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BORDER TROUBLES. The Maine papers continue to express dissatisfaction at the President’s message. They think it is not decided enough—that it is too tame —and express an opinion that Governor Fairfield will not comply with the intimation in the message to withdraw his troops from the disputed territory.— War measures are evidently the popular measures in Maine. General Scott arrived on Wednesday afternoon at 4 o’clock at Portland, anil was to address the citizens from the Cum berland House that evening. The Portland troops had left that city in carriages on the way to Augusta under command of Colonel J. D. Kinsman. General Harvey, it is said is concentrat ing a strong military force in the Province of New Brunswick. Tlie trespassers arrested on Fish River by Colonel Jarvis have been released by that officer, inconsequence of their show ing permits from the Government of New Brunswick. We find the following letter in the Bos ton Atlas: Machias, Saturday evening, 9 o’clock. We have just received news from East port which says that a British man of war arrived ofTCatnpobello, opposite Eastport, yesterday afternoon, with three hundred .regular troops on hoard bound to St.j John’s—presumed to be from Halifax. — Three more vessels were houfly expected. Part of the drafted men of New Bruns wick have marched for Frederickton mid the disputed territory and others on their way. A detachment of one hundred and fifty men, from the division, passed through here yesterday, and about two hundred more are quartered in town to-, night, bound to Calais. We learn from the Eastern Argus that an order was recently passed by the Exe cutive Council of New Brunswick, direct ing Mr. McLaughlin to proceed, with an unarmed force, to the disputed territory, and drive the trespassers from thence; hut before proceeding to perform the duty thus imposed on him, he was to wait on the commander of the American forces, show him his instructions, and request him not to interfere in the matter. Mr. Mc- Laughlin accordingly had an interview with Gen. Ilodsdon, at lloulton, the re sult of which was, that Gen. 11. informed , Mr. M« that he was stationed there by tliei Government of Maine for a specific object,! and had no authority to act in the manner requested by the Council—therefore, he i should sull'er ho interference in the terri- j tory, by any party, armed or unarmed, but that he would communicate the pro position to the Governor, and wait his fur ther directions. On communicating these facts to Gov. Fairfield, he replied to Gen. i 11. in effect that his reply to the British ; proposition was entirely satisfactory. The correspondent of the Boston Atlas , writes as follows, under date of Statu House, Augusta, j Wednesday, March (i, 1839. ) The Governor, I understand, is waiting the action of Congress before lie communi cates to the Legislutirre his views in rela tion to the present position of affairs. He understands too well the feelings of the people of this State to accede to the re commendation of Mr. Van Buren, and withdraw our forces from the disputed ter ritory. I think lam safe in assuring you that there will be no backing out on the part of Maine. Gen. Scott reached Augusta on Wednes day afternoon. [Correspondence of the Courier.] By last night’s Eastern Mail, which ar rived about eleven o’clock, wc received the following letter from our correspon dent:— Bangor, Tuesday Evening, ) March 5,1839. j The reception of the President’s Mess age, aud the agreement of Mr. Forsyth with the British Minister, produced an extraordinary excitement in this city, which will not subside, until we bear of the action of our own Legislature upon them. However well the message may be receiv ed by other parts of tlio Union, its recom mendation cannot be acceptable to the people of Maine. The Kennebec division is still quarter ed here. General Sawyer, Surveyor General of the Public Land*, arrived liere ibis morn ing from Augusta with orders to proceed immediately to the disputed territory and cause a fort to be erected at or near the line of the State, which will command the liver St. John. Most of the troops under Gen. Ilodsdon remain -at Houlton. A communication lias now been opened from that place to the position Jarvis occupies. News readied here to-day, that a de tachment from the Somerset division, were to bo marched to the forks of Kennebec. They are destined probably to repel any invasion or inroad that may be made 'through the Kennebec road.- The President’s Message has not thus | far checked or suspended any movements previously ordered, or any of the bustle or preparations for war. A long letter from our correspondent at Houlton, gives us some details. One thousand men, with the exception of tw o companies, which moved forward to the Aroostook on Friday, were in the village at the date ofthe letter, Monday, and were expected to move forward during the pres ent week. Gen. Uodsdon acts under the orders of Mr. Jarvis. I he thermometer at Houlton, on Mon day morning, was at five degrees below zer o. Other letters say, a fortification is also ordered to be erected at the tbrks of the Kennebec river, and (100 n»en detached to that spot. Col. Jarvis has established his head quarters within half a mile of the line, at a place said to be admirably calcu lated for defence, and commanding the whole country arouud. A temporary fort is erected there and three pieces of ord nance mounted. Two hundred men from General Hodsdon’s detachment had reach ed Jarvis's camp. ’File military forces now actually in the service of the state is about three thousand and five hundred. This lorce I presume will not he at present, increased. Seven thousand of the militia of the state, in ad dition to those actually called out, have been drafted and ordered to hold them selves in readiness, to be called for at a moment's notice. LATEST.FROM THE EAST. Important and Warlikefrom .Xoea Scotia. We are indebted to the editor of the Boston Atlas, for an extra of his paper containing intelligence from Halifax, (No va Scotia,) to the 27tli February. The intelligence received from the East relates principally to the proceedings of t he Nova Scotia legislature. The feel ings that prevude the people of that pro vince is warlike in the extreme. ! The legislative council on the 27th tilt, passed a resolution affirming the right of Great Britain to jurisdiction over the dis puted territory, and to the exclusive pos session of it during the pendency of the negotiation. Resolutions have passed the House of Assembly unanimously, author izing the Governor to draft militia aud to accept volunteers to serve with the reg |ular troops in defence of the Province and New Brunswick. The Militia of the Province are to he enrolled from the I age of 1(5 to CJO, and the sum of 100,000 ! is to be placed at the disposal of the Lieut, j Governor, for paying the militia, and dc | fraying the expenses of tlie public de fence. Such was the enthusiastic feeling ; with which these measures were adopted that leave was asked of the Speaker to 'give three cheers in which tlie galleries might join, which was granted, and three hearty cheers were given accordingly. Prom N. Y. Keening Post of the 11 th lust. j The news received by the mails yes- Lterdny is not very important. Gen. Scott j met the citizens of Augusta, representa tives and soldiers in the Legislati e Hall Jon the afternoon of Thursday, March 7th. | The correspondent of the Portland Ar gus says: “The hall was full and the galleries were crowded. Many could not getplac-, es. The greeting of the General to the soldiers and officers introduced to him was peculiarly hearty. In one of the Re presentatives, Mr. Frost, of Bethel, he recognized a fellow soldier in the last war. They were hoth wounded in the same battle. The interview was enthusiastic. The General seemed hardly willing to part with his hand. After a half hour spent in these mutual interchanges of friendship, Mr. Allen of Bangor, in a few remarks welcomed Gcn |Crnlßcott among us; to which welcoming ihe replied, by thanking the audience for j the hearty reception they had given him ; in the capitol of Maine and by express ing bis happiness at being enabled, face to face see so many of her sons— and should war come, he should he glad to he found shoulder to shoulder—breast to breast— lighting with such soldiers. [From the N. Y. Com. Adv. 12th inst.] The provincial papers talk quite as nonsensically übout the present condi tion and future prospects of mattors-rc j lating to the dispute, ns any of our own i —the slang-wangers on both sides appear jmg to think it a point of high necessity jto profess the utmost contempt for each | other, individually and nationally. The advices from lloulton are to oth, J evening. Nothing new. A letter from Augusta, under date of 7th says — I No communication has been made bl ithe .Governor of otir Legislature in rela tion to the late movements at Washington on our border troubles. We shall proiia ! bly have something tomorrow from the Governor, when we may expect some ac tion on the subject by the Legislature. I The feeling is very strong among the people through the State that our troops ought not to be withdrawn from the dis puted territory until the line is settled. J Captain Buchanan, bearer of despatch es from Sir John Harvey, arrived at Que ! bee on the 2d, and reported that Sir j John was waiting despatches from Mr. Fox, and fully expected that the affair would terminate amicably. A Correspondent of the National In telligencer writes from New York under date of the 12th inst., 3 P. M., and says:— “Gen. Scott had been publicly receiv- 1 ed-and welcomed in Augusta, but nothing yet leaks out as to the intentions of the Governor—whether he breathes peace or war. I see in the Portland Advertiser that the Hon. lleuel Williams has been addressing the people of Portland; and j judging from the tenor of a few of his re marks reported, I take the liberty of exer-J cising the Yankee gift of guessing that; ihe has been commissioned by high au thorities in Washington to try to make the people of Maine, of all patties, morepeace ! able. His tone appears to be 500 per j cent lower than it was in the United > States Semttfe. 110 also states that it is [ not probable any special envoy will be ' sent to England till the British Goyern Dll LA s wick ad voc ate. i merit is heard from: and he also leaves ■ the impression that, if an appointment is . made it will be made from Maine or Massa , chusetts. Portland is evidently becoming more peaceable, and ! now have hardly a doubt that the war spirit is rapidly sub siding; but whether Maine will abandon the military occupation of the Aroostook at pesent, is a matter of doubt. A Ban gor letter states that Sir John Colborne is makiug great efforts to aid Sir John Ilar t vey, aud that the Canadian papers art: re quested to be silent as to such movements. It is certain they are quite silent. A Quebec paper stales that Maine is erect ing a fort at the United States custom house, on the Kennebec road. 1 doubt this. A letter from Bangor states that the British now have an arsenal full of arms at Temiscouata Lake, within the disputed territory. Below is the letter of Mr. Forsyth to the Governor of Maine, enclosing the message of the President. OFFICIAL PAPER. On the Maine Harder subject. — J.liter from the Secretary of State to the Go vernor of Maine. Department of State, Washington, Feb. 2(5, 1839. Sir —In acknowledging, by the direc tion of the President, your communica tions to him of the 18th and 19th inst. on the subject of recent occurrences in the disputed territory, and the proceedings of, the authorities of Maine and New Bruns wick growing out of them, I have the hofior to communicate to your Excellency , copies of a message this day transmitted by the President to Congress, aud of a J note from the British Minister, with my ; answer. From the last mentioned paper, it will be perceived that the President entirely concurs with your Excellency, in denying; the existence of any such agreement be tween the United States andGreat Britain, 1 as that appealed to on behalf of the latter, and supposed to give her, pending the boundary question, exclusive jurisdiction j over the territory in dispute, it is hoped that in consequence of the representations! upon this head, conveyed through my j note to Mr. Fox, to the authorities ofN.J Brunswick, any further advance of British troops towards or into the territory will be suspended ; that this will be the signal for the cessation of all military array and movements on both sides of the line, and for the simultaneous release of the agents, of the respective parties now in custody; J and that the renewed efforts now making; to effect an amicable adjustment of the. principal difference will at an early day be successful. If unfortunately, the President should be disappointed in this expectation, your Excellency may rest assured of the dispo sition and readiness of the Executive branch of the Government of the United States to perform such further duties as may be imposed upon him by circum stances. Looking, in the mean time, to a satis factory termination of present difficulties, the President instructs me to suggest to your Excellency the expediency ofa mu tual understanding between the authori ties of Maine and those of New Bruns wick, for the prevention of further depre dation upon the territory in dispute. Such an understanding, dictated in a proper spirit of forbearance, and the mutual de sire for the preservation of peace which is supposed to prevail on both sides of the line, might, it is believed, be easily effect ed, with an express reservation that it should not be so construed as to impair the right of the parties, whether to the actual proprietary title or the temporary jurisdiction of either over the disputed territory, or any portion of it. No objec tion is perceived to this course. Should the governor of New Brunswick ho disposed to acquiesce, it may be, as to its duration until the decision of the Brit ish Government in the matter can be ob tained; and if, for reasons which cannot be apprehended, an arrangement of the character referred to prove impracticable with local authorities, the President, on being informed thereof, will use endeavors to make such an arrangement with the Government of Great Britain. It would be lamentable, indeed, and present a sin gular spectacle, if, while the parties to whom it belongs to adjust the main point in controversy are engaged in discussions with a sincere desire to bring them to a satisfactory result, the pence ot the coun try, and the real and best interests of the people more directly concerned, were to be involved, by disagreements between the local authorities upon points of Sec ondary importance, and susceptible, as it is believed, of being easily reconciled. It would produce consequences which the nation at large could not but deplore, and , which the President believes, the govern ment and people of Maine are as anxious as lie is to use every effort to avert 1 have the honor to he, sir, your obedi ent servant, JOHN FORSYTH. A Clincher. —A. and B. walking togeth er, were talking of the senses, such as see ing, hearing, feeling, and the like. A. re marked that his sense of hearing was re markable for its acuteness. B. was not wonderfully endowed in this respect, but observed that his vision was wonderful. “Now, to illustrate,” said he, “1 can see a fly on the spire of yonder church.” A. looked sharply at the place indicated— “Ah,” said he, “I can’t see him, but I can hear him step.”—[Nashua Tel. I [From tlie Baltimore American.] NEW CENSUS. Among the important Acts which were passed at the close of the late session of Congress was one making provision for i taking the sixth census, or enumeration of the inhabitants of t lie United States. The ; last general census was that of 1830, ten years ago. The present Act provides, in i regard to the remuneration of persons, J that it shall distinguish the sexes of all free white persons, and ages of the free white males aud females, respectively, under five years of age; those of five and under ten years of age; those of ten years and under fifteen; those of fifteen and under twenty; those ot twenty and under thirty; those of thirty and under forty; those of forty and under fifty; those of fifty and under sixty; those of sixty and under seventy; those of seventy and under eighty; those of eighty and under ninety; those of ninety and un der one hundred; those of one hundred and upwards, and shall further distinguish the number of those free white persons in cluded in such enumeration who are deaf and dumb, under the age of fourteen years; and those of the age of fourteen years and under twenty-five; and of the age of twenty five years and upwards; and shall distin guish the number of those free white per sons included in such enumeration who are blind; and also in like manner of those who are insane or idiots, distinguishing further such of the insane and idiots, as are a public charge. The enumeration is also to distinguish the sexes of all free adored persons and of all other colored per sons bound to service for life or for a term of years, and the ages of such free and other colored persons, respectively, of each sex under ten years of age; those of twen ty-four and under thirty-six; those of thir ty-six and under fifty-five; those of fifty-five and under one hundred; and those of one hundred and upwards; aud shall further distinguish the number of those free colored and other colored persons includ ed in the foregoing who are deaf and dumb without regard to age, and those who are blind; and also in like manner those who are insane or idiots, distinguish ing further such of the insane and idots as are a public charge. In order to carry out fully and correctly the provisions of the Act in this and other particulars, the several Marshals of the Districts and Territories are required, un der the direction of the Secretary of State, and according to such instructions as he shall give, to make the said enumeration either personally or by assistants; power is given to the marshals to appoint one or more assistants in each city and county, to make actual inquiry at every dwelling house or personal inquiry of the head of every family. Before entering on this du ty, the marshals and assistants are requir ed to make the oath recited in the Act, for its faithful performance. Tlie enumeration is to commence on the Ist June, 1840, and be completed within ten months thereafter. The com pensation to the Assistant marshals is to be at the rate of two dollars for every hundred persons returned, when such per sons reside in the country; and when the enumeration is made in a city or town of more than three thousand persons, the As sistants are to receive at the same rate for three thousand, and atthe rate of two dol lars for every three hundred persons over three thousand, residing in such city or town. The compensation of the Marshals ranges from >Y~'>o to $450. By the (sth section of the Act it is pro vided that every free person over the ao-c of sixteen years, whether heads of families or not, is liable to a penalty of B'4o for re fusing to give to the Marshal or his assis tant a true account, to the best of his oi lier knowledge, of every person belonging to such family. The Marshals and assistants are requir ed bv the loth section to take the census of all persons receiving pensions from the United States for revolutionary or military services, stating their names and ages; arid also shall collect and return in statistical tables under proper heads according to such forms as shall he furnished, all such information in relation to mines, agricul ture, commerce, manufactures and schools, as will exhibit a full view of the pursuit, industry, education and resources cff the country, as shall he directed by the Presi dent of the United States. Audit is made the duty of the Secretary of State, under the direction of the President, to prepare such forms, regulations, and instructions, as shall be necessary and proper to comply with the provisions of the act. New Orleans, March 11. Latest from Mexico.— The Sc.hr G. 11. \Yetter, Capt. Delving,..arrived last cvc _ mug Iroui Vera Cruz, which place she left on the ‘JAth tilt, reports that there were j about sixteen French vessels of War, and about twelve English otftlie coast. Pack enhatn was expected to arrive from the city of Me xico, to hold a conference with the French admiral, the object of which was not known. Also that the schr. Mary and Envoy were up for this port, and that theCraton had arrived on the il'Jd ult. but no account had been received of the schr. Balance, which sailed from this place some time since for Vera Cruz. An American Consul murdered under sanction of Mexican authuriti/. —We have j seefi a letter addressed to one of our most respectable commercial houses of this city, from the coast of Mexico, from undoubted authority, which states that Mr. Langdon, the American Consul for Laguna DeTer minas, died a lew days previous from blows received from a negro at Laguna, (under sanction of one of their Justices) and after being most cruelly treated, he was sent to a dungeon where he remained three nights with conderned criminals, from whence he succeeded in escaping with his lady to a small village between that and Campeachy, where he died of his wounds, llis lady had gone up to Campeachy, and an order from the old Judge had followed her to bring her back to Laguna, to an swer the charges against her husband. New Orleans, March 13. We learn, that letters received by the' schr. Cora, arrived this morning, from Tampico, stale that General Urrea and his federal troops had been defeated, near San Luis de Potosi, by the government troops, in a pitched battle, and had retreat ed to Valle dol Mais. General Romero commanded the victors. General Alexia was closely besieged in Tuspana, by Gen. Cos, commanding the government troops. This intelligence is calculated to banish all hopes of a reform in the present gov ernment. The overthrow of the federal ists, under a leader of the accredited tal ents ofa Urrea, cannot but add considera bly to the influence of Bustamente and the central party which upholds him. The latter, if we are not misinformed, is made up of the clergy, a number of adherents of Old Spain, and a set of men whose am bition for office renders them little scru pulous as to the means by which they may obtain and retain the management of public affairs. Baltimore, March 9. City Bank of Detroit. —Suspension of specie payments. —The Detroit Adver tiser of the 2.3 th ult. contains an official announcement, by the officers of the De troit city Bank, announcing that the Bank has suspended specie payments for sixty days. The Detroit Advertiser says that the suspension was caused by a continued run on the Bank for specie, and adds— “ From the high character of the gentle men engaged in that institution, we have every reason to believe that its obligations to bill holders and depositors, will be re deemed at the expiration of that period. We think we may safely caution the hold ers of the bills against infilling any sacrifice upon them. The amount in circulation is only 15,423, being only one tenth of the circulation allowed them by the general banking law, under which that institution was created.” The State Bank of Michigan also « Depended. —The Detroit papers of the th, received since the above was in type contain an official notice from the officers of the Michigan State Bank, that that in stitution had also suspended specie pay ments for sixty days.—The announce ment had created much excitement in Detroit. Upper Canada. — Another duel lias been fought at Sandwich, between Col. Prince and Charles Bady,.Esq., in which the latter was shot dead. This is the se cond duel in which Col. Prince has been recently engaged, in consequence of the disapprobation fell,and expressed at his shooting of the prisoners. In the other his antagonist, Mr. Wood, was wounded in the face. It is said that several other duels arc in prospect, Col. Prince having challenged a number of persons, and on account of the same matter. Opening or the Parliament. —The speech of Sir George Arthur, at the open ing of the Provincial Parliament on the 2T;h ult. is a public document of consid erable interest. Nearly four columns are devoted to general remarks upon the late rebeiion and invasions. Governor Arthur congratulates the Leg islature upon the present tranquility of the province, tmd security of the frontier but declares bis belief that the dangers are far from being entirely at an end. lie maintains that the motives which caus ed those dangers are still existing with unabated force; and that henceforth the province must chiefly rely upon its own ability to repel and punish hostile aggres sion. lie therefore recommends early attention to such amendments of the mili tia laws as shall place that force on the best possible footing. The agitating question of the clergy reserves is earnestly commended to the early action of the Legislature. An intimation is thrown out that the prisoners now under sentence of death will be transported to a penal colony. fN. Y. Com. Advertiser. The Murderers of Isaacs. — A letter has been addressed to the Mayor of this city, by Mr. S. F. Patterson, of Wilkesbo ro’, N. C., giving some particulars rela tive to the of Isaacs, Jones and Cowles came to Wilkesboro’ in com-, pany, early in July last, where Cowles! performed as a juggler and ventriloquist. They there met with the man, whom Jones in his examination calls “Dickerson,” hut who was doubtless a tumbler and wire dancer, named Win. Cofly, who had serv ed as a volunteer and drum major in the Cherokee service, in the preceding April and who had also been in the Florida ser vice. At Franklin, Macon county, in September last, the three were believed to have been concerned in the robbery of a jeweller named Harvey. The jewelry ! to the amount of about |>3ooo was found in the trunk of Cowles, who escaped.! Cofly- and Jones were arrested, and the i former discharged by the magistrates, and Jones bound over. Jones was tried before the Superior Court of the county shortly after, and acquitted; although pub lic sentiment held him guilty. While in YVilkcsboro, and the adjacent villages, they frequently displayed considerable quantities of jewelry, principally gold watches, guard chains, seals, keys, &.c.; among which was a gold watch with the name of Champion or Miss Champion,” engraved on the back—probably Miss C., formerly of Salesbury, N. C., now the' wife of Mr. Desaussure of Cainden, S. C, 1 he writer thinks this jewelry was proba bly obtained by the villains during the great fire in Charleston. He thinks, too, that Jones has not told the whole truth in his late confession, and that he is prob ably as deeply concerned in the murder of Isaacs as either of the others. Jones, while at Wilkesboro’, claimed to be the proprietor of the juggling establishment, and asserted on his trial that Cowles was only employed by him to perform on wa ges. [Charleston Courier. STORM AT ST. JOSEPH. A violent storm occurred at St. Joseph (Fa.) on the night of the 27th ult ac companied with hail and rain, which blew down several unfinished buildings, and also done considerable damage to the shipping in port. Ihe St. Joseph Himes of the 2d inst. says lhe storm for about one hour was more violent than any previous gale at this place, and the damage to the ship ping, was caused more by the extreme force of wind, rapidly changing from S. VV. to N. W. than by the waves. The moon about half an hour previous to the squall, presented a fearful lurid appear ance, and the clouds up rollling and flashing like a tornado—one horizon being star lit, and the other ob scured by a black and menacing cloud. To day the Bay is as clear ns a lake, and by to-morrow, we expect to see every craft afloat and uninjured except the In dependence and Lexington. [From the Augusta Chronicle of Thursday.] COMMUNICATED. To the Public.—l take this method of informing all whom it may concern, that on yesterday morning, about 2 o’clock, I was awoke by the noise of flames in my dwelling, and had just time to escape with my family. My loss is between twelve and | fifteen thousand dollars. Every thing on my place was consumed—my bed was on fire three minutes after I left it, so that I had no time to save a single article of any description. My finoke-housc, dairy, &o. are all destroyed. Sothat myself and j family are without a single necessary of life. If it were the act of an incendiary, his end was secured, save.in one respect our lives are spared. J. H. T. February, 13, 1839- Awful news from Guadaloupe up wards of four thousand persons killed by ! the Earthquake. —From obT files of Ha vana papers received yesterday, (says the ; New Orleans Bulletin of Friday,) we learn that the earthquake recently experi enced in Martinique and other windward | islands with such fearful consequences,. ] lias had still more disastrous effects in , Guadaloupe. There the victims extracted from the ruins of buildings are stated to- J have exceeded four thousand ! This truly nppelling intelligence is received through the Captain of the American brig Madrid from Barbadoes, which arrived at Trin idad de Cuba about the oth ultimo. We await the details of this visitation with impatience. J ANOTHER INCENDIARY ATTEMPT. On Sunday morning last, on opening the Unitarian Church in this city, a quan tity of shavings was discovered, partly burnt, in the passage leading to the gal lery of the edifice. No traces were dis covered to show how the miscreant enter ed the building; and but that the fire pro videntially expired of itself, that beautiful temple dedicated to the worship of the Most High, would be now a mass of rur ins. Does it not behoove our fellow cit izens to be ever on the alert, to discover, if possible, the vile beings who are en gaged in such unhallowed deeds? That there is reason to be watchful, the late at tempts to destroy afford sufficient evi dence.—[Savannah Georgian. A Heartfelt Wish.—The Newbury port Herald relates the following anecdote: The United States ship Wasp was fitted out from that town, and carried out a number of brave tars, among whom were some who left behind them wives and children. The ship was lost, and the rep resentatives of her crew received a very handsome sum from the government. At the time the money was paid, the wife of a lost husband received about five hun dred dollars, in presence of some other wives whose husbands had remained at home, and were then living. One of them looking at the money as it was paid to the wife of a husband who was lost, ex claimed “I wish my husband had been in the Wasp!” Original Extract. —* * * * It was night—the wind was whistling mournfully around an isolated dwelling, within which were seated two lone beings. A solitary lamp was flickering upon the table, and the dying embers barely reflected their brightness upon the hearth. Silence reign ed supreme and undisturbed, except by the creaking of some loosened plank, as it listlessly swung in the breeze, when the old man rose, and with a solemn and stately pace moved across the room, and suddenly turning to his companion with a serious air, said, Sally let’s go to bed. [LouisvilleCity Gaz.