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Newspaper Page Text> v / 'g/frfifxY w *4 ‘. VOL. II. ALBANY, BAKER COUNTY, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1847. : THE ALBANY PATRIOT, 18 PUBLISHED EVERT WEDNESDAY MORNING, BT NELSON TIFT & SETH N. BOUGHTON, Editors and Proprietors. TE RMS. TWO Dollars per annum,, if paid in advance, or Three Dollars at the end of the year. Advertisements not exceeding twelve lines, will be inserted at One Dollar for the first insertion, and Fifty cents for each continuance. Advertisements not having the number of insertions specified, will be published until forbid. Bales of Land and Negroes by Executors, Adminis trators and Guardians, are required by law to he advertised in a public gazette, sixty days previous to the day of sale. . The sales of Personal Property imut be advertised in like nr-nner forty days. Notice to Debtors and Creditors of an estate must he P ublished forty days. Notice that application will be made to the Court of Odinary for leave to sell Land and Negroes, must be published weekly for four months. Monthly Advertisements, One Dollar per square for each insertion. O” All Letters on business must be post paid. DETACHMENT OF MISSOURI LIGHT IN- , . FANTRY. Camp below Bracite Rio Grande, > December 26, 1S4G. j Dear Sir—I can only write to you a few lines, being upon the point of break ing up camp. Our detachment at Fray Cristobal overtook Col. Doniphan’s com mand. Maj. Gilpin, with 250 men. had S rqviously left lor FI Pussn, and Colonel ackson was following with 200 men.— Col. Donoplian had but 150 men with him, the remainder of his regiment being sick, and detached through the country. From Fray Cristobal, our de tachment marched with Col. Doniphan south , when, at Laguna of the Jordunal Maerle, news reached us, through an ex press sent by Maj. Gilpin, that the Mex icans had determined to.ffsisi at El Pus- so, and had collected a considerable num ber of troops, intending to give us battle. • An express has been sent to Santa Fe for pait of the artillery under Maj. Clark, but no news had. as yet, reached us from 1herc, so that the detachment of 30 men from three companies of our corps are all that are here from the hattallion. At the southern end of the Jordaua. ten miles north of Don Aon, the traders, are en camped. Contradictory rumors of the enemy’s approach reached ns-dailv. Vesterday, (Christmas day,) when we had just arrived in camp here, with about 600 men, had unsaddled our animals, and most of the men were engaged in carry ing wood and water, the news was brought into camp of the enemy’s being iri sight and advancing. It was a- hnui 2 o’clock, P. M., and the day was Very pleasant. Our horses grazing some distance from the ramp at the lime, we formed a siggle line and determined to meet the enemy as infantry. Their at tack being evidently designed on the left flank, near which was our wagon train, our detachment was ordered from the ex treme right, to the left, where we soon took up our position. One piece of ar tillery, 490 regular lancers and cavany, and 100 tegular infantry, besides some 500 militia troops from El Passn, compo sed the enemy’s force, according to the best information that I can obtain from reports of prisoners, and trom papers found amongst the baggage on the field of battle. The enemy ranged themselves on the east within half a mile of our line, the mountains in their rear. artillery detachment, under Lieut. Krib- ben, in Col. Mitchell’s escort.' The en emy had by this time fled, leaving their arms, baggage, provisions, and other stores on the field of battle. A small body of mounted men, under command of Capt. Reid, had by this time gathered together in a line, and char ged upon the enemy, pursuing them into the mortmains, where they sought refuge. The number of their dead is said to be at least 30—that of their wounded was slight as far as ascertained. Had we a single piece of cannon with us they would have lost more of their men; hut having no artillery oil our side, we had to act as infantry until we got possession of the hou'iizer so gallantly captured by the Howard company. We lost not a single man, and had but seven slightly wonnded. We took eight prisoners, six of whom died last night. Thus ended the battle of Bracito, the first battle of the Army of the West, and as bravely fought by our men as ever men fought at any engagement. We have every reason to believe that there is more in store for us. C. H. KR1BBEN, 1st Lieut. Mo. Light Artillery. THE WAR AND MAIL STEAMERS. Among the numerous bills which hap pily passed both Houses of Congress on the last night of the session, was thp im portant hill proposed by Mr. King ol'Geor- gia, at the last session in relation to the employment by the Government of sea steamers, ot which the Intelligencer gives the following synopsis :— The hill provides, first, for theconstruc- of four war steamers of the first class. Secondly, a line of mail steamers from New York to Liverpool, consisting of five ships ol not less than 2,000 tons each. Thirdly, a line of mail steamers from New York to New Orleans, touching al Savannah, in Georgia, and Havana, with a branch line from Havana to Chagress, comprising five shif s ofnot less than 1,600 tons eacfl: the ships o! both lines lobe constructed under the directions of the Navy Department. Fourthly, a line of steamers from Pa nama, on the Pacific, to Oregon, touching at the intermediate ports. AH these ships to he subject to the or der of and purchase by the Government at any time; and all to be commanded by naval officers, and a certain number of passed midshipmen as watch officers and for improvement in the management f steamships. MR. BADGER. It will be recollected, that this gehlle- man who was among the most zealous of those who, in defiance of the express rule of the Senate requiring resolutions to lay one day on the table, insisted, in violation of this rule, upon taking up and passing immediately the resolve for the expulsion of the editors of this paper from their seats in the Senate. Now, on the last day of the session the House passed and sent to the Senate a bill establishing a branch mint in the city of New York, and so a- mending the constitutional treasury law as to dispense with the risk and expense and possible derangement of exehangefvfbenlioii the names of Cd. Percifnr F. Smith, of the regiment of mounted rifle- occasioned hy the actual transfer of mill ions of specie from place to place. This bill—so important to the government and to the business of the country, and so un objectionable in every particular—having passed the House by a great majority, came down to the Senate on the last day of the session, was taken up by a large vote there, and on its passage was defea ted by a single “ 1 abject''’ of Mr. Badger, availing himself most unjustly of the rule never intended to be applied in such cases, preventing a bill being read twice in the same day. But as the day of tfie objection was the last, hy BREVETS.' We understand that many brevets were conferred by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Sen ate, the last evening of its session, and that the official general order for publish ing the same is in a course' of preparation. We shall take pleasure in laying it before our readers as soon as we can obtain a copy of it. We announced the other day that the. brevet of major general had been conferred on Brevet Brigadier Gen. Worth, for “gallant and meritorious con duct’’ in the battle of Monterey ; and in anticipation of the official list, we now men, to be brigadier general by brevet, and Lieutenant Colonel Henry Wilson, ot the 1st regiment of infantry, to be Col. by brevet, for their gallant and meritori ous conduct in the capture of Monterey. Lieutenant John Garland, of the 4lh reg iment of infantry, to be Colonel by brevet, and Captain Thomas Childs, of the_3d regiment of artillery, and Lieut.. Col. by brevet, for their gallant and meritorious conduct in the battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma, &c., &c.— Washing ton Union. ross ahc._ and perversion of this rule, Sir. Badger, COL. CUSHING, the federal senator from North Carolina,! The Boston Daily Times publishes the defeated the passage of this hill. J|j speech of Col. Cushing to the ladies of then, during the ensuing recess, any de- Newhuryport, on receiving the ring pre- rangetr.ent of business, risk, expense, and seated to him personally, and the hand- should occur from the unnecessary some fund raised hy these patriotic ladies transfer of specie, and the federal mer- hants complain, let them remember ihat ole cause of all these difficulties, as als, the sole cause of the loss of the branch mint at New York. — Washington Union. for the benefit of the regiment. Like all the Colonel’s speeches, it is most beauti- their kind friend Mr. Badger was '.hr ■ful, and in exquisite taste. There are few men in our country who can approach this distinguished and patriotic gentleman in pure, clasic, and effective oratory—in sound judgment, and in cultivated taste. TO T1IE EllITOR OP THE UNION. j Trenton’, (N. J.) March 4, 1847. I The New Yoik True Sun states, that a 1 have the honor to enclose a comma-1 new svsteift of education for the rising nication Iroin the democratic members of'generation, very essentially differing from the legislature of this State now in session, I all the old-fashioned college and acade- in reference to your late exclusion from j mic tuition, has now become an object of the Hoor of the Senate. They speak the ! deep interest among our most enlightened unanimous opinions of their democratic citizens. The American Institute is ex- constiluents, and many who differ with 1 erting all its influence for that object, and them in political faith. The greatest re-j so are citizens every whereof the most giet connected with this matter is, that a j respectable character for virtue and wis- son of New Jersey, and a professed demo- doin. The grand object is to combine crat, should have been the chief partiei- 1 sound instruction in all useful knowledge pator m it. Iain most respectfulv, vouroh't ser’vt, GEO. F. FORT. Trenton, March 4, 1S47. Dear sir : The undersigned democrat- with actual daily labor, in agriculture and ! gardening. 1 Mr. Calhoun.—The Mercury anil Pal metto State Banner, are laboring hard 'to defend Mr. Calhoun's vote, on the expul THE THREE MILLIONS. Much doubt has existed in die minds of the people, as to the object of the grant of three millions, made at the request of the President. Many persons have thought it was to be used for the purpose rtf bribing Santa Anna. The real explanation of the matter is simply this : It is now conceded that we must have a port or ports on the Pacific where our whalers may resort in safety. A trade across the Continent hy land, lias already sprung up. We must therefore have California,—at least a portion of it —or endanger vast interests. But as it is against our settled and well- known policy, to acquire and retain terri- J n our rc ,a r tory hy force of arms, it must he obtained was the river, with a little brushwood on : peaceably, and with the consent of Mexi- its hanks. - Ico. We must have a deed ol it in fee Previous to the encounter, a lieutenant j simple, and then our title w,ll be forever from their ranks came forward, waiving | undisputed. I he President ihinks that ie members of the Senate and General 1 s ' nn Union. It won t do the blow Assembly of the State of New Jetsey, 5 »'"* not aimed at the editor ol the Union adopt this method to express to -you their alone, it was aimed at the administration, condemnation of live late proceedings of through him, and therfi can he no justifi- the United States Senate, bv which von ca '' on of the mode Mr. C. has taken to wore excluded as one of The editor's of.manifest his opposition to the President, the Union, from a privileged seat in that [le has unlle '> Wlth lhe wh, ? s °P ,h,s v0,e ‘ body. We consider the act an outrage he will possibly do ,i on offers, where the upon the rights and liberty of the press, a I “*’j ect looks to the embarrassment of the blow aimed at our free 'institutions, and 1 !> lpsrnt .administration. We are afraid one which must forever degrade the par-1 onr bright particular star has made an ticipators in the. eyes of every true repuh- I of those pecu ba r movements in Ins lican. The intention was to degrade and ! pr ™, lc , c ™ r5P - wlftch , have 80 ™ en n8toni stigmatize yourself; hut the effect will he : '^ed the lookers on below, lhe r to elevate you still higher in the esteem ;” f l,te "'’’S P a P P F of Soulh Car " 1 ' and affections of your republican fellow- i “' a y s Hid think hint too pure mid honest, three millions will buy all the territory we want, and that hy this means he can close the war. Onr claims against Mex ico may he realised out of the territory thus obtained, either hy a sale of lands, or by the imports collected al our new ports in the Pacific,'reserved for that pur- -—ii— Journal of Commerce. a black flag in his hand, hut halted when within a hundred steps of ourline. Thos. Caldwell, our interpreter rode out to meet him. The messenger, with the black flag of defiance, demanded that the com mander should come into camp and speak to their general. The reply was—‘If your general wants to see. onr command- pose specially, er, let him come here.’ *• We shall break ~~r . .... your ranks, then and take him there!” NAVY YARD, BROOKLYN, was the retort of the Mexican. Come i The Yard was full of fife and activity and take him,” said our interpreter, un- ' on Saturday afternoon, upon the occasion wittingly using the phrase of the Spartan ( of the completion of the ketch Vesuvius at Thermopyire. “A curse on you—j and her intended departure (rom her berth, prepare for a charge !” cried the Mexican She is far in advance of her consort, and —“we give no quarters, and ask none’;” l will doubtless get to sea to-duy, and a and, waiving his ilack flag gracefully o-! good offing. The Vesuvius presents^to ver his head, galloped hack towards the j the eye a most warlike appearance. Ev- enemy’s line. Their charge was made ! -ery thing about her seems solid and im citizens in every section of our country. We congratulate you, sir, mi the spirit manifested oy your democratic brethren of the press in reference to this matter, mil we can assure you, that sofaras our nvn State is concerned, they reflect the true sentiments ol the entire democracy. I With great regard, vve are your friends and fellow-citizens, A. Simpson, John Borden, William Van Dorn, Joseph B. Coutard, to he in the democtatic party,—Camden (S. C.) Journal. hy the dragoons from their right) directed upon our left flank, bringing ouY^jetaeh- nient into the closest fire. Their infantry, with one howitzer with them, at the same time attacked our right flank. Their charge was a handsome one, but was too well, too coolly met to break our tanks. After their fire find been spent, their frout column being about one hun dred steps from the front of our flank, our line poured a volley into them, which be ing a few limes repeated, created such' a havoc in their columns, that their forces wheeled to the left, retreating from our fire, and in their flight made an attack on the provision train. Here they met a warm tycep'.iori. and were soon compell ed to fly in all directions, and in the ut most confusion. Their infantry having been put to flight, the Howard Company under the command of Lieut, fj. Wright taking advantage of the paitic, .charged upon them and look their cannon from them. This was soon manned by the j Commerce, pregnable, while her own armament, though hut a single gun, seems to make her presence near a fortification a dan gerous contingency. All her stores and ammunition were nearlyon hoard al three o’clock P. M., and the hustle consequent upon the dispatch required, wasextreme, We observed a large number of fixed shells, in boxes, with fuses of different lengths, mid the number of seconds they would burn was accurately marked upon them. There wbre also printed direc tions on these cases, describing with great minuteness the manner of placing a shell in the gun. Captain Hudson, and his associates at the Yard, appeared to be exceedingly an imated and zealous in their exertions, and every thiug was going forward with the utmots speed. The Navy Agent has also distinguished himself by his assidui ty and alienlinr, to his duly during the ex- Piter Hoyt, Peter Young. Frederick Apgar, J. J. Brinkerhoff, Mark Lake. Thos. Ritchie Esq., Wasington, D. C. Jonathan Shotutcll, John Lambert, Geo. F. Fort, Isaac G. Farlce, R. R. Paulison, Jeremy Mackey, A. C. Smith, Joseph C. Stafford) WRECK OF THE BRITISH MAIL STEAM- SHIP TWEED—OVER 00 LIVES LOST ! By the Yucatan schooner Atrevido, ar rived yesterday from Carnpeachy. we have received files ol papers from Merida to the 16th ult. The only item of impor tance tn them, is the loss of the British mail steamship Tweed, from Havana to VeraCruz. The Tweed left Havana on the *Jlh, and on the 12lh experienced a severe gale, by which she was thrown on the eastern side of the Alacranes, and wrecked. She had on board 55 passen gers, ane her crew was composed of a- Irout SO men. According to the intelli gence received at Sisal, through Mr. John Davis, the supercargo, who had charge of the correspondence, over 60 lives were lost. The Tweed had a cargo of 1170 flask of quicksilver, which will probably be a total loss. The Spanish brig Emilio, on her way to Havana, met a boat from the Tweed, on the i3ih, with nine persons on board, returned to port with them— and notwithstanding the rough sea and high wind at the. time, returned to the wreck, in order to afford assistance to the persons that remained on board. Her return was anxiously looked for at Sisal. PATRIOTIC CLERGYMAN. Capt- Walker is enlisting men for his company of “Rifles” at Annapolis. The i correspondent of the Charleston News gives the following anecdote : The son ofa Rev. Mr. Collins made up his inind to go, and went and asked his parent’s permission, being a minor. The lather endeavored.to dissuade him from his intention, hut finding him fixed in his determination, went with his son to Capt. Walker’s rendezvous, enlisted his son and saw him sworn into service) telling him, when he was duly apprenticed lor five years to “Uncle Sam”—“Now, my son, I wish you to understand me; you have taken the oath to support the flag of your country, arid if, when you meet a foe, you should ever run—run by home, and don’t stop there, for 1 will never own you Of the 13th Regiment to be command ed by Col. Echols, of this State, four com panies are to be raised to Georgia, four in Alabama, and one in Florida. The Washington correspondent of the Balti more American of the 12lh inst., saysi— “The War Department has sent out or ders'to all the recruiting stations, urging the greatest activity and zeal in the pub lic service. The new- regiments are to be brought into service at the earliest mo ment, and the recruiting is to he prosecu ted with the greatest vigor. New rendez vous are ordered, and nothing, at least a- bout tbs Wat Department, looks like a speedy closing of the war.”— Sac. Rep. PRINCE MURAT. The Boston Post has a letter from Tal lahassee, Florida, in which occurs the following notice of Murat’s son : Among the prominent citizens of Flor ida we find a live prince ; the son of Mu rat, King of Naples. Prince Achille Mu ral is a singular genius. Inheriting all his father’s courage, hut little of his chi- valric love of glory, he his settled down on a plantation, the quiet citizen and spec tator o( the affairs ot the world. Various anecdotes are related of him. The Prince once fought a duel. He came on the gronnd with his surgeon and took his sta tion smoking a cigar. He quietly puff ed, and when the word was given he fired) The unfortunate Floridian, his antagonist, was shot and fell. Murat’s surgeon, see ing his employer holt upright, ran to as sist the fallen. The prince, who had a little finger near ly cut off by the other’s ball, called to his surgeon, “ What for you go there ? See you, Doctnire,” holding up his finger, dangling hy a hit of skin, “ 1 want you cut my finger off; Let him poor devil go. He got wliat he come for. 1 pay you one hundred dollair and cut bullet out of my body if that rascal shoot him in. Let him pay his own carvine. If he not sat isfy, I give him one hall more just as soon as you cut off my fingaire.” Bin one ball did satisfy his antagonist, and they re tiled. The prince is fond oflmnting, and lie goes in for thp profits of the field and moor. Nothing that swims the water, flies the crawls or walks the earth, hut that he has served up on his table. Alligator steak, frogs’ shins, boiled owls, and roas- tPil crows are found palateable; but there is one animal that the Prince don’t lik The buzzard is one loo many for him.— “1 try him fried ; I try him rofisted : I try him slewed, and I make soup of him, hut the buzzard is not goot. 1 have no prejudice against him, but 1 conk him eg- ery' way, and then 1 no like him.” Buz zard’s soap! ibinkofthnt! A PHILOSOPHER IN THE POOR HOUSE. Among the three thousand foreigners now confined in the Alms House of this city is a learned German, Dr. Heidelberg, who was once a preacher, then a proles sor iri the Berlin and Halle Universities, tm author) n doctor of philosophy, a ra tionalist, and now (nlmo t of course a pau per.) He came to this country about two years ago where lie supposed his great learning would find a market. Hr is a master of the Helnew, Greek, Latin, French and German languages, a hitter reviler of the Christian Religion, and at the same time the object of Christian Char ity. It is said that he has been brought clT NO. 50. PACIFIC SQUADRON. The Washington Union of the 6th inst. says: Despatches have been recently received f at the Navy Department from Commodore Biddle, in the United States ship “Colum bus,” dated at Valparaiso on the 14lh of. December, 1846. and at Callao on jhe 3d of January last, from which we leffrn that • the United States Razee ‘Independence,’ with Commodore Shubrick on board, ar rived at Valparaiso on the 2d of Decem ber, 1846. 'The United States store siftp “Lexington,” Lieut. Ijaily, was at that port at the same time,'and sailed thence fir the coasi of California, on the 6t!l^)e- ceniher. The ‘Independence’ sailed on the 13th December. The ‘Levant’ was at Valparaiso on the 14lh of the same month, on her return to the United Slates. It was the intention of Commodore Bid dle to sail from Callao for Monterey in a few days, IRISH LONDONERS. A London correspondent- of the New England Puritan, speaking of the constant change of population going on in that ci ty, says he has heard many of the resi dent clergy say that their congregations are almost entirely changed in every sev en or ten j-ears. Of old Londoners and pure Cockneys there are very few "spec imens” in prominent situations ; they be come unequal to.any great exertion. The present Lnrd Mayor, Carroll, is an Irish man, who has dropped the Milesian O. A great majority of the reporters, sqlv-edi- tors and others connected with the daily pressare Irishmen; the editorof the Morn ing Chronicle, Mr. Doyle, is fi-orn the same country.- Scotchmen hold a high rank, numerical and otherwise, in the London- pulpits, and a high rank for talent in the public press. Mr. Rintoul, the able edi tor of the Spectator, is a Scotchman. Mr. Y’ulee.— The father of senator Yulre was atone time a Moorish or Turk ish bashaw, which may account for his fondness for the application of ‘gag,’ but we strogly suspect that even if he adds ‘the bowstring’ he Will not be able to suc ceed in ‘choking off’ the editor of the U- nion. Father Ritchie, like the husband of the lady who desired to be a widow, is “old and tough and hard to die.” Southern Reformer. istinz pressure at the Yard.—Journal of as great fears were entertained for the - lives of those who were left on the wreck. again 1” THE VOLTIGEUR REGIMENT. This Regiment will be armed with per- eossion rifles and rocket and mounted howitzer batteries. It is composed of two companies from Pennsylvania, three from Maryland, two from Virginia, one from Georgia, one from Kentucky) and one from Mississippi, will have its Headquar ters fertile present at Washington D. C. The companies recruited in Pennsylvania, Maryland and-Virginia will he concentra ted at Fort Monroe preparatory to their immediate embarktuion for the seal of war; and those to he raised in Mississip pi, Georgia and Kentucky will proceed direct to Mexicoj under their respective Captains, as soon Is organized.—S. Rep. Naval.—‘The II. S. steam frigate Mis sissippi, Captain Mavo, hearing the broad pennant ot Cotrjmodore Perry left the Gosport Navy Y aid Friday afternoon, and anchored off thej Naval Hospital. She ptohahly proceeded to sea Saturday. Commander Alexander Slidell McKen- GEN. TAYLOR’S DIVISION. At the present moment, says the New- Orleans Bulltin, Gen. Taylor has a most ample supply of provisions, and also full means ot transportation, all of which lat ter’ is actively employed in bringing on full supplies of everything from Camar- go, preparatory to the intended forward movement, lor which the most extensive and active preparations are being made. We learn the transportation means at pre sent are at least 1,000 wagons; all with . good mule teams, which are procured there at from 15 to $>24 each,- besides which there will he a large body of pack mules, indeed the latter will he a main dependence after leaving Saltillo? on ac count of the state of the road. The position at Saltillo, is well prepar ed to resist any attempt of the enemy, and not the least fear is entertained as to the result, should such an improbable e- vent as an attack from Santa Anna occur j as to Monterey, it is prepared to resist, successfully" the whole Mexican army, , . . , . i could it he bro’t together lor the purpose, to his present condition by the united in- Gen . Taylor is represented as being fii.ence of his infidel principles and the j ; n lh „ mos j uham j al) , e st .„ e of mind ° worst species of intemperance. When at , he wilh( | rawa l „r lhe whole of the L"Ti.7 ; i -l!i;'.’ 3 'I , l!!. r _ h v W * ! , rt ’g ,llar ro ' ce IV “'* his command, leaving him nothing hut volunteers for his con- arly in the same predicament.—N. Y. Globe. NEtV PLAN OF COURTSHIP. • At a wedding, recently celebrated, were some twenty-five young persons, all of them in a condition which, for various reasons they generally concurred irr re garding as undesirable, viz., thevnengaged. One of the gentlemen of the party sus pected the prevalence among them of feelings, that might easily be exchanged for others infinitely more fixed and agree able. He accordingly proposed the se lection of a President, a person worthy of all confidence, whose duty it should be to receive from each individual a fold ed paper inscribed with the name of the person banding it in, and also with the name of another person, of the other sex, whom the first would he willing to marry. The President, in addition to the restraints of his own sense of honour, was lobe pul under a solemn pledge of eternal so- cresy. All refusing to accede to (tie prop osition, were for the time to leave the room. Those whose choice was recipro cal, that is, whose papers contained the same tux'names were to he privately in formed ;. while the selections of the off ers were to remain undisclosed. The result was that the trial was made— : all shared in the experiment—and elven peo ple were fount! to have made themselves happy, and their several unions were sub sequently consummated. The Rev. A. J. Battle has lately been elected Chap-lain ol the North Carolina volunteers. Mr. Battle is of the Baptist zie^oes out pasbngor in the Mississippi, denomination of Christians. templated advance, which, when joined hy the reinforcements, will make his force about 10,000 men, hut if it was only 1,000, ite is determined to go forward. RELIEF. The Government have placed the frig- age Macedonian, now lying at the Navy Yard, Brooklyn, and not fitted for the war, at the disposal of Com. DeKav, for the henevolciit purpose of conveying food to Ireland. Com. DeKny renders hjs services without compensation, and the whole operation will he a well planned charity.—Journal of Commerce. Political Mistakes.—The Whigs ofTen- nessee, and the democrats ofFloridn, says one of our exchanges, were considerably mistaken in their men. The whigs in voting for Turney, and the democrats in voting for Westeott and Yulee. “God save us from our friends.” In the Slate of Georgia, the manufac ture of flour is steadily on - the increase, and is said to be last superseding north ern flour, A few days since, shipments of450 barrels were made from Savanrtah fer Europe. About one hundred merchant ships are now in the employ of the General Gev. eminent-; all chartered for two and three months. • The Massachusetts Regiment.—Col. Cush ing’s orders are, to repair at ottce,- it is said, to Brazos St. Jago, and their await instructions.

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The Albany patriot. (Albany, Ga.) 1845-1866, March 24, 1847, Image 1