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“ Four beds with two in each” all packed
In one small den together,
Is not what “ ’tis cracked up to be,”
Especially in hot weather!
Your pitying heart must oft have felt
For those poor sons of Babel,
And wept for those unlucky wights
Who grace your “ Second Table.
That “ Paradise ” of yours may be
A place where peace once reigned,
But there, the “travellers rest once lost ”
Can never be regained !
Those scenes just round the “ Corner ” there
Will rouse your pious horror,
You'll drop one tear of sad lament
For Sodom and Gomorrah!
Then come and visit our Retreat,
Go lovely and sequestered,
Where with such pileasant neighbors you
Will never more be pestered.
There gather crowds from all the Springs
From Rowland’s, Gordon’s, Glenn’s,
And Watson’s —all immortalized
By yours and “ Rambler’s ” pens.
“ The Indian ” and “ Cohutta ” too
Will send their hosts to meet you,
From Frcemuu’s Merrywether Pearl,
They’ll come in squads to greet you.
A hearty welcome they’ll extend
From “ Cave ” and “ Cuthtilloga,”
But none more warm than from
Your friend—
THE BARD OF ‘ SARATOGA”
EDITOR’S DEPARTMENT.
WM. C. RICHARDS, Editor.
D. H. JACQUES, Assistant Editor.
. aunts, CfOiQir:
Saturday Mornin?, Ort. 0-. 1549.
LETTERS FROM THE NORTH.
NO. IV.
New York, Sept. 25th, 1849.
My ilrar Jacques: Up to this time, we
have escaped the usual storm of the Equinox
—notwithstanding it has visited the South,
as the telegraph reports. The weather hero
has been pleasant —the air cool and invigo
rating—and yesterday was as bright a day
ns one could desire to see. There will be
little regret, 1 imagine, if it should prove
true that we have been quite overlooked by
the storm-king in his semi-annual visita
tion.
One of the features of this great metropo
lis is the number of Churches it contains.—
i Everywhere the temples of God rise up to
proclaim that it is, at least in name, a Chris
tian city. The total number of church edi
fices is probably about 230. Os these, many
are very humble and unassuming structures
—others wear the appearance of an elegance
supreme in a past generation —and still
others are magnificent specimens of modern
architecture. Among these are Trinity and
Grace Churches, at almost opposite extrem
ities of Broadway. The former is the best
specimen of the pure Gothic style in this
country, nnd is truly an ornament to the
city. The church is 64 feet high, but its
tower and beautiful spire rise still 200 feet
I* above that elevation. The view from the
tower is the finest panoramic scene this re
gion affords.
Grace Church is built of white marble,
and standing in an angle of Broadway, is
seen to fine advantage. It is a handsome
building, but the interior effect is much in
jured by the excessive gaudiness of the
painted windows. Besides these churches,
there are at least a score of others worthy
of particular mention, if time and space
would allow it. The “Church of the Divine
Unity” has an elegant interior, though the
only show it makes is a lofty Gothic portal
of brown stone, upon Broadway, from which
the main edifice stands back, and is entered
through a long and handsome hall. The
minister of this church, the Rev. Mr. Bel
lows, if. accounted one of the finest pulpit
orators in the city'. I listened to a dis
course by him on Sunday morning, and al
though he did not display that fervid elo
quence which I anticipated, 1 was very much
pleased with his style, which is singularly
pure and impressive.
The “ Church of the Pilgrims,” upon
Union Square, is a very imposing edifice,
though its unequal towers strike the eye
with a bad effect. This piece of architectu
ral imitation of an unfinished model, reminds
one of the Chinese tailor, who, being employ-
I ed to make anew coat by an old one sent as
a pattern, copied the latter so closely, that
(- he even put a patch upon the sleeve of the
new one ! In the upper part of the city, new
and elegant churches arc very frequent, and
contribute not a little to the beauty of the
streets and avenues.
It is not unusual for a church building to
cost $75,000, in New York. The Broome
Street Baptist Church was erected at a cost
exceeding that amount, and Trinity Church
cost at least $400,000!
It would doubtless astonish some of the
readers of the Gazelle to be suddenly, on
I some lovely Sabbath morning, set down in
I the middle aisle of Trinity, with the rich,
I mellow light streaming through stained
I glass upon the stone pillars and sculptured
I arches, while the whole buildihg was filled
I with the sweet diapason of the great organ!
I How strangely, to them, would all this con-
I trust with the churches of our Southern
I ‘'oiiiitry and villages oftentimes, mere
I barns, unceilcd nnd unpainted—window-
I less and pewless, nnd rarely vocal with
I sweeter melodies than the nasal twanging
I of uncultivated voices. I am far from inti-
I mating, in this reflection, that costly tem-
I pies and organ melodics are essential to the
I Pure worship of the Deity. I know that it
1' a quite otherwise ; but, nevertheless, it does
appear to me a culpable error to allow God’s
houses to be inferior to our own, and to pay
loss attention to the subjeot of music in our
i :| nctuary services than we do in our par- !
■ lor;.
I can condemn, most heartily, the prac
ice of some New Y'ork churches, of hiring
ipera singers, at enormous salaries, to sing
n their fashionable choirs; but 1 can ap
prove none the less the -delightful custom
>f many congregations in this city, of uni
ting generally in the hymn, accompanied by
t select choir and a solemn-voiced organ.—
rhis is, indeed, “ making melody unto God.”
But I am writing a homily, instead of a
gossiping letter, and I will cut it short at
ince. Truly your’s, AY. C. R.
NO. V.
Sept. 20th, 1849.
My dear Jacques: I have passed the morn
ing in the Galleries of the American Art-
Union, and you will allow me, perhaps, to
gossip a little about the progress of that ad
mirable Institution. In a former letter, 1
mentioned the opening of a second Gallery,
and promised sonic account of its attrac
tions. AVithout pretending to a critical
knowledge of the Art of Painting, or even
to a correct taste in estimating works of
Art, I am, nevertheless, an ardent admirer
of such Works, and am, to a very high de
gree, susceptible of gratification from be
holding them. A beautiful picture, or stat
ue, becomes to me a reality, as I recognize
the power and fidelity of the artist in its
elaboration, and I cease to consider it as in
animate. Genius has given to it vitality
and voice, and it speaks therewith to my in
nermost nature.
I found in the Gallery of the Art-Union
a choice collection of pictures, possessing,
of course, almost every degree of merit,
from the beginning to the far advancement
of excellence. There are now upon the
walls upwards of 300 pictures for the next
annual distribution, in addition to a num
ber of others merely on exhibition. At this
early period of the year, therefore, it will
be seen by those conversant with the origin
of the Institution, that its prizes are multi
plied ten-fold more than those of the first
distribution in 1839. In that year, more
over, there was no Engraving—and the
first distribution of pictures, in addition to
an Engraving, embraced only fourteen works
of Art. AA itli the second anuual Engraving,
only seven pictures were distributed. How
gratifying, and how surprising, then, the
progress of this Institution. Its foundation
marks an epoch in the annals of American
Art—the beginning of an era distinguished
for brilliant achievement in painting. I
could not give you a detailed account of the
pictures in the Gallery in less than half a
score of letters. I must, therefore, content
myself with mentioning a few of the chief
attractions.
The landscapes of Durand charm me ex
ceedingly —infusing into my very soul a
sense of dream-like beauty. Os his produc
tions, a large picture, catalogued as “Aj
Landscape of Sunset,” possesses most merit.
Huntington also excels ia this beautiful do- |
partmeut, and his “ Environs of Rome” and
other landscapes, are gems of art. A “ Cu
pid and Psyche,” by Gray, is a most charm
ing picture; and the “ Wages of AVar,” by
the same artist, is certainly one of the best
in the collection. Among the historical
paintings, the most attractive to ine is the
“ Attainder of Strafford,” by Leutze—a pic
ture only recently received from the artist,
in Dusseldorf, where he is at present pur
suing his labors. A most magnificent pic
ture by this artist, is among those on exhi
bition only, representing “ The Storming of
the Mexican Tcocalli by Cortez.” I might
name a dozen more pictures that fixed my
attention, but space would fail me. There
are many very beautiful representations of (
what is called in art “ Still Life” —also pic
tures of humor and sentiment.
Two Parisian artists, now resident in this
city, have several pictures in the collection,
remarkable for resplendency of color and
for extreme fidelity to nature in her bril
liant aspects. “ The Spanish Lady,” by one j
of them, is perfectly radiant with the blaze
of satin, velvet, mother-of-pearl, feathers,
and other belongings of the toilet.
I recognized, in the new Gallery, a most
beautiful picture, which I had seen with
much admiration in Georgia. It is the
“ Dream of Arcadia,” by the late lamented i
Cole, and was formerly in the possession of
a gentleman in Sparta, who lias, since the j
death of the artist, surrendered it to the
Art-Union.
I have barely glanced at the chief points
of the Gallery, and possibly I have, in my
haste, overlooked some of them altogether.
There is material there for the study of
days and weeks, and every visit I pay, only
adds to my gratification.
The Gallery is open all day, to visitors,
and is a place of fashionable resort. At all
hours you meet with large numbers of la
dies and gentlemen, contemplating the pic
tures with the air of connoisseurs. Cer
tainly the Art-Union has done much in ex
tending a knowledge of Art among the peo
ple, from which there must necessarily
spring a greatly improved taste in such
matters ;
Every day the list of subscribers for the
present year is swelling, and it is not to be
wondered at, when the brilliant distribu
! tiou is anticipated. In the months yet to
elapse, scores of beautiful pictures will be
added to the collection already upon the
walls of the Galleries, and it is fair to pre
sume that this year will witness an associa
tion of nearly, if not quite, 20,000 volunta
ry patrons of the Fine Arts, under the ban
ner of the American Art-Union.
Before I close this letter, I will mention
what may be to you and our readers an item
of Art news. That splendid series of pic
tures, the “ Voyage of Life,” by Cole, which
was drawn at the last annual meeting by j
Mr. Brodt, a journeyman printer of this .
State, has been sold by hint, for the sum of,
$4,000, to the Rev. Mr. Abbott, principal |
of the “ Spingler Institute,” in this city.
I shall leave New York at SP. M. to-day, j
on a brief visit to Boston, at which place I |
shall probably date my next letter.
Your's, ever, AV. C. R.
THE MUSQUITO AFFAIR.
The Poussin excitement has hardly sub
sided, ami here we have another war in em
bryo. Mr. Clayton, it is said, has had high
words with the British Ambassador, in re- j
lation to the Musquito Question. Whether
this is striotly true or not, there is un
doubtedly some difficulty apprehended in
regard to the claims of Queen Victoria's al- ,
!si©i!!©©® i/aaaaw ©i3imi a
ly, the King Musquito. AAe do not nntiei
pate any serious rupture, however. The
interests as well as the feelings of both Go
vernments, forbid such a result.
The facts in the MuSquito case appear to
he substantially these : The State of Nicar
agua, in Central America, has granted to a
company of Americans, the right to open a
communication between the Atlantic and
Pacific Oceans, by way of the San Juan and
Lnke Nicaragua, which, when accomplished,
will shorten the distance to California near
ly a thousand miles, compared with the Cha-
gres and Panama route. But the Musquito
King puts in a claim to the river San Juan,
through the greater part of its course, and
to Grey Town, the port at its mouth. This
claim, which, if sustained, puts the Ameri
can company completely at the mercy of the
savage Prince, is said to be supported by
the English Government. This, briefly
stated, is the origin of the difficulty, ac
cording to the best information within our
reach.
A communication between the Atlantic
and Pacific Uccaus, at the point proposed,
would be of nearly as much value to Eng
land as to the United States ; and we see no
reason why she should wish to place obsta
cles in the way of the proposed improve
ment. AVe trust that her copper-colored
ally, the sovereign of the Mosquito country,
will be politely requested to give us a free
“ pass” through his wild dominions. AVith
regard to his claim to the country, we need
care but little, provided no opposition is
made to the progress of the important work
alluded to. *
Our (Gossip (Column.
An Anglo-Saxon Jubilee.
It is proposed to hold an Anglo-Saxon fes
tival at AVantage, iu Berkshire, England,
the birth-place of Alfred the Great, on the
occasion of the thousandth anniversary’ of
the birth of that good king, which occurs
during the present month. Old English
sports and games, a cold collation, a ball,
an Alfred modal, &c., are talked of. Mar
tin Farquhar Tnppei is a member of the
Committee of Arrangements. *
Georgia Girls.
A correspondent of the Charleston Cou
rier., who has been sojourning in Georgia a
short time, eulogizes the people of our State
in the highest terms. Both Democrats and
AS’higs, ho declares, are “hearty good fel
lows” —frauk, agreeable, intelligent and
warm-hearted. AVhcn lie conics to speak
of the l-adies, lie becomes eloquent, and fi
nally goes off in poetic raptures. Hear
him :
“The Georgia Ladies, both matrons and can
didates tor matronly honors, have been to me a
source of yet more, nay, of infinite delight. 1
have chatted, promenaded and danced with them
—and paid them not hollow compliment', but
sincere and heart-lelt praise, in both prose and
Verse, ami been treated by them with such kind
ness as to awake my liveliest and most respectful
gratitude and regard.
The l ieorgia girls! the Georgia girls !
Endow'd with charms divine :
For pleasant chat and pleasant whirls.
No girls can them outshine.
The Georgia girls! the Georgia girls 1
1 p iy them homage due ;
AVith virtue plum’d, and deck'd with curls,
They ’re gemm’d with beauty’s hue.
The Georgia girls! the Georgia girls !
1 hid them now farewell;
Should 1 no more enjoy their whirls,
la umber'd uiem'ry long they'll dwell ’’
A Universal Genius.
A New A'ork paper lias the following ad
vertisement. It should be preserved among
the Curiosities of Literature :
“ Wanted —Employment in America, for a
gentleman by birth, with a fortune somewhere in
the perspective, lie is conversant with half-a
dozen languages, understands commerce, ami is
an adept in mathematics, lie can navigate a
ship around the world, or compose a sonnet, can
lecture on astronomy, or write and illustrate a
novel; can preach a sermon bn temperance, or
work at the “gold diggings.” ilo has smelt
powder and the paving-stones of Paris and A’ien
na: heard the bullets whistle in the plains of Ita
ly ; seen common sense fooled in England ; tasted
hunger on the hill* of Waterford: and now he
feels that his hope of success is in America. lie
is twenty-five years of age, and a man of honor.”
Another “ Admiral Crichton,” truly !
He will do. *
Tautology.
Steele, in his Comedy, makes the Lawyer
say : I hope to see the day when the inden
ture shall be the exact measure of the land
that passes by it; for it is a discouragement
to the gown that every ignorant rogue of an
lieir should iu a word or two understand his
father’s meaning, and hold ten acres of land
by half au acre of parchment. Let others
think of logic, rhetoric, and I know not what
impertinence, but mind thou Tautology.
AVlmt's the first excellence in a Lawyer?
Tautology. AVhat’s the second ? Tautolo
gy. What’s the third ? Tautology ; as an
old pleader said of action.”
ottr Hook £ablc.
History of the National Constituent As
skmi'.t.y, from May, ISIS. By J. F. Corkran.
New York: Harper & Brothers. 184!).
This work, though denominated, on its
title-page, a “ History,” possesses rather
the character of a series of sketches, very
cleverly and graphically executed, and in
terspersed with such reflections and specu
lations as the subjects handled naturally
suggest. The author is an English uewspa
! per reporter, and he writes with that com
| placcncy, facility, and careless song froid,
which one would expect from one of his
! class. Some of his portraits arc exceeding
!ly happy. He hits olf some of the actors in
the great drama of the last French Revolu
tion. with a great deal of effect. But he de
scribes witle much greater facility than he
philosophizes. His speculations are by no
means profound, and his criticisms of men
and measures do not strike us as being al
ways just; but liis book is nevertheless in
teresting and valuable.
Bit.wkk and Forties on tiik Water Treat- j
ment. Edited, with additional matter, by R.
S. Houghton, A. M. M. I). One vof. 12ino- I
New York: Geo. P. Putnam. 1819.
This volume contains Sir Edward Bulwer
Lytton’s “ Confessions of a Water Patient,” .
a magazine paper, written in a very earnest
and unique style—well calculated to attract
the attention and fix the interest of the
reader. It is a genial tribute to the Cold I
‘Vatcr System, aud claims especially the at- 1
tention of men of letters.
Dr. Forbes displays in liis part of the vol- ,
unic a thorough and scientific acquaintance |
with Hydropathy, and lias reasoned so CO- ]
gently as to provoke the earnest criticism
of his professional opponents. In addition
to these interesting papers, Dr. Houghton
has collated some chapters from Dr. AVil
son’s invaluable “ Treatiso on a Healthy
Skin,” having relation to the water-treat
ment ; and also a number of testimonials to
the efficacy of Hydropathy as a remedial i
agent. The whole constitutes a useful man- !
ual of this new system.
History op England, From the Earliest I’eriod
to the Eleventh A'car of the lieign of Queen
A’iotoria. By Edward Purr, F. S. A. One
vol 12m0.,pp. 528. New A’ork: Gates, Sted
man & Cos. 1849.
To multiply Histories of England, really
seems to tc a work of supererogation, when
the multiUde of compilations already ex
tant is considered. If, however, authors
and publishers arc ready to venture new
ones, the critic should certainly treat them
with nil due consideration. AVith this con
viction, we have examined the volume be
fore us, and must award to it a large meed
of approbation. It is a well-condensed and
comprehensive epitome of English history,
written with much fairness of judgment and
commendable clearness of style—adapting
it especially for the family circle and the
academy. It is brought down to a later pe
riod than most School histories, and is ac
companied by copious questions upon the
text.
Clarence: or a Tale of Our Own Times. By
MissC. M. Sedgwick. Author's Revised Edi
tion. In one vol. 12m0., pp. 515. New A’ork :|
Geo. P. Putnam. 1849.
This is the first volume of a series design
ed to embrace the complete works of Aliss
Sedgwick, who Ims been net inaptly called
“ the American Edgeworth.” It is a grati
fying evidence of the improved taste of A
mcrican readers, that such liberal nnd ex
pensive enterprises as Mr. Putnam's com
plete Editions of Irving and Cooper should
be so well repaid as to Induce him to com
mence others. Uniform with those will be
the works of Miss Sedgwick ; and we claim
for them, at the hands of Southern readers,
a generous reception.
“Clarence” was originally published ma
ny years ago, aud had a popularity with our
ancestors which their descendants should be
proud to revive. It was set forth then, as
it is now, in a most unassuming manner—
but it possesses a very high degree of merit,
and well deserves to be widely known and
admired, as a picture of American Life at a
now remote period of our national career.
The style of Miss Sedgwick is distinguished
by a charming ease and vivacity—and the
morale of her books is not only unexcep
tionable, but in an eminent degree, elevated
and beneficial.
liik Ahi \o Christian Encouraged ; or tie
Pastor's Daughter at .School. By Louisa Pay- ‘
son Hopkins Third Kililiun. New York:
Catos, Steilncni & Cos.
This is an excellent little work —contain-
ing many valuable suggestions to aid the
young pilgrim of Zion in overcoming the
obstacles to religious progress. It is evi
dently the result, not of mere theory, but of
genuine experience; and its practical char
acter must greatly commend it to the appro
val of the pious parent, who would give good
counsel to his children.
Letters from the Alleghany Mountains.—
By Charles Lamnan. One vol. 12nto. New
York: Geo. P. Putnam. 1819.
We looked with interest for the appear
ance of this volume, promising as it did to
sketch the topography of our mountain re
gion. Nor does it fail in the requisites of a
pleasant book. AVe read it with much grat
ification while voyaging up the Hudson, and
were glad to think that, at length, the South
was finding her chroniclers “ to swell the
proud trump of her fame.”
Mr. Lanman is a joyous traveller, and
secs everything, it may be, iu the rose-col
ored light of his own genial fancy. A r ery
pleasantly has he sketched our Habersham
scenery—and the veri-similitude of his de
scriptions of these scenes, so familiar to ns,
gives us a pleasant confidence in the fidelity
of his book, touching the terra incognita of
his further exploratious.
The style of Mr. Laumau’s book is light
and graceful. It is unburdened by either
philosophical or moral homilies. Fresh,
ardent and inartificial as the character of
the scenes he describes, his narrative will
gratify the reader. That the author, iu a
tour through au untravclled region, should
pick up some tough stories, is not at all
strange ; but in an ago of “ Typeos,” “ Ka
loolahs,” or even “ Adirondacks,” they will
he very palatable.
Mr. Lanmau's book contains, however, a
deal of very valuable information concern
ing the Alleghany region of the South, and
will well repay the attention of the scientific !
reader, while its lighter details afford much 1
amusement.
Perhaps we ought to “ pick a bone” with
our friend, the author, for quoting several
pages of poetry from the graceful trusc of
Henry R. Jackson, descriptive of Toccoa |
and Tallulah, without acknowledging the j
immediate source from which he derived it, I
to-wit, the columns of the Gazette. We
pardon him, however. The orthography of |
Toccoa adopted by Air. Lanman, is Tuccoah,
“'lucli. we suggest, is incorrect. The Ilori- |
con Fall at Tallulah is made, by the print- I
or, to read “ Honcon.” Air. Lanuian’s hook
is printed in a style w orthy of its merit.
The Practical Elocutionist, and Academical
Header and Speaker—Designed fur the Use of
Colleges, Academies and High Schools. By
John \Y. S. Hows. New York: Geo. P. Put
nam. 1849.
Some months ago, wo had occasion to no
tice, in terms of commendation, a work by
Professor Hows, entitled “ The Shakspcrian
Reader.” In the volume before us, tho au
thor has exhibited the same editorial taste
and tact which marked the former compila
tion ; and we have no hesitation in saying
that a better selection of passages tor read
ing and speaking, is not anywhere to ho
found. The volume is beautifully printed
on fine paper, and is, in every respect, what
a valuable .School Manual ought to lie. j i
With Mr. Hows’ brief “ Introduction” we i
are well pleased. It is clear and forcible— ; t
exhibiting a just appreciation of the value
and dignity of the art of Elocution.
©encrcil intelligence,
Meeting of Mier Men. At a meeting of j
the surviving prisoners of the ill-fated Mier !
expedition,held in La Grange Texas, in Sep- .
tember last, it wns resolved, that in future
they would, upon each annual return of the i
day of their release from captivity, (10th !
Sept.) meet in the town of La Orange, tocel
ebrate the day in on appropriate manner.
A Floral Curiosity. We were yesterday
favored, says the Charleston Courier, with
the sight of one of Nature’s imitations in the
shape of a “ butterfly flower,” so perfect as
at first view to completely deceive the eye. !
It was of the size of one of the largest kind of
butterflies, beautifully variegated in color,
and the wings and body covered with a fine
down or floury substance, very similar in
appearance to that on the living insect. The
plant, we are informed, was brought from
, Trinidad, and the flower shewn us, was the
j first product.
Butler Divorce Case. The suit for adi- j
i vorce, brought some time since by Mr. I
Pierce Butler against his wife, Mrs. Fran
ces Ann Butler, has been at length decided
jby the Court of Common Pleas. A decree
j has been given in favor of Mr. Butler, an
nulling the marriage contract. This is fi- ;
J nal.
Later from llayti. Bates to the sth iußt.
from Port au Prince, represent that the Em
peror Soulouque, of llayti, had conferred on
several of his generals the titles of lords,
j dukes and barons ; he had also sent an ex
pedition against the Dominican government,
1 consisting of one corvette, one steamer, and
two schooners, containing troops.
Governor of Oregon Appointed. Mr.
Sinclair, ex-member of Congress, of Illinois
has been appointed Governor of Oregon, in
the place of Mr. Marshall, who declined the
tendered honor; and Col. Hamilton, of Ohio,
appointed Secretary of State.
Sickness in Texas. The Victoria Advo
cate mentions that there has been much
sickness in the Guailaloiipe valley. Sever
al deaths have occurred at Victoria. The
sickness prevailing is the billious fever.
Gold in Arkansas, The Arkansas Dem
ncrat learns from the experiments of a gen
tleman in the mineral locality in Montgom
ery county, (discovered a few years since by
! Prof. Powell,) that it abounds in gold and
; silver. He found the suface quite rich with
; gold, which is easily obtained, by washing.
The French Difficulty. The Washington
■Union of Wednesday says:—“lt is said
’ that the French legation is now engaged in
deciphering a very long letter from M. de
Tocqueville,'the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Kumor does not specify the character ts the
; communication.”
The Cuban Expedition. The failure o
j the Cuban Expedition is attributed to the
‘ treachery of an American. The New York
I Day Book says :
It is reported that an American employed
1 as an agent by the Cubans, to obtain muui
j lions and supplies for the expedition, has not
only delayed the enterprise by fraudulent
j ly withholding the money furnished him to
i purchase supplies, but has betrayed the rev
j olutionizers to the Government—caused the
i vessels to be seized, and now refuses, under
various pretexts, to refund the balance of
the money in his hands, as disbursing agent
Health of Charleston. The .Yews of the
| 29th inst. says :
The reappearance of a limited number of
1 deaths by what is called Stranger's Fever
| in this city, has led to reflection on the cau
ses by which it is supposed to have been re
produced in a sporadic form after tin unin
-1 terrupted abscuce of ten years, &c. Ac.
; This rather indefinite statement embraces
: all the information we have been able to
gather from the Charleston papers, with re
gard to the Fever.
Later. Since tlie above paragraph was
j written we have learned that the Cbarles
| ton Board of health has reported ”8 deaths,
for the week ending last Saturday, 1 I of
| which were from the Yellow Fever. This
’ is a very favorable report, and leads to the
| belief that the disease will not prevail ex
’ tensively.
Crops in Texas. The army worm is rav
aging the plantations on the Trinity. The
worm has also appeared on the Fancy and
lower Colorado. The Matagorda Tribune
of the ”and inst., says, “ so rapid lias been the
destruction on some of the plantations, that
: in the course of some three or four (lays
from the appearance of the worm,not avestige
! of verdure has escaped their havoc.”
Santa Fe. Advices have been received
from Santa Fe to the 9th of September. Two
Americans were murdered by the Indians
at Los Vegas, and two hundred horses, be
longing to the Government, were stolen at
; the same time.
There have been f. equent robberies of the
emigrants by the Indians, and several skir-
I inishes have taken place between them and
the United States troops. Fort Bent was
surrounded by the Indians and burnt, and
the garrison is supposed to have been mur
dered.
.Hr. Clay. Mr. Olay reached home, from
liis Northern trip, on the night of the 18th
ult. His health is very materially im
, proved.
£l)e 0li) lUorlb.
Wc make the following compendium of the ,
news brought by the steamer America :
Hungary. The correspondent of the
Times states that the Austrian cabinet in- j
tend to carry out the Constitution of March,
in Hungary to the letter, —but that great
opposition is manifested on the part of the :
Magyars. The fortress of Comorn holds out, !
although Klapka, its old commander, and all
his chief officers have left it and are in tho
Imperialist camp. Count Paul Estcrhazy
is said to he tho prime mover of this pro- |
hinged resistance. lie is a brother of the
Austrian miuister at Givcta. From Peter- ,
wardein there is nothing new. It was re
ported that in Transylvania the Chiefs Gal 1
Snndor and Krassintzky had surrendered
with 15,000 men, to the Austrian troops.
Haynan was in Vienna on the sth, hut left
very soon, as was rumored to consider terms j
of capitulation which had Ixten offered by
the garrison of Comorn. They tod first do
manded-
“ 1. A complete amnesty in Hungary.
“2. The garrison to retain their arms,
with permission to’ retire lifto some neigh
boring country.
“ 3. An independent Ministry for Htiii
gary.”
t j
Hay nan, on the other hand, required nn
unconditional surrender. It was said that
60,000 men were to besiege it.
Tho sister of Kossuth and her husband.
Mr. Kutkay, have been nrrested, and taken
to Prcsburg. It is said that important doc
uments relative to the Hungarian insurrec
tion were found in their possession.
It is said to be the intention of the Aus
trian Government to grant an amnesty to
all the imperial officers of the Magyar race,
who joined the rebellion, and to proceed len
iently with all the others. The full sever
; ity of the law will, on the contrary, be ex
ercised against all the members of tho “com
mittee of defence for the country.”
France. M Victor Hugo, after a rather
severe indisposition, caused by the fatigue
of the late Peace Congress at Paris, lias’ ta
ken lii.edepnrturc for the country, to pass
there his period of convalescence,
i It is stated that the Marchioness of Dou
glas, cousin of tho President of the Repub
lic, has affected a complete reconciliation be
tween that dignitary and bis uncle, the ex
king Jerome, who, as is well known, ap
■ pearod to look coldly on him since the dia
! grace of his sou.
Italy. There can be no longer any doubt
if doubt ought ever to have been entertain
ed for a moment, that the Pope will not en
ter Romo, bound by any sort of engagement
whatever, director indirect.
The I'nivers, as a rejdy to all rumors and
conjectures, notifies in a line that his holi
ness has left (beta for I’ortici—a fact which
every one understands to imply a resolution
not to return to Rome. In an elaborate ar
ticle on the Roman question the same jour
nal reasserts that the Pope cannot and will
not accept the secularization of bis Govern
ment. The Pope eanuot, says lii.s accredi
j ted Church organ, submit to any control
whatever. Bound to follow the will of tlie
Roman populace, the Pope would be as much
a slave as if in chains at Fontainblcau.
It .Yazionnle de Florence says that the
; Pope, in his answer to the letter of the
: French President, said that being able to re-
I ly on two millions of bayonets, which im
i posed on him no conditions, lie preferred to
make use of them, and consequently he
thanked the French, but at the same time
desired them to quit his dominions.
Letters from Rome of the sth inst. men
tion that the crisis there is becoming more
menacing, ami a rupture more imminent. It
was considered probable that the Cardinals
would soon quit the city, and that the Pope
would end by placing himself under the
Austrian flag in the Legations.
Garibaldi lihs arrived at Genoa, where be
will remain till he can find an opportunity
of quitting Italy.
The last blow has beensdealt upon Ven
ice. The privilege of that city as a free port
, lias been witlidruwn. Austria has proseri
j bed forty persons belonging to the civil state,
forever from the soil of Venice.
(Dur Contemporaries.
Wheler’s Southern Monthly Magazine. Athens,
Ga , and Charleston, S. C. C. L Wheler,
Editor.
The October number of this well-conduct-
I ed and beautiful Southern Monthly, is pub
, lished. It contains articles by Wm. Gil
more Simms, Mi's. Whitaker, Edwin Heriott/
and other good writers. It is the only dol
i tar magazine in the South, and deserves the
patronage of our people.
We are indebted to the publisher for the
use of the engraving of Oliver Goldsmith,
which adorns another department of our
paper. *
Scientific American. New York : Munn & Cos.
This excellent Journal of Mechanics and
General Science, has just commenced anew
voMiuio. It appears in a newi dress, and is
now. without dispute, oue of the handsomest,
as well as one of the best, papers in the Uni
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We feel that in calling the attention of
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as well as on the publishers. The “ Scien
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TUB SiiAKSI’EMB CAI.ENMH.
PrfVftrt-tl for K.t<-liar<lh’ Wuokly OuuU6.
September 30th.—The Empress Mauilc
Luels in England, and lays claim to the
I Grown. 1139.
| “ Lay* most lawful claim
To this fair Ulan l and the territories—
! To Ireland, Pwctiers, Anjou, Touraiiic, Maine:
j Desiring thee to lay aside the sword.
Which sways usurpingly tli s * several titles.”
[ King John, Act i, Scene 1
October Ist. —A violent frost begins,
which continues 150 days. 763.
“ When icicles hang ly tho wall,
And Dick the shepherd blows his nail,
And Tom bears togs into the hall,
And milk comes frozen home in jmiL'’’
( Lore’s IJibor Act v, Scene 2.
October 2d.—Major Amlrc
1780.
“ Some sins doth bear th* ir privilege on earth,
And so doth yours.”
[King John , Act i, Scene 1.
October 3d.—Termination of the Irish j
War, by the surrender of Limerick. 1690. j
“ Unthread the rude eye of rebellion,
And welcome home again discarded faith.”
[King John. Act v, Scene 4
October 4th.—Coverdalc's translation of
the Bible issued. 1535.
“ Avery good piece ol work, I sissuro you.”
[Midsummer Night's Dream, Act i, Scene 1, (
October sth.—Riot in the Isle of Man.
on account of the high price of corn. 1821.
“ * What's their socking V
4 For corn at their own rates, whereof they say
The city is tfell stored.* ”
1C err iof arms, Act i, Scene 1.
October 6th. — Jenny Lind born. 1820. i
“ She will sing the savageni out of a bear.”
[ Othello , Act il, Scene I j f
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