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Till' DAILY DISPATCH.
HUGH 11. PLEASAXTS, Editor.
JAP A COWARDIN, Proprietor.
The DAILY DISPATCH is »erred to sulwrfVer*
• 5J\ (MI V v!r*RTKR CENTS FF.R WEKK. payable to
- e Carrier <m.A!v. Price for tiiiling. $1 a yeariu
Livauce. Xl»« \Vbwu.* Dispatch is issued every
■iv Mid i'"iled to subscribers *t $1 per anunm.
BOOTS, SHOES, HATS, &c.
FpO THE LADIES —Just received a lot
J. ot very fine GAITER BOOTS, of yar.ou* kind*-
Tau colored, w.th heel*.
without "
Biack " with "
" without "
" thick sole " "
" fox'd " " "
•> " thin eole, withont heels
~ 24 I'FMBF.KTON 1 BRO
goods:— I bnre just retnrned
_ from the North, where I have selected with
r- 1? care, rhe largest and best assortment of BOOTS,
<:I.»:S.TRi NKS. YALICF.S, CARPET BAGS, ie.,
ij,,: has evft been ottered for sale on this or the oth
»; ;c ot the Potomac. tyPrices low.
ALEX. HILL,
an !S No, 127 Main street.
I A 'DIES* TAN COLOIiED~GAITEK
1 A BOOTS, at SlJWper pair.—Just received an m
(.irtmeiito! Ladies' tan colored GAITER BOOTS,
U hand » 'nout tips, which I am sellint ntSi-50 a
pt..-. Callsoonat ALEX.HILL'S
Ladies' and Gentlemen*' Fashionable Boot and
< Stor». No. I*7. Ma.ii street. au 10
P A L L EASIIION OF HATS AND
Jl CAPS.—I am in receipt of the Fail fashion* of
geati. men's HATS and CAPS, to which I invito the
.1"-ation ot the public.
si IS JOHN THOMPSON.
Boots, shoes, trunks, &c.—i am
n'-w r« c< ivilli mv Kail stock of BOOTS, SHOES
TRI NK.-V CAK PET-BAGS and VALISES, from the
r. «t eel* :a!ed :;;anutacturers in all the Northern
ci' *. Please call and examine.
11? JOHN THOMPSON
HATS AND BOOTS.—From fifteen to
twe:;ty per cent sa\>;d by buying from J. H.
ANTHONY, Columbian Hotel Building, Richmond.
M -sin H ATS, of best quality 50
Do do second do 300
r» Bea er 3
K»."i uiaV.t SILK HATS 250
Kin-* c»lt-k.:i sewed BOOTS, a 50
C ■' zress (isiter BOOTS 3 25
Opinion of tiie_ Press — (From the Fincastle De
m: craf, A|>n 1 I, 1353.) —"By the way, we would say
a word for our friend, John H. Anthony, Colombian
K'-: Bui'fiing. to those goirta to Richmond, and
» iting. on landing there, to brush np a little. Just
i'r ' a of the finest kind of a HAT for $3 50, and fine
,k:n si w»-d BOOTS for 50. He promis-s to do
ti:>. and-we know he can, for we saw him do it.
DRUGS, MEDICINES, &c.
1> I CEL L, LADD A- CO., DRUG-
I (.ISIS, AND DEALERS IN PAINTS, OILS,
DYES. VARNISHES, WINDOW GLASS, kc , No.
!»- Main street. Corner I4i h, Richmond. Va —
o!*>t for Fale in lots to suit purchasers, their usual
large ti'.d varied aeortment, embracing the following,
. j " —2U''o Its. superior Ii digo: 5 hl:ds. best Mad
<. ■ bb!®. No. 1 Castor Oil; 15 do Spirits Turpen
t : . j kegs superior Carb. Soda; 16 bbis. Varnishes:
ci j Burning fiuid; kegs AVhite Lead, dry una
00: o-" 1 ) kegs Zinc Paint, iu oil: 25 cases Chrome,
«; ■ -i nnd yellow; SOOO lbs. Red Lead and Litharge;
o*j:. • s Sulph. Q iinine; 50 boxes Castile Soap; 7
bbls. Crear:: Tartar; l'>o dozen Yeast Powders; 10
>r> t ed Bnr&x; 20f-8 gallons Lamp Oii; 20 bbls.
T : tier',' Oil; 2" do Alcohol; 2-") bag* Pepper; )!K>o
bixes Window French and American; 2j bags
Race Gins-r; i'K> Ihe. root and powdered Rhnbaib;
C ;'* Spanish Mixture; Bull's, Sands' and Town
• -nt - Sar.-apariiln; Farrell's Arabian Liniment; Mus
tf.l L:i..::ifUt; Lyons' Kathairon; Barry's Trie: phe
1, -: Aytrs'Cherry Pectoral, and all other popular
pa* nt me dicines at the proprietors' lowest prices.
N. B. Particular attention toiiackinn and forward
in: ori. rs. PL'RCELL, LADD k CO.,
a 1 92 Main street, corner 14th.
A"~Dih Ac OR AY, DKUGCIhTS, 1-1?
. Main have in store, and are receiving,
: s to t!.« ir stock of DHCQB, MEDI
- iNES, SURGEON*INSTRUMENTS. PAINTS,
OILS, DYES, WINDOW GLASS and FANCY AR
TICLES, which they niter for sale en the most favo
rable terms to cash and punctual dealers.
Reeve & blair, apothecaries
AND DRUGGISTS, 175 Broad street, have on
baud a general assortment of DRUGS, MEDICINES.
PAINTS, OILS, DYE STI FFS, &.C., to which they
respectfully invite the attention of their friends end
the public tft-neraliy. Pr-ecriptions carefully com
pounded at all hours. Orders from the country will
meet with prompt attention. Thev have also in store
a choice St-lection of CHEWING I'OBACCO, and an
e#sortineut of CIGARS of the moHt'approved brands.
\ T EW APOTHECARY AND DRUG
STOKE.—-The subscribers having eutert d into
•copartnership aj;d taken the store lately occupied by
A L -vy. Jr., 20] Broad street, a few doors below
Mr.iara. Bri eden &: Fox, otter for sale a general as
*j:tmenf of DIU'GS, MEDICINES, FAINTS, OILS,
DYE STFFFS, PERFUMERY, Alc., which they can
recommend to the public as fresh and genuine, hav
ing been f urchased in the last few weeks by one ef
as in pe&on.
Particular attention will be paid to the putting up
of Prescriptions at all times of night or day.
We respectfully request a call from our old patrons
eci the public generally. PETER \V. GRUBBS.
ap 5 R \V. APPERSON.
RAILROADS, STEAMBOATS, &c.
UNION STEAMSHIP COMPANY'S
LINE OF STEAMERS.—FOR PHILADEL
PHIA. EVERY WEDNESDAY, VIA NORFOLK
AND CAPE MAY—Steamer CITY OF RICHMOND,
Capt. Mitchell; Steamer VIRGINIA, Capt. Teal,
ana steamer PENNSYLVANIA, Captain BaymoßE.
;e of thtse splendid steamers will leave Richmond
for Philadelphia, every MONDAY and THURSDAY,
at high-water, touching at Cape May to land pos
s ; aers. Returning, leave Philadelphia every WED
NESDAY and SATURDAY, at 10 o'clock. A. M., un
til further notice.
Passengers for Cape May will consult their interest
by taking this route, as it is, in addition to being the
cheapest, the incit expeditious and comfortable
Passengers for New York.—We have entered
into grrungements to forward passengers through to
New York, either by cars or steamers, allowing them
the privilege of remaining in Philadelphia three or
four or proceed directly on to New York, upon
th ■ arrival of the steamers.
Shippers to the West.—Tobacconists desirous
ot shipping to Cincinnati, will please bear in mind
that we have made all the necessary arrangements to
forward tobacco fnrough at CO cents per 100 pounds.
Due notice will be always given in all the daily pa
pers iu the city, when the steamers will be ready to
r.Ttive and the hour of their sailing.
N" B.—Shippers will bear in mind that all bills of
lading must be sent to the wharf at Rocketts, to be
signed before the sailing of the steamers.
Passage through !'■ N. Y., Ist cabin and found, $9;
d i do Cape May, $8; do do Philadelphia, §8; do do
Philadelphia, 2d cabin and found, $7 For freight or
passage, apply to
ROBERT RANKIN, Agent,
au 20 Richmond, Va., on the Dock.
Z vREAT NORTHERN MAIL ROUTE
VI REDUCTION OF FARE TO BALTIMORE
AND PHILADELPHIA.—On and after MONDAY,
the 15th August, Through Tickets to Baltimore and
Philadelphia can be obtained of this Company over
their route, via Washington, on thejfollowing terms,
viz:
To Baltimore S(i 00
To Philadelphia $8 00
Which secure to the passenger a transit for self and
baggage through the city of Washington and Balti
more free of any extra charge whatever; and as five
dj>.:iy lines are run between Philadelphia and New
York, at rates varying from $2 to $.1 for each tirst
ciasa passenger, ard proportionately for second
oi isi passe ngers, the public can now be at no loss for a
cheap and comfortable trip to New York.
The Through Tickets named above allow a reason
ti.e sojourn in Waslunjton and Baltimore, without
deaunent to any priviliges conferred bv them.
S. RUTH,
Agent of Transportation.
Office R. ¥. kP.R. R Co, >
Richmond, Aug. 12th, 1353.5
\TIEGINIA CENTRAL RAILROAD.
T PLASTER —At a meeting of the Board of Di
rectors of the Virginia Central Railroad Company on
X' th July, 1853, the following resolution was adopted
■viz
Resolved, That Plaster is not to be deposited on the
<"jnipany'« ground until ready to transport it, unless
the owner takes the risk of any loss that may occur.
A copy from the Minutes of the Board of Directors
J. OARRK.TT,
jy23—2m Secretary
LURE, LIFE AND MARINE INSU
-l RANCE.—The Richmond Fire Association are
now prepared to issue policies of Insurance on the
above description of risks on as reasonable terms as
any similar company, and respectfully ask a share of
the patronage of the public. Applications will be re
ceived at '.he office, No. 223, corner of Main and 9th
streets, where the otF:<*rs will cheerfully furnish all
information that may Ie required. All losses prompt
ly and liberally adjusted;
JAMES BOSHER, President.
John H. Bosheh, Secretary. mh 17
/CARRIAGES, CARRIA GE S.
VV The subscriber bas on hand, at his Coach making
establishment, on Lombard Alley, between Main and
< ary, (13th and 14th streets,) near the Columbian Ho
le! Coaches, Chariottees, Barouches, Buggies, with
a.:d without tops, and Sulkies, all of his own make
*iI the beet materials and workmanship—all of which
will be sold us low as good work of the kind can be in
the city of Richmond; and respectfully asks a call
from those in want of any article in the Carriage line,
«« I am determined to make to order and sell at the
lowest prices possible; and all work sold, that it new,
warranted.
»p 4—d6m MICAJAH MANGUM.
jUMALL LOAF barrel*
K? Small Loaf SUGAR, fettttlo.
J* l« J. B. BTBGAJL.
DAILY DISPATCH.
VOL. 8.-NO 271
EDUCATION.
jV! 1 — INSTRUCTION ON THE
f'R Wl trp' (SINOINGiGT'ITAH and violin.
'V. -u V ' r ?/- of Mo«c and Organist at St.
i! J ' w:il III* profession in the city
leali to m « d ' on <!">«'• October next. H. be l
»r; lt u'. x 'r", h; v i,ha!,k * f ° r i>»*-
Kr!il. k . H ,ch , h " l ' rpn extended lo him.—
Knowtng that only .tnct attention to the duties of hit
ft 2 V "L* n 'ethod which in ail case* elicited
MtUf » < ' I tion of the parent*, and made the
fir m m V >e " r ! «" l3Ure to the pupils, could secure
LiL.lw-'.w * n eneoura «'"« patrouage; he flaltera
th "" eontronin* to exert himself to hi* ut-
In r 1 K * ble t0 meet tk,e expectations of all
wao will honor aim with their patronage in the com
lUff IfSSJOQ.
u W .°u W p »P f cia!!y call the attention of beginner*
to what he said about hi* method, as he finds too of
ten. tint the tirst stndie« on tlie Piano are treated in
a wrong way or entirely neglected, to the 2re at detri
meat ot all later eats involved at the commencement
ot musical •todies.
"SKIPI? cenf * f° r hours instruction.
. an he found at bia residence, Blar*
shsit street between 3d and 4th, near the St. Joseph's
Orphan Asylum, and opposite the German Catholic
Church.
Order* may also b« left at the stores of Messrs. O-
A. Strecker, James Woodhouse, P. H. Taylor, Main
sireet, G. M. West, Exchange Place, Harrold k Mur
ray, Broad street. au 23—MTh432w*
Classical and mathematical
ACADEMY.—ERNEST VOLGKR, PH. D. and
GEORGE S. i'ATTON', PRINCIPALS.—The above
institution, intended to impart a thorough CLASS I
CAL and MATHEMATICAL EDUCATION, as far
as necessary for entering any college of the country,
will go into operation on the Ist of October next, for
the following ten months. The subscribers, who
have been connected with two of the most prominent
institutions in the State, and have acquired an inti
mate acquaintance both with the requirements of
colleges and the deficiencies of preparation, flatter
themselves that they will give ample satisfaction to
the public.
Tha ClaMics and the Modern Languages will be
taught by Dr. K. V«!ger; the Mathematics and Eng
lish branches by Mr. George S. Patton. Ifneccesary
competent assistants will.be employed.
TERMS.
For Classics ar.d Mathematics, 860# for each of the
Modern Languages $20—one-half payable in advance,
the remainder on the Ist of March.
For particulars see our Prospectus, which will be
circulated as soon as possible.
The School will be on Shockoe Hill, the location to
be announced hereafter. Early applications are de
sired. Apply to either of the undersigned. Dr. Voi
der may be round at hi 3 office, corner of Main and
11th streets, and Mr I'atton—for the next ten days—
at his father's residence, comer of 9th and Franklin
streets. ERNEST VOLGKR.
GEORGE S. PATTON.
RKFEREJiCES :
Visitors and Faculty of University of Va.; Faculty
of Virginia Military Institute; Rev. Dr. Edward Ro
ll nson, New York: Professor Longfellow and Doctor
ChirlesJßeck of Harvard University, George Ticknor,
Esj.. Boston.
Atamaeting of the Board of Visitors, held Tues
dav. June£Brh, 1853—
Resolved, That the Board of Visitors highly appre
ciate the learning, zeal and ability ef Dr. E.Volger,
who for gome time acted as Assistant Instructor in the
School of Modern Languages in the University of
Virginia, and deeply regret, as well the causes which
placed him under the necessity of relinquishing his
officialemployment in the institution, as the loss of
his valuable services.
Teste, S. G. TUCKER,
Secretary of Board of Visitors.
Dr. Ernest Volger has, during two sessions, acted as
Assistant Instructor in the School of Modern Lan
guages. Profound and extensive learning, combined
with great facility and tact in communicating know
ledge to others, have secured to him unusual success
as a Teacher. la his private intercourse with stu
dents, also, his high-toned principles and gentlemanly
deportment have exercised a most healthful influ
ence.
I am well convinced, therefore, that Dr. Volger is
eminently qualified to direct a higher Latin school,
and well deserves the confidence of parents and guar
dians. M. SCHELE DE VERE,
Prof, of Modern Languages, &.c.
L'nircrsity of Va., June, Ist, 1853.
I do, with great confidence, recommend Mr. Geo.
S. Patton as eminently qualified to take charge of a
Clascal and Mathematical Academy. Mr. Putton
was one of the most distinguished graduates of his
class, and possesses qualifications that entitle him to
a most liberal support.
FRANCIS 11. SMITH. Superintendent.
Va Military Institute, Aug. 17, 18-33.
au 21—StawtOct 1
English and classical school
BY J. B. BUD WELL. —Tlie subscriber would
respectfully inform the citizens of Richmond and its
vicinity that he will, on the 15th of September next,
open an English and Classical SCHOOL for BOYS,
in the building erected by the Rev. M. L. Bickford for
his "Young Ladies' Institute," on Foushee street, be
tween Grace and Broad streets. Particular attention
will be given to the mental and moral training of all
pupils committed to his care. Modern Languages
will be taught by a competent Professor.
TERMS.
Common English Branches $35
Classics and Mathematics 50
Modern Languages, each 20
No deduction tor loss of time, except on account of
protracted illness.
Persons wishing to enter scholars will please en
quire at Mrs. Ragland's, corner of Grace and Adams
streets. J. B. BUDWELL.
From Dr. Harrison, Chairman of the Faculty Un
iversity of Virginia:
University of Virginia, )
August 12, 1853. )
Mr. J. B. Btidwell has attended my lectures well
nigh two sessions, and has, in my judgment, such ca
pacity and attainments as should make him a success
ful teacher. His excellent moral character and up
right deportment will gain him the confidence of all
those who shall come to know him.
GESSNER HARRISON.
Refer farther to Rev. W. H. McGufley, D. D. and
LL. D , Professor of Moral Philosophy, University of
Virginia; M. Scheie De Vere, LL. D., Professor ol
Modern Languages; do.; Professor William B. Rogers;
Rev. J. S. Bacon, D.D., President of Columbian Col
lege, D. C.; Rev. Ro. Ryland, A. M., President of
Richmond College; Rev. R. B. C. Howell, D. D , Rev.
J. B. Jeter, D.!).. Rev. J. B. Taylor, W. Sands, Esq.,
Editor Religious Herald.
For farther particulars, see circular, au 13—lm*_
WILLIAMSBURG FEMALE ACADE-
T T MY will commence its scholastic year Ist Oc
tober next, ending Ist July. 1854, comprehending two
half sessions of 4-t months each.
The course of study will embrace all the branches
pertaining to a thorough ENGLISH EDUCATION,
together with ancient and modem LANGUAGES
and MUSIC.
The institution is provided with a very extensive
Philosophical and Chemical Apparatus.
Terms—(per halfsessionof four and a half months:)
Board, lodging, fuel, lights, tuition in all the English
branches 875 00
Washing 9 00
French, and other modern languages 7 50
Latin 7 50
Music, on Piano 30 00
Guitar 15 00
Drawing and Painting 5 00
For all English branches, for day-scholars under
10 years 10 00
" " " " 13 years... 15 00
" " " over 13 " ... 20 00
Books, Stationery and sheet Music at citv prices.
MARIA G. CLOPTON, Principal.
Board of Trustees of the Williamsburg Female Aca
demy :
Col. Robert McCandlish, President.
Dr. Robt. P. Waller, Rev. Jas. E. Joyner,
Col. Goodrich Darfev, Robert F. Cole, Esq.,
W. R. C. Douglas, Esq., James P. Custis, Esq.,
W. W. Vest, Esq., Dr. JohnN. Gait.
N. B.—Letters addressed to the Principal, at Rich
mond, until 15th September, after which date to
Williamsburg. ntt 28—eodtl50c
ST. JOSEPH S FEMALE ACADEMY,
RICHMOND, Va—Conducted by the SISTERS
OF CHARlTY—corner of Marshall and 4th streets.
This institutioa will resume studies on the 16th Au
gust.
Boarders, for board, tuition, bed and bedding, wash
ing and mending, pay semi annually in advanceSllO
per annum. Doctor's fee $3.
Day scholars, according to the branches they study,
pay quarterly iu advance, from $-1 to 83 per quar
ter.
An extra is charged in the ornamental branches,
as Music, Painting, French and Embroidery, for
tuition and use of instruments.
Letters addressed to sister Rosalia Green, St. Jes.
Academy, or to Rt. Rev. Bishop McGiil, will meet
P r "mpt attention.
,-j en ?. f , BD y religious denomination are admit—
plioe of theKhoo"' cunformiß « t0 the
I{7AvP^ YBEK ' m SEMINARY FOR
for th'» r s *'"! 00 Church Hill, will be re
ttt e Ist ofSVnt™ £ ptloD of P"P ik 0,1 THURSDAY,
Uu -hfin my < M* 8 - The ot «»<""
lU V . b«nc^'ltobi l • «wbrace the various Eng.
ematics oge,U " wul > Latin, French and Math-
: . ___ su %—ct"
Akk iiOYB -H. P. TAYLOR,
hefns ex'clMi*M en f G v race £ud Franklin—My
Scbool being exclusively for beginners, I gi\ e special
attention to Reading, Correct Eim» c iatior7 Grammar
and Spelling; also to D«wh£
Arithmetic aud History. Specimens of my boys'
position and writing, may be always y the Di# .
patch office. My Rule is peremptory, but as gentle
aM ponable. ' ft
wrrrswiiTrri^^
ton's No. 1 Family LARD, io store, and far sals
fcj fjj «l wm tavlobT
RICHMOND, THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 1, 1853.
EDUCATION.
WOLTIIERN FEMALE lNttllTL/TE
FOR VOL'NG LADIF'.S.—The exercise* of the
Southern Female Institute, late of Frederickaburg,
Va., will be resumed in the city of Richmond.
The cour*e of *?udy will be collegiate. There will
be three cla**ea. Junior, Intermediate and Senior.
The mode of instruction will be by lectures, and
Daily examination* upon them and upon assigned
portion* of Text Book*.
The apparatn* belonging to this Institution is a*
complete as any in the State, and the chemica and
philosophical course will be fUHy illustrated by expe
riments.
The young ladies will be under the supervision 9
Mrs. Gen .Pegrai.i.
The seaaion will commence on the first Monday in
October, and end on the 15th July
TERMS.
Tuition f»ei &>0 0«
Modern Language•eac li extra) 20 00
One-hal payable on the lat day ot October the
rest on the lit of March.
Graduates of this Institution are privileged to at
tend the leclo :«ifree itcharge.
Forfurti wtoformation, address Mrs. Gen. Pegram,
Richmon < .Ta.; Prof. D. Lee Powell, Leesbnrg, Lon
don V i J*rot Robt. J. Morrison, Frederickburg, Va.
D. LEE POWELL.
ROBT. J. MORRISON.
Refer to the following persons: A. A. Moraon,
Esq., R chmond ; Lieut. Mathew F. Maury, of Na
tional Observatory, Washington; Dr. Beverlev R.
\\ elltord, Fredericksburg, Va.; Dr. George Fleming,
Hanover, \ a.; Dr. William Gwathmey, King Wil
liam; \a. .Dr. William Dew, King it Queen, Va.;
John Whitney, Montgomery, Ala.; Thos. B. Barton,
Esq., Fredericksburs, Va.; John M. Herndon, Esq.,
\\ m. C. V\ instou, Esq., Hanover co., Va.
Mrs. Gen. Pegram will receive as boarders young
ladies wishing to enter their Institution. Miss Vassas,
a French lady, o< superior attainments, will board in
the house, and thus afford great advantages to those
studying the French language. One of the Profes
sors will also board with Mrs. Pegram.
8200, washing extra.
au 2—atawtOlst
R. TINSLEYiS BOARDING AND
DAY SCHOOL FOR YOUNG LADIES—
Grace Street, between sth and 6th.—The exercises of
the next Session will commence on the first Monday
in October, and close on the 15th of July following.
The course of study will embrace all the branches
of a thorough English Education, together with An
cient and Modern Languages and Music.
The School is supplied with Globes. Maps. Charts,
and an extensive apparatus for the illustration of the
physical science.
In addition to the Teachers of the last session, the
services of other competent assistants will be secured,
as the waat3 of the institution may demand.
Terms tor the scholastic year, payable one-half in
advance, tke balance on the Istot March.
Board, including washing, lights and fuel, $-20 00.
Tuition in Eugiish branches $50 to $-10.
Tuition in Ancient and Modern Languages, each,
§20 00 ° a '
Music, $50 00. au 25 lOt*
NEW PUBLICATIONS, &o.
YEW AND IMPORTANT BOOK*.—
■L* Lyell's Manual of Elementary Geology, illus
trated with five hundred wood cuts, Bvo—sl 7,3.
The Fawn of the Pale Faces, or Two Centuries
Ago, by J. P. Brace, 12mo—cloth 75c. Paper 50c.
Phiiosophy of Sir Wm. Hamilton, Bart., arranged
and editeu by O. W. Wight. 1 vol., Bvo—sl 50.
Don Quixote, a revised translation, with numerous
characteristic illustrations, 3vo—si 50.
Psychomancy—Spirit Rappingsand Table Tinpiurs
Exposed, by Prof. Charles G. Page, M. D.—2sct
'I he Romance of Abelard and Heloise, by O. V.",
Wight, 12n;o—cloth 75c.
Edgar Clifton, or Right and Wrong, a story of
School Life, by C. Adams, illustrated—7sc.
Class Book of Physiology, for the use of schools
and families, by B. M. Comyngs, with twenty-four
plates.. 12 mo—7sc.
Cyril!, a Tale, by the author of th 2 "Initials," Bve—
paper cover 33c.
Electro Physiolozy, a Scientific, Popular ard Praf
tical Treatise on Electricity as a curative agent, by
Dr. Gersliaiii Huff, illustrated, 12mo—$1 25.
For sale by JAMES WOODHOUSE,
(Late Nash k WooDHouss,) Eagle Square.
au 30
X"E\V MUSIC RECEIVED BY HAR
-11 ROU) & MURRAY, Broad street-
Dempster's Sacred Melodies, six in number—each
33 cents.
Deal Gently with the Motherless—2sr.
I'm s Merry Laughing Girl, music by Glover—2sc.
fond Hearts at Home, music by New Orleans Sere
nades—2sc.
De Old Church Yard, music by Christy's Minstrels—
25 cents.
Come buy my Sr*ing Fiowers, music by J. P.
Knight—2sc.
Melodies of Home, music by Glover—2sc.
West Point Dream Waltz, with vignette—2sc.
Echo of Mount Blanc, with vignette—3Bc.
La Belle Polka, arranged by Fox—l24c.
Guinea Polka, arranged by Mahr—l2Jc.
Woodland Scottisch, with vignette—2sc.
Zig Zag Polka—2'C.
Dances des Roses Polka, with beautiful vignette—
25 cents.
Doubling Cape Horn Gallopade—2sc.
Wedding Polka, arranged by Robertson—l2lc.
au 31
Ij 1 ULOGIES OF CALHOUN, CLAY
J AND WEBSTER.—The Artist Wife, and other
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Iris-Sbootint; in the Swamps of Louisiana.
The ibia (tantalut) is one of the most euriotw
and interestiua of American birds; it U a creature
of the warm climates, and is not found in either
the northern or middle State# —the tropics, and
the countries contiguous to them, are its ranee.—
Louisiana, from its low clevatiop, possesses almost
a tropical climate; and the ibis, of several varieties,
U to be there met with in considerable numbers.
There are few sorts of game I have not followed
with horse, hound, or gunT and, anions other sports,
F hare gone ibis-shootinz: it was not "so much for
the sport, however, a* that I wished to obtain some
specimens for mounting. An adventure belell me
in one of the«e excursions that may interest the
reader. The Southern part of the state of Louisi
ana is one vast labyrinth of swamps, bayous, and
lajoons. These bayous are sluggish streams that
glide sleepily along, sometimes running one way
and sometimes the very opposite, according to the
season. Many of them are outlets of the great
Mississippi, which begins to shed off its waters mors
than 300 miles from its mouth. These bayous are
deep, sometimes wide, with islets in their midst.—
They and their contiguous swamps are the great
habitat of the alligator and the fresh-water shark—
the gar. Numerous species ot water Bnd wading
fowl dy over them, and plunge through their dark
tide. Here you may see the red flamingo, the
esrret, the trumpeter-swan, the blue heron, the
wild goose, the crane, the snake-bird, the pelican,
and tne ibis; you may likewise see the osprey, and
the white-headed eaale robbing: him of his prey.—
These swamps and bayous produce abundantly fish,
reptile and insect, and are, consequently, the favo
rite resortof hundreds ot birds which prey upon
these creatures. In some places, the bayou* form
a complete net-work over tlie country, which you
may traverse with a small boat in almost any direc
tion; indeed, this the means by which many set
tlements communicate with each other. As you
approach southward towards the Gulf, you get
clear of the timber; and within some fifty miles of
the sea, there is not a tree to be seen.
It was near the edge of this open country I went
ibis-shooting. I had set out from a small French or
Creole settlement, with no other company than
my gun; even without a doc, as my favorite spaniel
had the day be'ore been bitten by an alligator while
swimming across a bayou. I went of course in a
boat, a light skiff, such as is commonly used by the
inhabitants of the country.
Occasionally using the paddles, I allowed myself
to tioat some tour or five miles down the main ba
you; but as the birds I was in search of did not ap
pear, I struck into a 'branch,' and sculled myself
upstream. This carried me through a solitary re
gion. with mashes stretching as lar as the eye
could see, covered with tall feeds. There was no
habitation, nor aught that betokened the presence
of man. It was just possible that I was the first
human being who had ever found a motive for pro
pelling a boat through the dark waters of this soli
tary stream. As I advanced, I fell in with my
game; and I succeeded in bagaing several, both of
the great wood-ibis and the white species. I al3o
shot tine white-headed eagle (Faleu leucocephaus,)
which came soaring aver my boat unconscious of
danger. But the bird which I most wanted seemed
that which could not be obtained. I wanted the
scarlet ibis.
1 think I had rowed some three miles up-stream,
and was about to take in my oars and leave my
boat to float back again, when I perceived that, a
little further up, the bayou widened. Curiosity
prompted me to continue; and after pulling a few
hundred strokes further, I found myself at the end of
an oblong lake, a mile or so in length. It was deep,
dark, marshy a round the shores, and full of alliga
tors. I saw their ugly forms and long serrated
backs, as they floatea about in all parts of it, hun
grily hunting for fish and eating one another; but
all this was nothing new, for I had witnessed simi
lar scenes during the whole of my excursion.—
What drew my attention most, was a small islet
near the middle of the lake, upon one end ot
which stood a row of upright torms of a bright
scarlet color; these red creatures were the very ob
jects I was in search of They might be flamingoes:.
I could not tell at that distance. So much the bet
ter, if I could only succeed in getting a shot at
them; but these creatures are even more wary
than the ibis; and as the islet was low, and altoge
ther without cover, it was not likely they would al
low me to come within range: nevertheless., I was
determined t» make the attempt. I rowed up the
lake, occasionally turning my head to see if the
game had taken the alarm. The sun was hot and
dazzling; and as the bright scarlet was magnified
by refraction, I fancied for a long time they were
flamingoes. This fancy was dissipated as I drew
noar. The outlines of the bills, like the blade of a
sabre, convinced me they were the ibis; besides, I
saw that they were only about three feet in height,
while the tlamjngoes stand five. There were a do
zen of them in all. These were balancing them
selves, as is their usual habit, on one leg, apparent
ly asleep, or buried in deep thought. They were on
the upper extremity of the islet, while I was ap
proaching it from below. It was not above sixty
yards across; and could I only reach the point
nearest me, I knew my gun would throw shot to
kill at that distance. I feared the stroke of the
sculls would start them, and I pulled slowly and
cautiously. Perhaps the heat—for it wa3 as hot a
day as I can remember —had rendered them torpid
or lazy. Whether or not, they sat still until) the
cut-water of my skiff touched the bank of the islet.
I drew my gun up cautiously, took aim, and fired
both barrels almost simultaneously. When the
smoke cleared out of my eyes, I saw that all the
birds had flown off except one, that lay stretched
out by the edge of the water. Gun in hand, I leap
ed out of the boat, and ran across the islet to bag
my game. This occupied but a few minutes; and
I was turning to go back to the skiff, when, to my
consternation. I saw it out upon the lake,and rapidly
floating downward! In my haste I had left it un
fastened, and the bayou current had carried it off
It was still but a hundred yards ofl"; but it might as
well have been a hundred miles, for at that time I
could not swim a stroke.
My riret impulse was to rush down to the lake,
and after the boat; this impulse was checked on ar
riving at the water's edge, which I saw at a glance
was fathoms in depth. Quick reflection told me
that the boat was gone—irrecoverably gone!
I did not at first comprehend the full peril of my
situation; nor will you. I wa3 on an islet in a lake,
only half a mile from its shores—alone, it is true,
and without a boat; but what of that? Many a
man had been so before, with not an idea ot danger.
These were first thoughts, natural enough, but
they rapidly gave place" to others of a far different
character. " When I gazed after my boat, now be
yond recovery—when I looked around, and saw
that the lake lay in the middle of an interminable
swamp, the shores of which, even could I have
reached them, did not seem to promise me foot
ing—when I reflected that, being unable to swim,
I could not reach them —that upon the islet there
waa neither tree, nor log. nor bush ; not a stick out
of which I might make a raft —I say, when I re
flected upon all these things, there arose in my
mind a feeling of well-defined and absolute horror.
It is true 1 was only in a lake, a mile or so in
width; but so far as the peril and helplessness of my
situation were concerned. I might as well have
been upon a rock in the middle of the Atlantic. I
Jmew that there was no settlement witbif) miles
miles of pathless swamp. I knew that no one could
either see or hear me—no one was at all likely to
come near the lake; indeed, I felt satined that my
faithless boat was the first keel that had ever cut
its waters. The very tameness of the birds wheeling
round my head, was evidence of this. I telt satis
fied, too, that without some one to help me, I should
never go cut from that lake: I must die on the islet,
or drown in attempting to leave it.
These reflections rolled rapidly over my startled
soul. The facts were clear, the hypothesis deiiuite,
the sequence certain; thpre was no ambiguity, no
suppositious hinge upon which I could liana a hope,
no, not one. • I could not even expect that I should
be missed and sought for; there.waN no one to search
for me. The simple habitant of the village I had
left knew me not —1 waa n stranger among them:
they only knew me as a stranger,"and fancied me a
strange individual; one who made lonely excur
sions, and brought home bunches of weedi, with
birds, insects and reptile*, which they had u#ver
before seen, although gathered at their own doors.
My absence, besides, would be nothing new to them,
even though it lasted for days; I had often been ab
sent before, n week at a time. There was no hope
of my being missed.
I have said that these reflections came and passed
quickly. In less than a minute, my affrighted soul
was hi lull possesion of them, and almost yielded
itself to despair. I shouted, but rather involuntari
ly than v-fch any hope that 1 should be heard; I
.-touted loudly and fiercely: ray answer—the
"echoes ol my own voice, the shriek of the osprey,
and the maniac laugh of the white-headed eagle.
I ceased to shout, threw ray gun to the earth, and
tottered down beside it. I have been in a gloomy
priton, in the hands of a vengeful guerilla banditti,
with carbines cocked to blow out my brains. No
otoe will call that a pleasant situation—nor was it
Mto me. } have been lost upon the wide prairie—
the land-sea—without bush, break or star to guide
mo—that was worse. There you took around; yoa
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gee nothing; yon hear nothing »on . •,
God, and yom tremble in hia * lonc wtth
swim; your brain reel.; y ou JSSSS y f or ***"*'
you are afraid of your own
everything else, you drea<i lest it tL e! l ed
you. There is horror in thiv-it m J y for "" te
it is hard to bear, but I hare borne it df
bear it again twenty time* over —>»-- • *"*■ w ?uld
once more the first hour I spent on th*M^^
in that lonely lake. Your pri
silent, but you feel that you are not utterW r »in
beings like yourself are near, though the* be
jailor?. Lost on the prairie, you are alone- h«
are free. In the islet I ielt that I was atone- thL
was not free: in the islet I experienced the feeUnza
of the prairie and the prison combined.
I lay m a state of stupor—almost unconscious
bow lons I know not, but many hours I am certain!
I knew this by the sun—it was going down when i
awoke, if I may so term the recovery of my stricken
senses. I was aroused by a strange circumstance-.
I was surrounded by dark objects of hideous shape
and hue—reptiles they were. They had been be
fore my eyes for some time, but I had not seen
them. I had only a sort of dreamy consciousness
of their presence; but I heard them at length: my
ear was in better tune, and the strange noises they
uttered reached my intellect. It soanded like the
blowing of great bellows, with now and then a note
harsher and louder, like the roaring of a bull. This
startled me, and I looked op and bent my eyes upon
the objects: they were forms of the crocodilidec, the
giant lizards—they were aligators.
Huge ones they were, many of them; and many
were they in number—a hundred at least were
crawling oyer the islet, before, behind, and on all
sides around me. Their long, gaunt jaws, and
channeled snouts, projected forward so as almost
to touch my body: and their eyes, usually leaden,
seemed now to glare.
Impelled by this new danger, I sprang In my feet,
when, recognising the upright form of man, the rep
tiles scattled off; and plunging hurriedly into the
lake, hid their hideous bodies under the water.
The incident, in some measure, reriTed me. I
saw that I was not alane: there was company even
in the crocodiles. I gradually became more my
self; and began to reflect with some degree of cool
ness on the circumstances that surrounded me.—
My eyes wandered over the Islet; every inch ot it
came under my glance; every object upon it was
scrutinised—tha moulted feathers of wild-fowl, the
pieces of mud, the fresh water mussels (unios)
strewed upon its beach—all were examined. Still
the barren answer—no means of escape.
The islet was but the head of a sand-bar, formed
by the eddy—perhaps gathered together within the
year. It was bare of herbage, with the exception
of a lew tufts of grass. There was neither tree nor
bush upon it—not a stick. A raft indeed ! There
was not wood enough to make a raft that would
have floated a frog. The idea of a raft was but
briefly entertained; such a thought had certainly
crossed my mind, but a single glance round the
islet dispelled it before it had taken shape.
1 paced my prison from end to end; from side to
side I walke'd it over. I tried the water's depth; on
all sides I sounded it. wading recklessly in; every
where it deepened rapidly as I advanced. Three
lengths of myself from the islet's edge, and I was up
to the neck. The huge reptiles swam around,
snorting and blowing; they were bolder in this ele
ment. I could not have waded safely ashore, even
had the water been shallow. To swim it—no—even
though I swam like a dock, they would have closed
upon and quartered me before I could have made
a dozen strokes. Horrified by their demonstra
tions, I hurried back upon dry around, and paced
the islet with dripping garments!
I continued walking until night, which gathered
around me dark and dismal. With nisht came new
voices—the hideous voices of the nocturnal swamp;
the qua-qua of the night-heron, the screech of the
swamp-owl, the cry ot the bittern, the el-l-uk of the
great water-toad, the tinkling of the bell-frog, and
the chirp of the savanna-cricket—all fell upon my
ear. Sounds stiH harsher and more hideous were
heard around nae—the plashing of the alligator, and
the roaring of his voice; these reminded me that 1
must not go to sleep. To sleep! 1 durst not have
slept for a single instant. Kren when I lay
for a lew minutes motionless, the dark reptiles
came crawling round me—so close that I could
have put forth my hand and touched them.
At intervals, 1 sprang to my feet, shouted, swept
my gun around, and chased them back to the water,
into which they betook themselves with a sullen
plunge, but with little semblance of fear. At each
ft esh demonstration on my part they showed less
alarm, until I could no longer drive them either
with shouts or threatening gestures. They only
retreated a few feet, forming an irrejrnlar circle
round me. Thus hemmed in, I became frightened
in turn. I loaded my gun and fired: I killed none.
They are impervious to a bullet, except in the eye,
or under the forearm. It was too dark to aim at
these parts, and my shots glanced harmlessly from
the pyramidal scales of their bod it s. The loud re
port, however, and the blaze frightened them, and
they fled, to return again after a long interval. I
was asleep when they returned; I had gone to sleep
in spite of my efforts to keep awake, f was startled
by the touch of something cold; and half-stifled by
a strong musky odour that filled the air. I threw
out my arms; my fingers rested upon an object
slippery and clammy; it was one of these monsters
—one of gigantic size. He had crawled close
alongside me, and was preparing to make his at
tack; as I saw that he was bent in the form of a
bow, and I knew that these creatures assume that
attitude when about to strike their victim. I was
ju*t in time to spring aside, and avoid the stroke
of his powerful tail, that the next moment swept
the ground where I had lain. Again I tired, and
he with the rest once more retreated to the lake.
All thoughts of going to sleep were at an end.
Not that I felt wakeful; on the contrary, wearied
with my day's exertion—for I had had a Ion? pull
under a hot tropical sun—l could have lain down
upon the earth, in the mud, anywhere, and slept in
an instant. Nothing but the dread certainty of my
peril kept me awake Once again before morning,
1 was compelled to battle with the hideous reptiles,
and chase them away with a shot from my gun.
Morning came at length, but with it no
change in my perilous position. The light only
showed me my island prison, but revealed no way
of escape from it. Indeed, the change conld not be
called tor the better, for the fervid rays of an al
most verical sun burned down upon me until my
skin blistered. I was alrerdy speckled by the
bites of a thousand swamp flies and mosquitoes,
that all night long had preyed upon me. There
was not a cloud in the heavens to shade me ; and
the sunbeams smote the surface of the dead bayou
with aldouble intensity. Towards evening, I be
gan to hunger; no wonder at that: I had not eaten
since leaving the village settlement. To assuage
thirst, I drank the water of the lake, turbid and
slimy as it was. I drank it in large quantities, for
it was hot, and only moistened my palate without
Suenching the craving of my appetite. Of water
jere was enough; I had more to fear from want
of food.
What could I eat? The ibu. But how to cook
it? There was nothing wherewith to make a fire
not a stick. No matter tor that. Cocking Is a
modem invention, a luxury for pampered palates.
I divested tho ibis of its brilliant plumage, and a!e
it raw. I spoiled my specimen, but at the time
there was little thought of that: there was not much
ot the naturalist left in me. I anathematised the
hour I had ever imbibed such a taste; I wished
Audubon, and Button, and Cuvier, up to their
becks in a Jswamp. The ibis did not weigh
above three pounds, bones and aIL It served me
tor a second meal, a breakfast; but at this dejeuner
nam fov.rch.ettc I picked the bones.
What next? starve? No—not yet. In the bat
tles i had had with the alligator* daring the second
night, one of them had received a shot that proved
mortal. The hideous carcass of the reptile lay
dead upon the beach. I need not starve; I could
eat that. Such were my reflection*. I muit hung
er, though, before I could bring myself to touch
the musky morsel. Two more day* tasting con
quered my squearaishneM. I drew out myknue,
cut a steak from the alienator's tail, and ate it not
not the one I had first killed, but a second; the
other was now putrid, rapidly decomposing under
thg hot sun: Us odour tilled the islet.
The stench had grown intolerable. There »as
not a breath of air stirring, otherwise I ™ght ha ve
shunned it by keeping to windward, lhe who e
atmosphere of the islet, as well as a
around it, was impregnated with
vium. I could be«r it no longer. With the aid of
inv gun, 1 pushed if" decomposed carcass in
to tlie lake: mjriu»p» the current might carry it
avray It didT I hau the gratification to see it float
S This circarnstmnre led me into a train of re
flections. Why jdid the body of the alligator float!
It was swollen—inflated wit.i gases. Ha!
An idea shot nu'rtenly through my mind, one of
those brilliant ideal —ciuldivn oI necewuty. I
thought of the floaiit 'S allkator, of its intestiue*--
vvbat if t inflated theV» Y*S J«' buO J« bo
ilers, floats and llfeprea th " was the thought
I would open the ullya. " or ?» make a booy of
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Tbeae were tied together, and fastened to S3I"
and theß, wiih a plunge, I entered the water* Zf, J'
lake, and floated downward. I had tiaTclf
life-preservers in such a way that I tat in the
water in an upright position, holding my mm wM>
both hand*. Thi* I intended to hare maed a* %
club in case I should be attacked by the altigators
but I had chosen the hot hoar of noon, when these
creatures lie in a half-torpid state, and to ray jor I
was not molested. Halt an hour's drifting Witt the
current carried me to the end of the lake, and 1
found myself at the debouchure of the bayou, Here.
°, m y S r^ at <1 flight, I saw my boat in tie swamp,
«- ere A had been caß ? bt «nd held fast by the wd
' few minutes more, and I had swung myself
grrnta j and was sculling with eager
strokes down the smooth waters of the bayou.
SATH or Me. John Pkttt.—The Norfolk pa.
p announce the death of Mr. JJoh* Prrrr, of
rmcess Anne County, in the 53d year of hi* age.
e was very much esteemed and respected. He
rrm«H^ einber ° f ' he 1081 CoilTClltion to amend tfc *
Zf ,° f fteSt>te - He ™ »pieman J
a ' it 1 " 1 r «*>»rkably good judgment and
prac.ical good sense. The Norfolk Herald says of
him: '
Being blessed with he freelv m#u3 p it
thereof enjoyment
generow hospitality w the style Vlr
einia gentleman,'' while his heart „„„„ w JI,
ever open to the appeal of benevolence,whether to
alienate the temporal or spiritual of
suffering hamamty. or improve the condition and
adrance the interests of his fellow citizens
The remains ol Mr. Petty were interred in the
Norfolk ceaietery, Tuesday. Great respect wm
paid hia meaiory on the occasion by the people of
that city, wloo entertained a warm regard for him
Bvunso the Dead.—The Charleston Mercury
regrets that the New Orleans papers are m iadfc;-
uant at the report that some ot the dead were
burned there. The burning of the dead, it says,
and the enshrining of their purified ashes in rases
or monuments, was the custom of the Greeks, a.
people, who of all others that ever lived, were
most distinguished for their reverence for the rights
of sepulture. The custom, therefore, comes to our
remembrance, hallowed by all that is religious and
poetical, in the remains of that literature which
has civilized and delighted all after ages. The Mer*
cury thinks that it were better to burn the bodies of
the dead than that they should be made at once a
poison and a loathing to the living. Very true.
Confu3io* Asroxo Tua Mails —The N. York
Tribune gives nearly three columns of brief ex
tracts from papers and letters from all parts of the
country, Eaet, West, North and South, complaining
bitterly of the irregularity of the mails. Men of alt
parties express the opinion that our postal arrange
ments are very badly managed. These complaints
are rapidly becoming universal. Whether the
cause is to be found in want of adequate force, or
pay, or both, or in the shortcomings of the deputies,
we don't know, but we do know that we often re
ceive three or four numbers of our best exchanges
by the same mail, and sometimes a week or tw»
behind time.
Latest from Salt Lake and Santa Fe.—The
mail from Salt Lake, arrived at Independence,
Missouri, on Sunday, the 28th. It was thoroughly
soaked, having fallen into a creek on the way. Al
most all the trains of overland emigrants, had pass
ed Fort Laramie.
At the latest dates from Santa Fe, the troops were
approaching El Paso, intending to keep possession
of the Messilla Valley. The Mexican flag was wa
ving there, and would continue until our troops ar
rived.
The Mexican troop# at El Paso were, however,
rapidly deserting, and one thing was certain, should
hostilities break out, a majority of the inhabitants
of New Mexico would come out in lavor of the U.
States Government.
Resignation- or Brio. Gen. Paul Qoattle
jaum—For sometime, it was supposed that Gene
ral Quattlebaum, had no real existeuce, but at one
of the Baltimore political conventions, he made him
self manifest in the flesh, and cut quite a conspicu
ous figure. He wa3 Brigadier General of the 3rd
brigade of Infantry in the 2nd Division of South
Carolina Militia. We learn from the Courier, that
behas resigned his distinguished post, and thatCoL
Lewis M. Ayer is elected to succeed him.
Lynchburg and Tennessee Railroad.—The
Abingdon Virginian represents the operations and
pi ogress of this road as active and persevering
under the management of President McDaniel,
who has lately gone over the entire line, stirring
up affairs, and putting things to rights as be moved
along. He says the cars will certainly beatChria
tiansburg, Montgomery, by the 12th October. The
Virginian thinks if this is done, it may calculate
on the road reaching Abingdon by the autumn of
•54.
The Naxsemond Enquirer.—We regret to
learn that this paper has gone down. We hoped
for it a better fate. Our brother Starke, who con
ducted it, is a man of energy and undoubted talents
—if he was a little exuberant sometimes, (vide hi*
N »l,'s Head epi-ttle*,) it is easier to prone omt the lux
uriant growth of a rich, than to make verdant *
barren soil. We wish him smcceis wherever he
goes.
Sentimental Fishes.—We have had some
glowing accounts of the manner in which Com.
Shubrick and the English Naval officer* are getting
on together at the fishing ground*. A Provincial
newspaper describing an entertainment on board
the Princeton, and the saying* and doing* thereat,
fay* that even the Mackerel iq th<? flopped t»
listen at fpeoche? so "JUkf and friendlf."
New Pasto* at PETERsarao.—Rev. A. L. Hif
selberjer, late of St. Patrick * Church, Norfolk, hae
been atationed by Bishop McGill, at Petersburg, to
take charge of the Catholic Church is that city.—
The Norfolk Beacon speaks very highly of him.
Rev. Theodore Pryor, pastor of a Preubyterian
Churcb ia Nottoway county, has accepted a pasto
ral charge in Baltimore. On Monday, hi* farm
and mansion house were purchased at auetioß, by
the Presbyterian Church of Nottoway, for $3390,
for the purpose of converting it into a parsonage.
Agmcvltcbb is Nobth Cabolika.—There ia
tp be a State Fair at Raleigh, North Caxoifat*. thW
Pall; tor which great preparation i« making. Wo
do not know the day selected for It. But hop* it ia
so fixed as to enable those who attend the Fur ia
this place and may desire to attend that in North
Carolina, to do so.
Ice ro* New Oblkak*.—'The Philadelphia Bul
letin wake* the rery good suggestion that i*e would
be wry useful and acceptable in New Orleans, and
it hopes that some of the Northern syospaShis«r*
with the sufferers, will send a cargo on.
Dkad.—We stated on Monday, that Mr*.
residing on Wide W«er«w*
severely burned by the u^
gr«rtp«ic.
Uxn"" — Thg *fbooner Fanuy, atNewhury
port> r«pw®» that Mackerel are plenty ahwf atera
where the retell are kept from Mdag hy
British cruisers. The Fsbm TO tf the fW «t
Cao**, *o the 21* August,