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RICHMOND, VA
Friday .>Iorai??? June 12, 1840.
GEN. GAINES.
The Richmond Whig assures us that we were
mistaken in supposing that it belabored Mr. Polk
tor having recalled Gen. Gaines from bis com
mand. All that the Whig admits is, that it cen
sured Mr. Polk for assigning a junior officer (Ge
neral Taylor) to an independent command with
in the military district belonging to his senior,
(Gen. Gaines.) Be it so. The spirit of animad
version is still the same. This, however, is not
the time for discussing that act of the Adminis
tration It has been a year and inure, since Gen.
Tavlor received the command which he now
holds. If there wasanything improper, unmili
fary or instilling in the transaction, then, anil not
now, was the time to have pointed it out. But
we supposed that the country had acquiesced in
the selection of Gen. Taylor as commander of the
Army of Occupation?a post which fell to him
in consequence of his geographical position, he
having been lor some time previously stationed
at Fort Jesup?and one which his subsequent
conduct has shown him well worthy of retaining.
We do uot feel disposed to discuss the points
at issue between Gen. Gaines and his ?overn
mer.t. In consideration oi his lormer services
and sallant conduct, we should greatly prefer to
.see the press of the country | ass over in silence
his sexegenarian eccentricities.
HUSTINGS COURT.?This Court was en
gaged on Monday last in the examination oI
Fleming Winston, a ttec man of color, charged
with the murder of Manuel Fravser, on the I8;h
ot .May last. It seems, from the evidence broughi
out before the Examining Court, thatsotno words
passed between the deceased aud the accused,
wherenpen, the accused, with a stick, struck the
deceased a severe blow on the kft temple, there
by causing his death. The Court, alter hearing
the evidence, decided that the prisoner should be
ttirther tried for this oflence. before the Circui:
Superior Court ot Law and Chancery for !h<
county of Henrico and city ot Richmond, which
meets ou the 27ih of October next. The pr i?onet
was then remanded to jail, to await his trial in
October.
From tin Sue Orleans Picaunnt, June
LATE FROM TEXAS.
The steamship Alabama, Capt. Windle, ar
rived last nigh', from Brasos Santiago, whence
she sailed on the 1<: instan', at >3 o'clock, A M.
Ilf-r news is of verv little importance. The A.
arrived at the Brazos on theC^ih til?., and in the
evening, about 8 o'clock*, it commenced blowing
a heavy gale, which increased by 11 o'clock to a
pe-fect hurricane. causing the vessel to drag hei
iincn trs an 1 (irilt from seventy into three fathom*
ot water. A number ot vessels were blown
ashore.
The steamer Augusta, schf>. Waterman, Eu
fala and steamer Leo, had'y ashore, and the l\
flarney. Toe latter will be got otf without much
da "age. It wa* thought that the pilot boat L. 11.
Hitchcock was lost in the gale.
The gale made sad havoc among the tents at
the Point, as we learn from our correspondent S.
?Scarcely a tent was left standing, almost even
one being blown down, and a number ot the
buildings were unrooted. Manv o: the sick
and wounded were exposed to all th* violence oi
the storm lor some time. The tenia now in use
at the Point were condemned some six months
ago. Lieut. Luther was wounded in '.he leg.
Nothing new had been received from Vlata
moras when the Alabama lelt. The volunteeis
had all been ordered to maicii Inr MtWam ras bv
way of Rurita, and were ail anx:otisengage
the enemy.
Cap:. Kello and Lieuts Gates and McClav ot
the fih Infantry, an 1 Lieuts. Luther ot the 8th
Artillery, and Stevens, ot the 5th Infantry, who
were woun trd in the action* of the 8il? and Oih
? It. camt* p^s-cngers in the Alabama. Cap!.
Sanders of ihe engineer corps. and Cols. Win
throp and Z. Lyon?, Gov. Johnson's aids, also
came passengers.
The following named vessels were at the Bra
sos when the A. lett: steamers Monmouth, L?a
and Florida, a bark from Galveston with troop's,
bris Apalachicnla, schooners Water Witch, Win,
Brian, Ellen and Clara, Enterprise, Cornelia.
Southerner 4n i Arispe, and a ship off the bar
waiting to be discharged.
{Correspondence of the New Orleans Tropic ]
Mata.mora?, May 'J8
Col. Tirizss' flou-Quarters?M-Zican Traders,
their Dress?Retreat of* the Mexicans hnnards
Monterey? Anna's fate?.Mexican Cruelties.
i write lrotn Co). Twiggs' head-quarters. Per
haps a description of the scene before me will be
characteiistic ol every thing about me. A double
tent having a hall between, reposing in the shade
of a small willow, is the governor's house. It is
situated on the bank of the Rio Gran le, above the
town ot Matamuras and on the same side of the
river; just in lront ol me is a small group ol tents,
which upon enquiry 1 learn is the head quarters
ol the "Commanding Chief " A numberof bag
gage wagons are scattered about, between which i
can be seen innumerable tent-, in the front ol I
which are sentinels, pome looking like statue*, j
others reposing in picturesque ease upon iheit
muskets. The bra ve Colonel is before me; he is i
a gray-haired, remarkably stout, and a perfect mi- j
litary looking man. His lace is almost covered I
with tremendous whiskers, joined together by a
musiache that looks exceedingly fierce?and very
like old Blucher. There has just stopped in his
presence three or lour Mexicans, who are just
from Monterey, bringing the latest news. They
are dres-ed in larse palmetto hats, covered with
glazed cloth, and ornamented by bands ol most
tremendous size, and silver "lixins" on the side, i
that resemble the knob of an old fashioned beau- j
reau. Th-.ir wai-is are encircled with gav bills, ,
and their pantaloons fanned deerskins, and open ?
on the outside seam from the hip down, exposing 1
their white linen drawers altogether, they are i
very Mexican, and rery picturesque. Their j
"plunder," for this i? the word that suits the cast- i
exactly, lor it is presumable they stole their goods, i
consists ol finely tanned deerskins, gaily orna- j
mealed coats ami pantaloons, bridles loaded with i
kilver, and halters of horse hair.
Colonel Tw iegs seems to be very little disposed
to purchase goods from the Mexicans, but much
disposed to gain information. An immense talk
ing of Spanish going od, the result of which is
as follow?: The flying Mexicans are progressing
towards Monterey; "seven days ago they weie
1 rty leagues lromthis place." Ampttdia,so the
Mexicans heard, had gained (he ascendancy in
the Army, and had Arista as a prisoner. This
wa? Ampudia'seffort from the instant he reached j
Matamoras. Alter the baule ol the (lib May,
he being the first man to leave the battle-field in
the rettcat, and before anv one arrived at his
quick heels, reported iliat Ari-'.a had betrayed the
Array to the Americans. This report he spread
along Ihe road towards Monterey; and no doubt
the troops have gladly taken advantage ol such an
idea, to save themselves from theshameof deieai.
After sixty miles inland, says one of the Mexi
cans, plenty of corn can be found in the couniry,
on the road to Monterey, and "cattle enough 10
feed a million if wanted." "Will the Mexican
army come back here?" asked Colonel Twiggs.
It would make the tortune of an actor, if he
could imitate the expression and action of the
Mexican in his reply ol, "Afo! never utme back.."
They move awav, to offer their goods elsewhere,
when another Mexican presents himself with a
clay jar, shaped exactly like ihose found in ihe
graves of the ancient Mexicans, only ot a moie
rude style ot pottery.
The tiunaie of the report of the latest news
from ihe mierior oi Mexico, is, that Parades is
not at the head of an army approaching ihia
place, and that Ampudia is uot, as has been re
ported, one hundred miles from here "entrench
ed;" on the contrary, he is flying into the interior,
and will mosi likely paralyze the people as he
prog.e;?s, by thenew?wi the defeat ol "the grandt
army of the Mexiean nation."
Tnese Mexicans went into battle with a horde
of unpaid soldiery in their rear, who had the
proapect of plunder held out to ihem as a reward
for their services. Arista's aid, Cnpt. Nagreet,
told Col. Twiggs that these unpaid soldiery
plundered their own dtad after the battle of the
8th. The throats of our dragoons who fell in
that battle, were all cut alter they were dead, and
otherwise mutilated in their bodies. Lieut. Intje
was stripped and mutilated. For the cause ot
humanity we relate that the gallant In;e was
dead when these indignities were ofiVied lo his
remains. Military officers of an army are re
sponsible for the conduct of iheir men, and those
of Mexico deserved the execration of every civi
lised nation, aud the contempt of every Christian
people more than hospitalities. It Is time these
Mexicans were better informed in the most siin
j?'e precepts ol ciriiizjtion.
?"j* The following communication comes .rout
the pen of one who is well qiialicciJ, by loieign
travel and studious research, to handle the sub
ject ispoii which he wiites.
Put Ihe Enquirer.
COLOR OF THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS'.
This is a subject of inierc-st, not only to ihe
antiquarian, but also to Ihe philanthropist. The
history of these remarkable people, distinguished
for their high civilization.great learning and im
mortal monuments, long before our ancestors of
the; European world had cineigetlfiom the savage
Mate, lias often been invoked by the friends ol
humanity, to sustain the mental capacity ol the
negro rate. Kgypt being the ii' hlountain whence
civilization flowed ln>t <ip?>u Greece, then Italy,
and Jinallv over Western Europe, it ha- been ol
teu taid, that we who Ivast our Caucasian blood
: and white color, are indebted to the sable sons of
I Africa tor our mental illumination, and rescue
j iioni the profound darkness of mere hotnadic
tribes.
My attention has been called to this subject, at
the present time, by some iriend's sending me a
New York paper containing an account of the
celebration ol the anniversary of the African Ed
ucation and Civilization Society, which has re
cently taken place in that ciiy. It appears that a
learned and eloquent divine of the city of Rich- !
mond addressed the meeting, and in his efi'oit to I
support the high capabilities of the negro race, I
he is represented to have said, that the ancient
"Egyptians were black;"'that Herodotus dis
tin fly says they were blacks, and had woollv
hair." The reporter remarks, "we should like to
have been referred to book and page." Tee learn
ed speaker went on to jeinaik, "that it was well
known there was not a white face among them
until tne period which succeeded the Persian
conquest;" that Origen, Tertullian, Cyprian, and
St. Augustine were Africans. 1 am by no means
surprised at these statements. The worthy ora
tor could easily give the book and page of Hero
dotus. He might also introduce other high autho
rity. The celebrated Volney, in his "voyage,"
sustains the same opinion. It is not improbable
that ihe common impression of those, who have
not investigated this subject very profoundly and
| recently, may incline to the same side. Much is
to bf attributed to the influence ol Volney, lor
his wotk has been a sort of text-book ou the sub
ject ol Egypt, has been generally diffused, and is
much more learned and philosophic th.in most of j
the works of travellers, lie informs us, "that the l
modern Copts are the descendants ol the ancient
Egyptians; that they have a puffed visage, a
swelled eye, a crushed nose, (ecrasc in the French,)
and a lip thick as a mulatto's; that they resem
ble the Sphinx of the Pyramids, which is a veiy
characteristic head ol the negro race; that the
Egyptians were genuine negroes ol the same kind
as all the nations of Africa." (I quote from
Egy| te par Champollion Figeac.)
The investigations of the last thirty years have
soeitended our knowledge ol Egypt and Egyptian
History, that the world is probably seller acquaint
ed now with these subjects, than ever before.?
Since the reign of the present Pasha, Mehemet
A i. travelltts have had free access to every pan
of that country, and they visit it with as much fa
cility and safety as any district ol Europe or
America. Thousands have profiled by this pri
vi.cge, and the antiquities, ihe physical features,
the geological character of that interesting !an>',
have been described again and again. From ihe
South of Europe, a tour to the pyramids may be
made with a little more eflort than an excursion
of a Virginian to the Cataract of Niagara.?
Steam has brought near Europe and Asia, and
even old Nile now echoes with the roar of the
beating wheels and hissing pipes of Fulton's ma
chinery. In addition to these advantages, ?r
rather as a consequence of them, the discovery by
Champollion of the Hieroglyphic Alphabet has
laid open to the world the long-lost secrets <d
Egyptian civilization. Stimulated bv the discov
eries, France senr another commission to this tn
teresiiti" and eiv iteii a:ena, where English and
Ft each genius iir ! already engaged in an ardent,
jealous and even mbitiered contest. The Grand !
Duke of Ttwai v. the libera! patron of art> una
letters, despatcl ed also to this attractive rii'ld an I
able commissi. .1, at the head of which was the
learned :ifi a .;;?piis;ii-d Ros?e!lini. And now
ihe hi..g . t IV --<a .'.as .1 deputation on theshores
ol the Nile, at : .e 1 ol which is the illustri
ous Leipsius. Thanks to these explorers, we
may now not only see the great monuments ol
Egyptian genius which have been visited as an
tiquities for more than two thousand years, some j
perhaps four, and which have been looked on for
the most patt wiili wonder.ng gaze and ignorant
admiration, resard'vl with mysterious awe asthc
antique prodigies of genius, whose object and his
lory were unknown, hut we may decipher the in
-ci iption which cove,-their surfaces, read theii
purposes, learn thru builders and the period o'
iheii construction. An cum t literaturennd lan
guage are now levived, and ancient Egypt may
be studied in the language ar:d histories of her
own sons. The wonderful discovery of Cham
pollion?wonderful in view of the difficulties
overcome, and equally so as re.-ards the great ob
jec. attained?has brought to light, unlike that ot
Culumbus, an eld world. The dead records of that
venerable land have been drawn forth as from an
other Pompeii, and have reeeived at his hands
the vital spark; and they now speak to us of the
achievements of heroes, of statesmen, and ol
moralists who lived many centuries before Greek
and Roman fame. Indeed we now learn the
history ef a civilization, of a legislation, and ;
? >f a religion, before the great Hebrew Lawgiver 1
received the commandment* amid the thunders of '
Sinai. Mo es was learned in all the wisdom ot j
the Egyptians, and to that source, may be now '
traced some ol those wise principles of govern- ;
ment, some of those admirable maxims 01 in
which have mailt? the ba*is of all our social 01
ionization since. This much may certainly bt
said, without infringing, in any way, upon the
sacred attribute* ol his mission.
Under the^e circumstances, the enquiry which
we now propose, becomes the more interesting,
ta teriaU lor its solution more abundant, and the
results more important. It it can now be showu,
that the old Egyptians were Negroes, the Cau
casian race may forever hereafter hold their
peace on the subject of the inferiority of the Ne
gro race. Indeed, they must be acknowledged as
our predecessors in a lofy civilization, and we
their debtors for that which we enjoy.
There are now, and have ever been, lrcm the
earliest periods ol which we have any historic
knowledge, three rare* of men in Africa, perfect
ly distinct, the one from the other: 1st, the Negro;
?Jnd, the Caffres, and 3d, the Moors. The fit-t
inhabit the centre and western parts of that con
tinent, and need no description. The Cafires oc
cupy tl.e southeastern ci as', and are distinguish
ed from the former by a head formal like that of
the European; an acquelinc nose; hair frizzled,
but less woolly than that ol the Negro; and a
brown, or iron-gtev, complexion?differing from
the shining black ol that race.* The Moors are
the same in statue, in physiognomy, and hair as
the natives of Europe, an I only differ in the color
of the skin, which is browned by climate. To
this class belonged the ancient Egyptians?the
white, or Caucasian race. Fortunately we have
evidence on this subject ol ihe strongest charac
ter. We have the ancient Kgvptians'themsclvcs,
in thousands and hundreds of thousands, in the
innminies whh It Mill remain, notwithstanding
the millions which have been destroyed. These
Mummies may be seen, not only in Egypt, but
in the Museums throughout the world. 1 have
seen many, and I do not recollect to have seen
one that belonged to the Negro race.
One of our countrymen, Dr. Morton of Philadel
phia, obtained, through the assistance of our Con
sul in Egypt, Mr., Glyddon whose lectures have re
cently instructed and del ghted many America n au
diences, one hundted crania from seven of the an
cient sepulchral localities. Of these crania, Dr.
Morton found only one to be that of a Negro, eight
to be those of Mulattos, and five in which ihere is a
trace ofNegro and otherexoMc lineage, eighty-four
Caucasian, or white, and two Idiots.} Eighty-four
Caucasians in the hundred ! a much larger pro
portion than would be tound in the cemeteries of
Virginia or any of the Southern States of thi
countrv. The conclusions which Dr. Morton
deduces from these and numerous details are,
"that the valley of the Nile, both in Egypt and
Nubia, was originally peopled by a btanch of
the Caucasian race. These primeval people,
sincc called the Egyptians, were the Mizraitnitcs
of Scripture, the posterity of Ham, and directly
affiliated with the Libyan family of nations.?
The Austral Egyptian, or Meroite communities,
wete an Indo-Arabian stock, cngralted on the
primitive Libyan inhabitants.
"Besides these exotic sources of population, the
Egyptian race was, at different periods, modified
by the influx of the Caucasian nations of Asia
and Europe?Felasgi, or Hellenes, Scythians
and Phoenicians.
"The Copts, in part at least, ere a mixture of
the Caucasian and Negro, in extremely variable
proportions.
"Negroes were numerous in Egypt, but their
soeial position in ancient times was the same
as it now is, that of servants and slaves.
'?Ttie present Fellahs are the lineal and least
inixtd descendants of the ancient Egyrtans.
"The modern Nubians, with few exceptions,
are not the descendants of the Monutnen al
Ethiopians, but a variously mixed race of Arab#
and Negroes. The physical or organic charac
ters which distinguish the several taces of men
are as old bs the oldest records of our specios."
This evidence would seem conclusive; indeed
i; is difficult to c nceive of any that could be more
satisfactory. Here is a question of race: Wete
the Egyptians black or white? And upon in
spection, the party presenting himself in -propria
jcrsena, he is examined by one legally expert in
the art; he i* subjected to a physiological ex
amination, and establishes his claim to a place
ir. the Caucasian branch of the human family.
In addition to this evidence, we have upon the
monuments of figypt, thousands of representa
tions of the Egyptians made by themselves, their
own portraits drawn by their own hands, and it
i* imi>ossible to find in them any of the features
?5?>< Mslt* Brun.ind sj?? Chnrapollisn Flg?*c.
*a?sl>r. Msrtoo's Crisis E|?ptlses.
ol the Negro rate. The facial angle is bcauiilul,
and col unlike that o! the Greek,, the features re
gular, the forehead well arched ant! often pro
? t und, wuh a large organ of rever. nee, the Hair
| sliaight cincl fine, a:>?i all the trails ol the h^ure
such as are recognized in individuals of the
White lace. _L ,
'?The color of the Egyptians," says Champol
lion Fi^eac "was sun burnt or browned (bruni in
the French)'by the climate. This characteristic
has been expressed in the monuu.eiits, by giving
to the physiognomy ol the fia 11 r< ol the men a
red ish tinge, and to that of the women, who ap
j pear to have been less a Heeled by ti.e sun, a co
I ioring tinged with yellow. These two lints 1"
caie with sufficient exactness the general shade ol
color of the two sexes. Ala-'.y mummies have
been opened in dificrent countries, and there hate
? bet n never recognized in the examination of any ol
these numerous bodies, the physical characteris
tics of ihe negro race; and yet these bodies are
preserved, lor the most part,'en enlier;' the skin
jj untouched, the hair, sometimes artistically ar
ranged, is in its place, and adheres to the head
with wonderlul tenacity." Such are the state
ments of Chain poll ion Figeac, eveu stronger than
those of Dr. Morion, for he did discover ihe bead
of one negro and several of mixed blood. It is a
subject ol some surprise, that so few should have
t>een lound; but this may have originated, proba
bly, from Ihe lact that, bring slaves, iheir bodies
were not embalmed and preserved with the same
I care as those ol the nobler race.
I have belore m<*, at this moment, two engrav
ings. One is stated by Champollion Figeac to
tic an exact representation ol the heads til iwo
mummies. The other is a copy of a painting in
ihe tombs of the Kings at Biban-el-Molouk, near
Thebes.
in the first of these engravings, the heads of
both the mummies are large, and the intellectual
facilities well developed ; ihe noses arjueline, the
mouths large, and ihe distance Irom ihe nose to
the mouth remarkably long; the chins long and
ears large, ihe lacial angle good, ihe hair straight
and line. Never were two heads more eminently
Caucasian in all their traits. These portraits
may be seen in "Egypte par Champollion Fi
geac," second engraving.
The second of ihese representations is of great
antiquity, mounting at least to the sixteenth cen
tury before the Christian era, about the period of
Moses, and is taken from one ol the many royal
tombs near Thebe?, which contain numerous ex
hibitions of a similar kind, it presents the dif
ferent races of men who inhabited Europe, Asia
and Africa, as known to the Egyp ians, and ihey
were intended as representations ol the different
parts of the world. There are six figures ar- I
ranged in a series one belore the other, i have
to regret that the colors are not preserved as in
the originals. But the great Champollion, that
is, Champollion 1c jeune, who sow and copied
them, has given a detailed description ol them,
which corresponds perfectly with the copies be
fore me, and gives, in addition, the colors. He
rfefcribes the first personage in tbe series as ot a
sombre reddish color, ol a well-proportioned sta
ture, a soft physiognomy, nose slightly aqueline,
hair long and plaited, and clothed in a vesture of
white; the legends (that is, hieroglyphic legends)
de-ignate this race undrr the name of Kot-en-ne
some, the race ol men, the men 'par excellence,"
that is lo say, the Egyptians. I would add, that
the forehead is prominent, the lacial angle l>t*H>iti
lul, and the eye ol that lorm which is designated
amraon-eyed, Irom its resemblance to that nut
It is very common among ihe Circassians.
There can be no mistake as lo the second, tie
stands forth as pure a Sarnbo as ever walked the
sands ol Alrica. Sixteen centuries before Christ,
seven centuries alter the flood, according to Arch
bishop Usher's Chronology, which is endorsed by
aciol Parliament and accompanies our Bibles, he
is presented before us the same man he is at pre
sent.
The third is of a very different aspect: "skin ol
a flesh color, inclining to yellow, or of a swarthy
tin:, nose strongly aquiline, beard black, abun
dant and terminating in a point, a short garment
of dirterent colors." This figure, according lo
Champollion, t* :i Jew or Arab.
The fourth is a Mede or Pei?ian, with features
and costume like those round on the monuments I
of Persepoli.s.
The fifth is a Greek, exactly such as the most
ant ient Greek vases exhibit to us, clad in ihe old
Chlamvs, with a quiver upon upon his shoulder,
a b;>w in one hand, and a club in the other.
The sixth and last is "of a flesh color or a
white skin, of the most delicate shade, ihe nose
straight or slightly vaulted, the eves blue, beard
white or red, stature lofty and lank, clothed in a
cow's hide with its hair upon it; a true savage,
tattooed in different parts of the body." Such was
the tepre-eniation of our ancestry in those remote !
ages.
"I ha^ened," savs Champollion le jeune, "to j
seaich lo' a tableau in the other royal tombs cor- I
responding to Ihis, and in finding it in effect in !
many, th** variations which i observed in them, '
convinced me that the intention was to represent j
the inhabitants ol the (our parts ol the world, ac
cording to ihe ancient Egyptian system, to wit:
lost the inhabitants ol i*'gypt, which of itselt aionc
formed one par:, according to ihe mo lest usage of j
the ancient population; secondly, the inhabitants
propei of Alrica, the negroes; thirdly, ilie Asiat
ics; and fourthly, (I a in ashamed to.say it, since our
race is the last and the most savage ol the series)
the Europeans, who, at these remote epochs, to be
just,did not make a very beautiful figure in the
world."
Were, then, arc the monuments as well as the
mummies vindicating the dignity of the Egyptian
race, and proving in the most conclusive manner j
that in those remote ages, and yei when the civi- i
lization of that country seems to have reached its
zenith, when there had already been constructed I
works ol art, which, Irom thai time to ihis( nave
been the wonders of the worlti, which astound by
their magnitude and delight bv their taste and the
exquisite accuracy of their details, the inhabi
tants of the Nil* wore whites, burnt, it is
true, by the ardent sun of their climate, but
nevertheless essentially white in color, in phy
siognomy, in boor, in all the characteris
tics of 'he Caucasian rate. The Fellahs,
theirdescendants, after the lapse of thousands o'f
ycara, are still white, and do not differ Irom our
selves and the inhabitants of other northern cli
mates more than the Arabs, and F am inclined to
say, Irom my observation, but little if it all more,
than the natives of the South ot Spain and
South ot Italy.
Bui there i?a popular impression that Hani was
the lather of all the Alrican nations, that a curse
was pronounced on him, and that in some way
the sable skin* of lbe???, his supposed children,
ate attributable to this malediction. This being
true, it would setm to follow, that the Egyptians,
his descendants, must have participated in this
misfortune.
Egypt wassettlcd by Myzraim the son ol Ham.
This is a proposition on which there is a general
concurrence among Kthnographers and Biblical
commentators. It has been thought not improba
ble, that he was accompanied bv his father, from
the shores ol the Euphrates. This supposition de
rives strength Irom the lact, that the valley ot the
Nile was called Ham, by the Egyptians them
selves. from the earliest period of Hieroglyphics I
writing. Further, among the Hebrews, in the
Psalms, and elsewhtre, it is called the "tabernacle
of Ham." This hypothesis is perfectly consis
tent with patriarchal longevity.
I But nothing could be more erroneous than the
I idea that Ham was the subject ol a
curse.* A curse was pronounced on Canaan the
son of Ham and his descendants; and some fifteen
centuries after it was fulfilled in their conquest,
slaughter and ejection from Palestine by the
armies ol Joshua. Noah's prophetic denuncia
tion was "cursed be Canaan, the fourth and
youngest son ol Ham. And, yet this curse did
not change the color of his skin, nor that of his
descendants. Much less did it mount up to his
father and change his physical organization,
varying his hair, his skin, his os'eological and
craniological conformation, and then attach to his
descendants
Ham, so far from being accur?ed, seems to
have enjoyed all earthly blessings. We have
seen that it is probable that he participated with
Mizraim the most fertile country of the earth.
He was the progenitor of the most prosperous,
most powerful, and most enlightened nation of
antiquity. And again, "a portion of Ham's
blood flowed in the line of the promised seed,
through Rahabof Jericho,a Canaanitish woman,
who married Salmon, and became the mother ol
Boar, the grandfather of Jc^se, the father ol Da
vid."?We have still further proof. In Deut ,23,
7 and 8, the Hebrews are commanded not to abhor
an Edomite for he is their brother: not an Egyp
tian, beeausc they were strangers in bis land.
?'The children that are begotten ol them, shall en
ter into the congregation ol the Lord in their third
generation." Egypt and Edom alone enjoyed
this privilege ; a fact utterly inconsistent with
the supposition that Ham and his defendants
were the subjects ot a curse.
It is said ihat, "according to a rigid analysis
of the Hebrew text, it is clear that Shem and Ham
were twin brothers. Shera signifies the white or
fair twin?Ham the datk or swarthy twin. The
lact that these brothers were twin* explains the
reason why we find them always placed in this
order, Shem, Ham and Japheth. As the ancestor
of the Jews, and ol the promised seed, we can un
derstand why precedence should be given to ^hem,
aud then Japheth, who was seniorto Sbem,ought
to follow before Ham; but as these brothers,
Shem and Kam, were the produce of ene birth,
they were not separated. Ham, therefore, the
youngest son of Noah, always takes precedence
of the eldest of the three brothers."
Shem and Ham being twin brothers, there
could have been no more difference between
them than is of en observable, as twins advance
in years, that one is a shade or two more swarthy
thau ;be other Shem being the father of the
Jews, was cettainly n white man, and Ham, his
t\\ in brother, oce would suppose was necessarily
of the same color, and also his posterity; but
whether Shem and Ham were twin brothers or
?Tbit part of the subject ht? kxien dtieuurd with *o
muth ability by Mr. Glvddot), id kit "Adci?di Egypt,"
that I shall raaKe use nrhu Attn, and ?t?o hi* laaguagf,
whan (bay ml my purpwa.
not?whether any part of the curse Pounced on
Canaan attached to Ham or not?the de.L "
of Canaan not Laving sullercdliu_?heir color-or
physical organization, "a fortioti, Lla u 1
his other innocent descendants did not.
Wc have shown, then, 'hat the proge ll I
the Egyptians belonged to the Caucasia ? %
and whatever effect other climates may ha
in changing while inio black, in converting
into wool, in transforming the head and also .
I stature, the sun of Egypt has certainly never ex ; -
! bitcd any such powers. We liave shown iha
i the monuments now standing erected by
I Egyptians themselves, with portraits ol
i selves, proclaim ifie dignity ol their lineage, v e
have shown, that their own crania, drawn for i
, from the ancient sepulchres ol diflcrent parts o
the valley, attest the same fac': ana we h.ue
shown that the dead themselves, alter resting in
their magnificent Mausolea lor thousands ol
; years, uninjured by the lapse of time,and with
i every hair nnou iheir heads, now stand forth
their own triumphant witnesses in defence ot
i their fair race, their lofty lineage and not>l?
! name. W. B.
Travellers' Rest, King & Uueen Co.
TEXAS; OH "NEW ESTREMADURA."
[No. 4.J
Homeward. Bound?An Old Acquaintance? Old
Sterense^? Texas F<-re? Brasos Bottom?.\ew
| Towns-A Little Paradise-Horrible Murders.
A iJcserted Garrison?Grand Ecore Southern
Coal, 4-c.
: Bright and early on a frosty morning, we set
I out over the prairies with a Northwester
! blowing stiti in our laces. The creeps were
! booming,and one ot ihem, directly in our route,
. so high as to detain us several hours belore it
could be crossed. We accidentally noet an old
| acquaintance, who was living near by, and who
! first invited us to dinner, and afterwards very
; politely piloied us over the ford. I he sun broke
I from the clouds towards evening, and before
I night we reached a favorable stopping place, and
| with appetites to Texas travellers dismounted
i and entered the cabin.
We passed the night with the most popular
1 host in Texas. The house has hitherto been
: kept by Mr. Stephens, who has long been known
for his kindness to travellers, and lor the good
I cheer set before them. It h on the direci route
i to Austin, Lagrange, &c\, and has just been pur
cha-fd bv Col. Mariel, a Prussian or German
j gentleman, and broiher lo the proprietor ol the
' Arcade, in New Orlean*, and who was probably
influenced in his purchase by the following cir
1 cum?tance: While sitting in a public room a'
Houston, soon alter his arrival, a p-rson entered
i and enquired of the landlord the most direct route
! to Austin. Bv ' Old Slevmsfs," he replied, and he
? always called him Old Slevtrues. Presently, an
other asked the way to Lagrange 1 By Old
\ Stev.nsct And lo.Riuersville and Bastrop 1 Ry
j Old SUvtnses. And which is the best route to Se
| iruin and San Antonio! Bv Old Steveniet So
| he mu*t have concluded there was no way of
getting to any point We tward without passing
by Old SUvenses?and that consequently it must
be a first rate stand- and jumping to this conclu
sion, he purchased the land, with improvements,
at five dollars per acre, ami is now willing to re
' ceive ail friend* and travellers who please to call
at "Ofrf SUvmses'' It is about three miles Irom ?
Rutersville and eight from Lagrange. We '
commend it to all wayfarers on that route, in
i connection with Fuller's, Cunningham's, and
? "Old Barirer's" They are ali old settlers, and
their tables are always loaded with every good
i thing which Texas affords. Beel and pork, and
venison, and other wild game?good bread and
milk and butter and hominy, and excellent coflee
and eggs, and sweet potatoes of the rarest k: rid and
quality, and if one is not loo hungry, "enough is
! as good as a feast."
Through much tribulation we reached the
! Brasos Bottom on the filth day from Austin, and
waded through ii with mud and water up to the
saddle g-rths. Ulysses was truly to be commise
rated it he encountered any thinir worse in the
lower regions?and the Lord have meicy, we say,
upon all those who dwell thereabouts in the wet
and sickly season, as there can be no safety un
its* encompassed by his shield and buckler. But
tout est bo'i said Monsieur Nicolet, even when
reduced almost to despair.
Our return homewards was through the eastern
portion of Texas, and we found new towns spring
ing up in all directions, and the old ones burnish
ed and flourishing like a green bay tree. Mont
gomery, Huntsrille, Cincinnati, and Crockett
and Nacogdoches and San Augustine, all evinced
signs of progressive and permanent improvement,
and bid fair to rival many <>f the long established
towns and cities in the old States. Osceola, and
Navarro, on the Trinity, will soon astonish the
world with the amount of business done and Cot
ton shipped, although they are newly loeated, and
the proprietors are holding back for larger scale
inents and waiting the arrival ot more emigrants
and capital into the neighborhood. The former
is situated or located near thp falls of the Bidais
ten miles above New Cincinnati,and will proba
bly, in time, rival all other business towns on the
river. Lagrange, Hum-ville, and Nacogdoches
are thriving lapidly. The laiter has a flourishing
Academy or College, with from 80 to 100 pupils,
under the charge ol a'jntleman and lady from
i Nasbviile, Tenn. It isthe loveliest and healthiest
spot in Texas, save San Antonio, and will one
i day be the resort of wealth and fashion and luxu
ry, far surpassing anything in the South. It is a
.spot where the rough paths ol lile arc smoothed
down and softened by natural and moral influ
ences, and where all the sweets ol lile may be ob
tained with as !i:t!c toil, trouble and expense, as
in any place I know. Verily, it is a spot ol earth
to love, and be remembered.
At Crockett we found the memory of young
.Nelson I'refcli in the hearts ol the people, anil t>ut>
iic indignation boiling over nt the cold blooded
murder and his death. Tilteen hundred dollar^
had been subscribed for the arrest of the misere
ant who committed the hellish deed, and tied the
moment after, and it will be promptly paid on his
delivery in that town. The Governor it also au
thorized to pay an additional thousand from the
contingent I'uod, and on his apprehension, will no
doubt cheerfully do it. His nam? is Robert T.
Gage and it is said he is at Holley Springs, Miss.
Let the in.irshal of Mississippi promote the cause
of public justice, and stir himself and secure both
the culprit and the money. The high constable
ol New Orleans will enough to do in hunt
ing up the criminals ol bis own Stale, thr-'c ol
whom, as base and cowardly as he who murdered
poor Nelson, are now running tin whipped ol jus
ti<:e in the upper border, four moat !oul and un
natural murders committed in different countries
within three mouths past. Glass lately killed
Neal, on the borders of the Sabine in a political
quarrel. Job Fuller, with several aliast-s, a de
serter from Fort Jesup, entered a grocery at mid
day, and shot Stone, the keeper, merely for his
money. He was apprehended and lodged in Man
nv Jail, but broke out the next day, and took with
him a runaway negro, belonging to some one in,
Texas. And lastly, Thompson murders Jenkins
in Dc Soto, under the mo-t aggravated circum
stances, and escapes, like the rest of thieves, mur
derers. robbers and assassins, who set all laws
and justice at defiance, because the laws are bro
ken jointed. and justice is lame, and those whom
we look to lor their administration, are stone-blind,
What a commentary upon our institutions and
our laws! Verily, justice hath rt:d to brutish
beasts, and men hav ? lost their reason.
FortJesup we found entirely deserted. The
army of banners is no longer there. What i$ to
become of this valuable property! Itisabcau
tiIe 1 spot, and would make a capital military
j hospital, or classical seminary, or retreat for the
blind or insane. There are buildings enough (?
accommodate several thousand persons; some ol
them very commodious and highly finished, with
handsome gardens and c-'Ort-yards attached, a'td
ornamental grounds around, that really make the
place altogether rural and attractive. Many of
the private dwellings for the officers and their fa
milies, must hare cost several thousand dollars
cach. And what we again ask is to Income of
all this? Surely the State or United States!
might appropriate it to some better use than the 1
owls and the hats, and the foxes that are begin
ning to look out at the windows.
We reached lied River at Grande Ec^ie, the
; rival queen of Natchitochcs. The water is last
receding from theancient Spanish village, and its
inhabitants must soon seek residence nil employ
ment in another place. If the mountain wont
come to Mahomet, Mahomet must come lo the
mountain. Grande Ecore has a high bluff land
ing and plenty of water, and its business must
ultimately rival and ruin Natchitoches.
The bluff here at Grande Ecort, on Red R.iver, i
is about f.O or 70 feet above low water mark, or
30 or40 above the common plane. It contains a
! couple of strata of coal, one within ten feet ol the
surface, and about 6 inches thick, the other twen
j ty feet Icwerdown, and twenty feet above low
; water mark, and Jrom If inches to two feet in
| thickness. There is no appearance ol sand-rock
hut liiht. red, incoherent sar.d, and a bluish clay
slate, resting upon the coal formation. The
hill? above are covered chiefly with a growth of
pine anri small oak and Cottonwood intermingled.
This is the same kind of coal ptecisely which
make its appearance on ell the rivers of Texas,
from the Sabine to the Rio Grande. It is a firm,
compact, brownish coal, that is easily ignited in
the furnaee, and burns with a foil, bright, gas
eous light, and possesses a property peculiar to
itself, and not loqnd in any other coal that we
knew ol in the United Slates?that of continuing
on fire till it is wholly consumed to ashes. There
is no cinder formed, or remaining on its con
sumption. It has no sulphur, but is full of as
phaitum, or bitumen, which, on burning, sends
out a peculiarly strong and ratheroffensive odour,
which continues till the coal is fully on fire or
partially consumed. I: may prove valuable for
furnaces or steamers in the South. It is very
abundant en the Trinity, Colorado and Sabine.
Cr TEXAS VOLUNTEERS?Acorrespon
dent de*ires to know what has become of the gal
lant. Texan Volunteers of Richmond, and why
they should not make their appearance oo tit
4th day of July, l#46,
Mr S. S. Stevens will give a Concert ol Sac.ed
Music at Mr. Stiles' Church this evening, fur the
benefit of the Circle of Industry conncctc
that Church. Miss Sully, Messrs. Rosier, Tay
lor, Dundcrdale, Opl, Morse, and several ama
teurs, have kindly volunteered their valuable scr
Vl Our citizens, we hope, will lend a helping hand
to this charitable association. The preforiners
are skillful Musicians,and we have no doubt mat
those who may patronize them wiU be well repaid.
SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.
We ate indebted to the Republican for the lol
low ing proceedings of this body on
Thursday, June 11.
The Convention met at 'J o'clock, and was
0pThe minutes3of yesterday were read by one ol
ll> Committees were announced. The following
members constitute the committee of two from
each State, to report upon the expediency of or
ganizing Boards ot Managers for Bible and Pub
lication operations:
Brethren Thomas Stocks, B. M. Saunders,
S Furraan, R. Fuller, J. B. Jeter, Joseph Wal
ker O B. Brown, J. S. Bacon, G. F. Adams, A.
: R Levering, H. Talbert, J. H. Devotie, W. C.
! Crane T. Blewett, J. T. Hiaton, R. Holman, R.
B C. Howell, P. S. Gayle, W. C. Buck, A. D.
1 Sears,G. Kempton, T. Meredith, J. J. Finch, J.
; lJuckens, R. N. Herndon.
?Mr. Haynesol Goorgia moved that members
ol other denominations, pieseni, be invited lo
take seats in the Convention, but some objections
being started, the mover withdrew his motion.
Furcign Board, of Missions.
Rev. J. B. Taylor, ot Richmond, read the Re
port of the Board of Foreign Missions, giving an
account ot 'he reasons for separate action on the
part of the churches of the South, and a detail ot
the preliminary efforts of the Board. 1 he im
portance ol securing the services ol a permanent
corresponding secretary, and commanding the
whole time ot ihis officer, is urged. Active agents
are enaagcd in the service of the Board, and in
s .me cases are working gratuitously. The regu
lar publication ol a Missionary Journal is strong
ly ur^td.and a specimen number submitted The
importance ol thi> species ol action is dwell upon
as a? instrumentality ol great eiiiciency.
The finances ot ihe Buatdaie repotted as in a
flourishing condition. The balance in band,
however, will soon be absoibed by the wants ot
the mission. Expectation is entertained, that an
uselul expenditure ot funds can be made in the
cause. "Money,'' truly denominated the "sinews
ot war," is deemed iudisperiiable to the prosecu
tion of the war upon the ramparts of darkness.
China is considered the great field ol operation
lor the missionary work, and the changes recenr
ly made in th? commercial intercourse of that
country with other nations, are represenie.l as pe
culiaily favorable indications ot success. Rev.
J L. Shuck wa* h- first Baptist missionary sent
to work in China, and he has been in that ser
vice sines the year 1835. Upon the loss of his
wife he has returned to this country, but will I
a"uin set out upon his great work.
"Rev. Sam. C. Clopton and wife, and Rev. '?
Geo. Percy and wile, are preparing lor the mis
sion atid will -et out in a tew months Native
preachers are also ensaged, and their services
aie considered amongst ihe most efficient of the
agencies to be employed in the spread of the Gos
pel, after a proper Biblical training.
It is deemed a matter of great importance that
a missionary, possessed of medical knowledge,
and prepared to present physical relief with the
heavenly panacea, to snffeting humaniiy should
be secured?and the hope is expressed that some
pI,v>ician ol the church may be found ready to
encage in so glorious a work.
The prospec:* bcl?re the Board are deemed
in all respects encouraging, but notamongth.
least of the difficulties encountered, is the want of
a more devout and zealous spirit among the mem
bersol the church But ihe word "despondentv:'
is lo be stricken out Iroin the vocabulary ol the
Board, and Ihe cause is recommended to the ac
tive attention ol the church.
On motion ol Rev. W. C. Buck, the report was
received and ordered lo bespread upon the minutes.
On motion of Rev. Mr. Sears, after suggestions
by Messrs. Stock*, Jeter, Howell, Buck, Bacon,
Fuller and J. C. Crane, ii was
Itcselved, Thai committees, ot five members
each, be appointed on the subjects presented in
the report, as follows:
1 On A?encies. 2. On an organ ol Publica
tion 3. On Finance. 4. On ihe China Mis
sion 5 On the African Mission. 6. On ob
taining suitable Missionaries, and a Theological
Instructor for the China Mis-ion.
On motion of Mr. Bacon, a committee was
appointed upon new fieldso! labor?after remark
bv Mr. Sears against, and Mr. Hinton in lavor
"The report of the Treasurer ol the Board ol
Foreign M issions was called lor and read.
The Treasurer of the Board of hortigti Mis
sionsre. oricd that he had received fronuheJBtaie
,.r fipnr" ia SI Ivifl 3^: Virginia tfJ, .OU.H:
South Carolina SU.toO fe7; Alabama J
Mississippi i2a3 83; North Carolina ?251 92;
Kentucky 83'.>2 66; Louisiana S.r>.
[The remainder of the morning session was
consumed in the introduction oi missionaries, but
the pressure ot advertisements this morning com
pels us to defer tilll to-morrow the balance of the
proceedings.]
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Tha Convention met pursuant to adjournment,
and was opened with prayer by the Rev. Mr. Si
mons.
The President then announced the lollowing
Committees:
Committed on Foreign Missitns.
1. Agencies?Th. Humes, H. Talbird, J. H.
Scott, A. Williams, J. Culpeper.
2. Organ of Publication ?T. Meredith, S.
Furman, R. Ryland, J. R. Kendrlck, W. C.
Crane.
3. Finance.?T. G. Biewit, L. Hickien, N. J.
Palmer, R. Reins, G. W. Gunn.
i. China Missions.?R Fuller, J. H.Jeter, J.
H. DeVotier, J. A. McKean, A. D. Sears.
5. African Mission?W. Crane, C. George,
T. Llaynes, A. T. Handy, Wrn. Mylne.
G. On obtaining suitable Missionaries and a
Theological Institute for the China Mission.?
J. B Taylor, J. S. Mimms, J. L. Shuck', B.
Manly, Jr., R. B. C. Howell.
Committee on New Fields of Labor- C. D.
Mallory, J. J. James, J. N. Brown, R. G.Ed
wards, R. Holman.
DUMESTIC MISSIONARY HOARD.
Committee on Agencies? W. C. Buck, J. J.
Finch, P. P.Edwards, P. S. Gayle.
Committee on New Fields of Labor?J. T.
Hinton, D. Sheppard, Jas. Huekins, C. Tyree,
G. M. Thompson.
Committee on Instruction of Colored Popula
tion? B M. Sanders, J. McDaniel, J. Nichols,
H. L. Pettus, J. Walker.
Committee on Colporteuragc?R. B.C. I-Jowell,
Eii Ball, N. M. Crawford, R. Ilulman, J. L.
Pritchard. i
Committee to nominate Board of Managers.:
Thomas Stocks, O. W. Briggs, N. J. Palmer, J !
A. Lawton, T. SiringfHIow, G. Tucker, O. B. j
Brown, C. C. Conner, G. Kempton, A. A. Con- ;
nella, J. r. Ilinten, W. C. Buck.
Committee to nominate a corresponding Secre
tary : A. Hall, J. McDaniel, N. M.Crawford,
G. Tucker, C. C. Conner, R Holman.
On motion of Mr. Ball,the Convention adopt
ed the following resnlution :
Rtsolreil, That the Reverend Mr. Fuller be
requested to furnish a copy of his Sermon de
livered before the Convention for publication.
And then, on motion of Honorable Mr. Stocks
of Georgia, the Convention adjourned until this
morning at 9 o'clock.
THREF. DAYS LATER FROM HA
VANA.?The ship Christoval Colon, Capt.
Smith, arrived here yesterday, alter a passage u!
only eight days from Havana. The bill of sale
of the Mexican steamers, in legal form, is in Ha
vana. They are owned by Mr. Daniel Pierce, of
the house of Macintosh & Co., of Vera Cruz.?
The Mexican sailors who came over in tbem
were anxious to return to Vera Cruz. We only
hear from Santa Anna that he was s ill fighting
cocks. Capt. Smith notices a rumor that Al
monte did go to Europe in the same steamer that
brought him from Vera Cruz. Authentic letters
reported that he stopped in Havana, although we
remember distinctly that Havana newspapers of
April published his nnme among the passengers
iu the steamer for England. It would seem,
therefore, that the whereabouts of Almonte is un
known.? [.V. Y. Suit.
VIRGINIA ELECTIONS.
Dfmocratic Victory.?The result of the re
i cent election of members to the Legislature in
Viiginia is most glorious ; all things considered
I the triumph is a brilliant one. Notwithstanding
1 our divisions?in some counties three or four
Democrats running against one Whig?cot
, withstanding the soporific wand of General
! Apathy, who succeeded in lulling us into a fatal
' security in many of our strongholds; notwiih
| standing an entire want of organization in our
! ranks, the Democrats hare com* out of the contest
with flying colors, having triumphant majorities
in both houses, 8 in the Senate and 14 in ihe low
er House, thns rendering certain the election of a
good and trnc Democrat in the place of Mr. Ar
cher. We hope that the Senatorial mantle will
this time fall on Gen. Dromgooie. He deserves
it lor his Ions and faithful services to the good old
Commonwealth, both in the Legislature and in
Congress?he deserves it for his high talents, his
political consistency and devotion to Democratic
l principles.?[Colvmirtn (Miss.) Democrat.
Who will be Senator in the stead of the Hon.
Wm. S. Archer 1 That he passes :rom the stage
of tba Sena's Chamber is certain. But who
shall b# bis saeeeworl We shall consider of
this, and that right early. That ha will cctne
"from Eastof the Ridge is certain. Ojnho^hls
li?aJ us to enquire mthe Accomac Distnc .
Honorable Thomas II. Bayly has recently de
livcred a powerful speech in the House of K-ePr>
seniatives "on the Harbor bill, and iu reply to h
Honorable C. Hudson of Massachusetts on the
Corn '"de of England." We shall commence
[he publication this speech next week, and
wben it is finished we shall probably ask the
nue<;tion "What think ye of the Honotable
Thomas'H. Bayly as the successor oi the Honor
able William S. Archer, as Senator tn the -/un
orps? of the United Stati->T
? [Wiilhcville licyMicon.
COM MERC1AL RECOKD.
KirnHOSD MAltICETS. .1 VXE I 1 ?
TOBACCO.?For several days the market
has been dull. Sales oi Lugs at gl -0 a - 30;
common Leaf S2 75 a 3 75; middling 4 a
j 5; good and tine G a 8 50; extra manufacturing
8 a 10. Occasionally a fancy Hhd. sells at a
h'FLOUR?83 87 a 4 00-and very dull. A
sale to-day of 1,000 bbls., all of one brand and of
very superior quality, at 3 87.
WHEAT?No sales; mills closed for the sca
S?CORN?In demand.?Last sales have been
made at <>2$ cents per bushel by the cargo
OATS?From wagons and railroad it a ?
cents rer bushel, and from vessels 37 a W cts.
WHEAT OFFAL-Bran 14 cents; Shorts20
cents; Brown Stuffs 30 cents; Ship^iurts 50 e s
PROVISIONS.?Bacox: Smithheld and L itv
ty Cured 6* ct->. lor ho? round ; Western Sides
G a 6 1-4 cents; Shoulders 4 3-4 a o c.s. Lard
7 FISH?Herrings, S4i by the cargo and scarce;
ShCOAiL?10 to 18 cts. per bushel; best Clover
HiH 20 cts.
Sii.es or Stocks made by Beverly Blair on
yesterday evening: ... ... l)r
61 shares Farmers' Bank ol Virginia, ?. -J
i 5 do. do. do. ??
0 Jo. Virginia Bank, g M
! 5 do. do. ^
BALTIMORE MARKETS?June 10.
Fi.ocr?500 bbls. choice brands at S3 8 - J.
Grain?Piime Md. red Wheat b8 a 9lc.. good
to prime Mediterranean 80 a 85c. Prime white
Corn GO a Glc, yellow 57 a 5bc. Oats 3h a ? u..
Provisions-Bacon: Shoulders 4ja4|; sides
51; assorted 5 a 5|; and hams 6 a 8c. Larct, in
kegs. 7lc ,4 mos.?nothing dome in bbls.
WnisKET?Hhds. l9}c.: and bbls. 20J a 21 c
?r
"RANGE OF THERMOMETER.
At J. IV. Randolph tf Co.'s BonkttoTC. 1-1 M*tn S.
7o'clock. 1*3 o'clock. 5 o'clock.
Friday, June 5, 82 86 S3
Saiurday, June G, 74 70
Monday, June 8. 73 7;> >?
Tuesday, June!?, 70 - I
Wednesday.June 10, G9 w K?
Thursday, June 11,
G'J 71
?V I % |? "li K \ ? I _
~ PORT OF R I C H M O N l> .
High Wiper this day, at 5} o'clock. P. M_._
arrived,
Schr. Julia Eliza, Higbee, Somerset!, ballast.
Schr Edward Ross, Paul, Albany, lumber.
SAILED,
Schr Me'.alluc, Sirnontoo, Boston.
Schr. Coral, Hughes, Baltimore. t
Schr. Galena, Pierponi, Greenwich.
PHILADELPHIA, June l0.?Cleared, schr.
L'a'harine Amanda, B.adbury, lor Rirhmorn.
D
7l ClILLEN'S INDIAN VEGETABLE
HliMEDY.?Read ihe followed certificate
Me??-rs Row*no & Walter's?Gentlemen: 1
have prescribed Dr. Cnllen's Remedy with entire
success. A voung man W2S cured with one bot
tle- another permanen ly cured with three bottles.
This case was of six month* standing, l nave
never failed tEVV, M. D?
Pbilada., Dec. 23, jr.. Nnrlk 4tnSt.
For sale by E. J. PICOl.
June 12
~~~ WOOD FOR SALE.
FOR SALE, at a convenient landing on James
River, 800 Cords of Oak, Hickory, Wal
nut and other merchantable wood, oi good qua
lity! Masters of vessels, and others wishing to
purchase at a low price, will apply to
HUBBARD, GARDNER & CARLTON,
June 12?tt No 111 Main Strcei.
M- FOR RENT,
Three small Tenements on Valley
Waterman^ P^ A^PjV^
June 12 Agent and Collector, Lisle's Row.
HYMN BOOKS!
THE Dover Selection of Spiritual Songs, by
Andrew Broaddus.
The Virginia Selection of Psalms, Hymns,
and Spiritual Songs, from the mast approved au
thors. Selected and arranged by Andrew Broad
dUp'ious Songs-Social. Prayer, Closet and Camp
Mectins Hymns and Choruses.
The Christian Hymn Book?by Campbell.
Methodist Hymns, principally lrom the col
1CC'riic 'above" with a variety of oiher Hymn
Boot, and Religions/^NDUiT&N,
June 11 ?"? '?? Mai" "?
Thompsons mexico-fresh sup
ply.?A fresh supply just received by
DRINKER & MORRIS, 97 Main street, of Re
collections of Mexico, by Waddy Thompson.
Also, a new Map of Mexic?, shewing the Seat
of War. June 12
NOTICE
ALL persons indebted to James A. Snell will
make immediate payment to the under
signed, who is appointed, hy virtue of n deed ol
trust from said Jas. A. Snell, his Trustee, fur the
collection ol all debts due him, and lor that pur
pose he has assigned i<> the subscriber all his
credits and claims whatsoever.
Junes WM. W. CRUMP, Trustee.
THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS REVVAIID
I3AN AWAY from the subscriber, near the Physic
Springs, in the county of llurkiii^hum. about ihe
first of May, 1546, three Negro Men, HARRISON.
WOODSON and JEFFREY. I will pay the above re
ward fur Moid three Negroes, if taken out of the State
and delivered to me; or one hundred dollars for either
o(" them, if fo taken and delivered; or fifty dollars for
each or any on>- of them, if taken in the State of Vir
ginia and delivered lo me, or secured In jail, s'- that I
get them. HARRISON is n mulatto, nbout six feet
lilzh, flout, well made, and about twenty-five years of
ace; speaks very bold when spoken to; r.ascars remem
bered positively; but probably a sum I one above one
eye. WOODSON is a black man, not quite so tall ns
lltrrison, but about thr same age; no marksor scars n
iliembered. JEFFREY is also black; about the same
height as llariison, and Ihe name age. It is possible
that these Negroes liave been indnred to leave me by
some white man. and aided In getting to a free State, or
taken to the South and disposed of.
R. IS. SMITH,
Executor of William J. lietryuiaii, deceased.
June 12?cw lni%
HOYT'3 PRIZE OFFICE.?Draw in; of Lefsburg
Lottery, Class No. 2< :
33 19 41 8 73 22 30 9 1 11 33 60 7? C7.
New Jersey, Class No. 58:
13 64 10 03 1 9 7ft T3 X, 47 65 51 49 23 80.
Delaware, Class No. 45 :
55 31 35 57 75 68 23 36 4 70 50 53.
June 12
JF. WORD'S OFFICE.? Lottery draws in the F.x
? change this evening at 5 o'clock. $4,000 Capital,
kr. Tickets $!. Risk on a packageof 25 whole Tick
ets $12 Mi; 25 halves 6 40; 25 quarters 3 20. To be had
any time before 4 o'clock, at
june 12 WORD'S OFFICE.
HOYT'S PRIZE OFFICE.
TVTOTE the Scheme for the 2oth Instnn:?$50,000 Capi
tal-and Tickets but $12. Make remittance* im
mediately, and secure tbis prize. Recollect, all Grand
Capitals are sold by IIOYT.
Scheme for to-day S4.000 Capital Tickets but $ 1. A
package of Wholes costs but $73?sure of drawing
010 20?and a good chance for four prir.es, amounting to
(6.009 75?shares In proportion, as follows: Halve* $G
40; quarter* 3 20. Apply for Prizes at No. 3 Exchange.
June 12 HOYT'S OFFICE.
TURPIN'S OFFICE.?The small Lottery draws in
Richmond to-day. Capital $1,000 ! Whole Tickets
81; halves 50 cent*; quarters 2a cents. Risk on a
Package, of Wholes only $12 fcO; halves 6 4U; quarters
3 30. Sales closo at 4 o'clock. Packages and single
Tickets for sale tit TCRPLN'S.
June 12
MANAGERS' OFFICE.?D. PAINE &
CO., Richmond, Va.
Ha!f Tickct, 5 24 44, ths third highest Capital, of
92,415; wholeTlcket, No*. 22 53 63, a prize of $1,000.
whole Ticket, Nos. D S5 62, a prize of 500- all sold and
paid within the last tveek by PCRCELL.
CONTINUATION OF GOOD LUCE!
Drawn Nos. of Pokomoke Lotterv, C'as* 113 :
56 3 71 42 6!) 7 9 ; 7 67 60 10 33 25.
Whole Ticket, Nos. 7 42 56. another Capital of 1.000
dollars sold and paid at sight by PURCEI.L.
{fy The above prUes can be seen, aud inoro of the
same sort can be had this day at the
MANAGERS' OFFICE.
?rawn Nos. of Grand Consolidated Lottery, Class 23 :
72 8 3-J 49 31 ? 1 23 2tt 33 3 12.
Drawing of Delaware Lottery, Class 136:
41 73 5 45 55 4 16 47 46 70 20 69.
Brawn Nos. of Pokomoke Lottery, Class 114 :
8 IT 25 56 3 16 7 71 70 9 4 31.
Drawn Nos.of Delaware Lotterv, Class 137 :
47 22 27 61 20 29 25 23 15 66 C2 9.
For This Evening?Capitals: $7,500, 2,500, !,5C0,
I 1,200,5 of 500. 75 Nos., 12 drawn. Tickets $2; halres
i I; quarters 2 50. A fine Scheme for packages or sin
gle tickets.
Also, the Dollar Lottery-$3,000, 750, 317. Sir. 75
Nos., It drawn. June 12
LOUISA RAILROAD COMPANY.
THE Anouai Meeting of the Stockhrltfers of the Lou
isa Railroad Company will be held at Louisa Court
house on the 16th day of June, 1846, at 12 o'clock.
Nay 25? ?t?*3w A. W. TALLBT, iesrenry.
JAMES RIVER CANAL.
Rich mono, June 11.
ARRIVED,
Boat Star, Thomas Wright, with 17 ? ^
mdse. from Lynchburg to 11. Lu :1am .V Co
Preston & Enders.
Boat Buchanan, M. Lenahan, with :?); i, . s
indse. from Scotlsville to E. G. Tom puns iv r..
Warwick & Batksda'.e, Jones & blair, N ii
Kagland,and Ro. Gwathtney.
CLEARED.
Boat Lucv Long, J. Cowdl, with -J. r.> ;
Columbia, and Lock No. -J'.
Boat Victoria, Johnson, with I'Jj : r
lor Scotbville, tiowa:.:svilie, ai;d Hai .wi
ville.
Boat Thomas M. Bondurant, s. Gu: . ? ?
tl| tons mdsc. lor Columl i:i ai?. N .v ..,
Boat Exit, J. D. Button, wihj.'; U1
! lor Lynchburg.
FAIR AT PKINCE EDWAttH Cot HT ltd
I The Ladies ? f tbo College Chilich, in li I. \ . ;
will bold a Fair at the <*nurl-Hou?e >.11 tin i.i, J? j .
D?or* to open .il 9 o'clock. A. SI. 'I li* public
1 gpectfully Invited to attend. J.iiir ;._i
LUCK'S1 PRIZE OFFICE.?Drawings received twr\
evening at 7 o'clock.
Two Scheme* fur This Evening ?Poki?mo\? I
I Class 110. Prizes : $7.MJ0, 2 .*>30. I .SOI, l.-Joo, 1,1,. .
J 5(10, S of 4:M), 4cc. 75 Nm., 12ilnuu. Whn:n>
t shares In proportion.
Also?The Dollar l.otlery Prizes: 7."-1.
' k.c. 75 Nos , 14 drawn. Ticket* an.: ?? lri" ?? for
j until 4 o'. lock, at Ll'l K'S Piti'/E nl'Fli i;,
Jur.e 12 i h
T!
notice
HE creditors of Mi. t;, \\\ Talley. j,,
Messrs. iVard.-Worth, Turner & id, Van
! Smith & Co , J Walku s, Joi n It lu.tiur ,v- .. .1
Ttiompsi'ii it Co , Allison & Wi-.ti .v. r... ?? :: j,: ,
Joseph Hooper, Samuel Tailr v. ?nd I / -K u I s t
of trie county ot Hanover: t'nrter I! Fo.g v.t
feGreshamoi KingSt Uiiren. A t'auipi,, J ,
| McGeorge, Jlill, Temple Ac Co., Nan*> |,
| Christopher Tompkins, ISeejainin I'aii.ev,
Redd, the representatives ot the e-*.n:e i i I
Floyd and George H. Games, ol' the i, uwv . K i.?
William, are requested romeet thesubscriier m ,
or by proxy, at tlie Old ? liurtli, in the <ountv .jr" j,
over, on the tirsf Saturday !!i Jul; next, lo ti von t*
: in order to a sale of th? propern conveyed n> . ,<
Talley to the subscriber for tile benefit ol hi- ?
I June !2-ri4ihJuly W.M. T. I! P !.i
GOOD FARM. A .. I ? ii: I {
|> V virtue of a deed of trust. i if. nted ' i. ? it,
I* 31st day of December, I*!. I ; l.ii. ? ?-*.
! of record In the i"lerl>'? Oll:re ol :h: ('? Mill . . f
llai'over, I shall sell, on ti e pi. in: c-, oi V? ?%: \
! the t.ih (>f July, I??I??. it fair, if n ??. if'e i \ .?
| then alter, In the lushest bidder, the Ti k t < :
whirli the raid l.|,/a >kell?n Hon .?- ? ? - n
| county of Hanover, containing one i:i:ri-Sit
j acres?more or less?adjoining t'.e I i .1 ? ?
i John Gibson, John Kine arid others, v ? ?< ?
j atelv oil the road leading in in the Old I't.un : t
iiioikI, and distant from the Iuter piaco e! -v. i,.
Al<?, Ave Feather lieils, one Hoisr. two ; i ,td . . i
elglit Hose, and all the H usehold and li t hen I
lure, ami Fannlni; Ini|ilements of every kind. . ?
poiseMiuli of the said Eliza ckcltou, c?.nveye.| t.v .,. j
deed
The above described I.and la* on it a new bun
House, with live rooms, a Kitchen, a Corn Hl:i-<- i
Stable,an Ice House, a well in thu yard, an : .
Oicliard of choice fruns.
TEKMii ai ooiiiiiiodaiiui;, and made krunvi, ,, ,
day of sale. WAt. T. II. Pol.I..Alii'.
Juue It.* ?'td-J
THE TAPPAIl AWOi'lv PE\I.\ LL
ACAlJKMV
I1JII.I, Iw continued under tin dire n ?; ?.i ? >
>? rah J Kills.
.Mrs. E. deems herself for'nii.lte in .' ?:v _? (Cer.
the ensuing vear the servirt ? of Mi? Vrl-Vf u lo ,
so conducted the School lor the In-i i ivo \. . ? r(i i
CDlvo Ihe warmest approba iou of :.l: nt* ? !>.i
Instruction will be given in all th- l.Hj -h : <?? <
French, Music, Embroidery, Wav W. r miiu- .trd
PBinling, u ill he taught at estia cli ? ri;?
The idiolastic year, comuici." ina iir-.t of t'. ti i. i
nest, will be divided into two sermon- of live iui i i.t
each. It Is deslrible that scholar* rhuUld ?;i'rr .ii ?
commenceinent of the session, though iJi* > will I;- .
reived al any time. No deduction made for ab?ei;.v,
except in sickness.
TElt.MS.
Hoard and oilier expenses, together with tuition in
Ulish bimches, per session, >'n
Day scholar??Tu11mn in l-i Dep'i..pef session, I 11
Do. do. -.'d do. do. I- "
iJo. do. Jd ilo. do. In i .1
Musie. per session,
French,
Embroidery, - - ? - f "
Wax Work, - r.
Urawlnc and I'aiuilus. ... ).
Any eulogy of Mis* McF? e's a;.prc\ed abilily i- di.
ed u?neces?ary.
Itelerence is made to those patronUini; the St *ioo'
Ihe full a?uratiee thai Mlfs >ii F. Iia^ received I
est commendations of all who have children under : <
instruction:
Dr. Hrockenbrouch, Dr. Gordon, and Col Uratnl :.;i,
of Tappaharinnck; James K. Micou, It. I.. Petis.anrt i.
F. Jone.s, Eii|?., of ljtsex; John Bro? kenbrough, I
of Westmoreland; Capt. Hull und Col. Garland.
Itichiuoiid county. June 12?r.'m
,1 iiited Slates Arnsv.? \
. f. , p ^
JliiiRKCKriTIXfi SKRVICK L?
WAXTED, FOB TUP. L'N'TED S'J'ATI'S AKVV.
too AnLE-Bonirti v. i:\ :
Between ikr jm i r i~ hi i .' irn-. i... j< ?. ?? ??
five feel sli inches high, of ? ;-i -. and n
speclahle staiidinjt aiiiony their ;? i!o\. ? tr /?n
enlisled for .lirr vrars, ill col!ip:.li> I I; .? tr>.?
Mounted Kltleilien. As jurkeii m 'I n.:> \ .
none need apply to enlrr Ihe servi ? - ..r ? \
are d?-terlniiied iionestly and t"a;Ii;::r? I?. I Hi
riod of their enlistment; nnd, b-.-idu j ;..g .
olhnr reipiisiies, are nyfrl hvrj'??- - j j (
lied, Mcreniln^ to their respective grade-, * :r!' ?
C. = L- ~ bo
To the first Sergeant of a Coiupan''. v1"- i 11
All other Sergeants? ea?h, n ( 7:;u
1,'orporaU, ID IJO mm)
liilSlers, V li i H?
Musicians,
Farrier-and Hlscksmllht, li 13! MO
Privates, i? UG 4sn
Besides the pay, as ahnvt -iT.t i'i, on? ration pei d.iv
is alloived cveiy soldier, u hu ll is amply -'liicieut i r
his subalsli-oer?ulfo, a larue supply of K iinorl.i
clothing. Good i|uarteis ar.d fuel ^re eta' li.-n-< in
nuked; and every attention ?ill be p nd toi: ak'r.g if
men who may enlist, and are deteruiirn d lo m>i ve ;l .
country in good faith, cornforiable and contented ? ?
their situation. The best medical attendance is .1
way* provided for the nick soldier; and no ile- i;riu . . I
pay made during Itif period lir is unable to jrl i :i i:.s
duly. Should the soldier be disabled In the line . I j. 1
duty, the law* provide a pension for linn
It In thus scan, the pay and allow tnces ate respecti
ble, and tbnt, with prudence and economy, the iniu.iMy
pay of the soldier may ho saved?lis every thine u., i ?
?it? for hi* comfort and convenience is furnished bv it t
Government. The prudent soldier 1* therefore assured,
that, if iie should please to leave the service at tin- es
piration of his time ?f enlistment, he may have a< cu
mulated from to S96C?a small turn on nlnrh fa
?i>iably to conimeiii e the world, and of which no c< : ?
tingency can deprive hiin
Application for enlistment must h<- nindu to
I t l.ieut. ANIHIEW P<iKTER,utCarli.iie, riimb i
land county. Penn*} Ivan! <,
?J?l I ieut. TIIUM AS <?'. Ull K i r. Hirhmorn!. Va.,
At Warreuton, Fauquier <mint}, Va . In
STEvi;V' r. JlAfov,
<*:ipt:ii?i .Mounted -men.
Recruiting Rendezvous, W intend.n, Va ,
June I a?e9t
IN CMANCEHY? Vim.iwn, lu icif?At Iti:lew If "?m
in the Clerk's Office of the i in uit Superior < .1 :
I.aw an 1 Chancery for II.e Couniy of Chitrloile, ti: "?
day of June, ]S4f>:
Monroe K Fiippiri, Plaint f!.
ngliiiHt
J0I111 B. Watkins, and Charles IV. Watkins. r,nd
Thomas O. Wutkins, Executors of Thomas WaiK' ?,
deceased, I < lend 10 ?
The defendant, John B. VVatkin-. not iiavi. j it.ii ,?.l
lii-? appearance arctirdlim to ti e Act c.f \? tmlii) <t
Ihe Rule* of llii-i Cowl, i,lnl H nji|i? arlirg !'?. >mi. , ?< )
evidence that he is not all inhahitinl <>i tin ''?? in? 1 ? *r;
wealth, it Is ordered 1I1.11 the said d> f-><d m' .to .(??. ,-r
before Ihe Irid^e of Mi" ?n'd Ci.uit, ar li.e ? 01.>1 it' 1.>>
1 I" the s.nd county, oil t'.e lii^t day of S| p ember ti n
next, and enter Ins a; pearanee, anil ai.siv? r ti e j 1
t;ft'i!bill; and that a copy of ihlso;der he it.--rr< ' r,
M?me newspaper published 111 the City .if K , Jin ? r
Town of l<>it' lihurt! foi iwo month* .ihkn.iv J
posted at the front door of the t 'mm II.m*. <.| il
County. A Copy. Ti He.
June 12? cw2in WINSI.OW l!OBINSn.\, C C.
IN CHANCERY?Ymaixu :-Al Rule* Iioldei: ief'
Clerk's''rtlce of Nottoway County Court, ou .*
day, the Ctli day of June, lpiO:
Samuel II. Hill and Elizabeth II., (w idow of Kr?- ?
Pollard.) deceased, Plaintiffs:
acalnst
Patrick Pollard, Robert Pollard, Philip Pollard, Mnry
and Elizabeth Blake, infant children nl a ?!< rr a-? 1
daughter of Francis Pollard, and Thomas M. IV m.-i k
and Elizabeth F. his wile, Petendants
The defeudants, Philip Pollard, Mary and I ii/. belli
Blake, infant childron i f a deceased d ?u.l.ter 1 I Inn
i cis Pollard, deceased, and Thorns M. Woi.iack did
Elizabeth his wife, not bavin? < nlered llieir a;'|ici,i:i 'e
End |<ivrn security aitoidir.gto ihe Act of \-?i le! >
and Ihe Ru'es of tins Court, and it a; pearmi; b> ?? -
factory evidence lhatihej are not mhabitii.i <1
Commonwealth, it is o'd'ted that ih? said I'cfo d ? ? 1 ?
appear here on the first dav of Sttpir!nt "r 1?ri*
and answer the bill of the plainti!!'; and that a <?:
this order be forthwith im-erltd in the |!u .1 1
I qulrer for two months succesiively, and p:--'S .
1 Iront door of thn Court House i f tbi? Crminv.
A Copy. Teste, C. VV, FIT'/.(?EltAl l), I' '
I June 12?c.w2m
IN CHANCERY?ViaaiKi* In Noitoway ? "
j 1 Circuit Suparlor Court of Law and Chanter. '
term, IMS:
[ John Powell, Jr., and Elizabeth hi* wif', ' ?
I Vaughan, husband and administrator of ji.s
wife, Munlon, John Powell, adtnliil?:rai. r
Peny, wife of William Perry, Jaine? M. H . ? ?
; William II Bates, which two last are infsr.i-. ' ''
, by John I. .Morgan, their lejul guardian, I'laiutir'?
I ajalr.st
BartlftT. Todd, administrator of William I!.tt -
1 ceased, t?!iam G. I.undr, administrator of *u-' '
kins, anil Henry Worsham, lh (> ii
t>n motion, the defendant, Todd, his irav '
i answer'o the bill of the plainiitf-. an I t- ?>rc i!> -
j months havir.n e!ap-cd, a.< well ?nice the hlii'2
| plaintuPs bill, a< the service c.f proces- an me n'h. > >
' iendants, and they still failing to apjwir ami " - ""'
the bill taken for confessed ai to then:, and ? ?
the cause came on lobe heard on the wid III i >
' confessed, as to the defendants, Wor-haw aiid I '?
adminlstraior of Watkins, and on the atH'.vi r '
defendant, Todd, and was argued byrw iO'el '
upon, the Court doth ndjudue, order decr*e. ? J
the said defendant, Todd, do render before c runin -
?loner of thia Court an account of his iransartl' '1 -?
adtninistratorof William Bates, deceased; arid t ie - 'j
commissioner Is instructed to lake ar.y expane af '
haretofore rendered by the sanl administrainr, .'?? ?'
basis of his account, with leave 10 th * plainiit!-' ? '
charge and falsify the same; and the ?aid comiiii--' ' ,
shall report with, any nulier ?[><rially staid r
pertineut by himself, or which either parly ma)
"^V e.w. nrrnttmf'-.
commissioner rn^cF.BAi.D'a'irri' -
Nottoway Court House. Jniti: c. !" ?
The partie? interested in the f-jrci.'iii: ?! ?"
pleasu take notice ihat I have np;^> n-?; ? r
3dday 01 August next, on which I sbn'l pr"" -
the account as In the suld decree dire??ed. 1 > (
place nnd liuie they are requested to au> r.J ?
and satisfactory eridence, vouchers and ;c *
enable mt 10 eiecuta the said deciee.
C. W. f IT7.UBRAI.P, Comriii"" 1 *
Jiinss 19?ewSia