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t'rvm the Journal of tht American Silk Society*
Climate ol the United States and of
Europe, for Ileariiig Mile—C ompared.
At a meeting of the Tlliten* of Philadelphia
and adjoining distre ts, friendly to the silk culture,
held at the hull of the Franklin Institute, on the
27th of December last, the comparative merits
o! the climates of the United States, and those of
France and Italy, for the silk culture, being under
consideration, Dr. Emerson observed; that he rc
g.mled the climate of the United States as belter
adapted to this branch of agriculture than those
of the European countries mentioned. In as
signing his reasons for this opinion ho remarked,
tint the mulberry, especially the more delicate
varieties of the tree, will resist a very low degree
of cold, provided the atmosphere ho not unduly
charged with dampness ; whereas they are very
often injured, and sometimes destroyed, by a
comparaiively moderate degree of cold associated
with great moisture, and giving rise to an abun
dant deposition ol frost, the effects of which
upon the tender buds and shoots of plants, is al
ways more or less deleterious.
Again, he observed, the health and welfare of
the silk worm, and the value of its produce de
in in 1, that whilst feeding, it shall he freely sup
plied with dry and fresh air. Tlio food which it
devours so voraciously, is extremely succulent,
and the juices thus received are thrown out r y
the surface ol their bodies in the greatest profusion,
so that during the last six or seven days of feed
ing, the worms discharge more than their own
weight, and this chiefly in the form of an invisi
ble vapour. Now, if the air he moist, this ex
halation is prevented from escaping, for the same
reason that a piece of wet cloth is prevented
fi oin drying,—and the presence of the moisture
obstructs the breathing-pores, situated, like
the exhalants, over the surface of their bodies.
Whatever tends to obstruct the perspiring and
breathing functions, must «ni die animals to
disr»ncnco the well known fatal effects
resulting from stagnant air. In France and Ita
ly, the occurrence ol a very calm and sultry spell
during the latter stages of feeding, frequently
causes the destruction in a few hours, of whole
apartments full of worms. Nearly all the late
European improvements in the art of managing
silk worms, are mainly directed to increasing the
supply of fresh and dry air, and thus obviating
d divts of climate. Now the climate ofthese Uni
ted States is naturally far more dry than that of
t!i * western portions oi Europe, and the reasons
arc these; It is well known, that, within the
tropical regions, where there is no interference of
land, the wind blows invariably from the. eastward
towards the westward, whilst, without the tro
pics, both north and south, the predominant winds
blow from the westward towards the eastward.
In the I mill'd States, the westerly winds pre
dominating, tend of course to sweep the mois
ture from the land, and thus render the climate
drier thin that of western Europe, which receives
the p.wiiilin r westerly winds, fraught with mois
ture from the ocean. This con 'fusion is not to I
he regarded as founded entirely upon theoretical
deduction, since it has boon established by «ccu
rat' meteorological observations, made on both
sides of the Atlantic. Any one who examines a
mip of those p u tions of Europe which have
heretofore enjoyed a monopoly of the silk culture,
will tin I such districts situated at a considerable
distance from the sea hoard, and generally to the
eastward of mountain ridges. Thus in France,
the principal silk departments lie to the eastward \
of the (a venues mountain*, which run from the j
Pyrcuncs towards the upper Alps; whilst in Italy, |
under the lea of the lower Alps, the only winds ,
from winch they apprehend d mger in the feeding ,
time, are those which occasionally blow from the \
south or Mediterranean sea.
It is well known that the Chinese empire pos- |
sesscsn itural advantages for the silk culture, su
perior to those of any other country where this
culture bus yet been extensively pursued, and it
is in tlic northern or temperate portions of China
where the host silk districts arc found. A very
warm climate produces an inferior quality of silk.
Bengal, for example, where, owing perhaps to
the moisture associated with the heat, the cocoons
are so weak and poor as to require thirty-five or
thirty-six pound* to yield owe pound of silk, of
a quality interior to that produced by any other
silk growing country. Some Bengal silk worm
eggs h iving been lately h ought homo to Prance
l^ l ' 1 a is silk soeiety, that if u very aupe
rior brood of worms was required, this must not
be sought in Bengal, but m countries endowed
with a drier and m ire temperate climate, such for
example as that ol China, and especially the more
northern provinces of that empire, the silks of
which are of a superior quality to those of the
southern provinces,
Dr. hmerson stated, in conclusion, that he
thought the natural lads referred to, supported
hv the evidence Inniished by the extremely fine
quality ol the silk made nr various parts of our
country, ulhirded sullicient grounds to justify ns
in claiming tor the dim tie of lire United Slates,
a superiority over that of western Unrope, for the
silk culture, amljo rank curt country with China,
w.rich occupies a geographical position on the
eastern p irtion ol the Astatic, continent, similar
to that oi the United States in reference to the
North American continent.
From the New York Express.
WasiiiNirrax, 3d April,A. D. 1830.
To Squire Biddle—
I got your Letter lellitt me you had quit the
Bank, and intended, it y on could possible so man
age matters, to go to farming. 1 know this has
always been your notion, and that you would do
so as soon as you sec all things clear ahead ; —and
u man who has been cyphering so hard as you
have lor over twenty years for the public, now I
think has some right to go and dig his own pota
toes aitd hoc his own corn, and take u little corn
fort in his own way. But somehow 1 fed, Squire,
a lectio warn-blccrop’d, jist as 1 did when the Ge
neral left and worn home to the Hermitage; and
tho’you hive left in your place ns good a man to
manage the Hank as the Urneral has to manage
the Government. 1 hope you will keep air eye on
in liters and things, and give as much of your ad
vice in matters you understand to Mr. Dunlap
and his Cabinet, as the (iineral does to Mr. Van
Barca and his Cabinet. The tact is, you and
the Cinural 1 always thought was made of pretty
much the same kind of grit, ami both on you
considerably overwork'd yourselves, llio’ the Cm
era! got (he best pay. I used to toll the (iineral—
says I, Cincral, you arc too good Matured by
half, you not only do Coverninent work hut you
d.p into prilly much all kind of work that no other
President ever thought on,' and the fact is, the
tiiucral did carry matters so liir, or let other folks
carry him so tar that there was few things going
he was not mixed up with—till it got so at last
that almost every old lady about the country
wouldn’t set a hen, without writing or calling on
lb ■ (iineral t» ask hiar which was the most lucky
number of eggs to put in the iiecx.', 11 eggs or 13
eggs; and it almost wore him to skin and bone. I
believe you was lire only man that was able to
outwork the lime,al. and if it hadn’t been that
you was a lectio younger than he was, he'd made
a tooth-pick on you as Ire .11 lof prittv much all
the rest ol creation. But as I said afore, I am
considerable wamblccropt at your leaving public
lile—fur now. that the (iineral has gone to home
arid you loo—l feel somew hat cut out. Mr. Van
Buren dont seem to Wi , m rnv services no how
and I dont complain of that—l did expect to git
a chance “Down Bast.” hut he selected General
rv-o.i—a man tun outrank'd me all hollow, as he
don prittv mil'll c.e.y man now adavs. How-
Ltnci-g/.SeoM didn’t forget inc; and said
H *na. il there was any fighting to be done among
•he Luggers, he knew who he could count uu, and
p look’d mo strait in tlic face; and I sat down and
writ a Letter mark'd “ confident! til" to the “2d. •
Hrigads,” and Idl'd ’em to stand firm anti obey
1 no orders but Ginerat Hrott’a—that it was a IVo- |
’ tional mailer, and he was a National offer;
and when he said, “ Shoulder boo,” then to march
' and follow him to Holton or Halifax, or any other !
place beginning with H —if he choose to lend; j
and in that way they would not only have a Fair
,fhhl, hut would he sure of a “ Win-feld and ,
that was more important.
In this matter of fighting, there is one thing I
always keep my eye on ; and I found Ginerrd
Wcolt in the same way of thinking; and that is,
to depend loss on folks who nay they are “ready
to shed the I. AH r nnop of their blood,” than on
folks who are ready to shed theyfrsf (hup. Give
a man Light Dollars a day to make speeches in
(“ingress, with the right of free postage, and you
hear enuf of “his! drop" masters; but when it
comes to eump duly, and raw beef and stale bread,
and hagnet work, then the “first drop ” folks
have to stand the racket at 8 dollars a month. 1
toll’d Gineral Heott—says I, “Gineral, I suppose
yon would about ns’lcnve fight as eat, for that is
your rmtur; but for my port, seeing as how things
are gittin on remarkably smart now all over the
country, and the (Spring of the year 100, and the
new improvemen .s every day, ami the green leaves
and grass, anil the little children all sprouting, and
the canals and rail-roads about half made, and
the cotton crops jest about bagging, and the Hanks
all jest getting into specie payments, and every
thing looking about slick—to say nothing about
the steam-boats crossed the Ocean every week—it
does seem to me that a war won’t help matters
nohow.” “f know that,” says he, “ Major—war
is a great calamity, and there aint only one thing
worse,” says he. “ What is that?” says 1, “Na
tional dishonor,” says he—straitening up prilly
nigh like an Aroostook pine. “Go ahead you
erittur,” says I, “and if there is any chopping to 1
he done Down East, let me know.” Well, you
reo what he has done; and all I’ve gut to say i
about it thus far is, that when you eomc to think
that a man nigh upon seven fool high and strait
as a bean pole, and nil is;ril from one eend to 1
(other, is willing to work likr a heaver at all pints— I
South and South-West, North and North-East,
and Down Eitnl, to keep an honorable peace;
ami watching like a lynx, to see that the nation’s '
honor is no way ailed—l do think tho’ a war <
would give me a considerable boost up in the
world in military rank, the mini who keeps the
peace is, according to the Good Hook, entitled to
ahleming —especially if war is his trade.
There is one tiling I think Mr. Van Huron de- l
serves great credit for, and that is in commanding i
the services of such a man as Gineral Bcolt to
manage all matters of this natnr; and there is on
ly one thing more I think is wanting, and that the 1
people are entitled to, and that is sonic one to I
manage the money matters of the country ns well.
I go on the principle, that if a man does right in
using the best plough ho can get on his farm, and
sowing the best grain—jest so a president docs i
right in railing into (he sarvico of tho country the [:
best talent the country lias—the People are en
titled to it—and it Party folks grumble, they 11
should take it out in grumbling. Look what
“ Farit/ has done already for some years hack— it
“ Scratch ploughing, and smutty crops”—but enuf
of this. n
I thank you for your kind invitation to stop ai
and cal Peaches with you “when Huy are ripe,”
and as [ remember you have got some capital ear
ly apple trees on your farm, I’ll stop and take a °
bite on my way North, and a chance at tho Peach
es when I return luck, jest byway of reminding in
you of old times in the Hank—for just so sure you
remember when you toll’d folks you thought 8 '
Peaches would be ripe in September, they would
lie down upon you to get a nip of Early Apples in pc
June, and then on the Peaches afterwards. m
The fact is, Squire, lam desperately afraid .
now that you and the General have both hack’d
out and gone to got some quiet and rest—that a in
good many on us will have cause to feel that good
limes have gone by—only with this difference,
that (lie General’s extra work came from his no
tion of“rcwanliug friends amt punishing enemies,"
mid you went on the principle of feeding both—
and one was about as hard work as tether.
As Amos Kindle (mint yet got a Post Office
nigh your farm, 1 send this Letter to the “ New
V,i rk I'y m- ■ ” “•r ll “ l “'o' sonil out, and I sup
pose you’ll git it some how that way best.
our friend in old times, and times present,
and times to come,
J. DOWNING, Major,
Dowingville Militia, 2ml, Brigade.
From the New Orleans Bulletin.
finances of Texas,
Phe information which we give in relation to
Texas, will he found, no doul t, of great import- 1
ance to those who are emigrating or about to emi
grate to that country. It is no more than justice
to such persons that they should know facts at
this time, so as to enable them to prepare them
selves to meet with ease whatever they may have i
to pay in the way of customs —taxes on lands— ,
or dues on lands,
Tho whole amount of Treasury notes issued 1
from tho Itcpubhe. of Texas, is one million nine- !
tv-eight thousand dollars. From litis amount
there has been received from customs for the first
quarter, near £300,000, which will he paid into
tho Tioasuty Department after the first of this
month.
1 he land dues to tho government amount to
six hundred ami fifty-nine thousand dollars—the
taxes to near half a million. Then add to this
the three other quarters for customs, taking the
til's! quarter as a data, and we have nine hundred
thousand dollars. In addition to all this, the
government will lay out two cities—one on Ma
tagorda Island, to be called tho city of Calhoun.
Tlieother, Austin city, and to he the seat of
Government hereafter.
It is a reasonable calculation to say, that the
sale of lots will amount to at least, in the twoci- I
ties, one million of dollars.
By this calculation, which is a reasonable and
correct one, the Government will have in its hands
this year, three millions fifty nine thousand dol
lars—more than the whole debt of Texas. From
estimation from tho land department, the public 1
land not touched by locations or grants at this !
time, exceeds one hundred and sixty millions of
acres. A large quantity of which is equal to any ;
in the republic. The Government cannot extend
further issues of promisory notes to more than
seventy-five thousand dollars, as specified and re- I
st licled by law.
Phe military and navy expenses are entirely i 1
predicated upon a loan, and no treasury notes can
he issued for those purpo es. So early as u loan
is obtained, the object of the government will he
to redeem all its treasury notes us soon as they ! 1
lull due. The design of government, by acts 1
passed last Congress, was to give to Texas a sound i
specie currency. The means are ample, ami tho ,
prospects are lair for the ultimate consummation
of the whole in a very short time. We are au- '
thorized to make this statement by the late Seerc- 1
tary of the Treasury, and now minister to Wash- ]
inglon. We do it with great pleasure, as it will
enable those emigrating to the Kupuhlic, to secure '
in time notes at a reduced price, to meet any go
vernment duos they may have to pay on their ar
rival, or any time during the year, as no other
notes will be received by the government.
Bk it r.vru so nr'iiiu tchuk’s no flack
uKi Homk, — We think the annals of prisons
will hardly furnish a parallel to the following
! facts, for which we arc indebted to a correspon
dent ;
I About the year 1920, James Osborne, of Shcr
| man, in this county, was convicted upon a charge 1
for assault ali i battery, and sentenced to pa) *
small (iua and costa. The precise amount olthe
whole we do not recollect, but it was quite incon
siderable. The amount not being paid, he was
committed to the jail in Danbury, where he re
mained eighteen years. As the law has stood
during that period, he could be discharged from
his imprisonment, only upon cither paying the
fine and costs, or giving his note for the amount.
This he ever steadily refused to do. The judges
ofthe County Court, the sheriffs and slates at
tornics have all endeavored to get rid of him, ami
to persuade him to execute the note, neither one
nor all of them hud any authority to release him.
Hut all has been in vain and he has remained a
tenant of the prison.
During the session of the legislature in May
last, a representation of these facts was made to
that body, and a resolution passed ordering him
to he forthwith released, unconditionally. Even
then he refused to leave the jail, and was forcibly
turned out. He returned to his native place, but
friends and acquaintances, with only a few ex
ceptions, had disappeared. Some had removed,
and others were no longer among the living; and
he found their places occupied by another gener
ation of men. He was a stranger in the land of
his fathers, and sighed for his former habitation
within the walls of the prison. He wandered
about for a few months, and in October last re
turned to the jail, and paying the keeper two dol
lars per week for his entertainment. — Nor wall
Gazette.
CIIKONICLK AND SHNTINRL.
AUGUSTA.
SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 13.
The committee appointed at the late meeting
of (he citizens of Augusta, to confer with the
Hanks of this city, have handed to us the follow
ing correspondence ns their report to their fellow
citizens, accompanied by a copy of the resolutions
adopted at the meeting aforesaid. It will be seen
that all the Hanks of the city, including the
Agency of the Brunswick Bank, have agreed to
carry out the views of the meeting, with the ex
ception of the Hank of Augusta.
AtrousrX, April 1, 1839.
At a meeting ofthe citizens ol Augusta,holden
this day, at the City Hall, his Honor, the Mayor
in the Chair, it was
Resolved, That the present state of the money
market calls for such action, on the part of our
Hanks, as will afford relief to the community, and
a sound currency to the public.
Resolved, That, in the opinion of (his meet
ing, the Hanks of this city should at once com
mence a system of discounts, as liberal as their
means mid obligations to the public will allow.
Resolved, That, in the opinion of this meet’
ing, the banks of this city should at once com.
nonce mid continue paying out their own notes,
md no others.
Resolved, That this meeting deem it the in
ercst of our hanks to receive in payment and on
leposite, the notes of all other hanksin this state,
n good credit, and to send the same home, at
luted periods, for settlement on liberal terms.
R: solved, That a committee of three be ap
loinled, on the part of this meeting, to confer with
ho banking institutions of this city, and to en
leavor to procure their action, as recommended
n these resolutions.
Resolved, That the committee publish tire re
mit of their negotiations with the Banks.
Entrant from tho inillMtOS.
WM. T. GOULD, Secretary.
Committee, under the foregoing resolutions.
Messrs. John Knurr,
Thomas Dawson - ,
Jonathan Meios.
To the President, Directors A Co. of the Me
chanics Rank, Branch of Stale Rank, Bankof
Augusta, Augusta Insurance and Ranking
Company, and Georgia Rail Road Branch
Rank —
Gentlemen —The undersigned were appointed
a committee at a meeting of the citizens on the
Ist instant, to communicate with the different
Hanks in this city, and ascertain their respective
views upon tho resolutions then and there adopt
ed and herein enclosed. In compliance with the
duty thus devolved upon us, we respectfully ask
the action of your Board of Directors upon th°
subject, and solicit as early a reply as practicable.
John Kkur,
Thomas Dawson,
Jonathan Almas.
Mkckanics’ Bank,
Arr.rsTA, April 3d, 1839. S
To Messrs. John Kerr, Thus. Dawson,
andJona, Meigs :
Gentlemen —Your communication of the 2d,
enclosing resolutions adopted at a public meeting
of the citizens ou the Ist of April, was received
and submitted to the Board of Directors at a regu
lar meeting this day, and the following resolution
was unanimously adopted ;
“ That this Hank approves of tho resolutions
adopted by tho citizens on the first, in reference
to tho Banking Institutions of this city , and will
act up to them in conjunction with the other
Hunks of this city, or a majority of them.”
I am, &c.,
GEO. W. LAMAR, Cashier.
Bank State op Geohoia, ;
Branch at Augusta, April 5, 1839. $
Gentlemen —The Board of Directors at their
regular meeting to day, have had under conside.
ration your communication ot the 2d instant.
1 am instructed to inform you, that the resolutions
therein contained, will receive all the respectful
attention, which the importance of the interests
connected therewith requires, and that a corn mil.
tee from this Bank has been appointed to confer
with committees from tho other monied institu.
lions in this city, in relation to tho matters sug
gested by tho resolutions of tho citizens, at a
meeting held on the Ist instant.
Very respectfully,
Your oh’t serv't,
I. HENRY, Cashier,
To Messrs. John Kerr, Thomas Dawson, and
Jonathan Meigs, Committee.
Bank op ArsrsTA, >
April 9, 1839.5
Gentlemen—l have duly submitted your com
munication of the 2d instant, to (he Board of
Directors of this Bank, to whom it was addressed, :
and after a respectful consideration of the reso. I
lution to which it refers, the Board directs me to i
reply that, with every anxiety to accommodate i
the public, it could not with propriety, enter into I
any stipulations at the present time.
I arn, gentlemen, respectfully,
Your ob’t. servant,
ROBERT F. POE, Cashier. 1
To Messrs. John Kerr, Thomas Dawson, and '•
Jonathan Meigs.
Office Augusta Ins. & Bask’o Co. V
April 9, 1839.5
To Messrs. John Kerr, Thomas Dawson, and
Jonathan Mtigs.
Gentlemen —l have the honor of aeknovvlcdg- j
ing the receipt of your note of the 2d instant,
accompanied by resolutions adopted at a meeting i
of the citizens of Augusta, on Monday, the Ist 1
of April, inst., and to inform you that the Board
of Directors, feeling an anxious desire to meet
the views of the citizens, have appointed a com- j
mitlec to meet and adopt (in connection with '
the other banks in this city,) such measures as
would be best calculated to ensure a co-operation, [
deemed essential to the attainment of the desired c
t
object. I
Respectfully yours,
ROBERT WALTON, Cashier. „
Geo. R. R. & Banking Co. ? t
Branch Augusta, April 3, 1839. 5 c
To Messrs. John Kerr, Thomas Dawson, and J
Jonathan Meigs. L
Gentlemen— The communication of the 2d s
instant, was laid before the Directors of this oflicc
to day, and lam instructed to inform you, “that ®
this Branch will conform to the resolutions adopt
ed at the late public meeting, as soon as such ar- li
rangements can bo made among all the Banking
institutions of this city, as will enable them to [,
act in concert, and that a committee of three p
persons has been appointed to confer with the •>
other banks on the subject. ’ e
j Very respectfully, gentlemen, 1,
Your ob’t. serv’t, »
J. W. WILDE, Cashier. ll
Augusta, 12th April, 1839. u
To Messrs. John Kerr, Thus. Dawson, o
and Juna. Meigs :
Gentlemen— l am instructed to inform you
that a meeting of committees, representing the 0
Mechanics’ Bank, the Branch Bank of the State it
of Georgia, the Augusta Insurance and Banking
Company,the Branch of the Georgia Rail Road n
& Banking Company, and the Bank of Bruns- h
wick, was held on the 11th inst., at which reso
lutions were passed prohibiting those institutions t
from paying out any other than their own issues, s
and establishing a general system oi settlements I
with each other and with the interior Banks, in
the hope of ameliorating the condition of our
citizens under the present pressure of the money
market. I
I am with great respect,gentlemen, ,
Your obedient serv’t. I
A. SIBLEY, Chairman. I
Post Ollices in Georgia.
A post office has been established at Adams,
ville, Cass County.
Postmasters appointed:
John (J. B. Adams, Adamsville, Cass county.
John Glenn, Decatur, DcKalb County.
Communicated.
Foreign Items,
One of the most distinguished champions of
the Church of Rome, Cardinal Odcscalchi, has
divested himself of the purple and taken the habit
of the society of Jesus. He is a man of great
personal address and influence, related to various
sovereigns, and was moreover Grandmaster of
Malta.
The King of the French has accomplished his
77th year, and is a man full of vigor and activity.
He governs as well as he reigns, and maintains
the peace of Europe. He lately dissolved the
chambers in which the Belgian question would
have created great disturbance, and dismissed his
ministry, while ho lacks the ship of state into ac.
cordance with other great powers. He is victo
rious on every side, secured the African posses
sions, took Vera Cruz, and sends his floating bat
teries to every corner of the earth to secure and
extend the commerce of Franco, which at no
period was so prosperous. The works ot archi
tecture which ho carries on in Paris, exceed those
of Napoleon, at the same time there is an annua*
surplus in the revenue to diminish the public deb 1
while the army and navy arc ou the increase.
His favorite retreat is the castle of Neuilly, where
his dining-room represents in three large pictures
the remarkable events of his life: the first is a
schoolmaster teaching boys, the second repiesents
a stormy boisterous night in Norway, where a
homeless emigrant, with torn clothes, asks in vain
for shelter at the door of a hut; and in the third
picture the same individual is represented, appear
mg on the balcony of his palace, hand in hand
with Lafayette, and accepting the crown of France.
The Kingdom ofNotherland, commonly termed
Holland, has gained by the late acceptation of
the 24 articles, an increase of one million of souls
in the provinces of Limburg and Luxemburg,
which secure to that State also a largo trade with
all the States on the Rhine, &c. Her colonies
contain at present twelve million of souls, and
arc the producers of the linest Coffee, Java)
which from its superior flavor, drives the Wer t
India and Brazil Coffee out of the European
market. The greater portion of Dutch subjects
arc Mahometans.
A new star has appeared on the French stage,
in the pretty young Jewess, Mademoiselle Rochelle
who plays (what is considered the first stage in
France) at the theatre Francais, where since the
days of Talma, no such success has been witness
cd. On the days when she is to appear the
doors are crowded three hours before they open
Horn in an humble situation, she endeavored to
procure to herself an establishment worthy o '
her rising fame, by borrowing from usurers at a 1
high rate of interest. One of her notes cam e j
accidentally into the hands ol Rothschild, tlic
banker, who being an admirer of her talent, gave
orders to have these notes bought up, as many as
could be found, and which he afterwards sent to
her in a letter containing the advice not to bor
row money again.
Expiiess Matl,— The Louisville Journal says ;
“ It is very foolish in the Postmaster general to
allow Tennessee an Express mail and to refuse i(
to Kentucky. The former stale is just as certain
to go against the administration as the latter. ’
From the N. 0. Louisianan 6th inst.
Late from Mexico.
I3y tlic schooner Kolia, which sailed from Tam
pico on the 25th ult., we have received papers up
to that dale. They confirm the news of the vic
tory obtained by General Mexia before the town
ol'Tuspan on the 15th ult. over the forces of Gen
eral Cos. This victory was followed by articles
of capitulation, distinguished by clemency to
wards the vanguished party.
General Mexia has in reality arrived at Tam
pico, but he went thither on business connected
with the plan of operations against the govern
ment forces.
In a letter addressed to us by General Mexia,
he says: “The future policy of the country is as
certain. It is true the people arc with us, but
they arc without arms, and many of them arc
frightened by the French invasion. Fortunately
there is some probability that the ncgociations
at Vera Cruz are finished, and peace may be re
stored between Mexico and France. But al
though the treaty with France has left the gov
ernment free to make head against us, yet we are
not intimated, and, as before, we shall do our du
ty. The result of the struggle is very uncertain,
but my heart assures me of success. We shall
see.”
General Martin Perfecto Cos, who command
ed the government army, fled in a shameful man
ner before the engagement, leaving the command
in the hands of Colonel Avalos, who conducted
himself with great bravery.
Byway of Tampico we have received the im
portant intelligence that the state of New Leon
has declared in favor of the federal system. The
plan adopted at Tampico on the Kith of Decem
ber, was proclaimed, and a provisional government
established. The governor had called upon the
electors to appoint municipal councils. It is pro
bable that this declaration of New Loon will en
able General Lomus to march into the interior at
the head of a strong force.
BATTLE or TUSPAN.
The following extract of a letter addressed to
us from Tampico, gives some further particulars
of the affairs of the 15th March:
“One of the aids of General Mexia was killed
and the other wounded. The general’s servant
received a ball which entered his breast and went
out at his shoulder. Mexia himself was struck
in the left foot by a ball, which fortunately did no
harm. In this glorious allair a soldier was very
near running the general through with his bayo
net ; but the general seized him with the left
hand and with the other ran him through the
body with his sword, with such force that the
blade broke. The engagement lasted more than
two hours. The parlies fought from street to
street, and finally the victory rested with the de
fenders of the people's rights.
From the New Orleans Bulletin.
Mississippi.
Great distress is said to prevail in many coun"
ties of Mississippi. Extensive plantations are
thrown out of cultivation, and laying waste for
the want of hands to till them, the slaves having
been seized under execution and carried olf by
the sheriff. Every paper that comes from that
quarter is filled with advertisements of negroes,
lands, etc, to bo sold in satisfaction of judgments.
This state ot things had created quite an excite
ment. Public meetings were about to be called,
to take into consideration the distressing situation
of the people. We are glad to learn, however,
that a disposition every where prevails to respect
the law. On this point the Mississippian re
marks, that there is very little of the mob-law
spirit in Mississippi, muc,h an has been said abroad
in relation to that subject. The people seem to
be convinced that there has arrived a crisis in our
affairs, when property to a certain extent must
change hands —and that the sooner the change
takes place the better for all parties. Such is the
correct view of the subject. To attempt a resis
tance would be useless. It could result in no
beneficial effect, and would destroy the reputation
of those involved in it, as well as the character of
the State. When the laws of a country cannot
be executed, the credit, public faith and honor of
that country arc gone, and with them commer:
cial prosperity. However unfortunate the pres
ent state of things may be, it becomes every good
citizen not only to submit to the laws without op
position, but to lend his influence to prevent the
course of justice from being impeded or thwarted.
UerKU Canada.— On Saturday morning about
three o’clock, the barns and outhouses of Mr.
Millar, who resides about two miles from Missis
quoi Bay, on the frontier line, were maliciously
set on fire by some American sympathisers, when
the buildings were totally consumed, and ten
cows, seven horses, five calves, and a yoke of ox
en. were burned to death. Mr. Millar is a Cap
tain in a Volunteer corps, and his activity in that
capacity during the late rebellion, must have
I prompted the barbarous brigands to inflict this
horrible outrage on his property. There are burn
ings every night along the frontier, and the loy
alists residing there are kept in a continual stete
of apprehension, lest they may be roused from
their slumbers by the flames of the incendiary.
Captains Brown and Comenu of the Montreal
Police returned yesterday from Burlington, bring
ing intelligence that, previous to the Governor of
the State of Vermont deciding whether or not Dr.
Holmes the murderer shall be delivered up to the
British authorities, he will require to deliberate
on the written arguments of the counsel employed
on both sides, and to eoTcspond with the Presi
dent of the United States. Mr. Follett, who is
well known in this city, and a Mr. Adams, are
the counsel for the British authorities, and a Mr.
Marsh is counsel for Dr. Holmes. The general
impression at Burlington is that Ur. Holmes is a
murderer and ought to be punished, but the sove
reign people do not at all relish the idea of de
livering him up to our government, and would
rather that he should escape unpunished than
give him up. —Montreal Herald.
From the Tallahassee Star of the 3d,
Fihe.—A lire broke out on Monday morning
about 2 o'clock, in the store of R. J. Hackley,
which was fortunately extinguished before any
material damage was done. It was supposed to
have originated in a box of saddlery, and to have
been the effect of spontaneous combustion, the sad
dles being lined with Carlton flannel. The wind
was pretty strong, and had the fire have extend
ed a little farther in its ravages, before being dis
covered, the destruction of property would have
been distressingly large.
About 10 o’clock the same morning, fire acci
dentally caught among the papers of the Clerk of
the County Court, and consumed several docu
ments of value, which had been prepared for re
cord.
These circumstances cal! loudly for promp- in
terference on the part of our citizens, in mak ng
precautionary provisions, for the safety of the city
in cases of fire. Why should not hydrants be
" - •« - •
planted ut every corner ! und why should nut a
city containing from two to three thousand in
habitants he supplied with an engine 1 We have
a large number of young men of activity and spir
it, who would cheerfully attach themselves tj an
Eng n > and Hose Company, and were the nec
essary steps taken, a fire of magnitude could he
subdued in a few minutes, at any time. We shall
recur to this subject again.
Since writing the above, a meeting of the citi
zens lias taken place at the Court House, at which
resolutions were passed in favor of forming vol
unteer patrols for the City, and also for the im
mediate purchase of an engine and complete fire
apparatus. A subscription was opened for the
latter object. This is a good beginning; may the
people be inspired with the “gift of continuance.”
Americas Bask is Esolasu.— The Lon
don correspondent of the Courier and Enquirer,
under date of February 18, says:—“There is a
project on fool in London, for the formation of
an Anglo-American Bank. The principal mo
vers in this project are gentlemen of the Hebrew
persuasion, Mr. David Solomons and Cowens,
both very eminent capitalists, and known for their
bold operations in finance. The business of the
bank is intended to consist in advancing money
on American stocks and securities of all descrip
tions, and in drawing bills on the United States
and sellingbillson England, at an agency, which
is to he established at the city of New York. It
seems that the new and very liberal banking law
of tile State of New York, has contributed much
to the determination of the parties connected with
the proposed Anglo American Bank. The insti
tution is, however, in mere infancy at the present
time, the prospectus alone having been distribu
ted on the Stock Exchange. The opinion among
well informed parties, is that the design is a good
and reasonable one, and will succeed well, if ;. -
ported with capital and managed by parties of
sufficient talent and knowledge of the Amctican
trade.”
The Louisville Reporter, one of the be,-1 and
liveliest papers in the west, has the folio-.■.
“ 1 say. Cato,” said a gemmen ob color, • du:'nt
hear nuHin’bout de scrape wat do butchers liaa
in de market house dis arternoon 1”
“ tiosh-a-mighty,no. Did dey usedcirknibesl”
“Acs, daldey did, in a debil ob a fuss.”
“Oh, no, you don’t say so. Why how was
it 1”
“Why, a scrapin do benches!” shouted the
wit, with a laugh that split his mouth from ear to
ear.
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