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[From the N. O. Delta, Ith i/ist,]
From Vera Cruz.
The ship Peter Hattrick, C’apt. Rockwell,
arrived yesterday from Vera Cruz. She left
on the 27th ult., four days subsequent to the
sailing of the Massachusetts. She brings no
papers, nor have we received any letters by her
from our Vera Cruz correspondent. V elearn
verbally, from Capt. RockAvell, that everything
in the interior continues to be a sealed book to j
the people of Vera Cruz. Since the sailing of j
the Massachusetts there Avas no arrival from
the Canital, nor from our army ; which leaves
them there in as feverish a state of anxious ex
citement as we are here ourselves.
The American forces abandoned Tabasco on
the 20th ult., in consequence of the prevailing j
ill-health. They still, however, keep up the j
blockade at the mouth of the river. The state
of the health among those on board the vessels,
is rather unfavorable.
We regret to learn that Maj. Smith. X". S.
Quartermaster, at Vera Cruz, Avhose severe in
disposition was mentioned bv our correspondent
in his last letter, is dead. lie died on the 24th
ult., and AA'as buried on the 25th. His remains
were attended to the grave by a large concourse
of American citizens; for, although brief the '
term of his service in Vera Cruz, his frank and
courteous manner had secured him the esteem
of a large circle of his countrymen.
Mr. Chiappela, late Alcalde of Tabasco, and ,
his famih’-, came passengers in the Peter Hat
trick. Having been appointed to the office by
‘the American authorities, he thought it pru
dent to leave when tlvey left.
The steamer Fashion atrived at Vera Cruz |
on the 2Gth ult. The British steamer was go
ing in, as the P. H. avos coming out.
Still Later from Vera Cruz.
The steamboat Fashion, Captain Ivy, arrived j
last night from Vera Cruz;. She left there on
the 2d hist., Up to which date she has brought
us a file of “The Sun of Anahuac.” The hqws,
if any there may be said to be, is contained in
the following article from that paper of the 2d,
and that settles only one point; which is, t hat
Gen. Scott had not entered the city of Mexico j
dn the 17th ult. But to the article from the 1
Sun—it is as follows t
From the Interior. —The courier arrived here I
dh Saturday night last from the city of Mexi
co, but from the various reports received by
him, Ave can only inform our friends that no j
new movement on the part of Gen. Scott has
yet taken place. We had, the pleasure of an
intervieAV with a gentleman yesterday, from
wiioni we learn that General Scott had, when
our informent saAV him, 10,000 men fit for
service;and about 3000 others,sick and in other
capacities, in which he could not well reckon
upon them for fighting purposes. But, avc
learn, it Avas his fixed determination, the mo
ment of Gen. Pierce’s arriA'al, to march at once
upon the capital; and, AA'e may add, as a mat
ter of course, to take it.
By letters received here last Saturday eve
ning, we furthm learn, th it despatches have
been forAvarded from Headquarters, IT. S.
A., for Washington city, and that our expresses
bearing the same must haA'e been cut off, noth
ing whatever having been receiA'ed by that
source.
Tae Fashion experienced very scA-erc weath
er the latter part of her passage. She made a
voyage to Tampico and back to Vera Cruz, I
since her absence from this city. She brings a
large mail.
The XT. S. steamphips Mary Kingsland, Tele
graph, and Noav Orleans, all arrived at Vera ,
Cruz on" the Ist and 2d inst.
To Mr. F. L. Walsiugham, who came pas
senger in the Fashion, we are indebted for
some valuable information, and for the prompt :
delivery to us of a package of letters, forAvarded
through him by our Vera Cruz correspondent.
We learn from him that letters to the 29tn of
July from the city Mexico had been received
at Vera Cruz, from English merchants in the
Capital to their correspondents at the latter
place. Congress had met and adjourned, with
out coming to any decision Avith regard to the
propositions from our GoA'ernment.
Gen. Valencia had arrived at the city of
Mexico, from San Luis Potosi, Avith a force va
riously estimated at from 0000 to 10,000 troops, j
From the best information received from the j
Capital, it would seem that Santa Anna has at
last determined to advance from the city, Avith
all the disposable force at his command, for i
the purpose of making a final stand outside
the walls of the Capital—another battle is not,
therefore, improb ible.
AH the letters from the city of Mexico
agree in one thing; that is, that Gen. Scott
can take the city Avithout difficulty, whenever
he thinks proper to advance against it.
We learn from our correspondent, that there
Is noAV but one paper —El Gubierno —published
in the city of Mexico, all the others having
fcusen recently suppressed by order of Santa
Anna.
The foreign merchants in the Capital were
anxiously expecting the arrival of Gen. Scott.
Lieut. Whipple, who was lassoed by the
guerrillas, as our readers Avill recollect, some
time ago, outside the walls of Vera Cruz, and
supposed to have been murdered, is still alive. ;
Letters had been received from him by his
friends at Vera Cruz, giA Ing the particulars of
his capture, See. After his capture, he Avas ta
ken to Quatepec, and subsequently to Tlaslis
coyan, Avhere he Avas at the last accounts. In
his letter, he speaks in the highest terns of
the hospitality Avith Avhich he has been treated.
Gov. Wilson has, we are informed, made ar
rangements to have him exchanged.
A split, or quarrel, has, it is said, taken place
among the guerrilla baud commanded by the
Padre Jarauta, all his principal officers having
left him.
We have f all and interesting correspondence,
which Aye will lay before our readers to-mor
row morning, the lateness of the hour at which
we received it, preventing us from more than
glancing at its contents.
[From the Sun of Anahuac, 30th ult.]
We have been favored Ayith the folloAving
letter from Lieut, Whipple by one of our
friends, and we hasten to give it publication.
We have been assured that the Lieutenant
would be exchanged for a Mexican Major, now
prisoner in Vera Cruz.
Dear Sir : I have been a prisoner at this
place two days, and have the honor to report
myself as a live man. lam credibly informed
that my friend, private Barnes, escaped with
life. The particulars of the capture, were as
f jIIoWs ;
Induced bv the lively description of Mr. \
Barnes, I visited a Catholic burying-ground
outside the city walls of Vera Cruz. —It proved j
farther than I anticipated, but as many peep-©
were on every side of me, I never thought of
danger, though Barnes was wholly unarmed
not having even a stick, and myself was Avith
out pistols, either in my holsters or about my
i person, and armed Avith my sword only, which,
under any tolerable advantages would be all a
soldier might ask. We dismounted and hitch
ed our horses near the gate, and entered the
yard Avhich is surrounded by a very high brick
wall. Here I leisurely observed the novelities
of the first Catholic burial place I had eA'er
seen; and as avc came through a small gate avg i
I were surprised by three men on horseback 1
within 20 feet, riding towards us with car
bines presented and demanded me to surren
der. At first I could not believe these men to
be in earnest, a subject on Avhich I soon saAV
they entertained no doubt, for seeing me plant
my back against the Avail and draw my sword,
: they dismounted, made a flourish with their
carbines, repeating their demand of surrender
—I advanced toward them one or two paces to
get in striking distance, Avhen they all drew
their SAvords and made towards me—one of
them, a Mexican captain, as I since learn,
named Jose Maria Prieto, made a strong bloAv
directly at my head; —just as they dreAv and
advanced my friend Barnes not having a sin
gle "weapon, turned directly hack through the
ga.fe, and I saw no more of him. I fortunate
ly broke the force of the blow by a parry, not
* however in season to prcA-ent the Captain’s
blade making such striking impression on my
skull as nearly to stun the, but not sufficient,
owing as 1 think to the dullness of his blade
and my cloth cap, as to inflict any gash—of
: course I reciprocated his attentions by a strong
cut at his neck, when he and the ‘other two
soldiers who hud been kept back by the swing
of my blade, sprung hack about five paces from
me, threw their SAvords upon the ground and
drew up their carbines, which they had re
tained in their left hands, aimed deliberately
j at my head all cocked, and again demanded a
| surrender. I then stood my back to the wall
and the three men on the other three sides all
beyond my reach and so far from each other as
to giA r e me no chance to strike at them or their
weapons. I then asked them Avhat they Avant
ed in order to gain time, affecting not to knoAV
whether they wanted my money or myself.—
i They soon seemed aware of my intent and al
though from the beginning it Avas obvious
they Avi.shed to aA r oid discharging their pieces
so near the city, still I suav unmistakeable
signs that the time of parley avss closed. Fin
able to reach my horse or attack them, I sur
rendered to the Captain and the three bind
ing my arias behind the and taking the end of
the rope with which they had tied my hands,
one of them lAoVmtcd mV h6rse and putting
me on a mustang, rode off at full speed.—
Further particulars of my journey I shall write
’ hereafter. . ~ , .. , . ,
I arrived within ten miles of this place late
at night, slept a short time in as good lodging
as any body, on the premises a feAv scattering
rancheros, rose, and got here about seven in the
morning. From the time of ray capture I Avas
honorably treated by the captain as a prisoner
; of Avar. After crossing a deep ri\er, he loosed I
J my arras and Ave Aveut on, strange to say AA'ith '
that perA'ersity of character Avhich never fails me j
I rode on through the deep forests the sequester j
ed paths abounding in new and beautiful flow
er and vines dnd all that my heart had ever
j concc.h’-ed of loveliness in nature, so lost in ad- j
miration of the unsurpassable glories of the j
wav as to feel almost forgetful that I was bound j
and Avholly careless about the result of my |
novel situation. Some faint description of this j
truly lovely route, you shall haA'e hereafter.
Noav a feAv AA’ords of mv treatment. In me, all
j that has been said of Mexican cruelty has been
Avholly falsified. I was placed in the house of
the Signora Augusta Fernando. She has treat- |
ed me Avitli more than hospitality. I haA-c re- j
ceived of her hands the kindness and tender
ness of a mother, To-hight I cannot dev'ote
time to particiilars, but I earnestly desire all
may know her kindcss to Cii American prison
! er. Bat this is billy fi beginning.—You Avill
be astonished to hear that all the inhabitants
of this village have extended towards me more
than the elegant clviliti -s refine 1 life —they
have received me cordially at their houses—
theA’ have given me assistance Avith a delicacy
and proprietA' which no American community
can excel. —For instance, the Signora Caused
me to be furnished with a clean lined shirt add
had all my dirty cloths (thanks to life in camp)
washed.
The Catholic Padre Manuel dc Silvia, furn
ished mo c\ T ery comfort and crowned all his
j attention to me by communicating in Latin
i that my friend Barnes had been heard from
and Avas aliA-e. He walked AA'ith me arm in
arm about the A'illage visiting the Alcalde, a
most benevolent and kind hearted man, and
j the principal places in the place, and his
church among others, and gave me money and 1
clothes to dress as a citizen and save me the ;
mortification of going to Cordova in American i
uniform, all at his oavu suggestion. He has
done me the kindness to propose to carry or
cause this letter to be sent to Vera Cruz, and
in every thing been truly to me a friend and
a Christian —God grant his example may be
im’tatcd by all clergymen. By means of the
Latin I could learn and communicate most
that I could be made to understand, for no
one understood English.
Casto Fernando, a citizen here, bestoAved on
me every attention, and gave me money Avith
a delicacy so exquisite as to make it impossi
ble to decline with grace, though of course I
did so. Others made ms similar presents, and j
one young gentleman, Jo-e Maria Villegas, of
i talent and excellent heart, seemed to exhaust
his ingenuity in making me happy- As to com
fort, I assure you it neA’er in my life was more j
j consulted by my most intimate friends. From
some reason, all who approach me, particular
ly of the Avhite or Spanish blood, bestow up
on me more favors than I can name, and in a
manner which I cannot refuse. For instance I
—the young man aboA'e named, since I com- ;
menced writing this, came as I sat at the table j
and handed me a dollar. Os course, I declin
j ed. He gently put his arm around my head, j
j clasped it to his bosom in a manner so tender I
: and a countenance so full of entreaty, that to :
j say a Avord more would haA'e been sheer bru
tality. Another young man very coolly came
in since I commenced Avriting, and laid three
dollars on the table Avith a sort of business air,
and Avhen I began to decline seemed so inclin
ed to be offended that I said no more. This
gentleman is called Estevo Tons y Camp.—
There are two beautiful and interesting young
ladies Avho have honored me with every atten
tion that my situation required.
In short, I cannot describe to you the gen
erous treatment X have received at the hands
of this people —never shall I forget them—l
would go from Vera Cruz to visit the lady Sig
nora Fernando for her kindness to me—God
bless her and her household, is my fervent
ejaculation—but it is late and I must close,—
Let this account of the kindness I have re
ceived, be published in justice to the Mexicans
themselves, and if our arms are ever turned
upon this, those I have named, and all the in
habitants may be remembered in mercy. My
health is first rate; to-morroAv evening at 4 o’-
clock, I start for Cordova. The Senora sends
one of her servants to see me well there, and
Marianna Fuster, a young Castillian, has
kindly A'olixnteered to accompany me —so you
see I am kindly treated in more ways than I
can describe.
I am informed Lshall be kindlA T treated at
Cordova as a prisoqer of war, and* exchanged
r in 11 wi—HHHii ly—K'-B mm
I iji ; due time. My personal regards to every
officer in my regiment, and especially to my
I Colonel and Major, Seymour and Lally, and
Dr, Steven. ;
* lam your most ob’t. serv’t.,
WHIPPLE, Ist X,L Ad”t. 9th Inf.
Lord! Palmerston and fbe Debts of the
States.
Among the extracts from English papers
brought out by the last steamers, avc notice in
the remarks made by Lord Palmerston, on the
subject of English loans to foreign States, the
following pointed afxd significant ones in allu
sion to the debts due by some of the States of
this confederacy.
, “But the Northern American States, who
really are able to pay, and who have no ex
cuse whatever for not paying; who have no
internal revolution, no military dictator, no
civil war to justify their breach of faith, 1
should hope would not wait for the example
of their southern brethren, but would them
selves wipe from their history that blot, which
i must be considered a stain upon their national
character. I do not differ from my noble
! friend so far as this goes; as if it were the poli
cy of England—the wise policy of England—
to lay down a rule that she would enforce the
obligations of a different kind, I think we
should have a fair and full right, according to
the laws of nations, to do so.
“Although I entreat the House upon grounds
of public policy not to impose at present upon
her Majesty’s Government the obligations
which the proposed address would throw upon
them; yet I would take this opportunity of
warning foreign governments who are debtors
j to British subjects, that the time may come
when this House will no longer sit patient
under the wrongs and injustice inflicted upon
i the subjects of this country. I would warn
them that the time may come when the Bri
tish nation will not see with tranquillity the
sum of 450 millions due to British subjects
and the interest net paid.
“And I would warn them that if they do
not make proper efforts adequately to fulfil
their engagements, the government of this
country, whatever man may be in office, may
be compelled, by the force of public opinion,
and by the votes of Parliament, to depart from
that which hitherto lias beoe ’the established
practice of England, arid to insist upon the
payment of debts due to British subjects. —
That we have the means of enforcing the rights
of British subjects, I am not prepared t 6 Ma
puto. It is not because Ave are sfraicl of these
states, or all of them put together, that we
have refrained f.om taking the steps to which
my noble friend would urge us. England, I
trust, will always have the means of obtaining
justice for its subjects from any country upon
the face of the earth.
“But, this is a question of expediency, and
not a question of poAver; therefore, let no for
eign country who has done wrong to British
subjects deceive itself by a false impression,
either that the British nation or that the Bri
; tish Parliament will forever remain patient ac
! quiescents in the wrong, or that, if called upon
| to Enforce the rights of the people of England,
! the government of England will not have am
i pl 6 power and means at its command to ob
i tain justice of them.”
The latter part bf the fioble lord’s speech
i was listened 'to with the profoundest attention,
and when the noble lord resumed his seat, it
was amidst a burst of prolonged and energetic
cheering.
[F, dm ike DaUiihore Sun, 9fh i‘ sLj
England and the United States.
We thought when the Oregon question was
i amicably disposed of, that {ill Caiise of dis
-1 sension between the Un’ted States and Eng
land had retired to some remote accident of
I the future, when the influence of peace would
be sufficiently potent to restrain any disposi
tion that might manifest itself towards the
i strife of war. And although we do not yield
that opin’on now, it cannot be denied that the
restless chagrin of the British government L
| sufficiently disgusting in its mode of display
to give rise to some doubt of its integrity in
1 the profession of its desire for an enduring
i peace. If Great Britain insists upon continu
ing a system of official bullyism towards us in
the face of the w r orld, it must eventuate in
a serious collision; when there is no doubt
that another trial of strength would put a stop
to that sort of nonsense forever.
There is, on the pari of the British govern
i meut and press, a Avilful inaccessibility to
American truth ; and it seems to us that a
statement of facts, though made by impartial
A'ouchers in the British cabinet, and actually
believed by British ministers, -would be reject
ed as unworthy of credence. Indeed, the ac
tion of the British ministry has been continu
ally in conformity Avith this paradox.
It is, of course, aa'cll known in England that
the indebted States of the Union are steadily
working up to their libalities, and one by one
; Avheeling into line for the resumption ofpay
j raent of interest on their debts; Avlille seamarl
have made provision for the liquidation of the
capital. Thoui-h this la«t, is an excess of *•-
tue quite as undesirable in England as it is de
sirable Avith us. In the midst of steady and
persevering effort, and Avith the most amicable
relations groAving up betAVeen the peonle of the
two nations, however, avc have the Secretary
of Foreign Affairs of “her Majesty’s Govern
ment/’ and other kindred spirits, indulging
their eloquence Avith indecorous menaces
| against the people and government of this
: country, in its national capacity aa Ith exclusive
reference to the individual indebtedness of the
States. It is true, this is done generally by
indirection, under color of a warning to the
South American States, “the twin spendthrifts
of the Peninsula and the infant monarchy of
the Morea;” but Lord Palmerston also spoke of
the North American States in terms of re
proach, and held that “by the Iravs of nations”
England might “enforce obligations.” Putting
I out of question her ability to do any thing of
the kind, avc are surprised that such an opinion
should be entertained and expressed In such a
quarter. With regard to Spain and Portugal,
Greece, Mexico, the pOAvers of Central Ameri
-1 ca, Venezuela, Buenos Ayres, Chili, Peru,
Ecuador and Ngav Granada, all of Avhich are
: repaesented as debtors to British capitalits the
question involved in the opinion of Lord
Palmerston, may, under the Iravs of nations, be
open to inquiry. But the case is conclusive
against England, as it refers to us, and defies
her ingenuity to make a cause of Avar Avith the
United States out of the indebtedness of Mary
land. We say Maryland, because the proposi
tion reduces itself to the indebtedness of a
i single State, and the case is precisely the same
I as if Maryland AA-ere the only defaulting State.
I And according to Lord Palmerston, because
the State of Maryland borroAved British capi
tal, and failed to pay her interest, the British
[ government, under the Dav of nations, pos
sesses th e right by her navy, to make reprisals
upon the commerce of New York; or in other
words, to act offensively against the govern
ment of the United States.
It is possible that the case AA r ould be better
understood in England, if they would put it
to their common sense in this wise : The city
of Canterbury, in its independent municipal
capacity, to accomplish some specified object,
negociates a loan with some merchants of Bal
timore; but fails, eventually, to pay the inter
est on the debt. Can it be for a moment con
ceived that the government of the U. States,
upon the application of these Baltimore mer
chants, would be justified by law, by policy I
or popular opinion, in an indiscriminate attack i
upon British commerce, the sure preliminary |
to fa state of war, byway of reprisal ? The
proposition is monstrous to every rational
[ mind; yet with the difference of the name of I
the legislative authority authorizing the loan,
the cases are parallel. And it would be a par
allel case to substitute the city of Baltimore,
i for the State of Maryland; or, indeed, any in
stitution of the city, or association of indiA ridu
als; indeed we do not recognize any difference
botAveen a -ingle individual and a single State,
save in the extent of the responsibility, if
the debts had been contracted by the general
goA'ornment, or under the pledge of the gen
eral government, then "he matter in question
would Avear a different aspect; and Lord Pal
merston, if he chose to hurl reproaches upon
lis, in the midst of a general effort on our part
to meet our national liabilities, would, we ap
prehend, find our people quite a* ready to ad
mit his view of the law, of nations, as he to
offer it, were it only for the sake of the argu
ment.
[From the Hamburg Journal, \ L 2th inst.J
Georgia Gubernatorial Election,
The following paragraphs are. extracted front
a private letter to the Editor of this paper, front
a friend iioaa' in Athens, Georgia. ,
We have taken the liberty of publishing
them for the information they contain. To the
people of Georgia, they may prove interesting,
| as containing the opinions of a gentleman, total
ly disinterested and entirely unconneeted with
the local politics of their State: to the people
of this State they are important only, as de
veloping a feature in the Gubernatorial can\*ass
never before known here to exist. The Avriter
is a gentleman unconnected Avith politics and
a citizen of this State. We are glad to learn
that a great number of the Whigs of Georgia
are dissatisfied Avith Judge Berrien, and hope
he may be defeate I for the Senate. Judge Ber
rien has proved untrue to the South on the Ta
riff question, and they have no guaranty that
he avill be more faithful to them on others of
more vital importance. But to the extracts :
“Athens, Aug. Gth, 1847.
“Gen. Clinch and many of his friends have
been here. ’ He is in fine health, but I fear not
in good spirits. The contest for Governor goes
on sharply; and to a man unhackneyed in po
litical warfare, and of sensitive feelings, it must
be particularly mortifying, He has, h iwever,
seen and heard but a small portion of Avhat he
has to endure. The Avar is only begun. The
Democrats are sanguine of a large majority.
The General while in Congress, or lack of effi
ciency there, and his bitterness as a Whig par
tisan, have weakened very much his influence. I
The Democrats who supported him then, Avill
shrink now.
“But the main feature in the canvass is the
election -of U, S. Senator. The Democrats
desire a change. The Whigs themselves are
not entirely satisfied with Berrien ! and ap
i prehertsive of his re-election by a Whig Leg- I
islature, many opposition Whigs will vote for ,
Toavus.”
Col. Towns passed through this place yes
terday, on his way tp the Agricultural Con>
ventibft, which assembles this clay at the Slone
Mountain. Before his return, he Avill \usit
some of the mountain cp ditties, and on his
way home, Avill stop a day or two with the
people of Pike county. The Colonel looked
remarkably well, is in fine health and spirits,
and very much like beating old Withlacoochie
at the race in October next.— Griffin Jejfcrso
nian, 1 Ith inst.
“The State of Georgia is Avide aAvake on the
subject of internal improvement.” — C. Pa
per.
Yes, a great deal is said in this State aboiU
Rail Roads, but just at this time a large por
tion of our citizens prefer to build up and sup
port Towns! —Mountain Eagle.
North Carolina Fisheries*
A Correspondent of the Southerner, publish
ed at Richmond, Virginia, Avriting from Eden
ton in this State, speaks asfdlows of the Fish
eries iu the vicinity of that place.
“The Fisheries contiguous to this place are
j a matter of considerable intere t and quite
Avorthy a brief notice in my letter. For the
A'crt brief season they ex? t, they arc a decided
ly the most important interest known to the
people of this State*. There arp, on the Albe
marle Sound alone, scinie 28 Fisheries, Avhich
I work Seines varying from I.GOO to 3,000 yards
i long, using each about 100 bauds and 1-5 or
I 20 horses. Some of these seines have been
known to catch as many as 300,000 herrings
and as many as 13,000 shad at one haul! The
amount of capital invested in the different
i Fisheries in the Albemarle District, is Three
Hundred Thousand Dollars, giAdug employ
ment for two months in the year to about fiA’c
thousau 1 hands and tAvo hundred A'cssels, con
suming annually about one hundred thousand
bushels of salt, and putting up annually ninety
thousand barrels of herrings. Os the fish
caught three tAventieths may be allowed for
shad. A feAv years since one haul was made
on the Roanoke River containing forty-five
| tons of Rockfish! This I knoAv, will sound to
you like a “Fish Story,” but I receive my in
formation from one of the most respectable and
intelligent citizens of Edenton, and am willing
to stand by it. The seine happened to encoun
ter regular shoal of rock 1 .”
A Valuable Table.
The following table, compiled from the cal
culations of J. M. Garnett, Esq., of Va., Avill
be found exceedingly valuable to many of our
mechanical readers:
A box 24 inches by 16 inches square and 28
inches deep will contain a barrel, (6 bushels,)
or 10,702 cubic inches.
A box 16 inches by 16,8 inches square and
8 inches deep will contai n one bushel, or 2,150.4
cubic inches.
A box 12 inches by 11.2 inches square and 8
inches deep, avIU contain half a bushel, or
1,075.2 cubic inches.
A box 8 inches by 8 inches square and 4.2
inches deep, avIII contain one gallon or 288.8
cubic inches.
A box 7 inches by 4 inches square, and 4.8
inches deep, will contain a half a gallon, or
134.4 cubic inches.
A box 4 inches by 4 inches squre, and 4.2
inches deep, will cantain one quart, or 67.2
cubic inches.
Royal Jewels.
The European correspondent of the Boston
Atlas, Avriting from Dresden, gives the follow
ing description of the jewels in the Royal
Cabinet of Saxony:
The old sovereigns of Saxony must have pos
sessed Aladdin’s lamp.to have amassed the rare
j ewels, carving in precious metals, and costly
works of art, accumulated in the cases of the
Grume Gew >lbe, or green vaults. Large gobblets
composed of agates,chalcedony,and lapis lazuli
—vases cut ; "om solid rock crystal—sapphires,
pearls, rubies, and diamonds, to the value of
many millions, exceed any similar show I haA'e
ever seen.
One of the diamonds is a green brilliant,
Aveighing forty carats,and among the cornelians
is a stone on which is cut a cross, set in a ring
for Martin Luther. The seal-ring of the Reform
er is also here, bearing a death’s head, around 1
which is the motto mori sccpa cogif.a! The
most costly works of art are by Dingling
er, the Saxon Benvenuto Cellini, whose mas
terpiece represents an Oriental Emperor hold
ing court, surrounded by his guards and no
bles, in full costume, to the number of 138
I figures,all of pure gold enamelled. This trin
ket occupied Dinglingcr eight years, and cost
j .$58,400, at a period when not one Saxon in
j ten was taught to read. It is said that the
diamonds alone in this collection would pay i
! off the heavy national debt Avith which the {
country is burdened.
I A Circus Affray.— An affray occured at !
Blacksburg, Montgomery county, A a., on the
24th ult., bctAveen members of the National
Circus Company and citizens of Montgomery,
which has probably resulted in the death of a
worthy young man, Avho was in attendance at
the Circus.
An elopement at Worcester, Massachusetts,
on Tuesday night, has occasioned some excite
ment. The bride contrived to escape from home
at midnight, though Avatched by her -father, j
and being joined by throe female accomplices, !
AA r as married by a magistrate and escaped out ,
of tOAvn Avith her husband, 15 minutes in ad- i
vaitce of the pursuing father.
Augusta, (Georgia.
FRIDAY ftlO R 13.
FOR GOVERNOR
H3M. 0. W. TOWNS.
OF TAL BO r,
We are indebted to a friend in Vera
Cruz, for tAvoecqjies of “The Sun of Anahuac,”
the latest dated the 30fh ult., Avhich contains
the letter of LieUt. Whipple, AA'hich Avill be
found iri our colfinins this morning.
The reqiiest of bur friend will hd cheerful
ly attended to.*
A Curiosity.
We had left at our office, a cabbage, groAAn
in the upper part of this city, Avhich is a curi
osity. On one stalk there are tAvelve distinct
heads, in a cluster, six large and six small. —
The six large heads are well filled and hard,
the others are in a state of formation. The
curious can call and see it.
Virginia Special Election.
R. Kidd Meade, dem., is conceded to be
I elected by a majority of about 800 from the
Petersburg district, to fill the vacancy occa
sioned bv the death of Gen. Dromgoole. The
vote cast for both Meade and Bolling, is unu
sually large.
Kentucky.
We have a feAv returns from this State, but
they are so contradictory that avc Avill Avait a
day or tAvo before giving them. The Demo
crats have every thing to gain and nothir g to
loose.
Indiana Election.
The election returns from Indiana come in
as usual very contradictory. From the returns
received, it is impossible to say how the result
Avill stand, though the Whigs, it will be seen,
have already elected two members, which was
all they had in the last Congress out of ten :
Reports from the First (Evansville) district*
show a i/ain hi favor of Embree, (W.) but Mr.
OAVen, the democratic candidate, is conceded
to be elected by a reduced majority.
In the Second district, avc find in the Cin
cinnati papers several different complete sets
of returns. One of them elects Mr. Henley
(D.) by 77 majority: the Others announce Da
vis (TV.) to be elected by 52 majority. The
LouisA'ille Journal (Whig) states that Henley
(D.) is elected by a small majority.
In the Third district, Robinson (D.) is elet
edby a majority of 408.
In the Fourth district, Caleb B'. Smith (TV.)
isrc-elOctcd. Ills majority is said to be 600.
From the Fifth district, Wick (D.) Is re
elected OA’er McCarty (TV.) by some 200.
In the Seventh district, Thompson (TV.) L
elected oa t ct J.A. TV right (D.)
In the Eight district, Pettit (D.) is elected
over Brier (TV.) —Mr. Pettit getting a majority
in Tippecanoe county.
In the Tenth district, avg haA'c only reports I
from Randolph county, Avhicn give Ewing
(W.) a majority over Rockhill, (D.) and the
Greenville Herald says Ewing has a reported
gain of 50 in Jay county*
Election Returns.
The Montgomery Advertiser and Flag, of j
the 10th inst., says—“We publish, to-day, re
turns from 38 counties for Governor* ITic re- J
maining counties will giA'e Chapman not less
than 5000 majority. The Congressional elec- ;
tions haA*e resulted favorably to the Whigs in
the Ist and 2d, and to the Democrats in the
3d, 4th, sth, Gth and 7th districts. Mr. Hil- !
liard, (AA'hig) the 2d district, had no opposi
tion. We have not received full returns of
the elections for Senators and Representatives,
but sufficient is knoAvn to insure the Domo
i
crats a majority in both houses.
The Telegraph.
We belicA'e, says the Camden Journal, that I
the posts arc now up from Raleigh to Colum
j bia, and we understand that the Avire is ex
pected shortly via Hail Road to Columbia.
The Telegraph.
The Richmond Times, of Tuesday last, un
der its Postscript head, says —“The communi
cation by telegraph Avith Baltimore was inter
rupted by the storm yesterday evening, and
we received no telegraphic despatch.”
Bloody Battle.
The Minden Iris (Clairborne Parish, in Lou
isiana) of the 24th ult., says that it was credi
bly informed that morning, as the paper Avas
; going to press, that a bloody fight took place
at the Dorchete Bridge, near the line of the
Parish on the 22d ult. There seems to haA*e
been two parties, numbering some twelve or j
fifteen men, Avho mutually agreed to meet at
this bridge and settle some old difficulties by !
fighting with rifles. Two men were killed on
the spot. Their names Avere Hardy Miller and
a Mr. Simpson. Mr. TVatly rccciA ed a Avound
in the abdomen, supposed to be mortal. Mr.
Price was dangerously Avoundcd. Mr. Robert
SaAA'ycrs had tAvo fingers shot off. Some others
Avere wounded, Avhosc names our imformant
did not learn. Some sixty guns Avere fired—
so says the runner Avho came for medical aid.
N on-CommittaL
A gentleman from Mississippi, on his way
to this city the other day, says the Memphis
Eagle, stopping at a tavern in , inquired
of the landlord, (who happened to be a shrewd
Dutchman, and likes to be on the safe side of
all questions) how the contest stood between
the tAvo BroAvn’s. To which Hans replied ;
“Von Meester Frown ish runnin like te tevil
J in dish part of tc konctrv, but by tarn, tuder
i *
1 Meester ProAvn is peating him like tamnation!”
The Weather, Crops. &c.
The New Orleans Picayune, of the 7th Inst.,
says “The papers in this State, in Arkansas,
Tennessee and Mississippi, although they uni
versally complain of heavy and long continued
rains, generally speak of the crops of all des
criptions as presenting a fine appearance, and
I anticipates good returns to the planter, unless
■ something unforscen should occur to mar the'
! prospect. As we have had occasion several
1 times to notice, a worm has appeared in some
| quarters, which in most instances is not ber
lievecl to be the army worm, but in others is
said to be the veritable worm which proved s<y
destructive to cotton last year. Since tlur
above was in type we have received Arkansas
papers of a late date, and they say that the
worm is doing great destruction to the cotton
fields throughout the State.
The New Orleans Delta, of the 7th instant,
| says—“ln several of onr exchanges, printed in
the cotton region, we find lively apprehensions
j entertained, lest the late rains should severely
I injure the crop. We trust that the fear alone
jis father to the thought. We hear nothing of
i a general or certain nature, to lead us to be
lieve that it is not so. There are, however, iso
lated complaints, such as the following,
which we take from the lied River Republi
can :
The incessant rains wc have had during the
whole of the present month, hare injured it
so seriously, that a full crop is not now ex
pected under any circumstances. A caterpil
lar was brought to town on Wednesday last,
from the plantation adjoining us above, and
the fact, as may be supposed, created much
excitement. Everybody came to sec him, to
satisfy themselves of his indentity, and some,
though very few indeed, doubted his being the
real cotton caterpillar.- One planter, an ol>-
serving, intelligent and experienced man, says
it is not the army worm; that he has had the
same kind in his field, artel though they eat
the cottcn a little, that they disappear without
hurting it. But this may be owing to their
being few in number.
Flour and Meal.
The last number of Blackwood’s Magazine
contains an interesting paper from Prof. Johrt
son,the celebrated Scotch agricultural chemist,
upon the comparative substance in coarse arid
fine flour; and the point he seeks to establish
is that whole meal—or flour containing the
whole of the ingredients of the wheat —is not
only more healthy but more profitable than
fine flour from which the bran, &c., is extract
ed. The gist of his argument is, that there are
three ingredients in the human body which
need constant nourishment—viz: fat, bone and
muscle. The vegetable food we consume con
tains these substances almost ready formed.
Flour, from wheat, Contains those in larger or
smaller proportions, according to quality—
loss in fine, more in unbolted; and the food
must be most wholesome which contains these
ingredients most abundantly. The Professor
proceeds, by a formidable array of analytical
demonstrations, to prove how much richer the
whole meal is than the fine Hour in the three
above mentioned essential substances. The
following t iblc contains all the facts that arc
necessary, exhibiting at a viaw the quantities
contained, respectively, in 1000 lbs. of the
whole meal and fine flour;—
Whole Meal. Fine Flour.
Muscular matter. . . . l->0 lbs. 100 lbs.
Bone material 170 “ 00 “
Fat..;: t . ..;; 28 “ 20 “
“Taking the three ingredients, therefore; to
gether,” says the Professor, ‘ the whole meal
is one half metre valuable for fulfiling all the
purpose? of nutrition than the fine flour”—
“arid especially is it so,” he adds, “to chil
dren, to mothers, and to those who undergo
much bodily fatigue;” “It will not be de
nied,” he lif grics, “that it is for a wise pur
pose that the Deity has so intimately associat
ed, in the grain, the several sribstaiiecs which
are necessary for the Complete nutrition of
animal bodies. The above considerations show
how unwise wc are in attempting to undo this
I natural collocation of material*. To please
the eye and the palate, we sift out a less gen
erally nutritive food; and to make up for what
we have removed, experience tea'-hos us to
have recourse to animal food of various den
scriptlons.” -
What sort of Keys are required to unlock
the Halls of the Montezuma r i >’yc give it up r
The Yan keys, to be sure.
Escape of the Brazilian Slaves.
As wc mentioned in Saturday’s Journal, the
i case of the two Brazilian slaves was to come
before Judge Oakley this morning on another
\vrit of Habeas Corpus. But as it was the
opinion of almost every lawyer who heard the
case, that Judge Oakley must do as Judge Ed
wards did, dismiss the writ of Habeas Corpus
and restore the slaves to the captain of the ves
sel, the friends of the slaves determined to li
; berate them in spite of the law; and last night
they were both abducted by some unknown
j means from the prison in Eldridgc-st. How,or
by what means they escaped, is not as yet
known. The keeper of the prison says that ho
locked them up on Sunday night with the
other prisoners, and took the keys of th*e pri
■ son, as usual, into his bed-room, where ho
found them this morning ; but on opening the
; prison he found that the two slaves had escaped
! during the night. As to how they escaped,
he pleads complete ignorance.— N. V. Jour, of
Com. 9/A iust,
STEAMBOAT COMPANY OF GEOR
GIA.
(O” This Company having been re-organized
and placed in an efficient state for service, are pre
pared to send forwarded without delay all freight
that may offer.
Goods consigned to W3VI. P. WILLIAMS, Agent
at Savannah, will be forwarded free of Commis
| sions.
The connection of R. M. Goodwin with this
Company has terminated.
JOHN B. GLTE r,
June 6 I—y Agent at Augusta.
(O’ DR. J. A. S. MILLIGAN, will at
tend to the practice of Medicine and Surgery, in
Augusta and its vicinity.
Office in Metcalfs Range, up stairs. Entrance
one door below Mr. J. Marshall’s Drug Store.
June 13 6m 215
Doctors EVE and CAMPBELLS will at
tend to my Proiessional Business during my absence
for the summer from the State.
July 17 PAUL F. E\ L.
ALEXANDER McKENZIE, JR-,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
WAYNESBORO’, GEORGIA.
April 20 ly 178
PLEASANT STOVALL
Renews the tender of his services in the -
AGE AND SALE OF COTTON AND OTH
ER PRODUCE, at his Fire Proof Warehouse.
Augusta, Ga., Aug. 4th, 1847. S mos. on
JAMES GARDNER, JR.,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA