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LIJME. XV.—NO. 76
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IK U. <4. BRIG WASHINGTON.
U. 8. llkivi WASHINGTON, (
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 02d, 1846. j \
Editor of the Baltimore Patriot:
Should you deem the enclosed details of the
of the U. 8. Brig Washington, in the hurricane I
!th inst., off Cape Hatteras, worthy a place in j
umns of your valuable paper, they may prove j
Interesting to some of your readers, as being j
ited with a fate of a gallant ollicer, well known I
r city, and wherever known beloved.
A NAVAL OFFICER, j
,era pleasant cruise of about a month in |
ulf Stream,where she hud been employ- j
rv ying, the I) S. brig Washington, Lt. j
ta'g- Geo. M. Bache, stood in,on the 7th
for the capes of Virginia. As the wea-[
ippeared threatening, the wind fresh and
ng on shore, great anxiety was felt to
an anchorage. The night came on j
and lowering, and as we neared the land ;
es were turned to windward to catch the J
aer of the light for which we were striv- ;
[that upon Smith's Island,) though the j
and squalls, now beginning to obscure j
urizon, to windward. About eleven.our;
s were gladdened by the welcome cry of
t ho!" from the look out; but the joy was :
ed to be of short dui ation. The light up- j
ipe Henry, without making which the j
>r cannot be entered, must have been i
ired by a squall, for when we brought by
vin J, after bearing up for it, expecting t
' moment to make the looked for beacon,
ys cheering lo the mariner, in our case i
;lt to be our only hope, —the terrible cry ;
ireakers ahead!" struck a pang to hearts j
bing With hope, and told that we were;
loned to the horrors of a lee shore, aqd
our only prospect of safety lay in being
to carry sail against the wind. Sea and
nt forcing us upon Cape Hatteras, the ,
rof seamen, this all felt lo be a forlorn
, for the gale, now increased in violence, \
ed ominously through the rigging, and
dy our little vessel swaggered under her
iss; the sky was obicur-.d by flying mass
dark clouds; the crests oi the waves
ing their durk volumes to the sky, flashed
the ghastly phosphor* scent light of en
ved in storms, and once the sea ahead
it up for a few seconds by a pale blue
, known to stamen us the Corpus Santo,
vhoseappalling appearance they supersti
ly regard as the pr* cursor of misfortune
vreck; the barometer fell rapidly, and ev
ng foretold a terrible siril'eof the elemen'S
ion discovering the breakers, the brig was
ediateiy worn with her head o(T shon; the
res reeled, h<-r topsails double-reefed and
set. Nobly the gallant craft did her pari;
'.groaning in every timber; her tall masts baw
ling to the blast. LL.yl ght found her still drag
ging on, and risirg to the teas which appeared
pressing on to her des ruction; it brought an
increase of wind, and most gloomy prospect;
the sea ran fearfully high, and appeared one
sheet of foam, far as the eye could reach. We
had lost during the night the lee boats, which
had tilled and torn from the davits, jib and
flying-jib-booms, topmast, staysail, &c. The
lead, every cast of which had been vvactl ed
with deep anxiety, told that we were rapidly
drift ng upon the shore. By seven the wind
had incieased to a hurricant; sail after sail
bad cither been taken in, or splitting with a
noise like thunder, blew into ribbons to lee
ward; Hie yards shivering like pipe steins;
nothing remained but the fore-lop-ail, uncon
' netted under which the brig "lay to" until
; eleven, a ra., v. hi n the hurricane had reach
edits height, and raged with extraordinaiy
violence, surpassing anything we had ever
seen. The brig lay over completely on her
side; the water boding over the lee rail; we
yvere obliged to cling to the rigging, 10 pie
vent being blown or washed overboard, for
the sea appeared uprooted from its bed and
borne in huge masses through the air, con
stantly swept our decks. The lee guns were
thrown overboard,arid subsequently Hie weath
er ones, and the hclin put up; she refused to
nnswi r it, and the order was given to cut a
way the mainmast; it waspromptly obeyed,
j as was every other, our noble crew behav
ing with the steadiness and dicipliue charac
I teristic of "men-of-war's men."
In its fail the mainmast cariied away the
j head of the foremast, topmast and loretop
' sail yards, which hung in a mass to leeward;
■ every t xerlion was made 10 get clear of the
• wreck, and the chattered hull of th# " flash
iiiglon''cteered wildly on before the hurricane
' \o the shore, she had striven so well to cle. r;
| the anchors had been prepared for letting go,
|j is the la3t hop ,ytt no one imagined that the
|j cables would hold for a moment in that fun
{ ous sea. The horrors of the scene bafll • d>-
Iscription. The fierce howling of the hurri
cane, the roanhg of the waves, breaking in
irregular masses around us and prcs.-iog on
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madly in our wake, as if eager to be in at the
death—were added to the crashing of spars,
which, falling from aloft or launched on board
by the sea, now made sad havoc among us.
Two officers and several of the crew had been
borne w> unded below; scarcely one among us
escaped injury; and v.t throughout this trying
scene not a sign of flinching fore and aft, not
a blanched cheek, was to be seen; orders were
given and executed with the coolness of every
day manoeuvering. Never did the writer feel
so proud of his country's seamen as then. As
we neartd the breakers, each man awaited the
fate which appeared inevitable, with a calm
ness and self possession almost incredible. •
At or near meridian, the, helm was put
down, and the larboard anchor let go; as she
came to the wind, a heavy sea broke on board,
throwing the brig upon her beam ends, shift
ing tanks, ballast, &c., in the hold, carrying
away on deck, cabin, wheel, boats, bulwarks,
&c., and washing overboard nearly every soul,
but thrown aboard by the sea, as 3he righted
half full of water, or clinging to fragments of
the wreck, towing, all succeeded in regaining
the deck, rxcept our lamented commander,
Lieut. Bache, and ten of the crew, whose
names are subjoined. In a moment they were
swept from our view, that moment showed
them calm and composed, the determined
spirit, which supported them on board seemed '
still to animate them.
One noble fellow as he passed astern wav '
cd his hat in token of adieu, and the driving
spray hid them for ever from our sight. We
supi osed ourselves among the breakers, and [
that our unfortunate shipmates had but antici• I
pated our doom—still it was a bitter pang to ■
see them thus cut oft'from among us, and ma
ny an eye which had calmly confronted death, |
mistrusted at their fate. They were among
the flower of our crew, better seamen never
trod a deck, and long will be cherished-the
memory of their geneious, kindly natures.—
My pen is unequal to the ta-k of paying a flit-.
ting tribute to the memory of our departed;
commander, lo rare professional accomplish- ■
ments, lie added every virtue which ennobles
the human character. Never was comman
mander more sincerely beloved and respected
by those who served under him; his duly was
always uppermost in his mind, and the last'
words we heard him utter were addressing his
officers when they stood together upon the
brink of eternity : "Gentlemen, I hope you
think 1 have done my duty—have used every
exeition to save the vessel." He had indeed j
done his duty,with the skill and courage which [
distinguished him—no motal could hive done
more. Yet, when there appeared no earthly
hope, God was mercifully pleased to succor
us; the hurricane abated, our cables veered to
the "better end" (contrary to all expectation)
held, and the anchors dragging checked her
drifijsoon after the wind suddenly shifted to
the northward and westward, tho sea went
down considerably, and still dragging, the brig
tailed offshore. She w as lightened of kentledge,
&c. the forem >st cut away, and rode easily;
at sunset Cape Hatteras was seen close'aboard.
—Until the 13th, we rode to a heavy gale
from the northward, with two anchors ahead
—the stream cable had parted, lt was a pe
tiod of painful suspense. Our cables bearing
a heavy strain, we expected every moment to
part, and the breakers upon the Cape roaring
astern. We were employed rigging jury
masts, but having saved oniy a few light spars,
managed badly. Upon the evening of the
12th, the wind dying away, hove in on the
larboard chain, and found the anchor gone ;
In heaving up the starb ard one, when near
the bows, its shackie-boit drew and it was al
so lost; made sail Ujon the jury mas's and
stood to sea. The next day spoke the brig J
Peterson, of New York, and by her was kind
ly supp ied with an anchor and a few s,are
spars, and the next day the steamer 1 Palmet
to," obtained from her a small boat. Upon
tha 15lb, wai ted by light airs from the s ulh
ward, got within thirty miles of Cape Henry,
when the wind again coming out Iresh from
the N. E. were agafh in great peril—barely
succeeded in weathering "Hatttras Shoals,"
and again were blown into the ' gulf stream,"
where she "lav to" in a ga'e from the nortii
l ward and eastward, until the 17th, when it
abated, and in the afternoon, to the great joy
' of ail hands, a man-of-war, showing Ameri
j can color-, was descried standing towards us
As she neared us, we iccognized with enio
tions of pr.de and pleasure the well known
I tuure bead of the "Constitution." We were
immediately boarded and tak- n in tow by
j her, and upon the evening of the 21 si ex
; changing with her gallant crew their hearty
j cheers, we cast off and stood in to the Capes
! of the Delaware, where we anchored upon
! the 22d, accompanied by a pilot boat. We
! were nearly destitute of water, provisions,
i and of every comfort, when we fell in with
j "Old Ironsides," and shall long remember
with gratitude the kind sympathy extended
] towards us by h:r officers, and the alacrity
1 and generosity with which they supplied all
i our wants.
The following is a list of those who perished upon
the Bth:—Lieut. Cotn'g. Geo. M. Baene, Benjamin
Ileilotl', John Fishliourne, James Horsey, quartermas
ters; 11 A-ury Si'hrovlcr, sail-maker's mate; Tho*. Han
ford, Francis Butler, Lewis Maynard,William Wright,
seamen; I'i.ter Ilanson and Edward Grenman, ordina
ry seamen. The surviving officers of the Washing
ton, are John Hall, It. N. Btr-mbel, J. R. M. Mullany,
Lieuts.; 8. 11. Trencliard, Acting Master; E. J. Ruttcr,
Passed Ass't. Surgeon; Edward Donaldson and J. K.
Murray, I'asscd Midshipmen; J. J. Rickclts, Captain's
Clerk; B. F. Rieketson, Master's Mate.
LOVE, PATRIOTISM, DESPERATION, SUICIDE
John Terwilliger, a young man about 21 years
of age, formerly a resident of Kingston, Ulster
co., lately enlisted in Stevenson's California re
giment. He was warmly attached to a young
girl of Kingston, and obtaining a furlough, he
went up a lew days ago from tho encampment
at Governor's island, and endeavored to per
suade the object of his attachment to marry
him. A steadfast refusal caused the desperate
determination to commit suicide, and ho took
a dose oi arsenic on Tuesday, but the portion
was so large as to cause vomiting. Medical
aid placed hiin out of danger; but contrary to
bis doctor's directions, and from.' his decla
rations, it is supposed, witii a steady resolve
upon destruction, he drank a large quantity of
water, which produced death.
ESCAPE FROM JAIL. W. P. Noble, of Lou
don county, Va., charged with horse stealing.
Dursey Israel, for disturbing tho peace, and a
colored boy, escaped from Carroll county jail
on the night of lite 21st inst.
SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 26, 1846.
[Prom the New Orleans Picayune.]
SNAKE JOHNSON.
Whether the subject of this story acquired
the appellation of "Snake" by the good offices
of the clergyman who officiated at his baptism,
or whether it was given him by his admiring
friends—whether it was given him for any per
sonal qualities ho possessed, or because he was
"death on snakes"—it is impossible now to as
certain, as it is a matter of little moment. —
Snake Johnson is a man of considerable noto
riety at Port Lavacca, Texas, where he keeps a
store with a small assortment of dry goods and
groceries, principally consisting of whiskey;
and, to use his own words, makes a decent and
respectable living. Snake is a man of small
pretensions, and honestly avows that "lie
wasn't brought up no ways superior to most
folks, and ain't no account at aigebray, but
knows as well as most folks that when he gives
ten dollars for a barril of whiskey, and retails
it out for eighty, he can't be a losin' much."—
There is nothing remarkable about the appear
ance of Mr. Johnson. He is tall, round-should
ered, powerfully built; has got a long, sharp
nose, piercing gray eyes, a hard mouth, and a
good many lines on his face that indicate cou
rage and cunning. In his district he is looked
up to as a pretty sharp sort of a chap, and has j
hold the office of sheriff.
While sitting on the head of an empty whis
key barrel a short time since in his shop at the
Port, surrounded by a number of neighbors,
steamboats-men, recruits, ll\e subject of
his having been sheriff of the county was
brought up.
Snake took out his plug of tobacco, cut oft'
a small piece, put it into his mouth, shut up
his jack-knife, and said:—"Did I ever tell you,
gentlemen, about my actin' in my official ca
pacity as sheriff of this ere county soon after I
was elected?"
"No! no!" exclaimed a dozen voices, "let's
have it."
"Well, gentlemen," said Snake, "I won't be
ugly, an'us I don't think any on ye liov heerd
it afore, I dun't mindrelatin' the circumstance!
You all on you know, an' those that don't will
know it now, that I allers act right up to the
mark and don't do nothin' contrary to law, to
say nothin' o' gospel."
"Oh, we know! we know!" was the general
exclamation.
"Well, then, that pint's settled, an' I'm glad [
on it, coz I shouldn't like to hev lied a fight at j
the first start, an' I should hev sarlinly licked
the first foller that sed he didn't know it.—
Well, to continue, soon arter I'd been 'lectcd
sheriff, 1 was a sittin' out thar onto the door
step, a thinkin' it was about time to hev a job, j
when two chaps came a ridin' down the road
as of a hull tribe of Injuns was a rearin' and ,
pitchin'artei 'em. They charged right up to
the door and axed rne if I knowed the sheriff.
I told 'em 1 lied soon him once't or twice't.—
They wanted to know war they could find him, ;
an' 1 told 'cm I reckoned he was a sittin' on his
door step. 'Oh!' sed they, 'be you Snake
Johnson?' I told 'em 1 reckoned I was the on- i
ly nran o' that name in these parts, an' was
sheriff of the county to boot. Well, they got
off an' passed a small sample of old bald face
behind their shirt collars, an' sed they'd come
to get me to execute the sentence of the law. ;
Well, gentlemen, ses I, I'm perfectly agreea- j
ble! I'm allers on hand, and as sheriff of this j
county will see that his majesty the law shall
bo obeyed accordin' to Iloyle!
"We'll jest trouble you to mount your horse j
and come up to " sed they, a small town
about six miles back here, gentleman! Well, I i
was a little kind o' cur'us to know what I was j
expected to do, an' so 1 just axed 'erri. Ses !
they, 'We've got a fuller up there that's been
convicted of horse steahn'an'is sentenced tube
hung, and we want you to execute him accord- :
in 'to law. We could hev hung him ourselves,!
but wo didn't want lo hev no lynchin' about;
it, and determined to hev the sheriff, who is
duly authorized to hang folks, to choke him
off'
"Well, gentlemen, I saddled up old Santa
Anna an' we started off. When I got to tho
place thar was about a hundred folks thar a
waitin' for me, some gray-headed old chaps,
an' seme red-headed young one's, an' thar was
the culprit, too, about as mean a lookin' white
man as I ever did see; he was a reg'lar built
cuss, an' when he was pinted out 1 didn't feel
very bud at the idea of liangin' him."
"Good!" exclaimed one of his auditors,
i "Good."' said the narrator. "Maybe you i
: wouldn't think it good, if you lied your neck
as close't to a noose as his was! Well, as 1 i
! was sayin', thar they wore. An old feller cum
[ up to ine, shuk hands, an' ses he, "Mister She
riff, you've been called as the leg'l roprisenti
i tive of the law to hang that misable cuss thar
who has been convicted of horse stealiri', so do t
] your duty an'put him out of his misery as soon ;
I as possible.'
i " 'Certainly, sir!' ses I, kind o' stiff and dig
nified; 'where is the document?' "
"Fetch the document!" says the old foller,
j and in about half a minute another chap took a
; long coil o' hemp rope out of his saddle bag
J and handed it to nte. "This is the rope," ses
;I. 'Yes, sir!' se3 he. 'But 1 want the order of
i tho court for his execution,' ses I. 'Order
j h—l!'ses tho old fellor, kind o' rifled; 'he ain't
j lied no court trial!'"
j " 'What!' ses I, 'aint had no court trial an'
you want mc to hang him! I 'aint agoin' to
' hang no man without a fait trial. That 'aint
no way to do things."
" 'You wont hang him?' " ses the old fel
ler.
" 'Not till he's had a fair trial!' ses I."
" 'Now look a hero, sheriff,' ses a tall feller,
who was leanin' oil his rifle. This 'ere feller
was seen about my house last night, an' this
mornin' my horse and Jake French'.- was gone.
1 We got off on tho trail early and ketched this
cuss with all threo on 'em. Wo 'rested him,
'pinted a committee and told 'em the hull sto
ry. They convicted him and ordered him to be
hung by the sheriff Now if you wont hang
him, why, I'll—an' here he riz up his rifle, an'
pinted it at the thief, who squatted right down
in a bunch, tremblin' like a bull's liver —I'll
shoot, ses lie. 'Hold on,'ses I, 'hold on, we'll
try and compromise the matter.' I crossed over
to ti'.e feller, an'ses I, 'iny friend, you'ro in a
mighty tight snap, but I don't want to hang
you ontill you've been tried.' He begged like
a skunk, an'hugged rny knees, an' made me
feel as moan as pizeu—l wanted to kick him
right over. 'Well,' says I, 'gentlemen, one
thing issartin, I must know the feelings of all
on you, an' the feller shall have Ins chance.—
Now all on you as is in favor of liangin' this
chap, cross over to t'other side o' the road.'—
Well, they all walked over but a small, ugly
lookin' yaller dog, who was lyin' down, hut fi
nally he got up an' crossed over too. 'lt seems
to bo purty nigh unanimous ,'Bes I, an' I turns
to tiie feller an' ses, 'l'm afraid you'll hcv lo
swing, but I'll try agin,' for I was determined
not to go agin the law. 'All you as is in favor
o'liangin'this man, sing out aye,'ses I, an'
they all burst into one spontaneous cry, an'
even the dog sot up a bark. 'All you as is
agin liangin', sing out,' ses, I; but nobody
did'nt say no, except the prisoner, an' he
had 'nt no right to vote, 'eordin to Jefferson's
Manual."
"What did you do then?" inquired one of
Johnson's auditors.
"I'm a coinin' to that, sir. I teched the cul
prit on the shoulder, an' lie kind o' quivered all
over when I did it. Ses I, 'my friend, I expect
it's all over, but we'll just walk down here a
piece, under this live oak, an'settle the matter.';
So we walked along and the hull crowd foller- I
ed on 'till we got under the tree. Some feller '
had made a slipper noose in ono eend o' the i
rope, an' I put it round the cuss's neck 'an hove J
the other eend over a big limb. I see 1 was in I
a tight snap, for 1 know'd if I refused to hang J
him, they would hang liiin an' me too, perhaps,
so 1 determined to get out on it the best way 1 !
could. Everytliin' was as still as a grave yard, I
nobody said a word, an' you could'nt hear a j
breath of noise."
"Well, what did you do?" asked a listener, i
"What!" said Johnson. "Uhy I just run j
him up and let him swing."
"What, you hung him then?"
"Of course I did! an'resigned my office the |
next day."
(Correspondence of the Baltimore Clipper.)
Extract of a letter from Capt. Jas. Boyd, of j
the Chesapeake Riflemen, (Baltimore,) dated :
"CAMP TATLOR, Carnargo, Aug. 31.
"We marched from Malamoras to this place, I
a distance of 180 miles, in eight days. Tiie j
men stood it very well indeed, and I inarched |
every step of the way at-Hie head of the boys, j
One day we marched 22 miles without a drop
of water, which gave nie great anxiety for the
tnen —in fact my care for them made mc forgot, j
in a measure, my own sufferings, which were'
intense, my feet being blistered, my tongue
parched, and my head bursting almost with the
intense heat. Tiie first water we saw was the
river San Juan, upon whose banks wo are now
encamped. Nothing could prevent the inen !
from plunging into it. Wc aro now, however, .
pleasantly situated, cutting what bushes we J
can find to give shade to our tents; and being in
Gun. Taylor's camp and under his eye, we i
keep ourselves in good order. Carnargo is a 1
miserable place, almost destroyed a few weeks j
since by the overflowing of the San Juan. The |
water was 17 leet deep in some parts of the ;
town, and in almost all parts of it six feet.—
The poor devils of Mexicans who were here, |
took their gulden gods to the river banks, and 1
prayed to them to stop tho flood; but it was of 1
no use. Tiie place looks as if it had suffered I
from a severe earthquake; the houses being built
of a clay substance,a great many of them wash
ed away. lam led to believe that we shall
have to remain here until tho rest of tiie troops
come up the liver, which will be two or three j
weeks. About 2000 troops have already gone i
on towards Monterey, for the purpose of estab
lishing posts and garrisons on the road. Ro- i
port says that they Lave gonp on and taken
Monterey. Tiiat place arid Saltilloare, in my j
opinion, the only points where we may expect J
to have any fighting, and we are all impatient
for battle."
FURTHER NEWS FROM MEXICO.
Review of Passing Events—General Joy of Ike
People on hearing of Santa Anna's Arrival—
Advance of our Army—Capture of the crew
of the Truxlon—Hopes of the adhesion of Yuea
tan lo the cause of Santa Anna—Proclamation j
of the Constitution of 1824— Address of Santa
Ann" to the troops of Vcru Cruz and San Juan
dc Ultea.
Tho New Orleans papers have received Vera
Cruz journals to the close of August, and al
though not as late as the advices by the Prince
ton, they contain a variety of interesting intel
ligence, a summary of which we make up from
the Commercial Times, Picayune and Delta.
The revolution commenced in the city of
Mexico, in favor of Santa Anna, on the 6th
ult, had completely triumphed. Tho Monitor
Republicano, from whose columns copious ex
tracts are made in the Vera Cruz papers, stat
ed on the 23d ult., that information hud been
received of successive pronunciamcnlos in Pue
bla, Vera Cruz, Oaxaca, Queretaro, Miclioa
can, Guanajuato, San Luis Potosi, Tamauli
pas, Durango, Zacateoas, and Aquasculiontes,
aud that sufficient tiino had not elapsed to hear
from the extreme points of the Republic, oth
er wise, they would have had to chronicle the
complete and unqualified success of the cause.
On tho 2-llh ult. Almonte, Rejon, and Cre
| scencio Bovcs, tho companions of Santo Anna
in exile, reached tho capital, when the former
two were immediately invested with the offices
of Ministers, adinterim by tho head of tho gov
| ernment, General Salas. Gomez Fatias had
I already assumed the duties of Minister of Fi
; nanco. General Salas has published a decree
declaring the federal constitution of 1524 in
| force ad interim, that it remain until tho meet
ing ofthe Congressto boassenibled in Dec. next.
Ho has also announced in another document,
dated the 23d ult., that the Congress convoked
for the 6th of December next, would coine to
gether invested with plenary powers, to enact
laws for the government of all branches of the
public administration, and referring to the gen
eral interest. He had acted most vigorously
with regard to every department of the public
service, seemingly desirous of making a tabula
rata before the elections took place, and re
ducing all things of an administrative nature
to their elements. He had ordered the dis
solution of tho Department assemblies, invest
ing the Governors with extraordinary powers,
for which they were to be responsible to the
Supreme Government alone.
A deputation appointed by Gen. Salas, head
ed by Sonor Paoheco, had gone from Mexico
towardjOera Cruz, for the purpose of meeting
Santa Anna, welcoming his arrival, and con
ducting him to the metropolis. They were re
ceived by the latter at his hacienda, Encerro,
whore a long communication was delivered to
him from Salas, who entered into a detailed
account of the events which had taken place
since the day on which the revolution broka
out. He slated tiiat his only ooject was the
public good, etc., etc., in tiie usual .ntlated
phraseology ol Mexican personages, and lhat
the revolution had not caused a drop of blood
to be shed. Only ono prisoner was made, Pa
redes, whom it was necessary to secure, to pre
vent a forcible reactionary movement. His first
act, after being invested with supreme power,
was to dispatch to Monterey, New Mexico and
California all the disposable military force of
the Republic. He only waited the arrival of
Santa Anna at the city of Mexico to deposit
in his hands the Executive power.
Santa Anna makes a long reply to this, in
which in his usual style, he vaunts his purity
of purpose, the sacrifices he had made for Mex
ico, and declares that his mission will be ended
when he has restored order to his distraetcd
country. "My authority shall cease, when I
shall have re-established the nation in their
rights; when I shall see her disposing of her
destinies through her representatives; and when
| if Heaven grant me stiength, I shall have de
I posited at their feet the laurels gathered on the
j hanks of the Sabine!" He declines coming to
I the capitol, assigning the irritation still feft in
! his mutilated leg, caused bv his anxieties, and
J the fatigue he has undergone coining from Ha
vana.
j The people in the city of Mexico were quite
| delighted at the decree issued by Saius regard
| ing tho re-establishment of the Constitution of
I 1824, and the plenary powers with which the
) ensuing Congress are to be invested. It is sup
j posed that the Congress must bo called together
I at an earlier period than the Gtli of December.
I to which it stands convoked.
| Tho deputation, with Senor Pacheco, lefl
I Santa Anna at Uuccrro, where still he remain
j ed at latest dales.
Tho utmost activity seems to have been dis
j played by the government of Salas, during the
| interregnum between the pronunciamento and
j Santa Anna's arrival at Vera Cruz. Wealthy
| individuals had been particularly addressed by
j the Minister of Finance, adjuring them to come
| forward to the relief of the government and the
j country by donations of money, beasts of
| draught and burthen, &c., to convey stores for
the army, engaged in defending the country
j from the invaders, who wore provided with a
| hundance of everything, and with inexhausti
■ hie resources at their back.
Nothing appears in any of the papers we
i have seen relative to the receipt by the gov-
I eminent of Mexico of any proposition from Pre
sident Polk, for tliQ cessation of the war The
Locomoler of Vera Cruz says that the reports
j of reactions in favor of Paredes, or others,
j against the lately expressed will of tho nation,
are wholly unfounded; they are mere alarms
invented and circulated from wanton or ma
levolent feeling.
Accounts had been received at Vera Cruz on
the 2d August, that a detachment of 8,000
American troops were on their march from
Carnargo to Monterey. The editor of the El
j lndicador earnestly urges the necessity of op-
I posing their advance. Robbery and ruin, he
I alleges will folluw their steps, which lie asserts
are the main objects of the invasion,
j Strong hopes were entertained in Vera Cruz,
j about the 28ih August, thatCainpeachy would
i pronounce in lirvor of Santa Anna, and as a
I consequence, that Yucatan would again volun-
I tarily join tho confederation.
I El lndicador states that it is veiy possible
that Gen. Paredes will he ordered to change
his prison of Perote for that of San Juan do
Ulua, and that he will leave the castle for some
| foreign country. Senora Paredes had been se
veral times permitted to visit her husband at
Irs prison, and the papers from the capital stale
; that he is much pleased witii the treatment lie
has received.
Gen. Salas, who exercised supreme command
fiom the 7th to the 20th of August, ptolesses
to have done as little as possihlo of his own
will, and only what was urgently demanded by
the necessity of the ease. He be asts, however,
that he had done what he could "to uid the
brave men who in Monterey have determined to
die rather than succumb to the invasion and per-
Jidiousness of the dJmti icons."
On the 16th of August he issued a procla
mation, in which he announced to his country
, men that a new insult had been offered to them;
that another act of bascn, ss had been perpetra
ted by the Americans. He alludes to the Cal
j iibrnias, which, he says, the Americans have
now seized by the strong hand, after having
villainously robbed us of Texas. He announces
that the expedition which had been so lung pre
paring would set fourth in two days lor the re
, covery of the country, and that measures would
be taken to arrange the differences which had
existed between the people of the Cahf'omias
and tho various preceding Centra! adiniuistra
| lions. In conclusion he appeals eloquently to
the Californians to second with their best exer
tions the attempts which would bo made to
drive out the Americans and to unite their rich
arid fertile territories forever to the Republic.
Tlie present revolution, lie assures them, is not
like the former ones; we know your worth, and
wo shall never g.ve over our efforts till we save
i you from your enemy.
I THE TRUXTON. The Hamburg brig Nalade,
j captured off Vera Cruz by Capt. ingraham of
j the Somers, for violating the blockade, arrived
j at New Orleans on the 19th ins!., in charge of
| Lieut. Perry man, of the late U. S. sloop-of-war
j Truxton.
I EXCHANGE OF GE.V. VEGA FOR THE TRUX
j TON s OFFICERS AND CREW. The Union in
noticing the rumor that Com. Connor had re
! fused to accede to the proposition to exchange
] Gen. Vega and the three officers captured with
j him, for Capt. Carpendcr, his officers and men,
i says:
We understand that the proposition was not
| refused by Commodore Connor, hut was proper
-1 ly submitted to his own government for its de
| cision. We understand, too, that our govern
ment has not relused tho proposition, out has
I sent on instructions which we trust will lead
: to the excliangp of the officers of the Truxton.
MISSOURI. Col. Sterling Price has resigned
his seat as a member of the present Congress,
and the Governor has issued his proclamation,
ordering an election o:i Saturday, tho 31st day
ol October next, to supply the vacancy.
, INTOXICATING LIQUORS On tiie'Jio. next
month the now law for the suppression of the
sale of intoxicating liquor- i.-> to go it. to iff. t
in the State ol Maine.
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minel Weakness, pain irj the Loins, affections of Lbs
Kidneys; also those peculiar Affections which art*®
from a certain practice of youth, and which, if no;
cured renders marriage impossible, and in the end
destroys both mind and body- Thisjrcmedy will aate
cure Impotency, and every symptom of a
SECRET DISEASE.
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on the right hand side going from Baltimore-st.. 2mi
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Be particular in observing the nameoulbe door
and window, or you will mistake the place,
DR. JOHNSTON,
a distinguished graduate from one of the first Co
it'ges i r,the United Stales, which may be seen by his
Diploma; also a member of the Royal College of
Surgeons and Licentiate of the Apothecary's Hall,
London; and the greater part of whose life has been
spent in the first hospitals of Europe and America,
via- those of Lofton, Pari* and Philadelphia, may
he consulted 011 all diseases, but more particularly
A CERTAIN DISEASE.
When the misguided and imprudent votary of plea
sure finds he hasimhibed the seeds ofthis painl'uldis
ease, it ton often happens that an ill-timed sense of
shame, or dread of discovery, deters him from apply
ing to those who, from education and respectability
can alone befriend him, delaying till the constitutional
symptoms of this horrid disease make their appear
ance, such as ulcerated sore throat, diseased nosa,
nocturnal pains in the head and limbs,dimness of sight,
deafness, nodes on the si.in hon6s and arms, blotches
on the head, faceand extremities, progress/lie on with
frightful rapidity, till at last the palate of the mouth 01
the bones of the uosc fall in and the victim of tins aw
ful disease becomes a lionid object of commiseration,
till death puts a period to his dreadful sufferings, by
sending Uim to "that bourne whence no traveller re
turn .."To such, therefore, Dr. JOHNSTON pledges
himself to preserve the most inviolable secrecy; and,
from his extensive practice in the first hospitals of
Europe and America, he can confidently recommend
a safe and speedy cure to the unfortunate victim of
this horrid disease.
It is a melancholy fart, that thousands fall victim
to this horrid disease, owing 10 Ihe unskillfuluess 01
men, who by the use of that deadly poison, mercury,
ruin the constitution, and either send the unlortunatc
sillier to an untimely grave, or else make the residus
of his life miserable.
GONOKRHCEA AND GLEET,'CURED, by tbs
most speedy and the most pleasant remedy known te
no other physician. It requires 110 restraint of diet,
or hindrance from business—it i. mild, safe and effi.
cacious, eradicating every symptom of this affection)
without causing other diseases, such as STRICTCXS
and AFFECTIONS OF THE BLADDER and PROSTRATS
GI.AND, which impyrics and quacks so often create
their noxious drugs and filthy infections,
STRICTURES—when there is a partial suppres
sion of urine, accompanied with uneasiness in tin
part.;, or a frequent desire to make water, it is called
Stricture. Yet this disease may exist, and none o,
these symptoms be perceptible, or if tit all, they arc
so slight as to pass un noticed; hence, we find thou
sands laboring under this affection who are entirely
unconscious of it—such petjons become weak in the
parts, seldom Acnechildren,and in the later stages of
this complaint are incapable of enjoying Marriage—
their systems become deiungod, particularly the
stomach, inducing symptoms of dyspepsia; also affec
tions of the mind, peculiar fits ot melancholy, Ac.
Ac. which may cud in some dreadful disease of ths
nerves, and will either cause a premature death or
else make the rest of life miserable. To such peij
sons, Dr. JOHNSTON offers the most speedy remedy
that can be obtained in the United States.
Ptj- Read Dr. J.'s Treaties on Veiieral,etc. etc.
TAKE PARTICULAR NOTICE.
Yoang men who have injured themselves by a cut
lain practice indulged in when alone—a habit fre
querttly learned from evil companions, or at school
tile effects of which ate nightly felteveu when asleep,
and if not cured renders marriage impossible, ana de
stroys both mind and body.
What a pity that a young man, the hope of hit
country, anil the darling of his parents, should b
snatched from all the prospects and enjoyments of
life by the consequences of deliating from the path of
nature and indulging in a certain secret habit. Suet
persons before contemplating
MARRIAGE,
Should reflect that a sound and body are the moe:
necessary requisites to promote connubial happiness
Indeed, without these, the journey through life be
comes a weary pilgrimage, the prospect hourly dark
ens to the view—the mind becomes shadowed with
despair,and filled with the melancholy reflection, tha'
the happiness of another becomes blighted with our
own.
CONSTITTTTIONAL DEBILITV.
Dr. J. addresses young men and ail wiio have trj
jured "lietuselves by private A improper indulgences,
IHPOTEN CE— JVi.V? K\ F.SS 01 THE GENI
TJUi ORGANS.
Loss of virile power is the penalty mostfteq tifnti*
paid by those who give a loose rein or license toth' ii
passions. Young persons arc too apt to c< i.iaiile 1-
cesses from not In ma aware of the dreadful effect*
that nitty ensue. Although impotcncy ot cuts from
stricture, deposit.-s in lite urine, gruv i, and from nu
merous other caitf'i s, yet the übie-r of rite sexual or
gans, by excessive venery or serf-pollution; patriot
inrly the latter Is the more frequent , ante of it Nov
who that understands the subject will pretend to deny
that the power of procreating thespi eies is lost soon
er by those who practice the solitary vice tlmo by to;
prudent, lltsiii.by premature inpoteiae the dt
se-lii' functions are deranged r.nd the physical and
mental powers weakened by a too frequent, and toe
great excitement ol' the genital organs. Barents and
guardians are often misled, with respect to the
causes or sources of discass in their sons ami wards.
How often do they ascribe to other causes the wast
ing of tlm frame, idiotcy, madness, palpitation of the
heart, indigestion, derangement of the nervous sys
tem, cough and sy 111 tome, indicating consumption,
when the truth is that they have been caused by ID!
dulgitig in a pernicious, though alluring practice, de 4
tractive to both mind :.nd bodt.
INVOLUNTARY SEMINAL EMISSIONS.
01" this distressing disease, which is the common
result of •he abov mentienert secret hahit. but a very
brief description for many reasons,can tie given tiere.
The complaint comes 011 gradually. It begins bv a
too hasty discharge of semen is copulative and pas
sionate dreams, thick emissions being too hast),
have uo power, while tlm erections arc
feet and soon over. As tile disorder grows worse,
the discharges or 1 missions become more easily ex
cited rail frequent, often brought on by lascivious
ideas, or by merely touching the part. In ibis deplo
rrJrio case, lite cmis-tirms take plac- without any
pt.-asure and without erection, and in tilts debilitated
anil s ut-ilivc state of Ihe organs the direti:! 1 fleets of
pollution so ruinous to health, taki pl..ce day ant
uight. Pule, emaciated, and weak, the unhappy vic
tim of artificial gratification coin; bras paii. in tit.
head and hack, has a languid look, dimness of s'elo,
Hushing of the face win u -pok- 11 to, lowness of spi
rits, anil a vague dread of sonu tiling, often starling
with u rrnr at a sudden sight, or sound, he aisc
(oaths society, from an innate sense of shame, ant
feels a dislike to all bodily and mental exertion.—
Distressed, and his mind fixed upon his miseries, ht
slyly searches every ource tits promises relief.
Ash.tinod to make known his situation to Ins friends,
or those who by education, study,nnd practical know
ledge, ni> able to relieve hint, he applies tu the igno
rant and designing, who fllcn him of his pecuniar
substance, and instead of restoring him to heatltb
leave liim to sigh over his galling disappointment; the
last scene of the drama winds tip with mania, cats
lepsy, epilepsy or some terrible disease 01 the HI rve
and death drops the curtain, hurrying the uuliapp
patient to an untimely tomb, where his lYieads
totally ignorant of the real cause.
Ml SURGICAL OPE ATI ON':-" PERFORMED.
N'.B. Let no talse delicacy previ tyoii. but apply
.mmeoiaiely eitner personally or bv letn •.
ALL LETTERS must he FOtft I AID.
SKIN DISEASES Sl'EElti l.t f/L'KED.
'S3~ Advice to the Poor GR ATfS
TAKE NOTICE. L'N. JOHNSTON haa had O greater
practice In Ihe abovi afl'tctioiis than tuij pi ysickin 11
the 17. S. He also posses*-s .111 ail vantage ouer ah
others, from the L.rt'nf his having studied in liu git-a-
Hospitals of 1 nth Euro 11 and thff country, v.z: thos*
of England, Fiance. Spain, "us-in. lieiiiio.jk, ac
end lite h ispitnls 0 Philadelphia. TllOiuan-is
Baltimore'i.i 1 —I: j tha to cured lilt 1,1 alter ovi iv
other means had full .. .Enumerable cerUfi ute
could be.- 1 . mo .-: , - prevoi,-.. i>—t,.r out
gnanofresji ..V.'tiy- ■ li ,lkc iui lai.ieexpo" d
none—besi • ~ ,-r. ,it * many persons i-.'itio o
know e.lf/ or chu.-acii-i who advi ilise these Itiinih
with lB.fi- .tlu-ialocs would for old it. iti,