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THE PARTING REQUIEM.
Wc parted in silence, we parted at night.
On tlve banks of that lonely river,
Where the fragrant pines their boughs u
' -.nite, f . "
We met and we parted forever:
The night-birds song, and the stars above,
. Told many a touching story
Of friends long passed to the kingdom a
bove, ': Where the soul wears its mantle of glory . I
We parted in silence, our cheeks were wet
With tears that were past controlling,
: And we vow'd that we'd never, no, never
i- forget; . -V
' And the vows at the time were consoling:
' But the lips that echo'd the vows of mine
. , Are as cold as the lonely river,
And the sparkling eye, the spirits shrine,
Has shrouded its fire forever.
And now, on the midnight sky I look,
My heart grows lull to weeping,
Each star to me is a sealed book, , .
Some tale of that lovely one keeping:
. We parted in silence, we parted at night,
On the banks of that lonely river,
But the colour and bloom of bye-gone
,. years, -
Shall hang over its waters forever. .
.. . Delta. (
The Choice of a Husband.
' Seated in a pleasant chamber was a
; young lady, the daughter of one of the
- most aristocratic merchants in New Eng-
land.. He had risen from obscurity, and
1 by a coursethough not strictly honest,
yet in accoi dance with the practise of
some of the wealthiest merchants in the
country, had amassed a : very large a
mount of property. With him wealth
" was everything; he knew nothing of hap
piness, save when it was considered in
the scale of dollars and cents; anp it only
needed that a man be wealthy, no matter
Tby what means he became so, to insure
his respect. T " . .
His residence.was but a few miles from
the city of Boston, and it was one of the
most beautiful in that city. No pains
had been spared to make it worthy of no
tice, for Mr. Grafton was a man fond of
. praise. His youngest daughter, Maria,
w was the only child remaining at home.
, Two sons, on whom he had . placed
'-tits -hopes for the - perpetuation of his
family name, and on whom he designed
to bestow a greater portion of his wealth,
died ere they had attained to manhood.'
"Of three daughters, two were married,
. leaving Maria with her father, who loved
"her next perhaps' to his money.
' Sad were the thoughts of the poor girl,
"as she sat alone in her chamber, but they
were soon interrupted. - The voice of
.her father summoned her to the parlor.
. When he descended she found that he
-was accompanied by a man, named Ste
.vens, who had sometime previously of
. fered his hand to Maria, but notcontent
.cd with her refusal, and knowing the at
.tachment: of the father to wealth, had
; called him to his aid. Maria raised her
eyes as she entered the room, but as soon
as she saw Stevens, turned her head and
seated herself by the window. Her
father addressed her, presented Stevens,
"and informed her that it was his wish that
.should accept him as her. future husband.
Maria informed her father that she had
rejected Mr. Stevens once, and that even
did she love him, which was very certain
'-he did not, her own ju Jgment taught her
better than to risk her happiness in his
.hands.
What do yon know of love!" said
,flr. Grafton, "and why are you unwil
ling to risk your happiness . with him!
Jlis wealth is sufficient to procure you
every comfort, and his character is "
"ifamous?" interrupted Maria, look
inhira full v in the face. , -j
Stevens turned pale, and his lips quiver
ed with rage, and the anger of her father
scarcely knew bounds. For a moment
lie did not answer her. " At length point
ing his finger at Stevens, he inquired:
"And what do you know of his charac
Jer!" : ; .. "
"Enough to convince me my words
,-werc true," answered Maria,
i "My daughter," said Mr. Grafton, as
suming a milder tone, though you may
'.have heard reports unfavorable to Mr.
.Stevens, believe roe . they are without
.foundation. He is one of the wealthiest
;men in the city.
'He may be all thai you think he is."
aid Maria, "but I cannot marrv him "
t ou may go to yonr chamber," said
Iier father. "I am determined -Henrv
.Stevens- shall be my son-in-law, and you
must marry him or quit my house; I will
neither own or support an ungrateful
daughter. To-morrow I shall expect an
pnswer."..
Maria knew too well the character of
:hrr father to make anv reply. A crisis
ind arrived which'she for some days had
fcjred. She knew that her refusal of j in their chamber, and Caroline was enga
StpTetB' would lring down the wrath of ged in packing a largo trunk, Maria, who
ja r father on her head, and hid ' written j was looking on. rather surprised at the a
W t?lh sisters, stating- the vircuins2iices, mcunt of clothing and jeweln' os.ses?ed.
and requesting, in case her , father should
drive her from the house, the privilege o
f
remaining, for a short time, with them.-
Contrary to her expectations, they refused
her. Their husbands had married them
more on account of the wealth of their
father, than any affection they felt for
them, and they feared if they gave Maria
a home their father would disinherit them.
i Such is the effect wealth has on the af
fections. Z-".,S'2.s ' " .. ; ' . "
Maria retreated .to -her. chamber, and
giving vent to a flood of tears, deliberated
on wnat course to pursue. Une thtner
was certain, she determined not to marry
Stevens. . The next thing was how she
I should obtain a living. .After . .thinking
' oi ine matter lor some time, ene saiu to
I herself "Well I have, a good constttu
I tion and can labor; how would it appear
J for the daughter of the rich Mr. Grafton
to gp. about the city, soliciting employ
ment." At this moment she recollected
having heard one of ..the house-maids
speak T of being employed in a factory,
and she deseeded to the kitchen.
"Hannah," said she, addressing the
irirl. "I heard vou a few davs since.
speak of working in a factory. How
did you like it then!?
"Oh, I liked it very much, Miss Maria,
and should have remained there, had my
health been good."
"Was the work harder than your work
here!" inquired Maria. .
, "No, ma'am, I don't think it .was, but
it was more confining."
"Will you tell me where it was!" a
gain inquired Maria.
The girl gave her the required infor
mation) and also the name of the overseer
of the room where she worked, and the
name of the lady -with whom she -had
boarded, adding "she' is the kindest
woman I ever saw.' "" ; -
Her mind was now made up. She
decided upon entering a factory. - Anoth
er difficulty now presented itself. Would
her father allow her to take her clothing
and what money she had! She determin
ed if she should still adhere to this reso
lution, to ask him the question. V!
In the morning she met her father at
the breakfast table. Neither spoke till
the meal ,was finished. At length her
father inquired: -
" Well, Maria, have you consented to
marry Henry Stevens!" ' . . : .
Maria hesitated a moment, but said
firmly. "I hae not." " .
"You heard my determination last
night," said he. "I now repeat it. You
must marry Henry Stevens, or quit my
home." ' " .
' "I cannot marry him; father," said she;
"sooner will I quit, not onlv this house,
but this world."
"Then go," ' said he angrily, rising
from the chair. ' . ,
"Shall I take my, clothes!" asked she.
"Yes, go, and never let me see or hear
from you again," said he slamming the
door violently, andHeaving her alone.
' Maria sunk back into a chair and wept
bitterly. For a moment she seemed al
most inclined to comply wiih his wish
but the idea that she must forever be
linked with a villian, and suffer reproach
should his villainies be discovered was
more than she could bear, and she pre
ferred the anguish of seperating from her
friends, free and with honor, to that of
marrying Stevens. She hastily packed
up her things ond in a few hours left her
father's home) - "r .
As she passed through the city of Bos
ton, .where, her sisters resided, a desire
sprung up to see them but from their
recent treatment, she dared not visit them,
and she also feared meeting with her
father. Maria was well furnished with
clothing and had about twenty-five dollars
m money. Attnougn sne naa oeen sur
rounded with wealth, she never till now
knew the value of money. A thousand
reflections, doubts, and fears' crossed her
mind as she was pursuing the journey to
the place described by the girl of whom
she had inquired in her father's kitchen,
and although she felt sad for being driven
from home, she could scarce suppress a
smile at the awkwardness ; with - which
she should engage in any kind of labor. ;
She at last arriven at the house of Mrs.
Dana, the lady designated by Hannah,
and easily obtained board in her family.
She learned also that Mr. Potter, the
overseer whose name she had taken, was
in want of help.' '--3 V
It is unnecessary for vs to follow the
fortunes of Maria through their various
channels. She entered the factory, learn
ed to work, and found j many friends, a
mong, whom, and the ' only one it would
be of interest to the . reader to name, was
Caroline Perkins, , a girl about , her own
are. l nese two oecame intimate menus.
ln me ctory metr looms; were nexi 10
each other, and they occupied the same
room at their boarding house. .r 1 hey
were attached to Mrs. Dana, . with whom
they boarded, and she evinced a deep
interest in their Avelfare. .,.-";
About six months after Maria entered
the factory, an incident occurred which
bound, if possible, ihe two friends closer
to each ether.. .One evening as ther were
by Caroline, . jokingly inquired if her
beau was a jeweller- --:
Caroline blushed, and after some; hesi
tation informed Maria that her father had
been wealthy, but at his death it was as
certained that his property, though! amply
sufficient to pay his own debts, would be
swept away by the failure of some friend
for whom he had endorsed notes.', The
creditors had allowed her to keep every
thing except her ptano. She also told
her that although she might have supper-
tea nerseii by music teaenmg, sne pre
ferred working in the factory to remaining
among, those who, though they were
once intimate friends, would consider her
after the loss . of wealth as. far below
them. ..." . "
r. Maria repaid Caroline by telling her
own story, and corroberated.her story by
the, display. of trinkets her father had
allowed her to take. .
Probably there never were two persons
who enjoyed themselves better than these
two girls. None, save themselves knew
their history, and as their natural disposi
tions . were not ignorant, , they i never ap
peared to be above their fellow laborers
For lwo years they remained together, at
the end of which, Caroline was married.
At the earnest request of herself and
husband, Maria was induced to leave the
factory for a while at least, nad take up
her abode with them. . J ; - , " ,
One day, while Maria was engaged in
perusing a paper, which had been left at
their house, her eyes fell upon a para
graph, stating that Mr. Stevens, who had
always been' considered a very, wealthy
merchant, was arrested and committed to
prison for committing heavy forgeries.
She handed it to Caroline with a shudder,
exclaiming, "as I expected." -
. The next paper brought intelligence
that no doubt was entertained ot his guilt,
and that Mr. Grafton, if i not entirely
ruined would be a heavy loser on account
of his villainies, as he had lent him a
large sum of money. .For a moment
Maria indulged in the idea of immediate
ly visiting her father but after consult
ing with .Caroline, concluded to write to
him, which she did, .begging his pardon
for not obeying him. and requested him
to receive her back again to his arms, ad
ding as a Dostscrint. .that she had one
hundred dollars, which she would .send
him, H he was in want of. money, to pay
losses by ;Stevcn3, Her father read her
letter with a feeling more of sorrow than
anger, but at the end of it, broke into a
heavy laugh,' exclaiming, "Well, women
are the best judges of rascals." In a few
days he visited Maria, . expressed his re
gret ' Cor the, sorrow he had, caused her,
and requested her to return with him.
Maria complied with, his request, and be
came once more the inmate of her early
home. Her father endeavored by every
means to make her happy a3an atone
luent for past wrongs; and when, about a
year after, she asked hisconsent to her
marriage with a merchant without wealth,
he answered. "Do as you .please, Marin;
I have agreed to let every girl choose her
own husband." . - . .. .
A ROADSIDE COLLOQUY.
. And so. Squire you don't take your
county paper!.
. No Major,. I get the city papers on
much better terms; and so I take a couple
of them. - . -
But, Squire, these county papers often
prove of great convenience to us. The
more we eucourage them the- abetter their
editors can make them.", v H ; , .
Why I don't know any convenience
they are to me. I -:
:The farm you - sold last fall was ad
vertised in one of them, and you thereby
obtained a customer. ! Did you not!
r Very true, Major; but I paid three dol
larslbrit. . . . ' . ', U:'
: And made much more than three dol
lars by it. .- Now if your neighbors had
not maintained that press, Vnd kept it
ready for your use, you would have been
without the means of advertising your
property. But I think I saw your daugh
ter's marriage in those i papers.' Did that
cost any thing! i 1 e ;
t '- No, but ry-.l
And your brother's death 1 was thus
published wtth along obituary notice, j
Yes, yes, but - : l :- li
: And the destruction of your neighbor
Brigg's house by fire. You know these
htngs are exagerated till the authentic ac
counts of our newspapers set them right.
Oh true, but r.- . ;
And when your cousin Splash was
outl for the legislature, you appeared
much gratified at his newspaper's defence
which cost him nothing. I - ". - -
: .Yes, yes, but these things are news
lbr. the readers. They cause people to
take the papers.- : .
C No.no, Squire Grudge, not if all are
like you. Now I tell you the day will
come when some- one will write a very
long eulogy on your life and' character,
and the printer will put it in ty pe with a
heavy black line over it and with all your
riches, this" will be done for yoa as a
grave is given to a pauper. Your wealth,
liberality, and all such things, wi'l be
spoken of, but the 'printer's boy, as he
spells the words in arranging die types to
these sayings will remark of y'ou,-"Poor
mean weA-ji, ne is -even sponging tor an o-
bjtqarvl
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, BETTING. :
Bets are the blockead's argument,
The only logic he can vent,
... His minor and his Major 1
Tis to confess your head a worse
- Investigator than your purse,
. To reason with a wagrr.; T
FROM MEXICO.
THE NEWS FROM THE SEAT OF
v" : WAR. .
'The New Orleans papers received tast
night fully confirm the important intelli
gence' from Mexico which we briefly an
nounced yesterday. -
The news reached Vera Cruz on the
evening of the 26th ultimo by an express
from Orizaba, who brought the following
letter to Mr. Dimoxd, the Collector at
Vera Cruz: .?
Orizaba, Augcst 25, 1847.'
My Dear Friitxd: The Mexican mail
which has just come in brings the fol
lowing intelligence, which! copy from
the Diario Oficial del Gobierno. Being
ot so great importance I send you this ex
press courier, who will be with you to
morrow about 12 o'clock.
On the 20th two brigades, commanded
by Gen.' Valencia and Santa Anna, wenL
out to attack the Americans near San An
gel. Valencia's division has been com
Dletelv defeated, and Santa Anna, after the
first recontre, fell back also in disorder to
the' city. '
They immediately after this asked for
a suspension of hostilities, and offered to
hear the propositions of peace from Mr.
Trist. The-next day the Minister of
Foreign Relations invited the Congress.
through the newspapers, to meet for that
purpose.
These are great facts, which no doubt
will bring after them peace. Yours, truly.
Another express arrived in Vera Cruz
on the 26th, with letters containing the
same news in substance, and the following
translation of the announcement of it in
the Diario del Gobierno:
TRANSLATED FROM THE DIARIO OFICIAL
DEL GOBIERNO.
- On the 20th August Scott's troops, who
intended marching- on Penon, turned it
and arrived near Tactibaya. As soon as
the news was known at Mexico, Valen
cia's division went out to attack the A
mcricans at Los JAanos de San rfngct,
and was completely routed. Next came
Santa Anna, with another division, which
shared the same fate after some fighting.
The Mexicans retreated to the capital in
great disorder, and such was the panic
created by their defeat that the Minister
of Foreign Relations immediately con
voked the Congress to take into consider
ation Mr. Trist's proposition. A sus
nension of arms was demanded by the
Mexicans and granted. The Americans
are around Mexico, but had not entered
the city on the 21st.' v
Such (says the Picayune) are the mea
ger details which we have of these im
portant events. No couriers from Gen.
Scott's army direct have been able to get
through, so far as we can learn. But,
from the foregoing statements, it is mani
fest that Gen. Scott holds the city of Mex
ico at his command. That Gen. Scott
did not choose to enter the city of Mexi
co is apparent. He was doubtless de
terred from entering it by a desire to save
the pride of the Mexicans when npon the
eve of important negotiations. It is now
supposed that the extraordinary courier
which left Vera Cruz for Mexico on the
12th ultimo, a day in advance of the reg
ular English courier, was the bearer of
instructions to the .British Minister to of
fer, again his mediation; and we think
wc may safely 6ay ; that he was in
structed to do so, if possible, before Gen.
Scott entered the capitals We believe
the instructions were positive, and no
doubt they were obeyed. Having abso
lute confidence in this representation rf
the acts of the Briiish Government, we
think it reasonable to'suppose that Gen.
Scott was influenced by a knowledge of
this mediation to trust once again to the
efforts of Mr. Trist to negotiate a peace,
and so spared the Mexicans the humilia
tion of the armed occupation of their capi
tal. His characteristic humanity may al
so be presumed to have strongly influ
enced him to save Mexico from the vio
lence of a hostile occupation.: '..-v.'..".
FROM THE N 0. riCAVlTNE OF SEPTEMBER 3.
We have given none of the rumors cur
rent ih Vera Cruz as to the fall of Mexi
co. They are evidently founded on im
perfect reports of the real state of facts.
The rumors circulated here that Santa
Anna and Valencia were taken prisoners
we believe are totally unfounded. - .
: -In- regard to the train nnder Major Lal
ly the intelligence is favorable. . We are
informed, from a very responsible source,
that he is known to have passed Perote
and been on his way in ;safety to PuebU.
He made some delay in Jala pa. We have
been favored with .the, two notes follow
ing, the first of which is a translation
from the Spanish: ? r
.f : , ' - ; J AT.AP. A rr.rsT 20. 1 '
The American armv. after much suf
fering oVthe road, has" icea again attack-,
ed at Dos Rios by 700 guerrillas, and
badly enough treated. Even before the
entrance into
Jalapa ihere was some
night, at 9 o'clock, the A-
firing. Last
raencans entered the city firing, and re
treated one minos. He was lassoed by
one of the guerrillas. This morning they
sent a flag of truce to the Aqunta Miento
(City Council) to ascertain whether they
should enter as friends or foes; but, with
out awaiting an answer, they began to en
ter, and continued up to I P. M., when
all got in. There are 76 wagons and
895 men, among whom 317 are wounded
and sick. Major Lally is sick, the hor
ses are worn out for which reason it is
supposed they will remain here for some
time. It is said that Father Jarauta will
attack them to-night; but nothing positive.
Jalapa, Arctsx 23, 1817.
Major Lally, with his command, is
still here, and will probably remain here
some time. The guerrillas have all dis
appeared from this neighborhood, but to
where they have gone I am unable to say.
Aburto, the guerrilla chief, died in Jalapa
a few days since, some say of a wound
received in one of the attacks on Major
Lally's command, and others by fever.
We do not entertain any doubt that the
train, as mentioned above, had passed Pe
rote and gone on in safety to Puebla.
. Intelligence reached Col. Wilson on
the morning of the 27th ultimo that Lieut
David Henderson, of.Capt.- Fairchild's
company of dragoons, and his parly who
were sent out by Captain Wells on the
15th of August to apprize Major Lally of
the approach of reinforcements, were all
shot by the guerrillas. There is little or
no doubt of the correctness of this sad in
telligence. The following letter gives some facts
that we have not before seen, though
news promptly reached here of the insur
rection of Yucatan:
Vera Crvz, Acocst 27, 1847.
On Sunday last the city was startled
with intelligence from Yucatan that the
wio!e Indian population of that State had
risen against the whites, and in some dis
tricts massacred entirely the white popu
lation, with the exception of the women,
whom they only spared for a fate still
worse than death. The news was re
ceived here by the French Consul in a
communication from the French Consul
atCampeachy, and the massacre he says
was universal, no distinction beinjr made
except between Indians and whites. In
some of the districts the whites have suc
ceeded in 'reaching 'the cities, and were
there wailing succor. There is good
reason to hope these will be able to de
fend themselves until they are reinforced.
At Campeachy they were in expectation
of an immediate attack. The French
brigs of war Ln Pcvrouse and La Piale
have, it is understood, both been ordered
to Campeachy, and there is a report that
Cora. Perry is about ordering down one
of the vessels of our squadron. There
is, perhaps, some exaggeration in the ac
counts of the extent of the massacre, but
ol the main. facts there is not a doubL
The Indians in Yucatan have been more
oppressed than in any other part of Mexi
co, because the landholder are generally
absentees residing in Spain, and entrust
the management of their estates to stew
ards, who, to subserve their own inter
ests, grind the unfortunate peon to the
dust.
. An express arrived here on Tuesday
from Alvarado to Com. Perry, with infor
mation that the guerrillas had marked
that place the night before, and killed a
surgeon and two marines in that town.
The steamers Petrita and Scorpion were
immediately dispatched to reinforce those
in possession of the place.
The Sun of Ariahuacof the 25th ulti
mo contains the following orders,1 no
doubt suggested by the escape of Parcdcs
from Vera Cruz:
Collector's Office,
1 'era Cruz, Jiuutl 25, 1817.
- Notice. Passengers arriving at this
port without passports from the American
Consul resident at the port they embark
from, will not be allowed to leave the ves
sel; and the master of any vessel permit
ting such passengers to land will be fined
$500 for each and every passenger so
landed, and the vessel held responsible
for the same.
F. M. DIMOND, Collector,
U. S. Flag Ship Germaxtowv,
Anton Lizarda, August 18, 1847.
General Order, No. 11. All ves
sels, excepting armv steamers and trans
ports, arriving at ports in Mexico held by
the United States forces, are to be visited
by a boat from the general ship of the
day, or any single vessel of the squadron
that may be in port, for the purpose of
tendering the usual compliment of ser
vices to foreign vessels of war, and of de
tecting any irregularities in foreign mail
steamers or merchant vessels, whether
foreign or American.
It is desirable, when it be practicable,
that ths bearding officer should be a lieu
tenant. v
i M. C.PERRY,
Commanding Home Squadron.
. Major Clark, commanding the Castle
at Vera Cruz, had died of the voraito. ,
The health of v era Cruz was better,
and the Vomito had decreased
THE FAULTS OF CHILDPvEN.
It mar be well to dron a hint against
the folly and impropriety of making th
j habits of your children the subject of con
versation with other people. Nothing;
can be more unkind and injudicious. If
you wish your children to reform and im
prove you must throw a shield around
their character. However foolish they
may have acted, let them see that yon are
anxious to keep open the way for their
return to propriety and respectability.
Many a youth has beea driven to a
reckless despair, by being upbraided be
fore strangers with misconduct, which
ought never to have been mentioned or
known beyond his own family. On tha
other hand, many a wanderer has been
encouraged to return by observing, in
those most injured by his follies, a gener
al readiness to reinstate him in their favor
and to shield his reputation from the re
proach of others. It is not wise for a
mother either to boast of the excellence or
to publish the faults of her children, but
rather to ponder them in her heart,' t3
mention them only at the throne cf grace,
thereto confirm what is right, and, cor
rect what is wrong, and in all things to
make plain before her face, the way of
her own present duty in reference ta
them.
Fathers, mothers, read the above ars
you convinced that those things arc so?
DOMESTIC INFELICITY.
On the docket cf the Cincinnati Com
jmonPIeas Liere arc one hundred ana
fifty-four divorce cases, thirty-four of
which are set down for immediate hear
ing. To a sensitive mind, says an ex
change, here is an aggregate of domestic
infelicity, which must be keenly distres
sing. Here are one hundred and fifty
four couples, three hundred and eight mea
and women, who, five, ten or twenty
years ago, voluntarily entered into the
matrimonial compact, with the brightest
dreams of bliss which the' human imagi
nation can know. It was an elysium to
their hearts, a perpetual perennial para
dise, a world of sunlight, flowers and mu
sic, into which no distrust, no inquietude,
no sorrow, would enter intrude. How
terrible the awakening from such a dreara
how distressing to apply to a judge for
relief, especilaly if he be a cross grained
old bachelor, whose puckered up mouth
plainly indicates the thought within
knew it would be so."
Ax Ixctdext at thb Battle or Mo.v
terey. While Col. Dms, with his cim
mand, was hotly engaged with the ene
my, exposed to their direct fire, a man in
a long gray surtout suddenly rode up, and
dismounting, placed himself in the mid
dle of the street. There, in the face of
the enemy, amidst the thickest of their
fire, he coolly drew from a c&sc, suspen
ded about his person, a spy-glass, with
which, having adjusted it to a proper fo
cus, he proceeded to reconnoitre the Mex
ican battery. Having satisfied himself as
to the information he sought, he shut cp
the glass,. returned it to its case, and ap
proaching Col. Davis, said to him : "Sir,
the enemy has but two pieces, and by ma
king a detour to the right you can tako
them in flank." And who the devil arts
you ?" "I, sir, am Major Mansfield, of
the Corps of Engineers." "All riglrt!
come on boys !" responded the ColoneL
The battery was soon carried.
FEMALE ARMY.
M r. Duncan, an African traveler, pre
sented a paper at a late meeting of the
Royal Geographical Society of London,
containing an account of a rceent jenrner
into the interior of Africa, four hundred
aud sixty miles, wheie no European has
ever been. He was kindly treated by tha
king of Dehomey, who promoted hlj
views. Among other things. Dr. Dun
can gives novel details of this king's mili
tary establishment. His body guard con
sists of upwards of 6000 women, armed
with muskets, short sabres and clubs..
This guard is also officered by women,
and the officers are selected principally
on account of their hight and bodily di
mensions, corpulency, being absytutely
essential; so that, in fact, they are all
persons of considerable weight.
SnocKiNG Affair fiTcm Rnr. A lilds
daughter of Michael Cavenangh, of Rich
mond, Va., met with a terrible death on
Saturday night of last week. She had
the top of her head blown ofTby tire acci
dental discharge of a gunr by a man lumd
William Hobden, who came home that
evening in a state of intoxication, and
who, to frighten the children hsra?,
pointed the gun at her, and accideuta'ly
discharged it.
BrsKER. Hill Montmest. Over 20,
000 persons ascended this structure wiihln
the past twelve month?, the fc received
from whom have snfCced to keep th
grounds in order to pay interest on th
debt of the previous y par, and C 1,000 to
wards liquidating the pnncipa.
Tl e appointment &f Col. Stcriinr Prif ?r
trt h Hriiradier General in the p!ac cf
CoL JefiVrson Davis.
declined.
seetx:s to
bar exerted greater
surprise tian even
;ts of Mr. Fcik.
s oilier srpor.itmen
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