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Friday, March 9.
From the Wilmington (N. C.) Journal Mar. 2
DISASTER TO STEAMER GAUADAL
QUIVER,.
The Spanish steamship Gauadalquiver, iron.
Capt. Manuel Labardora, arrived at this port
about 11 o'clock this morning in distress. We,|
learn that the Guadalgquiver is burthen 600
tons ; that she left Havana on the 2)th of l"e’»-!
ruary,in ballast for New York, for the purpose
of undergoing some repairs; cxln-riesm-ud;
strong Northerly winds until within 100 miles
of New York. On the night of the 2th uf:
February, at 12 o'clock, experieneed a severe |
gale from N. K. ; endeavored to head it that
night and next day, a tremendous heavy sea,
rolling during the whole time, which earried
away buiwasrks and swept the decks, together
with the bullkhead, wineh supported the lmr-;
ricane deck, and the steamer nearly filled with |
waler ‘
The captain called a consultation of the offi
cers, and it appearing evident that the ship
could not stand the sea mueh longer on her
present cour-e, it was determencd o scad her,
The engines proved fuithful under the superin
dence of Mr. Downing chiel cagineer, The
steamer was seadded for two days, expecting
every movement to be the hst. Ouae hundred
miles South of Cape Henry, fell in with pilor
boat Faslion, of Baltimore. Owing 10 the
heavy sea, it was impossible for the pilot boat
to go alongside the ship, but through the ur
geney of the engineer, one of the pilots Mr
John A. Thompson, of Baltimore, was indue
ed to fasten a rope to his body aud drop him
self into the water, and by this means, with
great exertiors, e suceceded in getting on
board the steamer,
While Me. T. wus in the water, the two ves
scls unfortunately came in contact, and placed
Lim in great peril of his Life. He was forced
to sink h msell below the bottom of the steam
er, to prevent being erushed to death. He
however, succeeded in getting on board the
steamer, unhurt. As the two vessels camne
together three hands on board the Fashion
jumped on board the steamer, and Mr Thomp
son had great difficulty in getting them back,
they were, however, placed in a yaul and suc
ceeded in reaching the Fashion 1o safety.—
The steamer then bore up for Cape Henry,
but the sea inaking a complete breach fore and
aft, and the ship being in danger of going
down every moment, her course was shaped
for Charleston. On arniving off Cape Fear, it
was found that her fuel was giving out, and
she put into this port in the above condition.
Svereme Covnr.—The Supreme Court
commenced its March Term in this town on
Tuesday morning Chief Justice Greene de
livered a very ab'e and instruetive charge to
the Grand Jury, on the nature of their duties,
cal'ing their attention particu'arly to the lead
ing erimes in our code which would come
within their jurisdiction. In conclusion, Juige
Greene said that their services, comparatively
speaking, would he but seldom required, if we
only persevere in our efforts in behalf of Pub
lic Schools ; tothing wou!d tend so much to
the elevation ol the mass of the people, and
for the prevention of erin, as the edueation
of the ris'ng genertion. Rhode Tland, he
said, had done more than any other Sta'e, in
the same space of t'me, in the cause of Fdu
cation. His remarks on this point were ex
cellent.
' The Grand Jury have found an indietment
against Daniel Downey, for breaking into, and
stea ing from a shop in Tiverton ; he will be
¢ tried daring the week.
Richard Grabam, et ux. vs Thomas Reed
This wa< an action for the recovery of a sun
of money claimed to have been loaned by the
Vlain'ills to tha Defendant's wife, when
sole, for the purpose of enabling her to come
to this country from Faogland
It was contended by the Defendant that this
money was given and not loaned by the Plain
il s wife to the Defendant’s wift, the two la
dies being sisters.
Turner for . Cranston & Son for D7t
Mi<e Abbey J. Hutehins n, ofihe colebrated
voral fanily, was married on the 25t nlt, 1o
ason ol Dr. Patton, of New Yor's oy,
Rev., Mr. Laikin, an estimable Catiolic
ceevnin fromthe ety of New Yok, hivs
jastrecove | inte ligenee of his des znatim by
Cie bopey as bishop ol Toronto, Canada Wet,
oLo coffine are projosed by a Delaware
corre<porlent of the Philade phia American, a
w mataral proluet of the Ponnsy Ivania sron in
tendel [r ex o tation
N Tue Telegraph in reporting the Presi.
dent’s Inaugural Message, omitted the con
cluding portion of it ; we therefore republish
it entire, this morning.
Wasmnaron, March 5, 1819,
Zachary Taylor, the Pres'dent of the United
States, was duly sworn "into office, at Wash
ington thisday at 12 o'clock, after which he
delivere! an Inaugural Address to the Sena
tors and Repres-ntatves ot Congress, and
thougan !s of citiz:ns assembled in front of the
Capital. |
The following is a full, verbatim copy of
the address, os it was published in the Nation |
al Intelligencer, Fixtra : l
ADDRESS.
Il'ected by the American people to the
highest office known to our laws, Tappear here
to take the oath preseribed by the Constitn-
Lo,
The confilence and respeet shown by my
countrymen in calling me to be the Chief Mag
istrate of a Republic holdirg high rank among
the nations of the eaith, has inspired me with
feelings of the most profound gratitude ; but
when T refleet that the acceptance of the office
which their partiality has bestowed imposes
the lischarge of the most arduous duties, in
volves the weighticst ob'igatons, 1 am con
scious that the pesition which T have been
ralled to fill, though sufficient to satisfy the
loftiest amb't'on, is surrounded by fearful re
<ponsibilitics,
Happily, however, i 1 the performance of"
my new dutics, T<hill not be without able
eo-operation. The legislative and Judieial
branches of the government present prominent
xamples of distinguizhed and eivil attainments
and mitured experience 5 and it shall be my
ndeavor to call to my as<istance in the Fyec
utive department, individuals, whose talents,
integrity, and security of character, will fur
aishample guarantee for the fiithful and hor.-
orable performanee of the trust fo be commit
ted to their charge.
With sueh aids, and an honest purpose to
lo whatever is right, 1T hope to execute dili
rently, impartially, and for the best interest
f the country, the manifold duties devolved
upon me.
In the discharze of these duties, my guide
will be the Con-titution, T this day swear to
preserve, protect and defend. For the inter
pretaton of that instrument, T shall look to the
decisions of the judie al tibunals, establ shed
hy its author'ty, and to the practice of govern
nent un ler the earliest Pres'd nts, who had
so'argea share in its formation.
To the example of these illustrious patriots
[ shall always refer with reverence, and espe
cially to his examp!: who was by so many
titled the Pather of his country.
T'o command the Army and Navy of the U
“tates with the advies an! consent of the Sen
ate; to make treatics ; to appoint ambassadors
wnd other officers ; to give to Congress infor
mation of the state of the Union, and recom
nend sueh measures as he shall judge to be
neeessary 5 and to take care that the laws shal
be faithfully exceuted ;—these are the most
important functions entrusted to the President
by the constitution ; and it may be expected
that I shall briefly indicate the prineiples which
will control me in their execution,
Chosen by the body of the people under the
assurance that my admenistration would be
devoted to the wellare of the whole country,
and not to the support of any particular scetion,
or merely loeal interest, 1 this dly rencw the
deelarations I have herctofore made, and pro
claim my fixed determination to maintain, to
the extent of my ability, the government in its
original purity, and to adopt as the basis of my
publie policy those great republican doctrines
which constitute the strength of our national
existence,
In reference to the Army and Navy lately
employed with so much distinction in active
serviee, care shall be taken to insure the high
est condition of efficiency : and in fortherance
of that ohject, the military and naval schools
sustained by the liberality of Congress, shall
receive the spreial attention of the Executive.
As Ameriean freemen, we eannot but sym
pathise with all efforts to exiend the blessings
of eivil and politieal liberty ; but at the same
time, we are warned by the admonitiors of
History and the voice of our own beloved
Washington, to abstain from entangling allian
ces with forcign nations and all disputes be
twoeen conflicting Governments.,
It 15 our interest not less than our duty, to
remoun strictly neutral, while our geographi
eal position, the genine of our institutions, and
our people, the advaneing spirit of civilization,
and above ali the Jietates of rehigion, direct us
o the eultivation of peaceful and friendly rela
tons with all other powers,
It is to be hoped that no international ques
tion can now ari-e which a government eonfi-l
dent in its own strength and resolved to pro-!
teet its own just rights, may not settle by wiv!
negotiation ; and it eminently becomes a gov-)
ernment like our own. founded on the morali
ty and intelliconce of its eitizens, ané upheld
by their alicetions, to exhan<t every resort of
honorable dipolomaey before appealing 10l
arme.
' In the eonduet of our furcign relations 1 shall
conform to these views, o I believe them es
sential to the best interests and honor of the
country.
“ The appointing power vested in the Presi
¢¢ Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparabie”? —WEBSTER,
Newport, R. I, Thursday Morning, Barch 15, 1849,
dent imposes delicate and onerous duties. So
far as it is possible to be informed, I shall make
honesty, capacity, and fidelity indispensible
prerequisites to the bestowal of office, and ab
sence of either of these qualities shall be
deemed sufficient cause for removal. |
Itshall be my study to recommend sueh
constitutional measures 10 Congress as may
‘be necessary and proper to secure encourage
ment and protection to the great interests of
agriculture, commerce and manufactures : to
improve our rivers and harbors ;to provide
for the speedy extinguishing of the public
debt ; to enforce a strict accountability on the
part of all public expenditures. ]
| Byt it is for the wisdom of Congress itself,
in which all legislative powers are vested by
the constitution, to regulate these and other
‘matters of domestic policy. 1 shall look with
confidence to the enlightened patrietism of that
body to adopt such measures of conciliation
as wmay harmonize conflicting interests, and
tend to perpetuate that union which sha'l be
the paramount object of our hopes and afl'vc-:
ons, ;
On any action, ealculated to promote any
subjeet so near the heart of every one who'
truly loves his country, T will zealously unite
with the ordinate branches of Gevernment. }
’ In conclusion, I congratulate you, my fel-|
low citizens, npon the high state of pros- |
perity to which the goodness of Divine Prov-|
idence has conducted our common country.
Let us invoke a continuance of th» sam:|
protecting cate which has led us from small
beginnings to the eminence we this day oc.
cupy; and let us seck to deserve that eontin
uance by prudence and moderation in our
counsels, by well-dirceted attempts 10 aa.mnge!
the bitterness which too often marks unzavoida.
ble diflerences of opinion, by the pmmulga-{
;.li(m and practice of just and liberal principles, |
and by an enlarged patrioti-m, which shall ac
;knnwledgc no limits but these of our own Widc-|
spread Republic. '
Riensess oF Cariroryia Sorn.—We have
st heard a very curicus anecdote fiom an
Ameriean who has recently returned from
Liverpool. He obtained it from General Arm
!flmng, who had 1t immediately from the gard
oner of the Earl of Derby himself. The Farl
iln‘t-n within abont eight miles of Liverpool.—
fle had just received some bulbous roots from
California, wrapped up in the dirt of their na.
Hve roun!ry;.'\nd as a mere matter of rutinmly,;
e directed the earth to be washed for the
purpose of eeeing whether 1t contained any
particlesof gold. His instiuetions were fol
lowed, and the resnlt was nearly a handful of
cold dust nud shells from the washings o the
earth,.— Unron, |
Tue Poor 1x New York.—The averago
aumber of inmates in the New York City
Almshouse, the past year, was seven thou
sand, and the cost of supporting that number
was a little short of three hundred thousand
Jollars, oc about eighty-two cts. each per
week. The number who received out-door
celief during the last week was 46,000, about
an eighth of the entire population of the eity
During the last month there were distributed
to this class of poor, 13,000 boxes of coal, a
quarter of a ten each and betwean six and‘
seven hundred half loads of wood. Though
the number receiving this kind of relief last
year was nearly the same in the winter months
as it is now, yet only $12,000 was paid ouy
during the last year.
The Carnival has leen abolished in Mont
evideo and Buenos Ayres, by the goverments
of those eountries. A festival es'abl shed in
Montevileo to celebrate the peace with Fran e
in 1840, has al-o becn abolished, and in i
place is to be substituted the ecremony of be
dowing premiums on the widows, orplians,
and indigent relatives of those who have fallen
in the war against the Anglo-French interven
tion.
CrereyMes Murperep IN CALIFORNIA
Among the private letters recieved in this
city from the Pacific by the Crescent City, 18
one, which we have seen, mentioning a pain
ful rumor that Messrs. Newman znd Pomeroy
‘clrrg_vmm of the Methodist and Baptist
churches, hal been murdered in the gold reg ‘
‘iun. The letter is of the latest date, and
comes froma highly respectable source. Tt
refers to the statement incidentally, as if it
were a well understood fact, but gives no
particulars.— Newark Adv. ‘
From Wasmineron. —The Senate was in
open session from 12 tilla quarter past 1.
Mr Douglass rased a question of privilege
contending that Gen. Shields should be sworn
in. After debate, Gen. Shields took the oath
and h s seat, and the question of his eligibili
ty was referred to a select committee of five.
" A resolution was adopted 1o select the
standing committees tomorrow.
i Messrs. Miller and Atchison were appoint
'ed a Committee to wait on the President.
A message from the President was received
by the hand of Col. Bliss, his Private Seere
tary, and the Senate went into Fxecutive
Semsion. 1t is understond that the following
nowinations were made, which, under the
rules, lie overone day =State, Mre. Clayton;
Treasury, Meredith ; Home Depariment, My
Fwing ; War, Mr. Crawford ; Navy, Mr
Preston ; Postmaster Gener ], Jacoh Cullamer
of Vermont ; Att raey General, Mr Johnson
A fTectation is o groater enemy o the face
than the small pox. ‘
New Yorx, Mareh 6th, ¢
~ 9oclock, P. M.
' The Philade'phia Ledger has a despateh,
stating that it s believed that Fx-Speaker
Winthrop will be S-eretary for the ']lnmu
Department, in<tead of John Davis, who is
ine,igihlc ha' the Constitution—although it s
contended by private friends of Taylor, that
he is eligii:le because he did not vote on the
question of the passage of the bill which crea
ted the office.
Mgssrs. Forrons (
| Your paper does Mr. Sumner injustice. |
‘have heard his Lectuce on the Law of Prog
ress twice, and he express'y saiul each time
%thu we needed both the conservative and the
‘reformative clements in order o have a true
:progrcu . ¢ conservatism,”” sail he, * of all
that is right, reform of al! that is wrong.”"—
And yet, a day or two s nee, you said you did
‘notagree with him, beeause our eountry needs
:a conservative element to balance the radical
l‘clcment that is so rife. DBut wherein does
this differ from Me. Sumoer’s views ! Dud he
ot illustrate his view by referring to the
!plilllclflr, syetem which 15 preserved by the
equilibrium of the centrifagal and centripetal
forces !
It seems to me the true course, the course,
both of propricty and of pelicy ix to recognize
aud welcome all that is good in those who dif
for from us, especa’ly where they have s 0
manly a spirit and temper as Mr. Sumner lmc.l
Surely such is the most effectual way of vur-i
ing their faults, if they have any and at all
events of coming at the truth and finding out
what is really best for all parties. ‘
As to the comrrunieationin your paper of
this morning which charges Mr. S, of ¢ jm.i
pious blasphemy,” 1 thuk neither yoursclf,
Sir, nor any calin thinker in this community
will de'iberately sanetion such a cha-ge.
Pavy (1 Thess, V. 21,
’ Fvents iy 1818 —A review of the vear
just closed will show that it has been dis
‘timguished by a most remarkable scies of i
xpon.'mt events. The revolution in Franee oc
cur-ed in February. The wisest monareh in
‘l‘lumpe suddenly found all his well coneerted
plans for the permanent aggrandizement of
his tamily turned into foolishuess, and the
richest monarch eseaped into exile, to suffer
the rigors offpoverty. The Fmperor of Aus
tria whose power was regarded as impregnable
has at last abdicate! Lis throne, Prussia lma!
extorted important eoncessions from her yiulni"
’ing and vacillating king. The spirit of fiec
dom has taken decprootin Naples and Sas
dinia. The Pope has surren lered his tempor
i:\l power, fled from Rome, and 1s now indebt
ed for his perconal safety to the interferance
tol’ France. Nearly all Central and Nouthern
Farope has been shaken by the nising sp it of
liberty. The peopl: every where are asecrts
’ing their rights, and politieal and eeelesiosti
caldespots have been seatteied Hke the Toaves
lof autumn. In Ireland, rebeliion against Brit
ish rule husbeen erushed by superior physical
power. In our own countiy, war has e :m:d,l
and peace has been proclaimed. Territory
larger than all Furope, with the exeept on M"
Russia, has been added to onr domuin. 'l'lm'
political power of the nation has passed from
the hands of cne party lato those of :mnlhm‘.‘
The cholera after ravaging Asia and |'lurupn,|
has reached our shores, and threatens lo}
sweep the land with the besom of destruction.
Such are some of the signal events which
will render the year ens thousand cight hun
dred and jorty-esght meinorable in the annuls’
of the world. ‘
A Poetess —We find the following des.-
eription of the Western ** queen of song™ in a
\ .
letter dated at Louisville :
When Lord Byron was lying dangerously
ill at Missillonghi, a short time previous to
h's final d ssolution, he is sa'd to have ex
pressed to an American gentlemen prosent, a
desire to visit America for five reasons. Three
of the most prominent were, he wanted 1o see
the land of Washington ;he wished 10 see
the form of living hberty ; and he wanted to
see Washington Irving. ‘This episode of the
great bard was recalled 1o mind by an expres
sed wish o a friend to visit Louisville for reas
ons pointedly chiricterisiie. He wanted to
put his foot within the borders of the Stote
which ¢ aimed the ** greatest of living states
men ;' he wished to see actual, bonafide slav
ery ; and he wanted 1o sce George D Pren
tee, and ¢ Amelia,” the Western Poetess,
His desires in these respects have been grat
ified, and of the po:tess he save : How sin
gularly true it is that personal appearance is
no eriterion of the mind-
« Hereyes, her lips, her cheeks her shape,
her features,”
are not of that des ription which ercate love
at first sight ; but 1f affiction embody or con
tribute to perfection, then is ** Amelia™ all
ihat could be desired. 1 like her poetry, but
if 1 had never seen Iw, should have Liked 1t
mor:. e
6 The Hon. Charles W. Bradley, form
erly Seeretary of State of Connecticut, has
rocoived the apprntment of Uniel State
Consul at Amoy, in China. He is an Epis.
sopal elergyman—l regular printer, and said
w 0 be master of sixteen different langoage .
The ** Day Star” ie the title of a nev pen
ny paper which has just been starte ! in Prov)
dence, by Messrs. W W Shaw & Co. It
s well printed, and its eo itents are good, that
-of the third noan bo, Led g the only one we
have seen We wish it succoss
Saturday, March 10,
Tue Inavovrar.—lt is a document which
cannot lail to give as much pleasure #s it has
excitod expectation. It breathes the mpuit of
true patriotism, such as the people of the U,
States Lave always attributed to General Tay
lor,—the modest yet firm, the woderate vet
| determined spirit of a man who knows that he
" haw been clected to serve, and desires nothing
~but o serve, his country.—who feels the difli
culties and responsibilities of hLis office, the
heavy weight of the dutics unposed upon him
by his fellow eit zens, and who distrusts his
own unsupported ability to d scharge them ;
but who yet, caleulating upon the support of
other public servants bound hke hinsclf to
faithful and zealous service, pledges Liimself to,
attempt the performanee with the conraze and
sing'eness of purpose which have ulways, Lere
“tofore, in all his military undertalings. render
ed him succes-fu'l. * With such a.ds,” Lie
affirms, bold in the assurance of his own integ
nty, * and an honest purpose to do whatever
i right, | hope to execute diligeatly, impar
tia'ly and for the best interests of the country
the manifold daties involved vpon me.”’ ,
His guide, he tells us will be the Constitu-|
tien. But what Constitution'—For, alas,
when we hear Locofocoi-m,—and, above all,
NSouthern Locofocism—talk about the Consti
tution, we are made aware that we have vir-t
tually zico Constitutions in this country,—or
two different meanings and coraruct ons of the
one wiitten instrument—an | feel that we h'nle|
a right 10 axk that question of every President
(who refars to it. Gen. Taylor answers lhc‘l‘
question b fore it is asked Lim. 1 the |
interpretation of that instrament,” he s .ys, "l'l
'shall look to the decisions ot the Judicial tri- |
fbnnu!s established by its anthority, and te the“
If‘rn(-ti«'o of the government under the carher;‘
Presidents, who had o large a share inits
Sformation. To the example of those iMetri-|
‘ous patiiots 1 shall always defer with r.-vcr-”
‘ence; and especially to his exatnple who was |
by 8o many titled “ the Father of Lis Coun-f3
lltry.’ " This is & nobls declaration which:
wounds the knell of the one man power, and/
'furbids the proud arregation of the democrat
fic usurper, the tvranieal idea, worthy of lhe‘
' L' FrateCest Moi davs of Louis XIV., that!
Ifthc Constitnt'on means only what the l‘m.ci—!
dent ehooses it to meag. ¢ The earlier Presi-|
' dents"'—** the Father of his Country !"'—|
;'v'l'hc'y , and he, didunders tand the (‘unali!uti--n?
'and there is not one important c-unslruc!ioni
eontended for, at this moment, by the great
paity thet has trinmphed in General Tavlor's
election, which was not, long sinee, conceded |
and particularly established by them. We are|
not to hare a new Constitution but the o/d one. |
‘That i: exactly what the American people
!wumvd
' A whole volume is exprossed in that single
ilea: had he confined his address to the one,
declaration merely, it would have soinded ov-|
er the lond, the whole land, Like a trumpet of
gladoess. Ttis « pledge which—in tie old |
Roraan phiass - restores the republic. ’
Missks., Kprrors (=
' Whyhave you lefi ol trying to stir vp thc'l
; public mind in regard to that great desidera
tum of a Railroad to Fall River? There are,
tee things that ctrike me ne a'most N‘lf-n'i-l
‘dent. The first s, that nothing but A Rail
road will everbring up the business of tlnq:
(twwn fiom its present low state. Railroads
'have come to be the iron nerves which con
duet the electrie spark of life f.om one part off
'a country to another. How could a galuniv;
‘application of this kind fail to resuscitate s ?‘
The socond thing is, that it is for the interest
of the town, asa town, if inlividuals will not
ldo it. to venture something for the sake of;
lgen'ng the thing nnder way. It was under
(etood, when the matter was azitated two or|
‘three yrars 20, that if one sixth of the nm-k.'
!sly 50 or 60 thoumind dollars, could liave been!
!\aken up in this place, Boston and New York
lwould have fo'lowed it right up and the lhmci
'lwmld have heem carried. And Taminforined|
|by good authority that Providence now would)
itakr- $l5 or 20,000 worth of the stock. An ')
I don't sce why it wonld not be beiter for the/
‘town to be paving the interest en a Joan for|
a little while (ull the Road should begin to]
elear it off,) and advance a subecripticn for
the sske of sticring up the cities above named
ather than be losing just as much every year|
{in the depreciation of pioperty, houses stan l-'
ling empty, rent alling, work growing scaree.
| &e. and nothing in thisease to show for the
sacrifice except a beggarly account of vmplv!
doxes. It appears to mo | should prefer to
Ipay my annual Joss ineurred in this way of
“Ol.’» or £2O as the case may be, 1o pay i, 1
'aay. in such a shape an to see the fruns,
i' If this subject ean’t be discussed in the|
Town Meeting, why not in the newspapers !/
!nhfl are the reasons, first that a Kail Rm\d;
“would not be an aovantage to the Town, and
‘wocon Iy, that the Town enw't start the thing
lco that it sha!l be sure to go. When a ves.
‘:u-l iin danger, it 18 quite common 10 throwl
l! wer part of the eargo for the sake of saving her
‘and by and by, perhaps, the cargo 18 reov-
C@ed; can we not take a b nt trom this ? i
Among the passengers in the steamship
Northerner, from New York for Chagres, «n
Viowlay, ®we notice the name of Robert 1.
Stevens, of this town, who goce to Califor-
5% W ask the atteition of the public to |
the commuunication in this moruing's paper, |
relative to the Kailroad to Fall River. The
suggestions are excelient, and we hope that
th's matter will not be permitted 10 slumber
againin peacelul obscurity, for two or three
years, then to he galvanized into morbid e
far a few days more of tioubled existence
L 7The editor of the Boston Bee, who is'
now in Washington, in cne of his Jetters writ
ten in the Congiessional Library saye, il there
ars any errors in it, they must be attrib
uted to the fact that Lhe was unable to keep
his eycs or his wind on the paper, as he
waa surtounded by vo many beauuful Jadics |
Poor fellow ! DBeauty aflects some bachelors
in this way. *
Powrnrvr Micnoscors.—The Ciaeinniti
Commercial of Jast Wednesday, has a xnng!
account of a microscope recently made by o
Mr. Hascart, a skilful optician of that city
which far surpas<es any other mu'ummpc-in'.
jower, ‘The Commercial speaks ne th-m;,h'i
thers was some remarkable novelty in it con-|
¢ ruction—some discovery—hbuat gives no daa-!
eription. The power of the instrument, as
compared with that of other m croscopes, il}
sai!l to be immense,
From Mexico =The U, S. ship Sa atoga,
Commander W. C. Nicholson, arrived at Pen.
sacola on the 21st, having been four monthe
absent on acruse in the Gulf. During her
ahsence she has visited Sisal, Campeacliy,
Laguna, Vera Cruz and Tampice.
At the date of her mailing from Vera Cruz
the only American vessels in port were the
bark Fugenia; schocner Naney Dishop,and a
full r'gged brig, justarrived, name unknown.
The Fugenia was advartised to sail for New
Yourk on the 12th. Her Culifornia passengers
had all left for their destinotion scroes the
country, and it was rumored some four or five
had Leen lobbed near Jalapr. The passen-
gera by the Nancy Bishop were still at Vera
Cruz, muking preparations for their journey.
| Our Minister, the Hon. Nathan Clifford
| with his family and suite, arrived at the city
'of Mexico on the 20th ult., without being dis
;lllr!;ecl by any attack from the robbers on the
‘road. The Mexican Congress was continu
’ring 'tz sogsions at the latest dates from thci
‘capitol, but had #s yet done nothing worth
:mmmoning. It was hoped it would not ad
journ without remodelling the entire tarifl.—
'Business was quite brisk at Vera Cruz, and 2
spitit of improvement and renovation seemed
1o have been awakened.
The Suratga brings as passengers ten dis
treseed Americans, who Lave been in Mexic
sinee the conelusion of the war, and were left
hehind when the army evecuated the coumry.E
‘l'here are still numbers constantly arriving at
Vera Cruz from the interior, and claiming the!
protection of the eonsul, some no douit de 1
serving, but many deserters, who have forfeit
ed all claiin for sympathy.—New Orlrans|
DPicoyune, 24th. l
“ilanps on youß Pocker Books ™
was the start!ing exclamation of the cendue
tor on the train of caia from New York l’)‘
Philade!ptia, which laft Gotliam on Wednes
fay morning, on wlich were a party of gen-|
Jemen, one a police officer and the rcmaiudrr’
heing mercaants, on route for the Metropoli |
tan City, to witness the Inauguration. The
officer was provailed upon by the n.errlum'p:
to keep the r company and protect them from
the operationsof the light ingerel gentiy, and|
and he readily agreed. Belore the trainl
reache! Ph ludelphia, however, the guur.lmni
of the peace had been relieved of his pocket
hook containing severa! Lunfrel doilars and|
valualle papers besilde. ’
Serpoted S peck. =V learn from Mr,
N, A. ratt of Sagharbor, that on Wednes
day last, six bodien, alclcanly dr seel, wore
joand on the bheach, about three miles noith
of Montauk hight house. From the appear
ance of them, it was supposel that they had
been but recently drawned. One was suj pos
ed to be the captain, another h » son and one
of the others appearad to be a Portuiuese.—
A boat was found on the beach, near the
Lodies, with the plug out; and as a schocner
was seen on the Sunday previous, with her
colors at hali mast 1t i probable that she foun-
dered, and all on board pershed, An inquest
was held, anl they were buri < in the i lage
of Ammaganseit.—N. Y. Herald,
The above was probally the schiooner seen
to sink in 19 fathoms water, 26th ult ~ (;rob
iy oth alt, civil aceounts) oif Block Island,
by the crew of ship America at New York.
The crew, who had abandoned the schooner,
:||.|w-ar.~d to be rowing towads B ock Island
[when they were last seon. |
(7" A young compositor 'n the oflice of the
Cinetnnatt Clironiele has just reeeived o letter
from Gen. Sam. Houston, stat.ng that h's fa
-1! er, who died in Texas some years sinee, left
n estate worth over $50,000, and offering
him his assistance in recovering the po-ses
sion of the property.
Mi. Howland has been re-clected Mayor of
New Bedford,
\ Col. Webn, of tie N w York Counier an
| Enquirer will reecive, it s said, the mi sion 10
Madnd
WHOLE NO, 977.
INAUGURAL CEREMONIES.
Wasiinaron, March sth.
The doors of the Scnate Chamber were op
enad at 10 o'clock this morning, and the li
dies’ gallery was immediarely filled with the
fair sex. The reporters’ gallery was also
crowded to suffocat'on ; therc was great
struggling and pressing. and thousands were
. torced to leave without obtaining an entrance
. The Senate as<embled at 11 o’clock, and a
resolution was adopted, that Senator Atchison
take the Chair. “The new members were all
sworn in, with the exception of Gen. Shields,
A resolution was adopted to refer General
Shielaw’ eredentials to the Committec on the
Jud;"'laf_f
. The Hon. Millard Fillmore and Hon George
‘M. Dallas then came in arm-in-arm.
' Mr. Atchison swore in Mr. Fillmore, wlo
took th: Chair, and deliver d an eloque:t ad
drous.
. Allofthe Diplomatic Corps including the
‘altaches then came in,—the first occ pying 15
scats in the area, at the left ofthe Vi e Presi
dent, and the latter at the right,
! Mes.rs. Buchanan, Johnson, and Toucey,
of the old Cabinet, came in and t ok s ats in
front of the Diplomatic e rps. A lady fainted
I'ln the gul'cry, but in the confusion wheh pro
fv;n‘!ed could not be got out ; she however s on
j recovered.
| It was now nearly 120'clock, and the Prosi
!‘ lent and the lix-Presideit had not made their
jappearance ; coosiderable impati'nce was
}mnmfrated.untl abont ha'f past 12 o'cluck,
;when the President and Ex-President came in
and oceupied ~eats with George M. Dallas and
In. 88 Sehasen.
‘ President Taylor entered into a brief eon
(versation with Cliet Justice Tancy ond Judge
'McL.an,
The President then proceede! to the eas'ern
poriico, whers he delivered the addices. The
crowdin the square was immense, and proh
ably num'ered 10,0.0. Great cheericg and
discharge of cannon took p'ace belore and af
ter the delivery of the address,
The grand Whig Inauguration Pl is a
most splondid affair, and an immense crow
is present. The theatre is well fill'd also
Gen. Zachary Taylor attended both, and was
belliantly reccived,
Four Persons Posoxen —A Goflstown
(N H) correspondent of the Muil, writes,
under date of March sSth, that four persone
were poimoned in the family of F'. B. Blais ‘eil
New Boston, N. 11, by morphine, and that
two of them dicd, one gnold Idy (Mrs. Blais
dell) and the othier a young elild. An adop
ted daugliter of the old lady Las been arrested
on suspieon of Laving co.nmitted the erime. -
‘She is known to have purchased twenty-five
cents worth of morphine in Manchester, and
itis supposed that she put a part of it into a
preperation of hquorice which the old lady
wis in the habitof waking ; as shie was tound
dead mn her chair a few hours after partaking
of it. The dose tothe child was given iu a
cup of tea and caused her death ju twehe
hours.
—Thil
In the Supreme Court, in the case Graham
vs Reed, the Jury returned a Yerdit for the
PIUT. for thirty dollars an| cos's.
| Yesterday morning the Court was engaged
A trying the ease of Milliken vs M lHiken; af
ter opening the cise, it was agreed to argne
it to the Court, and it was therefore tukiu’
from the Jury.
1o the aficrnoon, the Court was engaged
trying the case, Job Tripp vs David Kirby.
David Downey, indieted for stealing, plead
cuity, and was sentenced to eight months im
prisonment.
L The following anneedote of Generals
Tavior and La Vega, which we find in the
New Lond n Chroniele, was told with many
athers equally interesting, by a private who
fought at Palo Alton Maj. Sherman’s com -
pany :
General La Vega. afier Lis eaptare, being on
parole, had ample opportunity to examine the
A merican troops, their habits, operations, ehar
acter and manners. Full of Wonder and ad
miration, ke asked General Taylor how many
Generals he had with hin?
“CSivteen hundred,” was the reply.
« Sixteen hundred """ said La Vega in as
toni-hment, ** but pray how many men then?"
¢ Sixteen hondred,”” answered General
Paylor, “ bat every man is a CGeneral.”
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. l hfl I llll' ¢ slaleen 'l ln' Od men l‘
,“ l:“ wol l‘l 0
‘P r ‘ ‘ soon ‘ X
The Bark Floyd, Mayberry, which hal heen
lying 10 our hathor for several days, sailed for
Calitornia yesterday morning, atan early hour.
The Daguerreotype for the 10th ins'. is 01
our desk. 1t is replete with ite wsnal vaiiery
ot solid and nteresting articles.
| Grorsa Guees Stamsrics —Henry Cols
lins, the famor 8 Grretna Green blaeksmith re
cetly died at bambeth Il in Beotiaml,
aped 70, Tn the last 23 years he married
7000 conples, nearly 508 o year, He char, od
atee of from 10 1o 20 gunes 101 ench mat
riage, w 0 that he derived a very handsome
ea'ary from lis singular oflice.