It' _WING -DON JOURNAL. WEIOLE No. 167.1 TERMS OF THE 117NT111(71D311 JOTTV,,ITAL. The "Journal" will be published every Wednesday morning, at two dollars a year if paid IN ADVANCE, and if not paid within six months, two dollars and a half. Every person who obtains five yr.h;scribers and forwards price of subscription, shall be f amshed with a sixth copy gratuainusly for oaf yea:. . - - . subscrlptionreceived tor a less period than six mouths, nor any paper discontinued sat+lart•earages are paid. All commuhications must be addressed to the F.clitor, post paid, or they will not be witended to. Advertisments not exceeding one square bull be inserted three times for one dollar for every subsequent insertion, 25 ficents per square will be charged: if no detniteorderd are given as to the time an adverisment is to ac continued, it will be kept in till ordeed; but, and charge accordingly. TIIE GARLAND. ---,—"VVith sweetest flowers enricli'd From various gardens cull'd wtth care." THE LONE ONE. Ain—"Sitien' on a Rail." vroaDs Br R• T, CONRAD, F. 54 Sung oy Quayle, at Ma Farewell Concert . They told the soldier's widow'd bride Thal he a glorious death had won; 'Oh! NTQC2ifi,. she shreked. w. too had died, lkly child, for we are all alone— Desola'e and lone! Desolate and lone! Desolate and lone!" Her heart was with her dead. tier ),abe in all her sorrow smiled, liar early doom'd, her only one; Death from her heartstrings tore that child ',aid left her all alone— Desolate and lore! Desolate and lone! Desolate and lore! She pray'd to join her dead! This widow clasp'd her sunken brow— Her pale lips breath'd a broken moan— She sunk—her heart had burst—and now Sloe is no more alone ! N ever more alone? Never more alone! Never more alone.! She sleeps beside her dead! MISCELLANEOUS. Bra® the N. 0. Commercial Bulletin Pera Cruz Taken. By the French steam ship Meteor, ar rived last night in 60 hours from Vera Cruz, intelligence was received that the Castle of San Juan de Ulloa , was taken by the French Fleet after a bombardment of three hours, with a loss of only four men, by the blockading squadron,—while , from four to five hundred Mexicans wer killed. In the same ship came a messen ger, who was hurried on to Washington being the bearer of important despatches. From the Courier we take the following particulars of the bombardment, On the 27th of November, the French Admiral, Baudin, sent word to the Mexi can General, Rincon, that he was about to attack the Castle of San Juan de Ulloa. About two o'clock the same day, three French frigates, 'a sloop of war and two bomb ketches, moored between the reef, within gunshot of the Castle; and so well directed was their bombs acid heavy artil lery, that in less than four hours they had silenced the fire of 100 pieces of 114exican artillery, demolished all the out works, including the famous redoubt calls,' El Caballero, and killed and wounded 600 um of the Mexican garrison. About 6 o'clock in the afternoon of the Sith, the Mexican commander in the Castle, hung out a signal for the cessa tion of the hostilities, and begged to be allowed time to withdraw his wounded from the ruins of the fortifications— Ad miral Baudin replied that lie could con sent to no truce. but would allow the Mex ioans to retire from the fort, if they capit ulated. To this the Mexican General a greed, and withdrew his troops from the Caste, which was immediately octopi ed by the French soldiers and marines. The iMexican Lanny. near Vera Cruz, was 5.000 strong; but their officers did not consider themselves able to hold the town, commanded as it was by the guns of the Castle, until the French Admiral consented that one thousand of the Mex— ican troops should remain in the city, to preserve order. It was believed that negociations had been commenced between the Mexican Government and the French Admiral, for the re-establishment of peace, hat some time may elapse before the result is known'. The French: Admiral it was thought, would no longer hinder the vessels of all nations from trailing to Vera Cruz. We have here given all the particulars which have reached us. Of the uniterior designs of either the French or Mexicans , we are ignorant. Time alone can tell, whether the Mexicans, dispirated by this, their first trial of strength with the French will consent to patch up a peace and pay the money demanded of them; or whether the war will be prolonged, and lead to fnr ther conquest by the arms of Louis Phil. At a late hour last night, we were put in possession of 'the following highly in teresting particulars of the attack and capture iof the Castle of San Juan de Ul loa—for which. we are indebted to the polite attention of an officer of the U. S. Revenue Cutter Woodbury; U. S. Revenue Cutter fl cud bury, 7th Dec. 1838: S P. P. Rea, Esq. Editor N. 0. Bulletin; Having been an eyewitness of the en gagement between the Castle of St. Juan de Ulloa, & the French blockading squad ron under the command of Rear Ad miral C. Baudin, at -Vera Cruz, I have pen . ned the following account of the same, and which I have directed to you, for whatever purpose .you may think proper to make use ot. The 27th day of Novem ber was fixed upon for the final issue of the message to the Mexican government from the French Admiral. According to reports in the morning, a courier had ar rived, bringing their answer which was. 'War to the blade, and from the blade to the hilt.' During the morning the French squadron proceeded with three double banked frigates, four sloops of war, as many brigs and bomb vessels, and took their position abreast of the Castle with out any interruption, at about one mile distant—the weather being very fine and perfectly calm. At halt past 2, P. M, the ,bombard meat from the French fleet commenced; at that instant the Mexican coluors were hoisted on the Castle. and the fin; prompt ly returned. The fire was continued by both sides without cessation, till between the hours of 4 and 5, P. M., when the bombs from the French fleet having taken effect, two severe explosions took place in the Castle which for some time completely envelop. ed it in smoke. Upon clearing away, we perceived that the observatory which was situated on the highest battery, from which the warmest fire was kept up, was entirely demolished. The other explosion took place in the low battery, burying in their rules upwards of 200 men, and dismounting upwards of 170 pieces ar tillery, according to the accounts I receiv ed from town. The firing from both sides continued until 8 o'clock, at which time that from the Castle ceased. The next morning by a despatch from town, we were informed that the loss in the Castle was 400 men killed and woun ded, among whom wet e 35 officers. The second in the command of the castle, Col. onel Cela, of the battalion Aldam, being among the number killed. Front the French squadron no authen tic information has been received of their loss, yet, you may lonia an opinion, when I assure you that the frigate Ephiginp a lone received upwards of WO round shot, according to the report of an officer of the U. S. sloop of war Erie, who visited the French Admiral the morning after th e action, During the night a flag was gent "ONE COUNTRY, ONE CONSTITUTION, ONE DESTINY." A. W. BENEDICT PUBLISHER AND PROPRIETOR HUNTINGDON, PENNSYLVANIA, WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 26, IS3B. from the Castle to the French Admiral, demanding a cessation of hostilities, for the purpose of extracting the bodies of those killed and wounded from the ruins caused by the explosion. The same mor. ning, between the hours of 10 and 12, a number of boats left the squadron and pro ceeded to the Castle.—The French hav ing possession of the Castle, the town must either capitulate or be destroyed; I nevertheless, it is well fortified in all its passages, every street being barricaded• The troops are numerous, and appear to be in good spirits. n officer of a French vessel of war ins formed us that the Castle had capitula ted. and that at 12 o'clock the French flag would be hoisted—which was ac cordingly done at 2 o'clock, under a gen eral salute from the whole squadron. con slating of 2T vessels of all classes, inclu_ dif;g, 2 steam ships. The capitl , lation says that the French are to remain iu posseion of the Castle, the Mexican authorities retain full pos sesion of the city, exercising aii the., functions as before, 1000 troops only tol remain, the balance to go into the inte rior, I was given to understand that the French Admiral had issued circulars to' all the Consuls opening the port to al l flags. The interior of the Castle, and almost all the lower batteries, are destroyed by the explosions, and the effect of the bombs —The bursting of a single bomb of tißibs destroyed the observatory as before men tioned, burying a number of troops in its ruins. The Prince de Joinville, in command of the sloop of war "Creole" behaved in a most gallant manner, which came under my immedirte observation, as I was with in pistol shot of the French fleet when the bombardment commenced. Thus has this celebrated Castle, hereto fore deemed impregnable. yielded to a petty force after five and a half hour's bombardment—The number of shot fired from the French squadron, is said to be upwards of 5,000 and from the Castle a bout 1700. I am unable to give you any further de tails, as we sailed the same afternoon at 4 o'clock, for this place. I am sir, your obed't ser;'t UPPER CANADA. Correspondence of the Commercial Adv'er' DETROIT, December 3, 18S8. Fearing exaggerated reports might reach N. York, respecting the Canadian difficulties in our immediate. vicinity, we have below detailed all the facts, as near as we can, that can be relied on. There had been, for the last ten days past, a bo dy of men collecting in the woods between ' , this place and the Maumee river. Four clays ago our town was filled with) I well dressed, peactble strangers. Gen leral Brady. suspecting them to be patri ots. has had a steamboat plying up and down the river for three nights, for the purpose of intercepting their crossing. Night before last he found 250 stand of arms, and a report was current in town that the patriots had given it up, and would disperse. These reports led Gen. Brady into the the belief that it was not necessary to keep up the same watchfulness; and the conse_ quence was, that the patriots, on the se coi', took quiet possession of a steam , boat at our wharf, and made a landing on the opposite shore. They then came down the river, on their way burning three ur four houses and a steamboat, and took possession of the small town oppo• site Detroit. The next we saw, was a pretty sharp engagement at about day light a little low::r down the river, in which report says, 17 tories and one patriot were killed. The British force was repulsed, They hail only twenty regulars in light. Alter this engagement we could discover no ,regular movement on the other side, until about 11 o'clock, when the patriots-were seen passing up the river bank. Others were trying to got over to this side, but *ere prevented by a steamlaeat having ou board a detachment of U. States Soldiers. Shortly after, about 400 British regulars were seen in wagons, going up the river. They were etattoned at Amberstburgh, which caused their late appearance on the field. ONE O'CLOCK r. m. —The patriots arc driven to a point of land about three miles above this, on which there are three wind mills, We cab see the smoke of a field piece firing on these buildings. 1 hese patriots must meet the same fate as their brethren did at Prescott. The patriot force on the other side numbers about 300 men. EvENlXO.—During the day, twenty. five British and four patriots were killed, 2 patriot prisoners were shot, and about one halt of the patriots returned to this side. The United States have made, and committed to jail, seven prisoners, who were caught as they were returning to this shore. Still Later. since the above was in type, we have t h c , p e t:•,,it Advertiser of the 6th. The result of the invasit, , n was the total over throw of the invaders, by 7 - a Militiamen and 6 regulars! Twelve of the invaders were killed, and 11 taken prisoners. Hot pursuit was made after the others. The 7 prisoners taken by, , General Brady have been examined and bound over for trial. Not one Canadian resident joined the invaders. Theller was arrested at Detroit on the sth, and admitted to bail. From the Sackett's Harbor Journal Dec. 8 Canada Afiraint, EXECUTION OF GEN. VON SHULTZ. We have been trifortnea by a gentleman who witnessed the scene, that the Patriot commander Von Shultz was hung in Kingston yesterday morning, and that Colonel Abbey and Mr. George were to be executed on Wednesday morning next, and perhaps Mr. Woodruff, though the Governor's sanction of the conviction and sentence of Woodruff, had not been re ceived at Kingston when our informant left. We give the annexed as we find it.' The feeling of exultation manifested by the writer, we do not participate in. If these outrages are to be continued, the war is inevitable. England cannot and will not endure them much longer. Nei ther would America, in similar circum stances. From the Detroit Post or Dec. 5. THE PATRIOTS HAVE LANDED, Yesterday morning about 3 o'clock, a patriot force, estimated at about five hun dred, landed directly opposrte the bar_ racks at Windsor. The regulars attack ed them; the fire was returned .The tories were driven off. We learn by one of the wounded, who was brought to this side, that in the fight, one patriot officer was killed, and three patriots wounded. Of• the British, fifteen were killed and about the same number wounded. At 7 o'clock a company of regulars ar rived at Windsor and commenced an at tack. The officer in command fell from his horse, and the Britisi fled. A detach. ment of the patriot force was immediate ly sent to Sandwich. The glorious tricolor was raised at Windsor and Sandwich. Ilie patriots succeeded in taking three field pieces. After they had repulsed the enemy they set fire to the barracks and the steamboat Thames, in the service of the British Gov ernment. When the patriots landed, a large num ber of the Canadians met them, and many immediately joined them. Eleven o'clock A. M.—The patriots have marched up the river. It is suppo sed they are on their way to join the Ca nadians who are said to have risen in the London District. They have with them about twenty prisoners of war. Thus far they have shown the utmost respect to ri vete property. The British surgeon his arrived on this side, and reports the killed of the to. ries to be forty-three, instead of fifteen as stated above. Rumor says that two hundred and sixty three patriots have already connected themselves with the insurgents, from London District. Twelve o'clock P. M. —About two ' hundred royalists are on the road from Sandwich after the patriots, consisting of , cavalry, infantry and artillery.—The in fantry are evidently citizens, and as near as we can judge by means of a spy—glass, act like men engaged in an unwilling ser vice. They move at the rate of two miles an hour, and have several times stopped, as though irresolute about proceedin,g. Two o'clock. P. M.—The royalists hay, returned to Sandwich—bags, bag gage, cannon and all. We learn by some of the prlriots who have returned, that the patriots hail taken to the woods after having repulsed the enemy, and that the Bi itish did not dare to seek them. Dreadful Steamboat Maas- ter. From the N. 0. Bulletin, Nov, 20, The painful cintelligence of the blowing' up of the boilers on board the steamer 1 1 Gen. Brown is confirmed b . ,- f,ccounts rel ceived yesterday morning. .7'ite -e7;plo - occurred on the 25th ult. at Helena, where the Brown was laying to for freight or passengers, and is attributed to the neglect of the engineer in not letting of the steam in snfficient quantities. The effects of the accident were frightful and I awfully destructive. The force of the ex plosion was so great as to throw two of the boilers out of the boat upon the bank. The other boilers were torn to fragments and scattered in every direction, and the entire boiler deck, extended aft as far as the door of the main cabin, was carried away, and tossed into the river and upon the shore. Here we have another exam ple of the effects of steamboat racing a pernicious and atrocious practice, which continues to make havoc of human life on our waters, in spite of the restraints and penalties imposed by the law and the de nunciations of the public press.—As the affair will become a subject of legal inves tigasion, we refrain from further com ment. -.o6razotiu Road to ruin. The Cincinnati Mirror, says that a man who was hanged lately in a neighboring State for burglary and murder, confessed under the gallows that his career of crime began by stopping a newspaper without paying for it. It is certain he entered the road to ruin by the right gate. This should be a warning to all others of the human faintly who wish to escape being placed in a similar predicament. Notwithstanding the end to which this man came, we think the course he took in stopping his paper without paying for it, was far more honorable than is that of the man who continues to take a paper with out paying for it. The latter, in our view commits a double crime, as he not only defrauds the printer, but leads him in his turn to violate the engagements made in consequence of the expectations raised by such promising patrons. We hardly know what end such men will make. Children and their Concerns Children are full of cunning respecting their own affairs, mixed up with a recklessness of consequences that, alto gether, make up their charming character, so different from the artificial minds of adults. I know a noble little fellow, for whom I have conceived a particular admi• ration, because he is what he ought to be, --a boy. He has all the boy's faults and caprices; all the boy's nature. The oth. er day, in a moment of irrepressible ar dor, he seized a hammer, and went about the rooms knocking every thing to pieces. Over went the chairs, down the books, smash the looking glasses, and, nt length [ Var.. IV, No. It having conquered the territory, he corn menced battering the walls, which he beet half to pieces. His father, as yen snag suppose, was indignant. "How did you do it, sirl" cried the frowning arbiter of his fate, in a tone that too obviously proceeded the birch. "So, father," cried the hoy, in the per fect simplicity of his character; "so; ds so —and so," inflicting several other wounds upon the plaster. The father laughed; the boy followed his example; and the execution was post poned. The nut; day, our young hero Wil3 mounted upon a fence fifteen feet high, on one kg, to the imminent danger of his life. His father's mind was again agita. ted between anger and alarm. "Bob, you young rascal, come down this instant." "No, pa." "I'll flog you, I say, if you Are not down in a minute." "1 wont get down pa, if you are going to flog me." "Come down, Bob," cried the father, "And I will not touch you." The boy got down. The father had given his word against the whipping.— Hwy would Solomon, under precisely similar circumstances, have opened the subsequent conversation? By explana tions; by apologies; by confessions, and prom;ses for the future. The boy better understands his position, and hutnau na ture. "Pa!" "What, you young scoundrel." "Wasn't I high." What diplomatist ever let off an serk ard negociation more adroitly? I have observed, in this little fellow, a sensitiveness to pleasant and unpleasant subjects of conversation. I thought I e emarked in him, some time since, a slight dereliction 'roue trie (sum, c was nut certain, but I siezed the occasion to give him a piece of advice. I explained the distinction between truth and falsehood; —the connexion between goodness and happiness; between vice and misery. I made a harangue of several minutes.— Perhaps the pride of superior eloquence rendered it a little longer than was neces sary. I wished, however, to produce my effect; and I rather flattered myself I had done so. ♦t the conclusion of my hour ly, I remained silent, being curious to hear what my disciple would say, after so valuable an oration. Presently he spoke. "Mr. B—," "Well, "said I. "My ma's going to buy toe a little wagon:" • From the Southern Literary Messenger, Popular Errors. That la contract, made on Sunday, is not binding. That those who are loudest or most un ceasi-.g in their professions of regard fur the People. are the People's truest friends That genuine courage is shown by va. poring or bravado. That it is consistent with the charac• ter of a gentleman, to smoke in a stage coach. That green or unseasoned wood i■ as good for making tires, as dry or seasoned wood. That in order to exclude a child from a share in his father's estate, the father's will mustgive him something, howsoever small; or mention him in any manner. That hot bread, or any bread less than twenty four hours old, is wholesome. That ecessive familiarity is not dan gerons to fi iendship. When I hear two men, whose intimacy does not (late from childhood, calling each ether 'Tom' and `Nat,' I look for a speedy,r. and perhaps a violent death to their friendship. The friendship is not only shown, but strength ened, by mutual respect. That a lawyer, to succeed in his profes sion is obliged to utter falsehoods. . . That those who are constantly talking of the dishonesty of other people, are them selves honest. That the citation of many books, or the use of man yworks, is a sign of learning.
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