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Details by tbe Faoiflo.
TKI LOSS at THE BATTLE OF INKERMANN
A telegraph despatch from Berlin, published ,
l m the Lon lon papers, say that the Russian In-*
I v«ide announces officially the Russian loss on j
the sth of November to be 42 officers and 2 969 j .
men killed, and 206 officers, and 5,791 men '
wounded, giving the total of 9,008 killed and j
wonaded. The number of prisoners takeu by j
tbs allies is not given.
The following is the offleial report of the total j
casualties in :he British army on the sth.
41 officers, 32 sergeants, 4 drummers, 388 rank
and file killed; 102 officers, 121 sergeants. 17
drummers.l4» rank ami hie* wou tided; 1 of* j
3Bottl, 43 omlersj 3$ sergeants, 4 drummers, 383
rank and fi'e killed; 103 officers, 122 sergeants,
17 drummers, 1,710 rank and tile wounded; 1
officer, 6 sergeants, 191 tank and file missing.
Killed *feSftei'JL 462
Wounded, ~,., ..1,952
Missing,. ........ .V. IS 1
Total, £..2,605
The loss of the French in I tilled ar 1 wounded
was 1,736. Total loss oi the aliiea*M.34l.
the battle was 60,000 or 70,000 wlm were op
posed for three hoar* bf c*twfe ovn 8,000 En
glish. The latter, however, were subsequently
joined by 6,000 French, nnd thus saved the al
lies from a - i
tween 6 and,?. morning until be
tween 3 an<i^l»f||lHK|iyte..
BRUTALITY OF THE RUSSIANS.
The peisoaal conduct of the Russian* through
out the bat®B : .of lok«rttt“,an was such as to cre
ate hoiror and disappointment, and to Undeceive
alt who bad hoped that their barbarism had been
i*aome degree mitigated by the period which
has ©lapsed since the career of Suwarrotf. They
ppierced the fallen and wounded, refused quarter,
I n and even tore off the bandages of those who, as-
Jr ter temporary aid. had been left for the moment
on the field; and these fiendlike habits seem not
merely to have been the result of drink upon
common men, bpt to have been directly en-
P One of these personages was captured in the
act of setting the example to bis men, and was
forthwith sent to be tried for murder, and rr.od
probably hinged. Whether ar>y means will
suffice v prevent these felonies lor the future,
may, however, be doubted, although Lord Rag
lan has sent to Prince Menschikoff to demand
an explanation of them. Should no satisfactory
confession or reparation be made, the war will
lieneeiorth assume a character which, with all
, bis indifference to the lives of his subjects, may
lie too much even for the Czar.
THE OFFICIAL ACCOUNTS OF THE BATTLE.
Lord Raglan, iu his official report of the bat
tle o! the stb, describes the events up to the*fa li
of Sir George Cathcart, and then adds:
“oubaquently to this, the battle continued
with unabated vigor and with no positive result,
the enemy bringing upon our line not only the
fire of ail their field battaries, but those in front
of the works of the place, and the shipfcuas, till
the afternoon, when the symptoms of giving
way first became apparent; and shortly after, al
'f£k• though the fire did not cease, the retreat became
general, and heavy masses were observed retir
ing over the bri ge of the Inkermann, and as
pending the opposite heights, abandoning on the
field of battle five or six thousand dead and woun
ded, multitudes of the latter haying already been
carried off by them. I never before witnessed
such a spectacle as the field presented; but upon
this i will not dwell.”
I He further states that “the French and English
vlil wrth each other in displaying their gallan
try and manifesting their zealous devotion to
duty, notwithstanding that they had to contend
against an infinitely superior force, and were ex
posed for {many hours to a most galling fire.”—
“ It I* difficuitWanive at any positive con
clusion as to the actual numbers brought into tha
field by the euemy. The configuration of the
ground did not admit of any development of their
force—tb# attack consisting of a system oi re
peated assaults in heavy masses of columns; but,
judging from the numbers that wtfe seen in the
plains alter they bad withdrawn in retreat, I am
led to suppose that there could not have been
less than 60,000 men. Their loss was excessive
; and it is calculated that they lett on the field near
fI.QOO deed, and that their casualties amount in
the whole, iu killed, wounded, and prisoners, to
not less than 15.000.
“ Your grace will be surprised to learn that the
number of British tioops actually engaged little
exceeded 8,000 men, while those of Gen. Bos
quet’s division only amounted to 6,000, the re
maining available French troops on the spot hav
ing been kept iu reserve. I ought to mention
that, while the enemy was attacking our right,
they assailed the left of the French trenches, and
actually got into two of their batteries; but they
were quickly driven out in the most gallant man
ner With considerable loss, and hotly pursued to
the very walls of Sebastopol.”
Gen. Canrobert of the French army, states
that the Russian army, by re-inforceme its, had
been swelled to at least 100,000 men, including
the garrison of Sebastopol. This they learned
• at the beginning of the battle, irom a number of
I Russian deserters.
t He then goes oh to describe tbe battle; and
HU says the French army three times crossed bay
onets with the enemy, who only yielded ground
after the third charg?, upon which he left it
strewed with bis dead and wounded. The Rus
sian heavy artillery and their field-pieces, he
pileges, were very superior in number, and nad a
[ commanding position.
Tbe Russian loss in killed and wounded, be
thinks, was not less than tiom S to 10,000 men.
L In conclusion he says:
''N “The battle of Inkermann, and the contest
by the besieging corps, has shed g>eat
glory on our lorce, and has augmented the moral
strength which the allied armies have always
itSpßoasessed. At the same time we have suffered
jSoss which must be regretted. The English at my
| has lost 2,600* men killed or wounded, among
Which are to be reckoned seven generals, three
I of whom are killed. The French army has sul-
Hired to the extent of 1,736 killed or wounded.
We have bitterly to regret the loss of Gen. de
Lour me i, since dead from his whounds, whose
brilliant qualities promised a grand career in the
| future. It is my painful duty also to acquaint
you with tbe death of Col. de Camas, ol tbe dth
regiment of the line, killed at the head of bia
troops, at the very instant in which they came
in contact with tne enemy.
“The vi«'or of the allied troops, subject as they
were to the twa-foid struggle of a siege of unpre
cedented difficulty and oi battlss which recal
the greatest struggles of our military history, can- {
not be too highly praised.” x
|g|ji|k Having thus glanced at the official repoits of !
the allies, let us see what the Russians have to i
S- for themselves. Prince Menschikoff, in his
cial despatch to the Emperor, says:
Hk“Our first attack or. tne heights was very for
tunate; tbe English fortifications were carried,
Hgpod guns spiked. Unfortunately,
Sglp this the commanders of the
were attacking the intrenchments
juid redoubts, war* wounded. Wh.le these events
were passing, the French forces arrived in aid oi :
the English. The afoge artillery of tae*e last ,
was placed in position on the held of battle, and
| ‘it was no longer possible for our field-piece* to
contend with it to advantage.
■fw ‘ she numerical superiority ol the enemy’s in-
If Jaatry, armed with rifles, occasioned great losses
jin horses, aitiilerymen and iniaiitry officers
This circumstance made it impossible for us to'
■Uompfete. except by a gieat sacrifice ol troops,
[ ihe redoubts which, during the fighting, we had
L l»e«un to throw up on point* which the enetr.) V
P ijositiooßP&nanded, even as tar as the town oi
! Rebastopoi itself. The retreat was effected in
[ good order on Sebastopol and over the oridge of
[ lnkermaun.and the dismounted guns were car-
lied off the field of battle hack into tbe place,
j mtk* Grand Dukes Nicholas Nicholavitch &,
| Michael MicboUvitcb were in the miJ*l of tin
[ terrible fire setting an example of calm courage
i in the fight’ Simultaneously with this so; tie tl.-
infantry of Minsk, with a light batters
9 r grtiijgry* fiodsr the eoasiaLd the tnaj-- r
■
gi neral of artillery Timofeieff, executed another I I
sertie agaioat the Fiench batteries, apd spiked 15 1!
oi their gums. Oar loss in dead is not yet exactly i
known, out tbe number of the wounded amounts
<o 3,500 men and 109 officers.”
He adds that Lieut. General Solmonoff was
killed, and several other higher officars wounded,
f t d thinks the loss ot the allies car not have been
it- s than tbe Russians.
Thk Battle of Inkermann. —The accounts ,
«-t have hitherto published of tbe battle of In
fo-rii.a u . on Hie sth. we now find, failed to con
v» y any impression of its horrible realities. The
t »ri ii .mdent of the London Tiroes, writing
h. n; * i - si.dd of battle on the sth, says:
Ar row commenced the bloodiest struggle
eva; i messed since war cursed the earth. It has
so o .ioubted by military historians if any enemy
tv i >tand our charge with the bayonet; but
'• l - the bayonet was often tbe only weapon em
-1 13 ed in conflicils of the most obstinate and
deadly character. We have been prone to be
lieve that no foe could ever withstand the British
so’dier wielding his favorite weapon, and that at
M aida alone did the enemy ever cross bayonets
with him; but, at the battle jof Inkermann, not
or ly did we charge in vain—not only were des
perate encounters between masses of men main
tained with tbe bayonet alone—but we were
obliged to resist bayonet to bayonet the Russian
infantry again and again, as they charged us with
it credible fury aod determination.
The battle of Inkermann admitsof no descrip
tion. It was a series of dreadful deeds of daring,
ol sanguinary hand to hand fights, of desperate
assaults—in glens and valleys, in brushwood
giades and remote dells, hidden from all human
eyes, and from which the conqueorrs, Russian or
British, issued only to engage fresh foes, till our
old supremacy, so rudely, assailed, was trium
phantly asserted, and the battalions of the Czar
gave way before our steady courage and the
chivalrous fire of France. No one, however
placed, could have witnessed even a small por
tion of the doings of this eventful day; for the
vapours, fog, and drizzling mist, obscured the
ground where the struggle took place to such an
extent as to render it impossible to see what
was going on at the distance of a few yards.
Besides this, the irregular nature of the ground,
the rapid fall of tbe hill towards Inkermann,
where the deadliest fight took place, would have
prevented one, under the most favorable circum
stances, seeing more than a very insignificant
and detailed piece of the terrible work below. It
was six o’clock when all the head-quarters camp
was roused by roll after roll of musketry on the
right, and by sharp report of field guns. Lord
Raglan was informed that the enemy was ad
vancing in force, and soon after seven o’clock he
rode toward tbe scene of action, followed by bis
staff, and accompanied by Sir John Burgoyne,
brigadier general Strangways, R. A , and several
aid be camps.
As they approached the volume of sound, the
steady, unceasing thunder of gun, and rifle, and
musket told that the engagement was at its
height. The -bell of the Russians, thrown with
great precision, burst so thickly among tbe troops
that the noise resembled the continuous dis
charge of cannon, and the massive fragments in
flicted death on every side. One of the first
things tbe Russians did, when a break in the fog
enabled them to see the camp of the second di
vision, was to open fire on the tents with round
shot and large shell, and tent after tent was
blown down, torn to pieces, or sent into the air,
while the men engaged in camp duties and the
- unhappy horses tethered up in the lines were
killed or mutilated.
Gambier was at once ordered to up two
heavy guns (18 pounders) on the rising ground,
and to reply to a fire which our light guns were
utterly inadequate to meet. As he was engaged
in this duty, and was exerting himself with Cap
tain Daguilar to urge them forward, Colonel
Gambier was severely, but not dangerously
wounded, and was obliged to retire. His place
was taken by Lieut. Colonel Dickson, and the
conduct of that officer in directing the fire of
those two pieces, which had tbe most marked
effect in deciding tha fate of tbe day, was such as
to elicit the admiration of tbs army, and to de
serve the thanks of every man engaged io that
bloody fray. But long ere these guns had been
brought up there had been a great slaughter of
the enemy, and a heavy loss es our own men.
Our generals could not see where to go. They
could not tell where the enemy were—from
what side they were coming, and where going
to.
In darkness, gloom and rain they had to lead
our lines through thick scrubby bushes and thorny
hrakeit which broke our ranks and irritated the
nierr, wuuc«»ci; no* iticixeu uy a corpse
or man wounded from an enemy whose position
was only indicated by tbe rattle of musketry and
the rush of bail and shell. .
™ Sir; George Cathcart, seeing his men disorder
ed by the fire of a large column of Russian infan
' try which was outflanking them, while portions
oi the various regiments comprising his division
were maintaining an unequal struggle with an
overwhelming force,‘rode down into the ravine
in which they were engaged, to rally them. He
perceived at the same time that the Russians
had actually gained possession of a portion of tbe
hill in rear of one flank of his division, but still
his stout heart never failed him for a moment.
1 He rode at their head encouraging them, and
when a cry arose that the ammunition was fail
ing, he said coolly,“Have you not got your bay
onets ?”
As be led on his mpu it was observed that
another body of men had gained the top of the
bill behind them on the right, but it wa9 impos
sible to tell whether they were friends or foes.
A deadly voliey was poured in our scattered re
giments. Sir. George cheered them and led them
' back up the bill, but u flight of bullets passed
where he rode, and he fell from his horse close to
the Russim columns. The men had to fight
their way through a host of enemies, and lost
fearfully. They were surrounded and bayonet
. ted on both sides, and won their desperate way
up the hill, with diminished ranks, and the loss
jof near 500 men. Sir George Catbcart’s body
| was afterwards recovered with a bullet wound
! in the head, and three bayonet wounds in the
! body.
! In this struggle, where tbe Russians fought
! with the greatest ferocity, and bayonetted the
j wounded as they fell, Colonel 8 wyny, of the 63<i,
! a roost gallant officer, Lieutenant Dowling. 20tti,
i Maj. Wynne, 68th, and other officers, whose
| names will be found in the Gazette, met their
i death, and Brigadier Goldie, of the 57th regi
j ment, received the wounds of which he has since
: died. The conflict on tbe right was equally un
; i certain, and equally bloody. In tbe light divi
i sion, tbe 88th got so far into tbe front that thev
; weie surrounded and put iuto utter confusion,
| when four companies of the 77th, under Maj>r
j Straton charged the Russians, broke them and re-
I lieved their comrades.
The fight had not long commenced, ere it was
! evident that the Russians had received orders to
| fire at all mounted officers. Sir G. Brown was
! struck by a shot which went through his arm and
struck his side. I saw with regret his pale and
' sternly composed lace, as bis body was borne by
i me ol a litter early in tbe day, his white bair
flickering ia the breeze, for I knew that we had
! lost t e service of a good soldier that day. Fur
ther to the right a contest, the like of which,
perhaps, never took place before, was going on
between tbe Guards and dense columns of Rus
sian infantry of five times their number. The
Guards had charged them and driven them back,
i when they perceived that the Russians hadout
| flanked them.
They were out of ammunition, too. They
j were uncertain whether there were friends or
foes in tbe rear. They had no support, no re- j
I serve, and they were fighting with the bayonet
against an enemy who stoutly contested every
inch of ground, when tbe corps of another Rus- !
sian column appeared on their right far in their
rear. Then a fearful mitraillt was poured into
! them, and volleys of rifle and musketry. The
! Guards were broken; they had lost twelve effi
' cer*, who fell in tbe field ; they had left one-half
1 oi their number on the ground, and they retired
along the lower road of the valley. They were
! soon reinforced, however, anu speedily avenged
their loss. The French advanced about ten
! o’clock, and turned the flank of the enemy.
The second division, injthe centre of the line,
were haidly pressed. Thell lst regiment, in par
; ticuiar, were exposed to a terrible tire; and the
95th were in the middle ol such disorganizing
volleys that they only mustered 64 men when
paraded at two o’clock. In fact, the whole of
the division numbered only 300 men when as
sembled by Major Eman in rear of their camp
I *fter tbe fight was over. The regiments did not
| take their colors into the battle, but the officers
nevertheless were picked off wherever they
went, and it did not require the color staff to in
i dicate their presence. Our ambulances were
soon fifled, and ere nine o’clock they were busi
ly engaged in carrying loads of men, all covered
with blood, and groaning, to the rear of the line.
About half-past nine o’afoek Lwd Raglan and
his staff were assembled ori a knoll, in the vain 1
hope oi getting a glimpse of the battle which was j
1 aging below them. Here General Strangways j
was mortally wounded, and I am told that he 1
m-t Lis death in the following way:—A shell!
came right in among the staff—it exploded in !
Captain Somerset’s hoise, ripping him open ; a j
portion of the shell tore off the leather overalls of j
Capt. Somerset’s trousers; it then struck down!
Captain Gordon’s horse and killed him at once, i
and then blew away General Strangway’s leg, so i
that it hung by a shred of flesh and a bit of cloth j
from the skin. The poor old gentleman never
moved a muscle of his face. He said, merely, I
in a gentle voice, “ Wili any one be kind enough j
to lift me off my horse?” He was taken down
and laid on the ground, while his life blood ebbed I
fast, and at last he was carried to the rear. But j
the gallant old man had not sufficient strength to
undergo an operation, snd in two hours he sunk
to rest, leaving behind him a memory which
will ever be held dear by every officer and man
of the army.
Tbe fight about the battery, to which I have
alluded in a former part of my letter, was most
sanguinary. It was found that there was no
banquette to stand upon, and that the men inside
could not site upon the enem>\ The Russians
advanced mass after mass of infantry. As fast
as one column was broken and repulsed another
took its place. For three long hours about 8,500
British infantry contended against at least four
times their number. No wonder that, at all
times, they were compelled to letire. But they
came to the charge again."
At one time tbe Russians succeeded in getting
up close to the guns of Capt Wodehouse's and of
Capt. Turner’s batteries, in the gloom of the
morning. Uncertain whether they were friends
or foes, our artillerymen hesitated to fire. The
Russians charged them suddenly, bore all resist
ance down before them, drove away or bayonet
ed the gunners, and succeeded in spiking soma of
the guns.
Their columns gained the bill, and for a few
moments the fate ol the day trembled in the bal
ance, but Adam’s brigade, Pennefather’s brigade,
and the light division, made another desperate
charge, while Dickson’s guns swept their col
umns, and the guards, with undiminisbed valor
and steadiness, though with a sadly decreased
front, pushed on again to meet their bitter ene
mies. Tbe roaring of musketry, the clash of
steel, and the pounding of the guns were deafen
ing, and the Russians as they charged up the
heights yelled like demons. „
They advanced, halted, advanced again, re
ceived and returned a close and deadly fire, but
the Minie is the king of weapons—lnkermann
proved it. The regiments of the fourth division
and the marines, armed with the old and much
belauded Brown Bess, could do nothing with
their thin line of fire against the massive multi
tudes of the Muscovite infantry, but the volleys
of the Minnie rifle cleft them like the hand of
the destroying angel, and they fell like leaves in
autumn before them.
About ten o’clock, a body of French infantry
appeared on our right, a joyful sight to our
struggling regiments. The Zouaves came on at
the patdt charge. The French artillery had al
ready began to play with deadly effect on the
right wing of the Russians. Three battalions of
the Chasseurs d’Orleans (l believe they had No.
6on their buttons) rushed by, the light of battle
in their faces. They were accompanied by a
battalion ot Chasseurs Indigenes— the Arab Se
poys of Algiers.
Their trumpets sounded above the din of bat
tle, and when we watched their eager advance
right on the flank of the enemy, we knew the
day was won. Assailed in front by our men,
broken in several places by the impetuosity of
our charge, renewed again and again; attacked
by the French infantry on the right, and by ar
tillery all along the line, the Russians began to
retire, and at 12 o’clock they were driven pell
mell down the hill toward# the valley, where
pursuit would have been madness, as tbe roads
were all covered by their artillery.
They left mounds of dead behind them. Long
ere they fled tbe Chasseurs d’Afrique charged
them most brilliantly over the ground, difficult
and broken as it was, and inflicted great loss on
them, while the effect of this rapid attack, aided
by tbe advance of our troops, secured our guns,
which were only spiked with wood, and were
soon rendered fit for service.
Our own cavalry, the remnant of the light
brigade, were moved into a position where it
was hoped they might be of service, but they
were too few to attempt anything, and while
they were drawn up they Lst several horses and
mm pifel Bffe < r« SJl’lLAlg
pired. There are now only two officers left
j with the fragment of the 17th Lancers—Captain
! Godfrey Morgan and Cornetg|jfeorge Wombwell.
At twelve o’clock the battle of Inkermann
i seemed to have been wen, but the day, which
i had cleared up for an hour previously so as to
! enable us to see the enemy and meet him, again
; became obscured. Rain and fog set in, and as
! we could not pursue the Russians, who were re
! tiring under the shelter of their artillery, we had
formed in front of our lines and were holding the
battlefield so stoutly contested, when tbe enemy,
taking advantage of our quietude, again advanc
ed, while their guns pushed forward and opened
a tremendous fire upon us.
Gen. Canrobert, who never quitted Lord Rag
lan for much of the early part ot the day, at once
directed the French to advance and outflank the
enemy. In his efforts he was most ably second
ed by Gen. Bosquet, whose devotion was noble.
Nearly all his mounted escort were down beside
and behind him.
Gen. Canrobert was slightly wounded. His
immediate attendants suffeied severely. The
• renewed assault was so admirably repulsed that
the Russians sullenly retired, still protected by
their crushing artillery.
The Russians, about ten, made a sortie, on tbe
j French lines, and traversed two parallels before
they could be resisted. They were driven back
i ; at last with great loss, and as they retired they
blew up some mines inside tbe Flagstaff Fort,
evidently afraid that the French would enter
■ 1 pell-mell after them. At one o’clock the Rus
i sian* were again retiring. At forty minutes
past one Dickson’s two guns smashed their ar
tillery, and they limbered up, leaving five tum
, brels and one gun-carriage on the field.
[From the London Titus of the 29M.J
Thk Sieoe of Sevastopol Conff.ssed to be a
Failure — Hopes and Fears.— Twenty days
have elapsedsir.ee we last received authentic ac
counts from our army in the Crimea. Our latest
new’s is derived from Russian sources, and we
! are carrying on war against an enemy who has
ten days the start of us in intelligence. There
does not appear, so far as we can see, any hopes
of bringing the struggle in the Crimea to an im
mediate termination.
It is certainly not without a sigh that we feel
ourselves compelled to relinquish those bright,
and, as we thought them, reasonable hopes of
■completing in a few weeks the conquest of the
Russian stronghold. Yet even this disappoint
ment is not without its consolation.*'
We have failed in our immediate enterprise, but
without the siighest loss—nay with a considera
ble gain—of character and honor. If our army
has been to weak too encounter the difficulties
opposed to it, it ha 3 only been because those dif
ficulties were such as transcended human power
i and human endurance.
If Sevastopol does Hot fall at last, it will be
with a heavier ruin and more crushing effect
than could have possible attended the most suc
cessful enterprise. We have not snatched it
from the Czar before bis reinforcements arrived
, but we have every hope of taking it from him
aftei defeating aad destroying all tbe force which
his vast empire can bring to relief. We must
fight this battle somewhere, and where could
we desire to fight it better than on the ground
of our own choosing, in the finest province of
the Russian empire, and under the walls of the
mighty fortress, the possession of whicn will be
the prize of the conqueior I
Great Britain —Prince Albert has sent a
present ot a seal skin coat to every officer of his
regiment in the Crimea.
John Gibson Lockhart, son-in-law of Sir
Walter Scott, died of paralysis on the 24th.
Wno. Smith O’Brien denies a report that he
had sanctioned an effort of bis friends to induce
Louis Napoleon to solicit the British Govern
ment to allow him to return to Ireland. If per
mitted to return, he says it must be without for
eign interferrence.
France. —The cannon of the Invalides were
fired in celebration ol the victory of Inker
mann.
Seventeen first class English steamers were
at 1 onion, embarking troops and stores for the
war.
M. Ivanhoff, Ex-Secretary of the Russian
Embassy, whose presence has hitherto been tol
erated in Paais, has received o.ders to quit
France. Ail other Russian, even domestic ser
vants are likewise ordered to leave.
Gentil, Lasgioi* «n 4 Months*, political pm
oners, have been liberated by the Emperor’s or- j
ders. M.Sobrier, who figured in the revolution of '
1848, died a lew days since in the lunatic hos
pital.
Agents are buying up 80,000 sbeep-skins for
use of the French aimy in the East.
Financial—The advices from Europe are
' not especially damaging to our markets, but the
state of affairs there are such that no help is to
I be expected thence to us in our financial affairs
| Consols ate not lower, but are heavy, on account
j of the probability of the government loan being
wanted. The London Times of the 29th of
1 November states as follows :
“ In consequence of the anticipation express
ed that proposals for a loan may probably be
submitted to Parliament at an early date, the
English funds opened this moraine at a decline
of J per cent.; but the fall caused several pur
chasers, and, as in some quarters likely to be
well informed, it was contended that the idea of
a creation of stock is at present
there was subsequently a partial recovery.
“ C«nsols for money, which left off yesterday
at 91 ( to 92, were first quoted 91 to }, whence,
after some influctuations, they advanced to 91f
to J, at which they remained up to the termina
tion of business. For the January account the
last price was 911 to |. Bank stock dosed at
209 to 211 r; reduced 698 to 7| ; new three per
cents, 89} to 90; long annuities 48 ; and Exche
quer bills, 3s. to 6s premium.
The closing accounts from the Paris Bourse
this evening present another decline of a half per
cent., in sympathy, probably, with the movemet
on this side. From Vienna the telegraphic quo
tations seem to indicate that some political news
considered very favorable among the financial
Classes, must have transpired, the rate of Ex
change on London having suddenly receded near
ly 4 per cent.
The commercial circulars are written in gloo
my spirit. Cotton was dull at Liverpool at a
decline of }d since the previous advices. Fleur
has also fallen 2s. to 3s per quarter. Corn 2s per
quarter.
Messrs. Baring Brothers & Co., November 29,
write respecting American sticks :
“ There has been to-day a demand for U. S.
bonds, 1868, to a limited extent at 110. Some
five per cent., New York State stock has been
sold at 95, ex-January div.; and sotne 6 per
cent, stock of the same State at 89, dividend on
fiom Ist October.
“ A considerable sum of bonds of the consoli
dated Association of Planters has been disposed
of at 70, dividened on from Ist August. Vir
ginia 6’s, dollar bonds offered at 84, and Sterling
s’s at 89. Some Pennsylvania Central Railroad
bonds have been sold at 89 ; but there is very
little doing in raialroad bonds, and generally
there.is more’depositiou to sell than to buy Amer
ican stocks. Pennsylvania s’s stock 76; do
bonds 80 a 82. Massachusetts sterling s’s 101
a 102. Maryland sterling 93 a 93J. South
Oarolmia s ! s 92. Alabama sterling s’s 83.
Canada 6’s sterling 109 a 1094.”
The bank ot England continues to lose specie,
though in a mercantile way. The return for
the week ending 18th November shows as fol
lows :
The amount of notes in circulation £19,828,-
270, being a decrease of £460,815, and the stock
of bullion in botb departments is £13,464,784,
showing a decrease of £85,011 when compared
with the preceeding return.
""aUgUsTA, GKUKGIA.
I TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 19.
See first page of Daily, this morning.
A Chance for Poets.
’ The Daily Constitutionalist & Republic will
| be furnished one year to the author of the best
i New Year Carrier’s Address, Landed in at this
office before the 26th inst. The address must
j contain r.ot less than forty lines, nor more than
. eighty.
| * ' WUS
I Principles Asserted, and. Recommendations
made in the President’s Message. „
1 No message issued by a President of the Uui
j. ted 'States has evet received more general en
t comiums, or given more entire satisfaction than
’ the recent annual message of President Pierce.
| The principles averted, and the recommends
. tions made, meet with no dissent in any material
. psfrtvwuu DM any respeetame quarter, aim n
t has been complimented for the perspicuity of its
1 statements, and the graceful simplicity and puri
' ty of its style by the leading papers of the conn
i try tnost inveterately opposed to the Admlnis
» trstion. The Democratic press of the Union
1 has bestowed upon it unqualified admiration, and
’ in so doing, has given true expression totbesen
| timents of the American people,
s The following principles are set forth as the
i policy and creed of this country;
I Ist. The Monroe doctrine, which repudiates
the pretension of European powers to supervise
■ the political affairs of this continent.
| 2nd. The pacific policy of this government,
which seeks only the protection of our own
rights and honor, and entertains no aggressive
1 purposes, “ nor threatens the safety and welfare
of other nations.”
j 3rd. The principle that “ free ships make free
; goods not contraband of war”—also the princi
ple, that “ neutral property other than contra
band, though on board enemy’s ships, shiftl be
, exempt from confiscation.” Russia has, by trea
; ty with this country, recognized these princi
r pies. The Kings of Prussia and The two Sici
! lies have signified their readiness to acquiesce in
for them.
i 4th. A declaration that this country, on ac
count of its immense commerce, and its com
paratively small naval force, is unwilling to fore
go the benefit of privateering in time of war—
that mode of defence and retaliation being as
-1 similated to our system of accepting the services
of volunteers to defend our people and property
i on land. While these modes of protection are
preserved untrammvlled, there is less necessity
large navies and standing armies.
sth. The levy of Sound duties or tolls on our
commerce, by Denmark, is jjrotested against, and
the subsisting treaty with that government, im
pliedly recognizing that right, it is recommend
ed should be terminated, and that the one year’s
notice required bytha treaty be given to that ef
fect.
6th. The bombaidment and destruction of
Oreytown, and the reasons for it are iet forth, j
and with a clearness and force which amount to
an unanswerable vindication of its propriety.
7th. A continuance of the policy of applying
the surplus revenue to the reduction of the pub
lic debt, “so far as it can be judiciously and
economically done.”
Bth. A recommendation of a reduction of the
duties on imports, on account of the great excess
of the revenue over the expense* of the govern
ment.
9th. A recommendation that there be an ex
press provision of law, requiring out-going ol
ficera to leave their records and papers of a pub
lic character in their offices, for the benefit of
their successors, and declaring it a felony on their
part to make false entries or return false.ac
counts.
10th. An increase of the array to the extent
of four regiments, two of mounted men and two
of infantry, with a view to the better defence of
our Indian frontier.
11 th. Increase of the pay of the officers of the
army, to correspond with the increase of the pay
of the rank and file, granted by the last session
of Congress.
12th. An extension of the range of promotion
by selection, now practically confined to General <
officers, so that officers of lower grade may be <
promoted for meritorious service. At present, I
the only rule of promotion is by seniority. »
13th. A retired list for officers disabled by age 1
or infirmity. i
14th, lU-orgasiaatien of ta* navy, with a i
view to imprqvement in its discipline, and a
gradual augmentation, called for 1 by the present
magnitude and prosjtective extension oi our com- s
tnereial marine. <
15'h “ Introduction into our merchant ships j i
of indentured apprentices, to supply thedeficien- |
cy, now seriously felt, ol reliable seamen." >
16rl>. More stringent laws for the protection I
ol life and property at sea, by the enactment of
penalties “for insubordination, cowardice, or I
other misconduct on the part of mantels and ma- t
riuers.”
17th’ Appropriations of the public lands on !
tho line of projected Railroads are diseoun- i
tenanced and disapproved. i
i he President sums up the duties and obliga
tions resting upon us as citizens, and as a nation
in the following patriotic and statesmanlike lan- j
guage:
“ We have to maintain inviolate the great doc
trine of the inherent right of popular self-govern
ment ; to reconcile the largest liberty of the indi
vidual oitizen, with complete seourity of the public
order; to render cheerful obedience to the laws of
the land, to unite In enforcing their execution, and
to frown indignantly on all combinations to resist
them; to harmonize a sincere and ardent devotion
to the institutions of religious faith with the most
universal religious toleration; to preserve the
rights of all by causing each to respect those of the
other ; to oarry forward every social improvement
to the utmost limit of human perfeotability, by the
free action of mind upon mind, not by the obtru
sive intervention of misapplied force; to uphold
the integrity and guard the limitations of our or
ganio law ; to preserve saored from all touch of
usurpation as the very palladium of our political
salvation, tho reserved powers of tho several States
and of the people : to cherish, with loyal fealty
and devoted affection, this Union, as the only sure
foundation on which the hopes of civil liberty rest;
to administer government with vigilant integrity
and rigid economy; to cultivate peace and friend
ship with foreign nations, and to demand and exact
equal justice from all, but to do wrong to nene;
to oschew intermeddling with the national policy■<
and the domestic repose of other governments,
and to repel it from our own; never to shrink from
war when the rights and honor of tho country call
us to arms, but to cultivate in preference the arts
of peace, seek enlargement of the rights of neutral
ity, and elevate and liberalize tho intercourse of
nations; and by such just and honorable means,
and such only, whilst exalting the condition of tho
Republic, to assure to it the legitimate influence
and the benign authority of a great example
amongst all the powers of Christendom.”
No one who will candidly review the posi
tions here taken, will be surprised that the mes
sage has been greeted with so many compli
ments, even from the opponents of the President.
Even Horace Greely thus speaks of it:
The New York Tribune says :
“ On the whole, this, with all its faults, is a pret
ty good message, containing a fair proportion of
facts to speculations. It will be widely read with
interest and profit.”
The New York Express, (Whig and suspect
ed Know-Nothing,) says:
We have seldom ever read a message in which
there is so much to approve and so little to con
demn. Only act out the words , Mr. Pierce—and if
there is no ro election, there is yot honor in re
-1 serve for you, forever.”
The Philadelphia Ledger says :
“Asa State paper, th j message is clear and eon
oise in its statements, and the principles it avows
as those which control the Government in its f@r
eign and domestio relations are suoh as every Amer
ican must commend. They are sound in their
character, and the application and enforcement of
them will not only redound to the credit of the
Republio everywhere, but to the prosperity and
; honor of the nation, and tho happiness and securi
! ty of the people ”
j We have, in a previous number, quoted the
commendations ol the National Intelligencer.
As many of the principles and measure* pro
claimed and recommended will be subject* of le
i gislation, we have arranged them in the order
they appear in the message, for the convenience
of our readers.
, Obetrnotions oa th© Waynesboro* fit Au
gusta Railroad.
We have before us a communication from a
[ gentleman at Waynesboro’, dated Dec. Iflth.giv
, ‘“S »** —-“‘int at Mv<nl fiat,disk to
, destroy life and property on the above road. We
publish the following extract:
41 Last night abont 1 o’clock, the passenger
train on the Augusta & Waynesboro’ Railroad,
from the 79th station, Central Railroad, for Au
gusta, 3 miles below Waynesboro,’ encountered
i an obstruction, purposely laid across the track.
A periect smash-up was the consequence.’ A
protecting Providence saved the inmates from
harm and instant death. Conductor Wright on
ly receiving injury—not of a dangerous character.
44 This is the third time within 4 or 5 weeks,
i that obstructions, calculated to wreck an entire
train, have been placed on the track Within 3
miles of Waynesboro’.
44 About a fortnight since, a negro fellow re
r turning to this place, told bis mistress ‘ the Rail
road ought to pay him something, for last night
, coming home through Mr. Carter’s field, walk
ing down the track, he came to a log as large as
1 his body, laying directly across the track, and
just as he got it off, ihe passenger train from the
, 79th station came along.’ The tram last night
met i’s disaster just at this place”
The writer suggests as a precaution against
such infamous conduct, the expensive plan of
running, on all Railroads, a Herald-Engine to
run in advance of the passenger train and give
notice of danger. We presume, however, that
the engineer on the passenger train, by using the
same caution, can as effectually detect dangers
ahead, as one placed on an engine employed spe
cially for that purpose. Each engineer should
be made to feel that his own life, as well as the ;
lives of those entrusted to his care, is dependent
on his own prudence and watchfulness. Il
the responsibility is shifted to auother in ad
vance of him, the accidents might be increased, i
instead of being diminished; for villains, deter- i
mined on perpetrating such atrocities as throw- j
ing trains off the track, might be ingenious !
enough to evade this mode of detection. They I
might watch opportunities to place obstructions *
on the road after the advance engine had passed,
and before the passenger train reached the point of j
obstruction. If it could be effectual, the expense
should not be an objection. But we doubt its
efficacy. This subject, interesting to all roads,
and to the public, deserves the especial attention
of the managers of the Waynesboro’ Sc Augusta
Railroad. Prompt measures should be resorted
to to detect the miscreant referred to by onr cor
respondent. *
Trunk Found
We learn that a Trunk, marked on the end
W. E. James, Florence Depot, W. & A. R. R.,
wa* lound in a lot in the rear of Messrs. Bones
& Brown’s Store. When found it contained
sundry Books and some few articles of Clothing;
also, some letters and papers. Some of the let- !
ter* were addressed to W. E. James, Dalton,
Ga., and one of them from, no doubt, a sister of ! ,
the owner, from Darlington, S. C. We have 1
been thus particular in describing the above 1
Trunk for the benefit ot the owner. It may
have been stolen at Atlanta, or at some other i
point on some road in the interior, and sent to <
this city lor rifeling. Further information can \ *
be obtained by applying at the Hardware Store i
of Messrs. Bones & Brown.
I — j;
Fire in Decatur.— We regret to learn (says •
the Huntsville Advocate,) that on the 9th inst.
a very severe fire occurred in Decatur, which \
destroyed the warehouse of Walden & White i
the wholesale grocery of A. Houk, the grocery ! 8
of John H. Austin, the cotton shed of Dr. Burle- 1 *
son, the warehouse of Geo, King, and the con- | «
fectionary of Mr. Biake, with all their contents • t
except the books. The fire was with difficulty c
prevented from spreading over the whole busi- t(
ness part of th* town. Loss about $60,000- tl
Mr. Houk was insured for $4,960. g
The First Shad.—This distinguished fish '
(says the Savannah Geoigian) pays us an annu
al visit—or passes through the city annually—
and has for several years been quite a Mjoii 1 ' tot
a fish. Last year and the year previous, the ho
tel keepers of Macon paid well for the honor of
serving him up. And th« 3 year they have paid '
better. Fifty-five dollars was paid yesterday to
Messrs. Gallagher & Gagine for the first shad ot i
the season, taken in our river. It was lot ward
ed. we learn, to Messrs Ellis & Son, of jMacon
Mr. Gallagher took the first shade last year on the
9th of December, and if our memory serves us
right was served up at the Lanier House. Macon, '
at the price of S4O. '
The Dean Cotton.—Messrs. May, Van hook
& Co., of New Orleans, sold there on the 19th
inst., a lot of fifteen bales of cotton, from the
plantation of Col. John M. Burke, of Wilcox
county, Ala., at Sixteen Cents per pound. This
cotton is the product ol the Oeean or Dean seed,
ginned on the Parkhurst Roller Gin. The Del
ta says the staple of the cotton is uuusuaily long
and beautiful.
Suspension op the Columbia Insurance
Company, Columbia.—We regret to learn (says
the Charleston Courier) that at a meeting of the
Stockholders of this Company, held in Columbia <
on Saturday, it was determined to suspend busi
ness tor the present, and to receive and pay no
money until further notice. Recent losses, we
learn, have led to this result. In the meantime
we would urge all who may be insured in this
office at once to effect new policies of insurance
elsewhere.
Washington and New Orleans I elkqraph
Co.—We fiud the subjoined paragraph in the
Times of Thursday.
J l ‘The Stockholders of the Washington and t New
Orleans Telegraph Company are requested to
call for their dividends at the New Fork transfer
office, No. 14 Maiden Lane.”
(communicated )
Mr. Barber and the Wild Oats.
If Mr. Barber had read my remarks carefully,
and understands the import of language half as
well as he does the rules of discount and premi
um, he would have perceived that I made no re
ference to him or his advertisement. I spoke of
Brokers with whom funds are deposited to re
deem bills, for which they are paid a brokerage
or commission. This is often done by the Wild
Cat Banks in the northw’est, to give credit and
circulation to their banks. To redeem a bank
note, is to give in exchange its par value, in coin
or its equivalent—or in other words, to fulfil its
promise. Mr. Barber does not propose to do this
—he advertises to buy (he uses the word redeem
improperly) the Wild Cat bills at a discount. ,
This is a very different and perfectly legil- '
mate, business, to which I made no allusion
whatever. No Bank Stockholder.
Tribute of Respect.
AUCfUSTA INDEPENDENT PIRE CO., 3d DIVISION.
At a regular meeting of the Company, held
December 11th, 1834, the following Resolutions
were, on motion adopted :
It has pleased and All-wise Providence to re
move from our midst, three of the most active
and zealous members of this Company, we tmr
to a happier state of existence.
By fatal casualty, Robert Spencer lost his
life, while in the discharge ot his duties, as a
faithful and trust-worthy Engineer on the Ueor- !
gia Railroad—leaving a widow, child and in
numerable friends to mourn their irreparable loss.
Tha same disaster caused the death of John
H. Baldwin,our late Secretary. Although warm
hearts and gentle hands soothed his sufferings,
and ministered to his relief, the bright hopes en
tertained of his recovery were disappointed.
And at a time when our citizens dud from the
late epidemic, James Corkill remained at his 1
post, and devoted himself to nursing aud watch- >
ing the sick, the relief of the needy and distress
ed ; arid amidst these kind offices fell a victim to
the devastating pestilence.
Thus has death, in its most sudden andterribb
form, and in the most melancholy minaer, torn
from our ranks three of the most active members
of this Company, who had endeared themselves
to our hearts by their many good qualities, and
won our regard and esteem in the social walks
of life, as upright, honest men, able mechanics,
and useful, industrious citizens. We mourn our
loss, and can only cherish their memory, emu
late their virtues,and express our sympathy for
their relatives and friends. Be it therefore
Resolved, That this Company, deeply sensible
of the Joss they have sustained, offer their heart
felt sympathy lor the bereaved widow and fami
ly ol the late Robert Spencer, and tor the rela- !
ttves and friends ot our late members, John H.
Baldwin and James Corkill.
Resolved , That the Engine Room and Anna
ratus be draped in mourning for the space of
thirty day s, and that a page iu the records of the
Company to? inscribed with their names, ail 1
dedicated to toeir memory.
Resolved, i iat copies of the above Resolutions
be sent to the families of the deceased, and nub
lished in the city papers.
W. J. Skinner,
J. H. Douglass,
W. O. Bohlkr,
W. K- Dearing, Committee.
Attest, John N. Gow, Sec’y.
The Mails.—We understand that a special
agent of the Post office Department has reported
; to the Postmaster General the impracticability
of obtaining suitable steamboats by tbe Ist of
i January for the conveyance of the great Northern
i and Western Mails between Wi'mington and
I Charleston and between Charleston and Wil
mington. We also understand that as to the
| conveyance of the mails between this city and
the interior of the State and points connecting
| therewith, the best practicable provision will be
j made by special agents who are now on the spot
i for that purpose; and .a contract has already been
: ordered lor conveying the great mails between
; Kingsvillp, Columbia aud Augusta, to take effect
; on the Ist prox.
These arrangements seem somewhat unsatis
factory, but we have heard a rumor—whether
correct or not we cannot the effect that
the contractor with the Post office Department '
will make a sub contract with the South Caro
lina Railroad Company, and thus everybody’s '
honor will ba saved, and the public interests suf
fer no inconvenience. This, we repeat, is a mere !
rumor, although we should not feel surprised '
were it to prove true, as the contractor certainly
could make more money by paying the Railroad
Company their demands than by using horse 1
power to perform the services required —Char 1
Courier, 18th inst . * <
New York Monet Market, Dec. 13.—The 1
public mind is still a good deal unsettled, with ‘
some fresh causes of disquiet to.day, but confi
dence appears to grow slowly with each suc
ceeding hour. i
The Bauks of this city having cut off the de- 1
ceased members, are now all believed to be in a ■ *
sound, healthy condition, and will stand by each <
other to the last, so that any panic concerning *
either of them, is perfectly unjustifiable. *
iA° rei ?^ Ich W B again heavy, and prime
bankers bills on London haviug been bought at T
though the same draweis ask, nominally,
, Panß 5.22|a5,16L and more uosetried. &
Jour. Com. | h
iu***. 0 * 1 Experience. —The steam- *
ship Washington, of tbe Southampton and Bre- r<
men line, came in violent collision with a brig,
in the English Channel, during a recent voyage, a]
so that large hobs were made in the steamer's
bow, and the brig’s bowsprit was bioken off in ]
one of the apertures. Instantly, a guard of arm- "j
ed men was placed over each boat, with direc- „
tions that none should be manned without tbe
captains orders. The chief engineer proceeded
to repair damages within, and mattrasses were i
provided to stuff into the breach. Fortunately
the opening# were not so low but that the ini «
jress of water was arrested.— U. u
b y triTkguaph !
Congressional.
Washington, Dec. IS.
Mr. Johnson, of Arkansas, appear*
*-.i, was swotn and took his m .t’, Mr. Shi..lda
reported a bill to increase tin? efficiency' of tna
-i ny. The bill to establish a Board to adjust
private claims was referred to a special eoaina:
lee.
House.— The House took u;. the Military
Academy bill. Mr. Barry denounced the Know
Nothings as au illegal combi nation to take away
the rigbtsot the citizens. Mr.Banka tejoined,
defending the Know-Nothings and condemned
the claim of the Roman Catholics to interfere
in secular affairs.
New Yonx, Dec. 18§f]
Cotton. —The market is quiet ot unchanged
rates. Flour quiet and unchanged.
New Orleans, Du? 18
Cotton.— The market is easier, but *.ot quo
tably tower Sales SSOO bales.
a prominent Lope* sympathizer, baa
been committed to jail tor forging Land Warrants-
Charleston DrC. 18.
Cotton. —Sales 2.500 bales at 6J to 8J cents.
The sales, in some instances, show a further de
cline.
The Quaker City has arrived from Philadel
phia, in fifty-two hours.
{From the N. O. True Delia, 14iA inst )
Latex from California.
The splendid steamship Prometheus, of the
Nicaragua line, Captain Churchill, arrived last
night from San Juan, bringing news from San
Francisco in 19 days and 3 .hours.
Summary of the Week’s New s —The mining
news from all paits of the-Stato is of u very
cheeiingcharacter,atid the country pap r 5 abound
in items describing heavy strikes and lerge nug
gets; but the universal complaint is want of wa
ter, and the diggers are anxiously awaiting thi*
coming rains. A beautiful specimen of quartz
and gold was last week taken out of JVmeson’i
Creek, Plumas county, at a deprh of 40 feet; it
weighed nearly 5 ounces. - *
The mines at Scott’s Bar, SUkiyou cou ity, con
tinue -to yield magnificently, 40 to 16(5 ounces
per day having been taken out by nine indivi
duals. A company of six also cseentiy tookout
of their claim in one day 85 ounces.
The news Irom the Northern mines is very
good; miners on Trinity, Salmon and Klamath
rivers obtain from six to eight dollar- per day,
and we learn that on Salmon river miners have
taken out upwards of SIOO per day to the man,
and it is said there will be room for 10,000 men
(or the next ten years.
Some beautiful specimens of gtobiilar gold
have been found near the j i net ion of the North
and Middle Forks of the American river.
New diggings have been dhcoveied between
Weaverviite and Oregon Gulch, #fHch aie said
to promise very well.
; The hills in the vicinity of Diamond Spring.-
have been subjected to a course of tunnelling,
and are reported to be rich with gold.
The mining news from Mariposa to very flat
tering. A large piece ot quariz and gold was
found last week, which yielded over $270. Re
ports of big sti ikes are very' rife.
A despatch from Michigan City says that
great excitement prevailed, in consequence of an -
extensive discovery of the precious inatal at
Dutch Gulch. The pans averaged $29 in »oid
each.
From Tuolumne, we have «n account of a reg
ular week’s shouting. A man named Robinson
shot and mortally womded one Mr Vaughan;
William Knox shot Thomas Allen at Columbia,
who shortly afterwards died; and a Mexican
named Jos Maria Escobar stabbed anofber 4Mex
ican, a dumb man, killing him instantly,
! A party ot Mexican" attacked a parry of Chi
-1 nesenear Forman’s Ranch, Calaveras county,
shooting or*e, stabbing another fatally, and cut
ting and wounding several, and robbed them of
all they had. which was but three dollars.
Estto, under sentence of death for murder, who
escaped from the jail of Humbold county, we* re
arrested while attempting to cross the river at
Vances Bar. James Stuart, for the murder of
i Mr. Smith, in Trinity county, has b.*-n> re-sen
tenced to be hung on the 23th of December,
j From Los Angelos, we learn that the San Bar
[ aardino Rangers have been scouring the country
: in search of the companions of Fe ipe Aivitre, tha
assassin, but without success. Four persons bava
been killed during the past week, b; this is con
sidered a poor week’s /work Tha Grand Jury
have found indictments for murder against Won,
B. Lee, Felipe Afvitree. Migueleto ai d Innocen
cia, an Indian boy and girl, a'l of whom are in
custo ly.
A Frenchman was murdered on th • 27th tot,
at the Forks of the Salmon river, by another
Frenchman, and on the same day, a man was
killed at the same locality by a stn ua on the
head with a gun barrel. Neither of the parries
arrested.
Several specimens of good bituminous coal
have been found on Mud river, in the Bald
Mountains, near Eureka.
A railroad from the Colorado to Lor, Angelos is
in contemplation.
Mr. Washburn, U. S. Surveyor, ha' discovered
a Salt Water Lake in the neignborh-od of Kern
j river and the Tejon, eight tnifes lo; g aiid five
miles wide, tha bottom of which is cbrystaiizad
salt.
Yankee Sullivan and Tim Holland had a ' set
to” at Auburn on Saturday'.
1 he pearl an*|f other iisheries are beginning
to excite same attention in this State, o; which
they are considered to be ot the principal resour
ces.
A pumpkin, weighing 123 pounds, and meas
uring se' en feet eight .nchesin ciicumference,
has just been brought irom Los Angelos, and to
considered a criterion of the vegetable produc
. tions of that district.
Business throughout the State partakes of the
general depression.
Airs. Robb, better known as Mi»s Goodeno-iv,
formerly ol the Alleghanians, has been giving
concerts in Sacramento.
I Telegraphed for the Washington Smr.J
New York,.Dec. 14 .—Arrival of the Crescent
City—News of the Albany.—The Crescent City
has arrived,and reports that the cap ain of the
English brig Espiegle, at Havana, says he re
ceived a letter while at Jamaica from the British
Consul at Carthagenia, who states that the Uni
ted States sloop Albany was at that ptoce on the
10th of October with her crew ail well
Boston, Dec. 14.— Heavy Failure.—it is ru
mored that the bouse of Hill Carpenter & Co
wool dealers, at Providence, R. 1., has failed for
S3OO 000, It is supposed that the Arcade Bank
is involved in the failure.
Melancholy. —Thy little girl, and only child
ol Mr. W. G. Green, ol this place caught fire
from some coal lei ton the hearth, by which tha
child was left during the fctoence ol fhu mother*
who had stepped out lor a few minutes, and was
so severely burned that she died the next morn
irg.—Afadison Visitor, 16th inst.
CasuaLity. — We understand that four ne
groes belonging to Mr. Win. V. Burney, near
this place, were burned to death lest week, in a
cabin that took fire from some nuk iown ceuss>
-the negros slept until they were unableto make
their escape from the burning house.— lb.
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FUNERAL NOTICE.
The Friends and Acqnaintance of Mr, an 4
Mrs. G. T. Dortic, are respectfully invited to at
tend the Funeral of their youngest child Franci s
Claudius, from the Catholic Chuich, this mob
nino, at ten o’clock. deol9
<W———P———o— Tif Ml .mm i i in
NOTICE.
THE subscriber begs leave to inform the oitto
sens of Augusta and its vicinity, that he will
K* ° n th ® Piano Port9 * Knd fl att «ra
limseli that by prompt attention he will merit th»
tpprobation of all who favor him with their pat
onage. r
Refers to Messrs. J. P. Seize and P. Brenner,
si j lo^l at r ‘ S ® t * o s Store will be promptly
intended to. cov23 d3m A. BRENNER.
REMOVAL. —The office ot the Gas Light Oo.»
of Augusta, has been removed to tbe second
itory over DUNHAM x BLEAKLEY’S store,
Jffioe hours from 10 to 12 o’cwk, A. M.
decl2 12
DGUNS ! GUNS[!
OLBLE-BaRREI/ Shot Guns, at all prices
and of all qualities. One very fine English
double Gun, in «Ase, eomplete. For sale by
CLARK *$ CO,