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“ WISDOM—JUSTICE-^HODURATION.”
VOL. II.
ALBANY, BAKER COUNTY, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1846.
NO. 34.
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MISCELLANY.
From the Baltimore American.
CAPTAIN FREMONT IN CALIFOR
NIA.
The ojiernlions of this gallant officer in
California have been hut imperfectly
known in the United Stales, while ill Mex
ico they liave-lioen grossly misrepresent
ed. It appears that Castro, the Mexican
Unvernor in Cnliiiiriiia made nil official
communication to the General Govern
ment in April last,charging Fremont with
at the head
! messenger to warn him ol his danger, to
1 which Fremont returned the heroic ans
wer already published in the newspapers.
“I am making myself,” said he, in his
brief note written in pencil, which was
for some lime the only memorandum rela
ting to him in the knowledge of the pub
lic, “as strong as possible in the intention
that if we are unjustly attacked we will
fight to extremity and refuse quarter,
trusting loourcountry lonvcnge our death.
No one has readied our camp, and from
the heights we are able to see troops (with
the glass) mustering at Saint John’s and
preparing cannon. 1 thank you lor your
kindness and good wishes, anil would
write more at length as to my intentions
did I not fear that my letter would he in
tercepted. We have in no wise done
wrong to the pimple or tile authorities of
the country, and if we are hemmed in
and assaulleii here, we will die, every
man of us under the flag of our country.”
Castro advanced upon his position hut
did not attack it; and Fremont, faithful
to his design In avoid collission il possi
ble, finding he wast not attacked, deter
mined to retire and proceed to Oregon by
the Tlnmalh lake and the valley of the
Wahlahmnth river. In a letter to his wife,
now published by Senator Benton, dated
April the first, his anxiety to avoid trou
ble with the Mexicans is strongly express
ed. “The Spaniards," he says, “were
somewhat rude and inhospitable below,
mid ordered us out of the country, after
having given me permission to winter
there. My sense of duly did not permit
of fourteen in Sonoma that Gen. Castro
was preparing to cross the bay of San
Francisco and attack them with a large
force, lie sal out in the afternoon of the
23d of June with ninety mounted rifle
men, and travelling day and night, arriv
ed nW o'clock in the morning of the 2-5th
at Souama—eighty miles distance. The
Van-guard ol Castro’s force had crossed
the hay—a squadron ofseventy dragoons,
commanded by de la Torre—*which was
attacked and defeated by twenty Ameri
cans, with the loss of two killed and some
wounded on the part of the Mexicans, and
no injury to themselves—de la Torre
barely escaping with the loss of his'trans-
port boats, amt spiking six pieces of artil
lery-
In the meantime, twoofCapt. Fremont’s
leap-frog. It is the only animal that can
subsistjn this barren region without the
greatest expense. Onr horses are all
sent to a distance, 12, 15 and 20 miles, to
grass.
“Grain was very high when we first
entered the town, selling Ireely at $5 and
SG the fanegan (140 pounds.) . As our
wagons draw near, and the crops of
wheat are being gathered, it is gradually
falling to $4 the fanegan.
“Milk sells at 6 cents the quart; eggs,
per dozen the same sum; sugar 35 cents
ger pound, and coflee 75 cents. The
sugar used in the country is principally
made from the corn stalk.
“ A great reduction must now take
place in the price of dry goods and gro
ceries—20 per cent at least, for- this was
having come into California
of a body of United Slate troops, under] me to fight them, hut we retired slowly
the pretext of a Scientific expedition, hut and growlingly before a force of ihrec or
in reulily to excite the Americans settled four hundred men, and three pieces of
in ihnl province to an insurrection against artillery. Without the shadow ol a cause
the Mexican Government. Thiscommup ■ the governor suddenly raised the whol
icalion was published in the city ol Mexi- .country against as, issuin
by de la Torre’s men, and being hound
to trees, were cut to pieces alive with
knives! in return lor which, three of de
men, going as an express, were captured j about the rate of duty charged by Armijo,
lw ,lo I. k " : — 1 1 which is now, of course, taken off! He
collected annually some $50,000 or $00,-
000, principally, indeed entirely, on goods
la Torre’s men being taken, were instant- imported over land fromthe United States., ..... ,
ly shot. The north side ol the hay of] His charge was $000 the wagon-load,! thought it such an impotent case, that the
San Francisco was now cleared ol the without regard to the contents of the wa- split fowl was the principal thing that
sin Jonathan Jenkins was cured of an in
formation in the bowels in the same way.
Then Mrs. Thistlesifler, tvho, you know
is very skillful in roots and arbs, and sd-
fourth says there is nothing in the world
so good for fever as the split fowl.’
‘A split fool!’ I was going to say ; and
indeed ifall fools were so, who meddle
with that which they know nothing about,
the world would be.better offi ‘Did you
give the medicine 1 left him?
‘No, Doctor; Mrs. Thistlesifler came
here just'after you went away, aiid I
could’nt do less than insult her in so im
minent a crisis; and we came to the Con
clusion between us, that it was not best to
give him the medicine you left—hut to
put the split fowl on his feet, poor man,
anil dress him well with pepper grass tea,
and a little gill over- the-grouud, and smart
weed with it.’
‘So you didn’t give him the medicine I
left.’
No, Doctor; Mrs. Thistlestfter and I
enemy, and on the fourth day of July,
Capl. Fremont callcd'the Americans to-
gethci at Sonoma, addressed them upon
the dangers of their Situation, anil recom-
“ Mr.. Alvarez our respectable Consul
here, informed me that the importations
from the United States, through New
mended a declaration of independence, ] Mexico, varied very much ; but that he
and war upon Castio and his troops, as 1 thought they would average about half a
the only means ofsafety. The independ- million yearly, and no more. Many of
ence was immediately declared, arid the j ihe wagons go on to Chihuahua without
war proclaimed. A few days afterwards j breaking their loads.
“ New Mexico contains, according to
ihe last rensus, made a lew years ago,
, on ihe lOih of May last.
The iii cusiiiioii officially mad
Casiro being of a very grave
and seriously implicating the h
good faith of our Giiycriiincii', a slalcuienl
has been made by Mi. Senator Benton to
l111- I’residoht nl'ilie United Slates, in the
absence of official report* foundeil upon
private letters hum Captain Frepaint, in
which a clear account- is given of all the
events in California connected wiiti our
explorers in that quarter and the Mexican
authorities. This statement in the form
nl'ii Idler to the President, with neeompiv
in ihe “Union" of Monday eyonin,.
The narrative, which is very interest-
by Gov. I did not dare
hiiradei 'against whi
nor and | been slrnnc
power li
nodulous proclamation.
lipromise the Ui’Siates
li appearances would have
; lint, though it was in niv
ise my pariv liv many A-
an officer from Commodore Sloal brought
intelligence that the American flag was
hoisted at Monterey—an example whit h
was immediately followed wherever the
news flew. The pursuit and defeat of
Castro was then the only remaining enter
prise. He Imd fled south towards the
numerous Mexican towns and 'seltlemels
false and j beyond Monterey, with Ins four or five
Of course I hundred men; and Capt. Fremont,leav-
, I retained from committing a
a t of hostility or impropriety.”
awaiting in his fortified position
ixly-two men the expected al
ine ra-a ns
solitary :
While
with-hut
lack of Casiro, the offers. of assislur
(join American settlers in the cuuntiy
were refused by Capl. Fremont, as he
did not wish to compromise them with
the authorities. The subsequent events
locuiriems and letters, is published j which caused a change in Fremont’s plans
ml determinations, before he had heard
f the war between the United Stales and
ing. Stales that when Captain Fremont! Mexico,‘are so graphically narrated by Mr
left the United Stales to complete Iris set- Benton that-ivequote the Senator’s words:
cnlific kilims beyond the lloeky Moun- “At «he middle o' May,Capl Fremunt,
tains, it was with a full knowledge of the in pursuance ol his design to reach Ore-
jnlituul as well as p iton.nl difficulties of gon, and return by the Columbia and
ins some fifty men in garrisons, set out
with one hundred and sixty mounted ri-
iro-n in the pursuit, when he received in-
si ructions from Commodore Sloal to march
upon Monterey. He did so, and found
Coin. Stockton in command, approving
the pursuit of Casiro, and aiding it by
nil the means in his power. The sloop-
of-wnr Cai-ne was put at his service.—
Capt. Fremciut, with one hundred and
sixty American riflemen and seventy ma
rines, embarked on that vessel, and sail
ed down the const on the 20th of July, to
San Diego, four ItunJred miles south of
Monterey, and one hundred south of Pue
bla de Ins Angles, where Castro was un
derstood to he, vfith an increasing force
of five hundred men.
The descent of the coast as far ns San
Diego was with the view to get ahead of
Castro, and to lie in a position either to
could he relied on. Besides, to tell the
truth Doctor, we were afeard there was
mercury in the medicine, as we uolieed a
while powder in it.’
‘Indeed 1 and so because you and Mrs.
Thistlesifler noticed a white powder in
the medicine, you threw it aside and split
open a live fowl!’
•Yes, Doctor, I do think mercury is a
dreadful bad thing. It saves peoples lives
to be sure; (tut then it gels into the hones,
100,000 inhabitants. It is divided into ] as Mrs. Thistlesilter says, and there
three departments—the northern, the getting it out again ns long us you live.—
middle and the south-eastern. These
are again subdivided into counties, and
the counties into towns. The lower,
or southern, is incomparably the richest,
containing 4S.000 inhabitants, many of
whom are rich, in the possession of farmer
stock and gold-dust.
“This country although poor and bar
ren, unlesss the gold mines should lie
more extensively developed, is of great
interest to the United States and all im
portant for her to possess. The road fiom
here to fort Leavenworth presents no ob
stacle for a railway, and if it continues
as good to the Pacific, will he the route
over which the United States will pass
immese quantities of merchandise into! the dung-hill fowl gone too—the fattest
what will, at one day, become the rich-! rooster in the ham-yard. Oh miserable
ud populous States of Sonora, Durango j nie 1 that I should be a widow again so
getting it out again ns
Oh 1 I wouldn’t a had- Mr. Tozer, poor
man, to take it for any tiling.’
‘And so, by following your own and
Mrs. Thistlesifler’a foolish notions, you’ve
lost your husband.’
‘Lost him 1 did you say, Doctor; lost
my dear Mr. Tozer.’
‘Aye ; .1 grieve to inform you that he
won’t live forty-eight hours!’
‘Not forty-eight hours, Doctor! hot live
forty-eight hours! and J’ve only been
married to him a year.’
•I’m very sorry to say there’s no hope
lot him.’
‘And I laid out so much money for my
wedding cloths only a year ago. Ami
he knew full well that King Otho panted
for his blond, and that the least aneute
would have furnished him with a» ready
opportunity to realize bis sanguine wish
es. Fortunately the general acted with
the prudence and forethought which al
ways characterized him, and by so doing
is now enabled to breathe the air of a free
land, calling forth the kindly feeling, pro
found respect, and unalloyed admiration
of every high and noble mind, and pre-
senting in his misfortune and exile anoth
er proof of the perfidy oi princes;
GEORGIA HISTORICAL SOCIE’f’fri
We tr,ust that the next Legislature Vift
appropriate a small sum to reimburse
the members of the Historical Society for
the expense ineprred in llpe transcription
of documeots.relating to the Colonial Hi»i
lory of Georgia; This is the duty of the
State—one in which Stale pride and hon
or ere deeply interested. The Society
has done much more than its duty in pro:
curing the documents, and it is really ufi:
just that in adpi’ion to all their trouble,
they should be required to pay the bills.
This is perhaps the first case that has oc
curred in this country, where indicidiiali
have done this, and too much cannot I*
said irr praise of th(?ir patriotic efforts—
oilier States send paid agents abroad Add
keep them there at an expense of many
thousands—Georgia has done something
in this way, but has fuilcd'ln perforin her
whole duty. When the proper time at-
rives, we shall as far as our ability serves;
place ibis mutter in a proper light, and w6
rely upon the united press dT Georgia; fl»
the interior, to second our efforts.—
eannah llcpuhticM.
ihe enterprise. He knew that the rein- I Missouri through the Northern Pass in the j intercept him if he fled south to Me:
. ‘ ... . — • • i 1 !».. .1-., ......Cn.i nrrieeii of llto nronl I nr In 1 .mvrr ( !;«11 li »rn i •» n r In turn I,
lions of the United States were critieal j
both with Mexico and Gloat Britain—that | I
L-kv MouiiflTms, had arrived at tile great
uth Lake, in the edge <il the Oregon
lie was going through the territories of! territory, when he found his further pm-
the one, and among the settlements of the | gross completely barred by the double
offier-—that j-»ulousv would attach to his j obstacle ol hostile Indians, which Castro
movements, and nil his nets be referred j had excited againsf him, and the lofty
to this Government;—and he was perfect- \ mountains, covered with deep and lulling
ly determined to use the utmost circum
spection in all his conduct, confining him
self wholly to his scientific pursuits, and
eaiuy in *-iiner, a piuiiicui ,,i uim . - — - rcr- —o i
ssioii. Wnh this'view, and after P«'uk of the Snn Francisco Bay, at ihe Kearney's expedition, bus been keeping
tmversed the desert, and crossed I military post of Sonoma, was Gen. Gas- ra journal, from which the tallowing intcr-
, assembling troops wiili the avowed jesting description of Santa Fe and its
L-minu.nl attacking both Fremont's par- people is extracted :
carefully aiding as well as the appearance
as the reality of either, a political or m-'-
tnry miss'
having
the Great Basin which lies between the
lloeky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada
of the Al|a Californian, he left his men
upon the frontier, an hundred miles from
Monterey, and went alone to that oily to
explain his object and wisla-s in person to
Gov. Castro. He did this in the most
formal and official manner, in company
snows which made the middle ol May in
that elevated region the same as the mid
dle of winter.
These were the difficulties and dan
gers in front. Behind, and on the north
ir to Lower California, or to turn hack
upon him if he remained in Puehlade Ins
Angeles, or any of the numerous towns
in its neighborhood. In cither event the
enterprise will probably have had its enn-
clusion early in August, and official de
tails may now he looked fir by the first
arrivals from the North Pacific Ocean.
SANTA FE.
Lieut. Emory, of the corps of Topo
graphical Engineers, aceolnpanving Col.
Iro, ;
inter
ly, and all the American settlers, against
whom the Indians laid been already exci
ted.
Thus, his passage barred in front by
impassable snows and mountains—hem
med in by savage Indians, who were
______ _ thinning the ranks of his little party—
kin, (at whose house he stopped;) -and j menaced by a general at the bead of ten
conforming to the whole detail of Spanish | told forces ol all arms—the American
ceremonial, he not only called on the Gov- I settlers in California marked out for des-
ernor, hut also on the prelect and the hi- * I ruction on a laLe accusation ol inedila-
* Cade. The interview was prrleclly sat-| ting a revolt under liis Instigation bis
isfactorv. To the Governor’s remark | men and horse sutlcring.from-latigue, cold
that he "was bringing a considerable body and famine—and afier the most anxious
of United States troops with, him, Capt.
F. answered that il was not so—that he
had no troops at all—only a few hired then
for security against Indians, and killing
game—that he was tint even an officer of
the line, hut of Topographical Engineers;
and that he was seeking a new route (a-
mnng other objects of science) to the mouth
of the Columbia, upon a line lurth'-r South
than the present travelling loule, and which
had ’brought him through the' unsettled
parts of the Upper California; and he
now wished to wintet in the valley of San
Joaquin, where there was game for his
llien, and grass for his horses. To lhis
the Governor agreed, and Captain Fre
mont left. Monterey to bring liis men to
the beautiful valley which lie had explor ■
cd in bis previous expedition, and to which
both htfnself mid his'meii-lnoked forward.
"fiitb'a- paradise of reprise and refresh
ment, after their toilsome and perilous
inrircK of three thnnsaild miles among sa-
and Southern California.
“Asa military possession, it is impor
tant and necessary. Its mountain fast
nesses have long' been the retreating
place of the warlike parties of the Indi
ans and lohhers that sully out to intercept
our caravans, moving on ilie different
li;;es of travel to the Pacific.”
soon:' Saying this, the good woman
wrung her hands, and wept bitterly.
The next day Mr. Tozer died, Mrs.
Tozer, as in duty hound, wept profusely
for his death—nut anally comforted hor-
selftliul'she had done every thing ail af
fectionate wife could do—having taken
the advice of Mrs. Thistlesifler, gud hay
ing killed the most valuable rooster in the
barn-yatd to save her husband’s life.—N.
O. South American.
NOT TAKING TIIE DOCTOR’S ADVICE.
Killing a Hitsbtitid with Kindness.—A
Foul Deed'.—Among the most disagreea
ble things attending the practice of' the I From the London Correspondence of the K. York
most ardent ol all professions—Medicine
—are the prejudices the physician'must
constantly contend with, either in the
mind of the patient, or in that of his
iriends. It is easier to cure the bodily
complaints of a hundred persons, than to
eratfecate the prejudices from the mind of
Absurd; ridiculous, and hurtful no-
Journal of Commerce.
Among the distinguished personages
no\y in London is the renowned Major-
General Kalcrgi, “Great Citizen of
Greece,” who fought so bravely during
the war of independence, and who also led
the last bloodless revolution, sir,perfectly
justified by the base conduct ol King Ollio.
one. Absurd, tidicuious, and nurtlul no- , « ■
lions, which have.as it were, grown with 1 ■ eommauding talents and great
them, will adhere to the mind, in spite of ln *luenceol Kulergi, the throne of _j»ecce
' * foage tribes; add llirdfigh wilderness and
^desert countries. ” " ' ' - ■” '
-< The Governor’s ronrtesyy if real 'at any
a 'tllqA- was ofiiriefdnridinn.' iSearcflv bail
Captain * Fremont nrrived 'itiHie: valfe-
before information rninelrt hwh' from '«
~ quarters that Castro was raising the pro
vince against him imd advancing 'with
ttrong forces. The Consul scut a special
delihcrat'.on upon all the dangers of III:
position, and upnit all'the responsibilities
of his conduct, Capt. Fremot determined
to turn upon his pursuers, and fight them
instantly, without regard to numbers, ami
seek safely for bis party and the Ameri
can settlers, by overturning the Mexican
government in California.. Il was on the
6th dayof June that he came to this deter
mination ; and, the resolution being once
taken, all half measures were discarded,
and a rapid execution of the plan was
enmnarnceri. On the lllhofjuiie a supply
of two hundred horses for Castro’s troops,
conducted by an officer and- fuurleen men,
were surprised ol daylight, and the whole
captured—the men and officers Iieing're-
Irascil, and horses retained for American
•use. On the I5llt, at daybreak, the mil
itary post .-ol Sonoma (the point of rendez-.
vons, - and intended head quarters), whs
surprised and .taken, with nine, pieces of
brass cannonl two hundred and fifty stand
The population of Santa Fe is.from
2,000 to 4,000, and they are, it is. said,
the poorest people of any town in the
province.
“ The houses are of mud-bricks, in the
Spanish style, generally of one story, and
built on a square. The interior ol the
square is an open court, and the princi
pal rooms open intoit. They are forbid-*
ing in appearance Iroin the nut side ; hut
once in, and nothing can exceed llieii
comfort and convenience. The thick
walls make them cnul in summer, and
they say warm in winter.
•• The' better class of the people are all
provided with excellent beds, and have
furniture : hut the lower class, who ate
iu fact but serfs, are very destitute, and
sleep chiefly on skins unmnlied.
“ The women here, as in all other parts
•jf the world, appear to be much before
the men in refinement, intelligence and
knowledge of the useful arts. The bet
ter class dress like ihe American women,
except they wear, instead of the bonnet,
a scarf over the head. Tills they wear
asleep or awake, in the house or out of
The dress tf the lower class of wo
men, is’a simple petticoat,'with arms and
of inuskets, other arms and aaanumtiun
witji-severttl -supetfor officers, Gen. \al-
lijo, (Val-va-lioj) his brother, Capt. Val
lejo, Col. GreUeoxdett, aii'l i>lhers ; ,all of
, urhoai xwreilcttiiinfoand. Cl infilled a 9 pri-
h^ftmw 'alNsdnrifctfo'Qapwit! Fremmiy tbep wfoW.
to this: Alneriinb,settlement^,pull in dqjos
Americanos to/ obtain asri$fonce,j»i>d. re
ceiving on express from liis little garrison
all efforts to root them out.
Visiting a patient some time ago, says
Dr. Lumbart, (a celebrated physician. .. . , , ,
late from Cincinafti, hut now practising " mll y ,D, 1 c,uU '! 1 fo have shot .he monarch,
is city) I perceived a very disagree.-.- l,ut ll,e desperate parties who had resol
was saved l» iis present iinworiliy^oecii-
paiit, whose file at that time Was in thn
iian<(s of the general. Indeed il was fm
iu this city) I perceived a very disagreea
ble smell, like that of putrid meat, appa
rently issuing from beneath the bed
clothes at the foot of the bed. 1 inquired
what it was. “ Why,’* said the good
wife, who was attending on her sick hus
band, ” its nothing hut a dung hill fowl
lie has got on the bottom of hi's feet, pool
man.”
‘A dung hill fowl!’exclaimed I, with
amazeiflfolt. • ‘Yes, doctor.’ said she; ‘1
had the fattest fowl in the barn yard cut
open alive, and one half put on one foot,
and one halt on the other, while it was
all alive and kicking. It’s a charming
thing for a levfer, Doctor.’
•A live fowl cut open, and put on a
man’s' feel to cure' a fever! Who put this
foolish notion into your head ?
‘Eoolish notion or tint, Doctor, I am
sort: Mr, Tozer is a great deal better of
liis complaints than he was, poor man;
he doesn’t sweat so coitfiisely, and he
breathes a great deal shorter and quicker
than he did.’
‘So much the Vofse good woman.’
•So you always tell'ine Doctor, When I
amjjuiugall I'can for the henefit of, tiie
shoulders hare, except wliut may happen ] sick in my family. So yitu told me when
lb ho covered by ihe'reboso. 1 was slopping the cold of my first fius-
" Tie dear gi —■
. The men who have means to do so,
dress alter our fashion, hut Jhy fur the
greater number, when they dress'at at!.'
wear, .lcotlier breeches,. light round the
hips, and open lrom ihe kiu-e down ; and
sliirl and blanket takes tlie pjace’ ofeoor
coal anil vest.
hand—itlie deiy good Mr. I’heeser. Hea
ven rest his soul; which in spite of all 1
tin, tinned to aii information of the lnrigs,
jind lie isnoW ill his grave- poor man.’ " -
But what eciiild put into your bead the
riiUc.king remedy of the split fowl ?
Whj its Ireenin iby heuil ever so lofig,
ved upon regicide, gave, up their inten
tion at the benign request of Kalergi. On
finding hijnself at the head of the army;
he advised the King to call a Constituent
Assembly, and swear to the Constitution
then to be drawn .up. With exquisite
tact he managed to reconcile the assem
bly and the sovereign, who were frequent
ly at variance., the latter exhibiting- the
most insane uljslinacy and the most fra
grant disregard of truth. His promises
one day were denied the next, hut the ar-
my were, determined, and .after much
shuffling jiie oath was taken by his majes
ty to the tteu^mnslilution. But as soon
iis the ingiate Otho found himself seenrp
on his throne, he vented all Ids petty mal
ice upon the very man who had saved his
life and kingdom to him. Soo*.Kulergi
became deprived of his command of the
garrison at Athens, then liis scat in the
Constitue nt Assembly was declared void,
an ciasure of liis name look place from Ihe
list of King’s aids-de-camp, and finally
ho wnsy-rilereil to a command in the Mo-
rea—in other words he was banished with
dishonor. He begged 10 decline the ap
pointment on the plea of ill health, and a
wish to travel for its improvement. As
liiSrabsnnee was required the permission
was granted, ami the .General wdtliilrew
privately from Athens, attbc tiine the oil
izenstrad assembled* -r >. Jl 1/. -‘
‘‘Halftwoksn-heartol—In s'tlendo and Irani”
' to es'eorf iheir beloved Tender TiHlfo port
of his emharcatinn.
“II,” of the N. O. Picayune as the fol
lowing :—“ Major Lewis of New Orleans*
who i3 with us, introduced me to a Mexi
can family at Curralvn, With whom VD}
dined. The dinner was very excellent;
hut served up in the most primitive style.
No knives or forks were furnished us; btft
we barf already .learned how to-do without
such luxuries. The meat either had bonek
lor hand'es, or was cut op into blessed
mouthlulls. As to the thick s'oup and the
thin hash,.till we had to do was to tear bfT
a slip of toililn, which is as tough as rotten
leather, heml it into a scoop, dip-uplbe
food and cat spoon and all! It requires
a little practice to do this adroitly, b'bt
we had already got the hang of it. Boil-
ed eggs were brought on. They were
cooked soft, the shells being merely scal
ded, and set in little cakes of raw dough.
The tops were opened and a little stick
about three fneheslong and ol aboatthfe
size of a large knitting needle, handed to
each 6f us. As Lewis did all the Span
ish for holh,.l looked to him for insfrots-
lions how to eat with these sticks. He
was at the same time tuining side gla.b:
ees to see me begin,- At last 1 asked him
to show me, ns the-jnb appeared as diffi
cult as eating soup with a knitting needle.
Afteadiesitaiing a moment m evidenUehn-
lusion, the Major “ fessed cold," and en
quired of the "Sefrorn.- She iiifoinied us
dial the sticks were to stir in the salt, af
ter which the eggs were to be sucked.-i-
How stupid we were, not to have under
stood this simple process! .1 .n
Which is tiie most perfect Popular]Lo-
vcrnmeiit? That, said Bias, where the
laws have no superior. That, said Tha
les, where the inhabitants are iteiilrer loo
poor nor loo rich. That, said Anacharsif,
the Scythian, where virtue is honored and
vice detested. That, sard Pillacus, whose
lignitios are always conferred upon (be
virtuous and never upon the base, That,
said Clcohufus, where the citizens; fear
blame more than punishment. That, «a*d
Chilo, where lire laws are tnoreregarde^l
than the orators But Solon saiid, \that
where an injury done to the mcanesiynb-
jeel is an insult to the whole community.
The Daughter of Charles CirrolL—NrS.
Caton, the eldest daughter of Charles
Carroll of Carrollon, died in Eltridge,
Md., on Sunday, the 15th Nov. Mrs. Ca*
ton, it will be recollected, was tiie moth
er of the present Marchioness of Welles
ley. She lias left several other children.
Gun Cotton.—The Columbia;
Chronicle, sa^s that some time before the
secret of preparing Gun Cotton was' re
vealed, Dr. Elk-t, Professor of Cheriii^fiy
in ihe South Carolina C°fl < 'g fe « mnde'stre-
ecssful experiments on the agent empfoV-
ed.' Il is further stated that Dr:‘E., lids
discovered kliat the explosive quality'ta
greatty iricreased by the addition i)f foty-
thci acid. • -Jl-* I •'.*<
- ' Lj ■ . .t il .0: -i.l 'III
Queer Calculation.—The Editor vir tlio
Yankee Blade says : “ It woitld- he'# (fu
rious sight to see all the babies Ifi
lifted States, under five years-okli togeth
er. They -ivoiild make o prcltVlntta&l-
lection of 2,100,000. Wliut n sqiiiill ihcro
woiikj he, shonld they till -bc'spmlkW.l!t
llie'snmu- lime,- and what a heap of sugar
