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JOURNAL vV MESSENGER.
S. T. CHAPMAN A S. UUSE. Editor*.
.IVIPSES OF EUROPE.
OR
l fates from a fort-folio,
NUMBER I.
Edinburgh—Jjtrd Jeffries — Holy rood Abbey.
Edinburgh is truly a city of towers, turrets, and mon
uments. As you approach the venerable seat of the
Kings of Scotland, you will at once exclaim, how clas
sically Ix nuUful. for nature has thrown around it an in
superable barrier, free from an invading foe, and the un
ruly blasts ofwinter, while the indefatigable Highlan
der, ha? adorned it w ith the richest specimens of archi
tectural beauty.
To enjoy its loveliness, and appreciate its grandeur, |
tli | .giiuifh'Hild steal upon an eminence, when the j
lingering rays of the setting sun, cast their mellow tints |
on the innumerable spires, and works of art, and there
survey the entire scene spread out before his vision.
•r to procrastinate, and still admire, night over
* n, and he returns to his home, but partially
satisfied with a glance. Gladly should the people of
Scotland rejoice, that they have reared among them
selves, a city of strength, associated with the highest
rewards of genius, refinement, and education, the land
of po try, history and science.
From the summit of Arthurs’ Scat, overlooking the
famous Salisbury Crag, you obtain a most perfect view
of Edinburg, and its vicinity. Difficult os the ascent
be. for oftentimes you are compelled to grasp a crag in
defence of the wind, still you are richly compensated
for the arduous task. In one direction, the eye will be
hold the mountains of Ochil, so celebrated in the writings
ol Sii Walter Scott, while in another, the classic hill of
Corstorphine, terminates the scene. To the east and
noi th, the shores of the Firth and Forth, are quite vis
it .<■, near which are the Grampian Hills. Arthurs’ Seat
is i.iucii exposed at all season? ol the year, consequent
ly it assumes a wild, and desolate appearance.
On th ■ brow of Calton Hill, is erected a superb stone
ni ninient to Admiral Nelson, together with a Grecian
temple, in imitation of the Parthenon at Rome. The
magnificent Gothic monument of the author of Waver
iy -• u -quailed by any in symetiy, and simplicity, con
strue vJ of a neat colored stone, upon which the chis
ft llmgisi xquisite, and at once exhibits the power ol
the artist. Th - indeed, is a strong and lasting tribute
of national gratitude to the fame of Scotland’s devoted
bard ; for like him, a bow me to add, it is plain, but strong
and e. -gnnt in material, bold, original, and exceedingly
graceful, rising majestically above the gilded domes
which surround it.
11 1 castle is one of a formidable character, built upon
a rock,and is about two hundred feet above the green
plain below'. Oliver Cromwell it bus been said, once
laid 9iegt* to it,but this is yet undecided, and much
doubt prevails as to its correctness. A lew regiments
are garriconed here, of a rude and uncultivated nature,
indulging their pernicious propensity for the “ mountain
dew. ‘ rather than discipline, and the duties of the
soldier.
After muc h delay we were admitted into an apart
ment lighted by artificial means, and containing the an
cient regalia ot Scotland. It consists, ol a crown, seep
tr* nd sword ad of massive gold, and highly inlaid with
jewv.s Tnough concealed foi more than a oentu
iy. iney stm preseive their ongmsl brightnessutd beauty
T he crown was made lor Bruce, and was worn by hi?
successors down to Charles 2nd His Highness Wil
liam the Fourth,made many valuable additions to this
treasury of wealth, and among them, a luby ring set !
with diamonds, being the coronation ring of King ’
Charles the First.
In the ? uith-.-astem comer of the building, is a small
apart!,lent once occupied by Mary, and where James
the Ist of England was bom. it is related as a histor
ical fact, mit this young Frince, through the design ci
his mother, having been placed him in an open basket,
was let down the precipice at the entrance of the castle, i
two hundred feet without injury. One who is famil
iar with the scenes in the romantic file of the Heart ol
Mid-Lothian, w I recognize here some of the most in
vesting portions of that work.
AL*w mifo? west of Edinburgh, embosomed among the
hills of Corstorphine, is the seat of the great Reviewer,
L ,nl .1 In person he is below the medium height
thoiun gi.uvl.il and well proportioned. In conversation
quiCii, aiM oinuiaiea, wnnoat osienuuion, or exo-art*,
verbiage. Possessing a uniformity of character, he is
always th ‘ same, polite, affable, and now converse? ‘
relative to men ol distinction without censure. Age-
I think, In? sei led many ofhis strong propensities, for
the love of feuire, and criticism, which in the curlier
day> oi Ins literary career, were objectionable. Hi
eye?are penetrating,and intelligent, while Ins forehead
is large and well developed. Craig Crook was origin
ally the Chapelry of Holyvood Abbey, and afterward?
by inheritance, it became the property of this distin
*uLsh‘J Author. The writings of Washington Irving,
and the historian Bancroft lie mentioned were read
with pleasure.
<hi our arrival at the residence, and having ascended
a narrow flight of stairs within the house, we were at i
length ÜBlicr, J iuto n spacious and eli-gant silling room,
himself, and family were assembled together, en
joyn ‘ ill” piemans. of the fire side. Alter an agreeable
lie prop. *-,l a promenade around the
] ■ . i.ut we were rather unexpectedly disappoint
ed iy a ruin norm Among the most mtereating rooms,
through which we passed, was Ins studio,small, but neat
and cumloitable. In the centre of this apartment, is
apparently an ancient table, covered with plain green I
lee/,- Upon this, many ol hiaeasayawere written for the ;
ftdtuburgh li. view. We could but think as we hastily I
atirveyed it, how often lie had occupied it, and alas!
lmw many <>! the worlds unknown—how many of the
bi.ghteet intellects, young in their literary aspirations,
ami ambitious in the pursuit ol reward, lu re received a ■
and ~'inwi,,, hall the pleasures of earth could not remove, ‘
nor the delights of a ioretgn chute teach them lo for- !
get Upon the walls ol this department, the stranger
will at once recognise, portraits of liurns, and Keats ; I
th- latter having a lock of his hair beneath the glass, }
frame which encloses it neatly.
Sue.l was die gratification created by a longing de
sire ol seeing this extraordinary man, that a has
form and in itself, some of the most pleasing awocia
tion ■ connected with our jaunt across the water. Long
ntay the junta and tadioiar, enjoy a repututtun so nobly
won. among die litrrati of the world.
H yt>> 1 Abhcy was originally built by David the
Ist,some time during the 1-th century The Chape! .
■w ich eouiauM a few scattered bones ol the Kings ol
Be,,t land, ismue.i defaced from age, and apparent lieg
lecl James th. 5 n and liuuily, Henry Dandy, and
ninny oilier histones, characters,are buried in the south
eastern portion ol the building, it is however to tie re
gret, -d, thill tlu-, [tart ui die Abltey is rapidly decaying,
and without some exertion, will become m a few yean,
an entire min.
Tlit minor ,iart ot the Abbey, m exeeejinuly well
ptMrivil by mimeruiM Ktuiln, inti uruoiiK thettt fi
ehm mum >**<■ ,'*! sweet sixteen, whom we might re
eonmteml tosotue'crusty bachelor in your neighborhood.
Paestrtg tlnougli a picture gallery ot large rlimrnuous.
oootb'uous to w in. U, ore the sjixrtineiit*connected with
the Ide nnd niwioitunes ot Mary Queen of tJcots, her
be.d ol State, chairs, worW box, and other relics are ex
bibited on payment of a fee to the utteuduut, who ex
sets the some on entrance The chair m which herael! J
nnd Uurnieysul, alter the marriage, is still preserved.
T rr ‘; .11 Wntch sisn she wassratedat supper,when
it. hi sa.i tit* Uouio ws* by uuute j^ecre!
Cm spraoy,lJ i li*c vei) uifhtuai l/iuod liuiu iun wound,
rt both p< iulod out to the strung* r as the closing scene.
It * double a by many, * bcthei the Maui i the genuine
anicoricit ©us, having remained up lo tius period,
witiiuut removal, and bring tiil naiUi. Holy rood Ab
bey w much hequented by re praarnia lives U all nation*,
Mining.-|M*tol great merit, andmteieat. A mere uien
ticti ol Mary Quern of *Sc<’U, aulhc.nt to prolong
■ >*•*! from tin? lover ol historical itiloimntioii, or the
morreiiu nt eduiirer of her cliar&cter. As lor our
•rlvcf, she hue always been a Ntroug lavonte, although
we admit nhi‘ erred on niuny occasions. These Irani*’
gu *i< m* we attribute to the age, in which she lived,
and not to tier heart. Other# tuay censure, we shad
prinac rotiMstemiy nnd .nly in th- light of juetice.
Woiuim'i Love.
V\ * * m U l,| n, t give a fig Ihr the love of a fashionable,
riMV. i .ding young woman. What is b*r love f Ideal
imtl, !■ y■ i’ .s|,e never dn ame of anything but r.ay
cl - nght yea and spb mini forin*. The heart,
tne - run, the disposition, liava notiung t> do with
her i ‘|/'!\n>n. Mie lov*a the outward appearance—the
1 t ' l ’ fashionable ball-room manner
|V ms the pure loveol tin* industrious, timid girl -
Her kv* f-mnuatea Imm tlu* heart, and when her afire
twe- are• draw M out ygu will find an object worthy ol
Ih* m ). u will rug t* dawl.-d hy drepi or by book*—
‘l*’ !’ Me * M convince yon tiiat her loy# is not
peel
\ .. urn tic, kind and industrious—awd you
ll,lN ‘ 1 1 • • re, the admiration and
l**m* 4 m the bail-roouj toque ttr
MACON, GEORGIA.
WEDNESDAY, J.I.Y 96, 1848.
I oil PRESIDENT,
GEN. ZACHARY TAYLOR.
Glimpses of Europe.
In our paper this week, will be found the first of a a •
nesof “ Leaves from the Port Folio,” of a young but
talented traveller, who lias kindly consented to favor our
readers with the benefit of his observations, fluring u
brief tour in Europe. His sketches are concise, com
prehensive, and well written, and possess the capital
merit of being the result of the personal observation of
the writer, instead of being, as is too often the ease, a
mere transcript, or paraphraze of t/ie Guide Books,
We feel very confident, that they will impart anew in
terest to the Journal (a, Messenger, ns their contents
will be entirely new to a large portion of its readers.
The Fair—The Fair.
When the Ladies mil, the gentlemen are bound to
respond, prompiy, effectually and cheerfully. It is enough
therefore to refer our Bachelor friends, (disconsolate i
souls) to the fact, that the “ ladies fair,” will beexliibi- |
ted at the Court House on the 28th inst., and though it
is leap year, we presume that the grave and serious ob- |
jectof the meeting will l>e ample security against any
wilful, malicious or cruel flirtations.
Congress.
The procendings of this laxly have reached us so ir
regularly, that we find it perfectly useless to attempt a
synopsis of them. The Senate was , when last heard
from, engaged in discussing the war question, and the
House were quarreling over the message of Mr. Polk
refusing to give them the information asked for, touch- j
ing the instructions forwarded to Mr. Slidell.. Among -
other things, a resolution in substance declaring against 1
the defensive-line policy of Mr. Calhoun had been hid
on the table. It is not 9tated however, whether it was !
a test question.
Woles Rotiimod.
W e understand that the rogues who entered the store
of Mr. Simon Merritt on Friday night last, mid rob
bed it of $l3O in money, a variety of notes, due bills,
&<*., have returned through the Post-office the pocket
book and papers, reserving to themselves the money
’1 Ins is certainly very thoughtful and conscientious and
it is to fie hoped that on further reflection, the parties
may conclude to send back the money also. As they
foiled to get what they were after, it would scarcely
b t /n ofesswnal in them to retain the small amount ac
tually secured. It is almost as sinad a business, as
would be an attempt to rob an Editor.
Robberies.
We notice that Mr. Weaver of Newton county, was
recently decoyed to the grave yard, iu the City of Au
gusta, and robbed of some SBOO. Fortunately he gave
instant alarm, and the “light fingered gentry” were
taken. They are supposed to belong to a gang of dep
redators who have lor some time infested Charleston,
as several thousand dollars of counterfeit money was
lound upon their persons.
This circumstance reminds us that several offences
of the kind, have recently been committed in this City,
under circumstances w hich lead to the apprehension of
the presence here of a portion of the same clan. It
may not 1* amiss for the proper authorities to be on the
look out for stragglers whether genteel or otherwise, as
the only * curity against such characters is to lie found
m the \ igilance of the officers and the rigid enlorce
ment of the laws.
The Southern Mail.
On the 17th inst., in the Senate, Mr. Berrien offered
a resolution for the Post Office Committee, to reconsid
er and report upon the means necessary to expedite the
great Southern Mail, Ac.
Judge Berrien certainly deserves infinite credit, for
the promptness, with which he has moved in this mat
ter, and we trust lie may be fearlessly sustained by the
entire Delegation from the Southern States. The ex
isting Mail arrangement is an absolute,palpable nuis
ance. Not only is the main line badly managed, but
in many cases, the lateral lines so badly connect with
the principal routes, that letters and papers do not reach
thx.ir destination, (though perhaps notlifty miles distant,)
in from six to ten days niter they are mailed, fu some
of these cases we know that the tads have been pre
sented to the Department, and the case has remained
either entirely unnoticed, or some frivolous excuse has
been rendered lor a non-compliance. Mr. Cave John
son is thinking more about the patronage of his oflee
than the accommodation of the public, and should be
called to account either for his official abuses or his offi
cial negligence.
The Kiifaula Branch.
The people of Eufaula, Alabama, seem to be quite
alive to the importance ol a direct connection with the
South Western Rail-Road. Finding that by the
charter,they cannot divert the main line to that place
they very wisely propose to construct a Branch, to con
nect with the Road at the nearest point. This will no
doubt lie the most advisable course, as it will make Eu
faula the terminus of the Road in that direction, and con
centrate there the trade and produce of some of the weal
thiest counties, where the planters find it impossible, es
pecially in wet seasons, to w agon their cotton through
the prairie lands, to the Alabama River. Should the ]
people ot Eufaula consult their own true interests, and i
construct the prcquised branch, their town would in |
a few years, be the recipient of 50,000 hales of Cot
ton, and enpiy a corresponding trade in other articles. ,
At a public meeting held on the 18th ult., the citizens ‘
of Eufaula, as if aware of this fact, appointed a com
mittee lo confer with the various parties interested on
the subject.
Fire ! Fire! J Fire !! !
To night, and during each succeeding night of the pre
sent week, Young’s celebrated moving Dioramas will be
exhibited in this city. Among a variety of other things
i proposed to be shown is, we understand, the celebra
ted conflagration of Moscow. As we are not ccrtuiu
it is the same we have heretofore seen, we cannot speak
of its real merits, and as the persons interested have fa
vored us with no advertisement, we know not how our
readers can ascertain those merits unless they go and
see for themselves The very lx*tt evidence winch a
i ■bowman can give of the interesting character of his ex
hibition, is manifested by a liberal support of the news
paper.
Uov. Town* gone to Virginia.
We regret to learn, (hat His Excellency Governor ! |
Town* has barn auddenly called to Virginia to attend \
the dying bed of Ins Father-in-law, the Hon. John W
Jonas, well known an u gentleman of character and dm
tinction
Laler troin Europe.
The Cambria reached New York on the 19th, and we
have heard nothing of har lewaexcept by the Telegraph. 1
Cave Johnson's Mail, a usual having tailed to reach ua
in regular time.
The Bank of England had reduced ihe rntea of interest
to 5 per cent,and the money maiket was comparanvc
ly en*y Provisions had risen, and the general tenor of
the newj wna favorable. One Telegraphic account
represent* Cotton us having declined,but that price*hud
again rallied. Another gives quotations, w Inch are ab
■urd on their lace, and aie therefore not to be relied
upon. Under such circumstances, hold* is of course
have not fait disposed to at 11, and pi ices have therefore,
been pretty well sustained.
P 8 Af*-r going to press, a perfect avalanche of
Northern Mails came down upon u*—News by the
Camma in full and faturnbU to Cotton. Hal* aof the
two weeks, ending December 31st, 37.970ha1e5. First
week • decline of |to fd prr pound Second week an
advance of a farthing and •an* busk Fair uplands
are quoted at 41 J. Good fair at 5d , and Fine at ftfd.
Stock on hand only 113,530 ugamst 438,970 tales, same
tuue loat year.
A Good One*
The Editor of the Dalton Eaglt my% that” there was
in that place during lost week a respectable, Intelligent
gentleman from Maury County Tentiesee, w ho was not
aware that there waaany other way of reaching Macon
& Savannah except by the way of Charleston! Ife a
vers that the story is true and that if neceraury, lie can
give the name of the individual ”
That man must have been a due i pie of Col Gadaden
and have drawn hia ideas from the celebrated report of
that gentleman to the Knoxville Covention.
tfift*i*ippi C'ontention*
The Miasutppi democratic state conventhm met nt
Jacksooon tiic Ctii mat. It appouiU-d an elect<>iisl tick*
I °t for the State and twenty-four delegates to the National
1 Convention. The Natchez Courier soys:
I “ A resolution, nominating Geo. M. Dallas, of Penn”
sylvania, for Pr* aident and Geo. John A Quitman,of
Mississippi, for Vice President, was we are told, laid up
pon the table, and a resolution adopted pledging the
vote oi the party to the nominees of the Democratic .Na
tional Convention, if opposed to the Wilmot Proviso.”
The Savannah Steamer*.
We take much pleasure in calling the attention ofth
travelling public to the present condition ot the Steam
boat lines advertised in our papers to dnv. Oi tin
Charleston Steamers we have frequently spoken previ
ousdy to their being reinforced by the Metamora. Th.
vessel is unquestionably the finest and fastest in the
Southern waters. She is withal a superior Sea-vessel
ami is perleclly safe lor the service in which she is < n
gaged. Taken altogether the line of Daily Steamer?
from Savannah to Charleston is not equalled by any in
the country except perhaps those which ply to various
points Irom the city of New York—and even with
those they will not suffer by comparison, os their com.
forts and accomodations are quite as great when we
consider the numbev of passengers usually carried by
; each; while the commanders are proverbially more care
ful ami polite.
Nor can we say leasofthe Florida Line under its pres
-1 ent organization. The Steamers have been completely
| refitted and placed under the charge of competent offi
cers, who are well known to the travelling public aid fa
miliar with the coast and the St. Johns River. Thisis
beyond all question the most com tort aide route for fam
ilies and others who desire to visit East or Middle Flor
ida. We have recently heard travellers who had pene
j trated by tins line far into the interior ot Florida speak
in terms of unbounded praise of its facilities and of the
accommodating character of its agents.
By the way, though she may have “napped it”
long and profoundly, Savannah seems now wide awake
<on the subject of Steamers and Railroads. The mag
i’ rificent Ocean Steuraers intended to ply between that
I city and New York, and which will fur surpass the
| Northerner and Southerner in elegance and seaworthi
ness, are already on the Mocks and will be ready for the
tall travel. A similar line is projected between Savannah
ami Philadelphia which is destined to enjoy an equally ;
large business,as we are informed that the weekly line of j
sailing vessels established between the two places has al- !
s ready ns much business ns it can transact, it isscarcelv
possible to conceive the extent or rapidity of the revolu
tion which is now progressing under the influence ol
steam and the telegraph and which i? destined to change
the whole current of trade and thought. It will quicken
the witsol thousands who now doze away their exist
ence, because men who do not learn to think and act
and talk with a rapidity approximating to that of the Lo- j
comotive and telegraph, will find themselves tailing sadly t
behind in the great race of improvement. The good
people ofSa vanna hare certainly jterforining their pan
most admirably and deserve honor and profit in a corres
ponding degree. None have done more that the proprie
tors of her various steamboat lines and of course none
deserve a richer return from the hands of the travelling
public.
The Northen Allies.
John P. Hale, now the abolition Senator from New
Hampshire, it will be recollected, was recently n prom
inent member of the Democratic party. We have but
little confidence in his honesty, but as even (he testimo- j
ny of a rogue, may betaken against bis accomplices,
we think it but fair to let the people of the South know
what are the domestic views, and opinions of the
Northern Allies of New Hampshire, on the subject ol
slavery. Mr. Hale, in his recent speech in the Senate
enlightened his hearers as follows :
“ Before I conclude (said Mr. Hale) I wish to say n
single word personal to myself, and to let you know,
sir,and the Senate know, that if it be fanaticism which
I have uttered, lam not alone responsible for it. It is
not peculiar to myself, sir, nor those with whom I act.
We had, a year or so ago, in the State of New Hamp
shire, a pair of Democratic organs, and it was rather
doubtful whether they were entirely harmonious. But
in May these New Hampshire “patriots” came together
—they had an annexation—and when they came toge
then they undertook to define the true Democratic faith
upon this very doctrine of slavery. I read from the
“New Hampshire Patriot” of 27th of May, 1847, from
an article entitled, in capitals, “Which is the Pro-sla
very Party V*
“it is welt known, as a general thing in the slave
States, the Democrats are the most favorable to the ab
olition of slavery.”
Again:
“ The Democratic party of the South contains the
men and the elements which are opening to the ameli
oration of the condition of the slaves,and will ultimate
ly accomplish the overthrow of the institution ol slave
ry
Again:
“ The Federal party is the pro-slavery party.”
Sir, that was “New Hampshire Patriot Democracy ’
last May. Ido not undertake to say what it is now.
Our annual election is near at hand, and i have not seen
the official organ for some weeks. So, If lam fanati
cal 1 am not without authority for my fanaticism ; and
man may, it seems, entertain all the sentiments which
1 have advanced without being cast out of the pale of
the Democracy as it is now organized.
Letter from C'ol. Seymour.
We have been furnished with the following extract s
of a letter from Col. Seymour for private perusal, but
tliey*contains so much of deep and absorbing interest
thut we have ventured to place them before the read
ers of the Journal Sj Messenger, well knowing that wt
have hundreds who will peruse them with eagerness
and with profound thankfulness thut their friend ha* j
passed safely through the perils which he so graphically <
describes. The letter from which these extracts are
taken, was penned only for the eye ol the immediate
family and friends of the writer and without expects”
lion that it would be published ; yet on that very ac
count it possesses a freshness, a futin asatul a coiuprehen*
siveness which bring the reader at once into the midst of
’ the scenes it*portrays. We had before noticed in gen
i enil terms the territic storm through which the fashion
passed in the voyag ; alluded to, hut hail not the faintest
conception of its (rower or duration. It is perhaps
needle?* for us to say a word in regard to the careless
ness and reckle?mess with which government agents
duruig the present war have exposed the lives of brave
men. Tlte simple publication of the subjoined may
however accomplish something towards attracting the
attention of good men ofall parties to the impoitnuceol
! greuler piudence in the expenditure of public fond* fcS
| peeiuliy when such valuable lives and so much property
aie to lie jeoparded.
When we last heard from Col. SkymoUS lie was in
tine health and spirits, and was within a lew miles o*
his Regiment, then encamped between Juiapu and Pe-
I rote.
Friday, Dec. 3d 1847, f
tfuij of Mexico. S
Since the above wna written (.rHcrnng to hia letter)
the most cvcnllul period of my lilc ha<* been paow and, tor
during three days and two nights 1 have liecn on the
very verge of eternity. 1 have, lor 73 liouin, troin hour
to hour, in full possesion ot my uieiiuil taculiics, and
full health, been realising, not the m ar, but almost the
immediate presence ot the king ot terrun —the most
trying und awiul situntion in which n human being cun
be placed. 1 have before described to you the Steamur
Fnalnoii, and her reputed uiiiitiit ss to ncounter the
terrible storiin* oi tlie Gu’l— we huve consequently ever
since we left N Ot leans, U-eti watching with intense
interest lire state of the weather. On Monday after
noon we rt acls'd Tampico, nnd all went on shore,
where we spent six or eight liours very delightfully.
We left next morning after hreskfust. and after dinner 1
wa*HUmt giving you a description ol the place, people,
Ac , when ths ship In came so unca*y that 1 coiicluti. and
to defer writing. The wind contn.oed to increase, and
before imdniglitit blew a trenn :'otia gale which lasted
until Wednesday 13 M , it then lulled and the sea he
came comparatively sinM>th—lwit alnjut 8 o'clock at
night the wind w t in from tin* north, nnd then came the
dieadcd anther. The tmlunce ol that night, nnd all of
’ yesterday it blew to an extent that ail tfie seamen on
board land our crew consists of 35 tx-sidrs three (one old)
naval officers) said, they never experienced any thing
like it We of en hear of the sublimity of tlie ocean in a
storm. It ia an expression that it wul do for poets and
painters to use, and then when they are uninterested
spectators, but to such as were m our situation it was a
( spectacle awful and ap|lling to a degree language can
!no express Towards day light on yesterday morning
the storm was so violent that tlie Captain was every
moment exacting the ship would swamp in th**
trough oi the sea We had to put ler head to the wind,
and although we had st’ aig ae we could raise
we did not progress one mile an hour. Sometimes a sea
would strike heron tits bow, and make a clean sweep
the whole length of her it , then again the would get
into a trough of the sea, an<i tnree-fourtfi of her wheel
house would be buried in a high wave, and it would
seem that she never Would come to again. It was a
sad sign to see tlu* poor horses suffer, and hear their
distressing noixes, but they were soon out of then ago
ny, lor we had to !o-<* them. A little knot of us were
around the mast, cling! ig to the ropes, and receivin. a
crumb oi comfort from our naval pas-**ngers, who wic
cheering us with Lie pruqprcts that if she did not break
m two, and her engine kept in order, and ?he would
hold her head to tii • wind, and u dozen other contin
gencies, the slop might w,a:lier the gale,—when
the appalling news was brought us that she had sprung
a leak, and w - were in a sinking condition. Then ah
hid to go below, and hale and pump to keep afloat.—
You can form a remote i lea of our situation from the
fuel, that we had to muk holes through her decks in
six different places, and had ns many gangs haling out
the wafer in buckets, besides the men we had at the
pumps, and this work wuskept up without intermission
for twelve hours. Y ou may be assured I ws? awe-struck,
when at the call of the men 1 went down in the hold*
and when the ship roiled 1 could see the sky through the
seams in her sides as wide as my hand. At one time
we came near going to the bottom without any hope of
remedy. One of the men while cutting away some ob”
struction to his working below broke through a piauk in
her bottom and the sea rushed in a stream that would
have filled a hogshead in, a minute. Ail this yon wil
say was bad enough, but you have not yet had the
worst. We were not only exposed to drowning but to
being blown up. The Captain ol the ship requested me
to tak<* my place with him in the engine room and our
business was to urge the engineers to put on more steam,
for without steam we could not keep her head to the
wind, and if we had lost our steerage wuy (as seamen !
c ill it) we would have gone to the bottom instantly.-- j
The usual number of inches our engine carries is from j
10 to 12. By persuasion, and positive command* !
we made the engineers, contrary to their judgment and
advice, carry.3o inches. Her boilers were so hot that
the spray which fell upon them generated steam so a?
to fill all between dicks. Since the storm they have
told me they were never before in such dread, ami that
not one engine in five hundred could sustain such a press
ure of steam, li was a desperate remedy, but the cap
tain satisfied me that nothing else would save us. As
I found the engne- loom too hot for me, 1 would occa
sionally go below where there weie sonic 120 men work
ing for their live?,—some cheering, some lamenting,
some cursing and shouting, but all laboring for the
same stake— life.
The noise and confusion, the sombre lights pecu
liar to the between decks of a ship, and the occasional
breaking in of a wave, flooding the decks knee deep,
altogether formed a scene that can never be apprecia
ted but by an eye witness. From there I would go to the
upper deck, where there was no one but the man at the
wheel, for with the force of the wind, the waves break
ing over her, and the constant shower ol spray, no one
could keep I beir feet without the assistance of the ropes
A mere glance around from this position would sat
iny the stoutest hearted that inevitable destruction was
already ot hand. It was to me a sight so awfuliy ter
rific and grand, that, although 1 was irresibly drawn to
it a dozen times during the day, 1 had no disposition to
look at it over a few minutes at a time. Last night we
succeeded in making an entrance into a little cove
protected by mountains, and althouth the wind still
blows very hard, and we ore comparatively in a state of
security, we have not yet ended our voyage. As lung
as the wind blows offshore, we w’ill do very well, but
should it change, and blow on shore, we will have to
beach the sh.* p, (i e) run her on the breakers, always
a dangerous opperation, and attended as a matter of
course with the loss of all property, and many lives; for
every man has to make the liest of his way through the
surftosave his life. My health never was better, altho*
fatigued and wet for over sixty hours, and with nothing
toeat; to say nothing of the exercise of mind, I reclin
ed last nigh, in a comfortable bed , but 1 felt so elated, so
uli of joy and gratitude, that I had no disposition to
sleep—it was like def rauding myself of ecstatic enjoy
ment to be lost to consciousness lor a moment. I got up
this morning entirely refreshed, and even exhilirated
without having closed my eyes. * * *
Saturday,4th.—The wind has fallen, the sea al
tho’far from being tranquil is very much subdued, and
over head the weather is most delightful, as you may in- !
for from the fact that I am sitting with my coat off at an j
open window in my state room. The little cove in !
which we have taken shelter, is a most remarkable
place. It is not laid down m the charts, and in all proba
bility this is the first vessel that was ever here. The
mountains which are high, extend almost to the waters
edge.
In the midst of our distress they attracted our
attention, and we direct* and our course to than with
lU(je hope Oliver reaching them, and should we suc
ceed, expecting to find an iron bound bluff shore. Ou r
design was to beach the ship, and thus possibly save a 1
few lives, but much to our rejoicing we find a beautiful
natural harbour in the form of a horse shoe, and on afl j
suits, hut one, protected by mountains which run back
in th e interior, their summits rising above each other
far as the eye can reach. The mountains are basaltic
with their high and tajicy fount and pti.k? piercing the
heavens. In the distance (120 miles; is seen (A tin ’ n the
highest elevation on this continent,its snow capped top
p netrating the clear and limped atmosphere thousands
of feet above the clouds. Oh !it is a most magnificent
sight ! YN e are about 4 mile from the shore, but the
swell of the sea is so greut that it is not prudent to land
in. our boats. We can distinctly see Mexicans on the
shore, and any quantity of cocoa,plantain, bannana and
pine apple trees. We ate all anxious to land, but it is
not practicable; the hazard would lie too great. This is
our eleventh day out from New Orleans, we are now
weighing anchor, getting steam up and under the most
favorable auspices our head is turned to Ve a Cruz,
which we will reach in three or four hours, it being
only thirty-dive miles off * *
The Castle ol St. Juan de Ulioa is in sight.
Saturday inoHT.—Wc have been moored to the 1
Cootie, which is about one mile abreast of the cty, for C
or 8 hours. The eu i* st ill so rough tiiat wc cannot go
ashore in our small boats, from which fact you may
have an inkling of the severity of the storm we huve |
encountered. lam distreased to learn, that the general
expectation here, was, that we were lost, and that ini- j
prt ssiou has been transmitted to N. Orleans. If so, you
wiil be very uneasy for some days. The Commander of
the port tells me thut my men are comfortably fixed at St. 1
Juan, lf> miles from the city, there are 10 to 13,000 men i
nu n on the route, and it is perfectly secure even for the j
transmlaeion ol merchandise. 1 have been agreeably
engaged in visiting the world-renowned Cattle ot St
Juan. It it a mutt etiqieiidouß work, fur surpassing all
niy expectations; it is built on a bed of coral, und cov
ers about 15 acres,—the wails of grunite and cotaj
rock are 18 fe t thick ; the fortress mounts 300 guns
and can accommodate 8,000 nu n. It was built by tlie
iinard* at a cost of from 8 to 10 millions of dollars :
Home of the cannon ure of immense size mude of
brass,and beautifully finished off with most elaborate
engraving. You can form no idea bow delightful the
climate .•••*•
\Y e have just landed in Vera Cruse—my men are gone
ahead, and 1 am oil, (with a number of our possengers),
after them.
The ( hittinhorn*lire Hiver*
The Columbus Timet,of the 18thinst„ says:
“ We aie now, as tar as regards communication with
the Ciult, under an cmbaigo ; there is not over three feet
ot wutcr in the channel of the Chattahoochee ; so low
a stage ot water Us not been known since 1839, at llna
season, nnd it is doubly einbarrtiMai g Ih iii the tact that i
while trade of ail kinds bur I ♦ gun in some measure to ‘
recover Ira in its late stagnant state, it is suflc ung troin
Mppltes of goodabeing locked up on the river, that
were puichused s*>me tone since. Cotton tor shipment
is to some extent accumulating,”
Fefrrsbutg nnd Wcldou Kuifrund.
The editor of the Petersburg Intelligencer derives tlie
following statement ol the utimis of this ruitroad troin
|he Annual Report of the i*n xident:
” For the yearendmg SUtb September, the greas re
ceiptsof our road were $179,887 U 4 and th* expenses
$99,86ft 01?—leaving a net income of $*0,003 M This
paid a dividend of fit p r c ut , nnd left a surplus ot
$30,834 83. which with oth< r means on hand, was suf
ficient U>pay all the d* Irtaof the Company, and leave a
surplus of more than $lO,uM
I (envy hy the liftl** flood*
Tlie Albany ExprrM estkipites that tlie bite flood,
lietween tlie Mississippi rflupT kml tlie Allegany rang’
will amount to SIOJH),OOi At half, cost, saysawnn-r
in one of the papers, $4,000,(k>0 would Hot replace
fences alone. At least 15,000,800 bushels * l corn mh
other grain are wholly lost, and 30JIOO bales id cm
ton,mostly unpickod, in tbd field is wholly destroyed
b*ai<les jpotne s3ts),((<o w tlfi of w J piepan and for
stcatnbost feel. The Cumberland tiver roscfil feet a
have low wale* u.atk
Late From Mexico*
The latest dates from Vera Cruz, are to the 14th inst.
by the L’. S. Steamer N ew-Orleans. No additional
ruble news, in regard to [vnce An expedition was
ibout to be organized, under Col. Belknap, against Ori
zaba, the head quarters of the guerrilla bands. It was
tbo reported that Hen. Cadwuliader would head an ex
iif lition'against Qaerretaro,and Gen. Patterson or But-j
er,one against Tolucoand San Luis. The guerrillas!
uad l>een very successful iu capturing a large number o(
pt k mules, belonging to Mexican Merchants. Gen. I
Scon seems resolved to enlorce the measures of the
government, and has issued a long order, on the subject
of contributions, of which the following is the substance :
1 To support, in part, the military occupation of the
Republic of Mexico by the army of the United States,
the several States of this Republic, already occupied,
and others as they shall become occupied, are, or will be
assessed, by the year, in dollars, as follows :
Chihauhua, sl7 139
Coahulio, 5 659
Chiapas 21 692
Durango 85 556
Guanahuato 225 876
Jalisco 236 338
Mexico, State and Federal District, 668 332
Michoacon 287 712
Nuevo Leon 00 437
Oaxaca 81 160
Puebla 424 276
Querctaro 85 944
San Luis 111260
Sinaloa 33 524
Sonora 5 000
Tobasco 59 060
Tamaulipas 71 332
Vera Cruz 271 548
Zacatecas and Aguas Callientas, re
united 249 076
2. As the preceding is four-fold what was paid to the
Mexican government in 1843-14, ail city and transit
1 duties in crossing the frontier of our State, and the du
ty on Tobacco, as also National lotteries, are abolished.
3 AH Governors and other officers in commission,
are held personally responsible lor the collection of the
pic ding assessment, which is due and payable, one
- monthly.
i 4. Ihe assessment in the States occupied, commences
lin December,and in other States not occupied, it wil
commence on the fiist day of the month of occupation.
5 Supplies for the army can be substituted for the as
stssment-
-6 On failure of payment, the functionaries to be im
prisoned, and the property seized and applied to the use
of the occupation.
7. 11 the above does not produce payment, the prop
erty ol the wealthier inhabitants to be taken.
8. Details as to accountability.
9. 10, 11,12. Continue the usual dues on the precious
metals, with details as to the collection.
13. Orders the American troops, in spreading over
the lie-public, to observe strict discipline and morals,
and enjoins payment lor all supplies or comforts, and
good treatment for the persons and property of Mexi’
cans.
A most interesting Rail-Road meeting had been held
in the City ol Mexico. The object'was to make a pre
liminary movement in favor of the construction of a
Road from that place to Vera Cruz. Col. Hebert , an
able piacticable Engine, r, addressed the meeting, and
presented a map of a survey made in 1832. The route
lie pronounced exceedingly favorable. Such is Yan
kee enterprise!
Gen. Cass and. the Question of Slavery.
We indicated some time since, our opinion of the Res
olutions which had been offered in the Senate by Mr. !
Dickinson, of New York. The letter of General Cass
seems to us nothing more than the amplification of these
Resolutions. The letter in itself, however, is entitled to ;
our attention, because it comes from one who aspires to
the honor of the Presidency, and in it may we look for
his opinion on a subject of the deepest interest to this
portion of the Union. We must bear in mind that the
opinion ot Gen. Cass has not been very consistent on
the subject of the Wilraot Proviso, to the examination
1 of which question is this letter principally devoted.—
At one time he was supposed to favor the proviso ; at
another time, he hesitated, but only on the score of ex-1
j pedieney ; and now declares it unconstitutional. We
are far from experiencing any other emotion than that
of pleasure in finding Gen. Cass coming round to that
opinion, with the support of which we believe the per
manency of our Union is identified. We say coming
round to it, lor we are very far from supposing that,in
this letter, Gen. Cass occupies the same platform with
the people of the Status.
In estimating, however, the importance of this letter,
we must bear in mind, that the opinion given by Gen.
I Cass, though seemingly positive, is nevertheless, equiv
ocal; and next, we must bear m mind the system of
foreign policy now advocated by Gen. Cass in the Sen
ate, and which, if successfully developed, will furnish
the field lor the application of his principles. When
we say that the letter is equivocal, we mean that, while
Gen. C ass declares the \V ihnot Proviso unconstitution
al, he evidently considers itft principle a mere abstrac
tion. That application of the principle which the
Abolitionists desire will he obtained, while the principle
will be condemned. He says to the South, you are
right. Such a restriction as is proposed by Mr. Wil
mot is unconstitutional, and cannot be adopted. He
to the North, why raise an unnecessary disturl>ance!
When we get new’ territory, it will be free—slavery will
have no existence there—it will be impossible to give it
being. The end you have in view will certainly be
accomplished, and you can afford to give up the tri
umph ol the argument on the principle, if you are made
certain of the triumph in your application of it to the
new territory.
But while in the letter itself we find these evidence,*
of a temporizing policy, we are still more pained when
we read the letter, and bear in mind the steady and per
tinacious adherence of Gen. Cass to those measures in
Congress, the adoption of which are to us full of dan
gers and difficulties. The war with Mexico is the
great measure of Gen. Cass. We do not intend to say
that lie is chargeable with its commencement. But he
stands before the country as one who has identified his
political fortune with its success, and is determined to
lend ail his efforts to what is now known as its “vigor
ous prosecution” that vigorous prosecution evident-
Ily now consisting of an immense increase of the
! army of the United States, and the continuation
;of our victories until a “peace is conquered,’’
or the nationality of Mexico is extinguished.
Dazzled by the biiliaut triumphs which have graced our
arms, excited by the anticipations of the popular feeling
beeoming intensely strong on the subject, and prompted !
by the bold ambition to “ride the whirlwind,” many,
and perhaps Gen Cass nmong them, have forgotten
the lessons of moderation to our foes, and regard to our
selves,in the feverish anxiety with which they furnish
fuel to the Hume,spreading,as tiny suppose, with such
irresistible force. They have an end in view, and ye t
they dare not announce it. They dream of the result
hat must come, but they fear to open their eyes and re
alize the Hiilistance. The ehudows that enchant them
in their slumbers they dare not think of when awake
j They support a war for the tnaintainance of our nation
> ai honor, und that honor ia more than vindicated.—
They army an army to punish the insolence of Mexico j
and the whole of tliat nation deplorca in blood urui |
mourning the mad and insolent infatuation of its rulers.
They demand indemnity, nnd take territory more than ‘
enough to be considered on ample security. Yet the‘
war is continued—new armies are raised ; immense ,
debts are contracted ; treasure is scattered like chair*
j blood poured as water ; nnd for what 1 We may, in- j
j deed, ask for what I It is not for redress ; that w
hare inflicted. It is not for honor; that has been vin
dicated. it is not for martial renown ; that has been |
most triumphantly won. It is not for indemnity : tha t 1
we have For what then ran it be, except to propitiate
what is now supposed the master psssioti of our coun-
I try—to minister to the supposed popular thirst for ex
j citement ; to"feed fat” the tirw passion tor arms ; and, 1
if not heedless, throiighlle*, of all consequences, to in*
dulge,and in so doing profit by, that mildness “which
rules ihe hour.”
t H sll those who are engaged in urging on the coun.
try to the adoption of these measures, General CI.U
stands prominent. It tuay be, it doubtless is, his ambi
tion to be so. But if the occupancy of that position
l ungs pleasure to him,it exposes him to the attacks of
t.irse who consider tlmt his measures are not suggested
by wisdom, nor will the good of hit country result from
their adoption. And while we might be disposed to
!>uuss,if ws mereiy differed ss to whether a rnessuie
was wise or not, we cannot pause, even lor an instant,
when w believt th t it compromise* the pence of our
■untiy,nnd jeopardizes the Government under which
we live. We sre free to say, and that alter proper con
sideration, that every object of the war, ns understood
at its commencement, has Iwen accomplished. We
**k, then why shall it be commut'd ? Its advocates tel
us to secure a peace ? Is this to be done by extermi
nations or, it we stop shoit of that, by inU.tary subju
gation { Is Mexico to lie governed ns a territory, or held
as a province No one will be found bold enough to
say so. And yet, to what other end can the measures
now in progress come, but to this ? Suppose that Mex
ico never entertains a proposition for peace, what then?
Are our armies still to be kept there l We must un
derstand the advocates of the war, and General Cass
among them, to say so. This will be a military occu
* pation. But indefinite military occupation can be es
( tablished The law of a General does very well amid
’ the roar of battie, or when lie holds in his hands the
j keys of a captured city ; hut in a case like this it must
| cease. In the land where our flag is flying our people
I w dl go. They will take with them there the same ideas
i of government that they have here ; and no matter
j how reluctantly, the law-giver will and must succeed
• the soldier. If you prosecute the* war, you hold
M exieo. If you hold Mexico you must govern Mex
ico. If you govern Mexico, it must be by your laws
M exico n:u*t thus be either your province or your terri
j tory. If n province, how calmnitous iur lliat people,
how unhappy for ourselves. We shall have departed
1 from the purposes of our creation—the sword intended
to shield will then be used to smite. O'” claim to illus
trate our ability for self-government will be shown in
our submission to the suggestions of the worst pnssiuns.
We will then propagate our politics nsof old they did relig
ion. We will purify by the stake mid the faggot, nndcon
vert by the torture and the sword. While lor that people,
proud but ignorant; mutinous, but disunited ; bigoted,
but licentious ; free, but enlhrtdled ; —m* language can
be adequate to portray in true colors the deep misery
and suffering into which they will have fallen. But
suppose Mexico a territory belonging to the United
Slates, a territory undergoing a preparation for admis
sion into this Union, a portion at length of the Union.
Foreign to us in habits, feelings, government, religion
where shall we look for any one of those elements
which will go to make a “more perfect Union J”—
What does it possess to reconcile us when we consider
what will be its condition as a territory, and what its
condition ii divided into, and incorporated into tins
Union as, so many States ? The first, the great ques
tion of its condition will be as to the subject matter of
Gen. Cass’s letter : Shall ihe owners of slave labo r
have a right to go there ? Its condition is that of a ter
ritory belonging to the United States. Mr. Wilmot
provides that the slaveholder shall not go there. Mr
Cass says Mr Wii.mot's proviso is unconstitutional
The slaveholder goes there. The people of this territo
ry, Spaniards, Indians, and Negroes, forming an amal
gamated population, lorbid his entrance. What does !
Mr Cass say to that ? He declares that is constitu • !
tior.al. Now, on this branch of the question we do not
intend to repeat what we said on the same subject when
we discussed Mr. Dickinson’s Resolutions. We mere
ly intend to present one single view ot the case, which
seems to us conclusive. Congress, the agent of all the
States, cannot prohibit the slaveholder going there
Why ? Because the teiritories belong to all the States,
and.ol course, the slaveholding portion cannot be ex
cluded. But although a majority of the paitners who
own the territory cannot exclude the minority constitu
tonally from going there, yet the territoriaus them
selves can constitutionally prohibit the slavehodcrs
No joint owner can exclude his partner, but yet one
who lives on the thing owned can exclude him! The
absurdity which results from the position assumed by
Gen. Cass is so striking, that we may well be excused
from pursuing it. We cannot consider, therefore, that
Gen. Cass otters any other security to the Slaveholding
States than docs Mr. Wilmot.
The same result will follow from the proposed plan of
either ot them. According to Mr. Wilmot Congress
should prevent the slaveholder from going to the “new
territory ; and according to Gen. Cass the people of th e j
new territory shall be supported in refusing permission
to the slaveholder to locate there ! But there is one as
pect in which Gen. Cass’s position is infinitely worse
than Mr. Wilmot’s. We have said that it is equivocal.
11 is calculated to mislead, to betray. If not understood
and exposed, it will be n trap into which the South will
fall. It seems to remove a great objection to the ac”
quisition of new territory when it seems to protect the
slaveholder. We have seen that it does not protect 1
him. But the absence of that protection is nothing
compared with the positive danger to which it exposes
him m the acquisition of this uew territory. The in
corporation oj the new territory, as proposed, will be !
the first blow struck at the distinction still observed
thi oug flout the United States between the races os
distinguished by color. They will then vote who have \
nevei voted they will or may sit in Congress who now
cannot even vole. The inhabitants of the new territory
are ol ad races, of all idoods; mongrel in dieir descent,
their habits, and their laws. In many casi s, perhaps in
the greater portion, not superior in pure blood, and a l l
the game time unquestionably inferior in intelligence’
to those w lioni we exclude. Let us ask, then, when
such a population is admitted to exercise the rights of
citizens, where is the distinction ot caste, in which con
sists the security of the Slaveholdmg Stales t Consid
er tor a moment the condition of the Southern States,
with such a population, enjoying a representation on the
fioorof Congress, and voting on questions which affect
our life, property, and liberty! Yet to tins end does
Gen. Cass lead us by his recommendations for the con
tinuance ol die war, which must throw such a popula”
lion oil oui hands ; and then by his constitutional opin
ions, which must throw us at their icet! Let the people j
of the Slaveholding Stales bew are ! When John (Quin
cy Adams advocates tile incorporation of Mexico,
either in whole or in part, we may be sure that our in
terest aud gaiety are not certainly to be promoted, We
know what we are ; we know not what we may be !
Charleston Mercury.
Kccall ol Gen* Scott.
A Washington letter in theN. York Courier say's— (
1 can inform you most positively tliat notwithstand
ing all tliat is said by the press, Gen. Scott lias not yet i
been positively recalled from Mexico.
His recall was determined upon, and will no doubt
take place, but i should not be astonished if the report
should reach Gen’l. Scott before the oflicinl document,
so a6to give him a fair chance of shaping his course ac
cordingly.
Were Gen. Worth not implicated in the matter, then
Gen. Scott might be withdrawn at once ; but if active I
military operations are contemplated in Mexico, and |
Gen. Worth is tiursde combat , then the President will
have Iks doubts as regards the entrusting of the supreme
command to a volunteer general. Pillow and Duncan
are no doubt to be tried by a court martial.
There has been a strong disposition oil the pui t of cer
tain members of the cabinet to induce the President to
entrust the command ol the army in Mexico to Gen.
Taylor ; but, though the President has listened to the
the propoei tioii, und is partially convinced of the races- 1
shy of such a measure, he has not brought his resolu
tion to the slicking point, and there may be some two
or three more meetings, before a definite conclusion j
will be come to.
The Philadelphia North American under dale of the I
14th ni t. bus the following information transmitted
by its Washington correspondent:
The President Ins this day ordered a Court of Inqui-;
ry for the purpose of investigating the charges against’
Gen. Pillow and Col. Duncan, which have been prefer
ed by Gen. Hcoit. After that investigation has termi
nated, the Courtis further directed to inquire into the’
the charges prefered against General Scott by Gen.
Worth. The charges against Gen Worth submitted
by the commanding Geiieiul, have lieen dismissed by
the President.
i The Court is directed to assemble at Pc rote, at as
early a duy as tin* members can convene, it is to con
sist 4*l lien. To woi, Paymaster General, os President,
and Gn. Cushing,and Gen. lutlcr, of Lousinna. Gen
Towsoii will start for Mexico on Monday.
Tbs selection of Gen. Towson is an anomaly in
I Coun Martinis, and will doubtless lead to difficulty.—
His office of Paymaster General is a civil one, which
might be conferred upon any individual in private life,
and lie holds no rank in the reguiur line of the army.
The command of the army in Mexico will necemarily
| devolve on Gen. Butler,of Kentucky, he being the otli-
Icer next m rank to Gen. deott, whose presence will be
required at the Court of Inquiry
The idea of recalling Scott is abandoned fortlis pres
ent, but it liny be renewed.
t 01, lluskrll.
This distinguished officer who c >mnia;ided a Ten
nessre regiment st Cerro Gordo und who on his re
turn from M*-xtco had the controversy with Gen Pil
low, i* now in Congress, lit* hither cm giated iiom
Rhode Island in ItHW, settled ill Tennessee, nnd died
Without ever revisiting ilia t'itive Btate. Col. Haskell
on his recent arrival at Washington, bad never seen
any of bis relatives except bis father’s descendants, and
did not know anything of them.
On leaving home, he took several old letti n from hi*
father*’paper* nnd determined to make some mqiKiie*
abcut tii • family,not knowing whether any of them re
mamed in New England. At Washington h
member of Congress from Rhode Island’, o ’i ! * s '*
old letters who soon found one from a e „ n , 11 ‘he
livmg in Provident*. That gentleman wo-H t em “ n n ‘ ,w
he replied that lie had been an imimate tl,d
Haskell's latter; dim die grandfather ofCnl u
..ged 102, was still alive; that Ids grandad, h"’
OS, was.till alive; and, dial their
number of nearly 200, were living ln Rhode to '•*
Upon the receipt of this pleasing inteUDence th r ‘
detenu,tied 10 go on to Rhode island with
and and spend hisChristmasholidayswithhi, “'"H
grand parents, lie also came to a knowlel “I
meat grandtiilher who was a distinguh,;, ° ( KI
the revolution and whose likeness , found h) I
bull painting in ihe rotunda ot the Capitoi a 1 n,l °-|
group by whom Gen. Washington is.urroumlT W “*1
canvass.— Lou. Journal. u “ 00 lisl
funeral Obscqeies ol Cols, liutlrr a ,„t „■ I
iiison of the Palmetto Rcgfmsni l ’l
The Charleston papers contain on aooount f I
funeral honors paid to these gallant men r. 6
on tin instant. The ceremonies were n f,i ‘" u " ,b "i
and imposing character. The remains 0 f 1
wer” borne through the streets on funeral c-i
ed by a procession of the citizens and militar'™’
“ Tlle boJic * we received at the State aL i I
bnn.l playing a solemn dirge, each coffin ‘ ’ fl
mill a velvet pall mid dle National,colon, and * C0T ""fl
upon a hearse constructed will, cannon limE* 3 ?'"'''®
drawn by four wlste horses. Th,. nr™ ■ < ‘ ,| B
ed down Main-Street to the State House Tl 0 ” .'’'"’l
halted and formed into a compact mass wi” ‘ l '™
some appropriate and affecting remarks L e ‘ f V
Johnson, < ‘ol. Preston rose, undlorani ou I “
niense throng in breathless attention, encham,’ i ‘ 1
clowtigeloquence. 11 is utterly in ■
idea o! this admirable address by attempting ■
pordon of it ; but we may say thatthe distm
atjir was fully himself on tins deeply inter^^H
tendon, their emotion, and their tears the H
power of his burning eloquence.” <
The remains of Col. Butlkk were intend ln ■
family vault at Columbia, those of Col. Died™,
v, y dt"i". t 0,:.,,., residence-:s; m ‘ ■
The Gaitie’s Case.
,We have mentioned the decision „f , h . „
Supreme Court in luvor of Mrs. Gaines The :
mg of the Court m this case is thus stated in ih T
ington papers:
■’ Clins Patterson vs. Edmund P. Gainee, and M,
Ills wile, on appeal from the Circuit Court of,he r,
Siates for Loustaan. Mr. Justtce Way“
opinion of this Court, reversing the decree of the J
treutt Court in this cause, and remanding h , J
to ih, said Court with directions that a decree . |
made to the said Court in this ease declaring thatj
lul marriage was contracted in Philadelphia V- J
Ilia, between Daniel Clark and Zuline Gam J
thin Myra Clark, now Myra Gaines, is the j awia I
only child ol that marriage ; that the said Mm 1
forced heir of her lather, and is entitled tofcnVtiJ
R estate after the excessive dona,ton in the wl
foihe C H n ed 11° the d ‘ ,lK,ealjle quantum, which!
fmliei could legally give to others; that the proi*- J
crtbed in the answer ot Charles Pan,*,,, £,]
of the es tate ot Daniel Clark at the time of his drvtl
nw-as illegally sold by those who had no author !
make a sale of it, that the titles given by then,!
purchaser and by the purchaser to the defendant,C J
Patterson, including those given by the buyer in J
first purchaser to Clmrles Patterson are void s I
die said proiierty is liable, as a part of the estate „ 1
Je I Clark to the legitimate of ihe forced heir, arc I
he defendant, Charles Patterson, shall surrmocß
the same as shall he directed by the mandate,*
Court amongst other things lobe done in the
The Case Strongly Stated. I
The Washington correspondent of the Bi:J
Talriot says that Mr. Clayton of Delaware I
speech in the Senate alluded to the boast oiGeaJ
that lie stood ready toj detend the President in a,,
duct touching the Mexican War, and added ■’ ..,1
stntea point in the President's conduct, which n
like to hear the Chairman of the Military Usfl
o ad !y and easily clear up and make satistaj : . fl
could do so. Should the honorable Senator
lie Saul, lie should henceforth be his (Mr. Claim's ■
nus Apollo! ■
” Solue twelve years ago, he said, there was il
dividual in what is now the State of Texas
namp nt'Dnn Antonin T.nrw>7 W. ,
head of a Mexican military lurce, who
|>hic-* called Goliad, 179 Americans, and if
honor, as a soldier and a gentleman to tnnn,
should he treated aspiisoners ot war. Tlip
this Don Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna :.
the prisoners, and in cold blood murdered
them. This ruiiian scoundrel, said Mr
cowl blood murdered 175 of my countrymen,
had pledged his honor to protect and treat a;* .
ol war ! He nherwards butchered another
my countrymen at the Alamo! These act’ H
treachery and murder, In- wud weresml lr- H
recollection of every one that heard him. A H
the President gave a free pa** through ou:
and into Mexico, to this very Don Antotm
Srmta Anna, where he has raised and invij
Mexican aimy to a greater extent than •
could do and has fought our troops desp- v
in (.’ ir Gordo,Contrer ('lnn ; • H
del Rey, Clinpultepec and in the city ol
still hold.-such sway over the Government
ol Mexico that they do not dnre tonp))oi!i:C’
ers to treat with uw lor peace N-w, how *
otahle Senator ironi Michigan easily
justifiable this act of the President! He w
see him undertake the tusk!” ■
C orrespondence of the CharUHon
Niw- York, (Thursday Night) Jan
A few days since, n clerk in one of the
dealing houses in the city, in imiufing i , B
ter eagles, discovered one winch had a
and which lie accordingly suspected t< t* f^B
though in its appearance was nothing ’.■
opinion, it hemg perfectly stamped. an<: ‘HI
size. Oil being weighed, it was found
hi that respect, and the usual chemical
plied without fleet ,at the same time i
to be genuine were tried .and among them
found with precisely the same Bound.
coin also pronounced it genuine. But t*ii
enough to put an end to the suspicion, and
the piece wns sent to Philadelphia, t‘ ‘^^B
the mint there. Here, too, it passed the
without its falsehood being disclosed- ‘‘"B
1*43, pui ported to lie stamped at >ew •
pei feet in ull particulars, with the except* oll ■
> a ve*y trifle thicker than usuul; and,on
ed with a microscope, the Governor of th<
i opinion that the edges were rounded vert
than they ought to lie, though others ee“ ,M
difference, nnd at any rate it might hfl’
by wear. Filially in order to leave no ** B j
wussawn in too, when it was seen tol*
nittg and dangerous counterfiet evr
1 composed ol it shell of gold, the vtihif
some dollar nnd n quarter, with use
not more than® shilling, h was mail
in order that there sliould Is* no dish r*m IB
between it nnd the tiue coin. irS^B
of course this discovery i*n n l,rt ” “
all dealers in specie, ns well ns * or .
! n counterfeit against which there
(n>dy can be sure that any Hd<’’" n
sawn it in two. liven the otlieersoM
reived ; n half eagle received die H
direct fiom New Orleans. Wth the ~l‘ l ; t B
f blent is mint upon it, however has * t
found to be prepared m the same
and bankers are in terror at the * f
any one of them (>•• sure that hai 1 IB
vault is not counterfeit T i/.histfi^B
t >n- thing i* rather singular in t ■.
the eounte. felts of this kind thus IstJ* B
the New Oilcans mark, lttsi’”* 1
ly eotne from the dies of the mint
liny 1. o . xnrlly eoiiwd, tl> <, ” n
>|i.,w no clmr difriww ***** ■
money? ■
tootlr 4 n‘erni. ■
C!. n Valencia, who wa*"”
Smith l fonlrerM. P tJ * J “ rr L
chief rcqin*i.of gf* l • ‘V, l^|
mom H|il,'mlul “"<1 unl
when in lull drew. ho B
- k T
precious metal*, ww’ “ , B
have been to swim of our rsgg* B