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Port föitwon Rcocillc ft. Editoe. :-Dec. 28, 1863 —~—-—— -—---... (U^ ' The pen ta mightier than the «word,*' •»y« «omc distinguished worthy ; but as he doc« not take aciaaora into the account, the qoeatioo of miglniueu between them and the peu is »till open to di«cu»«iou. made a discovery this week as to the relative merit« of theao implements editorial, vit : the scissor* are less troublesome to wield than tbo pen— ergo —we bave used them this week raoro extensively than usual readers will thank d^Our friend, S. Barney, E»q , of Grand Gulf, will furnish tombs and monuments of every kind and description, our friends iu waut of such things to call Barney ; and we wish it distinctly understood that only on account of tho merit of his work» do wc make tho recommendation. He has made us no proacut from bia stock, to get thi* notice. (TÏ^Auotber year will soon be numbered with the past. Wo have no lengthy reflections to make, but cannot let the occasion pass without thanking oar friends for the many kiQdOoaaaa »howu us during the busy period, j Wo have endeavored to desorvo all, and the ! much that is wanting from our merits we l>opa « m»J-! up wilk ilia graiitud, «M _. ® U enemies, if we have them, we hope will ( reinem »er us with mere sorrow than anger, j ior nil we wish, that Time who loads them t with years, may lighten their sorrows. _ UK iiijEMic ^irtMhit— hia lit « title of a pamphlet published by the proprietor of the New Orleans True Della, and contains a li»t of the interuienta in all the cemeteries of the city, from tbo 1 st of May to the l»t of v , J lsr<l . , , , - , , t j . ovein er, o , m a p is tioa or r. 1 : " C0,,l " ,ns '' 4 7 V,CWof lho Ye,Km Fever ~ ! for it* cau^v, Ac./' by J. S. M'Farlanc, M. D.» t • .„4 ir„,,..«i„g ,„d u«r„l abMract of ,»,r. ! .... , n . ... , , . 1st I v s i ivies. Cl>n ^ 0 ,e *' t imed at tho I rue Delta office, 103 * t j C barlct street. New Orleans . " The fri»*ud who so kindly rera«mbere 1 t!ß, u*. and gave tangable evidence of that re- ° m»nikoMiuw f - , ,, • The dicuiIh ranee i.i a 1 - t of ( liristmas things, j 1 «. s our tha tiki. Wo would tell how a ccr- c ' ism editor was oveijoyed, as the only gill of ' lu the st a.Non entered his sanctum, where onlv | Py nileanf hnr.lr« an,I .nnn.Tt .4 „«„i,i, 1*1 ! piles of nooks and mangled exchanges held t . _. x. > .?.. _t,...... 1 fully t* ,r • . . ' ' ' cood «.office it to say, that one of our site 1 » wore b iliau thankful, and that he ha» like emotions ,Ptn to spare fur similar favors in the future. erto ' Port-Glbson, Miss. Wo have Our us. We recommend on (TT- Oar first page will bo found very in t«resting. ' A dollar or two" contains "more ,i.„_ m t« _ * , « _ ... 1 ruin tunn poetry, Dow Jr. a Sermon will . ' ' . l* found to contain very good hints to those w»io hnvo promising children—and all parents ..... Tho Btgnr OM- » . r A'"« 1 »'* '« k «*" especially recommended lo be read by oar yjuug bachelor friends; if it were not for »tiling talc* out of school wc should say that „ I " !lt .J t n. K „r, ' , r r. 7 l w« Lave heard the M.ÿtet there dilated on. j discussed w.ny times m « back room«," and »he piece referred to will n*sist some in "tna -1 king up their luinds." Thrro is fun and' i hilosophy iu many of thc thort paraeraph*. ! . A U. I. . IiJJIf ton have on baud eii»l for «»«»• four or five second hand buggies, lVr-oiis whliing to set a bargain bad better eall earlv Ib-urv sava "b foro breakfast •* * * *_ _ k ' MisrAKtfciiY TlUGRtnt.—We often hear i.f mistake* mal.* hr the ececutricitv of the « leotie wires, and »hall for tin future recor»! i them lairiifully: tho following occurred iu •lisdftippi some teo weeks ago. but thc iéci* »1 m* i» too goo 1 to l»j lo t :—A lady r siding »t l'wrt Gibsoo, then «way from home, tele giapla td her husband that she would arrive Grand Gulf at a »tnt»d lime with thc Striitp Fox. The hurry of busin'.ss ren* d-red ibis small-pox, and thc mere announce in *nt created a panic fully eq tal to thit oc- ! «■a mo tv «4 by tho epidemic itself. Ji illoon. i]*/* »V d *r« baj py to announce the rclurn of our artist friend— T. C. Ilcaly, E^q. II i» in fine Ucalih, and will, uo doubt, attend* to lhe accommodai iou of tkoic who waut j»oi* trails of theinwlve*or friend*. ß »»•'Messrs. Mitchell & Meagher, the Irish patriot*, iutrud starting aL ut the 1st of Jan uary, iu the city of New York, a weekly newspaper. The Citizen is tho name chosen /or th » paper. ß'7"' Thinks to William Barks laie M. C., f >r late Congrc*sioial favors. We are also under obligations to II m. Jeff. Davis, S»*ere t iry of War, for various favors. Mr. ! nt a N. O. There's a climax to that story. Thj YcI I »w Fever had scattered our "City Fath-rs," end it wa* impossible to get a inciting for the j urfoie of pasiing q tarautine regulation*.— Homo public-spirited eitiz >ns look the law iuto their t»wn hands, and resolved to keep oat tha « mall jto.t. ri cl armis. Accordingly a dep utation which bad been vaccinat 'd, was scut ti I ho Bayou Fierro bridge, with orders to shoot, 1 lie borso* if tho stag« with tha ea*o of * nall-pox should attempt to pa«* that stream. Tho vaccinated deputation met the vehicle, r id learning that tho disease wxsouly swamp fit, and not considering that contagious or i 1 fiel ion«, took upon, itself tho responsibility of rluoboyiog orders. rhe In : f « a wa« 2 eoa toria »g The Sandwich Island* —Mr. Lyon«, th* i idepeudeut wW of Congress from Njw r , Vork, hi* gone to Washington with a memo Gal from the Sandwbh IsIanJers asking fur ilia sbni*»ion of tkair Island into the Union. Mc-wr*. Severance and Allen, our lato Com iniisioDT and Conusel, are urging annexation « ho, with all the persuasion *ud earocstnes»* ! 0 / whi^b tbwt » w espibh» The M&rkots. By late New Orleans papers, wc are in pos* *ca«iun of the foreign account« by steamers America and Herman, bringing Liverpool dates to the 10 th inat., being as late as due.— Eastern matters had undergone but little change, «till maintaining that irregular tainty as to tho involvement of other foreign powers, which makes *u«pense more detri mental to tha commercial interest« of the world, than tho worst alternative. In the face of the Austrian difficulties on the Danube the commercial interests seem to move on in he the the vit : wield this of has thi* vial mark«, were steady and unchanged.— Cotton was quoted at the same rates which the different grade« have borne for some three . ... , . ... mouths pa-t ; and although the market exlnb ited no great activity, yet prices were firm at the 'currant rates. Iu New Orleans, the rates have been singularly uniform for tbs m three months-Middling m»t varying at j j any time from a range of 9«s, though now the the ! m-ide figure is 9 1 * 2 . Wc have been sonic- J we what surprise J to bear such general cornplaiut * 1 tf law priaa. tbb. T«r „lica it „„I. require. F 7 ' y ^ ( instigation to show that the ruliug rates of j tbii* season have been fully one cent higher t j, an f or i«t£i an d 18Ö2 in tho same months Vwh t j, e wli off " in tho crop> anJ thc ! 1 , . * , . ; I extremely high rates ol many articles of eon sutn j, t ; onj , ua t cs t h 0 planter feel the greater of nwJ of ljigU ^ for his DWU proJuct nuJ thugU> Iose si lit of lLc actual f aa that prices I ! ,. . . , r . I * of ^ ^ ^ T*** ^ \ j mom*! article in the Delta reports some 1 : stringency in tho market, and more demand ; ! for money at higher ratesal-ways a common 1 j t • • « * * ,». m . , - , I ! ^ ""• . U ° ^ 1st of January, engenders a sort of want of i *' confidence in commercial circles, and a fed j Bg „f trepidation is excited among certain capital^ and borrowers, which onlv tends to 1 . 1 j 1 t!ß, ' ten ,L ° I ,urao stri,, S s of the one * aud ln ' I ° rfa *° the fcVerUl * of . lh * other.- | The great secret of all is a manifest want of j c ' n ' tn ® e * l °,,. . rü# 4,1 | n * *J scm as ■ ' lu r iî,r,cd h0me additional vitality to the mon- » | Py • ,ff ' irB of lb ® Crcsccnt City ; 8,1(1 wc hü P c ! uu ! |»crim.uent relief may ensuî, although not t . J ' ** - 1 fully Persuaded to the belief that anv actual ■ cood is ever realized from tho Hankins *vs b ~ ' the ,Ptn ' FeW 1 ** vc occurred in the hitli- g„ erto ru!i ' ,ß ratea fyr Coffee - F,uUr * lia ffP n £, ; Lr U<»pe, Ac.—Our homo market is well sup* p | ip< j Wl! i, a n tb0 n cco.saary products useful to ; 0 , lhe planter, and fair prices aie paid for P * r 4 _ f <',nr>n # Lotton. I uncer have a steady, regular channel—showing that the Our universal prosperity pervading and prevailing throughout tho world, is nut materially dis. turbed by quarrels aud quibbles between the Russian Bear and the Turkish Sultan.— Money, though more stringent than for a few days previous, was not commanding increased rate* of interest ; and Consols, that surest of all indicatioos of soundness in the coirtncr on w ~nTITT-7T7- , .. i Î '' c ' e l8e ® , £ !lt S° B 4Î C v!i y' 0 "* b H*™? coaij.luc.'ut oH Mjr iu. 1 ,,» j *-nw the bear engaged in a tiff with her ! ' lll 1 , î* !iaal,JU ' 1, *>*ereuv^ly retnarkeJ t-ia* j M * °i " " 1 Car> " * U 1 V 1 1 'r*' ni C>n | pU ra WC Io0 ^ at ,be 1 >, 1 ru «r , f j between the fc.*U-dosen asp.r.n . and n.»h, them joy m tco little ^ro^ aüd dou t much, care ** 8 °^ wiu r 'j*cJ. ; The Herald says as above, In spe^hirfi °f ; ! lbc contest now going on between Dcu;?erat» l 'for .k« C.M State« Scn»torAip. Tbci . . * I Hsmld.it will be seen, occupies tho wine I' 0 * j bition it did in thc canvass, wk'n it lup»« ail *« may 1 c whipped ; and then, as now, wished ! the end to be accomplished by a fi^ht among ■ °f tho Dcniocraey. Tho Whig party did not ' begin to oppose the Democracy strong enough to take all the fight out, but there is enough tbe left to hare a little family battle. No danger, however, of all sides being whipped. Strangk Ghost .Storv—A gho»t story ca*e has lately excited somo interest i» Wetz •!! Co., Virginia, of which we find tho following notice ill the Wheeling Times : Wc leant from an intelligent eiiix >n of Y.'et roll county, that Lehau Miner has been s uit on trio! by the Superior Court, for the mu;.J r (Jjmhlt«, with every prospect of a crovic- j tion, but it is probable it will require that be should be removed from tbo county for final •* ,r ' ! *b from the fact that the wli >le population j of the county *cetu to have taken «ides upou j »he q'lcstbuof hia guilt, owing to tha mystery »hat surrounds tho immediate cause of hi* i »rr«est. IV circumstance* have been before iu ri 'latei. Gamble was found murdered «ouïe three or four years ago. Suspicion at the tii »3 was attach'd to Messer ; hut it was not «iffieiMt warrant an arre.*t died away, and wa* forgo:ton ! C., The affair tjica uwav, aim «..«» .J^oico A Mr Hind- ' maud, a tavern keeper iu Wc'z;H. a cool, c dm I ghf, by clear •. iu hu o;ien man, of soon 1 judgment, who mver drinks, while parsing a rod* a fi 11 , at nighf, niooultgbt. wa* accosted su lL-uly, i clear fiehl, by a mao wire annouueod himself ns thc spirit of Gamble, who instructed him how to proceed to have Messer nriestcd, and that facts that would he developed would prove his guilt, lliridmand proceeded at di rected, anl his guilt has becu made manifest upon tho primary trial.*. The g roll«mu iuf »rms us that lb 're is not a inan in Wutxill county «iMMttuisjit would bo more entirely relied upon than Mf. Hindman's. It shoul l l<e boruuiu ni u I that thc trial* were not at all bawd upon what thc ghost said, or upon it in any way, It was otily the ghost's statement that in lujod II nd nmd to make such iuvc»iigatio#«s to warrant rhe arrest of M-'sair. Thi conrt ha* only In J before it the sub^ntial proof* anltesti mony. It is a ringnlar saffxtr^_ * _ % — 7 —:- - , . Achtralu.— ÿ» Augurt last tbs papula'ion A : f ,;^ ro, ' n r *255» ,n A " Jl ,7 lla « 8 About lUj, IJÖ v. y re at the gold diggia*. The y u ,1 o, gol'l for ho prevmu ! mouth I* cstinaitsd at 1 1 0 .DJJ ounces. J lie population of \iotoru W-« increasing from « îuigratioo at the rate of-bout 8,0 JO persons tf a month. From Custom House return* it wa« ascertained that 3 1-. gallons ol spmt^Und 2 M f 1 ?« 6 ' 4 ° ^ ® eoflee and 3 3-1 lb*, of tuhaoao. to uot be eoa «idc red to be consumed aanuajlym \ ic- Uve toria by «very ont of the popu.aaon. At the Molburna the arrival of foreigi venjis ave.- ^ »g -1 a'w.ut 10 ^ a month. . * tiv ! to From the Natcbes Frrt Trader. The Senatorahio. in With the decline of the influence of tbo great omiservativ* doctrine of State rights and the rapid'tendency to consolidation which has been exhibited in the recent history of the federal government of the Union, errors of thn most dangerous character have been grad ually creeping into the views entertained by many of the theory of our system, which threaten to swallow up what little of State in fluence yet remains to resist the progress to wards a *' strong national government.''— Some of these errors are directly traceable to the fierce aud dominant spirit ol partyisui, existing iu an extreme degree, which quad rennially manifests itself in the election of our 1 'resideufs, dividing the people into two contending, if not hostile, parties, each strug gling to secure the federal government for the purpose of obtaining possession of tho liouor» and emoluments of its enormous patronage. The manifest tendency of such a political con dition is cuevitably to enlarge and strengthen the powers and influence of the general gov ernment far beyond the intention of the fra mers of the constitution, and proportionally to weaken the legitimate influence of the Sta'cs. It is manifest, on an attentive study or! P' u Jormaliuo i't the federal cou »Ltuticn, that its framers looked to the corn b ; nation of two e ) t .meut», each a check upon tbo other, as the security for its permanency. as it* protection within its legitimate sphere, and <t*.a barrier to any encroach incuts by the j tnTJhZals are' ^pular fetora «nd Stale influence; or, to express it more J clearly, the influence of a majority of the 1 offba «event! States, and the influence of . S ""7" ,h<, 'r f-rp>n«*o cap»,» a. IfOVercLm*. It was their manifest intention so to combiue these two element«, that while they should net be hostile they should be mutually restraining, the combination furnish ! »«ft preserved in its proper equilibrium, I the only quarautce of tbo tcrpctuity of the eon- «yiem greater * The House of Representative« was intended nuJ to w ie !d the former influence, the Senate the prices I ! at,er ' 1 whil ° the eweintita department derives r . I * t! » authority from a combination of both — \ N ,° ** ^ ° f some of tho constitution, has, even with lights of ; experienoe, »een more elearly than they that 1 j fltn - v br ' in . (,, > of the ^gmluture should , I lose its proper mflueuce, or either should be ^ — « «V« >» ««' »>»« «» of i executive department, the whole »y»tem must fed- fail to ruiu*. They saw also, though not wi,b thc «' , ' ,r "''i»C distinefue« with whi«-b wc to 1 ,,ow P° r " ive * tLat ' ho | dan 8 er , WJS ,hat ^ j popmar element would become too powerful ln ' I for the State element ; and, k> guard against | the danger, the Senate, the representatives of of tbe • ta.e.*, where they all »tand as equals, was giveu extra-lcgidative powers in cornice as ■ tion with the Presidency, by which it might mon- » only chock him. but also protect itself ;— P c ! uu .'\ il W: '. s «!>«-ssly provided that " no State not without its consent »hall he deprived of its - cowl suffrage in the Scuate.'» ■ • ** *vs- To the Senate the sages of '87 looked, to ' the «Senate let us continue to look, as a safe hitli- g„ ar j »guiiH the tyranny of thc mere j»opu £, ; Lr majority ; for, 'whatever be the form of sup* government, tyranny must be the result ex to ; 0 , '!'f thc divisiou of power an! tho equilibrium for P f- Uditcrtaining tueso views, and they _ , . 0 , , . . . « I such a« roust meet tbo approbation ot every i State Rights man, we confess that wc have "* b oeu nomewhal »tartlcd on the perusal of her ni0I) ? b »hould be eboaen for the purpose „I j M 1 pp or ti „ 3 the Administration. That the 1 1 Admiuistration. so far as its principles have , f been avowed and its policy develop» d deserves n.»h, ^ r t of every free Democrat, ,s the kni(W[1 ' ^ ntill , ent J lh9 0ntire i) oiuoora<7of ; Mississippi. But that a sovereign State of °f ; this Union shoo'd so far firgot its high digni l V, *»»d shoul l so far diseard fandameuul '«'H r™"* 11 ^ e * "% ele!t "S<=-="*>r I exprc»*lv iJ.-lhc purpose of supporting any 0 * j AdmimstratioP, or even of becoroiug the *« J t . a d *r " of an AJ»ninsJîf»ti®® pa^V. »* a ! sentiment which will mî&î with iJlf responses °f approval. • of i ns I 11 sa, our sent 0.1 ly I n:. M nn ■ °f approval. not ' Such a sentiment i> noi only in contra*?«* fcl tbu tbcor y of the Senate, •* the organ tbe Executive department and upou its legLs lativc coordinate representing the popular m:ijori'y. but it b degrading the offiec of Sen ator, aud would bo degrading r thcr than hon ur:i5r!e t0 tlie individual upon whom it should •!! ho eoaf-rred with aiiy such view. ^ c hold tliat t!iu offije of aenator is second noue in dignity and importance known to 'he constitution. It Is to the Senate chiefly uit that the State«, especially tho smaller »States r :i * 1 'h ; ''her section, must look fir protec j H° n when thuir rights shall be invaded by the be popular in ij irity as represented iu the House, ur by the Executive, elecied, as In is uow vir j ,ual *J hy the «»me_ popular majority. The j Senate is the last citadel of btatc rights, be )'®ud the reserved power* Senators are the hi* reprc-c.Ha'.ivcs o. sovereigns. It is their da »)'• ns *' u 'h. especially to defend the States as «overeignj. When it snail become, the like tho Home, virtually tha rcpreseutative not °f *hç mere popular majority, ma last barn or to federal eucroashmcnt will be swept away, ' Seiutors, uot as tho rcprc».;uUtives of their sovereigns, but to become the mere sup I («irtcrs of Adiniuistrat;o:is or leaders of Ad uiinwtratiott parties, and the Senate will be CJRI3 uut a House of Representatives, with fetjrer uumbers, and therefore more easily tampered with or ontrolleJ—a mere orgou, uot of stake iufiuenco. but of thc popular na jerity, to<), stro.ig already by its asecnJcucy in thc llruce and iu the Executive depart meat. •. r W * ' a Nn ! Lot a* never elect a Seuator with «iie'i a view. Lot him be chooeo as a «jver eign chooses hi? ambaisa lor. L .'t us choose him with »u-h views a« shall mike him proud ly feel that he represrot* a sovereign Jjtgta.—• L»t him b : chosen thus, aud he will be ready at all timo* to defend the rights of his ooästit' u-mts and tlie integrity of the sovereignty he represents Lot him be chosen thus, and ho will at all proper tinns speak out his honest èouvi étions, without stopping to coq % vhsther tfe sendmont* wlrieu ha avow» are suo'i a* should /all from th* lips of a mare A dminiitratioii Icnlar. A full Senate, oho 8 .-Ü With such « view of the «Seuator, al oflrec. wou |,j be the strong.;^ security for tho pre «,rv»tion of the consutut ion paasiWe under ajgtein of g'lvernmcut, beyoud the reserved Every Senator would feel the «eight tf a bljsh an , resptMI8tbility r * , upnn him to look to thc constitutki alone" not to party plsUhms or administration edicts, as bis guide ; ho would appreciate thc lofty dignity of hii position a* th; reprisouta Uve of hisaovereipn; and *he oppositiou ot the bwnta to tQy .Uiumtstratioa measure ^ t0 aaj êCtl9n ^ t!w of R Tra<nnfl ) tiv •«, »n 1 it; t\tpgsig\ a'lk*. w>u T dcarry with ' M .1 to, vary lira • ir the , to - v -r —. .. them irresistible moral power. It is good sometime* to reçu Mo first principle* ere one b>' out* they be «wallowed up i:i tho whirlpool of a party seal, which, iu it* hWMMt ardor, not only sometime« dor« injury to it* own eaum*. but also tends too frequently to obliterate tho line* of demarcation which the framers of the constitution hare with profound wisdom drawn in that sacred instrument, in its divi aion of power, and its allotments to each de partment, and to each branch it* appropriate functions. Entertaining auch opinions, every Demo crat in the Legislature should approach the election of Seuator ; and their choice should be worthy of such sacred and important priu ciplca. That Mississippi will elect as Sena tor one who will be prepared, from the devel opinent» already made, to give the Adminis tration a cordial and vigorous support, no oue can doubt. But that »uch should be the pri mär)/ object of bis election, is a sentiment which wo utterly repudiate. The Administration of President Pierce has thus fur fully met the high expectations of the South and of the whota American people, with the exception of the Hunkers of New York. Ilis Inaugural Address, with the ex ception of that portion of it which declared the Compromise measures constitutional, and his first Annual Message, have commanded their cordial approbation. The growls of discontent in New York will soon be silenced : and its future will be as brilliant and bénéfi cient as its past has been auspicious, sissippi will sustain it while it advances in its present high career I her Senators and Bep rescutatives will give it their strong support ; but she would be false to her own principles to elect a Senator merely to give that support. She will choose him to stand up as her em bassador in a council of sovereigns claiming unj enforcing equality with the proudest and most powerful of them all. of of Mis be the the — of From Lower California. Rf.^clt of thr Ijuvasion.— Tho invasion of La Pay, Lower California—lias already been announced in some of the papers. The following proclamation, issued by the filibustering party, gives a detailed history of thc affair : HEADQUARTERS OF THF. Rf.PUBUC OF Lowea California, Nov 7. 1853. Report of the Independence of Lower Cal fornia. On the morning of the 17th of October, we sailed with the first Independence Batta lion, for Lower California ; the command, consisting of forty-five men. Our voyage was a prosperous one to Capo St. Lucas — We lan led on the 25th October ; there we gained some information of importance, and procee»Icd on our way to La Pax. On the 3d day of November, our vessel cast anchor • p-msi'e the town. A party was ordered by i Col. Walker to land, take possession of the town, and secure tho person of the Governor ; Jouf. Gilltnan commanding the party. Iu le?s than thirty minutes tho town was taken, Wo hauled down tho Mexican flag in front of the Governor-.* bouse proclaimed the iu dependence of Lower California, and our in-! dependent flag floated triumphantly, where of bat a few mo uent« before that of Mex- P i 0 ha 1 waved in supposed security. Our men, f rovlsl.ius and munitions of war were landed, the town fortified, and C»j 1. Wal ker entered upon hi.* duties as Presidout the Republic of Lower California, issuing tîl# such decree* a* were congenial to thc citixsn«, ns well as the security aud comfort of his command. Here we remained until Sunday, Nov. G, when thc President determined to • remove thc sea: of Government to St. Luca* I 11 accordance with his determioation we larked, taking with u* ex-Governor Kspiuo sa, and tha public documents. Shortly after our embarkation, a vessel came into port, having on Loud Col. Bebollero, who sent by tho Government of Mexico to super sede ex-Governor Hspiuo.aa. A small detach ment was dispatched to briug Col. Bebollero 0.1 Loird th 3 vessel. This order was prompt ly executed. i ' I and the G»)veruor secured. M be cm. thc Vi u? and »* a organ legLs Sen hon to the vir The be the da the or ly About an hour after this occurrence, a party was s°nt on shore to procure wood.— While iu the act of returniug to their boats, fhey were fire 1 upon bv a large party ofeiti gens; ! hi* commenced the first action. This party Con*i^^ of bat six men, who returned ! to th: vessel nû'Hr a heavy fire of musketry,! without losing a tnad. jlcsotims fire was opeue 1 upon the town, into our *'- r diuanoe, which was kept up until Col. W«î*N lamiîd l with thirty men,, whçn the light became gC.' 1 '! oral. From tho time of lauJiug until the ! close of the action—a signal defeat of the ! enemy—was about one and a half hours— Tne enemy's loss was six or seven killed, and scvcral wounded. Oar mm did not so rnueli j as receive a wound, except fioin thc Cactus, ■ ;i __* , while pursuing the enemy through thi cliap parel, iu rear ot thc towu. Thu* ended the battle of La Pax, crowning our efforts with success—releasing Lower Cal r,„_ ,« _ . °e u l.ornia from the tjrennou* joke of Mexico— ■m l securing thc establishment of a new Rs public. * Tnc commercial re.*ouroe*, and mineral aud un ? lt. ra I.^U.WU r W erf Low« cotUAfO fxvorauly wuh tho>c ol tier sist er Rcpub i 1 *. Our men are all in fine hîalth and spirits, ar.d are ai noh'e an l <1 «tprmin «J . kJl„ anuareat noo.e ani U-ttriuin-d a body as 0 were ever collected together. Tbc officers who compose tha Gjveramcut are a* follows : 'V" W.LK, Pro« loot.of the R.pobü. of Lower La.uornu. « Frederick K.wjrT, Secretary of State. Jon* M. Jarnao;« Seo'v of War. ILiwsarv A H» Aa r B-h iif V«. llow ARD A. SHOW. Î50C y ot Navy. UILI.ITAF.T. John Chapman, Mijar of Battalion. of Chas. P 4 Gilman, Captain of Battalion. . J..HM McAibbsb, sZ IMfmm*. J IM > rnY Crocker, S-icond Lieut inant. Q. Samoel Kjla.nd, Third,Lisuteuaut. _> it, t of sup Ad be na a he ho , ) ' » NAVAL. AVilriam T. Mann, Oaptain of Navy. A. William«, Fir»t Lien;cnant. Ju.'in Grandsll. «S «oild Lieutenant. Oir G iverninmt has been form -d upon a » 1 * » 'fcA mi /q* »1 n 1 j cl ^-nre and firm bAii* ^ The Civil Code aud Uode of I'raotice Ol LJUisisna havo been the ulojtod far th* rule of decision in our Court* sad a.« lhe oivil law of the land. We arrived at Capo Ft. Lie is. Thursday, N»v 8. O.l tho iuoruingoftho9.il, the» M ixicaa cutter Ganavaerutsoloff tho Gape. G. Our app;aranco w<u so formidable* she deem- j ** .1 ,Jla K Z better p.„ of ,.W, brteW to, and gava a* tho slip. IntbcoveniBg our troop* again embarked for Maglaleni Bay, his where the President c mtofnpiatesesublisJkiug and Mea . . . 0^*"J,je ' said a J»>pp a dua> to har sut«*. hopeful s m, who followe 1 the piscatory pro liaasio 1 , "dj doar, fix up a little ; you look vary slovenly. Oj, wdat aa awful thing it would b«, if \oa sbeaM g^t »Irowaiji looktïig the seat of Gaverumont for the pre sent. C A above, I after. !.. , to - one not tho the was de the of of : ; Tho Affhir of Young SouIj. The dispute of young Soule, says Urn Lou siana Courier, at a ball givcu by the Frenoh Ambassador at Madrid, has made tome noise in the European Capitals. A Paris corres pondent of the London Morning Chronicle gives the following details of the affair. It republished iu tho French language in a Paris paper, from whieh we extract it: " Private letters from Madrid mention an altercation that took place at the fete of Ht. Eugenia, and was near having a serious ter mination. It was on Saturday week, St. Eu genia's day—a saint almost unheard of till Louis Napoleon brought her iuto notion by making on empress of one that bears the name—tbo Marquis do Turgot, the French Ambassador at Madrid, gave a ball at which were present all that the HpanLb capital con tains of elegance and brilliancy among the nobility and in diplomatie circles. Among the guests was the Duke of Alba, brother-in law of the Empress of Fiance, and Mr. Soule, son of the new Minister of the Uuitcd States. In the course of tho evening, young Soule, while walking in the ball-room with Mrs Perry, wife of the American Secretary of Legation, overheard tho Duke of Alba make contemptuous remarks on tho style of dress adopted by the wife of the American Minis ter, mother of young Sonic. It appears that lady had adopted a costume, not very fashion able at Madrid. It covered her neck to the dun, whilst it is permitted to the ladies of that capital to exhibit to the extreme limits of decency, all the graces that nature has be »towed upon them. The remark of the Duke of Alba was as follows: *'That is Mary of Burgundy who passing ?' When young Soule heard this offensive expression, he quitted the lady who was leaning on his arm, and going right up to the Duke, told him he was a " blaek-guard giving him a push at tho same time. The excitement in the ball room was extreme. The elder Soule camo up and drew his »on away from the scene. Tho young man sent a challenge to the Duke, who declined receiv ing it. This dispute will assuredly assume a to or is political aspect, it Mr» Soule was not dressed in strict conformity to the prevailing modo! If is certain that no fight had taken plaea; at the date of the last dispatches from Madrid, but the affair was tho subject of conversation every where, and public opinion regarded Jonathan's position as preferable to that of the Hidalgo. In Batta voyage — we and the anchor Whereas, It has pleased Almighty God by i n the wise dispensation of His Provideucc to the ; Iu taken, Briscoe, all of whom bid fair to become bright oruameuts to their country, and useful and front influential members of society ; who, whilst iu- wilh M| 8trüVe ^ prümc>t0 the b}st iQterwf8 in-! r ., a . . . ... where of tho Soc '" t - v * and at thft samo t0 P rc * Mex- P are »hemielve* to act well their re«peetive Our parts in tho great drama of life ; therefore, were it Wal tîl# relatives of our departed brother a in this their bereavement, his . - "I .. , to • 0 ' *»>e decease I, wo wear the usual badge mourning for thirty days. after port, a book of thi* Society, This ! ff^Oue of our exchanges in Noticing thc marriage of Henry A. Wise, recommends any was dear bachelor frieml still halting between two opinions, to go ''Go and do like Wise'* l - -- - - — - 1 '! (£/*• Youthful moralisera are cot unlikely the ! to experienced judges, the ! _ tTT" It t* * faet •*!*b. , . ; «hed and well known and that the Arabians attained 2 height io the knowl j edge of medicine which caused whale world to T owl . ei [ al ^ f l n, { re ,. u l( . h , tli 7 1 a * ci . e , n a c . e .^f tlaennutry had its birth, and it is,therefore,m.* at ail étrange that a people »0 eminently successful in «he haalir.g art, ami so persevering and daring in charaetei, should, bv actual and untiring e.tperi meuL discover remedies far surpassing in etii cacy *■» others, for the cure ot those diseases incident to them f ro m their mode of life. The greater part of their time being »pent in hazardous ami bloody warfare with the different tribes, they were sub aud most violent a.tacks of rheumatism, ol bruis^^. tumart, .sweilin^. diseases of the joint«« etc. AH these diseases they were so surprisingly in curing, that the uniniate l looked with won ' 1 ' ?r « and attributed their »kill to the powers as 0 f mae i c . u. G. tARRELL'S ARABIAN LIN 1MEXT is a composition of balsams and oils, from rare plants peculiar to thiscouutry, and it was by t!le US€ of ™t article* composing this great reme « U eh miraculous cures. The Arab steed is world renowned for its beautiful symetry of form, his unsurpaoaeJ speed an l agility, and the incredible fatigue be w capable of enduring. Why is it ?— Be reuse from the time of his birth his limbs are carefully watched, and upon the first appearance of disease, the magic lotion is applied, and such . th,n ^ a* confirmed sw eeny, poll-evil, fistula, ring "Ä Q. Farrell's Arabian Liniment is used in time.— Therefore delay not iu procuring a good supply of it, for every dollar spent in it will save you twen t jr, and a great deai of suffering, if not your life. Tribute of Respect. Oakland College, Dee., 19, 1853 At thc last regular meeting of the Adeiphic ' Institute, tho following preambles and resolu tions were read aud received : remove from this earth three of our beloved brothers, II. Selser, O P. Watkins, and G. • 33 it Resolved, That we deeply sympathise with Resolved, That as a testimony of our re Resolved, That copie* of these resolutions be sent to the relative* of the deeeaieJ, anil cm. that th* Vicksburg Whig, Southîrn Watch Tower, Port Gibson Reveille, an»l Natcbex Mirror b 3 respectfully requested to publish thc samo. u? Resolved, Tint the preceediug preamble and resolutions be transcribed iu tho minute CHARLES E BUCK, ) WM. W. COWAN. DUDLEY W. JONES, ) Commit te. «I «• Bale No C New 1 I * 1 ced G V misa we I« : Look out for Counterfeits! The public are cautioned against another conn* a î , . M . lat< j ly tu , a . ( K itâ appearance, call j cl W- B. ifl'rftl s Arüijidfi Liniiit p nt the most dan« ^rous of all the counterfeits, because his having the nam« of Farrell, many will buy it in good ftutb without the knowledge that a countarteit exuts^ th f/ Wl1 ^ perliapaonly discover their error *P unou * mixtore has wrought it. evil The genuine artitle is manufactured only by H G. Farrell sole inventor and proprietor, and w hole j ** !e ^ 17 street Peoria, Illinois, «fore Farrell's, thus— U. G. FARRELI/S_an«t his signiture on the wrapper, all other* are cour. b , y . N ;. P - ^«°dv Charles Shreve, and A. K. l^onar.J A Co„ Port Gibson; Scouetl ft Mea l, and J. Wright A Co., New Orleans; and bv regularly authorized agenta throughout the United sut«*. p 1 nUeü A F U Port C 3 ** Trice 85 and 5) cents, and gl f«r bottle. A .k»ts W*«t*i) in every town, village and hamlet in the United States, in which one ia not already established. Address i! G. Farrell as above, acroaopanied wieb y>oH irfenence satoehs«. after. resp^Mhihtj«, fc,-. lffivv Sold Out ! I niBE undersigned informs tbo nubile that be 1 has sold out his stock of Merchandise, and will leave thia place positively by the flr»t o< Jan aary ; therefore, those indebted to him can hav* the ulttuwn of calling and utt/lirur their bille forth with H P MERIUF1F.LD December 28 1853—19-lt. *_ Lou noise It in an Ht. ter Eu till by the con the of that the of be as was a A Jew Pedlar ROM Port Gib 0:1 left a Time-Pirce at a Farm Ilona« in J«-tf«r»<>n County Miasiakippi, la«t July or Auyuat : lie 01 hia repre-wntafivea can hava it by iilentifiyiuz the Watch and paying fur thia ad vertise ment. December 28,1853—10-1 w. F House for Sale. TWO-STORY RESIDENCE on Main Ktreet is offered lor sale For further particular*, enquire at thi. office. December 28 1853—10—tf. \ Notice. R. GEO. C. JFUiSKNT i* authorized to re ceipt for moneys due the Estate of Nathan iel F. Moody. A ELIZABETH MOODY Executrix. 1 GEORGE V. MOODY Executor, of N. P. Moody deceased. M Decem ber 28,1853—lit-4w. _______ Executor s Notice. N OTICE is hereby given, tliat, at the Decem ber Turm, A. D. 18.53, of the Hot.orable Pro bate Court of Claiborne county, letters Tea'a nieutary were granted to the undersigned, on the estate of Gkobue W. T. Buiscut deceased persona indebted to said estate, are hereby noti fied to make payment to the undersigned without delay; and thoie having claims against the same, arc likewise notified to ;>r«*— ni tii* same duly au thenticated. within the time prescribed by law, or they will be forever barred, II. F. SUAI PER, Decemher27, t853. Admiiilstrafor's Xotirc. N OTICE »hereby given, that, at the Decern her Term A. D. 1833 of the Honorable Pro hate Court ot Claiborne County, Letter* of Ad ministration were granted to the undersigned, on the estate of Asoatw VV lUiu, deceased. AH persons indebted to said estate, are hereb} - notified to make payment to the underi>ia>ned without de ley; and thune having claims against the same are likewise notified to present the sumo duly | authenticated, within the time prescribed bylaw, 1 or they will 1> ' A I nlb-v3tf of ! L U. BRIDEWELL. Administrator. Dec. 28.1853—19-6W. THE STATE OP MISSISSIPPI, i CL AI HORN K COUNTY, ss. ) In Probate Court of su id County at De- ! cember Term, A. D. 1 8âJ. To Sarah Euing awl Jno Euing, her ! husband of thc Stute of Texas, and to all other persons interested in the lands, tenements and hereditaments of Sarah ! St!*?* m* .. - ■ , , I 1 Oi. ,,, L, t rohv C.OJ k. be and »rp'tr be. fore the Frobato Court of Claiborne county X Mississippi, on the first day of the Term there- P of. on the fourtn Wonduy in Jintaiynext, is.,i. the petition ot S. O. Bridewell Administrator of said decedent, aud to show cause, if any you have or can, why the lands, tenements and hereditaments of sa.d decedent should not be sold as prayed for. r 1 J. at W ITNLS 8 , the Hon. James A. y Maxwell, Judge of tho Prebate Court of Claiborne county, the ^SWgjsSF fourth Monday of December, A. D. eighteen hundred and fifty-three. Issued the 27th d.av of D ■cember 1853. nl9-vö-tdc. uu, JAMES A. GAGE. Clerk Tax-Collector's Xotlcc. T HE Tax-Collector of Claiborne County will attend and meet the Tax-Payers, at the fol lowing times ami places, either in person, or by deputy, acccording to law, to collect the Taxes due for the year 1853:— At Rocky Springt , on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, the Oth, 10th and 11th days ol Janu ary next. At Rrandywim Prtciurt. on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, the ath, 10th and 11th days of January next. At Port GtOton. on Monday, Tuesday and Wed nesday, the ath. 10 th and 11th days of January next. At Pitgah Precinct, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the 12th, 13th and 14th of January next. At Grand Gulf, on Monday, Tuesday and Wed nesday the 1 Gtii, 17th and ltith of January next At Bethel Prednet on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday the ICtli, 17th and IStfc days of Janu ary next • The Tax Collector being required to pay over the taxes of the State and County in Giddur Sal. i ver, none other can tie received by him in pay- ! ment ol lhe same. J I J Sovereigns taken at f t.85 ; and Five-Francs at 33 cent*. No Drafts or Order* taken for Taxes. A. II. BOBO Sheriff K T. C. of Claiborne County. December 29,1853—19-Cw ÜT" It is not obligatory upon the Sheriff to fur nish small change, and impossible for him to obtain it for that purple. Tax Payers will therefore prepare themselves to pay exact amouuts. I bi* Oysters , Oysters ! TOSEi'lI MAGANOS re./wutfully informs his «I irieud* particularly, and the world ceuerally, tiiat he continues to keep on hand the very finest varieties of the bivalve. Price* suited to the weather. Call at M.'a Saloon, and in the lan guage of Avou'a Bard, you'll find— The man who won't refuse To cook your Oyster* as you choose y Oysters fresh, my Charges just— Excuse me, though, I cannot Kredit ! Port Gibson, Miss., Dec. 21, 1853. * 18-tf to '.Notice to Planters. ILL COTTON stored in my Shed, will be «• *• covered by Insurance at the rate of 20c per Bale per month; unless I am otherw ise instructed No charge will be inaJo lor Storage, and liberal advance* in Cash or Produce will he made on C otton shipped through me to Fellowe* A Co New Orleans. J. S. MAS0*Y ' December 21, 1833. _ . 1 O/Afkf Y i I « r ARN Bn a 1 V«. r IT I hscer fir «al», 8( To- ; W..11 WM-I7.tr bTT*„;V.• is-:; CAN DIES : 7ÜÖ LB ^' St LOtH3 SANDIES.— * y . V coinprLing all kinds of Fancy 1 an lies, which will be sold ut greatly redu ced rates, and as low as can bo bough» in the «State—dce.2l-18-tf S. FORBES. Fresh Garden Seeds : G ROWTH of 1853, j a* t received by dec. 21 - 18 - tf SPOONER FORBES. To the I. a dies. ARE selling Dr«?*.« goods and Embroider V ies at first New York cost. Lad, e», y , mi misa a bargain if you r.egloct to call upon us, for we are selling out on account of moving. I« ERANKENBLÎ 6 II St ENGLESINO Deceaiber 21, 1853, 18-tf •Just Receivedt A new lot of mess pork clear S ™7l,Â.î;" ^..pky FRANKKNBUSU & ENGLES1NÛ December 21 , 1853 " * u ' 18-ti T II K Hilliard Exchange F n< T,ôuS ,ed W W "If** Liquor., Wmes, Brandy Of f n and Tobadse, Of Choice qualities. •LG HASTINGS. 18-ly U ti Port Gibson, Dec. 14. 1852. T"«£ i ï&, 1 S" OT v j r »«w." ■»<»» BlLUAlD l-XCHANCif, K-.: M, rk i,~V^ A.ol INWi** L f . PA£L AT THE l)illii Ari1 ^ and try the [>, -, h ® rd Fx<:|, Blake's Arunatic Hitter« i„ r j,'* y - L '*e." «•»t.on; BkowV. *«d •«a ami Ch.Ht-r*; Mmn Guni'****' Uinou* Stomachic lhitsra Stoughton ami Hasting, Bitter«' J/I 1 '**l!? "Appetizcre" "«•»» sslefc^JJ A few drops of auv of the abovs 1 wrfh Brandy, ia a sure ic.r.edy f*: ??*** afflict mankind ' -Also, the '«Rl tum cordial, Sea,man S, . Hsl SANTS ArraaisM,-' * u «xcalWut V "TS breakljst. 1 '»tad, Last, not least, is the " V«a» 0 r», »> mg stimulent,-, new a„J * % All and nwch more the Doc" "neatly put Op»' try - loci*,'* Vt t |i ri r"; N* BILLIARD EX.'afeï December 14 1 fe,'3. u '**'oV For sale at thy Billiard OARDI.VES in whole, half and n^T O (Jouxuilct ; Anisette, Brand »,rV ^ta Abaynthej Cordials; Cherry î- rr *** - I Brandy Fruits; 7 * t - u »a* s , Onuige de iicur water; Byas' Porter and Ale: Falkirk do. do. Philadelphia do do. Cham|niene Cider and Champagne Wine, pints, or various brands. December 14, 1853.—17-tf be and r. la«t ad »« 1 Ut J. w. champlin GRAND GULF, Mla ' I Dealer in all kinds of I Produce, Cirocerli*. « ra-d , I WjNES. AND LIQUORS GENERm* STAPLE & FANCY DRY COO!» n i: * j in«. Hats, Boot., Shoes, llanlwtr» r Saddlery, Woodware, J 1 '« 1 ». cv**,, Flowa, F JttM ' Giumivs, Butgier, *-*»( 41 «. Burroughs Corn-Mil!», " frill Store Slltp and Sell Cotton I* Agent tor N'. Y. Home, Franklin c Hudson River Life Insurance Coii:pa",jL Uri , r '* for «ale Draft «.»i w Y ar.J . w "h | Drafts on New Orleans. " * *«; 1 December 7. ' I L YON S kathanun.Lulin « Extra«»,F..r^ ■ 8having Soap, Avm'i Cherry p«w ! good . India Cholugogue, Daisy's Pa» Kin* Javne. Expectorant. Mount EaglsT-,^; ■ lor scouring çla«», stiver. Ac, ßritiskLW 1 tre, an excellant arti. :« for Kour.ri knives, I'ickles, pickled Sein*» ' l'aregor.c, Lauduum. Qui- 1 nine, No. C Hot Drop, Sulphur, Sait*, and all kind* of Plantation Medici due. 7-10-tf ! ! ! I Who will so Han*ry? y HAVE no» „.»„d „d ,7.4. u X Me*» pork, 13 cases clear S de». 40 1> U P ,,rl '- 15 va-.k* ribbed Sides u tierew 'ÂlÂ'îS*' ' ' „ n*s f»r j. w. ciiamiu, r - :■ or tri« J. W. CIIAJIPLLV 15-tt Burrows' Corn-Mil! r HAVE JUST RECEIVED six wa wh L 1 lour 20 inch, ol the above nar-ied MILLS 1 ; sell them as low a* they can le bought m Cire* nati. The ruperiority of these Mills overs®» ^ ers, is ao well known that they netd no rice' mendation. They can be seen in o|»«raiion»!i*s plantations of tho late Dr. Uiison, 1). C il Thomas Moor, W. T. Magruder. Thoa. W. Bn*> J. G. Flowers, and Moses Foster. Call »idhd! at them, even if you do not want to boy on» _ „ „ J. W. UIAMHLB Grand Gulf. Mav 25,1853. 4t»tf „ „ Grand Gulf. Mav 25,1853. 4t»tf nnr *Tt't<nsiaimu ... I " 1 '. F- »ATI ..tllLL.vf'lkn«. A ttS Disharoon s Mill," » rew oSsreJ (w r.ï «* nu!« from An i '''l,'"!. d » .i", lr "'" °'T 0u! (' anilt * ! Z nY 0 '' > V •«» wither PMaX /he term. w. 1 be acconunodatir.g. F«nhrii| SlT.êneH „^', 1 J* g * V *" by •Ppl);"? to turn J^S^Gu f TEr"*' ° r ' U ° ra " d ° Ul1 1 0it 0Æc€ ' CîEOÏUiE CONNELLY COTTON FACTOR > — AND — Commis n Merchant, No 29 Carondelet Street, New Orltau, / T'HF undersigned will act a. Agent IotOimn 1. CoNNzt.tr, Esq., and will attend to »n» b*, nes* lor him, in this amt the adjoining Contint with promptness and despatch. Liberal idvirca made, in cash or plantation supplies, on C. 2 u stored with him for shipment to'the a bot». _ . _ „ ^ I- w. CHAMPLIN. Grand Gulf, Dec. 7, 1853 — IC-tf FOB SALE: L. W. D1SHAB0C.T December 14,1853. 17-tf THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, j claibornr rot'NTT. si. | I ft the Profrate Court at Novtmltr 7tt% A. D. 1853. TO all Creditors and other persons cr ested in the Estate of Andrew Chu». deceased, Greeting ; Y OU are hereby cited to *pp*»r btfvw "» Court on the first day of a Term tusraof*• bi* holden at the Conn House, in and furaÜ County, on the 4th Monday in Janu ary next, to »how cause v> ny me n {«.»»" the Couimissiuncr of insolvency of said e^n f . (•reseated at the present term, shad Bvtb allowed. By order of the Court, De»'cinfer 2.13^ JAMES A. GAGE, Cleit. oI7-v3 : 4w be per on ' THE .STATE OF M1SSIS.SHTI, I U CLAIBORNE COl'NTT, j The State of Mississippi to Robert T*'H. Administrator of Ann Toffs, tiecMwi formerly Ann Dougherty, vho teat M Minist rat rix of James iJougfuity. reused —iir«*«'ting ; Y OU arc hereby cite»! to he ur.d personally *? /•ear before thc Probate C«>ort of oouuty.at thc January Term A. l v '>4 of» lJ Court,»« the First bay of said TermS* 1* bi guti nud holden »t the Court House, io tbs town of Port Gili-on, in sai l County. Hie 4tii Monday of said moaffi» 1 * plead, answer, or demur t» the heretofore filed in said (h.urt, in the u*«** Jamç» Ifoiigherty and William \l by bis next friend, the »aid James, aad f 6 '»" ved as to the iutere« of thc »Ri»l Willi**» »« th»,» name of «lames Doucher tv his ndati |1 i , * r3 " tor, and »how enu.*e, if anv you cnn. why y 0B shall not render to »aid Court » Emd of th,! actings aud doing* of the said Am* late Administra- Dougherty. ®* ceased; or *L 1 iv cause, if any you the account heretofore presented by y**îî Administrator, in rigiit of your wife, tke-J* 1 •ktin. (».' tho E i»ot be proceeded with to h final hearing * uU settlement ; and why the prayer of Mid tion shall uot lie granted, and the Estate »* *-»iJ decedent distributed to and auioinl heirs ut law of the »aid James iLugltt 1 »!* deceased. And further to do and »uffer snch ojh«» things a- »hitli be considered aud - said Court, in the premise«. , • WITNESS, the Ho:.- A u Maxwell, Judge of the I fü Court of Claiborne County. » 1 • Court House thereof, on tb, r Monday in Nov, inter, A t' »• • j _ »een Hundred and l ift* -three, with th« B I sa '^ Court hereunto affixed. ■ ; [»sued thc 2d day of December, . l »W-C " mSSToai*.w»» the : mi for Mf - IM '