AMERICAN VOLUNTEER.
BY SANDEKSON Sc COHNMAN
yd!
CARLISLE:
Thursday, aphid 4, itwo.
"Amelia” will appear in our next.
We had intended publishing Col. Par
son's- first speech in the Senate at length,
but finding it would occupy too much space
in our paper, we have concluded tp publish
only ad much of it as relates to Mr. Penrose.
This portion of’ bis speech will be found on
our first page, and is in reply to an attack
made upon him for a resolution censuring
the conduct of Charles B. Penrose, which
was adopted at a meeting in Lycoming coun
ty, immediately after the .troubles aCHarris--
burg in the month of December. Col. Par'
son’s second speech, which "was delivered on
the day before the adjournment in reply to
a three days’' speech of Mr, Penrose, we
shall lay before our readeTs as soon ns we
•an procure a copy. It seems to be admit
ted on all hands that the "flying phenome-y
npn” never before received such a well meri
ted castigation at the hands of any one, as
be received from the talented democratic
Senator from Lycoming. ■
A Natural Curiosity. — Mr. Robert Gib
son of Terry county, in A/arch last, killed
• very animal, (half white and half
black,) of which, it is said by those who have
seen ti, there is ho atcount.given in natural
history. The skin has been stuffed and may
be Seen at the Carlisle Springs for three or
four weeks.
The Maine War iWerf.—Owing to the
mediation of Oen.. Scott, the Governors of
Maine and New Brunswick have withdrawn
their.forces from the disputcd territory, and
all apprehension of war, for the time being,
it at an end. ■.
The last Herald makes an attack in ad
vance on Judge Hewuirv. This is nothing
moresthan was to have been expected from
that source, and our only wonder is that the
missile was so long delayed. But that the
sapient editor of that print should talk about
the want of “talents and legal experience”
in his Honor, is one of the wonders of the
day. What! the editor of the Herald talk
about the requisite qualifications of a Judge!
It is the extreme of absurdity. The fellow
must bo demented, or He could not fora mo
ment .suppose that- any body would believe
Aim competent to determine.a lawyer from
a common country bushwhacker. But to be
-serious. Is it not a' fact well known to .the
editor of the Herald himself, that Judge H.
■while at the Bar was universally considered
one of our ablest attorneys, and is it not al
so a fact, of which the. editor is cognizant,
that his appointment gave full and’entire
.satisfaction to all parties. Even his most
Violent political enemies were satisfied with
his appointment, knowing as they did his
honesty, integrity and talents—and none,
were better pleased at the selection, after a
change was determined upon,;than hia able
predecessor. Judge Reed, whose approval is*
sufficient tesiimony to the qualifications of
the new Judge, and will give the lie to all
the. base' insinuations of the Herald on the
subject. That Judge 11. is a democrat hone
will deny, and that thaf was one of the rea
. sons why he., received tjie appointment, is
equally truej but that he was appointed on
“party principles” alone,without any regard’
to “talents or legal experience,” is false, and
. the editor knew it to be such when be made
' the assertion. But it is useless to waste
words in reply to this impotent attempt of
the Herald to forestall public opinion.' The
Court is near at hand, and all will then have
•'•da opportunity of judging for’themselves
whether the new appointment was made
without any regard to the "talents or legal
experience” requisite in such a station. For
, ourselves, we are tree-to admit in advance
that our confidence is unshaken in the new
Judge* believing as wedo Jhathe-will fill
the station with dignity, do honor to him-
; ;«elf, and give full satisfaction to the coramu
' nity at large. '*■ ’’ • ■_
Gomsuodore. EUiotty-S. Court,of Inquiry
upon the case of Commodore Klliqlt,-foun
ded upon application of Lieut. Hunter and
other junior office™ of the Navy, harbeen
ordered by the "Secretary of the Navy t<
' convene at Philadelphia. bn the 22d of April
The Court is io consist qf CommodoreSfcw.
art, as President, and Commodores Biddle
_and Pattcrsoni asmembers.
i
■ K3"thc Eastern Argus denies, on author
ity, that ike Governor of Maine,its Congress
ional delegation, and n majority of the mem
bers of the Legislature, have' signed an
application to the President for the appoint
ment of Mr. Webster as Special Minister to
England. Wehad thought, when we heard
the minor of this .appointment, that it was
another of the many hoaxes with which the
federal papers so frequently gull their rea
ders, as we could not suppose that a 'peace
party’ man during the last war with Great
Britain would be selected on so important a
mission, whatever his pretensions may now
be to patriotism and courage. ,
The' Herald is very lachrymose on the
subject of Joseph Hitncr’s rctrracy to private
life, and threatens us with the “contempt”
of. the old man for daring to assert that he
received several votes for Constable at the
late’election in Westpennsboro’ township.
Bah! who cares for the contempt of the con
temptible ex-governor. We hpe yet to
learn that the frowns of such an individual
arc either to be dreaded or feared. Having
while-in the executive chair done more to
lower the character of the commonwealth in
the eyes of the world than any of his prede
ceasora. he is not now a fit subject for that
courtesy and respect which wer&paid to all
the former governors of our State upon re
tiring from office, and which we would be as
willing-as any body clae to renderif we con -
sidered him deserving of it. With regard
to the denial of the Herald we will barely
remark, that we had the information from
what we .then, and still do, conceive un
questionable authority, that Joseph Ritncr
Actually did receive several votes tor Con
stable; but whether they, were cast by his
political Trienda or enemies we did not en-„
quire. If this is not a satisfactory explana
tion to the Herald, we" have none other to
giy.e; and if the 'patron taint of that estab
lishment ever gets an opportunity to treat
our humble self with silent “contempt,” we
shall endeavor to pocket the insult with as
much philosophy as possible.
Presbyterian Church Ccae.—This impor
tant trial, involving in a great measure the
peace and harmony of the Presbyterian and
Congregational Churches in the U. States,
was terminated on Tuesday week, in Phila
delphia, by the Jury returning a. verdict in
favor of the Plaintiffs, or New School Parly,
It Js thought that application will be made
for a new trial, when the case will be heard
bythe,Judgeßofthg^3upjgme,Cqurti^Jbj!kok
p3“The returns of ten Railroad Compa
nies in England for the last seven years,
show that upwards of 40,000,000 of passen
gers have been carried; and during.the same
period but ten persons were killed by acci
dents on those roads.
Elections.—The annual election in Con
necticut for State officers and also for mem
bers of Congress took place on Monday last.
The New York city charter election
commences on Monday next., Aaron Clark
and Isaac Lv Varian are again candidates for
Mayor. —'
The Rhode Island election takes place on
Wednesday week. The democratic candi
date for Governor is Nathaniel Bullock, and
the federal candidate, William Sprague.
For the American Volunteer.
Messrs. Editors.— Whatever may be the
merits of the controversy which is bow go
ing on among the military of our borough,
or however much all the parties concerned
may be ! at fault, one thing is certain, and I
think there is not an honest hearted roan in
the community but will agree with me, that
the ~ commander'of the First Battalion pf
Cumberland Volunteers qt- least does not
lack courage „ as is insinuated by a petty
scribbler in the last Herald. -1 have known
Col. Foulk ever since he first entered the
army in 1812,' and had the honor to serve in
the campaign of 1814 in the same division
of die army with him, during which time he
participated in many of the sanguinary con
flicts of that poriod. until severely wounded
at the fiercely contested battle of Bridge
water, the effects of which wound he still
feels and bears upon his- person, an honora
ble memento of his bravery in defence of his
country, and even before the wound receiv
ed at Lane was healed, and while
yet weak and debilitated front its effects* he
entered Fort Erie and participated in its de
fence whew attacked by the invading British
army-—and never, until now, after a lapse
of aquarter ofa century, have . I heard this
old soldier’s courage called in question*—'
,’Tis. true, he is not one of those blustering
bravadoes-, whose greatest amount of courage
is found at their tongue’s end—who will
curse, and swear, and boast, and banter, atfd :
brag, in time of profound peace, when no
danger-is near—by no means. But he has
proven himself to be a mail.of-cool and de
liberate courage, who when; his country ,de
mands the sacrifice is willing even-to Jay
down his life in defence of that liberty which
has been purchased with the precious blood
of our forefathers. .-.Such a man is Colonel
Foulk, and such' a character, kaß the world
awarded him. It ill becomes, therefore, the
malignant scribbler of the Herald; (who was,
perhaps, ‘muling and puking? in:his nurse’s
irms when the. Col’s blood was oozing from
his vems on the plains of Bridgewater,) to
attack such a. man and charge him with cotor
ardtee. Col, Foulk, to be aure. had not the
"honor”
;'■§&s t tx % c<t tt o(nme e x .
paign against the rights of the people, os this
petty scribbler hail; but;; if 1 mistake not,
the prominent movers and' abettors of that
Quixotic enterprise will be handed down to
posterity in company with the Arnolds and.
Burrs who.now make some figure in the his
tory of our country—and if any .thing could
have tarnished the laurels of an old,soldier
who bears upon his.person' the scarsjreeciv
ed in the service of his country, a participa
tion in’ that outrage would most assuredly
have done it, Col. F., therefore, may ‘thank
his stars’ that be has neither lot nor part in
the odium which attaches to ; the projectors
and conductors of the ‘ball and
campaign, who will never be able to wipe
off the disgrace attending that stupendous
piece of folly. But it is .useless to waste
words on this subject—and the scribbler for
the Herald must find some other charge a
fainst Col, Foulk than cowardice to soothe
is wounded feelings for the loss of his
epaulettes and sword;.
~ A VOLUNTEER OF 1814.
To the Editors of the American Volunteer;
Gentlemen — l have been requested to
hand to you for publication the accompany
ing papers; this I do with great pleasure, as
they certainly express the sentiments of
(which ought to have been done by) every
patriot and soldier,belonging to the battal
ion, proceedings to the contrary notwith
standing. A press of other business alone
prevents me at this time from giving i full
statement, and exposition of matters and
things in regard to the late military meet-
proceedings, $-c. as published_m the
Herald & Expositor of last week. So soon'
as I have-time I purpose doing it and let the
fault rest with the proper persons.
- Very respectfully your ob’t serv’t,
W, FOULJC, Lt. Col. Ist B. C. V.
Aprjl Sd, 1839.
ReparLsfa minority of the Commileceap
pointed at a Battalion mee(Mff, ; to'itiqtiire
into the expediency f of the battalion offer
ing their services to the President of the
United Stales:
. The minority of the committee dissenting
from the majority, through the chairman, beg
leave to offer the following report for the
consideration oflhe meeting and their action
thereon. The committee came to the fol
lowing conclusion, after collecting from all
the facts made known to the public in rela
tion-to the-real question of the'bnunrfary
line between Maine and Great Britain, and
all the acts of Congress authorizing the Pres
ident of the UJ States to receive into the ser
vice organized volunteer Battalions, that the
present position taken by the Lt. Goyernor
of Ne w Brunswick and "the Provincial - au
thorities of Nova Scotia, in, regard to the
measures adopted by the State of Maine,nne
of the confederate spates, of our Union.-is.just
such a crisis.as calls upon every patriot sol
&^nfz h e&^
services for the maintenance of his country’s
rights and the national honor. Therefore,
Resolved, That the services of the Ist Bat
talion of Cumberland Volunteers, State of
Pennsylvania, as organized & commanded by
Lieutenant Colonel Willis Foulk, and Ma
jors Samuel Alexander and John M’Cartney,
be offered to the President of the U. States.
Resolved, That a copy of these proceed
ings, attested by the President and Secreta
ry, be directed to the Adjutant General, to
be laid before the President of the U.States,
and that the foregoing proceedings be ac
companied bv a letter from the Lieut. Col.
of the Battalion, to whose care they are com
mitted, to be by him transmitted.
WILLIAM MOUDY, Capt.
R. M’CARTNEY. Lieut
Carlisle, 20th March,TBs9.
Col. Willis Foulk, (
Sir—ln obedience to your order of the
18th inst. I have the honor to. report, that in
case of a war between the United Slates-&
Great Britian, I ani quite willing to volunteer
my service to the President of the United
States for a tour of military duty.
'Yours respectfully,
JAMES GUTHRIE,
Quarter Master Ist B. C. V.
) Lt. R, A. NOBLE, Adju*ant of the Bat
talion,' made a similar-report verbally,which
I accepted. ■ '\V. FOULK, Lt. Col.
Carlisle, March 23d, 1839.
To Lieut, CoKFoutk; I
At a regulay meeting of the “Washington ;
Artillery Corps” held on Friday Evening'
! 22nd inst. Capt. Crop presented yoUr order
of the 13th which was not acted upon j but
in ilieu thereof a preamble and.
wereread to'the company by Alfred Creigh,;
the import of which wa? to treat your order
wi(h contempt, which, with mapyof the oth.-
er doctrines contained therein, l ean never
sanction,' And I hereby protest against said
proceedings, of whichTgave, due notice at
the time of their passage.; I also hereby ten
der my services to march on a military tour
agreeably to your order of the 18th insh
Moat respectfully yours, '
JOHN HAMILTON.
3d Lieut. Washington Artillery.
HIGHLY IMPORTANT.
Trtaly between France and Mexico.
There were two arrivals froth Mexico yes
terday,' the schrs. Balance and. Water Witch.
By ah extra'issued from the office of the
Louisianian, weJearn that positive informa
tion has been received that a conference was
held on the Bth MarchUt Vera Cruz 1 , between
the. Mexican plenipotentiaries; Goroatizaand
Victoria, on the one side, and Admiral Bau-<;
din on the other aide, which resulted in the
acloption.ofn treaty of peace. The articles
of said, treaty were_ formed on the 9th and
signed on the 10th instant, ,
•. The Mexicans at Vera Cruz ware so much
pleased with the treaty,that public rejoicings
in consequence tliereof took place on the
evenings of the 9th and lOthl '
WOl Piekayune,- ;
APPOINTMENTS
Of the Preachers of the Baltimore Conference
of the Methodist Episcopal Church, for the
year 1839:—, -■
I Baltimore District —John Davis, ’P. R.
! Baltimore City Station —John Bear, G Mbr
-1 gan, \V. B. Edwards, B. Hi Nadal, TMy
f; crs. ' ■ , ■■■ •
East. J , B. Morgan, S. Kep
pler. , ’. ’. . .
West do. —R. S. Vinton, William Street-
B. N. Brown. Sharp stree fy Asbury —
Jacob Gruber. Seamen's U. Bethel— J.
Smith., .. .
Baltimore Circuit—T. McGee, S. S. Rozel,
S. Ellis, sup. •
Severn— John A. Gefe,E Phelps. .
Annapolis—3. Guest.
West Jiiver— C B Young, T O Summers.
Calve/t— F McCartney, D Trout.
St. Mary's—K R Veitch, G W Israel.
B/adensburg—ll Best, A Baker;
Chickamaxen—3 Hodges, P Reese.
Summcrfidd—3 W Richardson.
Ebenezer— George Hildt. . .’
Potomac. District— E Dorsey, P, E.
Alexandria— D Steele, J Plotner,
Foundry —Henry Sheer.
Wesley Chapel —6 G Cookman,
Georgetown —-\V Hamilton.
Rock Creeks ß W H Brent.
Fairfax —W-0 I.umsden, L G Hansberger.
Leesburg —S G Rozel.
Loudon —R M Lipscomb, W Howe.
Warrenton —\V H Enos.
Stafford —W Edmonds. T C Hays.
Fredericksburg —l, F Morgan.
Westmoreland.— G_G Brook, C E Brown.
Lancaster —\V. Hank, E McCollum.
Rockinsham District —S Bryson, P. E.
Rockingham —Thomas Wheeler, L Monroe..
Auousta —J C Lyon, G D Cheno.with, J
Hall.
Deerfield —Thomas J. Dycrly.
Lexington —A A Eskridge, W Uohr.
•Boltetouyt —J -S Martiir, iThtw.TNMebrftnd;:
Christiansburg —J Brads, J Gambrel.
Monroe —lt Beers.
Covington —Z Jordan, M A Turner,
Lewisburg —John Guyer. ,
Lewisburg Circuit—A G Chenowjth, Thos.
H Busey.
Huntersville —J W Osborne.
Franklin —Stephen Smith, Thos. H Monroe.
Winchester District -J. A Collins, P. E.
Winchester Station —Norvel Wilson.
Winchester Circuit —J Larkin, G W Deems.
Jefferson —It Cad den , David Thomas.
Harper's Ferry —J A Henning.
Berkley—} M G Hamilton.
Hillsborough —W Wickes, J White.
Bath —H Holland, Samuel Smith.
Springfield —Thomas Harding.
South Branch —J Watts, S Hildebrand.
Moorficld— J W Collum, W- Laney.
Woodstock —Win. Evans, J V Higdon, sup.
l.vruy —Joseph McKeehan. - -
Waraensville —W G Eggleston.
* ■- —-
Chambersburo District —A Smith, P. E.
Chambersburg —J Bowen.
Shippensburg- T Riley.
Waynesburg— F M Mills, F Dyson.
Hagerstown —H Tarring.
Boonsboro ’ —VV Monroe.
Clearspring—P D Lipscomb, W II Harden.
Allegheny —J Forrest, J S Morris.
Cumberland —J Stevens.
Bedford —E E Allen, A Jameson.
Licking Creek—-G H Young, John M Green.
Mifflin —J Clark.
Bloomfield —P McEnally, S Lanshan,
Concord —D Shaver, Joseph Parker.
NonTmi.Mneßi.AND District— J Miller, P. E.
Sunbury —J Rhodes, W Hirst.
Danville —R T Nison, J W Hriughawout.
Berwick—C Kalblus, P. Doll. '
Northumberland Circuit —J Sanks, J T.
Stratton.
Incoming —J Bwen, G Guyer. -
Bellefonte—’V Tannyhill, G Barstresser. •
Clearfield —Joseph Lee, A Ross, .
Warrior's Mark— Jonathan Munroe, J Stine.
Huntingdon— G 1, Brown, J Ball.
Williamsburg —W Butler, S V Blake.
Hollidaysburg —R Bond.
Lewistown Circuit —H G Dill, E Butlor.
J.ewistown—} Mcrriken.
Beaver Mead-Miss—^ Thomas Bowman.
North Baltimore District. 1
A T orth Baltimore —C B Tippett, J Poisal.
Great Falls —T B Sargent, A A Reese. .
Harford —W Prettyman, R'Eomry.
Shrewsbury —lsaac Collins, F A Harden.
York —John I, .Gibbons;
Carlisle Station —Thomas C Thornton.
Carlisle Circuit —9 McMullen, J Mitchell,
Gettysburg —H Furlong, J M. Jones. ■
Fa'apsco —W. R Coffin, T Sewell.
;Liberty —Thomas.H W Munioe, B Barry;
Frederick City —J H Brown.
• Frederick Circuit—3 tieary,’ T A Morgan.
I Montgomery —Richard Brown, J \V Cronin.
| Codorus Miss— Oliver Ege.
C A' Davis, transferred to N. York Coh
i Terence; John Anderson to -Missouri.—
Alfred Goudyeoontz to Holstcn. Jacob
Siiodcs, to Virginia. : \ L
Next Conference to be held in George
town, March 11,' 1840. ' . ;
NICHOLAS BIDDLE. ESQ.
This distinguished individual, who has so
long controlled the inonetary affairs of this
vast republic, and who has occupied so much,
of public attention for the last ten'years, on
Thursday last tendered to the Directors of
the Bank of the United States of Pennsyl
vania, his resignation'as'its President—its
head. The following'day,-! (yesterday) the
Board met, undetected to supply his place,
Thomas DoNtAP. Esa—a ; gentleman of the
highest-respectabllify, as a maii--gnd of con
siuerablc repute Us a financer, aiming that
school of politicians who'beiieve bank credits
and papermoney t(ie rehl-wealth of the,coun;
fry. Disposed'to deal fai,rly;:Uhd' judge- of
all by their acts, ive shall' fidt-add. more at
present.- Though' we niay be. permitted in
expressing our'-fears'that the,, change is: in
men only; and that thesame uncompromising
hostility. to the Goverhnient will continue
unahated.' : ; - 1; - ; '
There are various rumors afloat in connec
tion with this movement. Among others that
is to be called by President Van
Buren.to the head of the Treasury. Another
is that the baiik'is to be selected as tho fiscal
agent of. the government; and the clashing
warfare of Bank and Stute.be hushed. A
third is that the twangs of conscience had be
come so severe, (hat he could not longer hold
out against his former democratic principles,
(for ,they assert-positively that Nicholas was
once a democrat,) and that he was about to
return to his “first love.” A.fourth, that he
is an out-and-out loco-foco, and has avowed
himself a candidate for the vacant post of U.
S. Senator from this. State. A sixth,& last
is, that he is the identical unmentioned in
dividual, whom the sagacious editor of the
“World” means to astonish all human nature
by nominating as a candidate for the Presi
dency of the U. States; Weshall see what
we’ll see. It is certain. that the announce
ment of the fact created quite a sensation in
‘Change yesterday. 1 ■
Philadelphia Spirit of the Times.
From the Pennsylvanian. .
THE LANCASTER MURDER.
As erroneous statements have obtained
currency on the subject of the developments
made in regard to the late atrocious murder
of the German pedlar near-Lancaster, we
subjoin a correct account of the matter from
a late number of the Lancaster Intelligen ■
cer, which also exonei rites persons who
were unjustly suspected of guilt. The
persevering officer from Lancaster, assures
use that the 0 article given below-is- literally
correct. It may be as well to state that
Mr. Mathiot, Mayor of Lancaster, offers a
reward of $3OO for the detection of ■ the as
sassin or assassins of the unfortunate Zel
lerbach, and that the Governor of the state
offers an additional reward of 8250. It is
to be hoped that-theae inducements may be
sufficient tftobtain the arrest of the guilty:
From'the Lancaster Intelligencer of March
26th,
THE LATE MURDER. -
The extreme anxiety of the public toknow
all the facts that may transpire, relative to
this most unfortunate and melancholy affair,
and the general hope that the perpetrators
will be detected and rendered up to the
laws they have outraged, have induced us
to take-some-painsj-and-lay all-the informa
tion now known before the»public.
The Mayor of this city received a letter,
about ten days since, dated Philadelphia,
March 17, 1839.- This letter is now before
us, and, we think, from the statement,'there
cap be no doubt that the murderer of Zel
lerbach is known. The letter states that
sometime about the 12th of February, a Ger
-1 man, named Kobler, who emigrated to A
merica, about eight months since, came to
Baltimore -with considerable' moneys some
goods, jewelry, &c. It had been remarked
cf>TTT7, on et loi mu -riait'made-bjr-Kobler to
Baltimore, that he was exceedingly poor.—
Soon after he had arrived (bn the X2th ult.)
he took to his washerwoman in,Baltimore, a,
bloodied shirt, which he requested “her to
wash for him. She became alarmed, and
ordered him to leave the house. When.she
heard of the murder that had been perpetra
ted at Lancaster, she made this fact known.
Kobler had two aliases—Zimmerman .and
Most. On the 21st of February, he, in com
pany with another man, alsb a German,
whom he called his servant, dune to’Phila
delphia, and stopped at the Washington
Guard Hotel, in Vine and Second Street.—
He disposed of some of the watches to per
sons in Philadelphia. About the 4th of the
present month, (March) Kobler and the oth
er German left Philadelphia, each being pro
vided. with a gun. They said,they intend
ed to "go !i gunning.” 1 hev had not re
turned at last accounts. After.their de
parture, a tin box, such as are frequently
carried by pedlers of Jewelry, a sack, a few
straps, and a shirt, very bloody,— all recog
nized as having once belonged to the unfor
tunate Zellerbacht were found in a trunk
they had left behind. Since’thei-cceipt of
this information, an officer has been des
patched after the suspectcd'individuals.
Of course,-this intelligence fully exoner
ates—if all' blame had not already been
cleared up—those persons who; have been
censured unfiistly by thousand-tongued ru
mor. A letter, found near the body of the
murdered man-, directed to J.'P. Anderson,
Esq., of .. Pittsburg, was immediately con
verted into an ‘'object of suspiciori-'-when
that gentleman had not been near this city
for many months! Indeed, directly.after
the, receipt of this letter, which he distinct
iy!remembers, hetlcft Lewistown, whereit
•was hiuuletl to him, for -Pittsburg, where he
remained until within a, week- since. It is
supposed that he lost the letter- from his
pocket while taking, out his'gloves or hand
kerchief, rind that it was picked Up either
by-Zellerbach himself, or by his murderer.'
Letters' recently received in this city by the
Mayqrl'the editor, ofthispaper,-and others,,
prove satisfactorily the entire innocence of
Mr. Aiiderson, whose character,, ari.ngentlc
mrin and man of honor, alone repels all sus
picion: We have been induced -to say’thua
much' in justice to hiiji. The same- justice
is due Mr. Frederick Kuebler, of this city,
alsojselectedlby report as an object of sus
picion. The above statement, in reference
to the trunk, cxc'ulprites Mr. Kuebler. ' In
deed , there never was, ini his caso the slight
est foundation for blamel- 1
■ These circdjUstances' go fully to prove
that the .murder was notfpefpetrated in this
city," as, op more- 1 than ; one occasion/has
been .assented.- ■_ We are glad to be able' to
mikeitbis.fact kriowri. : ' .-if f?:
Kobler, the person,, .ia/arafiiut
man, - .five - feet.-nine,, inches high/ stooped
shoulders, dark complexion; full face, wears
small rings in his ears, wore a hrown,frock
coat and striped,
calls himself Lewis Wilimap, aud is a man
five feet five inches high, has light hair and
light complexion. - ;;
• ItisUafd: aintfetteen arreattds
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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
•The English papers contain accounts of a
dreadful explosion office-damp, in a pit near
Whitehaven, in; which twenty-three lives
were lost.:' ' , , ; ,•
.‘Sir John Pcchell has been appointed Lord
of the Admiralty, in.the room,of Captain
Berkley. 'He held' the 'same office under
Lord Grey’s governments V
The Anti-Corn-law Delegates, on Tues
day, passed a vote of thanks to Lord Broug
hairi, and bn Wednesday', testified their
gratitude to.Mf. .Yilliers, for the very able
speeches delivered by them in the two Hou
ses of Parliament.
. Letters from Constantinople, of the 28th
of January, state that Lord Ponsonby is en
gaged in negociating a ttreaty of commerce
between Portugal and Turkey. ’ " '
The Age of the 20th February says:
“It is with deep regret we state” that his
Grace, the Duke of Wellington, was seized
with an attack of palsy, on Friday .arid con
tinues scriouslyindisposed. Four physicians
sat up bath his grace on Friday night.”
Motions were made in both Houses of
Parliament, on the 18th and 19th instants—
“ That evidence be heard at their bars, in
support of a total abolition of the laws rela
ting to corn,” negatived in the House of
Commons by a majority of 198, in a house
of 53$ members present. " ‘
London, Feb. 23.—1 n the House of Lords
last night. Lord Minto said, that witlrrefey
ence to the seiiure of-a pilot on board a
British packet at Vera Cruz, a despatch, as,
he last night stated, had been received from
Com. Douglass, an extra c t fro mw hi c h,'w i 11 1
the permission of the House, he would read.
The dospatch was dated the 21st of Decem
ber, and the gallant officer have
recived a satisfactory explanation from Rear-
Admiral on the subject of. the.pilot taken out
of a British packet.- It was entirely a mis
take on the part of the Prince De Joinvilla,
and the Rear-Admiral had made a communi
cation on the subjcct.to the French Govern*
ment.”
By accounts from Lisbon to Feb. tBth,
we learn that the debate in answer to. the
Queen’s speech had not terraitated. The
Premier Viscount Sada Bandera on the sub
ject of a treaty w ! th England to suppress the
Slave Trade, expressed the. readiness of the
Portuguese government to dd 'soi Among
other matters he said:
It is but an act of justice due'to the Duke
of Palmella and.Count—Port'd Santo, our
Commissioners at Vienna, to state that they
offered .to abolish the Slave Trade within
eight yeSrs, provided Great ‘Britsin would
consider the Treaty of Commerce of 1810
as at an end, to which Lord Castlereagh
would not consent. . 5 '
Two sl'ght shocks of an earthquake were
felt at Lisbon on the 44th Feb.
The: speech of the Premier of Portugal in
favor of abolishing the slave trade, was most
favorably received by the Cortes. His Ex
cellency went so far as to say, that if the
Slave Trade were once abolished, the Afri
can posessions of Portugal would, in a feW
years be able to supply all Europe with co
lonial produce.-
Mexico and France.~ Arrangements were
completing at Toulon and Cherbourg; to
despatch a corps d’armee of .6000 trpops, &c.
to take posession of .Vera Cruz, &c. but the
government would first wait despatches, to
See if a treaty of peace had not been effected.
The court circular of February 23, -states
that on the preceeding day the Bishop bf
Vermont, U. S. had an interview with Lord
Melbourne. - '
Apprehension of the Earl of Stirling.—
The Bail of Stirling Has Jjeen apprehended
at Edinburg on suspicion of being accessary
to the forgery of certain documents in a cause
now pending, and has been undergoing ex
amination previous jo his commitment for
trial, i
Lords Durham and Brougham. —A re
conciliation is said to have taken place be
tween Lords Brougham and Durham,,and
the facts of an interview at Lord ’Wellesley’s
through whosc_insfrn mentality the arrange
ment is said to have been effected, are before
the public. ■ - "' ' ; V
Dublin, Feb. 20.—- Death pf the'-Jl'ander
ing Piper.”—Th\s singular individual died,
on Sunday night in Mercer’s Hospital in
this city, 1 where he had been for three weeks
previously. ■ Itis stated in an advertisement
in the papers that "Graham Stuart, cmii.mon
ly called the. wandering piper, died in the
hospital, having previously madq ,his will,
and thereby bequeathed ,all his property for
the uses and purposes of the said Hospital.”
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I Importont fram Mexiio, —The schooner
Cora arrived at New Orleans on the ISth inst.
from Tampico; bfiriging letters,'stating that
. the Federal troops; under Gen. Urrea, had,
been defeated'hear' San Luis de Futosi, by
the government troops, in a’ pitched battle,
and have retreated to Vallede Mais. Gen.
Romero commanded the victor?. General >
Mexia wascloscly besieged in Tuspaii, by
Gen. Coi, commanding the government
This, intelligence is Considered for
the present as banishing all hones of reform
in the government. ", The overthrow of Urrea
will add to the strength pf Bustamenoe,and
the .celestial party whichhphqlds him; The
Southern papers.publish a’circular from Ad
miral Baudin. cdmmaTiderof the French na
val force? in the .Gulf of,Mexico, declaring
the blockade raised at theportSpfMetamo
raa. Tampicb. Spta lo Marina, and .Tuspan.-
This circular was addressed jo the- consir/a”
of. the different nations of Vera Cruz. The
admiral concludes witbhrequesting each
aul to communicate, to the captains cf ves
sels' of his respective; nation, the assurance
that iio obstacle is interposed to their trade
by the French cruisers in thatpatt of the:
coast of the Gulf of Jdexico, comprehended ■
behvecn the 1 river? Tecalatp. and the bar of
Santiago, north,of the ,river. Bravo; : Should
a change of circumstances! oblitte.hirn td're
new thc bloCkadcon any parfor this coast,
it-will be announced ' with- the satnq fonnalK
itfea and delays