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Newspaper Page Textymar j)oluine-5. Albans, Baker <£ountij, Georgia, Saturban ittorning, 3une 25, 1855. Number 11, ijftt VV^K^ ^s ^BUSHED EVERY SATURDAY M0R5CIG. TERMS: ISro Dffl ER ss I* 1, annun >. >f paid in advance, or M Dollars at the end of the year. 1 ipvehtise>if' ts not exceeding twelve lines, will insortrd at mc d“Bf>r for the first insertion, and rents for each continuance. Advertisements not Lono the number of insertions specified, will be mtilished until forbid- p of Land and Negroes by Executors, Admin istrator* and Guar liana, are required by law to be Advertised in a public gazettee sixty days previous to "’iSes’if Personal Pro; The sale- ■ — v ~ ■ i-i > D 'btors ana Crc tepSdnd forty days. r must be advertised ora of an estate must \orice that application will be made to the Court 0 f Ordinary for leave to sell Land and Negroes, fhust l* published weekly for four months. Monthly advertisements, one dollar per square foi each insertion. jj All Letters on business must be post paid. FWflY, Tbe Triple Chain. jt chain sweetly turned by humanity’s hand, |s bound like a circlet of diamonds around us, And fearless and strong as a legion we stand la that battle of life, when that fetter has bound us; For its love-knotted links have a magical charm, Earth’s trials to meet and its foes disarm; TV stranger finds friends in his sorrows to share, And no heart beats alone where the Odd Fellows are. That fairy-like fetter, O, long may it be The joy of the heart in captivity pining, Th» hope of the fisher, that on the lone sea, lL*s watched thro’ the storm cloud, the day beams declining, And know that strong hands will be ready to save H ?orphans from want,tho’ he sleeps ’neath the wave; For the stricken find friends in their sorrows to shire. And no heart beats alone where the Odd Fellows are. RIore Indian Enormities. Attach upon the Mormons at the City of the Salt Lake—Men, icomen and children killed. We copy the'following article from the St Louis Republican of the 29th of May: The steamer Mustang arrived yesterday morn ing from the Missouri river. We are indebted to the officers for a St Joseph Gazette of Tues day last, which contains some exciting informa tion from the Mormon colony at the City of the Salt Lake. It is stated that Mr. Shrader pas sed through that town on the previous day, on his way from Fort Keaniey, with information that an express had just reached there from the Mormon colony, bringing intelligence that the Indians had murdered a number of the men, women and children, at the city- of the Salt Lake. The express had been sent in for the purpose of getting assistance from the Government, as it was feared that the Indians would gather in still larger numbers and murder all the emi grants at that place. It would seem, from the intelligence from Oregon and the City of the Salt Lake, that the Indians have determined upon a regular war upon the colonies, though widely separated from each other; and there is too much reason to apprehend that many of them will be cut off before aid can reach them. A military force of several thousand men will be absolutely necessary to protect our citizens in that quarter, and, great as the cost may be, it is the duty of the Government to give them this protection. We learn from the officers of the Mustang, that six hundred wagons, containing Mormon emigrants, were to leave Camp-Israel, sixty-five miles above tbe Council Bluffs, to-day, for the City of the great Salt Lake. But, after the events which are stated in the preceding part of the article, wt think it doubtful whether they will move forward without some promise of pro tection from the Government T: the breast that afar, *mid the carnage of war, Unsoothed by kind hands, with a death pang is swelling. in' the band of our Order still gleam as a star, When flies his last thoughts where his dear ones are dwelling; F-t, ah, tlio* his footstep may seek them no more, His brethren shall bless them from basket ami store F^r the widows has friends in her sorrow to share, And no heart beats alone where the Odd Fellows arc. The Life Boat. BYT. MOORE. Let’s take this world as some wide scene, Through which in frail but buoyant boat, . With skies now rude and now serene, Together thou and I must float; Beholding oil on either shore, Bright *pots whore we should love to stay; Bui tilin' plies swift his flying oar, And on we speed—away, away. Should chilling winds and rains come on, Weil rahe our awning ’gainstthe shower— Sit closer till the storm is gone, And smiling wait a sunnier hour; And if the sunnier hour should shine, We’ll know its brightness cannot stay, And Imppv while ’tis thine and mine, Complain not when it fades away. Thus teach we both, at last that fall Down which life’s currents all must go— The dark, the brilliant, destined all To sink Into the void below; Nor ne’e that hour shall want its charms, If side by side still fond we keep, And calmly in each other’s amis Together linked go down to sleep. From the fcew Orleans Della. Peace. Bail glorious Peace; thy mighty power Shall mi-e the clouds that o’er us lower; And spread, with magic wand content, Through hosts who late on strife are bent, The sword of death no more shall flash, Nor horsemen wild with fury dash; N »more “ to charge” the bugle sound, Wiilc death and desolation round, Thrill thmngq the veins and fire the heart, And eVn the bra'wney sinews start, But Peace and Happiness shall reign, While Glory, pure, without a stain, O'erspreada the land like mid-day sun, And joins our mvriad hearts in one. Interesting to Postmasters. Congress has just passed an act amending the act of 1845, relative to the compensation of Postmasters. The new act provides that the rates of commissions, authorized to be paid to Postmasters by the first section of said act, shall be allowed and paid to them, on the amount of postage paid in each quarter of the year, and les in proportion for any portion less than a quar ter, instead of being allowed and paid, on the amount received fora year, as was by mistake provided for in said act: Sec. 2. It is further enacted. That all Post masters, whose commissions have been dimin ished by their being allowed and „ paid on the amount of postage received in a year, instead of on the amount received in a quarter, shall be permitted to re-settle and adjust their accounts according to the first section of this act, and shall be allowed such sum as may bejustly found their due on such re-settlement of their accounts. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the Postmaster General be authorizd to employ tem porarily, such additional clerks as may be found necessary for the re-settlement of the accounts of Postmasters authorized by this act Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That to the Postmasters at offices where the mail is regu lariy to arrive between the hours ofhine o’clock "jht, and five in the morning, the commis sion on the first hundred dollars collected in one quarter may be increased by the Postmaster- General to a sum not exceeding fifty per cent. Culture of the Grape. Mr. Editor:—Almost every house at the South has, or ought to have a piazza, and we see the inmates straining every variety of climb ing plants, to shade and keep the glare out, but there are not many who think of grape vines for that purpose. For density of shade, and beauty of foliage, it is equal to any, and what flower is more beautiful than a fine bunch of From Wilmer Smith's Times, May 26. Ireland. We regret to state that the position of Ireland continues to fill us with deep apprhenesions. Tbe excitement of the Government trials, now in progress, has found vent in demonstrations of the clubs and artisans, who, in large bodies, parade the streets of Dublin, and invite the in terference of the authorities. Obstructions of the public highways take place by the police and the multitude, and then the contest arises in the Police Courts as to which party first committed a breach of the law. These petty squabbles are exactly indicative of what is pass ing elsewhere^ The effects of the triumph of the popular cause by the discharge of the ju ries in the case of Mr. W. S. O’Brien and Mr. Meager, have extended throughout the provinces where the “delightful bewilderment’' of joy at the result is beyond description. The people are in ectacies, fires are blazing, the hill-tops It is stated that two thousand Pawnee Indians ] grapes. I need not ask winch is the more use- had come into BeUeview, for the purpose of fuL I am not, however, one of those who would obtaining provisions, of which they are in great I proscribe flowers as useless tlungs. I love flow- want A report is also brought to us, that the first United States train which left Fort Leavenworth this spring, was attacked by Indians at Walnut Creek, and in the attack twenty persons were killed. The names of Sisson and two Leroys are mentioned among the number. We are not informed how this report was brought to the settlements, but we are inclined to believe that it is much exaggerated, if not altogether incorrect The Mexicans who came in from Santa Fc, the latter part of last week, and left there on the 22d of April, made no mention of this affair, although of sufficient interest to have attracted their attention. Singular Flistonh A re-marriage took place at Cincinnati, lately. An aged couple who have lived together as man wd wife for fifty years, in peace and content- without a jar or connubial contention, r jjle to town from Lick Ran, Mill Creek town- "“P* dressed in bridal garments. The gay old couple were preceded by a band of merry y*c, and the whole train drove up to the door * Justice of the Peace, where the marriage eremon v was performed.—Exchange paper. There U something inexpressibly beautiful* l^ 8 ” e O. Cresent, in the fact narrated ve; . more beautiful, indeed, than any senti mentalism of a lovely bride wedding herself to youthful manhood.” The Germans, from ® 8e fatherland this custom of a re-marriage * j en d of half a century is derived, call it a golden wedding.” Occasionally, in the Ger- cutf n0 '? ,s ’ l ^ e rc ader sees allusions to it. The Horn is one of those bits of deep natural poe- yjr** characterizes the nation of Goethe and t .r°KKe. The venerable mates, who have Reception of Gen. Cass. About 1 o’clock, yesterday, the telegraph announced that Gen. Cass, in compliance with the invitation of many of our citizens, would isit us by the afternoon train. The news flew through the town, but was not generally credi ted, as a previous announcement had gone out that he would not be here until this morning Hasty arrangements were made; and when the train arrived, at 6 o’clock, a large concourse of people had collected at the depot to receive him. When the train came up, and the dis tinguished guest alighted, hearty and numerous cheers were given. The whole cortege then moved down State street to the United States Hotel. Accompanying General Cass, came Senator Benton of Missouri—one of the earliest, stron gest, and best pillars of the party; Senators Allen of Ohio, Houston of Texas, Foote of Mississippi, Judge Bowlin of Missouri, Hon. Andrew Stevenson of Virginia, and others.— These gentlemen severally addressed the mul titude, in eloquent and spirit-stirring remarks. Cheer followed cheer as the democratic senti ments of the speakers fell into the crowd of republican bosoms. The concourse increased, and the speaking continued; and now, as we write, (ten o’clock,) the enthusiastic huzzas of the dense mass at some happy hit of a speaker comes to our ears. Since the days of the venerated Jackson, we have never witnessed so much enthusiasm a- mongst the people—the masses—the very sov- ereigns themselves. Young men and old, of all classes and conditions in life, pressed forward to shake the hand of L. Cass. Farmers from the country, crowds of hard-fisted and honest- hearted mechanics from their shops, rushed for ward to meet him; political opponents laid a- side their party ties, And gave him a cordial greet ing; while even the boys, catching the enthusiasm, wedged in with the throng to look at the noble champion of republican principles. * The doings Of yesterday satisfied us of the result in next November. Wherever General Cass goes, there is but one response; wherever the democratic nominations are heard, the peo ple shout Amen! We shall elect both Cass and Butler by an old fashioned Jacksonian majority. New Jersey went for Jackson—she must go for Cass. The people have put their shoulders to the wheel; it will be done.—N. J. News. d life’s hill together,” thus take a super- leaT - - ^ se * 118 ** were, of early affection, and with and flowers and joy, signalize the semi- fcutali”* 0 hour, whose promises they have Wally observed, and whose morning bright- comes back to them to rose-color their Chairs. We do not Pray Enough. - e ^ Xe * once ma ^ e the following compar- “When a pump is frequently used, but Pains are necessary to have water; the pours out at the first stroke, because it if the pump has not been used * long time, the water gets low, and when . **»t it you must pomp a long while, and *«cr JJ** comes only after great efforts. It is ^-tta prayer i if we are constant in pn L “it if we neglect prayer, it is difficult raw t° j«y, f or the well gets low.” Galvanic Spectacles. Mr. J. S. Paine, optician, has invented some thing new in the way of spectacles, fie has constructed that part of the bows bolding the glasses, and the bridge of two metals, viz:— silver and zinc—and he is confident of having thus achieved an important improvement by an uninterrupted flow of electricity,'which he be lieves invigorates the eyes and actually relieves them from a world of small physical annoyan ces, independently of waning vision. By touch ing the tip of the tongue on the nose piece, an unmistakable sensation is produced, and a flash of light is instantly perceptible. Mr. Paine thinks he feels a cool current constantly passing by the orbits, whUe the glasses are worn. Like a genuine Yankee, he secureaa patent, Of course; and if the discoveiy equals his expectations, the millions of spectacle wearers of aft countries will soon begin to pay tribute to New England ingenuity. The subject is one that should com- - -* -- rtf nlmeieSflnfi. K1I1CG A DOW fr. j " 11 we are consiaui> m jire/w * ^nttls circumstance awakens the disposi- . . - . . """» pray, and desires and words are alweya mand the attention of physiciansjuiee *ne r for exploration is exposed to view.-— Medical and Surgical Journal* ers, and whenever I see a well kept flower garden, however small, should it even be but the extent of a window sill, I think the better of the inmates of that house or room, who amidst their other avocations find time to love and admire the beautiful creations of the Al mighty, and think them worthy of having some pains bestowed upon them. 1 would not, theu, proscribe the flowering climbers, but would recommend them to be planted elsewhere, as I think the piazza a more desirable situation for grapes; and besides jars with flowers could be kept below the branches of the grapes, which would shelter them from the scorching sun without smothering them. Grapes growing against piazzas are much less subject to mildew or rot, than those planted out in arbors, etc. The rot is caused by the dense cold dews of our climate, succeede by thed hot rays of the sun, before the dew is dry.— There is nothing in the soil of this country that will cause the rot, and you can add nothing to the soil to prevent it. The cause is in our at mosphere, which contains more moisture than that of any of the European grape countries, and from that reason, of course, the dews are more heavy. When our country will be more thickly populated, and our extensive forests cleared, then will our climate become drj’er and more congenial to the grape; that will not, however, be in our day, and we must, therefore, endeavor to find the best mode of raising this fine fruit with the least possible loss from decay, and by the cheapest means. At the North, and in England, the delicate foreign grapes are cul tivated under glass; as they will not succeed out in the air; hut I think that in the upper part of Carolina and Georgia, we may dispense with the glass, provided we give them a top covering. 1 am speaking of choice table grapes, for, of course, it would be impossible to cover a vine yard. Last year (1847) and the year previous, were with us, two of the most unfavorable sea sons for' fruit that I ever knew; cold and very wet, with the nights uncommonly cool, and heavy dews as usual. Every thing with us was .more or less affected; even the ears of corn in the field, decayed to a considerable extent Hie peaches nearly all rotted on the trees, which is a very uncommon thing here, as our fruit is renowned for its soundness. Plums, apricots, nectarines, etc., failed entirely. The grapes almost entirely, with the exception of my piazza grapes, and a few others which are planted in a valley, but are sheltered from the rising sun by a high and steep hill. Among the piazza grapes are Warren’s, Isabella’s, both very easy to decay, and one delicate foreign grape; the latter, like the others, ripened all its fruit, while many other foreign as well as native grapes of the same age, but exposed to the dew. not only lost their fruit, but a great part of their wood also, some dying to the ground. Last year I planted about 300 foreign grape cuttings, some 20 varieties; of these, I had about 50 planted in boxes, over which I made a shed with a few hoards, the rest were planted in the ordinary way, in a bed three feet wide, well prepared, and with the same earth that filled the boxes. They grew much more luxuriantly than those in the boxes during the whole sum mer, hut in the fall when I took them up to set out, I was greatly surprised to find that they had all died with very few exceptions, while those .in the boxes and under shelter were all alive. Nor can this be attributed to the boxes, for I had others in a box, but not covered, which were all lost These few facts are, perhaps, not sufficient to establish the efficiency of die shed, but at any rate it is worth trying, and 1 hope others will join me in the trial. When intended to be trained against the piazza, let the vines be planted about two feet from the eaves, and from four to six feet apart; if shade should be most desirable, I would re commend some of Our native grapes. They grow more quickly and more luxuriantly* and their leaves are much larger than the foreign grapes; of these, the Isabella is the mdst es teemed, being a large, rich-flavored, and per fumed grape, and a great bearer, it is thought by many equal in every respect to the far-famed Black-Hamburg or Frankenthael, of Germany, and is certainly much more hardy. JL C. are shrouded in flames, and as one Irish writer describes them, “climbing the skies are the me- toratic particles of ten thousand pyres, lighting not to consume the soul of freedom, which is immortal, but burning in an ardent glow, to celebrate the people’s triumph over their virulent oppressors!” This is called a sublime descrip^ tion—and we can only leel sympathy and a- larm when such painful events give rise to such unruly passions. It is evident that the best friends of the physical force party are in great alarm, lest in some of these demonstrations a collision with the military shall take place.— Mr. W. S. O’Brien is accused by the above party of not joining tlio processions, and is re proached with backsliding into the moral force party. Mr. W. S. O’Brien perceives clearly that there is no organization amongst the per sons who promote these assemblages. Their shouts around Mr. Mitchel’s place of confine ment is a mere display of the power of their lungs. Vox et preterea nihil: which, Mr. O’ Connell once said, contributed greatly to health. But for any man to imagine, in the prepared state of the Government, that a collision with the authorities can lead to anything but a fright ful effusion of blood, without the smallest hope of carrying out any determination object, he must be blinded to the true state of affairs a- round him. The course adopted by the juries in the trials of Mr. O’Brien and Mr. Meager, has given rise to the suspicions that Government will pack the juries for the trial of Mitchel, so as to se cure a verdict; and this theme is dwelt upon in the clubs in terms which would do honour to the school of Mr. Mitchel; but, after all what prac tical end is proposed we cannot conceive. If Mr. Mitchel is found guilty, hundreds will step into his shoes, and claim the honors of politi cal martyrdom. If, on the other hand, the jury should again disagree, and Mr. Mitchel be re leased, lie will hut give a fresh impulse to agita tion, and the movement must go on until one or other of the contending parties shall succomb. In the meantime the anti-Repealers, including the Earl of Devon, the Marquis of Downshire, the Lord Primate, Lord Castlereagh, the Mar- quis of Clanricarde, Lord Monteagle, Lord Marcus Hill, and others, have come forward with an address, not embarrassed with a refer ence to any other matter, hut declaring that “the agitation now going on for the Repeal of the Legislative Union is productive of serious detriment to the peace and prosperity of the country, and, if successful, would dismember the empire and entail incalculable misery on Ireland;” and that they will maintain the Union and discountenanoe the Repeal agitation by every means in their power. The grand jury have returned true bills against Mr. Mitchel. Mr. Levin Reilly has been arrested upon a charge of drilling and training and military evolutions, under the act of George 111. The punishment, if found guilty, is two years imprisonment, or seven years transporta tion, at the discretion of the court He is out on hail. The Repeal Association Languishes. During the last four months the receipts have amounted to £1302, the expenditure to £1319; the rent for the week was but about £25. It is a matter of deep regret that some offi cious personage, either Mr. Kemmis, the Crown Solicitor, or some subordinate officer, interfered so far with the trial by jury that certain Roman Catholics on the panncl were peremptorily re moved at the trial of Mr. O’Brien and Mr. Mea gher. From the frank and unequivocal de clarations of Lord John Russell and Sir George Grey in the House of Commons, on Tuesday evening, it cannot be doubted that these prac tices are wholly at variance with the wishes and intentions of both the Ministry and Lord Clarendon. Lord John Russell more than once wrote to the Lord-Lieutenant to say that he trusted no ground would be afforded for any charge of unfairness in the composition of the jury, and that he would rather see the accused acquitted than that any unfairness should be practised. His lordship unequivocally declared that neither he, at the head of the Government, nor Lord Clarendon, nor the Attorney General of Ireland, who is a Catholic, had any wish to exclude any person from the jury on the grounds of religious opinion, or that the jury should be composed exclusively of Protestants. His lord- ship added, “that it was notorious that there was a person on one of the late juries who had been chairman of a Repeal Committee or Re peal Association, and who did not consider himself bound by his oath as a juryman, but only by the interests of the faction to which he belonged.” The Irish members in the House of Commons seemed satisfiedwith Lord John Russell’s assurances. A Great Man. George Lippard, in his new work called the Nazarene, thus speaks of President Jackson:— “ He was a man! Well, I remember the day I waited upon him. He set there, in bis arm chair —I can see that old warrior face, with its snow white hair, even now. We told him of the pub lic distress—the manufacturers ruined, the ea gles shrouded in crape, which were borne at the head of twenty thousand men into Independ ence square. He heard us alL We begged him to leave the deposits where they were, to uphold the Great Bank in Philadelphia. Still he did not say a word. At last one of our mem bers more fiery than the rest' intimated that if The Bank were crushed a Rebellion might follow. Then the old man rose—I can see him yet “ C6me,” lie shouted in a voice of thunder, as his clutched right hand was raised above his white hairs-—“Come with bayonets in ydur hands instead of petitions—surround the White House with your legions—I am ready for you all! With the people at my back, whom your gold cannot buy nor awe, I will swing you up. around the Capitol, each rebel of you—on a gibbet—high as Hainan’s.” “ When 1 think (says the author,) of that one man, standing there at Washington, battling with all the powers of Bank and Panic, combin ed, betrayed by those in whom he trusted, as sailed by all that the snakes of malice could hiss or the fiend of falsehood howl—when I think of that one man placing his back against the rock, and folding his arms for the blow, while he made his vow, “ I will not swerve one inch from the course I have chosen!”—I must confess that the records of Greece and Rome—nay the proudest days of Cromwell and Napoleon cannot furnish an instance of a will like that of ANDREW JACKSON, when he placed life and soul and fame, on the hazard of a die for the PEOPLE’S WELFARE.” The Masses and General Cass. It would have done the heart of every demo crat in the Union good, to see how our candi date for the presidency was received m this city - “ - — ^ during Tuesday and Wednesday. Vast croft thronged and pressed about his place of sojourn' and there seemed to be an eager anxiety to catch even a glimpse of his manly and expres sive countenace. The great Scene of all, how ever, took place in independence Square yester day, between 12 and 1 o’clock. A perfect sea of human beings poured in and out of that hal lowed place. So vast was the throng, that it was found necessary for the General to see the people in the open air. He stood under the shade of one of the noblest oldtrees; the living tide rushed on, each man halting to press th4 hand of our candidate, and to receive a nob and a smile in return. The scene was most inspir ing. It was a proud exhibition of the majesty of the people. There was the gray-haired sire* coming forward to renew, in this pledge to the representative of democracy, his fealty to dem ocratic principles—his bright eye flashing with the fire of the olden time, and his countenance beaming with joy. There was the hard-handed mechanic, stopping on his way from toil, to participate in the universal greeting. TherO was the fanner, coming from the market, to ace the man for whom he should vote. There was the lawyer from his desk—even the children; the hoys, with “shining morning face,” clustered to get a glance at the man whom their father* supported. It was indeed a glorious spect&ctd —not paralleled in our whole history of presi dential receptions, save when the masses roused themselves to welcome Old Hickory* Indeed, the enthusiasm was a Jackson enthusiasm throughout, neither more or less^-auspicious of great and commanding results. While General Cass was receiving the p$b«» pie, in company with “Old Bullion”—the fear less senator from Missouri, Col. Benton, long the favorite of the people, and now the active friend of the democratict nominee—the eloquent hero of San Jacinto, Gem Sam Houston, was addressing a spontaneous gathering in another quarter. His tall commanding figure—hie broad-brimmed sombrero—his Indian-like erect; ness—all combined to make him emphatically one of the most prominent features of the day. Massacrce of an English Crew—Attempt ed Capture of a Whaler. The following intelligence has been received at Lloyd’s: The Vanguard, William Cunning ham, master, sailed from Sydney in the early part of October, on an expedition to the new Caledonian Islands reaching the western por tion in the course of a fortnight The natives, exhibited a friendly feeling towards them, as- j Familiar with his fellow-citizens, and under* sisting the crew daily in obtaining a cargo of standing the great art oi friendly intercourse sandalwood. They obtained about 20 tons of it, when one of the chiefs presented himself on hoard, and urged Mr. Cunningham to take two boats up one of the hays, where a large quanti ty of wood had been collected for him by his people. This was on the 10th of November. In consequence of the lateness of the hour, Mr. Cunningham declined then to go, but would start in the morning, requesting the chief to remain on board for the night, which was ac cepted. At daybreak the following morning, the boats started in charge of Mr. Cunningham and ten seamen, the chief officer, Mr. Bunting, two seamen, the steward, and the cook being left in care of the Vanguard. Scarcely had the captain’s boat got out of sight, when a canoe, with all, he was always surrounded by a crowd, shaking hands, making speeches, or answering questions. Here, too, might be seen the com- manding form of glorious Allen, of Ohio: here* too, was the intrepid Foote of Mississippi—thd young Senator Bright from Indiana—with oth ers in the company of General Cass. Was it any wonder, with all these chosen champions of democracy before and among them, that thd gratification of the people should be expressed in demonstrations of enthusiasm and applause, such as our poor pen fails to depict ? At 4 o’clock, Gen. Cass and friends left, in charge of the committee, for Trenton and New York. Their way to the boat was through streets lined with democrats—the ladies waving filled with natives, approached the ship, three ofi their handkerchiefs from the windows as they them were allowed to go on board, but upon one of them attempting to murder the mate with a tomahawk, they were turned out; the remain der attempted to board the vessel, but were driven off, and in the course of several succes sive attempts it was necessary to fire a musket The canoe then retired. They remained in anxious suspense until two o’clock the following day, when from forty to fifty canoes, laden with natives, containing upwards of thirty men in each, were seen on the opposite side of the bay bearing down upon the vessel. It being impos sible to resist so tremendous a force, the mate, with much judgment, slipped her anchor, and making all sail, ran the ship before the wind. In passing through the bay where the captain and crew had landed, nothing could be seen of them or the boats. A large volume of smoke was observed on shore, apparently as if they had been burning some bodies. The canoes attempted to give chase, hut a strong wind for tunately aided the Vanguard’s crew in getting clear out to sea. She was then hauled upon a wind till daybreak the following morning, when they made for the bay, and remained cruising about for three days, in the hope of obtaining some information of the unfortunate master and his men. The moment the vessel arrived at Sydney, and the particulars of the outrage were communicated to his Excellency the Governor, despatches were sent to the naval officer at New Zealand to proceed in a vessel and seek redress of the natives—taking part of the surv ivors of the crew of the Vanguard to accompany him. It is feared two vessels’ crews have met with a similar fate, and the vessels been captured, dur ing the preceding three months, no tidings have been heard of them since. At the wharf, thousands were congre gated to greet Gen. Cass before he left. Sen ator Allen was called on for a speech, and, in his best style, alternately sparkling and sarcasm tic, delivered one of the best addresses he ever made. During its delivery, he was most voci ferously appluuded. When the boat finally started for Tacony, hundreds were on board to accompany the General on at least a part of his journey. Such is a history of the last two days, that are ever destined to he memorable in the histo* ry of our city and Union.—Pennsylvanian. Curiosity. Some English people were visiting an ele gant private garden at Palermo, in Sicily, and amdng the little ornamental buildings, they came to one upon which was written, “ Non aperile,” that is, “ Don’t open.” This prohibi tion only served to excite their curiosity, and they uncivilly proceeded to disobey the hospita ble owner’s injunction. On opening the door, a forcible jet of water was squirted full in their faces—a very just* though not a very severe retribution. “A Cain!” We learn from a gentleman recently from Vera Cruz, the details of a horrible case of fra tricide by a man well known in this county. Tucker Armstrong, who, it will be recollected killed a brother at Mount Meigs several years since, under circumstances of peculiar atrocity has since repeated the crime by the deliberate slaughter of another, CapL Gabriel Armstong of Col. Hays’s Texas Rangers. The circum stances were these: Tucker Armstrong was Lieutenant in the company of Rangers com manded by his brother, and on being repri manded, and threatened with arrest by him for gross breach of the code of military duty, de liberately drew a pistol from his belt and shot him. He attempted to escape, hut our informant thinks was arrested. Capt. G. Armstrong was a Lieutenant in McCollough’s Rangers, and distinguished himself at Monterey, where he received a severe lance wound. While with Col. Hays he had the reputation of being one of his most intrepid and enterprising Captains. Alabama Journal, 2<L The American Flag on the Summit of Orizaba. A correspondent of the Delta, under date of the 16th instant, says;—“On the highest pin* nacle of the frozen summit of Orizaba waves the star-spangled banner! So you may tell Mr. Polk, his Cabinet, and all Congress assembled, that they may pass what laws they please, make treaties, and the Mexicans issue pronun- ciamentos, but sti(l will the American flag wave over their country; for who will go up there to pull it down? Humboldt tried it* and failed; it defeated his utmost exertions; and it was one of the few instances where he ever gave up an- undertaking that he once resolved upon. But he pronounced the feat impracticable. But few others have ever attempted it since, and all came back with terrible accounts of the dah- gers of the undertaking; so the work was left for Yankee sailors and Yankee soldiers. The party was composed of Maj. Manigalt and Lt Reynolds, United States army; Lt. Mayn?jd of the navy; Lt Rodgers, do.; Captains Lomax and Higgins, of the Alabama volunteers; Cap tain White, Dr. Banks, and Adjutant Hardaway, 30 soldiers, and 2 sailors of the naval batteiy. The flag has but thirteen stars, after the oh| original thirteen States. The sailors were dressed in blue and red shirts, which with LW^ tenant Rogers’ white one, furnished all the coL ors. A bottle was likewise left, containing a paper, with the names of the successful few The barometer which was taken up ceased t6 indicate more than 17,300 feet; and when It ran out, they were as I learn, at least 1000 feet from the top. This would make the height 18,000 feet, instead of 17,500, as heretofore, es timated ; and this makes it the third highest mountain in the world, and higher thar, Popo catepetl. When the party returned, they slid down on the ice and snow. r i'he citizens of Orizaba do not believe them rriie’j they say thit they have been on the summit, and in: the cra ter; and unfortunately there, fc no such thing as a spy-glass in the ciiv, or, they might see the flag. . They would os believe ^hat'a man visited the nether world and returned,. as Society of Women.—Romillysays: “There is nothing by which I have through iife more by the just observations, the good the top of this mountain. An exchange paper says that the year 178SL following politicians:--^ ave birth, to ’ttfe Daniel Webster, bom 16th Jani , . __ quoit; John Q. profited than by the just observations. th6 good Calhoijo, 18th March; General Lewis Casa, opinion, and the sincere and gentle encourage.lBth of October; Martin Nan Buron, 5th of ment, of amiable and sensible women.” | December.

Georgia Historic Newspapers

The Albany patriot. (Albany, Ga.) 1845-1866, June 24, 1848, Image 1