected Rector of Biggin Church, . in the Parish of St. John's, Berkley, and resigned on the 2d Febuary, 1810, to eutcr on tho duties" of Assistant Minister of St. Phillips "Church, In this city, to which office he was chosen on tho . 21st December, 1800. On tho 17th July, 1814, ho ' was chosen Rector of St. Phillips, as tho successor " of the Rev. James Dewar Simons, and continued 1 to officiate there to the tinio of his death. In 1810, he was -elected Bishop of this Diocese, as the suc cessor of tho Rt. Rev. Nathaniel Bowcn, 5 D. P., and was consecrctatcd in Trinity Boston, on Sun day, Juno 21, 1810, ' ' Bishop Gadsden was an eminent prelate of his Church, equally distinguished for deep learning, " elegance of composition, and fervent I piety. His amiablo and benevolent character, unassuming deportment and christian liberality secured hint at once the respect and affection, not only of his own denomination, but of the wholo community. He will long be remembered as an ornament of his Church, and mourned as one of the most valued of our Divines and citizens, t The Bells of our Churciics were tolled yesterday in respect to his memory. Charleston Courier, 2GA instant, FROM THE RIO GRANDE. Private letters from New Orleans give from re- , cpectable sources the annexed particulars of sev eral unpleasant occurrences. which have lately ta ken place on the Rio Bravo : ' 1 ' " Early in this month the United States steamer Comanche was going up the river Bravo, and on nearing a point known 'by tho name of Paso de , Dona Cecilia, she stopped close to the Mexican shore. Five persons landed from her and killed . a cow, which they were about to carry on board, when the owner came forward and demanded to be paid the value of his cow. This demand they refused to comply with, and answered with insults . and threats. 'The owner of tho cow threatened j them in return, and'went off. The steamer c"btt-' tinued her voyage, and shortly afterwards the pilot observed a party f men approaching the bank of tho river, and he lired upon them from the steff mer. The party on shore then withdrew andA-ascending tho river, they hid themselves behind a pile of wood, waiting for the approach of the Bte.v mer, upon which they fired with muskets as soon as she fiamo near. Tlie result was that two pRS sengeis were wounded, one of them bcitig the de puty collector of the custom house of Rio' Grande, and the other his son. i An unpleasant occnrrcnc'1 has Luktn place also at Camargo. It appears that some soldiers b? longing to the United States army went over the river, and, in consequence of having drank to ex cess, they began to commit outrages 'upon all they met with, until they came up with a sentry belonging to the Mexican army. On coming up with this man, one of the Americans drew his nis tol and fired at and wounded him. Provoked by this wanton act, the Inhabitants assembled an i attacked the Americans, killing one and throwing the remainder into prison, who' were subsequently sent to Geni Harney, at Hinggcld barracks." i THUNDER' STORMS. Severe thunder storms; were experienced at Northampton, New Bedford and other places ir Massachusetts, and as far as Brunswick, in Maine, and also In Connecticut, on Tuesday last. Th' bridge near Groton on the Fitchburg Railroi -1 ' over the Nashua river was struck and burnt dowa. , It was 150 feet long,1 and the passengers will pas3 over a foot bridge tint jl it is repaired. A number of houses and barns were Struek in various parts of the country and much damaged. One death Is reported, at Wolcatt, of a man killed In his wagon In New Hartford arid Barkhara3tcd, hail fell In great quaiiti tics, and to a size unparalleled in those regions. Many of the hail etonetf were ccl- . lected, measnied and weighed. ' The largest mea sured twelve end a quartet iacics round, and there were several of tho dimensions of nine, ten and ' . eleven inches. ; , , RAIL ROAD OPENED. The Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road from Cum berland to Fairmount, in Clarion county, Virginia, was opened on Tuesday last by the passage of a locomotive and train of passenger cars, containing the officers of the Company and numerous invited guests.. 'V" MALICIOUS, OUTRAGE, j A white man has been arrested on suspicion of placing obstructions on the Central Rail P.oad, bear Gordon, in Wilkinson county, by' w&cb the h'ves of passengers were endangered, as an engine"' was nearly thrown off the fr&cfc; " i -- -. DREADFUL MORTALITY.. , Nine out of forty of the bands 'cngagod at the lower tunnel of the Covington and Lexington, Ky. Railroad died of cholera on "tho 17th instant. There were also six deaths at the upper tunnel The bands on the road have sines been disbanded. i
Weekly Commercial (Wilmington, N.C.)
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