' AMBP.IOAW VOLUKTaSP,, MONDAY, Dec. -28,-1840. Temperance Dcjfartmettt. ■ Cumberland Onuntp So • «dcty. vThe Executive Committee of this Society, appointed on the 2StU inst. have resolved to introduce theihselwato your readers, by publishing the Report of the 'Societymade 'last August.-and which has not before' been .: jgiveti-to the public. This ,null be followed ;lj, in yoaivnext nanibeiv with you r approbation, i-V.by the. Report made- on -thcSSth, and by the revised Constitution of the Society, list of Officers, &ci, as you may find room IVrjtlmm. \ REPORT Of the Executive Commilt'cc if live berland County Temperance Sodetp, - August 14, 1840. The regular annual meeting of the Cum berland ’ County Temperance Society, was appointed nt the German Reformed Church, in Uetemberlast, and speakers secured fur the .occasion; but was deferred,'subject to the call of the-Executive Committee, ~in consequence of' a violent storm and a heavy fall-of snow. The report then made put is probably in the hands" of Professor Emory, by whom it was drafted. He was chairman of the Executive Committee, and his absence during most of the time since.(hat report should have been presented, has prevented the vigor of action on the part of ourebpt *nitte which characterised their elforts Mile their board was full. It has been thought proper-neycrtheless, that a short sketch of -._. r the history of our society should be given,' with a particular notice of its operations ■since_the last report of December 1838. ' Ob the 20th of April, 1830, a Society was organized, entitled “The Cumberland Coun ty Temperance Society; auxiliary to the A .mfricanjTemperancc Society,’?: pledging its members.to abstain from the use of distilled spirits, except for medical- purposes; not to allow the use of them in tlieir families, nor 1 . to provide them for the entertainment- of theif friends, and- in general to discourage die use Of them in the.community. To this 'lB3s,.lHere’ thirty? 1 ahd sevci4l wf sons who had left Carlisle. On the 25th of December 1835, a'meeting was held in the Methodist Episcopal Churcb,,for_thc purpose of promoting the'temperance -cause, when' there were added signatures to .the, above mentioned pledge to the number of one hun dred and twenty-three, Up to this date lit tle-had been.doaem.thecaoBe-of-<einperance , jn:this„S.fate. on.any .o.thec.principle. than.that recognised in what is now known as the old pledge. Early in 1836, a convention of the friends of (cmperancewasheldhri Harrisburg, when the- total abstinence principle formed the londinc objectVif' l: -‘"'>«iou. The question at Qi'st harbored with some hesitation; but received.a fall discussion,and was well sustained by the delegation from this -socie ty. The discussion resulted, in a recommen dation to the friends of temperance! to ab stain entirely front fermented as. well its dis tilled liquors,.and to use their efforts that societies which may be hereafter formed, be formed on that principle exclusively, and to introduce the principle as .farits it could safely be done, into sucictics nlrcady organ ised. In Septebiber of this year, a conven tion- of the" friends of temperance throughout .. Cumberland county was called -at Carlisle, by the Executive Committee of this society, that a concert of action might be produced 'throughout the tounty. in what they now.be gan to consider a vital element in. the tem perance "reformation. This- meeting result ed in a decided expression in favor of the total abstinence pledge, which was. at once adopted by thc--,Cumberland ...perance Society, as the true basis "of all effi cient action in the temperance cause." : n• Within a short time, a meeting of our so ciety was held; at which sixty-three signa tures were obtained to the total abstinence pledge. On the 11th of January, 1837,:this principle was introduced into our.constitu tion by an article in the following words: ■“Whereas, a very respectable portion of pur association are fully and strongly .im pressed-.with die, belief, that the use of fer niented as well'as distilled liquors is in : a . high.degree dangerous to thc-best interests of the community,—that they are injurious in a greaterpr less degree to all, and are ut terly unsafe, especially when used by the young and by ..those who. have once acquired a taste for stronger drinks,-only serving to lend ;on, by certain, though perhaps 1 imper ceptible degrees, to" intemperance and-ruin; —the following pledgeshall he adopted for with the old-pledge for signatures, Viz: “We , do hereby pledge ourselvesto abstain-from fhe use of cdl fermented <t» well as distilled liquors, as a beverage.” And in December 1.839, the pledge-of the American-Temper: ance Unism, the samewhichhasbeencircu • lated ih the totph by you.r toolmiUee during the lasty car.andmorerecently otthe Mar ket /House ■ by another, -was . adopted - as the pledge of our.society. Thisj then is - the groped.occupied by the- - Cumberland Coun ty Temperance Society, great tem perance question, and which has beep occu pied by them far almost four years- , : Whilehowever the total abstinence pledge lias been aeted bn by -theVsocietyfor the last . foUryearsUtlie-'old pledge hasaUo remained a part of the constitution.: Wehave a plea sure however, in stating that theoUlpnnci >ld has met with little favor, —that pledge laving received, -but thirty-twosignaturcs since the adoption .of the ne.w pledge, anti several of ■ these having since.beeii transfer red to the new pledge- From N0v.1336 to - 2fovi .1836,.including a period of two years, the signaturesto thfe total abstinence pledge Vreretwo huiidrcd & »ii;arid ffbin Deccm _ber6'tB3B,tothe preafent time. incliiding a period of, one year .andj elglit inonlhs, the adlmber of. .signatures obtained; to. the total ' .HhbtiiiSHoie pledge, by the efforts of the Ex ectttmM&bm'mmce <>f our society iatwo hun dred and »Uty-five; . One ttf the inferences to be drawn from yijese results is that the’ ■" '.c-.ajvsrance cauaclis on ; the whole still ad i:.;-, if. <i.«r towii; and. ahWtlier is; that: ■ vhi.i!; s.rl>i,d .Uunperance'.-pTedgo;,£till'ire-’: tXicanx a part of our- qbnstif li.tion;- it'.exj|ts bti t, , 3» a desd leUer and ought no lOhgel- fo ie main there as ar reproach to our-cause. And - if this report slihll be accepted, yoiir com mittee will present a resolution to have it no I longer recognised by our aociety.* Another peculiarity of our organization is that it has for the last-four years-combined, the influence of all the friends'of temperance - in our public cßWts ■to advance the cause— whatever private organizations have, existed, in-the town. Prior to 1837'thetemperance societies in the town acted as entirely inde pendent organizations, and thus often came into conflict with each.other in appointing meetings at the' sameAimein'thedifferent churches, and thus unintentionally exhibit-' jpg tile appearance of opposition .in their ac tion. Tiie unibn’Cf the-several societies for the purpose of concerted actioii, whs the re sult pf a very full conviction of its necessi ty, and, however much your committee may approve of individual effort, and however cheerfully '.lend their aid for. the promotion', of the temperance cause in any way, yet we arc as ever satisfied, that the.permanent in terests of the cause, in our town may be best promoted by a union of all. the strength we’ can command. We fully recognise the prin ciple that in union there, is strength, and' have ascertained by an experience of years, that we have none too. many self-sacrificing men in . our town devoted to the cause ol temperance, -to-carry on successfully one society. . Since, the last report was made, to this so ciety, several meetings have been held under the direction pf the Executive Committee in different parts JSffibcoiinty, tyherc no .inde pendent teninewnHHgrganizations areknowh to exist. A-course orlectures by the Rev. Mn Hunt was likewise secured, during-the summer of 1839, which resulted in much good. Sometime last autumn a meeting was held in-the Methodist Episcopal Church, at which delegates were appointed tp.theState -Convention held in Harrisburg on the IStli Ifilh & 17th of January last. . The Holding of the annual meeting at (he usual time* as before, suggested was interrupted .by n vio- _ lent snow storm; and of the chairman of. the Executive’Committee since - that time has-prevented that prompt action . which might otherwise have been exhibited. Still we have to report since the.present Ex ecutive Committee c.ame intopfiice an acces sion to the Society of two hundred and twen ty members, of which number two hun- resigned (lie new. pledge,’ and only-eleven the old- ''• " V ' . .We submit tlus-i-eport with the single re mark, that we feel an increasing, confidence that the cause of temperance is jVe cause'of human happiness and the cause of God.' ■ ' [Signed;) ' , ; ;.- - *Tho subject here referred to Wasiaid oyer asa rnere.maUerdf Torm! to tlib;hbst.’arinuiil. meeting, when the proposed amendment oft bo constitution was unanimously adopted. “'lj *■ Delegates' to the State Temperance- - - The foil- .uivnig are (he .Delegates elected' by the Cumberland County Temperance So-, ciety, to the Convention - which is to assem ble at Harrisburg, bn Wednesday January 13, 1841. Ihj order of the JZx. Com. ’ ’ S. ELLIOTT, Sec’y, I hope the gditor will find two diilTara en closed in advance‘for tlieVoluntccr; and if he should be Surprised at the subscription from such a source, I tfish to tell, him .the reason why'l have subscribed and paid in advance. It is owing r tothe generous and manly interest the Volunteer has taken in: the cause of-temperance. My attention was attracted to the matter by “Glcancr” who* subscribed for your paper and paid in ad vance for the same reason I now subscribe. I hope you will publish this my note, as I wislrto induce. if l can, all the friends Of temperance in'the county, who can possibly bear the expense, to subscribe for ybur pa per as Gleaner and "I have doney that you may receive soifne remuneration fur your la bor in the' first great cause of humanity in, our'eountry. I shall also /send two dollars to the Herald, because he has taken the,same epurse with yourself. You and he draw Bw'oidsaboutpoliticSiandtliiaisrTghtrbut you put them up in reference to the temper ance.causepand I see both Volunteer and Herald,,'.side by-side, with cutlasses drawn, and I hope, scabbards thrown away, making common war on the common foe of humani ty-, -1-have no fcafthat your warfare will be lavage; no; it will be high -minded & gen ti er manly—but it will be constant and effective,' The good will pray for your success; the;wi dow and.the orphan will sigh,' and wish you had began earlier, and thus, perchance, have "saved the one from lonely- widowhood, and Another (rom wretched orphanage; the true patriot will hail you wlth jby, and cheer you on your course; but the active friends of tem perance must aid you by subscriptiops paid in advance. Friends, Of temper?pcpeyery‘ where tlirbugliout the cbnnty. support the Volunteer and Herald in‘their generous pf fer of support to your good cause. ' Subscribe, and pay ybur subscriptions',.in''ndyancei-e- Tbrpugh tlieir columns the community may be; reached inbre effectually thsn* in any oth er way.; V; i'c’ v ;Allow .me earnestly to , recommend the friends of temperance every-where through? out the county;. to collect alj the information Pcan touching the'mannfacture and sale eyeVy ' thing else wmclv ™ay illustrate ;the interesting subject. I w wli to sulnnit'tw.p'queries;, • **',.*.*.• v... I . Winch wilVyield thhfariner the most ell ; tbe pr to feed rt to stock, and' then, sell the stock? Farmer's examine this question..; ;; , v / , 2. Can any body point to a single’matiyn ■the who'-nas ever :li,ved; in ? ;tKe county, who luis rnnilc mohey .byUistiijingbr selling liquor; and. aV'flie samp time prescr- M. CALDWELL, , In behalf of the Ex. Coni." Convention. Rev, JOHN P. DURBIN, GEORGE KELLER, Rev. JOHN ULRICH, JACOB FETTER, L. G. BRANDEBURY.Esq. Prof. M. CALDWELL, . Rev. L. SCOTT, JOHN PHILLIPS, Esq. . J, SANDERSON, Rev. W. M. HALL, HENRY DUFFIELD, JOHN HALBERT, Rev. D. McEINLEY, SAM’L. ELLIOTT. For the Volunteer. ■''dWi'.}} veil his .-family from all intemperance; and left them in peaceful possession of property? .Can such a case he'.found in ,the history of Cumberland county? 'Let uk have ah aii ,swcr; Nay;,can a singlc'casebofouml where permanent property has' ever h'ocnmaile by the manufacture,or sale of liquor? INSTRUCTIVE TALE. ' We have seldom heard’of a tale of human life more instructive than that, which we.arc about to relate. We heard, the substance of it related by a friend, and have taken the liberty to throw U'into its presentshapivand lay 4t before bur readers.; It is a-fine'illus tration of wliat Franklin, so much insisted on, that industry and temperance, arc almost certain to lead to independence and eomfort. Thoriias P———, at the age of 18, was, by the death of his master turned loose upon the world, to gain a livelihood ns a shoe maker. He shouldered his. kit, and Went from house to iioyse, making the farmers’ leather, or mending theif. children’s shoes. At .length a good old man, pleased with Tom’s , industry and steady habits,, ottered him a small building,as-a shop. Tom ap plied himself .to work with persevering in dustry, and untiring ardor. Earlier than the sun, he was whistling, over his work, and Ind‘hammer song was .often' heard till the night.’-’ Hc.thus gained a good .reputation, and Some of this world’s goods. He soon married- a virtuous female—one whose kind disposition added -fiew. joys to his existence, and whose Busy neatness ren dered-pleasant their’ little tenement. The time passed sipoothly on-—they were blessed witlt three smiling'pledges of their affection, and in a few. years Tom was the possessor of a neat little cottage and a piece of land,— This they handsomely improved, and it was the' abode 1 of plenty and- felicity But now Tom began to relax from his strict habits, and would occasionally- walk down to a tavern in the neighborhood, /lids soon became a habit; and tire habit imperceptibly "grew upon him, until, to the grief of all .who kn'ew him, he became a constant loun ger about the tavern, and extremely'dissipat etl. The inevitable' consequences'.soon fol lowed; he got in debt, and his creditors soon stripped him of n 1.1. he had. His poor wife used all the arts of persuasion to reclaim him; and she could nut think of using him harshly, for she loved him even: in his deg radation,'and.he had always been kind to her, Many an earnest petition :did,hhe proffer; to heaven fur his reformation, and often did she endeavor to work upon his parental feelings; He often promised'fo- reform, and was at last induced to stay from, the tavern three days together; and his solicitous companion began to cherish hopes-of returning bappi-' ness. But he could-endure no longer.— “Betsy;” 1 said.be, ag.he a; - ose from his work, “.glve r mel the ..decanter.’L JMiese .words pierced Imr heart, and seemed to sound the ■ knell of her cherished hones: hot di.--'-- r.:- i v L '-'; m could , imp. He went to Ahe tavern, and.after some persuasion induced the land- ■ lord to fill the decanter; he,, returned, and placed it in the window immediately, before him; “for,” said he, “l ean face my ene my.” f • With a resolution fixed upon overcoming his prrnicous habits, he .went earnestly, to work—always having the decanter before him, but never touched it. Again be began to thrive—and in a few years he was once more the owner of bis former delightful residence; His children grew -up and are respectable members of society; Old age came, upon Tom,- but he always kept the' dccanfcrjn the window.whcfe he first-put it;, and often, when his head was silvered over, will; age, he would refer to his. decanter, and laugh heartily at its singular, effect, and lie’ never permitted it to he removed from that window while he lived, nor was it. until he: had.bepn consigned to his. narrow house. From the Pennsylvanian. FOREIGN NEWS. Mjalc From Europe, The steamship Acadia was; telcgrapliedat noon on Monday, and she arrived at East Boston about 2.o’clock P. M. iShe arrived at Halifax at 10 o’clock A. M. on Satmday, 14i days from Liverpool, whence she sailed bn the 4th inst. The whole passage -to Hali fax and Boston was made in less than 17 days. 4 , We take the following abstract of the news from the New York Evening Star and. Journal of Commerce. • The Acadia is to return January{2d. r The President' steamship arrived safely at Liverpool on the 27th. She will not return at present. Her day of starting again is fix ,ed for the 10th of February. In the mean time the machinery is to be overhauled and the power increased. . . The most interesting event is that of the accouchement of the Queen of England, of a Princess, which took place on the 21st ult. ■ At our latest date's, the 3d of December, her' majesty was in ; a state; of excellent health, as was also the young Princess Royal. .A. very severe gale , was' experienced in England on the 21st of November. Many vessels were' lost' including- the steamer .'City of Bristol,’, with .all on board,' (30 per-, sons) except one; the brig Grecian, with all on board; the brig Superb, froth Leghorn to .Liverpool, crew saved. • ■; ... ' Remains of Na.toi.kon.— -The Belle Poule .frigate and Her consort the Favorite, arrived at Cherbourg!),, Nov. ',SO, .from:, St. : ,Helena, with the remains of Napoleon.; • The Moniteiir Parisieh states that the fu neral in PariS*ivas fixed for the 10th inst. btit pur private letters treat this* announce ment as, erroneous. "The works in .pro cess of erectipn,’’; says our correspondent, “canhpt possibly be finished in the. short space j of a week, and 'even were - theyter minate(Twlthln that time, many arrangements, may become necessary, which would cause a postponement of'the funeral ceremopiesi ad mitting that' the .1 Oth inat has been- fixed by Gpvermriehl tor that object..l-,,; X , / • "It is 'rcported that.’sooh aftor the cere-, mbny-shaft Napdleuhhnd Kfa co he liber ated, but ttiat begwill be required, to,pledge, himself hever to repeat his. criminal at-■ tbmpt,” x;■ v;xk j*V afrV'. ; It; is Cham : ; her of. PeputieB;ikye ;dcmon?f^ j ips Paris had resembled a strong place infested by the enemy. The entire day the 40,000 men guarding the capital arc consigned to thejr barracks,.the ppsts are doubled,the rounds df qfficcrs'of ihoßtnff continual; and at nigh t ilte streets arc traversed; by patrols, and cries ef “Qui vive?”-atc lietud in every dirccii.on. .’The assumes towards nightfall the aspect of a besieged eitadcl, and the whole of its ground floor is concert ed into a sort of camp; , .. .- i The French ship. Astrolobe, commanded by Captain DumontiDMJrvlllc, & thcZclee, have arrived-safe at Toulon, from their voy age of discovery and circumnavigation. The French army in Algiers 1 are-still fighting the Arabs.' The expeditkm.against the Medcah proved to be completely suc cessful. ‘ ' A LOOKER ONT. From Spain; there is nothing important —' The Prbvisioncl Regency of Spain on the 3d ult., publishesits programme, signed by all the ministers.lt'declares that it,is re"- solvcd to adopt the Constitution rigorously, and to leave to the cortes the care of adopt ing useful reforms. The cx-Queen, Christiana, late regent of Spain, had arrived at Paris, and was receiv ed with much kindness by the royal family. It is said that King Phillippe has succeed ed in negotiating between his. Majesty’s youngest son, the Duke de- f Monlpensier, and the Queen .of Spain; so. far at least as the cx-Quccn Reeentjher august mother can go towards tompleftog such an arrangement. According to another report a.marriage, with the eldest son of Don Carlos is, proposed. • The inauguration of Willim Frederick, Count of Nassau, as'King of Holland, took place on the 28th ult. The King ascended the throne, and being seated and covered, commanded the Secretary of State; to read the.whole; of the Constitution. This being done, the King rose, and.haying uncovered his head, pronounced the oath, with.’a loud and distinct voice. \‘_ ’ - The'ncws from the East is highly, impor tant,. Under date of Nov.’ mh, from Alex andria, mews was received of the taking, of St. Jean d’Acre oh the Sd of that (month after a bombardment of three.hours only! The principal'fire was directed-ngainst the powder magazine, -which was blown upland the fortress was. immediately taken by as sault. The loss .of the Egyptians isenor mous—lBoo ble\y up with the powder thag aiine, 400. wounded, and-SOod prisoners.— About' SOOO'mope escaped with Mahmoud Bey, the GoveVrtor of Acre.- ■ Ibrahim Pa cha is so hemmed in by the allies that there: seems great doubt if he may. be . able to- es cape. -It was not known where. Soliman Pachawas. r " Orders have, been sent to different’ prov : inccs for a new levy of men from Syria, and i also'a namberof Bedouins are under order *- to .march immediate! ylhere". : > 4. - ;■ ’ ■ - “w- •- i.'eiL. i.iesle, on. the 22d ult.,.£liis news caused a great sensation. The allied troops found immense quantities of ammunition . ami provisions in the fortress.. It is sur- ; prising that the Egyptianlrdops who might . have employed the night of the Sd in.saving the public treasure, neglected- to**do so.— There was at 'Acre a sum of two millions (query, piastres or florins?) which belonged to the Egyptian government. ■ The'news of the taking of Damascus has come by the way of Athens; but many persons doubt it,- though it is said to have come from good authority. ’ ■ , From the London Morning Herald Lee, 4. The Belle Poule frigate, commanded by the Prince de Joinville, has arrived at Cher bourg from' St. Helena, with the remains of the Emperor Napoleon. The following is the.report of his Royal Highness to the Minister of Marine:— . “ Monsieur le Ministre, —As I had . the honor of informing ybu, I quitted All Saints Bay on. Sept. 14tb, running along the coast of Brazil, with the wind at east, but which .having-steered to the north, and north-east, enabled me quickly, to get into the meridian of St. Helena, without having to to pass the 28th parallel. On entering the meridian T.was delayed by calms and light breezes.- On Oct. 8, I came to anchorin James Town Roads. The brig Oreste, detached by Vice- . Admiral de Mackan to bring to the Belle Poule a pilot from ..the' channel, had arrived the day before. As tins ship brought me no, new instructions,, I Immediately occupied myself in executing the orders I liad origin-, alty, received—-My-first-care was to put Mi deChabot, the living’s commissioner, .in corn muiiicntion with (general Middlemore, Gov- . ornor of the island. These gentlemen hav ing settled,-according to their respective in structions, the .manner , of proceeding tb.the exhumation of the; remains, of the-Emperor j Napoleon, and their . translation on board the Belle.Pgulei the 15 th October wasfixed for the execution of their plans. "The Governor charged himself'with the exhumation, and all that was jto fake .place within the British territory. T,'W-the order of October 13lh, a copy of which I hereto annex, regulated the honors to be paid on ‘the 15tli and 16th by the division ‘under my command. The French' merchant ships, Jhe Bonne Amie, Captain Gallet, and Indien, Capt. Tfuquetil, eagerly, rendered their as,- sistance. At midnight,'oh the loth the np eration commenced in the.presence of the French and English' Commissioners/M. De Chabot and. Captain Alexander, of the royal •engineers; the works were ‘directed .by the latter. .-.As M. He Chabot renders to the Government. circumstantial account ofthe operations to which- he was a witness,! con ceive that I amdispensed from entering into the same details, and ,shall content myself with saying that at ten in. the morning the coffin was found in Ihe.grave'. After having raised it Intact, it was .opened and the body was found in an unhoped for state of pres ervation. At this solemn moment, at- the sight of the easily recognized remains of him, who had done so much for the glory df France,-the.emotion . was;deep; and upani- > mous,' At half-past!three o’clock the gups of the fort announced to-the ships and Ves sels in the roadstead . that the funeral pro-; cession had ■commenced its inarch: towards Jamea Town. . The militia and the' troops uf tkeJgamaon precedßd the car. Ayhich coyered.with,apall,fhecmnei ; Rbeingborne by Generals Bertrand and Gnurgaud,' ! and Messrs.. &c ;Jjn£caases- and Marchand, : the following. ' The gunsiOfi the;,frigate Having answered thosc of te '‘’’'■tfirXvl NAPOLEON’S REMAINS. fire 1 minute'giihs. From,the,morning the yards were slung, and half inast high, as a signal of- mourning, in whichl the foreign ships ahdycssels joined; ~ .‘‘When the procession appeared on the formed a double; Ime. thiough -which the cars passed slowly to the shore. Atthe. water’s edge where the English lines had tcrmiiiated, 1 had col-’- leiitcd all the-officers of the French division, waiting; ih:deep ,mdurnihg.and heads uncov ered .toe approach. of the coffin. When within 20 paces of tis, it stopped; and the- Governor, advancing to me; delivered up to fiie, in the name of his'government,- the re mains of" the Emperor Napoleon. As soolv, as the coffin was lowered,piito .the boat of the frigate prepared td feyejve if; the genet-, al emotion was again- renewed—the' dying wish of .the'Emperor Napoleon begah.to be accomplished—bis remains reposed unde?* the national flag. All signof mourning,was from that time abandoned; the samii honors which the Emperor, would have received had hc been living were paid to bis mortal re mains, and it was amidst salutes from, the ships, dressed out in, their colors, and their, yards manned 1 , th'at;thc cutter, escorted by boats of all the ships, pursued its Way slow ly towardsjhe frigate. On arriving on board, the coffin was received between two ranks of under arms, and carried to the quarter" deck, which had been arranged as a chappellc (trdenle. According as you had ordered mc,a guard of sixty men) command ed by r the senior lieutenant of the frigate did the honors. Although it was already late, the absolution Was pronounced, and the body remained thus exposed all night. The almoner and an officer kept ,watch by its side. . . 1 ‘(On the ICth, at lOo’clock in tli6 morn ing, all the officers and qrews of the French ships of war and' merclinntmen'liaving been assembled oh board the frigate,-a" solemn funeral service was celebrated; the body waS then loweredj-iietween,decks, where a : chappellc ardente hail been prepared to re-: ccive it. At noon nil was terminated, and. the frigate was ready to sail; but-the draw ing up of this praces-verbeaux required two days, and it was only.on the morning of. the 18th that the Belle Poule and Favorite were able to get under weigh. . The Orcste, •which left at the samii time, sailed for its destination. After, a prosperous and easy passage, '! have just anchored in the roads of Cherbourg, at five-iii'toe morning?' >*' '" adroiral.'the} assurance of my respect. .The captain of the Belle Poule, • "F. D’Orleans. "Roads of-Cherbourg, Nov; 30.” ‘ Tbe hftnifeur Paiisien says ‘the funeral ceremony is fixed for the 10th inst. Thurs day week; and that orders have been given to hasten as much as. possible:, the prepara tions a’} Hie .Invalids, and alqiii; the line wiiuai the cortege will follow. ; MOST AT ROCIOUS MIJRDKrV ~,.'A most shocking casc of deliberate mur- | der of five persons,’ committed,-'' it would seem, for the sole purpose of preventing the discovery of a contemplated robbery, is,re-, luted in the Portsmouth, Va. Times of the IGlh instant as follows: AVc learn that a series of most atrocious mnt'dcrs was perpetrated by- a miscreant in Southampton county, on Monday night. An aged Quaker of the ham? of Scott, residing nut far-from Jerusalem, his sister, also aged, a little girl, about nine years old named Pertlow, a negro woman,and her child, were successively butchered to furtbcr lbc design of robbery entertained by tlicfr destroyer. Six persons were on the, premises at .the time—and but one escaped. 'This was a young negro girl. She relates, we under stand that a man residing in the neighbor hood visited the • house a little after .sunset and spent thc'evening by the fireside.of Mr. Scott in conversation with the family. As : he vvas about to quit, he Asked Mr. S. to walk with him to the gale; ns he had a word to say to him in private. To this the unfor tunate man consented. The girl saw no more of him. A violent struggle was next heard in the kitchen.— The', murderer armed with a short heavy dogwood pestle, had seized the negro wo man, and was beating out her brains when the aged sister of Mr. Scott,'attracted by the noise, appeared and begged him.’ to de sist. - Irrecoverably, bentu on his design he instantly despatched the poor - negro, and seizing the old lady felled her to tlie floor with a blew of the pestle.’ ,'iiegro boy about nine years vild was their killed'in the same manner. . HeJicxt,proceededin.search of thedittle. girl and the young degress.- The latter made her escape unobserved.— The other child was not so, fortunate,; She was caught in the room and, murdered as summarily as the resit... ' , ’ Not seeing the liegro girl, and resolved to leave ho cluejto tliiB leui t'ul -secret, the monster made careful- search Of the rooms, turning over -the beds mid scanning every corner narrowly. Convinced that one of the. family had escaped, he seems to have gone off without cohsunnnatitig the robbery. The girl fled immediately. To the nearest neighbors, and communicated what, had oc curred in her sight and hearing. They re paired to the premises forthwith, and. found; the melancholy confirmation of her story.— The murderer had fled and the house was burning slowly. ? The'fire was extinguislicd before’ it had defaced or. done much injury to the building; In tile; morn ing nmbhglbc spectatoiWoJ'the night’abluoily fruit, was - of ,by the girl-as an act6r.io :i the scene. He pave air and re ferred to the absence of blbo’J from his cloth ihg as proof of Ids innocence. ! Me; denied also.welearn.bavihgbeenOnthepremiscs for a fortnight, ’ Trace’s of blond,’ however,' it is 1 said were ■ found . Kmong his whiskcrs, and he was detained tilf search was; made at his House; This ■ resulted, Wc: .learn,;in theidiscovery of a suit of clbtUihg excessive ly besmeared with blood. He Whs forth with apprehended. ; .* -; Mr. Scott (Wa'^pit dent of tho county, and’ was reported id be wealthy; ;The hope;of securing his money jed to d; scheme of murder, as boldy con ceived,-Jatiil ■ deliberately executed- as - any Jbctfished by the annals of ; crime. ’ The Os-; capo of the girl alohe prdvchtcd the fan ex-’ eiu tipn bf the plan, 'if she had. fallen, all esplanationoC 4hemy«ery Would Jiayd.been, slain would’ have ;ti6eh?.^ and the -murderer'would' have possessed in security the poor reward of his atrocities, beyond the fear of,dctecti«u Oalanrity at Springfield. A correspondent of the New York Sun furnishes the following particulars: O' “A. new engine, and one of the most pow erful 5n the country, weighing, itself abuiit 20 tons, having just,been put .upon thc.jrbaijk between 30 and 40{iin unosualnuinber)’of freight cara.we're fo,r,this'fpiacer~ ! fn coming down the inc lination pf tne road, just before'reaching here, the hvhple 'train acquired such a velocity, owing 5b a great measure to the frost on tne'rails. that it was impossible tocontrol or impede .it, .and- it rushed through the car and engine house, earning every thing before it, breaking its way through the walls and bringing up a gninst a wqod pile on the opposite.side, A description of the scene of ruin and desola tion is impossible. Another engine mid tender, which stood in the way, were forced through the further wall of the building, both engines being-smashed in pieces. The loss of property is estioVsited at from $25,- OQO to 930,030. But more horrible is this accident from (he loss of life it occasioned. The Chief machi nist and his assistant who were in the engine house, atid' whp- 1 ran ns usual'to open ,the doois-for the train r were crushed to dcatlij alsff a .brakeman and a fireman who were connected with the train. The engineer and the rest ,of the firemen jumped off just' irt time to save* themselves., The bodies werd most horribly mangled and bruised, and presented the most shocking (spectacle *1 ever witnessed. Tiie.names of Hie kiljed were Willard, chief machinist; Noyes, assistant; Marcy, brakeman, and'Macon, fireman., N 0 blame can be attached to any one,.is' the wheels were reversed easier than usual, though without effect. Tiie engineer warned the others in going down .the descent, of the danger." The excitement is great. The men killed. were highly,esteemed, and have left families to deplore the loss. -Yours, &c. ■■ A. M. E. 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December 17,1840.. . •>*rOTiqß to CREDITORS.:' TAKE notice that I have appliedlto thoJudgrß of the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland county, for the' bchefitoftho Insolvehi Laws of this* Commonwealth^-’and lbey ; have appointed TuesdaytheSGth jlayof JapbrylSdl for the beat* .ing of me and my cfeditott ! at-the Cqurt Hdusc ih the borough of Carlisle, when and whereyoumay attend if yon think proper, ' Vr - SAMOEt GIVEN. 3t December 17;1840l *** The <• Pennsylvanian, ”and“Baltimcro Clipper’* will please copy and charge. Uiisofiicc. Register’s Notice. ■ " Rboistbr’s Omcs;' ? . . ; CAM.isi.Bi Dec, 26th 1840. J ::NoticeJ»^ Creditors and otherpersons concerned,- that ; the following accounts have been-filed ilvthia office- for examination, bj the accountants therein named,and will'be presented. t 6 the ‘ Orphans’.Courf of Cumberland- 'county, for confirmation and allowance on TuesdajMhe . 26th day of January, A; D. 1841-yizs: ' Thb supplemental and final administration account of John, Rupp,' administrator of - Samuel Ruby,deceaseds' ■- - ofjatrtcs Armstrong,, administrator of Robert Arm-. sttnngvdeceased^f ~i-,S/•<- S L _ 1 -' Weaver, administrator -of John Fleming, _ deceased,: -. ‘ : The , administration account of George ’ Heikes, execMor of Williain CafdthcrS. de ceased, - ■ ..- - ISAAC AN<Stf£Vr §A£e AT Tins OFFICF?." TERMS.
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