Phenix gazette. [volume], September 07, 1833, Image 2

About Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833

Image provided by: Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA

                
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE.
rCBLUBtO A'D XnlTBP BX
EDGAR SNOWDEN,
FAIRFAX ST., OPPOSITE THE POST OFFICE.
TERMS.—Daily Paper $8 ner tnnum, payable half
yearly. C<*untry Par>ei 88 Prp annum. Advertise
meali inse rted nt the rate of one dollar for the fir>t
three insertions, and twenty five cents for every sub*
sequent insertion. .* ___
SELECTED POETRY
fProm Jlla'-ktoooiTs Magazine, for August.]
WOOD W ALK AND HYMN.
BT MRS. HEMANS.
Move alo"fr with shades
In jjenrli ness ol h ar’i with gentle hanJ
Touch—for there >» » spirit in the woods.
VVOUDSWOBTH.
Furfur. —Child.
Child. There are Ihe aspens, with their sil
verv leaves
Trembling, forever trembiing! though the lime
And chesnui boughs, and those long arching
spurs
Of eglantine, hang still, as if the wood
Were alt one picture! ...
Father. Hast thou heard, my boy,
Tbe p- a-aut’* legend of that quivering tree?
Child. No, father; doth he say the fair
ies dance
Amidst the branches?
Father. Oh! a cause more deep,
More solemn, far, the rustic doth assign
To the strange restlessness of those wan leaves!
The cross, he deems the blessed cross, whereon
The meek Redeemer bowed his head to death,
Was framed of aspen wood; and since that hour,
Through all its race the pale tree hath sent down
A thrilling consciousness, a secret awe,
Making them tremulous, when not a breeze
Disturbs the airy thistle down, or shakes
The light lines of the shining gossamer. '
a a a a' a a i*. __...a l I \ .a* iWoll I\aI|A(IA
CAlUU. [lijtcr U /Altwi y '
It, lather?
Father. Nay, my child,
We walk in clearer light. But yet, even now,
With something of a lingering love I read
The characters, by that mysterious hour,
Stamp’d on the reverential soul of man
In visionary days; and thence thrown back
On the fair forms of nature. Many a sign
Of the great sacrifice which won us Heaven,
The Woodman and the Mountaineer can trace
On rock, on herb and flower. And be it so!
They do not wisely, that, with hurried hand,
Would pluck these sdutarv fancies forth
From their strong sod within the Peasant’s
breast.
And scatter them—far. far too fast!—away
As wor'hl/ss Weed'*: Oh! »i*tle do we know
lthen they have southed,when saved!
But come,
d^ar boy!
Mv words grow tinged with thoughts too deep for
thee.
Come, let us search for violets.
Child. Know you not
M»ne <>f the legends which the Woodmen tell
Amidst the trees and flowers?
Father. W tit thou know more.
Bring then the folding leaf, with dark brown
9tftins
There_ti\ the mossy roots of von old beech,
Mulst the "rich tuli of cowslips—see’s! thou not?
There is a spray of woodbine from the tree
Just bet.diug o’ei it. with a wild bee's weight.
Child. The Arum leaf?
Fa her. Y*-s. these deep inwrought marks,
The vidager will tell thee—(and with voice
Lower'd in his true heart’* reverent earnest
ness)—
Are the flower’s portion from th’ atoning blood
Oo Cavalry shed. Beneath the cross it grew;
And in the vase like ho low of its leaf,
Catching from that dreaJ shower of agony
A few mysterious drops transmitted thus
Upon the groves artd hills, their seallDg stains,
A 'irritage, for storm or vernal wind
Never to waft away!
And hast thou seen
The Passion flower?—It grows not in the woods,
But ’midst the bright things brought from other
climes.
Child. What, the pale star-shaped flower,
with purple streaks
And light green tendrils?
Father. Thou hast mark’d it well.
Yes, a pale, dreamy-Iooking flower.
As from a »and of spirits?—To mine eye
Those faint wan petals—colourless—and yet
Not white, but shadowy—with the mystic lines
(A* letters of some wizard language gone)
Into their vapor like transparence wrought.
Bear sometmng 01 a euaue?
Awfully lovely!—and the Christian’s thought
Loves in their cloudy pencilling, to find
Dread S) mbols of his Lord’s last mortal pangs,
•Set b* God’s hand—The coronal of thorn*— j
The Cross—the wounds—with other meanings
deep,
Which I will teach thee when we meet again.
That flower, the chosen for the martyr’# wreath,
The Siviour’s holy flower.
But let us pause:
Now have we reach’d the very inmost heart
Of the old wood. How the green shadows close
Into a rich,clear, summer darkness round,
A luxury ol gloom! Scarce doth one ray,
Even wlien a »<>rt wind parts the foliage, steal
O'er the bronzed pillar* of these ilerp arcades;
Or if it dothv with a mellowed hue
Of glow -worm-coloured light.
Here, in the days
Of Pagan visions, would have been a place
For worship of the wood nymphs! Through
these oaks
A small, far gleaming temple night have thrown
The quivering image of us Dorian shafts
On the stream's bosom; or a sculptured form i
lVvnd or fountain goddess of the gloom.
Have bowed its head, over, that dark chrystat
down,
Drooping with beauty, as a lit▼ droops
Under bright rain:—but we, my child, are here
With God, out God, a Spirit; who requires
Heart worship. given •P>r,t *nd ,n truth;
And this high ' koowrledge—deep, rich, vast;
enough
To fill and hallow all the solitude.
Makes consecrated earth where’er we move,
Without the aid of shrines. I
What! dost thou feel
The solemn whispering influence of the sceue
Oppressing thy young heart? that thou dost
draw,
More closely to mv side, and clasp my hand
Faster in thine? Nay, fear not, gentle child!
’ Hs Love, not Fear, whose vernal breath per
vades
The stillness round. Come, sit beside me here.
Where brooding violets mantle this green slope
With dark exuberance—and beneath- these
plumes.
Of wavy fern, look where the cup moss holds
In its pure crimson goblets, fresh and bright,
The starry dews ol morning. Rest awhile,
And let me hear once more the woodland verse
I taught thee late—’twas made for such a scene.
(Child speaks.)
WOOD HYMN.
Broods there some spirit here?
The summer leaves hang silent as a cloud.
And o’er the pools, all still and darkly clear,
The wild wood hyacinth with awe seems bowid;
And something of a tender cloistral gloom
Deepens the violet’s bloom.
The very light, that streams
Through the dim dewy veil of foliage round,
Comes tremulous with emerald-tinted gleams,
As if it knew the place were holy ground;
And would not startle, with too blight a burst,
Flowers, all divinely nursed.
IVakes there some spirit here?
A swift wind fraught with change comes rushing
by.
And leaves and waters, in its wild career.
Shed forth sweet voices—each in mystery!
Surelv some awful influence must perv.ide
These depths of trembling shade!
Yes, lightly, softly move!
There is a Power, a Presence in the woods;
A viewless Being, that with Lde and Love
ini'irvns uir rrincuuoi bumiuuv'».
The rich air knows it and the mown sod—
Thou, Thou art here, my God!
Anri if with awe we tread
The Minster floor, beneath the storied banc.
And midst tne mouldering banners of the dead;
Shall the green voiceful wild seem less Thy .
fane,
Where thou alone has built?—where arch and
roof
Arc of thy living woof?
The silence and the sound
In the lone place*, brea’he alike of Thee;
The Temple twilight of the gloom profound,
Toe dew cup of the frail anemone,
Die reed by every wandering whisper thrilled— j
All,”ail with they are filled!
Oh! purify mine eye*.
More and vet more, by Love and lowly thought, i
'I'li>• Presence, Holiest One! to recognize.
In these majestic aisle* which Thou hast wrought!
And ’midst tnetr sra like inuimers, teach mine
car
Ever Thy voice to hear!
And sanctify mv heart
To meet the awful s^reuiess of that tone,
With no faint th-ill, or self accusing start.
But a deep jov the heavenly Guest to own;
Joy, such as dwelt in Eden's glmious bowers
Ere Sm had dimmed the floweis
I
Let me not know the change
O'er Nature thrown by Guilt!—the boding sky,
The hollow leaf sounds ominous and strange, ,
The weight wherewith thedaik tree-shadow* lie!
Father! oh! keep my footstep* pure and free,
To walk the woods with Thee!
DREADFUL SHIPWRECK.
From Bell's (London) Messenger, of .dug. 24. ]
We give the following most distressing ac
count of the loss, by fire, of the Hibernia, bound
for Van Diemen's Land, with passengers, from a
letter of Mr. James Ea$bv. millwright, Rich
mond, Yorkshire, who w as one of the passengers:
On the 5th ol February, 1833, about 11 o'clock
A. M., an alarm of fire was given, which was soon
ascertained to be but too true. The second mate,
who acted as steward, had gone into the state
room, and, while in the act of drawing a bucket ;
of rum, let a lighted candle fall into the spirits;
and, instead ol giving the alarm, endeavored to
extinguish the flames bv throwing about the store- \
rrMim the blazing spirits, which dreadfully burnt
his le^s and arms, and set lire to a quantity of
tar. pitch, spirits, 'straw, &c. As soon as the i
n I n ■ n. ui n m ial tiAn f hn ll In b lu no am M I iwt > ml n.n
..- 1.. —-.--- ,
ter poured in—every exertion was used to arrest I
the progress of the ail devouring element, but to
no purpose; in less than two hours all hopes of ;
saving either ship or cargo was abandoned, as the j
between decks and lower holds were full of
smoke, and the flames were breaking through be
tween the decks. The captain now ordered the ;
boats to be launched, which was done. Giving
me some books, charts, &c. he ordered me to get
into the long boat, and take care of the few pro
visions which were saved from the sailors* fore- i
castle and cabin. Oh! what a scene of horror:
now took place! Some were seen «!r*-ssvd up in
their best clothes as if going »o a ball—others :
were profaning God's name with the most awful ■
execrations—while some were on their knees, 1
supplicating his mercy.
No* shrieked the timid,
And stood still the brave.
There were 232 souls on board, and the boats j
would not hold more than a third nf the number; '
thev were filled in a moment, and dropped astern.
As the ship was still going, we dulled away,
picking op a few who swam from the shin, or float
ed on pieces of timber. The whole of the sails
and masts nf the noble Hibernia were now in
flames, and in a few minutes fell into the sea.
And now a roost dreadful scene presented itself
—all endeavoring to get upon the mast*, with the ,
expectation of being picked up by the boats, there
being only the sad alternative—the flames, or a
watery grave. Those who got upon the raf's had
neither water nor provisions; and, if not picked
up, would linger out a painful existence, and at
last be starved to death, there being little chance
of any ship coming that way. We were now in 1
5° S. I at. and 20° W. long., in the south east 1
trade winds, having a fair wind for Pernambuco,
on the Brazilian coast. We all met—that is, the
boats—and determined to make, il possible, Per
nambuco, though at a distance of 1200 miles, and
having very little provisions, and no water.
It was most heart rending to see so many in
distress, and unable to relieve them, the boats be
ing quite filled, and the long boat in a leaky state,
required eight men to bale the water to keep her
afloat We rigged out a jury mast, and, with
the aid of a top gallant sail, were enabled to
make good wav. The Hibernia was not more
than one mile Irom us to windward many poor
creatures clinging to the bow sprit to keep them ,
from *he flames as long as possible, waving their ,
hats for us to go and receive them. I he doctor ;
and four sisters were clinging to a rope at the
stern of the ship. We would fain have taken
them in, but the captain told us it would bo at
the expense of our own lives; so we abandoned
all hope of saving them. By the help of an old
bed-tick we lengthened our sail, and in a little ,
lime lost sight of the Hibernia, and all our pro
perty, and all oar hopes.
Next morning the chief mate in the pinnace left
us, and we saw him no more, he having on board
17 souls. We had given him charts, compass,
:ind sextant, to navigate with. W e had nothing
to eat from breakfast until the next day at twelve
o’clock, and then only two table spoonsful of
brandv, and two ounces of preserved beef night ;
and morning for seven days. On the night of j
the 6th, a man died from fatigue and hunger — ;
On the cap'ain taking his observations at 12
o’clock, he informed us that we were 490 miles j
from Pernambuco, with a light breeze. We had j
no water the whole time, and gave up all hopes ;
of ever again setting feel on land. On this day |
we killed one of three small pigs which we had ;
on board—eating it raw, and supping the blood ,
with as much eagerness as if it had been wine.
Hunger is fine s*ure, hut our hunger was nothing
to our thirst. Had I been possessed of a Minus |
and worlds, I would willinglv have given up all :
for a draught of water. Manv of them drank 1
sea water, though warned against it—several 1
of them became delirious. I here were 52 souls :
on board, besides 11 in the captain’s gig, which
we hud in tow. i
At twenty minute* past three o’clock, the tnan
at the helm, to the joy of all, cried out, * A sail j
a-head,’ We stood down upon her, after hoist
ing a sailor's red shirt as a signal of distress; but
all hopes w ere again lost, as the ship had not seen j
us, when we completely despaired—but to the;
great joy of all, we perceived her nuzen-tnpsail |
leached, and her mainsail hauled up. We then j
shouted for jov, and in twenty minutes we spoke j
her. She was the Lotus, of Whitliy, from Ports- 1
mouth, with convicts and soldiers for Van Die- j
man's Lund. They took us on board, gave us
some grog, water, and provisions; but a-old j
Major ordered us into our boat again; w e made a
stand to a man, and declared we would rather j
the soldiers run us through than go to sea again in
so leaky a vessel. Toe captain of the Lotus or
dered the carpenter to inspect her, and lie declar
ed her not sea-wur»hy; lie then sunk her, set the
gig adrift, and we on board a good ship The
sailors were kind to us, ttie carpenter gave me
his bed and some clothes, as all I had on at the j
time the fire happened were a cap, shirt, trou
sers, and shoes. 1 saved my vvatch, and this is
all the property I a n possessed of. The Lotus ’
lauded us at $*. Domingo, to the rare of the Bri
tish Consul, who, I am happy to sav, is a good
man; lie oidered os plenty of meat, and a pint of
w ine af’er dinner; God knows we had much n ed
of it. The Consul has chartered the brig Adel- j
aide, of Dundee, to take us forward to Hobart
Town, at government expense. There is now a
subscription on foot to b<* paid tis on our a• rival
at Van Dieman’s Land, by the Governor. There
is also a subscription set on font by the English
merchants. The Methodists have also behaved
handsomely to us Yours J Easby.
THE WAY TO DESTKOY.
“ Thou slndt not be>r tube witness against thy neigh
Uor.**-- !)i sec
Mischievous effects of Anonymous Letters.— !
In the Bankruptcy Court, yesterday, Thomas
Arber, builder, of the Horse lerrv mad, appear
ed to pass his last^ exami •ation, v« h n it appear
ed there was a baiaiuenf £6.349 in his tavnr;
his property consist* of freehold and leasehold,
and he-»as driven into the Gazette for a bank
rupt, in consequence of some secret enemy writ
ing anonymously to his creditors, reflecting on
the state of his ufTnrg.—London Paper.
Anonymous letters are not the only mode re- ■
sorted to by narrow and wiefed minds, to might
the prospects, or ruin the hopes, of enterprising 1
industry. A wink sometimes, and sometimes a
nod, or a shrug of the shoulders, will do the i
thing as effectually, and perhaps more so, as ,
would an anonymous letter. \\ e have in the :
course ot out lives heard some such dialogues as
the following:
A. Well, so you have endorsed a note for
-?
B. Yes, and took great pleasure in doing so.
A- Indeed! Did you know-lost on
a sale of merchandize, last week, -dollars,
at the very least? i
B l hraul he had not bpen successful of late,
arid believing a little help would be useful under i
such circumstances, l very cheerfully gave him
my name.
A. Oh, w ell well,—if you go about philan-i
dering in that way, you may soon know the
DOject of my interview.
B. What is it?
A. To say—it you are not more careful of:
your name than to assist-w ith it, you need
put no more paper in for discount.
B. thinking a little strange of this, waits on a
director, and says—
Is. it your opinion. Sir, that the occasional use
jf my name by on his paper, will prove i
injurious to my credit with your Bank? '
A shrug!—with, you must judge for yourself,
Mr. B—but—another shrug—and the parties 1
leparated. j
B calls on-, repeats to him his fears.
With characteristic frankness lie Answers—well, 1
ny dear Sir, if this is to be tjie effect—then, of
rourse, I cannot ask any more favors of this I
cind.
They separate—poor-,cut loose—floats I
ibout awile, then sinks, drawing after him a wife i
md children, against whom adversity even to I
his last act, seems to have bared its arm. His <
iffairs are looked into, when it is found, that from <
he time of the first Bank accommodation, with t
lis friends* name, to the withdrawing of that '
tame, his-business was reviving; it had well nigb *
covered, by its profit?, the previnai losses, and |
bade fair, soon to place ■ — on aolid ground,
and his family in easy aud comfortable circum
stances
We have known more than one just such case.
We ask wliat amends tile meddling and se'fish
A. could ever make to this now ruined family?
Ami whether the commandment in such a case,
“ Thou shaft not bear false witness against thy
neighbor,” was not as effectually broken, as
would be that other commandment, “Thou shall
not steal,”had Mr. A gone into ——’s house
and stolen from it his stock in trade, and all that
he had? We answer it was. But how iittle do
men think of the bearing of such hints and inter
meddling. There is more evil produced bv pas
sing such shadows over a man's affairs and busi
ness, than in an open attack. The one is the se
cret but effectual poison; the other the exposed
and visible design, which can be met and parried.
f Philadelphia Com /Jerald.
JAMES F. COOPER, ESQ.
The return of this distinguished novelist to his
native country, after so long an absence, and the
anticipatory pleasure hi* admirers have in his
forthcoming work, “The Headsman,” may add
to the esteem in which he is field among U9, and
in:»v warrants brief notice of him.
Cooper is a native of New Jersey, having
been born in 1788, at Burlington, on the Dela
ware, where his father then resided, but from
which the family soon afterwards removed —
His fattier, William Cooper, was a native of
Bucks county, in this state, and had been taught,
and practised the trade of a cabinet maker, till
his removal to the state of New York,—when
his acquisition of land and wealth procured him
the acquisi'ion of influence and of office; for
he became a judge in the neighborhood, the banks
of the Osego lake—graphically described bv the
son in Ins “ Pioneers.”
Rev. Mr Donald, of Cwoperstown; but In* was
soon placed under the tuition of the present
President of Union College at Schenertad'—
preparatory to his being admitted into Yale Col
lege. Having passed through his studies there
with cmlit he entered into the merchant seivice,
and made some coasting voyages, and it is said
some foreign; but in what capacity, we have not
ascertained.
Tne merchant service of the sea not being
consanant to the ardencv of his mind, he pro
cured a warrant as midshipman in the navy; but
it does not appear that t>e either rose or sought
to rise higher; although it is evident that in that
station he had rendered himself conversant with
nau'ical science and subj-ct*
Disliking the inactive service consequent up
on the peace of 1815, lie returned home; and
commenced his career of authorship—fin tunatelv j
striking out for himself a new path to fame and 1
pr<tfi'j but unfortunately finding his first work
4 Precaution,’almost still born from the apathy
of his countrymen—who did not notice it till .
their Sentiments were Out the enfeebled echoes ;
of the transatlantic presses; for Britain first
taught us to estimate the worth of our novelist,
as she has since taught us properly to app'eriate
his after works; and shown our novelist how
and why he failed in some of them. S’-e re
ceived him with courtesy and treated him with
candor; while we at first neglected or derided i
his early efforts, and have ridiculously lauded his 1
later.
• The Spy’ followed; and much as it is now
justly esteemed, 'he publisher at first found it al
most a dead weight on to* hands. But again the
BriUsh critic s perceived, acknowledged arid en
forced the merits of the work also; and their de |
ruled commendation was decisive with us. We
shall not enter into the icspective merits of his
work*; but il may lie interesting to know the or
der and time of the publication of each of his
wink*. 'I litis 4Piecaution* was published the
first, but date not known. 2d The Spy was
published in 18-21; 3d. Pioneers, 1823; 4th. Pi
lot, 1824: 5th. Lionel Lincoln, 1825; 6th. Last
rvf the Mohicans. 1826; 7'h Prairie, 1827; 8th.
Red Rover. 1828; 9th. Notes of a Travelling
Bachelor. 1829; 10th. Wept of the Wishton
wish, 1829; 11 tli. Water Witch, 1831; 12th.
Bravo. 1832: 13th lletdenmauer, 1832; and
14th. soon, 4 The Headsman of B<*rne,’ by Ca
rey & Co of this city. These works have be eu
translated into most of the modern languages of
Kurope; and are welcomed into every librae V.
Mr. Cooper was formerly our Consul at Lv
nils, ami lately oui Charge d’Afiain** at Pins.
[Phil. Hen.
YANKEE ENTERPRISE.
Most of the animals forming the new menage
rie in exhibition this week, were recently brought
to this port Irom South Africa, where they were
purchased at great expense One of the proprie
tors made the voyage in a ship chartered for the
purpose, anti used every exertion to secure seve
ral other curious animals never seen here, but
the hunters employed failed in courage, and gave
nver pursuit, and no others were found bold en
ough to undertake the enterprise.
The proprietor_alrcadv alluded to informs us
that he was several times in situations to see the
Hippopotami as they amused themselves on the
banks nf a river, occasionally plunging in and be
ing lost to sight, and then re-appeanng and swim
ming ashore wiih jaws extended from three to
four feet, apparently ready to devour anv thing
n their way. The»e monsters he represents as
jeing from ten to twelve feet in length, with a
ikin nearly two inches thick, and not in the
east intimidated at the sight of man.
In describing a two homed rhinoceros which
he party was in pursuit of three days in the jun- I
ties, he mentioned they could easily have destroy.!
td him, but their object was to take him alive or
lot at all. A beautiful cameleopard could have
jeen obtained fifteen bundled miles from the
Jape, and he set out on the journey. After pe
letrating the country beyond the Dutch settle,
nents, he was obliged to return on account of,
he natives, whom he describes as being more
erocious than wild beasts.
A second expedition has just Into fitted out
rom this port for Africa, and another of the part* i
ier« accompanies the gentleman who went be-;
ore, with all the implements and apparatus ne-'
:essary to secure any animal they may come in
:ontact with, and resolved to penetrate tbccoun
ry at every hazard We shall look for some
vooderful animals as the spoils of their daring '
nd enterprise.—Boston Traveller.
I
I
I
i
I
N the immediate cause assigned. Mr. Ra|,r
has been nearly two years the editor of theNV.
Monthly; and, by nis name and labor*, |,a, cr,r.
tributed much to the influence and effi. iencv. n<
only of that work in particular, but of ptiiinliu.
literature generally.
BANK. ROBBERY.
Mechanics’ Bask. >
Augusta, ( Ua.) Aug 29. 1833 t
This Bank having been robbed last nmht. «.
take the liberty ol enclosing you our advertise'
inent. The bills stolen are believed to be pm
cipally under the denomination ot live dollar*,
from which fact, we arc led to believe they «i
be offered for exchange, as none of that denore
nation can be passed hereafter 1st September.
Very nspeetfally, &«-.
' GEORGE'\V. LAMAR, Cashier
The following is the advertisement alluded I.
above:
BANK. ROBBERY.—2500 reward.
Mechanics' Hunk, Augusta, Aug. 29.—Tm
Bank having been broken open last night. and
robbed, bv picking the lock of the Teller’s Vault.
«*f five thousand four hundred and twenty ti*,V
dollars, in the notes of this Bank, the above it
ward will be paid, for the apprehensiou and «
curing ol the rohter or robbers, and the nmnri;
or a proportionate reward for the reroverv ol*r»
part thereof. Geo. W. Lamar, C’avhier.
ENGLISH ELECTIONS.
The following extract from the London Spec
tator, giving the result of the enquiry intohib..
tual bribery at the Liverpool elections, preseou
a precious picture truly:
The Liverpool Bribery Committee has made
its report. It confirms the worst that has l>m
stated respecting the corruption of the fieemtc
of that borough. The Committee confined .'»
inquiries into the circumstances attending elec
tions which have taken place since the year IS?'
excepting that of 1832, which had been made
the subject of previous investigation. It seem*,
that at the election for Mayor in 1827, the price
of votes was as high as twenty pounds and a» lo»
as six ‘hillings; that in 1830, at an election of i
member of Parliament, the price began at i.
and reached £80 per vote; that at this election
each candidate, or his fi lends, spent n<»t lew
than £40,000. No fewer than 2.6GI free mm
were proved to have taken bribes—the better sort
of tradesmen, as they are called as well as the
poor men—at this contest. Of these, 1.880 are
„ *L._. *•.« . . . ■ .» .
on «nt ruuut'u iu vuir. in
‘•'ate of things, the Committee recommend the
House of Comaious “ to introduce u bill tore
strict the franchise*, and to alter the whole sys
tem of elections in lhal borough, as well for ireir.
bers to sit in Parliament as for municipal off
cers.”
A HARD HIT.
The last Pennsylvanian savs:—“The Wm’
ington Globe is quite amusing. While we are
engaged tn active hostilities with the U. S. Bari;
on this field of Waterloo, it repeals the stale ca
lumny of the livening Po«t, and charges os wit!,
being in the interest of that institution, "'e
never had any thing to do with the Bank—nnm
much to do as our worthy friend of the Giubo
—we never was a debtor for 820,0C0, arid p»«d
with 823". The fact is the Glotie has overshot
its mark a little—we perfectly understand it-"
FROM TAMPICO.
Capt. Wood, who has arrived it Wilmington,
from Tampico, states that the insurgents haJ ta
ken Victoria, but bad not, at the time of his de
parture, entered the city of Tampico. B'J«ines«
was at a stand on account of the disturbed state
nf the country.
FROM HAVANA.
Capt. Barringer, from Havana, informs that
nn the day he left there, an insurrection had br<
ken out among the negroes in the western part «>
Havana, to the number of 4 or 500; that the
Spanish cavalry had been sent against them, »r.d
there was no doubt it would be speedily que-V
This must have been the disturbance that ga*e
rise to the report we published on Thursday,
Matanzas, in which it was stated that 4 or 50J
ilavta had been put to death.
The Cholera was still raging at Hasrana.
>nt the inhabitants appeared to be in no dr*s,!
»f it. :