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MISCELLANY.
FULTON’*! FdtfsT VUVACE.
Wkrfc-s tdiU U tise inyradtscW'in into the use of (bat
pawrc wfetek haski-ceiwe (fee saiglcy injscle of (he world,
moving tweokre bi*cfetorey., ■*! V of (tie greater, inowt-
UH. Tbe cwytge. ferns New Yrrk la Albany, of tfw first
ifinrr, opened (U4—f M ptogresv fill toe hum m race,
equivalent, < ooe bncud. telbe march of ages. The histo
ry of (tut we coos not how minute the detail, niuat
he of thnUtag interest. It was an experiment, in the success
or failure of whack, the comfort and prosperity ot u great
Ira (too of tnit.kntd were inlrre-tcd.
We hsve recently seen, in the Chicago Journal, an arti
cle by Johu Q Wilson, Esq.. of Albany, who was himself
a passenger with Fulton in the first expel internal voyage—a
•uinute observer of all its iriealents, and ait intelligent wit
ness of all the facts attending that eta in the destinies of our
tsce. It is approptlately published in a paper printed at
Chicago, a plica which, buts r annihilation of distance,
which ateaiu has achieved, would, in all probability, have
had no existence.
A short synopsis of the legislative proceedings relating to
■team navigation, piecedca the personal reminiscences of the
*ov age.
As eailv as the year 1737, the legislature of New York
fiasseJ an act for granting and securing to J >hn Fitch, the
sole right and advantage of making urid employing, fur four
teen years, the steamboat by him invented.
In 1793, that act was repealed, and similar privileges ex
tended to Robert K. I.Kingston, (Chancellor ut the Shale.)
provided that he should, wiihiu twelve months, give such
proof as should satisfy the Governor, I,icut. Governor, an I
Surveyor General, or a m tj irity of them, of his having built
a boat of at feast twenty tune cepaciiy, which should be pro
pelled by steam, and tile meau of wit rse progress through
the water, with and against the ord'naty current of the Hud
’ son rivet, taken together, should not he less than four miles
an hour, in which event he should have the exclusive privi
lege fur the term us twenty years; hut that he should at no
lime omit, fur the space ut une year, to have a boat us such
construction | lying between the elites of New Yoik unJ Ai
bany.
I In 1303 the preceding act was extended to Robert R. Liv
ingston, and Kubeil Fulton, for twenty years from tire fifth
ut April ot that year, arid lime for giving the necessary proof
required by the act ol 1793, was extended lo two years.
At the lime those acts weie passed, and particularly the
last one, these privileges were considered about as valuable
as if the legislature should now grant the exclusive right and
(linking anJ using a machine lo fly |thiough lhc| air. The
steamboat project was then familiarly and nominated -the Chan
cellor’s hobby . The legislature were willing to g attly the
Chancellor’s whim, without any expectation of public or pri
vate benefit.
It would seem ftom Ibis that Fitcb preceded Fulton*; bui
the latter made up by triumphant success fur any delinquen
cy in time. The rate us speed designated us ttie oidcai ol
legislative | oner, seems ludicrous enouga now, when fjyr
and twenty miles an hour is reached.
Judge Wilson resided in the city ol New York when Ful
ton wus building his buat, and frequently am tier on the
slocks, She was a queer looking craft and excited much re
tention, and riot a Intle ridicule. When she was launched
and Ibe steam engine placed in her, that ais i was lookel up
on of a piece with the boat built to float it. A lew bail seen
one at woik raising toe Manhattan water into tbe reservoii
balk of the almshouse ; but to the (ample at large, the whole
thing was a hidden mystery. Curiosity was giea'.ly excited.
When it was announced in the New Yoik papers thut the
boat would start bom the foot of Gouitlmd street, at six and
u half o'clock on Friday morning, the fourth of September,
arid take passengers to Albany, Iheie was a broad smile on
every face, as the inquity was tna le, if any one would hr
fool enough to go ? A fiend ol the writer, hear ing that In
intended lo venture, accosted him in the street, -101111, will
thee risk thy hie in such a concern > 1 tell thee she is the
most ftarful wild foul living, and tby fat ter ought to te
slrain thee,’ When Friday morning came. Hie wharves
piers, house tops, and every -coigne of vantage’ from which
a sight could be obtained, were filled with spectators.
There were twelve beittis, and every one ivjs taken thro’
to Albany. The fare was seven dollars. All the machinery
was uncovered end exposed to view, The pciipbery ol
the balance wheels, of east iron, some four or mure inches
square, ran just clear of the water and balance wheels being
supported by their respective shafts, which projected over
the sides of the boat. The forward part was lined up in a
rough manner for passengers. The entrance into tbe cabin
was from ihe stern, m trout of the steersman, who worked
u tiller as in an ordinary sloop. Black smoke issued fioru
the chimney, steaui hissed from every ill-fated valve and cte- i
vice Irom the engine. Fulton himself was there. Ills re- |
markably dear and sharp voice was beatd above the hum ol j
the multitude and the noise us the etigtue ; his step was con
fident and decided; he heeded not the tearfulness, doubts,
or sarcasms of lho=e by whom he was surrounded. Tne
whole scene combined, bad in it an individuality and at: in- |
teresl which conics hut once, and it lememoered lorever.
When every thing was ready, Ihe engine wi6 set in mo
tion, and the boat moved steadily but slowly from the wliail;
as she turned up the river, and was lanly uudei weigh,
there arose such a huzza as ten thousand throats never gave
before The passengers returned the cheer, but Fulton stood
upon the deck, his eye flashed with an unusual brilli.ucy, t
as he surveyed the etowd. die felt that the magic wand ol
success was waving over him, and he was silent,
\\ title coming up ldaversliaw llay, a man in a skiff lay 1
waiting for us. dlls appearance indicated a miller; the pad- 1
die wheels had very naturally u trailed Ins attention ; he
asked permission lo coine on hoard. Fulion ordered a line
lo be tinown to him and hewastliann alongside ; be said
he -did not know uhoul a mill going up stream, and came to
inquire about it.’ Une ol the passengers, an Irishman, see
ing through the simple uituded miller at a glance, became
Iris cicerone ; showed him ah the machinery, and me con
trivances by which one wheel could be thrown out of gear
when the mill was rrquiicd to come about. Afiei finishing I
the examination, said he, -That will do ; now show me the’
millstones, -Oh! |said the u bet, -that is a secret which the
roaster,’ p-ointiug to Fulton, -has not told us yet; hut when j
we come hack from Albany wall a load of corn, then it you
come on hoard, you'll see the meal fly.’ ldeuiiis kept his
countenance, and the miller left.
Af.et we lelt West Point, the whole garris n was out, |
and cheered as we passed. At Newburgh it seemtd as if all ;
Orange county was collected there, the whole side hill city
s emed animated with life. Every saiibo t and water craft !
was nut; the ferry boat from Ftshktll was filled wt h ladles. i
Fulton was engaged in seeing a pass tiger landed, and did
not observ the boat until she bote up neatly alongside,—
Tbe fljppirig of a sail arrested his attention, and, as be turn
ed, Ihe waving of ao many handkerchiefs and tbe smiles of I
bright and happy faces siruck him with surprise; he raised i
tns hat, and exclaimed, ‘That is the fineol sight we have
seen yet.’
Fulton, in his letter to Barlow, (22d August 1807) adds
to these reminiscences. -My stesmboal voyage to Albany,
and back, has turned out rsther more favorably than 1 had
calculated, the distance o Albany is one hundreu and lif
ly miles. I ran up in thirty-lwo hours. The letter is just
live miles tin hour. 1 bad a highjhraei* again-t meplie whole
way going and coming, so that no use wua made of my sails. I
and this voyago has been performed wholly by ilia power ol
the sieam-eugine. I overtook many alonpt nod srfcnunrrs j
beaimg to the wmflwaid and passed them as il they had been ‘
at anchor.
•The power of propelling boats by steam is now fully pm- 1
ved. The morning I left New Yoik. iheie were not, per
haps, thirty persons in ihe city who believed that the boat ‘■
would ever move one mile an hour, or Ire of llie least utility; 1
and while we were putting [off from Ihe wharf, which was
crowded with spectators, I heard a number ol saicaslic re
marks
It is well known that at the end of the voyage, a certifi- ,
cate of its full succesa was given, which we r< publish in con
nection with the above. Judge Wilson ta now the only sur- ;
vivor of those who joined in that certificate; Ibe last one. we
lielieve, now living, who was on boatd that bout, whose
journey was of more importance lo the Union than any other
since the days of Columbus
•On Friday morning, st eighteen minutes befois seven o’- |
clock, the North River Boat left New York, landed one pas
senger at ( Tarrytown, (twenty five miles,) strived si New
burgh, (suty-three miles,) it 4 o’click in the afternoon,
landed oris passenger there, arrived at Clermont, (une bun- I
died miles,) where two passengers, ont of whom was Mr.
Fulton, ware landed, st fifteen minutes before two o'tlock
iu the morning, and strived st Albany st twenty-seven min- :
utea past eleven o’clock miking the time twenty-eight hours
and three quarters, distance one bundrrd snd fifty miles. j
•The ivirwl was fsvorabls, but light, from Verplank's point
to Wappmger's Creek, (forly miles.) the remunJer of the
way it was ahead, or there wsa a dead calm.
‘The subscribers, (ataaengen on board of this boat on her
first passage ss a packet, think It but justice to state that the
hecommodations sod conveniences on board exceeded their
■lest sanguine expectations.
•Helsh Strong. G. 11. Vs# Wsgenen, Thomss Wallace,
John Q Wilson. John I*. Anthony. Dennis H. Doyle,
yu*** Wetmore, WilliamH. Hick, J. Bowman, J. Crane,
Jams. Brsiden. Stephen N. Rowan.
■AHiany, September Sth, 1807/
* f suot forbear two other extracts from Fulton’s letter;
‘st is a wonderful prr idiery, long since refilled beyond
’ the highest of hurt rvho made it; fine other is another
I wool how si'ldoai men know the real value of their own acts
—st tea* eeai'y great ones.
I ‘lt sill give a quick and cheap conveyance to merelian
disa o tlie M jsswrippi, Missouri, and other great uvers.
which are now laying open tin ir treasures lo the eoterprue
I ol our countrymen.’
‘However, 1 will nut aJmit that it is half so important as
the tor;*;in system ol defence and attack.’
The torpedo system’ could not have covered the land.
! with prosperity, and made an empire of the West, as the*
steamboat has done, livery hour is adding continuation to
Pulton's pfopticcy of the results of his taut, as an abiding,
practical benefit aud blessing to mankind ; while the torpe
do would be forgotten but for being associated with his name
We l.tfpe that Judge W ilson will fjrnuh, if in his power,
olh er details of this interesting occasion
Hunt's Magazine.
A BULL ABOUT A BULL.
A liule volume lately published in London entitled “ Irish
Diamond*,” contains the unnexed jeux d'esprit —a really
feliciluus anecdote, and as good as anything in Joe Miller:
A merry i verting parly, in an English country town, were
barilenug poor Teddy Ihe Irishman, aliout his countrymen
lieing >ii l.nnnus for bulls.
‘•By laith,” sod Teddy, ‘you oeedn’l talk about that same
1 in this place ; \ ou’rc as bind of hulls as any people in alt the
world, s • you are.”
“Nunsen-el” some of the party replied; “how do you
make that out 1”
| •VV liy, sure, it’a very aisy, it is ; for in this paltry bit of a
1 tow n Mio’ie got more public houses nor I ever seen wid the
sign ol Hip bull over the doors, so you have ”
‘•Nay, Teddy, very few of those; but there’s same of’em
you know, in e ery town.”
■ “Ye. ” said Teddy, obstinately sticking to his text, for he
had laid a trap lor his friends, ••but you’te more nor your
s tai“, barring that you’re so fond of bulls, as I say ; l tn sure
I can count half a d’ Zen of’em. ’
••I’ooh, nonsense ! ’ cried the parly ; “that will never do;
ivlini’ll yu bet on that. Yrddy 7 You’re nut there, my boy,
dept nd upon It; we know the town as well as you, and what
j will you bet *”
i ‘ InJceJ, my brave boy, I’ll not bet st all; I’m no better,
I assure ve—l should be tvurte if I sur.’ This sally tickled
Ins cmnpanio s, and be proceeeed. “But 111 be bound to
n une sou count the six.”
“VV ell, do, do,” said several voices.
••.Now, let me sec : there’s the Black Bull,”
‘■Yes, that’s one.”
‘•Tnet . liieie’s the Red Bull.”
“Trial’s two.”
• And the W hite Bull.”
“Gome, that’s three.”
••And ihe Ficd Bull.”
•■So liieie is ; you'll not go m,ch further,”
“And then there’s— there’—ibeie’s— the Golden Bull, in
| what’s it street 1”
“Well done, Teddy; that’s fi-e, suio enough, hut you’re
short yet.”
••Aye,” said a letler-cariier, who sat smirking in the cor
ner, • in,l he will be short, lor there is lit une inure I know.”
i “Aud (hen, remember,” continued Teddy, eatelully pursu
ing his enumeration, • there’s the Dun Cow.”
j At tins, a burst of laughter fairly shook the room, and busy
hands kept Hie tuhies and and glasses rattling amidst boister
ous erne us •* A hull! bull! ’ Looking seuous at all around,
Teddy deliberately a-krd
“Do you tail that a built”
“To he sure it -a hull!” exclaimed several voices at once.
“ Then,” said Teddy, “that’s the sixth !”
Here an unavoidable deleat in the direct was converted in
to a victory in the antipodean, by tbe cleverly obtained ad
mission o! ihe vanquished party themselves.
1 ove, Fkau, Reverence.— We take the following ad
rniiable extract from Hudson’s Review of Feslus in the A
nurieun Review. It cuts deep into the heait us certain mod
em sophisms:
i he author is evidently a philanthropist, and belongs to
t iat class of reformers who are going to do anything that
ought to bo done, and p event every thing that aught to he ,
proven ed, by love, love, with him, has obviously settled
into “a fixed idea,” it is the only idea he has; and be has
not more than half of that—if, iudeed he had lbs whole, il
would not be tils only idea. Like others of his class, he seems
lo regard God as a mere philanthropist; religions as uiete
humanity ; and the idea of retribution divine or human, as
too absurd to need refutation. Man, he would argue, is too
noble a being lo he punished, and God is 100 philanthrop
ic a being to punish him, here or heieafler. ihe viler
mil wickeder he becomes, the better opportunity he presenis
lor the exhibition of the Divine philanthropy ; and it is (or
this purpose that (be devil lisb been commissioned to seduce
and deprave him. Our author would recognize n thing as
true, or beautiful, or good, for which love is not the best ex
| presaiun ; power, wisduui, justice, honor, righteousness, holi
j nets—all these he would degrade into empty synonyms of
Move. Man, whateverbe may be or do is but tbe object ol
I love; is to be taught, governed, disciplined, developed, by
love; and Hjc fierce wars which we read of between Michael
and Oaian. were but lovers’ quarrels ahe r all, destined lo end
ill a most loving match and lasting honeymoon. Adjust
aiilhoiity ,m eailh and in heaven leselves itself into love and
enfold s itself ihiough love. Love, indeed, is Ihe only abso
lute thing in the universe ; whatever does not finally run up
into this, and cannot be it-alized in and through I hits, had bel
ier not be, and on the whole is not. He knows no law or
guspel but love; will sanction no feeling towards God, oi
man, or devil, but love; will seek no heaven, and worship
no dirinily, but love. He finds nothing in nature hut aym- j
001-ollovc; tbe wind, the rain, the sunshine, plague, pesti- j
letiee.and lumine, the lightning, the tempest, and Ihe earth
quake—all. all are but expressions of love. He will allow no
attnbule to Gud but love, no engine to government but love
no arm lo authority but love, All crimes against heaven aud
humanity are but occasions of love; all chastisements and
corrections are but exhibitions of love; life, light and di
vinity are to lie loved into us; death, darkness and deviltry
are lo he loved out ut us. Thai the hook leaches, or rather
docs nothing but teach, this shallow, conceited, despicable
m ralitv—a morality which could only spring up from the
ashes of all manly thought and passion, and goes to desiccate
the mul of every just tmd noble and generous sentiment; —
that the bonk teacbes this arrogant and impudent morality—
the offspring us weak heads and foul hearts—is, doubtless,
enough of itself to accuuut fur most of the applause it has re
ceived.
Qcaekiis —The society of Friends in Philadelphia, have
very charitably and very quietly, sent three remittances ol
i.SUO each, ($7,”00) lor Hie suffering poor ill Ireland, and
auulhtr us XfOO has been sent by one us the committee,
Oi it Fatheh.—The must beautiful, touching, grand, yet
simple piece of composition in our language, ia the Lord’s
pray er. Os the sixty-nine words it contains, all but five are
trnm the Saxun. So are the words home, wife, child, moth
er— indeed all the words expressive of tenderness.
The product of maple sugar in 1846, in the United States,
is estimated lo have reached 29,000,000 pounds, equal to
11,000 tons—a quantity exceeding the whole amount of su
gar consumed by I’oitugsl, and nearly equalling His cuusump
tiun ol Sweden. No'way and Denmark, together.
A Curious Discovery in Natural History. —There was
lately discovered in opening a quarry at the Llsnd of Grand
Canary, the skeleton of an enormous Dog, in a good state ol
preservation. Il was purchased by the Consular Agent of
France, and sent to Hie Museum of Natural History at Paris, i
It is an object of Ihe greatest interest to science, from Ihe fact <
that it belongs to that enormous race of dogs which, accord- \
mg to Pliny, gave the name lo the Canaries, and which fwr 1
some centuries have disappeared hum tbe lace of Ihe globe. ‘
Croup. —The Journal of Health, in cares of croup, advises
inti ant, sudden snd Ires applications ol Ihe coldest water, |
with a sponge, to ihe neck and chest; tbrn, after wiping the
palirnt dry. wrap in warm covering, give it freely of cold we
ter to drink.
A Rich Sceni.—A day or two eince, a countryman
walked into an office on Chifiel street, and without taking
any particular nonce of hie wheieahoule, took off his cost
and handkerchief—threw them on a chair—aat down—cross
ed hit leg*, snd in an authoritative tone, called out “is that
water hot V’ “Water, air!” said the clerk, who had been
watching hit movements with some little curiosity. “What
water ! You must be under a mistake.” “Mistake, the de
nl, sir, I want to shave ; why don’t you get things in readi
! ness. I'm in a hurry 1” “I beg pardon, sir. but this is not
the barbers shop, this i an exchange office /” “An exchange j
ufficf! there mutt he something wrung, by the hokey; I,
asked a person on the street, where I could get shared, and
he directed me to eome here.” The clerk looked daggers
and the customer put on bit coat and doped.
New Haven Palladium .
I Stage-Coaches Decried. —ln the year 1672, when through- I
nut the British kingdom only six stage-coaches were enn
, *t*ntly going, • pmnphict was written by one John Cieset.
, of the Charter house, lor their suppression, and amr ng the |
: many grave reasons given against their continuance is the i
| following:
‘ • Tiioae tCsge-ivaschcs make gentlemen coin* to London
upon very small occasion, which otherwise they would not
do bu! upon urgent necessity; nay, the convenience of the
I p istage makes their wives often eome up who, rather than
| come such long journiee on hurseh.ick, would stay ut home
| Here, when they come to town, they must presently be in
! the mode, get fine clothes, go to the play and treats ; and by
t jew means get such a habit of idleness and love of pleasure
that they ate uneasy ever after.”
[And what would John Cresel have thought, if he could
have anticipated the present limes, with all its means of cctn
muiticalion by Rail Roads, Steamboats, &c. We have little
doubt but many husbands now believe with this simple
minded economist.]
FOISEIIiN.
Correspond’ net of the linUimurt Sun.—liy Telegraph.
MTIIC FiCO.il FLIC OFF.
Arrival ol ilic Mraiiiship Cumbria.
Firincn Day s Later.
1 The Corn and Navigation Laws Suspended—Decline in
1 Hour, Corn, Crain, und Cotton.
The Steamer Cambria arrived at Boston on Haturduy 20th’
after a passage of sixteen <i iy, bringing dales from Liverpool
fifeen days later than those brought by Hie Sarah Sands.
We have received the following despatches from our New
| York Correspondents, which are highly important in a cum
t merctal point of view. Ihe rapid decline in flour and gram
was caused, mainly by the effect of the suspension of tbe corn
and navigation laws. What will be the i fleet on our markets
cannot at present be asiertained, but a day or two will suffice
lo decide.
New Yoke, Saturday night, II o’clock.
The Grain Market. —The report received at the lime nf
the departure ol the Sarah Sands, on the 20th ult., bfi Hie
i two chic I markets in England, those of J.iverpool and Lorn
| don, with a d“wnvvaid tendency in Ihe price of grain.
Since that day imports have been very extensive, and al
though latge sale, have been made, Ihe stock of fluu, j„ J„| V .
1 ei| oul alone, on the departure of the Cambrii, was estimated
at 000.000 barrels, with a corresponding slock of grain
In London, on Monday, the lsi ins!., wheat declined from
4s. lo ss. per quarter. Ai Liverpool, on the following day,
prices were four shillings per quarter lower on Indian Corn ;
lour shillings on flour, umi Iwo shillings per load of wheat.
Toe Cottux Mziiesr.—Since the publication of the
weekly circular, of tbe 29th ult., the cotton tuaiket has been
in a very quiet position, and prices were on the decline. Oil
| the 30th ult. (i 000 bules were sold. On the Ist ms!., 5,000
bales changed bauds. Tbe business of the 2d was estimated
.it 2,000 lialr*.
On the 3d inst. there was a dull heavy eurket, with prices
; f* r American generally 4 and per pound lower. Other descrip
lions remaining unchanged. The sales amounted lo about
3,500 bales American at fijd to 7j ; 200 bales Egyptian ut
7to
The market lot provisions is stia ly. The Iron market is
not so brisk.
HiVUK Cotton Mzheet.—Upon the receipts of the in
telligence of the 9th ult. from New York, a sudden advance,
took place in Colton. The soles are reported at 7,500 hobs,
but prices have receded. Sugar had advanced.
New York, Batuiday, 9 I’. M.
I send you some aditional details of the news received by
tbe Cambria, both political and nieicanlile. The reduction
in fl iur and corn has caused great surprise among dealers in
this city, as prices were looking upon Saturday.
Victoria tins given her royal assent to Bills passed
by d’ailiament for Hie suspension of the corn and navigation
laws, which will, of course, have Ihe effect lo light u the el
fect of the reduction in prices on the ma-kets ol this country.
| A bill fur Hie su-penston of Sugar duties was under con
sidcralion by Parliament.
| _ The C'ambna brings $2,000,000 in specie.
The Pope of Rome has contributed 1000 Roman crowns
! from his private purse fur the relief of Ireland.
There was no mitigatiun of the suffering in Ireland from
the effects of the lamine.
In France there was more disturbances, and a threatened 1
famine seemed impending. j
The Bank ol England lias again advanced iis rales of in- !
terest.
Lord John Russell had introduced in Parliament his schem
es lor Ihe rebel and improvement of Ireland, which consisted
of a recommendation that money be advanced for seed crops;
and that loans he he made to landlords for the improvement
of water lauds, or that they be bought by governmental fixed
rates. If they will neither sell nor improve, government is
empowered to take at a fair valuation.
He also recommends an appropriation of X 1,000,000 ster
ling. for the reclamation of waste lands ; that drainage lie ex
tensively carried out; and that the land purchased lie resold
in small lots, mealing yeomanry proprietors, for temporary
relief.
The new poor law committees, liy his plan, are todistrib
ute the money and food. Out-door relief is also recnmmetid I
ed to aged and infirm paupeis, making in all a proposed out
lay of at least $7,000,000 sterling.
The French Chambers have udopted a bill, providing fur
the lowest possible rate ol duly lo he levied on lood until
September next.
l.t v eit poo e. Feb. 3.—There were small sales of American
Flour at 40s. pet barrel. For W beat tbeir wits a limited de
mand, and prices receded from 4 I. to 6d. pt r 70 lbs. bcl tw
the rates of the previous week. Fite declining tendency wus
produced by the enactments of Parliament.
The state of trade in Manchester exhibited no mateiial v- |
riation in the prescut condition of the market ftom (bat de
tailed in the circular, save a decline in the value of nearly ev
ery description of cloth and yarns. Matters could not he
more unsatisfactory. Tiati-a. tions were restricted to press
ing wants.
The state of commercial and monetary affaits since the sail- |
ing of the last steamer, had been one ol extreme peculiarity ;
and interest. The large drains upon the Bank of England
to meet the demands caused by the extensive importations of \
grain, and all other sorts of provisions, into the kingdom, had j
induced the Government to raise their rales of interest. This |
caused business generally to be dull.
The market for provisions was steady.
An enormous business has been done in sugars during the |
fortnight. Speculators had been extensively purchasing—
Prices had advanced considerably beyond the quotations of
the Ist inst. a rad even over those last reported. At the close
the market bad taken a turn —lt ss business was transacted, |
and prices had assumed a declining tendency.
‘i he iron market was not so brisk as last reported; further j
leduced rales having Iteen submitted lo for pig disruptions,
buyers bsve been induced to purchase with uiore freedom.—
Puces of manufactuted iron continued fully as high.
The tea market was rather drill.
The Zenobia reached Liverpool on the S7lh, Patrick Hen
ry on the 28th, Anglo Saxon, from Boston, n the 23,1.
There appeares to be no mitigation in acrounts of suffering |
by the fumme ill Ireland. The amounts being raised by sob- |
scriplion anti otherwise, for the relief of the sufferers, wete,
however, very liberal: and will, when applied, do much to
alleviate their sufferings
We have from France accounts of more disturbances, and
of the threatened famine. The French government, tiowev- •
er, was taking active measures to avert the impending calam- I
fy-
Acrun's ftom Prussia are almost at distres-inz as those
from Ireland, In the manulscturiog districts particularly, the
destitution is very alainting, and roUbenes are of licquent ac- i
curcnce.
From the New York Courier Sr Enquirer ,
DISASTERS AT SEA.
Our paper yeste*day communicated the sad Intelligence of ,
the loss ot wept. Kithbone, of tbe packet ship Coluuibij, to
get! er w th his two males and live seamen, by being washed 1
ovetl oar I during a gale of wind. We are enabled, through
the | olite test of Capt. Luce, of the John R. Skiddy, to lay
before our readers the particulars of that melancholy occur-1
rence, together with an account of the behavior of the ciew
after the loss of all the officers.
The vessel was scudding in a very heavy gale of wind, and
on tbe morning of the 15lh of January, about half-past four,
! (dipt. Rathbone came on deck, and was walking aft towards 1
the wheel-house, when a tremendous ecu hoarded her. ( So 1
great was its violence that the wlicel-houae, in which weir
’ four men und a hoy, was carried away, and with it all the
I poop stanchions, Ac., aa Ist as the main inast, ('apt. Rath- j
; bone and hit two mates were washed oveihoard with ihe i
men in the wheel-house ; snd the ship being no longer un- |
der control ot thn wheel, immediately broached 10. The crew, |
who wete below, rushed on deck, and, having no one to com
mand. went lo work in their own way. Their fii-t act was
very foolishly lo rut away the fine top mast barkstsv, ami
the consequence was that the fore topmast, fore topsail yard
I and fore yard were carried away, and the bowsprit sprung.
They got the ship again hefixe the wind, and finding ibem
j selves without officers, the crew began to act in Ihe most
lawless and infamous manner. They persuaded the cabin
passengeta, (seven m all, including one lady,) to take refuge
■ in the upper run, on the plea that there waa imminent dan.
| grr of the poop cabin bring washed overboard, but no auonar
I had they descended, than the wretches fastened the scuttle !
down, and commenced an indtacntnntate plunder m tbe cab
in. Thrv broke open the tfaaks and trunk* of Capt. Lath
(•one and chief mate, from each of which they obtained con
siderable sums of money. They shipped the cabin furniture
and committed eveiy kind of excess. The passenger* becom
ing al irmed at the uproar over head. begged to be let out,
which was acceded to, and they ascended to the cabin. The
sailor* still per* sled in assuring them that the poop cabin
might be expected to go any minute, and they persuaded the
I nly passenger and the stewardess, to take reluge in the foe
castle, where they were soon followed by the rest of ihe pas*
Mongers, leaving the crew in undisturbed possession of the
Cibin. Passengers’ trunks wrre opened and rilled of their
most valuable contents —the cabin was ransacked from one
(?nd to the other, and the elegant furniture, or such as they
I chose, was carried forward. Table ami b-d linen, silver
; spnons and forks, and such articles, were pillaged and stored
m each chest.
On the morning of the !Bth, the ship Ladv Faulklinl hove
n sight, and running cl a*down to them, hailed to know if
any a.-sislance was required, as their situation of distress was
evident. The sailors with a shout answered no, but one of
the passengers who had usurned some direc ion, replied yea.
Uy advice ol an old sailor who had not taken part with the
( rehl °l the crew in their insubordination, the passenger wrote
on a bo.itd wiih chalk, •! hat the ship was light and staunch,
i but that having lost the Captain and Mates, they wanted a
navigator.”
i Jhe mate of the L. F. at once came on board, in his own
• b at, which was swamped alongside of the Columbia, but the
crew managed to climb on hoajd, Tim mate of the Lady
Paolkiand then inquired if they would entrust the vessel to
his charge, to which the passengers unanimously assented,
but the crew said no. The passengers having promised to
s ipp >rt him in his authority, be sent his own men back and
tojk the command, but the crew refused to obey him. lie
| at once made sail oij the vessel; (tut w hen it came on to blow
; heuv.ly so nus erward*, they refused to take it in. and actu
| ‘by suffered the sails and yards to be blown away railier than
shorten sail, ihe only order they wou’d obey was to make
>ail, and then they hoisted them just so lar that they must
. as they did soon, blow away,
-V r was this all; for tl o new captain (whose name Capt.
j I.ucecould not recall) f>und that they too'; advantage of his
absence from the dick to alter the course of the vessel, seem-
Img determined to wreck her. After (his be never went be
i low at all, but kept the deck cons antly, snatching a few mo*
i rnents ol sleep when and bow be best could. As they neared
i ihe iand on the other side, the crew made every effort, and
even used threats, to compel the male to run her ashore on
the coast of Ireland ; but he refused, of course, and determin
ed to get along as well as he could.
When they arrived off Coik, the crow insisted that be
should go in there, but having taken on board a pilot, be made
known to him the condition of things, and be at one offered
to lake her to Liverpool. When they passed Tuskur, the
wind commenced blowing again, hut the crew lefused to
shorten sail, and anew foresail which hud been l eut, was
blown away, leaving the vessel with only her spencer and
slay sails. ‘J’hey made one more effort to compel the master
toiun the ship ashore in Beaumorris Bay, hut finding him
resolute and we 1 backed by the passengers, they gave it up.
finally, a Liverpool pilot was obtain, and. and when the ship
j reached the lighthouse, the steward was sent to Liverpool ;
! with a letter to Messrs. Barings, and (’apt. Cropper was im
mediately despatched to the ship with six policemen. When
the crew found how matters were going, they threw overboard
the articles w hich they had stolen from Ihe cabin, so that
when the officers came on board, there was nothing to be
iound, except some articles of the cabin furniture, spoons.
Ac., in the forecastle. When Capt. Luce left, the police of
ficers were still onboard, having the men under their charge, i
but it was said to be doubtful if any thing could be done
with them. The next arrival will br.ng the lesult of their
examination
The highest praise is awarded to the mate of the Lady
Faulkland, whose conduct throughout commanded the warm
admiration of the passengers. L rider all the trying circum- :
stances by which he was surrounded, be evinced the rnoe! |
commendable courage, coolness, self-possession and determi- ;
nation; and succeeded, in spite of all the ell iris of a mutin- 1
ous and disobedient crew, in carrying the ship and passen
gers safely info port. The owners of the vessel should see
| that be is handsomely rewarded.
From the New Orleans Picayune , 25/7* nil.’
THE LATEST FKDH TaftE BRAZOS.
Embarkation of Troops at the Brazos—Further of the Sur
render of Muj. Gaines's Command—their an ival at Sun
Luis Movement of Santa Annus Army—March toward*
Saltillo—Santa Anna's Address to his Troops.
At an early hour this morning the schooner Harmonious
VV alker, Capt. Malcolm, arrived from the Brazos, having
made the passage in six days. Through ihe courtesy of Mr.
Martin, who came passenger on the schooner, we are placed
in possession of our correspondence to the 6th inst, and va
rious items of intelligence.
Mr- Haile writes on the 18tli that there w*re transports
enough at the Brazos for all the remaining troops of Worth's
division , and that every moment ol calm weather was im
proved in embarking them. In three good days more the
whole command would be off.
By this arrival we have further information in regard to
the troops captuied by Gen. Mmon, In Miunn’s own mo
dest report, which is belorc us, his prisoners are set down at
62 iu alt.|
Besses the Americans taken by him, there was one Mex
ican named Galeano, who had been w ith our tr ops as a spy j
and a guide. He was immediately pul to the sword, al
though Maj. Gaines interceded lor him.
W e have before us another list jof the captured, which in*
c’uJes the nones of Capt. Albert Pike of Arkansas, ant;
Capt. Win. Ht* !y of Kentucky, Capt. Heady w.tscaptu
red two days alter Maj. Hot lands party by a party of an
cheros. His late is uncertain.
l’be party captured is now said to have consisted of fifty
Arkansas troops and two parties of Kentucky troops, one of
twenty-live, me other of eighteen.
Their camp was surrounded in the night after they hud
marched forty miles.
Report says that Capt. G. M. Clay wished to break the
ranks, but could not induce others to ascent to it, finding the
Mex cans to outnumber them. Mmen’s command consist
ed of two thousand and some hundred men, according to
some accounts others say of not more than five hundred.
Dan Hcnrie, well known as a Mier prisoner, who acted
as an interpreter to the Arkansas troops, made ins escape
from the Mexican camp, on Maj. Gaines's horse. The guard ,
fired upon him, but he escaped uninjured.
The prisoners arrival at San Louis on the 26th ultimo.— !
Drums were ocaien through ihe streets and guns were fired ,
to celebrate the event.
In this connection, let us explain that the Tampico Sen- ■
tinel e account makes a great part'd the priaoneis Irishmen. 1
W e doubled it when we read it, but had no authority oc :
which t ) contradict it; but Mr, Haile gives a different trans- I
laiion of the letter from ban Luis. He makes all that is
said ol Irishmen apply to that company of deseiters the for
mation of which v\e have already noticed, and ihe passage
concludes: “They have been permitted by the general*in- j
chief to hoist the flag of their natioa.” We have not the ori
ginal bpunish to refer to. hut have no doubt that Mr. Halle’s
isthe correct version, it agreea with what we have already
said of that company formed of deserters. We are assured
that there are but tew foreigners iu the Kentucky and Arkan
sas n gnnents.
Mr. Haile gives us another important item from this same
letter from ban Luis. It is to the effect that on the 27th ult. j
there marched out of ban Luis for Tanque de la Vac*, the i
place where Mmon made his capture, three bodies of infant
ry* a brigade of cavalry, and that of fool ailillery, with more
than fourteen piece* of artillery. The pieces eoosisied ol
three 21 pounders, three 18-poundets. bur 16-pouudeis,
and the others 8 and 6 pounders. It was also sid that with* I
in two days another division would march, and shortly utter ,
toe rest of the force remaining in ban Luis FolOsi, bolt ap
pears tire blow is to be struck ill the direction of balliilo
ttanti Anna’s address his troops, dated 271 b ult., favors I
this idtru, and would seam to leave no doubt about it, hut we
learn that the opinions of (be officers in our army are various ,
on this point. Many think that bunta Anna is in liuih on {
his way to Vera Cruz, and that the display us force on the ‘
other side of Ssu Luis is intended to make his movements, !
and hide the weaknesc of the latter place.
Though crowded fr time and room, we cannot omit ban- j
(a Anna * uddress.
The Gtneral-in-Chief of the Army of Operations of the \
A rt/i to his Subordinates :
Companion* in arm* ! The operations of the enemy de
mand that we should move precipitately upon hi* principal
line, and we go to execute it. The independence, the lion, i
or and thedfsiiuy of the nation depend on this moment on
your decision.
Soldiers! the entire world observes u. and will expect
our acts to lie as heroic as they are necessaiy. Privations of I
all kinds surround us, in consequence ot the neglect shown
towards u* for mate than a month by those who should pro- j
vide your pay and provisions. But when has misery debili* J
lated your spirits or weakened your enthusiasm ?
The Mexican soldier is well known lor his frugality and
his patience under suffering—never wunting magazines in
matching across deserts—und always counting upon the re
sources of the enemy to provide for his wants
To-day we shall undertake a march over a desert country,
without succor or provisions. But be assured that wc shall
immediately be pros td*d from those of the enemy, and with
them you will he eutfuiently reimbursed.
My friends —w# go to open the campaign. What days of;
glory awat us! What a flattering future for our country !
How satisfactory, when we contemplate that we have saved
.it* independence. How the world will admire us ! How
the nation will bless us ! And wben|m thejbosom* of our fam
ilies we shall relate the risks and fatigues which we Lave en
dured. the combats with and triumphs over a daring and
! presumptuous enemy ; and hereafter, when telling our chil
i dren that we have saved our country a second time, the ju
bilee will be complete, and these sacrifices will then appear
to us us nothing.
Soldiers! hurry forth in the defence of your country.—
i’he causs we sustain is a holy one; never have we strug*
tiled with more justice, because we fight for the land of our
forefathers and of our children, the honor and religion of our
wives and children ! What sacrifice then, can be too great
tor objects so great 1 Let our motto be, ••CONQUER OR
DIE !” Let us swear before the great Eternal that we will
not wait an instant in purging our soil of the stranger who
has dared to profane it with his presence. No treaty, noth
ing which may not be heroic and proud.
ANTONIO LOPEZ DE SANTA ANNA.
Headquarteis, San Luis Potos ; , Jan. 27, 1847.
Furl tier from the lli:v/o.
In addition to the details given above, wc annex the fol
lowing items of information.
Gen. W’ool apprised Gen. Taylor, towards the end of Jan
uary, that he anticipated an attack at Saltillo. In conse
quence. (Jen. Taylor left Monterey on the Ist February with
his stall for Saltillo. He took with him Braga's battery and
I homas’s battery, t fie Ist Mississippi Ride* and May's squab
ron of dragoons, Capt. Thomas F. Marshall was to leave
Monterey on the 3d in<t. with his company of mounted men.
also fur Saltillo, (’opt. Gordon, with a detachment of 150
recruits for the different regiments, also left Monterey for Sal
tillo with General Tavlor.
I he American forces at Saltillo would he between 5,000 A
6.000 men. In addition to the two batteries named above, the
flatteries of Capt. Washington and (’apt, Webster were at
Saltillo. and at last accounts the troops were throwing up
formidable fortifications. Little apprehension is felt ns to the
lesult of uny attack which may be made upon that point.
I lie number of troops left at JMonteroy does not exceed
500 men, but the citadel or ‘ Mark fart” is held by them, and
| there is no route by which the Mexicans can approach the
I city with artillery, save by Saltillo. Without 9rfi)lorv anv
attempt upon Monterey would he fulifa. The troops at Mon
terey ennsht principally of Ohio and Indiana volunteers, all
tinder the command of Col. Rogers. Capt. Arnold of the 2 I
Dragoons, has also hern ordered to proceed to Monterey from
the mouth of ihe Rio Grande.
VV e mentioned in our last the capture of Capt. Heady by
a party of rancheros. He was tak<n, with seventeen men.
two days after the command of Majors Gaines and Borland
j had been surprised
In regard to the murderers of Lieut. Ritchie wo learn that
Gen. Taylor had investigated the affiir as thoroughly as was
possible while on his return to Monterev. His inquiries led
him to release the first alcalde of Villa Gran and also the in
terpreter of Lieut. Ritchie, an Englishman, who was also his .
guide; hut he retained as prisoners two Mexicans, upon whom ;
circumstantial evidence fixed suspicion, and carried them with
him to Monterey. The principal man concerned in the at- I
trocious affair, the one w ho thiew the lasso, was at large and
in possession of the despatches. He proceeded on his route
to San Luis by the way of Victoria and Tula, having had the
de-patches translated for him at Linares.
M e have conversed with an intelligent Span’eh gentleman
who left Durango on the 15th January—Senor Benito Velez
a ripphew, we learn, of Peter Harmony, of N. York. Senor
V elez confirms all that we have said of the action n r .r n *
Paso on the 25th December. The loss of the Mexicans in
that affiir was about 180 men. No news had reached Du
rango of the full of Chihuahua when our informant left there.
On the 10th January Gen. Heredia left Durango for Chi
huahua at the head of 700 men, of whom 150 were cavalry.
I De took with hi'rt 1500 muskets, and two pieces of artillery,
j W hen he reached Cuencame, in the north part of the Statp
i Durango, he heard the news of the action near E| Paso,
ind leaving there his infantry he pushed onto Chihuahua with
his cavalry, with the view to assume the command of the gov
ernment forces there.
The cavalry of Cuiitv, which was in the action of the 25th
December, and which protected as far ns possible the retr at
of the Mexicans upon El Paso and afterwards Carizal, had
dwindled down to a handfull by desertions which took place
at the different ranchos on the route.
News had reached JJurango that about the sth or 6th of j
lanuory two English ships entered the port of Mazatlan. ha
ving evaded Ihe blockade. They are supposed to have been
laden with ammunition and other mun lions of war.
We add Gen. Minon's report of hi* success. I’he date is
omitted, hut the despatch is addressed to Santa Anna :
Excellent Sir—To-doy I have captured, without the loss
of a man.Two chiefs of squadron, four office re, and 76 men of
the troops nf ihe U. States, who had advanced to this point ;
all their arms, horses and equipments have been taken for the .
nation, and at the first opportunity will he placed tit the dispo
sal of your Excellency, according to the li.-*t herein. The pri- ■
soners will lie put en route for San Luis to-morrow, and I shall I
continue my operations about this point, and if fortune ia favor- !
able to me, I shall endeuvor to turn it to account for the pub
lie good.
V our Excellency, on receiving this account, will please re- ;
card it not for what has been done, since it is a verv small nf- ]
fair, but merely as a proof of the desire which we have to dis
charge our duty. In spite of the difficulties which we have ex- }
perienred in crossing over this country, exhausted of every j
thi ug, we shall conquer nil inconveniences.
Among the persona taken to-dav was one with arms in hand,
Galeano. a Mexican who served the enemy ns a spy and guide.
He was immediately put to the sword. The chiefof the sur
rendered forces wished to intercede for him,” &c. &c.
IX Lnfor from llio Rrnzos.
From intelligence kindly communu ated *nj from the Mat
amoras Flag ol the 13th inst. we derive the following infor
mation.
i he in'elligence we have given above of the prospect of
an action at Saltillo is confirmed. All Gen. Butler’s out
posts are said by the Flag to have been driven in, and the
attack, if made at all, was expected during the first few days
of February. Dr. Hardy is of opinion tl at Gen. Taylor's
command at Saltillo would exceid rather than fall short of
C.OOO men. Os course, there was no fear as to the result
Many believe that when the Mexicans found him in such
force and so strongly posted, the idea of an an attack would
be abandoned.
V ery many officers were still of opinion that Santa Anna 1
meditated no serious blow in that direction; that the move-i
merit of a division of his armv thither was but a feint, and
that he will lead the main body of his forces lo Vera Cruz. .
Various rumors have reached the city by this arrival, some
of them to the effect that a general engagement had taken
place. To none of these do we attach anv credence.
A good deal of apprehension is felt at Matamoras of an at
tack from (Jen. Urrea. This officer is understood to he on
this side the mountains, at the head of 4600 troops. Os
these 2000 are not to be surpassed in the Mexican service
the remainder are irregular cavahy nr rancheros.
Col. Drake has the command at Matamoras, where an In
diana regiment is stationed. One company of rifles had been
detached from it to relieve Capt. Lowe, in the command of
Fort Brown. A company of regular recruits was shortly ex
pected to garrison that post. Col. Drake had provided mus
kets and ammunition for the use of the citizens of Matamn- j
ras in case of an attack. He had sent to Point Label far se
veral pieces of ordnance for the defence of the city, and Capt,
McDougall’s company of Indiana volunteers had been con
verted into a corps of artillery, anJ stationer! in the Plaza.— ,
W e infer, from .!! we can learn, that (tie danger of threat’
ening Matamuraa waa not deemed er_v imminent. All sc- ;
counts agree that the road Irom that city lo Monterey is a
perilous one to travel at present, aave in conaiderahle force.
The troopos are still embarking at Ihe mouth aa rapidly as
possible. (Sen. Scott sailed on Saturday Ihe Kith instant, j
(irn. Worth had not left on the 19th, and would see his
whole command on ‘.hip-board before h aving. The Hoops
would he concentrated at the isle of Labor) as rapidly aa pos
sible, but we arc informed by an intelligent gentleman that
it was not supposed the army could move from Lobo* before
the 18th of March.
A Motts. Buzeneau, a respectable citizen of Matamorn. j
committed suicide on the 10th inst. The infidelity of hi. wife >
i aeeigned as the cauae. and the Flag says that ternorae h'.d
driven her lo self-destruction prior to her husband’s death.
From the AVie Orlvaiit Picayune , Frh. 21.
L4Tr.lt FROM TARIIMCO.
Safety of the Ijoui.iana l ‘otunleer. — Their Arrival at Tam• \
pica—The Maine a of Six IsJ't Itehimt — Hen. Sadt not Ar- l
rived—Health if the Troopt— The Murder Vatt—Uurninit i
of the Ondiaha, lye.. Syr.
.The brig Cayuga has arrived in the riv’ r, having left Tam- 1
pico on the morning of Saturday, the ISt’., mat, Mr. Wheeler, 1
who was a passenger in the brig,came up to town yesterday j
afternoon on a Ualize boat, and very bind ly furnished us with
interesting inlnrmetiuli from Tuinpicua .id a coirv of the rtcnli
nel us the lOih inst.
Our readers will rejoice to learn that the four companies of
Louisiana volunteers, wreekurl on the Ondiaka, are all ssto
with the exception of the sis whom the culonel was constrain
ed to leave behind. We giveth... full particulars below, milling
bore that there was no action I,etwee,, the volunteers and the
Meateans; and that they re ached Tampico eitv the morning
of the dili mat., generally (.peeking iu good health, lint vary
much exhfiualfNl by their r,, r< nmrchp*. Seven were ahun
; H ‘ ew mile* (rum i/icir first camp, being unable to march,
and the men finding it impassible to carry them through the
: on litter*. One ol these overtook ihe main body before
they reached 1 ampi the remainder will probably tall iuto
ihe handeof the enamv. The tinmen of those left behind are,
Swpenv, of Company F j Colburn, of Company (; Winn,
; Washburn and fJorgia Warner, of Company I, ami Dolke,of
. Company K.
1 *(!**! day theCuyugn left, the •choonera Win. Bryan
Knapp and Tioga also sailed fur tide port, and .ome other ve,.
sela not recollected. Avery heavy i,w,| U s put on hoard the
ii iOpl.
• leu. Scon had not arrived at Tampico, but was still hourly
expected. J
A severe 1101 tlier commenced on the Dili inst., and lasted til*
the ldtll, hut no shipwrecks had been lieatil of.
The schooner Monitor hud sailed from Tampico for the isl
and of Lolms with a supply of vvuter, hut no troops had left for
that point.
Itlr. Wheeler informs ua that the reportsof sickness among
the troops of Tampico huve been exaggerated. The health of
the troops was generally very excellent. There me about 71)00
at Tmnpieo, very Pngcr for action, hut they are kept prolouud
iy ignorant ot their immediate destination. They only pre
sumo that Vera Cruz is to lie the next point of attack. The
general opinion was that they would gel uwav from Tampico
hv the end of February and thev hoped sooner. 1
The St. Catherine was still oft’ Tampico with a portion of
the Aew York Regiment. The officers laid uianv of Hirm gono
ashore und were in the city when our informant left. ‘J l.e.ol
iliers were not allowed to land, nor will anv volunteers from
this city or the North he disembarked nl that point.
We can hear nothing ol the Mississippi troops on board the
Statesman, who at our lust aecouuts weie suffering deplorably
from ic luiaan. J
An American boy in the service of Major Morris wns phot at
and wounded in the arm on the night of the Bth inst., *
learn from the Sentinel, by one ot the guard in front of Colonel
Gate's headquarters. It is said the soldier was drunk when he
fired.
The death of Lieut. David Gilison, of the 2d Artillery wan
announced by the la*t arrival. ‘J im Sentinel adds that the de
ceased wan a native of Virginia, and graduated ut the U. States
Military Academy in the year 1842. Hie brave and manly
heart endeared him to his friends, and will cause his loss to be
Heverely felt bv the armv.
From the Sentinel we learn thatCnpt. Brow n, of the Fchr.
Pioneer, arrived at Tampico on the 9th inst., from the wreck
i of the Ondiaka, whither he had been Rent by Gen. Patterson
1 with succor to the Louisian* volunteers, and reported ilmi,
finding them gone, be had the ship set on tire and burnt. He
also brought despatches from the U. S.ebip St. Mary’s
Y\ e recur now to the case us the Louisiana volunteers who
were on the Ondhika.
It appears that early in ihe day on which the volunteers had
taken refuge from a wutei v grave upon the sand neurly oppo
site the wreck, ihev received visile from several Mexicans,
who came in tbe character of peasants, fishermen, &c., and
were led to expect assistance, in the wav of transportation,
horn the various promises voluntarily made by the scoundrels,
who were doubtless busily employed at that time, in informing
the Mexican commander at Tuspnn nl the exact condition of
the volunteers, their number, Ac. In the altenionn a flag of
truce presented itself, w ith a demand from Gen. ( os lor an im
mediate and urn ondifional surrender; and it was represented
to them that the country was swarming with armed men,cut
ting oft ail retreat unless hv sea, which of course was impossi
ble. Cos represented the forces under his command to amount
to 1800 regular troops, whereas in reality he could only mus
ter about 980, all told, of whit hHt least three-fourths ure said
to have been raw recruits, who had entered into ihe scheme
with the hope of gain by plundering the wrecked ship and pas
sengers. Col. J)e Kussv answered through Lieut Ozier, un
der cover of the enemy’s flag ol truce. He was met outside the
euemy’s lines by (Jen. Cos, who refused him admission inside,
but atiftr some little reflection, upon the request of Col. Heltus
s\, granted him until 9 the next morning, at which time the
Americans were to surrender or nil action must he hazarded.
At night-tall camp-fires were lighted, and orders immediate
ly given to march, leaving knapsacks and ail burtheitsoine ma
terials which could iu the hast impede, and which were not
w anted for tlie purpose of sustenance. The first twenty-four
hours they are said to have made thirty-five miles, and instead
of hard fighting or skirmishing, not an armed Mexican was
seen on the wav to Tampico.
Gen. Cos had so posted lus men that he thought he had rut
off the retreat of the volunteers, ns well as the advance of any
supplies or succor. It would seem iliat he did noi pursue the
retreating party. Most of ihe in fur. try under (Jen. Cos came in.
canoes from Tuap; n, and landed iu front ot the wrecked vol
unteers. He had tour pieces of light artillery, and when he
received Lieut. Ozier about 150 troops were drawn up in col
umn.
W e learn verbally that there were ninety or one hundred
serviceable guns in possession of the wrecked volunteers, the
others being either lost m getting ashore or rendered unser
viceable—one reusou for DeKussy'a not waiting the twenty
tour hours.
ALABAMA RAIL-ROAD CONVENTION.
The Montgomery paper* propose that a Rail Road Con
vention for the Stale of Alabama shall be hoiden in that city
during the coming spring for the purpose of hani mixing
conflicting views and deteimining some available hue
of Kail Road for the State at large. It appears that the peo
ple of Mobile arc anxious to extend a Road from that city to
the Ohio valiey, while those of Pensacola, Florida, are de
sirous of connecting with the city of Montgomery. Tusca
loosa. oirthe other hand, is moving fir a Road to unite with
the Georgia improvements, by way of the Double Wells and
Coosa river. B’ome hall dozen other interests are active, and
it has become desirable to have concert of action as well as
conceniraiion of capital, in order to accomplish any
thing. Well, we are glad that our sister State is commencing
properly at last. She has been most unfortunate thus fir in
her Kail Road enterprize, because her energies have not been
directed to the accomplishment of any one great purpose. —
If, like Georgia, she had in 1836 summoned her wise men
and devised some simple, practicable scheme, she would now
have been advanced much farther in the great race of im
provement. As matters at present stand, however, it is not
too late to begin. Alabama has vast wealth, and if she can
only properly develope her resources, she must become an
exceedingly important Statp. If she persist, however, in
directing all her trade to the Gulf, she will find that she is
pursuing a most mistaken policy. Her position in this re
spect is eMij a ly different from that of Georgia, particularly
towards South Caroliua. Georgia has an Atlantic port of her
own with a better harbor than that of Charleston, and hav
ing expended nearly five times as much upon internal im
provements as Carolina, it is hut leasonalde that she should
strive lo redp the greatest profit possible from her investment,
or at least that she should keep her own trade within hei own
borders for tbe enrichment of her own people.
Alabama is differently tituated. Having no Atlantic port
of her own, lur produce must either go to the Gulf ports or
piss over the winch Georgia has already con
structed or is preparing to construct to her hand. For this
reason she should accommodate her improvements to those of
Georgia, and should study the interests of her people at
targe , rather than the influence which those improvement*
may chance to have upon one or two particular cities, l’lie
people of Alabama would doubtless prefer to senJ their pro
duce to the Atlantic by the shortest, most direct and least
expensive route, and hence we have been astonished that our
goovl matured friend nf the Montgomery Jmrnal should ad
vise the construction of a Road from that city by the way of
Atlanta, Georgia. Wesca cely think that in his cooler mo
ments he could consent to compel his planting friends to
carry their cotton a distaii e of five hundred “and thirty,
when they can reach the same destination by travelling only
three bundled and seventy mi lea. We can scarcely suppose
that a gentleman of his libeial views would be willing to l v y
such a tax upon the agriculture of his own State for the ben
efit of ihe ciiios of Montgomery and Mpbile. We ae there
fore, constrained to believe that the proposed convention will
advise thee.nly completion of a branch of the Montgomery
Road to U- lumbus, and that the main line, instead ol being
pressed tot ward to West Point, will bo extended up the
valley of the Tallapoosa river, or he terminated at the town
of Lalsyette, in Chambers county. This would give to
Montgomery the double advantage of an Atlantic market*
and of competing with Columbus & other nties for the Hade
of an important region of country. It would be a happy
compromise of the question, and we think might even re
concile our friend ol ihe Journal to that “Georgia Combi
nation, ’ winch he now seems sc cordially to bate.
i bis branch Road from Montgomery to Colurnbu*, more
over, is an important link in the great iron chain which is to
stretch acioss the Southern Slates, by way of Montgomery
and Jackson, to Vicksburg, Mii ia ippi, and thence oriwaid
peilmps, towards the Pacific Oceun,
Savannah Republican.
A New Article for Export. —We have learned bom the
fact in the commerce of Charleston. A parcel of V\ het
from one of our upper districts has been taken this wet •
for F'oreign export. We unde 1 stand that there are large or
ders heie lor Indian Corn. Whenever the rail-roads now in
contemplation for connecting Chaileston with the upp*f l# ■
tints of the State are cotnplehd, our city will be able
pete with other places in the export of Grain and Bresdstu *
generally. Some portions of South Carolina * r ® 8,4 we * ta
culaUd to produce an abundant supply of these gr#ai■ •) i P
of subsistence us the moat fertile sections of the r,,on
Our planters and farmers would, without doubt, reap K
den harvest, by devoting more of their ‘.iuie lo ibo CU tiva l
ol Grain*— CA. Ei\ Ntws.
The widow of Col. Watson, who fi ll et the siege of M
1 terey, gave birth to a daughter on the day of h* ( ,u ” *!, .
death, tthe has been chastened Monterey Hicba. * un
j son.
MAOXFTre TILIOItABH Dl TI n Fit he N-I I
falo Telegraph Cos. have declared a dividend * ( | lf% I
I for five months precetding the sth February.
| first magnetic dividend ever d-flared. 1 he esintn ■
j line have been about SII,OOO sine's 7th ‘V’ j|¥l d f tiiß
the expenses have absorbed about one third. i .he first H
the patentee gets $2,700, which may be considered ■
practical reaull of this gieat discovery. fl
ttueine,, of the N. V. Custom H<** -J**
receipt. fr iluti™ thereon, l the New Yor follow
from January 1 to February 5, incluai**. | ir *“ e |J( j |„tH
inn re.ult., a. compateJ with thone ol the n> f
Free 73.862 75,467 * ’ f
Specie. 861 !•♦ 18 ' 36J 2 2
1 Dutiable, 1,238,480 1.214.139
[ L’a.lt tec'tS, 367,838 3JI,'F H