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THE CIVILIAN<& GAZETTE.
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S. STUART, Editor.
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GALVESTON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER Sil, ISSl.
■■■ (fj 1 1 .I...' 111 .i11!'! JUMJ!. I-;!JL|UI.HI--I|-
gtnia, were directed aguinatth* Alien and Sadition CvitiMitm or \ .
la ws, ami proposed a* a remedity, 'Hi nt the Co State*, Kewi gim lb* foil
:-i- ..,k.:. n.i.in>r wuhM .«•. ■*«. iv.«a ®'"vVr American Arctic]
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recurring to their natural tight# in caves not rondo
federal," would "concur in dsdwrtng these acta void
and at* no ft***," and unite with Kentucky w in re
lian. Gay H Bryan ia « candidate for Speaker of ^«.«ting tl eir repeal at the neat wwaioo of Congrcea. *
• • u*~ i n. fj'UiwUig '. ez tract from die London lei-1 very moch like ft
IV tfeaKkoraft* «wrohrr* of the Legwbtore abonld ^ íigtted ¿.S., (Don. Aahbel Smith,) in the New ry *h*rp, with a hole in tha top
- -rigoat* a day fee the meeting of tbe State lonvon- York Journal t Commerce, to which we briefly al-
fc^a, «i seem «i pmctScabM after Uve commencement M j4St;
•U tba acama . ^ A wj lively and real interest w felt here, in Cuban
_ , ,,1. I affair* : liaran is tbt key to the Gulf of Mexico, or
Tit* I jkViu to connect (..¿iisaton B*y with tbe ^ ^ Tj ^ JusUy il( tiw c fcMT«lt«r of thoaa
wmsera «Í the rim Br *o*, i# «fain in progress, after "¿ hi* comparison in tttfs mtiutb of an English -
taring dekyed a considerable period by unexpected mit ae«ata rather cool, when we eonswicr how they
¿¿fcstiiiee, ttifeefc Hat* at fenijth, it conEdeaOy be- S 0' possession of Gibraltar, and from what power they
Srred, bewn completely twerowae by the contractor, WT,'tie<* "
a lili— p*fiiH*i niifá. tianrij. mil rmlihnri bare never
used in that region:
"K yaca* are a kind of boat tt* d
ara certainly, very eorions affair*,four of irbli
brought is the Advance. Tbey ara «Mad# hfl
i«g aaal-sfcinn over a light framework of ww
"""" " ' KMKfat
........ ^ HP HCMmH
meter. l"h« whole length of a boat ia about 19
by 14 inehea m width, and 8 iuche* deep at the
tre. The boatman tlidea hi« le«e and
tiw apertura In die top of tba boat,**t
length way s white from bi* hipa np w
par t of the l>ody is sorered witlta *(ml<akin,
aame as a "Jumper," and iaebed wkh drawing
At the bottom, to a rim round the aperture lo
— The boatman propel bia orafl With * doubt -
tit the ten
■,tba Mm><
, *ri
interesting
under bia
Indias tribaa which bunt tba
at tba "
fciSed, We bate a ktior ft turn hiin., which say —
Ibe moefemery w..rked a wrSI fn the Bay, wbare we
bad phmt y of rtmxa to dep«*st t!# etc* ra ted earth, as I
mr e*f*eet*d; iwt wbrr. 1 jprt to ti>e main land there
wx* srtóT* v*tth than we di*pom of. Thie I bad
from the 6m t«« take awsgr by means of «
daropiftf car s«d rail track, like those wl* which I
w&s prríectíy fan-iiiar or other public work*. Bat
tisere i« a grand difference between the two kinds of
w-ark, and tíbere w paihapa the fewest noraber of peo-
pla ia the world, wbo m&e this difference. Forio-
ettnee. i ih* o'd w y of using thetn, the ear w s Srat
ktaij«d with ahaeneK an>i drawn off f>y home , and an-
Other pat in its p<«t to be filled, while the ot her is
imug otdoaded- >N « in this case I had ta kill a
fiance has placed her squadron at the disposition
of tb« Cuban authorities; fur which, The Popular of
Madrid duly returns bus thanks, but adde, that ia
quite unnecessary, ae&pain can sooo make a finish of
a few rebels on a point of tbe inland id" Cuba. France
has, neeertheie , dime «o, nod the is aunpoaad or
rather known, to Imve l een led to take this hasty step
by tbe British Gorcroment. The British Cabinet is
regarded a* liaving acted tbe part of a certain cun-
oing auimal, in getting another to put her paw arst
inte the fire, to take out some i?pai>i*b ehesnuf*. Tlte
French preas is quite as rabid, or rather mora to, on
Cuban waiters, than the English ; it will not eectn
unnatural that this should be so, when wo bear in
mind that tfoey are driving from their aoii, bkberto
so hoispitable to Uie stranger and refugee, thousands
on tbousands of foreigners, chiefly Germana, guilty of
reiré, d tbst too teiik a ruth, an arerage of two , «• mwelf nt«Mtl &ttr* « *fée¿. A la%a.j^a* y
tí« of earth, which i« to U run off and tl^ Car got ! |n Fran^. ** « to war w.tb Amcr-
back in time for the next had wbkb is waiting.-al! «««. especia ly .1 Lagland would tend a helping hand,
«lúdh ie to be done in k* than a minute. In f-ct, Jüh Bali. 1 lbmk' no uch
thtrvit aothiag short of a direct application of eteant
exn take away tbe dsrt as IWt as one of these su-
.-íjííM es.® dig it. bjoce tbe first of Jone 1 bare built
u?,.i triri f jor different kinds of rail rcwds tad cars,
either kind of which would carry off the dirt* but it
waj st mch a t&rw and man or horse kiiitng rate, that
I kae # it wouid neter dk> f- r a?e. J also built a crane
~n the Sand, wbicft bid as fair as any of tb'eni to do
the work required, tot unfortunately tbe matcrmla,
whkb I was caaapesled U> use, wwe of such ¡ta «rd¿j-
muy kind that it bmke down the ¡rial
lie would prefer to stand and look on, while tbo two
republics might hare the war to themselves; bia part
wcmid.be to le performed when the apolla were to b*
divided, after the two nations should be exhausted
by war.
Von bare proiiahty seen tbe history of the Cuban
invasion, over the signature of the ^paoiah Mipister.
'Táttirita. líiat is Itnosrn to he tbe work of Engíúrb
bands, closely in relation with the Foreign Office in
Downing street. I think, when our citizena shall
learn what hands held the pen, some of them will feel
A boat the first ttf dcij, I cwn<ioct^ ti e plan of do- 44 ^ *upP"«e.
- 3 1 rt aty obliga
land are %ften invoked in European newspaper#
aS what I at feat have Wen empelled to do, v'ii: to1, treaty obligations entered into by France and Eng-
n h . tonn a«-a /-.ffa xinr.hAj' ir Votvinaon «rtJl**etX|q
i^rirrg both -Migether, and upon atatiftg my pía
k> my en^ifie^r, ka readify agreed that it was praett-
«íjic: bat tbe c-at ktoked to Jje so great that I could
i .A ise« bow to get through with it, so i went on try-
ing at-** mil reads, till at iaat.as if to convince me
that tbere was so other plan f >r me to adopt, the
tebalsr baiter* on both boat* gave out, owing to the
.• « of #4?t wster.Xir wbtcb they were not. adapted-
At fhi* time I mide known my j>!an to Capt. llavi-
lmdf who at osea agreed with me that it was about;
ray o ly chance of íuccea as matters then U>od. bo
we at'««see set about getting ready, and forthwith bad
the boat m the Bracos «ver towed up to St. Luis.—
la the meaeiime I !>«aght a boiler in your city, and
at thta rime hare the boats made firmly {*#t together
*«4e by side; the biwler ie in its place, and ever? thing
'zzz>s, sbsssjkifc' To Marjiíkis.—TIh Treasury Departmcnl ta
toes y enter day and to day, I am proud to be «ble to «!Ven notice that tbe floating light which for some
asato, that I irmly Miera it will work satisfactorily, time past has been stationed at Carysfort Reef, on
*nd I now see w, cea* n why ths final completion if the const of Florida, will, on the 1st of November
tba caaai. wubin a rewsmaWe length of time, can- ¡
making it compulsory on these nations to guarantee
the Island of Cuba to Spain against all aggression.—
The most I can learn ia, that there is bo such treaty
to which Spain is a party; and there are only rumore
about a Secret Convention, to which England and
France atane are p irtiea. After some "search and
we inquiry in di"plr.*mattc quarters, I can learn noth-
ing definite or at all satisfactory. It may ¡wove a
mere pretense, to coyer intervention. We «hall age.
I ornmitted to say that France is supposed not to
be averse to a little flare-up with America, na a pre-
text for seizing on the Sandwich Islands, which be
is ctenriy coveting. Her ministers would find io tbe
apprehension of a foreign war, a reason far their re-
maining in fewer.
boat.
bb*ded paddle, about"«even feet in kngth, made of
light wood, and slightly made; tbe mñtvt
about 1| or !3 inches to diameter, and tbe
inches wide, and ornamented with ivory. With
he moves bis boat through tbe water at a very
rate. By a dexteroua movement with bit on*,
expert boatman will completely turn hie bo«t
and come up on the opposite side, «ti '
ttccaatomed situation.
In this fragile vessel be pursues hi* a1
spearing seals in the roughest weather, for whkb
pose be has a barbed spear several iuche* long,
of steel, and very sharp, which is attached to an
point about eight inches in length and ' *
iochee in diameter; to tbe eteeiis atta
ty feet I length, made of the bide of
this >« fastened to ft bladder made of the
and filled with air, lying oat
When the spear ejitejat tbe eaeijt
ItTlii^gigMfriSfffWoSi the
«lipping at tbe tmme instant from
tacbed by a string and floats with it, whfleat
time tbe bladder to which the Hue I ett
thrown overboard, preventing the ieal from
any farther than the length of tba line; tbf f
seal are then recovered at hie leisure. For kátag wa-
tcrfowl, i4 which there are b«t few, a sharp, ro*n4
•pear ie «wed, aflaehed lo a etaff ee*en ieet in iengfe
these apeare are thrown with astonishing accuracy
rarely, if ever miesh.¿ their mark. Al
and the easiest by «rof spearinj
ing it through * hole in the
tc breatbe j they will frequently scratch
the ice from tbe under side, where it ia several .
thick, to get fresh air; the nativee are accustomed to
the noise made by the scratciiing, and will bear timé
a long distance and waksb for them, and a soon as
tbev make their appearance they are at oat* lulled
and secured. V
l««n, mkh an eptabHsbed reputation, whbé Í
well-maintained, of thief and beggar, 'lita
i and Sees and Foxes are atlll better looking,
ara aoeounted more dangeroua oo particular < oa*
A'lkdUÜÜlpSiL dfeífe. ddbfafctft-" ItftÉMk ' '
tbe Kawe. I remarked tbat, while the Kaws
juiQ mü4 ■c-o^itcí
eeaxed <wd «Ti by their Big Uedteine man, bat
of the Oeagee, and bal fewer still of tba 8ece and
Tbaaá laát especially - Itépi
Tbca^b they had a large
near us, sot a daten of their number came nan y
nor did one of them bef, though some pro
. a horse trade. If ot wi bing to carry the com-
pliment too far, I will add that the virtue of none of
theae Indiane is wppoeed to be proof against the
temptation of a ftn« bore* or mole, imitad to a fair
of steeling bim. They sometimes calve
„ . , i i>ai^ieiW:;.Tath<ff ji^awaijbK-Syhtding ■ a
lone traveller well auounted, they wilt ooeatiunally
swap hor eeM with him} that le, they wW give bim
sorry Indian pony for a first rata nag; and nearly
exchanging the most ragged of their duda
-a .r .a.^ ■¿Lj'. , . . 'e t
V® WMS Bal jJeaOw^l
rig i'lj> tifias sa # i*j*aí*
¡■■PI||H|PPIPI^PIPI[. WOm UOTV0 •«•Va I
down to tbe Ail iwsii# with
see him ;
ranged
Arkansae, ream tbaCbeyeonee, Afts^Mt-
is^it^t er litiae iti ti t^s ra ti^je, a re cmí—
■■HJ'.J'' webea of tbe
Cbejaottea eurrouaded
and mada^a«||nH|H|
jláil Tgwf^segam ivlk'
liaekay, reeeiveda '
~-w
in manufactures,
In agricalture,
11^57
2 ! ,749
3/19^51
lV\Klll AM knlriMS 1/lttAilS/mttll kg |||A AftMad tA
I *'• a5t 11 sa^A %9jp e*-w , si w^v
wbetbar be had ever bam estenaifely engaged in tbe
holftl K ^nni« >aw HA k«
ama psw™P ww aewl W^a^a®^w wWWPw^-BptMl wfiw
bad, as haaoea "boarded a frigate and two eloopa-of-
mtj* -'TT ■' ' ■
;T The world la a
etery man tbe nflettfon i
St, and it will In torn look i
it, and with It, and It is a
glraa badt to
mm. Frowa at;
rapen yea { laugh at
Laaax Foaatav Poi>t7Ea.T oa.—Tbe foreign nop
elation of Cincinnati ia npwaade of 40,000.
MARRIED—On tbe eveningoC tbe 9th aU-,«IIba
residence of her fatbar, Maj. Csefce by tbe Rev. J.
W. Miller, Mr. Y. Uanrs Urtíom , to Mr .. Hill
L. Bates, all of Washington a unty.
Snarrttaé
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boses st(!i
fCalamt aa4 aeet Wifc
tbe artuy, wboL
ngtheaenefonear
jjtb asme Kiowalte, near
two Mexieans, aae a: young fellow -
female, looking about twelra
Was (^iu berbariaed, and took pride io wearing tbe
tali of silver plaite, which bangs like a quien from
the buck of the bead down to near tbe feet awam
"t- 1
IK
Indb na. Tbe girl had been made a chlel*
Tha expreaaton of bee taoe waa interai
*y eoeaewbat brutalized by hart
<vá? ttJW .. fifám ail Inimmrt a*^feaaa (Wittt' naat nK^siá
V HI*?- V w M « V«*M
ymr* 6^^ j|||g could flpfiik Siwtrttili yft-
Of ' ÍWSC* fco WífcÉWHií SO
next, be removed to Brentónos Reef, Rhode laknd,
and will exhibit two white lights.
not l>e look#<l fiirward to with *s much certainty, as
way thing that has mt already happened. At any
rate, tbe public m;jy rest assured that nothing in mv _ K „ „ /
f-ewer #is y be warning to put.} the work ahead with „ trial lair or ttte Lmitjc States Steamship
p-e ifjte OUpatch. I wi«li to take this method Sah decioto (propallerji under
4 i-ndenai- «y thanks to the Board of Di rectore, of -Jcr tbe direction of thelloard of Eng.neem, ordered
which yea aro one, for the prompt a« d ma«ly coarse ** DePa't",ent„at Washington to report on bcr
>^y bare taken in furniei/ag M« with money, over «.ade berfirsttnd trip, in New íotfc.harbor,
end alxjre what the contract c iM ¿ir, a* í eookl on e * 1DS 1 he Conner and Enqutrer of tbe 2d,
never bare g«t m<* eeeceesfol operation witbuut "7*1 „ . . ., , _ '
this timely aid. Respectfully, yours, ^t 10-50 a.m., she loosed her moorings, and prt-
I). BRADBURY. ceeded up the N.orth Rtver. oppoaite Spring
. .,, , !#han e«y /o^nd^ ia^w«tfa
Tl er« ia a penalty oí from twenty to two handred course down to Sandy iiuok.
y,le. a d
liirtMe
d«Uars fine againet any person, who, ia leans, shall Sandy Uook, afhkth was reached at 2-15 ft jf,, waa
a*$f aay ardent spirits or intoxicating liquors to davee, l> e engine* wi tb eeme
withoat tbe written eoneesttoOhe owner or ffpreeer; ™%4 °Tb¿ I
s^Kkeapevudty ^agpemnne wbo apy yircbaae of hoar, a result that w
TKRKtBfcK Dkath.—We bxt« mrely read any thing
more horrible than tbe following from the Ruseelvile
(K.y.) Herald:
On Friday night, tl e Sth inst., Mrs. EHxabetb Smith,
residing in tbe northern part of Logan county, fell io
to the fire place containing at few chueka and a small tkam. We offered to boy her, but tbe chief, an old
stick or two of wood on the fire, and when diewv«- wen of fifty, refused to part with her
ed, her body was entirely, with the exeeptioorf a AiFort Mackay, we aaw aM-iican
maU portion <the spinal fwne, one thigh and foot | been kidtmpned, and fallen into the banoe or tbe 4r-
and a portion of tha other thigh and foot, consumed.! rapahoee. She woe nnrchaaed of them bv the autiler
When first discovered, her form waa lying obflaoeif of the Fort f^r f IW; and nttfnr wa* a ptor wniich
yn the heartli, and emitting a light
very much resero bliug tbat given by the km
an oily substance. Water wafc immedUteiy
upi.n tbe fiery maaa, whieh seem to ha«« eatl
ed it for a moment, but vrfcleb imroediakely
again; and an additional ap^dicatian of water
quiredj before the blaxe wae extinguished.Tbe
main* were then examined when H traa fon
the entire body and frame with tbe exception*
named, were entirely Consumed, leavlngnftlf a
stance resembling coals of bnmt leather, part
black and f^oos, with a shining and
face.
Aa tbere wa* not «uffioisnt coals on the lira to l
consumed tbo body in one or two boor*, it ie #opi
ed that rapid combuadon wa* occaaioned by the 1
use ei ardent spirit* ia wbt' -
Tit* Ka*th<il*a*k
'wr#¡-'.7T7TÍJTl7T^'
: latt" two 'tit iblM <
A«r#aenf tlmt^n nut
area" Apachee j and
fkatnevae* of tbe mot)
ire ths #sbis
imimm^hk il* SorlnvAft
and who in Ihe Mi of f
been before
during the
:te§Ml
northern
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