r oJc. mntJV'jr'E, ws. France—Military ' Preparations.—-Tho ast accounts from France represent.'.the gov ernment as actively proceeding iii the work of surrounding Paris with n line of barri cades. 'Vim 1 following'is-the plan adopted by the-government-; - ' ■ • “There shall be raised a basfioned wall, terraced and faced with masonry,'thirty, feet in height, with glacis.and conlrescr.ip in earth. Exterior works casemated, closed at the.gjrge, regularly constructed with cob tie scarp in masonry and covered way. St. Den nig shall be fortified; Charenton shall, have permanent works constructed for the pin pose'of insuring the possession of the two rivers.' The works shall commence 1 by The, exterior forts of Nugent, Roany, Noisy, Ro-' inaiiville, Mount Valericn, Ivry, St. Bennis. and the construction of the othcr works will on all these points. A camp.of 50,000 men will be distributed in' different stations, according as the works required. The Minister of Public Works, shall unite himself with the Minister of War for the di rection and forwarding These works. The Poutsct Chausees shall open a strategic road from the centre of Pantin to the Maine.” The papers of M.. Thiers .thus speak, of the projccl: “A wall regularly constructed surrounds Paris and iti suburbs, and will enclose, a space triple the surface actually built on- It will make no alteration in administrative divisions, nor will it obstruct any existing communications. It will be protected against enemies batteries by exterior works, more remote from Paris than the'fortress of Vin-. cemiess. These, wprkswill form the first line of defence, and will keep the enemy at a sufficient distance from Paris to " render impossible the action of incendiary projec tiles. This plan, which upilesell the advan tages of the different systems hitherto propo sed, is of a date anterior to recent events. It resolves-the principal difficulties, delivers Paris from the fear of all external danger, and renders a siege impossible, by depriving the all hope of carrying a.fortress so immense. It will have considerabla in fluence on-The policy of France, rendering impossible thkgreatest.danger that could be fall the capital in case of external war. It will form, with the beautiful works already executed at' Lyons, two great centres of re sistance on the tw,omosf.important points of our territorv. In giving an immense force to Franco, itaugments the chances ol peace, and diminishes those of war.” 'The Alsace of Stiasburg states that orders have been received there tor (he putting into a complete state of defence all the fortified places of the military division-of which that city forms the centre. Lieut. Gcn’l.Pellet ier, Inspector General'of-the Artillery, had arrived there. ' The Repeal queslionin Ireland. —Mr. O’- Connell and his fricrids.Jn Ireland are, now straining every nerve.to carry the measure of repeal. They demanded it as a right that Ireland should have her domestic Parliament, and manage.her own internal legislation in dependent of England. A great .meeting was irccently, held', in Connaught at which ten thousand persons were present. The speech ;of Mr. O’Connell on this occasion appeal - ?'id have been delivered in his most powerful and eloquent manner. The history of Lord Castlereaglrs admin istration, if the ordinary accounts of it are true, presents no scheme of fraud and cor ruption so monstrous, open and unprincipled as that which resulted in effecting the Irish Union. The true patriots Of Ireland who hShl out to the last for the constitutional lights of their beloved Island, beheld on cv cry side the men on whom they relied as co adjutors, falling away from them under the secret influence.of gold or ministerial pat ronage. The measure.of the Union was car ried by direct bribery—so .profligate and shameless that .there is hardly a case to be found iiuhistory at all parallel. One of the speakers at the Connaught meeting refers to that memorable period and says: ‘Hut even rebellion and blood-spilling could not .effect that measure without the mostgr.uSs and lav ish corruption; nor could corruption ai)d force, without most villainous .fraud. His tory records these acts of-forcci-corruption and fraud; but I need nut enter into any de tail of them;: they arc open to the inspection of the,world in those historical records.’ The'cnthusiasm with which the people of Ireland enter into the-prpjcct of repeal, as now advocated by O'Connell, shows that the measure of union is as odious to them at, tire present day as it was when their leaders in”, their own Parliament betrayed them in ITBS. The Union has had the efiect which must always be expected to follow when two unequal powers unite—that is to'draw over to the stronger the substaifteand energy of the weaker.; .The 1 absentee system, accor ding to - Mr. O’Connell’s declaration, causes _:thc. witlui rawal of $16,000,000-indents from' ciiirirhappen otherwise than that Ireland should,languish when her-no bility and gentry, including’ the principal landowners, reside, In Ktiglaml, <1 rawing away this very life blood of their native country to be lavished abroad! Mr, O’Connell refers to the condition of Ireland before tile Union, and says: I defy any man to point: out io me any country in the world'wbicb prospered like Ireland under her own legislature. Trade nourished—commerce increased—the fish - •cries - were profitable—(he lino trade vvas prosperous and gave'employment .to vast numbers—agriculture was flourishing, and the produce of the land was increased three fold; —our towns were filled with commerce,, and our harbours'-witb; ships; there never was a country under heaven which exhibited' 'mich plenty, such tranquility, such bappi, uess-aa Ireland did, under her own domestic parliament (great cheering.) Well, what did they do? .They took away our parlia ment, and then;.they tell us that they, for sooth, had-a'right todd it; .' Why, I would flip glad to Know, what right.they had?.(hear,; hear.). It is just as if a man was to meet any one of you on your way lidme to-night, and lake away your coat, and dhen tell you lie had a righl-to do it..and tfet indeed you shoultl go nakcd (hear.heari&greatcheers.) Why, itwrtsrveniWorse, for the Uninnwns carried by-thcr.mokf gfpsc.'andi open corrupt lion, *; *■ . .. r-Vti ; ;vlf jfou.\yislr to secure the of <7i, .• i.V i OHBT3. :•'■■■,' • ’ ’-■: ' . : -1i , ’ ll Avitjt .peace of mind,, pay youb peers, .... .. Afflvirs in Central Asia. The follo'tfUg.Js an extract from a letter in the London Morning Herald, dated,' _ The most important Indian ~intelligence fur the past month comes to iis" from the north-west and is.ns unsatisfactory as may be.;. The whole at the provinces, lattdy overrun, by the armies undcr,,L.ord Keane, Sir W. Cotton, General Welstune, arc' in a ! ,state of insubordination or open war.- Not only have outrpgeouf acts of vio lence. been committed in almost every quar ter of Belochistan, Afghanistan, and Bok hara,' where the (error of British arms, has most recently been experienced, but the long trariquilized Rajapoutan. states of Jez poor and Juudpoor, on tho' HelhV frontiers, have been seized with a spirit of insubordi nation. i The"‘■conduct‘oT our new' ally, the Shah Soojah, meanwhile is as .weak, wicked and.unwise-as possible. His.haughty and overbearing demeanor, while attendant on. the array whoso bayonets were to glace him on the throne, disgusted every British offi cer who came in-centact with' him; while, his low and brutal sensuality, and the vile creeping vices of his character, excited uni versal contempt.' Personally this pitiable prince, expelled for, misconduct by his sub jects, and restored from exile to his native throne by strangers, did nothing to- concili ate his people to strengthen his, authority, or achieve his independence"of English aid. The exactions of, his predecessor. Host Mo hanimed in the shap ; of taxation, seem not only to have been moderate in themselves; but were' submitted to with cheerfulness, when to be expended in public improvements. So soon,as the Shah Soojah power, he so increased public burdens tlmtrpnc hall of the bazaars w ; efe immediately shut up. The moneys thus-exported were wasted ill sensual indulgence. Harems, such as ori ental imaginations alone can fancy, are being now 'erected; and the engineers, the work; men, and (lie resources which ought (p be’ employed in the public service, are'occupied in providing luxuries and expensive palaces fora Sovereign'who could not find 1,000 men in ills.kingdom on whom he could place reliance or who would, on any,consideration,' render.him a service. • The writer then goes to describe (he pre carious aiid perilous situation of British in terests in almost every part of India and Central Asia. The long existing alliance between them and .the Seiks of the Punjaub, threatened even during the life of Uiliject Singh, waits on|y a favorable'opportunity ■to be entirely broken by bis successor. The fidelity of Persia to British interests is con sidered more than doubtful. Kam Riln, the ruler of Kerat; is all. but openly hostile;— Llic Ameers of Sinde look wifh.jealous eyes upon the approach and Aggressions of the Anglo Indian.power. And the numberless independent tribes bordering upon-Hindos tan7lo”the West of the Indus and the Sut lcdge,,are animated by one spirit'of. hostili ty to Britain. All this is unpleasant enough. But can it be 1 wondered ; at, after such an exhibition qf British policy as that set forth in the pre ceding extract? A wise, bcnificent and •popular sovereign driven from his throne, and replaced by a gross, brutal sensualist, abhorred by his unwilling subjects —this the spectacle exhibited to (he natives of that vast region—this ■is the consequence to which they must look forward, should Bri tish sway and British alliance be established among them.—Av T. Com. Tram the Array and Jr any Chronicle. ISus/sitm JVSililary Mcvietv. ■ It gives us pleasure to lay before our read ers the following interesting and graphic account, given by an officer of our army who was present, at a Russian military re view. ' ‘'Four days of our time in Russia were spent at the camp of Krnsnoe Selo sixteen, miles .from St. Petersburg!). On our an i- Peom Ike Mw Haven Hcgislcr. val we were invited to assist in the inanocu- ns g* ft BP j ff* vres which would take place on the three- , following days. Accordingly, next morn- Jnc town of VI ilhngfnrd, was on Tuesday ing we were presented to Imperial Mae .™9™PS.%°' vn »«“• S™t excitement by the jesty. ih the field; then taken to Ihe-chapel- commissioninf murderand suicide? Ayoung : tent,.attended divine service.with the Impc-- , n - oma ) n^.,t i e l nam c i 'fJnne ll.Ailen,had rial family and staff, surrounded by -fifty house for Mr. Milo Hopkins, thousand military worshipers, rode through •df diat town, lor more than a-ycar.past, and the different citmps-saw the Emperor'*!*: bc ,n ß assisted by. Mr. Hopkins in pro speet the officers of regiments, ami exercise C< ?J ,n S a.bill ot divoiccTrom her husband, those of the cavalry in riding, giving point. whom Re lived but a short line after charging. &c. at fill spoedf attended the ™ r ™g 9 ; On Monday last.theyboth came evening hylnn and prayers at retreat,- and tu , lua cty. procured the bill of divorce and went to bed to. reflect upon the novel, and ~ ; u tU,' n ell to the house of Mr. Ilopkiivs. wlicre imposing ceremonies aiul exercises of a Rus- >t„tvas supposed they would soon sian army in camp. , - Ibe next morning, (luesday)., Mr Hopkins “The next day was particularly interest- r . ose eall » a,, \M ak ‘ n S an axe - Preceded to ing; all the artillery, one hundred and twen- the room in which the young woman and her ty“eigl.t piece's, being in the ficld manceuver- - mpll .' er .were slecp.ugaml, literally, cut .her. ing and firing at tariets-sis of the batte- ,n P'cccs without oflcr.ng anyvioleuce to, be ries being oflorse artillery; and two of those n,p i llcr - Ht: then ccliyed immediately to us being of Twelve pounder guns, and tivepty-, “ wft : four nbwitzers, and horses threat with * vaz °J- n.otive cam be:as eachV The firing 7 from' this Immense field conduct of Mr. train was indeed grand, and the effect With as lt lus attachment for the round;,canister, and sliellsfwas destructive J°“"g' ad y was very strong. .We umler to.the targets, which we examined- at the B tanil lie had exhibited nosigrta. of derange close of thd manoeiivers.' f '-ni ' mcn , t ' »» d , .was comfortably situated as re-. , “The next day was a cavalry, day, Includ- S a, '. lls a la,r Proportion ol the world’s goods, ing the horse-artillery, andl with ’them, and was considered advent citraen. ; , amounting to fifteen.thousand men, four re- : he New Haven Herald-gives ~sojne ad giiiients of cuirassiers, four .of dragoons, oitional particulars in tile following state -twn of hussars, two of lancers, (CossacKs) - ■ ' 'i 7 : besides-squadrons of Circassians, Persians, . Qn returmng from court on, Monday even-. &c. &c. ing, Hopkins wished her t« marry him, but “The last day the whole army of thirty- N r , ! 1,0t1,el ’ . c '°m«ng on'a Visit to hcr. aud six thousand infantry, and cavalry, and ar- wishing to confer - 'vith her, she dechned.r— tillery, making over fifty thousand, were on Abe mother-and daughter slept together, and the field it r o’clock,: A. M.ahdtlie Earner- U l W. mB ■«-another; rijonu* In the morning or conimanding in person, commenced' and “ u .P* ,n f. called on- Mrs.;:Allen, to get up, executed a scries of splendid manoeuvres, winch she didnotdo, and he called asecond bringing tlie entire furce into action arid de- ti (nc * His calls not being,^attended,to .be ciding tiie :■ '(imaginary) battle by a grand be«a«m infuriated, and-haying:procured ,an ihavge by the infantry and four thousand axu lie went into tie room and struck the cuirassiers. Tlicso inanfEuyres cpuimcnccd woman ivlidembed .Mm bead “ftbe.SJte, by.semlitig in advance skirmishers of' Cos- eac !‘ blow prqy«l.-.fetal,, bqjt With sayiigS fe sacks.- who, being attackcd. kept up a.spirit- .!*»& ,e and He ad, fire,-and hytneir-bugles, as'kcd- fur rein- rally cboppedlys victim limbfrom limb.— nifceineritg.’ Werc deßpatched to, ,ilic desperate man (henreturned tohiß owri theJr aid, and the- enemy temporally cHock r U^^ r edanddrivenback., Inturivtbis advanced Vein,,051.1 in-a ? mid Unm:blccl ,to dpmlu party was fepiilied/and;rein<brced by some: escapefcmdiurt and.gavethe alarmi, regimerttS of dragbons;..theiiiifantrW-reEi- , ,parties,enm ments (tbree tliousand Strong each) means ged in time, all in,,motion frem differentaointi fo- o,Bo .ciety :iyard,tlie;scenh Of attack. -vAs mediate agerit-in this was arriyf! in column of i’attack tiwsudeploy. RUM, Hopkins .foroijine of battle, and supported tlie cay- P n Monday’, most of which he had consumed, airy, Which fall ba6k or fight on tnn/flapki; . Tlie.atfftck dnqlly became geneial.along tlie : ' clcnr .or s fhc; C haFge .trhiije : iiiaking'- ckciiscs, RA :^, ctlimgi| l ttpo»d,ioh,^i« e nig^tlmho^yi^lf,jyQUß;DE^te:^^u lery establishing batteries with the rapidity of light cavalry,.and.hurling i'teJhXndfir|}at the enemy in fine style.' The : r rcscrVc"nt length is brpughf forward; by .the Grand Duke Michael,'forms in column of attack in the rear of the first., line,)'.wlii£|i retires through the, intervals : of Jhe 'ncw' line;" the reserve charge with' the heavy cavalry, and victory is the result of four hours roafioEu vering. The morning was. a inost beautiful one; the troops (all Imperial-Guards) in thcir finest condition—the twenty thousand horses on the field,.all 'picked, choice, high'bred animals—tho artillery’iicw. witl* green car .riagcs and burnished guns, glittering iu the sun like gold. The brilliancy of the cuiras ses and helmets.and Russian- eagles, the polished arms)*the plumes of all'colors, the four or. five, hundred musicians with their bright hraaSidciims, trumpets, jind-hornS!— t]io picturesque Cossacks and Circassians, and their little, fleet, long-tailed horses, looking like so many Pawnees—all-formed a scene exceedingly beautiful and imposing: A review followed the manccuvres. llie re giments tiling oft' before the Emperor in"col umns of one hundred front. Uoußily, June 22 -Dear Sir:—l received your friendly let ter of the 2Gth of September, enclosing me, by cider of the “Central Committee of-Easl Southfield,”.' a copy of the'correspondence between the .committee and the Hon. Alindn U. Read; State Treasurer, and beg leave to return my thanks to' the committee for-so gratifying a mark of, their recollection.— Your letter speaks of the proceedings of a republican meeting hulden at East'Smith-- field in September as -having been enclosed to me, but those, 1 regret to say, have nut yet got to my hands, owing doubtless to some accident. 1 have been waiting from day .to day in expectation of their reaching me, or 1 would have more promptly acknow ledged your letter, but will no longer-deny myself the pleasure. ’.With the sentiments contained in the committee’s letter to Mr. Read, 1 inost-cor dially concur, and equally so with those ex pressed in his reply. They do no more than justice to Gov. PoHcr, when the complicat ed difficulties andrentanglcments that en ednipased. and weighed- down our coininon weulth, on all sides, at the time he ascended the ExccutivciChair, are taken into consid eration, A calmness, a wisdom and a firm ness have pre-eminently distinguished his courseti- Recommending the .most- enlight-. died and fundamental reforms upon'the dreadfully vicious systems into which the State has,fallen in the whole conduct of its affairs, lie yet saw what wise incn.always see, that such reforms! -were not'hrought about hastily, or by pushing things to-an extreme, any more than {he pound of. flesh can be re r moved from the living'hody without blood flowing in streams from the other parts.— Bub let the wise and comprehensive re co.mWndations .embraced in his opening message .to .dur .. last legislature only be adopted in their full extent, and partic ularly all relating to the banks, and our embarrassments and sufferings will come to an end, whilst we shall be guaranteed against their recurrence: thus.a monument will be raised to. his fame, as durable in Pennsylvania as that which history has raised to William Penn—one the founder of the commonwealth, the other its restorer after a, course of ruinous profligacy-and the most shameless breaches pf faith have been carri ed into al.l the most important concerns of its public administration. Thanking the committee again, mid you my dear sir, for the” kitid execution of their wishes, 1 remain With great respect, your and their faithful and obliged fellow citizen. RICHARD RUSH. To Col. Seth Salsborv. From the Towanda Banner. * letter prom van. rush. Sydenham, near Philadelphia, ?. —October Bth, 1840. y CANDIDATES. Martin Van Boren, ' ‘ W, H. Harrison: ' CANDIDATES. Martin Van Boren, tf r . 11. Harrison. New Cumberland Dis- tret. ’ JB . *S • “ ■ f. -J. . .o s .s I g « . K, - £ CANDIDATES. ■Van Buren, Harrison. 12 37 49 . 45 39 84 -FLORIDA. Fort Bkooke.-Tampa B*v.,.East Florida, ? September 17, 1840. y I Siu: I have the honor to report .that in’ obedience to instructions (verbal) from Brig adier General Armistead, 1 abandoned post JNo. 4 on the I9th iris(. and arrived'here on the 26th inst. with my command, consisting of companies “E”..nnd-“J” 2d dragoons,’ and ten men belonging to company “C”; GthinlaiUry. Lieutenant Wetmore of Jhe i 6th infantry also accompanied me, he having ’ voluhteefcd his services, notwithstanding he had but partially •recovered from a severe I attack.,of sickness. On the 215t,,1 crossed the Wiihlacoochee at Fort Clinch, at which point 1 was met by'General Armistead. The next day I procceded to Charlo-ahapopk (“Trout Eating”), for the purpose of ascer taining whether the Indians had replanted the fields which were destroyed by the com mand under Major Loomis, in .April last, which I found, to be-the case. In one of the fields, 1 discovered a small party of Indians, which:! hied on, but they escaped, leaving their rifies, and leaping into life lake. On the next day, I came on two parties,, and. succeeded in taking their arms and wound ing two severely..- I found their camp on" the margin ol a large lake interspersed with innumerable hammock islands, to which they made their escape: My interpreter called to one of them, who had reached an island to come back, but his reply was, that he could, or would not, as he was’ badly wounded:— Lieutenants Thornton and Wetmore made use of great personal exertions in order to catch, one of the Indians. 1 found in all their camps,large quantities of pumpkins, peas, and beans. The next day 1 discover ed another camp which had been abandoned only the day before, they no doubt haying been app. ,sed of my approach. This party escaped on ponies. On the morning'of the 25th, near- the x southcrn extrenity of the Anuttiliga hammock, I discovered an Indian riding on a pony; a rapid charge was imme diately made by my advance guard, but he succeeded in gaining the hammock, • into escaped, leaving his puny and pack. I determined to follow the trail of his pony for the purpose of ascertaining: where he came from.-’ I accordingly, selected twenty four men for that ipurpose, dirccting(Lleu4 tenant Thornton'to accompany me, and Lfc., Wetmore.with the balance of the command, to keep~on-the-wagon roiid-to-Tampa-Bay with th'e~pack : liiulcs and led horses. Hav ing proceeded about six miles, I came to the Cliocochattee savanna, and at the eastern extremity 1 discovered; an Indian village.— The savanna Js entirely surrounded by a hammock. I then directed Lieutenant Thornton to take thirteen men, pass through the hammock to J the, pine-woods, and en deavor to get immediately in the rear of the town, and that I would take the balance ol the command (11 ibeii) and charge them in front. Lieutenant Thornton had left me but a few moments, when I .discovered that my .approach.was known to the enemy, as ;theywere|Uinted:in(lhadtnke.nto’lhcfi:ees. I'thch ordered a .charge, which drew .a par tial 'fire .from the Indians. I then halted within sixty yards of their town-, hayingeqbn discoyered that I vyas opposed ’by at-, least sixty Indians. . For the purpose of giving Lieutenant Thornton further time, in order that-he'might get in rear of the .village, I directed my interpreter to talk with them.' ■A negro in their camp.called to my interpre ter and said,,(’that they did not want to talk, they were ready for a fight,’? wnd.ims -.mediately eight or, ten, rifles .Were fired- on 'me .but without effect. Lieutenant Thorn ton, hearing tlie firing, and supposing thatT had. commented the fight,'dismounted on the opposite side bf thciiainmock.and cant Vin oii the left ofthel mUnntown. The Lydians seeing the. men approachTrom thafquarfei'; broke .and.ran.into the" hammpek, Supposing, qq doubt, that ; I had a large-force in that' nad' direction. I thcn Urdered a charge, gave, them a fire. : I■ am confident-"their munbcr'was not less, than fifty or sixty.^al thqughmyinferprcteriwasundorllieim-' pression' that it was muchlgreaf er., I-count ed twenty-seven huts in the village,‘and,pb- ( served preparations making for four State,- t ( (the inipfcSsiori thaf a larjjc party of 'I mllaps’ ( 'mock.-. ’ ( - ; 'I: am, 6ir,respec t fully, (.. ,: , ' YoUr most obedient servant, . j / BENJAMIN LI BEALL, J ; '‘-a 1 -’, Captnin ad Dragoons. ( . Leut. K. C. Asiieton. 1 ‘ '; ; Adj’t 2d IJraEoonß^i'ort. Ileileßrmn, E. iWff; iff ; •, liprsc, ■ , : .;;u!ff' Presidential. Election Returns— Qffipißli]JS; ) ' f I =4 -y r. »' i l r'J - f; ,w ; • ej *us ‘ c 3 o <u 451 432 .848 863 Carlisle District. •■'■’ ■ o • • • ‘ *' g C - o ' ' i® . . . 0.. c' .7® 2 JS • c <»' § •o 2 'S e - ?3* g - 2 *o . . •J* J ■ 'vs -3 • » •- a • a« • 4 «-■ ~a a t,: 1 ' § , O • p . ft. £ co- -. £ • -k 290 77 (58 220 167 26 BiB 333 33 52 125 19d 126 803 Sh i ppensbiirg District. CANDIDATES. Van Buren, Harrison. The U. S. Marshal who has just complet ed the Census of Cincinnati, mentions these incidents: 1 met a man who had ruined himself by intemperance, and was Subsisting on charity, that 1 knew in Pittsburgh in-tlie year 1815, owner of a fine property and store worth $50,000 at the. time. The property alonej T have no doubt, would since have brought 8150,000. - ‘ . 1 found in the person of a day laborer in one of our foundaies, a man wlio had once lownctl a large iron establishment in Scot-; jand, on the Carron side. Ife bad become; involved, with others, and rendered thereby insolvent. My sympathies were the more strongly excited here from the simple digni ty winch forbore repining or complaint the family manifested in the case.' L found also the widow of a.distinguished, professor in an Eastern college, wlio was at the time eating her Imlnble supper with”her daughter, under such jjrcu instances of pen ury, that their'very table was formed of a board laid across an old barrel! - I have found in the'eity two cases of dis parity of age between the oldest and young est brother worthy of notice. Inoneinstanoe the oldest brother was 69, the younger 25. In the other when the father was living, and aged 73 years, one brother wps 46 and the other 2. 7 hander Ehodrer and Snow Storm. The Boston Doily of the 26th says, At two o’clock yesterday morning we were visited by a violent storm of rain and hail, with a hijjh wind, and ns described by those who were qjvake, terrific thunder and lightning. This.storm was followed at'a later hour by a severe snow squall, and at sunrise the ground was covered with snow to the depth of one or two inches, much of which re mained in many places through the day.' At VVorcester the snow was four or five inches in depth, and in that vicinity sleighs were running briskly yesterday.' ' 'At - New Bed ford and Fall Kiver the thunder storm was. severe and the hail stones was of considera ble size. This storm lias taken vegetation bysurprise. Many of the trees had not thrown off their green leaves, and flowers, particularly the Dahlia; were in bloom in the open air. It is rare that we have snow so "early in the season, and we Were the less prepared lor it,, from the general- mildness of the seiisoti, and the~little ‘frOSt ;t hat" had preceded'. Washington in the Field of Victory From Custis’s Recollections of .Washing ton,' we copy life following, relating, Ip the siege of Yorktowifand a domestic scene: "The weather during the siege ol York towu Was propitious in the extreme, being with the exception of the squall on the night of the 16th ult., the fine autumnal weather of .the South, commonly called the Indian 'summer which greatly, .facilitated tlie; mili taVyM'perationßrrrWasljjngtoiils-head'quar- ter’s were under qanvass the whole tinic. The situation uf.Yofkiown, after fliesur, fender j ; ~was — pestilential-- --Nu mhers - of tvfetclicd negroes who had either been taken■ from their plantations, or had of themselves followed (he,fortunes of the British Army,' had died of the, small-pox, which, with. thei camprfevqr, was raging in the plnco.and re-] mained iihburied in the streets, When all hopes of .escape was given up,the'horses of the BritialfLegion were ; led to margin 1 of the fiver, allot,,and then thrown into the stream;; thexarcases, floating with the' tide", lodged; oh tlie adjacent shores atid:flats, pro ducingan effluvia that effected tlie atmos phere for miles around. Indeed, it’ was, many months before Y.orktown and enyi rbns becamesufficieii (lv puii Red to bp'habit atyg wlti'-ofy 'degree -' . A threiW a shade over, Washington’s happiness, whilehis Camp still rung-with- Blihuts oftriutnph fur - ille sui ren der of -Yorklown. His .step sotlr tq whom, he had. been a parent'and protector; and to;, whom ho was.fondly attached, who had gc»r compuiiied him to ihe.,cainp at .Cambridge,,, and wasi'among .the. first of his .aids, in the dawnofthe'Revidutiunisickenedwltileon in the Irenchea, before. Yorktpwn.- i Ayyare that nis disease, (tlie. 1 camp-fever) would |be mortalj lhe sutTerer had yet.'onp last, linger^, ing wish to.he gratißed. and lie wt>pii»l die' content,,. It, was. to beliold the surrender,of the sword iOf Corp>ya(lis4 : edtpUiogiouDd, a nd. ,wrj tpcssed the ad mi r- ; ed spcctaclef and' wap to:pi tlipm, a ,;digtahep camp,. & Ath' iaadsASassd >r*"- ,i‘ $ a, , •9 ' ■ .I'- 0J ’ bo *• o <0 a. o •■SB- 207 79’ 262 152. 100 - .101 -195 287 7 j S . o. - ■ I I '.4 . ■ | | - |; “ “.' CANDIDATES. 123 73 ,195 1 V ' AN 188 99 287 Reverses of Forlmie. and Chamber of Scalh. 6* - ' 3 , •s -,Q. >' !*S «S" JS‘ . W - V OS, ... . o » -9» ' - S 127 177 187 247 80 135 •' Newyille District* - .• "■S' ’ v;: - O . • - -- ■ . • • • ■ ' : 1 • ••'H- • V 6 ■ g. ** ' ..ocs' C * . . . 2 *P -JP c *s‘ - S' ? £ S * ; • . , , 2 a/ » , • S - fc ■ is : g; g - CANDIDATES. * - V t , Vat/liuiiKN. ' ■ 69 88, 71. 83 150. 451 Ilnxrison* . 51 OG .05 131 89 432 Leesburg District. Harrison* that there wits no longer hope, when Wash ington, attended by a single officer, ami a groom.left the liead-ipiarters at midnight, rand rode with all speed for F.ltham. ' i The anxious watchers by the couch of the dying were, in thc-gray of the twilight, a roiiseil by. the' trampling of a horse, and, looking out discovered.the Commande.r-in chief alighting from a jaded charger in the court yard.' He immediately suinmpnod Dr.Craik; and to the-cagc-r inquiry,—ls-lherc any hope? Craik mournfully' shaking his head, the General-retired to-a room to in dulge his grief, requesting- to be left aloife. In a little .while Ibe poinvrsuflercr expired.— Washington tendi/rly embracing the bercav ed wife and .motln r, observed to. the weep ing group around .the remains rufdiitn.he so dearly Jovedr‘FronfsOda moment I . adopt bis two-youngest children as my own.* Ab aurb.ed in grief,- be then waved with hislianil a melancholy adieu, and fresh horses being' "ready,"without rest or refreshment, he-re mounted and returned to camp. , For a great distance aniund Vurktown the earth trenddeil under the cannonade,- while many an anxious and midnight watch er ascended to the house-tops to listen to file sound, ami to look .upon tlie horizon, lighted up hy the blaze of the batteries, the explosions of the shells, ami (be flames from tlie burning vessels in the harbor. At length, on the morning of the I7lh, the thundering ceased, hour nflci- hour'passed away, and the most attentive ear could-not catch another sound. What hail happened? Can be; have escaped? , To suppose he had fallen was almost too much to hope for.— And now an intense anxiety prevails: every eye is- turned towards the great Southern roadrand the express! the express is upon every lip. Kadi hamlet and homestead pours forth its inmates. Age is seen leaning on his staff", women with infnhts at their breasts, children with wondering eyes, and tiny hands outstretched, alkali, .with .breath less hopes am! fears, await the Conner’s com ing, . Ay,;and the corn ier mile -with a red spur-that day; but bad be bben mounted on the -wings' of the. wind' be could scarcely have kept pace with the gencral anxicty. •At length there is a cry—lie r.innes! be comes! .and merging from a climd-nf dust, a"horseman is seen at headlong speed. He plies the lash and spur;Covered with foam, with, throbbing flank, and nos.tril ‘ilijated tb catch tlie ui'oezo, tlie generous horse devours, the - roail T a>wliilu -oveiv and- a'ndn the -rider waves his cap, and shouts to the eager-grnups that i.ro.wd his yay, Cornwallis is-taken.- And now arose' a joyous ,-c.ry "that made the very welkin tremble. . Tlie'.lories, amaz ed, confounded, ahruiik away,to their holes ami biding places, yrbil.e the patriotic Whigs rushed into each other’s arms, and wept for gladness. And bo! in that day 7 of general thaTiksgiving anil praise, how thany.an aspi ration ascended lb the Most High imploring* blessings on him .whom all time will conse crate as tlie F.ather.of.jiis Country. , The prediction of-'Contwallis.’m the tent .pX-W.ashi.Ogtohr.WAS October,; 1781, "was .iniTycd the crowning glory of the wiir lif "tlni'"Revolution hostili ties" languished thereafter, while_ ludeperi-- dehce ami E'mpeire dawned upon; tlie desti nies of America from the surrender of-York -lown. “ " ATTENTION ' L i e h t I ii ("a n t ry ! o| Yoif are ordered (o parndeat (lie OV. Aroiory.on Siiturdaythe 21st inst. ■ at 10 o’clock A,'. M., in’the old uni-, ; ftiqil ■form, with arms and accoutrements , H'rJS in.guild order. - Tif JACOfc REriRAUVCaiit.;: ' ; I SJx Nov. 5. 1840. , N. B. A. Court.of Appeal will be ■ held oti said day, and no furllicr.iudulgenc.e will be given. ~ :. ; ‘ATTENTION•- : George Artillery! .1 ■-i'’ parndc at liie ' ial ; Armorjr, pnSatimlay the 31st inst. J M ; ;^ t< i l*o , cl6ckiP. Al.i ih Blue Pdntal-? «6rt»;with HEgSTRIPES, iPune i&fg : : tual attendance is' requested. ‘ ITff; V: inprtrty,,wil| UrilV.- L-JJL iiext. Bv order nf,the'dapt.-V-’->*:i-* •■vi.; CiCOCKLIN.Q.S. » ..i Nov. 5^1840; Bome JeoiTnhle_GOODS euitar j ?!> Me fdr Iho BeasdhJ'at tbe.atord df : :'! ?. , ■ gwg-g-:: SLAXK§;fOR SIVtE AT THISOFWjCe c Sm a •s ,J 3 J H £ 1 47 .59 2695 102 93 'S79I <■ fy- •/•w-. g o ■ ,5 ■S ■ ,■£ - < ° I £ m is 40 62 102 63 39 03—
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