. !Lr'*
B" ra-assMTTITOIft-CTRBF^
The Iftst iftfxslliganCei -received in Eng
land from Cbifii\ is very importunt nnd in*
Wresting. The British 3.hip-01-w«r Her
mes had made her way up tiio Yungize
river, nnd the journals reported the follow
ing, upon her return \-
“The rebels Were, in possession of I'fnn
kin."'
’ (On tier return from Nankin, and while
passing Chingkking-foo, tho Hermes was
fii;pd fipon from two forts garrisoned by
the'rebels, nnd, after receiving four or
five round shot in her rigging nnd hull,
she opened fire, which quickly quieted the
forts, and immediately Afterwards she was
yisited by an officer of runk, who apolo
gized for what he said Was n migtako,aris
ing from tho fuel of there bping square
rigged vessels below Chingkinng, which
ijpd, on one or two occasions, attacked the
Insurgents, and that tho Hermes was sup
posed to be one of them. These aro all the
particulars which have as yet transpired.
Though the rebels have been hitherto
so successful ; the imperialists dp not seem
.to despair, lor tlfcy are purchasing a num
ber of foreign vessels, several of which hud
been sent up lhe river before the Bombay
left. Among which is StrllerbertCompton,
Antelope, Be won, Agnes, and Clown.
The rumor current about Europeans
.having been massnered, supposed to be
the crew of the Science, must have been,
os usual, tho fabrication or some mischief
loving Chinese, who seeip to take a delight
in coin ng such stories, und retailing them
to the gossips of Cupton, by whoso exer
tions tboy arc first industriously circul
ated Uicre,.and ultimately find their wuy
fdtlong Kong with some appearance of be
ing founded on fact. Endeavors .should
(je made to trace out the persons who thus |
lend'themselves to the propagation of mis- ’
phievnus reports. t i
We subjoin an extract from the North,
China Herald, of tite 7th of Mpy:— !
“The i.lermcs returned to lias port on
the afternoon of the sth inst., with his Ex-,
cellpncy Sir George Bonham on board, j
j3he has made an pventful trip up the \ ang-;
tzc, during which she |ay five days at
Nankin, and brings back intelligence of a,
depply interesting ai)d even astounding;
cliaricler respecting tho insurgents, giy- j
ing as much cause lo thank Her Majesty’s,
Plenipotentiary for the stops taken to oh- j
juip soma positive information regarding!
them.. Thu,following,particulars wo giver
on good authority, and hope to furnish j
from ll)u same source rporo details in a;
fuluro issue:— ■■■' !
"The iusurgents ure Christians of the
Protestant form of worship, and nnli-idol
ulersofthc strictest order. Thoy acknowl
edge but ono God, the Heavenly Father,
the Allwise, Allpowerful, and Omnipres
ont Creator of the world ; with him, Jesus
Christ, as the Suvior of mankind ; nnd al
so the Holy Spirit, us tho last of three per.
sons of tho Trinity. Their chief on earth !
is a person, known as ‘Tao ping- wang, the I
I’rince of Peace,’ to whom a kind of di
yinp qrigin and mission is ascribed. Far,
howpyer, from claiming adoration, lie for
bids,; ip an edict,the application to himself
qf (lie terms ‘supreme,’ ‘holy,’ and others,
hitherto constantly assumed by the Em
perors of Chipa, but which he declines re
ceiving on the ground that,they uro due to
God alone. Their moral code the insur
gents call the ‘Heavenly Rulps,’ which on
examination, proved to bo the ten com
mandments. The observance of these is
strictly enforced by the lenders of the
moyqment, chiefly Kvvang-titngand Kwung
se-men, who are not merely formal pro
fessors of a religious system, but practi
cal and spiritual Christians, deeply influ. j
enced by the belief that God is always
jvjlli them. The hardships they have suf
fered and the dangers they have incurred
are punishments qf their Heavenly Father;
the successes they have achieved a:e in
stances of His grace. In conversation
lhfcy fbore’ the more .worldly-minded by
constant recurrence tu that special alien-1
Hon of the Almighty oV which they be- j
linye themselves to be the objects. With j
.proud humility, nnd with tho glistening
eyes Of.grotitude, they point back to tho
fact, that at tho beginning of. their enter
prise, lour years ago, (hey numbered but;
fOO, or 200; and that, except for the di
rect help of their Heavenly Father, they
fttivqf Could dthve dono what they have
(lone, '
“Thoy,’ said one, speaking of the Im-
Kialists, ‘spread all kind of liosnbout us.
cry say we employ magical arts. The
otilykindofmagic we have used is prayer
th. God. In Kwang-se, when we occupied
Yung'Gunn, wc were sorely pressed; there
‘ Wefd'then onlv some 2,000 or 3,000 of
.Its. ’Wc were, beset on all sides by much
grater numbers; we had rid powder left
bur provisioris were all 'gone; but our
' Heavenly father came down and showed
l ui the way tb break out/ So wc put our
'‘Vrives arid children in the middle, and not
Y -po'ly, forcbdVpassage, hut completely beat!
■ft A'r'‘enemies.-’ ■ ' j
' “Aftyr a short pnuso he added i
“Jfithc the will of God that our Prince;
t of Pfeacb shpll be the Sovereign of China,!
he 'will be'tlic Soveroign of China, if not
theii we will;did hero.’ ' ’
“The man who used this language of
eOdragcous fidelity to thocauso in ovory
, joittremc, nnd of confidence ip God, ivns u
shrivelled up, elderly,; littlo person, who
' jiYiadd an odd figure in iris yellow rind red
hood';' blit ho could think the thoughts and
fcpeak tho speech ofn hero. Ho,and others
! jij(e have succeeded in infusing lllcir
” ol courage and'morality
‘ Ip "jib slight'extent, considering the ma
•"l'ciiaU’;operated upon, into the minds df
; /'fijui'r a'dlt6iLn:s. Ope jnstancc.wasa youth
who actefl as one of the guides 1 . The CnysrAi, Palace continues to at-
that rode into Nankin, and who trhet'an average of. about 4,000 visitors
ifgaia and again, as he ran along on fdo|, daily, hdt the Contributions , by. visitors to
begged arid besought Mr. Interpreter Mead, tho Washington Monument Fund, are.ve
. if ho came,bock from khapghao, to ry nieagre—soma days $3O, somo days
■ iliring him u.doublo sword; but also exhort- §4O, generally about a penny.a.viaitor.-r—
-, «d that gentleman to refrain from sinok-.Wc regard this feature; and for such an
■' Ingi from dfunkues!?,, flnd other :viceB,with,object* us infinitely worse than street bbg-:
"j( at once amusing lodging. It \» a.-nctlionpl disgrace. ; .
admirable. This lad, the son of a literary ,
graduate in Hoonnn of the second degree, j
and himself no bad scholar, had left his |
father’d house at the ago of seventeen, and
travelled some days to Join the insurgent j
carnp befuro Kwei-lin, promptedby ahod
i venturous spirit to share in “cobquoring
the rivers arid mountains,” the expression
by which the “holy warriors” ofTae-ping
designate their enterprise. '
1 “\VJiilc they have manifestly derived
their religious beliefs from the writings,
if not in some cases tho direct teachings,
of foreign Protestant missionaries, they ap
peared to be extremely ignorant of foreign
nutions. Canton was known to them as
tho seat of n great foroign commerce ; but
Shanghao (which had indeed sprung into
importance during the few years they liavo
been lighting in tho West) was found to be
quite unknown to se/veral of their lending
men. It is gratifying to learn thnt under!
these circumstances tho existence of .a j
cotnrhon religious belief disposes them to j
'regard their foreign brethren with a friend
' lincss which pastcxpericncc renders it dilli
j cull to comprehend in a Chinese, which wo
earnestly trust every effort will bo made
to cultivate and establish in their minds,
; Jt would, to speak of nothing else, do moro
j for our commercial interests should the
i insurgents succeed, than hundreds of ships
.and regiments. Wo understand that dur
ing a l°ng ride of ten or twelve miles into
the city of Nunkin and back, along what
may at present be called ono of the streets
of a largo camp, Mr. Meudows did not
hero one of those abusive'and derogatory
epithets applied to himself or companions,
which have always been so liberally be
stowed on passing foreigners by tho heath
en Chinese. There Was also the fullest
evidence that tho obscene expressions,
with which the latter garnish all their con
versations arc prohibited and almost ban
ished from tho language of tho Christians.
That there (ire ambitious self deceivers, J
shrewd imposters, and calculating hypo- 1
elites nmong them in plenty,we doubt not;
we also doubt not that numbers join, and j
will continue in their ranks, influenced ex-1
clusively by motives ns wordly and igno-.
ble as those which guide tho conduct of so
many professing Christians of the West.— I
But umong tho leaders and orginators of'
the movement, there are unmistnkcable j
signs of a good leaven, which, we trust |
and earnestly wish, may ultimately spread j
throughout the whole mass. One proof ofj
the sincerity of the ruling minds is, thut
while fighting to free their country from
I a foreign voke, und anxious to obtuin ad
herents, they, nevertheless, throw great
difficulties in the w« v of a rapid increase
of numbers, by insisting on the general
adoption of a new and revealed religion
learnt from barbarians.
“Wc have not time or space to say J
more at present. We have thought it ad
visable to dwell, in the first instance, main-!
the most striking and momentous
features of this movement, its religious and
puritanical clement—a feature now placed
beyond all doubt, but which the previous
[conceptions of many foreigners will cause
them to regurd with the greatest astonish
ment, if not incredulity, in any body of
Chinese. We hope hercufter to be enabl
ed to give some account of the origin, mil
itary organization, actual position, nnd
probable future movements of the insurg
ents. They now hold Nankin, termed by
them ‘Teenking—Heavenly Capital,'Chin
kiung, nnd Yangchow, and are for the
present busily engaged in strengthening
land increaseing the lurtifications ol these
cities."
FOREIGN ITEMS BY THE BALTIC.
Tho U. S. mail steamship Baltic arrived j
at New York on Sunday aliernoon, hav-[
ing sailed from Liverpool July 27 th. Sho
brought an unusually heavy cargo. The'
news is not of special moment, und is fa
vorable for the peace of Europe.
From Vienna, 17th, despatches received
by mail, say that St. Petersburg!) advices
were altogether pacific. Tho Czar was
thought to have uccepted the proposals of
Franco for the settlement of his dispute
with Turkey. M.dc MevcndorfT, Russian
Minister at Vienna, on the 10th presented
to tho Emperor, Francis Joseph, a letter
from the Czar, containing the most pacific
assurances.
The greatest confidence in the mainten
ance of peace prevailed at Vienna, nndthu
fiual settlement oT the dispute wus expect
ed by tho end of August. It was thought
that the Austrian Cabinet, having nt length
become alive to the dangers thut would
grow out of war, were really using their
endeavors to bring about a settlement, but
t|ic cavalier tone in which they were treat
pd by tho Czar, had gulled the Austrian
mediators exceedingly.
An important rumor was circulating, to
the effect that the American Consul m
Constantinople hud commenced negotia
tions for tho cession to tho United Suites
of the port of Varmorizzn. In connection
with this rumor was another, thut n sum
of §500,000 in American gold hud been
paid to the Sultan—not said by whom, or
why.
Fatal Railroad Accident. —about
3 o’clock yesterday afternoon, a deaf man
named Hough, seventy years of ago, was
killed on the New Haven, railroad, near
IVferidep. Ho was walking on tho track,
but in consequence of his deafness, ho
could not hear tho warning whistle, and
was run over before the locomotive could
bo slopped. Tho engine was reversed,
but when the conductor came to the body
life was extinct. It wus found lying about
ten feet IVon the track.—JV! Y. Herald
3 d inst.
THE REPUBLICAN.
CLEARFIELD, AUG. 12, 1803
Democratic Nominations.
Supreme Judge.
JOHN C. KNOX, of Vdnango county.
Canal Commissioner,
THOS. H. FORSYTH.of Philadelphiaco.
Auditor General.
EPHRAIM BANKS, of Miffln county,
Survct/or General.
J. PORTER BRAW LEY,of Crawford co
TO CANDIDATES
The duy for tho meeting of tho Demo-. 1
emtio County Convention of Clearfield co.,[
is drawing nigh, nnd the day fixed upon
by the Standing Committee lor the prima-|
ry meetings in the different townships is,
almost at hand—nnd wo nro yet ignorant
as to who nro to be candidates for nomi
nation for the many important offices to
bo filled. For the office of Assembly, Which
it is all important should bo filled with
ono eminently qunllified, there are none
who liavo os yot announced their intontion
to submit their names to the Convention,
There nro some, it is true, who have been
recommended by their friends ns well
qualified to discharge the duties of tho of
fficc, and u desiro expressed that they
! should receivo the nomination —none of
I whom however havopublicly declared their
j willingness to permit their names to be
| used by the Convention. For tho office
!of Prothonolary thorc is but ono person
Uvho has announced through the columns
\ of our paper that ho will be a candidate for
'nomination; but ono for the office of
j Treasurer, and two for that of County
I Commissioner.
It is not our intention to raise objections
to those who hnve'nnft'ouncod their names
ns candidates for for the above
offices, or call moro accept
able persons—but wemerely desire to in
timate that if there nro others who ore wil
ling to risk their popularity by endeavor
ing to obtain tho nomination, the proper
and fair way of doing so, is to declare
their intentions through the columns of the
Republican, nnd tlm|t too nt an early day,
that the Democrats of the several town
ships nt their primary meetings on the 27th
of this month, may know who to support
[and who In oppose.
is estimated that the uggregnle
amount of various kinds of stocks in city, 1
county, hanking, and rail read nnd other
kinds of stocks in the United States, held
at present in Europe amounts to theenor- 1
mous sum of $311,000,000. This foreign |
debt, if apportioned equally among the pop-j
ulation of the United States would burthen
each man, woman and child withndpbtof
about $l3 30 cents. Much of this stock
is of a character that may not ho very
profitable for years to come ; but a large
portion of it israilroadstock, which is now
[paying, or will when the roads are finish
led, pay a very large percentage, nnd it is
jor.iio likely that m ten years from this time
tho dividends to foreign stockholders will
amount evory year to us much as our an
nual receipts from customs. This vast
drain will have to bo supplied in a great
measure with specie, when the balance of
trade ogninst us will be of quite a differ
ent character from that which the Whigs
are in the habit of talking about.
are always glad to receive und
willing to publish any and all communica
tions which possess any interest whatever.
But when a person resorts to coppying an
article from another paper entire, and en
devors to palm it o(T upon us ns an origi
nal production wo refuse to give it
in our paper. Such is the case with the
“Geographical uccrostio enigma,” und it
cannot consequently, have room in our
columns.
oC7*\Vo would direct the attention ofthu
reader to tho advertisement of Divkin&on
Seminary, to be found in another column.
Tho card of H. Bridge, Daguarreon Art
ist, will ulso bo found in to-day’s paper.
Samuel Ardray offers for sale his valu
able form situate in Lawrence township.
Seo advertisement.
’North Caiiolina. —The returns from
this state for the election of Congressmen
are favorable, so far as heard, showing
a Democratic gain in several counties and
districts.
OCr We are glad to bo able to announce
to our readers that there is not ono person
confined in the jail of this county at tho
present litpe. May its cells long iemnin
without a tenant.
<KrTho Temperance causo must bo on
the decline in. this section. At tho last
monthly meeting of tho
the bell was rang long and loud and but
few attended to tho call.. J i
THE LOG QUESTION- I 03“ The heavy rains with which wehnve
We were pleased with the spirit mani- been fuvorod recently, must haveconvinced
Tested by the citizens of Centre and Clear-j all 6onsiblo persons of thoneccssity ofhav
ficld counties, who attended thoAnti-.log- ing somo improvement effected on our
floating meeting, held pt Mr. Baudor’s, ipTstrccts. In different portions of town the
tho lower end of this cdunty on the 4th wds permitted to stand on the streets i
July last. Thci sentiments-expressed inthe for a day or more, until it was afforded!
preamble and resolutions adopted by them, time to work its way into tho ground, and
show most conclusively that tho' citizens of thus disappear, thero being no drains what
"tftut section are fully aware of the imposi- ever to carry it off. If the High Consta
tion practised upon the lumbermen of our ble was to take a wnlk round town, ho too
county, and manifest a determination to might find some business in his line by
rosist tho same.- Tho citizens of the low-1 way of removing or having removed tho
erend of this and portions of Centro coun- 1 obstructions which have been accumula
tics, huyo been convinced that their best ted at diflercnt places
inslcrsts, tho best interests of their rcspec-
tiyc counties, and in fact the interests of 1 Counfy mct in Lewistown on the first inst,,
theStato at large are at stake,and boundto n|K ] n f ter nominating H. P. Taylor, as
suffer if this ‘unholy’ and illiberal system cnn didato for Assembly.nnd an. cn-
is continued, and have at the proper time
and in the proper mnnner avowed their de
termination to maintain their tights, and
resist the aggression. We expected ere
this, to have heard of similar demonstra
tions in different townships of the county,
as there are ojlfer portions equally inter
ested and eqtfclly opposed to the system.;
Previous to this suinmcrrthcro were some;
who honestly advocated tho. system, no
doubt, believing that tho interests'of the
county and of tho Slate would bo promo
ted thereby. But tho expcrince of tho lust
season, has created quite a different im- 1
prossion on thoir minds. All now—except
those engaged in the business —are of opin-
ion that some law should be enacted for;
the protection of tlioso who have erected j
mills on our streams, and navigated them
for a number of years in a proper manner, j
But what that law shall be, there is the'
difficulty. The lumbermen pretty gener
ally, enriin fact a majority of theGfcilizcns
ofour county aro lumbermen, incline to
the opinion-that tho flouting of loom logs
on our navigable streams should be prohib
ited, while there aro others whose free
trade principles, in our opinion, nrc not at
all limited, who arc opposed to any such
restriction, and entertain the belief that
a law to regulate tho system wound on-
I swer all purposes, and permit botli the bu-
siness of rufting and that of log floating to
bo continued. Of this, however, wo have
our doubts, and feel pretty welt satisfied
that nothing short of u prohibition of this
illiberal system will ever have the desired
effect to protect our citizens and continue
our county in her present prosperous con
dition.
We would potest agninst rising in nrms
and open rebellion ngninst the floaters ns
proposed by some—belie*, ing os we do,
that by proper exertion at the proper time,
good and wholesome laws, prohibitory or
otherwise, can and will be instituted for
the protection of our interests. For the
accomplishment of this however, it be
hooves us to be up and doing in time.
(VtrTlie Methodist Camp meeting which |
commenced a short distance from town on 1
Friday the sth insiant, continued until
Wednesday last, when it broke up, and
thoso in attendance struck up the line of
march for their homes. There wero ma
ny able nnd eloquent preachers present j
from different sections, who apparently
labored ardently in the cause ; persons of
all clnsscs from almost every portion ofj
the county were in attendance either for
the purpose of participating in or witness
ing the proceedings; good order pretuiled
round and about the ground and in town,
during the continuance of the meecting—
better in fact than usual on such occasion;
the weather was pleasant, with barely |
enough of rain to render it comfortable—•
yet but few embraced the opportunity of
j renouncing their evil ways and connecting
themselves with tho church. There was |
j not that success attending their efforts by
|
I way of obtaining new members which
| might have been anticipated. Somo of
those who have heretofore engaged in tho
service, and who are ranked ns members
might perhaps huve been benefited on
this occasion, as there wore such upon
whom there was room for improvement.
The Ma'iikts. —Wheat continues to sell
in this place at 81 37$ cents per bushel.
Rye $lOO. —Oats, 60 cents.
Butler can be had by standing round tho
corners and watching for persons from
tbe country at 15 cents per pound.
Eggs—a dozen or two enn sometimes
bo had by keeping a sharp look out,ut 12$
cents per dozen.
Cheese was sold here last week at 9 cts.
per pound—the dealer in that article not
having the conscience to ask more.
Qur citizens were accommodated on
last week with n wagon load of Peaches,
Corn and Water Mellons of this year’s
growth, at tho following reasonable rates:
Peaches 12 cents perdozon—Water Mel
lons, frojn G 2 to 75 cents a piece—Corn,
87$ cents per dozen of cars.
Alabama Election.'—The returns of
the. election in this state; so far as: receiv
ed indicate that Col. Winson Democrat,has
been eleoted Governor by a small major
ity. There were four candidates in the
field; . J J ’[ ’» ’
The Democratic Convention of Mifflin
tiro County ticket, adopted the following
resolution.
Resolved , That the Democracy of “lit
tie JVlifllin” have full confidence in the in
tci/rity, honesty nnd ability ol William
BmLKrt, Go von or of Pensylvania, and
hereby instruct their di-legates to the State
Convention to vote lor his ro-nomination.
learn from tho Fulton Demo
crat that the Democratic County Conven
tion assembled on the 23d inst. A num.
her of resolutions were passed, from which
wo select the foilwing:
Resolved , That we approve of the couso
persued by Governor William Biqlkr,
in the administration of tho affairs of this
; State. He is a sound Nulional Democrat,
! and a faithful, nblo nnd honest public scr
-1 vant. llis re-nomination by the next
1 Slate Convention will be hailed with delight
i by the Democracy of thin county.
ATTENTION DEEOCRATS
1. On Saturday, August 27,, 1603, be
tween the hours of 1 and 0, f. m., tho
Democrats of each Township in the Coun
ty, arc to hold their Primary Election, at
tho plnco where tho General Election is
held, for the purpose of electing delegates
to represent their respective townships in
the Democratic County Convention, to bo
held in Clearfield oil Saturday tho 3d day
of September, at -1 o’clock P. M.
2. The number of Delegates each town
ship is entitled to elect, is as follows :
Brady, 4; Bradford, 4; Lawrence, 4 ;
Morris, 3 ; Pike, 3 ; every other township
and borough, 2 delegates.
! 4. The following persons uro appointed
| Committeesof Vigilance, in their respective
townships, to superintend nnd conduct the
! Primary Elections, in their respective dis
' tricts, viz :
Bradford —Jacob K. Pierce, Janies Han
nagen, V. B. I 1011.
Beccnrin —Dr. G. W. Caldwell, J. W.
Wright, Joint Shot]'.
Bell—R. Mchaffey, W. T. Gilbert, U.
Brelh.
Boggs—John E. Shaw, I. L. B.ir|ctt,
Luke Kyltir.
Brady —Dr. J. T. Boyer, Jucob Kunlz,
Tolbert Dale.
Burnside —John Cummings, Hugh Gal
higher.
Chest—Wm. Tucker, Gilbert Tozer,
Andrew Tozor.
Covington —Francis Coudriet.
Decatur —Wm. Hughes, sr., J. M’Clar
ren, Esq., Jno. Gearhart, Esq.
Ferguson —Cortes Bell, Thomas Owens,
Wm. McCracken.
Fox—John J. Bundy.
Girard—Henry Hite, Abraham Kylar,
Joseph Kylar.
Goshen—A. Leonard, Win. L. Rishel,
Thompson Reed.
Huston —Edgar Hoyt, Valentino Hcv
encr.
Jordan—Jacob Gibson, Conrad Bukor,
F. W. Shocning.
Kurthaus —Lawrence Harllein, B. D.
Hall, Geo. Ileckendom.
Lawrence—Sutnuel Clyde, S. Shuflher,
Thomas Dougherty, PL K. McMullen.
Morris—Jacob Wise, Chester Munson,
Jacob Wilhelm.
Penn —S. C. Hepburn, Anthony Hile,
Jonathan Evans, Jr.
Pike —Goorgo B. Dale, Benj. Bloom, jr.,
John I. England.
Union—Peter Labordo, jr., Elins W.
Horn, David Laborde.
Woodward—Thomas Henderson, John
D. Alexander, W. H. Henderson.
Clearfield Borough—F. P. Butler, M.
A. Frank.Thos. J. McCullough.
Curvvensville—James Harvey Fleming,
David Fleming, B. F. Sterling.
By order of Standing Committee,
MAR , ITN.MICHOLS,JK. I Prcs’t.
J. B. McEnallv, Sec’y.
licntuckcy Election.
Lousville, August 0. — from
the sixth, the strongest Whig District in
the state, look unfavorable for that party
and indicates the probable election ef J.
M. Ellicot, Democrat, over D. Pierce,
Whig.
In the Tenth District the vote is very
close.
Tho Democrats think that Stanton is
beaten by Hodge, Whig.
Tennessee Election.
Louisville, August 6.—ln the Nash
ville District, Zolliokoffor, Whig, is elec
ted to Congress.
Tho impression prevajls more confident
ly that Henry, Whig, is elected Govenor.
Boston, Aug. 6.—Capt. Tuenor, charg
ed with intending to fight a duo! with Pat
rick O’Donohue, wps taken into custody
this morning, and carried before the Po
lice Court, where ho gave hail in $2,000
to appear and answer on tho 12th, He
alleges that he was the challenged party,
and that he had not the least idea of fight
ing a duel. . v . .
: The mp.rtalily. : in this city fqr/thb/.wcok
ondingat noon to,day, 382 r :
AUSTRIAN OUTRAGE. -
American Firmness and Decision. -' ;
Tho laßt English papers says tho Hn‘ f . I
risburg Union , give an account of an Aue, I
ttian outrngo at Smyrna, in tho Meditorrri; I
nenn, that created excitement arid blood- J
shed, and showed tho mettle of which
of our consuls and naval officers dro made. 1
A Hungarian, by the namo of Do Costa 1
who had been an aid of Kossuth’s, andne* I
companied that patriot in his visit to tho j
United States, arrived in Smyrna, when
tho captain of an Austrian corvette deter,
mined to arrest and carry him off. A pari. |
ty of Greek residents of Smyrna vvercem.
ployed to carry him on board of tho Aus
trian vessel of war referred, to where ho
was chained and thrown i n tho hold of the
ship. This cretited groat excitement in
tho city, arid when three of the Austrian
midshipmen catrio on shore the Italian ref
ugees attacked them and killed two.of them.
Tho maltorcoming to the ears of the Amer
ican consul, lie repaired to the Austrian,
vessel nnd demanded an interview .wjth
the prisoner, which was refused. Just of
this time nn American man-of-war, com
mantled by Captain Ingraham, came into
the harbor. The circumstances were com
jmunicated to him by Mr. Brown, our.cou.
sul, and it was determined that both the
consul and tho American captain should go
on board the Austrian vessel and demand:
Do Costa as an American citizen. They
immediately repaired on board, demanded
nn interview and obtained it when,on intero..
gnting Do Costa in regard to being an ndop.
ted Amorican citizen, ho declared ho was
born a Hungarian and was determined to
die aTlungarian. This took him at once
from under tho protection of the American
flag and the American officers loft the ves
sel.
Subsequently they discovered that t)e
Costa had declared his intentibb in tlio
United States of becoming an American
citizen, and had renounced his allegiance
to Austria in the oath which ho had taken
on that occasion. The moment this was
ascertained the American consul and cap.,
tain repaired again on board, and deman'
ded Do Co? I a as an American citizen.—
Tho demand was refused by the Austrian
captain, and as he was about making pre
parations to sail to Trieste, in Austria, with
his prisoner, the American laid his ship
alongside tho Austrian man-of-war and itr
formed the captain that ifho attempted to
sail until the matter was adjusted by the
proper authorities he would fire into tho
vessel. This brought the Austrian to his
senses, and a negotiation on the subject
was entered upon. '
We arc not sufficiently conversant with
the laws of nations to know what our
rights might be in this particular cose, but
we must say, that wo admire tho boldness'
with' which this question was met by our
representative a broad. Such representative*
give character to the nation as will bo
seen by the following extract from the
London Times, the organ of the Brush
ministry ofJuly 1-ltli:
‘•We venture to assert that there .will
be r.o attempt at bullying or browbeating
American diplomatists. Our transatlantic'
brethren are too prompt and ready to.qo-,
tico and resent any insult—top Well pre
pared for war, and too; willing to resort to
hostilities on any fitting occasion, to have
their peace disturbed, their public tranquil
ity invaded on any trivial or inadequate
grounds. And what is tho consequence!
Tho meanest citizen in tho United States
is respected wherever he goes, no med
dling policemen—no inflated and pompous
official dares to arrest tho progress, impris
on tho person, or ransack the papcrsoflho
man armed with 'he pussport of the Unil
States. This is indeed a document which"
will enable its bearer to travel throughout
the civilized world without let or hindrance.
There cannot be a doubt that the Amer
ican consul and the American captain are
fully justified in the course which they have
adopted in thu untoward affair that hasoc :
cusioned so much ill-blood between the Tur
kish and Austrinn officials, and has so ma
terially increased the existing difficulties.
There cannot be u doubt but the United
States Government will sustain and approve
of tho proceedings of its meritorious and
efficient officers, that they will receive
thanks and approbation in place ofeensure
for their manly and vigorous conduct.’
Tiie Report of a Senator’s Conveh
sion to TnK Catholic Faith. I —We feel
bound says the New York Freeman's Jour
nal, to put in a word of caution respecting
tho conversion of a distinguished A merit
can statesman at Rome. Europeans
make many mistakes in speaking of our
various Legislntivo bodies. They do not
always distinguish Senators from mem
bers of tho other house of Congress, anil
if there nre. not more than one or two Son
ntors in Europe, just now; there arc sever
al other vory ■ distinguished gentlemen of
the other House. All we can vouch fox
is, that Cardinnl Fransani received an
American distinguished in political life in
to the church on the 2d of July, and that
it was reported in Paris thai ho was a
member of the American Senate. Tho
report points to the Hon. Stephen A.
Douglass, United States Senator from Illi
nois. It however needs confirmation. ■
The Pacific Railroad Project isjusl
now a prominent subject of discussion, and
the govorment und people of the country
are awakening to its importance. Its
completion will mark an ora in our histo
ry, and at once, from the great revolution
in trade that must follow it, will make this
country the very center of commerce stand
high in civilization. ‘
Elegant Extract.—The annexed
nndbeantiful lines are copied from a tomb
Stone in the Protestant graVo-yard at New
Orleans:
“There’s not an hour, or day, ordream
ing night, but l am With thop ; there’s pot
a wind but whispers of thy narndi ana not
d flowet 1 that’sleeps beneath the moon but
in its hues or fragrance tells a tale of thee,