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CHILDHOOD.
"Sister, arise, the sun shines bright.
The bee is humming in the air.
The stream is singing in the light,
The May-buds never looked more fair;
Blue is the sky, no rain to-day:
Get U p_it has been light for hours;
And we have nut begun to play.
Nor have we gathered any flowers.
Time, who looked on, each accent caught,
And said. Tie is too young fur thought.’
YOUTH.
“To-nighs, beside the garden-gate!
Oh, what a while the night is coining!
I never saw the sun so late.
Nor heard lie* b. e at this time humming!
I thought the flowers an hour ago
H id dosed their hells and sunk to rest:
How slowly flies that hooded crow!
I low lighi it is alone the West!
Faid Time. ‘He yet hath to he taught
That I ofl move too quick for thought.'
MANHOOD.
"What thoughts would’st thou in me awaken?
Not love? for that brings only tears —
Nor friendship? no, 1 was forsaken!
Pleasure I have not known for years:
The future I would not foresee
I know too much from what is past:
No happiness is there for me.
And troubles ever come 100 fast.
Said Tune, ‘No comfort have I brought;
Tite past to hira’s one puinlul thought.
OLD AGE.
"Somehow the flowers seem different now,
The daisies dimmer than of old;
There’s fewer blossoms on the bough,
The hawthorn bud> look grey and cold;
The pansies wore another die
When I was young, when I was young!
There’s not that blue about the sky
Which every way in thus** days hung.
There’s nothing now looks as it ‘ought.’
Kaid Time, 'The change i> in thy thought.’ ”
[From the .Vac Odeuna DrUa, ilih inst.]
Latest from Saltillo, Mouteiey, etc.
The steam-sebr. Trumbull, Cant. States- i
berry, from the Brazos on the 181 h inst., ar
rived last evening. We have received by
her the American Flit; of the 14tb inst. It
contains not a word in reference to General
Ta, lor or his movements present or perspec
tive.
We had the pleasure of an interview last
evening with Major Co'quitt, ol the U. S.
Army, and Assistant Surgeon Herrick, who
ra ne passengers in the Trumbull. They left
Saltillo the 28t,h ult., Monterey the 5h inst.
We gather from them the follow ing memo
randa:
The following are the positions and move
men's of Gen. Taylor’s column, according to
the last advice-, as far as we them:
General Ta lor is quartered at Walnut
Springs near Monterey. General Wool in
command at Saltillo and Buena \ ista. Ist
Mississippi, Ist Ub o, Ist Ind ana. Bragg’s
Balt*ry, and thl squadron of Dragoons, the
latter now commanded by Col. Fatmtlerov,
at Monterey. 2d and 3d Ohio, Island 2! .
Itiijj ’.„.i oi J...JMUA, J 1 IkemucKy, |
Arkansas Cavalry, Washington’s Battery, i
Sherman’s Battery, at Buena Vista. Fren- j
tiss’ Battery, at Saltillo. Kentucky Cavalry j
stationed on the line between Comargo and i
Monterey. Is’ Kentucky,one-hall at mouth j
of Rio Grande, and the balance on their re
turn march. Virginia and 2d Mississippi on
their m irch from Cornargo to Monterey
N« rt i Carolina at Comargo. Massachusetts
at Matamoros.
Our wounded men are doing well. In one
hospital, of which IK Herrick had charge,
out of eighty wounded men of the Illinois re
giment, not more than three or four died—
the remainder were fast convalescing.
General quietude prevailed: the people of
Saltiilo and Monterey had returned to their
business, and seemed satisfied with the pow
ers that be, if they could but feel assured of
their continuance. They had heard in Mon
terey of Santa Anna’s arrival in Mexico,
and those who affected to know more of his
movements than their neighbors, would wink,
and say that there will be no more fighting.
About Gen. 'Baylor’s future movements
noibing is known. One thing is certain,
that lie can make no onward movement until
those who form his present command—the
twelve month’s volunteers, whose term of
service is about to expire, and some of whom
are already on their way home—are replaced
by a stiff greater force of the volunteers now j
en route to join him, and of the ten regiments i
at present in course of enlistment. As soon
as i e has ten thousand of these under his
command the wo r d will be, unless it shall
be previously proclaimed, “forward! march!”
As our informants approached near Com
argo they met a train bound for Monterey.
One of the volunteers in guard of it had been j
lassoed and inhumanly murdered by two
Mexicans. The assassins were airested,
identified and summarily shot. In coming
down from Mon erev to the Brazos, the party
with Major Co'quitt and Dr. Herrick encoun
tered neither difficulty nor obstruction. ff'hey
say, hy the way, that Gen. Davis is recov
ering from the effects of his wound.
We make up from the Flag the following
items;
Robbery. —The sum of fifteen hundred
dollars was abstracted by some soundrel from
the money box of the subsistence department
in this place, on Friday night last.
Lieut. Stanton, North Carolina regiment,
came down the river on Friday last in "charge
of a number of sick volunteers, belonging to
his regiment. On the passage down, two of
them died, viz:—Geo. W, Barnes, Ist ser
geant, company A; J. J. F. Stokes, 3d cor
poral, company E.
The body of William C. Gladman, a free
mulatto, who owns a barber’s shop in Gal
veston, but who bad been in Matamoros for
some time, was discovered floating in the
lake back of our office. It bore tiie marks i
of violence, and as he was known to have a
considerable sum of money in bis possession,
it is supposed avarice prompted the deed.
Afore Violence. —A Mexican was horribly
mangled by cuts with a knife, in a fight near
the Blaza, on Monday night la-t. The nn- j
fortunate man is not expected to live. On
Tuesday night, as we have been informed,
i i i» w— msrrnmmmi > inwpsyryw
another one was shot at a fandango, and it
is thought will not survive the wound.
Gen. Gushing orders that all houses or
other places of gambling, of whatever name
or nature, or for public dancing, be closed,
and that all sale or traffic in distilled spirits
is prohibited, under severe penalty for the
violat ion of either order. p
When a part of the Kentucky Legion ar
rived at Matamoros, on their return march, |
the Massachusetts regiment paraded and re- ;
ceived them with due military etiquette.—
Col. Cushing addressed them, in his usual
eloquent style, with a few very appropriate
remarks, ff’hc fine dress and generally neat
and clean appearance of the Massachusetts
men, contra-led strongly with the scared and
■mn burnt faces, the black blue, red, and tri
colored shirts, and as many colored pants of
tiie boys then returning from the bloody field
ot Buena \ ista, but when the column m >ved
and they came to handle their arms, then
‘‘Old Kentuck” shone out as conspicuously
as did their.new acquaintances a few minutes
before.
Opinion* Abroad ol American Liberality.
The English papers by the Cambria abound
with evidences of gratified feeling for the
liberal contributions made on this side of the
Atlantic in relief of the suffering classes in
the British Islands. Ihe Dublin "Nation”
of the 3 1 instant, thus expresses itsMl;—
"It is an axiom of the closest observers of
human nature, that conferring benefits on
any object endears that object to the bene
factor; so in domestic life, adopted children
are usually the dearest. And, at this hour,
America, like the Grecian daughter, feeds
from the warm bosom of tier youth, tiie aged,
and alas! shackled nation, to which her in
fancy owed protection and support. Never,
indeed, did the world behold a finer spectacle.
"America needs friends in Europe, and
our relations have always been of a friendly
k'nd; but from this yea forth no Irishman
will willingly draw a trigger against her ,”
The London ff’irnes, of tlie 25th tiff., says;
"ff'lie most effective class of contributors
are they of the bumbler classes, who are send
ing from this island, from the colonies, and
from the United Stales, to the relief of (heir
own private friends. The number of small
sums transmitted by successful emigrants to
enable their [ri.-h relatives to follow them
across the Atlantic, is something enormous.
One bank alone at Liverpool has received
four hundred and thirteen separate orders
for money, paid by parties in New York to
be transferred to parhes in Ireland, in sums
running from £l to £24, tiie whole amount
ing to £l,sfifi 18-., and the average, conse
quently, being £3 15s. fid. An immense
number of orders have passed through the
other Liverpool and through ihe A
rnertcan merchants < ‘hat port.
‘‘''The tribute we are most bound to acknow
ledge is (he magnificent public, subscriptions
made in Ihe t ailed Slates. The greater part
of this, we are given to understand, is contri
buted by Irishmen; but, as a whole we re
joice to see in it one more pledge of that mu
tual respect and affetion which, in spite of
many trials and hindrances, now binds the
two countries, ff’he British Empire and the
Union are from one common stock, ff’iieir
language, their interests, their literature, and,
to a great extent, their customs, their laws,
and religion, are tiie same, ff'here are no
two nations in the world so similar, while
they are politically distinct. Happily they
are now discovering the interests they seve
rally possess in one another’s peace and pros
perity. We will confess to a passing sensa
tion of wounded pride when we (mar of our
own fellow subjects becoming objects of re
publi 'an benevolence, and our social sores
be! • u exoosed in .’.be cities
i T' ;• >f we am u««M!H ro rescue Ireland from
i the gfu-o of' fa min**, as confessedly we are, it I
1 does not bec l us to resent the assistance |
i of a generous kinsman and friend. Who- I
i ever is to blame, s’, true it that Ireland
i does not prosper in out } ands. We must,
therefore, submit to be commiserated and |
helped in our task.”
'The following resolution was adopted
unanimously, amid loud cheers, at, a great
public meeting, held in the City Lecture
Room, in Finsbury, City of London, on the j
24th Mare.i, 18-47. Mr. Jones proposed, and I
Mr. Harrold seconded tlie resolution :
"That overpowered with heartfelt gra’i- |
fude at (he prompt, decisive, and energetic )
benevolence of the people of the United States ;
of America, in their spontaneous and nnso- j
licited aid to the poor peasantry of Ireland, I
we leel language to be inadequate to give ex
pression to our gratitude to that noble and in
dependent people; betokening, as if does, to
the nations of the earth, whether afflicted by
distress caused by providential calamities or
internal impolicy, that there is a great and
magnanimous people on our globe, ever ready
with hope, succor, and consolation, in the
hour of need, calling forth the overjoyed i
thanks of this meeting, the lasting gratitude i
ol Ireland, and the admiration of the world.” j
Letter from Father HlathcvT.
We make the following extract (mm a let- i
ter of the Rt. Rev. ff\ Mathew, which is
published in the Albany Journal:
“Cork. 31si March. 1847.
“My Dearest Friend:—The magnificent
humanity evinced by our beloved brethren in
the Slates, for the suffering Irish, has in
spired every heart in tins island with ardent
grat it tide.
"U e shall ever regard America as our de
liverer in the hour ot bitter calamity. The
immense supply of Indian corn, wafted into
the Cove ofGork, the last few days, and Ihe
free-gift cargoes daily expected, have had an
unexpected effect on the corn market. Maize
has (alien from £l9 to £lO the ton. In the
darkest hour of calamity we should not des
pair. 'J’he mercies of the Lord are above all
his wondrous works. 1 arn resolved, God 1
willing, to leave Ireland for the States next I
sunnier. It shall be my constant, anxious |
prayer, that the Lord may remove every ob
stacle, and allow me to indulge this darling
desire of my heart.
“As soon as the expected breadstuff ves
sels will arrive in Cork, I shall have the
pleasure of writing to you again, expressing
my thanks.”
Extraordinary .Ale bod of Preserving the
Hod) of a tliild.
The New York Express tells a story of a
child which lately died on board one of the
emigrant ships, and rather than throw if into
tiie deep, the mother salted down the body in
her trunk, and brought it to that city in a
slate of preservation. Who can under.-tand
the workings of that mothers mind during her
passage to a foreign clime.
Nautical Sermon.
When Whitfield before the sea
men of New York he had the following bold
apostrophe in his sermon*
“Well, my boys, we have a clear sky, and
are making fine headway over a smooth set,
before a light breeze, and we shall soon lose
!-ight ol land. But what mean? this sudden
lowering of the heavens, and that dark cloud
a rising from beneath the western horizon!
Don’t you see those flashes of lightning?
1 here is a feform gathering! Every seatnan
to his duly? How the waves rise and dash
against the siii(rl-< The air is dark! The
tempest rages. Our masts are gone! The
ship is on her beam ends! What next?”
It is said that the unsuspecting tars, re
minded of former perils on the deep, as if
stuck by the power of magic, arose with uni
ted voices and minds, and exclaimed, “Take
to the longboat!”
L From the Paris Correspondence of the Charleston
Courier.]
The experiments of scientific men here are
still going to test the utility of the great dis
covery of Dr. Jackson. Dr. Wells is at this
time in Paris, disputing the honor of discov
ery with his fellow countryman. M. Majen
die is the most dislinguishedopponent which
ether has met with here. Some quite warm
words have passed between him and Vilpeau,
who with Roux and Serres, and nearly all the
whole science of France welcome the dis
covery as one of the events destined to illns
! train the nineteenth century. The following
notice of some late proceedings in the Acade
my of Sciences will not be unacceptable to
many of your readers:
“ There were several communications re
lative to the effects of the inhalation of ether
and some discussion ensued, in the course of
which M. Majendie repeated his opinion that
this new method of operating ought to be
practised wi:h the greatest possible caution
and reserve. M. M ijendie brought forward
some further argument? in defence of his
opinion, hut tio*v throw no new light upon
the question. We shall proceed, therefore,
to give an account of some experiments on
the new method which were this dav com
municated to the Academy. VI. Flmirens
stated that lie had made experiments to ascer
tain the effect of the ether upon the spinal
marrow. In the fir.-t place he caused ether
to be inhaled by a dog. which in a few minutes
became perfectly insensible. He then la d
hare the spinal marrow at a point, of the
dorsal region, and during the whole of this
cruel operation the animal gave no sign of
pa>n. He t ten divided the nerves of sen
j sation, and still no pain was manifested.
I —Lastly, he pricked, cut and tore the spinal
I marrow it aflf, and the deg did not give the
slightest, symptom of suffering, and experi
enced no convulsion. Ilis next experiment
was on a fowl, and with the same results.—
j When the effects of the e'h«r were dissipated,
! the spinal marrow resumed all its vitality.—
! !M. Serre? announced that he had made seve
ral experiments upon animals, but with liquid
ether, as he was desirous of asce'faining its
elects upon the nervous system. He had
laid bare the nerve? of the litighs of several
rabbits, and placed them in contact with a ;
sponge dipped m ether. The ■ esults were as !
follows: Sensibility were abolished in Ihe i
points subjected to the action of either at the
nerve immerged in etner. In order to take into
account tiie action of the air, the following
comparative experiment was made. Os two
nerves which were laid bare, one was irn
merced in the ether, and the other was ex
posed simply to the act ion of the air. Five
■ minutes afterwards the first was dead to all
i sen-ation, even on the application of pincers,
tiie second retained all its sensibility and
power? of contraction. Having thus ascer
tained the sedative power of the ether, M.
ii oP •<» <jr ,■ ‘ici/ti't the sen
son i> v could ;.•? reslt-red by* the iHnnedime
ap !i ation of s’r vchnine to the nerve which
• had been deprived of it. He applied the tine
i tore of niixvotnica, strychnine, and the chlo-
I rhvdrate of s rvehnine, and all without effect.
; 'They produced neither sensibility to pain,
nor restored 'he power of contraction. A pa
per was read, giving an interesting account
of some experiments made by M. Grubv, to
ascertain the effects of ether on several ani
mals, viz , 10 dogs, 4 rabbits. 2 mice, and 50
■ frogs. To intoxicate these animals required
different periods of time, w hich are shown in
| the following table :
MINIMUM. MAXIMUM. DURATION.
Frogs, Bm. 35m. 20 to 25m.
Dogs, 50 40 12 to 30
Mice, 2 4 4 to 8
Rabbits, 2 8 6to 12
In general, ?a\? M. Grnby, the duration of
the intoxication appeared to depend on the
intensify of the vapour, the prolongation of
the aspiration, the rapidity and force of the
inspiration, and ihe age of the animals. Be
yond the term above fixed for respiration.the
animals died in a sleep. In young animal.-
the phenomena were more prompt than in
those which were full grown. M. Grub\
found that the peripheric circulation, the pul
sa ions of the heart, and the respiration di
mitii-h under the influence of the ethereal
vapour, and that, if after the experiment the
animal be? exposed to the air, the number ol
pulsation? of the heart and the inspiratory
motion augment considerably, as does also
the cutaneous crculation. Frogs which
were wounded immediately before the expe
riment resis’ed the intoxicating efforts of the
ether much longer than those which were
uninjured. He ascertained also that the stag
nation in the capillary vessels produced by
the ether disappears before sensibility is
again manifested, and that a frog deprived
of its brain, and exposed to the vapours of
ether, retains its sensibility and it powers of
contraction much longer than one that has
not been wounded. 'The experiments on dogs
showed that they first 10.-c their tactile peri
pheric sensibility, then voluntary motion, and
fially the conlractibility of the voluntary I
muscles.
Dogs 20 days old lost their sensibility in
three minutes, and died in 18 to 20 minutes,
under the effects of the ether; grown-up
dogs lost the power of sensation in 8 min
utes. and died if the action of the ether was
continued for 45 minutes 'The dogs recov
ered their sensibility and motion when they
were exposed to the air, if the experiment
with the ether was not prolonged beyond 18
minutes for the young, and 40 to 44 minutes
fur the adults. Young dogs which were ap
parently dead, having ceased to breathe, were
brought to life by copious b ! eeding from the
jugular vein. A young dog, which had al
ready been under the effect of the ether and
had recovered, was again exposed to it, and
the same effect was produced in 50 seconds*,
hut a dog which had been bled after the ex
periment, and was again exposed to the eth
er, resisted much longer than another dog
which had not lost blood. In the cases
where the experiment was carried to such a
point as to produce death, M Gruby found
ihaf the immediate cause of death was an
accumulation of blood in the veins of the
brain, those of the lung?, the liver, &c.”
ill .liJjaiJ - 1 L - ... HUM.—i—
[From (he Savannah Georgian.]
(Icorgiaus lu (hr IVary.
ORIGINAL EX- DATE OF
RANK. TRY INTOSER- PRESENT
VICK. CO.Vl’siON.
(attain.
Thos. M. »well, Sep. 11, 1813. Promoted.
Post Capt. 1840.
C OMM ANDERS.
James Mclntosh, Sep. 1, 1811. Feb. 1833
Josiah Tattnall, Jan. 1, 1812. Feb. 1838
Win. F. Shields, Feb. 2, 1814. Sep. 1841
Lieutenants.
Charles H. Jackson, Mar. 4, 1819. Mar. 1827
Lloyd B. Newell, May 0,1820. May, 1823
Now a citizen of New Jersey.
John M. Berrien, March 1,1825. Feb. 1837
George M, White, Nov. 1, 1828. Feb. 1841
Horace N. Harri-on, April I, 1828. Sep. 1841
Wm. Russ Gardner, D'T. 29, 1831. Sep. 1841
Geo. W. Harri-on, Jan. 20, 1832. Nov. 1842
Wm. A. V\ ayne, Apr. 27, 1333. June, 1844
Edward C. Anderson, Nov. 25, 1834. Feb. ib47
Passed Midshipmen.
Ben. F. B. Hunter, Aug. 20, 1835. June 1841
Edward T. Nichole, Dec. 14. 1830. July, 1842
11. Kollock Davenport, Feb. 19, 183 S. May 1844
Edward F. I admail, Mar. 17, 1838. May* 1814
James D. Bulloch, June 21, 1839. July, 1845
Richard M. Cuyler, Nov. 28, 1839. July, 1845
Julian Myers, Mar. 2, 1839. July 1845
Midshipmen.
Samuel P.Griffin, Sep. 9, 1841.
A. W. Habersham, Mar. 3, 1841.
Charles F. Hopkins, Oct. 19,1841.
I John Kell, Sep. 9, 1841.
Thosmas J. Miller, Sep. 9, 1841.
Ed. H. Scovell, Oct. 19, 1841.
Edward E. Stone, Oct. 19, 1841.
Surgeons.
Daniel ( . McLeod, Feb. 8, 1832. July 1841.
Pursers.
William Sinclair, Entered service as Mid
shipman in 1809.
Joseph Bryan, Sep. 1,183 G.
John D Gibson, June 8, 1840.
Chaplain.
Thodore Barstow, Sep. 8, 1341.
Marine Corps-
Major Levi Twiggs, Nov. 19,1313. Nov. 15, ’lO.
Recapitulation :
Captains, 1
Commanders, 3
Lieutenants, 9
Passed Midshipmen,' 7
Midshipmen, 7
Surgeons, 1
Pursers, 3
Chaplain, 1
Marine Corps, 1
Total, 33
A HITS'LL CKO..
FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 30, 1847.
o"Tlie Western mail due yesterday morn,
mg did not come to hand until about 4
! o’clock in the afternoon. The detention, w ? e
j understand, was caused by the breaking of
j one of the wheels of the engine, shortly after
| leaving Atlanta.
o~Tlie Savannah mail due yesterday af
ternoon came to hand in due season—hut
both the Georgian and Republican were
among the missing?
i .
Stone & 3lcCollura’s Circus.
T/mre was a good attendance at the Cir
CUS last evening, and we were pleased to see
r *
i such good order pre?erved. The perform
ers all acquitted themselves with credit, and
lake it on the whole it is one of the best com
panies that has ever exhibited in this city.
'They give a performance for families and
juveniles this afternoon, commencing at half
past two o’clock precisely.
I>lC. BIN.MNG’S LAST LECTURE.
Subject of the last Lecture of Dr. Banning, To*
Night at 81 o’clock, in City Hall, will be the Phy
.-teal »>!...< ~rotiildren, in reierence to secur
ing for them an enduring and symmetrical f-iriu,
ami the averting of the curvatures and.dispropor
lions so common at the present day.
Virginia Election.
The Richmond Enquirer of the 271 h hist.,
in remarking on the recent election in that
State, says—“ Though we cannot yet speak
positively, we are in good spirits as to the
grand result in Virginia. Unless the Wes
tern comities should play us some strange
tricks, we count upon having a Democratic
Legislature, and twelve out of fifteen mem
bers of Congress. This ought to satisfy all
reasonable men, considering the untoward
circumstances under which we went into
the battle this Spring.”
A Good Example.
Gov. Johnson, of South Carolina, has is
sued his proclamation, selling apart Thurs
day, the 6th Mat, as a day of'Thanksgiving
m that State, for the recent victories obtain
ed by our armies in Mexico.
Capt. Scott’s Company.
The Macon 'Telegraph of the 27th inst.,
says—“ Tin's worthy officer, we are pleased
o learn, has succeeded already in recruiting
more than half of his compliment of men.
The recruits are of the best and most effec
tive kind, and as we have said before, this
, company will nut be surpassed by any in the
service.”
Cotton Idx ported.
Nine thousand one hundred and seventy
six bales of cotton were cleared from New
Orleans on the 23d inst.
From Central America.
The Belize Observer of tiie 3d instant,
says—“We have seen letters and papers
from Guatemala to tiie 18th of March, inclu
sive, but find nothing in them of interest.—
Strange to say there is not a word about the
reported invasion of a portion of the Mexi
can territory by Gen. Carrera, accounts of
seen in the late American
papers; on the contrary he is reported to be
paying a visit to an English vessel of war
on the Pacific side. We rather think our
New York contemporaries have been impos
ed upon. At ao events, if such an
lion has really been undertaken, Gen. Carre
ra is not in command.”
Later from Jloiiterideo.
The New York Express has learned from
Captain Barstow, of the brig Creole, from
Rio Grande, having left that place on the
21st of Feb., that the Dutch galliot Car
Hendrick had arrivod there from Montevide«
and reported that news had been received o
a battle having been fought near Maldonado
between Rivera and Oribe, in which Oribe
was victorious.
The Chances of Ponce.
The New Orleans Picayune of the 24th
»nst. pays— ‘ We saw a private letter from a
very in'elligent officer at Vera Cruz, dated
the 10th inst., in which he says, that several
of the States of the Mexican confederacy
have denounced the war with the United
States,and threatened to secede unless peace
should be made. Many Mexicans predicted
a peace within sixty d tys, but our corres
pondent puts little faith in auguries so favor
able. He thinks the great difficulty in the
way of a peace is the fact that Anna
is so nearly crushed that he dare not make a
treaty. Nor does there appear to be any one
else in Mexico strong enough to incur the
great responsibility. None of the old politi
cians will venture upon the step. Our cor
’ respondent adds: “‘Some man now unknown
to fame, with nothing to lose and everything
1 to gain, may arise and advocate a peace poli
, cy successfully. His want of ambition or
the little chance of his obtaining power may
prevent him from becoming obnoxious to the
jealousies of parties, and gain for him adhe
rents generally. He may succeed in making
a peace which every body will be glad of ;
but how long before it will be used as an ele
■ ment of |M|litical warfare?”
“The Legislature ot the State of Vera
Cruz, sitting at Jalapa, was said to be delib
erating at last accounts upon the propriety
of making peace, independent of the General
Government.
“The State of Zacatecas has declared it
self independent—so writes us an intelligent
correspondent!”
From ICio Janeiro.
Papers from Rio Janeiro, to the 2nd ult.,
have been received at New York, with ad
vices from Montevideo to the 16th February.
The General-in-Chief, Fructuoso Rivera,
arrived at Montevideo on the 3d, from Mal
dona,accompanied by several officers, includ
ing Col. Espinosa and Secretary Bravo, who
had been supposed to be dead.
We learn from the Rio Janeiro Mercantil,
of the 28th of February, that Mr. Wise, the
U. S. Minister, had addressed a note to the
Government, soliciting an audience, to de
liver to His Majesty a letter of c mgralula
lion from the President of the United States
on account of the brith of Her Highness Is
abel; but that the Government replied, “in
view of the occurrence which took place in
the months of November and December last,
and the expressions of public opinion on that
occasion, it was deemed inexpedient to grant
such an audience at present.”
More Whigjery.
Refusal of Thanks to General Tati,or.
—The following order, submitted in the Mas
sachusetts House of Representatives on Fri
day, by Mr. Boulwell, of Goton, was taken
up on Saturday and rejected, by a vote of 65
ayes, to 114 nays :
Ordered, That the comimttee on the militia,
on the part of this house, be instructed to re
port a series of resolutions of the purport fol
lowing :
Ist. 'lMiat the itiHiiks of the Legislature of
Massachusetts are due to Major General
Zachary Taylor, his officers and men, for tbc
skill, good conduct, bravery and success,
which have distinguished their operations
upon the Rio Grande, at Monterey, and at
Buena Vista.
2d. That while the people and Legislature
of Massachusetts vow- with pride the bril
liant achievements of the army employed in
the war against Mexico, they mourn the loss
of those officers and men who have fallen
upon the battle field,and sincerely sympathise
with fheir relatives and friends.
3<J. That his excellency the Governor be
requested to transmit a copy of these resolves
to Gen. Taylor, to be by him communicated
to me army under his command.
New Regiment.
The N. O. Delta of the 24th inst.says—We
understand that several military gentlemen
in this city are making movements for the
purpose of raising a regiment, to be composed
of persons who are inured to the yellow fever,
to serve as soldiers to garrison those places
in Mexico subject to the vomito. This move
ment is highly creditable to it? originators,
and if carried out, will prove of almost in
calculable benefit. An open enemy may
he all, but an insidious foe, like the
yellow fever, must be opposed by men of ex
perience in Southern climates and in the dis
eases incidental thereto.
New York Commerce.
The business of last w eek at the New York Cus
tom Hovse,exhibit the following results:
1846. 1847. liicr’e. Derr’e.
Free, 1,070,799 550.377 511,422
Dutiable, 800,010 1,352.923 762,912
Specie, 6.677 12,454 5,781
Duties rer’d 290,067 406,959 116,332
The exports were, $547,178
Os which in American vessels, 421,142
t learances 31; arrivals 94, of which 41 were
American.
The Washington correspondent of the
Baltimore Sun, says—“ The difficulties that
have occurred between Gen. Kearny and
Com. Stockton, create some excitement Ijrre.
It is said that a despatch has been received
by the War Department from Gen. Kearny
on the subject. The matter can lead to no
prolonged embarrassment, for long before this
time, Genera! Kearny must have received
orders, sent to him last winter, to leave
California, with the force under his com
mand, on the arrival of Col. Stevenson, and
march down, through Chihuahua, to join
General Taylor.”
California.
Letters from California state that provis
ions of all kinds are very dear there. It was
apprehended there would be much suffering
among the people, unless large supplies were
-oon received. Flour was selling at S4O a
barrel; lea at $3 a pound; brown sugar at 50
cents a pound, and common domestic cotton
at 60 cents a yard.
Another Bagging Factory Burnt.
On Sunday evening last, says the Lexing
i ton Reporter of the 14ih, the Bagging au<J
Rope Manufactory of James Cooney, in this
pity, was discovered to be on fire. Our noble
firemen, with their splendid apparatus, were
promptly on the ground, but were unable to
1 save the building in which the fire originated,
| from the very combustible nature of the ma
terials and the headway which the fire had
made. They succeeded in saving the larger
: portion of the rope-walk. The fire was th<*
work of an incendiary. The loss was mainly
• in machinery, fixtures and building?, as Mr.
' Cooney had but little hemp or bagging there.
More Troops,
The Newport (R. I ) Daily News learn*
t from an officer of the U. S. army that about
, 500 troops fmm the more eastern States ar*
. 1 expected to arrive in Providence: their de«-
. | tinaion is Fort Adams, where they will
f I likely remain for the present, until the ar
a rival of about 3JO sick and wounded men, in
ships from the seat of war, under charge of
, U. S. Surgeon Saterlee, and one other sur
; gpon; w *'° w ‘h establish a general hospital
! at that fort. The vessel which brings the
- j o
; sick and wounded is expected to convey the
, ! 9th regiment of Mexico.
i j n
* I The Charleston Courier of the 29th ins!.,
f I says—“ Capt G. \V. Caldwell’s Company of
1 j Dragoons, from North Carolina, and Capt,
John B. Campbell’s Company of Infantry,
from Georgia, who have for the past fortnight
t been quartered at Fort Moultrie, in our har
bor, are, we understand, to embark either to
day or to-morrow in the brig Forrest, Capt.
, Varina, for Point Isabel.
Sandwich Islands.
Some later news has been received from
’ I these Islands. Some difficulty liad arisen on
account of several barrels of brandy being
seized at Honolulu by the Police, as they
were being smuggled from the Hamburg britr
“ r ft
Helene. They were taken to the custom
’ house, where they were recognized by Mr.
Godfrey, supercargo of the Helene, who,
however, denied all knowledge of the trans
action. By this offence the vessel was sub
ject to confiscation, and the persons commit
ting it to heavy penalties, but as this was the
first that had come under the notice of the
Government, a fine was imposed of $2,500
and the brandy publicly emptied into the
street in front of the Custom House.
IrCANAL PLEASURE BOAT.—Wo
are requeued to stale that 11. Stalling’s Pleasure
Boat will leave the Basin of the Canal, Tu-Morruw
Morning at 8 o'clock, for the Lock. Passengers
are requested to be punctual to the hour.
April 30 2 ITT
I , ...
TO THE WEAK AND LANGUID.
BANNI NG, from New York, in
ventor of the BODY BRACE, will remain ia
Augusta during, this week and next, at the
Washington Hall, on Broad-street, and may be
consulted gratuitously k in reference to the appli
cation of the BRACE for the relief of Vocal and
Pulmonary Weakness and Dyspepsia, with Coo.
stipation and Piles, Gre at sens a of weakness wr
“goneness” at the Stomach and Sides, with bear
in;; at the lower body, and indisposition to exer
cise. Also, for the Spinal Weakness and Cur.
vature, with Enlargement of one Shoulder and
Hip of children and young ladies, so common ia
the South. It removes even the desire for the
Corset or Shoulder Brace, and gives immediate
evidence of its utility, il worn, and may be gru.
tuitously tried before purchasing. A Lady in
attendance on Ladies. Office hours from 9 A
M. to 12 M., and from 3 to GP. M. See the fol
lowing:
Gentlemen:-—A I the desire of Dr. Banning, I
state with pleasure that after an examination of
his Body Brace, I am very favorably impressed
with the prospect of its extensive utility. The
principle which he has so ingeniously carried out.
teems to me widely applicable to a large class of
cases of suffering and debility in both sexes.
Same. Henry Dickson, M. D.
Charleston, Feb 25, 1817.
1 concur fully in the above.
2. J as. P, JxßVtr, M. D.
From Prolt’gsor Goddard, of Philadelphia.
( I have examined Dr. Banning's instrument for
tie relict ol weakness requiring support,and hav#
made ■practical experiment ot the same, and am
astonished at the results, i have also listened to
hi? views ot its applicability to an extended class
of diseases, and think them to be highly impor
tant, and therefore cordially recommend them to
the serious consideration ot the medical profes
sio"-. . Paul B. Goddard, M. D.
Philadelphia, February 28, 1816. *
From Professor Mott, of New York, and other*.
* he undersigned haveexamined Dr. Banning's
novel views on the mechanical pathology of many
affei liens ot ihs viscera, and believe them to be
highly interesting and worthy the serious atten
tion ot the medical profession,
Valentine Mott, | J. Kehney Rodgers
Stephen P. Kirby, j Ai.ex. B. Whiting,
Stephen Brown, J H. McLean.
April 24 172*
{£T DRS. CLEVELAND & SPEAR having
purchased a license to administer Dr. Orton’s
Letlieori, for the alleviation ofpain in surgical ope
rations, are the only persons now authorized to
use it in Richmond county, Georgia.
They are also authorized to act in tie sale of
licence for places unsold.
D. G. TEMPLE,
April 13 dtf Agent for Dr. Morton.
ALEXANDER McKENZIE, Ja7
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Waynesboro’, Burke County, Ga.
_A pril 20 1 y 166
IKT" DR. J. A. CLEVELAND, has returned
to this city, and may be consulted at the office of
Cleveland & Spear, over the store of Messrs. Al
drich & Green. Feb. 28
W. WILSON,
portrait painter.
Studio—Unitarian Church, corner of Greene and
Jackson-streets.
_April9 J6O
DCf* R- S. Jackson , Teacher on
the Piano Forte, Flute and Violin, respectfully
tenders his services to the citizens of Augusta.
References—Henry Parsons, Thos. Richards
and T. S. Metcalf, Esq’re.
N. B—For terms, &c., inquire at 11. Parson’s
Mnslo store. 6j« Deo. 1