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MAUMEE CITY EXPRESS.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 183K.
Our .Town, Another business year has
closed, and the time has come when . 'retros
pect othe progress, we havo made during the
: season pact may not be uninteresting. :-'
Taking into consideration the general do
" pression of the times, our town ha increased
as rapidly in business and population as judl
1 cious person could have expected; building
tia jrnne on steadilv. .thnucrh not briskly, the
t jr t"
mechanics have generally found full employ.
rnent, at fair prices, and the number of houses
and stores Jias very maturally increased. In
proportion to the means of accommodation, has
the population of the town augmented, so that
: there is scarcely a tenement that has not an
occupant, or a store that is not filled with
goods. : The number of merchants now doing
' business with us is much greater than it was
last year, and the quantity of-goods Bold is in
finitely greater in proportion to the number.
The means on which towns naturally rely for
their growth and ' prosperity have increased
considerably the past season; more land has
been taken up by the cultivator; many of the
farmers who have heretofore succeeded only in
producing sufficient for domestic consumption,
have raised a rurplus which has-added to the
meaim uf ilia country generally, and enabled
the producers to trade with the 'merchants to
" greater amounts and with advantage to both
parties. Added to this, large amounts ot mon-
ey have been paid out by the state, to the la
borersSipon the canal, which having found its
way into the channel of trade has done much to
relieve the general pressure, and to give life
nnd spirit to the while trading interest.' The
trade ot the upper country dependent upon this
port has goneon withn steady growth, and
has added much to the "aggregate amount of
business done giving employment 10 our for
warding merchants and to the water, craft be
longing here.. Iirfino, so far from having any
ground for disappointmentwe have every rea
son to bo gratified wtflfthe progress our town
has made during the twelve months past.. We
are now equal In population to any town upon
the Maumee Bay; have a larger amount of
capital engaged in activoj business than any
other;' a greater number oft merchants, trades
men, and manufactures; a larger amount of
agricultural population malting this their point
for trade; and a large space of territory ma
king this the great central point'of business.
We have a hrge capital engage in regular
business enterprises, less flummery, specula
tion and fictitious wealth, ami 4 truer, more
practical and business-like- state of feeling.
All this wo can truly aaywithout pufiery, and
- it is with feelings of gratification that we are
enabled to say so much. , Our place has weath
ered the financial tetnpet that has laid low so
-many bright hopes and gay anticipations, and
alth.-ngli stripped in the gale of the flaunting
streamers of speculation,, she stands staunch
and in trim for the business of another year:
and next year, all will go right. The full tide
of business will again flow on emigration will
come to us in an increasing tide Dronertv
will be in demand at fJr and honest , prices-
money will r.o longer hoarded confidence
will be restored theaso that is now felt in
the eastern cities will be felt here, the excel.
lent financial arrangements mado by the last
Legislature of the state of New York will have
a happy influence hpon us, as upon the whole
Great West. Next jrar, we shall have a sur
plus agricultural produce, pur farmers , will be
eaev'and will purchase more (roods and wdl
pay better for themur tj-adeemen will soon
be able to compete, : in- their business with
productions brought from abroad, and we shall
bo less dependent in our circumstances.
Next.yeaj-tlie actual importance of this town,
as a pliico of present and regular business, will
- t h ro w into the shade the stigma with which it
has been branded by some, as a place of spec
ulation only. , Indeed, what may we not expect
from the -occurrences of each a year, as is
coining, pur canals are fast approaching
their completion, and a tide of businesmen will
bo rushing into profit by the first fruity of its
consumption,; next season, the work will be
pushed with redoubled energy, and, such villi
be the-ease i of the money market, "payments
will be made with greater punctuality, These
predictions are not founded upon mere suppo
sitioh.; The shadows of coming events already
... depicted in "the hdrfeori. '.- There is to be found
in the community an increasing inclination to
do justice to our position as a place of trade
,,The slanders that has been spoken against us
.are triuirlphqntly Refuted. .' The importanco of
our great western works of intercomraunici
lion is beginning to be felt throughout the Un
ion, nnd the importance of our place as the vir
tual business termination of these giganticim
provements, is'nf length ' fully, Acknowledged
by all disinterested -persons. -.The heavings
cl tue great western ocean are felt more and
nioro plainly at the east,, and ours is the port
looked to as the place of embarkation upon it.
The past season has 'done every thing for iis,
It has vindicated our (iavigation,when tbo oilier
os ta tho western empire were dry 7 It
;.itcd out the orbit by which the star uf
tahee-ite way to 'the1 westward.-5 We
1 1" 3 sunimit level stearri. is up '' all
'j; ti e word the track is in order the
. -r of the Juke, next . spring will be the
f r starting, and the highest ejrpectfl-'
."Uin moft. sanguine will be outstripped
ced ot our course.. ,
L" ir-M?R. This priper has stop
s ause fur this may be found jn the
uses unperformed, and expec
I. 'I", e history is a short one,
i..-prc,Jve tml Lew coiumoo!
Strong inducements high aspirations the
sickness ol hope deferred appeals to the jus
tice, the charity of patrons despondency
ruin and. the tale is told.. Friend tfemans, a
hearty grip of our whole hand at parting, nnd
ere long we will give thee a shako in person.
We would give the nett profits upon our our
subscribers in Uiy place this moment, to see
thy printed sheet again. Keep thy press, man,
box up thy type for future use, and hold on.
Defiance will ere' long be a place worthy ot
thee, though we must confess, we dq not ex-,
pect to see it shine much, in the light of its
present system of suns and satellites, a -:';
, IIcmps, Olooies and 'Ivenesses. We sub
mitted our own head editorial to the examina
tion of a real genuine disciple of. Gall, Spur
zheim end Combe, and really, we must say, the
gentleman read us .like a book. Worse and
worse, the examination was public, and iuthe
presence of some hundred of our friends, who
began by smiling that we were so green as to
trust our head to be pulled apart before them,
and ended in absolute wonder that the man ot
science found bo much as he did. Why, we
must put our paper up to five dollars a year,
and keep tf little more select company after
(his 'twopt answer to be so common, that's a
fact. See here By the way, we will skip the
propensities; some things, you know
Temperament,' sairjuino-nervoue! exactly
the thing for a poet, self-esteem, very large ;
approbation, ditto; benevolence, large; vener
ation, none; firmness and concientiousness,
full; wonder, none at all; mindfulness, strong;
imitation, dftto; ' the intellectual powers, all
strongly developed and balancing each other
beautifully, and the reflective in as fine order
as possible. Indeed ours is a beautiful head.
We must have it done in plaster and sent to
the "mud-fug association tor promoting noth
ing." By the way the gentleman made Us
rather pugnacious, so look out.
Why are the Canadians like a batch of un
leavened bread 1 D'ye give, it up? Because
they wont rise! - , ' -'' ... - '-; ;,,,
We would recommend to the lovers of lob
sters t call at the store of G. gt W. Rich
ardson. They have some pickled lobsters that
are really excellent. Try them,
The number of British killed in the affair at
Prescott, is computed bj Col. Young, to be
about forty-five. .
From the Y. Y. Commercial Advcr titer. .
TEN DAYS LATE 11 FROM EUROPE.
ARRIVAL OF THE LIVERPOOL. !
It is with no ordinary pleasure that we an
nounce the arrival of the steam ship Liverpool,
iLapi. r ayrer, irom juiverpool, last from Lork,
J he Liverpool took her departure on the
0th, but after making 950 miles, against ex
tremely rough weather and high seas, sustain
ing, However, little uamnge, she put back' on
the 20th, on account of the great consumption
of coal, which created what appears to have
been a just apprehension that her stock might
fail her if her voyape- was then continued.
The engine, it would be seen, had not been suf
ficiently tried before starting. The result wbb
that she put into Cork on the eighth day.
- There sho remained a week, taking in full
supplies, and started again on Tuesday, the
6th inst. She arrived orTKire Island yesterday
afternoon at 2 o'clock, where she remained for
several hours, in consequence of the fog.: Slie
reached-this at 9 o'clock this morning, and an-
.1 2 : .l- r. . B, ..
uuurcu 111 uib ijuBi river, a lime aoove - ine
wharf appropriated for. the use of the Great
Western. ' ' '
During tho first part of the voyage the. wind
was favorable. Ono half the original passen
gers left the vessel at Cork; among whom were
Mr. John Van Buren, Mr, Butler, Mr. Mcln-'
tosh, of'the British legation, and Mr. F 0. J.
Smith, of Maine.
. The passengers whom we have seen speak
fn the highest terms of the conduct of Capt.
Fayrer. Mr. Shaw, agent of the transatlantic
Company, was also on board, having embarked
at Cork, in compliance with the request of the
passengers.'" ' -.-
As soon as :l was announced that the Liver
pool watftomihg up the river, hundreds were
to be seen wending their way to the wharves,
and we doubt whether more people were as
sembled on the occasion of the arrival of the
Great Western. The docks, with thu
lying at them, in the neighborhood of Pike and
nuigers Btreets, were crowded this morning
with those -who were anxious to obtain a sioh't
w una iiuuie BltHllllsr. ' - t'
( .I,;. 11, , D
In external appearance the Livernool dnn
not differ much from the "Great Western, with
the exception that she has two smoke
(hat her sides are not relieved by the - white
streakr of the latter, and that she has only three
masts. We took a nasty, yiew of her cabin
this morning, and, have only time to say That it
is very neatly furnished. . ' ; '' " 'A"
, The London Morning Hiirald contradicts the
report tnat the yneen had written an jiuto
grapn ieiierrequesiingL,nro; Uurham to remain
in Canada.. It says there was no foundation
whatever for the report.'' " ' . ? -
The London 'papers state that JOoG tons of
potatoes had lately been shipped from1 the
Thames for New' York, ' - o
"' It has been ascertained that tHS steamboat
iMiruiern lacniis lost, one was seen to sink,
ana it is supposed 7j1.it all on board perished
twenty-two in number. - v .
It is rumored that the Marquis of Normandy
is to be the governor of Canada. -
A terrible explosion had taken place In a
coai pnai unvim,.wmx w nitehaven, by which
forty of the workmen were killed. ' Two men
and two boys were blown out of the 'mouth Of
the pit like bullets trom a gun. "-Three of tlem
were not killed although severely wounded ;
but the fourth fell back again down the shaft,
and was dashed to pieces. ..Thirty-four of the
men: who were at "'he' bottom, were' found
crushed together in' a mass, horribly disfiiriir-
Br.BKr.'ERjiABiET, The story' now tratrei-
hngthe rounds of the presn, respecting the
life and career ofthe celebrated Blennerhnssel.
smWunem. to the conspiracy of Burr and Gen
eral Jackson! and his recent death under the
name of Louis Carr, flsstaod in the Commer
cial a few days since, is anentire fiction. We
have our information from, a gentleman who
is connected With a branch ofthe Blennerhasset
family in Ireland, nobly connected, and our iri-
formsnt knows tho new story to be untrue.5
J. Y. Com. " . t H
'.;'. ", From lAeJVete York Whig.
M'- '.EIGHTH .WARD PROCES-.ION.-
: This splendidaffair came fF on Monday
night. ' An immense meeting organized at the
Howard House by appointing the lion. F. A.
Tahmadge chairman- Mr. T delivered an el
oquent and spirited address", when a procession
was I'uimed, preceded by a band of &! excellent
performers, andsplt-ndid Liberty Can. Manv
bt-autilul banners were exhibited,' and some of
themottos ran thus:
"" ' " ' The Empire Ward!"""7""
of the Kmpire City ! I
' of the Empire State! !!---
Whig out an out, in spite of the)
. ' , lamentations here and elsewhere. - -,
- WILLIAM H? SEWARD .
Triumphant !!!' . '.'''. '", :
Whig gain since 1836, '.'-''
, !.,... 4 n0Oi , ,,.
Eli (no) More ' ! v'' 7,'
,i To Congress can go; '
; . The people prefer - ;
' To send Jim Monroe. '
Little BillSeward beat ' , 5 ,
'. Big Bip Marcy., j,,. i; ,
.1 -o '..'-.. -.is
dill i -
Cros well's House to let; . ' , ,
Enquire of Wm. H. Seward. ,
"Opposition to tyrants is obedience to' God"
TRIP TO SALT RIVER.
. FASH BBDUCKP. '" ''.
' For passage Inquire of C. C. C. or Capting
Marcy on board.' ,'
' The next banner represented the sub-
treasury chest on two feet walking. "-1 .'
! The citizens marched five deep, and after
going round the ward and cheering their Whig
friends, returned to the Howard House, when
John B. ncoles and others addressed the mul
titude. Deputations were received from most
of the wards in the city, and alter partaking of
a cold collation, all adjourned about is o
clock. . .. ' , ,
From the Natchez Free Trader of the 10th
ult. we learn the following particulars of an
other fire, at Vicksburgh, Miss:
' We learn from a gentleman of Vicksburgh,
(a passenger on board the Diana,) that a fire
broke out in that city on Friday morning about
4 o'clock. . It originated in the building on
Main street, occupied by Messrs. Tufts and
Warren, dry goodsmerchants, two doors above
the Vicksburgh Hotel. . The house and entire
contents, valued at $25,000, were consumed
together with the one next door below, occu
pied by Dr, McGill.' The Hotel was but slight
ly injured. We should suppose, knowing the
location of the property, that the loss cannot
fall short, of 40,OUO . , the insurance on the
building and stock of Messrs. Tufts and War
ren, expired only two days before the fire. ' '
' Th's makes the fourth fire that has Occur
red in Vicksburgh since April last, and it would
seem that she is doomed to misfortune. The
devouring element, caused either by incendia
ries or by accident, is about to take away most
0f her beautiful, edifices; and the nnaltersblr
ediot of Providence is about to take a large por
tion of her soil by the caving in of the bank of
the river. ' - -, .f''..,
OvTaAOB. Among the articles of freight
brought up by the cars trom the t alls, last eve.
nine, was a long suspicious looking box marked
"Mill Saws." which arrested the attention of
Deputy Collector Dwight, who happened to be
at the'U.S. Hotel and Mr.Dwizhttook the li
berty of opening it, and found that instead of
saws it was tilled with muskets, bayonets, car
tridge boxes, shovels, pick axes, be, altogoth
era miscellaneous assortment of utensils use
ful in carrying on warlike operations. . :
Mr. D feeling himself warranted in seizing
them, under the circumstances, did so, and was
immediately set upon by a gang of ruffians who
had collected around. He defended himself for
a while, but soon was knocked down from be
hind, kicked and bruised while down, and drag
ged by his hair, and 111 the mean time the arti
cles he had seized were carried off by some
persons unknown. :--.The outrage was one of the
most highhanded and atrocious that was ever
Committed in this City, and we trust that prompt
and effectual means will be employed to bring
the offenders to justice. Bvff. Com. Adv.
1 ,i" .(, Cincinnati, Ohio, Nov. IS..:;,
Rtvna, Strahboats, Busiiuss abd Weatb-
sa. We rejoice once more in steamboat nav
igation. Twenty-four is the greatest number
of boats that ever was at the landing at one
time, until yesterday. Last evening there
were forty-two, at five o'clock, and this mor
ning there were fortt-six at the landing the
same time. , The river this day, at M. is five
feet and a half above extreme low water.
Notwithstanding it rains in streams, the wharf
is all bustle and business; and boats are going
and coming constantly .at The rain is not re
garded. There; were twenty-three 'steam
boats arrived yesterday from above, aud three
from below. Or i-;.,i.... y-. ,.-.;.
We learn that Capt. Hazzard was In town!
last evening from above,' and stated that the
Milwaukie was at Grand River, U. C her name
changed to the Sir John Col borne; The Web
ster was also on the Canada Coast, bearing the
rnirnomnfi nf Tnrrthfii. f;..- "' i.-. : :.-4
1 Querei.'- Wiil the new service and christen:
ing add to the popularity p) these boats should
they ply in American wa ers next' summer I
Clevelnad Uax. 'i',- ;' " " ' f '""' -
, ' i'.l' Ill Li, ill. ' 1 I ';' '
v. Lakh havioatjom. December 4th :l3f
and navigation on l ake Erie not vet closed.
The steamer Wisconsin touched here this mor-
mngT-she was very huavily ladened, and was
bound for Detroit Since our last, the follow
ing boats arrived and departed at this Bdrt
steamer.. Ciluinbus,, Lexington. Jf. America
and James Madison. A number of schooners
have also arrived and departed since our. last.
' The 'Colnmbus and United Slates are both
due up to-oay. Huron Adv. ,. ; ., . ,
Thb OLD 8tAEB.-i-The Courier Frafiwii. in.
forms us that the "African Boa, kept in the
unamps r-iysees at rarie, has laid 38 eggs,
trom which a brood of young have been since
hatched. .' Some, of them were strioed little nr.
chins of a dozen, feet in length, and Considera
bly more than a root in circumference, a Thrum
forward little pests burst a shell lout a coup,
and went to.wriggling and capering about their
mother with great liveliness. Tho others vet.
remained inside the eggs, occasionally peeping"
out, ana uarung roup uioir tongues with all
the pretty playtulness of snaky innocence. , It
is expected they will be able to munch young
sparrows in week -a -two, This bVood of i
young serpents-appear to be the -first incuba
tion of reptiles of this magnitude that lias ta
ken place in Etiropt. Boit. Covr - i.vi-'iir.
CANADA NEWS.
ji " ; , From the Toledo Blade Extra. ;
f'i THE PATRIOTS IN CANADA
X''. .i' ' , .Dbtoit, Dec; 4 J8?8.
- By the politeness of a gentleman at Detroit
we receivuii, last mghr, the lollowing import
ant news.
The i'atriots took possession of the steam
boat Champlin, and commenced landing op
posile Detroit, about past 14 this morning,
At 8 o'clock there was a battle. between the
Patriots and a- company of British regulars,
Dnuuii n. 00 Kiiieo, rairiot loss 3. '-h
British force, arms, ammunition be, fee. fell- in
to the bands of the Patriots. ,, The steamboat
Tbamks belonging to tke British, being froze
in the ice at Windsor, and useless to tlie Pat
riots, she, yvitb the barracks, and several other
buildings Were burned, ..Several prisoners
were taken r .
The hordes, wagons, tto, belonging to the
rairiois,moyea dock irom the Kiver, for the
purpose 01 tdrming a junction with those feroas.
Ing above and below, and thon to march direct
tor London.
veirua iB 11 a complete uproar, no business is
attended 10; the wharves are crowded with
T :!J , .
clizens and itrangere,
Rumors stlte that there was a general risinir
in the Londn District, and that a company of
uie vki reginem, on-itioir way from Toronto to
Maiden, wote cut up by the Patriots in London,
and apart eturned back, and could not be per
suaded to nart again. ''.
. If the Qenple are ripe for a revolution, mnni
wil) jiiin tha toniti-d hofore they reach Lon
dn, but if they are not, thev will be oblieed to
asinuon ineir expeaition, - : ; . . .
The exact number of the Patriots is not
known, but probably they number 500.
E . It is stated that quite a number of
theBntish volunteers joined the Patriots.
' ' " .
-aMS Takbn. On 'Monday Major Payne,
win a company of U. S. soldi made ade-
sceit on the Patriot camp in the swamp near
theRiver Rouge, and took from'them l:t box
es if muskets, L box of spears, ammunition,
fee. ' - , '.-
' Ve understand that besides their misfortune
in tie loss of arms, tuey met with another re.
venein the loss of their purse. It is said
lhalone of their leading officers from another
statj urstead of leading his men to Canada, has
pooteied
their funds
and
taken his track
hoaeJ-
From he Rochester Doi'y Adv. JVbe,
23d.
TheBurlington Sentinel ofthe 1 9th instant,
contain some futther intelligence, in relation
to the ratriots in L,ower Canada.-- That pa
per saai - ... . f
On I uesday a body of about sixty Patriots
under me M ilhist, Irom the district of Quebec,
took u a position on the mountain behind
Houcfcrville, at the Mills beloneinicr to The-
ophileBaunean, Advocate of Montreal.
., Ttt next day, the Patriots fearing from one
oftbir scouts, that a company of the 66th re
giniit was marching in , tho neighborhood,
tookflight. They left behird them three pie
ces if artillery and ?00 stand of arms. ., ''
f iur hundred patriots have been taken at
IMa'iervilie, bt. Kemi. and . other n aces in
Loter Canada, and thrown inte Montreal jail.
Thre was a slight attempt to get up an insur
reiion near Quebec, but before -many of the
pattots collected together they were routed
by aroglment of regulars, who took from them
thrd hundred muskets and two pieces ofartil-
e do not learn the fate of Nelson. -Jt is
pretimed however, that he has escaped into
Vefnont. t - . .
(iptorb or Bin JoHnson-By the follow
ing etter, addressed to Goy, Marcy, it will be
see that theeourage of Bill Johnson, the re
don table " Buccaneer of the Lake," is tome
thiiroftho Bob Acres 'order it -oozes out at
hisiigbr. fends on trial. -;. If there .was one
maiamongthe Patriots, that every body sup
poWd would figbt, it was Bill Johnson. No
bo,scarcely, knew anything about him. but
Hmlediately after the burning ofthe Sir Robert
Pe4v he became a hero,'! I'he -papers were
filial with tales or his prowess, he woe said to
be s) Brave as hi own sword, the most roman
tic Aorrbs were told of him and his family, his
dauHter was a border princess, and finally' 'it
was declared that he -would never be taken alive.
Whel, in addition to what is detailed below, it
i knwn that he was wise enough to keep out
of halm's way at Prescott, ourreadera can form
a prt r estimate of this modern Sir William
John on, as his admirers call him. - Armed to
thet Mb, a walking arseual in fact.thraatening
tosh ot the first man that laid hands on him,
and I ten at last quietly -surrendering to two
unsriqa out resolute men.: verily, we live in
an a of humbug, when such a man as Bill
John on is made a hero. Buff. Pat. ? . " "
(.".'JV n a tetter ta hit Excellency " Coi, Jlarcy,
dated Ogdentburgh, M,v. 18. ...
W lliam Johnson was veaterdav arrested ho
Charfts T. Burwell and A. 0. James, shunt
three hiles above Ogdensburirh. 1 He was tr.
ced aid found in the woods by Mr. B. and dri
ven Mm hie covert towards a bay in the Ht
Lawence, where his son lay in waiting for him
witiia row boar, ready to convey him away.
Mr,' James, however, had got 'young Miiison
asnire laaing possession or his bout, and se
creted his oars so a not to allow a chance of
escape. Old 'Hid' rushed down to the river,
closjly pursued by Burwell, where he was met'
.by Ames. , He sailed aloud ''iny boat! my
boat!' He was oriered by Mr, J. to surrender,
bnt ha declared he would never do so alive.- He
had a pistol in eaeli hand; and swore that he
woulj sooner die than be taken, and threatened
to shbot the first man that approached him.
James and Burwell attempted to .seize him,
and took hold of him several times;" but he
oroKo irom mem ana retreaica. His son ad
vised him to flee to the woods, that he would
help him away if in his power, but that his boat
and ears, had been taken from him and he had
no means of giving him assistance. Jnhnu.n
then attempted to escape to the woods, but
was preveatea; ana when he siw there was
no chance of escape, he came to a halt and of
fered Msurrender, jf his pursuers would allow
his o to have his arms. Tliey rerlied that
they did not seek his arms, but his person,
Aftr parley; considerable delays and a vast
deal of threading,! he gave to his sons Coch
ran rifle. (I'i discharges) and fvo large rifle
pistols, and then started with B. and 1l fi.r
Ogdensburghj stilly however-retaining- four
small pistols and a Bowie knife, but.'whichf in
the course of a few minutes, he alwi n
is son, They had proceeded nhniit aho Hii.l
ofarmle, when tliey were met by a file of V.
Srso)diers,B irepmy'sherifr of JBfftiTu.m nrf
deputy If. H. Marshal, to whom Johnson was
delivorad, and conveyed fh hoard- t!itiii
boat in he employ 6f th Gorsroment, under
ColoneJ Wortb." . . cv A?..-
News had been received, at Montreal, that
the frigate Inconstant, in winch Lord Durham
and family embarked for England, in the early
part ofthis month, had sprung a leak in conse
quence of getting aground i going down the ;
river, and nua ueen compeueu 10 pu inio niu
fax. "
Mr. Ellis, Mr. Pi ond lady, who recently es
caped from the Rebel Torces in Lower Canada,
arrived at Albany yesterday morning. . - .
A Court Martial for the trial of the prisoners
now in confinement at Montreal for treasona
ble offences, was constituted on Monday last,
with Major General Clitherow its President.
Robert Maitland, Esq. bearer' of des
patches from Sir John Colborne to the British
Government, came down in the Rochester; He
goes out in the Great Western. ' '' : "
- The Montreal Courier of the 19th instant,
contiins the official despatch of Col. Dundas,
who commanded the British troops which at
tacked the oanditti in the windmill. Time '
not left us to copy it, but the sum and sub
stance of it is that the whole of them surren
dered unconditionally. Jf. Y. Cour. ,' :
A gentleman direct from London District
'vUpper Canada,) who arrived in Adrian just as
we nut our naner to Press, informs us that
Sir John Colborne, Commander-in-Chief ofthe
Force in British North America, has been shot
by the Patriots. It is sn well authenticicated
we cannot Joubt il.-Adrian Watch Toieet.
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We learn from .Washington that despatch
es have been received at lie vyar office, an
nnnnrinir Ihsit th Flpminnles And nt)i' I
have been received at lie
Wt-driitratf-mcuuie in to conclude the treaty
at the time appointed that theyhad dispersed
and ' disappeared, aud that the Florida war
must consequently be concluded hereafter.
Cmcmrtah) JYewt
John II. Malory, Treasurer of tlie State of
Mississippi, has been reported a defaulter
for the sum of about fifty -four thousand dol
lars.;.:! (: . '.,;. ..;.!;!....:; ., .: .r-
Hundreds of strangers are flocking into
New Orleans; but the Picayune advises those
who wish for employment to stay away, for
there is nothing to do lor more than are al
ready there. For the truth of this, it refers to
the .many loafers about town. Cincinnati
Not long since, in England, a Ihrge rat man
enacted the lilinsl in Hamlet. His chostship,
of Falstaff proportions, placed himself trunch
eon in hand, on the trap door Tot the purpose
of vanishing; the bolt was withdrawn and he
slowly descended : his legs soon disapperor,
but his rotund corporation was' too capacious,
and he stuck fast by the huddle no squeezing
or drawing in his belly would permit ot his ex.
and there he remained tor some time,
the house convulsed in laughter', the gods up
roarieus, and the actors endeavoring to force
him through the aperture! He was at length
lilted ont by the stage attendants. . -- -
The Darien Telegraph of Tuesday last con
tains a statement of an attack Hiaving been
made on its editor, V. lUacardell, by "lour
teen armed rufSns," who knocked him' down
with bludgeons, and beat him severely. He
was tinally rescued through the interference
of a friend, fllr. Macardell, in another eol
umn," offers his establishment for sale, at
$30 JO, if bought within two. Weeks, but as
sens that the offer to dispose of his office Was
not made in consequence of the outrage com
mitted ou nis person... . r ... ,
Mvboer. A Mr. Kenedy, of Clinton coun
ty, Kentucky, on the 29th ult. was robbed of
it 50, and murdered. ' Hd had been to Lex
ngton for the purpose of collecting the above
amount for some pensioners) and was rotuni-
ng home when the murder was committed.
Three young men are. . suspected of having
been the perpetrators. - " . ; - -;
A divine in Kent, seldom in church, but a
riirid mstice of the neace. havinir a- vairrant
brought belore him, sad surlily, "1 ll teach
you the law you vagabond, I warrant you "
" It would be mucb more becoming, answered
. . r .. ....... B
the poor fellow, ''if 'jou would teach me the
Dbhtal Nfdrai.oia. Psris dentists are
making Considerable talk in consequence of the
success some of them have- in replacing, teeth
alter extraction, which were afterwards nrmly
held in ihe sockets without return bf Intolera
ble pain, which rendered it necessary to have
them drawn. , Mr. Perhet performed the op
eration on two ladies who were, extremely
happy in being able to return home without the
loss which they" had expected to suffer.4' In
many cases, no doubt, teeth might thus be
saved to old nge, by instantly replacing them, j
JUedical Journal. -v . , ' oi. " --I
' ' -'.: ' .J -i i i ' l i ii , I- -:t u
Too Good to bb lost. During the .choice
of representatives in Roxbury on Wednesday,
the lamp lighter of thetown was observed to be
acti vely engsged in aiding theeloction of A.H
Everett." As he was known to be a staunch
Whig,; hit -proceedings occasioned no Hittle
surprise, '.nut on nis triends . enquiring the.
cause-of this extraordinary Conduct, he ex.
plained it in a very satisfactory manner.
Uentleinen, said he.: MJjin. wijt l jirn
about. For .this Lverett is so anxious fur ap
office, that nothing is tot. low fur him. and if I
don't succeed in getting htm in as representa
tive, he will next be trying td get my office of
town lamp ngnier. away irom me, and so l am
helping him now all I can in self-dafence."
,.- 4--.it, , 'VJi rLL-i'f v'4?.'
. "Gbbat noaTALitr West. A gentleman of
iMonieziima jvno uas just returned trom a tour
up the Mississippi, states that the Billions Fe
ver has prevailed in the State of Illinois, on the
Oplan river, to such an extent, that he saw. in
one graveyard three hundred and fifty graves
that had not been wet with rf in, it not having
rainnd in about 40 days. , Of ( 1?00 -workmen
who commenced. on the Illinois: and Chicago
canal this spring, between SOU and a thousand
had died at the time our informant was therev
-Aubr 'JournaL iyu;ur, &irx,!itrJr
y ni fi 1 4 ': i in i' in;.,
' Impobtant to ths Gists. It has bseri de
cided n . court in Eurland, that a ladv mtv
lawfully bite off a man's nose aad' pif it4iis'
i, ii i.imnpis to hiss tier contrary to iter
wishes. A case of this kind actually occured
at Middlesex, and the man .prosecuted the fair
or.e. The jury acquitted her without hesita.
titm.. ?:-..,,,.( ViV ,A
1 .;.;: i t -t.:; .j
r The American soldier who was wounded v
being fired upon , by the British armed soldiery
op;osile Cornwall, while in American watars,
waibrdught'iip to-Sackett's Harbor, where he
died on ilonday. .'' 'i -."'-' - .
',' Advawtaob or RAirnnAns it was stated",
m a Utedebate i- " e I Farli iment, that
tha Liverpool i ...i.unter-w.lroad had
produced an ' .a to eeatpf these towjns
ofatleastf.'.Jayearv.' -"-"-.
Portrait or Jonif Qcihoy Adams. A9
number ofthe political hud personal friends ofri
M
AUBins, .requested JiuA to.lt. fot I portrait
and employed. Mr, Pare. a vounff ianit of
great mert and growing repuUtioj tQ execute "
the work.t, 'J he portrait ia just complete. -.lt
represents the distinguished, statesman, in a
sitting posture, and exhibits nearly the entire
figure of the person. 'The subscribers met at
the artist s room yesterday morning to decide;
upon the disnos uion th.t .i...i.i i.. . j.
.,Cwr ' con8i"tis' of Jonathan Phillips,
Abbott Lawrence, Richard Fletcher, Ellis V
Lormg, Nathaniel I.Bowditch, and Daniel P.
Parker, w88 instructed to retire, and after eorW
sultation, report upon that point;' After a few
minutes nbsence.thft committee fetorned; and"
reported, unahjmously , that the portrait should "
be presented to the city, to bo placed in Fart"
euil Hall, which report was accepted and the
same committee was instructed to perform the.
duty of presentation." A vote) of approbation
to the artist for his skill and fidelity in the' ex- -ecution
ofthe picture was then proposed and -adopted.
" '' ".-'
1 The thanks of the subscribers Vera ai nm.
sented to Mr., Adams (who was present) for , .
the gratification he had afforded to them m
consenting to their wishes.. Mr. Adams re-1
plied, Very briefly, but with evident emotion,
indicating that such a testlmnnlnl v,f
confidence and affection, was most grateful te.
his feelings. . He was manifestly taken somo
what bv surprize, and this fullness P the heart
seemed to preclude entirely all deliberate choic
.- J ne subscribers Tor whom his picture was
executed are the following: 1 t . -'i
Ellis Gray Loring, Hemy G. Chapman Jon?
athan Philips, Francis Jackson, Samuel Phil,
brick, Brookline, Josiah Quincy, Jr. Richard"
Fletcher,, Wm.1 Jackson, Newton; Abbott.
Lawrence, Daniel P. Parker. Nathan Apple-1
ton, Thomas L. Winthrop, Lucius M. Sargent -Francis
G. Shaw'. 8amuel Aripleton. Will iam
Sturgis. Francis C. Gray.-Nathaniel I. Bow- i
ditch, Edward Tuckerman. Thomas Richard.
son, Timothy Gilbert, J., V. Himee, H. C. Fi-
ueiu oiyvey mourn. . . . ,
Thames Tubbi The capital of the com- .V
pany expended amounts to 18(1,000; the ad
vances made by the Treasury 88.900: tota ,ri '
expenditure 1208,900.. The estimated cosltol
complete the work is 150,000 and for the
other works remaining to be done, and pur
chased 200.0('0. The total sum requiredcx-'3
clusi e of contingencies is 350,000.'. .Thersi.,.
win aouDiiess do a number ot leakages yet be- ,
tore the work, is finished, but the greatest leak-.:
age of all is from John. Bull 'a purse.-Qosfoil
AitoTnisn DESinsRATiiat ATTAiuRrt. irin.
tleman in New Jersey thinks ho has accom
plished the end so Ions- and so laborious! "
sought for, of bringing flax in a condition to a
be spun like cotton. We have seep samples of
the flax in its nine or ten different stages un--'
til ft is reduced to a'uhort staple 'material re-"
sembling cotton. We have also seen thrnrl. -
spun from flax s prepared, on common cot-
ton machinery, and it appeared well..Tbe in-
ventor ininKs he c.an produce linen as cheap as l '
cotton, The whole process, beginning with
the flax in stalk is performed .without water--rotting,
and occupies but a day or two. .. If
there is no mistake about the matter, and we v
do not perceive any, the .invention approxi-...
mates towards Whitney's cotton gin, in in"
portance.JW, of Com.' ii ct
The act abolishm Imprisonment for debt -.
went - into operation, in Enrland. on th . '
of November .i;';; v.-. -r -" r.u
.The Canadians are cettinr 'anr;ta t
steamboat to operate-this winter n Lake On
tano. - Fine chance for a speculation.-."
ton Balance. --.'., ' . ,
V lOOn RAUL. Gen.. Ilrxlv. n fi,.J.
night, made a seizure of thirteen boxes of-mus-"
aets, oeionging to the patriots. . .A
Scatterfo. We are informaii n,f .nr.
the fatal termination of the Prescott invasion,
the St. Lawrence and Jefferson county Patn- "'
ots, disbanded their fwees.CfewAwdf Hen H
North Caromha. The Whips'
ascendency in both branches of the Legists -t
ture, Joyner (W.) is elected President of the
"rnate, and . Graham . I WA
House. ,,,J,-i-'-'v-'- ii .. ..t-. -
BeADTtrDIi CoHAJttSON .--.A dtlWn M i
itor, in describing . country dance, saysi
The gorgeous strings of glass" bead flow alii- "
ten on the heaving bosom ofthe village belles, ?
like polished rubies restimr on thn .toli.t. ..' i
apple dumplings.
Cuffee, 'he am one real gemmaiv, he gib me half '
a dollar-for brush de boot,' three quarter dollar? "
to hold hoss, and whole dcllar for call him gem
manv-: and he ,.be real ge'mm'an.an.jiti niis'
' -- -' .' ''i -f i y Tn 7' "fN' ? 1 i- fc ."T
BOARDINS IN ..WASHIK6frblC-S
dollars and a half per week, is said by a Corres
pondent of the National IntellVeneer. to be tha V -
least price for boarding members of Congress '
in -Washington, by which any thing can be re-,
Fdwht! Four brides came out in tha Graat
Western; to spend the honev-umoon in Ameri-i
ca. Grooms along, too, of course. :J
for dV'.dVi thanktgimng atut prayer?
It was an established custom with-eur falW
ers.attheclese of the yearrccafteV the fruits of
the earth bad been matured knd the labor- of
the husbandman rewarded to-set onort a dar
of thanksgiving ap4; prayer, to , iou heavenly"
ratner, lor ui special gooanessio tnem, as a
people, And as it is one of those geod old eus
toms that are calculated' to insnir- na with a
feeling of religious devotion and gralitiideUft.
theGreatGiverofaU good,tti fitand proper
that we, their descendants, should :fibt depart
from this venerated example of primitive chs
tiamty and piety on this continent. V ..
. I therefore, in obedience: to a. TMolotioB cf- -
the General Assembly of the state of Olmv
passed' March 17th,. 183S, and'in conformity to- .
the example ofour christian ancestors, do set"
apart Wedntidau.tht l9th of.Iecembmnnt,
as- day of public thanksgiving and prayerr
. 'And lao caraestiy revumiiroiu, tun ii ss -kept
according to the ' practice' of pat fore
fathers, as a duy of .solemn religious obeervi
ance; for the liberal rememb rance of the poor,
and for tne cultivation ef kindly -afioetiee '
among kindred, neighbors and friends.'
Ad for this jurpOs?, it Ji feques.ted thaCi'ori.
that day, our people do assemble in their usual
places of worship, to offor up their prayers to;
Almighty Jod. for his jirotection and numereusr
mercies to us as a people.. 'v1' " " '
"J And while our iiivocations,1rM3:iBMils',fs7
outjieaycaly Father,a; should, implora bia
praiection aua care, in oerjalt of ttie poor and
the destitute, and that he: would be pleased, to
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