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Dissoctcd Map rid GfimcsCHessnian, Cards, Gold Pen, Ate. Philadelphia, Juno , l4W3in - SOITITET v & UAt MANUFACTORY, , o. 36 North. Second ntreet, opposite the i . Madiion House. rIE ubcTilicrs would call the attention of Country Merchants aid Milliners to their ex tsive assortment of fashionable $rttixG anu xmih 1)osii.ts as u Hits of tho newest styles, .so, a. Urge and general "assortment of Prrurh i American ArtirtcrM Flowers, Kibbous, Crows lings, Oil Silk, Wile, Quilling, Buckram, 6lc, ich Ihey offer at prices that defy competition. V. B. Palm Leaf Hat by the ease or doicit. W. M. & J. E. MALLL, ,:' ; Bonrlrt and Hut Manufacturers, DO Norlli Sd street. hilaue1phia June S, 1649 REMOVAL. Tlt, J. B. MASTER haa removed hi Aflu'e. to the office formerly Oc cupied by II. B. Master, as the printing ollico ci tno nunoury American, oacn of H. Musscrs store. mburv, Feb. 2i, 1819- CUV MAN It IS OWN PATENT ,;.'! 1 AGENT. JNK & Co, publisher of the "SCIENTI FfO AMERICAN," have favoured us with mnblet eontainlnff the Patent Law of tlic 4 State, togWhw with all the form neeessu- ppviiig lor a I'atent, informalion in regsrd . r.ipnu with remarks On its uses, etc., a- 1 of ?e required at Uie Patent OtTieo, and Other mlormaUon Uiat Is necs,ary to instruct on iu making hie twit application. 1 J rent single, or H eopie for on dol- icnl by MiatlU iny part oj til unlteaoiau-s IressMUNN A CO., New-York. tIiI01M. ii i. 1 . -I'il' . BOAJltiXtfa. S sube'tibcr Ul continue to receive and ae wioodat a fw transient Or permanent sua, at hr residence la e anbury. The la sin a handsome and ploaaant pari of the immandins a line view of tlia tJusquehsu tllHiulH-rlaiiil and the scenery adjacent 011. Ir 0111 the cily, wno wun 10 apeuu 1 iths in the country during the summer e ibuiy afford s dtlighiful retreat 1 ANN C, MOHRIPi 1 1, 111). -6m SELECT TOET11Y. MORMSO IX MIOSIMMER. BY CLARA MORTOH. Lo! from yonder rising upland (. Spring the dewy-footed morn; Sweeping with her waving garments i . Through the fields of rustling oorn. , Through Ihe vale she quickly glidulh, . Hiealhing on the billowy gruin, And like nmber wavnluts flowing See it spai kliny o'er the plain. Now she bends beside the fountain, In the deep and dark ravine, Bathes her lip and sunny forehead, Wreathes her hair with ivy green. In the grand old wood she wanders, Through the glasy vine-arched bowers, Weaving in an od'rous cliaplet Timid buds and trembling flowers. To tho lightly dancing brooklet Vhip'reth she sweet wordsof glee, As ndown tho rocks it leupeth lniughing o'er tho loving lea. In her eyes you see no traces Of the dcplhs of natal gloom, Which her parent, Nisht, enshrouded, As she weeping left his tomb. Light of heart, she onward hastens, Humming o'er the water's tune, Whild upon the hill top, sleeping, Wails her younger cisler, Noon. Morn awakes her with her kisses, And the beauty liflsher eyes On the mossy vales and uplands, Where the dew enamelled lies. Flinging back her golden trvsse, Waving in voluptuous light) Up the graceful Noon arises, (Morions in her sister's sight. Then the maiden Mom departrth, And sweet Noon walks forth alone, Laiisziiisliinti besidu the fountains, For 'her lovely sister llown. Every hour she grows still sadder, Every hour sho mourns in vain, Till at length tho stat-crowned Evening, Hastens o'er the lonely plain, Sliuck with wonder at the beauty Even of her fading charms, Evening bows entranced boforo her, And she sleeps within her arms. From the Si. Louis Reveille. TIRST VIRGINIA FAMILIES." BT "SOLITAIRE." A consultalion was held between Nash and Barstow, in which it was decided that the widow would not "lake medicine," anil "law, therefore must take its course." Dick awakened all his knowledge of the subtleties of love and bj;ic, ahd nerved himself for the encounter. lie comincncd a seriea of attentions which he intended should grad ually sap the Wa'lcs citadel. He beau'd the widow about, did her many kind oflices wih his pen, flattered her foibles, nnd final ly gave her advice gratis Thinking that he had now fully convinced her by his use ful attentions that a shrewd legal man, up to the manifold tricks of this world, was absolutely necessary for her future peace, welfare and comfort, he broached the sub ject; believing that to his earnest prayer she was inclitiing a greedy ear, he burst in to a regular stump speech upon the sub lime contemplation of the state connubial, considered in the abstract, without inclu-. dinr, t',e lana or negro contingencies, in walked the two Misses Wilkens, the best looking and most mischievous maidens in the to"vn. They had seen the attorney wending his way to the widow's mansion, and they followed apparently under a pre sage that they were coming "in at the death" olall his matrimonial not hopes but spec ulations. If the feelings which at this mo ment agitated the breast of Richard Barstow, Esq. could have been analyzed, there is no doubt it would have been discovered that he felt very much like a tree'd coon. When Miss W's had passed through the lit tle civilities and taken seats, the widow turned to Dick as unconcerned as if they had been alone, and carelessly enquired : "Mr. Barstow, what kind of blood air you descent'ed from?" "ituman blood, madam" ; said Dick, throwing himsell back in his chair with a kind of positive pride. , "I meun, says the widow, whar are you primarily from, and what was he parental station of your posterity?" This enquiry at first bothered Dick's comprehension ; but at length, by a course of inductive reasoning, he fathomed her meaning, and, answered :i J ' i "I was born in Indiana, 01 respeciaoie while parents, and my immediate paternal ancestor was a farmer," "ivlmna!" exclaimed the widow, with an evident sneer. "Well, that is no doubt good enough, whar il came from, Mr. Bar stow, but Vou will hev to use a monstrous si"ht 01 trtrsnnnnller to purity inaiane blood up to first family Virgiuny standard, so what you wert purposirt when these adies came in. can't come to uass." "Oh!" exclaimed both the Miss W.s, apparently all al one horrified at breaking in upon such a scene, "if Mr. Barstow is making n proposal, we beg ten thousand pardons for interrupting it excuse us, we will leave immediately." "Oh, that yon would, and thus offer me an uninterrupted chance of esCaie, groaned the widow's victim. " , "No. Vou ihanH ol' said the widow "Mr. Barstov has got through, and will immediate v k?ova himself." i . . . . , Dick had been a few seconds planning some mode of esv, by which he might avoid further morntiew.'.on, bu th ; gentle hint of the widow's knocked all the hastily arran-red 2001I order of his retreat "into a cockeij hat," and with a blunt "good day, he seized his chapeau, crushed it upon his head, and fledi Most provoking sVminine laughter echoed his footsteps, and as it fell urjon hit ears, he muttered through his close set teeth, an imprecation against the whole female tribe. How Widow Washes gave Dr. Charles Vth, and FkhM-1 Psrstow, hsq., trie m-l '. ten, became a standing subject of mirth in j Persimmonvillt: first circles, and from there, ' spread all Over tbc settlement. Wherever they appeared afterwards, the lemale part ol the population became . epidemically afllicted with a kind ef convulsive titter! In revenge, Dick Barstow, Esq., composed a doggerrel song, in which he embodied his views on courting widows, and Widow Waggles in particular, and this circulated clandestinely through the settlement. The burtheu of it was as follows ; WIDOW WAGOLESi Oh, there is an ancient widow, Who it seems rioih choose lo wagggla . : Up the steps of life alone, , In a kind of single straddle. She's as ugly as olJ Satan, And as proud as human sin, Her niggers might be tiiken, , Bui she's a grand "lake in." She comes from old Virginny, , And she makes a mighty upread, For ihe silver iu her pocket can Keep up her foolish head. Unless yon. are an F. F. V. Ho this now understood Sho in your mixture will not see A drop of decent blood. Oh, if you want ''that same old tin," To gain il go nml haggle, But shun, as if "original sin," The famous Widow Waggle ! This "sour rrane' acknowledgement was duly telegraphed to the widow, but instead of flattering, it aroused her wrath, and she vowed all kinds of revenge upon the au thor of the indignity. She owned a small building adjoining liichard Barstow, Esri.'s oiTice, and iut'i this she made one of In r negroes turn a vicious mule, well known in Ihe whole neighborhood by the significant appellation of "hard limes," a sign wasaLo procured by her orders and nailed to the side of the door-way leading to the mule's apartment, on which was inscribed : "HARD TIMES, ESQ., ATTORNEY AT LAW." Besides the mirth which this created in the town, at Dick's expense, the animal commenced a furious assault with his heels upon the partition between the two build ings, and every succeeding kick he dealt against it, exhibited such increasing vigor and determination, that Dick momentarily expected to see his muleship's hind quar ters come through into his ollice. Ik' en dured this rear assault until his patience was exhausted, and then rathering up Lis library a cony of Blackitonc, the "fi. -vised Statute?," and Oen. Jacks-m's last mes sage he fled to Dr. Nash's t.flice, wIitc they mingled their Fvmpathies, and to;el!ii-r denounced the present age of female per secution. . Tho fun of this affair was still fresh in Persimmonville when the widow announ ced her intention of giving a grand party, and this intelligence awoke the whole set tlement into a lively twitter of excitement. All kinds of preparations were instantly commenced by those who expected to be the happy recipients of in vitations, to make striking appearance at this soiree. About the same period, a tall, fair haired, mousta chioed stranger, the possessor of a capa cious trunk, made his appearance at the hotel, and inscribed upon the small blank book, dignified by the title of "register," the striking name of "Hon. Wilton" no more, nor no less than a downright honor able ! A long time h:id elapsed since the settlement had been honored by so distin guished a visitor, and of course the news of his arrival flow like a prairie fire. From certain ambiguous givings out of the illus trious guest, his host learned that he was an English officer of rank, who had figured at Afghanistan, in India, where he had re ceived a severe wound in the head, and was now travelling to recruit his health. He intimated that the spirit of adventure was tempting him lo tho plains lo enjoy a buffalo hunt. The Hon. W. was very straight, very beardy, very pompous, very slick, and very soon threw the first circle of the town into a very high state of curi osity. The widow would almost have con sented to invite the innkeeper's wife to her soiree, if she could by this means have se cured thereat this illustrious stranger's pre sence ; but she was afraid to try her the enmity existing between them was too great. She finally ventured to address him a note of invitation, in which she stated that it would give her much pleasure to ex tend the hospitality of her mansion to any distinguished representative of the ancient families of the old world. When the Hon. W. read the widow's missive, he diseovered an opening ahead, which promised sport ; the words and the orthography Were uni que, and bore striking evidence that the writer at least affected some style. He forthwith, in propria persona, accepted the lady's hospitably invitation. She was, of course, delighted, and the suavity of her distinguished guest's manners at once ban ished a painful kind of embarrassment, which his sudden appearance had created. She had hpard much of princely dignity; and now she considered herself tpe happy observer of the genuine imported article. A rMe-a-feVf, and the widow and Honorable were upon familiar terms. She could not confine, her present1 triumph ' within the walls of her mansion; she must take bim out, and show the settlement how she could shine bestde one who belonged to the first circles of Europe. Every thing seemed at this particular juncture to shed halo of iuccss around the widow. . )ler mule, , 'Hard limes," had routed attorney Barstow, She herself had hoaxed Dr. Nash, and she had secured a Lion a British one, too for her party She forgave Hopper all the annoyances he had ever inflicted upon her, and as an ear nest of h r good feelings, she visited, his "mercantile concern," in company with the Hon. Wilton, to purchase necessary Mxurirs for the forthecimin; "spread." While there she further astonished him with an invitation to the select sjiiee. After Bill had been formerly introduced to the stranger, and the widow had st ated her self in the grocer's hickory-bottomed rock ing chair, to sip a glass of his imported maderia, the latter invited the Hon. W. to the back part of his store, and whispered enquiringly : ' : "Ma-mamay you'd like something a le-le-letle stronger than ma-ma-nia-doira?" ; The Hon. W. signified by a nod that he would, and Bill handed from beneath the counter a small black bottle containing American manufactured fourth proof bran dy. Bill concluded, when he saw the stranger drink, that if he possessed any weakness in the world, it lay in his love of the contents of the small black bottle. The widow having concluded her purchases, de patted arm in arm with her distinguished companion, and as they left the store the latter raised his hat respectfully to Bill with the parling salutation of au rcvoir." "What did you call him?" enquired the widow. "I only extended to your friend the AfT ghanistan salutation of "au revdir," which in their wild language means goodbye!" The widow treasured the words in her memory, and ever after bid her friends farewell in the Aflghanisten tongue, which she slightly corrupted to "sorry vorry." That same evening Wm. Hopper, Ee-esq. visited the hotel to further cultivate the lion. W's acquaintance. lie invited him around to his store to enjoy an undisturbed hour in conversation, and in the same cor dial spirit in which it was extended, the courtesy was acknowled and accepted. They adjourned to Bill's "concern," and were seen engaged in brewing certain mix tures for which that establishment and its proprietor was famous among the few who knew its secrets. The cunning dea ler plied the Hon. W. with his mixtures, and stuttered iu his car his flatteries until the latter, in confidence, unbosomed him self. Bill's purpose being gained .and the distinguished stranger, at the same' time, fully overcome, the silting was brought to a close, and the grocer's guest, minus his dignity, was accommodated with a bear skin couch and a buffalo cover, which brought him about as near to that kind of game as he had any desire to venture. Agreeably to notice, the? widow's great soiree came o IF, and it wnsnn "immense" occasion. All present !uo!:od pleased, and the widuw 111 pjr'iictilar. It i unnecessary fwr us to say that she did Ihe honor of the oci-a i in wilha lhy:r' it v:v; a wav she j h...l i !';li::e 're thi:s: The llm.'Wii !c:i p!:ivrrl the 1 u.'-e .',-.. n Tare!;;!!v us it I i-.mkl !,e r'or.e, and V. ir. Hopper, :-,:(. j locked pleasant! v tickled lis a school Uy, with .1 pocket full of fire rr.ickirs on a fourth or July morning. Bill took the Hon. Wilton so frequently to the sideboard during the evening, that tie began to get J loose in the tongue, and discourse most elo quently on the beauties of London. The "7'emy. Wegent'a Park, the style of my friend, Lord Squabby, and the elegance of my delightful female relative, Lady Fitz gig, the magnificence of the places of amusement, and the superiority of the beau ty of fashion which frequented them, over every other people in the world, not even excepting present delightful company." With humiliation we record tho fact, that the widow and all of her female friends were delighted with Ihe Lion of the eve ning, until his rude tongue touched upon the latter theme, and then (heir vanity slightly opened their ryes to Ihe Hon. Wil ton's vulgarity. One beautiful girl, Miss Emily Snellim, who was among the guests on this important occasion, had captivated the Hon. W.'s fancy, and lor her own amusement she encouraged his advances he was as fulsome in his laudations of her beauty as he had formerly been in praise of every thing English. To attract the Hon. W. from Miss S., the widow seated herself at the piano. Al though ignorant in every other respect, she had battered away at one of these instru ments until she had become acc mplishcd in two tunes ! As she concluded the first and was llowiiiir, on a flood of harmony, into the second, Bill Hopper interrupted her j by observing: "Wi-wi-widoV, you're a wscrcnmrr ."' The widow was in the act of administer ing a warm rebuke to Mr. H. for prairing her voice in such doubtful terms, when a scuffle and cry from the back room checked it a fall followed, and a general rush was made hy the company towards the scene transpiring In the next apartment. Uercj the Hon. Wilton was sprawling on his back, his mustachios dyed a crimson hue, little Isaac Miller, Emily's beau, like a cha fed t'ner. standins over' him, and Emily herself clinging around Ihe latter's neck, imploring him not to kill the distinguished stranger. ' ' The soiree broke up most discordantly. The widow felt slighted and annoyed by her "uest's behavior, the girls were offend- A that when he hnd desired to kiss tome- body he had preferred Emily Snelling, and the Hon, W. was as rampant as an English man could be, at the id-a of beinj hied by the fist of a backwoods youth. The only gratified persoo, apparently, was our grocer friend, Bill Hopper, I'e-tyj. He kindly loo! cnare ol me stranger, connuciea mm to his "commercial concern," and there re. signed him, skinned nose and all, to the warm embraces of a stuffed beal skin. J In the morning, to stay both : his nerves and his courage, Bill invited him to renew his acquaintance with the dark "invigora tor" under the counter, a hint which the lion. W. understood almost instinctively, and when he, had paid it somo attention, the grocer iu a very positive manner assu. red him that before he quit the town he m'isi shoot the young man, who the eve ining previous had put upon him Ihe indig. nity ot a blow, ma stranger innrmea him that t ehili be ribmitt'd ti his rli. reclion. : A very polite- note was imme diately prepared, inviting Isaac Miller, Esq., out to die, according to au approved j code, much patronised by good shots wun the pistol. The challenge was immediately accepted, and Dick Barstow, Esq!, named as ' the challenged party's second, with whom Bill arranged the meeting for the next morning. In the interim Bill took every precaution to ensure the presence of his principal. He invited him to practice up stairs in his "concern," and when he perpetrated a bad shot, Bill would, by way of steadying his nerves, inform him that "Li li-little Miller is an aw-aw-awful close shot!" Bright and i-aily next morning, Mr. Hop per and his principal started down to a neck of woods about two miles below the town, and to keep his hand steady the Hon. W. had taken the precaution to bring along a capacious flask of tho same kind invigorating liquid contained in the dark bottle under li is second's counter. Before they reached the ground, the good liquor the antagonist's skill, and the cold ness of the atmosphere combined, made him look, through the grey of the morning, a very hhu.. spectacle. When they arrived at "Snake Bottom," they found young Mil ler and his second, Richard Barstow, Esq., awaiting their approach. The Hon. W. bowed to them, and it was with a oreat ef fort he regained his perpendicular. To keep the position when he did regain it, he very properly leaned up against a svp lin. Thy distance was duly measured, Ihe seconds tossed up for places, and Bar slow and Hopper, after a whispered inter change of suggestions in regard to the sig nal, winked themselves into a proper un derstanding of how it was to be done; and proceeded to load the weapons. This pre liminary having been duly performed, tliey placed their principals in position, and yielded up to their keeping the deadly hies senders. When Barstow commenced with "one," off went both pistols, and down went the Hon. Wilton ; young Miller having taken one glance at his prostrate form, the next instant turned his back upon the party, and to use a western saying, "struck a bee line for fall timber!" The affair took wing, and in an incredi bly short time it was known in every cabin in the settlement. Of course, the widow heard it, and five niinnles after the hody arrived 111 town, she was rushing along in that "family" carriage, which had black Boh' fir its ornamental driver, in search of Dr. Vinos, a crahbeed old practitioner. Dr. V. was one of thos.' medical martyrs, who iu their zeal to protect the profession from innovation, not only slarve themselves, but kill tin ir patients, lie had stuck to th" reulnr.i until his devotion had stuck him into the hog of poverty, and forced him to become a "regular" emigrant, and for the previous ten years he had, regular as the spring came, moved his store of science and gallipots, until at length he had reached the outskirts of civilization. . He was as proud und as obstinate as ever, and this quality in his composition had recommend ed him to the Widow she was one of those who believed there was seldom much smoke without fire, and by the same rule, that where there Was much pretension there must he some skill. "Is he badly shot, Doctor?" exclaimed the widow, arrived with the Doctor, "is tho unhappy stranger dead ! Speak ! do relieve us i'roin this f xpense." "Well, he is badly shot, Madam,'' an swered the Doctor, after an examination, and looking keenly into her eye, as if he wished to read whether there was any mis chief in her soul. "And vltir is he shot V enquired she, with such unaffected distress that the doc tor's angry brow cleared, and he really smi led as ho answered : "7c . shot in the nick ! Madam." "Then death is in his jzzling vein!" screamed Widow Waggles. She was about to go off into hysterics, when the doctor rather surlily remarked, , "No danger of his dying, Madam, the only pistol that has wounded him, has been a pocket pistol charged with brandy the brute is drunk, madam!' . The "murder was oul;" and a burst of laughter followed which nearly shook the building. The widow retired worse than ever shocked at this last practical joke of Win. Hopper, E-e-e.sq's., and every other anxious member of tiie anxious crowd in the hotel, and said "they knew it u- all a trick of Mil's." When convinced that he had not shot the Hon. W., little Isaac almost shed tears of joy, and when Emily Snelling, set her eyes on him, she was so glad lo get him back alive, that she sobbed and bo-hoo'd right out. . The next morning the lion. Wilton awoke perfectly sober, and very mucn ashamed of himself for wasting so much valuable time, in indulging In the frivoli ties of fashion. He opened hi large trunk, and was soon busy as a bee, posting bills around the town, giving notice of the hourly expected arrival, and consequent concert o f a bind of Sable Ilirmonist.i. The distinguished stranger was neither more nor less than theirdirecfor, advertiser, biltjfoster! &.c. - " The widow made black Bob take off his livehy, and ever after refused to second, "first family" distinctions-Indeed, it be came dangerous to talk in her presence about distinguished strangers." . Widow Waggles, tv moura to record, has since been gathered to. her final rest, and the innkeeper's wife, now the head of Persimmonville aristocracy, is more impe rious ia ber rule than her lamented prede cessor over dared to be. In the succession of human dynasties, the question of who shall rule! presents a very doubtful prob lem, and it is only equalled in uncertainty, by the doubt which answer. ua MX be mix fJxrt nris-towy 1 (Correspondence of tho Newark Daily Advortuwr.) - TUU blNGARIAN OEMUIALS. , I Joseph Bern. Fransfort, July 21, 1849. If Kossuth is the master spirit of the Hun garian struggle, he Is at least aided by men, worthy to stand by his side. Tho veteran Dembinski, ihe young but prudeut Goigey. and the indefatigable Bern, besides a host cf others, are all worthy of their great leader, and of the noble causo in which they are en gaged. Among all the Hungarian heroes, no one occupies a mora prominent place than General Joseph Bent. No ono has displayed more untiring energy from the beginning of the war, and no one has thus far had more brilliant success. At tho very outset, with a band of only eight or ten thousand men, he became complete master of entire Transylva nia, a country nearly as lurge as Hungary it self, plucking it from tha hand of a triplo enemy, internal insurrection, the Austriaus and Prussians. Tho Saxons, Vallachians and Tzeches. of Transylvania have become under the rule of Bern friends instead of enemies of ihe Hungariaus. He has since been acting against Jellachich in tho south, with what success is evident from the little progress of tho latter ; and at tho present he is said to be at Czegedin with Kossuthand ihe government commander of the forces, which are prepared to muko the last stand for the libertie.sof Hun gat y. Tho earlier experience of Dom emir.snily fitted him for tha position ho took on cm bracing tho Hungarian cause. Educated at the French military school of Warsaw under Pelleticr, from which he entered ihe French army, under Marshal Djvonst ; subqnently, (from 11 15 till 1S2G) in the reorganized Po lish army under the Grand Dake Constantino of Russia, which, after much suffering, arising from hi opposition to Russian oppression, and many fruitless attempts to gel his dis charge, vi finally succeeded in quitting ; an euthu.'iasiic participant in tho Polish ins-.ir-rsfction of 1830, in which, from being an i:i feriorattiliery oliicer, he became through his bravery and success in several battles, eene ral and commander of tha wholis artillery ; during ihe October revolution of Vienna the Ihe past )car, where he displayed his usual brilliant qualities, but .was unsuccessful a gainst ihe overwhelming Austrian forces, ami thu disunion nnd want of proper system iu tho city; sach had been I ho school of Bern, ono certain!-,- of misfortune, but ons which, by making him acjuninlcd with the. military an.lp.!i:iil system of Aus'ria and T!;:?sia, as also by teaching liitn to support reverses, nnd to hopo fwr no'.hiiig from Austrian and Rus sian mercy, well prepared him for the nioristl stnigslo of a free people against those powers. Bom was bom in 195 at Tarnow in Galli cia, of a noblo fanily, which had formerly been one of the most distinguisha J of Poland but was then reduced, his father being an at torney. He was (irst sent to the University of Cracow, but as ho evinced a military dis position, and as his father had removed to Warsaw, where there was a good military school, then under the French General Pcl letier, ho was wiihdrawnfrom tho University in 1S09 and pieced hero. After going through the regular course of study, he was admitted into the French army, and at tho beginning of tho campaign of 1312 against Russia, was Lioulenant of mounted Artillery, first under Marshal Davoust, and then under Macdonahl who, after the unfortunate issue of tho expe dition to Moscow, throw himself into the for tress of Dantzig. Hero young Bern shared the fortune, of ths besieged French 15 month, when on the capitulation and surrender of the place, he was sent with tho other Poles who wore there, to Poland, ihe Russians not observing one condition of Iho surrender, which was lo allow iho Poles 1'iae passage to France. Arrived nt Warsaw, ho rcmainnd at his father's house till lha re-orjanization of tho Polish army in IS 15 under tho Grand Puko Constanthte, when ho entered the Russian service. But Russian despetism, an exercised over his annihilated country, was little con genial to a spirit naturally free, mid that in Ihe service of Napoleon had been able lo brealho at least some degree of liber.ty. In ihe course of two or three vears he was seve ral times brought before military tribunals and suspended from service. The efforts ho made to get his discharge, and permission to leave the counlry, were unsuccessful; but when in 1819 he seemed determined to re main no longer, Ho was held back by being promoted to the rank of of Captain, and ap pointed in connection Professor in tho War saw Military Academy, where ha himself had been educated. But ho was no more successful in avoiding conflicts wilh iho Rus sian despotism. . The Grand Duke Constantino was a man of a most arbitrary and tyrauicaJ disposition, and would not tolerate Iba leant appearance ofreedom in tho expression, of poliiioal ppin ions. From, 18,0 till 1826, Bom was three limes arrested, and twice condemned lo pri. son, once being thrown two months into a dark, wet dungeon w hereon ho became e. riou!yil. , On the death of the Emperor Alexander In 1826, and the necession of Nicholas, he sue. needed in getting his discharge, ami went to reside at Lemberg in Gallicia. Here he em. ployed his time chiefly studying maihema tics and mechanics, on which subjects be published some works, particularly one on ihe steam engine. . ' i In 1S30, when the cry of independent was raised in Poland, B ira was one of the first to bastsa to the fioM of contest. His la bcrstiry st LemVirg wit changed f"r tha. military camp s.t Warsaw. As Major and Commander of a battery of artillery, lie took part at the bnttle of tgania, where 80ud Poles defeated 20,000 Russians, the battery of Gem of 16 guns silencing that of the ene my of 40. Hero ho was made Colonel on the field of battle. At the battles of Grefchovr Wawer, and Dembe, ho equally distinguish ed himself. At tho bloody affair of Ostrolenka in which the Poles were obliged to fall back before a superior enemy, Bom covered the rear of the retreRthro arrriy, bringing theRus' siar.s to a stand at the bridge of the Narew; which they attempted to cross. ' After this he was appointed to the command of the whole Polish artillery, with the rank of Geus ral. ' But tho attempt of the Poles for their li berty fniloi', partly from treachery among themselves, partly from Iho want of decision and energy in their leading generals, and partly from the false encouragement of fo reign powers. In the defence of Warsaw, Ihe most important part was conducted by Bern ; but tho character of the dispositions made, and tho possibility of holding out, were not tasted, in consequence of the sud den capitulation by Rakoweisky, vrho had been appointed president and dictator. With, the groatest regret the remains of ihe Polish army withdrew from Warsaw. Bern was called upon to lake the chief command, and try tho fate of another ba'.lle ; but as it seem ed a proposal of mad desperation, he refused to comply, and the Poles retired to the Prus sian sail, wheto they laid down tho'.rarmsand dispersed us exiles to tho four corners of the earth. Tin: greater part, how ever, proceeded to France, where Bom also w ent. Here and i-i Eagiund, wilh the exception of a short time h" served under Djii Ptdro in Portugal, he remained till 1843, when lie made his way to Vienna, where ho took decided part with tho revolutionary party, hoping thus to bring about indirectly the fiecdom of Poland. Iu Iho October revolution at Vienna, he was appointed commander of tho artillery. The energy ho displayed in the struggle of a mou:h against a regular army of above a hundred thousand, men, is welt known. Had there been on tho popular side a few more 6uch k-adeis a Bom, tho contest might have ended differently. On litis taking of the city by Windishgiutz, a price was ret npdn his head, and it was only by assuming the dross of a cub man, and driving an Austrian offi cet's family collide of the lines, that he suc CL-cdod iu making hi escape. Though escaping death so narrowly, and being lilly-ilireo years of nge, wcin down by a life of adversity, ho nevertheless rushed into tho Hungarian contest, unpiomising as it was at that time, with all the ardor of youth, and the determination of a .man resolved to devote tho last hours of his life in combating for liberty against despotism. Kossuth knew his man, and immediately gave him a post of the first importance. ; Bern's brilliant suc cesses in Transylvania have astonished the world. Tho Russians are advancing ibere again, for their former antagonist is now noeded in another quarter, i The chief ene my of Hungary is this side of the Theiss, and every effort seems lo be making on the side of tho Hungarians to strike a decisive blew. 1 1 -is plain now that Ihe Ruisians under Piss kewiisch have been intentionally permitted to advance into the country, and even to unit partially with tho Austriaus at Peslh. Dem binski, who has boon so long unheard of sud denly fell upon Ihe Russians not far from l'esili, the 15th iusi., and drove them cut of their lino wilh creat loss, whilo Gorgey, who had been keeping iho great body of ihe Aus trian in check near Comoro, suddenly left his defences, and is said now to be united with Dembinski. ' r Yours, 4.C, .' J. C.C. frxiT. Tho preseuf has beer; a most un fortunate season for growers and dealers in grecu vegetables nnd fruits, -.Many have lost the greater part of their earning for tho year. A niHii iu New Jersey coutrqclcj, wilh ano ther, before tho cholera, commenced, for 35,000 baskets of stiawbenie at 4 cent a basket. Although ho look a prt of them to Buston, and contrived every means to dispose of the rest lo advantage, ho found himself at the close of iho operation largely in debt, and filially compromised with the producer by losing his time and labor, rjiving up his horso and wagon, and we know not what else beside, Tha farmer released him on these terms, thinking it was not best to be too hard with him. A great many similar cases bavo Occurred on a smnllei scale.. Hundreds of women and manymen in this. cily, who wero accustomed to keep fruit stands have beed deprived of tho uual means of support; from tho impossibility of effecting sales. journal of Vammcrcc TcitcriArnic Sidcw The following state ment of ihe receipts of three of ths O'Reilly lines of Telegraph, says the Buffalo Comrner t-ial, shows' that the business of telegraphing must uo very profitable. AtthoogH in Its in fancy, the 'amount paid for teloeTraphlng ! not far from'threw qnarters-of ' million of dollars We were not sware of the exten sive busiuess done by these llc;, Witrjin a few days, the Detroit Free Piess sayi! W have ree ved a privaio rrpon m.v. , them, from we gather the following fcelf Pi,;iHlnhia and Pittsburg, ' JllfT i Pittsburg, Cinbinnatl and loui- ville, Louisville and St. Louis, , I OKI OF PFK'S LlSCTS!i .- Bosioaisn, wh? rrsidei fn kis nstivs. yr ig"
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