AMERICAN VOLUNTEER.
BY SANDERSON & COUNMAN.
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CARLISLE:
THURSDAY, MAV 23,
y£J*'‘Sentx n —No. 3, is too caustic— be-'
sides,, we think lie is paying more attention
to certain 'characters than they deserve. —
For these reasons we think it advisabic'to
suppress the communication which, came to
hand on Tuesday. We hope our correspon
dent will, upon second thought, be satisfied
with the course we.have taken,
items of Importance Will lie
found on-our first page—amongst others,an
■extract from the correspondence between
our Minister at London, Mr, Stevenson,
and Lord Palmerston, the BritiA Minister,
on the subject of the Boundary question,"
Well—the long agony is pyitr, and the
public now know who is the editor of the
ln view of the position Mr,.Crabb
occupied some four years ago, and the bitter
ness. with which- ho denoonced the party
whose mouth piece he now is, we may well
exclaim—“wonderful, the strops and chan
ges!” But, to the point, The'new editor
’acts out with the asseveration-to “extend alb
■due courtesy and kindness “to his brother
editors. We are disposed to meet him on 1
this gr.rfund, and ifH&is sincere in this par
ticular,' we proimsc’ T ’we shall be equally
courteous atid 'respectful—in no case shall
toe be the aggressor. He lias his choice—
it is perfectly immaterial to us which course
is adopted; although; in ah cases, we should
prefer moderation anil kindrtess between as
and a brother editor, no matter how much
we may differ in political faith.
Martin G. Rcpp. Esq. has been appointed
Post Master at Shiremanstown, in this
■county in the room of Dauicl Shelly, Esq,
removed. «,
JC7*The nomination' of Thomas S. Bell,
Esq. for the office of President Judged the
15th judicial district, has been.unanimously
confirmed by the Senate—so also the nomi
nation of H. H. Van Amrinoe, Esq. us re
corder of the Mayor’s ’court of the city of
Pittsburg.
Awion 11. Read. —Thisgentleman, it ap
pears, has been proscribed by the federal
Senate, and the district to 'which he was
.nominated left without a judge for the time
being to the great prejudice of the interests
■of. the peopled The principal, objection ap
peared to be, because Mr- Rend had been
heretofore an active politician. The true
reason, lye opine, is, that the prominent lea
ders of that party have not yet forgotten, and
cannot forgive him, the well merited casti
gation he dealt out to their “great guns” in
the Reform Convention during its session in
-Philadelphia. But Mr. R. is above the petty
assaults of this despicable anddespevate fac
tion, and the conduct of the Senate will only
•elevate him yet higher in the affections of
the democracy; and we should not be at all*
surprised if before twelve months shall have
rolled around, this same . persecuted :.£yet
distinguished] individual.is ;caUcd upon .to
preside over this very saqaebodythat reject
ed liis nomination to a situation which his
talents and experience so eminently qualify
,ihim-to fill. ‘ ~
The following is the vote on Mr. Read’s
nomination:
YEAS—Messrs. Brown; Caldwell, Car
penter, Case, Coplan, Frailey ; [Schuylkill]
Hays, Kingsbury, MILLER, [Adams] MU
3er, [Berks,] Myers,. Parsons, Rogers, Sny
der, Stevenson—-15.. y ■ , L ' -
. NAYS—Messrs.-Bell,; Barclay; Fraley,
((city) FULLERTON, „ Kiljineer,. Maclay,
McConkey, Michler, Miller, (city,) Pear
son, Penrose, Purviauce, Sterret, -Strehtn,
’Williams— iSs- • i,,!...
t3“The ’‘Buckshot war” bill is up again
in the Senate, and several speccKesbavcal
ready been delivered on.lbc subject. -The
"House have commenced operations on the
"New Constitution, -and. have entertained
several propositions relative to (lie election
of county and state odicers. A motion is
pending to adjourn sine" die on the; 11th of
June. r ,o :
Beef, —The purchasing coluihittee-ofyhe
Baltimore butchers Kavesucceeded iji pro
curing a lot of. cattle within' the. prescribed
price; which was;exhibiledpn Friday irtorn
ing.anddistributed aniQrglho butebet'srep
raseated by thb committee,'
Flour is selling-in Carlisle at S 7.
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105Williams'of Allegheny is making
some noise.in (he Senate about Gen. Mil-,
leu’s speech. Like all whiffets, howevci',
ho is morfe noisy than dangerous —and his
puny efforts tannot effect the well estab
lished reputation of our worthy Senator.—
"Cease Viper! you, gnaw a file.”
What- can be the reason s—Penrose ap
pears to be as quiet as a mouse since the re
assembling of the Legislature. , Has he lost
the use of his tongue, or has he not~yet re
covered frOm the dose administered to him
by Col. Parsons? His particular friends
here are becoming alarmed at his extraordi
nary silence, and are fearful that the,nau
seous medicine of the Lycoming Doctor has
ruined him forever. Would it not be well
for his friend Guyer, of the Chronicle, to
issue bulletins daily in relation to the state
of the.worthy Speaker’s health? It would
doubtless, be very satisfactoryto the people
of this Senatorial District. 5:
10“ The vote on ■ sustaining the' veto <sf
the Governor was 40 yeas—il nays. The
Constitution requires two-thirds to-pass a
bill without the sanction of the Executive
—consequently the veto was sustained.—
Our ’ representatives, Messrs. Gorges and-
Woodburn voted in:the affirmative,
|C/F*Xhe committee in the case of Thad
deus Stevens have not yet reported, nor is
it likely they will for some time - to come.—
There is evidently a disposition on the part
of a large majority of the members (Including
allparties) tpgei rid of .this arch intriguer.
In fact tilery isho more unpopular individ
ual in the , State at.the .present ,time, and if
the House purges itself of his cpntaniinating
presence, it rail only be carrying out the
wishes of at least three-fourths of the citi
zens of Pennsylvania.
|Q“ Greaf. distress, it is said exists in New l
foundland. Hundreds of families, in a state
of starvation, are living on one miserable
meal adayof putrid-fish, : anrd also destitute
of clothing. »
Steamboat A evident. —-On the 6th inst, the
pistoq rod of.the steamboat George Collier,
on her voyage from New Orleans to St.
Louis, when within 80 miles of Natchez,
gave way, breaking the forward cylinder
head and carrying away part of the boiler
stands. The steam which escaped scalded
45 persons, 26 of whom died in the course
of the day. ’ ‘ .
ITOURini.E ‘ AXTE.HPT AT McRDER.--.TIIC
, Montreal Transcript says, that a man named
Dclarau, living at Salmon’s Well, in the
vicinity of that city 1 , as ho was engaged in
his evening devotions. While on his knees at
prayer, his wife came behind him and struck
him on the head with an axe, inflicting a
ghastly blow on the skull. Some persons
who happened to be within hearing, heard
his cries, and came to his relief before she
could effectually repeat the blow. The hus
band’s skull was shockingly fractured, and
Tie is not expected to survive.
fCT* The doctrine of Thaddeus Stevens
that “ conscience, ought to be thrown to the
devil,” is likely to find favor with some of
liis followers, if we are to judge from the in
augural of a newly fledged editor of the great
rfe/imct anti-maaoiiic party.
Grand Parade at,. Trenton N, J. —The
Philadelphia Spirit of the Times states, that
the United States’ Troops, by order of the
proper authorities, will concentrate from the
different sections of die Union at that place,
where they will be regularly encamped du
ring the summer, to the number of several,
thousands. Trenton has been selected in
consequence of the 3 delightful location: and
the superior facilities it affords for procuring
the supplies of: provisions necessary .for so
large a number of persons. The first Regi
ment, it is thought, will arrive’in a week or
tea. days. ,
’ The charter election in Albany, (N. Y.)
has: resulted in favor, of the federalists by a
majorlty of 321. Last falltheir majority was
649,. whiggery appears to be on its
last legs, even in that l bank ridden city.
United States vs. W-. S. Smith'. —The
defendant, formerly a "Clerk in the' General
Land Office, 1 was,sued in the Circuit Court,
at Washington, as a public iii.the
sura of $10,503. On Saturday week, a ver
dict was rendered'for. the plaintiff for the
sum of 87,748 85. ■ I'. . . .
Proscription.— Theßoston Post snmsnp
the proscription account by a few lilies from
the, Hampshire Republican,' thus: " '
Our friend Munn.bf. tlie Hampshire Re
publican, al to the point when lib
talks—par example: . ... .
“When tbe.Federalists yelp 'proscription’
against the- Demo.ijratin party,jhathurLthe
fact in their .teeth tbat tho Eederal Whigs of
New’ York, have removed EIGHT, HUN
DRED AND SEVENTY'Democrats from
.pfS'cp ii&nthi'l;. ,‘tf thlnlacrdoes!
hot stop, tellthem IJiab&}y.
Ritner; 6f:PoitnpyJwfdift^
■|ftiSbiqried2ib"De^mbe'r‘,TBsS,aid'diiMa'y, !
1 836; he had REMOVED EVERY DEMO
CRAT FROM OFFICE INTBE STATU! 1
HI # K WiM * * * fa** tt tf * f ♦
| United States vs. S. If. Governrdr.—
We,learn from this New Ybrk'Evening Post,
that- the jury came into Court on Friday
afternoon last, with a verdict for the plain
tiff of $26,006. 75 and 6 cents costs, “with
out prejudice to the claim, of cither party to
the following drafts, viz: 1833, Sept'. 24,
pay J. Rceside $9000; 1834, March 24,"pay
do, 31000; July 4, pay dp. 81500; Oct. 1.
pay do. 8500; 1835, May, 5 pay do. 81000.”.
VETO MESSAGE
Of the Governor upon the Local Appropriation
Bin.
To the Senate and House of Representatives
of the Cqmmoritbealth of Pennsylvania.
Gentlemen—The bill entitled “an act
making appropriationsto certain turnpikes,
state roads, &c. within this Commonwealth,
atid for other purposes, has been presented
to me for executive approbation, but as I
cannot give that approbation to this bill con
sistently, with my own sense of duty. 1 re
turn it to the House of Representatives, in
which it originated, with my objections.,
It makes large appropriations to the pay
ment of the debts of several incorporated
companies: to the building of bridges: the
improvement of streams: the repair of- vari
ous turnpike roads: and the building a hall
in the city of Lancaster—many or all of
which objects might be perfectly pfoper.and
right.had the. Common wealth, a superabund
ance of (funds'. But at atime when we are
| laboringNupdcr an existing State debt of up
wards of\thirty millions of dollars, it does
not, appear to nie that it- would be either
prudent or. proper ,to borrow money, or tax
the people to raise funds to give away, with
so profuse a hand .on improvements, many of
which are secondary at least in character
and general importances If it were even
advisable to-increase the State debt’for this
purpose, under any’circumstances, the pre
sent is not a propitious time, as there is diffi-'
culty in procuring money for existing re
sponsibilities on favorable, terms, and that
difficulty.would no doubt be increased by
increasing the amount required.
This bill makes the following appropria
tion to the objects named, to wit; '
, (Here follows the different appropriations
in detail/amounting to 127 in ally and ap
propriating about two hundred- and'titty
thousand dollars, which we omit for want of
room.)
In the message which I submitted to the
legislature on the 26th day of January last,
I took occasion, to communicate' at some
length, my views relative to_the system of
internal improvements in which this' Coto
monwealth is so deeply embarked.
.1 will .again state in a few words the gen
eral principles that in ray judgment ought to
regulate, the. action of .our government, in
‘-C nrr} Inj^—timt into ctlccX,
the same have a direct bearing on the sub
ject rftider .consideration.
The primary object avowed by all depart-,
raentsof the government in the commence-,
ment of our system of internal improvements,
was, to secure to.our commercial emporium a
due portion ofthc increasing western trade
or commerce, and to develope the immense
mineral resources of this Commonwealth,
distributed throughout the coal and iron
fields in such cxhaustlfss abundance, and
the agricultural productions of her fertile
vallies in her interior, northern and western
counties. To carry tills design into opera
tion, the main lines between Philadelphia &
Pittsbufg and the Lakes were first underta
ken, and the coal and iron fields of the north
and northwest penetrated by the Susquehan
na canals. • j.t
The immediate tributaries of the main
lines, opening into rich and mineral d,epo
aites, of course'form a part of the system,
land arc necessary to Jts entire completion.
To secure the trade of the western, states,
and of the northwestern portion of N. York
was also an essential object of the'founders
pf.o.ur improvement system. '
Experience clearly demonstrates the wis
dom and sound policy of .the undertaking.
I liad all the energy and means of the Com
monwealth been- devoted to the vigorous
prosecution-of this system, in its original
simplicity, the State would now be reaping
the "full fruits of her expenditures, and-the.
[public debt. Would not have been swelled to
its present enormous amount: Influenced,
lioweycr, by unfortunate causes ami . coun
cils, the legislation of the State, has recent
ly tended to distract the attention, and di
vide the mean's of the public by the, prosccul
- of various undertakings, unconnected
with the main lines, and in many instances,'
wholly for the benefit of private companies;
thus .placing the public means under their
Unlimited control when the faith of the Com
mon wealth, was already pledged, to.apply its
resources to the completion of its own works,
arid the payment of its own liabilities. It is
manifest aria glance, that just so.far.as the
original system bos been departed from; so
far has the money beep squandered upon
unproductive . objects, I do not mean to
say,, these objects may not have been of
great, yalne to particular sections, and par
, ticular individuals,, but the public at large,
[had not the same interest in: them, .nqr could
their commencement, or even completion,
materially contribute to the prosecution of
the main design. I rank them accordingly,
amorig. that'dass of. secondary improvements
which should not be Undertaken by the Com'-
jnonwealth, while, others of much greater im
portance, -remain unfinished arid unprofita
ble./,:. ; . ...-1,.:.!;,:./.,''
’-'ll Has only been
that this:infroctibn of the internal improve
ment system has been carried to the greatest:
extent., ’ The. drains : ppont tho. of
the'C*prampnwealtli,.througha ( thoußand : un
seen channels,-iuycM
sonfcos.Vrippied'her endrgids’,;and involved
a perapnVnpl intimately acqiiaiuted; with the
■%tBi , question: not easily- tp
solve, from an examination of.the recehtap
proprintion bills, whether- the main lines of
our improvements.were prosecuted on ac
count of their 6\vn intrinsic importance, or
mel'cly as pretexts for lavishing upon'num
berless other subordinate objects, millions of
dollars of the money of the people. In some
instances, as in thatof the'bill under consid
eration, the appropriations to secondary ob
jects have been made first, while the appro
priations to the main lines have thus far fail
ed entirely. It will be blit one step further
in the departure from'the original system,
to drop .the main lines altogether and hence
forth disperse the treasure of the Common
wealth, among incorporated companies; lo
cal prejudices, local interests, and expert
bargaining to secure in the general scramble,'
the largest share of the public money.
It is far from: my intention to attribute to
any of these motives, or to the influence of
any of these, causes, the formation of the
present bill. I am speaking of the, direct
tendency of this course of -legislation—to
what consequences if must inevitably lead,
not to what result it has already reached-in
its progressive influence on lhe.lcgisla.tion of
the Commonwealth.
Unless a radical change of my opinion
should take place, I can rjever yiejd my
sanction to the predominancy of this inno
vation oh our internal improvement system.
I conceive it to be at open variance with ju
dicious economy; sound policy apd,enlight
ened legislation- _
Thus viewing it, I should be recreant to r
my duty, were I to sanction this bill. No
man can be more reluctant than I am to ex- <
ert the veto power. I shall never do it on ■
light or trivial occasions; still less shall 1 j
claim to set up my Opinion, in-opposition to
that of the two.houses of assembly; but when
the completion of the main lines ofimprove- j
ment and the interest of the people are all,
involved in ajneasure I,_caunot-hesifate in
the adoption of my course. |
'“Tt" is highly desirable, no doubt, to those
concerned; that the debts of all turnpike
companies, and in fact all other companies!
in the,Commonwealth should be paid. But,
the. question is at this time, shall we borrow,
money to pay them, when it requires the,
joint exertion of every branch of the govern-,
ment to sustain its credit, which has been 1
already ..stretched.to its utmost-liinlt.to.saL j.
isfy existing liabilities, and to defray the' ex-1
penses incident to the management of the
public .affairs. I .cannot believe the people ;
of Pennsylvania are prepared to answer this
question in the affirmative.' If. I have mis.
conceived my duty, or misunderstood the'
public sentiment, it is a gratifying consider
ation- that an ample,, remedy is provided by ;
the Constitution. Claiming only the merit of!
rectitude of intention; I cheerfully commit
this bill to the action of .the legislature, ami
to the, final judgment ofthc people, satisfied )
that on this as on all .other subjects, they are \
"£lio boBt,-judgc& oPuicir own Interests, ami of
the fidelity of their public servants. !
Although not, necessarily connected with )
■the main subject of this communication, it,
seems to me not to be improper, to call the J
attention of the legis'ature again to the;
means of increasing the credit of the State,',
and of rendering it at all times more certain- !
ly available. During the existence of our
present currency, mainly composed as it is )
of paper, fluctuations in our pecuniary af- 1
fairs to a greater or less degree, are perhaps j
unavoidable. Apprehensions of this state of i
things, frequently operate to deter capital
ists from advancing money to the-Statecwhen
' required for public purposes. It is believed :
t|ia,t this evil would bo principally removed, j
if provision were made by law, for paying,
the loan holders the interest on the loans,
atall times, in gold and silver, or in equiv-.!
’ alcrit funds at their own discretion. - I
This would bo right and just, because,
the money looped to the Commonwealth was
of. the same kind, and the interest on it
should be, paid in a medium as valuable to
the creditors as the original advancement.
I respectfully suggest to the legislature the
propriety of enquiring into the subject, and
of adopting such measures as are compatible
with sound policy and enlightened-justice.
No occasion should be spared either on the
part of the executive or of the legislature, to
impart to the credit and standing of this
great Commonwealth, all, the strength and
stability to which they arc entitled' by her
native resources, and the industry, enter-,
prize and integrity of her citizens.,
DAVID R. PORTER.
. Executive Chamber, May 9, 1839.
THE FRENCH PIRATES.
The horrible pa) liculars of the' diabolical
acts on board the Alexandre, of Marsaud
and Raymond, ‘‘the abducted Frenchmen,”
whose arrest at Newport, R.T., and subse
quent “abduction” from this port, have
made so much noise, and excited so much
interest, are published.in Galignftni’s Mes
senger, as they appeared:-upon the trial of
those wretches before the Maritime Tribu
nal of Brest, onthe 12th ult. Tlve charac
ter of the disclosures, arid 'the i excitement
which -the affair has been, the cause of pro
ducing in this community, induce us to give
the horrible detail a-place in burl columns.
The Braganza iaffair; dreadful-as it wad,
sinka’intq insignificance in cbmparison with
it. The result of the trial'we! have before
marked, was- the conviction of thc accused.
—Pennsylvanian.- C .-a.ii !' - .n’to.j’-v''
■: Messrs- Michaud & Go; of Bordeaux; the
owners of'the Alexandre, sent her out to
Batavia; in: June; 1837j : ’tii :bring home' tin;
coffee', audjrterchandise. The orew amount
ed -to 17 men, - with M._ Louis Bonet,'. alias
Dubois’,ns their captain,[&• Benoit Marsaud,
a coUsiri of one of the owners,. as second in
command. /; Theship arrived /at Batavia,
Octn2di pn_tho;29th proceeded. toSamarang
to/complete/her-cargo, and-, bn Nov. ; 15th,
sailed again; with/property. on aboard worth
.COO.OOOtV. All .went well till daybreak*/oh
Nov. 27th,. when .Captain;;Bpuet . took the
morning.waldh.at 4\o’clock. He had called
to/the cook? to bring hint some tea, when
several of the crew came'
' out' giving, him. a moment’s, time, to defend
himself, seized him and threw him over
board-" Andre, the boatswain, who witness-'
ed this premeditated act of murder, hasten
ed down to the cabin of Lieut. Morpain,
and informed him of what had taken place.
The lieutenant, arming himself with an .iron
bar, went up, and finding Marsaud on deck,
demanded, what had become of the captain,
but he, instead of giving .him any answer,
grasped Morpain round the body, and with
the assistance of three of the sailors, named
Audrezet, SandeV, and Gordon or Gording,
an Englishman, tnrcw him also into the sea.
These men next went to the other, aide of
the ship, and served Audony, n sailor in
like manner. Here the master, seeing what
had passed, and expecting the same fate,
drew his knife, and made a desperate resist
ance, but was felled by the butt end of a
pistol from Gordon, and was quickly buried
in the waves. These four being despatched,
Gordon ran forward, and called upon the
rest of the men to come on deck. Dosset,
a youth, wascallcd upon toappear, and was
dragged aft with threats of being thrown in
to the sea. The terrified lad begged hard
for his life, and to be allowed to write to
his.family before he died, and offered to sign
a bond for 20,000 francs, if they would save
him, but Gordon and Audrezet, reckless of
his cries, hurled him into the. deep. Their
j next object was Lcomoinc, another boy, on
|ly, IT years old, whothrcw.himsclf upon his
l-knees to Marsaud, imploring mercy. After
a short parley between Marsaud and Gordon,
(lie'was spared, though but for, a time: On
I December 2d, the Alexandre was overtaken
I by a gale of wind, and she became unman
ageable. She sprung a leak; arid to lighten
j her the coffee and tin were, thrpwn over
j board. This storm afforded Marsaud a pre
sence for accounting for all those whose
| lives had been_sacrificed, as-if they bad■
| been washed overboard in tips storm; but
before the entries of their deaths were made
in the ship’s books, the men determined to
get rid'of the;boy.Leomoine, whose mourn
, Cul countenance was a constant;reproach to
.them. On December Stfi,. the .poor lad was
, cast from the poop by Gordorii On the fol
, lowing day this fcro'cious brute. met with a
1 similar fate. H.e.iiad suffered to escape from
j.him.an’idea which -he had enlcrtaiiicd'of rc
j during the survivors to three, namely, Mar
saud, Audrezet, and himself; so having made
; him drunk by mixing brandy with his wine,
Marsaud threw him oft’his guard by request
ing him to do some act in the management
1 of the ship, and while he was thus engaged,,
he was suddenly knocked down, and fell
' overboard. He was an excellent swimmer,
and followed the ship for a long time, sup
plicating Marsaud to take him in, but his
cries were unheeded, and he sunk.
I On the same day, anil before the death of
Gordon, Marsaud and Raymond, without
any necessity, but merely to give an appear
ance of the snip having suffered from a storm,
and corroborate the report they afterwards
.made, cut away the mainmast; and A fow
days afterwards made a leak below the wa
fer line o( the ship, and threw into the sen
pr damaged several articles, which were af-
I forwards stated to have been lost or da
maged. The effects of the murdered men
■ were divided among those who took part pi
| their destruction, but part were restored to
j their places, to keep up appearances oh corn
ling within sight of the Island of Maritius
where they were obliged to put in to lepair
damages. The Alexandre entered Port
| Louis on December 15. On the next day
j the pretended certificates of'the death of
, those who had been murdered were laid be
| fore the Vice Consul and verified. The
j ship was repaired at an expense of 75,000
fr., for which a charge was made upon her.
j A portion of the remaining cargo was sold
at 50 per cent. loss. Having obtained some
j additional men, including three Englishmen,
j and taking more hands onboard, Marsaud
■ assumed the command as captain, and Ray
mond-becamp-his first mate or lieutenant.—
They also took on board two women of col
or, one of whom was Adeline Paris, Mar
snud’s mistress, who has -followed him to
Brest, and Marsaud had in his possession
from forty to fifty pounds:weight of gold,
and boxes of diamonds valnednt 30,000 fr.
The Alexandre sailed from the Maritius
.with papers,for Bordeax, but when at sea
Raymond , effaced the natne of Bordeaux,
and substituted Boston, On,the 20th May,
1838, the ship arrived 51- Newport, U. S.,
where life Vice Consul,, M. Gournard, im
mediately, discovered 1 that her papers had
been falsified, and summoned Marsaud be
fore him.; Instead of obeying, the self-ap
pointed captain attempted to;sail for Bos
ton, but was prevented by the' promptitude
and resolution of,M- Gournard. The sub-,
sequent proceedings in America, which end
ed in the man being arrested', and sent to
France for trial, have alreadybeetVlaid be
fore the public. {-
A letter published in the Herald of this .city,
gives the following additional-particulars:
Bordeaux, March 24,-1839.
“Captain Marsaud. tvhp murdered the
Captain and part of the crew. and took com
mand ofihe French,ship Alexandre, (which
vessel was seized at Newport,‘R. I.’, some-'
time since) and sent ! ilnderlthc command rtf
an officer from on board a-French man-of
war to Bordeaux;)'has been tried, found,
guilty, and executed 4t Bordeaux for the a
bove crime. A young man; his second offi
cer, has also beeri +ned ;atid found guilty,
but on.account of been recom
mended to mercy.,--TKefeiecntipn;of Mar- :
'saud toiikpiitee three hdUiVaffepthfe parsing
of the; senterice. 'Before death ; he made a
full; cdhfeaaion bf ’all this said
that sevenraehwet-e, thriwn; overboard by
his prdbr, jaffiFttint ‘the-matb'hf'thenhiyhW--
ploringlybegged-ofhim'only oneAayAonr’s
time in order thatiiOTnight writy to, and
■take' a last farewelbof his mother) anil offer
ed him" ('Msrsandpths'Sdin;()f'Bd;o6‘o' ffanps
for- said ha!f hour, buthe uurnen;)fully : de
nied him, :i -- ys ' ’ ‘ 1
AWPUIi THUNDER STORM.
, A Mother Struck Dead lu the midst of her
Infants.
'Prom the correspondence of thaTqronto
Patriot, we learn that Vnorning
of the 28th March, a dreadful stormpf thun
der and lightning visited-: .river St.
Clair, and that “soon after daylight the in
habitants were made "acquainted-with the
following melancholy and heart-rending
accidents Mr. Henry Agar, residing on the
river batik, about a mile above this place,
who, with three others, had been out alt
night, doing duty as volunteers! about day
light returned home with the intention of
taking rest. On his near approach to the
house, he discovered the ridge boards some
what put of order, and on approaching still
nearer he discovered fragments of wood,
broken glass, &c., which impressed his mind
that the house must have been injured by the
alarming storm. _ He opened the door, when
he found one of his little daughters, six years
old, and another three years, taking care of
(lie infant of nine months, all- mying and
sitting on the foot of the bed. .. The first
words uttered by the elder girl were—“Oh,
father, the housedias been on fire, and mam
ma is sleeping so sound we cannot wake her.”
It is scarcely possibledor the most suscepti
ble to form an idea of, or for any one to de
scribe the state of agony and distraction
which at this.instant seized the mind of the
unfortunate and bereaved' Mr. Agar. He
tremblingly approached the bed, and there
he discovered his kind and affectionate part
ner, whom but a few hours before he had"
left in good health and spirits, now-a lUeless
corpse. It was soon
the fatal messenger had entered at the gable
end of the house, by forcing its way between
the the logs, close to the bed in which the
unfortunate Mrs. Agar with the three.chil
dren was lying two at the foot, and the in
fant at her bosom. - It is-.supposed the fatal
shock struck her on .the head, as part of the
hair on her forehead appeared as if it had
been collected together and burned with a
pair of curling Tongs; the upper part of the
breast appeared as if it.had boon struck with
great violence by some hard substance, leav
ing a mark resembling a star; and all that
part of the body which was in contact with
the bed, even, down to the feet, was much
discolored, rather .resembling pur| le ..than
black. The ejdesf'cKild said that her mam
ma’s cap had been On fire! and most fortu
nately she had the presence of mind to ex
tinguish it, which in one so young is most
wonderful’. No doubt this was the means of ■
preserving the house and all from being
burned.. It appears the cap had been forced
from her head by thefatal stroke, as-it had
been lying on the blanket covering the breast,
and was scorched nearly to a cinder.
The child also states, that when the storm
was raging with great violence, she asked,
hermamma if she. was afraid, and she replied,
"No, my dear, the great ,God will take care
of ns all,” but she never spoke again. She
also, added, when the infant was crying she
endeavored to wake her mamma, and when
she could nnt do so, she took the infant away
and she and her sister endeavored to keep it
quiet, and had been a long while so engaged,
as it was quite dark when she jfir.st took the
child away.—Saturday Courier.
THE NEWSPROM ENGLAND,
There is now no longer atjv. doubt, in re
lation to the pacific feeling of Great Britain
towa'rds (his country, and of the general wish
.of the British Parliament to come to an am
icable adjustment of the boundary line which
has been so long in dispute. The temporary
embarrassment to commercial, transactions
is therefore now nearly, if. not entirely, re
moved, and business of all kinds will pro
bably assume a brisker pace. To whom
should credit be given for,this favorable
state of things? To Daniel Webster, who
would have—if he could have done it—in
volved the country .iH war, and have taken
forcible possession of the disputed.territory
on or before the fourth of July next? Or, to
the calm and dignified'message of Martin
Van Suren; \vherein he made no compro
mise of principle or national honor; but firm
ly and wisely asserted our national rights,
and pointed out a- way whereby this long
vexed question may be brought to - a close:
and the powerful and energetic action of
Congress, in accordance with the expressed
views of the - President? The’ federalists
have charged the . government with making
war upon the Banks, and as being opposed
.to the interests of the mercantile class. Mr.
Webster, who''has always’been a petwith
the northern merchants . may, , with much
more propriety, be charged with making tear
upon the'merchants. ; The course which the
President and the friends of the Administra
tion 'have taken in. this matter, must meet
the approbation-—it has alrebdy-7-of all clas
ses and occupations,'and silence 'the unwise
rt not unprincipled oppositioh of the, merch
ants, "to 1 the . government,of the people’s
choice.— 'Bay. State Democrat, ’
Patent Corn planter'.—A very ingenious
and yet simple contrivance for planfingcorn
has'-been Invented, .and' patented , by,JVlr. .
Jphn_M. Forrest of. Prineess Anne;county.
It is in the form oft a plough and asjthe fur
row is laid .off by tlje share, the grains, are A
dropped into ‘it through sin aperture in . a
round revpjving box, which contains" the
coni, and a'ceupleof hoes, adapted forthe
purpose, throw {he earth from both sidesof
the furrow grid coyer, them'up. 1 The.ppera
tion is petformed with mathematical' preci
sion and certainty; .'and the fixtures; are not
liable to be thrown but of orderby ahy cmh
mon casualty or want of raUentiohv
time and labor, saved by tfiejushpf.this hew
implement of husbandry, ! is iinihehsei—iAfor
foik itirdld.:, - 1 . ■■
,0t» !3ju(;B(Jay tK*s I4tkinst T 'iby. the Rcv„ A.'
B. Quay, Maj rSamudr Clark,~o{- Monroe
township <o Miaa MaH/ Jli Matter; eldest
daughter-6f MajV A. Matecr; of Liaburh. - ;' 0
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