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1856 1 THE 1856 !
SJII/TIIKKN cn/TIVATOR,
\ MO>THI,V JOIIfVAI.,
ni mo ru'i.t ivrt.Y TO Tint improvement of
'’ ■ ' I f ‘I linre, Ifuriirnllnre, Shock Hr ceding,
I’ oVr*. fUm, G+nrwf farm F.'ovmny, sc.
od wilh Namerocs Elegant Engravings
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DAMKf. f.KK ’ T>. AM) I> KEDMOND, Editors
Ti; ; otttteefith Volume will commence
January, 1856.
I iikCi rriVAToR i x i.ir,r* orta <&(thirty two page*,
(nr. , ,■ !t voimr..- j. . .iu the year. It contains a
Itdf oiu nuy At'n
!i • --1 j«...t i!.« s<»*iih - inhraelnjr. in a<t«lition to
v.u.i .i'.!.;: quo.. \akjpy^iyjci KUTlONß
I :.t .• » , i I|T .■ < t tii.u of the .South
TERM* :
n ft f'< i r. I year $1 1 25 OdrrF.s, 1 year S2O
Hix ('•>*ll i “ 5| mo “ i “ 7.1
[MI «:« If w v 't m .if 1.. rigMly adhered to. and m
n« iu 'M' . will the {taper lie sent nntaiw the money xc
thn oider llw Dills of all «peeie-payU»g
It ink* r.» mi par All ui»u«*y remitted by inaii.
,rfii. Will b. it liie ri'K i»f the i'ublitiliers.
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nri, !M in ion , ow square, per annitm. TEN DOLLARS.
Ad>li• VV H. **. JOM X, Aiirumii, fin.
f t? ' Per«on* who will art an Agents, and obtain flub
i or*, will i#«- furm-thed with the paper at Club priees.
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE.
].NO\V olfor for safe my -nti.e River PLANTATION.
■ls or B*> unbwi .south of CuiumbuM. Oa.. in Harbour
v »ruit>. Ma., Lying <<u tUo Chattahi.oeliee river, cootain
lt»<{ 'Jluo acre- , in a fine state of cultivation and
gu..d repair A A.ro»*d Wafer Oln and Ferry across the
f !]uatutf>oo(*hee river The above will be for sale at any
tone imtg hol»l and powsesHlongiven Terms to suit pur
rhaneis. | janvfl tl | M A I'THBW AVEKKTT
TO MEN OF TASTE AND CAPITAL.
r l MIL <u»*m rtie r, wishing to remove to Southwestern
i (Seurglo. prop'Mci iu -ell fiis placg near Cave Spring,
u Vann • Valley, Floyd county, Oa, containing 317
a r< more or returned Ist quality oak and hickory
mostly ~ii and #ui fru e urti to wash i some 160 acres
i-'• - ..r.-<1 and under good tillage ; tlie renialnder generally
well timbered. It ha> -everal Hprlngasfeool blue TAtue
hi one water, two cmwiant streams, an effective water
p«.w i r without d'tmhig. orchardi of many well seb-eted
vu - tie-, .• ‘ {.**<• i:tl 1 v or apples, and a large nml commodi
u» llnclt ltwelliug, urivtiitded by lint) scenery, ami
witliln ft mile ol the v Mage, fang noted for its educational
advantages All who have examined tue premises, con
cur In the opinion that Us. : place combines the elements
of*. ,iry. fertility. iivcnience and Imaltlifnluesa to an
extent seldom, if ev<“x, equalled in thi* country. Hut
Oome a.i«l «<• b . >our -. lv. r and the diameter, iocatloi.
and resources of the j.lare. i*n Hardly fail to satisfy you
that it is a N«. 1 article, not sulijeet to the fluctuation*
oft he market. For terms, apply on tho premises.
W. D. COWDREY.
Cave Spring, July 10, M.Vv jylAwtf
VALUABLE PLANTATION FOR SALE !
A'UKI) in Lowndes county, Ala, on the road
H leadinpr from H iVncville to Heno.n. ten miles from
fbe latter plai-e Raid farm cmiUlna IfIFM acr.*« of land,
cue half under good I. ric. - >V II tltt. lud. and in a high
i. w dweluug ijuiisr. on tu. long four rooms ; a largi two
-lory fr "u« dii n ll.»e«t aihJ a tim- Ucrew, recently put
-d . dM .1 „"U-e TAtanW
pi ■ I !vw« II tbnfu.r« il and f superior quallty
I • n !.** adviit - over anv other in the
11. f'hl .. | ! «.el, one half I. dug level w ith rich bla.-k soil
th. or!, rferrb. de.;..ue.ftk Iviug in the f.rrS of Ash and
P.MUUei - Ih. prair.c portion of the farm Isabuu
dauiiv watered |»y wells, and tin* -nndy by a untuber of
unfading freest, u. spring-., coiiveulemto the negro quar
I. 1' ■ ■ • ' • ! ‘ Ms.- exeeln lit range for
U, i h..- j.i’h-t &:■ pi.iutatum will be disposed
Os pr.valoly lor » d.x sum of an estate
\uy ihiwruat on n iatmg to It . an be obtained bv ad
dr**-«itig me at Tbskeg.ee. Ma. '-ii county, Ala Those
*• *•• • ito !"-*u as tt wHI pt Mot all on the t >v*rseer.
I Dos |> OAKY, Ea r
.'I Hie O i . I U I t i.irs flat eas. ,1
MELL'S PATENT PLOW STOCK !
fI Ml L • inletslgui d Ii ts invented and patdntt'tl a mosi
I % .iii, ililu I MFKOVE.MLN 1 IN THE PLOW
STOCK the Count y Rights for which lm desires to sell.
11. |• i.• r\. -• > let other p.-ak its praise, and therefore
ft U) two I* l :t 111 »• t-.
••• - known it) lie dOinU)UAky iu whieh
sh.-v ntddo. He might ititrodm emauy others, hut the
Flow Si,J. w ill speak for itself whenever examined.
JAMES it. WELL.
Ricehovo’, Liberty county. On.
n»i» i» to ctTiify, that I have, with my own hands,
thoroughly tod lV n. wly invented I>low Stock of
,1 'mi'' ll Mi'll. V. >'i Ju pOiat of simplicity aud perfee
lion. I have if ver neon or used its nuinl. In it is com-
I. nod c\ cry thing -ibht I c.ouhl wish in a Plow Stock, and
H. ill luj o|dui«:i i . llit* cheapest and the best that has
ever t» iii oiv. rod to the putdic. 1 speak from having
used it w ,tli my own hands I was raised to follow the
Plow, and think that I know how one ought to ran. J
would . In . i fully tiiank any one, who will thoroughly
try il. to point out to me. one -ingle fault iu it. It is
eusu i upon the horse and plowman than any that I have
ever u»ihl.
Tin*priuc.iplo upon whh h you regulate the depth of
the IMow. is ...i simple ivnd vet so perfect, ns to commend
it el| to any oil. ; nud tho Stock is adapfe.l to any kind
of Plow »|«\... It U, nmivover, justns light as any could
doMirc it to he 1 would recommend to any and all, if
they w.di Ilie be .t and cheapest Plow stock, W ithout
he utatioii t«* get Mr James It Moll's.
IVutiehl, G*., April la, IB.JR. 1». W. WfI.SON.
In company w ith several others. 1, this day, witnessed
the trial of .Ml Jauie.lt Well's Plow Shark, by Mr L). W.
Wilson. and. he rt'ully date that.nl! present were fully
s.ithtic t that it do. -*' •vmy thing as stated above.. I
would uioio. ver. sta’e th it 1 have huen using them on
mV farm for several months, and every day serves to
coiiiii mi me in the opinion of the superiority of Mr Molls
Pi .w Sick to all other* now iu use.
peuih ld. (lit. April l •. ls-. 0, Titos. P. J anks
MIMAN'S ti&m i LOW-STOCK.
FIMli: >u.d.i i lied, having pure luvsvd the patent right
| lotto above wiinohlennd popular I’l.oW for the
countie. Hi hmoiid. Columbia. Lincoln, Burke, JertVr
son, Waahnurton, Striven and Lmanual. arc pivpaiwl to
nnilsh i. to jdauti i at thu m innfactmer's price. This
Ks. k, which m.nfo enthvlr of wrought Iron, is a South
m .of .-*n aid ii.i- b n . hHU iently tostril to prove
that It cuo more -teudilv, hretks yitd pulverizes the soil
m-.'ve ti' .roughly. .1 •■ l\- -in rough land. Is more easily
ad|ii usl »,,t d. ep or shallow plowing, holds the shares
m nv firmly, la<n- incomparably longer, ami is, in the
end tai . hc.vpei than am other stock now In tt.se. ThU
statement fully ■ mtaned by numerous certiHcftles iu
our possession tVnm the imai practical and successful
pl.fi'it; In tlm (oirtitrv. We will have p Insure
in scudiug a circul;ii con 1 , lining some of thsse certificates
and a more part . alar dotri >piioa of the plan, to any
u* i son whowi hi Id like to see them. We are witling to
-ofe** to mv < ;o* who bus given th. Flow a fair trial. In
the \ov No of the Southern Cnltfvntar, p. 345,th0 Mi
tor of Mia l work says: ' After vivtug this Plow a Ur
and impartial trial wc can truly sav. that wo regard it as
a »« »st valuable improve incut on ail common woodcu
i mplements of tHe kind now in use. Per general etficien
, y ;md convenience,- as well a* special adaptation to deep
ill age ,u snbsoHiuf. we know ot' nothing that surpasses
t w.nie on the .'ore .>f economy and durability, it is
aJtosoUior unrivaled. No plow with which wo are fa ml
tar. is-o well « ilculatoJio ri's'st the careless and des
tructive usage of l’iautatien Negroes, and we doubt not
. m I if vary gnat ptdt
n:ary Ucip»fit to tlm planting interest of the South.*’
Ties Stock is adaptml to six different shares or points
-*-ouhm e mg every variety which a planter will need
fro in the beghming to ihe end of the year. These shares
w di be fn. uished w nb tho Stock, when desired ; though
any plant it ion -unUh ear. make them after once seeing
thru
Rights ter counties, for Shops, or far Plantations, will
t*«- -<> d <»n reasonable terras. Apply at the Hardware
Stores in AngiiMA, or address l. 0 KITTEN A On.
dtwlb wtf Augusta. Ga.
$lO HEWABD !
iJTOI.KN from tho sulweriber, on the night of the-Ith
mst.. a -mall blue leather IHHJKKT BOOK, con
taining so«uo $4 Jor sl3 in money, and two nates: one
for soob and —me coma, made by Janies M. and William
H White, pAv-n-de i«> in*. dated tfcdh January. 1856, due
at twelve mouths ; the other for :*O. made bv \. E.
11' ne-:v wavabioioj. A Siomv, »tated about the M us
Pc -ember Wist, due o.te .lay afterdate, and one small ume
oa (UW If, w Utah l had jsii.l. and torn olf the nam«*. 1
wm! pav the above toward ter the ixkevery «»f tho papers,
and ask no questions. All persons are hereby cautioned
not to trade tor -aid notes, ami the makers not to pay
them, except to mta. G. S. DANNELLI
February 13. 185<».
Fobrasry IJ. leyfc.
I A \ \ \\V KY% from the Mihw.rihor, resufinjr in Put
\ n.imi ixraiuy. aoar Men ill. in Auguot last, ray Negro
Man FR \NK He is nb*»ui -k> year* old. tire foot ten in
cin's h*K*. of medium niw. a slight Impediment in his
M'oeofc, and hss i*»M the sight ot one eye. He was raised
in v«r -iuia *nd ha* been iu Georgia about two years.
The aoov* reward w*U he jvtld for his delivery to me,
or to miv mil »o that lean h-m.
ja&Nwtt JOHN A. HARRIS
The S :uh< rn Recorder \v ill publish till forbid, and for
ward account to th»* efti. e for psvnient
S2O REWARD.
I) A v 4WA Y , from \Vm. Johnson, about the 15th of
\ December. ’< i. a negro mm named JOHN—he
s , iatt>uiu , ; lidnseiTW He is about thirty
ti \ e roars old. about t» feet eight or tea inches high, of
a rellow complexion. " ith some of hie front undvr teeth
i-at. and a small sear over one of hi* eye*, I do not recol
ect which eye. The «ni»striber will pay the above re
ward far the delivery of >as! boy to mo, or his condue
mer.t »n iail so that f tnar get him.
die. Ga . Oet 17 wrm- E. W. JOHNSON.
PUL ON HOUSE,
ATLANTA. GEORGIA,
BY A. W RKRVRS
4 877.000 FEET OF LUMBER
L k lllx auiwruj t!*a: the Athens Steam (Jompany
Uudt fa CireurarSawMill.on which we have
awed tout tulli ; v.gbt bnudnsi aud seventy -e\ «*a th«m- !
- »:kI ie**t ot I. timber luarti n.ea*tm\ (ftoni the 17th .if
•**»'
* r aK.'rt r h -twlrvU feet perday Rut we
n s/l- sawed t orn e>veu t«' twelve thousand fee* jK'r
. S X '! T H the MUL ha- beeu audinc in the
* '**' ''V* for want of'log* and
r . '** r, T* rx The tNw-c atyoant \m taken from a
aV *** * ‘* h «'Lumber i* we diip it
R 7 K o w"» ha 1 ,h ! , i
, «* I»>V mches, and the balance weather
\ * ru *®‘ lU *jb l*. \rd-. and some oae and one- half
I'L. n the head bkvk- work* fine, and
"' 1 5 iL.nu ou all ><*ir Miiis.
w WADLEY a reppard.
Ti Mil*: Pa-t. C* ntral R. K_ Geo . Feb. 185 R
V* 1 i W . 'hick iH t tv olter certificates,
, .... .f »* I i.upi H. aH Block* aud t'ama#re
> l F \ M E N
IbXLHKS K.m-le-l MIU HXi, Mraiug ttl iS
M\l IIINKRY. PI MIN Ac Inm and Bra^
r lM w,>rk
Our **f 4 Souring and «»ther Mill Pattern- are
not enrolled SWu*U betug Ihe niq*ro\. incut- and a<i a
mdlttoß of years
WiH receive prvmpt auentnm ad
dibssadtv * RKI BEN NICKERSON.
Agent Athens Nieam ck'tnpany.
Ati)»*n ,: . iahl2-w3m*
JOHN D. REILLY.
A TTOKNKY AT I.\\V, Augnsta. Oi. will prac
uce iu Uie (loti of L*« and Equity In the eotmttos
~f Rarhutaod. Burke. JcflfeisSMi, Svnveu, Warren and
Wilke- ,n Masonic Hall Butiding nihMy
IU Hl>KEYllX»bbb Fletcher* WHISKEY—a
▼ f hue ai iule. Just received a««i lor sale bv
apl* w U PoI'U.AIN JENNINGS A CO
1101 H BON WtllbKh'l .—A tew bbl- choice old
P B*>nrt>*Au WHISKEY, just received and for sale by
aplsw:tt ILL'LL AIN. JENNINGS A CO.
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ECBOPFXN JNTELI.ICiLXCK.
BT THE ATLAKrif.
Tb« *tearner Atlantic * Toaib. are to hand, with
Eurtjpeaii newi» u» the SKHb alt. The principal fea
ture of the cewnhy thig arrival >a tlie official pulli
•ation of the treaty of peace Attar bed b/ the treaty
nere are three separate eonventhms. arid alaoa
ier* Ural ion. respecting maritime law and the course
io be pursued with respect to neutrals during a
rime of war—that is to say. to put an end toprira
itiermfr. Copies of all the protocols of the sittings
*f the Congretis of Paris have been laid before Par
.iament.
The official text of the treaty is the same as that
published in the telegraph despatches from Hali
fax, but the missing articles 5,6, 7, and b, are now
•ldded. Articles o and ft provide for a general
amnesty and exchange of prisoners ; while 7 and 8
idrnif Turkey to the public law and political sys
tem of Europe, secure her independence and ter
ritorial integrity, and engage each contracting
power, in the event of any serious misunderstand
ing with the Porte, not to proceed to force till they
have given the other powers an opportunity of me
diation.
Peace was fori-mlly proclaimed at I/ondon, on
Tuesday with medeival pageantry.
A Pat liauientaiy “blue-book,” of some 300 folio
jmges, lias just been issued, containing the docu
ments on the f.'entral American question. It oon
*aui» 18‘J .iespaU lies, extending from 17tb Septem
ber, I*M!* to the 31st March, 1856. A large piopor
tion of the documenta have already appeared in the
American papers.
Thera w considerable activity in English politics
at present Lord Palmerston had called a meeting
of his snpportres, and the Earl of Derby, as the leader
ot tl»e Conservatives, had, in lik«: manner, sum
moned a meeting of the heads of that party to de
liberate on their respective tactics. Doth meetings
were held on Monday, the 28th.
It had been previously understood, by outsiders,
that Mr. Whiteside s motion for censure respecting
the fall of Aars was to be made the test of strength,
and that if the Ministry were beater: they would
resign. Subsequently to the meetings, however,
it was whispered that the opposition were not so
unanimous as to ensure them u strong majority, and
they would not therefore press the matter to a di
vision. The debate is yet farther adjourned.
The London Morning Star (Mr. Cobden’s organ)
gives a rejsirt of what took place at the meeting at
Lord Palmerston’s. Two hundred members of the
House of Commons attended. The members pre
*ont were the usual supporters of Government, with
a sprinkling of independents.
The Peel party were absent altogether, and the
independent Homan Catholic Irish members were
not invited. I>ird John Uussell did not attend. Lord
Palmerston made a speech, un hour long, review
ing his policy and inviting support, especially in
the pending debate on Kars, otherwise he must
resign office. No mention appeals to have been
made of American affairs. Several members spoke
and Mr. Phillimore consented, at the urgent re
quest of Lord Palmerston, to withdraw his mo
tion for a committee of enquiry, into the Kars ca
tastrophe.
The Ear! of Derby’s meeting is not reported, but
it lias transpired that it was decided to be not desi
rable, just at present, to press a division, and he
would prefer the question of Kars to be argued on
its own merits.
The discussion ou the treaty in Parliament is
fixed for the sth of May. Sunday, May 4, was to
be a day of thanksgiving, and the public holiday
and rejoicing, with firework and illuminations,
would follow in about three weeks.
Tiie most interesting political question of the day
was about to be brought under discussion by Lord
Lyndhurst in the House of Peers, but Lord Claren
don askedthut it might, be postponed. He made
the request, he said, upon public grounds ulone,
and with the conviction that by granting it Lord
Lymlhurst would best promote the cause they were
both anxious to aid. In reply, Lord Lyndhurst
consented to defer his motion, but stated that he
should watch with considerable anxiety the course
pursued by tty* English Government to alleviate the
intolerable grievances under which the people of
Italy labor.
3 he India and Chinn Mail arrived April 28, with
favorable intelligence as to the Eastern markets.—
There hud however been a serious failure—namely
Messrs. Nye, Brothers &r. Co. of Canton, for $1,500,-
000, and more may be anticipated. Mr. Aspiuwall
of the firm of A spin wall, Mackenzie & Co., of
Shaughea, which failed a few months back for $750,-
000, Imd absconded, and u steamer had been sent
in pursuit of him to Ilong Kong.
Text ol the Treaty of Peace.
The plenipotentiaries in Paris met at 3 o’clock on
Sunday, April 27th, at the hotel of the Minister of
Foreign Affairs—all in full uniform. They proceed
ed at once to the exchange of rat ideations. There
were* present for Austria, M. de Hubner; for France
Lord Walewski and Baron Bourquency; for Britain
I/ord Cowley; for Prussia Count llatzfeldt; for
Russia Count Orloff and Baron Bruuow; for Sar
dinia the xMarquis of Villamariua, uud lor Turkey
All Pasha, Mehemet Djemil Bey. At 10 o’clock A.
jYI., the Secretaries attached to the legations of the
powers represented iu the Congress had assembled
in the same place, in order to collate with the cht'J
•hi bureau tht Protoeo/e, the instruments of ratilica
tions. The minutes of exchange of ratification were
then drawn up, and at the sitting of the Congress
the plenipotentiaries affixed their signatures.
The treaty and nccoompaniments were presen
ted to the Senate and Assembly, and are publish
ed in the Moiiitcur, as also in the London officiul
Gazette.
From the Supplement to the London Gazette Extra
ordinary of Monday, April 28.
IIY THE QUEEN —A PROCLAMATION.
Victoria R. —Whereas a definite treaty of peace
and friendship between us and our allies and Ins Im
perial Majesty the Emperor of all the Russian was
eoncludea at Paris on the doth day of March last,
and the ratifications thereof have now been duly ex
changed ; in conformity thereunto we have thought
fit hereby to command that themmebe published
throughout all our dominions; and we do declare
to all our loving subjects our will and pleasure
that the said treaty of peace and friendship be
observed inviolably, as well} by sea as by land,
and in all cases whatsoever -, strictly charging and
commanding all our loving subjects to take no
tice thereof, and to conform themselves thereunto
accordingly.
Given at our court at Buckingham Palace this
28th day of April, in the year of our Lord, IBst>, and
in the Ifttli year of our reign.
Goo save tiie Queen.
General Treaty , Signed at Pari*, March 18f»f>.
[Ratifications exchanged at Paris, April 27, 18. p jfi.|
(Translation.)
In the Name of Almighty God.
Their Majesties the Queen of the United King
dom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Emperor of
the French, the Emperor of all the Russians, the
K ; iig of Sardinia, and the Emperor of the Ottomans,
animated by the desire of putting an end to the ca
lamities of war. and wishing to prevent the return
of the complications which occasioned it, resolved to
come to an understanding with his Majesty, the
Emperor of Austria, as to the basis of which peace
might be re-established and consolidated, by se
eming. through effectual and reciprocal guarantees,
the independence and integrity ot this Ottoman em-
For this purpose their said Majesties named as
their plenipotentiaries, that is to say—
Her Majesty, the Queen of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Ireland, the Right Hon.
George William Frederick, Earl of Clarendon, &e.,
and the Right Henry Richard Charles Baron Cow
ley, Ac.
His Majesty, the Emperor of Austria, the Sieur
Charles Ferdinand, Count of Buol-Schauenstein,
A c . and the Sieur Joseph Alexander Baron de
llubuer, A c.
His Majesty, the Emperor of the French, the
Sieur Alexander Count Colouna Walewski, Ac.;
and the Sieur Frauds Adolphus Barou de Bor
queney, Ac*.
His Majesty the Emperor of nil the Russians, the
Sieur Alexis Count Orlotf, ami the Sieur Philip Ba
ron de Brunow, Ac.
His Majesty tin* King of Sardinia, the Sieur Ca
mille Benso, Count of favour, and the Sieur Salva
tor Marquis de YiUamarina, Ac.
And his Majesty the Emperor of the Ottomans,
Mouhammed Emin Aali Pasha, and Mehcmmed
Djeuiil Bey, A e.
Which Plenipotentiaries assembled in Congress at
Paris.
An understanding having been happily establish
ed between them, their Majesties the Queen of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain mid Ireland, the
Emperor of Austria, the Emperor of the French, the
Emperor of all the Russian, the King of Sardinia,
and the Emperor of the Ottomans, considering that
iti the interest of Europe his Majesty the King of
Prussia, a signing party to the convention of the
Hth of July, 1841. should be invited to participate
in the new arrangements to be adopted, and appro
mating the value that the concurrence of his said
Majestv would add to a work of general pacification,
invited him to send plenipotentiaries to the Con
gress
In consequence, his Majesty the King of Prus
sin named as his plenipotentiaries, that is to sav—
The Sieur Otho Theodore Baron de Mantenftel,
A . and the Sieur Maximilian Frederick Charles
Francis Count of llatzfield Wildenburg-Sokoon
>teiu.
The plenipotentiaries, after haviug exchanged
their full powers, found in due form, have agreed
upon the following
1. From Ike day of the exchange of the ratifica
tions of the present treaty there shall lie peace and
iViendship between her Majesty the Queen of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain aud Ireland, his
Majesty the Emperor of the French, his Majesty the
King of Sardinia, his Imperial Majesty the Sultan ou
the one part, and his Majesty the Emperor of ail the
Russias on toe other part, as well as between their
heirs aud successors, their respective dominions and
subjects, in perpetuity.
2. Peace being happily re-established between
their said Ma jesties, the territories conquered or oc
cupied by tin ir armies during the war shall be re
ciprocally evacuated. Special arrangements shall
regulate the mode of the evacuation, which shall be
as prompt as possible.
3. His Majcsiy the Emperor of all the Russias en
gages to restore to his Majesty the Sultan the town
and citadel of Kars, as well as the other parts of the
Ottoman territory of which the Russian troops are
iu poaosarion.
4. Their M.riesties the Queen of the United King
dom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Emperor of
the French, the Kiugof Sardinia, and the Sultan
engage to restore to his Majesty the Emperor of all
the Russias the towns and ports’of Sebastopol. Ba
laklaA a. Kamieech. Eupatoria. Kerteh. Y enikale.
Kin bum. as well a? all other territories occupied by
the allied troops.
5. Their Majesties the Queen of the United K ing
dom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Emperor of
the Fiench, the Emperor of all the Russias. the
Ktug of Sardinia, and .he Suitan grant a full aud en
: ire amnesty to those of their subjects who uiav have
been t'ornpromistni by any participation wliataoever
in the events of the war u> favor of the cause of the
euenav. It is exprtsslv undeTst*.x>d that such am
neaty'shall extend to the srijects of each of the bil
ligerent parties who may have continued during the
war to be employe*! in the service of one or the oth
er beligerents.
6. Prisoners of war shall be immediately given up
on either side.
7. Her Ylajesty the Queen of the Unite*! Kingdom
ot Great Britain and Ireland, his Majesty the Empe
ror ot Austria, hi* Maiestv the Emperor of the
I reiK'h. his Majesty the King of Prussia, his Majesty
the Emperor of all the Russias, and his Majesty the
K.ng o: S.irdiiua dtnnare the Subiine Porte adinit
hd to participate in the advantages us the public
law and system Iconct'rt) of Eurqpe. Their Majes
ties engage, each on his part, to respect the inde
pendence and the territorial integrity of the Ott*>-
m&n Empire; guarantee in common the strict ob
servance of that engagement; aud wifi, in conse
q Hence, ninsider an a«-t tending to its violation as a
quesuon of general i merest.
p \l-M 1 j re arise between the Sublime
m» onejir more of tlie signing powers any
ei.an sos might endanger the main
Sublime Port* and
offor.-«.K«u^ff^h!,^'i I,Brecour “ to U “
tie* tbe opportunity of preventing Sj
t>- by metius ot their «>ch extremi
‘A Hii liuperiil Majesty tie Sultan ba Vlm , :
hii roDstam nobcilude for the welfare of
sued a Orman which, while ameUorating
diuon without clist.acnon of religion or 6f
oords hi* irenerous iutontion* toward the Christian
population of his empire, and wishing to give a
further proof of bis seutiineute in that respect has
resolved to communicate to the contracting parties
the said finnan, emanating spontaneously from his
sovereign will. The contracting powers recognise
the high value of this communication. It is clearly
understood that it cannot, in any case, give to the
said powers the right to interfere, either collectively
or separately, in the relations of his Majesty the
Sultan with tya subjects, nor in the internal ailmin
istration of his empire.
10. The convention of the 13th of July, 1841,
which maintains the ancient rule of the Ottoman em
pire relative to the closing of the Straits of the Bos
phorus and of the Dardanelles, has been revised by
common consent. The act concluded for that pur
pose. and in conformity with that principle, be
tween the high contracting parties. is and remains
annexed to the present treaty, and shall have the
same force and validity as if it formed an integral
part thereof.
11. The Black Sea is neutralised ; its waters and
its ports, thrown open to the mercantile marine of
every nation, are formally and in perpetuity inter
dicted to the flag of war, either of the powers pos
sessing its coasts, or of any other power with the
exceptions mentioned in articles 15 and 19 of the
present treaty.
12. Free from any impediment, the commerce iu
the ports and waters of the Black Sea shall be sub
ject to regulations of health, customs, and police
framed in a spirit favorable to the development of
commercial transactions. In order to afford to the
commercial and maritime interests of every nation
the security which is desired, Russia and the su
blime Porte will admit consuls into their polls situa
ted upon the coast of the Black Sea, in comfbrmitv
with the principles of iutertional law.
13. The Black Sea being neutralised according to
the terms of Article 11, the maintenance or estab
lishment upon its const of military maritime arse
nals becomes alike unnecessary and purposeless; in
consequence, his Majesty the Emperor of all the
Uussius. and his Imperial Majesty the Sultan, en
gage not to establish or maintain upon that coast
any uiilitay maritime arsenal.
14. Their Majesties the Emperor of all the Rus
*ias and the Sultan having concluded a convention
for the purpose of settling the force and the number
of light vessels necessary for the service of their
coasts, which they reserve to themselves to main
tain in the Black Sea, that convention is annexed
to the present treaty, and shall have the same force
and validity os if it formed an integal part thereof.
It cannot be either annulled of moaified without
the assent of the powers signing the present treaty.
15. The act of the Congress of Vieuuy having es
tablished the principles intended to regulate the nav
igation of rivers wlibh separate or traverse differ
ent states, the contracting powers stipulate among
themselves that those principles shall in future be
equally applied to the Danube and its mouths. They
declare that this arrangement henceforth forms a
part of the public law of Europe, and Like it under
their guarantee. The navigation of the Danube
cannot be subject to any impediment or charge not
expressly provided for in the stipulations contained
iu the following articles. In consequence there shall
not be levied any toll founded solely upon the fact
of the navigation of the river, nor any duty upon
the goods which may be on board of vessels. The
regulations of police and of quarantine to be estab
lished for the safety of the states separated or tra
versed by that river shall be so framed as to facili
tate as much as possible the passage of ves
sels. With the exception of such regulations, no
obstacles whatever shall be opposed to free nav
igation.
16. With the view to carry out the arrangements
of the preceding article, a commission, in which
Great Britain, Austria, France, Prussia, Russia,
Sardinia, and Turkey shall each be represented
by one delegate, shall be charged to designate
and to cause to be executed the works necessary be
low Isatcha, to clear the mouths of the Danube, as
well as the neighboring parts of the sea, from the
sands and other impedimenta which obstruct them,
in order to put that part of the river and the said
parts of the sea in the best possible state for naviga
tion. In order to cover the expenses of such works,
as well us of the establishments intended to secure
and to facilitate the navigation at the mouths
of the Danube, fixed duties of a suitable rate,
settled by a commission by a majority of votes,
may be levied, on the express condition that in
this respect, ns in every other the tiags of all
nations shall be treated on the footing of perfect
equality.
17. A commission shall be established, and ahull
be composed of delegates of Austria, Bavaria, the
Sublime Porte, and Wurtemburg (one for each of
those Powers,) to whom shuil be added commission
ers from the three Dauubian Principalities, whose
nominations shall have been **pi)roved by the Porte.
This commission, which shall be permanent : I.
Shall prepare regulations of navigation aud river
police ; 2. Shall remove the impediments, of what
ever nature they may be, which still prevent the ap
plication to the Danube of the arrangements of the
treaty of Vienna ; 3. Shall order and cause to be
executed the necessary works throughout the whole
course of the river; and 4. Shull, after the dissolu
tion of the European commission, see to maintain
ing the mouths of the Danube and the neighbor
ing parts of the sea in a navigable state.
18. It is understood that the European commis
sion shull have completed its task, and that the river
commission shall have finished the works described
in the preceding articles, under Nos. 1 and 2, within
the periods of two years. The signing powers as
sembled in conference having been informed of that
fact, shall, after haviug placed it on record, pro
nounce the dissolution of the European commission,
and from that time the permanent river commission
shall enjoy the same powers as those with which the
European commission shall have until then been in
vested.
10. In order to insure the execution of the regu
lations which shall have been established by com
mon agreement, in conformity with the principles
above declared, each of the contracting powers
shall have the right to station, at all times, two light
vessels at the mouths of the Danube.
20. In exchange for the town, ports and territo
ries enumerated in Article 4 of the present treaty,
and in order more fully to secure the freedom of the
navigation of the Danube, his Majesty the Emperor
of all the Russias consents to the ratification of his
frontier in Bessarabia. The new frontier shall be
gin from the Black Sea, one kilometre to the East of
the lake Bourna Sola, shal run perpendicularly to
the Akerman road, shall follow that road to the Val
de Prajun. pass to the South of Bolgrad, ascend the
course of the river Yalpuck to the height of Saratsi
ka, and terminate at Kntumori on the Pruth. Above
t hat point the old frontier between the two empires
shall not undergo any modification. Delegates of
the eontraetiug powers shall fix, in its details, the
line of the new frontier.
21. The territory ceded by Russia shall be annex
ed to the principality of Moldavia, under the suze
rainty of the Sublime Porte. The inhabitants of
that territory shall enjoy the rights aud privileges
secured to the principalities ; and during the space
of three years they shall be permitted to transfer
their domicile elsewhere, disposing freely of their
propert v.
22. Tue principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia
shall continue to enjoy under the suzerainty of the
Porte, and under the guarantee of the contracting
powers, the privileges and immunities of which they
are in possession. No exclusive protection shall be
exercised over them by any of the guaranteeing
powers. There shall be no sepurate right of interfe
rence in their internal affairs.
23. The Sublime Porte engages to preserve to
the said principalities and independent and national
administration, us well as full liberty of worship,
of legislation, of commerce and of navigation.—
The laws and statues at present in force shall be re
vised. In order to establish a complete agreement
in regard to such revision, a special commission, as
to the composition of which high contracting pow
ers will come to an understanding among them
selves, shell assemble without delay at Bucharest,
together with a commissioner of the Sublime Pote.
The business of this commission shall be to investigate
the present state of the principalities, and to pro
pose bases for their future organization.
24. Her Mqiesty the Sultan promises to convoke
immediately in each of the two provinces a divan
ad hoc , composed in such a manner as to represent
most closely the interests of all classes of society.—
These divans shall be called upon to express the
the wishes of the people in regard to the definitive
organization of the principalities. An instruction
from the Congress shall regulate the relations be
tween the commission and tnese divans.
25. Tnkinp into consideration the opinion express
ed by the two divans, the commission shall trans
mit, without delay, to the present seat of the con
ferences, the result of its own labors. The final
agreement with the suzerian power shall be record
ed in a convention to be concluded at Paris between
the high contracting parties ; and a hatti-scherif, in
conformity with the stipulations of the convention,
shall constitute definitely the organization of those
provinces, placed thenceforward under the collec
tive guarantee of all the signing powers.
26. It is agreed that there shall be in the princi
palities a national armed force, organized with the
view to maintain the security of the interior and to
ensure that of the frontiers. No impediment shall
be opposed to the extraordinary* measures of defence
widen, by agreement with the Sublime Porte, they
may be called upon to take in order to repel any ex
ternal aggression.
27. If the internal tranquility of the principalities
should be menaced or compromised, the Sublime
Porte shall come to au understanding with the
other contracting powers in regard to the mea
sures to be taken for maintaining or re-establish
ing legal order. No armed intervention can take
place without previous agreement between those
[lowers.
28. The principality of Scrvia shall continue to hold
of the Sublime Porte, In conformity with the impe
rial hatite which fix and determine its rights and im
munities, placed henceforward under the collective
guarantee of the contracting powers. In conse
quence the said principality shall preserve its inde
pendent and national administration, as well as full
liberty of worship, of legislation, of commerce, and
of navigation.
29. The right of garrison of the Sublime Porte, as
stipulated by anterior regulations, is maintained.—
No armed intervention can take place in Servia
without previous agreement between the high and
contracting powers.
30. His Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias,
and his Majesty the Sultan maintain, in all its integ
rity, the state of their possessions in Asia, such as it
legally existed before the rupture. In order to pre
vent all local dispute, the line of frontier shall be
verified, and, if necessary, rectified, without any
prejudice as regards territory being sustained by
either party. For this purpose a mixed commission,
composed of two Russian commissioners, two Otto
man commissioners, one English commissioner, and
one French commissioner shall be sent to the spot
immediately after the re-establishment of diplo
matic relations between the Court of Russia ana the
Sublime Porte. Its labors shall be completed with
in the period of eight months after the exchange of
the ratifications of the preseut treaty.
31. The territories occupied during the war by
the troops of their Majesties the Oueen of the Uni
ted Kingdom of Great Britain ana Ireland, the Em
peror of Austria, the Emperor of the French, and
the King of Sardinia, ac cording to the terms of their
conventions signed at Constantinople on the 12th of
March. 1854. between Great Britain, France, and
the Sublime Porte: on the 14th of June of the same
year, between Austria and the Sublime Porte, and
on the 15th of March, 1855, between Sardinia and
the Sublime Porte, shall be evacuated as soon as
possible after the exchange of the ratification of the
present treaty. The periods and the means ol' exe
cution shall form the object of an arrangement be
tween the Sublime Porte and the powers whose
troops have occupied its territory.
3k. Until the treaties or conventions which ex
isted belore the war between the belligerent powers
have been either renewed or replaced bv new acts,
commerce of importation or of exportation shall take
place reciprocally on the footing of the regulations in
tbree before the war ; and all other matters their
subjects shall be respectively treated upon the foot
ing of the most favored nation.
33. The convention concluded this day between
their Majesties the Queen of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland and the Emperor of the
French on the one part, and his Majesty the Empe
ror of all the Russias on the other part, respecting the
Aland Islands, is and remains annexed to the pre
sent treaty, mid shall have the same force and va
lidity as if it formed a part thereof.
&f. The present treaty shall be ratified and the
ratifications shall be exchanged at Paris in the space
of four weeks, or sooner if possible.
In witness whereof the respective plenipotentia
ries have signed the same, and have affixed thereto
the seal of their arms.
Done at Paris, the thirteenth d&v of the month of
March, in the vear 1856. (Signed)
Clarendon, C. M. D'Hatzfeldt.
Cowlev, Orioff,
Bnxnnew,
Hubner, C. Cavour,
A. W alewski. De Viliam anna.
Bourqueney. Aali,
ManteufFel, Mehemmed Djemil,
Additional and Transitory ArticU.
The stipulations of the convention respecting the
Straits, signed this day, shall not be applicable to the
AUGUSTA, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 81. 1856.
vessels of war employed by the beligerent powers
for the evarution by sea of the territories occupied
by their armies ; but the said stipulations shall re
sume their eutire effect as soon as the evacuation
shall be terminated.
Done at Paris, the 30th day of the month of March,
in the year 1856. (Signed,)
Clarendon, C. M. D’Hatzfeldt,
Cowley, Orloff,
Bo ul Sich&uenatein, Brunnow,
Hubner, C. Cavour,
A. Walewski De Yillamarina,
Boorqueney, Aali.
Manteuffel, Mebemmed Djemil.
Conventions Annexed to the Preceding
Treaty.
I.—Convention bcttceen her Majesty, the Emperor
of Austria, the Emperor of the French , the King
of Prussia, the Emperor of Russia, and the King
of Sardinia, on the one part, and the Sultan on
the other pari, respecting the Straits of the Dar
danelles and of the Bosphorus.
Signed at Paris. March 30, 1856.
[Ratifications exchanged at Paris, April *27,1856.]
In the name of Almighty God.
Their Majesties the Queen of tbeUnited Kingdom
of Great Britain and Ireland, the Emperor of Aus
tria.the Emperorof the French, the King of Prussia,
the Emperor of all the Russias, signing parties to
the convention of the 13th day of July, 1841, and his
Majesty the King of Sardinia, wishing to record in
common their unuminous determination to conform
to the ancient rule of the Ottoman empire, accord
ing to which the Straits of the Dardanelles and of
the Bosphorus ore closed to foreign ships of war so
long as the Porte is at peace.
Their said Majesties, on the oue part, and his Ma
jesty the Sultan, oa the other, have resolved to re
new the convention concluded at London on the
13th day of July, 1841, with the exception of some
modification of detail which do not effect the princi
ple upon w’hich it rests.
In consequence, their said Majesties have named
for that purpose as their plenipotentiaries, that is to
say—[here the names, dte., of the plenipotentiaries
are repeated]—who, after having exchanged their
full powers, found in good and due form, have
agreed upon the following articles :
1. His Miyesty the Sultan, on the one part de
clares that lie is firmly resolved to mniutain for the
future the principle invariably established as the an
cient rule of his empire, and in virtue of which it
has at all times been prohibited for the ships of wur
of foreign powers to enter the Straits of the Darda
nelles and the Bosphorus, and that, so long as the
Porte is at peace, nis Majesty will admit no foreign
ships of wur into the straits. And their Majesties
the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland, the Emperorof Austria, and the Empe
ror of the French, the King of Prussia, the Emperor
of all the Russias, and the King of Sardinia, on the oth
er part, engage to respect the determination of the
Sultan, ami to conform themselves to the principle
above declared.
2. The Sultan reserves to himself, as in past
times, to deliver firmam of passage for light vessels
under flag of wur, which shall be employed, as is
usual, in the service of the missions of foreign pow
ers.
3. The same exception applies to the light vessels
under of war which each of the contracting pow
ers is authorised to station at the mouth of the Dan
ube, in order to secure the execution of the regu'a- '
tions relative to the liberty of that river, and the !
number of which is not to exceed two for each
power.
4. The present convention, annexed to the general 1
treaty signed at Paris this day shall be ratified, and j
the ratifications shall bo exchanged in the space of 5
four weeks, or sooner if possible.
In witness whereof the respective nlenipotentin- J
ries have signed the same, and have affixed thereto 1
the seal of tneir arms.
Done at Paris, the 30th day of the month of *
March, in the year 1856. (Signed)
Clarendon, C. M. D'Hatzfeldt, j
Cowley, Orloff,
Buol-Schauensteiu, Brunnow, <
Hubner, C. Cavour,
Walewski, De Villamariua,
Bourquency, Aali,
Manteuffel Mehemined Djemil. \
ll.—Convention between the Emperor of Russia I
and the Sultan , Limiting the Naval force in the
Black Sea.
Signed at Paris, March 30, 1856.
[Ratifications exchanged at Paris, April 27, 1856.]
In the name of Almighty God.
His Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias and
his Imperial Majesty the Sultan, taking into consid
eration the principle of the neutralization of the
Black Sea, established by the preliminaries con
tained in protocol No. 1, signed at Paris on the 25th
of February of the present yoar, and wishing, in
consequence, to regulate by common agreement the
number and the force of the light vessels which they
have reserved to themselves to maintain in the
Black Sea, for the service of the coasts, have resolv
ed to sign, with that view, a special convention, and
have named for that purpose [here the names of the
plenipotentiaries of Russia and Turkey are repeat
ed,] who, after having exchanged their full powers,
found in good and due form, have agreed upon the
following articles:
1. The high contracting parties (mutually engage
not to have in the Black Sea any other vessels of
war than those of which the number, the force, and
the dimensions are hereinafter stipulated.
2. The high contracting parties reserve to them
selves each to maintain in that sea six steam vessels
of 50 metres in length at the line of flotation, of a
tonnage of 800 tons at the maximum, and four light
steam or sailing vessels of a tonnage which shall not
exceed 200 tons each.
3. The present convention, annexed to the general
treaty signed at Paris this day, shall be ratified, and
the ratifications shall be exchanged in the space of
four weeks, or sooner, if possible.
In witness whereof, the respective plenipotentia
ries have signed the same, and have affixed thereto
the seals of their arms.
Done at Paris, the 30th day of the month of
March, in the year 1856. (Signed)
Orloff, Aali,
Brunnow, Mehemmed Djemil.
lll.—Convention between Her Majesty, the Em
peror of the French , and the Emperor of R ussia ,
Respecting the Aland Islands.
Signed at Paris, March 30, 1856.
[Ratifications exchanged at Paris, April 27, 1856.]
In the name of Almighty God.
Her Majesty, the Queen of tiie United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Ireland, his Majesty, the
Emperor of the French, and his Majesty, the Em
peror of all the liussias, wishing to extend to the
Baltic Sea the harmony so happily re-established be
tween them in the East, and thereby to consolidate
the benefits of the general peace, have resolved to
conclude a convention, and have named for that
purpose—[the names of the representatives of
Great Britain, France and Russia are here recited]
—who, after having exchanged their full powers,
found in good and due form, have agreed upon the
following articles :
1. liis Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias, in
order to respond to the desire which has been ex
pressed by their Majesties the Queen of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Em
peror of the French, declares that the Aland Islands
shall not be fortified, and that no military or naval
establishment shall be maintained or created there.
2. The present convention, annexed to the gene
ral treaty signed at Paris this day, shall be ratified,
and the ratifications shall be exchanged in the space
of four weeks, or sooner if possible.
In witness whereof the respective plenipotentia
ries have signed the same, and have affixed thereto
the seal of their u ames.
Done at Paris, the 30th day of the month of March,
in the year 1856. (Signed)
Clarendon. Bourqueney.
Cowley. Orloff.
A. Walewski. Brunnow.
MARITIME LAW.
Declaration respecting Maritime Laic , signed by the
Plenipotentiaries of Great Britain , Austria,
France, Prussia, Russia, Sardinia, and Tur
key, assembled in Congress at Paris, April 16,
I&>6. [Translation.]
The plenipotentiaries who signed the treaty of
Paris of the 30th of March, 1856, assembled in con
ference, considering—
That maritime law in time of war has long been
the subject of deplorable disputes.
That the uncertainty of the law and of the duties
iu such a matter gives rise to differences of opinion
between neutrals and belligerents which may occa
sion serious difficulties, and even conflicts.
That it is consequently advantageous to establish
a uniform doctrine on so important a point.
That the plenipotentiaries assembled iu congress
at Paris cannot better respond to the intentions by
which their governments are animated than by seek
ing to introduce into international relations fixed
principles in this respect.
The above mentioned plenipotentiaries, being
duly authorised, resolved to concert among themsel
ves as to means of attaining this object; and having
come to an agreement, have adopted the following
solemn declaration:—
1. Privateering is and remains abolished.
2. The neutral flag covers enemy’s goods with
the exception of contraband of war.
3. Neutral goods, with the exception of contra
band of war, are not liable to capture under enemy’s
flag
4. Blockades, in order to be binding, must be ef
fective, that is to say, maintained by a force suf
ficient really to prevent access to the coast of the
enemy.
The government of the undersigned plenipoten
tiaries engage to bring the present declaration to
the knowledge of the States which have not taken
part iu the congress of Paris, aud to invite them to
accede to it.
Convinced that the maxims which they now pro
claim cannot but be received with gratitude by the
whole world, the undersigned plenipotentiaries
doubt not that the efforts of their governments to
obtain the general adoption thereof will be crowned
with full success.
The present declaration is not and shall not be
binding, except between those powers who have ac
ceded or shall accede to it.
Done at Paris, the 16th of April, 1856.
(Signed)
Buol Schauestein. Hatzfeldt,
Hubner. Orloff.
Walewskl. Brim now
Bourqueney. Cavour.
Clarendon. Do Viilamarina.
Cowley. Aali.
Manteuffel. Mehemmed Djamil,
The Enlistment Question.— The Washington
correspondent of the N. Y. Herald writes on the
12th inst: Mr. Marry has received, by this mail,
through Mr. Dallas, Clarendon’s long expected re
ply to the depatch of December 28, 1855—Marcy to
Buchanan—calling on the British government to
recall Crampton and Consuls Barclay, Rowecroft and
Mathew. Clarendon has been at the Peace Con
ferences, and Marcv had to wait till he returned.—
Clarendon replies that the British government de
clines to recall the Minister and the Consuls.—
Crampton was called upon for his justification in re
gard to the charges made against him. His reply,
a long one, was very bitter against Stroebel aiid
other persons with whom he was mixed up. The
British government was at first inclined to sacrifice
Crampton, but they feared that he would produce
his instructions, which fully justified him in the ac
tion he took. So he is to be backed up by bullying
because he might put his government in a worse
position than it is now. It is believed that Parlia
ment will sustain the Ministry in their defiant posi
tion, although the opposition has already commenc
ed a fierce war upon Palmereton.
From Buenos Ayres.— By the arrival of the
Margaret Eliza at New York, we have news from
Buenos Ayres to March 15, two weeks later than
our former advices. The Presidential election in
the Republic of Uruguay, which was held on the Ist
of March, resulted in the* election of Senor Pereyra,
who. says the British Packet, “was quietly installed
President, and promises to hold the balance equal,
with a firm hand. Dr. Eiiauri has been named Min
ister of Government, and D. Dorotea Garcia Min
ister of Finance. The office of Commandant Gen
eral of arms is suppressed, and consequently Gen-
Flores retires to private life.” There is no news of
special interest from the Confederate Provinces
L rquiza had returned to the Parana and resumed
the reins of Government on the 23d of February.
“The apprehensions, ’ says the British Packet, “of
a hostile collision between the Confederate Pro
vinces and Buenos Ayres, begin to subside. and the
dregs of resentment are likely to take the form of a
custom-house war.”
Forty -one subordinate lodges of Free and Accept
ed Masons, within the provinces of Canada, hav
ing, for causes set forth in a circular addressed to the
different grand lodges of the world, separated
themselves from the grand lodges of England, Scot
land and Ireland, ana formed an independent grand
lodge, were, on the 6th inst., recognized by the
Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia.
s Coinage of the l'sited States.
I The Annual Report of the Directors of the Mint
■ for the year 1555, has been published by order of
1 Congress. It affords some authentic facts relative
to the coinage of the country, showing the opera
• tion of the parent Mint, and of all the Branches as
well as of the Assay Office at New York, for the
whole year of 1855. It appears that the total coin
age for the year was over $56,0004000 ; and that the
aggregate coinage of the Mint and all its branches,
(including gold bars.) from the year 1793 has been
$198,866,565.82.
The domestic production of gold, so far as indi
cated by the deposits at the Mint, amounts to more
than three hundred and twenty two millions of dol
lars from the year 1793 to 1855, both inclusive. Os
this large sum. the gross product to the end of the
year 1848 was little more than thirteen millions of
dollars ; as is shown by the annexed table. To
this should be added several millions as the export
from California, via Panama, to Southampton—and
also the export to China and elsewhere. Os this ag
gregate, about ninety-four per cent, has been pro
auced by California, viz :
From California (8 years) $313,235,302.77
“ North Carolina $8.282.152.85
“ Georgia 6.488.632.86
“ Virginia 1.458,210.50
“ South Carolina 1.154,305.44
“ Alabama 192.20592
“ Tennessee 80,193.00
“ New Mexioo 45,937.00
“ Other sources 64,831.00 $17,766,768.57
$331,002,271 34
Deduct re-deposits of 1854 8.041,137.00
Net product of the States $322,901,134 34
The total value of the coinage of the United
States from 1793 to 1855, both inclusive, has been
within a fraction of five hundred millions. For the
year 1855, the aggregate coinage, including fine
bars, was 56.312,732 dollars and 99 cents.
It appears frujn the facts stated by the report
that the Branch "Mints at New Orleans, Dahlouega
and Charlotte, could be advantageously dispensed
with. The gold coinage lust year at New Orleans
was only $450,500, and the silver $1,918,000. The
cost of coinage at the branch mints is about ten
cents on the dollar, whilst at the Philadelphia mint
it is but little over two cents. The cost of trans
porting the raw material to Philadelphia would be
small. The annual coinage at the Georgia and North
Carolina branches is less than the years 1848-’53-
having declined from $900,000 in 1852 to $333,000
in 1855.
The act of Congress to create new silver coins
and to reduce the weight of the old denomina
tions, has had a good effect in providing the
country with an abundance of the small corns.—
Upon this subject the report of the Directors of the
Mint says :
“Since the passage of the act of March 3,1853, au
thorising a reduction in the weight of the silver
coinage, there have been issued the following .
amounts, viz Iu 1853, $8,654,161 :1854, $8,619,- ,
270; in 1855, $3,501,245 —making a total of $20,774,- j
676. As few, if any, of these coins have been ex- \
ported, and but a small amuont used in the arts, it ,
will be seen that a. large addition has been made to ,
the silver coinage in circulation. The issuing of a (
few millions more of silver coins may be all that .
may be required in view of the exclusion of the cir- ,
culation of silver, and of the small denominations of (
the gold coinage, in many of the Statesof the Union, (
by the use of bank notes of a low denomination.— )
We shall never, it is believed, fully realise the bene- (
fits of a sound specie circulation until all bank notes, \
at least below the denomination of twenty dollars, (
shall be excluded from circulation. And it seems j
well worthy the consideration of Congress, as sug- A
gested in the Mint Report of 1853, whether some ]
provision is not practicable either by taxation, or ,
other efficient means, to remedy the evil in ques- t
tion. «;
The following is a summary of the coinage of [
the world for the year 1853 :
Gold. Silver. Copper. Total. c
G. 8ritain.£11,952,391 701,544 £9,073 £12,063,008 r
France 13,228,536 803,588 78,996 14,191,120
Spain 350,724 350,724 •
Prussia.... 35,292 96,014 131,300 1
Austria ... 1,028,700 1.557,485 2,586,185
U. States... 11,042,781 1,815,514 13,412 12,871,707 1
India 123,000 4,210,000 63,600 4,426,600
Total... £37,400,709 £9,594,869 £165,081 £47,130,650 v
A Raft and its Destiny.—We find the following
in the New York Courier: Recently, while in the
vicinity of Peek Slip, New York, was observed a
little steam tug puffing with the laborious task of
towing a huge raft of fine logs—a raft so large that the
little steam tug which towed it was as the fly to the
ox which it torments. The logs were all large, big
trees that were in their native fastnesses lust win
ter, brought the profuse perspiration to the forehead
of the woodmun who felled them, with the ther
mometer far below the freezing point. Theygiew
up at the head waters of the Susquehanuah river, in
Pennsylvania, and were run down that stream this
spring, in the freshet that annually occurs there with
the melting of the forest snows.
Two hundred and fifty miles they descended that
river on its downward current. Then, broken up
into sections of suitable size, a horse being attached
to each, they were towed through the canal into
Raritan Bay. Joined together again, a steamer
tows the whole mass of timber to its destination in
this city. A Susquehanuah raft is twelve logs long,
each log from sixteen to twenty-four feet in length,
and about thirty wide. They are secured compact
ly by wooden pins, fastening them to crosspoles,
and on the top of this immense superficies of timber
is piled an equal quantity entirely loose.
The reader probably conjectures that it was des
tined for some of our ship yards; this was our own
surmise, for here was more pine timber than would
be required for a dozen ordinary ships, oft he largest
ship in America; but we were wrong. The entire
raft was purchased bv a city manufacturer, to be
converted into loco foco matches ! This is au abso
lute fact, and gives a tangible idea of the immense
amount of material consumed in manufactures,
which we often consider as insignificant or of no im
portance. •
General Walker’s Career.—The N. O. Cou
rier, alludes in the following manner to General
Wal ker, of the Nicaraguan army :
The writer of this article has known William
Walker from his childhood, and has it therefore,
within his power to correct several errors which
fireyail with regard to him. In the first place, then
ie is a native of the city of Nashville, Tennessee,
his father being of Scotch birth, coming, we believe
from Glasgow or its vicinity ; his mother, who was
a sister of John Norvell, atone period a Senator in
Congress from Michigan, being a native of Ken
tucky. William the eldest of their children, is
about thirty three or four years of age. At school
and college Walker was most taciturn and studi
ous ; he was particularly proficient in mathematics
and the exact sciences, and on his graduation at the
University of Nashville, he went to Edinburg, where
he went through the School of Medicine, and after
wards attended lectures on that science at Paris
and then travelled over a considerable portion of
middle and southern Europe. On his return to
Nashville he found that neither his health nor his
temperament fitted him for the life of a physician,
and came to this city with the intention of study
ing law and obtaining admittance to the bar.—
He pursued his studies for some time, and was ad
mitted to practice, but never, we think, made any
very strenuous attempt to advance in the pro
fession. Shortly afterwards he became connected
with the Crescent, and devoted himself with great
earnestness and zeal to editorial labors. The expe
riment did not, however, prove so fortunate as he
had expected, and he therefore gave it up, and fol
lowed the example of many other adventurous
and ambitious spirits, by going to California. In
that State he was also for a while connected with
the press, and at the period of the descent upon
Sonora, which he made with a handful of followers,
he was, if we have not been misinformed, again
trying his luck at the bar. However ill advised and
unfortunate that adventure may be regarded by
many, all will agree that so far as its history has
transpired, Walker displayed indomitable nerve
and heroism in the midst of the sternest difficulties.
The Editorial Sanctum in Paris.—The New
Orleans Creole publishes the following extract from
a Paris letter, describing an editor of that luxurious
city in his den:
In a large velvet arm chair, with a table before
him, sits the editor himself, enveloped in a plain,
dark dressing gown. He is not immersed in any
profound thought, or he may be meditating, for
anght we know ; but his heau rests comfortably on
the back of his chair, whilst he inhales oblivion from
all care through the amber tube of a perfumed
Narghille standing beside him. What have we on
the table ? A large vase full of flowers —a pile of
tiny oyster shells—an empty bottle of chaolis—a
china dish with pears, and oranges—the remains of
an omelette souffle—a^silvercoffee pot, thick, hot
cream, and—could he have foraeen our visit, aud
intended to invite us to breakfast ? The table cer
tainly is laid for two ; and that delicious, easy low
chair, with its soft satin, wadded back, is actually
placed ready for us. How charmingly considerate!
But soft! The guest is evidently not ourselves,
but whoever it was, has been and gone. Here are
vestiges of another presence—handkerchief, that
was so fine, snowy, and gossamer, lies under the
table, and us we pick it up, our eyes, however dis
creet, could not help seeing on it, in florid and fila
gree letters, the word ‘‘Nathalie” embroidered in the
corner.
Rome and Mexico at Loggerhead.—Diploma
tic intercourse has been suspended between Mexico
and the Holy See, aud the Mexican Minister, M. La
rainza, has hauled down his flag and decamped with
bag and baggage. Cause unknown —but supposed
to be connected in some way or other with the doc
trine of the Immaculate Conception. It « some
what curious, that about eight months ago this dog
ma was nowhere received with such extravagant
demonstrations of joy as iu Mexico. Almost every
house was illuminated. One little
however, ought to be noticed in this connection,
and that is, that every house that remained in dark
ness was mulcted in the sum of ten dollars—the
ow'ner footing the bill.
No meat, whether fresh or cured, is now allowed
to be exported from Russia—and an imperial ukase
has lately extended the prohibition to Poland. This
measure has been taken in consequence of a wide
spread distemper, that is said to have carried off,
within the last four years, three-fourths of all the
homed cattle in Poland southern and west
ern parts of the Empire. *
The Cleveland (Ohio) Leader of the Bth inst.,
says: A train of sixteen passstnger and baggage
cars went out yesterday on the Toledo road. There
were six hundred Mormons along, all the way
from England, and bound for the promised land of
Utah.
At the close of the Episcopal Convention, lately
held in Mobile, sevural gentlemen present as dele
gates subscribed nearly one thousand dollars as a
present to the venerable Bishop Cobbs, to enable
him to recruit his failing health by a voyage to Eu
rope. The present was frankly accepted, and the
Bishop will leave this week for England, to be ab
sent tnl next November.
The steamship City of Baltimore arrived at Phila
delphia, on her first 'trip from Liverpool, on Thurs
day, with 208 passengers. She was met at the
wharf bv a large number of the merchants and oth
ers of Philadelphia. She is a screw steamer and one
of the largest of the kind ofloat; measures 2164 tons
burthen, is lit: feet in legngth, with two steeple en
gines of 500 horse power, and some days made .100
miles per day.
Credit Mobiliee Banks. —There are no less
than five parties competing for the concession or li
cense to found an establishment in St. Petersburg!!
similar to the Credit Mobilier in Pans; among these
five are two English, the Parisian Credit Mobilier
and the Bank of Vienna. It is firmly intended m
St. Petereburgh to permit the establishment of an
institution the object of which would be to promote
commerce and manufactures, and to improve credit:
but the Emperor has. nevertheless, given the strict
est orders in connection with this to keep clear as
much as possible of English and French capitalists.
Parker H. French.—The recent statement that
there had been a misunderstanding between Gen.
Walker and his late Minister to the United States,
must have been erroneous. French was in New
Orleans on the 29th ult., and made a speech on Ni
caragua affaire, in which the Picayune says “be
spoke in glowing terms of praise of Gen. n alker,
Nicaragua, and their future destinies.
Lord Forth, son of the Earl of Perth, has been
proclaimed an outlaw. This is the unworthy or de
ranged representative of the ancient family of Perth,
who was sent home from the Crimea by I»rd Rag
lan, for refusing to go out to tbe trenches. An able
defence was made tor him, through the press, by his
afflicted father.
Characteristic. —It is said that a Yankee baby
will crawl out <rf his cradle, take a survey of it, in
vent an improvement, and apply for a patent be
fore he is ax months old.
From Kausa9.
it The following is the communication alluded to by
>f telegraph, between Col. Sumner, of the Dragoon*,
e and the Freesoil Governor of Kansas :
Head Quarters, Ist Cavalrv, ?
Camp near Lawrence, April 27.1856. )
0 Sir—As tnere ar«* no municipal officers in the
town of Lawrence. I thiuk proper to address you be
e fore returning to my post. The recent attempt up
’ on the life of Sheriff Jones will produce great excite*
1 moot.throughout the Territory, and on the Missouri
frontier, and I consider it of the utmost importance
J that every effort should be made by your people to
ferret out and bring to justice the cowardly assas
sin. It Ls not too much to sav that the peace of the
r country may depend upon it, for if he is not arrest-
P e d, the act will be charged by the opposite party up
on your whole community. "This affair has been re
* ported at Washington, and whatever orders may be
• received will be instantly carried iuto effect. The
1 proclamation which requires obedience to the laws
■ of the Territory as they now stand, until legally ab
rogated, will certainly be maintained, and it is very
unsafe to give heed to people at a distance who
counsel resistance. If they were here to partici
pate in the danger, they would probably take a dif
ferent view of this matter.
I am. sir, very respectfully,
Tour obedient servant,
E. V. Sumner,
Col. Ist Cavalry Commanding.
To Mr. Charles Robinson.
By the same officer, the following reply was for
warded to Col. Sumner:
Lawrence, K. T. April 27/A, 1856.—Sir:—Your
note of this morning was received, and in answer,
permit me to say that the cowardly attack upon
Mr. Jones receives no countenance whatever from
the citizens of Lawrence, but on the contrary,
meets with universal condemnation, and if the
guilty party cau be found he will most certainly be
given over to justice. It is and has been the policy
of the people of Lawrence to yield prompt obe
dience to tue laws and officers of the Federal Gov
ernment, and as Mr. Jones was actiug in authority of
that government on the day of the assault, the guil
ty party was an enemy to the citizens of Lawrence,
no less than a violator of the laws. The people of
Lawrence are without any organized mumcipal go
vernment, and consequently no person or persons
can speak or act officially for t hem; but from what
I know of their feelings and dispositions, I have no
hesitation in saying that they will ever be found
loyal citizens of the government, and ready to do
all their power to maintain the laws of their coun
try.
Very respectfully, Chas. Robinson.
Col. E. V. Tumtncr.
From the St. Ijoui* Republican.
Southern Eitiinigratioii.
Westport, (Mo.) April 29. —Hurrah for Georgia!
Hurrah for Alabama! Hurrah for South Carolina
and Tcnnesse ! And why hurrah for them ! Be
cause they are doing their duty. Now, there are in
this vicinity, lately landed from boats, over 500, per
haps more, emigrants from these four States. There
never was such a crowded country; every hotel is
more than running over. There are not half en
ough public houses to entertain them, and the citi
zens of this place have turned out to get the emi
grants comfortable places for lodging. All the va- 1
cant houses and tciiantless rooms of every descrip- i
turn have been furnished by Maj. Buford, for it is the t
bulk of his company that, at this time, makes the (
crowd. Add to all (his, that to-day the F. X. Au
bury anived with a large number more of South- s
erners, and they are likewise landing in great mini- i
bers at Leavenworth and Atehison, and you can see i
what the South is doing. If these things continue t
long, there will be no struggle at all, for the South is t
now several hundred ahead of the North in regard to \
this Spring’s emigration, while, at the same time the t
South is increasing every day, and the North falling ci
off. To-day, the Yankee hotel at Kansas City look- Jl
ed somewhat like a “banquet hall desertednone i<
of the Southerners scarcely stop there. The healthy n
reaction that seems to be taking place in the Nort h n
is stopping, to a certain extent, the flood of Aboli- J
tionism that threatens to overrun Kansas.
Major Buford’s company will outfit here, and in a I
few days set out for the Territory. Thevarea fine v
looking set of young men, and if they make ns good a
settlers as they are doubtless good fighters, Kansas t
will be greatly indebted to the orginator of the ex
pedition. Three weeks ago, when the principal t
travel to the Territory appeared to be from the
wrong source, the Free-Soilers, us soon us they got {]
into Kansas, would be so insolent and insulting as t
to make it very unpleasant to travel the same l oad i:
with them. But they are getting very quiet.
It is now thought that Sheriff Jones cannot live.
He suffers immense pain, and is spitting blood; all ( j
his organs are completely pamlized. His groans j,
are heart-rending, and from tne fact that lie has to j
be turned over in the bed every few moments in j
the day and night you can guess what they are for, 3
and the nursing he requires.
We have much rain. The wet and mud areal-
most intolerable. 11. C. P.
Interesting News from Honduras.—The Bose
ton Traveller of the Bth instant, says : d
The Brig Helen Jane, Capt. Nickerson, from n
Ornoa, Honduras, April 18th, arrived at this port u
this morning. Capt. Nickerson, on his last arrival v
here from Honduras, reported Unit the leading in- P
habitants of that country appeared to be well utlect- J l
ed towards General Walker, hoping that through
him they might enjoy the blessings of a stable gov-
eminent. On the return of Capt. N. to Honduras, g
however, lie found a marked change in the public s ]
sentiment. The feeling there now is one of oppo- y
wition, in consequence of the stories circulated of 3
the conduct of his men in Nicaragua, and of the con- 1
tributions he has levied upon the people of that
country.
Our last direct accounts from Honduras, stated
that Cabanas, the former President of that? Province <J
and a Federalist, had been driven out by a sudden '1
revolution, at the head of which was General Guar- g
diola, who is named President. Cabanas fled to li
General Walker, and with the aid of several hun- li
dred of his men and about fifteen hundred of his n
own countrymen marched towards Honduras. 011 t
his arrival at the frontier, lie made a pause, having
becomd disgusted with the conduct of his new al
lies, and witli the patriotic remark, that lie would
not be instrumental in bringing such misery upon ,
his country, he suddenly left, and is now in San Sal- ?
vador. 11
The question whether or no Honduras will join iu
the league against Walker, is not yet definitely set
tled. The President and his Cabinet are in favor
of the measure. In case of their joining, they could,
perhaps, bring into the field 1560 men. With the
exception of this, the Province of Honduras is now
much quieter than it has been for a number of
years. Americans, who were formerly great favor
ites in that Province, are now looked upon with
much suspicion, come from what quarter of this
country they may, and are narrowly watched to see
if they bring with them ammunition or weapons of
war. Guatemala, it is stated in Honduras, is arm
ing against Walker, and will probably bring a large
force into the field.
Indians in Florida.—The Tallahassee Journal
of the 10th iust. states : By the Eastern mail of this
morning we are in possession of a letter from Col.
Smith, of Columbia county, informing us that there
are Indians in Levy county beyond a doubt, and
that the little detachment of volunteers command
ed by Col. Wright are actually blocked up, await
ing reinforcements, which have been solicited by
hasty despatches from Col. Wright to Col. M. Whit
Smith. This is truly startling intelligence, calling
for prompt and effective military movements to
capture these bold savages, who have thus pene
trated far into the interior. The Governor, we pre
sume, is in possession of all the facts.
The Key of the Gulf, of the 10th inst., has the fol
lowing : The U. S. steamer Ranger has returned
from Fort Deynaud, with dates from Brevet Major
Arnold's command to the 30th ult.
Two express riders were fired on by Indians while
they were crossing the Okala-wa-eoo-ohe, seven
miles south of Fort Simon Drum. The horses took
fright and probably saved the riders. A body of
troops immediately started in pursuit but could see
no sign of the Indians.
Whilst two men from the post Simon Drum were
about three hundred yards from that post they were
fired upon by a party of ten or twelve Indians. A
horse party immediately started in pursuit but were
unable to overtake the Indians. This last affair
took place on the 2d of May. Fort Simon Drum is
about forty miles from Fort Myers, and is on the edge
of the Big Cypress.
The troops are suffering very much from sickness
and hard duty. Major Arnold's command consists
of 128 men ; of that number 67 were on the sick list
aud the whole command was very much prostrated.
A Man's Throat Cut in the Open Streets. —
One of the boldest, attempts to murder a man by day
light, and iu the open streets, was made yesterday
afternoon by a female named Ellen McGrath, on
the person of a man named Edward Rafferty. For
some time past Rafferty Ims paid such attentions
to the woman McGrath as to make her believe tliat
he intended to many her, and she was making
preparations for the wedding, when she hoard, last
Sunday, that ho had selected another partner and
got married. This perfidy of Rafferty’s aroused
the spirit of revenge, which she attempted to com
municate yesterday afternoon. Providing herself
with a razor, she called at Rafferty’s house, No. 5
Curve street, and finding no opportunity to gratify
her revenge, she induced him to walk out iu compa
ny with her. They had gone no further than the cor
ner of Pine and II arrison Avenue, only a few rods
from the house, when the women Mas seen to take
the razor from her pocket, and drew' the blade of it
across the man’s throat, exclaiming, as she per
formed the murderous act, “You promised to marry
me two years ago.” The man staggered back a
few steps when he was cut, and the woman ran
down Curve street, where the cut was examined by
Dr. Whipple. It was found that the blade of the
razor had penetrated the throat just beneath the
chin, and within a hair’s breadth of the jugular
vein, making a bloody and dangerous, but not a
fatal wound. After staunching the flow of blood,
the wounded man Mas taken to the office of Dr.
Lewis, who sewed up the cut, and the man walked
home, a M eaker if not a wiser man than when he
trifled with a woman’s heart. The would-be murder
ess had not been found at a late hour last night,
and the probability is that she has left the city.—
Boston Times 9th.
“Apostolic Blows and Knocks.” —The York
Republican has an account of an affair of “discip
line” which was visited upon some refractory
members of his congregation by a clergyman, in
that borough last Sunday. The officiating priest of
St. Mary’s Chapel, (German Catholic,) it seems, for
some cause not stated, had kicked an elderly lady,
the mother of several young men : on learning which
the sons repaired to the reverend gentleman’s house
and resented the outrage, probably by paying in
the? same coin. Tbe Republican continues :
The sons appeared at their accustomed place in
Bt. Mary’s Chapel, in the pew they had paid for, at
the afternoon service on Sunday last. No sooner,
had they made their appearance, however, than the
Priest attempted to eject them from the sanctuary
by violence, which was resisted by them, when a
general melee and “free fight” ensued, in which the
congregation joined, whilst battered heads aud
bloody noees resulted therefrom. The citizens in
that section of the town were called to the spot by
the tumult, and were shocked at such a disgraceful
riot on the Sabbath day. Officer Waring ana others
had a busy time on Monday morning in arresting
the participants, (Priest and all,) in this beautiful
riot, and they are now all bound over to appear at
the next term of our Court of QuarterSeseion
Miss Nightingale and the British Army.—A
private letter from Scutari states that Miss Night
Ingale has lately been much engaged with schools
and reading rooms for them. Sue is always hard at
work in their cause ; and now that the hospitals are
in such capital order, she has turned toward then
education ; and she says that the willingness of the
soldiers to improve—to take in all the good that is
offered to them, is delightful.”
“ Give them opportunity, iMiss Nightingale late
ly wrote to a friend,) promptly and easily to send
money home and tiiey will use it; give them schools
and reading rooms, and they will profit by them .
give them games and books, and they will leave off
drinking; give them suffering, and they will bear it;
five them work and they will do it. I would rather
ave to do with the army generally, than with any
other class that I have ever attempted to serve.”—
Another friend of here, now in the Crimea, writes
about her: “ Miss Nightingale has lived not on the
natural life within her, but on the interest of fulfill
ing her work; and I fear that when tbe spring of
that is over, she will sink entirely. Still I hope that
entire rest may revive her, though she could not rest
for long.**
The receipts into the French treasury for tbe first
quarter of tne Dresent year amounted to 242,190,000
francs, being 3i.085,0(H) more than during the cor
respondng period lasts year, and 46,02b,000 more
than in 1854.
Dreadful Tornado in Miasisalppi.
v The Fayette (Mitt.) Watch tower of the 2d inat.,
t, says -. A feartul tornado passed through this section
of country on Saturday night last. The first place
we hear of its striking, was at Church Hill. Seve
ralicitizens—Cox, Donoho, aud Holmes, we learn,
? had their places injured by it. It is said that Mr.
Donoho had his quarters all blown down, his fences
carried away, and other damages done the place.—
The roof of Mr. Holmes’ house was blown off and a
i member of his family severely injured thereby. Mr.
. Cox’s house, giu, and quartet's were entirely blown
, away, and Mr. C., himself so badly injured by fal
ling timber that his life is iu quite a precarious situa
tion. And Mr. Putman Scott informs us that his
fences were entirely carried away, and all the tim
ber immediately around his house felled to the
ground, and much damage done to the crops, dtc.
The next we hear it, is its appearance in the Red
Lick neighborhood, at the residence of Wm. Vause,
Esq., the roof of which was blown off', and all his
quarters, giu and outhouses entirely demolished;
five negroes were severly injured ou his place, aud
one perhaps mortally. It passed over tlien to Mr.
Conrad’s store, which it demolished, with all the
outhouses, scattering his dry goods all over the
country in its wake. We then next hear of its ap
pearance at Mr. Wm. Page's, where it completely
carried away everything before it—houses, fences,
■fco., and severely injuring Mr. Page. We also learn
that J. W. Buri*h-, Esq., had the roof of his dwelling,
and of all his quarters and outhouses blown off. It
is impossible at pi esent almost to conceive of the
damages done to property and crops. We have
been told by those who have visited the sceue of
disaster, that even chickens, birds, hogs, cattle,
&.C., were killed by its fury. Wagons were blown
to. pieces, and the fragmements, with shingles and
rails, were taken and carried to great distances.—
Perhaps not since the eventful tornado of 1840, has
there passed through this country one equalling
this in power and disaster. Without doubt wr
shall hear of its ravages through a large portiou of
the State. From its course it seems to have arisen
in the South-West and passed on to the North East.
Later from Kaiiana.
St. Louis , May 13.—The steamer Star of the West
arrived here to-day from Kansas, with important
news from the territory up to Saturday.
Gov. Kobiuson and his family took passage on the
Star of the West. At Lexington, Mo., a committee
of citizens waited on him and informed him that
they should detain him on the ground that he was
flying from the territory to avoid an arrest under an
indictment for treason which had been found against
him by the Grand Jury of the U. S. District Court.
Gov. R. replied that he had been informed by one
of the jury that an attempt to procure an indict
ment had been made, but iiad failed.
This did not satisfy the citizens—they insisting
that Uobinsou should remain, lie finally agreed to
do so on the persuasion of Cnpt. Perkinson, of the
boat, and Mr. Barnard, of Baltimore. The commit
tee agreed to s«nd a messenger to Kansas to ascer
tain if an indictment had been found, and if not, to
pay all the expenses of the detention. The com
mittee consisted of General Shields, Mr. Sawyer,
and a number of the most respectable citizens of (
Lexington.
It is reported that a dispatch has been received *
from Leavensworth, stating that an armed body of ]
men.were en route for Lawrenceville, with the in
tention of destroying the evidence taken by the
congressional investigating committee.
While Ex-Gov. Reeder was in attendance at the 1
session of the committee on the evening of the Stli, t
at Lecompton, a Deputy Marshal served on him a
writ to appear before the Grand Jury of that place
to answer the charge of contempt, in having refused 1
to comply with a summons of the Grand Jury, pro- <J
viously served on him. Reeder refused to obey h
the writ, and appealed to the committee, but they
decided that they had no power in the case.— ft
Messrs. Howard and Sherman expressed their opin
ion that Reeder was protected by the privilege of r
a witness, but Mr. Oliver contended thut the com
mittee could not stand between him and the U. S.
Marshal. •
Reeder said, that though his life was in danger at
Lecompton, he would remain on his privilege as a
witness, and attend the sittings of the committee, •
and warned the Marshal and his assistant not to
touch him at their peril. .
The Marshal left, but was expected to return on /
the Oth, with a party of U. S. Dragoons.
Judge Leeompte charged the Grand Jury on the
9th to indict all the free State officers and Legisla
ture, for high treason ; but lip to the ltltli, no such
indictments had been found by the Court. v
St. Louis , May 13.—The Lawrence correspon
dent of the Democrat, iu this city, writing under s
date of the 7th hurt., says that an indictment for „
high treason lmd been found against Reeder, Ro-
biuson, Roberts, Lane, and other Free State men. t
Intelligence had been brought to Lawrence by a
Missourian that secret handbills were being eircula n
ted and forces marshaled iu the border counties, and
the people warned to prepare for defence. (_
Composition for Repairing Monuments.— -The
early monuments of Westminister Abbey, in Lon
don, have lately been submitted to a careful expe
rimental plan of repair. The process consists in the
application of a composition calculated to impart a
very decided hardness to the surface, ana thus
preserve the crumbling stone work from further in
jury by atmospheric and other causes.
Colonization Ship.— The American Coloniza
tion Society have chartered a fine ship in Boston, of
873 tons, to take out the emigrants to Liberia. The
ship will sail from Boston on the 15th inst. for Sa
vannah, and from that port on the Ist of June for
Monrovia. We have good cause to believe that
the number to go out m this ship will not be less
than three hundred.
A Cauadian merchant at Hamilton has recovered
damages to the amount of S3OOO from the Montreal
Telegraph Line. His case was brought on the
ground of failure on the part of the company to de
liver, within a reasonable time, a dispatch sent by
him to a New York house, whereby he sustained, as
alleged, a loss of the above amount, by rt decline in
the price of Hour.
A Georgia Anecdote.—The Evening Post says
the announcement of the decease of Governor
Troup in the morning papers, reminds me of a plea
sant Georgia anecdote, never before in print,touch
ing the famous gubernatorial contest between him
and Clark of “a long time ago A yellow-haired
country “cracker” boy, going along the Piney Woods
road with a basket on his arm, was hailed by a
dashing Georgian in a buggy thus : “Hallo, boy,
what’s in your basket ?” “Puppies, sir.” “Are they
Clark-ers or Troupers ?” “Clark-ers, sir ?” “That’s
right, boy. Hurrah for Clark'.” “Yes, they are
Clarkers now, because they ain't nine days old.
When they get their eyes open they’ll be Troup
ers.”
American Talent in Brazil. —C. F. M. Gar
nett, of Virginia, has been offered the appointment
of Chief Engineer of the Don Pedro 11. Railroad in
in Brazil. He is well known in Virginia, North
Carolina and Georgia, from having filled similar im
portant positions on Railroads in those States.
An Improved Piano Forte.— A new piano forte
has been invented, which has two keyboards, and
is said to have a power greater than two pianos.—
The principle of construction consists in the move
ment being placed around a hollow cylinder, which
is placed perpendicularly within the body of the in
strument.
Improvement in South America mukcs slow pro
gress : but, nevertheless, there is a visible tendency
to introduce the inventions of modem civilization.
The railway in Brazil is accompanied by gas works
in the cities of Buenos Aj'res and Rio de Janeiro,
which two metropolitan centres are now lighted by
gas.
The New York religious Newspapers appear to
be pretty extensively circulated, if we may credit a
statement we find in an exchange paper, which says
that the Christian Advocate ana Journal [Methodist)
has a circulation of 30,000 copies; the Independent,
(Congregational) 25,240 ; the New York Observer,
(Old School Presbyterian) 21,120; the Freeman’s
Journal, (Roman Catholic) 16,000; the Evangelist,
(New School Presbyterian) 15,000 : The Examiner,
(Baptist) 11.000; the Christian Ambassador, (Uni
versalist) 8,000, and so on.
French Maritime Influence. —A Paris letter
writer says that, now that peace is concluded, the
Emperor is bent upon pursuing the darliiig object of
his heart—that of creating a maritime influence for
France, which shall make her as pre-eminent on the
seas as her military power has been on land. “Our
military glory,” he says, “has touched the skies, but
it has only been to make the cloven foot of clay
more obvious. I must huve France a great com
mercial nation, and Algiers shall be a nursery for
our navy. The Lyons and Mediterranean Railway
connect the sea in the east with Paris. Havre de
Grace as well connect it with the sea of the north.”
He entertains the scheme of cutting a vast skip
canal from Havre to Paris, a distance of 150 miles.
Diplomatic Dresses. —lt seems that our Minis
ters abroad have paid no attention to the instruction
of Messrs. Marcy and Mann, as to the Diplomatic
Dresses to be worn. Mr. Buchanan, who, it is re
ported, complied with the suggestion of Mr. Marcy,
and left off the customary slippery, it is now said,
compromised the matter, by wearing a black coat
with breeches, a cocked hat and a sword. A New
York journal proposes, if our foreign ministers should
wear a fancy costume on official occasions, to adopt
the old Continental costume of buff breeches, blue
coat, with white facings and a cocked hat. Such a
dress, it is thought, would be at once both national
and picturesque. —Richmond Dispatch.
Irish Affairs. —A letter from Ireland speaks
encouragingly of the prosperity of the fanners and
the decrease of crime. The county of Tipperary
Assizes, which heretofore lasted for weeks, this
spring occupied but a tew hours, in the trial of pet
ty offences. It is rumored that in consequence of
peace 40,000 of the Irish militia will be disbanded.
The Irish who have been receiving high prices for
their crops during the war, are said to be by no
means rejoiced at peace. Conciliation Hall, in Dub
lin, where O’Connell so often held forth, is now an
extensive flour store, and the former head-auarters
of Young Ireland, in Abbey street, in now
used as a place of exhibition of a diorama of the
war.
Aristocratic Darkey —A correspondent of the
Philadelphia Courier relates the case of Win. Ellison,
a negro, wlio purchased his freedom from his mas
ter several years ago, and now owns a large cotton
plantation, upon which he works fifty hands, and
owns about one half of the town of Statesburg in
Sumter District, S. C.
lowa Railroad Bill. —The grant of lands re
cently made by Congress to lowa in aid of the con
struction of railroad*, provides for four railroads
through the State and one branch road. One line
is from Washington to the mouth of Platte River ;
one from Davenport to Council Bluffs ; one from
Lyons to the Missouri river, near the forty-second
peraliel; and one from Dubuque to Sioux City.—
Then there is a branch road provided for from the
mouth of the Tete dea Morts, on the Mississippi
River, opposite Galena, Illinois, to intersect the
main line from Dubuque, west; the said branch to
be completed as soon as the main line is tiaiahed to
the proposed point of intersection.
Alleged Insult to American Officers by
French Authorities.— The Courier den Etats
Unis ridicules as absurd the rumor which has been
circulated that the American officers of the Crimean
Commission were rudely refused permission to visit
and inspect the fortifications of Paris, by the mili
tary authorities of that city. No permission, says
that paper, is necessary to visit any part of the for
tifications ■ thev are open to the public. It is there
fore not likely, in the opinion of our French cotein
porary, that any such permission was ever applied
for, or that it was discourteously refused.
Gov. Miner, in his message to the Connecticut
Legislature, denounces slavery and the Kansas-Ne
braska act; sj>eaks favorably of African Coloniza
tion ; recommends an extension of the naturalization
laws : says that six military companies, comprised
almost entirely of foreigners, have been disbanded;
recommends the law passed last year requiring
reading and writing as a qualification of voters; re
ports tne banking institution of the State to be in a
sound condition, and says the expendit ires of the
past year exceeded the receipts into the State treas
ury by the sum of SU,OG4.
Fremont in Kansas. —All the Free State papers
now published in Kansas—four in number—have
announced their preference for Fremont as a can
didate for the President, and keep his name at the
head of their columns.
It is sugggested in some quarters that the Re
publicans nominate Kit Carson, of New Mexico,
for Vice President on the ticket with Fremont, for
as Fremont and Carson have both been great trav
elers, they ought to be able to run well.
The London Morning Post of the 21st announces
that Mrs. Fanny Kemble would read the tragedy of
Hamlet on the 26th, it being her last appearance
before her departure for America.
VOL. LXX,—NEW SERIES VOL. XX. NO. 24.
Tributes to Hon. W. (!. Dawson.
’ _ ZaradathaLodge, No. 83. )
1 Lexington, Ga., 10th May, 1856. £
A. L., 5856. 5
At a called meeting hold this night, convened for
! the purpose of giving expression to the feelings of
< this Lodge, on account of the death of our Grand
Master Wm. C. Dawson, Grand Master of the
Grand Lodge of Georgia, a committee consisting of
brethren John T. Lofton, Esqr., Col A. F. Pope,
and Dr. Z. P. Landrum, made the following report,
which was unanimously ndopted :
Whereas, The mournful intelligence has reaoh
eg us that our Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of
Georgia, Wm. C. Dawson, has been called in the
Providence of God from time to eternity, forcibly
reminding us of the brevity of human life, and veri
fying the solemn truths of inspiration, that man
cometh forth like a flower ana is cut down ; he
fleeth also as a shadow and oontinueth not. And
whereas, it is meet and proper, that as citizens and
Masons, we express our appreciation of the de
ceased as a statesman and brother, and testify our
sorrow for his death, be it therefore,
1. Resolved , That in the death of Wm. C. Daw
son, the State of Georgia has lost oue of its brightest
ornaments; a Statesman whose clear and vigorous
intellect has contributed to her prosperity at home,
and her proud position abroad ; a patriot, whose
devotion to his State and country through a pro
tracted political career, that includes some of the
durkest hours in the history of the Union, was over
steadfast and unshaken; and a gentleman, whose
kind and courtly manuers, eveu iu the tieiviest Con
flicts of partizan warfare, never failed to win the
hearts of all who approached him.
2. Resolved , That the Masonic fraternity of Geor
gia Ims lost a brother, who, whether as the Grand
Master or as an humble member of the brother
hood, illustrated the true principles of Masonry, in
a Ute of benevolence and charity, and whose’ un
tiring efforts in her behalf, will ever be cherished by
every true Mason in affectionate remembrance.
3. Resolved, That we tender to the bereaved
family of our deceased brother, our heart-felt condo
lence in their deep affliction.
4. Resolved, That as a feeble token of our respect
and admiration for our deceased Grand Master, that
eucli member of this Lodge will wear the usual
badge of morning in their processions until the next
regular communication of the Grand Lodge of the
State, and that the jewels aud furniture of the Lodge
be clothed in mourning for the same time.
5. Resolved, Tlmt the above preamble and reso
lution be sent to the Chronicle & Sentinel, and
Constitutionalist of Augusta, and the Masonic Jour
nal and Signet of Marietta, Ga., for publication, and
be transmitted to the family of the deceased, and
that the same be spread upon the minutes of this
Lodge.
E. Young, W. M.
C. C. Hammock, See’y.
Death of the Hon. William C. Dawson.
At a meeting of the citizens of Green county, held
at the Court-house, on Tuesday, the 6th inst., on
the occasion of the death of the Hon. William C.
Dawson, the following proceedings, were hud:
The Hon. Y. P. King was called to the Chair, i
and on taking it, offered some very appropriate 1
aud affecting remarks on the melancholy occasion
that had convened them. h
Judge Cone pronounced an eloquent and feeling
eulogy upon the life, character and public services
of the deceased, and introduced the following reso
lutions which were unanimously adopted :
“Our hearts are filled with sorrow, and our city
and county are in mourning. Our distinguished
and beloved citizen and friend, the Hon. William
C. Dawson is dead—very suddenly at his residence
at a quarter past 3 o’clock this morning he died.
Eminent as a lawyer and statesman, kind, oblig
ing and useful as n neighbor and citizen—active
in all works of charity and benevolence; his life,
full of energy and usefulness, was devoted to the
improvement and happiness of his fellow men.
His neighbors loved him,his country loved him,
his State loved him, and he was beloved by his ex
tensive acquaintance throughout the Union. His
reputation and character are the property of his
country.
One ot the ablest and most esteemed citizens of
our State is gone. Often has he been honored, al
ways has he been faithful.
We give to his bereaved family our warmest
sympathies. We cannot bind up the broken licurt
or send consolation to the widow and the orphan.—
We leave them in the hands of that Being #ho hears
the cry of the widow and fatherless.
That we will attend the Funeral of our friend to
morrow at 4 o’clock.
Tliat a committee of five be appointed by the
Clmir to iuvite some gentleman, at a suitable time,
to be hereafter made known, to deliver a Eulogy
upon the life, character and public services of our
deceased friend. The Chairman selected the follow
ing committee : lion. F. 11. Cone, Hon. Thus.
Stocks, Col. Win. L. Strain, Col. R. 11. Ward and
Dr. T. P. Jaues.
Y. P. King, Chairman.
A Clergyman called to Account for words
si'oken in a Sermon. —The Cincinnati Columbian
of the sth inst. tells the following :
A fellow named Clark, in Lafayette, Indiana,
took umbrage at a sermon preached by Rev. T. L.
Breckenridge, on last Sabbath evening, conceiving
that portions of it were intended to apply to him.
He, therefore, vowed vengeance on the clergyman,
(who had just risen from a sick bed,) and on
Wednesday evening, when they met in the street,
Clark imperiously demanded whether Mr. B. had
really intended any personal allusion to him, in re
marks made in the sermon. Mr. B. declined to an
swer, asserting that he was under no obligations to
make any explanation to Clark, but advising him,
“if the coat tits to wear it.” After some further
words, Clark shook his fist in the clergyman’s face,
and finally, just as lie was about to leave, struck
him a blow on the head with the heavy end of his
whip, inflicting a deep gash! Clark was subse
quently held to bail to keep the peace.
Georgia and Florida Railroad. —The Albany
Patriot, of the Bth inst., contains the first annual re
port of the President and Engineer of the Georgia
and Florida Railroad. The road, we understand,
will be finished from Amcricus to Albany, by Octo
ber Ist, 1857, though a portion of it will be finished
much earlier. Pres dent Tift makes a calculation
which works out the nett profits of the roud, when
finished to Albauv, at over 1G per cent, per uniium.
We extract as follows :
This calculation is based on existing facts, and
the comparative business of the South-Western
Railroad, with which we connect, and is esteemed
to be a calculation which will be realized in prac
tice. But if any one is sceptical, he may reduce the
cotton receipts even to 40,000 bales, ana the return
freights and passengers in the same proportion, and
he will still find a nett profit of S4G,4GO, or more
than 11 per cent, per annum upon the capital in
vested.
The charter of our Company extends from Albany
to Thomasville, 57 miles, and thence to the Florida
line, in the direction of Tallahassee, 14 miles, mak
ing a Trunk line from Americas via Albany and
Thomaßvilleof about 10G miles, with the privilege of
branch roads which is enjoyed by the Savannah,
Albany and Gulf Railroad Company. This road is
destined to form the great North niul South avenue
for trade and travel between the Gulf coast of Mid
dle Florida and the interior of Georgia; and if the
two great project* now in progress—tin- Savannah,
Albany and Gulf Railroad and the Brunswick and
Florida Railroad—should cross our Road, the first
through Albany to Mobile, according to their char
ter, and the other through Thomasville, it would
add value to the stock of the several roads , they
would cross at right angles to our road, und thus
form mutual feeders.
A Whaleman among Arabs.— We find the fol
lowing in the Boston Transcript of the Bth instant:
The whaling brig Lewis Bruce, of Orleans, Capt.
Ryder, arrived at this jiort yesterday from the count
of Africa, where she has been cruising for several
months in search of whales. She brought home 310
barrels of oil and 25,000 lbs. of bone. The whale
men during their voyage were often in the vicinity
of the wandering Arabs, who frequently came down
to the coast from the great Desert. Capt. Ryder
was once captured by them while onshore, and
they attempted to get him on a camel and carry him
off alive ; but the captain was too courageous to be
thus made a slave of, and he manfully resisted, when
the savages shot him in the legs to cripple him, and
he in turn shot one of the Arabs dead. Fortunate
ly at this juncture jie was saved by other whalemen
coming to the rescue, who drove the Arabs oft', and
carried the wounded man to his vessel. Capt. Ry
der recovered from his wounds and came home in
command of his vessel. There were about a dozen
whaling vessels on the coast, and the seaman had
curried on considerable trading with the natives,
who are represented as being exceedingly treach
erous. The men while on shore always went in
company and were well anned.
Riches take to themselves Wings.— A few
weeks since Col. Fremont, of California, was the
richest land holder known in the world. Not by
tens, nor by hundreds of thousands were his wealthy
possessions computed, but it went to the maxi
mum of millions. The fame of his wealth went up like
a rocket—later accounts bringing it down like a
stick. A correspondent of the New York Journal
of Commerce, says he is informed by intelligent
Californians that no man in California would give
thirty thousand dollars for the whole of the agncul
ral portion of the Mariposa grant, and not a hun
dred thousand dollars for the whole grant, including
that portion of the same which embraces apart of
the gold quartz region. In fact, it is a matter of some
doubt whether the famous Mariposa grant is worth
anything.
Exemption Law in Massachusetts.— The
Massachusetts House of Representatives huve pass
ed a bill which exempts the property of the debtor
to the following extent: The necessary wearing ap
parel of the debtor and of his wife and children ;
one bedstead, bed, and the necessary bedding for
every two persons in the family; one iron stove
used for cooking, or warming the dwelling house ;
and fuel not exceeding the value of ten dollars, pro
cured and designed for the use of the family ; furni
ture to the value ofsloo books, SSO ; live stock,
SSO , tools and stock, SIOO ; one pew, which remains
liable for tax, uniform and accoutrements of an
officer, required by law to be kept by him, and right
of burial and tonics while in use as repositories of
the dead.
Postal Reform. —Meetings are being held at
various place's all over the country, and large num
bers of petitions for Postal reform are in circulation,
which are sigued by all classes and professions, with
out distinction of party. A petition from Prov
dence, R. 1., signed by the Mayor of the City, the
Governor of the State, and all the leading citizens,
to the number of several hundred, was lately for
warded to the Hon. N. B. Durfec, the Representa
tive of the District. If people will think enough of
this important branch of the Government to give
specific instructions to their lawmakers on the sub
ject, we can have as good a Postal establishment as
any country in the. world, and that by a law ptail'd
during this cession of Congress. Many of the lend
ing Members in both Houses are in favor of a
thorough, practical reform.
Shipbuilding.— I TbeNewburyport (Mass.) Her
ald, says : Shipbuilding promises poorly this season.
The low freights and the uncertain state of commer
cial affairs in Europe, consequent upon peace, have
lessened the demand for ships, and within the last
few months they have depreciated in value. In
Medford and Boston, and also in Maine, the yards
are becoming bare, the business is excessively dull,
and some failures have transpired. Here, we under
stand, present contracts and work on account «»f
builders thefiiselves, will be sufficient to employ the
hands to the first of September at least, and po*«i
bly before that, commercial interests will look bet
ter.
Episcopal Convention of Georgia. —The Ma
rietta Georgian of the 9th says : The Episcopal Con
vention of the Diocese of Georgia convened in our
city on yesterday. The opening sermon was
preached by Rev. Mr. Clark of aiid
exercises will he continued until Sab . bH, !k'
eiirbt persona expect to be confirmed, we ar .
gratified\o learn that the venerable Bwfiop is enjoj
ing his usual health.
Damans against a Kailkoad.-Iu the Supreme
Court of Massachusetts, ou Tues'iny, Mr. Dav»
Taft, of Charleston, recovered $< ,200 of the " eat
era Railroad Company for the Us* of an arm which
was cut off by coming in contact with a freight oar.
Tennessee river is higher than it iias been since
the freshet in February, 1863, and it is not abating.
The bottoms are represented ns being greatly sub
merged, ami no little damage and injury must be
the consequence.— ChaU. Adv. 10M in*t.
The Aimn.leil llounly Lftml *••*-
The two Houses of Congress having agreed upon
the following bill, ameudatory of the bounty land
aets, it now only requires the signature of the
>r President of the United States to become a law :
jf As Act to ament the act in addition to certain acta
, granting bounty land to certain officers and sol
lU uiers who have been engaged in the military ser
i© vice of the United States, unproved March third,
>f eighteen hundred aud fitly nve.
} Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rent e
’ sent a lives of the ignited States of America in Con
press assembled, That in all cases where a certifi
cate or warrant for bounty land for any less quau
tity than one hundred and sixty acres shall have
>f been issued to any officer or soldier, or to the widow
e or minor child or children of any oflicer or soldier,
V ex i M ting laws, the evidence upon which cer
\. tificate or warrant was issued shall be received to
n establish the service of such officer or soldier in the
t . application of himself, or of his widow or minor child
( j or children, for a certificate or warrant for so much
land as may be required to make up the full sum of
one hundred and sixty acres, on proof of the identi
r ty of such officer or soldier, or in case of his death,
of the marriage aud identity of his widow, or in ca9e
of her death, of the identity of his minor child
or childreu: Provided, nevertheless, That if
* upon a review of such evidence the commissioner
* ot Pensions' shall not be satisfied that the former
» certificate or warrant was properly granted, be may
require additional evidence, as well of the term as
of the fact of service.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted , That in all
cases where a pension has been granted to any offi
cer or soldier, the evidence upon which such
pension was granted shall be received to establish
the service of jjtfeh otficer or soldier in his applica
tion for bountysiand under existing laws , and upon
proof of his identity os such pensioner, a certificate
or warrant may be issued to him for the quantity of
land to which lie shall bo entitled ; aud in case of
the death of such pensioned otficer or soldier, his
widow shall be entitled to a certificate or warrant
for the same quantity of land to which her husbaud
would have been entitled if liviug, upon proof that
she is such widow, and in case of the death of sueh
officer or soldier, leaving a minor child or children,
and no widow, or where t lie widow may have de
ceased before the issuing of any certificate or war
rant, such minor child or children shall bo enti
tled to a certificate or warrant for the same quanti
ty of land as the father would have been entitled to
receive if liviug, upon proof of the decease of the
father und mother : Provided , nevertheless, That
if, upon a review of such evidence, the Commis
sioner of Pensions shall not be satisfied that the pen
sion was properly granted, he may require addi
tional evidence ot well us the term us of the fact of
service.
Sec. 3. And be it fut (her enacted , That so much
of the third section of tiie “ act in addition to cer
tain acts grunting bounty land to certain officers
and soldiers who have been eugaged in the military
service of the United States.” approved March the
third, eighteen hundred anil fifty live, as requires
the party elaiiniug a certificate or warrant under the
provisions of said act, to establish his or her right
thereto, by record evidence of the service for which
such certificate or warrant has been or may be
claimed, be, and tlie same is hereby repealed, and
parole evidence where no record evidence exists,
may be admitted to move the service performed,
under such rules anu regulations as the Conmiis
sioner of Pensions may prescribe.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the eighth
section of the act above mentioned, approved the
third day of March, in the year eighteen hundred
and fifty-five, shall be construed us embracing offi
cers, marines, seamen, and other persons engaged in
the naval service of the United States during tin*
Revolutionary war, and the willows and minor
childreu of all such officers, marines, seamen, and
other persons enguged as aforesaid.
Sec. 5. And be it Jurthev enacted, That the pro
visions of the said act shull extend to all persons who
have served as volunteers with the armed forces of
the United States, subject to military orders for the
space of fourteen days, in any of the wars specified
in the first section of the said act, whether such per
sons were or were not mustered into the service of
the United States.
Sec. G. And be it further enacted , That the wid
ows und minor children of all such persons us are
specified in the lust preceding Beet ion of this act,
and are now dead, shall be entitled to the same
privileges as the widows and minor children of the
beneficiaries named in the act to which this is an
amendment.
Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That where
any company, battalion, or regiment, in an organ
ised form, marched more than twenty miles to the
t lace where they were musterd into the service of the
tatted States, or were discharged more than twen
ty miles from the place where such company, bat
tnlion, or regiment, was organized; in all such
cases, in computing the length of service of the of
ficers aud soldiers of any such company battalion,
or regiment, there shall be allowed one day for eve
ry twenty miles from the pluce where the company,
buttulion, or regiment was organized, to the place
where the same was mustered into the servico of
the United States; and also, one day tor every
t wenty miles from the place where sueh company,
battalion, or regiment was discharged to the place
where it was organized, and from whence it inarch
ed to enter the service : Provided, That such march
was in obedience to the command or direction of
the President of the United Stub s or some general
officer of the United States commanding an army
or department, or the chief executive officer of the
Stute or Territory by which such company, bnttalioii,
or regiment was called into service.
News from the Crimen—'Tlie Ancient Foes be
come Friends. •
Sunday, April 15, a grand review of the Russian
iftkny took place in the Crimea. General Ludcrs,
the Commander-in-chief, had invited the Allied
Generals to be present. As the commanders-in
chief rode down the line, (says the London Times’
correspondent,) followed by a crowd of horsemen,
each band and bugle struck up, the soldiers present
ing arms and cheering. After this, Gen. Ludcrs,
with his guests, took up his position in front of the
mud huts, quite dose to the ruins of Mackenzie's
farm, so as to allow space for the 7,000 infantry to
wheel and march past in open columns, with sloped
muskets at a quick pace. Each battalion consisted
of five companies—four of them being three deep,
or 150 strong, the tilth company (Chasseurs) being
only two deep, or 100 strong. These Chasseurs do
not wear any different uniform, but they are armed
with a rifle which carries 1200 yards. Heading the
division rode its general Vessehtsky, who had only
one arm, and staff; then followed the general com
manding the Ist brigade, Major-General Grotenplb,
and his staff. This brigade consisted of the 21st
(Selenginski) and 22d (Yakutski,) regiments of the
lino; und us the four battalions each 700 strong,
marched past their bands, which were brigaded to
gether. one could not help being struck with the
soldier-like appearance of the uien, the manner in
which they swung their arms, and the airof defiance
with which they strutted ami pointed their feet to the
ground. The 2d (Chasseurs) brigade, which had an
acting brigadier, was formed of six battalions, each
700 strong, not including officers und sergeants, anil
consisted of the 21st (Ocluitaki) and 22d (Kuiiißclmt
ki) Light Infantry Regiments. Then followed the
artillery, and after came the nine red Cossacks, 28
gendarmes, double rank,2o Cossacks of the Don,
and four troops, each thirty strong, of Cossacks from
the Ourul. The gendarmes are only armed with
a sword, but. all the Cossadks have spears.
The moment the Cossacks had gone by the four
commanders-in-chief rode to the marquee close by
to take luncheon, and as by this time (2.45), the re
view having lasted fifty minutes, they had been
nearly four hours on the dusty ground, I have lit
tle doubt that a glass of champigne was most re
freshing. Witnessing this curious scene, I noticed
two Russian Indies in a carriage, one English lady
Mrs. Brine, on horseback. Sir Collin Campbell,
Lord William Puulet, Generals Garrett, Barnard,
anjl Cameron, several staff, infantry, and artillery
officers, aud ruther a large number of Highlanders.
The moment the commanders-in-ohief had entered
the marquee, a crowd of Russian soldiers and
mounted officers gathered around to listen to
the three Russian bands, each about sixty
strong, which played admirably, and look on
at some dances got up by four Russian sol
diers—a clarionet, tambourine, and a pair of
cymbals being the orchestra. One of these four, a
Cossack, stood beautifully on his head, the others
dancing round him. This feat was repeated twice
after luncheon, before sir William Codrington.—
Inside the marquee, about forty eight feet long by
fifteen, which was white tipped with green, there
were three tables—two rectangular ones, and be
tween them, in the centre, a small horseshoe table.
At the centre of this table sat Gen. Ludcrs, hav
ing on his loft Marshal QPelissier, and on his right
Gen. La Murniora. Next to Marshal Pelissier sat
Gen. Codrington. At the two other tables there sat
General Windham, Sir Hugh Rose, and all thestatT.
Sir Colin was asked in, but as be had come to the
review uninvited, he declined, until at a later time
he was again sent for—when he made his appear
ance, apparently much to the delight of Gcu. Co
ders. Tue marquee wus lined with crimson; in the
centre, round the pole, were bright barrelled mus
kets, which the Russians always have. At one end
was a shield, made out of swords, with the spread
eagle in the centre ; and at. tlie other end a similar
shield, made out of bayonets. The tables were
made of deal plunks, covered with a white table
cloth. There were no chairs or benches, only camp
stools. As the different toasts were drunk the bands
outside played suitable airs; but it always struck
me that the soldiers cheered at the wrong time al
though their guides were four fellows placed close
to the mouth ot the tent. All the eatables and
drinkable's come from Baktcbi-Serai, where Gen.
Ludcrs lives, and also tlie servants, who wore bluek
coats and white waistcoats. Marshal Pelissier, in
proposing the Emperor Alexander’s health, alluded
to the brave armies that were enemies but are now
friends. The different kinds of bread were on the
table—tlie black ration bread and the white bread,
like cake. After the company had risen, scaurs
were handed round, and several officers who had
been partaking of a capital luncheon just outside,
at the end of the marquee, from the remains, togeth
er with others, were invited in.
Danger to Freedom or the Pkess in Bel
gium.—ln the session of the Paris Conferences of
the Bth ult., Count Walewski, the French .Minis
ter, speaks in the following threatening manner of
the Belgian press :
He says that he must call the attention of the
Congress to a subject which, although more particu
lurly affecting to France, is not the less of great in
terest for nil the Powers of Europe. He considers
it superfluous to state that there are every day print
ed in Belgium publications the most intuiting, the
most hostile against France arid her government;
that revolt and nssiiHsinution are openly advocated
in them; he remarks that quite recently Belgian
newspapers have ventured to extol the society cull
ed “La Marianne," the tendencies and object of
which are known ; that all these publications are so
many implements of war directed against the re
pose-and tranquility of France by the enemies of
social order, who, relying on the impunity which
they find under the shelter of the Belgian legisla
tion, retain the hope of eventually realising their
culpable designs. Count Walewski declares that
the intention and sole desire of the government of
the empire is to muiutain the best relations with
Belgium ; he readily odds that France has reason to
be satisfied with tlie Belgian government, aud with
its efforts to mitigate a state of tilings which it is un
able to alter, its legislation not allowing it either to
restrain the excesses of the press, or to take the ini
tiative inn reform, whieb has become absolutely in
dispensable. We should regret, he says, to he
obliged ourselves to make Belgium comprehend the
strict necessity for modifying a legislation, which
does not allow its government to fulfil the first of in
ternational duties, that of not assailing, or allowing
to be assailed, the internal tranquility of the neigh
boring States. Representations addressed by the
stronger to the less strong, have too much tlie ap
pearance of menace, anu that is what we desire to
avoid. But if the representatives of the great
Powers of Europe, viewing in the same light with
ourselves this necessity, should find it useful to ex
press their opinion in this respect, it is more than
probable that the Belgian government, relying upon
all reasonable persons in Belgium, would be able to
put on end to a state of things which cannot fail
sooner or later to give rise to difficulties, and even
real dangers, which it is the interest of Belgium to
avert beforehand.
Western Giants in their Slumdbr. — I The
Burlington (Iowa) State Gazette says that while
some workmen were engaged in excavating for the
cellar of Gov. Grimes* new building, on the corner
of Main and Valley streets, they came upon an arch
ed vault some ton feet square, which, on being
opened, was found to contain eight human skeletons
of gigantic proportions. The walls of the vault
were aliout fourteen inches thick, well laid up with
cement or indentruotnble mortar. The vault is
about six feet deep from the base to the arch. The
skeletons are in a good state of preservation, und
we venture to say are .the largest human remains
ever found, being a little over eight feet king.