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AUGUSTA.
FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 28.
Decision.
We copy from the Constitutionalist of yes
terday the following report of a la:o decision
of Judge Hillyer, al the request of the author.
’ It is indeed a novelcase, but to onr mind thede
ctaton is based upon correct prittcjples. for it
appears to us that tbe Interior Court was tran
scending its authority in assuming to discharge
a prisoner who had been imprisoned by the or
der of an acknowledged higher tribunal. The
duty of tbe Sheriff in this ease was one of very
delicate responsibility, and before executing the
order of the Inferior Court he should have as
certained his duty iu the premises, and have re
fused to execute the older. This course, it is
true, would have placed him in contempt of the
Interior Court, and had they endeavored to pun
ish him for the alledged ■ contempt, .he whole
case would have been carrried up to the Supe
rior Court, when he would have been certainly
released. If, however, the repot t of the case
shall serve to make Inferior Courts more cau
tious in the discharge of their duties it will
doubtless be productive of good.
Clarksville, April 20, 1843.
Me. Guieu:—As the late decision of nis Hon
or, Judge Hillyer, on a Rule against the Sheriff
of this county’ mav be of interest to 'he pub
lic, and save innocent persons from sustaining
loss, I am sure you will readily give it a place
in your widely' circulated paper. Ihe facts ol
the ease bn wnichthe rule was predicated are as
follows:—S. had obtained a judgement against
. H. for some 12 or #lslO. To elude the pay
ment of the money, or having no means to
pay it H. sought’to take the benefit ol the
act for the relief of honest debtors. His re
turn was controverted, and the jury on tri
al, found aver. -4 fraud and concealment, on
widen the late Judge Harris ordered H. to be
confined in jail, until he should pay the money,
or be otherwise discharged according to law.
Twelve months since, H, was broug.it before
the Justices of me Interior Court, by a writ of
habeas corpus, and discharged. At the Octo
ber I’erm, 8. proceeded to nold the Sheriff lia
ble, under a Rule ; and at the late Term of the
Court, the Rule was made absolute; and the
Sheriff held liable for the amount of the debt. 1
will not now trouble either you or the public
with the ingenious devices, protestations of sin
cerity, Ac. Ac., on the part of certain Barris
ters, (who, for the present, may be nameless,)
by which the Court was satisfied ot having ju
risdiction; but it may not be improper to state,
that S. was fullv apprised that an etiort to re
lease H. wot;ld be made, when it was made,
and he left home without saying yea or nay. It
was likewise known to nearly every member of
the bar, and had even been a subject matter Os
conversation before his Honor, and yet* no one
thought prop r to drop a hint, even by inuendo,
to protect the innocent Sheriff: We would not
be miaundej srJM J udge,
pugning the correctness ot hisdecisioti. We 1
have heard, it is true, that one dicision was t
made in a similar case, in direct opposi- I
tion, and know that some of the first legal c
gentlemen in the State differ with him; but to y
our mind, his decision was reached by a chain
of arguments conclusive and irresistible.— (
Our only object is to call the attention ot the t
Justices of the Inferior Courts aud Sheriffs ,
throughout the country, to the decision just I
made by Judge Hillyer, to w .t: That the Sheriff .
is bound to obev all orders or processes issuing :
from the Superior Court, and if he does not, he <
will be held responsible; that an order or process t
from an inferior judiciary' when in collision I
with an orderor processfromthcSuperiorCourt
js a nullity; that the Justices ot the Inferior -
Court, sitting as a Habeas Corpus Court, or t
otherwise, have no power to review, rescind, or i
in any wise interfere, with the acts of the Super- t
ior Court; that the Inferior Court, if it travels i
out of its jurisdiction, and injury thereby accrue l
to anv one, the members of the Court arc indi- <
vidgally liable. All this seems to be in accord- ;
ance with common sense: it may be law: but I
what is law iu Richmond, is not law in Haber- 1
sham; the Judge’s construction of law, makes i
the law, and he enforces it. Does such a state i
of things exist in any other portion of enlighten
ed christendom ! JUSTICE. (
. Specie, in New Orleans.
The amount of specie received in 'New .Or
leans from the Ist Seplentter 1842, to the 22nd
April inst., is $8,487,199.
The Charleston Courier of. yesterday says :
The ship Gordiner. (of Gardiner) Bradstreet,
hence for Liverpool, arrived below at Bath,(Me.),
21st inst., in distress, having sprung a leak—'
r will have :o discharge. .
Launch —The Charleston Courier of yester
day says:—Was launched yesterday from the
ship yard of Mr. Wm. Kirkwood, a lighter 90
feet long, 18 feet wide, capable of carrying 1000
bales of Cotton, jnd when loaded, not drawing
more than 2 feet water.. She is built for the rer
ain navigation of the Wateree at all stages of
he river. '
rj’The Federal Union has placed the name of
Hon. John C. Calhoun at its Editorial head—
he being the first choice of the Editors tor the
next Presidency. , - .
Ths Texas Mutineers.—The Picayune of
Saturday the 22d inst. says:—We leant, from
authority entitled to all credit, that Landois.
Hudgins, Allen and Simpson, four of the Texan
mutineers, were hung yesterday on boaid the
Austin. Barrington and Keenan were sentenced
to receive one bun Ircd lashes each, and Wil- ■
liams fifty.
Chinese Arrrrupt.—Lieut. Murray, in his
Doings in China, gives the following proof ofthe
aptitude for civilization possessed by the Juve
nile branches of the Celestials:—“The chiluren
are very intelligent and sharp; they pick up
English easy. Almost all the young black
guards about this place could swear in rent good
English.'
Wearing Wkafons.—We have ever regar
ded, says the Savannah Republican, the prac
tice of wearing arms of any description in a
civilized community, as being either boyish or
cowardly—when not theMMer, it is too often the
former. Most well-bred persons would sooner
expose themselves to danger, than take the en
cumbrance of a bowic knife, big enough for a
butcher knife, and one ot Colt's revolving pis
tols, weighing one or two pounds.
Early Marriage—Mr. Cooly in noticing
the customs of the present race ot Egyptians,
says:—“lt is singular how very young the Egyp
tian peasants marry. Nine or ten years for girls,
and twelve or fifteen years for boys, is consider,
ed a marriageble age. Both sexes have so lit
tle objection to the conjugal state, that they
get married as fast and as soon as possible."
The Picayune says: Weall know how over
sanguine politicians are apt to become in mak
ing their estimates. A country editor, speak
ing of the confidence of a Clay editor, who
claims Arkansas for that gentleman at the next
elections, remarks that confidence in politics is
a good deal like confidence in eating sausages,
but liable to the same disappointments and un
t certainties.
Be CARr.ft‘l. who you Marry.—Oneof the
• United States Courts hasdecided that a Choc
taw marriage, between a whitman and an In
jjiian woman, is void; that a civilized man is in
capable of contracting marriage with a savage;
and that their odkpring is illigetimate and van-
Wt inherit
From the Aris Or/rins Picayune.
Later from Mexico.
On boaid the U. S sloop ot war V incennes
Capt. Buchanan, arrived a few days since ai
Pensacola, came passengers, Judge Hutchin
son, and Messrs. Jones ai><l Maverick, three ot
he San Antonio prisoners, recently released to
Gen. Thompson by Santa Anna. 'Mr. Maver
ick arrived in town yesterday. From him ano
from our correspondents, we gather the follow
ing interesting iutormation.
Santa Anna was reported to be extremely un
well with a fever on the 3d inst., the day on
which Mr. Maverick left the city of Mexico.—
a was expected, immediately on his tecuvery,
•f not before, that he would resort to extraordin
ary means to recruit the finances of the coun
try.
The Vincennes left Vet a Cruz on the 9th inst.
The day before, an extr: ordinary courier had
arrived from tlic city ofMexico with important
despatches. A vessel had been chartered im
mediately, at a high price, to convey these tlfis
. atches to Campeachy. It was supposed they
:iad some reterence to the movements of Coni.
Moore's squadron.
Droves of riitreZitti/nry volunteers were daily
being escorted under strong guards to the city
of Mexico, tied in couples. Un arriving, they
ale immediately put under drill masters, and
converted into soldiers as fast as possible. The
rumor is, that Santa Anna, finding he cannot
whip the Yucatecos, intends sending an army
ol 35,000 men to that province and fairly eat the
inhabitants natof “kwiy and heimv" or jn otb,
er words use up their supplies and starve them
into submission.
The news in relation to the Tpxan prisoners,
in the main, is gloomy enough, especially as
regards those retaken, who belonged to Col.
Fishdr’s command. The order to decimate the
number retaken, (165,) we are fearful has been
carried into effect near Matamoras. The report
is that 17 were shot.
We have heard it stated that of this number,
youßg Crittenden came near being one. For
tunately, however. the eutter Woodbury brought
an order lot his release in season to save his
life. The Vincennes touched at Tampico on
the 13th inst., with the expectation of finding
him there : but he had left three days before fol
the city of Mexico. Not a doubt can be enter
tained of his safety. We have been unable to
learn the names ot those shot.
Col. Fisher, Gen. Green, Capt. Reese, and
Messrs. Shephard, Van Ness and Hancock had
arrived at Perote, together with such of the men
as accompanied them, some eighteen in all.—
Fisher and Green are chained together, with
heavier irons than the rest, and are compelled to
work with the other prisoners carrying sand,
Ac. A young brother of Capt. Reese has been
released to Gen. Thompson.
Col. Fisher, with four of his officers, were a
bout a mile in advance when the attack upon
the guard at Salado commenced. Dr. Bren
ham and Messrs. Lyons, Rice and Higginson,
were killed dead on the spot —poor Fitzgerald
was mortally wounded, but survived some two
or three days. During this time, utterly unable
to stand, he was carried in a cart and treated in
the most inhuman manner bj' the officer of the
guard, Cant. Posas. It is even said that he was
dragged from the cart betlire yet dead, but expi
red shortly after and was buried by his com
rades. In the attack upon the guard, some thir
ty of the Mexicans were killed. All describe
the attempt to esca: e, when so far in the coun
try, as insane and desperate to the greatest de
gree.
Dr. Booker, one ol the San Antonio prison
ers, and a brave and meritorious man, was acci
dentally killed at Perote, about the Ist inst., by
a drunken Mexican soldier. The latter point
ed his gun with the intention of shooting one of
his own officers; but untorn .lately, the ball
hxlged in the breast of Dr. 8., who survived but
a few days.
It was’ currently reported that Santa Anna
was soon to release Messis. Colquhoun, Brad
.ey, Peterson, Truhart and Van Ness—all tak
en at San Anton o. General Tomei is cer
tainly interesting himself powerfully lor the lat
ter.
Antonio Navarro is still confined at the Acor
dado, city of Mexico. He is in good health and
spirits, and is confident of being soon released.
It may be recollected that Mr. N. was one of
the commissioners of the Texan Santa Fe ex
pedition, and the only one not released.
.. J.ilm and Wils.ni Riddle, and Capt. O’Phe
lan, all'oniiem -taken at San AntoßTo, liaTe
been released through the intercession of the'
British Minister. The latter was a great triend
ofthe unfortunate Fitzgerald, and served three
years with him in Spain under Gen. Evans.
A report is current at the city ofMexico, that
Capt. Elliott, the British Charge to Texas, has
recently written a letter to Santa Anna, in
which he has stated, at the express request of
President Houston, that the latter hopes that
Santa Anna will treat the Mier prisoners with
all clemency, hut that they crossed the Dio Grande
contrary to his (Houston’s) orders! For the sake
of humanity, we trust this rumormay not prove
true. It would be virtually signing the death
warrant of these brave men, in case Santa Anna
wanted an excuse for shooting them—Fisher,
Green and all. Gen. Somervell, who had com
mand ofthe expedition at the time Fisher sepa
rated from the main body, has stated, under nis
own signature, that the latter had his full leave
for acting as he did—in fact that it was by his
otders. No w. if Houston has really sent such
a message as the one we have mentioned above
to Santa Anna, he has stamped himself a cold
blooded, heartless fiend, and deserving the exe
cration of mankind at large. We again hope
'that it may prove untrue.
From the -Veir Orleans Tropic.
The Texas Mutineers.
Below we publish a letter from Commodore
Moore, written just before the departure of the
Texian squadron from the Balize,
suit ofthe Court Martial held on the ship Aus
tip, the details of which were published in the
city papers.—lt will be seen that four of the mu
tineers have been sentenced to death. Three to
be flogged, and one discharged. The Commo
dore states in the following letter that he will
carry btft the sentences ofthe Court Martial in
these dases, in a few days. We are itsf. posses
sirnof information that induces us-Ut. believe
that the terrible penalty of the law they viola-:
ted, has already been paid by these-ftiiser
abfe men. Eandois, Hudgins, Allen and Simp
son. undoubtedly expiated their offences, yester
day noon, at the yard-arm of the ship Austin.
These men were patiently tried, and no doubt of
their participation in the murder of Lieut. Ful
ler is entertained by those.whfiheaidittoevidenca
presented to the Court. The fearful example
of their execution, so justly ordered wißexercise
a most beneficial effect in preserving the disci
pline ot the Navy of Texas.
Texas Sloop of War Austin, 1
OffN. E. Pass of Mississippi River. :•
April 18,1843. )
To the Editors of the. Tropic.
Herewith 1 forward you the sentences ofthe
Courts Martial convened on board this ship, at
New Orleans.
No. 1. Frederick Shepherd— swtguil'y.
No. 2. Antonio Landois—guilty of all the
chargesand specifications, and sentenced suffer
death, ituanimously.
No. 3. James Hudgins—guilty of all the
charggs and specifications and sentencedto sutler
death il animoitsly.
N<>. 1. Wm Harrington—sentencedtoreceive
<ra<’A«»rfr*/la.siKs on the bare back.
No, 5. Isaac Allen—guilty ofthe Ist atid 3d
charges, and sentenced to suffer death, unani
mously.
Nov 6. John W. Williams—guilty of the 3d
charge and sentenced to receive fifty lashes, but
recommended to mercy.
Nq. 7. Edward Keenan—guilty of the 3d
charge, and sentenced to receiv'd one hundred
lashes.
' No. 8. William Simpson—guilty and sen
tenced to suffer death—three members for the
sentence of death, one member for the sentence
and recommendation to mercy, and one member
for the sentence to receive one hundred, lashes
with The cats.
The following was the ratihgof the respective
men oh board the San Antonios:
No. 1. Frederick Shepherd-443eaman.
No. 2. Antonio Landois—Manne.
No. 3. James Hudgins—Seaman.
No. 1. Win. Barrington—Seaman.-
No. 5. Isaac Allen—Seaman.
No. 6. John W. Williams—Seaman.
No. 7. Edward Keenan—Cook.
No. 8. William Simpson—Cant. Marines.
I have numliered the men in the order that
they were tried.
By the evidence presented to the Court, a
regularly concerted plan had been forming, for
some time, to seize this ship and the schooners
San Antonio and San Bernard, (the only vessels
at sea) and run them into Vera Cruz. 1 have
thought it best to give you this information, as
in the course of human events we might all go
to the bottom.
1 enclose you a copy of the charges against'
Frederick Shepherd arid Antonio Landois, all
the rest are the same as those against Landois.
The sentence of the Court in the case of Mid
shipman R. H. Clements, will require the action*
ofthe Presided! of Texas—the others I will car
ry out in a few days myselt.
We sail first for Galveston, where I contem
plate stopping for a few houts, when I will sail
direct to attack the squadron off the coast ot Yu
catan Yours truly,
The Cabinet. —A letter from Washington
says;—“On the first of May, Mr. Upshur walks
into the State Department, and Mr. Cushing in
to that ofthe Navy. Mr. Webster retires to his
: farm at Marshfield."
D’Hon. Edward J. Black, says the Wash
ington News, is out in the Constitutionalist,
against the useful and interesting report of the
1 Commissioner of Patents, from which we have
heretofore made extensive extracts; he says it is
1 pison, and that he don’t want to see it insidious
ly administered to Mr. Guieu and others of his
constituents, without giving some notice of it.
Mr. Guieu don’t coincide exactly tn opinion
with the Honorable Ned. and says of the report
as a toper says of his Whiskey, “if it is pison
it’s dem good.”
What a perfect Don Quixotte is this Honor
aele Mr. Black! How acutely does he find out
enemies in wind-mills and flocks of sheep, and
how valoiottsly does he attack them!
Perils or our Gallant Navy.—Within
little more than a year, we have lost two fine
sloops of war, the Peacock and the Concord, the
captain, purser and one seaman of the latter
drowned. The Flying Fish, tender to the ex
ploring squadron has never been heard from.—
The Saratoga, anew sloop, was recently dis
masted, and only saved with all her crew, by ex
traordinary seamanship on the part oflieroffi
ccrs. The Vincennes, sloop oi war. has re
c»aul_, Been ;«t»r>re isi r(je Wc-ir indies. Cum-
Janodore Tbfli, Captain John Gallagher, and
Commanders Ralph. Voorhees, and Boream,
have been dropped from the rcll of our little na
vy, by the command of Him who ends al! crui
zes.—A. Y. Sun.
CiiESAPEAKr. and Onto Canal.—The Bal
timore Patriot says.-—We are glad to beableto
state, on good authority, that, alter an official
examination of the whole lineoftheChesapeake
and Ohio Canal, tbe damages iixmi the recent
freshet w ill not much, ifat all. euceed 915,000.
It is probable that there wasmore waterflowing
in the channel ofthe Potomac in this rise than
in any other within the memory of man. The
injury will not require more than two weeks for
their repair.
Canada.—The question conceniingthe remo
val of the seat of Government of Canada from
Kingston to Montreal, has been set at test by
Sir Charles Metcalfe, the new Governor, who
states ’xplieitly that he has no instructions to
remove it.
D’ Ona ofthe papers state that the Bosk n la
dies are holding lemonade parties. A large punch
bowl ot water is provided, which is sweetened
by the young ladies all placing their lips to the
brim. The old maids then look into it and the
lemonade is “Jone did.”
The Washington News of Thursday,' the
27th inst., says:—ln the regulation of the sea
sons this year, Spring seems to have been omit
ed. We have passed from Winter to- Summer
without any intermediate slate. The heat for
the last tew days has not been inferior tofa|t
ordinarily experienced in Summer, (the tWr
mometer ranging frem 85 to 90 degrees,) and
tbe earth has become parched and dry. Vege
tation has advanced rapidly, but it is now suf
fering with drought. Farmerslookglooiny axid
talk desponoingiy about theijrerops, which must
suffer exceedingly unless rain tails soon. We
hope their present apprehensions ofa bad crop
year, may not be realized.
A severe winter, it is said, is always followed
by a productive summer; if this be true, we
may expect a more favorable season than pres
ent appearances seem to portend.
Commercial Treaty with New Grenada.—
gentleman just arrived*here l iToni !
cn we learn that on the 24th of March last, the
Hon. Leon De Pombo wap appointed a Com*
missioner on behall of the Republic of New
Grenada, to form a Commercial Treaty with Mr.
Blackford, the U. S. Minister at Bogota, Our
informant was the bearer of despatches to the
Secretary ot State.
Small Pox.
The Columbus Argus of the 26th inst. says-
It appears from the Report of the <Sity Physi
cian that this disease is now confined, to the Hos
pital. It is much to be hoped that the cases now
there, will be the last. If there.'be any in the
city who have hitherto, from,negli genes or oth
er cause, failed to be vaccinnated, they ought to
attend to it.
Columbus, April 25.
Hon. Jacob I. Moses, Moydr*.
Sir:—l am happy to have it in my power to
state.that there is at this time, n® case of Small
Pox Within the limits of the city.
The only remaining cases are at the Hospit
al; and we have evfry reason to hope, that in
three weeks more, the disease w ill totally disap
pear. W. 8. CHIPLEY,
■City Physician.
Small I’ox In Newberry.
The Columbia South Carolinian says':—We
learn from a respectable citizen of Newberry,
about two Weeks ago, that nine cases of small
pox hgd occuned in that District—all negroes,
trpm Charleston; that nine of them had termina
tedin death; and that the citizens, in their alarm,
had‘prevented th« physicians from attending
tti,?iil, by warning them that they would not em-
thi-ih again, if they did so. We scarcely
know which are most reprehensible, in such ca
ses, the physicians, or they wh<» deprive the Af
flicted ot their aid, by such warnings. It is the
■duly ot the former, to incur tjie risks incident to
j olession they nave vpluntarily, assumed,
a’nd disregarded all such warnings; arid any one
who does not, should bedisitouuteiianced by all
lest he deal by them, in affliction, as he
has done by others either front fear of disease,
or of loss of practice.
Small Pox in Columbia Soath Carolina.
I'he Carolinian says:—Drs. Wells, Fair and
Boatwt i:;ht, state what is generally known here,
that about 15 or 20 days ago, a lad” who had had
the disease mildly in Charleston, and was re
covering, was taken on board a boat from
Charle ton about 50 miles below, and brought
up ano lodged in a house between here and
Granby: that two negroes belonging to the boat
took ti e disease after their arrival, and were
•juickly removed to the Sand-hills; that lour
cases 1 d since occurred in the family where
the lad was lodged'between’fifere and Granby,
which ! tve been eaiefullv guarded from all
communication ; that no case has occurred in
this place, e:. :< pt the two mentioned as removed
to the Sand-hills; and that there is not now the
least apprehension ofthe disease in the town, or
the least danger, or cause tor alarm, to those dis
posed to visit it.
From, the New Orleans Courier.
Latestfroin Yucatan.
Captain Lauder, of the brig Spy, arrived this
morning, fromLernla, Whence She sailed on the
night ol the 16th instant, reports having left the
Guadaloupe, steamboat; Mexican and Polliac,
gun brigs, at that port; also, tbe schr. Cassius, of
Gloucester, Mass., which was to leave the next
day for New Orleans.
There was a report that the city’ of Merida had
been taken by the Mexicans— but not official.
The following is an extract ot a letter, re
ceived in this city, tram the American Consul,
dated—
Tampico, April 13, 1843.
Every tenth man, out of the number of Tex
ian prisoners, have been shot by order ol Santa
Anna—say sixteen out of 160. Our port has
been again closed. There are several merchant
men in port now, and the Authorities have de
cided to freight the number required for the
transportation of troops to Campeachy. But yes
terday* I was officially advised that vessels of
mv nation were allowed to depart. Every thing
looks dull and gloomy. There is no knowing
what will he the late of the residue ofthe Tex
ian prisoners.
From Pensacola.—Arrival of President
. Bovt rat that Place.—A correspondent of
tbe Mobile Herald, writing from Pensacola on
Sunday last, announces the arrival there on that
morning ot the British sloop of war Magnet,
' with Ex-President Boyer on board, who, it will
. be remembered, lately abdicated the Ma
gistracy of the Government of Hayti. Salutes
were interchanged by the U. S. ship Independ-
I ence and from the guns of the Navy Yard with
the Magnet, as she came to anchor off the Fort.
The correspondent adds—" While I am wri
ting, two ships have appeared in the offing, sup
posed to be the Marion and Vincennes, as they
i are both hourly expected. The Independence
5 sails to-day or to-morrow on a cruise in the
Gulf, and it is said the whole of the Home
Squadron now here ate under sailing orders.—
s The French corvette La Brilliante will sail in
a few days." |
AUGUSTA, GA THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 1, 1813.
From the Rallimore Amer icon.
Guocri.aturial Itenedutre.
The Southern mail ofSatuivlay brought a re
ort ofa rencontre between Gov. McDowell o
Ziiginia, and Gov. Thomas of Maryland,ai
taunton, Va. There is a family difficulty be
tween these persons, growing out ot tbe separa
tum ol Gov. Thomas from his wife, who is the
daughter of Gov. McDowell. The rumor ot
ue rencontre at,Staunton is variously reporte. .
t’he Richmond Star furnishes the following ac
count :
‘ Ave have the particulars from a correspon
dent, of a fight that occurred at Staunton on
Tuesday last, between Gov. McDowell and Gov.
Thomas of Maryland. Gov. Thomas reached
that place in the Valley stage about 11 o’clock,
atuluiw. McDowell in the C harlottesville stage,
about an hour afterwards. They put up at the
same hotel, and met there, but uid nbt speak—
both designing to take the Lexington stage, —
When the stage came up, Guv. McDowell han
ded his lady into the stage, and he was also in
the act of entering when he observed Thomas
at his side, and demanded where he was going,
to which tie replied—“in the stage.” This he
was assured he should not do, and from words
they proceeded to blows, Gov. McDowell em
ploying his umbrella with marked effect upon
his adversary. The bystanders then interfered,
and the battle u asstopped—Goyernor'l bomtLs
<l»H>tei'M»t«heha'YTi<»t-re»eit‘dtifatl' plav. By tbe
persuasion oflrienus, Gov. McDowell with lus
lady, took a private conveyance to Lexington,
Gov. T. continuing in the stage. It was anti
cipated that another “scene” would occur al
Lexington, from which place news was anx
iously expected. The affair has caused great
talk and excitement at Staunton.”
From lily Orleans Picayune.
Still Later from Yucatan.
By a vessel arrived yesterday w e have dates
from Yucatan two or three days later than be
fore received.
The accounts are still contradictory to a de
gree, but from what we can gather -we are of the
opinion that the Yucatecos are still in the as
cendant, and in a fairway to drive the Mexi
cans from their soil.
The steamer G uaitaloupe and a brig are block
ading Sisal. The Montezumaand city of Dub
lin steamers, one brig and one schooner, are at
Lerma.
The Mexican schooner of war Tetan, with a
crew ot thirty men, came into Caiiijxraetiy on
the Bth. The crew had mutinied, landed their
captain on the coast and sailed from Campea
chy, to surrender the vessel to the authorities.
The Mexican steamer Montezuma had board
ed the brig Energy, the captain of which was
taken ou board the former hut was afterwards
released. The report is that the steamer has
only 3f)inftti on board, Englishmen, who being
badly provisioned and worse paid, threaten to
leave thaservice and take the M. along with
them as security. They* were out of fuel and
not in a situation to do effective service. With
the exception of this steamer, the other Mexi
can vessels were manned with natives of the
country. They are dispersed along the coast,
anti cannot be brought to combined action.
Capt. Boylan, the new commander of the
Yucatan gunboats, appears to be doing active
service from all accounts. He had already cap
tured several small crall.belonging to the Mexi
cans. We are of the opinion that he has Capt.
Wheelwright, a brave and meritorious officer,
along with him, although we do not know that
such is the case.
From the Courier of last evening wc copy
the following letter, handed the editor of that
journal by a friend:
“Gen. Pedro de Ampudia arrived on the 9th
of April at Lerma, the place in which is station
ed theMexic; n Quarter Master General. Gen.
A. immediately tookthe command of the Mex
ican army. Not a doubt exists but Merida will
be taken possession of by the Mexicans under
the comiimnd of Gen. Pena on the 11th inst.—
The death of Gen. Guadaloiipe Victoria, of the
Independent army, at Perote, is announced.”
The intelligence; says the editor of the Cou
rier, is highly important, and we are disposed,
on account of the respectability of the source
from which we have derived it, to place in it
the utmost reliance. Nevertheless, «e have a
miention of this event.
Just beiore the departure of the Rosario, in
formation was received at Campeachy, of the
total discomfiture of the Mexican army, intend
ed for the invasion of the interior ot Yucatan.
The fai ts of the case, as we have been enabled
to gather them from the most reliable sources,
are as follows:
Gen. Lemus, the traitor, formerly in com
mand of the Yucatan forces, had been placed at
the head of the troops, 2,000 in number, and
landed at Telchac, for the subjugation ot Yuca
tan. Telchac is a small village on the North
ern coast of Yucatan, 160 miles from Campea
chy, and 30 miles from Merida. It was pre
sumed that Lemus was so well acquainted with
the country, that he would experience but little
difficulty in making his way to the interior, al
though it was well known that Gen. Llergo, with
2,500 Yucatecos. hastily gathered together, had
determined to oppose his advance. Ail proper
preparations having been made, Lemus took
up his line of march from Telchac towards Me
rida. The road, it seems, was a strange one,
skirted on each side with low swampy ground.
Llergo, with his force, retreated, until the Mex
icans had advanced to a small village 18 miles
from Merida, where he attacked the enemy
most unexpectedly, in front and in rear, with
extraordinary vigor. The Mexicans, tor a
short period, defended themselves with unusual.
bravery, and were slaughtered in large numbers.
More than four hundred fell on the field, and
the balance took refuge in a stone church, and
such other buildings as promised protection.—
The loss of the Yucatecos was comparatively
quite small.
About the time the Rosario left Campeachy,
the report reached that place, that beyond all
doubt the entire Mexican force would be anni
hilated, as allchanee of retreat had been cutoff,
and their situation in every particular was most
perilous.
The news from the fleet is likewise quite in
teresting. The schooner Sisaleana, mounting
tour guns, had been surrendered to the Campe
chanos. was manned with 37 ■ men, who
with the officers, the Captain alone exepted, de
termined to desert from tlie Mexicans. The
Captain was put ashore, and the schooner was
delivered to Capt. Roylan by the Lieutenant.
At Laguna, a few days previous to the sail
ing ol the Rosario, 22 ofthe crew of the schoon
er Eagle deserted, and desertions from all the
vessels were most frequent. The steamship
Regenerador, in a sad condition, leaking badly,
had sailed lor Vera Cruz, in company with four
ofthe transports. The Montezuma andsehoou
er Eagle were ;:t Telchac. waiting the result of
the invasion of Yucatan. The steamship Gua
daloupe, and the brigs Yucateco and Campe
chano, were at Lerma. The Guadaloupe, is
described to be in a most desperate state, hav
ing a crew of only 31 men, ten ol them sailors.
But five of the original crew of Englishmen had
remained on board of her. she luui lei civeiL
three balls trom the gun-boats—one i 4 them
struck tue main-mast, the second damaged the
fore-mast, an.l the third lodged in the stern.
The schooner Two Sons, formerly of this
port, has been purchased by Gov. Mendez and
added to the Yucatan naval force. The whole
Mexican fleet is described to be in a most mis
erable condition, and has been - probably totally
disheartened by the defeat of the Mexicans in
the interior. Their fate will be sealed on the
arrival of Com. Moore.
An Apology.—The editor ol the Rochester
Bulletin, in speaking of the various apologies
effered by persons for want of interest in their
journals, says in regard to himself and his pa
per, that the mails are regular, his business is
not pressing, and the only excuse he has to of
fer is, that he is in jail! He announces that he
shall be happy to receive the calls of his friends
at his place of residence, from 9 a. m. til! 5 v. m.
Mr. Everett and the China Embassy.—
The Boston Atlas of Saturday has the follow
ing paragraph:
Embassy to China.—Letters received in this
city by the family connections of the Hon. Ed
ward Everett, American Minister to England,
state, that he had received intelligence of his
appointment to the Embassy to China but a short
time previously to the sailing of the steamer—
and that, as the proposition was entirely unex
pected by hiai, and as it came to luki about the
same time with the disastrous riots and troubles
in Canton, he thought proper to take a longer
time than would elapse previously to the sail
ing of the Steamer, to determine upon accepting
or declining the proffered embassy.
' Electrical Phenomenon.—Protessor S. F.
B. Morse, in a letter in Silliman’s Journal of
Science, states that he and Professor Fisher
have discovered that several currents ot electri
city will pass upon the same wire without inter
ference, either in the same direction, or in oppo
site directions. In the same journal is an ac
count of a shower of shooting stars, resemb
ling the meteoric display of November, 1833,
which was seen in the neighborhood of Win
chester. Virginia, on the 22d of August, 1842,
between 1 and 2 o’clock in the day time. They
appeared to proceed from a j oint near the sun,
and to shoot in every direction, many apparent
ly falliogtowards the earth.
SATURDAY. JIOM.W. APRIL 29.
Valuable Work.— Harper & Bro
kers have laid on outOw Pa't 3 ot Brande’s
Encyclopedia ol Scicfi6(j»it* r “ture and Art, a
work that deserves to ÜBT the hand of every
American. It is tor saH’in Thuma.' Richards.
a-S.’A. .l-iL Mi simßßlon out tabie a dou
ble sheet «xlra Brotlwrißjjpalhan, containing
“Anseltno, the Grand Matfr of the Secret Ot
def’—from the Italian ofijfldier.
JCrThe case of the HflSp l Catholic Priest,
Wienzu-pffin, a horri
hle outrage on Mrs. up for trial
in the Evansville (la.) Court, lately.—
The Jury could not agri® fjKeinS for his con
viction and one for acqjfiyff- The Jury were
out 24 hours. He Ms appearadee
at the next term <4 the iCireuft Court, in the
sum of 94,00(1. .
Mutiny .-.t Sea,—T®Hßwetoka, of New
York, McLarren, on th'sHßjytfrom Liverpool
bound to New Orleans J&fo’itrf St. Thomas on
on the sth inst. with her-in a state of mu
tiny; so me of the ring put info the
fott io be sent the ship was
to sail th® Tiext da? for li#i'<S4Sied port.
Godfrey Pope, who was indicted at Louis
ville, for the killing of Mr. Bliss, was acquitted
by the jury on the 15th. The Cineinnaii Daily
Chronicle of the 17th says that the evidence on
the trial, made both the character of Bliss, and
the circumstances ofthe homicide, very differ
ent from what they were understood to be by the
public. It appeared, that from the first Bliss had
expected an attack, that he was armed with a
six barreled pistol; that it was raised to fire;
and that, in fine—the killing appeared to the
Jury, in the nature of self-defence.
The Newbern (N. C.) Spectator of the 22d
inst. says:—“We are gratified to be able to an
nounce to the citizens of the district that the
Hqfl, Edward Stanly has accepted the nomina
tion of the Convention, and is now a candidate
for election to the next Congress.”
Ala Convention of the Whigs of the 9th Con
gressional District of North Carolina, held in
Edenton on the 17:h day of April, 1843, Ken
neth Rayner, the late distinguished Representa
tive ol a pan of that district, was nominated
as the Whig candidate to represent the district
in Congress.
Mammoth Steamboat.—lt is stated in the
New York papers that Mr. Burden, a most in
genious and enterprising citizen of Troy, in
♦hat State, “is about to construct a steamboat to
run between the alxive two cities, to be 600 feet
long. She is expected to make the trip from N.
5 ork to Troy, 160 miles, in 5 hours!”
To be Tried.—Mr. Cooke, who shot Mr.
Gardner at Norfolk, has been held to bail in the
sum of SIO,OOO, to take his trial before the Su
perior Court in June.
The official returns ofthe recent election in
Connecticut, show that Cleveland lacks just 97
votes of being elected Governor, andeach oneof
the candidates for State officers lack not far from
the satne number of votes of an election. It
makes, howevvr, but very little difference, for
the Loco Focos have large majorities in both
branches of the Legislature, and will of course
elect just such officers as please them.—N*. I*.
Cour, q- Eng.
Marine Disaster.—The Br. ship Douglass,
Capt. Brewster, at this port from Taverpool,
while coming into the harbor, on Thursday af
ternoon, got qn the south breaker, where the
Salt. 600 sacks<rf t!„,.
when she floated ofo with the change of tide,
without damage.— Saranpoh Republican of Sat
urday.
Shipwrec k.—We learn from Captain Smith,
ofthe schooner Princess, arrived yesterday, from
Neuvitas, the Danish brig Jason, from Copenha
gen, for Havana, was lostonthe 14th March, six
miles to the eastward of Neuvitas entrance. The
Jason was a new brig, of 400 tons, and on her
first voyage. Crew saved—vessel and cargo
totally lost.— Charleston Courier.
Mail Contract.—We understand that the
. contract for carrying the Mail between the North
and South is closed, and that there will be no
change in the present a frangement by which the
Mail between Charleston and the Northern cities
is transported by the Wi'niington boats.— Char.
Patriot
Commander Mackenzie.—The Philadelphia
U. S. Gazette says:
We understand that Commodore Read, and
Capt. Gwinn, have received notice to appear be
fore Commissioners in that city, and testify as
to the vote given on the verdict of the Court
Martial in the case if Commander Mackenzie.
We hear it stated that John M. Read, Esq. is
the Commissioner fir taking the depositions.
The Philadelphia American says that these
depositions are reqifred in consequence of a
criminal process insituted by Commander Ma
ckenzie against the ditors of the N. Y. Journal
of Commerce for a libel.
From the N. O. 'Propio */' the 25th.
Another Steamioat Disaster.— We regret
to learn that the neivsteamer Harry of the W est,
Capt. Van Houten,while on her first trip from
this city to St. Lour, collapsed’a flue on Wed
nesday last, a lew niles above Commerce, by
which accident sone eight or ten ofthe firemen
and deck hands wee killed or badly scalded.
Not one of the pasengers, so ar as we can
learn, was injured. The Grey Eagle towed the
Harry ofthe Westtp to Memphis, where she
wasto makerepairandtheii proceed to St. Louis.
Our informant, Gait. Dugan, thinks she has sus
tained but slight iijury, and will soon be in run
ningtrim again. We earnestly wish her better
success next titni; for her popular and gentle
manly com mandr, from no want of prudence
or attention, has ecently met with several acci
dents tn the proscution of his business.
Since writing jie above we have received the
Memphis Enqtyer of the 20th inst., giving
■'BTOI-'-ttrU-pnA'.iCfars/MAheALaaUii:lt s-ems
that the ia.. : fonbeen taking in wood, am! had
onamoi! r.r ■ qantity of steam at the time.
In shevingotttlim the shore, the larboard wheel
got foul of the bak, tiltingthe boat over at a
considerable ang-, and throwing the water out
ofthe boilets on bat side. The first revolution
after she rightedjhe second larboard boilet col
lapsed both flues,he steam escaping towards the
bow, and tearingip the hurricane deck in a
strip about two let wide forward of the social
hall. There is n other damage done to the boat
The few secondtduringwhich the wheel was
foul of the banlceems to have heated the flues
to such a degree tat with the return ofthe boat to
its natural positin, the steam generated with
the rapidity oi a unpowderexplosion.
We are’pleasi to learn that the loss of life
was not so greaas we have stated above. The
Enquirer says:
By this accidet one fireman was killed; two
cabin passenger(P. B. Sherwin, ofN. Y .and
A. Fitzgerald, )me deck passenger, and the
mate of the bet considerably bruised. The
latter has his 1; broken, and one of the cab
in passengers islightly scalded. A cabin pas
senger named Ir. J. Smith of Yazoo, Miss.,
one deck handnd two free colored men, who
had been emplt'ed as cooks, are missing and
are supposed tbe lost. Mr. Smith has a horse
at one of ottr lery stables, and is known to sev
eral of our citens. These are all the persons
injured or los There were about thuty pas
sengers on bud.'
Stiambot kplosio*.'.—The N. Y. Tribune
of the 25th i s: —The steambeat Mohegan,
Capt. Wolse left this city yesterday afternoon
on her usualoute for Stonington, with about
170 passenge; but just as she arrived opposite
Hurlgate ones her starboard boilers burst and
blew a portiuof her upper works into the river.
Three of theinds were scalded, some of them
rather severe. One of the passengers jump
ed overboardtit was rescued, so that no lives
were lost. Us is certainly a most fortunate
and narrow tape.
JJ’A mart Springfield, 0., thus announces
himself as candidate for constable. He is
certainly a hdid man.
“Philip ißarnet, locofoeo—has a wife and
thirteen cllren —poor—afraid to steal—too
lazy to wvtt-and would like to b« elected con
stable.’'
MONDAY MORNING, MAY 1.
The Klection.
In consequence of the number ot our friends
whose names have been announced for the office
ot Tax Collector of the county we have hereto
fore avoided any reference to the subject. But
as this objection is now almost entirely removed,
there being hut two Whig candidates and one
ot them Watkins, acknowledged on all hands
to be much the siroitgesf, we should be wanting
tn our duty to onr cause not to urge the Whigs to
go to the polls and east their votes for the strong
est man. It is alone by the observance of this
policy that the Whigs can expect to maintain
their supremacy in the county, and if by their
refusal to adopt it, an opponent be successful,
they may expect that the power and influence
which they thus confer, by their omission to dis
charge an important duty, wil! be used to their
prejudice.
It is perfect folly in a government like ours —
where parlies are so divided on great questions
of jxilicy—to talk of the impropriety of deter
mining elections for county officers, without re
gard to the political tenets of the candidates.
It we are honest in tbe maintenance ot the prin
ciples we profess; it is o4r duly to’use all hono
rable means to secure their triumph; and one
ofthe most imjHirtiint steps to the accomplish
ment of such an object, is the exclusion from
office, power and influence of those opposed to
us in principle. There is no truth more clear
ly demonstrated than that, wherever office is
bestowed, power and influence is given to the
individual; and ih proportion as the office is im
portant, is that influence less or greater, and will
be used tor or against, us as our friends or oji
ponents are the successful eomjietitors. We
need not enlarge upon a subject, the truth of our
reasoning, upon whieh, is s® palpable to the
mind of every reflecting man; and we therefore
conclude, by ntging upon the Whigsol Rich
mond to go to the polls, and be certain todepos
ite your votes for the man who thinks and acts
with you upon the great questions which are
now agitating the public mind.—Let no Whig
stay away from the polls who can possibly at
tend ; it will require but a few minutes from
the calls of your business, and those few min
utes should be cheerfully devoted to the main
tenance of your principles.
Virginia Election.
■ We have but few returns, as we have ac
counts only up to Friday evening, the day after
the election. The gerrymandering of the Rich
mond district has doubtless beaten Mr Botts by a
very small majority—which may be regarded
quite a triumph on the part ofthe Whigsof the
district, when it is reflected with what odds they
entered the contest. We learn from a passenger,
that old Albemarle has returned two sterling
Whigs tothe Legislature in the place ofthe Lo
cos who represented her the last session. This
augurswell—and we shall not besurprised if the
Whigs have achieved a signal victory in the old
dominion.
At a meeting of the Whigs of Richmond
County, convened at the City Hall this day,
his Honor Judge Beale was called to the Chair,
and J. G. Dunlap appointed Secretary.
The following resolution offered by Col. Gould
» as adopted :
Resolved, That the Chair appoint a commit
tee of nine to nominate, to this meeting four Del
egates to represent the Whigs ot Richmond
County, in tbe Convention for nominating Gov
ernor, to be holden at Milledgeville in J nite next.
Wm. T. Gould, C. B. Hitt.
A. J. Miller, J. C. Sneak,
A. G. Bull,' M. F. Boibclair,
E. W. Cot. Lin. Robt. Ci.arxf.,
J. Foster,
Who, after having retired a short time, re
ported the names of
Geo. W. Crawford, Porter Fleming,
Alex. C. Walker, T. W. Miller,
as delegates, with the following resolution :
Resolved, that il any vacancy occur in the
delegation the remaining delegates be author
ized to,fill it.
The resolution was unanimously adopted.
On motion: Resdliscd, That the proceedings
of this meeting be published in the Chronicle
& Sentinel.
Idjourned. W. P. BEALE, Chair’ll,
J. G. Dunlap, Scc’y.
April 29, 1843.
Marriage Extraordinary,—There are few
ot our readers in this city or in any of tlie princi
pal towns in the country, who have not seen the
famous united brothers, the Siamese twins.
They have been residing for several j'ears past
in North Carolina, where they purchased a
plantation. We had not heard of them for a
long time, when we received a letter yesterday
from a corespondent in North Carolina, inform
ing us that they had entered! nto a state of double
blessedness. Our correspondent says:
“On Thursday, April 13th, were married at
Wilkes Co. N. C., by Elder Colbv Sparks, ofthe
Baptist Church, Messrs. Chang and Eng, the
Siamese twin brothers, to Misses Sarah and Ad
elaide, slaughters of Mr. David Yeates of Wilkes
Co. N. C.” Whetherthe happy quadruple, start
ed on a journey to pass the Honeymoon, or re
mained at home, we are not informed.
Seriously however, the or creatures
calling themselves such, who perpetrated this
marriage, and AZA;*Colby Sparks, who consent
ed to perpetrate this piece ot Beastiality, should
have been ducked in the nearest Horse-pond and
then drummed out of the country. If our
Lynch-law could be defended, it would have
been in this case, if the infamous women and
equally infamous Elder Sparks, had been hung
up to the sign posts of the town in which this
outrage upon the decencies of life was permit
ted to be perpetrated under cloak of the marriage
vows.—.V Y. Cour. Enq.
Another Steamer Lost.—The steamer To
mochichi, Capt. Otway, that has been plying
for some time past between Mobile and New
Orleans, via the Mississippi, was snagged and
sunken Saturday night last, about 15 iniles be
fow.Ni w Orleans. She bad but just left that
city to: Mobile. Her treight consisted of :n ■
following articles, which, it is supposed, togeth
er with the boat, will be a total loss: 14 hhds. 1
tierce and 4 bbls sugar, 30 bbls whiskey, 136
do flour, 700 pieces bagging, and 168 coils rope,
&c. The accident occurred a little before nine
o’clocjc, and was occasioned by running too
cloose upon a point projecting in the river,
which could not be seen in season to be avoided
in the thick haze or mist which had just come
on. While under full speed she struck a log,
that was fast at one end on the shore, and so
large was the breach made in her bottom, and
so tremendous was the crash, tiiat she sunk in
less than three minutes. The most painful cir
cumstance attending this catastrophe, is the
supposed loss of one of the passengers, thought
to be Mr. Reed, of Montgomery in this State.
The last that was seen of him, he was busy iti
carrying some bags of specie belonging to him,
and throwing them into the stern boat. It is
supposed that after getting his monev safely de
posited. as bethought he got in himself, and as
it was lashed firmly to the stern of the main ves
sel, he probably sunk with it and was lost. The
bowof the boat was so near the shore that the
balance of the passengers made their escape by
climbing over from the forecastle on to the logs
that were near. The bow ofthe boat was also
as well secured as could be to the shore by a
cable and the anchor and chain. She sunk stem
foremost, and in a depth of 50 or 60 feet of wa
ter at the end. We learn from Captain Clarke,
who, together with Mr. Southwick of this city,’
was a passenger at the time of the accident,
that although the next morning the boat was
held to the shore by the fastenings, it wasthought
the current of the river, which was on the rise,
would soon sweep her entirely away.— Mobile
Advertiser of 25/A.
Fires in Madison Parish.—The Richmond
(La.) Compiler of the 19th inst., states that Mr.
Compton’s cotton gin, on Walnut Bayou, was
burnt oh the 12th inst. Also, the gin, of Dr.
Lawson, and the corn crib and some 2<X)O bar
rels of corn of H. P. Morancy, Esq. Likewise
the cotton house and forty bales of cotton of
Mr. McDaniel, on the Teti'saw. and other build
ings in the neighborhood. These deplorable
accidents occurred from setting fire to the cane
and timber, in clearing up the ground, and the
wind rising, it spread beyond human control.
A great quantity ot fencing has been consumed
throughout the’parish.
Herkshire Hogs.
We have tlie pleasure again of inviting th
attention of those of our citizens who like t.
look at fine stock, to a recent importation ot eigb
line Berkshire Hogs, by our enterprising frien.
Col. John Bonner, which may be seen at th<
Ware House of Messrs. Adams &. Hopkim
Two of these, "Ontario" md "Eady Huttleston,
were imported by the Messrs. Brentnail ol Net
York from the farm of the celebrated Englisl
stock raiser Siday Haws, of England, and an
the finest specimens of the Berkshire* we havi
ever seen. Indeed, the whole lot are very su
perior, and are well worthy the attention of ou
citizens. Call and see them.
Intemperanceand Crime iu New York.
An official report of some interest to legisla
tors and philanthropists, was recently submitte.
tothe New York Legislature. It relates to th
convictions in that State, throughout the ye;
1842. We avail ourselves of its prominen
facta as condensed by the editor of the Roche
ter Democrat. During the year alluded to.
there were 1602 convictions in the variouscoi/r/.
of record in tbe State. Os this number then
were 1491 males and 111 females. The punisb
ments were by fine in 670 cases. State prison
539. County prison, 244. Fine and imprison
inent, 60. House of refuge, 52. Dapths, 5.
Sentence suspended in 31 cases, andiin 1 niM
a new rriß* w#s ordered Os the 5 sentenced t;’
death, 3 were executed, 1 commuted to impris
onment, and 1 committed suicide.
Os the 1602, 100 were colored jiersons, and 2
Indians.
The reports show the following results as to
their habits in the use of ardent spirits:
Temperate6so
Intemjierate, or occasionally 50... .559
Unknownß2
The number ol convictions in courts of special
sessions, is set down at 2741, of which 2355 were
males, and 386 females. For petit larceny, 1561
Assault and battery, 1048. In these courts, the
convictions have been as follows the three last
years:
18402680
18413054
18422741
Os the last number, theii habits are classed
thus:
Intemperate, or occasionally so.. .62G
Temperate6o3
Unknownlo6
We subjoin a synopsis of the number of con
victions in the courts of record for the last thir
teen years:
1839 1059 1837 1091
1831 956 1838 1086
1832 966 1839 1118
1833 1113 1810 1343
1834 869 1841 1515
1835 1076 1812 1602
1836 963
The crimes of those convicted in 1842, in
courts Os record, may be classed as follows:
Offences against projiertysol
Forgery 66
Selling’ liquor without license 128
Riot 6l
Trespass 23
Keeping disorderly houses 4
Gambling house keepersll
Horse racings
Nuisance .12
Perjury .9
Publishing obscene papersß
Selling lottery’ tickss
Bigamy 9
Usury.. 2
Ofthe 1336 persons convicted by the courts of
special sessions ofthe cities, there were
Bakersll Blacksmiths.. .24
Boatmen3s Butcherslo
Carpenters 23 Laborers 247
Marines3l Masonsl7
Sailors 33 Seamstresses.. .16
Servants 26 Shoemakers.... 27
Spinsters4l Stonecutters... 10
Tailors2B Printers 6
“Gentlemen,” of no occupation 583
A useful lesson may be drawn from this ta
ble. A trade or profession is a very good pre
ventive against crime.— Bick. Rev.
Fire.—A destructive fire occurred at Mays
ville, Ky., on the 18th instant in the livery sta
blt: ofOtho H. Davis, which saon communicated
io* i rdw of three-story brielF houses belonging
to Messrs. Henry & Peter Lee, and occupiedbv
Messrs Cutter &Gray, grocers, Messrs-Collins
&. Brown as a printing office of the Maysville
Eagle, Joseph Frank, tinner, and Richard H.
Lee, cetton store. The toss is supposed to be
s2s,ooo—insurance about $16,000. Ten horses
were burnt.
ffF The amount of business at the New York
Custom-House on Monday was larger than for
a year or two. The amount of duties paid was
over SIOO,OOO.
Manufacture of Silk in the Auburn Prison,
New York.
As the subject of manufacturing Silk in one
ofthe New York State Prisons, hasbeenamat
ter of some interest to the public a year or two
past, it will assuredly be acceptible to our read
ers to learn how the establishment is progress
ing. In the New York Tribune, of Feb. 10th,
1843, we find a complete report of the superin
tendent, by- H. Polhemus Esq., tothe inspectors
ofthe prison. Werenotthedocumentsolengthy’
we would be pleased to lay the whole of it
beiore onr readers, but as it is, we must let ex
tracts suffice.
The manufacture of Silk was commenced on
the 20th of May 1841, at the suggestion ol the
Governor. Two convicts, without experience,
were put to the work on a small twisting ma
chine. At the end ot six months machinery
was built in the prison, and eight convicts add
ed to the two operatives. During the year 1842
a steam engine was employed in the establish
ment, and some forty hands gave themselves to
the work. From the 20th ot May, 1841, to tie
Ist of Feb. 18-13, the manufactured articles a
mounted to 812.763 26. The agent says he has
“no hesitation in declaring, that the business
nlay be conveniently enlarged, during the pre
sent year so as to increase the force employed
to I<M> hands with an increase of profits exceed
ing 40 per cent and that it may be so extended
as ultimately to employ all the convict labor.”
“The agent, therefore, feels himself authoriz
ed to congratulate the inspectors on the success
ful introduction of a new, most interesting and
most useful department of industry, which can
be rendered at least as profitable as other modes
of employing the convicts.”
This, we have no idea is an exaggerated re
port tor speculative purposes; for the agent on
ly affirms that this business will as well repay'
for the labor as other employments. This is all
we want. We desire so see no patent plans to
wealth, but let it be fully understood that leed
ingsilk worms, and reeling cocoons wil) pay as
well as either mechanical or agricultural em
ployments, and manymaybeinducedtoembark
in this vocation. This is the time ofthe year to
put out orchards and make other arrangements
i.v, the silk culture, and we ask our friends not
to despair—si I k will be grown and manufactu red
in the United States beyond doubt. T. F.
The Tomb of Lafayette.—ln a small pri
vate cemetery in Paris lie the remains of the
only one whose name is as familiar, and whose
memory is cherished as fondly in America as it
is in France. Over the tomb of Lafay’ette is no
imposing monument; nothing butaplain marble
slab marks the spot. The members of his fami
ly are all buried here. And without this small
inclosure, one can read the names of many oth
ers of the most noble and illustrious men of the
last century. But the graves ol all are simple
and unostentatious.
A Glorious English Bull.—ln one ot our
English exchanges, (the largest London news
paper of the 11th ult.) we find the following
paragraphs, over whicii we have had a hearty
laugh, viz:—“An important decision ofthe Su
preme Court'in Arkansas Upright, is reported
tn the New Orleans Bulletin, of 2d ult., from
which paper we take the following extract:
“Arkansas Upright I —The Supreme Court
of Arkansas, in delivering their opinion in the
case of Conway and others, erpo.rte, as trustees
ofthe Real Estate Bank, upon an application
fora writ ol manrlam/us, say, “should the assets
of the corporation prove insufficient to pay its
creditors, then the state is responsible for what
ever amount, &c., The English editor says:—
“This decision ofthe Supreme Court is the more
important, as by the constitution of the United
States, the judiciary have the power to prevent
the execution of any’ law contrary to the Consti
tution.”
This “Arkansas Upright" must be a queer
State! The Supreme Court of “Arkansas Up
right” being synonymous with the Supreme
Court of the United States, is rich. —A’. Y. Sun.
A Bank Riot.— It was rumored in St. Louis
on the 12th inst., that a design was on foot to
mob the Bank of Illinois, at Shawneetown. —
Some 400 persons were concerned, and were to
meet in Shawneetown on a certain evening.—
Only 50 of them arrived. The number being
insufficient, they thought it prudent to defer the
undertaking to a futureday. Mr. P., one ofthe
Bank’s agents, considered the Hauk in dangei;
he became alarmed, and drew the specie for the
amount he had—2o cent;on the dollar—and re
ceived certificates for the balance, and left for
forther west.
TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 2.
ItaiTKoaU Cons ent lon.
We are quite pleased to hear trom the n,
otmtry that the stockholders generally alon,
lie line of the Georgia Rail Road design ai
mdingthe Convention in this city, and to avai
hemselves of the opportunity which the liber;
c zurtesy ol the Board of Directors has extends
.<> them to bring their families down. This i.
s it should be—the stockholders should not on
y all attend, but they should give themselve;
mple time to examine satisfactorily the very
ble maimer in which the affairs of the cotnpa
ty have been conducted. While in this lauda
;le work, their families will be forming new ac
quaintances and associations—they will becorlii
satisfied of the propriety of visiting ths city oft
ener and sending to it for a larger portion o.
heir supplies than they now do, and the com
nnnity of interests between the planters and oui
merchants will be more closely established, thi
esult of which will be beneficial to both par
ies. Apart however from the business char
cterof the trip on the part of the stockholder,
hey will be quite compensated for an abssnee
,f several days from, home, by a ride in thCi
'plcfiifd new ]«RscnsM’ car '‘DruATtrtr;" whicF;
lias been recently finished in a style of such rare
aste and beauty at the car factory of the com
;>any, underthe management of William M.
Hight. This is the most supetb passenger car
w.e have ever seen on any Rail Road, either at
the North or South, and we think that too much
pra.se cannot be bestowed on the builder Mr.
Hight, for the handsome display of architectu
ral skill and taste ‘which he has exhibited in its
construction and finish.
Columbae Trials.
We learn that the Governor has appointed
James Claiidnsr, Jr., the Attorney General of
the State, to prosecute the persons implicated
in the late robbery at Columbus. Mr. G. lias
accepted the appointment and will repair im
mediately to Columbus to enter upon the duties
at the sitting ofthe Superior Court, which com
mences on Monday next.
The Mail Contract.
We learn from the Charleston Patriot and
from individuals just returned trom Washing
ton city that the great Southern mail under the
new contracts will be transported by tlie old route
via Wilmington, Charleston this city and Madi
son. By the “new schedule,” the Wilmington
boats will be allowed three hours more time to
perform their trip than now, which it is thought
will give them ample time in ordinary weather
to deliver the mail regula 1y and in proper time
for the cars ou the Charleston Rail Road, which
will wait till 9 o’clock A. M. The mail will
be due at Hamburg at 7P. M., rather an unJa
vorable hour for us, as it will give us the ma.'l
two or three hours later than we now receive it,
a circumstance which will gtreatly increase the
arduous character of our labors, in the issue of
a morning paper. We will mot however com
plain if the new arrangement shall secure great
er regularity in the reception o f the mail, a mat
ter which we consider of greater importance than
speed or the hour of its arrival. The new ar
rangement will go into operation the Ist of July
next.
More Cheap literature.
We are indebted to S. A. Holmes, for No. 4
of the New York Mirror, Blackwood’s Maga
zine, and an extra New World, containing “The
Man ofthe People,” a tale by C. C. Rosinberg.
I—itS-A uießlfog of the Whig and Elate Rig'ffjs
party of Seri ven county, held at Jacksonboro*)
on the 26th April, 1813, nominated Thomas H.
Bums, Jr., Solomon C. Bryan, Esq. and Cuyler
W. Young, Esq. Delegates to the Convention
to be held in Milledgeville for the purpose of
nominating a candidate for Governor of the
State of Georgia. JAS. ROBERTS, Ch’n.
Rhode IsLA.ND.-The government of this State,
under the new constitution, will be organized at
Newport on Tuesday, the 2d of May.
Hail Storm.—We learn that atremendous
Hail storm was experienced in the tower part
of Pulaski county on Wednesdav tjje 12th inst.
The hail tell so heavy, as to tearoffthe shingles
of a number of house’s—and in such quantities
that a great deal was remaining on the ground
the Sunday following. Owing to the backward
ness of the Spring, the cotton and com was not
generally up, or the injury would have been im
mense. We have not heard how far the storm
extended.— Macon Telegraph, 25th inst.
Later from Texas.—The steamship Nep
tune Capt. Rollins, arrived last evening from
Galveston, bringing dates to the 23d inst.
We cannot find a single item of news in our
papers worth recording. The Neptune saw no
thing of Com. Moore, and the probability istfeat
he sailed for the Mexican coast direct. ’ ~
Nothing further is said of the escape of the
Mier prisoners in any ofthe Texas papers.
The 21st of April, the anniversary of the bat
tle of San Jacinto, was celebrated with becom
ing respect at Galveston.
A report is current that a body of men are as
sembling at Bastrop anti Gonzales, with t’he in
tention of making a foray within the Mexican
territory. If they make prisoners ofthe priests
and heavy property holders, takethemfrerm their
families and bring them to Texas, they si .’ill not
only dotheir country but their countrymen in
confinement signal service.
Mr. Webster.
The Philadelphia correspondent ofthe Balti
more Patriot says: “Letters received in this city
to-day state that such arrangements have been
made as to induce the Hon. Daniel Webqtor io
remain at Washington and occupy his present
position of Secretary of State—at least .for some
months to come. This circumstance will pro
bably prevent any present change in the Cabi
net.
Great Load over a Railway.—The fact
stated below from a London paper, of a large
load drawn over a German Railway, equals it it
does not exceed any thing ofthe kind ever per
formt l in this country. The road, we learn is
finisht ;o miles, and was established mainly
to supply the city of Vienna from a particular
district, with beeves. The Baron Rotbrschild
solicited of the Emperoi, the privilege off con
structing and extending the road, and subscribed
$7,090,000 for the object.
“A letter from Vienna states that the Mino
taur, one of the locomotives on the Emperor Fer
dinand’s railroad, lately drew from Brumn to
Vienna a train of 63 wagons laden to the ex
tent 0f350 English tons, which, with the weight
of the carriages, made an aggregate of 600 tons,
This task was performed at the rate of a bout 8
or 9 miles an hour.”
Asparagus.
We have long been satisfied that the practice,
almost universal, of cutting this delicious gar
den vegetable below the ground, was improper,
and we are therefore pleased to lay before our
readers the following article which so fully sus
tains our views, with the hope that the horti
culturists of our city will test its value.
Cutting zYsfaragus.—l stumbled accidental
ly. and from carelessness, several years since
upon the plan of cutting Asparagus, which 1
ha ve since recommended very highly; which is
not to cut it below the ground, as usual, but to
allow it to grow trom fifteen inches to two or
three feet long, and cut off’ about one fool of
the top. Bv doing so, almost the whole will be
equally tender and well flavored; while in the
old way, only an inch or two is eatable. It is a
fact, that Asparagus does not become tender un
til it turns green. I always thought it a poor
vegetable, until I culliiatej it, and gathered it
as-above: and now I find it one of the best. I
think also, that there is a great deal more luss,
(pardon the word, as unclassicai, but very ex
pressive.) made about the cultivation of Aspar
agus, than there is any need for. I would say,
make beds three feet apart, as if tor cotton, lav
your roots about eighteen inches apart in the
alley, haul the bed back upon them, coverthem
well with fresh stable or other strong manure,
immediately and every year; and if tliey are
planted early in the winter, you may cut them
twelve or fourteen months ‘after. They may
not poss'bly be as large as candles, but none the
less palatable for that, nor bear any tne worse
for it—at least I have m t found it so. If you ,
live on a sea-island, and can make a bed” in i
salt land, you will find it thrive to your sati«>
faction; and if you live in the interior, empty I
all refuse-salt and salt substances upon vourbed i
as its specific I
VOL. VII.-NO. 18.
T e Comet, a sem by the capwin of a vew
ei recently MTtvod at thia port frocn the Kmc
ndiea, was ffir More brilliant in
han it was ’.vith ua, The following is m •«-
i act from his jMrnal :
March 4th, lat. 17 46 south.—Star of the first
i iiagnitude as bright as Venus. Measured the
ail ; result 37 Iff above the star. Vertical.—
.ost sight of the star in 12 north lat. 26th March.
Mist sight of the tail in 16 north, 36th March.
s we drew to the north, the tail canted to tbe
i mth, and became more dim; when it first ap
eared, nothing could have been more briUiaM.
We had cloudy weather several nights peo>
) .’ious to our seeing tbe comet.— N. Y. Amer.
I>Tho island of St. Dotningo is now quiet
ly in the jxissessiott ofthe revolutionists.— Met
au Prince, the capital, is hereafter to be called
Port Republican.
Great Speeb on tub Nobth Rivun.-v-Thr.
steamboat South America, Cape. Brainard, maAe
i ner passage front Albany on Wednesday es last
L seek in 7 hours and HI minutes, over® miles
the hour. j
Ij-Seamstresses, in London, fcappeais, ir
paid one penny and a half for snaking saUota’
’ shirts. By working very hard "and finding her
own needles,” she mar earn four and a half
c*J Tin: price ol the dMMMt «w
--;■ h . m tiiaf she C»n bi.) is five and A WWW*.—
~. A loafef bread is otte penny dearwitert fi*r
whole day’s work.
I. &An examination of the condition of tbe
Bank of Illinois has been made by a Mr. David
r Prickett, who was appointed the commissioner
it to wind up the affairs ofthe bank. Upon enter
h ing the vaults, instead of finding specie to tbe a
rnount of $307 040, as reported by the cashier,
r - Mr. Prickett found but SIBB,OOO, leaving a do
i- ficit of $124,000, which the officers of the bank
refuse to account for. Os course this deveiope
mem produced great excitement at Shawnbe
town.
Junction or the Atlantic and Pacific
Oceans.—A London paper, in an article, show
u ing the practicability of a ship canal across tbe
if Isthmus ot Panama, at a cost of a million and*
half sterling, proceeds to the question. Would
it pay ? which it thus answers: Ten per cent.
" interest on a million and a half would amount
i- to jeiso,ooo per annum. Add to this, £26,000
s lor annual expenses on tlie canal—£l7s,ooo.
The saving to the merchants and ships-owners
ot Europe and America trading to tbe west coast
of America, to Australasia, Oceana, and Easb
rm Asia, would be very great. A month a. tbe
least would be gained on the voyage; diminish
d ing in that extent the wages of mariners, theec
pehse of provisions, the interest on capital. The
tear and wear of the ships would be less; tbe
e expense of insurance would be diminished. AU
e these advantages would be cheaply purchased
by canal dues of 10s. per ton. At this rate, the
passage of 358,000 tons of shipping along the
n canal annually would yield the sum of £175,-
o 000. ’
11 Farly Buds.—A number of trees in Pena
a Square are already in bud.— Phil. Inq.
e The trees all over the city, and al) around il,
, are in bud, and have been so ever since last
h October. Not a branch spreads outward or up
-11 wards, but bears upon it numerous buds, aU
l_ swelling out towards blossom and leaf. It is
.. these young buds, all swelling out towards bloa
” som and leaf. It is these young buds in autuasa,
!, that throw the browned foliage from the branch,
e They swell, and their increasing size presses
,f the footstalk upward, and releases its hold, and
I.t shrinks to the frost, and in the first breeze,
’ fa.Us to the ground. The thing is in nature.
’The slight inaccuracy in the expression of our
- n eighbor, il it is an error, isan error much more
n fnequently made with reference to our children
thiki to our trees.
We mistake tbe time of the intellectual bud-
V ding; and when we look to shape the leaf, or di
rect Ihe blossom, 10l the fruit is formed, and we
must trust to chance or to Providence lor the
ripening.
1 ‘ln a little while,’ says the parent, ‘we mud
begin t o take care ofthe manners and character
of our child, and mould them to good;’ when
s long si.ice the character was formed, and tbe
course o. r life set, by the accidental influence of
the nursery. It is not the spring that we must
s seek new buds, but far back in early autumn.
So not in letuldhood, but early mfency, moot <m>
’ watch the swelling buds of our infant minde.
As in evening twilight we discover in the face
: ofthe sky the token ofthe Weather for the rout
ing day, so in our little ones, ere the intellectual
1 <'ay dawns, or shadows of infancy fly away, we
1 m’Ust look for the signs ol the coming times. -»
■ U. 8. Gazette.
Correspondence ofthe Charleston Courier.
, Florida, Madison Co , April 13.
Tb «s season has been the most unpropitious
onefo tplantingthatthec.iuntryhaseverknown,
owing ku a succession of wet and cold weather.
In fact, tve ha .*’e I>een deluged with rain, during
the months of J >brury and March, and all our
agriculti iral opera ’* ons have been retarded. I
hope the? old adage W a Y be verified with us,
that “a b asi beginning makes a good ending.”
Like all the new States and Territories, our
people are much in debt; ,^ ut if the most rigid
system of economy and ind;'' str y can nd us of
our indebtedness, I am sure he accom
plished. Wer have a genial cl. '• nate an d fertile
soil, and no population ou ean h are
harder to avoid new debts and p. V °h! °O** >
and if we had a sound currency, we ) should re
turn to prosperity. The natural re’ Vurcasof
the country, asyou well know, are almos, * htfsyd*
less; we can rear every product that is ra. “>
the United States, except wheat, and I tn<>.'h
the Mediterranean wheat will succeed well he VC.
Although we are so tar south, we have eon v
paratively a healthy climate, especially in the
pine lands, where fevers rarely occur, and these
are contiguous to nearly two-thirds of all the
hammock lands in the country.
As a citizen of Florida, I deeply regret to see
the repudiating resolutionsof the last legislature.
1 utterly abominate the whole doctrine, and I b«u
lieve the day is not far distant when it will be as
unpopular in this teiritory as in SouthCarolina
Men in adversity often resort to shifts which
would never occur to them in prosperity; it is a
season of despondency, and they seize any expe
dient for relief. Rely upon it Florida will yet
pay her tends: she will be full able to do ft, and
as one ol her citizens, I would rather be trebly
taxed, than see her adopt the monstrous doctrine
of repudiation. 1 believe her jieople will yet
see the necessity of paying her public debt and
as far as tnay, atone for the odium which rests
upon her lor the late resolutions of the legisla
ture.
The last legislature passed an act for winding
up and settling the conceins ofthe Union Bank
that fertile source of ruin and misery
pie. I have not seen the act, and therefore can
not speak of its provisions. The war is con
sidered at an end, and emigrants may now safe
ly com* to us. Mr. Levy and Major Ward are
canvassing the Territory for Delegate to Con
gress, which most successfully I cannot say.
Moral Courage.
There is says the Savannah Republican, so
much good sense in the following, from the jour
naloj Commerce, that we give it a place. An
Editor,it is true, is in a responsible position where
he is watched ever; his acts and motives are
ali scanned with rigid scrutiny, and as he can
please but lew, he is of course, found fault with
by the many. Happily, however, most Editors
get used to being skinned and learn to view this
advancement and retrocession ot colluding forces
with composure.
Let one thing be remembered, however. If
Editors are in a position where they are seen by
every one, vice versa, they can see every one.
I They therefore see abundant meanness and
skulking in some, the right kind of leeline in
others. Above all. no Editor need be eighteen
months in his chair, without having before him a
catalogve.rn'.sowt of those u ho pretended to much
moral aud physical courage, but areafraid to
come out and take to themselves resftonLbditi'
whieh they are ever willing to throw upon the
shoulders of others. One learns a great deal of
men, if only he is placed in exactly the right po
sition to view them. r
Moral Courage.—This is a choice comrnods
ty, and ir> shared largely by most every individ
ual, in his own estimation, while he isapt to con
sider il sadly deficient in others. There is a feel
ing very prevalent in the community, that edi
tors especially are deficient in this estimable
characteristic. Men wonder that editors are uot
ready to run a tilt against every wind-mill with
in their reach; also to ride every hobby, howev
er spavined he may be, or however broken Ite
ground. If there are ditches or stone walls u>
be leaped, or pit-fa Ils to be crossed, the owner ot
the aforesaid hammcl applies to the editor, as «
matter ot course, to make, the experiment
keeping his own precious self out of danger. It
the editor breaks his neck in theattempt, the
owner still remains unknown; but if he gels safe
over, perchance the mysterious agent who tee
used him as a catspaw, may eome forward and
share the honotsof victory. 'Takeaefi.se, byway
of illustration. A day or two since, we receiv
ed an anonymous communication, to which was
appended the following postcript:
“P. S. And now, dear sirs, while w esteem
you as passessing more moral courage than any
other editors of tlie secular press in the Union,
w>- question whether you have enough to give
the above a place in your useful and widespread
journal. We hope to tie disappointed, however
by seeing it apfiear; for wickedness must be re«
. aked, or we perish."