CalairdtPUß Pin' s '
!
PIO Albany .4.tlai gives 'tbe . ;following,tiCi.l
fount of a most distressing natio which was'
presented to the citizensiof Albany, tniFfiday
List night about'eight ecloCk` an aiplosion,
was heard in the storm. of Archibald McClure
at 04, which at once was, illuminated with
ttatuci, Two persons were seed rushing from
`the building—one a masa Uf &lies from head
to foot, his hat also on fire, Which he tossed
trout him. He run wildly first down the side
watt; then up, and then in his' agony lay.down_
anit rnlierForor. - -:.Mr. . W." 21: Rice, (one of the
Prottrictors,),tiho had rushed across from the
- oltpusite'side of the, street, threw' himself on
him covering his burningleCn with his hands.
tip‘rith coati and clothe, and
ex tin'go ished the burning fluid- with which' his
Motives seenactitiaturatedr .
Number, Deputy of
the Attorney General. He- tsarcarried 'horite
placed• under charge 9f ;Dr. Swinbiirn.—
Ntit only his limbs, breastmid bank, wire,bad
iy burned, but the hair wes,liurried-Trtitn his
bead and face; and it was learned that hti had
Welled -the flame. The 'wOrat anticipationa
were realir.ed, and' hiti , agolii terminated, rier
ei Adly, in death at one o`clecif this niorning. -
The other pers on
. running down the street,
in ;tones; waslobri Rice, Clerk in. the store.
After running-aeons fifty feet, he , threw :him.
„elf on the gtound, when 'Ald. McKnight, ta
king off his coat, wrapped• it about .his limbs
and quickly.put out the flames; Mr. MO
t:trded to the minket the 'calamity, and for an
hear orinnre was busy at work there and in
the adjoining buildings. --But his injuries Were
rreaterthan he supposed, and lie was taken to
nester apothecary shop, and the
usual applications made to the wounds, Mid at
midnight was removed to the house lir Wolter
R. Rush, Esq. His injuries; though .parnful,
were not dangerous; '
The fire, necordipg to thelacconnt rendered
be Mi. amber, before his 'death, and b 3 i: Mr.
Bice;_ originated in - an' accident. - ; Mr.
number desired to nurchase agallen of alcohol
for rho purpose'of - dissolving camphor. - 1
desired to have it of the highest proof, arid a l.
thouglfaoine of an ordinary:, character was on
Araft, he refused it, and the-clerk, - - after'some
ot t jeetion on account of the inconvenience and
ti corer proceeded to draw Annie of the requir
.
ed .rtrength from a full barrel: •' -
Mr. Bamber held a lamp is his hand—Mr.R.
using both hands to tip the 'bask from which
the liquid was drawn, riot 'by A faucet but
from the bung of the 'barrel. tt, piece of paper
being used (not an uncommon mode) to eon.,
duct the steam. When thAnieaAure was fill:
rd, Mr. Handier stooped ,to ; take it up, the'
light still in his hand. There was An explo.,
tion---hem, neither could tell, which" instantly,
P ;tread through the - building, igniting every
hing, rind seizing of course, upon the dripping
clothes of Mr. "Bomber, and of. the clerk, the
Lite', however, who had; 'stood behind the
e.e.k partly escaping the teach of the fluid;
whielibnly fell upon his shoes and the lower
teat of his pantaloons.
Tho Sport of Gold from Cali.
fornia.
The total shipment of gold ilust appearing
' :spoil the Custom House hooks,froin this.port,
the first quarter of '1852, was. $7,710,-
939, of which $7,277,500, wistakert by,steam
era to Panama, and $332;703 to San.juan del
Sed,-the remainder, $100.72.9, was-carried by
,giling remelt", to Hong Kong, Valparaiso, and
ports upon the Pacific. As an indication
IX the large amount fakes! by passengers, which
d Ica not appear upon the ships' manifests; we
Hay adduce the faccthat the shipment from
this port to Panama' and; San Juan during the
mmith - of February, was, per records, - only
:2;1.818,512, while the coinage at the redoes'
I.,ites during March, within which month the
1_9•14 exported from hero in February would
ch the Atlantic cities, amounted to 84,931,-
'S.Q. • The difference was, of coarse, not all
a..ken by passengers, but a large portion of it
tuidouhtedly was. The manifests the Pan
. mini
_steamers show a shipment of $3,419,84'7 1
during April, $3,440,649 -during May, and $l,-
9_0,466 in June=—making $16,501,894 for the
!Ina fivexionths and a half. of, 1859. This
not include the amount manifested since
i:.rch for any other port ;than Panama—the
r. nwunt taken to various Pacific ports during
the year and not returned t 4 the CustoM House,
the,large sums taken in the hands of PaS.
wagers. The, last steamer, the Tennessee,
trried $1,91 4 .0,466—the largest amount taken
-- oy any steamer this year. i Thg total shipment
Jena Will probable reach 83,700,,000.which
'increase the export, exclusive of the heaiv
tkoascertained items above' for the first half .of
1452, to $19,281,448. 'ibis is at tho rate of
••,.38.56:3,806, for the Sear! 1 During the year.
851, the deposites.Of California gold-st the
mints amounted to . 845,928,232, being $17,-
- :i7:3,336 more than the sum estimated for the
present year, on the supposition that the ex
'port of 'the last half shall not exceed that of
the first half of the year,. This' difference
be more than made `up by the sums car
rid in the hands of pasiengers, without
Ling into consideration-the increased export
.loring the rest of the year, which may be cer-r,
counted on t fromthe increased facilities
for working the:mines: Them is every reason
1., Lelie.`e our exports this sear will exceed
I:io , se of the last.—Calybirtur paper.
Importance of the Fisheries.
-• The - following table,Eeiye 'the Boston-Tour
sl of 28th, exhibits, the . Jnited States
1.-triage employed in the plsherl4, end the im
portance of the interest,ut stake npon'the de
ibion the fishery. tontroTersy. • It: the
travkerel ftsherm_en whe nre more particularly
interested in the recent l policy of the, Brftish
zorernsicztt: • '-•
Ditport.e., Ripon:. •
;Dried. Piclilt4l. -Dried Pickled
. _
Tmmage. cut Ib6. met; lbs.
3440,-, • 104.804 428125.493 21L525 42,274
1841, 77,873 2,433 '18,013 • 252,199 - 21,508
2 1 42, 30200: 1,265 14.678 . 256 033 0 40.846
_ 3442,'73200 2,640 . 12,334 174.228 29.198
- .1841, ' 110.395 563 . 271210 43.500
, 1545, 91 XII -0- 297 30.506 211,05 - 22374
.IA4I, 108.979 ' 875 31.402 277,091 - 58.441
11117, 101,628 2.274 , 51.113 za.slo - 30,976
- 714X4, 120210'.. 61,826 1i24.524 206,649 22.445
- 1•141, - 716474 -_ - 1:1,520- 122.508 197.,157 25 570
185, 151.618 25,118 .
~;108880 . 168,600 , • -19,30
- 193,154 14 ; 705 .145,368 , 151,988 21214
The Yarmouth Register says thnt a*Much
smaller amount of mackeiel has this far beerl
-brought in at that place i lßarnstab* And Den;
-nix, this year, than at a corresponding period
last beasou.
1i nti Des'r nE &ilea I—GeM. Scott has
--held °Mee under the Government for nearly
- half a century, and the sum•be has drawn from
:he Treasury amounts to^ something like half
million of. dollars, or ahent the price of. fifty
• praty geed farms.; Havtig held office so long
_ end ,drawn .- so- Wash pay, one would!.: have
-thought ho mania resigzi; being notultuited
for the Presidency; as Gen. Case did in,1848.
NI!. Graham has realg,nedi and by that reitigna
liaa has placed on record, his *Anion. of the
:impropriety of holding , enkoffle4l While* can.
didate for another. Seen holds on
to hie office.' What
p.tred with pay andratiMis! But st. 4!
haps iv - does-not hold ea for the Sake of the"
,eintitin*As. = eemane fie ierOes- to resjgD ,
-front:the sans aiase that he declined Old Ilia:-
nie'idiallengc; that itoTrein 'patrkilic
.
,No ,".eed 'of Calling ilt the Doc or.
. . he pamgraph.Whielt follows we find in a
Prot(fienist journal, the New -York Expre s s.
• 1
0 t:turni': !no' rt W twitis:--lt , is now less; than 1
~..
one tonili since, the AlbanY/lion Works were
dest eyed ..hy fire and ,_5l Gins sustained by
Mess rs.. Corning Winstew,4 Co. of some §;00,- ,
000„ We learn from' the
: Troy. papersilhat
they were so far reconstrueted as to commence ;
operations in Wednesday last" 1 , I
_ i , .
' " It strikes unthat it'utit bo n lueratiieibust -
nese:which justifies such en investment, o cap.
ital, 1 under , such eiretimstanees; If Co ning
Winslow and' Company had found the menu
fact re of Iron to be in is.bad a conditloti as is
..
reps rented by the Tribune and other journals
of tl e protectionist class,-the wonder Is i theyi
- .. . . did of quietly pocket their insurance -Money,
Canal - Counnis'eitiner, -", - and eave vacant the spot where their ironlwills
William --Searight, . had 1 een destroy ed - by fi re, at teant - until the
. . ....
of Fayette: - - '.. . • . •1 . . , ' • A fter '
markot sltould become more . favorable.
Vamociatid Electoial -Tiokot. such . 0 . 828,_ - icy would naturally be dicour
- ELEGTGRR AT -L A RGE. • . , age from going on, ltnless their mills !Trete
°novas W. Evaaawsan t • fore had ' yielded them a 'very liberal pro fi t.—
. senatorial. . - •
wit.sos tress's:4gs, .. The certainly would not toss several ithoti-
ItOSIZHT PATTILIVION, . othlftlesiol district .-
, District Electors, - ' - thotisands of dollars in mere wantonness after
Dist.; Becton. • -- . Dint. - Motors. ... the housands which had just been - lost. That
1. Peter Logan. . . 'l3. ire , ry G. G)ur, .,
2. George li. m ar ti n . • . Ili. joint etnyboi, they should '
itnniedfately e*pend:n,;arg sum
,
I john 11 I.:Lnt _ it r ,bundin; their
mill, is the most cm hate
m xg .imilm ; .
.11 e T e t7
5. Itobert Ilelisi.ir.o .-- ..JII. Jager 1turn4.15.... decl 'ration' they could Wake that the bu Incas
8. Andrew Apple , • lg., Maxwell Megonl in , -
T. Gloirchl Etrlektdtd, - 19. Jo* ph McDonald, the followed wig prosPprous. • '
8. Abraham Peters; , va: 111,14,m .s.lhilohuA,
.2 Dastd Pinter. , 21. Andrew Rorke., •. - ICV3 are .otlier indications of IC favorable
to..ttobvrt P . ,James, . 22 '2. j " . ..ar s i L u e n r a t u , - - on - t , 08 ;lit for 'tnanufacturers. The wheel' .of for.,
It ,totionciteysoutg,
12-Pareon Datrioh ',=,- - 23
21: George It: Gaorett. tun hati its revolutions. for them as well .na
e1.iy.,,,,,,,,./c,,,,,,,,,,N. ."..."-P......",,,,,,,!..,......-. .. . i n 1
for tube n , ito um en ; gag,o commerce. An
VIM D r AEW.tt' Lt. 5.13. it imiorter, When the times are hard and tnarketi
, ,
FOB:.THE. : CAMPAIGN . ,
dull, does not besiege Congress with clamors
.
, .. A NEW .OFFER, .v -._ for telp as' the manufacturers are in the habit
TUE DEMOCRAT.
tit •
leher - lbiligest Cire at on n hertisern
'''reututyiyasita-103;piesWevklt.%
`S.:II. fiz.'E.
aggtotztteeM, Ut,
, TniinSDAT.l l -4"4 1:10 T , 5 -4 1"2.
For _President,
1 Oen. 'Franklin Piorce,
4 . ,OF ,Ntitv Hampshire..
For Vice President,
rion.-William Rufus King,
Of Afabitut: - -
-In vie* of Abe inaPortance of' the coming 01
Presidential Campsig,n; and the general bite- In
rest which will be felt in its progress' and re- i t ,
view of fhe.'universal 'desire on the ~
part of the people to know . the truth relative "
to the - great questiens'at issue, and the men hi
Who are to rective..theit . soffragekat the ballot in
lox, we offer great inducements ,to subscribe -
for Mir paper until after eluttlen. .
We will tarnish the Democrat Troia the P
first of August next, until atter the PreAlen- s€
iial Election, neirly four months at the follow- E
leg rates: - .
Singloeopy, cash in advance, $0 37 - si
6 copies,. " , 2 00
12 copies, . —3 00 -
air The clubs must be to One address,--
Qur friends in all parts of the county :aro
invi
ted to act - as our agents, in - g6tting up clubs,
and forwarding orders fertile same.
Addresss, post paid.
=
S. B. & B. CHASE;
Montrose; Susquehanna co., Pa.
Wanted'
(. An Irish girl to do housework, and who un
derstands washing and ironing. Inquire of
," S. B. CHASE.
Deeds: Deeds! - Deeds ! 1
A new lot of. inane D. , edajust printed and i.
,ror Wile at this office at 61,00 - per quire, or 5.
cents each. .
The New Test and . 0
!! ,
the. Birth Test";
The follerring extraet.of a letter from the
;from Edtbuti.Burkethan whom no man is
betterae4uainted with the history and polities'
of New tlampshire--elearly defines the. rola
five.positions of parties in reference to the re
ligious test Which still remains - "a stigma," to
use the language of Gen. Pinuen, on the eon-
stitution Of that State . : , .
"The Constitution of New Hampshire was
adopted Some forty years ago, while the leder
al party ices in the ascendency: in that State.--,"
It was the constitution of the. federal party,
,was FRAMED, ADOPTED, end for many
years administered by THAT PARTY... All
its odious features are the work of the oldfed
eral
-party of New Hampshire. • • .
'"Since tile - democratic party haveraned ihn
ascendency in that state, repeated eilbrts have
been Made to call a convention to alter and re
form it. The question has several times been
Mit to 'the people and voted down—THE
GREAT BODY -OF. THE DEMOCRATIC.
PARTY VOTING IN FAVOR OF. A RE
FORM; and•the great body of the federal (sow
wine) party VOTING AGAINST IT.
"Within twenty, years the question has been
referred to the people no-less than three limes,
and IN EVERY INSTANCE DEFEATED
BY THE FEDERAL PARTY, who, alma! '
a man, VOTED AGAINST ANY. CHANGE
IN TIDE CONSTITUTION. •
"On the lait reference of the question te the
!People, EVERY DEMOCRATIC PAPER IN
THE STATE ADVOCATED an alteration in
:thecoastitution—EVEßY FEDERAL PAPER
OPPOSED -
I And it may be, added that on tho last lama. i
, ,-
the question
sion whe u-as subniitted •to the 1
pepple, in a distinct form, unconnected with 1
otheramendmentS to the constitution , a recent I
whig, candidate f* Governor of New Ramp.
shire steed OPpoied to permitting the people
to express themselves'on the question of blot.
ting out the 'oditons test, _ • -.-- 1
: The parti-whiCh haP thus exhibited its ad.,
lierence to ' religious test in New lamp-
i shire, naturally 'enough. Selects from amongi
its distinguished leaders, one'who is on record 1
' in favor of a test - founded on the accident of
, birth, which Wont& exClude from th'e right of i
' suffrage every man horn out of the limits of
the I:hilted State 4; except such as might serve
two years in the army or navy, in time of war,
and"escapu the,perils - of - either. . • " .
-.- But; it 'may be, asked, why have the Demo
crats net "111!:Itted out the odious test from the
Constitution; inasmuch as they have been ' in
the ascendeney for many ymire past: - The an
&tier is plain. t.., The Constitution:of New !lamp.
shire,lqte itil',Censtiintien of most . if-not all
the requires'a vote of 600-thirds in fa.
vor- in Ordcr :to. amend it; - and though the
Democrats have generally a majerity, in the
!..egislatiire, tbey.never - hive a majOrity of two
titirds. ,It is plain to then, that the Whigs
taie been able-at nit times to defeat the re..
!nova of- the 'atest," and they have done it.—
It was incorporated', into the Constitution by
them;ana by them has been held to this day.,
Fire in Lenox•
We learn that a. dwelling:hi/se. belonging
to Orville Tiffany of LcUnx,was consumed by
Sre_on the Lim/ruing of the 28th tilt, iogether
with furniture, lumber, tools;15/4 The house
had mot been owl/pied for tw4 rim. The
loss is estimated at about ssop., ,It is the t.tip;
poecl work of it* 7ncO . Clhkry,.. _
, .
. ..'oarn orNi.,_lPasstur,ire, r-ct
:Aridgewater, massiinek by lightning,. during
the shower of .Thiirsdny lagt, and'
I)4riu.li to tho"ifound. Itiontaitiout 20
ione'of Uay -
. d ring; lie waits quietly for the times tei grow
set er, be littowi that depreision and inaetiv ;
ty a not:the permanent State of the market.
le elies on a chnnge of circumstance/Ird oh
is .wn foresight and activity, instead of rely.
ng upon the aid of legislation- ! '
1
• nother protectionist journal, the Newbury
-1--
tor Herald, in giving rather) a sad aceMtnt of
ev nil woolen mills in different parts of New
In a land, which have been I sold lately' at a
:r t loss to the proprietors Says natwith:
to ding-- , i 1 .
"The prospects for American manufacturers
eon inue gradually to brighten." 1
TI e number of manufacturing establishments
Of arious kinds, has been too large for the
war is of, the country. - A larger amount of
cap tal, is jnvested in them than san be
,prefita
ble Thitt some of the owners must be ruin-
Ad, is whit we have been telling them for the
.
as half a dozen years; and still more would
ne .t the same fate if it were not for the pro
lig ous growth of our population, the effect of
vh ch is, that a number of mills which in
8 6 was disproportionately - large, becomes
a 856, just the number that is wanted. The
ni
l ii
'ls which have been improvidently managed
tr re itidebt,or are unfaverably situated,wind
ip heir affairs first and stop; the healthy and
ve I-managed establishments keep ettatol sup
-11,) the'country. h , is with them just es it is
vi :merchants in times of commercial ma
n r
mssment—the weaker houses fail and the
t.,
al re prudently-managed keep on. 1 •
Vo agree with the Newburyport jferirkl.
lh: t the patient will get well without (physic.
TI e prescriptions of the doctors in the Unite
6 des Senat ~ Stotekton, of NeW Jersly, who
hr ught forward his plan of cure Yesterday,
an Mr. James, of Rhode Island,who pilopused
hi a' fortnight since, are altogether unnecessa
ry Mantifacturing enterprise has been ondu
ly stimulated; it must undergo a .coriespond
n depression, and afterwards, if the govern
.] nt will let it alone, it will no doubt, enjoy
east noble; and moderate prosperity..lN. Y
• I
re. Post.
IHE lb'lowing letter from' Cassius Clay
published in the LOitisville Demo l amt in
he summer' of 1848. It bears honorable tee,-
' nony from a political oppOnent to the gal
-1 . try and soldier-like bearing of Gen. I Pierce
while in
while in Mexico. We commend it.to the at.
,
t ntion of , those who are in Ore habit of sneer
i g at Pierce's services in this Mexican War :
WuriF. lIALt. P. 0? July 16, 1848 . ..
" Eds. Democrat:—ln your paper of theSth
i st, your correspondent" 4" r,epreseptedthe
I on. Garret Davis as naming Generall Pierce
one of the " bad" appointinents of President
toelk. 1 know that in the . heat of debate, par- ,
e , expressions are frequently used net inter'.
cd to have the greet which they ncressaril
I are when put, in. print; and 'from the lion. G.
r ev is's usual character of fairness,' arni.wil ling
to tiw:ird to him no desire to injure the', char:se
-I;4r of any gallant officer for political ends. But
:hatever maybe - the designs of others, I take
'leisure, in addition to the official reports in
egaid to General Pierce, to say th:it, there
vas butioni opinion of General Pierce, so fiir
,s I learned, among the officers of al parties
n Mexico. There was complaint , of bad' ap
ointments by . the Piesident—bad, not only
•y, putting ,Civillians over old soldiers of the
egular :mug bat bad "per se ;" but et these
ertral Peirce was not, one. No'considera
ions ought ever . to cause injustice to be done
.y one. As a
,political opponent,} though
.ersiinA friend otGeneral Pieree, - my !horrible'
estunony to his high worth, intelligence,' and
. Ilantry, can only be of the least . censidera.
ion, because bere in Kentuey he is ,not well
nowt), ihenfore less honored.
" Your obedienVriervant;
-
W* 4 ' We learn frem _ Washington. Ithat Mr.
ROW is eciefined a severe attaet of . typhoid
ever. At IsA accounts ho was thought tobo
ecovering.-- Much sickness prevails in that
options preceding that
tors.
• ANNUAL STATE ELECTIONS.'
*ga s
I(entneky, - do
Indiana, -- do
low•sy. • :do
- Missouri,,,do
North Caolina, _ do
Tennessee, _ . do
Vermont, . Boit.
do.
Georgia,.... - October'
Arkansas, . do
Florida, - do
Dfsryland;, do
Smith Carolina, . do
Pennsylvania, ,
do
lln .nntst Of above State?, 5!"
congres *ill be eb?: , ..en bn the , dd
tato eloclioas. tleolton of Preside
ors, November 2d.
•
Burning,. of the Ifem7 01. e;Y:
on
the HudeOn River.
iSIXTX OSSEVENTY LIVES- -; LOST:
(Prom the New,V44llcotli,Pr i dt t y .)
Araidsi the confusion; add terror .6f the.firs t
mils-of the steamboat tragedy: on the Hudson
river, on Wednesday afternoon , inuell
- minty hung; about Mali of the..detalls,tind ;the
full' extent of the calamity, has been scarcely
as yet realized. It has, however,loeined up
lin such horrittproportions. as to spread-alarm
over the wholocommunity. '
The—two..steamboats, the Henri Clap. and
the Armenia, started together, on Wednesday
morning, at To'clock. from:Albany for Now
York, the Henry Clay Having onboard from
thiee to:four' brindred,paSisengen 4 " The, oPmt ,
linnither,'or the names, cannot be ascertained,
As there was no, list .of passefigers.i..„ scarcely
had the_ boats left the wharf-when it wasman-i
ifest that there was racing, and the' r riteing Was
confirmed even'after remonstntuceStvere mnd'ol
by the passern i Terz; and ladies' bad feinted from
fear, and till the'careerof the tinfortunnte,ves
sel was-'at length cut short, by a: fire, which
compelled het managers to run her ashore,
where She' was tainted to thewater's edge, and
from` sixty tninio hundred himian beings found
la watery grave, or perished in the'fiames.' - It
was an awful catastrophe. '.Alreadi 52 bOdies
hive been found, 'and others - have been felt . in
the bottom - of the charred boat; thoughnot
yet recovend. •-
' • '
IThat racing mas the cause-of the calamity,
there appears not to be the slutdoW of a,doubt.
'The Armenia was so hot that she was corn.
pelted to, stop and blow off steam, 'so that
too had a -narrow escape. Tho ,Henry Clay
was on fire before, and a passeng,er assisted to
put it out.. It was added that an inflammable
substance, such ; as tar, or pitch;or rosin, was
I thrown into the' ire, to make - stead, faster than
coal could make it; and, independently of the
danger of the fire or an explosion Uf the boil
ers, the apprehension of a 'sallision . was so
great that fenders were put out to guard
against it. • It seems that the firemen came on
deck to witness the exciting race, and ono gen:
tleman states that he saw the firemen for 26
minutes' on (leek, previous to the; aPpearance
of the-smoke; - ;and when" he looked into the
engine room, he saw no-person there.. Even
when the boat was run ashore at last, instead
of being run in an oblique direction, she was
run at right angles, and thus her hinder part
I was all in d,eep water, and those who were cut
off by the fire in the middle, had the alterna
'
five of either being 'drowned (if they
,could not.
swim) or burn to death.
THE WRECK.
TUE SCENE AT 13E'TTNEE'S I;9CE-.
The scene of the calamity was crowded yes
terday by 'anxious inquirers eller missing,
friends and relatives. The wreeleof the Hen-.
ry Clay- lies where slur`was run 'ashore - and
scuttled, between two and three Miles on this
side of Yonkers, and a few hundred yards from
Bettner'e dock. It presents a moSt extmordi
nary spectacle—lying in a few feet of water, a, ,
few blackened and charred timbers only are •
seen clinging as it were -to the heavier machi
nery,- the • smoke pipes ' standing prominently
but in an inclined or bent position. Around
throughout the day, men were ;engaged in
dra,gging, with results, as will be; seen, reali
zing, the worst apprehensions that enter
tained. In addition to those bodies already
recovered, and which' appeared in nearly ail
cases to have been drowned, there are, it is
certain, sufferers by fire among the ruins of
the boat. In fact, the. men whO• have been
seeking, say they can, distinctly feel the re. I
mains of three er firr personsjbeneatb the
machinery which they cannot retrieve.
-The Hudson Riser Railroad Company have
issued an order, whickwas strictly carried out,
that the trains, on,being signaled; should stop
at the spot, and render any requiredaSsistanee
in conveying the bodies (ir otherwise._
Close. to the dock''before mentioned were
erected two temporary tents or awnings, un
der one of which the'Coroner and Jury were
assembled, and under, the other was - a-ghastly
array of corpses awaiting identification. -
General Jones,.of this city, kvho is rustica
ting on or near the *spit, has furnished every
assistance that humanity could suggest under
tho circumstances, aturtreated the 'survivors
with great hospitality: his lady prbvided a
quantity of clothes, linen, &e.,, which were ap
propriated to covering the, dead,4ho were al
so shrouded with green boughs, or branches
from the woods, whielt abound in the locality.
As the bodies were identified-the Coroner
took the evidence. of the friends claiming them,
and merely taking the opportunity Of obtain
ing any further information - in the witnesses'
possessfon, gave permission for the removal of
tho deceased for interment. In' this way the
whole' day was consumed , midil all were iden
tified and removed,With the exception of nine
which remain unrecognized.
, INCIDENTS.
-330 tr OP A Limy FOUND ArPORT LEE.
,
Corotter Theodore V,, Ayres, of Fort Lee,
Bergen county, N 4 .1., came to the city yester.
day, and gave , information at the Coroner's of
fice of this County, that the body of a lady, had
floated ashore about'half a mile - frota Fort Lee,
Supposed to be one of the iinfcirtunate suffer
ers by the burning of the Henry elm'. 'We
Obtained a description of the deceased, in or
der that_ the friends may more' readily recog
aize the remains: Deceased was about 35
years of age, rather fleshy, sandy hair, - curling.
dressed in dark, gingham, small paid, black
silk apron , white stockings,,and black gaiter
boots. On her person waS found a pocket
handkerchief, marked with silk ' 3L A. Y—,
the small letter:3 making the name cannot be
made out. There were.also OEI her person, a
gold watch and chain, a gold loCket Containing
a miniature of an elderly gentleman, -4 purse
containing a twenty.shilling gold piece, and
three trunk keys. rho body t'd' the deceased
and the property, were taken inlcharge by Cor
oner Ayres at Fort Lee. • The body wasfound
about eight miles fro the scene of the .ca
lamity. . * m - .
-At the time the fire broke out the captain
ordered all , aft,,apprehetrsive that many would
be burned to death; but a greet many did not
heed hini,
tau forward, jumped over the'bow
when the boat struck, and were saved without i
iujury. Among.the first ashore -were Dewitt
Miller and Charles Howard o(' Hutison,Who
did great service. in ; getting others-from the
water. - Young Howard saved half a,dozen
Women and children, c-
Abraham Crist,dlawyer of this city, is..
sup.
posed to be drowned irt trying to save others.
His son and brother-in-law were both on board
and saved. - Air. C. is an experi.swimmer and
was. last seen assiSting others in' getting as hore.
It 'was astonishing to see, the different dis-,
positions manifest in the passengers. `
~ Some
would run, to Yonkers te take the next train
up; some *piked when tbe„.itext'tritimwent
down; some impiiredabout a - valise or a,carpet
bag payingno,nifention to the drowning pas
sengers—while others -were seen -throwing
- their- clothes, valisms, and
_Carpet hags away,
and running in the water o save the helpless'
women and children.' There was-one noble
young fellow from the south - side of Long
and, who had injured himself very mach 'rem
swimming, and, bringing others ashor6 on his
back; he was' so exhausted , he could hardy
*alt. He would not give his, name. He
lives at Long Island. ,
The Hot!. Stephen Allen is Atilt missing.--
The report which prevailed yeSterdaYt that his
I belly had been recovered, wati, unfounded,--
I,The body ef-Airti. Pennall,,of f 0, was found,
ashore ut; Fort Lee, where lier:husband, who
'Fits • erroneously_ said to hay° ibee4 . **nod
I identified it.
r El s c-
2d.
2d.
2d.
2d.
2d.
sth.
sth.
7th
lath.
4th.
4th.
sth.
Ilth.
1 12th.
rubcri of
s of the
tial Elec.
An Irishman, who got overboard the mo
ment the boat - Week, contrived; though
.b.ro to swim, to make his way, to:-the shoo
With, a pied.> or wood not much larger-than ,a
walking-stick, - and,.eoniPlistely,,exhausted,
down on where he: was . fo
conked
r some. tiMe.qiiito - unaftended. 2- Ho 'then. rose,
to , see lie , and. quietly
wringing, hiielothei; Witt, en - Itle . way.;
Among the c ae Who .. narrowly escaped, were
Alr.,A. H. Gough
: and Aister, of this city. They
Were in the stern till the boat sunk, and then
sliectided — id - walkitir r alongthe - 'narrow edge
of. the gurds, till. iho. flames forced- ; them, to
into eight .6e , ten Teet -Or-Water, trim
whence - they micceeded•ln -reaching the shore
ittsafetY. : air. G. thinks neatly all of Miami in
the stern could have landtd safely in this way !
W,as thii last perion who left the gen
tlemen's - :after cabin, and thinks fetv, if any,
'were burned _ -
The gars . of. the Hudson River ; Railroad,
which arrived at ten minntes to
- one yesterday,
hiought down thodead bodies Of-two Children,
appearing to be of the relative agcsJif tented
- A • gentleman,. present: recognized; the
younger as Howard SirnonsoN the-son of Mr.
John .Simonson, of .35 Eskridge street-- •The
father Was:not. presimt, as'he halloo, - on foal,
to Yonkers, to see if : .he could recognize the
body of his wife; who itis thoightis certainly
lost also.- • The other gentteMan . who was.at
the station house; was quite certain- - that this
was the child., •;The elder child ivas known _by
a gentleman who -Was- in. the.unfortunate boat,
and.he said that it gain with a woman, and
four others; and that he saw the group perish.
He did not know their names._ Coroner Ives
I :visited the depot - , twice,,but . as no -witnesses.
were in attendance, he • cOnld-not hold-,an
quest, and he deferied it to nine O'clock . this
morning. .. .• -•-, • .
BODIES NOD SECOGNIZED.
The following, not having been reeogniied,
iyere buried, the'eians being marked with the
numbers set opposite to each:— •
•
1- 7 Xlady with light' brown hair; • turning
grey—wore large gold, ear.ringt‘ black open'
worked bonnet,.,.fri)l 4 ring'On second finger, of
left hand gold cliff phi with black enamel cen
tre; boOk muslin habit
skirt, black gaiters -- without tips. - •
2-=-BoY, 20 Or 22 years old, apparently Irish.
Check cotton: shirt, figured necktie with co'- I
oreitends, brogans. ' In his pocket Were. two
keys, one having brass chain ,attached;
comb, a clean cheek shirt, and Cotton stanip.'
ed pocket hatidkerchief, .tanta pipe, a slip
'of paper with the direction - 'James Donnahies,
60 Lei"ht •St.'N.' Y. • " •
3—(aerrnan wiiinan--dark "brown hair, gold
earrings, brown merino dress,calf.skin brogans, I
and worsted' stockins:: A eard- found in her I
pocket front Donelan's Hotel, 37 - Dean - st.- AI
-I.bany; blue colorekround, tin snuff box; comb'
and pocketknife, and a few cents. -
4 77 -German laborer;• thick whiskersextend.'
iog round under his clim, sortie grey hair,
brown frock coat, heavy boots' And blue 'over
!, hauls; in front of Which - was across,:stamPed
; underneath.' Glauber Hoffe.' •In his pocket
was n'eard of a jeweler; residing in. Rivington
at. N. Y. '
Id - lady - . .. 4 ntly 'Ger fir'
45 An old lady, apparently rrtnan, hair
turning, gray—blue figurOd dress, black-fraiter
boots tipped with, patent leather, and white
cotton stockings.
TOTA
So far as ascertained bcyond doubt:—
Bndies recognized [ 43
Not recognized
Missing, known to have perished 9
- 144SSING--SVPPOSED TO HAVE BEES LOST.
It is,of course impossil4e to form an esti
mate of, these; but serious upprchnnsions are
entertained for--
Mr. Nichols, of Newark,-N. J., and seven
children.
Mr. Fnwle, of West Point:
Miss M. L Hawthorne, sister of- Nathaniel '
Hawthorne the poet. - -
•
Two Misses Kinsley, of West Point.
Mrs. Truax and her daughter, aged 5 years,
of Brooklyn, N: Y.' _ .
Thesepre the only ones we hear of by name
but innumerable inquiries continue to be made
and there is seme'hoPe that the exteht of the
calamity has been nearly ascertained.
lIITRIAL OF TBE DEAD
Decomposition was rapidly setting in yes_
kids) , morning on some of the hodies retained
for the purpose of, recognition ; and thc•Coro
ner, or his acting counsel, therefore' caused
the following notice to be posted up in the
.EI7IOEILAL NOTICE
As it hasbeeome impossible longer to retain
the bodies of- those-lost from the Henry Clay
on the .28th instant, the funeral of, such as
-have been recovered and not recognized, will
take place this afternoon at• 6 1-2 o'clock from
the housti"on the iiew skamboat dock. The
bodies will be interred in. the cemetry of St.
John's Church, Yonkers, the vestry . having
en a. tot for that ptirpose. Citizens aro invi
ted to attend:
Wll. SCRIJGIIII3I, by authority/of tho
Coroher. - • • _. •
Yonkers, July 31:4'1852.' - • •
- „
At tho adjournment of _the inquest, about
the hour named; Mr, Scrugham ; proposed tbat
as the bodies remaining were- now ready for
interment,. and the hearse or wagon would be
there directly, that the p jurors should appropri
ately act,"-aS bearers, and -that, those citizens!
who Were disposed to attend should form two
and twii behind, in order that they rnight:Pro
ceed.with some degree of decorum.. r
To this4lll cinnsented ;nod the wagon:Co-m
-ing tO the door, the plain [vino , boxes were de
posited. in it; the village bell began to_toll,nrid
a short lino beinglormed-Jiehind, the: iumble
funeral car,the procession,inelancholy in. every •
asiaiet,slowly woUnd its way up the hill to the •
little Dutch Reformed church, where the burl- '
al-service was performed, several clerainen
attending. This concluded; they proceeded to
St. John's Cemetery, and - deposited: the re
mains of the strangers'in their . : last hem°, in
the lot gr,anted. - by the vestryl'of 'that church
forth°, ptirpoSe. These_ last:sad rites'Were
performed with a ehristian ad grateful regard
to the deeency and decorum -
" The Cnionerhai retained some feWarticlPs
'of clirthing, and so forth, ivhiCh may give a
clue, at some future time,te, their identity, and
afford a melancholysatisf . aetion to' surviving
friends in, doubt and suspense as to their fate.
" Your two Brigadier-GeneraleiPleree and
Cadwalader, win) will ho under your iminedi
ate Command, nre noble men. Gen Pierce, is
now the' first *man in New England. 'Heis ;a
man of line talents, *Ho ism . ) , personal friend,
and you
. May fully". confide m him. - HO was
with me tiPthe House of Representatives - for
several years, and was afterwards in the Sen
ate. Gen. Cadawaladeris a gentleman of high
eharacterand of decided military reputation.
You 'pay well - be - proud'of two such officers
under your command."
Of Gen. Cadwalader, who" is net:before the
eountry, it is not my purpose tii 'make any re.
marks. . His character kir !gallant conduct and
. chivalric bearing, has never been and neVer will
- be qbestioned. - Nor shotild Ideem it nevesse-
THE SCENE AT THE WRECK, AT ; ON- ry to add another Single ,remark' to the above
KER '''S., * , *pangraph; so sally expressive `of the opinion
The n painfurintereitevineed by the numer- of the late - distinguished: Ex-President of the
ous ingniriCS:Onlbe scene of, this direful trap- nation, except for the very unjust, illiberatand
dy,,Was unabated throughout: the day, yester- false reflections upon* the. conduet'of - General
daYS- Mani continued to. flock to it, ,making - Pierce,Whileoll'offieet of the orttlY ill 'Mexico;
anxious inquiries; and the "researches of those "by certain= preses,--and - by Senator
dragging in the immediate proximity;of the ' JoneS'and Mr. Netherland, of Tennessee, -,- n
wreck were continued. 'At about 8 - O'clock in In. the operations of the army in the Talley
the morning the hOdy Of a'remale ; child after- of Mexico, that 1
of
Piereefully sustained the
wards identiPed as Katarina - Chatillon opinion of Ex-Presiden
- raged , exalted f Polk, `will be
three ; years; - WaS •-lirought usher°. She .was I seen' byn6rettee - te:the reports' el ,laiers
lost with her mother and an infant sister, the! General Scott :Mid Worth; and those of `m3r
latter being'still 'among the Missing. -Shortly own.' These ',.de - ipatches 'were all " prepared
afterwards the body of a gentleman, recoOtz- with, n personal knowledge of thezallant bear,
'ed'as that of Abraham Crist, - Esq., was:cattle& in g of Gen. Pierce,and,at ntime under circum
ted Item the lower or undermost 'part of the stances exenipting those slicers from any j
wreck: ' ..* ** - - '' - 'Slide waitiia to over-estimate`' the importance ,
1 . Mr;'Crist was a counsellor-at-lati, of-some , of his services.or the *character-Of : his conduct,"
eminence is the city, and a resident ;of Brook- The reports' of the first Mid lest Of these otil.:
' lyn ;Where he - has serKe,d.the office of Alder: cars agree in n the in the statement of the - That
man. Ho' has before been renorted'pa missing that. en.'Pleicer was eetrefely Injured by the
end - we understand that he lost bleat° lulls fall of hts*ltorse On the rocks of the Bedrigal
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praiiew,ortby exertions, to rescue others, he 4 white gallantly leading Its brigade i o , thoia:
hicimelf being an expert swimmer. ltlo of Ciintrinis, They sebear full te s - n'
Some degree of excitement prevailed, in ny to the fitet, flint. tlion , sobailly N or - bi t/c
consequence or a conviction- having Wend might have retired tooth hospital 23 di 0 3
abroad that several bodies remained under the for duty,and , thoiigb b ely aw e to k , 4 4liti
, wheels and machinery Of the wreck which saddle;_yet he tertian:led pen d u ty, nod ?, l 4
I
'could even be felt by those walking nroind it , gallant brigade into the ioody b attle
of r,lit
at len? Writer, and the friendscof the missine,cdiusco,MidLeontinued i :its eon:m u rk
felt themielves aggrieved that no meastirew *careen:l'l,y cxhaustatici tuld pato, h o I ..tlaq
were.taken to raise the superincumbent weight fell frombits horse and was .takeu f r : t ' 4 l
and extricate the rediains of Ille miffercrs.-- I field. ; 1 , .. ; nii
The Coroner received the following comma- I When it iwas kno.im t Om country thus,
nieation on the subject ,from blesses.-Thump- whole" army, ineludiug en. Pierce, km h;:°'
' son and Le' ggett r a committee appointed for uponAutv from early o the moil* -""
the p ur p ose; 1 18th till l'ate in, the day n the 2 0th A a de
1 • without. refreshments or re of A s
THE SURVIVORS AT THE 'HOTELS. p iaracrw ,„ b a dly j a i rec r b se j, t r o d Oulu %
-- 0- ' isciumas ETC.' :" -'
' horse that() lay .Upon the field :P i t la
W. B. Prescott and family, of Louisana t are midst of the Pedtgral al night, a n d Al lili
still at the waverley Hotel. They are all de-- 'day ha wasl l barely able! - t o k eep his V
ing remarkably well. Mr-Prescott Ynts_COn- before ibis! long and. bloody battle con tu C
siderably brinsed, and sprained his left thumb ell; after I:leng and hot pkrsui; °raw re e:-
whis efforts to save his niece and his wife,— , when these facts are known to the ees t !
The party - were, an forttinatelv - 'saved. -Mrs. I thei s n u re ffer t ig th o o r se t . h w a li fi o eit ib , a l red thil
p i orntba44o
gedi , ,,,L,fk: .
Prescott came off without harm; her niece.' null
Miss 'Pucker,' Sink somewhat hurt by her fall Ino one will, either feel or express surp r k etho l
or rather IpaKfrom the bow of the - b_eat ti: the flOsheoni:lPdiherocslii:s paihvyesniel:re:ngidh,:raetrehtor.telistiot:
'Shore. Young LW. Prescott got on shore I long continued suffering pam and extuntcatil
have fainte'd and fallen f m his horse. ft tlt :
si ' i li th r T i j t : i D ni . iir it a '' n do . l - ph;'of Lousiana, is also it
the Waverly ; he escaped without. injury.— is presuming a great cal to nil ", 4.
Both" Mr. Prescott and Mr. Randolph Imre r
e
_
,th ose who ;bent him •fro the field should sot
ceived a eominunication front the Seey. of the ;have known the differs cc between a u o k;
Astor House meeting requestingt.tfloemtolualiood goodiep in .sto or was o
ica a l st u r t engttotali actimpaiaestlyzesot:;l
Make out n list of their losses,,and niarat
them to'hint, in order that prosecutions fur unconsciottnewsuad 0 e who hzil, frour g
&alarms otav`be at once commenced. ' . idi/q, cljirtl this ; condi 'un. , "4.
_,...5,, - -- ' - But it i iminssible-for an inh''
Mr. Preseott states that Mr. Allen - carne to
him at least a dozen times'ddring thelissige,
before the fire broke out, and expressed great
apprehensitin. - 1110 said There Wonhieertaiply
be is aecident unless 'they deeiSted from
Ah" Prescott, While narrat-•
ing the events of the day; thev, were a hard
hearted set" (alluding to the, Oflieeri'„ of the
boat.) . . "Ladies' jtears and 'screams -had no
More effct.upon them thandropS of water up-.
- on the brick. weal - eat. -.:•
' After 'the fire had Commenced ",sayS
one of the cifficera came to the passengers who
were.in the - after' part Of the boat, and told
themthere Would be no difficulty abeut saving
them -all. Samelwhe believed this remained
and were lost. - : - •
Mr. Prescott together - with' his Wife and
nieee; were aft at the time, but seized the first
opportunity to reachthe forward part of ;the,
boat. miss
„ Tucker .i fainted,;:apd 3fr..
_P. was
obliged to carry. her in .his arms.:
When they reached theboiv, Mrs. Prescott,
looked over, and seeing' a ',gent lemaa standing
' below,
she said: 'Sir I 'am' going to jump—Will
you - catch me?" . expecting my wife
cry, - moment,• replied }the gentleman; but
da - ali I - can to break your'11111:f
1 She did -jump, Mid the', geptlonniti caught her,
I.tind.prevented her reeeiving the slightest injury.
Said Mr.' Prescott,,' I could see this
I -kind hearted man—l should like to kno - W him,
I and express to, him my thanki now; I had the
:satisfaction seeimg hirrOvith his wife safely
in - his arma, theugh befOra Wellefi the terrible
Miss Tuck?: r, 'wha had' :fainted recovered,
after reaching the ferwaid rt of the boat
and, by her uncle's direetiTh leaped out Clear
,of the boat; but;Lae it eppea ed; had - no 'coin
} mand of herself es she fell -heavity Upon the
ground thus receiving considerable injury. She
is, howeverjast recovering ' -end will be ready
to travel in two or,three days. - -
Several ladies, in one party,'were seen rash
ring wildly towards the . side'of the boat, with
their clothes in flames. Thoythiew themselves
tintoihe river, and soon , . disappeared beneath
the water. Their shrieks are said to have
been heart-rending. • - • ,
Three' young Indies were ohaerved,when the.
I boat was nearing the'shoro; they kept elose
-1 together, and. with -great coolness took_ up a
t'
position on the hand rail; ready ti) Icapas soon
as the boat struck. Their 'position :Was Well
chosen and they 'would undoubtedly !ince been
saved; but just at-that-moment a nitnaber. of
men came rushing, madly ,forivard, and the
young ladies were jostled Off overboard, and
,sank before ,assistance reached themi-
After many had reached the shore, a woman
came inshing, along, ainioat . frantie,, crying,
, 'Oh. for God's sake, save my child, my child !'
I L--and shestretched her arms' out -teards the
water. 'Where IS year child?' said Mr. Pres
cott.-,
-'I am a pretty good' swimmer; 191 try
' to save it.' No' no ; you cannot now; she's
,crone; she sank away out therejust now, my
thebereft - mother, whose ex
eitement had before kept 'her iiy, sank almost
.1 powerlSS: Mr..P. - Was telling: this; the
good man's eyes filled with tears and 'it was
( - not Without eonsidenible emotion that ho con
' eluded his recital-of the Painful incident: .
Two noble-hearted men remained on board
and threw the baggage overboard till the flames
reached thent'end drevatheni -from their:post.
Many of the passengers are indebfed to them
for the recovery-of their baggage, which but
• for their eiertionaWotildhave been burned.
•
Most of the passengers -who enrvivpd the
terrible event, have left towi'for their various
places of residence. - They tire however, near.
ly all said to. be in favor of prosecuting to the
last extremity all who are culpable, and who
can be reached by the law.
Nineteen more :bodies have been found
amidst the wreck of the Henry Clay, and still
more are missing
Letter 4oixi Geri. Pilloltry.
Columbia Tenn., .Tu158,1832.
213 - ae :Editor cf the Nashrille Union;---;
As every thing touching the character of
Gen. Pierce, as-well as the opinton of our pub.
lie men, poly interests the public, I haVe,tho'r
it not imprOper to give to - you for publication -
anoextract of a private letter of the late Ex
President - Polk,. witten to myself on the. 18th
day of May, 1847, and delivered to molt the
city of Puebla, Mexico. The e x tract is as fol.
__
.: _ _
~ intellifrent pr j ,
i ia
ple to belive ihat had officer of der.lll,r
-ce's rank and conimand so acted,his iranj
ate division commando and Gen. S c ot t hi„ .
self, and Generals ;NV rth and Shields—th e
former of t these his ass into on the fleid;i4
latter Commanding ;hi in ti part of it,
; would "
allhave ccinctur in making .9st j„:,, e
riports to I•the govern ent ; thus disb ono ,i,
themselves to screen ft In merited 1/1112 a1 ;..
I tion and dis,graCe.afi, Officer who had barct ilz a
/
[cowardly shrunk from ate. Those Whq Ey,
tertain this opion,utterl discredit and dir.b ot „,
all those Officers, and a ong them G. rte,
himself; for upon ro n her supposition end;
character and conduct f Gen. Pieretforecyr.
age and gallaritri be c led in question.
Why not call in quo lion that of Ger.9.%4
himself I beeanse, daring, the battle of Coat i%
ras, ho was with the eiceptlon of a shertp r i,
od, at San Augustine while dining - Ltd
Cherabnsco, he was ati
Coveanz and dune? t,,
battle of null no del R y,and &aka the stm ,
ing of Cheptiltec, he was at Taenbap. -A r A
yet: who;_lias ever dime go ! Gen. Sept
might have becnnearer these fields. :Hewn,
however, n ear enough tio successfully direct&
ni ,
- operations of the 11? 3', as the resnk try
shows. lie knew tha the artay,reqUirectalt
his immediate presene to inspire 1 ;to dee d
.of courage and heroic. daring.
An officer who had won honorable inenfm
for gallantry and gclOd onduct in battles vhe s
all had-so full and glorious a sham in thest
ficial reports .of ever, officer upon the field
who': was his' senior, {including' Gen. Srit
him Self) could have perfonned,no it g , f ,„
part upon other fields and among effirenk si
distinguished, his se ices would bace g it t,
' distinguished, him, an might Lire stiAfil
the highest aspirations of the mist mbitioti
soldier. . . i I
Having a personal nowledge if the t
. here stated, I feel it alduty, of honor, to eel
them, in vindication; ,of the chatatterett
brother officer, unjustly reflected upon bytiv
k”owing personally,itithing q" Aye% ed i
I knew myself, I would not, by mV sileaie,t
quiesco in any false statement &Tore thepi.
- lie, so deeply wonntliug to the prideand Ill s ,
ibil Ries of an Amerienn soldier, whether et
l or Democrat.: .- 1 ,
I am, sir, with great respect, your 01v,i'...r,
,servant, -- -! . GIDEoiI Plum.
. „ ,
,
Gen. Pierce in Ihtexico , Prom as
Eye-Witness.
St. Louis Times- contains a glowing stem
of General -Pierce's behavior in Mexico, I
editor of the Times 'Was un " eve witneis"
What be describes„, 'and bore a conspicam
part during the-war amcar:Me ebirskonse
of - .Kentucky. - IfeM 2 how he speaks el er
braveCitizena' soldier who now heads ta
Democratic ticket: 1
- . - When the appointments were made by Pre
dent Pidk, of officers to fill up the cocconai
of the Army: , Gen. Pierce was promoted het
rank of Brigadier Geheral. - During that aro
=pled campaign, he bore a most onspietra
part--conspicuous for the exhibition dill tla
den:Mots that combine. to make a grad cl
tain—patience and, endnrenec tinder toil rd
privation in :n new field, a coolness-6d ext
every responsibility, •and a courage rub . .
face the very " canno'n's mouth." Beloseik
those who served under him, for he ward
ready to participate in the labors of mein:*
ches and their daring in the hour of bahls,b
brought with him film the fields of Meliat
laurels that can never wither—the eoshra
'merit of himself in the hearts of his eont.
men, who•behel4 hisj valor and participated it
I the glory which his bravery won. .
At Contreras, whet! dashing orer the p:ss
gal, (a continuous senes of sharp rocks flan
up by, volcanic action,) for the pnrposeof
te a r
ing his brigade, his horse fell under him el
crushed the legof hib rider in his fall. 5
battle of Cherubn4ce, followed . the nest dr!,
and Scorning to hang back' within his WOO
crutch in hand, he Mounted his goodly rt!d
and urged his men on to victory h
foremost rank of battle he was bard;
through most. of that bloody day he watt
spirit of the wing in which he was placed. Bs
with fatigue - and the anguish of a fed
limb, he • became faint: and was borne izar;
ble from the field': but not before (emlile
hallo heard) the shunts of victory wueld
filled'his: ears, and brought back the 9nitko
sations to his neble,heart. '
We ppeak with enthusiasm of the gelel
"Of General Pierce; because, . attached 14
branch of service, we . were an eve, witus?
all that we represent: , It was' with Fiat
tation that we saw him fejovling lhe r
ilege - accorded the wounded, and baring
• bosons to 'the strife." Our natnieatiens
,no boinds—tor we felt that there waste
trulS'American--Arnerican ip its mostreto
heirsße.sonsreehiess e yseff,rmd all tali'
iountrY.
Pence called:our warriors home. Thaeol.
of war had rolled away, and broad and
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fields - that had once : groaned beneath !hell'
rule - Of 'Mexican anarchy and . despotis%?l , ,
found;smiling beneath the protecting I‘..'"
that bannel which II
• • re triumph aottonrh
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O'erthe laza of the free and the brae of att 63 ..
We'. find Gen. Pierce resuming the
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avocations.of private life, and onini- 14
liettul quietude . - ee l t` home." - 10 tia
went nnd noontentauous mode of lifee_t`
tag a noble' exarnplo lot dignified yet tact!
worth, it has. been
as champion . of the :ntto o t n c e rac. as tt i c a i i n ag f i l th
e kj e ' ;;l l ' ll
contAt.foi Presidency. Untong nil
tfa
treats, thatcombined,' makeup o oi l s h e
o fi l 4
. stakiatoan. of the highest or,
ctutvq and, feelings, far-renehing to l u g . Ct i
for this - limed countft.,:eruhracmg in 0 ,7: -
irons the-St. Lawrence to the Gulf, sas_l
the r 4oekithat,beet hack Atlantic's w 5,
theloldert.ahorga upon Whkh tha 16 o f SO
poses; under . his guidance .the - she
will _weather :every. atoratand pal a r" --
ly itith i er L erylreete, • I
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