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. VOL, XiX, NO, 49,
fiecaldofthe Cimes,
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Friday, Maveh 2,
Wasiuneron, Feb, 2¢. |
General Tavlor will receive ofiicial and |+
other visits to-day. Lven the little rest he
bas received has invigorated him wounderfully;
and he suffors but little now, fon the acei
dents rece v+ d at Madiso : and Frodenek. i
T'he fr ends who have scea the Ceneral in'
a quiel way, are charme ! w ith the man, and
he leaves the most tavorable hnpression upoi |
all who conver e with him. His xntv‘.!xga-nm-}
and benignity particularly impress ally and |
added to these quoilities there 1s a smpict; |
and honesty which endears him to all. |
Those who expeet 1o see Gener d Taylor,
w P lerized” kaow but eof the wan, wadl
they who prosume what Le will be any hivg)
bat a rliable, uprizht, cota richit, aud «l.mcr:
wright Whig, will also be umisa.eq thel)
man. !
Al this is deom d consistent with boing 1
the President of the whole People, nud .]n-x;
towards all sections of the country, all cluss a;[
of prop'e,=cven those who opposed lus clee- H
tion, and prosti uted the'ralices o s-cure th
election of Grueral Uuss, ‘
Every persoual intervies ] hear of strengih- ‘
ers th £ oendslip fur the man, and the reaso; '
is, that Gen. Taylor isas mo ‘estas he i< brave '
as Lonest as he is modest, and with all sur- |l
prisinsly acquainted with the neeessitics um!}
wishes of the country, Al this is equal t
the largest experience, and there ean, there l
fore. be no halting, or blundering with the |
new Administration, l:
‘l'"e speeulation is woie and more rife it:'
regacd tothe new Cabinet. 0t s thouzht
now that Abbot Lawr nee will have a ‘la!-ci
in the Cabinet, and if' so that the Secretary o)
Novy will he eonterred upon hitin rather tha ‘
the office of Sceretary of the Thensury. L
8o M., Evaus of course will not he uppointe
to a Cabinet oflice, as but one can coie tron
New Lnglund.
Some of the pentlemen from the South ar
desiroua that the Seertary ot the Treasun
shoul |be awarded toa Southern gentleman :
and others, of course, think that the better
ma 1 will be tound at the North
Thore wasa rumor vesterday, that Mr, Flw
ing of Ohin, would ba called to the head of
th Treasury Department, but was not very
liable. The impression gecms to he, that the
Navy Depa toent hes between Mr. Lawrei.ct
and Me. I, Butler Kiop.
Mr. Craw ford of Ga., (son ot the ex Seers '
tary of the Treasury, deceased 3 ) ulo has|
friends urging a Cabinet appointment upoy
him.
Ax liscargyr Cosvier Cavent.—Willian ‘
Muli 'y, an escaped conviet fiom Rlode 1s
Jan !, and who is also charged with stealng
money from a person oo the lire Ruiloaad,
. was arrested in this eity, on Monday and
locked up to await a requisition from the
. Governor of Rhode Istand.— N. Y. E:press,
Sl\'(;ul.Al.;.-.\}'r'Alfi.— fi;u :...,,; M‘ 1 satled
from South Thowastor, Me o 0 the 9 h Oct.
1845, with a ¢ rgo of hine e New Orlear s,
a terrible s'orm arose svon alter she sailed,
it was supposed she hal go e down with . ]
hands, us she was nsver heard of afterwards
To 18.7 a mawgany chest was left by twe
runaway Portuguse sailors o hoard a vesse
at Vera Zruz. On examiaton, it has beet
ascertained that this cliest helonged to the fi.st
mate o the brg Main: An epitore belonge
ing to Uapt. T endike, with his vame withu
| iz, was found in the chest; also, an Atlus be
longing to the sacond mato of the Maine
whose name was Cooper.
MenpEß OF AN AMERICAN SeAMAN AT Mis
ena.—A correspondent of the Post, writing
from Malta, relates the particulais of an un
fortunate aflair which recent'y oceurred a
Mossina. O the eveniny of the 25th De
cember two intoxicated American salors, en
doavored to get into a house of ill-fame by
foree While thus badly employed, som:
Neapolitan soldiers interfered and one of them
gecinz the men were drunk and wholly unpro
tected, drew s gword an! stiuck one of th
gramen several times over the bead of whicel
blows the vnlortanate man dicd two days afie
These facts having heen made known to Co
Rowan, the charge at Naples, where the
Prinecton was lying, Com. Focle got his shij
undar steam, and mada for Moessina, where,
wudor date of January 9th he addressed to e
eonm.mder-m-(lm~fu; the Neapolitan lerces
a spirited note requesting inforination as to
what course had been taken to punish the of
fon'lor. The Prince de Siarano mediate'y
rotar ed a satisfactory raply, that the olinder
had been re ea-ed t om his military obligations
and delivers !up to the julical jower of the
provinge to be tried. Beston Jour,
CSEFLYING ARTILLERY.Y
“Tuet Monn Geare' Bovs.” —Company
. 3d Arullery, which made such havoe with
the Mexiear s at Boena Vista, is now station
ed at Fort T'rombull, near New London, Conn.’
It 1s commanded by Brevet Major Thomas
Sherman, of Newport, R, 1., of whom the
“ News " sadd when be left home 10 assume
Lis commond 0 * e 13 a most pallant and
agcompl shed officer, and we rccommend him
Lo the pood pecple of New Lonlon, as a de
vout chnstian, 2an aniable and worthy man,
avd a high-minded, and honorable soldier.””
The Light Arullery 1s unquestionably the
favorite corps of our army, and the above no
tiee ol one of s wost ga lant officers recalls
some particalars rospecting the commander of
itin Napo'eon’s army=—Gen. Drouot, which
we gleaved vome yvears sinee from the London
Times. 1o the fiest battles of the Revoluton,
the FPeenels had no horse-crul’ery, but the ad
vantages derived (rom this peealiar corps were
80 o onfest, that i 1702 the Legislative As
sembly Joerced the organization ot a similar
body. The new corps at onee sprung into
that extraordinary favor which, 1 all coun
tries it seems equally to have maintained,
and its Jopularity was inereased in the pres
ent case by ns stranze achievement, three
veera after its establi-himent, of the eapture of
the Dutel Deer,a- it lay ice bound off its own
iores, Thery is no ocher instanee on reeord
v helieve of a squadron surrendering to u!
sattalion of wounted arttliery, although sail-)
s of eu Joke chout Lorse marines. |
Napoleon, who had such abundant reason
. : |
y kiow theva ve of a preponderating artllery
poularly backward 1 strengthening his
tehied corps with the favorite arm, as on for
ing the Garde Imperial he naturalized
liagoons, chasscurs, lancers, grenadiers, fus-;'
Ceo s and miantry into its ranks, before any!
vuns were attache! to it Atlast, 10 l\flT.H
potook from the old Garde Consulaire its
sole company of bght actillery, wheh scarce- l
ly nuighere d 106 men, and increased it tof|
three squadions of 200 cach. Two years af- !
serwards, e oalded cight companies und r”
~olonel Dronot, and so rapidly did his pcrcn'p-é
tious baghiten eoncermug the importance o
’ his arm of bis foree that the artillery of the*
CDinperial Gaard aloe, by succes ive augmen -
i"n: e, had actoally reachied in 1813, to no‘,
ess than 193 gons This was the terrific|
: vonpon =0 tiemendonsly wielded by l)rouut.‘
| o wineh the flashies portended the fate of rm-;!
oires ac !t tie falof kingdows far more truly |
than ever dd the fiery tale of a comet, “
; Diouot was an able so'dier, who, in hru\'ery;i
Cod steadioess, and, above all, 10 singleannd |
W heonesty, steuneh fidelity, and uniulpeach-!
Cible virtue, bad noo supetior, and but veryi
Cew equads, inall thot band of heroes who)
Ceadsed the Linperor w his throne of glory.—|
o his personal halns he was lnnstsmgular.—!
e =a Preneliman and a soldier, in the midst!
Of e imperial stafl, and under the reign of|
vapoleon—was actuaily a religious character, |
Cand ddnot seruple o avow the faet. He (‘\'-}
Lo carrie b about with hitna small Bible—the,
only e, probably, that was ever to be found,
| the baggage o the Grand Army, exerpt
that paeed by Napoleon in the m)thnlvgica.i
| uss of his travelling lhibrary—and this it was
i; ne of his chie del ghtsto read. l
It wa<a part of Napoleon's system of war-|
fire, 1o keep s Light Artillery in resvrvc"
e the enemy legan to waver. When
Dot was ordered to the front, it was usual
[, at the most hazardrous moment of the day !
nd on thiess oeeasions hais sail to have al
wavs crsl himself in a eertain old coat,
temounted, and advanced on foot in the midst
5 s cuns, and it did happen that, through
ut ol his numerab'e perils and combats,
!w nover ressived a woand, Few readers
il pequiee to be ren nded how often he and
i.z-e cunoncers e ided the fate of a well-
Cweli fild. Thosz 50 or 6) guns, described
y eye-witnesac- as scening to be actually
Lecharged as thy gallopped along, swept
way the last relies of Russian obstinacy or
\ustrian ehivalry, and terminated the carnage
if the 'ay.
1 the manipulation and direction of his pio-‘
ws, Drouot was unrivalled, Once, at the
y ssage of the Eibe, in 1813, the l‘hnperm‘
Jheerving the enemy on the opposite bank,
alled out hastily for **a hundred pieces ot
wnnon ' Tie General was at his side in'
. moment with the guns in position, bmi
« inpatient was the Emperor for success,
yat on the efeet of the fire not being so;
i nmediate as he expeeted, he jumped off his
yorse, ook holl of Drovot’s ears and shook
Jm seundly. The General bore the op('fl-1
on with preat patience, and then defied the
} Swpetor 1y place the guns better—a chal
cnge whieh Napoleon waived with the la gh
b i a pacified child
Although ereated a Count of the Frensh
moire, Diouot retained his Bible and |ll|
religion=—=and when reverses at length enmc-.l
i the ereatures of the Emperor's bmm‘_\'t
A off from hmon every side Droot sl
¢ool by his master and aban toned him not |
Wil Macdonald, Bertrand, and Fain, with
cam’ ronn+ and Cau aincourt=—he lwmml'!
hat last leves of Fon'ninelleau and (ol w.'
s bis Sovercign to Eiba with as much de-l
otion a 8 he had followed him to Dresden.—
We misht long search that muster-roll of
Ifl’tmi.: pam-e compriead in the hore d’»‘
¢ Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable”—WEßSTEß,
Newport, R. I, Thursday IMorning, Ilarch 2, 1£49,
of the Empire before we found any so en
tirely worthy of respect as that of General
Count Drouot. He died at Naney, in France,
in 1817, adored by the poor of the village
who were the reeipients of his bounty.
| Boston Bee.
Wasuing Crotnrg.—We publish to day,
for the benefit of the Jadies, the greatest re
cipe for washing clothes ever yet putlshel.—
By this process one hand can do as much as
three Lands on the old metho!, and do it much
better. Be sure to keep this recipe. Ii you
file our paper, mark rounl the recipe with a
pen and ink, if not, cut out this recipe and file
it away,
Reciry.—Take good home-made snft soap,
4 Ihs. : Dorax refine ! 40z.; Common salt 3 oz.;
water 7 pts.; Boil slowly to cake goap; sep
arate the top from the sediment for the cake
soan, ‘l'he bottom or sediment will do for
washing dishes and such like.
I'rocrss.—l. Wet the clothes thoroughly.
2. Rub the greasy anl dirty spots with some
of the soap. 3. Boil the clothes ia strong
soap su's of the above soap. 4. Rinez the
clothes three times wellin clsan water,
ir77dohn Van Buren, and s jokes, af.
ford the press, now and then, an item il
lustrative of the “ Prince’s” professional
wit. The latest on record the Buffalo Ix
press te!'s in this way (—* When John lmd‘
cone'uded his argument 1n the Suprcme:
Court at Wa-hington last moath, in the
case invo'ving the constitutionality of the
law of th's State taxing emigrants, he took,
occasion 10 address Chief Justice Taney ofl'l
the bench, upon the importance of an earlyl
idnrcisiun. “1 should not have presuined,
your honor,”” said John, 1o speak upon
'lhifl maiter, but for the great courlesy and
ikuulucss that I have received from the whole
heneh, whenever 1 have had the honor to
appear before the Court. The truth is sir,
asp-edy determination of the question is de
|n‘|mhlo in every point of view; but espec
jaally with reference to the poor devi's who
‘are now at Quarantine. The Cholera is
zra:ng among them with fearful mortality,
and it would he a consolation to their friends
to know that they are dying constitutionally.”
There is an old Dutchman living in the
north of Vermont very fanous for having a
large orchard and making excellent eidcr.—l
‘The old fellow is fond of beverage hLimself,
but was never known to offer any to his neigh-
Lors. One evening a friend called upon him,
and hoping to ** flatter’” the old man out of a
olass, began to praise his ciler. Yaas,
‘yaas,”' siid the phlegmatic Dutchman, **l
}hash coot eiter-—llans, pring a mug.” The
hoy fetched the cider and haunded it to his fa
’lhvr. who drank itall at a single pull: then
turning to his astonished vieitor, exclaimed
‘-‘ dere den—if you don'tdink dat goot citer,
chust shmell of te mug.”
Two or Tk Last Mex —Samuel Jenkins,
a colored man, 115 years old, died at Lancas
ter, 0., on the 4th of Januvary. He was born
4 slave in Fairfax, Va., in 1731, and drove his
masters provision waggon over the Allegame
i Braddock 's campaign of 1775, remaining n
service unt 1 the close. Ie is belicved to be
the only survivor eith r black or white. Al
Brighton, Nova Scotia, Jan. 6, died Geo. Sin
net, 120 years old sole survivor of the army ol
Gen. Wolre, who
et Dyew up his men in a line most pretly
On the plains of Abraham, near the eiy”’
of Quebee, in 1759, and stoud by the Genera’
when Le expired. After that le served 1
Nova Scotia and took his discharze fron the
10th regiment 35 years ago. lle was anative
;g y g
of Germany.
\
Distress 18 Irerann Wholesale imni
gration to the United States.—A private lette:
ated London Feb.Bth, recvived n this eity
say s
“The average namber of daily emigrant }
arriving in Dablin, frem various parts 0l lie:
land, and setting out from the port of Liverjoo
on their way to the United Suates, is estimate.
at from 1500 102000. They all take out witl
them feather bels, articles of furniture, avd
some sma'l cipital. Itls a fact which wil
hardly be cre lited, but which neveitheless |
unquestionably true, that such 18 now the
destitation among the upper classesin the wes'
of lrelan 1, that three magistrates in the count:
of Mayo,are receiving outdooi relief tor thewm:
o lves an | their familes from three diflerent
parish Unions.
¥ The charter of tha sieimer Governot
having expired, «he has leen withdrawn from
this route ; she left here for Buston Thurs
day evening. The Bay State is the only
boat now running between New York and
.Full River.
(07 The Hen Abbott Lawrance has been
oflered a place in the Cabinet, and has gone
to Washington.
g 2 The adourned Town Meeting will hr’
held this afternoon, at the Town Hall, at 2
o'clock, to hear the Report of the ('omminw‘
appointed at the last meeting, in regard to the
General Treasurer's drafi on the Tovwn for "
portion of the money loaned us by the State,
ifrom the Deposit Fund,—and to devise Ways
and Meane o pay the sem#.
MISCELLANEOUS I'Tias
The sh'p Thomas W, Sears t.uo cleare at
Boston for Canton with a eargo of 1,999 hiles
and 8 cases of domesties, vialued ot =67.641
The paper mill of Co!. Duntam, of Green
ville, 8. ~ was lately destrove ! Iy fire. The
loss 19 estimated at between 6,090 and 10,000,
No msulance,
A fireman, nameld George Runsom, was
killed on board the steamer Cheroliee, at New
York, on Wedoeslay, by a stroke from the
machinery as she was putting out for Savan
vah,
Upwards of 30,000 letteis we e talen ont to
Europe, in the Niagaia, from Goston ou Wed
nesday.
There were 132 logs kil ed 1n 80-ton from
Monday to Wedneslay roon.
Ezht persons had their jpockets pieked in
the crowd at Cincinnati, on the cecadon of
Gen. Taylor's reception, |
The Boston papera pronounce the story of
the starvation of Mary Carro’l, en Lomd the
ship Bay State from Liverpeol, fa'so.
The length of railroads in the United States
iz 5,449. Total cost, $152,72',917. One
thousand miles were addod in 1844,
The Del:wure river is eloaed ull the way
from live Point 10 Tienton alls and in
wumerable vehicles cross oz,
MonrTanity 18N Winsiseron —The deaths
in Wil nington. Del., during January, numiher
32-—males 19, females 13, Dy ecousuipaon
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“ Know thyself."” was the remark of a pen !
tleman to his son in the course of a purental
lecture. 1
* Thank you, my hist of acquaii tances is!
sufficient!y laige already,” said the wspiring
youth. !
!
Win T. De Bree, of Noifolk. Va., has been
ordered to New Q:leans, as one of the Mexi
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can boundary surveyos. !
Since January, 1915, 500,000 emigiaits
have left Gr at Britain. ‘
~ Liont v Cavtrorsia. —1 - Tty of Cin-|
cinnati, has gone to the Gole 7, (ps. ‘
e ;
p 7 The Senate of Wisconsin has s W oa
hill legalizing any rate ol iuterest agicod vpen
hy the partiesen ¢ ntract, t
¢3-Ripe stiawberni 5 were onthered froman|
open garden, near New Ocleans, on the 17th
!
mnst. ‘
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Esierants To Linermia.—The Liberia)
packet sailed from Palimore on Satur 'ay |
last, with sixty-five colored emisrants, male
and female, who go out under the auspices ot
he Colon zati n Society. ‘TI rehgious cer
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smonies which preeeded their depature were
very luteresting. |
l
%3 A cencus of the whole Britiso empire P 2
.0 be taken for the first time, in 1851 Or
ers have been sent to all e T tonios, 1o
nake preparations for thislibor, that it may
Je executed on a svstewatic and uni orm plan
hroughont the Bitush posse sions in every
sart of the g obe.
Nontit Beap Cane vor Gux, Tavior =2
stick cut from Gen. Harrison's firin at North
7 The tria' of Austin, ex-President of the
Empire Cluh, for mur ‘er, eommeneed in New
Yo'k on Thursday. DBut five jurors hid been
sworn at a late hour,
sond, has been worked intoa mazniticent e -.m.;l
y 1. P. W, Reynods, mnclinist, ol Lyons.
‘ Nayne co., and sio be | resented 1o President|
| Faylor. Tuis is the offerng ofa pairotic]
varm-hearted Wiy jours evman who supports|
imself and taily Ly the sweat fhis bhIOW .= |
Wlbany Journal.
A boy asked Dr. Burcess, the prew her, il |
e would'h wve a light, ¢No chindY sand the i
wetor; 1 am e o the higlts of the woil o
g wish, then,”* leplicd the Loy you wae '
wing up at the end of vup aley, foritisa very
| ark one.
Gen. Tavion NoT Fiep oF 1S lorectioN
~The Jo t Committee of Congress waited |
apon Gen. Taylor en Monday moroing Sen
wor Jeflersen Davs, his son in-law, of
Vississippt acting as =fv kesman—and com
nunicated offic:ally bis election 1o the I'resi
lency, asascertained by the recent canvass i
e Hall of the Hoose
e |
| 0> Lover hias set a gool story aftoar in the
| aew spaperdon, about an lnshiman’s giving
the puswunl at the battle of Fontenal, at the
l SAINE LM Saxe was Marshal @
*The pal\wnul is Saxe, now doa't forgel
4, said the Colonel to Pa.
w Saix, and Twil ooty woi ¢ my futhor a
miller
“ Who goes there ' etied the s “atinel, at
ter Le arived at the post
Pat looked as coundontly as posaible, aud
ina sort of a whispered howl, replied
“ Bags , yer honot "'
Saturday, Mareh 3,
CALIFORNIA ONE HUNDRED™
IVE YEARS AGO
VYWENTY-
Hece s a ¢irous remuniseence from the
proceedings of the New York Historical o
ciety—Hon. Albert Gallatin President, Th
following paper was submitted 1o the soeicry
onthe 19w biccetber last, an'! ordercd to be
transferre (1o its recor's, Itis eertain that
almost all the voyacers to America, soon af-
tor the discovery of this continent, were onx
iously in search of the precious metals =the
first founders of Jamestown included—and
that they were in the habit of bearing off ~pee
-Irens of ore having the appeurance of gold
and silver. Tue phewcena in California
realiz s all the indications and predictions
whioh were farmed were than 120 veurs ago
by the
"M Barttew, Foreign Corresponding ee
retary, presented and read the (ollowins com
muni ation from ‘he Rev, Edwin K. Haitield
New Youk. Dee. 19, IN(8
Dear S
—A previous enpugement pul
it out of wmy power to attend the speeial mee'-
ing of the istorieal Soe ety, ealled tor vy
evening, Isen! herewith a shoit eommui
catton, which, lif you think proper, you may
lay before the Socicty. In these gold secling
times, when sluost all things elss have lost
ther power to engage uitention and nter
& contrthution of this doseription may have a
peculiar interest, Yours, very truly, '
FOWIN F HATFIELD, |
intelligence from our possessions 1)
e
cent
y 4 scovered aurifvrous region s of proat ex-
It is hoghly prahable that gold will yet
ighout the whole valley watered
tent
be found th
by the Sacvcomento and San Joaquin nvers, |
with the'r tibutaries, Ttmay yet he :mr-r-j
taived that from Cape St Lueas, on the ex-,
wrewe South of the pen vsala of California, to
e head-waters of the Saeramento, desposites
!ul'gol\l are inzle ! with the soil. ’
i This coniseture derives cotsiderable confir-|
'mation from au nedent which oceurred near-!
1y one hundred and thiety yeurs sinee. It is)
related by Cept. George Sholiocke, in his
Cieeanr t of thie adventures of the ¢ Speedwell,”
-lc ship of 24 guns, an! 106 men, fitted out
by eoriain werchants in London for a crui e
nthe South Seas that eailed fom Piymouth ’
February 13, 1719, ineompany with the Suc-“
Leoss,” under the cominand of Capt, Johin Chp |
;:wr.'.'m. . :
" After eruisinz alout the Pacifie nearly two,
!yours, Capt. Shelvoeke determined 1o proceed
:lu the coastof California. He came i k%;!ln'
'of the vemmsula on the Tith of August, lT‘ll.!
Land cast anehor i the harbor of Puerto Se v
‘guro on the 13th, in the morning. Here Iw!i
romained vatil the even'ng of the 15th, tak-'|
gm;! in wood and water, having c¢onstant um!|
Loni terrupted eommunication with the shore)
Land the rative savages, On his departare for]
|Clina, he drew up an account of the ':v-vmr_\'.;
dn which oceurs the foll ywing remarkable pas-!
lsage. Laving alluded 10 the problem. not |
!:he-n colved, respecting the Jmnetion of A nwn-!‘
‘ea ard Asia, ¢ by some tract of land to l}-l'%k.'
(Mombward,” he obscrves |
¢ Leaving, however, these conjectures l:rl
he gupported or confuted by future diseoveries,|
1 shail eonfine myself to taets, and report ouly |
Awhot [ have seonoor knowun, for the mfi»nn::-ll
Htien of the pee-ent age and poster ty. 'l‘ln'i,v\
| Fastera coast of that part of Culioraia \\i-.xf'l.‘:
! 1 had asight of. appears to ho mouata nm.s.!i
';hmr«-n. and sandy, aund very ike some parts ol 3;“
!s:'n’--m . but nevertheless, the soil about Puert .l
‘Seguro and (very likely) wm most ef the val i
'.h-_\-.-. iaarich blick mould; which, as voul
{lturn it freshup to the sun, appears us of um!:-‘
f!minglrd w th gold dust ; some of which wr&
;'cn cavored 1o wash and parify from the dint i
[[hut theooh we were a little prejudiced against)
['the thoughit- that it conld be possible that this, |4
:iun-! ! should be so promiscuously and un w'r-;:I
lsan!!s m pgicd with common earih, ye' we rn-“‘
|deavored to cleanse and wash the carth from ."
lsome of 1t 3 and the more we did, the moie it
’;.Qpit'?lfl“ ke gold. In order o be hrth-“
".‘.ms:’u-d‘ I brought away some of 1, whichi|
‘wo loat in our confusion at China. By, |n"_
Lihat as it wll, itis very probable that this
;rnl.l:l‘\’ abounds in metals of all sorts, though
he inhiabitnts had no etensils or ornaments
;:nl’ any me'al whatever § which is no \mn«lrr'
(ginee they are so perfeetly Ignorant in all arte. |y
! That Captain Shelvocke had really discov-|)
{ered, as here desertbed, an extensive ‘ placer’ |
of gold, ean searecly he questioned. The soi!’
Lwasta neh black mould ;7' that appeared, on
‘gmm'_: turned up, *tas i intermingled \nl!.‘,
wold dust.” Tn the acconnt given hy Gov. Ma i
j.wm of the d seovery in Uppor Californm, near
U Sotter's ma 1, he says, that * Mr. Marshall,l|
“as he was walking down the race 1o this df—"
:.umhr of mud, obsrved some ghittening |v.lrll~‘
::rl:-o ar fts upper edge o he gathered a I'N\.i
I examine | them, and became satisficd of their)
Cwaue He also telis us, that w her the (‘:n\hy‘
matte is earvied ofl by washing, the pold .
Cleftt mined with a heavy fing black sand "'
f{Capt. Shelvacke cou'd not possibly believe
that what he saw was gold, because it wa< as
I'Nt\mm .nu‘ly and uoiv l!.li'.y mmnlecl with
| eommton earth ; and yet this is vow matter of
“‘d- 1y ohworvation in Alta Caliternia. The
[tearth s full of 1t
Il Mad ihe eaptain of the * Spoeadwell™ aue
.ii“"" ol i earryirg his sample 1o England, we
cannot hesitate to affiem, that it would have
“'Mfl a 0 valuable as that which has lately
recched vur own shores from the sane geners
ul vegion. In that cace, bowever, ths excile
ment which 1s vow felt =0 universally among
us wou'd have been antieiptted ; and m spre
of the bursting of the * South Sea Company”’
and ** Mississ ppt scheme™ Lubbles, only the
year befure, all England would have been
moved to secure the gollen prize for them
selves ; and California, both Upper and Low
er, would have beeome a Britsh provinee.
ANV
* It s an il wind that blows nobody sy
good. ' Had not the Captamn of the ** Speed
well” been deserted by Lis erew ot Wham
poa. in consequence of un unlacey shot by one
of them, who, being in Liquor, and pursued
by a Chlinese custown-hou-e officer, firel «u
tha lotter acd slew him | had v not bagn for
the s ihsequent condemnation of the good ship
Speedwe'l, and the captain's contusions at
China, the glittring treasures of our new pos
sessions on the Pacitie would long sinee Luave
beea appropriated. The hand of Providenee
is surely to be geen and ueknowledeed, in thus
reserving, for this age and pation, the m
mense wealth gf that *Jand of proaise.”—
How mwueh of a blessing 1t will be to us, 1s ye!
10 be s can. It constitutes, however a marked
era in the history of the precious metals § and
evory fiet like what hins now been narrated,
1s worthy of particular observation and (ecord
That rich black mou'd, in which the glit
a particles wre so proaisencusly and uni
Uy intenmingled with common carth, ha
protan y not been dis'urbed sinee the viait ol
Coaptain George Shelvocke. A rich barves:
voer-a
15 vet to be reaped from that peainsuia, wihich
Las hitherto been regarded as of but Ltle
worth, It will Joubtless be much regrotied,
if our coniectures prove true, that Lower Cali
fornia was not meluded 1w the eessation fLom
the republ ¢of Mexico. Dut,if the hall tha
has been o)} us 15 true in respeet 10 the Up-
per Territory, we have mere than erough
Cituate our chuldren for a century to coine
It will be asked, however, ¢ Where s this||
ancient placer to be found I Our authm |
tells us, and we communicate it for all \\humsy
i ey concern, that it lies about two leagues|
vo the northeast of Cape St Lucas, the mum|
southori point of the peninsula ; and s nhch‘
you are init, a very safe und good part. The |
watering place is on the north side, ina smali|
fiver, which there empties itself inte the sea, |
and way be known by the appearavee of af
great many green canes which grow in it, :mdi‘
which tlways preserve their verdure. It ia‘l
direatly on ihe track to San Fraueisco, and |
will probab 'y, when these facts are wude pub- i
he, be speedily revisit o, and made a favorite ||
atering place fur California prigrins ”
- ——— ‘
Tue Nenrereap Fine.—The cxamizntim»i
of Mr. Ml er was concluded yesterday, and |
resulted 1w his discharge, no'hing that (‘uu!d!
eriminate him hav.nz been eliciied, while on!
he contrary it was shown that he ant his
amnily lived most happily together, and |hal‘v!
he was more then vsually fond of his clildren |}
The testimony of one wittioss seews (o throw |
sult upon the fact that a murder had beon!l
committed. lie testified that, when Mrs H
Miller's body was found, 1t was partly ¢ i\l.'l*K'
ed wi'h the ruins of a brick wall, as many as l
twenty or thirty bricks having been remuvo.v!
hefore the body could be lifted .-—Com. Adv. {
i ———— |
Cernirreatisor Mewir ==The Secretary m"i
Var hae deeded that the spiat and ntentol
f e act, March 2d, 1347, maing provision
o tha reward of non-comm sionel ollicer
nd privates who din smshed Whemselves .I-;
the recent war, or wlo may distingmt h thone
«elves in A simlar way herealter, extend to
artificers, farriers, biaclamithis, and mus e.ins
vho doduty in the ranks in baule, Non=com ‘l
mssioned officers cre o he rewarded witt f
revets of commission of the lower grade, and ‘
un ler the rank of non-comimissior eldliicers l
it certdientes of ment, which entitie U !
Iler to two months extra pay.
Coxporing Sexence.—An individual bav
ng been couvi ted upon rathershghtevidence.
he judge proceeded to pass ‘udgment as fol
WS
« Prisoner atthe bar! You have been
ound guilty by a jury of your conntrymen o
Lerime whi hi subj ets you to the peraty cfyl
eath : vou say you are inuocent; the truth uf'l
hat asserton 15 only known to yoursell :nm;“
sod. Itis my duty to leave you for exeeu-!
won. I guilty vou nichly deserve the fatet'a !
Lwaits you—if mnocent, it will be a gratitica
ion to feel that you were hang «d without suel
L erime on your conscionee. In either cast
cou will be delvercd from a world of care.”
. S
vy In a time of much religious excitement,
ant eonsequent diceussion, an honest old
Duoteh farmer of the Mohawk, was asked hwl
apinion as to which denemination of Clyistians
were 0 the right way wo Heaven,
CWell, den,” said he, ** ven we ride our
wheat 1o Albany, some say Gis ® te pret road *
and gome say dat is de pest ; but i don’t make
much difference which roud we take ;for wen
wo et dure, Jey nover ask us winch way we
core —and it is none of deir businete, if our
wheel 1s good "
e —— . C——
a 3 Among the arueles in the ship Montreal
from Boston for San Fuancisco, sre two Pi
‘“-
VHOLE NO. 976.
Tue Moven Huspasp.—oOn a weck day he
walks out with Lis wife, and is not afraid of
a williner’s shop. He even has *‘change'’
when asked forit, awd never alludes to it after
warls, eis not above carrying a large
Lrown paner parec), or a cotton umberella, or
the guis, wr even holding the baby in his lap
ioan omnibus. He runs on first, when it ie
ruing, to knock ot the door, He goes onte
sile, if the eab is full. Ile goes o bed first in
cold weather, ile will get up in the middle
of the mght to roek the crad e, or answer tho
door-bell. Me ollows the mother-in-law to
stop in the house. He tukes wine with her,
and lets her breakfast in her own room. He
eats cold meat without a murmer, or picke's,
and is indifferent about pies anl puddings.—
the eheese 1s never too strong, or the beer too
simal, or the tva oo weak for him, He be
heves in hysterdes, and Isinelte! instant'y with
a tear. He patchies up a quariel with a velvet
gown, and dnvew avway the sulks with a trip to
Vpsom, or a gig w the Park on &2 Sunday.—
lie poes 10 ciurch rezularly and takes his
wile to the Opera onee a-year. He pays for
her losses at eards and gives her all his wine
nings. Ile never flics out aboat his buttons,
ot brivgs home friends to supper. His clothes
!n«,n t 00l of tobacco. e respects the cur
taine, and never siokes in the house. Fa
carves, but never secretes for himse!f “tha
hrown,” e laces his wif's stays even in
. Docember, and never asks for a fire even inthe
'moag wintry piclts He respeets the fietion
of Bis wite 2ge and would as goon burn hie
ll;::;z-‘m ug touch the brioht poker. He never
pavades the kitehen, and wou'd no more think
of blowing up any of the servants than of or-
denng the dinner, or haviog the tray brought
up after eleven. Heis innocent of a latch
He lots his fami'y zoout of town onee every
ar whilst Yo remains 4t home with one
knife and fork, its on a brown holland chair,
s'ceps on acurtainless bed; and has a ¢l alre
woman ‘o wait on kim, Ile goes down on
e Satirday and ccmes up on the Monday,
tking with hion the elesn Imen and bringing
back the dirty ciotl es, He chesks the washe
‘m;-,-hi'-la. He povs the house keeplog money
without a sugpicion, and shuts Lis eyes 10 the
o Sundries.” He s very easy and affeetion
ate, keeping the welding aniversary punctuais
ly; never complaming f the dinner is not
ceauy s making the bicakfust Liwsel it no one
s down, Jetting Lis wife waltz, and diink por
ter before mpany, He raos all her errands,
pays il her bills, and eries hike a child at her
leath.
Ax Oip Cuier.—There 2 siill a few of
the Red Chiefs left, ard some at an advanced
wre. Wenotice the death of T'liomas Wl
linias, gged 90 years, a distinguished chicf of
he Iroguois nation, and Jde-cen'‘ed from the
Rev. John Wiliains, of Deerfield, Mass., who
woth los fawcdy and pari-hiouers, was taken
aptive at the sacking of h's native town, by
the Indiang und EFreoch, in the year 1704, -
I'be Ceceased was an active participaut in the
sennes of the revolution, espoused the cause of
he Brtsh at Leaniugton and Saratega Do
ing the war of 1512, by special invitation of
he,United Siates Goverument, he placed him
sof under the proteetion of its flaz, and was
oresent at the batle of Plattsburgh.
A Honsg ar Sea—*A siu;;ular n-tance
of embarking upon the deep,’” says u late Chi
cago paper, “‘occuricd on I'riday evening. A
horse went to the lake to drink, some distance
north of the noith prer, and stepping upen a
cuke of ice, the wind, which blew strongly
Jiom the shore at the time, drove the brittle
} wark and the poor beast into the lake. The
i ‘aptain of tae schooner Oneida, witnessed the
ecurrece, und savs that when lust seen, the
i‘mrse was going out of sight in the distanee.
Nothing has been heard from him sizce. We
;hupo he will bring up atsome friend.y port on
| (he other side of the lake.”
The above horse Las arrived salely at Puf.
{a'o. The poor brute was discovered by the
pilot of oue of the luke steamers, when nearly
seventy five miles from his port of departore,
wd was, with mueh d ticolty ho sted on board.
['he lee upon which he stood, was, by the ac
tion of the stcamer’s paddles, so broken, that
he quadruped navigator was plunged mto the
wat 3 but, by getung slings under him, Le
vas finnally lescued, nearly exhiausted.
pPAta Whiz meeting holden ut the Real
ing Roem of thus ottive, Thur-day evening,
Augustus Posh was chosen charman, ani
. W. Lawton, Jr, Secretary.
The fo''owng gentieme, were #ppointed &
ommittee to make prepeintions fer a proper
elebration of the inaugu:ation of the President
fihe United Staes
W. . CRANSTON,
HENRY L DAVIS,
WILLIVNY NEWTON,
ALFRT'D 1. STEVENS.
HEN O N, WARD,
WILIIIAM H. Gl EENE.
At the Auwvuar mecung of the Now
port (flmln('l Ol l(u)’:ll Arch Masons, holden
on the 27ih ult, the folowing oflicers were
sected torthe ensuing year (==
N. 1 Goull, High Priest.
John Elcre!, King
H. D. Deblos, Scribe.
W. Stevens Treasurer,
J. D. Denn s, Secretury
G. . huowles, C. K '
Gil ert Chace, K. A C
- A. Hildreth, P. 8.
’ E. S. Keayon M. V.
5. W. Hesw!, Tyla