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TiiLl GAZETTE.
By EDGAR SNOWDEN.
Terms.
Daily paper - - - * 38 per annum.
Country paper - - - 5 per annum.
The ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE forthe coun
try is printed on Tuesday, Thursday, and
Saturday.
All advertisements appear in both papers, and
are inserted at the usual rates.
MR. EVERETT’S SPEECH.
We make the following extract from the elo
quent speech delivered by Mr. Everett at the
recent public dinner in Salem (Mass.) The ■
whole speech is admirable, and the subjoined j
quotation particularly struck us as apposite .
and forcible:
That we have touched a critical period, in ■
the state of public adfairs, is too apparent to
need to be formally stated. Did I not place 1
unbounded reliance on the stability and good
sense of the mass of the People;—did I not
know that the pilgrim stock is not run out, that
the blood of our fathers still beats warm and |
undegenerate, in the bosoms of their children;;
—did 1 not, above all, feel and see that the ]
Whig spirit—that spirit of 76—is aroused and j
abroad in the land, I should be almost ready, 1 !
confess, to begin to despair of the republic.j
And when I say, despair of the republic, 1 speak 1
to the substance and spirit of the proposition. |
I mean that there is reason for alarm, as to the j
continued operation and sway of the principles |
of republican government and liberty protect- j
ed, as well as regulated, by law, which were
embodied by our fathers in the Constitution. 1
do not mean that, in mv opinion, there is any
danger that the Forms of the Constitution will
be subverted. I presume thut, let what will be
tide, we shall nominally have a President elect
ed every four years; Secretaries theoretically
amenable to Congress, although holding their
official stations at the breath of the President’s
mouth; and a Senate and House of Represen
tatives to go through the forms of legislation,
long after the familiar use of the Veto shall
have reduced their action, on all important
Questions, to viere form.
This is the lesson of history. The forms of
the Commonwealth in Rome were many of them
kept up from the first to the last of the Ciesars.—
The despots, who trampled her proud liberties
into the dust, did It under the venerated name
and ancient dignity of the Republic The Em
peror who caused his horse to be raised *o the
highest honors of the state, dared not discard
the title of the magistracy, as it was administer
ed by the Catos and the Scipios. He gave his
horse an office, but it was a republican office.
Rome could not be deprived of her consuls,
although the consuls might be occasionally pro
vided with an extra pair of legs. There are
impressions made in the infancy of states as
of men, which never wear out. I fake it the time
wih never come, when the general frame work
and official nomenclature of our Constitution
will be abandoned. Even Napoleon after he
had in fact, though not in name, made himself
the Dictator of France, thought it expedient to
nave it put to vote, whether he should be consul
for life: and carried it, by a majority of more
than three million and a half against a hand
ful, of whom our own Lafayette was the only
man of note. 1 happen to have in my pocket
something like an occular illustration of those
principles. Some body (a tory no doubt) lias
palmed off upon my whig simplicity this ve
ry day. lor a quarter of a dollar, a French
franc piece, not certainly worth more than nine
teen cents at best, and a good deal the worse for
wear. What do we behold upon it? On one
side, the oaken garland, emblem of the civic
triumphs of regenerated France, surrounded
with the auspicious legend Republique b'ran
caise. And whose image and superscription,
think you, on the other? Perhaps the emblem
atic form of the goddessof liberty, as we see her
on our own coins. Perhaps, Gen. Bonaparte;—
the hatchet face of the youthful hero, fresh from
the battle of Montemotte, Millesimo, and Lodi.
Alas, no sir, a far different visage; your lean
Cassius grown into your plump Augustus! the
well known round and autocratic features of a
later date, surrounded with the lofty inscription
tfavoleon Empereur. .
They, therefore, of all the deluded, are the
most wofully deceived, who slumber on, in con
fiding apathy, and think the republic is safe, be
cause its organic forms are not in appearance
subverted. I tell you, sir, that if Napoleon him
self could burst the rock of St. Helena, where he
lies walled and clamped down fathoms deep, in
the everlasting granite: and if. with him. could
burst into life the ghastly millions, that fell upon
all his battle fields from the frozen clods of Rus
sia to the baked mud of the Nile, and land in
one resistless host upon our continent and sub
due it, he would leave you the forms of the Con
9titUtion; he would graciously allow you to be
the agents of your own subjection and shame;
and when he had desolated your cities, wasted
your fair fields, plundered your substance, torn
your sons from your arms, and drenched your
hearths in blood, he would tell you he came for
your good, that he came to rescue you from aris
tocrats and monopolists, and to bring you hap
piness and gloiyf!
Hot Weather South — The printers down east
are trying, this warm weather, to see who can
tel! the hottest story. In our latitude, such
things come the natural way,without any efforts.
The other morning, we were on the point of ad
vertising a runaway kitchen girl, for a neigh
bor of ours, when he came up blowing and
dripping to countermand the order. In an apron
full of melted spoons he had found an entire set
of ivory dentals, which led to the conviction
that poor Dolly hud gone into a state of amal
garna'ion with the old pewter of the pantry.
A fe.v day* since we understand, the nag of
an itinerant Thompsonian Doctor, was seen
grazing on a common up the country, fully ca
parisoned. vtt destitute of a rider. Curiosity
led to an examination; and finding, among the
charmed \jmbers arid Lobelia, a single spur
in each end of the saddle-bags, together with a
large quantity of oil in a peculiar state of fixi
ty, the conclusion was irresistible—all that was
earthly of this votary of the doctrine, “ that ab
sence of heat is the cause of dissolution,” had
gone off in a volume of vapor. We have ne
ver heard of any synthetic process by which
such decompositions can be re-adjusted—and
are therefore compelled to take up the lament
of Othello, over this ill fated martyr in the heal
ing art—“but once put out thine, thou cunningest
pattern of excelling nature, I know not where is
that Promethean heat. that can again thy light
relume.”—Mobile Merc.
JOB PRINTING neatly executed at this office
Sea Serpents.—A few years ago, a profession
al gentleman, (a Doctor of Medicine) of -New
England, and an obstinate non-believer in the
Sea Serpent, was sailing in Boston Harbor with
a party of friends. He had been out a day or
two, when one tine afternoon two gentlemen,
with an oarsman, got into the boat, and rowed
off a little way to fish. Shortly afterwards those
on board saw---the Sea Serpent. He seem
ed to be two hundred yards long, and showed
his train of bumps perfectly plain. The Doctor
beheld him with wondering eyes, and mentally
concluded that his doubts must now’ end. The
great monster approached, and seemed to make
for the small boat. “Good heavens!” exclaim
ed everyone, “he will run the boat down! —
But it happened that they w’ere mistaken. He
did not run it down, but he went so near, that
the boatman struck him with his oar —ono
to! the Sea Serpent disappeared! >\ hen the
boat came alongside, enquiries were made ot
the boatman, what kind of u fish it was? Pooh,
said he, “it was only a Horse Mackerel. —
And such has been ascertained to be the fact.—
The description so often witnessed arises from
a peculiarity this fish has at times in its swim
ming. The peculiarities of many fishes are
well known. Some cannot sink under watei
for a moment. Others as the flying fish, can
sustain themselves out of the water for some lit
tle time. Others, as the Porpoise, throw their
bodies with force out of the water, though only
for an instant. The peculiarity of the Horse
Mackerel is, that he cun swim for a time per
pendicularly, with his head a fete feet out of wa
ter. But to keep the body erect in the water,
and to make progress at the same time, requires
great force of the lower extremity, as every ex
pert swimmer can tell. Accordingly, he is
compelled to ply his tail with great force, and
every stroke of it causes a swell in the watei
behind, and a succession of these swells forms
what has so often been taken for the blimps or
protuberances of a sea serpent. And that is
all! Here is the solution of the great mystery
which has puzzled so many wise heads, for such
a length of time, explained by the discovery of a
very simple and intelligible fact in the natural
history ot this fish.—.V. Y. Gaz.
Murder alsea.—We have been favored with
the perusal of a letter froin Capt. ^ m- H.
VVel«h now lying at Cadiz, to Ins owners here,
detailingthe particularsof a most ferocious mur
der comitted onward his vessel on her outward
bound voyage. On the 7th of June last, a pas
senger. whilst the cr< w *.\ere utterly unprepar
ed lor an attempted the kind, attacked one of
them. Henry Irvin a native of Sagharbour, Long
Island, ami stnl.b- cl him to tin* heart: he fell dead
instantly. The <- as->:n then turned round and
! stubbed ir -a. but not mortally, the sec
ond \ *7 0111 murder, Capt. Welsh
ran upon c- ck. .mi. i. no sooner got up the
com par. son land, r tuu the villain thrust his dag
ir -i uito his left sidt f:i! it struck against a rib.—
He M’peated ihe b|ov< end stabbed him in the hip,
Vvnen the captain fell down with the loss of blood.
By tnis time theciew havingcollccted, ran to the
captain’s assistance, and knocked the murderer
down. He was then tied and secured; but on the
day before the vessel got into the bay of Gibraltar,
and was lying to in a heavy gale of wind, he
jumped infr- the sea and made his escape.—
The young man killed was of exemplary char
acter, and hnd suiled with Capton Briton in the
Julia.—X. Y. Com.
A Pirate.—The schooner Gideon Lee, of this
port, from Mobile, arrived at Providence on
Thursday. In lat. 23, long. 75, saw a Spanish
brig to windward, standing on the same tack—
at 7 P. M. came up with her, when the brig hail
ed three times, but could not be understood.
On hailing the fourth time, in Spanish, Captain
Hall replied that they did not understand that
language, when fmr shots were fired in suc
cession at the schooner, but she fortunately re
ceived no injury. The vessels at this time be
ing on opposite tacks, theschooner w as put away
before the wind, and left the brig, she making
no attempt to pursue them.— X. V. Com.
Capture of Mocha.—Were it not for the deli
cious collet* to which this place lends its name,
perhaps few Americans would be aware even
of the existence of such a city on the eastern j
side ot the Red Sen in Arabia Felix. The pro
fit upon its staple enables it to support a popu
lation of ten thousand inhabitants, but its go
vernment is vicious and weak, and the walls of
the city insecure. Hence, being an inviting ob
ject to marauders, a tribe of the party ot Be
douin Arabs, being hungry for the ‘spoils,’
made a descent upon it in February last, under j
the command of a chief in the pay of Mehemet
Ali, the celebrated Pacha of Egypt. The place
was obstinately defended by four hundred of
the Sultan’s troops, but was finally carried by
ussault; about forty of the Turkish troops were !
killed, and the rest made their escape on hoard !
some English ships in the offing About 300 of i
the assaihants were slain.—A’. Y. Com.
The steamer Cap** Breton, Capt. Denner, ar
rived hereon Thursday night from Halifax, via
Boston. This is the first steamer, under the
British flan, that ever entered our port. She is
propelled by the Nova Scotia coal, consuming
0 chaldrons in 24 houis. She weathered oat a
very severe gale on the passage, without receiv
ing the least injury. The public will have an
opportunity of seeing her to-day, as we leant
she will make an excursion down the bay in
the afternoon. We trust that 'his will !■ ad to
the opening of a steam communication between
this city and the British provinces.
iV. 4'. Dai. Adc.
Health of the City.— It is now 23 days s’nee
the first case of Cholera occurred. Tiie deaths '
during that period, have been only 52. In 1832
in the first 20 days there were eight hundred
and sixteen deaths recorded. The iiifleier.ee ;
is so great that it has caimed the fears of the j
most timid. The consequence is that there is
no interruption to the trade of the city, and not
a man of business has left on account of the
cholera. In St. Louis, Louisville, and many
other places, the disease has wholly disappear- i
ed after a short period. By the blessingofa;
merciful providence, and the use of rational j
means,such as temperunco and cleanliness, may
we not hope to be as signally blessed
.V. Y. Daily Adc.
Emigrants.—A riot occurred on Thursday,
amongthe emigrants on boaid the Patriot, which
might have increased considerably, had it not [
been for the exertions of Capt. Ryan and the j
crew, one of which, in particular, adopted the j
remedy so often used in the steam packets be- j
tween Glasgow and Londonderry, viz. pumping
the water of the engine on the refractory pas
sengers. In the present instance we are happy
to state, it had the desired effect.
We have frequently heard the character of
emigrant ships from Ireland declared to be
worse than that of those concerned in the slave
trade from Africa; the account given by the
passengers of the Thomas Oelston, from Lon
donderry, substantiates the opinion.
The passengers by this vessel state the num
ber, including children, to hare been somewhere
from 430 to 517. They wcte nine weeks on the
passage, and suffered much from want of wa
ter and provisions. Besides two tiers of berths
on the sides, the vessel was filled with a row of
berths down the centre, between which and th
side berths there was only a passage ol about
three feet. The passengers were thus oDiigea
to eat in their berths, each of which contain
ed a great many persons, say five and uP^aJ.
fn one w ere a man, his w ife, his sister, and fi
children; in another were six full grown > oung
women, w’hile that above them contained n
men. and the next one eight men.
These statements are given upon the concur
rent testimony of several of the passengers.
Fortunately, a succession of fine weather ena
bled them to keep the hatches open; in a storm
thev would have been smothered.
Although these people landed safely at Grosse
Isle, a great deal of sickness has broke out
among them since. A part of them came up
by the Canadian Eagle, on Wednesday, from
which about a dozen persons were taken to the
Cholera Hospital soon after their arrival.
Montreal Herald.
The Chinese Gong.—It is not generally known,
we believe, that this curious and beautifully ton
ed instrument, in universal use in China, has
within a few years been much introduced into
our own country, as well as Europe. It is used
in theatres, to represent the deep funeral tones
of a cathedral bell, ami for manufacturing, al
so we imagine, artificial thunder. In several of
our hotels in this city (Bunker’s and the Amer
ican, &o.) it is also found a serviceable, und at
the same time a richly musical instrument, to
summon together, by its hollow, rumbling re
verberations, the sharp-set gourmand to Ins din
ner, in lieu of the tinkling, unharmomous clat
ter of cow bells, which were formerly employed
for this purpose, und which proved so often an
noying to (hose wko were passing in the street,
or who lived in the neighborhood of such estab
lishments—a grievance which still exists to a
very considerable extent, when we take into
account the very great number of public hou
ses our city contains. We hope the gong will
be soon substituted for these discordant sounds:
for there is in its music something peculiarly no
ble and harmonious to the ear—a low’ rumbling
basso intonation that, debased as it may be to a
mere dinner signal, inspires more lofty feelings
than the mere gratification of our carnivorous
propensities, the keenness of w hich, therefore,
it may have a benign moral influence in res
training within moderate limits, and reducing
to a more subdued condition, than they occupy
in the digestion, of many of our epicures.—
The gong is shaped like a large circular shal
low’ pan, with numerous elevations and depres
sions on its surface, and on the inside are gene
rally the inscription of the name and factory
(probably) of the maker. M. D’Arcet, of Par
is, we perceive bv a late number of the London
Asiatic Journal, has found they consist of eigh
ty parts ofcopper, and twenty oftin, but that this
would make an alloy altogether too brittle, if
not properly tempered. It is astonishing that
an instrument like this, so simple, and scarcely
a foot and a half in diameter, should possess a
tone nearly as powerful as some of our largest
bells, by the mere application of a drum stick,
the ball of* which is covered with leather. Its
sounds may be compared to those of a tambou
rine, though much superior. They evince the
i high perfection of the Chinese in some of the
! arts.—.V. Y. *V«r.
“ Usages of the Democratic Parly. '—A fun
ny lawsuit has, we perceive from the Steuben
! ville Gazette, latelv been tried at Dayton, in
1 Ohio. It appears that two persons undertook
J to publish in that town, in partnership, a Jack
son newspaper, under the false name of a de
mocratic one. They entered into an ngree
i ment, one of the articles of w hich was, that the
paper should be conducted agreeably to the
1 usages of the democratic party, but soon, alas!
I differed as to what the usages of that party
I w ere; one insisted that democracy consisted in
' the support of certain doctrines.—the other, in
j subserviency to certain men. Incidentally, we
; believe, it was admitted that “ the usages” as at
1 present understood, mainly consisted in attach
ment to “ the spoils,” but this not affecting the
immediate question between the parties, was
lost sight of. Both appealed to the law as the
arbiter between them, and injunctions were is
[ sued by’ each against the other. The w hole
matter came up before the court a few’ days
t ugo, on a motion to dissolve one of the injunc
tions, when the usages of the democratic par
ty” were discussed by Counsel at some length.
No decision bad been made by the Court at the
last account.—.V. Y. Enq.
I Amateur Boatmen.—There are now organized
; in this city and Philadelphia associations termed
clubs, consisting of young men who have joined
! together for the purpose of improving themselves
j in the art of rowing, imparting vigor to the frame,
and skill in the management of boats. The Clubs
! have separate names, and appropriate nautical
'uniforms. The Philadelphia Gazette speaks of
a new boat belonging to the Dart Club of that
citv, as‘‘ one of the sweetest pieces of carpen
try that ever floated. It w-as painted black, with
n*broad gold streak from stem to stern. She
was rowed bv eight oarsmen, dressed in the uni
form of the club. Two members sat in the stern,
(the coxswain and his mate.; The interior de
corations of the boat were correspondent to her
general beauty. The rowing was a fine speci
men of that manly exercise, and attracted the
attention of every one who had ever ‘tugged at
! the oar.”
Suppose our Philadelphia friends transport
, themselves and boat to this city, and try their
strength and skill with some of our clubs. Our
harbor affords a fine field for such sport, and
will ensure them a reception they will have no
need to complain of.—N. Y. Star.
Famine in the East.—We have received, says
the Boston Mercantile Journal, by the politeness
of C. G. Bush, a gentlen a- lately returned from
Calcutta, a file of Calcutta papers to the 15th of
March; from one of which we perceive that
owing to the great and unusual scarcity of rain
the last season, the crops in some of the interior
Provinces have been cut short, and the inhabi
tants are suffering from famine. In Bruendle
curd, the distress is represented as very great.
The miserable natives are mere living skeletons,
and are scarely able to rise when once seated.
Many have only strength enough to crawl to
the river side, to drink, drop down and die; their
corpses are exposed to the ravages of the vul
tures, the Pariah dog, and jackalls. Others not
having strength to go that distance, lie down
and die in the streets. This sad state of things
prevails over a great extent of country, and the
inhabitants are emigrating to the Doah or Oude
territories, where grain is-more plenty. But
from their wretched appearance but few will
live to reach the Place of their destination. The
Government has granted 5000 Rupees towards
the relief of these miserable wretches;—which,
however, is said to be but a drop in the bucket,
and starvation and death, will again soon stare
these wretched natives in the face.
The Post Office Report, with all the docu
ments ordered to be printed by the Senate, is
lying upon our table. In looking over the ap
pendix, we found a list of mail contractors in
the several States with the amount of extra al
lowances paid to each contractor. In the table
of Massachusetts, we found, to our utter sur
prise, that Mr. Jesse Smith, of this town, one of
the largest mail contractors in the State, was
marked as having received an extra allowance
of $726 92. Having always understood that i
Mr. Smith had not only never received any ex- j
tra allowance, but had not even been able to ob
tain the sums due by contract, we called upon 1
him for information, and he informed us, that
he had never, to his knowledge, received any ex
tra allowance, had never claimed any, and had
never before heard of it. And this is not the
only instance in which money has been chaig
ed under this head, that has doubtless been
squandered by the corrupt satellites of Major
Barry. If the Major will send on the $7269
to our respected townsman, we can assure him
it will pay nearly half the interest which is due
to him for sums long unpaid by his bankrupt
department.— Taunton Whig.
Singular Will and Funeral.—Among curious
wills, that of Louis Cartusius, a Judgeof Padua,
deserves to be mentioned. Here are some of
the principal articles:—1st. I forbid my house
being hung with black after my death, and I de
sire that all who attend my funeral may be
dressed in green. 2d. 1 require that there be
collected all the violins, all the flutes, and all
the drums in the city, in order that they may
accompany me to my last home. 3d. I name
for my heir the person who shall laugh most at
my interment.
Never did a funeral present a more singular
appearance. There were all the relations of
the deceased striving to laugh, with as much
sincerity as under the usual circumstances they
would have endeavored to cry. The will was
disputed by a neur relative as the production of
a madman; but the lawyer who was retained to
defend it, maintained that a Judge could never
be charged with madness, and upon this con
j clusivereasoning the will was pronounced valid.
The Louisville Journal of the 5th inst. says:—
“ Lovett and Jones were executed yesterday,
for the murder of John Tandy, of Va. An im
mense concourse of people was on the ground,
variously estimated from eight to twelve thou
sand. Lovett, we understand, denied his
guilt, and appeared to the last indifferent and
unrelenting. Jones acknowledged that he had
perpetrated the murder, and exculpated Lovett
from any participation in it.”
Highway on Fire.—On Wednesday last the
Fire Department of this town [Newport, N. H.l
was called upon to extinguish a fire which had
broken out on the New Road, leading from this
town to Claremont l'liis road for a consider
able distance is built on the bank of the river
upon the hill side, and for the ^pace of a mile or
more, is composed at the bottom, of logs and
brush. These combustible materials had taken
fue from a neighboring *• slush” field which had
been fired a few days before, and when the
company arrived at the spot, were one living
bed of coals for a long distance, giving out
through the top of the road, a powerful heat.—
The engine company as usual, w as prompt—the
engine was placed within ten feet of the river,
with the leading hose attached, and a constant
stream was played upon the fire three or four
hours. The following morning it broke out
afresh when it was found necessary to remove
a part of the road in order to subdue it. The
road is now in good order. We will just re
mark that without the aid of an engine two or ,
three hundred dollars must inevitably have been
lost to the town.—Spectator.
DR A IfS THIS DA V
Grand Consolidated Lottery, Class 15 for 1834.
To be drawn at the City Hall, in the City of
Washington, on Tuesday, August 19
GRAND SCHEME:
l Prize of 325.000 I 1 Prize of 86.000
1 do of 12.000 | 10 Prizes of 2,000
10 Capital Prizes of •->1.500! &c.
Tickets 10; halves 500; qrs. 2 50; eighths 1 25
XJr* Lowest prize 812
To be had in a variety of numbers of
J. CORSE,
Lottery Exchange Ilroker. Alexandria.
draws this da >
Grand Consolidated Lottery, Class 15 for 1834.
To be drawn at the City Hall at Washington,
on Tuesday, August 19
9PI.ENDID capitals:
1 prize of ij;25,000 I 1 prize of S,60001
1 do of 12,000| 10 prizes of 2,000
10 Capital Prizes of 81,500! &c.
Tickets 10; halves 5 00; qurs. 2 50; eighths 125
Lowest prize 312
To be had in a variety of numbers of
J. W. VIOLETT,
Lottery and Exchange Broker,
.Vear the corner of King and Fayette Street#, |
Alexandria, D. C.
DRA WS THIS DA >
Grand Consolidated Lottery, Class 15 for 1631,
To be drawn at the City Hall, in the City of,
Washington, on Tuesday, August 10
splendid scheme:
l prize of $25,000 I 1 prize of $6,000
1 do of 12,000 | 10 prizes nf 2,000'
10 Prizes of 1,500 DOLLARS! &c. &c.
Tickets $10; halves 5 00; qrs2 50; eighths 1 25
Lowest prize $12
On sale in great variety by
JAS. KIORDAN.
Uncurrent Notes and Foreign Gold pur
chased.__ _
DRAWS THIS DAY
Grand Consolidated Lottery, Class 15 for 1834,
To be drawn at the City Hall, in the City of
Washington, on Tuesday, August 19
8CHEMF.:
1 prize of $25,000 I 1 prize of $,6000
1 do of 12,000 | 10 do of 2,000
10 Capital Prizes of $1,500! dec.
Tickets $10; halves 5 00; qrs. 2 50; eighths 1 25
P33 Lowest prize 12 dollars
For sale, as usual, in great variety, by
JOS. M. CLARKE,
(Sign of the Flag of Scarlet and Gold,) King it.
Alexandria, D. C.
MADEIRA WINE.
7 Pipes Consisting of Sercial, Tinto,
3 half pipes [Burgundy, Grape Juice, fine
30 qr do | old London Particular, and
33 half qr do J a few’ casks of “ extra good ’
old London Particular Madeira W ine.
The above mentioned Wines are from the
w’ell and favorably known house of J. Howard,
March & Co. who state that this collection of
Wines is equal to any’ ever sent to the port of
Alexandria. For sale on accommodating terms.
8 mo 5—eo7t PHINEAS JANNEY.
JOB PRINTING executed at this office
ALEXANDRIA:
TUESDAY MORNING, AUG. 19, 1834.
ELECTIONS.
Kentucky.—A letter to the editors of the Na
tional Intelligencer says:
“ Our Election is over, and the Jackson and
Van Buren party are routed. Out of one hun
dred members to our House of ltepiesentatives.
they will not return, I think, more than twenty,
if they exceed fifteen. This election gives u-<
a decided majority in the Senate also.
“Jefferson, Bullitt. Oldham, adjoining coun
ties. hitherto Jackson—have, to the great asto
nishment of the “ Collar” men, returned Whig
members. Henry county, the residence of Mr.
: Lecompte, has returned two Whigs by a large
majority. It does indeed seem that Jacksonisni
is uprooted and exterminated in the State ”
North Carolina.—It is now probable that we
1 shall not know the political complexion of the
; next .North Carolina Legislature till its ensuing
session.
The North Carolina Journal, of Fayetteville
gives the returns of three counties, in addition
to those previously published, and adds:
I “ VVe presented to our readers in our la^t, the
returns from four counties; we learn from a
highly respectable correspondent, that tUr>r
out of the twelve members returned from those
counties, are the decided friends of the adini
nistration. We present, this week, returns fror.
three other counties.”
The Milton Spectator of the 13th inst. say-:
“ The returns, as far as received, are, we uo
derstar.d, in favor of the Administration, win.
; the exception of one of the members from
Franklin County.”
On the other hand, the Salisbury (N. C
Watchman says:
“ The election for members to the next Gene
ral Assembly, in this State, will take place on
Thursday next, 14th inst. It is impossible to
ascertain with much precision what wid he the
! political complexion of this body, but the op;
nion expressed by intelligent men, who have
! had opportunities of knowing more on this sub
, ject than ourselves, is, that if every Jackson can
i didate in the Stute should succeed, there would
• still be a majority of Anti-men on a joint ballot.
Thev say, however, that no such contingency
need be apprehended, for that, in the majority
of instances where a trial of strength is expec t
ed, the Heroites will be routed.”
CHOLERA.
The New York Board of Health, under dat?
, of August 16th, at noon, report that, since the
■ previous day, there had been reported by phy
sicians in the city generally, 26 cases of Chole
ra, of which 12 have died, and four deaths of
those before reported.
The Board of Health of Albany reported, at
12 o’clock (noon) on the 15th, fifteen cases and
three deaths of Cholera, in that city, during the
three days next preceding.
Severul cases of Cholera have also occurred
at Detroit, principally among the colored popu
lation.
In Washington, (D. C.) the Board of Health
report three cases, and add that “the exciting
cause has been readily traced to the imprudent
use of vegetables and fruits, perhaps too long
gathered, and badly dressed.”
There are no published reports of any case*
having occurred in Philadelphia or Baltimore.
Since the cases referred to by the Board ol
Health of this place, in their publication in ye?
terday’s Gazette, we have heard of no cast* o!
Cholera, or indeed of any disease resembling i'
The Boston and Charlestown excitement ap
pears to have nearly subsided, and tiie autiion
ties are busily engaged in collecting tacts an !
taking depositions respecting the transacts
of Monday and Tuesday nights. Mobs of Bin
and boys armed with knives, pistols, Ac. par
ded through the streets and marched to thenm
of the Convent on Tuesday evening about 1- I
o’clock, where they completed the destruction- I
of the garden and made a bonfire ot the li*nr' I
that surrounded the grounds. They then mat'.* ,
a hostile demonstration in front ol the Cath" I
Church, but finding it defended by the Cham' j
town Phalanx, they retreated without commit i
ting any actual violence. We hope to hoar o. I
no further depredations.
The President.—The I* resident leacht’
Knoxville on the 30th ult. The Register sa.,;
"he iras rapidly regaining his healthwt"(
suffered from the bilious attack he sustained •'
Virginia. His journey was resumed on '
evening of the day he reached Knoxville, »n
he probably arrived at the Hermitage on ’
3th inst.
From Jamaica.—We learn (says the V
York Daily Advertiser) from a passenger
board of the schr. Eclipse, arrived yeateiW
from Jamaica, which vessel left on the 30th •
ly, the day before the emancipation bill ‘
into effect, there was no expectation any
rectionary movement by the slaves. Thf>)
peared to be very dissatisfied at becoming
prentice*. The slaves on the Orange \a\K<
Salt Springs, and several other Estates.
they will not work. StUl,however large the n
ber of Slaves on these estates, the Inha na
were under no apprehensions._
The Philadelphia Gazette of Saturday '
g last says: i » a*
“ The quiet of the city was not ‘^r^jnfi
ening, by a renewal of r,«to^ff (h, ni
•veral hundred persons collected in .tn.
ty of Shippen and Sixth streets, but tt r
tie or no disorder. The police and ^
izens under Col. Brown, were °.n • * w*
any citizens of Moyamensing met m ■
ar the scene of the late riots, Prrpa flUjrei
i police in case their services werejeq
The speeches of Mr. Webster and M'jN
t, at the Whig Dinner at Salem, arei \
it, particularly that of Mr. Everett, w' • • I
blic addresses, is happier than, pcr. ap
ler fnan in the United States.