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F. A. CLARKE, L'owlitz Landing;
WILEY CHAPMAN, Salem, Oregon;
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lsaac N. EBEY, eridlry’s island;
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5. D. Hows, Penn’s Cove, Whitllry‘s
lallnd ;
Jolllt R. Jacxsos. Jackson‘s Pruiri‘
Lewis county.
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WOYJOIII Mitchel, erfll Patriotti
John Mitchel, the Irish exile, escaped
from Van Demon’s Land, and arrived in
San Francisco on the 12th ult., nccmupa
nied by his vrifs and children. No Words
ofours can exprcas the delight with which
we welcome this gallant and sterling patriot
to the shores of California. Sincn Robert
Emmet ofl‘ered up his pure life on the
scanld, in vindication of hie Country’s
rights, no such man as John Mitchel has
ever dang himself into the breach, in de
fence of lush Independence.
The lriah exiles of 1848 have never, as
it well known, admitted the validity of
their pretended trials and convictions before
juries plcked by the Engllah Government.
They hold themselves captives in the hands
of piralea, and have no serupla in escaping
out of the power of their enemies, whenever
. they can do so, without violating their pa
role of honor, an obligalion which must he
observed even with pirates. The last pris
oner who hna escaped their clutches, and
fled for refuge under the American Flag, is
John Mitchel, who arrived ar We have sta
tnl, accompanied by Iris wife and children,
they having about two years ago followed
him to his place of bondage. The circum
moon of his "cape are briefly those :
Mr. P. J. Smyth, of New York, (Irimrelfs
"NI of 1848), went to Van Dciman‘s
" had, with the express mission to rescue
acne one or more of the Irish State Prison~
m. Nothing could have been easier than
lo raeape, if they could have thought of
doinr clandestinely, and without regard
to th r promise; but in order to discharge
themselves of that obligation, they felt it
lmeeary to formally withdraw their parole
before the proper authority. and present
themselves to be talten into custody. 'l he
parole is to the elect that they would not
escape from the colony so long as they held
I“ ticket of leave,” which gave them a
lpeciea of liberty, within a certain deeigna
“(l police district; but this “ ticket of
it!" " is I thing which may at any tirue be
taken array by tho convict authorities, or
'w’g'ned by the prisoners.
or. while Mr. Smyth vrna in Van Dei-
M’l land, and before any movement
whatever was made, by any of the prison
"l. the loéll Government, by means of
m of their eves-dropping detectives, had
kitted hie real views, and Mr. Srnylh was
actually arrested, hold in custody for three
days, and most ignomirfihualy abused, under
a warrant directed against John Mitchel.—
Ifr. Smyth, in short, was talten for Mr.
Mitchel, under the falre and insolcnt Is-J
!flmptian that Mr. Mitchel was “ ahacond-l
"lg,” whilst he was all the time living qui—‘
etly at his cottage in Bothwell, and was un-l
der parole of honor not to abet-ond. 'l‘hisl
“ll gross outrage on Mr. Smyth, and mi
outrage hardly less gross on Mr. Mitchel.l
He now at length resolved to avail himself‘
if Mr. Smyth’a ofl'er of assistance, and leave
“I Island, not clandestinel , but openly.—
Anordingly, he wrote and dispatched the
“10-lug note to the Lieut. Governor, Slr'
wigDeniaon.
“ BOTHWELL, Bth June, 1853. l
_"sjl:—l hereby resign the ‘conrparn
“'9 “be", ’ called ‘ ticket-of~lcave,‘ and‘
revoke my parole of honor. I shall forth
f'llh prraent myself before the police mag-l
do“; 9' Bothwell, at his police ofiice, show 1
blur the letter, and offer myselfto be taken
Into custody. j
“I am, Sir, your obedient servant, ‘:
"Joer hll'rilrran.”
Th 9 next day, the 9th June, Mr. Mitchel
"Id Mr. Srrrylh rode in together to the
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THE COEEMEEAN.
OLYMPIA. I‘UGET SUI'NI). \VASHIME'J'ON 'i'liliHl'l‘UlH'. SA'WI{_I)AY_.~ MlVlfL‘fll-EEH .3. 1833.
ltntrnship of llathwvll, Went to the [‘Hllt'“
't-tlit-c tloor, dismounted and walked in.—
‘l‘hey found the 111 veistrate in l|l> ro nu. The
police Clerk was with him; a mus-tabla- tra~
:iu the adjoining runny, and another eonsttr
[Me was as Usual on guard at the door. Thu
police hariatlt nnd \vatchhnus,‘ stuntl oppo
site. Arrived in the tnagismatrls room,
iMr. Mitchtl handed him an uprn copy ot
the above note. and t-etpivstt-d hint to read
it. The magistrate cast himeye over it a
lllltllllt'nt, and then looked up to Mr. Mitchel,
‘who dsliberattdy dt‘>lrt'tl him toobs rt-e thr
purport of that note, and took the trouble
of twice explaining to him that the parole
‘was at an end, and that he had Come to be
{taken into custody. As the atheist] seemed
‘ltlll either bewildered or frightened, the
two gentlemen put on their hats ;' Mr.
' Mitchel wished the magistrate a good morn
ing, and they left the otlirc. immediately,
when they turned Illt‘ll' backs, the magis-l
trate made a loud uproar, and he flfitlxfiuntt’l
,ot the constables ran out, calling on the u 10l
tstop, and cu anding every one to \ttop
'tltetn. 'l‘h hlc on guard, hone-er,
had his h upicd in holdingjtwo
horses ; oth abitauts ofthclowtt looked
,on laughing, and Well pleased ; and, in
short, the two fugitives mountpd’tln-ir horses
and rode oft. 'l‘hcy foundhpto necessity to
use. or even to exhibit at s, though both
were well armed. After they left Both
nell, however, the true difftdulty eommenc~
ed. Mr. Smyth changed horses and coats
livith Mr. Mitchel. and the‘it they parted
and rode 021' different ways through the for
est. Bothwell is the central police disttit‘t
of the Island, and between it and the sea
extended several litres of police-stations, to
toll of which intelligence was instantly cun
veyed by mounted express constables. Mrs
Mitchel remained six wreaks after that day
in the Island, without being able to get on
board a ship, though one was immediately
placed at his service by a patriot ship-owner
of Sydney. After many hundred miles
riding, and in several disguises, he at length
got all under an assumed name, in a British
vessel, which, at Tahiti, was fortunately
overtaken by the American bark Julia Ann,
bearing his wife and family, under Mr.
Smyth's escort, to San Francisco. .’\t 'l‘a
hiti Mr. Mitchel was transltippetl, and now
stands free on American soil. .
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The Wesson Engine.
The improvement! in the machinery at
the Eriesnon ship which experience has sugv
goeted, were, at last accounts, neatly com
pleted, and it was expected she would be
really to malre her first Voyage to Europe
before the opening of winter. The BIICCI‘I>
ofthc principle of propulsion by the exparr
sion of heated air, is triumphantly estub
lished, and time will perfect its application.
Orders without number have poured in upon
the manufacturers for engines of this char
‘acter. One of the largest steamboat owners
on the Mississippi has made nrran cments
to apply them to his boats. Severa’lV of the
leading Atlantic journals are about to use
them, while the great saving of fuel has in
dtteed mill owners to send in large orders
for them. We perceive that even Chilt
hns taken the necessary steps to introduce
the new motor upon her waters, by granting
a leading capitalist the exclusive privilege,
ofapplying It to boat! running upon her
rivers. The small space required for fuel
will render the Ericseon engine indiapensa~
bio for vessel» running bet Ween very distant
points, as between this port and China—-
England and Australia. Owing to the im
mense amount of coal requisite for the toy
age between these two last countries. the
Australian line of steamers by way of the
Cape of Good Hope has proved a perfect
tailure. Not one of six steamers running
upon that route has yet been able to make
even decent time, and the Colonials are loud
in their complaints. The ago of steam is
fast panning away. The ingenuity of men
is wonderfully active in seeking a substitute
less dangerous and less expensive. Du,
Tremblens in France has discovered at
‘menna of propelling machinery by the va
por ofether, which in approved by, scien
tific men and has I‘Cl‘elved the countenance
ofthc Emperor. A leading capitalist of
ll._\'om is now constructing at Nantes twol
iltll 2 iron vessels with engines on'thia rin
cirfie, to run between llurre and N. fail:
The experiment to move inarhinety by the
vapor of chloroform has'nctually beontutedl
in the port of L'Orient, and proved entire-l
ly successful. The experiment was made;
with the steamer Gallilec of l‘2o horse pt)W-‘
er. and under the inspection of the Minister
of Marine. After making several turns int
the harbor. she went out into the Yoldltt‘adi
at the rate of full nine knots an hour. Alli
who witnessed it were loud in their corn-I
mendationa. The next Congress will prob
ably authorize a line of mail steamers be
tween this port and Shanghae. [if that
time the Ericsnon will have eatahlilhed her
superiority, and the (‘hineae steamers will,
without question, be supplied with engines
‘on the new principle.—[S. F. Herald |
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CHARITY—The actual amount in cash ex-l
pended for benevolent purposes in the Uni-i
ted states, during past yr", by .1“. 1,,.1,._i
pendent ()rderot' ()dd “-11qu exceeds, by,
seventy-tire thousand dollars, the ulnlrtl ..p.|
erntittns for the same pulping 0| ~)| the ~- l
’ligi: us denominations
Later from South America.
(From the N. |". Herald.)
l‘._v the (hogan, from Panama, we It We
iltltlrllttlltull of the at'titnl at that pint'e, 4n
the 2 llt lllL, of the l'nciliu Steam i\J\l2'l
non (‘t)t|t]|;l|h\"l "littl Harmer llolitia. She
ltringe dates lrom Valparaiw tn the Ist at
September, xixtpen dat 1.. t« r, and hum t,‘:tl
lat) to the It tlt nl' Sv-ph-ztdu'r, St‘t‘n'ltil'l'll
‘li‘ks later than hutlrc received. 'l‘ln- lin
littn brought to Panama the ttmili, sixteen
pass tigers, and $165,001) in trearure,
- l’ront t'lttle.
FIR}: m Van-Atrium —~.\ enrrespamiettt
ofthc Pannnm Shu- \\ tiling from Valparan-y,
Sept. 15!, says: “We halt‘ a ling.- tire lust
night. Several Mocks were hurttt, lint. as
the firemen Ire rttll at the ruins, I cannot
give you pnrliculms."
lMt'ontaM' l’munt ’rs Inn l)t:: nt rs.—
'l'he following project of law has llt'ull pie
scnted to the Chamht rs (it the ()nvrrnment,
by J. Waddtngton, "Free exportation ofuttt
:‘uitttal ut'Coppcr will be allowed for each
ton of native Cuttl employed in reducing the
ore to bar Copper, either alone or combined
witlt other cotrrbttstiblcs.”
A Supreme Decree has been issurd. au~
”retiring that vessels suljvct to suits tur con
trsyetitiun of the custom lltlthc lutvs, should
be left at liberty. on bail being given by the
parties interested,‘to answer to the euit and
judgment.
A bill has been laid before Congress hy
the Executive, to reduce the duties on bllh‘
from 20 to 15 per cent.
The liill dilutes on the advantages both to
trade and revenue of low over high duties.
Another enactment allows foreign refit-ls
to carry gunpowder and other materials for
exploding, used itt mining, bLiWQ‘CH the
pants or the Republic. _
Ntzw (Luna—Mr Walltlington had un
dertaken nu imtncttuu canal to carry water
from the tittillota river to Valparaiso.
A Ntw STl.A.\tt:tt —-’l‘lte steamer Canpnl
iean, flurnn'rly the Commodore Stocktolhi
being thoroughly l’~'pltl|'l‘tl, ltd: been ltlflt't‘il
on the line lmm Valparaiso to the South,
matting the fourth Steatner in the ('uihi trade.
Captain-General t‘und'e dn- (3am llat'otu,
the ham ot'thu \'t-:g.tra treaty, ultichended
the lust struggle for Ill' t‘rown of Spain,
died at Valparaiso un 231 i A ugttpl.
'l'hrl lilaltOt) nt't'arthago-na. who was re
cently dfin‘H from New (itenadn, ltlrt met
with I must flattering l't‘t‘l‘ptlull in Chile.
The Indians of .~\uroea are causing some
tlitficulty to the Chilean Government.
From Peru.
Tux: \VAI: \VATH nt\Ll\lA.—- Nu rrt‘slt
move had been tpunlu in the war t]ll"."it|ll
with I’ulivia, but than continue-I lo ulnclt
ade the port of Culutju. A prupuritlnn had
hut-n mad: by the Chilean (:met'nm -nt to
Peru. to act as mediator lluth'flll the Lttir't'
power and lloliiin. The matter was uttd -r
consideration, but was liltely to be rejected. ‘
IMPORTANT Annwru-The impt imttment ‘
of Don Deming:t Elias, a former candidate
for the Prt‘bltlfltti)’, and ll “In“ of great in
fluence, was creating considrrablc excite
meut.
Prom Bolivia.
Rtavowrioxmv MOVEMEN‘t’s.--Tlte Pan
ama Star state: that advices reach in ofcon~
llllut‘d outbreaks against the government,
and Brlzn is obligt'd to kev constantly on
the march with a large boil;v of troops to
smell the revolutionary spirit which is being
Isplaycd in various dllll'lclt! ot'tlte “country.
This want of unanimity among the people
.prewnls Bclzu from commencing any do
cidcd attack 'upon Peru, and has entirely
paralyzed every thing in the shape of busi
ness throughout tlte Republic.
Excrtmc News ”toss 'rltr. Ctttscnt ls-
Lasns.—\Ve have newsot‘a highly exciting,
character respecting outrages at the Chinchli
Islands. It will be remembered that. Wet
published information by the last steamer,“
relative to some ditlicnltiel which had oc-j
curred between the otlicers of the Peruvian ‘
men-of war and the AmeriCnn Captains at ‘
that Inland, and in which the Captain ut‘the ,
American bark Defiance was badly wounded. ‘
[Some time after lltc first dtfliculty, the Ile-i
fiancn being ready for sea, the Captain gut
under \\‘tl_\', and in doing so fired a parting
salute to his countrymen in the harbor. 3t
ibeing 3 Enable. otfrttce to discharge firi
tarot: or cannon in that bay, nu otlicr-r front
tthe Peruvian marina was sent on board the
1 Defiance to recover the fine, whit-h was
‘prmnptly paid by the Captain; l.ut. SUII'IP
titlsultlng words passing between the Pew
lvian ofliccr and the Captain ot'the Defiance,
'tlte latter ordered the farmer to leave his
{wast-l, telling him at the same time that he
would give hitn the plit'llt'gl of returning
- immediately to collect another fine. The
ltmt‘t‘l’ ltavtng lel‘t Ilic vessel, the Captain
Idiiscliarged a eeeond gun, which no enraged
. the Peruvian Connnnmlantc, that he ordered
‘lltreo tu'tncd boats alongside the Defiance.
to urn-2t the Captain. Haring humdrd the
American vessel. an encounter look plat-«-
between the Americans and l’t-ruviattv, in
t which the latter nceidentally Nlhfl. one of
Lillt'il‘ own men, and severely Wounded the
‘,(‘apt.tin and sum-ml of the new at the [le
ltiattce. They then Htlzl‘tl the Captatn,
,lmttnd his hands and ti d log. tlrz-v, and
throw hint hunt the deck (1' his mvn vim-I
‘tntu H... ut lli il‘.tl: alti'téwl , s \ t l_\ in
i
(jlll‘li': hint lry lllt' full, and iii this way mn
‘tltlt‘ll'tl lll'li tlll imat‘d lln' guard ship.’ 'I li-’
t.'utntnatni. t' lltt‘ll piamul .1 lb r;i\i.iti tiiiictrr
land urmt' nn Imaid thr- l)|'liilttCt“ air-l srvnt
llIL' \’l'-S -l to t Lt lao; I'l'i.ll|llli_f tin: ('a‘ t.t.u
'iu t'urttirr.»nn-rrt at the islands (in nirital
‘al t‘alltm, the authorities, (Ini‘ll'll to tl l|"(‘]‘
up tho \t‘su-l to Mr. ('lay, lltL'l run-d stilt:
lMinisttr at Luna, who very prt pt-ily I'v
,tuno‘d to l'4('l'l\'(' hurt ltlllll diat- I-r nu rr
t-vrpt ut' Ih.- intvllig‘ ncv ut thi‘ dilli ~nitt'.
Mr. Clay (llllrlt‘l'l’tl lllx' llt‘tlhit triuil :«Ii :tiii
(-r lingntt. trial prrn'vtr-h-d In ”it ('ltillt'lri
Hands to lllVi'rllgu'llt‘ the trtl'tir, and had not
ln-turu- ii at the tune lltt‘ 11-rlttitr >:t|l('tl. “R
--1' and; rrlalttl that the United States Mitiiati'r
‘ha' and on duapalchu ttr hiii Government
.rclatiw to this outrage, and that lid is de
[N‘l'lllillt‘tl at urn-e It) illsiat up at >uitahlc eut
ist'at'tiou lt'nin the l’vr'uvinn (iuteittnicnt.
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Great Conflagmtion in Sonora.
Loss 3mm.
, 'l't'r-mv l‘ltlltVtNti,UCl 4,. 15.33.
I “'t- hnw to record nuothtr terrible «on
llagratitni. About half-pave thrt-e o’clock
ithis morning the cry of tire was heard. A
it‘flutlie‘ had bt‘t'" (‘hl‘t‘lcSnly lut'i upon a >tand
'iii the rear of Lnbt‘tt-ttrr‘s hnil-luig, hutwccri
the two armyos, which set tire to rome t'ur
tuius. A than now it in time to Map th:
lire; lull in sptle oi" hi» earnest uttlr'oaty, no
innc would rrrnh-r airy :lahlnlfllmt' itr I'urrmli
‘ing watt-r. lh- l)";lflt'tl oi cultain pttrlit-s in
;an adjoining guild-ling ralouu to lure thclr
igarric and ht-lp have the town. llut they
[were too "lUCII :Ilnotlrrd in their garlic. lt'
;auy ouu needs Midi-rice ul’ the evil of gam
ll-hug. this the turninhcd Mrllicinut to untidy
{all doubts. The game was (it more itnpor
i taut-i: than tln- Salvation ut' the city. and tho
liictvns hit to do its work. It. Flll't‘iltl by
lrtds and not by fat, turtle buildings ware
of wood or canvas.
Thanks to Messrs, Lane 8; Green and a
hundred others, working on the south nidr‘,
Inud to tln- Snunra Hook and Ladder Conr
‘ parry, turd thi- Sonora “use Company, work
.ing on tho north side. the tire wan :lOtlpt'll
iUltil'ulll rider, while it was-burning with the
Igreutest lurt'. 'l he lurco punip inthu City
llutrl was put to work by finds that did
inot tiru. and played upon all the adjoining
ibuihlingr. It “a: by.lhiu and the active ex.
icrtiuns of uuuwious {uh-ride, that the fire
'was bliillpdl on t a south at the City Hotel.
‘nppoaitt- totrtrr alien, and at Mr. Lane‘s
jtww building nut adjoining to our onion.
”l‘he llt'dl was so illerise that the Inuit]! of
‘tln- printers weru bltelt‘lnl in carrying out
ithc cases of ‘.‘l"“ llut the pump kt p: up u
icnntinual strmm upon the roof and sides of
our building, Wllitll in :idditrun to ll few
pmlxt‘ul of water daeht-d upon the rear, saved
us.
i 0n tho north, the tin.- war stopped at Jack
‘lttll street by the Iluolt and Ludtlvr t'urn~
Ipany, in connection with the How company.
l'l‘he livery alable of Cunper 5c McCarthy is
‘thoruughly searched, but every etlbrt. was
lrnade to i-at't‘ it, and we arr hnppy to state
with ultimate turret-u. A building was torn
down on the oppu-ile ride of Wu-hington
street. next door but one lotrth oftln- Sonoa
rn Drug Store. The hose from the Witterl
Works win here brnught to play trpon tllr
llama. Ind by judicious nud lllt‘l'fltllc work
the tire Was arrested. The adjoining build-i
ing was completely on fire. but wan :at'cdl
by the “use Company. i
The new Court lluusn, Placer llotnl, Jail,
and Empire Livery Stable, are all rawd.
Also the tire-proof building of Wolt'& Brothn
en, 'hicli Was saved with all its valuable
‘contrntx, while all around it. wns burninl.— l
i‘l'he handsome adobe lire-proof building tor-i
mcrly flbcupicd by Mr. llmnrnond was de-i
‘stroyed t-xccpt the bare walla. 'l'hc iron 1
doors in the rear had been rimply pushed tu‘
iwillrout. being t'antened, and the interim brat i
from the adjoining building wttrpetl theml
jopcn. Had they been properly rinsed, there}
til no doubt the building would have stood
‘thc ticry ordeal. ‘
i Adam-tilt. Co., and Wi-lls, Fargo 8; (70.,
‘llate both lost their buildingl, but tlmr
‘ vaults stand, and their books and treuaurt
inro nll sale.
: 'l‘hn loss of prnp ~rty iu Estimated at
£300,000. Wu lie paint-c to record, In
:Iddition, the ltbs of human life. E. It.
i Lundy, 11 ('anndian by birth, and late from
l'laevr county, was sleeping in the rear (if
' lloldt-u‘u~ Saloon, and was burned. The re
ttnnins n-c identified by n pistol which had
ibut'n loam-d to him by a friend. He was
inl'tun culled Jitn Luinly. in (uttswptt‘ut-t- Ol‘
thawing n brother of that natno,t‘or whom I“:
was lii‘queutl)’ taken.
LA‘I‘LIL—ll is said tlr- tire originated
from u stove-pipe filled with soot, whit-h
will carelelaly thrust through tlru covering
nt‘tlt: back kiltllv‘tl. It Was heard roaring
| by a person in th -, next house, and the noise
was so great he '"lSlUtlk it tor the rumbling
ut'tht'rtnzn coach. In about ttjn minutes
at‘terwmd- the pry of tire was heard. it
lthen spread so rapidly that person! lixing
in the t'rt'intty ol wln-rc the firecmiimonct'd
lhad .xcnrwly time to cat-uptu— Nuitnru [lrr
irtm 1.1 m...
i ll?" Vain is it for Woman win-n a virtu
iuus love has nine t'tttt-rt-il llL' ltrv-mt to at
ilempt In mpid the intruder. (tim- admit
‘llyd It i.~ lilu- the key >lnt.t' of an th‘lll \t'hi. h
{lint-o, tnahml nt' tlt‘lllllgltlg. in: m n:o.-‘
‘litn.l.\ iri‘..' it.- pin".
i itisrowry ot' Itttiltt‘il tittt's nittttn tin
‘ Great Basin. '
l'x ‘tn titr Mn l’ruurtwo Hrnl l.
'l‘ln- ()r. at lintn in tho “lull:- “f uttr
"l'vtmnra, lutunlml nu th» .\ur:h ln; ”u.
IWattnttt h .\l.»tt-it ttn~ an t t':t- s lllt'ltl 'nt~ n!
itht' l\lt.rnmm in l'tali, on the l‘l.t»t l,y Iltl‘
llttt-ltt' M t:tt;t..itt~t Hurting th- rigl.t llltlk
nl lltt'R‘t)‘il£ltttlt',llt|lll-:il!.|llllt‘.’tllt'(l‘tl,t.
tittttl tht- Wot lvy tl;.- Sl-rra ,‘-I"\fttl.t, is :t
‘rvgmn ~till alum t tznltnotrn. Tull»; .vrs and
.tlttlltttttliltt'L'tS httt'u InlS’lltl all Ettountl lltl‘ in
lttvr sivlt- (it it.’ titn. lttl nnn- llt\'l‘ t-wr
il'rttr‘st‘tl it \\'i ll thu t’xt't'ltiott til .‘tlr. lft‘al “
Enhu |l£l\'Ci:t'tl mi hia recent hip its Nurlh
tern Hop», and t'apt. Joe \Valkt-r, the fit
-1 mints nu-nntaittut-r. who plum-d nearly
thruugh its u-ntru in thi- uinttr of HTML—
lint httlv, lhv r in v, i~ known ivgaulmg it,
hut that little i. l‘xct‘l'tltltfll)‘ ink-rusting; and
tills lllt' mind with eagerness tr>l.:;n\r main.
l-‘mm ('apt. Walk 1‘ Wu have gather! d
many particulars regarding; hi» L't‘lt‘ltrdlt'tl
trip, and the charm-['l ol this ti:_\:l.tiott~
land. which hart nett'r lit-lun- liven brought
to light. 'l‘ln‘rv is no lack «IL-tn atns within
lit; the. Rio Colorado (.‘hitptito, or Litth-
Rial lttwr, runs t‘ntirrly new 5 it, about
100 mtlrs to the North of “m Gila and al«
must parallel to it, and (uptios III'.O the
Colorado. Ahottt lit) tlttll'a still futtltor
Ninth the San Juan fullnws exactly the
satuv- cuttnt- as: tht; Llltlt‘ Ruth and l‘lttptl!‘.~
into (irantt Rut-r, tlt», must itnpnttanl
branch at" tin,- t‘uhuattu. (.‘rand kin-t
l itrt-lt‘pnhutw a coura: a littltr Suntlt ot' \\ rat
autumn the Nurthernpztrt ut'tht- limin. \tl‘e
lltl‘ Arutlkurvv. a large river discovered hy
Mr. ltvalo, them Rm-r, and tltc' Rm Vir
gen, me all large streams, which tlraitt thel
Nut-them mountain rim and rttn in a south
t'tly tlert‘tll-tl intn we Colorado.
'l'lto (treat Basin bt'tWt‘en the Colorado
and the Rio Urandt: is an immense taLle.
‘ land, broth-n towards the Uili and the Rio i
{(nrandc hy detached Sit-"as. Almost. all
ithc streams rttn through Lll‘t‘l) canons. The‘
t country Is barren and dwulatc. and entirely
'uninhr-ljted 8Y0“ by the ll)“'l'.‘l order of
1 lmhans. ltul though now so tilt-alt and}
‘ t'uilndtling, strewn all around may lie H‘t'lt t
the ('t‘itlt'llt‘t‘s that it was once lu‘Olilt‘tl by al
ririliu-d and thickly settled puptlllliutli—l
'l‘lwy have long since disappeared, but their
handiwork still remains to attest. their for
mer greatness. ('alfl. Walker IfiallrL‘l us
i that the country from the Colorado to the
, Riu (irande and San Juan, is full of ruined
habitations and cities. most of “tut-h are on
the table land. Altltoughlte ltad frequently
t un-t mth'crutnhling mavsrs of masonry and
illltlltlrt‘lll'ns spscitnens of antique pottery,
.ItlL'll as have hetn notiut-«l in the itttlltlgl'allt
itrail south of the tha, it was not until his
I last trip norms, that he nor mm a sttutturc
tstanding. On that occasion ln- had pene
itrated almat midway from the (Tolnrado in—
‘ to the wildmnt-ss, and had enramprd near
tho Little Red River, with the Shara Blahca
l looming up to the south, whrn he noticed
‘at a little distance an oljt-ct that induced
ihim lo \Xfllmltt‘ furtln-r. Ax llc approach.
ttd IIC found it it) be akind ut'citatlel, :uound
I which lay the ruins at n uty more than a
mile in length. It was lot-atttl on a gentle
declirity that tduprd towards Red River.
and tho, lines of the stret-tscuuld he dt>ttttctly
tracvd, running rt-gulaity at right. angl. s
with each other. '1 he lmucu had all bt‘l'n
built of alone, but all had I‘m-u reducul tn
ruins by the action of lame great twat.
l which had rt‘itlcntly passud alter the what:-
country. I! was no ordinary contlagratiun,
i but mutt have bt‘Cll some tint-u furnace-like
thlart ct fire, litnilar to that issuing from :t
rulraun, as the stones tnrt- all Lurnt, some.
of them almost ciudt-red, othets glazed an if
melth. 'l‘his appearance was \‘lnll‘lt! itt
[crrry tuiu he not with. A storm of ftfc‘
Et'l'utt‘d to have swrpt over the whole face
of ”W country, and the inhabitant. mud
have fallen before it. In the centre of tha
city we relit tn, ruse abruptly tt roilt twenty
or thirty {l9‘ high, upon tln- top of which
stood a portion of the walls ot what had
onve bran an ltflttlt'nlt' lttthling. The out
llitte of tho lmihltttg was still di>tinet, altlm'
only the northern (Illglt‘, with Walls 1501' IH
lfp-et long. and to flat, high, Was standing.
‘Thz-se walli \wrt- construct-ml ot‘ om"), “-le
‘ qttarrit-d and well built. All the south rnd
101' the httildtng H't'lttt‘tl to hate melted In
lctndt-ta. and to have Pultk o inn:- pile of
Lruhbifli. Hun this latk on which it was
'Uuilt appeared to have lm-n pattially fust'tl
by llm ht-at. Cult, “'allu-r sprut 50ml:
tllltP examining this int.~r.-sting .~pot——|ts
tramtl many at “In fill’t't'li and tho uutlinrs
inf the lmusva, but t'uuhl find no dtlllcl" wall
‘slanding—au uftstt as he had nt‘t‘ll ruins cf
‘thm character, he had new r. until this oc
,easion, tli>cove|ed any of thtr implements of
the ancic-tt people. llrre he found a num
ber of ltilml-lnlllt‘, similar to thaw Mill used
by the Pueblo: and the Mexicans l'ur griml
iug tlnir corn. 'l'hey Wt‘tt’ made ol light
porutts rock, and (-onliatvd ol two pit'crs
ahout two tiet long, and ten inches wide.
the one hollowed out, and the ozhcr madc
mm-cx like a roth-r to til the concavity.—
t'l'hey Wtf! the only ailielt-a that had clnttnl
ithc heat. No mutnl: of any I.” (l \\l‘l‘\'
1 found. Stthu all arntntd, mi it b 02503"
ttutnrrt-tis liagmt'tttu ol' Clut'ht ry sumrtitnrs
' h -au:it‘nlly Canal, at (it‘tezr pain ml. 'l'hts,
' hmu-rt‘r, was not p ’t'ttlldl‘ tn m .‘ltl‘l. as
‘ lt‘ ha-l wen puttnluu pnttmy it u-rty p.nt
l of th- runn‘ry. Loni the Sat Juan tn thr
tullit /
'1\'(3:w92.“2
t apt. \\'.ill;vr cuntinu d hi.~jnttrm-y,and
nntttn d ~t -\‘ ral mint: rnilm a little off his
twin ll Kt day, l,ttl l:(- l'tvllltl lttil stop to 0&-
"lll'ttt’ lllt'lll. ’Oa thi< ride hf the Coloratli
h- has n-wrr St't'll anv rmnains, except of
tln- lira-11d rat‘rr. the Indiana that! no
tadititms rt-‘atit't- tw the adc‘fintpunldn that
”my thickl) s ‘l’tl this rt-gion. ’l‘lwy-li‘mlr .
“111 l \wndcr ttpnn th >t' remains, but know
nothing (it their t-.i_;ltL Capt. Walker. i
who, we may t‘l‘lllalh'. i; a most intelligent
and l'lu,~t' uhwrw r, tar SllpH'lOl’ tn the gem
utility ol thv: old lrapprirs, and with a wou- .
tit-did rutvntiw: tin-inury. ii of opinion tlnt
this Basin, now a.) lmn-n, was once a char
uni'n‘ countty. suiah’ millionsnt' poopllf.
and that." its pro at gsolntioft- h ‘ been
WWW , v ‘— #-
'l'he mill discovered pron-s that the ancient
rat-i- mm- litrnxd ; the country as it now ap
pt'a.s llt-\' ‘t‘ could ha lillt-d. hence it is in~
trill d it must hat'a burn (iitli-rcnt in early
dztys, 'l'h- y Inn-t have had >hv t'p, too, tiir.
”11' 11"“! u-ntatinn ut'that usn'tul animal was
tinnrl Lamatl upon a piece tit pottery.
I ll'tll. llmlu states that, on his first trip
“(‘rtJSn lllt' ('nntincnt, h- discovered in the
mid-t til' ”)0 t\ lltlt‘l'llt'Si north of the Gila,
what am» ‘le’t'tl to it: n strung lDt'l, the walls
of gm: tlticlutnes, mm at slnltl'. llu
tau‘crml it, and tintntl it contained forty
tuu loans. In the vicinity Wt-ro met witll
lllllllt'l't tH halls nt’ hard clay, from the aim:
at" n laillct to that of a grape shot. What
wa~ singular nhnut IllL'lll was the fort, that
It ranntly ti-n to twenty were itnek tngt-thel‘,
like a nntnhcr of bullets run out of half a
dnzvn connecting maul-ls. or like a whole
halting of rolls. It istlttlicult to my what
tllr‘u‘ were intrndt-d for. Thvy Wore so
hard, hnnmwr, that tln- unallest one could
be discharged from a gun. And now. it
remains for the antiquarian to explore this
mast intcrhting region in the very heart of
our country, and to say who were the peo
ple that inhabitvd it. Tlu-y mayhare hcc‘n
the nthU~lnM of the Aztecs, whom Cortes
found in erico, for they were known to
have come from the north Tradition re
latvs that they saith-d out from their north~
ern hnmn, dirt-clad liy thrir prophets not
to was? their tum-'1 until thry found an
eagle sitting upon a cactus, with n serpent in
its claws. This tltry found where the City
of Mexico now stands, and here they cstah~
lishl'tl tht'ir dnmininn. This legmd it still
pram-val in the device upon the Mnican
dollar. Sumo remnants of the Aztecs still
rt'maitt ~d‘within in few years past at the ru
ined city of Gran Quiver: or Pecos, in the
width rites! of New ngico. Here, in deep
van-rm, tlwy kept alive. with reverential
rare, the Sun-(l lt'iro, which was always to
burn until the n-turn of Montezuma. It
wily went out nlmnt tun yrars ago, when
the last Indian nl‘ tlw tribe Pxpirt-d. It
may ltc that lllt' l‘imnx south of the Gila ll'n
an offshoot ut’ the great Aztec nation, left
behind in' their mart-h to the South. The
l'imm, it is knnnn, urn far superior to the
Indium at Mu'xict). they raise tine cotton
and from it manufacture all their rlothing.
Would that some Stt'pln‘n.‘ or Layatd
wuuld misv to t-xplnrt‘ the wonders that lie
nniccuh-d within thi-t (treat Basin, and to
luring tn light the histm-y_ of the strange
p.oplt' that once iuhuhitt-tl It.
Can. 111-mics asu 'rnu ADM-NiSTIIA‘I-ION.
—(,‘..1. Burton is indulging an unamiahle
spirit ttm‘urtls tho Atlministratiun. A gun
tlo-mun asked him it’ he often \ti.~itud .Iho
‘Vltllt‘ llunst', lle rcplittl with Br-nmnian
eiupliasis.—-“ No, Sir l—No, Sirl—l never
E 0 to the lluuard‘s rOo>t I”
Tllr' St-crt‘tary of the Interior sent a mu
sengor to him that there was s Rl‘gldtyf of
a Lllltl (‘llice to be appointed in the St.
thuli (‘ungrnsionsl Diktflt'l, and requested
the (.‘nlunt-l to furnish lht‘ Department. with
the name of a prrsun to fill the vacant otlice.
“Old lit-got" said, “l have no nnnm to
p.es~nt, and were [to live to be as nld ls
Mo'lhti alt'h, and the Administrltion should
exist in tom, 1 would In"? no favor to uk
ot"tt." The nit-Irony! then Ilid, "Colo
nel, l \till inform the Secretary you have
no nam» tu oIT-r." “ Nn, Slr," said the
\‘l‘llt‘l’fllllt‘, but now indignant Bullinnist,
“ come}- my :insm-r, Sir, in my own pre-
Clflr' language, Sir."
'l'ht' (It-parted “ Sage of {Hamlin-"o,” in
his Nott'tt on Virginia, says: “it is worth
a trip :ICt‘oS! the Atltntlc to we the Natinual
l‘rEtlgv.” Mmttld Hrfim'. l’nnciu Thom
a~, of Maryland, he t‘lt't‘trtl to the "cum of
ltt-prv-srntalivve, thrro an- mlny who be
line that In luv u li~tvncr~a .xp'Clalor ot'
lltt} scams of .l war of Wank —an intt-llectusl
rt'nruntrt- b:l\\'Pt-II tlt . t'ar t'anu-d Missourian
and lhn .\l;.r3,~l:indt-_r, would amply repay the
onstaml tinm ol the jnttrnu)‘ from liastport.
Boston, or New York, tn Washington.
-_ ,*———
If? Tllt! \\'a.~hitigtun correspondent of
the New Ytnk llv'rsltl lays the Postmaster
(it’tlt‘tttl has (lt'lt rmini-d to issut‘ an adver
tw-ni at for prnpomh to be rec-Ind at tin"
I‘l‘lul'ttnl‘llt her- till the 3lst of Octoht‘r,
turt‘nnrrymg the tnailsu’tho l'nit-sd States
for six _\'-':It! tit-m thr tut of ()ctuhvr, ISM.
on all the ncwnn tnatl litlns tit-w itt tiporatiun,
\i/: thu ('ullilts, Law, llrt‘lnt'n, “av”,
\t-w Ytnlt and (‘harlt-xlnn and Savannah,
I‘anan a and San l-‘rantm'n. and 3H" (’l
- and VA-m ('ttiz, [\c This Li a hunt
itiulmrtatd slr'i, and “ill [VII lttl I\' fit" "3
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