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had lately obtained (for in exacting thin retraction 1
we wished to avoid placing the Ottoman Porte,
relatively to France, in precisely the name faint; 1
position in which rite was placed relatively to us)
should at least explain those concessions in a man- 1
ner to take away fVom them the appearance of a !
victory gained over the Greco-Rugs form of wor- J
ship, ana which should re-establish, by msans of '
some legitimate compensation, the equilibrium ?
which had been destroyed at the expense of the j
parties last named. j
3. To corroborate this arrangement by an au- '
ihentic act, which might serve at the same time as I
a reparation for the past and a guarantee for the '
future.
We believe that, with regard to the first part of
the mission of our Ambassador Extraordinary,
(which was very difficult and very thorny in itself,
inasmuch as it was necessary to reconcile the
reciprocal but contradictory interests of Russia
and France,) we brought to bear upon it an earnest
spirit of conciliation, and we are happy to say
that the French government responded oh its side
to this disfwsition. After long discussions it at
length ripened into a result, and this result has
been that two new firmans have been agreed upon,
which were obtained without any opposition
from the French Ambassador. '
But, us I said before, the question for negotiation
presented yet another face. To obtain an
arrangement was not all. Without an act which
should render it valid, and offer us a guarantee
that for the future the new firmans should be executed
and religiously observed in their principles
and their consequences, it is evident that these
documents, after the flagrant violation of the one
which had preceded them, could not in our eyes
possess any greater value than this had done. To
this guarantee the Emperor attached so much the
more importance as it constituted the only reparation
for the outrage offered to his dignity bv the
I breach of faith on tne part of the Ottoman Porte,
especially after the circumstances which had rendered
this yet more notorious.
The Prince Menschikoff was charged to obtain
this by means of a convention whicn he should
sign with the Turkish government. There has
never been any question of a treaty, properly so
called.
Loud exclamations have been made against the
form of this convention, as though in principle it ,
were injurious to the Sultan's rights of cover- j
oignty?as though it conferred upon us, in point
of fact, a perpetual right of intervention in the
i.' internal affairs of Turkey. We believe that on
this point a phantom has been evoked, and that
apprehensions ore. felt the foundation of which is
more specious than real.
In principle a convention, or even a treaty of
: this kind, would have nothing unusual about it;
and we do not see in what respect they would
touch the Sultan's rights of sovereign authority
more than the capitulations or other acts which .
France and Austria already possess in Turkey,
t For, in principle only, it is of little consequence to
the independence of* the Sultan whether an act ,
applies to a more or less considerable number of {
i' his subjects on whose behalf a right of foreign protection
was tp be exercised. ,
A guarantee assured by treaty in another State,
in the interests of a foreign communion, has been :
usual in all times. At the time of the Refonnation,
for example, States?even the great Catho- i
lie States?concluded with other treaties or con- i
| ventions, by which they guaranteed in their do- i
minions to those of the Protestant communions
certain privileges, franchises, and immunities; so i
that, even in our own days, the civil position of 1
this communion rests upon these bases, and yet the
States which have given such guarantees do not
think themselves injured in their sovereign rights
J or in their political independence. So, with much
more reason, may such acts bo concluded with a
Mussulman empire, whose Christian subjects have
suffered, and suffer still, so often, not only in their
immunities but in their properties and in their existence.
As to the fact, and as far as we arc concerned
it is already in existence, the form of a convention
which we proposed contains no innovation 011
the subject of religious liberty. The treaty of
Kayn&raii, in which the Porte promises constantly
to protect the Christian religion and churches in
i j I its States, implicates for us sufficiently a right
of surveillance and remonstrance. This right is
again established, and more clearly still specified
in the treaty of Adrianoplc, which confirms all
our earlier transactions. The stipulations of
Kayn&rdji may be traced back as far as 1774. We
have therefore in fact, and for nearly eighty
years, the very rights conceded to us which are
now contested, and the very mention of which is
considered as conducive to a total revolution in
our relations with the Ottoman Porte, since it is
asserted that this right would give us the sovereignty
over the majority of its subjects. Surely,
if we had been disposed to make a bad
use of that right, as is supposed by those
whose suspicions are incurable, we could not have :
j wanted the occasion for doing so in the course of _
this long period of time, and such occasions would
specially have presented themselves within
the last years, when Europe was a prey to
anarchy, when its governments, paralyzed by internal
contests, were engaged in, or distracted by,
the revolutions of the Occident, leaving the Orient
open to the ambitious views Which arc ascribed
to us. If ours were the intentions which
some persons are pleased to suppose in us, we
should surely not have waited until peaco was reestablished
in Europe. Should we, with such intentions,
have disposed our forces in such a manner
as to offer a moral and a material support to
our neighbors? Should we, as we have done,
have strained every nerve to reconcile our allies
and to remove every obstruction to the intimate
union of the European powers? On the contrary,
in such a case it was clearly our interest to do all
we could to perpetuate their differences. We
should then have lefl the governments alone to
fight among themselves or with their rebellious
subjects, and, profiting by the embarrassments of
their position, we could have attained, without
any difficulty, that point which persons persist in
designating as the goal of our encroaching policy.
At present, when social order is fortunately reestablished
in every country, and when the States
of Europe, each set firmly on its basis, have the
free disposal of their actions and forces, such a
policy on our part would be thoroughly out of
reason.
We reiterate our assertion that, in principle and
in fact, a convention with the Porte in favor of
the members of our religion presents no novel features.
Such a convention would give us no advantage
winch we do not already possess, and
which we might not havo abused if our intentions
inclined in that direction. If we arc strong, we
havo no need of it. If wo are weak, it would
I i scarcely succeed in making us more formidable.
This is so true that wc should never have thought
of proposing such a convention with respect to the
special question of the Holy Places, it the Porte,
by the neglect of its former promises, had not
compelled us to try to bind it more effectually to
t he maintenance of the status quo of the sanctuaries
of Palestine, and if, when we remonstrated
against concessions which were made to our disadvantage,
that power had not replied to us, that
with respect to the Holy Places Franco had a
treaty while Russia had none.
Besides, sir, we have never at any time made a
special convention a sine qua noil condition of our
reconciliation with the Porte. While wo remitted
to Prince Menschikoff, whert departing on Ins
mission to Constantinople, the minute of the stipulations
which it was his duty to negotiate, we left
it entirely to his discretion not only to modify the
terms of those stipulations, but also to obtain
them under any form which might he found to be
least offensive to the Porte and the foreign diplomatists.
On the strength of this organisation our
negotiator arrived 011 the spot, and, after examining
the obstacles which stead in the way of our
projected convention, confined himself to demanding,
under the name of a HeneU, an act wluch is
more congenial to the Oriental usages and less
conformable to the solemn ideas which are generally
understood to be suggested by the word
"convention" to the international law of Europe.
Two clauses of this first draught of a Sentd were
objected to. By virtue of these clauses wo demanded,
not, as has been asserted, the right of
confirming the election of the Patriarch of Constantinople,
but simply the maintenance of the
ecclesiastical immunities and temporal advantages
which were, ab antiquo, accorded by the Porte to
Lhe four Patriarchs of Constantinople, Antioch,
Alexandria, and Jerusalem, and also to the metropolitans,
bishops, and other spiritual heads of
the Oriental Church, in the presence of the objections
raised against these two clauses, the
Prince Menechikoff has not refused entirely to
(uppress them, and the result was the second
iraught of a Sened, on the acceptation of which he
nsisted for a long time. At length, when the
Porte persisted in rejecting every species of engagement
in a bilateral or synallagmatic form, our
Ambassador, acting in the spirit of his instructions,
vent to the length of declaring that, if the Porte
vould at once accept and sign a note in the terms
>f the one which is appended to this letter, he
vould consent to be satisfied with such a docunent
as a sufficient reparation and guarantee.
Such was, at the moment when the Prince
tfenschikoff left Constantinople, the real ultimatum
vhich the Imperial Cabinet proposed, and it was
inly when the Porte still aelayed accepting the
aid note, that our Ambassador shapod his course
o Odessa, and broke off our diplomatic relations
vith the Ottoman government.
The concessions he made successively in the
iuiiii aim um vjiuh ui yui pivjmBitiuiia, no uiuuo
iltto in the term which was originally fixed for
heir admission. After waiting for a length of
irae, and fruitlessly too, lie had been instructed to
lemand from the rorte a definitive replv within
Jnree days, and although, consequently, he ought
.o have had that reply on the 8th May, (new
ityle,) he quitted Constantinople so late as the
21st of that month.
After three months at laborious negotiations,
and after having exhausted even the lost possible
concessions, the Emperor is now compelled peremptorily
to insist on the unconditional (pur et
rimple) acceptation of the draught of the note.
But still, influenced by those considerations of patience
and forbearance which have hitherto guided
liim, he has granted the Porte a fresh reprieve of
eight days, in which it has to take its decision.
That period passed, and painful though it may be
to his conciliating disposition, he will be compelled
to think of the means of obtaining, by a more
iecisive attitude, the satisfaction which lie has in
vain sought to obtain by peaceable means.
He would not adopt such an attitude without
poignant and profound regret; but by dint of
blindness and obstinacy parties have attempted (on
mra voulu) to push him into a position in which
Russia, Dressed, so to say, against the extremest
limits of moderation, cannot yield another step,
unless it be at the cost of her political importance.
Sir, you will please to communicate these facts
to the government to which you are accredited,
and you will submit to that government the important
document which is appended to this despatch.
We entreat that government to give the
document its most serious consideration, for it is
at this moment the Gordian knot of the question.
We still desire to untie that knot in a peaceable
manner; but it appears that we are to be compelled
forcibly to break it. While we submit our ultimatum
to the impartial judgment of the cabinets,
we leave them to decide whether, after the wrongs
of which the Porte has been guilty against us?
whether, after so much cause of legitimate resentment
as it lias given us, we could possibly be content
with a lighter satisfaction. A conscientious
examination of the draught of our note will show
that, devoid of the forms of a treaty, and even of
a synallagmatic contract, it contains nothing
whatever contrary to the rights of the Sultan s
sovereignty?notning wnicn oetrays on our part
those exaggerated pretensions which are ascribed
to us by a suspicion which is as insulting to us as
it is unjustified by our former actions. Wc trust
this examination will suffice to sliamo down the
false rumors which have been bruited about our
haughty exigencies, and to show that, if the rejection
of tlie last means of conciliation we propose
to solve the difficulties raised against us in
the affair of the Holy Places should lead to complications
which may break the peace, it is not
on our shoulders that the responsibility for such
events would rest. Accept, sir, &c.,
NESSELROIXEDRAUGHT
OF A NOTE.
The Sublime Porte, after a most attentive and
earnest examination of the demands which form
the object of the extraordinary mission confided to
the Ambassador, the Prince Menschikoff, and after
submitting the result of that examination to his
majesty the Sultan, makes it its duty to notify by
these presents to his higlmess, the Ambassador, the
imperial decision emanated on this subject by a
supreme irade of the date of .
His majesty the Sultan, desirous of giving his
august ally and friend, the Emperor of Russia, a
fresh proof of his most sincere friendship, and desirous
to consolidate the ancient relations of good
neighborhood and cordial understanding which
exist between the two countries, and, at the same
time, placing an implicit confidence in the constantly
benevolent intentions of his imperial majesty
towards the maintenance of the integrity and
independence of the Ottoman Empire, has deigned
to appreciate and to take into nis serious consideration
the candid and cordial representations
of which the Ambassador of Russia has been the
orvan in favor of the orthodox relicrion (cults') of
the Orient, which is professed by his august ally
and by the majority of both their subjects.
The undersigned has consequently received the
order to give tne Imperial Government of Russia,
represented by his highness the Prince Mensebikoff,
by this present note, the solemn assurance
of the unchanging solicitude and the generous and
tolerant sentiments which animate his majesty the
Sultan for the prosperity and security of the clergy,
the churches, and religious establishments of
the Christian religion (culte) in the Orient.
To render theHo assurances still more explicit,
to define in a formal manner the principal objects
of this high solicitude, and to corroborate by supplementary
explanations, necessitated by the progress
of time, the sense of certain articles which
in former treaties, concluded between the two
powers, have referred to religious questions, and
to prevent for all time to come even the shadow
of a misunderstanding on this subject, the undersigned
is authorized by his majesty the Sultan to
make the following declaration:
1. The orthodox religion (culte.) of tho Orient,
its clergy, churches, possessions, and religious establishments,
shall for the future enjoy, under the
aegis of his majesty the Sultan, the privileges and
immunities which wore assured to them, ah antiquo,
or which have been granted to them from
*1??A i/v limn Ktr tlio imnpriol fnvnr nnrl frnm n
high principle o/ equity; they shall participate in
tiie advantages accorded to the other Christian
sects, as wcllns so the legations accredited to tho
Sublime Porte by convention or special disposition
2. His majesty the Sultan having thought it
necessary and equitable to corroborate and explain
his sovereign finnan, which received the llattilloumayoun
on the 15th day of the month of Rebini-Akhir,
1268, (Kith February, 1852,) by his
finnan of tho , and to ordain, moreover, by
another firman, dated of the , tho reparation
of the cupola of the temple of the Holy Sepulchre,
these two firmans shall be textually executed
and faithfully observed to the maintenance,
for all time to come, of the actual status quo of the
sanctuaries possessed by tho Greeks exclusively,
or in common with the members of other sects.
It is understood that the promise extends equally
to the maintenance of all the rights and immunities
which have been enjoyed ah antiquo by the
orthodox church and its clergy within the walls
of Jerusalem and without, and prejudice to the
other Christian communities.
3. In case the imperial Court of Russia should
demand it, a convenient locality shall lie assigned
in the city of Jerusalem or its vicinity for the construction
of a church devoted to the celobration
of divine service by Russian ecclesiastics, and of
a hospital for poor and distressed pilgrims; and
such foundations shall bo under the special surveillance
of the Consul-General of Russia in Syria
and ralestino.
4. The necessary firmans and orders shall bo
f ivon to those who have a right to ask for them,
a qui de droit,) and to tho Greek Patriarchs, for
the exocution of these sovereign decisions, and a
further understanding will be come to in tho regulation
of other details which have neither found
a place in the firmans respecting the Holy Places
nor in the present notification.
The undersigned romaixw, &c,
BALTIMORE CORRESPONDENCE.
The Death qf Judge Otetm?Reception of the President?Another
Jvevrepaper Change?Lost Cheek?
Stock Sales, tfe.
v Baltimore, July 9, 1853The
death of the Hon. John Glenn is a subject
of general regret throughout the city. He wai
greatly esteemed as one of our most useful and
enterprising citizens, independent of his high character
as a jurist, and his probity as a man. He
was in the fifty-eighth of his age, and leaves a
wife and several children. He leaves proj>erty to
the value of about half a million of dollars.
The City Councils, through a committee appointed
last evening, are making extensive preparations
for the retention and entertainment of
President Pierce on his passage through the city
on Monday. He will not reach here until about
five o'clock in the evening, and will be received
and escorted to his quarters by an extensive military
and civic procession, in which our citizens of
all political preferences will heartily join.
A few days since you announced " the turning
of a half-century leaf" in the Baltimore American,
by the retirement of the two senior partners of the
ancient firm of Dobbin, Murphy &. Bose. I learn
that another of the ancient newspaper proprietors
of Baltimore, Colonel Isaac Monroe, will retire
from that staunch and respected Whig journal,
the Baltimore Patriot, on Monday next, after almost
a life-time service in the labors pertaining to
its publication, and, I am happy to learn, with an
abundance of means to enable him to enjoy the
closing years ot lite in ease ana amuence. josnua
Jones, esq., will also retire from the proprietorship,
and John F. McJilton, esq., the junior partner
of the present firm of Isaac Monroe & Co.,
will be sole proprietor of the paper, having purchased
the interests of his retiring partners. Mr.
McJilton has business capacities, and tact and
talent in the management of the newspaper business,
that will enable him to fully maintain the
present character and standing of the Patriot, and
to conduct it profitably and prosperously.
Messrs. Garrett & Son lost a check to-day for
about $5,000, drawn by an Irish house on the
Bank of England. They caution persons from
negotiating or purchasing it.
BY TELEGRAPH.
Arrival of the Atlantic?Later from
Europe.
New York, July 10.?The steamer Atlantic
has arrived, with one hundred and forty passengers.
Her news is unimportant.
great britain.
In Parliament the income-tax bill had become
a law. Long debates had taken place on the Indian
government. Very little was said about
Turkish affairs, the general belief being that
peace would prevail; but insurance on the Danube
was advancing.
The strike at Stockport and Blackburn continues
partially, but the Manchester employers and
workmen have not come to an open rupturb.
Mr. Van Buren was at Birmingham; Mrs.
Stowc was in Wales.
The crops in Ireland arc luxuriant. The weather
in Great Britain had been generally favorable.
FRANCE.
The proposed action of France on the Turkish
question was not known officially. It was reported
that the Emperor had prepared a formal
note to Russia, demanding to know whether he
meant peace or war, I ranee being ready for
either. The report adds that Napoleon consented
to withhold the note on the earnest entreaty of
M. Kiszleff, the Russian minister.
M. Lemoine had been charged with a private
mission to La Plata. The Bank af France has
made a half-yoar dividend of 70 francs.
SPAIN.
The frigato Constitution passed Gibraltar on
the 15th. M. Caldcron de la Barca has been appointed
Minister of Foreign Affairs. It was reported
that the Spanish ports will be opened for
free import of wheat.
SWITZERLAND.
Prospects of a settlement of Swiss matters arc
Tl,n 1.1,.... ?!,? ?.?
lUlgllUU. 1 1IU un 1 IUUIIIUIHCM; II?Utier
is soon expected to be raised. .
italy. j
Tlie reported attempt of an outbreak in(Lombardy
is unfounded.
Count Burger had been appointed to supersede
Strasoldo, which exites hopes of milder dealings
towards Italy.
turkey.
No hostilities have yet taken place, and the belief
gains ground that there will be none. Russia
continues to collect troops along the frontier. The
Turks do not cease their warlike preparations.
Baron Bruck, Austrian envoy, arrived at Constantinople
on the 14th, understood to be charged
with conciliatory proposals, though it was not
known what. In short, Turkish atfairs since last
advices remain in statu quo, but with improved
feelings for peace.
persia.
From Erzeroum, June 3, comes news of an extraordinary
earthquake, by which 12,000 pensons
wero killed during the night, and the plague had
arisen from their unburied corpses. Inundations
and cholera prevailed at Teheran and locusts at
Ispahan. The Orient telegraph announces that
the mails from Calcutta had arrived with dates to
May 6, and from Hong Kong to the 1st. Nothing
definite about the Rangoon. Nothing later
respecting the Chinese insurrection.
Latest.
London, Wednesday, June 29.?In Paris, on
Friday, the funds opened with a rise, but in consequence
of the rumors of a Russian invasion of
the Danubian provinces, received a sudden check
and closed at a decline.
Vienna, June 24.?Russia insists no longeron
a special treaty with Turkey, but her demands
are now confined to a guarantee in the form of a
note.
Athens, Juno 18.?King Otho was arming a
squadron for the protection of Greek subjects in
case of an Oriental war.
Smyrna, June 15.?The city of Shiraz, in Persia,
was totally destroyed by an earthquake on
the night of the 1st of May. Tho steamer City of
Manchester arrived at Liverpool on Monday
uvuuill^ .
Paris, Monday, Juno 27.?A private letter
from Jassa, Moldavia, of the 17th, says an extraordinary
courier from St. Petersburg passed
through the day previously, on his way to Constantinople,
with another ultimatum with a notico
that if not accepted in eight days the Russian
army would immediately cross the frontier
and commence hostilities. A division of the Russian
army, 40,000 strong, is already within two
leagues of Jassy.
Fatal Accident and Fire.
Montreal, July 8.?Last evening Mr. Hughes,
formerly Indian interpreter, and in the employ of
the Hudson Bay Company for forty years, was
instantly killed on the Montreal and New York
Railroad. His horse dashed on the track, and
both it and the carriage were torn to pieces.
The tobacco and snuff manufactory of A. Levy,
at Griffinstown, was destroyed by hro this morning
Destructive Fire at Cleveland.
Cleveland, July 8.?A fire last night destroyed
Hewitt's & Co. a agricultural implement factory,
Lamb's saleratus manufactory, Burnett's
machine shop, and several other buildings, together
with most of their contents. Ixjss not yet
ascertained. It is believed to have been the work
of an incendiary, and a man has been arrested on
suspicion,
i
LOCAL MATTERS.
Washington Aqukduct.?We stated several
days ago thut the Preaideut of the United State*,
on the 28th of June, approved of the plana of
Captain Meigs for supplying the cities of Georgetown
and Washington with water from the Great
Falls of the Potomac, and now have the gratification
of presenting to our readers the following
article upon the subject from the Union of yesterday
morning:
" We congratulate our readers that the action
of the Chesapeake and Ohio C'anal Company,
made necessary by the conditions of the law of
Maryland granting the consent of that State to
the erection within its limits of works for supplying
Washington and Georgetown with water, has
been such as to meet the approval of the Presii
dent.
I "The President has determined that the proper
point from which to procure an abundant supply
of good and wholesome water, suitable for the
wants of the metropolis, is the Great Falls, and
has approved of the plans presented by Lieutenant
(now Captain) Meigs, of the corps of engi
neers.
"Preparations are making for a vigorous proselion
of tllft Wnrlf TIio laurn fho n?Uo#l S2fninu
require such strict examinations of the titles before
spending money upon lands purchased for
public purposes, that more delay is incurred in
commencing works by the Government tlian by
corporations, who are satisfied with less careful
investigations.
"A large force will, however, be put upon this
work the moment the land is procured; and in
the mean time arrangements for procuring materials
and tools are in progress. Should Congress
show the same liberality in their appropriations
which has heretofore cnaracterized tneir dealings
with the national constructions at the capital, we
may hope soon to see the ample supplies of the
Potomac poured into our city through an aqueduct
worthy or the name at the head of this article."
The ''County Jam." is not an institution of
| which we can boast. So far as " comforts" are
concerned, those of the penitentiary are represented
to be better. But this is not the fault of
| the marshal and his assistants, who do all that is
possible to meliorate the condition of the prisi
oners.
The building is miserably constructed, and not
large enough for present purposes, six or eight
persons being sometimes crowded into one cell?
j men and boys, convicts and individuals, awaiting
trial together. One would suppose that this is
not the generally-a pj>roved mode of elevating
private morals; beside, the mere accusation of
crime should not cause a human being to be temporarily
associated with those whose guilt has been
established. Therefore the two classes of prisoners
should be separately maintained.
The white and the black women there incarcerated
are in the same department, and have to
avail themselves jointly of the prescribed promenade.
A decent respect for public opinion suggests
an amondment in this particular. Degraded,
irrecoverably, these creatures of the two
races may be, but they should not on that account
be forced to a companionship' which outside respectability
does not in the remotest degree tolerate.
Grand juries have from time to time presented
the " county jail" as a nuisance; and every one
agrees that the present " blue jug" should be superseded
by a building in a better locality, where
a proper separation, of the classes of inmates can
be observed, and more becoming police regulations
adopted.
There arc now in jail upwards of sixty prisoners,
nearly all of whom are under sentence.
We are gratified to learn that the Secretary of
the Interior is fully impressed with the necessity
of a new prison, and that he will make it a prominent
feature in his first official annual communication
to Congress.
The Insane Asylum, for the erection of which
the last Congress mado an appropriation, is in
process of construction; but the work does not
progress rapidly. The probability is that another
year will elapse before even one wing of the
institution will be roady for occupancy. This is
to be regretted, as there are now in jail six persons
who it is said are insane?four whites and
two negroes; and several in a like condition of
mind at the poor-house.
The Health of the City is as good as it
usually is at this season of the year, perhaps
better; 110 thanks to the gentlemen who, nominally,
are entrusted with the execution of the
sanitary laws. It would do no harm, however, to
have the streets and alleys cleansed from impurities,
in accordance with the statute. The most
prevalent complaint arises from the excessive heat
of the weather, while persons suffer with attacks
of cholera morbus, occasioned in the majority of
cases by indulging the appetite too freely with
crude and unwholesome food.
Porcelain Goods.?On Saturday we had an
opportunity to examino, at Mr. Wheeler's hardware
store, on Pennsylvania avenue, opposite
Brown's Hotel, some of his porcelain goods, from
the celebrated factory of Cartlidgo & Company.
Plum white, gilt edge, grapevine, and fancy
door and fingdr-plates, door-knockers and knobs,
and sign letters, arc among tho choice collection,
and are certainly worthy of the attention of those
who desiro an article which combines beauty with
durability.
"High Ground."?Beau, the Brummcl of the
pave, was recounting with indignant eloquence
an affront put upon turn by an excursion party, i
who would not permit him to return to town in
their hack. "But," said he, "I took high ground
with 'cm." "What did you do?" "Why, I
climbed up with the nigger that drove 'cm."
Stock Sale.?McGuire, auctioneer, sold on j
Saturday $4,000 worth of Patriotic Bank of
Washington stock at 86 j; Bank of Metropolis,
105*; and $1,500 of Corporation of Washington,
1031.
Tjif. Ground and Improvements (consisting
of four small brick houses) 011 Eleventh street, between
E and F streets, known as "Smith's Row,"
wns sold on Saturday, by McGuire, auctioneer,
for $8,250. 1
Tiie Excessive Heat of yesterday was considerably
dissipated by copious showers in the afternoon,
accompanied by thunder and lightning.
Vegetation has been suffering greatly from the effects
of the dry and scorching weather.
"The Truth."?James Robertson has just is/vf
? iwilif lGn-rolifyioiiN imirnxil
hearing this title. It is nearly filled with editorials,
the subjects and style being, for tho greater
part, peculiarly his own. His design is to effect
"the happiness of all the sons and daughters of
our race."
Thf. Dogs still have the freedom of the city,
notwithstanding the proclamation of the Mayor
requiring them to be confined for the space of
thirty days. As there seems to be no prospect of
"ensibly lessening the number of those snimals in
the streets, we would respectftdly suggest that
there be established au armed police to protect
pedestrians, especially at night, from canine attacks.
,
The Public School Examination* have heen
in progress for more than a months and will be
completed during the preeent week. We are
pleased to learn that the schools generally are in
a prosperous condition. The results of the system
are highly appreciated by the friends of education.
Much inconvenience, however, is experienced for
the want of proper school accommodations, a
remedy for which, we trust, will soon be provided.
Election or Telegraph Officers.?An annual
meeting of the Washington and New Orleans
Telegraph Company was held in this city on
Thursday, when S. Mowrey, esq., of Charleston,
South Carolina, was elected president of the company,
vice Khun Alexander; B. B. French was
elected treasurer, vice Amos Kendall; and Daniel
F. Clark was elected secretary.
MARRIED,
at ttl.~ ?7?l
iiv vuui uuj j/i uuajjrii| uii uiv ? ml mot..,
by tlie Rev. Robeht Lowry, LOUIS B. DEWITT,
of West Point, N. Y., to MARY, youngest
-daughter of Captain Henry Brewiston, United
States Engineers.
In Cabell county, Virginia, on the 28th ultimo,
by the Rev. Joseph H. Creiuhton, WILLIAM
H. BUFFJNGTON, Auditor of the State of Missouri,
to Miss GEORGELLA NICHOLAS, of
Cabell county, Virginia.
DIED,
On the 7th instant, MICHAEL DELANEY,
in the 25th year of his age, a native of Queens
county, Ireland.
In Prince Frederick, Calvert county, Maryland,
July 1st, LOUISA ELLEN, wife of Rev. Edward
Dulin, in her 33d year, formerly of this
city.
In this city, on Thursday morning, July 7th,
HENRY COOJ^IDGE, son of John and Susan
M. Van Santvoord, aged 11 months.
In Alexandria, Virginia, on the 8th instant,
Mrs. ELIZABETH RICKETTS, widow of the
late D. Ricketts, aged 88 years.
In Warrenton, Virginia, on the morning of the
4th instant, Mrs. MARY F. BYRNE, wife of J.
S. Byrne and daughter of Thomas Mount, of
Raymond, Mississippi.
Q@-A CARD*?The Perseverance Fire Company
would take tbia occasion to return tbeir cordial
and sincere tbanks to the Union Fire Company
for the loan of hose at the fire which occurred on
Eighteenth street on the night of 7th inst. Also,
to the Vigilant Fire Company of Georgetown, (or
their kind offer of hose. Also, to Mr. John Collins,
Major Wayne, Mrs. Red fern, Mr. Smith, Mr.
William T. Dove, Mr. John Espey, and others in
the vicinity of the fire, for the bountiful supply of
hot coffee and other refreshments so liberally supplied,
and for many other acts of kindness shown
towards us. And last, though not least, to the
citizens of the First Ward generally, for the kind
and gentlemanly disposition tbey have evinced toward
us on every occasion when we have gone into
that pari of the city to help subdue the devouring
element.
DAVID P. KURTZ,)
W. W. GRANT, >Committee.
ROBERT GRIMES $
July 11?It
QqpA CARD.?The undersigned begs leave
to return his sincere thanks to the Union and Perseverance
Fire Companies, and to the citizens generally,
for their untiring efforts to save his property
from destruction by fire on Thursday night last.
He has suffered little or no loss, comparatively
speaking, which he attributes wholly to their extraordinary
and unna rnllalrd efforts. Ha therefore
tenders to each and every one hie beat wishesJuly
11 WILLIAM T. DOVE.
OO* A CARD.?The undersigned takes this
method of returning bis thanks to the Union and
Perseverance Fire Companies, and to the citizens
generally, who so nobly came forward and assisted
in saving his property from destruction by fire on
Thursday night last. His loss, although heavier
than he couid have desired, would have been much
greater had it not have been for the extraordinary
efforts on the part of his fellow-citizens, for which
he will ever feel grateful.
July 11 JOHN WILSON.
O^Yonng Men's Christian Association.?
A meeting of the Standing Committee will be held
on Monday evening, July 11, at the Rooms. Important
business.
July 9?2t WM. J. RHEES, Secretary.
GREAT CURE FOR AI<It BOWEL COMV
PLAINTS.
Dr. J. S. Rose's Carminative Balsam*
THIS MIXTURE is one of the most important
medicines, and should be kept in all families
As a soothing preparation, it has no equal. In
cases of infants with flatulency, pain in the bowels,
bowel complaints, cholera morbus, restlessness,
crying, or general pain, it has proved a perfect
balm, producing sleep without opium, and
strength without a bitter. As a specific for bowel
complaints of adults, it has never failed. There
is no preparation equal to Or. Rose's Carminative
Balsam for Cholera Morbus, Bowel Complaint,
and Dysentery. Price 25 cents.
A MEDICINE FOR EVERY FAMILY.
Dr. J 8. Rose's Pain Curer will cure all pain in
tbe stomach or bowels in a few minutes. For
Toothache, or Pains in the Face, it acts like a
charm, giving instant relief. Indeed for pain in
any part of the body, or for Sprains, Rheumatism
from cold, or pains in tbe sides, back, or limbs, it
is invaluable. Nothing- rqual to it for Lumps or
Risings in.the Breast. Nq mother should be without
it. No person should travel without a bottle
by them, in case of sudden sickness. In bottles
12.1, 25, and 60 cents.
The above sold by Wm. H Gilman, Charles
Stott & Co., Z. D. Gilman, Patterson & Nairn,
Morrison, Wm. T. Evans, Kid well & Lawrence,
J. W. Nairn, J. B. Moore, Washington; J. L.
Kidwell, Georgetown, D. C.; and by all dealers in
Alexandria, Virginia. July 11? 2tif
FOR REST.
ONE OR TWO FURNISHED PARLORS, and
as many Chambers, in a pleasant and convehient
situation, between the Intelligencer Office
and Post Office, on Seventh street. Apply to
July 11?3t T. C. CONNOLLY.
PRB8ERVB YOUR HAIR.
JUST RECEIVED a fresh supply of Barry's
Tricopherous, for restoring, preserving, and
beautifying the hair; eradicating scurf ana dandruff,
curing diseases of tbe skin, &c ; also another
lot of that superior Transparent Toilet Soap in
bars, and for sale aa "cheap aa the cheapest" at
LAMMONIHS, 7th street,
July 11?eodSt Second door belosr E.
Fern leaves from fanny's portfolio,
with original designs, by Frederick m.
Coffin.
Uncle-Robin in his Cabin in Virginia, and Tom
Without one in Boston, by J. W. Page.
Just received by
TAYLOR & MAURY,
July 11 Booksellers, near 9th at.
METROPOLIS REFECTORY,
Pennsylvania avenue, between Jackson
Hall and the United States Hotel.
THE PROPRIETOR respectfully anpounces to
his friends and the public that be will be in
regular receipt of choice Norfolk Oysters per
steamer Oceola, Captain Mitchell, who is again
upon the route. Turtle, Clam, and other 8oups;
Beeksteaks, Chops, 8oft-crabs, Woodcock, and all
the choice eating of the season, to be bad every
day. GEORGE HENDLEY.
July 8?3t
REVOLUTIONARY BOUNTY LARD
SCRIPT, bought and sold by
PETER A. KELLER,
I5th street, opposite Treasury.
June 23?3taw2w
NOTICK.?We take this method of notifying
our patrons that, aa usual, their respective
accounts will be drawn off and presented on or
about the 25tb instant for settlement, and it is confidently
hoped that all may oonsider themselves
earnestly but respectfully called upon to make a
prompt response. HOOE, BROTHER It CO.
Jose 23?dS*
* 1
pkuiduti fomma
The COMfAKT bavin* sacumd tfcb ipmelmm
saloon *t Copp's Pavilion, o?i Louisiana ?MM,
(Mtr Siitk rtreei, for mm.1 Arnahry, tfra MMfiugs
will be held thare ?n '
A special meeting of (be Company viilMtU
on Tuesday evening, July IStb, at 8 o'clook, to
transact very important bnsfneas.
By order: O. W. MoLANB, Secretary.
July 8-it [Btarj
N?W OROCBRY MPOBl, Corner mf Ttk
* O Mmte, by LINTON * TWBKOY The
subscribers beg to Inform their friends and
the public generally that they have commenced
the above business in the spacious store, corner ot
7tb and D streets, lately occupied by Jobn A. Do
nofao. deceased.
fi is our purpose io keep constantly on band a
stock of goods which shall deserve the character of
the best "Family Grocery," as also every other
article in tbe line of our business, however rare
and costly. Courteous attention and prompt de.
iitci t ui |uuu8 maj- uvtvnuucuuj iipa ieu.
July 6? 1 w
SPRATT'S PATENT UGHTIIKQ ROD*.
THE undersigned would respectfully inform the
citizens of Washington and its vicinity that
be is now prrpared to have put up these superior
Rods, with Glass insulators, in a safe and durable
manner. Those in wnnl wilt please leave their
names with the subscriber, as several gentlemen
have been imposed on by some who put up an In
ferior article and cult it Spratl'r.
Recollect, the genuine Puinta and Rods can be
obtained only Irom the duly authorised agent for
the District of Columbia, between 4} and fith
streets, Pennsylvania avenue.
July 6?2w C. W. HEVDON, Agent.
VIRGINIA UNO SCRIP WANTED.
THE undersigned will pay the highest market
ratfs for Virginia Land Scrip ana Land Warrants.
EVANS & PANT,
July 6?d&?;3m Opposite tbe Treasury.
2jaL FOR RENT? House No. 6 Union Row, F
Mlu street. It has gas throughout and a cittern
of water in the yard, and the whole premises ia in
first rate order. Apply at Republic office, Nintii
street. July 6?fit
VIRGINIA LAND SCRIP.
THE UNDERSIGNED, having had aome twenty
years' acquaintance with Virginia Military
Land Claims, and with tbe Revolutionary records
at Richmond, will attend to the revision of such
claims here, un der the act of 31st August, 1862;
and will also purchase and sell Land Warrants
and Land Scrip.
VESPASIAN ELLIS,
July 7?dlmif Irving Hotel.
OYSTERS! OYSTERS I OYSTERS!
Post Office Restaurant, corner 7th At K iU.
ARRANGEMENTS hare been made to have on
hand a constant supply of FRESH NORFOLK
and CHESAPEAKE OYSTERS, which will be kept
! in ice, and served to the public who may call, tit
any desired manner.
A Free Lunch every day at 11 o'olock.
July 6?2w JOSHUA GIBSON.
VIRGINIA LAND SCRIP WAITED, at
highest market rates, by
CHUBB BROTHERS,
July 6?2wd Opposite Treasury.
JOHN CONNELLY, UNDERTAKER,
7th Street, between G Ac H ets., west aide,
IS now provided with every tbin^ requisite and
necessary for the business, and is prepared at
all times to fill all orders for funerals at the shortest
notice. His system of preserving bodies in hot
weather bas always given satisfaction.
Regularly on hand a large supply of readymade
coffins of all bizcs and quality.
July 6?lw
REMOVAL.
THE undersigned beg leave to announce that
they have removed their WINE & LIQUOR
STORE to 75 Dock street, two doors eagt of their
former establishment, where they will be glad to 4
receive the visits of their friends and patrons, to I
whom they offer the attraction of a Stock not surpassed
for purity, variety, and excellence by any
establishment in the United States.
THOMAS H. JACOBS k. CO..
July 6 75 Dock street, Philadelphia. I
WILLARD'S HOTEL, NEW YORK, No. j
825 Broadway, and 207 Twelfth street, is J
dow open tor tbe accommodation ot the public. 1
The house is new, and is fitted up with all the >
modern improvements, and ia furnished in a superior
manner. The proprietor, formerly of Willard's
Hotel, Washington, D. C., will be happy to
see any of his former friends, also all those ot the |.
travelling public who may favor him with a call.
E. D. WILLARD. :
New York, May 17 June 16?2mif (
Department of State, Jaly 6, 1653. {'
ALL PERSONS having books belonging to the
Library of tbe Department of State are requested
to return them immediately.
July 8?6t
k. m. drew, merchant tailor,
7th Street, opposite the OAce of the Notional
Intelligencer,
HAS on hand a large and choice assortment of
Cloths, Cassimeres, and Vestings, to which he
invites tbe attention of the public. Orders for
garments executed with promptness, in a manner
to please, and at moderate rates.
July 6?2w , ,
mFOR e?nt?Two third-story rooms of
the new building at the corner of 9th and
sets, near Pennsylvania avenue and the Centre
Markot. One is 20 by 95 feet, the other 20 by
80 feet.
Inquire at tbe Republic office, opposite.
July 7?6't
Bar-iron, steel and nails, tin.
Lead Pipe, Sheet Lead, Bar Lead, and Tin
Zinc; American and English Sheet-iron, Bellows,
Anvils, Upright, Parallel and Chain Vices, and
other goods of this description, which will be sold
cheap. E. WHEELER,
Corner 7th and B streets, near the Canal.
July 9?lm [News and Star.]
Stock in the cape lookout pavilion
company.?Notice is hereby given
that books for subscriptions to the capital stock of
said company, chartered by an act of the General
Assembly of tbe State of Maryland at the January
session, 1863, will be opened at the Patriotic Bank,
Chubb Brothers, bankers, ajfT' at the office of
Maoara ITvono Jlr Fnrit. In th? nf Wfiihinvinn
and District of Columbia, on 8aturdajr the 26tli instant,
and will be kept opened until the 26th of
July next.
WILLIAM H. DUNKINSON,
F. W. RISQUE.
EDWIN ROBINSON,
June 27?d&clm Commissioners.
The proprietor of the krvino
HOTEL would respectfully remind the public
that, during- the repairs of Willard's Hotel, he
offers accommodations to those who have business
in the upper part of thecity; or who like airy and
comfortable apartments.
June ) 6?tf DANIEL D. FRENCH.
Land warrants of 40, 80, and acres, 160
bought and sold by
PETER A. KELLER.
16th street, opposite Treasury.
June 23?3taw2w
a card.
JOSEPH A. G'SCHWEND, PROFESSOR OF
MUSIC, respectfully informs the citisens of
Washington and vicinity that be has established
himself in this city, and is prepared to give lessons
on the Piano. Guitar, and in Singing.
Orders left at Mr. Thompson's Daruerrean Gals
? ? * s- 1 ? r M. fAh..
icry, or at me music snu rancj nure ui mi. av?n? m
P. Ellis, will be promptly attended to. H
Terras?Twelve Dollars per quarter. H
Mar 26
SILAS H. HILL, Attorney at Uw.-Offlfi*, I
corner of E and Sixth streets. Entrance on
Sixth street. May 9?eodfrn
OHOCOLATK. COCOA, AND BROMA. I
W BAKER A CO.'S American nod Vanilla H
Premium Chocolates, Cocoa, and Bronte.
to which first premiums have been awarded by the
chief Institutes and Fairs of the Union, are tor
sale by all the principal Grocers in the United H
States, and by their agents:
Hussst It Mcbkay, New Tork ; Ga awt k H
Twslls, Philadelphia: Thomas V. Ha canto a, H
Baltimore; Kbnhbt k Doubt, Cincinnati, Ohio; H
and S. H. Ho watt, Georgetown, D. C. I
WALTER BAKER k CO.,
April b?dlf Dorchester, Mast,
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