Bradford reporter. (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, July 08, 1846, Image 2
W,i,,elrovtgv Towzuth, lk eduesday, July 88,1846. F(JR C %NAL commissioNua t . IVILLI.-12.11 B. FOST.P.R, JR. or IMADFORD CM:NiI. I Bradford Co. Stameing Comamince. The following named gentlemen were appointed as the stooling; Committee fur Bradford county for the vrr-rt,t tear, by the Democratic Convention, holden in ,•~~: m.^r last O'MEARA GOODRICH, PF:I ER C. WARD. EDsoN ASPEN W ALL, FREDERICK ORWAN, CHARLES sTOCKWELL, JOHN BALDWIN, JOHN WATKINs. DAvso WILMOT, has again taken hia seat in Congress, as we learn by the following paragraph from the correspondent of the Public Ledger: Mr. Wilinot rose from his bed, to take his teat in the II•oise, to day. Bespoke in favor of the bill, and in favor generally of a revenue tariff. His speech is uni• al:Dined to have been one of the shiest which l.ac been delivered on this question at the present ses. IVe hive at yet receive] to report of Mr. W.'s speerh, but shall embrace the first opportunity to lay it briiJre our readers. The Fourth of July. The seventy-first anniversary of our National inde pendence was commemorated by our citizens, on Satur day last, in a spirited and proper manner. At I f "'dock, A. Pi j. a procession was fumed under the direction of Chief Marshal, Col. Buzz and his as wiarits. and preceded by the Athens Hand, marched to the Methode:t church, which was crowded to overflow intl. The Rev. Mr. Cut.Tas made some appropriate r, mark= ; after which, the Rev. Mr. FosTrat addressed the Thome of Grace, in an impressive prayer; the hrclnrattn nt Indepvndence was then read by E. S, G onna ', e, El., and Mr. Mnactn delivered his ad dre.n, to an attentive and highly pleased auditory. pnwes,inn was again formed, with the addition of the Ladies, and marched to the Square, where an es 7 tcusise Bowery had been erected, and seated themselves bp an abundant and sumptuous dinner prepared by WPM. DB I (it,. After the removal of the cloth, the regular and oth"er tenets were drank, amid the thunder of artillery, and the eidiseniug, and soul-stirring strums of the Athens Liam I. The exercises of the Jay were conducted in a manner highly gratifying to those who would ever keep fresh in remembrance the deeds of our ancestors, and wish the perpetuation of the principles fur which they fought-- We trust that in Towanda, the day will hereafter be celebrated in a similar spirit and manner. ‘Ve give below the Toasts delivered on the occasion: UGC LAC: TOASTS I. The Day and those who honor it the principles . to which it gave form and permanency—and ail who me willing to evert and perpetuate them. The President of the United States. 3. The Governor of Penn.ylvonia. 4. Our country—our whole country. and nothing but = 5. The soldiers and statesmen of the Revolution respect for their valor—gratitude for their services— honor to their memory—peace to their souls—and eter nity to their principle... 6. The Army and Navy of the United States. 7. Agriculture, Manufactures and Commerce--the root, the trunk. and the branch of uur national prosperi ty and independence. a. Education—to diffuse intelligence if to perpetuate Liberty. 9. The sovereignty of the people—the aliment upon which Liberty exists--may it be forever preserved in violate. 10. The States recently added to the Union—their acquisition forms additional safe.guards to the tree of Liberty. 11. The Union—may the bonds by which it to ce mented never be severed by the assaults of foreign na tions—nor weakened by the fully of our own. 12. The cause of Freedom throughout the world. 13. The American Fair— Circaesia may boast of her beautiful faces.— And the belles of the East, their accomplishments rare; Ilut yet f , r perfection iii all of the graces, . We toast our own ladies—the American fair. VOLUNTEER TOASTS 13y C. L. Ward, President of the day-771e United Malts.—The land of liberty, equality and law. The dethroned monarch, the exiled patriot, the perseeuted re ligionist and the oppressed peasant of every clime and rountrv, finds he o • government of protection, • home offree an asylum of safety. By E. S. Gorxlnch—The fundamentalprindples of Denweracy.—The only safe-guard of our Union, our constitution and our freedom. By J. M. Wattles—Our Country.—Seventy years ago this day ' t was dissolved from the yoke of Tyranny —it is now inferior,_tu noll7ation on the face of the Earth —peace to its departed founders. By Col. D. M. Bull, Marshal of the Day—The one /rem tenure of public f!brieers.—lt originated with Wash. ington, and if the purity of our free institutions is an oh. j..rt worthy of perpetuation, to the people. and not to Demagogues, is dedicated the sacred privilege of recur ring to first principles in the exercise of their Constitu• tiunal duty. 13y B. F. Powell-77e S.Senale—The canal-YR- Oy e branch of the Government—the people look to it as the guardian of the Constitution. By Col. John F. Means—Gen. Z. Taylor.—May his march be onward sod his-battles continue to be victo rious until he can take his plate of soup in quiet in the hails of the Nforitezumas. By Wm. Brim—The Mexieamt—out of Ror y, sn d farm disfigured—requiring straight rut's and moral reform.—Forward march ! "Rough and reads," is there ! By John M'Covern—American C;1 izemr, boa Sa tire and adopted.—May they never forget the maxim of the Revolutionary fathers, that all men were created free and equal. By the Orator of the day—The rights of man.—May the time soon come when their recognition and estate lishment shall be creextensise with the earth. By the Ladies--Generals Scott and Gaines. By E. S. Goodrich—Hcads of Department in the Aloft Adminiatration,—Republican+ in principle and practice—talented, industrious and honest they have the confidence of the people. By W. C. Bogart—Honored by memory of the brave men who fell at Palo Alto and Reams dela Palma. By B. F. PArell— Gen. Taylor.—He hu basted the Mexicans—he will soon have them sewed up. By Col. V. E. Piollet—Tbe acquisition of territory by the American Republic. is thi spread of the prineiples of self.government—the possession of every inch to which our government is entitled, is the prerogative of freemen. By H. ji. Seely—The Ameriean Fair.—May they continue to shine like stars in the firmament, and it shall be our object to make them as happy as they ere lovely. By E. it Aryer—Anterican Union.—The guiding Afar to greatness of every nation on earth. By H. M. Myer— Wonion.—Heatetee Grat Immt, best ph to 111311. By the Liles—Our absent member of Congress, Mr 13y the Company --The Presidtni of Ihe rlay.—tibti tleli to Our thanks for the manner in which he has dis charged his duties. fly the Company—Our gratitude is due to our host and hostess for the fiberalhospitality of the 'day. (Z)'• The statement that England tom offered to be the mediator between the United States and Mexico, turns out to be incorrect. No such offer has been made, and if made, WOULt, ae hsse no doubt, be promptly declined Le our g.)%erannent Mr. Buchanan on the Bench 2 ROM JAM BIJOU wax, Wit on the lit, lost, =ital. rotted by the President as one iftbe Judges of the Bn prem. Bench. . RKIVMOND COSTNGIII,II, Esq., brother of the Hon. John N. Conyngham, of Wilkes• Barre, died at his resi dence in Lancaster county, on the lath inst., after a brief illness. A writer in the U. S: Gazette, in reference to the character of this excellent man, very truly says— .rile benevolence of hi. character, which was ever over flowing in acts and words of kindness, endeared him in an unusual degree to all who became acquainted With him; whilst his great and varied information, accompa toed and animated by uncommon conversational powers, rendered his society delightful and iwuructire." The death of Mr. R. Conynehana wit mentioned on Friday night at the Philosophical Society, Philadel phia, by Bishop Potter, who pronounced an eloquent eulogium on the deceased, and the Society pawed a re solution requesting the Bishop to deliver an address be fore them, at a future time, on his life and character. Rai. 1. NEwi.,orn MJFPIT is now delivering scourse of I.eCtures at. Elmira. He was to have delivered the Oration on tile fourth, at that place. Jams M. &so, Esq., of Philadelphia, has been ap pointed by the Governor, to be Attorney Genetal of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. HoN. Wtt.sutt M'esxuess has been nominated by the Democrats of Allegheny to represent that district in Congress. THE Baanrortu Aut.t:a hat enlarged ils borders, and Decked itaelk in a new auit,presenting altogether a rather respectable appearance. SANTA Fs.—Several Mexican traders went to Fort Levenworth a few days ago, as we learn from the St. Louis Repotter. fur the purpose of having an interview with Col. Kearney. He assured them that they would be permned to proceed unmolested, unless they took with them arms and ammunition ; and that private proper ty and ,rights would be respected. They asked permisSion to send an express to Santa Fe, so that this generous treatment might be ieetpro nated at the latter place . but Col. Kearney %me lt- remarked that he had attended to that. matter already. The St. Louis Republican learns from the officers of the steamboat, Archer, that the com pany or Messrs. Bent and St. Vrain, comprising about - fifty wagons, with nine or ten thousand buffalo robes, had arrived at Kansas Landing. from Bent's Fort, on the Arkansas• which place they left on the 18th May. Messrs Bent and St. Vrain were to leave a few days after, and it was expected they would overtake the company long before it gm in. but as they did nut do so, it is feared accident has befallen them. They had no intelligence. when the company left, of the Mexicans being on the march to take the place. and the reports in circulation to that effect are believed to be without fiemdation. It was rumored at Independence, Mo., that Bents wa gons had arrived at Westport. . The following is copied front the Indepen denim (Mo) Expositor : •• A rumor reached our town yesterday that Arinijo, the Governoruf Santa Fe. had left that place with four thousand lumps on their route to intercept and capture the American trailers on their way to that country. It was also stated that he was encamped at the Morn, about nine ty miles this side of Santa Fe, waiting for rein forcements. If this rumor should prove tine. our forces may have something to do in that quarter yet. We cormot say, however, that this information is to depended upon. We are unable to ascertain by whom the information was received, and this of itself induces us to doubt the report. It is said to have been re ceived through Mexicans in our town, by pri vate letters front Santa Fe." THE. MORMONS IN lowe.—The Mormons, it appears, are not to be exempt from perse cution until they flee into California. We sec by the St. Louis Reporter, that on the Bth inst. a public meeting was to be held in Davies' County. in that State, for the purpose of send ing a suitable delegation to the Mormon en campment in lowa. immediately north of that cout.ty. to ascertain the designs of the Mor mons. The Mormon leaders, it is said, have put 1200 acres eland at that point under cul tivation, and they are regarded as hostile in their feelings and purposes. This, we sup pose. is the branch of that people who refused to emigrate to California. IlenvesT IN BUCKS COUNTE.—The grass is mostly cut, and is generally very fine end heavy. Some have already harvested their wheat, which is in somewhat better condition than they anticipated finding it, after the severe attack the young grain sustained from the fly in the spring. The loss, however, will not be less than one-third on the average. Oats are heading fast and look unusual fine. The corn is springing up briskly, in favorable situa tions—but in low places the wet weather has much retarded its growth. Fruit maintains its early promise of abundance. DAMAGE TO CROPS.—The. late heavy rains have dune serious injury to crops in Canada.— The Montreal Courier, of the 24M. says - that in the neighborhood of Boucherville an im mense amount of damage had been done to the crops. The young grain has been in many places washed out of the land and lies upon the field as though trampled over, and in oth ers has been swept away bodily. The pots- Illeg are washed out the drills, and the seed Ices rutting upon the ground. SHF.LLS.—The Lynn News says that a very beautiful and singular appearance has recently presented itself on Lynn Beach. The prevail ing west winds of the past month have brought up myriads of the young of the great clam, so that the beaches are literally white with them. They arc less than a anger nail in size, hut there are enough, if fully- grown, to load a hundred grips. rim Monnosti.—We learn from the Mor mon district, that all difficulties between the ho- stile parties have again been adjusted. and that peace will be maintained, at least (or a time. Cart. J. B. Backensms. having received his commission (rain the President. has resigned his ~(fire of Sheriff of Hancock county, to take ef fect on the 4th of July. His pay as Captam commenced train the day of his appointment. A BOUNTIFUL HARVEST.—Many of our far mers of Allegbany county have commenced to cut their wheat and rye. Judgmg from all accounts, never were there more bountiful crops that section of errantry. The wheat is very heavy. and stands thick on the Erouncl. and the quality excellent. The prospect also for fruits of all kinds, for grass, corn, and indeed for every production of earth almost, is exceeding ly favorable. Another Revolution in Mexico [Conespoodenee of the New York ear.] WAituiums. July 2. 10 o'clock. A. M. The following intelligence of another revolu tion in fifexicaltati, been rereived here. The.muveinent appears to be a formidable one. There can be no doubt of ha success.-- The New Orleans Picayune of the 24th ult. gives the following impotent intelligence from Mexico. The Picayune says :—We received yester day a copy of El Locomotor. of Vera 1/rtia, of the Bth inst.. which io (our days later than ad vices received by the Falmouth. The news is important. A revolution has broken nut in the Depart ment of Jalisco, it commenced on the morning of the 20th May to the coy of Guadalazara. The battalion of Logos, followed by other bodies of military and by the enthusiastic pop ulace, attacked the Palace of the Governor. The Revolution in JALISCO and the con tinued assault of the insurgents was so prompt that the guard had only time to make one dis charge, by which one man was killed, and one wounded. Some of the defenders recognised friends among the assailants, and refused to fire. But the dissatisfaction became general, and s une of the leaders 4.f the government were arrested to save them from the fury of the in surgents. Some skirmishing ensued and preparations were making for a genera( engagement. when Gen. Duque, whn has taken the command of the government troops. proposed a party. This was agreed to. and the result of the de- liberations was, that the troops under Gen. Duque should he allowed to retire, with the honors of war, by a route designed by them immediately, to the city of Mexico. Provisions even were given them, and they allowed till the 22d to prepare (or departure. Don Jose Marta Tanez was at the head of the insurrection. A (urinal ado was drawn up. It proclaimed Santa Anna as their Chief and declares that a new Coneress shall be stun moned to be elected by the people. aceordin2 to the electoral laws of 1824, to form a new constitution in which the monarchial principle is to be excluded. It also provides that the Congress should meet four months after the liberating army shall gain possession of the capital. Don Joan Camplido is recognised as Pro visional Governor of the Department, and his oath includes the repulsitig of the infamous usurpation of 110 Americans. THE COPPER REGION.-A gentleman from Zanesville now on his way to Lake Superior. thus writes from Detroit on the 28th of May to the Zanesville Courier: The exploration on Lake Superior proves that it is beyond comparison, the richest cop per region in the world, and four or five veins have, thus far. been discovered, which contain silver in sidieient quantities to render the mining highly profitable. Some of the copper ores carry with them 10 per cent of silver, which would make its commercial value be tween $l,OOO and $5.000 per ton. The explorations during the past winter, I learn, have been Jhighly satisfactory. One day last week, a boat took down about $50,000 worth of copper and silver ore. belonging to the Flushing Company, destined for the Boston and Lake Superior Company, (Eagle river.) have struck a vein, which is represented to be very rich iii silver. The Copper Falls Com pany, you will recollect, uncovered a mass of native copper last winter some thirteen feet in length, which proved a very serious obstacle to the prosecution of their work. The Eagle harbor Company, on the adjoining location. have met with ati obstacle still more serious. They have come to a mass of native copper. which serves as a brazen barrier to all further operations, at least for the present. They have drifted" .longitudinally about ninety feet, without finding its length; they have sunk down about four feet.in places without finding its depth. Its average thickness is about eigh teen inches ! The mass thus far uncovered is estimated at about ninety tons, and in its com mercial value when raised and melted will ex ceed $25,000. This seems almost incredible, and yet it is literally true. Nothing in the previous history of mining operations compar ed with this. The 'Ontonagon copper rock weighing about two tons, was regarded as one of the wonders of the world, and yet, between that mass and this, the difference is as great as between a mustard seed shot and a cannon ball. The Company propose erecting a steam en gine for the purpose of sawing this immense mass into blocks. and thus raising it from the mine. I saw some of the fragments. or, rough "strings," that were cut off from the eiterior, and with the exception of as occasional admix ture of spar, it resembles more the product of the furnace than the mine. TiM TRIAL OF FREEMAN. -A very excel ing preliminary trial is in progress at Auliurn, in relation to the sanity of Freeman, the color ed man who had murdered a whole family.— The Tocsin of that place says : "The decision of this case involves ques tions affecting the peace of the community, of much more general interest, than any that we have ever known in any tribunal. The public await, with deep anxiety, the results that are to follow, and will be read with eagerness the testimony that is given on this issue. It is not the desire fur revenge, but the question of se curity, thr t brings every mind to the consider. ation of this case." Great efforts were made to acquit Wyatt, re cently convicted of murder. but great efforts are making to clear Freeman, or to protect him from punishment. by proving him to be insane. It is singular enough that prior to that terrible tragedy, no suspicion of Freeman's insanity existed, nor during five years imprisonment in the State Prison. All who commit murder are temporarily or partially Insane—they are de praved or unsound in mind—but if such a plea could be entertained, to avert punishment, where would be public safer 7 FACETIOUSNESS OF THE CANADA PRESS. The following from the the Montreal Courier. is not only the bevt joke of the season, but considering its source. the best of the age.— The editor of the Courier is an incorrigible wag. Below. we give Gen. Arista•e account of the .iikirinish (1) at the Palo Alto; our readers . will not fail to be (=truck with the manly truth fulness it exhibits, and its freedom from bom bast. Eeen Gen. Taylor boasts far more than the Mexican ecinmander." .• N i rEXATION AND WAR!" exclaimed a pert maid with a shrill voice ; ..that's true, every 14ird of it, for no sooner do you get married than you begin tofighll" Loa rinks British Brig Satledge—Thirty Per• sons tinwrat A slip from the office of the Newport Herald and Rhode Islander. dated Saturday, 27th inst. gives the particulars of a most melancholy shipisireck, which occurred in the Vineyard on the 28th. The slip says:— - The news of the loss of the brig Sutledge. Capt. Graham, of and from Pictou, N. S.. for Fall River, was received here this morning, about half-past 9 o'clock. by the arrival of the sclimmer Dusky Sally, Capt. Wilder, of and from Hingham. On the arrival of the schooner at Stevens' wharf, the information rapidly spread through all parts of the town, and the appaling scene presented. was one the like of which our inhab itants have seldom had occasion to witness.— On the deck lav the dead bodies of those who had been picked up from the wreck, surround ed by their kindred and friends, who bad been rescued from a watery grave, giving vent to their feelings in a most agonising manner. The following particulars of the loss of the brig, we have received from the Captain, who was among the survivors : . The brig Sutledge, df and frog Pictou, for Fall River, sailed on the 12th June, with 56 passengers—men, women and children. On the evening of the 26th, at 8 o'clock. it heine thick and foggy.' came to anchor; and at 2 o'clock on the following morning, got under way, and at about half-past three struck on a ledge of rocks, in the Vineyard, called the Sow and Pigs. soon after which. the tide having caused her to slewt round, she backed off the Ledge. filled, and went down, bow first, in ten fathoms water. Previous to her going down, the mate was sent below, forward, to ascertain if the brig leaked, but be discovered nothing that looked like it. The pump was then or dered to he sounded, but before that could be done, water was reported in the forecastle.— The boat was then gut out, ant! the passengers rushed into it. when the captain gave orders to shove her from the brig. Ile then jumped overboard, and swain to the boat, and kept her as chile to the brig as possible, picking up such as jumped into the water. The whole number picked up in the captain's boat was 31 alive. The Schr. Dusky Sally being near sent her boat to assist, and succeeded in sav ing six more alive. who were in the water,and three more from the rigging of the sunken brig. Sixteen dead-bodies, four women and twelve children, who were picked up by the two boats which, together with the survivors, were put on hoard the D. S., and brought to this place, as above stated. The captain also states that another vessel, was at the same time picking up what was adrift from the wreck, &c. The captain and crew, and the following passengers, were saved : Margaret Bowie, Robert Bowie, Geo. Oli ver, Mary Oliver. George Oliver, Jennet Oh ver, Isabella Oliver,llugh Oliver, James Oliver John Oliver, John Howat, James Ilowat. Mi chael Thomas Fatkin, John Fallon, Jane Love, Robert McMillen, Margaret Mc- Millen, Hugh Denoon, Margaret Fraiser, Archibald, Munroe. Wm. Loraine, Wm. Wier, Archibald Smith. Ellen The names of those who were lost. meted, ing the sixteen picked up and brought to this port, are as follows : Margaret Bowie, Christie Bowie, Bowie, Alexander Bowie, James Bowie, Jen nie Bowie (all children of the lady who was saved): Elizabeth Howat, Agnes Howat. Mar garet Fatkin, Peter Fatkin, Margaret Fatkin (daughter), Jane Love (mother). Alexander .Love. Jesse Love, Margaret McM if len, (moth er), Elizabeth Ann McMillen,flugh McMillen. Wm. McMillen, Jennet -Robert McMillen. Margaret Denoon, Marion Denoon, Mary Denoon. Daniel McLean, Wm. Frazier, Sarah Frazier, Ann Catharine Frazier Effy Wier. Joanna Cream-30. A jury of inquest was held by the Coroner J. C. Shaw, Esq.) over the bodies, who found a verdict in accordance with the foregoing facts after which they were removed from the ves sel to a neighboring house, and arrangements made by the authorities for their decent inter ment. Through the exertions of a number of humane - individuals, the survivors were com fortably provided for with food and clothing for the present. Tbe passengers were all foreigners—mostly Scotch, and we understand were ott their way to Pennsylvania, where they expected to find employment in the mining establishments. P. S.—Since writing the above, it gives us pleasure to state that the two lodges of the In dependent Order of Odd Fellows, in this place (with a promptitude worthy of that benevo lent institution), have had special meetings, and appropriated the sum of fifty dollars each for the relief of the unfortunate sufferers. We understand collections will be taken up in tie several churches to-morrow afternoon, for the same lame object. DETERMINED To FICIIT.—The company of volunteers from Talladega. Ala., having been disbanded at Mobile under the order of Secre tary Marcy, most of the gallant fellows have returned to their homes; five of their number, however, have taken the other end of the road, and are now on their way to the Rio Grande. They left on Wednesday evening, in the schooner Duane. direct for Point Isabel.-- They go on their own private account, intending to report them selves direct to Gen. Taylor, & solicit from him some place in the army where fighting is to be done. LOCK-JAW CURED—DR. ISAAC DIESTER, Of Reading. Pa., in the month of April last. cured Charles Sassaman. a - boy 16 years old, by the use of a solution of the extract of cannabis Int ca. or Indian Hemp An aqueous solution of the extract of cannabis Indica, containing tw o grains to the tea-spoonful, was directed to be administered, at intervals, and in the course of a few days the patient was entirely relieved.— This is an important discovery. The facts of the case are to be found recorded in the last Boston Medical and Surgical Journal. THE C amvortmas.'Upper and Lower, accord ing to the hest authority, comprise an area of 433 360 square miles, with a population of less than 100.000. Capt. Fremont writes that he has crossed what is laid down in all the books as a sandy desert. and found the whole tract to he made tip of snow-capped mountains, with fertile valleys between. This shows how little reliance is to be placed on hooks, for descriptions of unsettled, and but partially ex plored regions. CROPS IN MONTIIOMERT CouNSTY. MR.— Our wheat harvest, says the Rockville Journal, is going on pretty generally. We hear some complaints about scab and rust, but not to a very great extent—our harvest will at all events exceed an average. The Oat crop will be large. The Newfoundlcind Conflagration Confirmed. We regret to say , that the news of a terrible fire at St. John's Newfoundland, is confirmed and without much abate from the original re ports, except in regard to the lossolhfe.. Ou• ly three lives,were lost, but the loss of proper ty is estimated at a million sterling, or near five million dollars. Two thirds of the town were destroyed. and 12.000 persons were ren dered houselees. The particulars here sub joined, were copied from/fie St. John (N. B.) News of the 25th ult., received by the Boston Daily Advertiser. '1 he fire occurred on the 12th mat. (From the St John N. B. Nem.] An arrival at Fictou from St. Johns, N. F. brought papers containing accounts of a terri ble conflagration, by which nearly the whole of that town was destroyed. The advicea ar rived in Halifas on Monday morning. It. the vats of J. & N. Kent was the fat ,1 25,000 seals. The. Catholic church and Epis- copal residence in the rear of Duckworth street were saved. St. John's Church, the Cathedral Church of England, burnt to the ground.— The Court House, Jail. and all the buildings by which they were surrounded, are consum ed—also the Commercial Rooms. Marine In surance Office, Agricultural Society's Museum Bank of British North America. The Con gregational Chapel saved,Ordnance store burnt but the rest of the building saved. The Nun nery and schriol house burnt. Every printing office burnt. but part of the niateria6 saved. Five or six thousand persons had to pee the night of that dreadful day in the open air, in front of the Government House. The fire commenced at half past 12 o'clock on Tuesday morning. ti.e 12th vrist., in George's at. off Queen street, in the room oc cupied as a dwelling, above the cabinet mak er's shop of Mr. Hanlin, and raged until 7 o'clock in the evening, by which time the de struction was complete. It extended rapidly into Queen street and Water street, consuming everything in its progress, all the intermediate buildings, oil, vats, wharves, R.. as far as Messrs. Newman. Here its ravages to the westward were stopped. From Warren's premises it took all the buildings to the east ward, making a clear sweep of wharves. vats, &c. The house of E. & 1. Stubbs w a s blown up in an attempt to Stop the tire, in doing which one artillery mail was killed, and anoth er severely wounded. Qneen street and Duck worth street are destro) ed. • A meeting of the citizens had b e en c a ll e d and' measures to afford as much relief to the dependent population as the calamity had left in their power. Provisions were scarce. - It was ascertained that ihere were four ihinisand bass ol bread and three thousand' harrP Is of flour in the merchants hands—idid his Excel lency had issued a proclamation prolithtting the exportation of provisions, or the erection of buildings. until after the meeting of the As sembly. Fortunately Mr the merchant.. though some of their outport importations had been made, for which they will receive returns in the fall. The,ehurelies and public buildings w h ich the tire had spired. urn' tieing hastily titled up to b better those who had been rendered house• less. The only mercantile establishment in St. Johns now standing. is that nt Messrs. Newman & Co. All the rest are destroyed The Legislature is to be immediately assem bled. The papers mention the loss of life of three persons, two of them artillery men, occasioned by the blowing up of the house stated—the other an old man, who had saved his hed and other articles from the flames, but who sunk under the weight as he was earrving them to a place of safety, and immediately expired. At the least calculation two thirds of St. Johns has been consumed, aim the Ines of property by this visitation is estimated at a million sterling. Two streets, each a mile long, and a number of detached buildings. have been totally destroyed, and twelve thou sand persons have been rendered houseless. OFFICERS OF THE LAST 1% AR.—The Wash ington Union publishes at this time, as an inter esting reminiscence, a list of the general officers of the army of the United States is 1813, extract ed from the register of that year. Death has laid a powerfut hand upon these leaders of the lasi war, for out of twenty-two general officers then in service, but one, (General Cass,) is now living. MAJOR GENertm.s.-Henry Dearborn, Thos. Pinckney, James Wilkinson. Wade Hannon. Morgan Lewis. William 11. Harrison. BRIGADIER - GENERALS.—Joseph Bloomfield, Jas. Winchester; Hull. Thomas Flour noy. Thomas H. -Cushing, John Chandler, John P. Boyd, Thomas Parker, George Izard, William H. Winder, Duncan McArthur, Len is' Cass, Benjamin Howard. David R. Williams, Jacob Brown, Leonard Covington. AN APPROPRIATE PRESENT TO MR. DALLAS. —The Philadelphia Ledger of Friday last says —A hickory cane, cut at the Hermitage. was shown. us yesterday, which is intended as a pres ent to Vice President Dallas. It is b ig hly po lished, beautifully mounted with gold, and con tains a lock of General Jackson's hair. This present is the spontaneous gilt of a gentleman of Nashville, Henty w . 1%,% Inc. who when a boy in this city. had a lasting farm conferred up on him through the generosity of Mr. Dallas.— The present, under these circumstances, would no doubt be highly appreciated. Fasniosts.—M aria Perkins was arrested in St. Louis on the 7th ult. dressed in men's ap parel. She Stated that she was led to the im propriety by disgust of the present sty le of lemale dress, and astonished the court with an inventory of the number of skirts, &c. which a fazhionahle woman of the present day is obliged to wear all at once. Agreeably to her statement, a lady's dress is not consider ed complete until she ilias stowed about her in various directions, and for different purpo 'see, no lese than twenty-seven articles of cloth ing! THE ALLEOED DEFALCATION Of Mr. B. Bur. nell, late Cashier of the Mechanic's and Man ufacturers' Bank at Nantucket, appears to be ending in smoke. On Saturday the Supreme Judicial Court annulled the civil proceedings against' him, and lie appears to be cairying everything his own way. SNOW STORM AT NEW YORK.-0O Saturday morning, June 20th, says the Journal of Com merce, the city was visited by a storm. or more properly a squahl, from the northwest. and on the north side of the city our inhabitants were re freshed by a fall of snow fur some minutes.— Overcoats were not uncomfortable. TILE POLK A —Mon. Korponay, who first in• troduced the Polka in this country, Is endeavor. ing to raise a German company at St. Louis to fight the Mexicans. [Correspondence of the New Orleans Bee.l Army of Occupation. CAMP OPPOSITE MATAMORAS ' June Bth. 1846. S SAMBA= IN Mszintrouss.—Yesteril av ' ing at an early hour, I crossed the rarer an; wended my way to the Public Square and cum. ed it to the i church, where morning servire ; es ' being reatl. Standing tip in the aisles at th e 'time I entered, were Borne fifty or sixty val lia . Leers, mostly with side arms, whilst some tw o hundred women and about twentyfive man ' (Mexicans) were seated on the benches, app.„.. ently the most devout creatures I ever beheld:— The service was short, and during its trcni. once the utmost attentimt was paid to entry Table that fell from the lips of the person altic; al . ing at the altar. It seemed as if the voltinisq., were striving with each other for order arid e e . remote, and notwithstanding their inatinm. comprehend the discourse, were to all ap c . e „, ante deeply interested in it. When me eostio, cation were dismissed, I with many others l;,;.. ed outside the door, and remained do re oat,: p e last came out.. As each Senora passed,. pirtialty raise her veil or nialitil!a, before:t oa could po-s blv catch a fair &rove ,t her features, would suddenly drop it, remin , !ii, one of a..dark lantern which had betn trth; for a moment and quickly shut, leaving all a g ,,, in darkness—it was provoking but it could tali be helped. From the church we went to the market hotio., three streets above the square, where we f.;; ; ;d, every thing which the country af ords. for sate—watermellons of small size were oei for 50 cis each, and. readily ; green corn, etc. per doz : beef at 6 rts. pet; lb ; and ever, thing else in a proportionate ratio. On the „.,.. side of the market house were nuni-rw is n-! various sized bundles of musktet a nod' ; ,.,; • . nether with raw hide thongs, iiiid v,dut,l Ir 61 to 25 rte. per bundle. This wood 1, in on j:teli:e:ses from the Chaparol. a dt•::,, 3 or 4 miles• and is all they use htr green and dried peppers are hung op ta.. n . every stall, and and each person who m u .... marketing bring more or less of it, as the it more profusely than any other rov e . We lien Alawfted through the princii,til of the plate, which were found more film on any other day in the week. r,..r;:c. as we approached the edge of lke _ 4 . 1 , ;Ze11 , have lost mile li of that shit tens iditv which rharatterized them smite mite and instead of shutting their doors as or Olen). lo hurl) they were wont to dui %timid IreqllPlllly cane PIO 11,4 kith •• good day, gentlemen." I t•'• ;.• titular gratification at this, as it assured me • t - Were:tont 'tired that the ehlr:eier • was never to trn4le upod a .fallen i t. fell in with parties of our risen ill eter , lie town, and not one of d ie m seeintil least I.,tiixwated. or displaying other most gentkitianly eunduct. 1 the emus,: if two weeks same -r eating hitlP•eo hate been eshil.'.lsh..!. competition has. in a slight re,ltice the prove air, r_• - • Vol. A p .dinner ran for 50 or 75 eta —I mean r r %chi, lives in camp n pork, brans. Lr. 1 .; 01 common ea.e rlatvt van lie 1-.01 • these plates for sil. The ;realest treat we met v. is .47 amholations, way some ree, sti by si•emg a large sign al . rt , S, r -Ittl The ventlemen keeping the home hail e Poitit Isabel for stores, and had "it r • Iris wagon for one barrel of Ito, • You may he sure we direeted our house, arid found. on nearing tin ,•iaia.. lump of sure enough ice, whtrh try us in brandy at two hats a glass. I • stand there is a schooner at l'oint with ire. At 4 o'clock every house tel rt•ftusiant" , : ° closed, by order of Gen. Talor. we;re sect into the streets tee (triter rut. ,:• cross the raver, and to arrest thcsee a :a. t c ! he intoxicated or noise. At J(, Me xir.a), police is Ft tried nut by their 0 5 !' thoiries, to keep the it people in 111 hat of each. in large letter, is the t‘, r. 1.• eta," and they seem as Fond of sword, which dangles by their sitle,_us Joy tia captain you ever saw. Day before. Yesterday rear t t i,relat , L7 were countermanded. and bet qrn ury c• and the countermanding of orders. 'het , perplexity than anything else. We t.• • ' to have been on the march heittre all idea of it is now knocked vi we are laying on our oars. tat: wheilter,the order will he to tote tt-• back water. The Texans are toning wrql ',ter% ^, I am Riad of an tipporttittov of ent tr. • , t . 't rumors sir prevalent m the United St,,,t tardiness. Two more emnvomr:4 el tt have arrived at Paint Isabel. Two companies of rower. ha' river to operate with NV ikon•s v.• 111," Col. Marks, of our reginu•ht. last evening, by two or three him4red Fle is very popular e%ith his of him hereafter. C.•O, , Married. In Towanda, on the 4th of Jro' m.l martial music, the roar of of ...tars and striper by 11.1' NViu.rnn ROCLWELL to Miss His I, b' of Grarrvit le: Deer Hannah don't forget the von fr tour 6.nd To love and serve your Wilton) uell.atals o ' j if other men should smile on you ssiile. Thereby you see they'll Lndi•r , dand, " r' bride. ' And William don't forget the ddy on it:; :' was made Von took her hand with eagerne.,,—a warn't arraid To trust your all in Hannah's hand. ,he CM In Ulster, on the 25th inst., I,c the Ner.J• Ounce Roouns to Miss 14.nritir 51. z''' ol the former plane. In Franklin, on The 24th of June ley Esq., RI-%4r.t. Castro,: In 111% , N O rimm of Hepburn, Lycoming co. American and Fordo NCW4par , Nubsrriptian Agenry Offices. GEORGE PR NTT. 164 V. 13. YII.NEII, No. :19 Ann st Estate & Coal Otlire, N, 59 Receive subscriptions and 111..,CrIlserlle ra: reign and A mericr Newspapers, am( are toted Agents for the '• Bradford ,, ; , fre7MECHANICS Arre,m 1 an adjonnied inerun; of tae I•orough, at the SOns of Telllperane!ll hh evening the 11th day of July next By order of the merlin-T. 'll.P.Gt(tllG a,