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About The Georgia Jeffersonian. (Griffin, Ga.) 18??-18?? | View Entire Issue (Feb. 23, 1854)
VOL. XV. m CORIiW l!ONia IS PUBLISHED EVERT THURSPaT MORNING BY WILLIAM CLINE, At Two Dollars And Fifty Cents per an nunii or Two Dollars paid in advance. A.tVKKTISBMENTS am inmr'cd at O.Vfi Millar nors<|iiiirr, forttio first insiTtnm, ami UPrv CEXTS per stjUSlt*} for rat h insertion tiisfMllrr. A re •*'.* deduction will ne made to those whatihrr .r ly tin* yesr. All n. J- c-.-lisoinents not otherwise ordered, will ttecorryi .ed till forlwl. |r y -ALES OF LAXDS hy Administrators, Ki*h ~tors or Guardians are required ly law to he held on the first Tuesday in the month, between lit.* hour* o* ten in the forenoon mid three in the afternoon, at the Cosu r t-Hotise, in the county in which the land ts situated. Notice of these sale, must he oiven in a public eaiettc FORTY D. 3IS }.r***ioti!* *o fill* tl.i V of *alu. 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CITATI'iYS for Letters of Administration, must he ihlisVd r HiRTT Hat'; for Dismission fro-n Vlminislratmn, monthly six months; for ni**i (r*n G*mrcfiansftip, For.TT daY'. ‘Liies for'ho foreclosure of Mortgage must be nulilis I ', I montip.v for four months, eatHh ps'e.'o t,w? Oil per. lor file full space of thrke v istjiS: r.ir corn ir..in*s titles iioin Lirrnloroiu A<* •iinitrato s,v.’heie a bond l>:is been “iveuby it • de< -:<<• (? tfi fui! s .ice of three month*. From the Columhuv Timex find Sentinel. Removal of flte Capitol. lie great event of 1 ist week was the petioti of the two Houses on the removal < f ihe capitnl. ‘he weather was wet and rainy when the bill passed the house, and no opportunity was offered to bring out t<;de pressure to bear upon the question.— But the pna was shining in golden spender when the question came up in the Senate, ami the gallerv was crowded with the lter.at vof the city, who manifested through out the long deba*e which ensued the livr-’iest interest. Smiles and applauses ami bonuets were showered upon the op ponent? of removal, while hisses and ugly faces were the rctva and of tne friends of re nt* val. No wonder the bill failed. The House bill removing the Capitol to Ma con, on the completion of a State House ti ere, superior to the one in Milledgeville, was 10-t in the Senate, and a bill substi tuted for it refering the question of remo val to the people. The debate in the Senale was very animated. We will devote this communi r&imn to a .sketch of tne more prominent speakers who participated m the discus sion Ce.~HP.AX. of Wilkinson, was an ardent | of removal, aid by h:s motion j to strike out Macon and insert Gordon, - created no lit tie amusement, and ted much to the defeat of the bili by set-1 tinpj the representatives of the various cities which aspire to the honor of being the capitol by the ears He is a lawyer bv profession, is below the middle height, bat compactly built, and capable of en during great fatigue. The lower features of his face are decidedly handsome, and j resemble statuary. His brows project j heavily over keen gray eyes, which gives j him the appearance of great decision of ‘ character and concentration of mind He , has a clear, strong, undisciplined mind; j and speaks with much force but not much ! elegance. One always feels that he is capable of -iving his hearers much more than they get, and are dissatisfied when he concludes. He is, we believe, a native Georgian, and is a sturdy Democrat. Williamson, of Newton, is a native of Georgia and a lawyer by profession. He is tall and spare, slightly stooped by age (he is 52) and wears two pair of specta cles. He is not a beauty of course then, yet he is the most gallant, the kindest tempered, and the funiest man in the Sen ate. He is always listened to with respect and often with roars of laughter, though his delivery is not good, and he often wanders very far off form the subject on hand. His only gesture is made with his right hand, which projects at right angles from Lis body, and consists in moving it backwards and forwards before him, uc conpauied with contortions of the body aud face whi h arc realy paiuful When one gets used to these peculiarities, lie cannot fail to be interested in tne Senator from Newton He too was opposed to removal. We give him no credit for this, however, as he is the born slave of the fair sex and could not oppose what they de.-ired. He is a whig. Dixon, of Talbot, is a man in the prime of life, with iron gray hair, soft eyes and a pleasant smile- He is a native of Georgia and the architect of his own for tune. 0 He is tire embodiment of Anglo Saxon manhood, without tear and with-, out reproacn, aud just such a man as ons likvS to see in the Legislature -a farmer butk-er reliable, never troub-j ir„K ui Ho™> wiU, Bu--a>b w-jH nor meddling with the laws 01 Irc -a c , lie is unfortunately a whig. l£c was one I of the mast ?ar.;qst advocdcs of reijjyV*. He is an old member and ills familiarity with the rules of the House gives him advantage ev#t* younger members. He is the father of K. E. D.xun, thy ac complished assistant Secretary of the Sen ate, who was to day elected Secretary i n lent. , . Miller, of Richmond, is, aud has long been, the leader of the whig party in the Georgia Legislature. He is a small man, and the lower part of his face is by no means prepossessing. His chin is small and completely thrown in the shade by his projecting month; but his forehead is open, large and massive, and inspires- con fidence not only in Ins sense, but his piiuci plcs He is a distinguished lawyer and is worthy the highest honors his party can confer upon him. lie is not however an orator; his voice is low and monotenous, his gesticulation unimpressive; he never uses a- trope or metaphor.;: he is uever ini xprsioued; lt stillkfccouimtndp atpitioe, ®je #torgifl Mtfktmmm. nlwnysby the clearness of Ills apprehension, the elegance of his diction and the force of his logic. Ilis characteristic Is his strong common sense. He is a model Legislator. He opposed removal. Duxnagan, of Hall, is one of the oldest men and members in the Legislature. He is of medium stature and made of iron.— Ilis hard angular face is lit up with a keen sparkling eye, which never sleeps, and Overshadowed by a mass of iron gray hair lie is an old Union Democrat of the Jack son school, and was one of the leaders of the disaffection In the party which result ed in the detent 1 of McDonald. He is seif made, and uneducated, but endowed by nature with a restless intellect, with a bold heart, and though he cannot see far, he sees clearly; his convictions are strong, but he acts upon them regardless of conse quences. lie has been to California and brought back one hundred pounds in gold which he dug with his own hands, lie never speaks five minutes without using the word “however,” to the great amuse ment of the Senate. He is a great stick ler for constitutional rights and a watch ful guardian of the Treasury. We believe he is thoroughly honest, and would die for his principles. He is violently opposed to “removal,” and boldly asserted that he would not vote for it unless the people of Milledgeville were compensated for the depreciation of property which it would occasion, though every voter in Georgia were to desire it. Mr. Duunngan is a Farmer. Dr. Si.vclktok, of Lumpkin, is a Phy sician, and has accumulated a fortune.— He too is a Union Democrat, though it is thought by many, that he has a leaning to the Whigs. He is a very large, un wieldy, gray headed, old man, and dis tinguished chiefly by his hostility to Me Donald. He was in favor of refering the question of removal to the people, and otfered the substitute which was adopted by the Senate. He makes no pretensions to oratory, though he frequently address es the Senate. Bailv, of Whitfield, is a Physician and union Democrat also. He is, metaphysi cally speaking, a younger son of Mr. Ditn nagan, and has many of his faults and vir tues lie speaks often in a loud, rattling, ungrammatical style, and seems more intent on letting the house know his faith than the reason of it. 7 his is a characteris tic of Dr Singleton. lie is a small man and not very handsome. Collier, of DeKalb, gave the fatal blow to the project of removal, by introducing an amendment to the house bill to refer the question to the people and authorise them to say Removal or No Removal, and to designate the place to which the capitol shall be removed. He is six feet high and of unassuming but very pleasing address. His hair and eyes are dark Though he is probably over 00 years of age, he has quite a youthful appearance from the al most total absence of beard. He is aU nion Democrat, and as nominated by the f'onsoritlTi psrty, but j prefer red to stand by the old Democratic organization, and was by thorn triumphantly elected to the Senate, lie is a forcible speaker but r.o orator, a man of sense, but deficient in cul ture, which by the way, is a peculiarity which prominently distinguishes the mem bers of the Georgia Legislature. Stephens, of Hancock, is of course a Whig, being the brother of A. 11. Ste phens. He is a young man scarcely over 30 years of age, and has made his fortune by a lucky but suitable marriage. He is quite six feet high, well formed, withs lack hair and whiskers, and blue eyes. His voice is clear and ringing, but rather de ficient in volume. He is a Lawyer too, and of course knows how to reason. He speaks fluently, to the point, but some times loses himself in the cloud regions Mr. Stephens is much esteemed for his so cial qualities, and has bra its enough to reach and adorn any position his ambition may aspire to. He was against removal Moore, of Lincoln, is a Whig, of course, a Lawyer too, and a thorough good fel low. His smile is genial and always plays upon a face which wins confidence. He is well made, good locking, sensible, hut un ambitious. He evidently comes to the Senate because his constituents will send him, and takes more pleasure in the social festivities of the city than iu the details of Legislation, though he is sufficiently at tentive to his official duties. He was in favor of removal. Moselkt, of Spalding, is a man of marked peculiarities. He is of medium height, has kindly blue eyes, snow white hair and ruddy complexion He is a Min ister of the Gospel of the Primitive Bap> tist Church, and under all circumstances preserves the dignity of his profession.— He was originally a Whig, but of late years has acted with the Democratic par ty. He is deficient in education and read ing, but is a natural orator. ‘I he Bible is his text book, and the golden rule is ever on his tongue and always in his heart He will not even condesceud to quote from profane literature He was the orator of removal, and was rudely treated with his ses from the gallery during his speech on the subject. He very pointedly rebuked this rudeness by hinting that there were but two creatures that hissed—the serpent from its venom, and the goose from its folly. He is one of the people, aud a true juu tVCr'hv representative of the people. Bold fearless, impassioned, ho says what ho turn, srf ' illi "S “ take thc rcs i’oD uibihty. Dabn'iv, of Gordon, is a man of brains. Pity he is so feeble in health. He too is a Lawyer. He is no orator, but speaks fluently and always sensible. He has too, a conscience, and” does what he thinks is right, lie is the only member in the Sen ate who dresses in homespun. He is tall and spare, but sandy hair and blue eyes. He thinks too much and talks but little. With vigorous health, he would rise to the first position in the State. He is a Dem ocrat, and was for removal. I jiomas, of Gwinnett, is also a Lawyer and a Democrat, and a man of modesty, sense and worth. He was for removal, and made a strong speech in its favor. — We are satisfied that he is capable of do ing much more than he hus dono this ses sion, and- that he will be heard of hereafter. He is an ornament to thc State and an liouor to hit country.. We hope to sec GRIFFIN, (GA.) THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 23, 1854. him back again next sess on He is still ft young ffiaii, Hull, of Clark, is a Whig, and opposed removal very zealously. He is the son of, the tvev. Hope Hull, one of the pioneers! of .Methodism in Georgia, and is a model ■ of unassuming piety and virtue. He is lit tle above the medium height and size; has black eyes, dark skin, and gray hair, and / is a gentleman of exceedingly pleasing manners and address. He is no orator; but speaks clearly and to the point. He is never on extremes, and one is surprised ever to find him acting from party bias. — He stampeded nevertheless, when the whig party left the Senate to prevent the elec tion of McDonald. Generally, however, he is fair and candid, and is universally esteemed by all parties. ( i.apkk, of Raker, is anatire of Savan nah, but a self made man. He is diminu tive in stature and of a feeble constitution. His conip'cxion is dark, and his hair and eyes as black as a coal. He is a Lawyer, and has attained an enviable position in his profession. His voice is weak and, like Paul, his ‘ bodily presence is contempt ible,” but he has shrewd, practical, hard sense, and is probably the most influential Democrat in the Legislature of Georgia. He is never asleep, never inattentive, and in every contest in the Senate has shown himself a match for any force the enemy may bring against him. No member of the Legislature has shown more devotion to his immediate constituents than Mr. Clark, or has done more to advance their interests. He is, moreover, a gentleman with gentle manners and the soft accent of the low country, ana the unassuming modes ty and practical sense of the up country. Dean, of Binb, is no orator, and nukes no pretensions that way. He is, however, a man of noble person and commanding brow, and lias as much brain as any man in the Senate. He said but little during the session, but perhaps did as much to influence Legislation as any of his col leagues. He knows the strings of the hu man heart, and touches them with a mas , ter's hand. He is i:i the neighborhood of fifty years of age, but his eye is undimmed, nor is his natural strength abated. Time has laid his hand gently upon his head and thinned his brown locks—otherwise, lie is as yet unscathed. He has a bold Anglo Saxon face, and is said to have the Anglo Saxon energy. He is rich ami has made it. He was the pillar of removal. McGetiee, of Houston, presided over the committee of the whole when this ques tion was under consideration, ami deserves a passing tribute at our hands. He is a native of Putnam county, Georgia, and is in the 45th year of his age. In person, lie is above the average height, and is slightly embonpoint. His face is round and ruddy, his eyes blue, his forehead broad and round, and old father time lias thinned his auburn locks His countenance is always illumined with a smile. He commenced life as a physician, and after accumulating a competency, retired to his farm, where he has passed his time in ag riculture'and literary pursuits. Though he quit school at the age of fourteen, lie acquired a knowledge of Latin, Greek and j French—all of which languages he reads ; with facility. He has probably the largest! miscellaneous library in .South-West Geor gia. tie is the author of ‘ Facts not Fic tion,” and other fugitive pieces of miscel laneous literature, lie has borne arms in the service of his country —having been a private in Capt. Keunan's company, in the Florida war. He commenced life as a Whig, and is one of the lich spoils which the Democra cy won from the enemy in the fierce con flict of 1850, since which time he has been a faithful and true man in our ranks.— With these prestiges, it is not surprising that Dr. McGehce, though appearing for the first time on the floor of a delibera tive assembly at this session, was appoint ed chairman of the committee on the State of the Republic. This position he lias filled with eminent ability, and has shrunk from no contest with the opposition, and often signally triumphed over their bravest champions* Asa debater, Mr. McGehce is ready, fluent, forcible, and is the only man in the Senate who has ventured upon a classical allusion this session, except, perhaps, Wil liamson, of Newton, who struck the Sen ator from Spalding a heavy blow with some famous lines from the Deserted Vil lage. Mr. Brown, of Baldwin, is a bachelor, and is a very great favorite w'itli the la dies. He is a small man, with black hair and eyes, and altogether unassuming.— He spoke for the first time against remo val, and acquitted himself handsomely, though his was evidently committed to memory, and was delivered without em phasis or feeling. AN U iVL IN THE GiALL'SRT. THE WAR FEELING. Despatches from St. Petersburg of the nth ult. have arrived at London. Thc excitement in that capitol was intense, consequent upon the knowledge of the ac tive measures takeu by the western powers, and their forbidding the Russian flag to navigate its waters The Emperor on appearing in public, w r as cheered enthusi astically by thc populace. Another says that the Emperor is in a state of religious exaltation, considering himself as the chosen instrument of God, and destined to fulfil the Turkish prophecy ,by planting thc cross upon St. Sophia’s mosque tins vV.'J J?ai\ He regrets that he has suffered so many years of ln3 life to pass without having fulfilled his mission! Hie Russian papers, of course, take their tone from thc supposed state of feel ing of the Czar A letter from St. Petersburg, of the 13th alt in til© Cologne Gazette, says: 1 he Court has received the official noti filiation of the entrance of the combined fleet* into the Black Sea. A report was spread that the measure had produced i deep sensation, aud inspired serious reflec tions a* t j the resolution which was to be come to. The warlike ardor, which has never been very great among the upper classes, had considerably cooled down, and in the other classes of society the en thusiasm has very sensibly abated. The violent articles against Turkey and En gland have ceased; thc Court begins to reflect that the preparations for war cost enormous sums. Hands h*vd alreadv been laid on the funds of establishments of credit, although they belong to private i individuals, and they have been placed at ! the disposal of the Minister of Finance, by ■ whom the money has been employed for political purposes. It appears that the Czar had asked ! Prince Menschihoff whether he could make head against the The Prince’s reply was—“ Yes; wy can con quer, or fight and die to the last man.”-- The Empef ir replied that “that was all he wanted, lor to die in such a cause was in in the o’d Muscovite spirit.” A private letter from St. Petersburg!) gives the following anecdote. There hap penc 1 to be a grand reception at the court on the day that M. do Reizet attended for the purpose of presenting the declara tion of France relative to the entry of the fleets into the Black Sea. After the cer emony was over, the Emperor Nicholas, addressing some members of the diploma tic corps who were nearr him, said “Gentlemen, I have done all that I could to maintain peace I am driven into war Russia never refuses battle when offered to her; she may mourn the loss of a fleet, but she will never have to mourn the loss of her honor.” Another anecdote is given with confi dence by the Times Vienna correspondent.. “The demand was made at St. Petersburgii whether the Etnperor Nicholas would meet the Emperor of Austria at Warsaw. The reply received was, that his Majes'v, the Emperor of Russia, intended to go to the seat of war. The sarcasm contained in this answer has pip the military partypnto an excessively id humor with Russia.” prospect or Tits war. There being no longer any ~doUibt tha‘ the Russian commander has orders to act with energy, it becomes evident that he must, at whatever cost, effect the capture of Kalafat. He has, indeed, sworn to do so, if it should cost him 20,000 men. All accounts concur in stating that, with this intention, the Russians are combining all their disposable force in Little Wallachia. On the lTth, Gortschikoff was employed in person in concentrating his force at Radovan, a place on the road from Kra jova to Widdin. Already the losses sus tained by the Russians iu the battle of the 6th, 7th and Bth, were such as to compel them t > draw off until the arrrival of re enforcements. The Turkish outposts are at Cloroin, a station on the same road, about ten mile* to the South- ‘1 his and several other adjoining villages, are in the hands of the Turks, and must be taken before Kalafat itself can be approached. It is, however, so essential to the Russians to have posses sion of Kalafat, that it will doubtless be attacked again and again until taken.— But even if Kalafat be captured at im mense loss, there still remains Widdin, on the opposite bank of the river. vSiddin is a well fortified town, with works of great extent, and in better condition than tWo of any other fortress on the Danube. It can only be taken by a regular siege, and to undertake such a siege requires the passage of the river by an entire army. Near Galatz the Russians are evidently preparing to invade the Turkish bank of the river. Outhe 12th the Russian Gen eral Englehardt crossed the stream unmo lested, with 2.00 J men, and ravaged the country between Matsehin and Iseklcha, where the Danube describes a semi-circle opposite Galatz At lleni, on the extreme corner of Bessarabia, formed by the Pruth and the Danube, Russian troops are pre paring to cross. It is probable that by this time considerable bodies of Russians have invaded Bulgaria, (the territory of Turkey proper ) and that we shall soon hear of the passage of the left wing of the Russian army across the Lower Danube, where the I urks can have no considerable force to oppose them. The forts of Mat sehiii and Isaktcha arc small places, and, though they have been gallantly defended against two attacks, they cannot stop the advance of an army. The advance of the Russia nil might, however, be checked in the comparatively narrow passage known as the Lines of Trajan, between Rassavo and Kutzehendji. 1 his position has ac cordingly been fortified by Omar Pasha, and it may be supported wii'foA'fftxtJrom the Black Sea On the 13th of January, Omar was at Kalafat, where a high observatory has been erected, that overlooks every move ment of the Russians. Russia, it appears, will issue letters of marque, in the expectation that it will in flict “great damage on English trade with America.” POSITION OF THK FLEET3. On the sth of January, at 11 o’clock, morning, the last of the English and French fleets were out of sight from the farthest point of land, as was also the Turkish con voy, consisting of five frigates and six transports. Advices from Odessa of the loth states that no English nor French ships of war had appeared off that port, and all French and English merchantmen were preparing to leave. ‘1 he Russians had notified that ships of any nation, ta ken with troops cn board, shall be lawful prizes. The report that the Austrian and Prussian Ambassadors, at Constantinople, had protested against the entry of the fleets into the Black Sea, is incorrect, but these representatives did send to Rcdseliid Pasha a notification that the step taken by France and England went beyond the agreement entered into by the Four Pow ers on tnc 12th of December. The allies had been met, January vu>j by the mail steamer from Trebizomle; they were steering with a fair wind and fine weather, for Batoum, where they would arrive the next day. The greatest enthu siasm was manifested in Constantinople when it was known that the fleets had actually sailed. It has been already men tioned that iu tho event of coming into action Admiral Hamelin (French) would take command of tho allied ships. A ru mor prevailed in Constantinople that the fleets, having escorted the Turkish ships to Batoum, would return to tho Bosphorus in about a week; but this last seemed un likely. The orders given to the heels are to salute the Russian ships so long as mat ters remain as they are. Should the Rus sian naval force attack any Turkish ship within three and a half miles of the Turk irdi coast, or any ship belonging to till? protectin.- powers, then active hostilities will be immediately commenced. It was at first .stated that the Russian Admiral had issued orders to all iiis crui sers to return to Sabastopol, but later Commands, said to have come direct from the CZar, order all the ships to be put to sea. It was considered that the CZuris policy is to have the alii, s commit the first act of war by firing the first hostile shot, and is expected that some slight rencon tre may take place near Batonm, where Russian ships are known to be, and to which place the Russian Convoy is des tined. THE WAR FEELING IN FRANCE The opinion of experienced and practi cal men is, that the French Government ought not to lose a moment in dispatching an army of at least 40.000 men to Con stantinople, and that England and France ought to strike a great blow at once. All hope of bringing the Emperor of Russia to terms through negotiation or concession may be utterly abandoned. Hesitation or appearance of hesitation, will serve his purpose in every way, by encouraging his spirit of aggression, exalting the arrogance of his soldiery, and depressing the feelings of the Turks, not to speak of the perni cions and demoralizing effect upon the public mind of both countries through re taxed confidence. The war has grown om of the vaseillation of the so-called pro tectors and allies of Turkey, and any fur ther wavering must only protract its du ration and complicate its horrors. A letter from Constantinople, of the sth, states posi tively that General Baraguay d’Hilliers was actively engaged in providing accom modation for an expeditionary corps of 40,000 men and 10,000 horse?, and that he was iu negotiations with contractors, chiefly American, for the purpose. The peo ple of Constantinople were in the great est enthusiasm and voluntary offers of mo ney to the Government were poured in. A rumor was current in Paris on trie ‘2slh, that the Turkish Government had applied to the Etnperor Napoleon for the assistance of t>*oops; ami that a similar application was to be made to the Court of St. James. Another rumor prevailed that the Rus sian Minister at Paris, M. de Kisseleff, had demanded his passports, and would j leave immediately; but this w.is generally discredited, as it was fully believed that he intended being present at the ball hist evening at the Tuilleries. ihe Princess i!e Lieren was, however, preparing to quit Paris for Brusseiis, which was considered a pretty sure indication that 111. de Kis-; sole if woslu soon follow. ’ he Patrie says that the Turks had a gain been successful iu further engage ments with the Russians, which took pit *.e at Kailafat on the 10th, 11th, and 12th insts. A naval and military expeditionary force is being organized by the Bombay Govern ment to carry out any orders from Eng- j land or fro n the Governor General. THE WAR FF.ELtXG IS ENGLAND, it is no longer denied,by the most .scep tical, that any moment may bring to En gland a formal declaration ot war; and in view >f the imminence of the danger, it is a matter of honest gratulaiion to see with what coolness, moderation and ab sence of mock heroics, the people accept the necessi'y, and prepare to meet it. For some time it is cons:Jet ed probable that the war may be carried’otl truui the ordinary financial resources of the coun try, without tile imposition of any new impost. But u ilh so powerful an enemy as Russia, it is impossible to entry on a “iiule war,” and tlie nation is fully aware that a war-tax and anew loan must be si bmitled to. Ami,, judging from the present temper of the people, anu the generally healthy tone of ail departments ot trade, there would seem to he no doubt j of me* lihg all Jbef exigencies of the case on favorable terms. The accredited agents of Government no longer hesitate to speak of the ap proaching war. The ( aplains appoint ed to raise the Volunteer Coast Defence are making the tour of all ports and fish ing towns, calling on the maritime pop ulation to enrol hi defence of their coun try, “against the Russians ” And on the 20tti, an incident equally significant occur ud at Spithead. Ihe Thetis frigate had returned from a long cruise, and according to tire ruies ui me service, her crew should have t-eeo paid off. When the frigate arrived at Spithead, Hear Admi ral Richard Dumbs, one of the Lords of Admiralty, steamed up in the Fire Queen steamer, and passed to the quarter deck of the Tho.is. Ail hands being called, the Admiral in a few brief but energetic words, in foimetl the crew that at the present mo ment the country could not dispense wi'h their services. •'! have come down,” saul he, “by request of the Board of Ad miralty, to make known to you that we are on the eve of war, and that war with Russia.” Nothing could he clearer or more distinct than ihe phrase employed. Toe admiral proceeded to inform the men, that they might have a brief “run” ashore, after which they weieal! expected to re turn to their snip, and to act as British seamen have ever done in defence of their country.” And we may here mention that the British navy has not, for many years, been in a more eff-ctive state, both as to me.i and ships. A Turkish sympathy meeting was held 23d, at Southampton, the mayor of the town presiding. A dt-nulation fr'dn the Society o| friends has just left England for St. Pe tersburg to endeavor to induce the Czar to come to terms with Turkey. The depu tation consists of Henry Peas*, of Dar lington; Joseph Slurge, of Birmingham, anti a gentleman from Bristol, namu not stated. It is to he hoped mat their re o.austraucps may indu-: ; the (Jzir to see the error < f Ins waysr It may he briell> ; slated that no official reply had been received fiom ‘lie Czm lu the final propositi >n if peace or war. AH soils of tumors were afloat, Seve ral eotai nting from apparently responsi hle souiccs, staled that the Austrian Cabinet was already in possession of an index to toe Czar’s reply, and mat the reply would bo transmitted in very deri ded terms, through the ministers at Pa ris and London, The Vienna prnp<>*i • ions, so he would state, besides being incompatible with the V digrtity, only serve tor divert attention from tho question at issue between Russia and the Porte,- and they are, therefore, uncondi tionally rejected. The London limes states that Lord Ponsonby will introduce into tire House o( Lords a series of resolutions, declaring that Russia having violated her treaties with Turkev, by occupying the Principalities and entering the Black Sea, that nil such treaties shall be regard ed as null and void by England, and that protection shall he given to the Poite in refusing to renew them. Ihe Russian correspondent of the Tries* Zeitung says that th* Russians have tw o divisions, of 25 shijS each, ac tually cruising in tl, e Bine at Sen. and that it is very possible they intend to try their strength against the allied fleets, as their exact knowledge of the Black Sr a give* ‘.hem a great advantage during the pre sent stormy foggy weather, and their ships have guns of a calibre not custom cry in other coun ries. Important from Lower Califor nia-Success of the Buccaneers. The most important news brought by the California steamer relates to the suc cess of the liilibnsters in Lower California. Advices from San Diego were to Janu ary sth, and from Los Angelos to Decem ber 31. A correspondent of the San Di e go Herald of January sth, gives the fol lowing account of Col. Walker’s marau ding party: As wc were going to press we received further intelligence from Encinada. The bark Anita had arrived with iwo hundred sand thirty men as an additional force to ! the command of Col Walker, on the 29th ult, and immediately landed her troops At this time the natives had fled, and noth ing more had been seen of them after the new forces arrived The day after the arrival of the Anita, sixty live men were ordered to march on the town of Sinto 1 omas, tinder the com i maud of Capt. Geo. A Davidson, who j effected the taking of the place without a light. Melcndrez and Negrete had fled, but the property belonging to them at LaGrullawas taken, and appropriated for the use of the expedition, j his was principally horses and cattle, and they are all secured in the valley of Encinada. j lie property of Melendrez, had been declared confiscated by the Mexican Go vernment, he being outlawed by a decree of the military commandant Ihe new government has taken possession of it in right of the old. He has endeavored to regain the property which was declared confiscated by order of Santa Anna, by trying to drive the expedition from the country, and in order to do so he has forced the natives to fight against it. I he inhabitants of this part of the coun try refused to aid him, but have been obliged to do so in order to save the life of N egrete, commandant of Santa Tonus, and also of the Judge of First Instance, whom Melendrez had taken as prisoners, and threatened to put to death if the in habitants did not enroll themselves under his command. They besieged us several days, keeping a constant but ineffectual fire upon us on the first day of the siege. McKibben met his death while taking deliberate aim at the person of Melendrez. Capt. Gilaian was also severely wounded. With these 1 exceptions, the men are without injury, ami in excellent condition and spirits j The flag of “ 1 wo Stars” ,uow waves over I Lower California. At Encinada, all remained quiet at last accounts, there being nothing whatever to take place, except the satisfying of animal wants, which are supplied by the number of cattle in the possession of the expedition. The party embraces men of every pro fession, some surveyors, who are engaged in surveying the town of Encinada, with its harbor and approaches, laying out the ground in streets and blocks, and superiu tending the repa rs, fortifications and buildings erecting by the new govern ment. Negrete and Melendrez have both fled, the former to San Diego, where he lias taken up his abode, and the latter to the lower country, w ithout arms or followers, and in a destitute conditio i. i he defences at the port of Encinada are now so far advanced, that it is deemed impregnable to any force Santa Anna or auy body else can send agaiust it. The supplies of the troops are abundant, and are well protected, so that even a siege could be resisted with success. Col. Walker has issued a proclamation called upon the inhabitants to recognize the new government, and offering protec tion to all well disposed. ‘Mbs had a good effect—daily we receive v.sitors who come to recognize ihe existing govern ment. Oapt Davidson is stationed with his company at La Grullai near Santa Tho mas. The rest of the force are at this place. Our wounded arc improving rap idly. We intend to send mails weekly to San Diego. The Editor of the San Francisco Herald has received the following letter from his Mexican correspondent. Boar of iMazatlan, Dec. 7, 1853. General Yauez, having been appointed Governor of Sinola bv order of Santa Anna, his ptedecessor, ex-G oven nor Val dez, has left lor the Capital. An order has arrived from the British minister ic Mexico, for the British men of war to seize the Caroline wherever che be found, and the Amphilrite immediate ly lifted anchor do act in compliance.— A Mexican schooner just at rived, repmts to jiave seen the Cantline, and another American vessel off Lobos Island. The day before yesterday, no troops had yet anived at Sun Bias, but four hun dred men were expected from Guadala jara. ‘Hie authorities there intend lav ing hold on the first vessel in port, to em bark said troops to Lower California.— it is astonishing that we have no positive news from the American fillibusttring ex pedition;,. they aie believed to have saii- ed to the north, hut whete to, is a matte unknown u u i A a l.#r ci r esp mi'ent from Maz itlan states: •‘Trtfl general opinion seemed to h* that Lower California had been h-s to Mexico . forever. I The filibuster spirit was rampant in j California, and new expeditions were I preparing to sail from San Francisco and Stockton. President Wafktr has issued another proclamation to the people of Lower Cali fornia, stating that he came among them not for tbei? injury, hut for good. “"e hare seen yon” Says he, “cursed with a government too weak to protect you in your property, and yet strong enough to eat up a large proportion of the products of your industry.” He chivalrously promises them protec tion against the robber, whom he pledge# himself to extirpate, and th.it the rights of conscience shall be preserved sacred to all alike. He relies on the justice of the conduct of the Ftllibnsters, and time and experience, to re nove all th* preju dice existing against their government, which he characterizes a s firmly establish ed and likely to endure. a. decree is also published from the war Department, fixing the pay of the Army, so wit; Coloielsand Lieutenant Colonels, 10 dollars per diy; vlajirs, $9; Captains of companies, $8; First Lieutenants of companies, Adjutants, Quartermasters, Paymasters, Surgeons, $7; Surgeons and Commissary’s Assistants, Quartermaster Sergeunt# and Second Lieutenants, $6; First Set-grants, SV, Sergeants, Corporals and Privates, A Little Lecture to my Dears. We clip the following fro m ‘‘Punch’ Pocket Book.” for 1554, hy Ail Old Mti I df the World: My dears — Love is like C'nancf ry: it is a deal easier to get into it than to get out again. There are th usarrJs of wav s for the former, but as for th t latter, it can’t be done noways. Take my advice, rnv dears: never believe a man before mar riage, and never frust him afterwards.— If men. it.y dears, were to pay, like ses vants, for ever} thing they broke, they would not be so fond of breaking their hear's for every pretty girl they saw.— The fortune of a Rothschild couldn’t stand, my dtars, against such a ruinous amount of breakage. Wh y I have known a man’s heart to break as often as an Ame rican hank, and yet he would open the next day with the same brass plate on his face on which you could plainly read “a-surance,” and his heart would go on issuing the same Lise notes as before.— Besides, what becomes of all their broken hearts, I should like to know? Where do they all go to? Alorrg with the old moons, I suppose; or they may be keep ing company, there’s oo k lowing where, with all the pins that are lost, each heart being stuck through with a pin like the curious iasects in a museum. There’s no need to tell you, I’m sure, iny di-ars, about choosing a husband. A woman’s ins.inct general y guides low into those little matters. But this 1 will tell you,- that husbands differ as much as geese; but the softest minu is not always the worst. The softer your husband, the more pliable you will fia I him and all the 6Tsie r for you to twist him around your little finger, if husbands trusted more to their wive®, and less so themselves, there would be more happy marriages; bnt, until they learn what is due to our •ex, and are fully prepared to pay it, that happy balance will never exist in a house hold, which, to the husband, should be the source of as mueh as a large balance is at his bsnker’sj but at present the wila is not allowed to have any share or in terest in the one, or to participate in the other. I wi I conclude, my ‘ears, with givinr you a few rules with regard to the choir* of husbands in general, and though, my dears, I ha/e never ventured on t * stormy seas of matrimony myself, [her* the fair lecturer’s voice slightly trembled with emotion,] still 1 have watched fro::, the haven ot single blesseJness many tvf the squalls and breezes that have taken place on them, and have derived no small knowledge lam only too willing to riw’ part to all those who are anxious to em bark for the United States. I shall com bine my observations, my dears, to the small circle of my experience of men, such as 1 have studied them round the tea table. If a man w ipes his feet on the door mat before coming into the room, you may be sure he will make a good domestic hus band. If a man in snuffing the candles snuff* them out, you may he sure he will make a stupid husband.- If a man puts his handkerchief on his knees while sup ping tea, you may be sure he will be a pru dent husband, In the same way always mistrust the man who wi 1 not lake the last piece of toast of Sally Lunn, but pre sets waiting for the next warm hatch. It is likely he will make a greedy, sel fish husband, wfiih whom you will enjoy no “brown” at dinner, no crust at ten, no peace whatever at home. Toe man my nears, who wears goloshes, and is careful about wrapj ing himse’f up well before venturing iuto the night air n >1 unfrequent ly makes a goa t invalid husband, that mos ly stops at home, and is easily coin for'ed with slops. The in in who watches the kettle and prevents it boiling over, will not fail, iny dears, in his married state,- to exercise the sane care in always keeping ‘.'..0 p-*t b>i ing. The man who doesn’t take tea, ill treats the cat', takes’ snuff, and stands with his hack to the fire, is a brute whom I would not advise you,- my dears, to marry upon any Cmsidera lion, i ither for love or money, hut mo6t decidedly not for love. But the man who when tea is over, is discovered to have hud non<‘, is sure to make the best of husbands. Patience like his deserves be ing rewarded with the best of wives, and the best moihers-iu-Uw. My dears,- when you meet with such a man do your utmost to marry him. In the severest win ter he wouljJ not mind going to bed first. [Here the lecturer concluded, and the several young ladies retired to thei? re spective jivocaton.%l No. S.
