The Civilian and Galveston Gazette. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 9, Ed. 1, Saturday, August 14, 1847 Page: 1 of 4
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THE CIVILIAN AND GALVESTON GAZETil
'Three MfoVars
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(WEEKLY FOR THE COUNTRY.)
Three Vopict E'or
Eight tHillurx.
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Bv STUAIIT & BURNETT.
Martummv
Cfttilfan anH enltKstou Gajrttr.
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or tliey wt'l "1 bilaUi u hiii i ili' fnsl o.Tid .
CA"!)"5 f nlmt in I nr pi njiT.iit I
ami .iiitremt Midlife it tit lUf-f r oilier art toiiili.itU
utiu rh ir .1 - aJeriiMitirnt.
JJjMIamjiSt in I it itmrt mi nri! ino-r than ttur
oif in lnlli lit- rliirpc I n- niUt rltn !
cfvilJAN" AND GAZE ITE-
XI. STUAltT Editor.
'.MONDAY AUCUriTO lk
XrrlrrrniMnin bh winrr II n J It- Mil I HI tl
loti I.fi J couu 3wilHllf lor the Ilit col iMiti
3TVe rf nhttie.l io annonnrr ttt MIXM'HI
Cllt LR M a wndlJit lor tli t l3ce of Lifuiriut t Uitrn r.
The frteamMiip YucAt arrive
d 3tcrd.u
iriiinp Willi Xcw OiIluis da cs lo and
Tliuredny.
Tlic r.ittoii l roll.
Our list acciunt fn 111 Hie m'crinr cf I'tii"
ore hgMj faiiiiaWe. In llic iHMghborlinpi!-
nhcre the worm as rciurlrdtn luc cm-id
cir llircalcneil most injur 11 lm nearly dis ii
pcan il doing 1111 damagp of m incnl wlii'e in
other s'Clinns it Ins cunfimd us rajars. to llie
grass and in llic great r portion nl tlic cotton
rrgiur from ulncli c liae heard i-s nppi ar.
mice is not mitiliciiied at all.
"i lie Louisiana p pets complain of lxccsmu
rains doing inucli injur) to tlic crop.
The North and Soulli Cirolini pipersnuke
the ame ceniplamt
The accniin s tt Inch 1
reach in from other slates arc meagre
GocD. 'llic Washington Union sasthit
the Texas Rangers headjd h Jack llajs ha-
been ordt-rad lo Vera Crur. 'Ihe will assist
in enali'ing Gen. Scntt lo keep open the com
niutiication bctncui Vera Cruz .11 d the capital
Thirteen deaths from ellow fi.cr occurred
in the Clnrii Hospital. X. Orleans fur the 21
hours ci.dmg at 0 o'c'ccl. en WiJiicm!.! tic
mng.
'lh: report of the Board of Ilea'lli of the 2d
August sa)
It lining been well established by the oh
ccnatioii of the phsicians of llic cil that
the tcPon letcr is now prc ailing ia ncarl
cer" part of it. and lurlhsr appearing by the
reports of ihc medical men ol ihc public and
private hospitals and of the ccincieric lhal
th" cacs cl this disease line been tmnicrous
during the past d k and furl seicn thereof
lital ii becomes the duty of this board 10 ap-
prise the public and particularly the unicc'i-
1'ialed that wc are on ihe neol nn epidemic
that the lat'er m it prepirn to nb-cnl them-
tcUis in t me and awnd such expn-urc and
luiprudctice h nny increase their susteptibili-
1 to the disease.
The .Mob.Ie Utrahl nf '1 uesdai ates I' at
there arc three or four cacs ol Vc 1 w Iir
in that cm in private prncticc II adds how.
t.ar ihit as tct there has been no fi al case.
Tlie receints of Cotton at Nw CrlmiiMiPi
lo4h inst. ihe present eir were 2Jo0(IU
.i ?. .i. ... .. o 11 nun i
bales short of same period last jear
The Y.uhl brought nu mail. We arc indebted
to Capt. Crane and Mr. Vaiwckle the Clerk for
files of papers ; (or n Inch these gentlemen have
our thanks.
The ste-omlnp Gtlvrston Capl. Ilivilind left
New Orleinson Tucsdiy fur Taiiipicn and Vera
Ciuz having ou hoard $)21.000 1 1 sjocce for the
Quartcnmatcrs an J SubUieoce Drpiitiiicnls
She also carried 50 horses aud 71) teamsters.
A.0Tiun UigtiiTio cro Missisirn
The Vickbur Sentinel states that Governor
Ilrovru his received requisition fioin the Wa-Depigment
furfivc cumpaiiics ur.i(JU new voluuieciv
lor the war from Mississippi. The are to be or-
;aaizcd into an independent hattalmu under n Iicii-
tcuint colonel and arc to rendezvous aticks-
burg. The U. S t-hip Haritan.Capl. IVcnrh roirct
from ihc sq.ndron m the (ulf of iVImito aim til
at H amp tun Iloads ou the ttil u!t. bixt of iho
ship romp iy were siclc with ftver. C.ipt. I'd
fonof the inariucs iMidbliipniaii btorcr nud sev-
enteen bauds died on the pis&ige.
There were ISS- pervoiH lyin t-ick ofilnp fever
Ol'thc Montreal Km i gran l Sheds on the l!J.h ult.
Sulimg oi thePm'ncetok. Tlic Phdidi tphia
American njf the II- S. stcRiuship Princeton
Commander Ktile. bound fur Giiiialtcr lift her
moorings al the naval anchorage on Fridv mnrn-id-j
a hltle after 7 o'clock under a tifute f"ointhe
puns nf the yard which the returned and with a
full head of hteam horo down the Delaware in
gallant sitlc.
It is stated in the Richmond papers that news
reached lhatcily on the 23th ult by telegraph
from N. York to the edict (hit (he steamship
Washington was ashore ofTlhe coast of Maine
The Washington was about due from Kugtaud.
and the news may he correct.
The London Shipping Gnzetto states that
"Aitliin the last fire )cars British mcn-cfwar
on the South American station h ive.lotjt from
desertion above 2000 seamen; and that it has
been ascertained for official purpose? that the
.American men-of-war on the same g'alion are
more limn half manned with Luglish men of
war and merchant seamen. The Cazcttc slates
that in consequence of these facts the Admiral-
ty have under consideration nn arrangement
lor increasing the present rn'e of p-ty lor all
the pcti) ti nicer in the nan.und thdl ihcynre
jn cloe correspondence wi h the port odmiruU
ii ihc cuhjsc-
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' "c ".".". no news o. "'""'"i
(the sea! tit Mar. I ho t-ame repon we mm
here n 1iorl time incc of the entrance of Gen.
Siolt into llicou of .Mexico was circulated at
New Oilcans hut w it not rn-ditcd. We find
nothing reliable id" a I iter date from General
Sroti'sarniv.
We "lean (lie following from the Montcrc
enrrepoudenre ol the Ph innr:
'VUvjfaMjHdd tr..in armed here the Iaj
before yvu rd iy There w.is quite a force of
inoimied mm tunning part of the cdrt ol the
tiiii anu i.ititt e.oi. .Miiiott rera lieu it t i it
. ' ii t.
ii might rinplov ihcm o make a cout in dil
r..t. .i.r... . ...... ii.ni. . ..-.i1..f i..
clf as to ihc report ol Unci's prieiue
whtrh had come to him in -nth it hhipe- 1 1 in I
he fell it hifeihm tdaieitjin .heir truth. Ii was
1 fniitid ihm iheic wus uo Inundation for litem
whatever.
bix or eight men of the .MaesirhtisttU regi
nit nl line littn imd hv curt nuriil lur
tlrunketuif's di-ohedtenee of otdrrs and of
urftiicia nl ilni clinr.irirr and llict trcutiil
iiivircniiiicisin pn s ncc m uiu n iii.ini.ii.
One si rgeant was milieu! to llic i.it Us and
llic rci were Li.ttncid to do pr.liru dii and
I ue.tr .1 liall and chain ..r .iriuii: periods nl
liom one ucil. to one month.
Int Ihsrnce ua recened here a few das
since from San l.ms rin Salullo lint (.eiicral
cnti had 11101 a cr large force tipdcr nnta
Anna ne-ir the citv of .Mrx rn nnd defeiltd
ihim this is the same report muitiontd
tibnie
yi Chealic of the Texas Hanger" met
wnli a tr strums -icnilrnl a few dils since
at nllillo Ironi which it tsf.'ired lie will m.l
reenvir. lie was iilinti -.Ij.rtuiir lo r.irras. am!
while on horcelnck was taken with n fit tnnl
fL t tlc gmuud receiving set ere and crinii-
11 juries then h. I Ins in it peilnpdeli ihe
Htpidiluuilo Parras fiir -nine ilits Gener il
( 11-hiig proud-to niurniw innni'iiig to Salttl
lo to lake command nf his brigidc or such
union of it as is u the liild .here.
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Ihtrc is some discu-siun 111 the it ashing-
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Gin. Scott in traii-nntiinn to the .Mexican I
Gnvcinitien' the dtsi.itcl.es carried bt .Mr i
Prist Ihe'lTmnnsivs- ' '
Inst llie I'nion siys
'Me.letni it probable ll it if Mr. Iliclnn-
atrscle-patclil.ail Ii.cn transmit!. .1 to ihc 11c..
can Government mmdl.l alter lU b lllr
r t I t .ti 1 1 1
0 C. rro (. . rd. wc should Inv e h id peice he-1
' this p(
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Inn Pipers relitne to the dilnv.on the inn oliil s. s nf ihe rim.! Si.itej nn.l n s nm..
PlIIOII. II 14 lt ll'l 'V lllill'lllll
c!.( rt confidently that tats was not the funli
of Mr. TnU I u the cnutrarv he d d cvrr.
thin; in his power to have tt furwarded l!iroiih
Gen. PcoH."
tn nnswcrfo sonic remarks from tbc Intel'i
gencer the Union a'-ot-ns
'Ihc criicim in the Nitiuml Inlelliprncer
.( tti ib rncrmti. rntli iiiiaii tlin .I.. fi ..l.i ..( tli.a
...lu.l'w.....B-iT....i.ittvVt...Jk-
wrd "hitmahut'h." Tint pip. r sis Mr.
Kucliana-r-i des.ialrh could not bavebei ninni
nutted
Mmmediiiclt a'tcr Ihe ha lie nf Ccrrn
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Gunk
hi ca.isc the hitlle occur ed on the 1
.'......9 ir...-.-.t iliv if..... ....w..-t. rt9 IIIW I
lb li of Ai.nl. and .Mr. Iluchanan's de-niten I
was u.ueo oi'iv me id ii; anu .vir. i rial nr
1 1 1 .1. I. I I 11 ! . . I
r.v. d a. Vera fna nn ihe Gil. ol .Mat and at
Jalnpa Gen. ScollV headqiurtiT- on the 14 h
of Ma. "How then" n-ks the National In '
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eo a in sioiTru 'immtoi nri auer ine name on
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r.rr r:..r.t. Im. .Unnlri-rli liliti until
nearly a month af er the liiiili !" The Ian j
gine of the Umoii certa-nly d.d rot mem to
mm (fen Su.il down to nu hour or div nor j
a fen das Itui adnumii'i that our txpreMion
i.i...t .i i . .... m.
'"V" . -v .. .. ...w --
. the Intcihg. i cer itself not Mtffie-iiinlt I
nrec.se. .Mr. Trisi arri.td al Vera Cruz nn
ih
ltd i. a grave qnrsthn; but wc iiud'r:ake tojih thee aprrsion; nnd that the tune has
(iiii nf .Ma.aid thelUnera1 roceiveJ Alr.Tll"pK' "' -'" " -v .- " i
I! ichanaii's le-ller on theTih at Jnlani. Itna-
not then Vaiculv a mnnlh" alter the bailie una lo th it al'oi.ed nn suiis ilea ined for port-
but niiieieen dots nfer it that the General re uflhc Nor cxrllcKtt ro.tslhal the liea'ili
cei. ed the nccniint nf .Mr. 'I ri-i & im.Mnn. ' . . . e . . !
I. a. not u.e.l the Sid June tint Mr. Iluchan . of VW '" '"" ot 'l " "
an' dcuatcli rcachel the capital lorlt -six ' I'nrt ha genenllt be.n better ihan lint nf
dats alier the Ucitral nai apprntil nl .tlr
Trut's arnv .1 and we arc tot to he informed
h-n he tout ant nut in tinusnititing iltl.cn
'1 he prnpos-iiinn ..hich ..e laid du.vu is uol tna
Icncllv alF. cud hv thin eh ulge ol the tunc.
ll is still m'.-t tinlurlunaie th it t le General did
not trtusmil the depitchuB souu after the hat
lie nf Ccrro Gurdo as he could.
I'm iciit mi Miimy MtTrrtt. at Nitr
V iik. '1 he TibunenC the 27 h ult siys that
"Freights aic decliiiutg and inactive al that
tori.
Cotton is ctrricd In Liverpool at id ; lo Ilav
re nl i nf a cent per lb.
The Tribune a'so siit.
There . no new feature to nn'iee in the
Monet Market. Capital rem tins tcry abun-
dant and t.c know uf loins midc todiy on
khort call on the bel securilie nl 4 a 41 per
cent 'the IlnnKs arc doing nil the Hrsl class
paper nrfercil but llie'y do hltle or none better
lliiu i per cent. In the street the best signa.
lures short paper cau be found ut 5 a G per
cent.
Uncle Pam appears lo ha.c been doing a
Land Office business at alilwaukic since llic
beginnirg of the present jcir. Th" f llovving
ate the sales and receipts lor ll nl timo II ap.
pears that llie largest portion of the entries
tverc in foil acre Int. and it is stated hate
been made hy men who go tn work at once to
improte the land iliur puich.isc:
1317. tntnra fe.ipl.
January 10 33.J acres lliOTl
I'ebrua'rv 0.C39 1310.!
March ' llll!75 ' VifiGi
April 13 121 " U-.OO.I
Mat un99S " 3-'.)71
June 81:i23 " 40170
100900 acres $130540
The quanfitt of land n miming unsnld in tlio
dl.triitis bcUeeti 3 5 1000 and 100000 acres.
GALVESTON SATURDAY AUGUST U 1S17.
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1 )m 1 riiiin ji.ii.I iiilj in..inld Imrit I ulihltnlll
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I"'g" s rr:u d nt S hi Pi anc co on the 12th
Ithniirv and Col. Slevcnuon on the 3ili
March with three companies of Ins regiment
Irnm IWh York. 'I lie liea ordnance and
-lores umuht up by ihe regiment would be
landed al Sin lVanrisco.
' A letter from Man e rev ns lint even it
.California "M "c restored to .Mexico sh.
j could not p9ilil hold it fur ihne month:
j tIat tie people ol thu territory ai well as urn-.
. . . . ... i ...... .B(i
I crant" would resist the .Mexican authoriiv.anu
.
would then (ill into diininns nuarri'N mid
l1rililinniii(iii'tiiei:n-r'licsiiiiiilliiiiiniiit would
eompcl our (Miveriiment to interfere for their
relief l lie Ciltfbrniaii' wcreuiet at the tone
he wroc utt iho Amcricins wou'd endeavor
to kerp them so Iiv mild and gentle In atment.
l he following is from a letter from Monti rev
j (Ci'ifniii) puhlished in ihe U. S. (livUe:
Cm. Kearney ln lak.'ii li sral as nvi'
(;tnr n. il .1 rn -.i 111 fiir tlic liilurc n
lernininlol (.'utiforni.i is now 111 press ('inn
in. . dure i:l ubiicl. bl.ll has the (.0111111 uid of (he
CO it
Col l'mm nl has rcciivid order? from
(Lii. K anu Io repair iniiii"ihitcly to tliii
phec ui h his .i tnitfLr hringing wild him
imm the town nf Angelti all the public ar-
chnes which were sent fn 111 hero h order of
(lov. Pico 111 1-15 On Ihe arrnit of Co'oml
IVemonl at this phec il is supposed thai he
will iiuiiiidia'i-Ii nlr ice his siepi In the Unilrd
Suit- nlitrc ilntilitV-n his eri ces will he
more hendienl in his crnintr ihin prt-inii
ciroimt iihcs will cer ptrinit ihim lo he 111 1
1 Cahfornn.
j '""1 'mklnn ti is nme net I.s ign ordir.d
I 'n rrpiir wiin me 1. i.ngress 10 tins p ace. lie
Has not 1 1 mucins appearance and it .11.
pe irs lo he the npiiiinn nl" some persons who
ll'111' lnrl arrived Irom the suiilh that he will
a imm b in Ilie'n lor the 1'nili il M ites 111111
I nut coining here. MmulJ that he the cae
" ii'tttV har-h Teehngs will arise; a I personi in!
. .. r . 1 '. r . !
I IIUHILUt IMF II 111 (lilt IIIIMI-L. t iiiiil icui 11 !
s.irv tint llieir In'ls should I e sinned lit bun
beli.re lh-) cm he reiinbiir- d; coii.cnicnilv
l'ould licit in-ihiscoa.t ut ..gnmg thes'c
hills the lenders ttill suffer sctcrelf
severti.
In sreakin-nf 'he recent hn-t Inies r ...
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111UI11119 mi 1111: Odin 1 1 i' riiiill'. llic UIII'MI Ml!
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at s ens h tve been t iken to check and pun
r.IU nrnved fiir ciculiu these orders and
! ......tu .... VHIUIIH IIII..U Ul.llll ail).
link in" ihe Indians ft-c' the nouer of the Gov-
emmeni. A n qu.ciiton (.0-1 jut been nndc
upon the Governor of Missouri for one lntfA!w '
ion to consist ol oi?e cotnp in) of iriil!cry.tvo
companies of infiiti rv and two of inounted
men to be plactd iindi r the orders of Iti
(
Gen Arbuikle comnnndm- vtCond and thud
m.ln.-.n .l..i. irtrm nt. tit . rl..LI ;. ..
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punered toe ill fur a lar"er force ifthe-c should
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Irotcmulli-iuit.
II. .n ....... .1 m. ..... ...! .. .. l.tlI.n ..I
ui; liinuiiuu n-iuii'm nm uhl-iijiiiiiii m
font fmni M...-i am nnc regiment of foot
frm Hmois Invchccii oni-ietl to New Men
co a pari of which it i$Mip.o?cd h ihe Vti '
.nK..!l...1fn!l.. r:... a.i....h
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H.r plins'i.ntff llin l.nol'i. T.?-.. u M.A..I l
l( rfering niatcr AU 1.. nurcIl Io San
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Our nilcnlion baa been calkd lo llic fact
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wmeli our owiiiiilurnntioii corrolmrates llia
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seven feet etch on bo-ird ihc vessel in aJt!i-
those arr ting at the .Northern cities.
those arr ting al llie .orlliern cities. tJuriii
ot ( ls 1Jt a te vessels ..Inch lute .
nrn.edhere ..iihin the lit few tenrs with
emigrants Irom Gernnnj of whom there have. si10 aier and tin-anchor never fills to 'c- rrc'cnccnrongoppnsiiion. xisiing aiiuciiinc i snlis ua-struck l l-Jamag dut ngihcsho-v
I.e. I. mitit thiiii4aml4 h it . iinir.irnitt .In'it.r. i . t . t . . I anin-l this law an act of A'-cmMr piscd er about . r. .r. on Wccr.rsltv the -!I-l ult
bee. mint tl.u.mneN c n.lo ...Iy de ... cllre vCsel in a s-fe n .sitiou when lowered n I - ' The tl ud Mmck .he srp. eh cm.terged
edlheirpisseugers ... good hea lh. fccar ely mc. Three nf the wrecks wo have named ..Thc . 0-;cv of s e a livt. and the Inrd-I M" "-' '' a htiudred Itet hgh-!.t-a
cie of sickness arrites lit any of ihe-c tci- j 0Cr.rr.I simp'y according to the bcstaccouits i (l(- ' 0pea(0Ii npen individo iU has been erei1 " '" f'l-.gincnls ran down ihe inside post
sl uiul Ihe number uf deaths occurring on ttl i... (. ale to nbiam. fmni running .1.. ...J .i .. n..el. l..n.... ;.. ll.e el.i:r i "I 'I'8 '" cr splming it t'iroiigli .ul enlcred
ihe ojtge has fill below the average inor '
luiitv oi tne nmsi iicniinv uitricts nu whore
Xot a single caeofbip fccr has been known
in any of these arrivals. 'Ihe pipers of thc
Northern ciiies also notice the superior beihb
of p$Miiger nirivmg from German) Qver
those fiom iorl nl Or eat Ilritaiu. Thu fact
is probibty owing o a dilfercnce m the means
of subsistence and co'nfort. The German
.. ill
emigrants aiming here Inve been well provul
cd fur iho voyage. Thc cuiigrntion company
hat c made it n point tn attend to this particular;
and while the passengers Ihey hate rent out
hate uniform!) cujotedgnod health it is not
to bo wondered that tl cj regard as somewhat
onerous ihc regulation .Inch reduces the num-
ber of passengers they arc allowed (o rarrvin
a vessel about one third be'o.v that allowed on
vc.seUto Northern por si and coiisifiucntlt in-
creases their expenses in the siuic propirtion.
As mailers stand seteuly passengers mat be
carried from llremen In a northern port nt
about ihc some expense it will rcijuroto bring
fifty here.
Uu'oitTrn Uiiuli.iii-. i ALtronMt. The
Wn.limgion correspoude.il nf ihe Journal nf
Commctcr writes lh.it there is a Idler in IV.sh-
mgion recei.ed by the Western mail w.thihe
slurlling intelligence that the Mormon teginTcnl
and Mormon sclt'crs in Cutifurnia ha.c ri
en aud rebtlled ngiins iho American Gotern.
menl as established there taken possessioi of
tho country and established an independent
Goterument of thciruwu. i
aiutiM: i:iks roll CALiru..
'I he ititurauee llices h ive no mote prolila
hlo biiMfiMii thin that growing out nl the com
inerce of (iulvcuton. The rale of pn nimiii
Iihh we lint k beiu out of all proportion In the
nks Diisiiinnl hy (he iinderwri cr; and 'hoir
incrchanltior shtpowntrK who have chnM'ii to
hear their own r sk Inve imde mone hv the
operation. It( 'n we give a list (derived from
ihe hooks kcj I hv iht pilot.) of the arrivals ol
vcSfU here during ihu lat three veard and
i en rneiilht.aiid of allihe atcidtuts which hive
taken place either hi Coming loer
till' poll.
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Slops ill
llitls l"
IS 17 10 moult t
3 II
III 25
2i !:)
II II
3 101
lings.
H. liners
1 huotliTs
tsi
sll
Hi
23"
37 1
. . .
i ins us iiiesnoi income a large number m
ves-eN bound lo other ports whiili tnve touch-
ed al G ilve-'nn.
D KiPji the veir H :j-l there was hill one
I. (.aiil Iifs.1 lilt i Iri'itl -fl Ii rtif I ii ..n l.ltn.l
.reuiuii un uu.nn iiounii
el .M
llic Ilremcn brig L'u.on bound f"1 ""'1'1 '" V" iKl"" "r lllc """' ''"
Iniia:s sivarmtHl ui Irom all ilirtvtmns nn. I pon-
tile jjulh khtnl ami being an nt..!. -urrounh-l Irs n'lt.u: he .hr..el i.r.
out s ru.k on the uulli khtnl ami being an
'old tis-cl spiting a leak put back urn port.
and a c.ude.nu.d and slid. M .king a lo-s
I r . r.
nf one vc-el out of I51-or llic rale of n-k
'r i'.ui car nine lo.iiins 01 one percent
In 1 1 -'3 the Il.ih.iu brig Can ha. hound to
. '
this port run ashore on San l.ms Island stirnt"
a leik was brought to (tilvu
and
con
deuined on
t- ..f. in-i u.i c . r ine
I. f Hi. f
-carf "nIi"'S IC '" tor lint jcar le than
.i. i.-ir ..r . . .
the hilf of o.ic per cent
y hs was the
I'ur the car lblo-0 the mil
rnn
1 bmk Curl WiUiHiii whih .run nhorcfrth'niii uondurt f ihU olaioonuCtliernmpnnv ai
wea luriind di light struck and was vlnw" '"i1"' !'t "'. 'Y "i"" -""."i'"1' !TIe
nuinliernf I11I1111S killed in.l wiun.l.d we have
in 500U
losionc te-sel m.'IW nra h.sof a hltle more
. t
"-n one lo.inu 01 one per cem.
13(i-7 the 1'iemen ling Gcrlnrd
!ler-
"nn run a-iiotiMin.-111 l.ms an 1 was wreck. .1.
.. . a . . .
I Ins is also a loss ol a little ov. r one third ol
IHIIK1VVIII
one iter cent.
" c """"" l'" l". ''-" "''""' - '"-
ihe steamer New Vork which loundered at her
nnrlmro llltv in ilea rat iif ilm nnrt linitnil
a " mit" CiIil " u's Pori oouuu
hence lo.c Orleans
ll ntt HMIlC V C--ClS llUMlUOIlCd aUOV e
-tri.ck with a p.Iut on board.
Mm of the vc-hc!s included ?r the ahnve
(aMe xxe in OIltIO.f for rtns .Kral.'e pc.
t .. t tt.t .. -n i i .
nods outMde the bir. Thev h ive rode nt an-
. . r M
chur there in all seis-nns ami .lit. either du '
.i
r!s c lung .erid emhrac d in U.i- accuuni;
d not fi i0f;tftr ;nxftce Jns nccurred of it
.
"'"'- dxjsrdirr r. r I cen Inst
atlt ..nil Ihe ecei'iuil nlthc Ae.v uik ..Inch
..as fill mi'cs .1 -ea.
Thei'e n no emit in the nntld .vhcro the
ii r . i i ..
water shoal more unifiirm t end gr.iduillt in
imrnachui" the lai d than il docs on tins
Tim I. st .in mn in ihe ..in.l.n. ...II nn.
hie mminers to asecrtiin lh ir prnximiiv to
rccy uri t0 e injf without an precau'ion
- - n "' I
or elfin to avuid it
V. at -.rnnr ll.nlltfnilrl nn.l it . n a hvr.a tlj
. . ..ii. i r
embraced in this iccount the whole number uf
rill i. iriit. iiiuuiiiiu iiuii itn.imii; iiiiiiiii'..
wrecks is live nr le?s Ihan one in two luuidred;
nnd thu In i! !.. of vcss-U but two or n little
less than nnc in fi.e hundred. Il is easy for
anv It ro in arithmetic to calculate the amount
- ....
of risk incurred bv v esse s tisitintr Ibis port.
" "ln oe "iiiue-u nt ... . t.t. ...tit.pie won... uc
and the rale which will en ib!e insurance ofli. f.t!li S effe'ets upon sncieiv and highly
ces In realize a prolil
The Teleurnili line heme on l'hitade'nhm I
nnd New Voik was prnlratcd bv the storm nl I
the -"nil nil. There i said to be fully n mile
nl posts down llic lightning having struck Ihe
wiics and pas-ed from post lo post.
Tunoro S ii.i n The ship Alexandria Capt
Oitcrmau with '"apis. Ilronn's. Ilarrt nnd
lleiinu's comp inies of the Marytan I and Dis
irict of C'nlutuhi i Itegimcnl under the ehargc
uf Major Kenley si. vJ nn the -0.il ult. trulil
I'nrl .McIIenrt for Vera Crux. Capls. I'eg-
es' D.ilauV. and Tat lor's companies emh irk
en nu the ship N.iptcr Cnpl. Saudfurd and
sailed on the -!7lh.
MoitTiUTi. The numbor of deaths in the
city and county of New Yolk from the 17ht
.lit nf July in the tilth nfJuly 1817 is men
l:ij; women SI; boys 171; girls 1!W total
."23. This is an increase of U6 on iho number
I. .. .. I. ..?..... Of (l.t. ...n.t.rt OV.
oi ine wee I '". "" "-" -- j
unit. v. ore unlit cs of tlio United Males U'J I
minis nf Iicland
There are three cares of
coup dc sott'il reported.
IVMMiMlMHWal.MnVDtBMn
Ititlian Iloktllillr anihr Krtutn V mute.
'I he Ul. Mil CJllluilis nllici.ll HCiiiimls ol llic
dlstiiihalicr nf lir lln'l ins lit Pawnee lurk
l.i l.oe coniiii Hiding .1 cnip inv of IlriijfnotH
lioiind lor New Mexico wmi lii it ihc di
hefnre his urriia' at the I'oik he lint (uo trims
nf wagons hnuud fur S.uita 1'eandmiL rctiiru-
uig. '1 he da iitl.ue mie nf the trams i7.r
Santa I'e niidlhc one Cur the 1'iiiU 1! States
(eneiirtiptd nL'.iit one mile ap-iri) wi ro attack
eil hy die liiiliius supplied to he Pawnees nr
O.-iged. AH ihe nxi n of the return tram were
l.i ... ...r ...! 1 .11... 1 ... u...i. ..r .1... ii.u.....
.'"..v. "... ...... nonu ... 'Ji'. " .r. ........
I'oik. One 111 in was ccri I) wnuiidid - I.t.
I. iltteiiiuucd toiratel wi h the trains fur Hunt 1
I'e and gite lliim all the proiec'ioo 111 Ins
1 ower
On arming al the Atkjnsis ruer the Indi
ins nuile nn utlcitlpl lo drive niniie rallfe he.
long ng lo one nf Ihc tr nn which encamped
I one trim 0 quarter nf a mile fro 11 the riier
ilho other neir ) llic lnie distance from the
mer mid three nr lour hundred )rds from
the fiist. 'Iho ilr.igoniis wi re uicaui'ild on
the hmk nf ihc mer helueen he wii trims.
I.!. Lme 111 Ins f ITieia! ri port gtles the fol-
lowing account nt t i air.ur.
r On the ninrntiig of the 2'llh jual as the oxen
ol ihelirsl tr iu wireliinitd nut of the (oral (a
tcn luriim! hy wagons ) the nxen nf the 1 enn.1
ahiiut Inrniuz to gri7e .in.l the horvesol llernni
pan' wt te pirkt tul. tlie liuimus nia.le llmr i
. lu.irtn. 1 Ii ill iiiil.. ilulinl in lull rl.iu. .It.r 11.
oxen. 'I he lienl-meii n-ftlVviry tlbrt to drive
tlifoxt'n I131 k into (lie conl; hut tinah r to dio.
plaint theiiirfve4 Ireintt-u ihe oxtn at. I In.li uis
linpin; toprt-vnit llirir Iniiijrdnvtnotf. 'Iheln
Iiinsiliiri;H.I Mildly mi...n.M theoxen. lujhienrj
lh.111. .ml drove tlu'mmlo Ihe prairie; woumhn:
m llic ilnr 't- Inoor thHthtrii-ini'n. A- soon n
l ... i 1.. i. ...... I .. 1.. 1 .1 . . 1
I iiw itn liiilnns. I onkTiii the rmmniu toK.nl
.He. borne Indians seriiuniv ilriilion in r
sue. nniiieJialilvini.eare.1 nn ll.e 01.11.1s1i. 1. .nk
nl tlie river. Iiuiuli. nn. Iillv'nmne liuiulrtil n en.
nw. iRTn nm.-irv lor me M prm.et our
i own tamp; 1 lhetif.redi-m"nti-il all Inn i5men.
ami MMinnei iiuiii irnun.i ine tamp l lie as
men lnrdere.liiiilerSeirgeintl!.h.p..opur.ue
die Indi tn- inA rt rover the mn.
1 hun ll.
mijivuiii niiimi m im- titiuiii 'tt mi ivil. il(.
.... .. .....
n.v -urrouiik-l Irs p'ltni: he .l.r2et le.rs
le-sly'..nionst Hum hut nurlinrsrshi 1114 uildiml
u"cutomid tiithe.t.lUol ll.e Induns Ishik-
mg ! I.'ankets.(ill J me In Inuhiin ihe hora.-s )
could not he l.tlj hy t'n ir rulers. So jreat nt.
" u not. ... .....a... up...-. . .t- i...ee
l'""' '.m .""c'h "l".1.:'"?1!1 1. V '"" "" L"'c
iiuininii-ni Hirini-i mhvu 1 iiuiii.' in iuiiiiiif -j
...it-H r. .1. n. il... ..xe.i was nl..1n.l.n.sl I.
aavUrouhtiMhe oxen wa abandoned It is
mtli thedeipe-l res'. that I I an-to H-mrl
lt- III UUI lll-l 11111 nilli-ll. iitair .tutu
C. .. ..I ..... I . ... I .O.. I. II.-. .1 . I
DuUnri.t.-a-kill. Short and I.ke; ind Serge-
Ul n-. ... ..u-n... ui.o... ...... . . ... .111 .j.
ani i;-hor (who so -fillintly Icl thecharje) an I
Jnriv.itft LdVLlari a-..l arLiIt?r ar. kpti'ff'v
I private. Lovtlafe a-..l )f are sevete'v
uoumled; privatrg Iuh U iln and UarJ
i(;(v. With pride I oil vourattonii in w the
n.iuienuof ttllnj.as tl.nrdead trere carrinl olf
jliieiifii. ..... .
j Ihe oxen of ihe trim hiving been drivenoff I
ene.nipeil h tli trains ttejrtlier. nn.l sni rtnni 1
with ihcm until tnoujii train- arrive lo lake lliej
I !.ieirnn.an t rmuTIV 111 I Ii.. 11 In !. I le.ml.l
"' " ' '"' '. lf
I4II1I ll..TlfTIII Itllllltl III Illl lll.lllllj III' I ll'll J I
h the deteruiination ofthe IndiaiH. hei hd as I
..- . -vumij t... '"'" - - ;
.. ... . - -
" "'" ' '. ; ' " " V " . "Z"Z
iii lh.-ir ii..ur. It itiiuM .- m ai (irt .i ihr. ihii
' ..-....-.. - ....- (
tun ciiitiiny ol -oUier uujlu to been 'ih
iioatciire iny nunitur ol icn auJ mu ii 'rum In
jdiam; btit.Mr. vou mut rf.Vet that tbv uuunaN
.of a tram hive to liel'rrnl over a lare extent
f nmr.lrv for erain; tint in an atiark it U
neiily as much m a iimipanv ol draoocs cm do
to prevent the hor-. Irmu taking itampedt; that
I Ii. I it. I inj I lii.rniifvlii f nrml ntiit..! n. il II I lii aitir..
trvandcontantlv .iaiinMKsliiuatrlinurn.nrt--
iiiint ttci ir ntl.iflc iliili-st4 Pli'fV lllin-T l-t in flimr
. . iW.mattx'thtenm
.rU. thov are n.al.le.1 tn iu.e in attarl. alarm
the an-inals ami itmitnl irlit in an mcrej.hly
sliurt lime. nu ran juilje. when Irom ihe time I
s 6 lon 01rwl a
lil ihev h. I tht-nten ...er the n.er auJ out uf.
jmSIh vta.nut inure than halfan hour.
:
' Judge Pardon. in hij charg lo the Gran 1 1
I ' " i
Jure al Philadelphia a shnit lime since Used
" " """"'i'"1 ... ...... ..... ....s -o....
llc '"'''"-' Imgingc in rclererce lo llic lai.
"S11"51 blaiiiiS gus or monet unucr I use
.t-iiiisI ulitaining goods or monet under I ilse
Mourn iU of this city for wi iks pt.. With re
lilt! lilt.""' " . ...-V-.J-- ...- ..
gird to the proprtetv of such a law ou as
grind j iror-i nave noui ng io no. lour in
r B - . a
M'lines are .impic. ins llie iiw neeiivinii.
. ... ' .. .m. nlm e!v
1L. vidinl clnrjed in the indictment is the
I perperalnr of the nlFence I If so then vour
'duly " plain thai nf finding: a true bi'l. 'I ho
con-cmiences resulting from such cortict on.
larcnoilhe stintecls lor tour conHlcrntinn
... . .. . . . i "...... ... .. ....n.
nu ...... .-....- -. - n - -
pernicinits to llic ailinini.lra ion of public jus
lice. It is sullioienl lor vnu anil tnc tvoiirt to
nn.l.i.or in enmree such laws as wc find In
exist among us. And such isou'i b'unden duly.'
I'liis is a principle which wc wish to see im
prcscd upon thc Courts nud Junes of Tex-
as. Public op mon may in ike or alter law;
hut laws during their existence should s and
superior to public opinion. 'Ihc Governor
in iy remit ihc pen lilies of crini ual statutes in
cases of peculiar h irdship and the Legislature
can repeal odious or oppressive taws; but j idg
cs and jur cs may as well undertake to create
laws fur the punishment nf indivi luals or the
remedy of evils as lo abrogate those alrcadv
established. The Legislature which enacts
and tho Governor who sanctions b id law- are
ro.pnnsiblc for llic mischief they m iy produce;
but judges magistrates cleikl sheriffs and
C0fl8lablu have only to dbvj the laws of w'titc!
' . '
tho Cunstilution is chief not lo deenje upon
' 'heir expediency or nerit. Oneo ndm t lhal
VOL. IX
ihisu ntHcerb m iy set aside the laws m a sins
g'p in-lnnee and the are prmhgid lo disro
giinl ihcm whecver interest or prjurfiee mav
dicialc. '1 he remedy lor the evils of Imd !i g-
istiimn is in amt-ii'liiig not in violating iho
lais.
Cmiiiif rritil.
U'e find hut htllc nf interest in our lus ciin
mercnl reperts.
Cnltnu appears In he at a slitid awaiting
fiirther accoil.ils fr m Kuropc and it ma) ho
ihe indications cl llic new crop.
t'liin is selling at Srvi Orle 1111 at Oom $1
i I : ? 1 7 ." fur Ohio. Choioe Illinois at 3 1 i7.
Coi ;n.i5U ct. per hu'hel.
Mess l'..rk at ilo 75 io SUi UO and 101
I.hls. Prime nl Sli 73 perhiil.
D if. shoulder Cl eiiir cured lunis 1 1
cts. Little dune.
Stow relail sale nn'.v.
-- --
J.
The W'ashmgrnn inrrespnrdeut olihn . V
Jniirnal nf ('numeric wri irg tiuJer datu ul
iheSlih u't si;
The .idminisirutioti tike a .1 eid d ptrt in
' famrnf Mr Tri-t m he didicullv wha'eieril
1111 1 e lh it hns nccurred he wi en him nn.t
(lll. ."CO I. Il Insheen hroad lniimiledth.it
theLCiLMrt nt H a'cis read and desirmls to
gile piifihnl 10 lien. Sco t 1. rrusoude..ce
unit I is .is ( lied ihltlt w I he f.nllld o ho mo'o
f.ir (tn Sc.lt th 111 l.is histv plve o' s.u..
'I here is no itiliiuntv conn cieut In e t I fn: 1I14
ciirnpi.diiee. Hut tt w id appear wheuL.0.1
gtcH uu et
I h ive acrnri'o infor.Tntion as to tin rhi
nrier in which Mr l"rHt wen: to M mo iml
)L. cjIh -cl ol sending him. It Ind been ur-J
hl i(. ytt.XKin (lovt.lin .m h Utf it a
11 m .... .1 l
'irn-ifr i icoioiM.-iri ir 01 ine iicisijii 01 ur.
' - . '
I fcll II when it l.u.l I. ell agreed lh it we
ehou il
' "en I inily a Loin 110 1.
'I here wis a -o
! niw oi ine i.ne st-snn m ikiii nn nppn.a.i
ti .11 forlliu rcntwil of dipmntnc mtercoursi
opening a ne iii iti.iu unli Mexico vvhci tier
she -huilld consi lit to enter upon i.egnli m jr.s
M rrH. HtI1n an.nsi ComiTss-oser.
. . "
with pnwi rloacl a C;intin.nncr whin Mcx
. lm. .
ico shnuld give her cnnseat.as prnttded torby
la. 'l!.c mission eime v.iihin the I i.v am!
" the ' iin-' lime atoided il.s ohji c....ns lint
Mexico hid ...idem ihe rcrcntio.i of .ny fuiic
11. mrt iut a f Vnimusinncr. li-il none ul tl.t
(;uv.rmnensSiveor Ctntral n Mexico.h.vG
t. or arc vn r to cnler u.to ncgoiiali.n.a
for n-acc; md M.T Tr.-t will iherefore I
. .1 ... .
psiiiiie return to his p ace in the mvo 1)2-
i'"-""'-. ' r '- - -
par".'!. and (.en. fcco't wil. he rcin.o ce I
Cm Mitts I.Litxr. Wc notice in our 'as!
'
lrCciunN from lh North the dfniciio ofia
... -
durdlM v ; aKll he . lnJ lrv f
J
ihird. 'I wo ol the acc.denU resumed fcos;
Ii'hliuip'
"ft Paul'
-1. 1 aui .
s Church it Itochcster V. V 'vas
dfslrojcd o-i the -.'." Ii Jul.
V corris 1011 Jen t
' of the Albint evening Juunul wri 11 gu ithal
J e
01 sas
I ians were d.scov red issuing (mm ho
1 . 1 1.. .... .. ... 1
1 lower num. (uiiieciuis miming a: iuu en.cit
1 jnil.in Il-s lh in an hour. 11..H1 n Iml tic bint
j wills wi re lelt sMtn'in
. . .
. nis U( rt. jt stiiirm o luw w is
ivej
hl the hhrart a. .1 fur mre of th
l 1'3' I
room in tne bi.-eni'Mit. it c Ine or in wucli
cot orij: nillv f :ll) Otii tntiU tV!r..td ant
he new bell huii" m llic lower nbj.;t a vear
mce is now a mass of molten mrt.I
M. Piiui w.is the mot cos:Iv and unposir
church edifice in the citv and the ktr t in
ic pxct pi one. It was Hiib-iriniUlU lu.'r ol
f one; in 1?J and cost :J )0 0 l he :oer
uas lC0 L'ct Ia "LoIl Jl- :1C '"! '.
tl .
:. . -. r .. ... . .
. . 7. ' S
-' "" " ""-'i .u.i..
m struck th (i.'rmn Lib Tin Churdi t-f
-
wis desimtcd.Ji gelhcr ..itli two org in. iho
bells and c'ucl.. '1 he Church nai erected u.
. -w. .( . n iftl- .n.iire.l r..r cnniii it.n
a coi nt ?-uu u in-uicu lur j. n y . i
can
cangrigiiiun were el.itm
d.itnised ntilv fifeen in e
. rt10 t0 ihe occurrtne.
The U-iitnr nn riiurc' in Ware MTi.icIm
I l.i.
ine oistM.icm anu loioweu u.c miu pipe o
whole length and went out at the opuUe cu
of tbe building.
Iu the hicment which is ti-cd as i vts'rv
were some eight or ten Hdie- wh. I.-i I met in
a scwii.2 cue c nnd thuiih ibe tin d pird the
whole lenili of the room and uithn vit
feet of ihcm none uf them were bcriouK :.i
j'jrcd.
Di a.tkron Lvkt Mrnumt. The Unchs.
es'cr Adv crtiscr repoits the he3 ol the schoon
cr .Merchant ou L he Superior in a irenien.
don. gale. She had on hoard cten pas-ei
gers and a crew of s.tcn. I'mir uf the pa
scngcrs wero in the employ of litu National
Mining Comp iny. Ilcr freijht wa fur .art
ous mining Companies al sc.eral p mils of th..
Lake. '1 ho Merchant left ihc Saull en tt.a
13 Ii of June for LWusc the g ilc uccutree.
llie next di).
Utixcit or the U.Mnn Sains SrKttr
Couimi. I'lat. -This es-el f.s the I.o .Ut
.lllc J.n.rni.1 of ll.e -!!th villi l.o la'inrhcd fr.m
Murra.'s hoit-y ird al four o'eloel- this after-
no. n Shu as built for the q urlerttiister'
de-piirlmeiil utid is of thiec hundred toss bur
then.
Il appear from Lewis' History of Linn that
in the early tunc of 31 ismhmetH it was tl.t
custom fur a nnn to ;o aboul ll.e luee.iic house.
durin;dl.inc service and wake the sleepers. .
"He horo a long wand at one enl .r which was
hall anJ no tlio other was a foxtail. When h
observed the tneu is'ccp. he rsppetl ibcui e
the rifad with the knnli.auu reused il.rluinl .a j
icuMftthiie. ufthe ladi.t bt drawing ahrushshi'li
Iy across their fces."'.
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