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t ,,M,KUI?K>NA1. HtOIHTK*. one copy tor tho eeeaion 71 VOLUME II. * LIBERTY, THE UNION. AND THE COPI8TITUTION.,, PfUMBE* *06. eoteeofeny apocie paying bank will be received.
twenty coptea - Ill Ou ' w * * ** Q^rg.TMiiiiti are aulhorlied to (Ml ? our ageuU; end by aend
men yon A D V ** r I Hi K a. ? . _ lac uiflve yearly eubecrilieri with (be ubecripliou money. tar either
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\"llber?i duceenl mode to thoee whu edveruee by the year
CITY OF WASHINGTON, THURSDAY NIGHT, DECEMBER 24, 1846.
? ?? I ? 1 OTTT 1 ' -n-r? ?<WC I ' 1"
NrlCW CtsrUtmas I'tcatiiU, Jul opciml I I
Children'.- limey shaded end stuped corns and spencer
Misses and children's lnui'V woollen net cap*
JO dozen and boys woollen cuutJdru, Irom U
ccuts Uj 76 ceuts
U dozen ladie?', itnsacs, and children's w orsted.miu
Iruiu S cenQ to 80 cents per pair
100 down tortoise shell ami Hruzilian twist and sidi
. mnbs
40 pieces new style plaid and striped bonnet ribbands
iroin 8 cents to lb cents
Ladies' ?Ui? rior colored kid gloves, 87i cents
?w style sailer* lor children
fancy stlkXuttons lor ladles' dresses
W dozen children's white, gray, and liuicy worstet
stockings
Men's and boys' wixjIIcii and merinogloves
Lamb's wool, merino, and cotton hall hose
Heavy wool! ri stockings lor servants
Geutkuuen's Uncy cravats, scarts, stocks, neck lyes
collars, bosotus, and snsjieiuiers
St) pounds liue black, white, gray, and blue units
woollen yams
30 pounds white unbleached and colored knitting
cottons
15 nound- scarlet, orange, blue, and random yams
Ladies' alpaca, lamb's wool, and ribbed worsted hose
verv elicit it
1UM Pieces French, English, ami American print#, Iron
?4 ceuts to SI ceuta ,
Furniture calico, from SI cruU to l!l| canla
Lamb's wool and incrino shirts and drawers
Uleuched and unbleached Canton llaniieb
White and scarlet Hanuela, all wool, '?> cents
Klar k and colored caiubrirks, SI cents
l'a*si meres, cassiuett and ve tines, very cheap
Irish linens, blankets, and plaid domestics
brack a lid while w adrliug u,|d cotton ImMs
Together with a general stor k ol" seasonable dry goods
always on hand, to which the subsurtber would respectful!]
rail the attention of his friends ami the public generallyGEORGE
F. ALLEN',
Pennsylvania avenue, between llth unit 12th streets.
Dec IB?it 11
V'fclO lni|iiiilaiit la Iki ranilwiiii if ftarj BaaA
lor presents*?The entire stock of fancy gmils at Gui
on'* Baxaar, corner of 4| street and Pennsylvania avenue
will be oll'ered till the 1st January at the New York inipor
tattoo price*. Persons doubting the sincerity of the abovt
notice can satisfy #ieinselve? by calling al the store unr
ascertaining the prices. The assortment consists in par
oi?
Work boxes nud dressing cases, unsurpassed in style ant
miuiber
Papier inache portfolios, card baskets, work boxes, am
pnpeterre ; beautiful odor boxes, richly inlaid
Isnims* and gentlemen's beautiful Writing desks and pa
peter re j elegant party fans, of every style
ij.-iwi uir?n , Mil 1111 it-111 III.-,.inn.
Ivory, mother <>t | trail, shell, nrul lilvrr curd cum.
V ulvrt iinil (ilk hug* ; silk embroidered money purses
< rolil pencil* ; htui casus
(' enlleinen's rosewood und leather jiortublo dressin,
boxe*
Klcynut Louis XIV porcelain caw., lor mantelpiece.
Mechttnicul sclfiiiovine toy*, French yanie*
Hackyaruinoii board*, chessmen, dominoe*
French note paper
A .upertny assortment of Kodjsers's cutlery
Hair, cloth, and shaving brushes
I'erl'uiuery, i'rcsli, and of l.-.t ipiality only. IVc 22?7
POH thrUlmu and NrwVur'i Presents.?llun
I and fancy card ca*ea, work-bole*, gold pencil* am
pen*, pajier muchn and other stylos ot portfolios: Ian
cy boxes, papaterie* of every variety ; velvet and leutli
er folios; writing-desk*, |tcnholdrr* and folder* of a
kind*: inkstand ishe*, silver pencil*, fine cutlery, cii
craved tvorr, pearl, and enamelled seal*; game* of nl
kinil. Ibr children ; cad baskets, transparent slate*, bark
ynnunon boxes and cbessnien, visitiny cards, fancy envel
ope* and note paper?all of the greatest variety, and iiioj
Is-autitul, rich, and new pattern*; together with a jrenera
assortment of the best kinds of liincy and staple stationer'
and blank book* to be Ibuud in the city; all af which wil
lie ?old at lower price* than ever. Cnlf on
WM. F. BAYLY,
' Penn. avenue, between I lib and 12th street*.
Dec 2l-.tr
PKKSK>T*t for tlic Holyilnjs.?\ varied and elegnn
assortment of fancy goods just opened, at J. H
OIBBBS'9 Olove and Perfumery store, Penn. avenue
between 9th and 10th streets, consisting ol?
Workboxes, ladies' companions, fancy baskets
Extract and fancy boxes, toilet bottles, vases
Cologne bottles, chequer boards, playing cards
Reticules and purses, in the greatest variety, and o
beautiful designs
Fine feather and hand-painted fans, veyy superior
Likewise elegant embroidered fans, new and fashions
hie styles
A choice selection of cameo anil other handsom
breastpins, of the best workmanship
Beautiful card cases, smelling bottles
Bouquet holders, bracelets, clasps, and other jewelry
Every description of itne perfumery
Carved shell tuck combs, most elegant patterns, icc.
Also, a quantity ofwax dolls, dressed and otherwise.
With innumerable fancy good-, which cannotbo s|?eci
fied, but which the ladies and public generally are re
spectlnlly invited to call and purchase.
Dec. 22?3tif
pOsrfct iiOHKRY.-The eubaoriber thankfully acknowl
edges till1 liberal pntronnge he has received heretofor
from the citizens of Washington, Georgetown, and thei
vicinities, and respectfully solicits a continuance of thei
favors. He takes this method of informing his friends am
the public in general that lie has received a largo assort
inent ofFfonok bonbons, be., fancy boxes, fresh fruits
Jcc., which ho odors, together with his domestic confec
tionery, and a great variety of other articles usually kept ii
his line, for sale at reduced prices.
P. 9. Orders for weddings, balls, and other parties wil
be executed in n neat and handsome manner at the shortes
notice, and particular pains taken with regard to quality o
articles furnished. By long experience in business, he iiat
icrs himself to be able to give satisfaction.
W\f I'M M RUT nnnfco.nn.r
Iter. 19?3toe Bridge street, Georgetown.
Splendid Presents.
\\J FISCHER,, importerot' English and French fane;
V\ . goods, has just received, via New York, a large casi
el choice and beautiful articles, suitable presents for the
approaching season; it is not sufficient to enumerate them
as their richness cun only bo appreciated by an exatnina
Hon, which is respectfully solicited at Stationer's Hall be
fore purchases are made elsewhere. Dec 22?I2wif
IXUl HEiilT A comlbrtnble two-story brick bouse
J? pleasantly situated on II street, and neatly and gen
teelly furnished fur the accommodation of a small family
Any person teinttorarily residing in the city, and wi*hiti|
to enjoy the comforts ol house-keeping without being sub
fact to the expense of purchasing furniture, will find tliisj
'are chance. Terms very moderate. Apply to
WILLIAM 8. CLARY,
l>-c 22 At the Union oltice.
AIIMY OK OCCl'PATIOW.
AVIK W of the Camp of the Army of Occupation as it
l 'c to her, 1845; being tiro first of a series of view
illustrating the progress ol the army and scenery of Mexico
by Captain I). P. Whiting, United States army. For sail
at Stationers' Hall, Pennsylvania avenue.
Dee 22 WM. FT3C1IER.
UTI I.I.I A.SI II. CIKORtill, formerly of Grwnt county
Alabama, if yet alive, will confer a favor upon lie
brut her, James G. George, and will also learn matters o
importance to himself, by making known his present resi
'fence; and if any other person 7ms any information con
perning hint, they will confer a favor upon me by address
nig a letter, directed to Hopewell, Green county, Alabama
Allien la-l heard front he was in Pittsburg, Arkansas,
Dee. 22 JAMES G. UEOHGK.
AID iilAISTRATKD BOOKH FOR 1817
rpf!L Diadem; The Evergreen; Tile Floral Offering:
I i feins of BeautyParlor scrap Book; Finden's Beau
ties of Moore; The Fountain; The Opal; The Hose; Th<
Jeered Mountains; Poems and Pictures for 1847; Cltildi
Harold, with sixty illustrations of its Landscape Scenery ;
lingers s l'o.utis illustrated: Longfellow's Poems illustrated
Ryrant's Poems illustrated ; Shakspeare illuslrated. Five
editions of standard authors, ninny of thcin beautifully ill us
.....cu. "hut* ncniy douthi ; Albums, urawing Hooks,
frcnch and English Portfolios of goat skin, velvet, mul
other materials; Bibles, Testaments, and Prayer Iiookf
with clasps, in velvet, nrul in the finest calf and Moroccc
bindings; Juvenile Books in great variety ; gold and silvei
pencil cases; gold pons, tic.. Arc. Many of which are inilotted
direct from Europe by the subscriber and just o|K)nt'd?for
sale at the lowest northern prices in every case.
....Dec 22 F. TAYLOR
B ATC IIKI,OH'H I.lquld Hair l?j e, scknowledged tr
be the best lirpiid dye ever invented, changing
the hair instantaneously to a beautiful blank or brown,
without staining or injuring the skin. For sale, wholesale
Mil retail, bv J. II. 01DBt\ sole agent for the District nl
Columbia, Pennsylvania avenue, between foil and 10th
treets, where will also be found constantly on hand u
handsome assortment of ornamental hair work, orders fot
which will be likewise taken, and executed with accuracy
and despntch.
Dec 22?6til
I \ws or PiATioais.-t; TEMPLEMAN. near comet
1J of 41 street, has just received a fresh supply of Vattel'i
I aw of Nations, Wlieuton's Daw of Nations, and Whea
ton's Elements of International Law. Ho has on hand I
fine stock of low lmoks suitable for the Washington market
together with many books on the foreign relations of tin
' tiited Plates, on political economy, and finance#. Ful
wis of Miles's Register, and other political registers. A tint
tuck of medical books, and of nil the current literature o
the day. Dec 22.
NOTICE?The subscriber will present for payment al
demands due him on the first of January next, and any
persons having bills or demands against him are requester
to present them for payment also.
Dec 21 K SYLVANl'S HOLMEP.
-I H*. M. MUMMKLL K J. H, Ml MM, JurHfwrr
* I 297 Mailcft 11., ilk dour below MlA, norlk ttdi, Pkiladel/>k ia.
, fT-XECrXOH'S salo of tin- estate of the late Isaiah Lu
' Vj kens, dei-emed. comprising lit* most valuable mvei
t turns?clock*. quadrant.-, sextants, cabinet ol taineraii
chemicals, philosophic,*] apparatus, angiitis, chime-jnstei
strain engines, tui mug-lathes, Ate.
Thin Mile will embrace all the persmial properly of thi
eluitu-iu mechanic.
' The tale will commence on Mouday, January 4th, 1841
at 10 o'clock, and continue from day to-day until ttni-1
ed, at his late residence, northwest corner ol Eighth an
Market strrets, up stair*.
. lu tln> mle may be found neve ml clocks expressly adapl
ed to public pur|oNK>a, a cabinet of mineral*, anil, in faci
almost everything of a rare and cu/iou* nature, to whtc
wa invite the attention of nupunllaM, universities, an
persons loud of rare, curious, and useful articles.
CATALOGUE, (IN PART.)
1 large clock, (made for Washington city,) cost - #2,9ti
I 1 do. do. Louisville, Ivy., do. - 2,UU
2 do. do. do. each * 90
, I 2 regulators, Jewelled pallets, 1 1-22<I pendulum
1 I each - - W
I line regulator, lor astronomical observations - 20
1 do. turning lathe, with slide rests, cost - 25
' 1 do. sextant, do. - 12
i j 4 packet do., with stands and artificial hurixons,
ogst each I
2 pair scales for weighing gold (in cases) each 7
29 tain gauges, cost each - !
17iJU medals ami casts, valued at - - IS
I large air gun, cost ----- 8
| I small ilo. ?li |>erlor, cost - -10
I fine rllle. telescopic sight, eost 12
1 machine fur showing IImj procession ot the eqiM1.
I machine for measuring distances. This is one of
'f the most curious and accurate inventions in
existence.
II air canes, valued at .... I BO
M tlo. do. .... 1,00
(i nir guns; 2 new cuttinK engines.
I dividing engine, tor curves and straight lines,
1 cost ...... 80
1 superior new lathe, 2 side rests, with about
400 tools
1 large hanging clock
J 1 steaiu engine, 1 1-2 horse power, complete
1 8 air guns, unfinished.
CABINET OF MINERALS, 8,000 SPECIMEN'.1*.
I This cabinet comprises niuny of the most valuable spec!
metis.
I IS barometers ; 2 cutting engines.
A large quantity of magnets; t very large cutting engiu<
j 1 vary large dividing engine
] Together Willi chronometers, chemical and philosophies
j apparatus sextants, quadrants, globes, pistols, gnu-, thei
urometers, sachroiucters, dagueneotype apparatus, stock)
taps und dies, luatlif luuth'ikl instruments. Sc.
SPLENDID REPEATING CHRONOMETER WATCH.
& | Also, 1 splendid gold repeating chronometer watch, mad
| by Mr. Lukens during Ins resilience iu London. He wa
j repeatedly ollered R100 lor this watch.
HIS SUPERIOR RIFLE.
Also, 1 superior ride, with graduating and telescopi
sights, together with case and a large quantity of accoutre
merits made by Mr. Lukens.
I'...-I......... hill I? lui.il >, .1... I,.,...
2 Persons wishing catalogues will please forward their ad
n ilm).
j Also, will be sold at I lie name time, 1 very superior The<
.. ilolite, with ureh, tripod, Arc. Arc. in complete oriler.
The goods will tie arranged for examination on and afte
II the Will of December.
Dec. t??WtTJrK
(" ilothino at cost?The proprietor* of die Net
J York Maimnoth Clothing Store, having determined t
it I close their winter stock ot clothing, oiler their large au
il fashionable assortment at cost. Gentlemen wishing to rt
v plenish ihyir wardrobes, will tiud this an excellent op|>orti;
II nity to do so at very little cost, as one price will only no a-1
ed. Gentlemen can satisfy themselves by a few moment'
inspection.
A large lot of servant's clothing on the same terms.
J. UALUGAN A- SON,
Dec. 19?eolni Next door to D. Clagett Ac Co.
SPLENDID Bargains at Private Ml, .Vow's the tim
for widows, orphans, and Old Hunkers.?For sale.?i
\ double brick house, new, with the lot upon which it standI
containing 6,375 square leet of ground, on 21th street north
| near Pennsylvania n^p-nue, for a tnere song. To a capitnl
,( | ist, this pro|K-r1y is one of the best investments ever one rein
the city of Washington. It is situuted on the street lead
i .i..; rr..:,?.i m.. ....... ,..,n jn,,i.i.. ..
Ill* IV HIT- ...... .ru ...... ..U W,..U?II
? value in one year.
Also. 160 acres of land in Tishemingo county, Missi?si|i
e I pi, taxes paid for J848.
| Also, .Kvl scRiai good laud in Ohio county, Virginia
I taxes paid for 1845.
Also, in the city of Alexandria, now about to resume it
ancient splendor and importance, two quarter squares c
ground?eaeli lot containing 21,500 feet, making a total o
43,000 I'eet. There is a house and a well on each lot. On<
lot is at the corner of Duke anil Henry streets, and the otiie
at the corner of Prince and Fayette streets. Tiie tcnemeu
on oue lot rents for $50 per annum. The other requires re
pairs. The property is assessed at $2,800?subject l<
- ground rent ol $20 per annum. This property will inak.
- 17 building lots 23 feet by 100.
e To an immediate purchaser, for cash or good paper, ai
r extraordinary chance tor speculation is presented,
r Apply to JESSE E. DOW,
J Box 107, Post Office, Washington.
r Dec. 17?eodlw
Esrthtnwan, Ctilna, and Glut,
1 'T3HOS. PCKSELL has just imported, per ships Libert'
. X and Ohio, frotn Liverpool, and other sources, eighty
f four packages of the atiove articles, amongst which are?
, French, English, India, Bluesfone, W. (}. and Ironston
dinner, desert, tea, coifee, and toilet sets
Rich gold-band white and figured China tea sets, or piece
detached
Cut and plain hall lamps
Solar, side, Liverpool, and stand lamps and wicks
Lamn-trlasses. eirandoles. Acc.
i, Ivory-bandlo and other knives and forks, in set* of lifly
. one pairs, or separate
I Heal silver and imitation table, ten, and dessert spoons
Plated and German silver castors
I Brass and plated candlesticks
Plated cake baskets, waiters, in sets or detached
English and American tea and Coffee sets
Coffee biggins and urns
Looking-glasses, shoyel and tongs, &c.
All of which will be sold, wholesale and retail, at ver;
low prices for casla
? First quality stone and Britannia ware at the factor
" prices
1 An extensive nnd good assortment of common ware, suil
able for retail groceries.
The subscriber solicits a call from his friends and the pnh
ic generally, at his store, opposite Brown's Hotel, Pennsyl
lanla avenue, assuring them that he isdetermined to sell a
, cheat) as the very cheapest for cash.
I THOS. PUR8ELL.
" Nov 16?MTh.VS-lw
S" T. CHARGES MOTKI.?My friends in the temixirnnc
cause having of late called public attention to the supe
" rlority of the "St. Charles" over other hotels, I have fotini
it necessary to enlarge and reorganize the restaurant de
J. partinent. Having made extensive arrangements for ni
ahitndnnt and constant supply of superior oysters, game
terrapin, Itc. 1 have engaged an experienced cook and twi
waiters exclusively (or this branch of niv business, nnd se
cured the scrviess of an additional bar-keeper. Gratcfu
lor past favors, 1 nope, wittt this new arrangement, to mee
the wants of my patrons, and merit a continuance.
N. B. Having teased tho entire upper part pf the hotel
consisting of thirty to forty rooms, I nm prepared to reeeivi
; transient or permanent boarders, by tlio day, week, month
- or year. The ordinary table will be supplied with the bes
the market affords. A limited number of persons will bt
' taken for " meals only" nt very low prices.
; C. J. MAC LELLAN.
i St. Charles Hotel, October 5th.
Oct. 5?eodSm
Mrs. Detts'a Supporter*.
THESE invaluable supporters are for sale by McClery A
Clements, druggists, corner of 14th street and I'ennsyl
' vauin avenue, of whom the genuine only can he obtained
Tho value of this instrument is too well known to the tnedi
cal faculty and ladies to require n lengthened statement, a:
they have been in use many years, ntfording the greates
relief arid Comfort. Testimonials and books, gratis, can In
obtained as above from some of the most eminent physi
? eians of the United States. Price of the lino supporters, '?8
; common, 83
Cavtion.?Be sure to sec that each instrument contain
' directions, with her own signature, as none other nro genu
r inc. Mrs. SARAH BETT8,
i Dec 4?eodlin II Walnut street, Philadelphia.
/ tONORKftft HOOKS. < JEOROE TEMPLEMAN keep
| V a large stock of all books subscribed for or published hi
order of Congress, at his store corner of Four-nnd-a-hal
street and Pennsylvania avenue. Among them are?
The American Archives. 6 vols, folio.
The American State Pajiers. 21 vols, folio.J
Land Claims from 1789 to 1833. 5 vols, folio.
Executive documents, Reports of ComqpWcs, and Jour
nals of both houses, from 1780 to 1840.
I.SU'a nf III* I r It if a. I Sln.nj I',,., nr....a n.lllinn In IO U.J a
from 1789 to 4th March, 184$.
Register of Detaite# in CongrttM from 1824 to 1838. 3!
J. vol#. royal 8vo. Continued by Congro##ional Olobe ant
' Appendix to 1816, in 13 vol#. 4to.
> ilea** Register, in 68 vol#., half bound, for #120.
I All political and historical register#, historical and anti
, mtarian collection# of the different States, also historic# a
I the State law# of the States, and all boohs suitable for Stan
libraries.
Aug. 26
COMMUNICATIONS
Canton, (Ohio,) Dec. U, 1S40.
i, To Uu LdUor of tA? Uiuon:
r. Su : In your paper of the 31th ult. you publish a letter,
which was received, an you aay, "from a gentleman
5 in Ohio, of intelligence awl probity," and on the authorif
ty of which you change the jionition you had previously
,! given ine an a member of the next House of ftepd
resentativee. Had such a letter been published in
either of the papers of this district, or even of the State,
>- it would have panned unnoticed, an have several commit'
nicationn of an equally false and iufamous character
I He sayn that "you are mistaken when you clan*
1 me among the democrats of the next House of Retire aentativen,"
and assures you "that I received the uuJiviu
ded federal vote in the "district, on declared principles,
u which agreed with those of the federal candidate for
o governor and the candidate of the same |*arty for State
senator in thin county; that iny declared principles
o were approved by the federal paper* of the district and
' State in all respects, including the tariff, river and harbor
Jj veto, and independent treasury." A more infamously
false communication wan never written. I have always
U been, and expect to be, an uncompromising advocate of
o the independent treasury, and an opponent of a United
4 States bank. Thin your correspondent knows, as doe*
o every man in the district, and he therefore proves himsell
" guilty of superlutivejiieaniiess in his attempt to deceive
" you ami others in this particular, and from no olher mo
live than that of gratifying a disappointed jiolitinil ambition.
The river and harbor veto did not enter into the
contest here; and neither your corres|>onclent nor any other
individual ever heard me utter a sentiment in relation to
it. My views on the subject of the tariff* were uromuli)
I gated throughout the district, as found in the following
? I extract from a circular over my own signature:
"On the subject of a tariff, my sentiments are these: It
u will cost from twenty to thirty millions of dollars annu'
ally to defray the expenses of administering the governI
ment. This 1 would raise in the manner prescribed by
the fathers of the constitution, viz : by a tariff of duties.
In raising a revenue, 1 would discriminate as follows :
1st. Divide all articles of importation into two great classes?necssoriesand
luxuries?and impose a higher duty on
' luxuries, and a corresponding low one on necessaries^?so
that those who consume luxuries may be taxed a higher
L, price, while those who consume the necessaries may get
them at a corresponding low one. Subject to this dis,|
crimination, I would have another, dividing all articles
into such as we can produce and manufacture, and such
i, as we cannot. Anil on such as we can produce and manufacture,
I would impose a duty higher than uoon such
as we cannot produce and manufacture; anil for the
e J simple reason, that in this way we afford a reasonable
? protection to our own citizens, and at the same time furnish
them with such articles as we cannot produce at a corretlMtnillliiT
lnu* fills* A rovnntio lax*/ Kaaoi< muni
'' j principle, would receive my sanction and approbation."
| In ISII, I was a member of the Baltimore Democratic
Convention, utterly opuosed to the nomination of Mr.
I- l'olk, for the reason only that his name was not connected
with the office previous to our meeting; yet when
e nominated; I gave in my adhesion, returned to Ohio, and
made the hrst speech that was made in the State in favor
>r of Folk, Dallas, and all the uaugs of that convention. On
my return to my own district, 1 boldly led oil in favor of
those issues, while your correspondent and his assov
ciates skulked on the hack ground, declaring that they
? would prostrate the party in Ohio ; and even entered into
d a secret alliance with ths whigs, defeated iny re-elcction
>- to the State Senate, after having failed in preventing iny
i- ] nomination by a democratic convention. Having been j
j thus treated in 1*44, and threatened with a repetition of
* the same thing in lSlti. my friends determined that I
' should appeal to the people direct, and by my election in a
| district which is democratic by a majority of eighteen |
j hundred, should compel your correspondent to admit that
. 11 at least received some little more than the " undivided
federal vote." Has your correspondent ever heard
V j me express a change of sentiment relative to any of the
>, issues of the Baltimore convention ! If so, let hitn name
i. | the time, the place, and in whose presence, and I will
prove to the w orld that he is a miserable falsifier of the
truth. On the subject of state politics, my views were ex~
j pressed previous to the election, in a circular, from which
|I extract the following, and which are the "declared
? I principles" to which your corres|K>udent alludes. Thev
; were proclaimed to the people on the stump, and through
1 th<? nroua unJ nnlfKar rrvi- rvniuwvni.t ???" f-1 1 -
? I ??v ri^oo( a.tu lllj u^inmvlllHUI ??/ U1 Ul? llfllli?
j had the moral courage to take issue with ine?nay, they
* dare not even now do it before the jieople of this district.
It- " On the subject of the currency, mv views have une
dergone no change. I have always been, as 1 am now,
r in lav or of a well-restricted and radically-reformed aysit
tem of banking.
"I would give to bankers no other privileges than those
0 that are necessarily incident to all acts of incorporation ;
e ' and impose on them all the restrictions, and subject them
? ' to all tne liabilities which other business men are subject
| to, and among them would be the individual liability provisions,
to its fullest extent, together with such others as
| are necessary to a perfect security against all losses on
I the part of the people. Will my hard-money friends say
" that this is not democratic ? and if it is not, will they say
why the party advocated it all over the Union?andwhy
y all the democrats in most of the States are advocating it
- at the present time /
? "On the subject of the tax law my views are simply
these: The tax law of last winter professes to tax every
s man's property according to its real value, and brings upon
the tax duplicate a number of items and a large
j amount of property which has heretofore been exempt
from taxation. The general principle of taxing property
according to its real value is correct; and so Tar as the
| i?w in in avwiunatc nuu HUB J'l Ull/l I'lC) II II09 III} WclIlC"
lion and approbation. In taxing bankers upon the profits
I of their capital invested, instead of the capital itself, it
j varies from this principle, and is, in my opinion, wrong,
and ought to be, as I have no doubt it will be, altered in
this particular at the next session of the legislature, let
whatever party may have the ascendency. There is no
good reason why men engaged in the business of bank^
mg should be taxed upon the profits of their capital iny
vested, while men engaged in other business are taxed
upon the capital itself, regardless of the profits. And I
care not whether they pay more or less, the thing is
wrong in itself, and should ne remedied.
" "This with mc is the main objection to the tax law.
' There are other minor objections. It should exempt from
taxation a number of hogs, sheep, &c., sufficient to satisfy
the necessities of private families. Men who are !
poor, and have families to support, and are unable to
. keep more than one cow, three or four hogs, and as
e many sheep, should hold these things exempt from taxa
tion, especially inasmuch as in working on the roads,
i doing military duty, &c., they are burdened equally with
- such as arc wealthy and more able to pay. There are
1 other articles?sucn as guns, bee-hives, saddles, &c.? '
* which in my opinion should be exempt, fiuns especiali
ly should not be taxed, and . I am satisfied were not de1
signed to be by most of those who voted for the tax law.
t Many persons object to that feature which reciuircs men
to swear, and so do I; and just as soon as a plan can be
, adopted by which the assessor can arrive at the actual
* value of every man's property, whether farmer, mechanic,
iiiercuani or snaver, <11111 mereiore mane every one pay
, his reasonable share of the public burdens, without swearing
all indiscriminately, I will be in favor of dispensing
with this provision; but until such a plan can be adopted,
justice to the farmers, and those whose jiroperty can be
seen and valued, requires that this provision should be !
- retained. The execution of the law is attended with more .
expense than necessary, and should be modified. In the
' adoption of an entire new system connected with the
- financial adairs of the State, it should not be expected that
all could be accomplished at once. It is only by the prac"
tical operation of the plan that the objections can be (lis- '
" cerned ; and if promptly removed when discovered, it is
. all that can be expected. A removal of these objections
1 will, in my opinion, make the law what it should be.
; " I am opposed to an entire repeal of the law. In its
main provisions it is right, and such an one as the demo- 1
* cratic party have heretofore sought to place upon tlJt- stat- 1
" ute book. An absolute repeal of this would only send 1
the legislature on a wild goose chase after another, and 1
that, too, at a loss of time and expense to the people, and 1
when made would probably be more objectionable than
the present. Let then the |>eople elect such men as will
I remove the objectionable parts of the law, and it will ,
meet the approbation of the mass of both political parlies,
as also the wants of the treasury.
" In connexion with the subject of taxation, might be
mentioned our public debt. Tne people of Ohio owe a 1
dent 01 twtntt mii.uons 01 dollars; ana tni* dent mum
ba nil Within a few year* it has increased from nix
million* to the amount above named, and our taxes hare
I been Retting higher and higher, until we are scarcely
1 willing to bear them We have even been compelled to
borrow money to pay the interest on money borrowed; a
system which will in time reduce a State, as it would an
J individual, to bankruptcy. How shall we rid ourselves !
s of this enormous debt, and relieve ourselves of this oppressive
taxation > Mvplan is this: I would first reduce
the salaries of all our officers down to a fair and reason
able cufii|>eneatioii, and strike frum the catalogue all such
olfccers as are useless, and apply the money thus saved
toward pa>ing our public debt, iii this way an numensr
aua of money can tie saved to the people every year, and
tbair taxes reduced In the next place, I would have but
one session of the legislature in two or three years, and
tlius save an immense suui of money, thrown away 111
useless legislation . and the uioney thus saved 1 would
apply on our public debt, and in a few years it would
be discharged, and our taxes reduced to a mere nominal
sum.
"In connexion with the raising of a revenue and payment
of our public debt, may be considered the necessity
of making the proper arrangements against the contracting
of a debt in future. Most of the, public works of the
State are now completed, and ought to yield an income
sufficient at least to keep them in operation. If any are
to be made in future, let it be done by means of private
apital ami private enterprise. No revenue will therefore,
prubabls. have to he raised for this purpose; but foi
the purpose of meeting all contingencies, I would be in
favor of so amending our constitution as to prohibit the
legislature from contracting any loan without submitting
the matter first directly to the people, and taking a vote
upon it. This would bring the question directly home to
"very one, snd direct the attention of the tax-payer to the
propriety of making the expenditure or not. If the people
were ever required to pay in advance the money ne-esaary
for the making of any public improvement, they
would lie infinitely more cautious, and it would check
thrt kVild system of borrowing which has almost bankruigl
a tiumhei i.f Mates of ilns Union, and save the
immense amount of money which is annually thrown
away in the shape of interest."
Having been elected by the people in the support of
principles fairly understood, my duty is a simple one.
That duty will be faithfully discharged, regardless fli the
lenunciation* of a miserable clique of disappointed aspirants.
Again let me say that I should not have noticed your
correspondent, but for the fact that your endorsement gave
character to his letter.
8. LAHM.
For die Union.
The Trie*graph.
Upon reading that pert of the report of the Postmaster
General recommending the purchase by the government
of the main lines of the telegraph, 1 was at once impress
ed with the vast im|>ortance. if not the absolute necessity,
of the measure. 1 am still more confirmed in this belief
upimi reading a pamphlet of General Gaines, addressed
to the common council of the city of Now York, and
bringing to their notice his plan of defence of the harbor
against the war steamers of any hostile power. In |toge
Ik ( the >> I 111111 < I hi* reinm-k*! "The magnetic tele
graph, at a moment's notice, will convey the orders of ths
government along our great lines of communication, and
the railroads will in a few hours bring from the neighboring
districts, and in a day or two from the central and
western States, any number of troops and munitions of
war." The great danger to our Atlantic cities is their being
thus attacked unpreixtred; and should the hostile armament
be accom|>anieJ by a sufficient land force, they
might lie disembarked in the rear of your forts, and cooperate
fatally with the armed steamships; and unless
checked by the floating battery projected by Gen. Gaines,
might readily pass the fortifications, and fire the city in
several places at the same time, and thus destroy millions
of the wealth concentrated at these commercial emporia.
In saving, alone, of so vast an amount of our active capital
by the timely intelligence communicated by the telegraph
of the approach of danger to any threatened point,
the purchase of the line, for a fair consideration, would
prove as much an act of wisdom as economy. But let it
he remembered that to be " well done must be soonest
done." Delays are dangerous, and in no instance will the
maxim apply stronger than to this proposed measure.
This is but a very snort session ; and to carry the requisite
appropriation through in proper time, a bill authorizing
the purchase of the telegraph, with the necessary appropriation,
should be introduced as speedily as possible,
and made the order of a no distant day, so as to give the
mentis ot ine measure an opportunity, uy convincing arguments,
to silence opposition and enlist a majority in its
favor. After the 1th of March it will be too late. It
will be out of our reach, and can never be purchased
without great delay and trouble and an immense sacrifice.
I do not propose at this time to suggest any additional
reasons to tnose so forcibly given by the Postmaster General
in favor of the policy of the purchase. If we lose
this only opportunity, we may hereafter have reason to
deprecate our neglect in vain regrets, in not having improved
the chance, now afforded us of securing one of the
most valuable improvements and useful national instruments
of the present age. . S.
Boston, Dec. 18,1816.
To the Editor of the Union:
Sir : Vou are doubtless aware that, some two months
since, a prosecution was commenced by the attorney for the
United States against James M. Thompson, acting as a 1
private express between Boston and Albany, for violations
of the nost-office laws in conveying fetters out of 1
the mail. At the commencement of the case Judge 1
Woodbury was on the bench; but he was obliged to be 1
absent after a few of the first days, and the circuit court
has since been held by Judge Sprague, the district judge.
The suit referred to* has from the beginning attracted 1
much public attention?the court-room being well filled
for a greater part of the time. The ablest counsel were i
employed by the defendant, consisting of Hon. Rufus |
C'hoate, Hon. Mr. Ashmun and his partner, Mr. i
Chapman. Some three weeks have been occupied with i
the trial, which has just been brought to a close. The i
closing argument of Hon. R. Rantoul, who conducted the
prosecution on the part of the government, was one of ;
the ablest arguments in support of the constitutionality of i
the post-office law, and the importance to the community ]
of sustaining the present |>ost-office system, and prevent- i
ing any illegal encroachments thereon, that was ever i
mane 10 a court or jury on any question. tt,ven ine opposite
counsel pronounced it a most thorough and faith- (
fnl vindication of the rights of the government. As to ,
the main charges embraced in the indictment, they had j
been fully proved to the satisfaction of the court, the ,
|urv, and all who listened to the testimony.
'the charge of Judge Sprague was able and impartial. ,
He ruled to the jury that they must consider the law of
lst.'i, under which the indictment had been brought, as ,
constitutional; that,although no twritten contract existed
between the Post Office Department and the western rail- ,
road for carrying the mails, yet that an implied contract ,
had been clearly made out from the corres|iondence pro- .
duced between the parties, the regular performance of ]
the service by the corporation, and the payment of those
services by the department; also that Thompson & Co. (
had set up an express for the conveyance of letters. His |
honor, however, left it entirely for the jury to define (
what constituted "mailable matter," and instructed them, ,
that in case they found, from the evidence, that the of- .
fences charged had been committed by Thompson's ,
agents, contrary to written or verbal instructions, and ]
without his knowledge and consent, they would not consider
him responsible for those offences.
The result in this important case, therefore, will turn
upon the |>oint last stated?namely, the responsibility of 1
the proprietor of the express for the conduct of his agents '
in <*se he had given tnem instructions not to violate the
law. If the laws can be evaded in this way by proving,
when a prosecution takes place, that subordinates were
l?l,l rw,t ,? ,I1??..M, r.f ,l?. lo...l ia <!,?>
could not be evaded ? This part of the charge of Judge
Sprague is hardly in keeping with the sound judgment
und learning evinced in other respects.
P. 8. The jury came in at 4 o'clock, after heir. * out
about two hours, with a verdict of not after having
been further instructed by the court that 'the defendant
was not responsible, unner the circumstances above
stated.
A In VIII* dr P?iia.-Urr?t Chrlitmss Display.
CHARLES OAITTIKR begs to inform bis friends and the
public, that at Ids ViUt at Pari?, corner of lllb street
and Pennsylvania avenue, lie lis s a greater, more varied,
rich, and ntngniheent display of Christinas presents, of conrcetionery
and cakes of all sizes, than tins ever belore been '
displayed by any establishment this side of I'bilndelphin
nn< 1 New York.
He Invites nil to enll nnd examine for themselves, conscious
us he is that the beholders will be pleased.
He. lias on hand n large number of the most superb cakes
ever beheld, most tastefully and richly ornamented, and |
ranging In Weight from five pounds, up to near twelve
[in nd red pounds:
He can supply parties tuul balls will every thing rich and
good tliar tnay be needed on such occasions, and at reasonable
rates.
The display at his ViUtdt Pan's on Chrismae pay will be
grand, nnd well worth beholding.
Dee 23?3t
PAHII Mil.LI VERY.
MRS. E. HARRISON, from Raltimore, jut* taken the
store on Pennsylvania nventie, between 12th and 13th
tracts, formerly occupied by Mr. Harper, nnd will open, on
Wednesday, the 23d instant, a rich assortment of bonnets,
hats, cans, head-dresses, and a variety of fancy articles, to
which the attention of the ladies is respectfully invited.
iv.- at a.
FOREIGN. .
Kurtiici eitracU fruiu Uu Uu fcnl|n p?|Mn received
by Ibt C'uibrtaDIGESTED
MISCELLANY
Abd-el-Kader is reported to have entered the province
of Ormn, at the head of 800 cavalry.
A ship which has arrived at Liverpool from Shanghai
has brought -00 bags of Chinese alum.
A considerable u uantity of potatoes has been imported
into London from at. Petersburg!).
M. Belcourt has just been named vice consul of France
in Trinidad, island of Cuba.
The Danish journals announce the death of Bishop
Lsaras Tegner, a celebrated Swedish poet.
The wool trade of Berlin is extremely active, and
prices range for the greater part under #63.
All the flax spinning mills at Belfast, amounting tc
twenty-seven, have been put on "three-quarter time.
Archdeacon Shirley has been appointed to the bishopric
of Sodor and Man.
Lieutenant General Sir Benjamin Durban haa received
the appointment of commander of the force? in
Canada, anil proceeds there with his excellency the Earl
of Elgin, the governor-general.
M. Leverrier, the discoverer of the new planet, is appointed
to the new chair of mathematics applied to astronomy
in France.
The queen of Spain has ordered twentv magnificeni
horses to be sent to Paris, as a present tu the Dukes ol
Montpensier and Aumale.
A napul decree has renewed an ordinance of 1732
which declared Ancona and Kinigaglia free ports. Bonding
warehouses are to be established at both places.
^ The aupply of honey is unprecedented!}- abundant. Ir
>? uuuiauua, diiiuiwiiic, an apiary oi mieen uives proJuced
1,680 pounds It can now be purchased at dd. pei
pound.
The Port Phillip Patriot states that a description of mil
has been manufactured in that neighborhood which bidr
fair to supersede the importation of the article from Liv<
erpool.
The average price of wheat per quarter during the lasi
Ave years of the war was ?.'> Is. U?l.; in the following
Ave years, ?3 lis. 5d.; in the Ave years from 1841 tc
1815, ?i 14s. U^d.
The French government has received information oi
the discovery, at Guadakmpe, of a considerable mine ol
sulphur in tne umffnbrt or Basse Terre, the surface ol
which sank during the late earthquake.
A deputation has recently submitted to the governor ol
the Mauritius a memorial, reouesting for this year an intraduction
of 14,000 laborers from .Madras, and 6,000, a?
usual, from Calcutta.
The Grand l)uke of Mecklenhurir-Schweriu has just addjowed
a rescript to the hea l ol the Jewish coinmuuioi
in his ii<amnions, declaring that after St. John's day.
1847, the annual tax paid by the Jews shall be suppressed.
A French physician is mid to have invented a new ear
trumpet, o y means 01 wnicn wont* uttered in a low tout
may be heard at a longer distance by two-thirds than with
any other instrument.
At the election of the mayor of Nottingham, a question
was raised whether a citizen of the United States can
hold that office. Mr. Cripps was objected to on the
ground that he had, when in America, become a citizen of
the United States. The town clerk was of opinion that
that -circumstance would not be a legal objection, and
as Mr. Cripps avowed himself to be a loyal subject of
the queen, he was unanimously elected.
French coal mines.?The report of the engineer, appointed
by the administration of roads and bridges in
France, states that that country is in the third rank as
regards the production of coal; England and Belgium
being the first and second. The production of England
annually is '43,500,000 : of Belgium, 4,300,000; of France,
3,783,000; and of the Zoll-Verein 3,000,1X10 tons.
The Zoll-Verein.?There is no prospect of the treaty
of commerce, concluded between Great Britain and the
Zoll-Verein in 1841, being renewed, owing to the strenuous
opposition of one of the southern States of Germany,
which is anxious to introduce the reciprocity system,
and to favor the establishment of a national mercantile
marine. The influential party opposed to differential
duties in the Zoll-Verein is considered to have lost
ground, for they were still anxious to cultivate the alliance
with England, and to renew the treaty of 1841.
The potato disease.?Baron Leibig imagines the essence
of the potato disease to consist in the conversion
of the albumen, a usual constituent of healthy potatoes,
into caseine, a principle which, by its great instability
of com|>osition, is supposed to cause the ]>otatn to putrify
rapidly. The Rev. F. Dauvenov states, in the Taunton
Courisr, that he has discovered by the microscope a
minute insect, crystal-like and transparent, resembling
a spider, in the midst of potato mildew, evidently feeding
on it, and making its nest among the threadbeds of
fungi. From observations made, there must be more
than 100 in a single tuber.
i iii: v holer a.?oix princes ana several princesses of
ihe court of Persia have been cut off by the Asiatic cholera.
The disease appears to have been particularly fatal
imong the upper classes. It was spreading in all directions,
and had taken the course of Astrachan and Moscow.
It was expected, however, that its progress would
be arrested by the cold of winter. According to the last
arrivals from Bagdad, the cholera was making great
ravages in the city, 1,400 persons having already been
killed by the disease. Fears are entertained that it will
reach Constantinople, as it was from the same direction
that the last attack came.
The Governor-General of the Canadas.?Wc understand
that his excellency the earl of Elgin, whose
departure for the seat of his" government is expected to
take place in about three weeks, will not in the first instance
be accompanied by his bride. To brave the severity
of a Canadian winter is considered an experiment
rather too hazardous, and the voyage of the countess
will be put off until the ensuing spring, when she will
rejoin her lord. This will not be the first visit of Lady
Elgin to our North American colonics, as she accompanied
her late noble father, the Earl of Durham, when he
went out to assume the administration of their affairs,
and remained with him during the whole of his trans-Atlantic
residence.
Opening of the ports.?No less than four deputations,
from different parts of the metropolis, waited on
Lord John Russel at his office, in Downing street, London,
on the 21st ult., for the purjioseof presenting memorials
to the lords of the treasury, calling on government
to open the ports to the admission of foreign corn dutyfree.
His lordship did not give the deputations much
(MM of their wishes being realized.
Ironwood.? the revenue authorities have permitted
iron wood, a aperies of cedar or mahogany, the produce
of America, to be admitted duty free, on importation into
this country from the place mentioned, being of opinion
that the wood in question comes under the description of
furniture wood, and is admissible to entry free of duty
under the order of the lords of the treasury of the 22d
ultimo.
New poi.ar expedition.?At the last meeting of the
Royal (Geographical society, it was announced by Sir J.
H. I'elly that the Hudson Bay Company had fitted out a
wpii-equipped expedition, lor tne purpose ot surveying;
the unexplored portion of the coast on the northeast angle
of the American continent. The expedition, consisting
of eleven persons and two Esquimaux guides,
started in two boats on the 5th July, under favorable circumstances,
the ice having cleared away from the shores
of the bay at an earlier period of the season than usual.
MAMMOTH Chrlalmu Plum Cake.?This Icsutilul
specimen of art, weighing six hundred pounds, may
he seen at the confectionery store of the subscriber on the
21th instant. Indies and gentlemen arc respectfully Invited
to call and view this cake monster. After the exhibition,
it will be cut up in quantities to suit purchasers.
I take this occasion to return thanks to my friends and patrons
for their liberality, and I am satisfied that, with the
additions I have made in my establishment, I can offct
greater inducements for their continued custom than any
other dealer in my line. Weddings, bells, parties, and private
families can be served with ice creams of various
(lavors, fruits jellies, hlane-mange, Charlotte ruse, polonaise,
Ac. ; also, iced lemonade : all at the shortest notice
and of the best quality.
I have also an extensive assortment of Christmas cake,
1 ?#?*%lift fllllir nrnnniAntiu! mid nntn imkuuI r?f tho !?? ( mnfuri.
als ; also, all kinds of fruits, cakes, bon-bon*. &c., of the
richest kinds. Also, a superior article of cough candy, and
every article usually kept in my line.
GEORGE CRAFFT,
Corner of 18th street and Penn. avenue, First Ward.
?-?'
F?R RKST.?A two story house, with basement, on 41
street, between Pennsylvania avenue and C street. In
ouireof.1. Williams, next door.
Dec ?
From the New York True Hum ot 22
Army and Navy.
Colonel Bank head, the accomplished gentleman and
soldier, received hie orders yesterday to join the uroiy in
Mexico. The Colonel has been the liie and soul of the
amy at this point for a limit time He has inspected
into service, and drilled upward* of lour thousand men
for the regular army?all of which have been sent forward
under his direction. All the volunteers have also
been drilled under his orders, lie lias been of great service
to the War Department, and his services will be un
important acquiailion to our army in Mexico.
The companies of volunteers front I'lnlsdeliihia had all
ir rived at Pittsburg on Thursday. The who'e regiment
was assembled there, and via; to be mustered into iteri
vice the next day. To-day they expect to move for New
Jrleans on their way to Tainpico. The officers elect are
Colonel F. M. Wvnkoop, of the Fnttsville company.
1 Lieutenant Colonel Samuel K. Black, of Pittabunt ; and
Major Bowman, of the Wyonil|| compuii).
1 Capt. N'ones was dguin, on his* late arrival tit New Orleans,
suspended from the command of the Forward.
The comiuaud of the revenue service in the gulf of
Mexico has devolved upon Capt. Foster. Cant F. is
well known as an efficient and active officer. Tne chani
nels of the gulf, its inlands, shoals, and pannes, are to him
I as A B C.
The regiment of volunteers called for from Mississippi
by the Secretary of War, is being enrolled with great
, spirit throughout the several sections of the State. The
motto of Missisaijipi seems to be, "First in the held, ami
( last out of it."
[ The sum of *307 has been collided in Charleston and
forwarded to Mni. Griffith, as a donation to the brave
Sergeant Kelly, the faithful teamster of Major Ringgold.
The booksellers of Richmond have presented to the
volunteers from that city nearly '207 useful aud entertaining
volumes for their instruction an I amusement whilst
1 in barracks. The Virginia Woollen Company (at the
' bead of which is Mr. Caleb Jones) have contributed to
Captain Scott's Richmond com|iany one hundred and
forty-live dollars worth of scarlet flannels for the men.
The remains of Lieut. Cochran were on the 11th inst.
1 shipped at New Orleans on board the barque Montgome'
ry, bound for Philadelphia.
t From this morning's Hnltiinorc Republican end Argus.
Tlif Ringgold Funeral Proreoalon.
> The day (yesterday) ojiened beautifully, but before the
procession moved, the streets were loosened from their
[ frozen condition by the sun, rendering them slightly muddv.
j The roll of the drums and music of the band* gave a lively
f character to (he early part of the morning, while the various
companies, strangers and home commands, inade
H-_iItim/iro unitnur n mifitarv ritv .1 Knnt !*) ?Kn
procession moved, and passed through Baltimore street
in the following order:
Major James O. Law commanding, and aid*, with
mounted guards.
Col. Capron'a troop, from Mount Savage; the York
1 troop; Hagerstown troop; Independent Light Dragoon*;
Harford Light Dragoons; Potomac Dragoons; Howard
' Light Horse, from KUicott's Mills, Col. Carroll; the
Ringgold Dragoons, from Frederick, Capt Daub; Fred.
erick Huz/ars, Capt. Schley; Independent Light Dra
goons.
i Independent Grays, and band ; Maryland Cadets; Ringgold
Infantry, Independent Blues, and band; the Eagle
Artillery, the cannon drawn by Welch, Mann, Dela1
van's splendid cream-colored team of horses. <
| The officiating clergy in a carnage.
The funeral car, furnished^ by Mr. Charles GoddarJ,
and driven by Mr. J. H. McClintock.
Horse wifh uniform, boots, &c., of the deceased, led
by the teamster, Patrick Kelly.
"The guard of honor on eacn side of the hearse.
Relatives in hacks.
Open barouches with delegation trom the fiagcrstown
Horse Guards.
A stranger corps
Officers of the Army and Navy.
Taylor Riflemen; Annapolis Guards; the Rifle Regiment,
under Colonel Maruire; Fifth Regiment, Colonel 9
Hickman ; and Fifty-third Regiment, Colonel Jacob G. <
Davies; the Junior Artillerists, Captain McDowell.
Generals B. C. Howard and Steuart with aids followed,
and a large number of citizens on horseback, in carriages,
and on foot followed.
As the procession moved, the Cathedral and other bells
tolled a sad requiem for the gallant deal.
From the New Orleans Picayune.
Burning of the Creole.
The subjoined account of the burning of the Mexican
schooner Creole, under the guns of San Juan dc Ulua.
is from an officer of the Somers. There was a touch of
downright "devil may care" courage about the transaction,
which is as refreshing as the adventures whereof we
find mention in novels and songs of knightly minstrelsy.
It was boldly and gallantly done, and evinces the ripeness
of our navy for deeds of utmost daring. The narrative
does not in the least detract from the merit of the exploit.
The matter, and the manner are germain:
"United States Brio Somers,
" Blockading off'Vera Cruz, November 27th,
" Dear Pic : The squadron have not yet returned
from Tampico, but we hnvc heard that the place has surrendered
without any resistance. While the rest of the
fleet have been thus engaged, we have felt that our lot
was indeed unfortunate to be left to blockade the port of
Vera Cruz ingloriously alone. We have, however, not
been altogether idle, for last night some of our officers
projected and executed quite a brilliant affair, which, if
not so very important in a military point of view, had a
spice ot bravado which was certainly creditable. It was the
burning of a Mexcan schooner, moored within pistol shot
of the castle. She was the Creole, well known at New Orleans
as a packet, and I believe somewhat notorious for her
connexion with a certain slave question which was a subject
of diplomacy some years a?o, She was about four
miles from our anchorage, and had been an eve-sore to
us whenever we were in sight of the town. The feasibility
of burning her at her moorings ha l been for some
time discussed, and last night she was set on lire and destroyed,
by three of our officers, with five men, in a single
Doat.
"The officers engaged were Lieut. J. L. Parker, and
Passed Midshipmen J. II. Ilynson, and Robt. C. Rogers.
The affair was finally started on the impulse of the moment,
without the cognizance of the captain or the first
lieutenant. Several of the officers of the vessel, who
were knowing to the plot, were extremely anxious to participate
in its execution ; hut the limited accommodations
of the boat, united with the probability of having prisoners
to bring back, besides her own crew, precluded more
than three officers going consistently with prudence. Wo
were all sanguine of success, and as it proved we were
in the right.
"The Doat started at eleven at night, and at half after
one the schooner was fired. The affair was not altogether
wanting in adventure, which 1 have not time to detail
in full, were it worth your while to read my account.
"On nearing the schooner, the boat was discovered by
her crew, and the alarm was given by hailing the castle.
The bells of the castle were rung and the lights
of the town displayed. This did not, however, de
ter our brave fellows from boarding the schooner
and setting her on lire. Seven Mexicans were found
on board, and forced into our boat as prisoners, and
landed at Sacrificios. In setting fire to the train, the first
attempt failed?the light was thon accidentally extinguished?everything
looked ominous of failure. The
use of firearms would have provoked the fire of the
castle. One of the Mexicans was forced to find fire,
with a pistol at his head. It was a single coal, and it
was on the point of going out. To save ihe last chance,
Mr. Hynson then jiourc I powder from his hand _upon the
coal, and succeeded, lie was, however, coisiderably
burned. After going into the boat, in order to make
sure, the officers returned to make a second fire in the
hold, and having no other means of carrying the fire, they
tore up their ehirt-taile, which burned remarkably well.
The Mexicans must he somewhat astonished when they
find out how many diverse purposes a Yankee shirt may
be put to; the other day at Tuspan it was a flag of truce
?that is, a 'fathom' of one was.
"Yours, &c., J.M
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