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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. Oj* THE AMERICAN SILK GROWER AND FARMER’S hIANUAL —A monthly publication, designed to extend and encourage the growth of Silk throughout the United States. 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