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From il?* IsOHdon'Timr*, March 17.
UUtfMIA AMU Tl'liKEY.
NN r sdvxn wiiii reluctance to a subject which
ilircMioni not only to iidii m serious cause of diss- n
?ion lo the numerous controversies sod dispute
now ulhi -ting and distracting Europe. but wliic*
ha* already occaaioned wune coolneaa l>ciwwn tie
British government siul that cabinet of the North
wiili which it is st this time our ?special interest to
maintain amicable relations. But the manifest
s) irm of the Turkish government, end its active pre
parations lor defence?the attitude of the British Am
bupaador at Constantinople?the language attributed
to the last communications of the British cabinet?
siid, above ail. the tone assutn?d by the Emperor of
Russia himself, sre facte calculated |o give far more
importance to the present state of the Eastern ques
tion than has of iste t>een attached (o it. It must bt
acknowledged that at no period since the revolution
of February, has tho aspect of Kurope i>een less pa
ciflc. In Italy, the outbreak of hostilities is daily
expected; in Denmark, the armistice expires neat
week, witn no immediate indication that the prelim
lnari. s of peace will oe signed within that period ;
at Fraokfoit, the scheme of a German Enipiic hse
been revived <y Welker, in the loini most hostile to
Austria; in Hungry, the war is csrried on with
doubtful success, and not without the assistance oi
a dunge.ous uud cjaily ally; st Qaeta, coufetencep
are about to open between the Catholic powers,
with a view to the restoration of tho Pope by force
of arms. All Europe is filled with wars and rumor*
of wars, save that, by a marvellous exception, which
anil gives us hopes of peace, the French nation have
learned by their recent inisfortuiiea,the necessity ol
adhering to (hat pacific and conservstive policy
which tne government of Louis Napolean practice*
lo concert with thia country. We had hoped, and
we have not yet ceased lo nope, that the Emperoi
of Russia, clearly discerning the causes of the man
ifold disorders of these times, would steadily
reserve the influence of his government aud the re
sources of his empire to uphold and asaist, by
lawful means, the restoration of those principles 01
authority aod right which have been so openly viola
ted, and that, without betraying any arbitrary Inten
tion of interfering in the internal affairs ol othet
countries, he would hold himself iu readiness to com
biue with other stable government*, wherever jus
tice and the police of Europe required such protec
tion. That tempetate and dignified policy which
the Russian cabinet has hitherto pursued, would nat
urally insure to it a fair and useiul influence In the
affairs of the Baltic, in the alliances of Germsny, and
even less directly, in the arrangements of Southern
Europe; but such a policy is wholly at variance with
the prosecution of selfish and ambitious schemes in
tne East. Jf we are to hold that the Kmporor of Rus
sia is capable of taking advantage of the present dis
tracted state of Kurope to turn his own arms against
the Ottoman empire, he has a direct interest in ag
gravating the confusion which has paralyzed tht
world. He mutt be perfectly aware that democratic
governments, just emerging from a revolution, oi
Still struggling with social anarchy, are wholly unablc
to oppose any serious resistance 10 the military exe
cution of projects, which at any other period would
have called forth the opposition of every statesman
and every army in Europe. But he must also be
aware, that such an undertaking would estrange his
government from every cabinet which is iniciesteu
In the maintenance ol peacc and restoration of or
der. He would himself become the accomplice ol
'he Revolution, as completely as Alexander became
at Tilsit the accomplice of Napoleon in his worst
projects. The conduui of the Russian court in these
circumstances will deleftniuo whether it is governed
vy Pfincipjef oj by ambition?by a firm adherence
Mtto ause of authority, or an unscrupulous pur
suit of traditional conquest.
Subnquently to thy disturbance* whi h occurred
last summer in the Moldo-Wnlluchian provinces, and
tolmuoranuioB of those provinces by the Russian
and Turkish troop*, the Russian embassy at Con
stantinople was' instructed lo urge the Porte to ac
cede to a modification of the existing regulations for
tne nomination of the Hospidars of those principali
ties. By the treaty of Akermann, concluded in IRAi,
it was stipulated that the Hospidorsshould be nomi
nated for seven years, and might be deposed by the
ilu Vr protecting powers; by the treaty ol
Adnanople, signed three years laler, it was agreed
that they should be appointed for life. The Russians
required, for reasons of their own, that tho Sultan
should eonscnt to revert to the former condition ol
the treaty of Akermann. We ahail not attempt to
examine the precise merits ol such a question; but
certain it is *that thin demand was vigorously re-1
sis ted by 8ir Stratford Canning, and was, theieupon,
njected by the Porie. The 'I urkish in misters were
probably well aware of the danger of thia specics ol
opposition to the cabinet of St. Petersburg, for they
instantly proceeded to arm the whole frontier of the
empire, looking at the same time to England and
to France lo support them in the course wnich they
nave been induced lo adopt. The Emperor of Rus
sia, on the other hand, has signified his extreme dis
pleasure and irritation at the measures taken by
lurkey and her other allies to oppose his views on
i?lolda\ia and WaUochlo, and ha* intimated, in indi
rect language, that the next lime he makes a cam
Adrianople*8 ^elkan, it will not terminate at
Although wo do not ontortain a very lofty opinion
ol the military resources of Turkey, it woula bo an
error to estimate thorn no higher than they were
during the campaigns of 18*J8 and 1829. At that pe
. kt had just been destroyed
at "*v*rin<>t and Admiral Greigh was complete mas
ter of the Black Sea. The reiorms of the Turkish
army were in their infancy, and Egypt contributed
little to the defence of the empire. At the preoent
time the Turkish arsenals will send out forty ships,
of which eight or ten are three-deckers; the army
n?M t Lprepir,,lon amounts to 300,000 men, of
wnich about half are irregulars, who are already on
their way for the Asiatic PashaJica to Cons annoo
ple; the revenue of the Ottoman Empire has prodi
f itJw increased since the abolition of monopolies
a J li lhtrc J" evtry reaiou lo brieve ihati
Abbas Pasha, now hereditary ruler of Egypt wU'
has jusi received his investiture at Cons tar Unorle'
would place the whole naval and .nil].- ? foSS oi
thai dependency u: mo d.sposul oi ,h, p?rl, hla
?Ujerain. Such u force, ?nirn*-,j bvrclsiou- a
oaliClaiu .n inu duicnce of tj'' ,ih!L /
which Uiey liav.j occupied ' f ? provinces
not io be despfaed, -,jr f"ur hun^r? y"?. <?
power of Europe; . . *>*. grealeet mUltary
for Nicholas wi'1 ud we ?er lhat tne Kmpe
.. nol push this contest to exiremi
raoal' f'**1 advantage "t ihe Russian party, at this
gr -nt, lies in the division of the European powere,
.J especially in the want of confidence brtween the
two moat pat 16c of Ihem?Austria and Ureal Bri
tain. Were the ancient bonds of union between the
courte oi Si. James and Vienna In full force, and
still more, If ihe government of ihe French Repub
lic were Induced lo co-opeille with Austria as well
as with oureelves In tho formidable questions which
are agitating the South ol Europe, the progress ol
Rusaian absolutism on the Dunube, and the perma
nent triumph of anarchy In Iialy, would be alike
Impossible. We have no doubt thut the language of
Sir Stratford Canning has been tlint of a statesman
manlully resolved to defend the traditional policy of
hia country, to support ihe integrity and indepen
dence of ihe Ottoman Empire, and to avert an ae
gruealon which must be fatal lo ihe general peace.
Hut It 1* of extreme Importance that not a word should
hsve been aald at Pera wllh more energy thun
will be ahown In Downing street, and If Kuaaia
construes Ihe preparation of Turkey Into a pretext
of war, It muet not be forgotten what responsibility
reata wllh powers who have countenanced thoae
preparations. For ourselves, we should deeply re
pel the occurrence ai thia crisis In ihe affairs of
Europe of anient calculated lo disturb Ihe harmo
ny of our relatlona wi'lt the head of the Kuaelan
Empire, and to add so large an element of diacord
to the chances of war. Such an event would be
disgraceful, and In Ihe end calamitous lo Ruaaia
herself; bui It would be stUI more fatal to the reeior
scion of order on the Continent of Europe, and pos
sibly lo pcace thoughout ihe world.
Turpentine In Alabama.
It ninynolbe generally known thai Col. R. J.
James Is furnishing this market, Irom his manufac
tory in Clarke county, a weekly supply of one thou
sand gallons of spirits ol lutpcntiiic, undone hun
dred barrels of rosin. The daily consumption of
crude turpentine si lite distillery is about twenty-five
barrels, yielding about seven gallons of ihe spirits ol
turpentine to In# barrel, and nbotii three-fourths ol
a barrel of rosin. Tho spirits of turpentine com
mands some forty cents per gallon, and the roam
teuttl W per barrel. hen it la born" in mind thai
Ihis Is Ihe pioMtr effort In this Slate, and lhat it wj.
undertaken hut a short lime since, under the disad
vanisge of Inexperience in regard lo tho mode ol
collecting the raw material and of conrerting it Into
forms suited to the dsmanda of commerce, we can
not but be agnxnbiy surprised al the eminent suc
cess with which the enterptss has been attended.
Tho evidence la now complete that the Sute of Ala
bama haa a mine of wealth In her pine foreats, which,
under the public-spirited example uf Col. James, is
soon to lw developed, rlveliuig Ihe ffM plaeirt of
Csllfornla. Tlie day ta at hand when we shall out
strip the old N orth Slate in the production of naval
atorea. It cannot be otherwise. The great staple
of Um Stale haa been so reduced In r.lue by over
production, thai our planters muat, in self-defence,
diversity liietr labor.
The product of the foreats affords far mora riaiM
nereilng pricee than any other branch of industry,
and ws hsve the evidence before us thai many of our
planura on the river eountlea are directing a portion
of their labor to this new field of euierprit ThSSa
10 the public-spirited rltixen, u
perlment j and we trust that cltiu o may bia, VichW
rewarded for his sxerlions, in ? pecunlsrv nolniSf
view, as be is in Um thanks and ?uiudTo? hi
ftlkiw-eliixene.?iVoWe H^uUr, Afr"\| " 01 hU
The mammoth steamer Missouri arrived at St
Louis on the 9th fnstsat, from NewOrieaas. wlih a
earfO of 17,000 pecksgas.-AM '
DrAs much nitrate of soda as can be held be
tween the thumb end finfer. It l? Mid, If thrown Into
e glsee or vans of sreter, will preserve flowers freeh
for the space of ? fortnight. This may be sa lata
testing feet for (he ladies
il.UI.Y NATIONAL WHIG. |
WASHINGTON, 1). C. "
I'Kllin JldKMMi, AJ'IUL '.'U. Te5?
OFFICIAL.
APPOINTMENT HYTH1 PRBIIDBNT.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Nathaniel Young, to be Collector ol
the Customs ut Wilmington, District ol
Delaware.
THIC VIRGINIA BLICTIOR.
Next I hursday, the 26th ol' the month,
the good people of the Old Dominion will
select their representatives in the thirty-first
Congress. 1'lie contest between the Whig
and Democratic parties in the various Dis
tricts of the State, is animated, vigorously
conducted, and in no danger of being misun
derstood for want df discussion.
Inthe Kanawha District, John S. Duncan,
Whig, has given way to Mr. McCqmas,
who is opposed to Col. Beale, Democrat.
A most interesting canvass has been going
on between these two gentlemen, and as the
District is decidedly Whig, when all the vo
ters come out, our friends in that quaiter
regard Mr. McCoinas'election assure.
Mr. Russell is battling it noblv against
Mr. Newman, Democrat, in the Wheeling
District, and last accounts from the moun
tain counties assure us, that Russell has made
serious inroads upon the Democratic party.
1 hereare those of our friends in that section
who look confidently to the success of Mr.
Russell.
In the Frederick District the Whigs have
no regularly nominated candidate in the field.
I hey appear, however, to have centred upon
Mr. Faulkner, now a State delegate from
Berkeley county. The Democrats have
thrown Mr. Bedincer overboard and placed
Mr. Parker in command of the deck. The
Distric t is Democratic, but FAUi.KNER'scan
didaturc has rendered it doubtful.
1 lie three Districts of Petersburg, the
I enth Legion, and Abingdon are irreversi
bly Democratic. There is no Whig in the
field in either quarter. Gov. McDowell
and Mr. Meade are without opposition.
Mr. Mc Mullen and Mr. George,both De
mocrats, arc contesting the prize in the Ab
ingdon District.
I be \\ bigs hove united in great force
upon Mr. Anderson in the Botetourt Dis
trict, who is running against Mr. Edmonson.
The latter gentleman is not entirely accept
able to his Democratic brethren, and there
is.a strong hope that Mr. Anderson will suc
ceed.
Mr. Flournoy, Whig, has every pros
pect of carrying his District. He is univer
sally beloved, and his re-election would be
no more than an act of justice from a liberal
constituency to one of the most liberal of
representatives inthe last Congress.
i Ffk; Charlotte District looks as though it
will be carried by Mr Irving against Mr.
Bocock. The Whigs of Campbell County
have the election in their hands, and we
hope they will not throw it away as they did
at the 'tast trial.
Mr. Gogoin lias no serious opposition to
Mr. Powell, Democrat, in the Albermarle
District. 1 he Whigs are however up and
determined to do their duty.
In the Loudon District the contest is be
tween Mr. Pendleton and Mr. Morton,
bot'i Whigs.
Gen. Taylor got eighty majority in the
i Caroline District, and Mr. Forbes,Whig,
is gallantly striving to prevent it from going
back to the Democratic fold. His competi
tor is Mr. Holladay, a very popular gen
tleman, but if the Whigs do their duty, Mr.
H. will stay at home.
We. have sanguine hopes that Dr. Mal
lory will overcome Gen. Bayly in the Ac
comac district. So far as the discussions
ha?e progressed, the Doctor has worsted the
General. It is only necessary for the Whigs
to come out in force, and they will easily be
able to Rive the Doctoj- Old Zach's majority
of 548 '
Iu the Norfolk district, Mr. Watts was
leading Gen. Millson, Democrat, in fine
style, at last advices. Millson lias been a
Whig, and has voted many times in the
most random way. Watts has the advan
tage, too, of him, as a public speaker. Our
friends are beginning to be sanguine of
M.'s election.
The Richmond District cannot be said to
be irrecoverably lost. Things look as
though Mr. Botts will yet defeat Seddon.
At all events, we hope for the election of a
Whig, id we conjure our friends to lav
aside their feuds and demonstrate to the De
mocracy, that they love their principles
| better than their passions.
If the Whigs <lo their duty, if they are
alive to the necessity of wise Congressional
legislation, tliey will send ten if not eleven
of the representatives to be chosen next
I hursday. Would it not be a glorious tri
umph for them to say to the country We
did did not ghre old Zacii the vote of Vir
ginia, though we now sec, we could have done
so, but we grvn you eleven good and true
W lugs, who will assist in making wise laws
for the Union and in elevating the standard
of the people's House of Representatives ?
It is for you, Whigs of Virginia, to will it,
and it will be done.
are sorry to witness such a long- i
ing after the flesh-pots of Egypt, in the
ranks of the spoils-bating Democracy. One
would suppose, that they had succeeded in
placing a man or their own way of thinking
in the Chief Magistracy?so boldly do they
seek th4 confidence and employment of the
Government. They certainly lose nothing
from want of impudence !
Ofc-Tbe extreme cold weather, for the last
few and continual gale from the West
are unusual accompaniments of mid
There are fears leat the fruit crop*
. keen blighted in thf bud, but we hope
they will uol h? realised.
More of tine KHiopt'i New*.
During the fortnight, subsequent to the
Niagara's accounts, Charles Al.blrt
'ought thtee desperate battle*. Though
braving death and danger at every point, he
*as Anally overpowered and compelled to
abdicate in favor of his son.
The general impression now is, or was at
the last accounts, that the Pope would again
be permitted to return to Rome.
11 The war in Hungary continues to rage
with unabated violence.
The King of Prussia is said to have been
elected Empero^ol Germany.
At the last accounts France was quiet,
and the new Government daily gaining
strength and confidence.
War in Denmark seems inevitable, and
extensive preparations are making to that
end.
The accounts from India are, that Lord
tioUGH having effected a junction with the
General, had been enabled to rout the Sikhs
completely. Their final defeat took place
at, or near Gazzerat.
Ireland continues in a depressed condition.
We are indebted for the above items to
our telegraphic correspondents, John Wills
& Co., in Baltimore, by last evening's
mail.
C^*We have a very high respect for the
pen of Ion, the Washington correspondent
of the Baltimore Sun. It is a veteran pen,
and one that, we should think, is always in
pursuit of the truth. Kecently, he has sev
eral times undertaken to define the position
of the National Mrhig, in its relation to the
Administration, and we .regret to see, that
in every attempt at this task, he has most
egregiously failed to do us justice. We re
spectfully beg leave to refer him and al!
those interested to the following paragraphs
from our standing prtpositu*:
The National Whig waa founded for the purposi
of advocating the election of /.achabv Taylor to
the Presidency, and It now support*) and defends hi:
administration of public affairs, without fear, favor,
or aflectlon.
Its politico arc those of the administration of Gen.
? Taylor?national Whig politic*.
I 11 regularly jtublithet the official inteUiieence of the
Government in relation to public aflairn, the next
day after it la prepared for the prena, by the Depart
ment or Bureau Irom which it emanates.
It publishes all the advertising of the Federal Gov
ernment, and la therefore a vehVIe of information ol
the greatest interest to those concerned in supplying
the wants of the Oovernmenl.
The National Whig is a political journal whose
place the friends of Zacliary Taylor cannot supply.
And we further respectfully request him
to give place to them in his next letter to
the Baltimore Sun.
lie curiosity of the Union to know,
why certain of its partisans have been re
moved from office, is very amusing indeed.
It gravely inquires for the reasons of their
displacement, as il the whole world did not
know that they ought never to have been
appointed. We would recommend to these
gentlemen to institute inquiries of them
selves, and we'll guarantee they will get a
most satisfactory answer. There is nothing
like sell-study. Know yourselves, gentle
men X's, and you'll not need trouble the
Departments for reasons for being dis
placed.
tf-The Cincinnati Enquirer is gteatly
afflicted that Gen. Tayloh should rely so
confidently upon his Cabinet and the official
corps, which the laws have given him to as
sist him in the discharge of the Executive
duties. Does not the Enquirer remember,
that it is a peculiarity in the Old Hero'a dis
position to confide in and rely upon his men ?
It was that confidence in and reliance upon
his officers and men, in military affairs, that
gave him, as he hps more than a hundred
times justly remarked, all his glory. So it
will be in his administration of the Govern
ment: When hia official family is all com
plete, bis victories will then just commence.
? mm e mm
frj^The Union cries like a whipt child,
who has been caught in mischief by its par
ent. It parades a half dozen columns of
the whimperings of the village press over the
removal of some incompetent, indolent or ne
gligent Locofoco Post-master, and ejaculates,
Eheu! These spasmodic efforts to make
capital for the Locofoco party, because their
violent partisans and unfit leaders are made
to give way to honest and capable officers, will
avail nothing The public sentiment is in
favor of cleansing the Augean stable. Judge
Collamer is a man to do his duty, and Gen.
Taylor expects every man, connected with
him, to do it. So the Locofoco press may
as well submit with the best grace, they can.
i? ? ??
{jr#- It is whispered, that a certain gentle
man writes the editorials of the Union, pro
cures them to be copied and that the Union
insetts them, thinking they are the produc
tions of the copyists. Who knows, whether
this be so or not ? If it be true, the real
writer ought to he Known to the Uuion, for
its own reputation's sake. He is reducing
that journal to so low a standard, that no
decent press will l>e able to refer to it, by
and by. The venerable editor ought not to
be so imposed upon.
(f-y The Baltimore Patriot copies the ar
ticle "Locofoco Trickery" from the Nation
al Whig of yesterday, and gives the credit
to the National Intelligencer. This is the
twentieth time, at least, that we have had to
direct the Patriot's attention to this mistake.
If it occurs again, we shall call the act by
it* right name.
09- We have advices from Texas to the 7th
inst. A United States military depot is to
be established at Houston by Captain Arnold.
Near Bastrop, the grasshopper is desolating
the fields. Cholera had disappeared from
the Rio Grande. Tlie California parties
that had stretched across New Leon for the
West coast, were getting on finely at last
dates.
Q>That aterling journal, the Troy, New
York, Poet, alluding to the gratifying intel
ligence communicated to the country by the
publication in the National Whig of the
list of appointments of PostanMUre, eat* '?
Judge CoQamer has set (fee right M I* rotten,
and we hepe he will keep It tolling.
{i^-VVho i? President ??ask (lie Demo
cratic paper*. The man who administered
a sound drubbing to Mr. Polk and ail hit
general* from Santa Anna up to Qen.
Cass. Are you content, gentlemen ?
flt^-The Cincinnati Htiquirer saya, that
Qen. Taylor is a cypher. True, but il
the hnqnirer will look closely at that cy
pher, it will find that it reads?President of
the United States!
{HK^he opposition papers call Mr. Squier,
the new Chargito Guatemala, u blackguard
and a cheat, and all the evidence they bring
in support ol the accusation ii, that h? suc
cecds Mr. Hise, a Locofoeo! It is only
necessary now for a Whig to succeed a Lo
cofoco in office, and the Whig is a criminal
of the deepest dye, in the eyes of our oppo
nents.
(!<$* What will the Union say of tlx con
templated paper? We are anxious to see
One thing is certain, it cannot any longer
misrepresent the relations of the proposed
journal to the Administration.
? ?
Qkjp Mr. Polk has arrived at his home in
Columbus, Tennessee, and at last dates wa?
recovering from the debility occasioned by
his indisposition while at Smithfield, Ky.
The public voice Ii swelling into ? louder key on
the pruscripiive course of the present Adiiiinistra.
Hon.? L nion, ytitcrday.
Nonsense?it is only a half dozen corrupt,
Locofoco presses, which are bre.ezin^ away
upon their cracked penny whistles, at some
thing, they know not what, that you hear, j
Remember, neighbor, these whistlers are
paid lor piping. There's no proscription
any where, but in your own party.
Q&* It snowed at Wilmington, N. C. on
Sunday last. We did not get our share of
old nix until yesterday morning.
(& We perceive by the Rictmcnd En
quirer, that the Democratic party of Virgi
nia is preparing to proscribe the Whigs, who
hold state offices. A table is given to show
that fifty-seven Whigs receive $60,341, and
twenty-eight Democrats $28,893 from the
State treasury. Our opponents, who have
fattened for a score of years upon the fede
ral treasury, are not to be driven away with :
impunity. Y^ e should not be surprised to
see them make a clean sweep of every Whig
in the States where they have power, fie
it so.
? jcy- The Cabinet was in session yestcr
I day, scarcely over an hour. Mr. Collamer
[was not in attendance, being detained by the
I pressure of business arising out of the clos
ing of the mail lettings.
The position assumed by the newly
advertised paper, will be. gall and wormwood
to the Union. It takes the wind out of the
sails of our opposing contemporary, and we
yuets there was more trepidation about the
tripod of the Union, yesterday morning,
than has occurred thereabouts since the 10th
of last November.
fltJ-The Union and its tenders are sere
nading Mr. Collamer every morning with
a concert a la tambour, because he has had
the misfortune to be obliged, for the sake of
the public service, to displace one Simon
Drum, who lias been Postmaster, for forty
fiveyears, at alittle village in Pennsylvania.
If they continue their lub-a-dubs upon Mr.
Drum, at the rate they are going now, he
will soon have his head beat in.
(J^The Steamer Europa arrived at New
York at 6 o'clock last evening. She had
on board ninety thousand pounds sterling.
Alluding to our plan of telegraphing
all official intelligence from Washington, be
fore waiting for it to appear in the newspa
persof this city, the Troy, N , Y. Pott justly I
remarks :
" TliU will be of great service to the people, aa it
will prevent miarepreaentatlon, of which thi re la
enough forwarded In varloua diractiona from Wash
ington."
?? MM
(jt^ It was currently reported yesterday
that the Union had discovered who it was,
who had been smuggling editorials into its
columns of late, and that its fury was un
bounded. We hear it said, that the tdict
has gone forth to admit no more communi
rsted articles editorially. What will the
Xantippes say to this ?
a- The Union of yesterday publishes a
letter from San Francisco, dated the 20th of
February. It oontains nothing of moment
beyond what has been already printed, ex
cept that Com. Jones had gone on an expe
dition up the bay with tho ship Southampton
!o ascertain how far it is navigable for large
vessels.
?0
The Union says it admires our course.
We wiilt we could return the compliment.
THE DATTLB OF VEBCELLt.
We are indebted to the Baltimore Clipper
for the following account of the battle of
Vercelli by telegraph from St. Johns
Austria Ann Italy.?The moat Important Intel
ligence ia itoin Italy. At the sailing of the Niagara,
it will be rrmembmcd that war was impending in
the north ol Italy, and It waa anticipated that either
the Auatriana or Piedmontea* would Immediately
croea the Tlclno boundaiy. In a brief fortnight
Chnrlea Albert has fought nod been conquered, and
la now an abdicate I lung, and ha* takon refuge in
either Madrid or Liabon.
The Auatriana paaaed the Ticino simultaneously
with the PMmontuae, who rapidly fell back and threa
suci-wiFlve battles ensued. In the latter on the
plaina of Vercelli, th? Auatriana were completely
victorious. The Isst battle, on the 24th ult., the
main body of the Auatriana, soma 50,000 strong, en
countered Charlea Albert, near Moraro. The Plcd
tnonteac appaartd to have been of more than equal
forcc.
Ttia battle was fought with terrible obstinacy, al
though we hear from many quarters that the
Italians shrunk from the contest. It la aaid that
Charlea Albert behaved ?l'h the moat diatingnished
bravery, but finding the day wee going against htm,
he scents to have aought every opportunity to rnee,
hit death In the battle fleld i ana whatever may b a
the verdict of hlatorv aa to his paat conduct, cer
tain ilia that nothing baa advanced his public Ufa to
much ss this last set.
B. U. Muiu, Esq., has been appointed by the
President and confirmed by the U. 8. Senate, a Judge
In the Territory of Mineeote. Mr. Meeker resided
for aeveral years in th|a place. He Is a fine scholar
snd a Well read lawyer and we have no doubt will
dlacharge the dull** of nla office with ability and to
th? satisfaction of tba public.?Rtch. (JTy) (.Arm.
Metals.?A new theory haa bean broached la
Copland, ss to tbe cauae of matallferous depositee
It la said to be electricity, snd constantly In actio*
Tla la now foand Id mtnaa from which It bai Waa
taken away entirely, maoy years ago.
r0,-rc.pondence nf the SI. Loui. Kopublksu.
California emigration ?I tuid* ,,airdcJ?Fricf of
animate -Companiu in ramp.
lNnErr*OK*cE, (Mo.,) April g, 1849. '
Musu*. Em-rons Kv.ry arrival by river from
jourcliy add. largely ta the number of emigrants
Willi whom thin town In now, and haebecnfnr .otne
lavs densely crowdod. Ia proportion to the ?rri
, * ottflncM increases, and the merchant, the uw
otianlc, the farmer nnd the artisan are reaping rich
? in r?r ,helr enterprl?ing merit. The
landlord!", tfe. romo in for their *hare, for all must
^t, drink arid sleep; and so pressed aro they that,
(unusual fur landlords generally,) surlimss and In
difference reigns supreme, andf welcomes the new
comer. Independence, by nil meons, should have
at least two additional hotels, and, to the enterpris
ing, this affords a fine opening.
In ray Ian you received the rate* ae which stock
was being sold, from which prices there has been no
change?aay for American mulee from *55 lo *65, as
m q"alliy Very inferior Spanish mules have been
aold at 815, while others, suitable lor the trip, will
ranBe from ?40 10 ?75. There are mules in theniar-1
Ket. both American and Spanish, considered of eu-'
parlor quality to those quoted, which arc held bv
? in! ""It?" at '"u,'h f?i?her rales?any from t*l to
flOO. The supply |? good, nnd ut present exceeds
the demand 1 he supply of oxen la fair, and the
demand good, at from ?50 to JU3 the yoke, ae in
K||,|* .0I1 tn- The in out extensive wugon
establishments in the weatcrn country are in opera
Hon at this point, capable of aupplying almost any
demand j while tile laciiltlea for procuring auuh an
outfit 09 Is necessary for the trln cannot be surpassed
in any town of aimllar size and population
ror miles around small companies are In camp,
patiently awoluag a sufficiency of graaa to enable
Jhmn to atari upon their journey or golden expeeta
Useful Hints*
WAtMiMOTON, April 13, i84y.
The earnings of opposition journals, whether pro
fessing Vv hig or Locofaeo doctrines, will fail to per
suade the people that a system of proscription is
commenced or is about to be practised by the present
administration. I will venture to say lhal not a
single removal from office has been or will be made
without good and sufficient cause. People living at
! s distance from tho.scat of Government cannot pos
sibly judge of the propriety or impropriety of remo
i vals made of officers placed here to perform respon
sible dunes of government. There are several causes
deemed by the President to disqualify a man for per
forming public duties with fidelity to the country -r
One of these causes is habituul intemperance. I pre
i sume no one will disagree with the President in this
| J"**peet; nnd while he does not require teetotalism,
he abhors drunkenness. Incapacity in a variety oi
! thanes enfeebles the regular and efficient discharge o'
I duties connected with the administration of affairs
here, and, without regard to politicd'considerations
| it is the duty of the President to cleanse the Augean
I 8lllJ,t!*? which ihelnfe President has left behind him.
i rofessionnl gamblers, hard drinkers, and men thai
have prostituted their offices to Influence the free
dom of elections, should be removed, and not an In*
dividual in the country could conscientiously call
I thia proscription. Thia is (he plan that will be pur
I sued bv the President, honestly and fearlessly, and
men of capacity and sober, industrious habits will be
J appointed to fill the places. J know the present ad
ministration to be free from the base motives which
are attributed to it by the opposition, and which have
character^ the late administration. Every mem
ber oi the Cabinet will uct upon the broad principle
of justice and riaht and solely with a view to the
advancement of the interests and welfare of the two
pie ai large. Such a course of action will carry with
it its own reward, and the wide mouths of disaflection
and opposition, from whatever cause engendered
cannot prejudice the minds of the people or prevent
them from expressing their commendation in terms
which shall be unmistakable.?Mich. lie publican.
Ohioinal Taylor Mck.?The fact that all the
members of the Cabinet are original Taylor men, is
of Itself a sufficient answer to those who assert that
Old Zach turns his back upon his friends.? Rich
Hepubhcm.
From i he N. V. Evening Post, Dmioorat.
Our New Appointments.
Piuup Honk.?The appointment of this gentle
man to the Naval Office of thia City, would have
given aniiffuciioii to moat of our citizens, if for no
other reason thun that it Involves the dismission and
utter ?epiiiution of Mr. C. S. Bngardus, the present
Incumbent, Iroin the Revenue service?we trust
foruver. Mr. llone ia one of the oldest, and has
been personally one of the most popular merchants
of this City. Though an ultra Whig, snd always
devoted to the Interests and success of that party
and it* policy, which in the main we have felt it our
duty to condemn, Mr. Hono has borne the reputa
tion of an honorable und magnanimous enemy and
fr.end. All parties are under obligations to him for
Ihflinterent he has taken in every local enterprise
which concerned the honor and prosperity of the
City for the past fifty years, and all have regretted
the ret auguaUr. dami which have made him un ear
nest solicitor for a place, the rewards of which are
chiefly pecuniary.
J. PatacoTT Hah.?Political differences aside,
wo were gratified to learn this morning that this
gentleman had been appointed Diatrict Attorney for
the Southern Diatrict of New York. Mr Hall's
position as a lawyer entitled him to aspire to any
professional honors within the gilt of the Pr.sldeut,
snd Ills personal character and accomplishment* are
such as to place his onioyment of them beyond the
reach ot envy orof malice. Hie bretluon of the bai
wre aro sure, will hail an appointment which recog
nise, me principle ot professional honors to profes
sional ntetit. '
India* Met DIRS NEAR San An r onio.?Just oe
our paper was ready for press, srys the Western
Texan of the 29th ult., we were Informed by Capt
Antonio Menchacca, that three Mexican lads, who
were out hunting cattle on the Leona, some six or
eight miles below the Infantry encampment, were
attacked by a party of Indians a few days since
(supposed to be Llppans,) and one of the boys, Juan
1 ""Phew of Capt. Menchacca,
was killed, another, whose name we did not learn
taken prisoners, and the third made his escape anj
gave information to the troops. The commander
sent out a detachment of men, who proceeded to
the spot where the murder was committed, found
the tody of young Klores and burled It?but, of
course, neither catching or even seeing ony of the
Indians. Picking up and burying the dead ia about
all the good that can be expected to be accomplished
by infantry troops upon a frontier like this ? V O
Cretent, 12lh init.
Br1]? ?'? .?'?'V1 News .ays that every steamer for
tne United Stales will be crowded with emigrants
ninny of them take with them large sums of money'
It adds that New Brunswick will be to lot In leas
in?n twelve months, unless something be done.
T his is a graphic though over-wrought statement of
the esse, nnd yet, New Brunswick is possessed of
great resources, which, if fairly developed, would
make her prosperous. An exclusive commercial
policy has absorbed energies, which should have
been directed to a diversification of labor, and she is
now poor and desponding. Her fisheries and her
forests, if they had been tnade the means of afford
ing the largest encouragement lo home labor?
domestic industry of all kinds?would have sus
tained her against all adversities of trade or frost
blight of crops.
Hon. Fiti Hxnhv Warm:*.--Tills gentleman Is
now the beet-abtued man in thn Whig parly, and all
liecausc he was unfortunate In some business opera
tions In Massachusetts, nnd has hoen a zealous and ef
ficient Whig In Iowa, from which State he was ap
pointed to the office of Second Assistant Postmaster
General. The more he Is belted by his political ene
lilies, the more he will be thought of by his political
friends. He Is winning golden oplnionsby the rnon
ner in which lie discharges his official duties. All
who have had occasion to transact business with
him (snd their name Is legion) speak of lilni in tile
highest terms. The Department never had a belter
officer.? /jannuter, Pa , 'J'ribunr.
Philip Gsbclxv, Ji.?The selection of this gen
llnman for Collector of the Port of Roston, cannot
but lie rcgardrd ss most judicious. Mr. Greeley Is a
rlilxen of character, lal. ni and Influenoe, und he
was one of the mo?( efficient and Inllnetitial ?dVo
rates of Oiti. Taylor during tho recent campaign.
Mr. Greely has wnrm irienda U Philadelphia who
heartily rejoice at his op'joinlmsnl. He will, we
venture to predict, make a popular and capable offi
cer. Wo speak with the more confidence, bocause
tve have tho testimony uf aeveralof our best citixene,
In addition to our own knowledge, as to the diame
ter and merits of the new Collector.?Pkibdelphin
Inquirer.
CommRuei al Mauini or Title Mi.Hisslfn.?'The
Western Boatman gives the following statement
concerning the steam marine of the western rivers :
Living Imam, 57'ii captain*, 57?; clerks, 577: pi
lots, 1.144: engineers, 1,141.
The boat, were built In the following periods!
Prior to 1844, 22: In 1844. 54 t In IS4B, CO, In IR40,
108j In 1847, 129; In 1848, IB2; unknown and 1849
38. '
AttTi'iEXT PaocKKDiiioa i* Alsanv.?The Attor
ney General liaa authorised John Van Buren Ksq.
lo commence a suit In behalf of tho State to eject
I he Livingstons from the manor of Livingston, in
Columbia county. The Attorney General Is com
mencing two other suite: one In Albany aud the
?th?r In Renseol.er county. The numerous eject
ment eults commenced bv the Van a -|-ir?
?gainst the tenants are legally deed, and thsy cannot
jet them restored lo Ufe efaln.?Albany fVs?Ae/rf?r,
ON miss a*?a I MAD.
While toaste tholr lovely graces epreed,
And fops around them flutter.
III be contom with Anno Vrtodi
And wont hay* say but Aar.
<?U? JiiUllignuc.
IlouHK or Cokbsctiov.?'We w?*h we hail the power tu
nfiiM- the community to the importance of pruvUliu^ n
house of <-orr?<-tiou for iuvtttile OjRpUders. That one is
u-sded. c.mnoi be denied. It i? true that the number of
o(Mures committed in tbl? District by person* under twen
ty out> years of KM, i* small, compsrtd with other rummii
tiitise equally aa large ? but still this is no argument why
*uch an institution should not be established. Junta, no
doubt, are often influenced in fheir judgment by their sym
pathies for the prisoner ; und we know, (list after they have
convicted him of crime, the penalty of which is confine,
ment in the penitentiary, they have unanimously signed a
petition rtcommendlng him to ths mercy of Ihe Court, or
to (lie Executive for pardon. We ars of (lis opinion that
pardons to ths young du not exsreiee a t*ood influence on
ths juvenile portion of ths community ; for boys may be
the less restricted in the commission ol crime by the thought
that they may fars es well as their predecessors in wrong
doing- Let the youthful law breaker know tlmt, although
the penitentisry will not give him employment, a house of
refuge will: and while sit effort Is mads for his reforms
Hon. ths community will be better sstirficd that the guilty
suffer. and not exempted from punishment, because retpec
table citisens ssk lor the Bxec.iulve clemency.
Pennsylvania Avsaushas been described bv travellers
slid abused by nil who hav? hihnled its dust Efforts h ive
been in rule, from time to time, to make it what it should he,
?s well paved thorough-fare. The fancitsof the vialoimry
have been employed to give it beauty, bv dividiuu; it inio
three parts, and planting on each separation IIus, forty feet
from the curb stones, a line of tie*s f This originated with
th* public gsrdnrr. who ha? no objection lo an iiirresati of
patronage, In lh? increase of the number of Itee-trlmnifis,
and white-washers, ami ^bug-killers. This wos^allbutn
dre^m at the best." One third psrt of the Avenue, the
centre, wns grsvelled, by way of experiment, and Ihis
pn veil a failure. When it rained for several days in suc
cession, there wks almost water enough to Host a battean.
We noticed yesterday, that Mi' Rosch. the cout?actor, has
commenced ploughing up the gravel, before paving the cen
tre of s portion ol the Avenue, lo make it correspond with
the Isrger portion, slreaiy planted with stones
Snow lell on Wednesday afterno. n, but it soon melted,?
Yesterday morning tliere was a larger supply visihls, espe
ciiillyon the house tops iu the afternoon, there was aseu
sible change of ths w.ather ; aud we began lo congratulate
ourselves that Spring, which had for a week departed, was
about to return to its duty.
Tub A MsmcAN Tbleobafm CokMNY'l wires now trail
mil intelligence between Washington and Baltimore. The of
fice in this city is In the buildiug at the corner of Four-and-a
half street sud Pennsylvania avenue. Mr. Ilain obtained his
|>atsut for an Improvement In elastic telegraphs, on Tues
day, the 17th Instant, and on that dsy the new*iine went
Into operation?making use of his Instrument. We wish
thiseompauy success, as we understand that tvery effort
will be made on the pari ?f (he gt ntlemanly operators to
merit the approbation of the public.
Appointments.? Mr. Fituam. the Warden of the Peni
tentiary. has appointed Mr. Samuel Espy Assistant War
den, and Mr. John Mullen messenger, In the places of Mr
R. II. t.'larke and Mr. Goihrey, who resigned their situs
tlous on the incoming of the new incumbent.
ScnKN idkk.i.?The only public place of amusement Is
at the comer of Pennsylvania Aveuue.snd Four-and-a-half
istreet, where the Serenade? give notes in exchange lor
silver quarters.
Flouu, WniiAr, and Fish.?We learn from the Oeorge
town Advocate, thai, on Wednesday evening, flour was firm
at $4 25; viheat, red, SO to 02cts.; white, 95 ets. 10 61
Shad, ?) 1 per hundred ; herring, $C 50 per thousand.
MEXICO.
The New 0 leans papers contain City of Mexico
dales to the 29th tilt, and Vera Cruz to the 2d inst
TUe Senate, of Congress had adopted the act,
which had already passed tho House of Representa
tives, authorising tlte government to negotiate the
Instalment of one million and a half of dollars, paya
ble in May next, by the United States.
The authorities of the State of Vera Cruz had be
gun the collection of ihe tux, recently imposed, for
the support of the public schools
The papers in the interior mention uumorons pri
mary schools ns having been opened in various
places.
The Universal stoics that three thousand Indians,
in the South of Mexico, have recently taken up arms
against the Government.
In the Senate, on the 22d till., during the discus
sion of a bill for individuul guaranties, an article writ
adopted iu these terms, "In no pirt of the United
States of Mexico shall slavery be established; slaves
from other countries shall regain their liberty on
reaching the national territory/'
The sum of 425,000 had been voted by the Mexi
can Congress to the Pope. A Senator, Senor La
fragga, ottered an amendment that this money come
out of the pockets of the Senators and Deputies who
voted for it, which was neurly adopted?the vote
being 18 for ami 17 against.
El Monitor of the 16th ult., says that numerous
parties of Americans continue to arrive m the Re
public, on their onward march to California. On
the 13ih the editor says he saw sixty fully armed on
horseback, all having a prepossessing iderentes) op
penranee. A party of thirty-five arrived in ihe capi
tal on ihe lGth, and presented themselves to the au
thorities to get their passports countersigned.
Affairs In tlie Rrlttsli Provinces.
The Legislature of P. R. Inland have passed a re
solution, to the effect that it would bo highly inex
pedient to place an embargo on the export of provi
sions from the Island.
Large numbers of people are migrating from New
Brunswick ; and the steamer Admiral isdolug a good
business between St. Johns and Boston.
The teiectlon of the St. Johns and Shcdiac Rail*
way by the New Brunswick House of Assembly has
created a good df>ol of ill feeling in the former city,
and several of the members who seemed to oppose
lis passage have been burnt iu effigy.
The British government have ordered the commis
sariat to pay the Province ?7,113 9s 6d,the balance
due on the distressed emigrant fund. The Legisla
ture have it in contemplation to expend ?3,000 In
the shape of bounties for the fisheries. Some altera
tions in the revenue bill have been made. ?Halifax
Courier, April 5.
Prom St. Ctoit.?We are Informed by Captain
Van Gilder, of the schooncr IC. B. YValos, who arri
ved this morning, in sixteen days from St. Croix,
that a vessel can enter that port and remain twentv
four hours without incurring any expense?should
she remain longer, they would have to enter at the
custom house, but the expenses would be light, 11
they did not land any of the cargo.
A vessel landing ofie-elghth of her cargo is subject
lo a rate of anchorage of five cents per ton ; health
officer's fee, wharfage and brokerage ; landing one
quarter of the cargo, eleven cents per ton. If one
hulf of the cargo is landed, she will pay full anchor
age.?A'. V. Cow. Ado.} of Tuesday.
Lot* qf Specie at Sea.?Capt. Martin, of schr. Ab
by Hammond, lost at sea, on tho passage from Aux
Caves for Boston, reports, thst the schooner sunk so
rapidly, that $15,000 in specie, which was on board,
went down with her. It wos insured in the city
$11,000at the Equitable and $4,000 at the VYuricn.
Boston 'IVov.
Shocking Affair.?Desperate courage of a slave. I
The Republican, (published nt Houston, Chleknsaw
coun y, Mississippi,) of the 31st ult., gives the fol
lowing detail of u shocking occurrcnce in that coun
ty, dciived from the testimony :
Mr. J. Heggerson attempted to correct n negro
man in his employ, who resisted, drew a knife, and
i stabbed him (Mr. H.) in several places. Mr. J. C.
| Hobbs, (a Tennesseao,) ran to his as*istance. Air.
Hobbs stooped to pick upa.stick to strike the negro,
and while in that position the negro rushed upon
him, and caused his immediate death. The negro
then fled lo the woods, but was pursued with dogs,
ond soon overtaken. He hnd Stopped in a swamp to
fight the dogs, when the party who were pursuing
came upon film and commanded him to give up,
which he refused to do; he then made several efforts
to stab them?Mr. Roberson, one of the party, gave
Itiin several blows on the head with a rifle gun ; but
this, instead of subduing, only increased his desper
ate revenge. Mr. R. then discharged his gun at tlie
negro, and missing him, the bull struck Mr. Boon in
the face and felled him to the ground ; the negro
seeing Mr. Boon prostrated, attempted to rush up
and stab him, but was prevented by the timely inter
ference of some one of the party. He was then shot
three times with a revolving pistol and once with a
rifle, and after having his throat cut, ho still kept the
knife firmly grasped in his hand, and tried to cut
their legs when tney approached to put an end to
his life.
The Citv or Saw Pwawcisco.?In tho '? Alto
Gs|ifornlan." (published In San Francisco,) of Feb
Hurry 1st, an interesting account is given of the city
of San Francisco:
lu June, 1847, It contained four hundred and fifty
nlfie souls. In the previous year thirty houses were
built, and laborers received from two to three dollar*
per day. In inly and August following thirty-eight
nouses were erectcd. In March, 1949, the popula
tion had Increased fo eight hundred and twelve,
(whites,) being an increase of ono hundred per cent,
in eight months.
In April, 1848, the people were gold struck, and the
whole population rushod to the mines. The effect*
of these rumors about the wealth of the mines sre
described, but these sre familiar them.-*. Sickness
having broken out in the mines they were nearly de
serted in August and September, and the people
crowded to San Francisco, and business begen lo
revive. In November, when tho fruits of the miner's
labor began to be reaped, San Francisco began to
lengthen her strides to prosperity and greatness.
Other advantages are claimed for the town. It is
said to possess the safest, largcst^and most access
ible harbor on the whole coast. The situation of the
town is picturesque, and only four miles from the
?es. Tho bay of Sun FTsncisco Is navigable for me
dium sized vessels, ss are alao the Sscrsmento and
San Joaquin. The climatele healthy. Ihe popu
lation hat Increased since March last to about two
thousand poulf. R?al ?tsto has risen in value from
iwts hundred lo-oos thousand per cent. The export
of gold di#t since May last is supposed to exceed two
millions. The Importation of coin for ths purchase
if gold dfat In 1848 amounted probably to one mil
lion of dofarv. TTie Importa of merchandise for rhe
tame period were equal in value to one million of
dollars. Theduilea collected In 1949 amounted lo
1198,074 06. The number of buildings erected in
the yeer 1946 were more than flfty. _Psssengers ar?
rivtnf by est ens thousand.?^ O. Ma
BY TEfcEGRiPfl.
Correspondence of (he National Whig.
St. John'*, N. 0., April 18?10 P. M.
I Tito *teanier Ruropti, Capt. Lou, with twelve day*
later newa fron? Europe, arrived at Halifax at hall
; pftat 10 o'clock this morning. Our exprnts Jeft at U
i o'clock, and though the road* art mil! very heavy
made a splendid run Co Dlgby. The distance, 146
miles, wua made in 9 hour* and S minute*,'? The
Europa brought 11 f**eetigcrs from Rattfc* and
forty-three for .New York.
The steamer A merle* arrived at Liverpool on tfce
morning of the 3d Inst., after a rapid run A about
(J 1-2 day* from Boston.
The steamer Waahlngton, from Nsw Yerk, ar
rived at Southampton on the Sth Inst., ami proceed* ,
cd to Bremen on the following day.
Under the Influence of more favorable advice* from
India, and the previously existing loll in the ettite
mentjof* Continental politics, trade in nearly every
department was beginning to resume a more cheer
fui aspect. There 1* still an uneasy feeling respect
ing the threatened hostilities in the North of Europe,
but since the abrupt and decisive termination of the
conflict between the Sardinian and Austrian forces,
and the complete prostration and abdication of
Charles Albert, one of the most serious obstacle* to
a satisfactory adjustment of the Continental difficul
ties seems to have been overcome; and could th*
Danish quarcl be disposed or, which unfortunately
there is no present prospect of, uothing material
could stand in the way of permanent prosperity.
The English Funds are again on the advance, and
Consols have ilsen one-eighth per cent, during the
last two weeks, having fluctuated from 03 1-2 on the
2d to 92 and 92 1-2 ou tire 5th, at which they closed
for money.
We have the luteal London and Liverpool papets,
but do not observe the least allusion to Amerlcen
Stocks. Money, though atill ubundant, has slightly
inci eased in value. The lowest Bank rate* is still
3 per cent, but with private Bank* the best bills are
still done at about 2 1-2 per cent. The return* of
the Bank of England show that the bullion in the
vaults is about .?15,300,000, so thut any drain which
arises ftom the United States In connexion with ths
present inequality of the exchanges will be met
without the least difficulty, and fears of renewing ths
scenes of 1817.
The weekly accounts of the Bank of France show
a progressive improvement of the trade of Pari*.?
French Funds, sinco the total defeat of Cliarlos Al
bert have been for 5 per cent., 89.80.
The importation of Breadstuff* into Great Britain
continue upon a gigantic scale, and the same msy
be said of all kinds of Provision". No change can
be noted in the Grain trade, although a firmer feeling
was manifested during the last few day* previous to
the sailing of 'he Europa.
Correspond! uca of (lit: National Win#.
St. Johns, April 18, 12 MJ|
Cotton at Liverpool on theCth instant unchanged.
Fair Upland and Mobile, 4 5-8d. Sale* for the week,
2?,000 bai?. Corn was depressed. Prices of Amer*
icun white and yellow had gone down to 27* to
29s 81. American wheat, 13s to 46s per quarter.
Canadian 40s to 44s do. Flour dull?22* 6d to 23*.
Meal, 12-i Cd. Provisions steady. H tins had reced
ed 4d to 6*1. Lard had goue down, 2s.
Correspondence of the National Whig
JXew Vouk, April 19?noon.
The Steamer's news has had no efiiict upon the
ItaMfceti.: . ^
Correspondence 6f the National Whig
Baltimoss, Aesit 19?5 P. M.
The advice* by the steamer Europa reached m*
last night at too late an hour to have them transmit
ted to Washington. I enclose you all the detslls
made public here to-day, and some fui titer items
just received from the North.
The news has had the effect of unsettling our
market. Nothing done in flour or grain. The im
prrssion Is that the tendeAcy of the advice* 1* to
depress bread stuffs and provisions.
In New York, up to the opening of business, the
news had produced no change In price*. The same
as to Philadelphia.
Suits in Baltimore to-day of 910,000 Baltimore
and Ohio railroad dividend bonds at 03 l-2a85.???
Shares do., 10 I ?.
The flour market continues very unsettled, and
we have no sales Howard street.
Sales 150 bhls. City Mills at $1,37 1-2.
Nothing In Wheat.
Sales Pennsylvania yellow Corn at 51c., and from
store* 60 ct.; white, 43*44r.
Nothing in Oats.
Sale* Whiskey at 20 l-2a21c. in bbls.
PaovtsioNs.?Th?re have been some sales Mes*
Pork at tl0,75all, and Prime at 89a9,25. Sale* No.
1 Beef at $12'25. Sales Bacon at 6 3-4uGc. for as*
sorted ; Sides, 5 l-2a6e.; Shoulders, 5 l-4c.j Ham*,
6 l-2*9c. Sale* 75,000 lb*, bulk Sid**, 6c., and
Hams at 6c. Sales Lard at 7c. in kegs.
. The Mobile papers of the 11th Instaut are talking .
about strawberry and Ice cream parties.
TilK MAILOAS' PRIRMD.
The following letter is from EdmonoM Blunt, Esq,
whose name lias been rendered immortal as the author of
I the "Const Pilot " and seversi other Nautical works, I*
in "St reliable evidence of the great value ol tbe celebrated
Extern,d Remedy, Hunt'* Liniment.
I Sino Sixo, July 2T?, l<*4?.
George E Stanton. Esa.?Dear Sir- For more than half
century I have Muttered from Rheumatism. A few months
_.nce,in consequence of that dlsaese which sticks closer than
a bro'her, I fell and injured my side, Inducing my applying
Hunt's Liniment, from which 1 had Immediate relief; sub.
sequently feelimr an attack of my old companion, 1 applied
It to the part affected, whlrh at once removed it. As a law
compels nil ship master* to carry a medicine ch*St whilst
at sea, none should go without this, as 1 think one bottle for
external purposes worth all the tatedlclne they can carry.
You ntay use this communication at your pleasure.
Very respectfully, yours, EDMUND M. BLUNT.
fcJr-Sold by all the Druggists in Otis city and throughout
the coontry. Price On cents per bottle.
April 20 ?GO R. STANTON A CO
lillTELL'H LIVING AOR,
Contents of So, 238
1, Msdame de Mdntenon--Praaer's Masaalne. .
U. I.aya of Bcottiah Cavaliers- Dublin tniverally Mag
3. Supernatural Being*- New Monthly Magazine.
4 flartlsv t~.
? ^.r....,ui.imiH?ir-n(rw ill ?mill IJ .Ungazt
4. Hartley Coleridge?'Tranacrlpt.
6. fly Sna and Land to California, Gen Smith, Mormons?
Cotnniercial Advertiser. Rochester Democrat.
0. Children?Mrs. J1 Ueeoher.Stowe.
7. Prom the Gray to the Whites?Chamber'a Journal.
R. Massacre of St. Bartholomew?Dublin Univ. Nag.
9. l.uKt Moments of Talleyrand?New A ork Evening post.
10. The last Bourbon?New York Evening Post.
11. Clotting Year a of Dean Swill's Mfe?Dtih. Univ. Mag.
13. Melville's New Work, Mardi?Literary World.
13. Austrls In her ntw Development?Spectator.
14. Russian Movements?Examiner.
Poetry : Fieta Gray ; Two Missionaries; (charged Thee
to Remember; Desert Sand in su Hour-Glass; My Own
Place; Linen on Life.
Short article : Mr. Dyce Sombrei Lunacy Cass.
WjtsHtNaroM, Dae. 27, 1$46.
''Of all the periodical Journals devoted to literature shd
science which abound in Eurn|?e and in thia country, this
has sppeiirud tome to be most the uaefhl. It contsins indeed
ths exposition only of the current literature ol th* finalish
language, but this, by ita immense extent and compr*nen> ?
sion. Includes a portralturo of the human mind in tht ut*
moat expatiaiou of the preseut age.
J. Q. ADAMS "
Published Wsekly st SI* Dollars per annum?single nes
Uk ecnta?by B LITTELL * CO., Boston.
p VBLIC ?ALi OV OOYI HNMKNT
I HTOEKS, At the Nsvy Yard, W*ahlugton.~
Ou Tuesday next, the 24th r?f April, will be sold st public
suction, at ihe Navy Yard In this cliy, st 12 o'clock, * , th*
following condemned provisions, via:
1 barrel of Pork, containing 200 lha
ft do Beet,
40 pounds Of do.
370 do Rice.
I .Ml | do Bread,
17) do Butter,
CflL'f do Flour uer barrel.
The above Stores will be so'd Tor cadi. payable In artel*.
WM B. SCOTT. Navy Agent,
np 50?dla A GREEN, Auctioneer
Intelligencer & Union.
CARldl'D IALOON.
LCAMI baa the honor to announce, that the eels
? brstlon of the annual *
" May festival*'
\VilI be held at the Saloon, on TuewUy th* la( of afar
Die moat ample and decorative arrsugvmenta will be marL
>n the occasion Both of the ipUndid Saloon* will bs
brown optn for promenade and dancing. The narsiTu and
[usrdians of his pupils are respectfully requeued to .iilHd
?Hh them. -Ladfes who mar m iSmiRi?Xi5l .rf to
ritatlou In time will nleaae aen-l their namsa and place o?
to L. C. st the Saloon. sp 5>^I3t
wool) AND cSalT* *
CUtaa'a Ofmcv or House or Kin 0. S.
P? A Lh will be reeel red nt thiJ ofllce'eeUI one
M on Stturday. the 10th day of fife* next,
or fhrn.ahlnf and delivering in tba vaults of iheCenliaF
in or before the l*t day of September ne*l?
tona of AnthracKa foal
,r. , cords beat Hickory Wood.
rhe coal must be of ths bast quality, clesr of dust, sad
?umpa about ths stae of a 14 lb. watehL
*>""!' wwnul | (MO con). ti> b*