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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.