A If B I in A m I ! ". vU 1 I.J 1 1VJL IILLJ JL Hi JL V t 1 N o : H. B. MASSER, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. OFFICE, MARKET STREET OfOSlTE THE POST OFFICE. ft jFamU iictospapcr-DcVjotrt to Dolftfcs, aftcraturr, Xttornlftg, jFoMtiW an Domestic flttou, scfenc airt the arts, aurtculture, iHarftets, amusements, &c. i NEW SERIES VOL. 3, NO. 10. ; TERMS OF TUB AMERICA!. THIS AMERICAN it publlahe evary 8atdr(tay at TWO DOLLARS pot nun to ba paid half yearly advance, No paper discontinued until All. arrearage! are pa""- All eomirranicationa or letters on bumneM retaUng to the office, to insure attention, rouat be I'UBI rtuu. TO CLUBS. Three copies to one address, Fteven ' J . . . . rwi ln esno 1(M0 aooo Five dollora in advance will pay for three year's subaurip- tion to the American. One Souaie of 18 line, S timet, Kr.ry aubieqnent insertion, On. Square, 3 monthi, '8i month., SI 00 V 950 nrs ftnn On. year, . . ., :,n Merchant and others, advertimn by tha year ..with the privilege of inserting dif-fi-rcnt advertisements weekly. IV lrget Advertisements, a per agreement, Htidiiiaui I TArfin fi P 1VC lllico uui nnnuiiM 1000 i H. B. lASSEB, ATTORNEY AT LAW, 6UNBTJRY, PA. Business attended to in the Counties of Nor thumbcrtand, Union, Lycoming and Columbia. He far to I P. A A. BOTODBT, Lowaa A Baos, Homihs A 8onoaAS, RiiKOioa, McKaii . 8nit,'3oo A Co., HOOT, DAGI'ERREAN ARTIST, No. 140, corner of Fifth If Chesnut its., Phila delphia, and 363 Broadway cornet of Franklin Street, New York. CITIZENS AND STRANGERS can have a sitting for Portrait or Miniature, and receive them besutifully caned, in morocco, Silk velvet, Papier Mache, or other fancy styles, or acta in Medallion, Lockets, Ac, in a few minute. Daguerreotypes, Paintings, Drawings, &o. Copied. Out door Views, and Miniature of deceased persons, taken at short notice. For Portrait of Adult by our process, and Im proved Instrument, a tloudy day is quite as fa vorable a clear weather. For Children, a clear day (between 1 1 and -) Is preferable. On Dress avoid white, blue or ii?ht pink. , Our Gallery with it Six P Medal ami Works of Art, i open at all hour, and Free. Whether visitor wish picture taken or not, we vhall at all lime be hippy to sco them. June 22, 1850. NEW YORK & rlllLADEI-riUA Hatters Association, Cor. of 6th and CicsIrtili Srecl, Philadelphia. "CONTINUE to make and sell a finer and more "- durable lint for the money Wart any other '..inl,li.liment In the United Slates standard nt lints 3 00. Gents and Boy's Cloth and Glazed Cm. Umbrellas, Carpet Bat?". Calaly rannma and Straw HaU at equally lo prices. May 25, 1850. ly JOHN C. FA 11 It &, Co. IMPOUTKRB OF Watches, Jewelry, Plated Ware, AXU FANCY -OODS, 112 Clusitut St.; between 3d If ith Sheets. PHXZ.ADEt.FBIA, A I.WAVS keen on hnnd nil excellent assort- J- ment of the above Articles, which they will cell on terms as low as any in tho city; June 15, 1850. 6in DAVID PEASE, TAMILV GROCER A TEA DEALER, S. H'. Corner 6tk if Arch Street Philadelphia, WHO was formerly in the firm has now suc ceeded Coltdn & Cd., in the biisiness and offers for sale at the very lowest prices, all kind of Family GRocikik of the choicest kinds cdn- latin in ririrl rif . Fine, 8utrisna Cdmmoh Grew and Black Teas. Old G: Java Coffee nt dthfcr mnns. du- g.T8prni Oil and Candle., Olive Oil, Ket- thiip, Currie Pdwdtf , Isinglass fdr Jellies, Farma, ttakers Chdtolale, Cdcoa and Broma, and every thing in the line, which he will pack up careful- ly and forward td Older as promptly a ha been the habit of the tld firm. . , . ry Wi'l the libtuekecpeoreunl,ury ni! " u- -r.u -I I Cinily who Winn Id have urocerie 01 uiu own. kinds please to try us one ! ' DAVID PEASE, 8. W. Cdr; t)th ft Arch St. Pliiladclphiit. May li, i830: ljr LINN, SMITH & CO., No. Sl3i Market Street, above Sth St. rmi.ADKi.rHti, Wholesale liruggists, ANfi lliSALfeRS IN BKUGS, lifruicin. Paikts, Oils, Wikdow Glass, ViajiisHrs, Dr Srvrr, Pa tkjit MtDiciHis, Medicime Chests,- StrRniCAL In sTauMEKTf, Ac.j Ac; and uianufacturers of the Celebrated . CoriirfAgi Ink. m.eV Ttl,. WnJ DkI; The ofjality df tills Ink is unsurnaaaed. and w sfe now prepared to furnish it of all size, neatly packed hi box from one to three dotn each. L 8. A Co.. f-ta JJ a full assortment of good nd genuine Amiga, at the lowest possible rates. Particular attention U also paid to the manner of putting ap and packing their goods, to that they leel preparea to warrani their carrying any distance wUb perfect safety. All order hv iMb or otherwise Will receive prompt attention. Philadelphia, June 19, 18M 6nl FHIALADELFHlA W1E St IIQUOtl STORE. BITTING & WATERMAN, Importers and Dealer in Liquors, No. 220 Market tlreet, PhlliJelpha, . OFFER fue sale, the cheapert and bert assort- . i ; UL:i...laL.I,i.i .iti a Cluunpagr-i.8h.mea, Port, 8teck, CUret, Bur. . .. . 1 : 1 . gundiea, Bauturn, lltraar, M sunns, inmmn, TeneTifle and Bicily Wine Brandie of the choicest brand, vis t Maglina, Otard, Ponet, Henneay, Ac, Ac. Fine HoHsnd Gin, M ononguhela, Bcotch and Irish Whukey, ete, Ac Hotels and the country bade supplied st Phila delphia price on the most liberal term. July 13, 18M MUSICAL IKSTMJMENTB. CHAS. DUMMIG, No. 207 Chetntit Strtet, front Arcade, Pnn.AKi.raiA. IMPORTER and Msnufacturw ef all kind of Musical Intrmen, Pney Article and Toy. Hi price me lower Ihantho of any other store f Dk;i.J.lnki. AH kind of Masical Instru- menu repaired in the best okmihtj, end aU SELECT -POETRY. REASONS WHY WOMEJI ARE ANGELS. Men cnll Women Angels, but all do not know The very best reasons why women are bo ; 'Tis not on account of thp form of tho fnce, Tho' glowing with beauty and fashioned with trace , The sheen of the ringlets, or witchcrafts that lie Ambush'd in the lip, or the cheek, ot the eye: The form may be faultless the face may bo fair, Ana jet not a speck of tho Angel be there. Some women are angels, 1 know very well ; List, Maiden ! the w hy and the wherefore I'll tell: She has a bright gem in the casket confined, A penile, pure, sober, intelligent mind J A treasure nor beauty nor weallh can imparl, A louder, confiding, and womanly heart; Tho' outward attractions tho woman may pare ; Willi iho gem in the casket, tho Angel Is there. She stands at iho allnr hoi lover to plfght, Her heart is as puro us her raiment is white. "I promise to cherish thee lovo thee obey." Is she not an nngel ? Ask Aim, ho shall say ; She bends o'er tho bed where lior baby ilolh sleep, The watch and the ward of an angel lo keep ! Her lap is his altar, he prays on her knee Which is most like an angel, tho baby or she? She waits by the sad couch of sickness and pain, Prays, watches and weep, but doth novcr complain ; If weary and care-worn, harassed or opptes sed, He finds in her bosom a sabbath of rest ; Deserted by fortune deserted by friends, Her love and fidelity make him amends; She is more than an angel, that wife, I aver, No angel could nurse or console him like her. Know then, Angel-Woman, thy mission be low, Not to fascinate, charm and bewitch no, no, no ! To cherish the good, anil the ill to ri-press, The helpless to succor, tins wrutcluxl lo lilcss. Thou doth sweeten our joys thou onrichest tho store ; Much does eanh owe thee, and Heaven much more, Thou bright thing of lenderwxs, beauty and love, First an angel on earth, then an angel above. J!ct. Mr. Itm lnw, of Chicago 0 c 1 c c t alc. THE I'OWElt OF MIMC. BV T. S. ARTHUR. Dear father,' said Mary Edwards, don't go out this evening;' and the young girl, who had scarce numbered 17 years, laid her hand upon the arm of her parent. Dut Mr. Edwards shook he.r off impa tiently, muttering as he did so 'Can't I fjo where I please V 0h, yes, father,' urged Mary, drawing up to him again, notwithstanding her re pulse. 'Hut there is going to be -i etorin and I wouldn't go out.' 'Storm ! Nonsense ! That's only your pretence. But I'll be home soon long before the rain, if it comes at all.' And saying this, Mr. Edwards turned from his daughter, and left the house. As soon as she was alone, Mary sat down and . w Th,re had bpn . i -o sad changes since she was ten years old.- In that time her father had fallen into hab- its of intemperance, and not only wasted ,;g guostance, but abused hi family ; and hef motj,er haj dier! broken u....-,!. Iauinc hnr nlnnp in the wnrld -.u j T r .u with a rlninlfpn intnpr. ....... a lie yuung gill b ti faiD, uiiuvi nirnc pin ful circumstances were great. JSight after night her father would come home intoxi cated, and it was so rare a thing to get a kind word from him, that a tone of affec tion from his lips would move her to tears, Daily the work of declension went on. Drunkenness led to idleness, and gradually Mr. Edwards and his child sunk lower and still lower in the scale of comfort. . The pleasant home where they had lived for years was;iveii up, and in small, poorly furnished rooms they hid themselves from observation. After this change Mr. Ed wards moved along his downward way more rapidly; earning less and drinking more. Marv erew old last. Under severe trials an(j afiiictions, her mind rapidly matured ; arul her affections for her father crew stronger and stronger, as she realize d more d o fully the dreadlul nature and ultimate ten- dency of the infatuation by which ho was At last in the anguish of her concern, she ventured upon remonstrance, This brought only angry repulse adding bitter ness to her cup ol sorrow. The appear ance to which we have alluded gave Mary ad eicuse for urging hef father not to go out. How her remonstrance was received has been seen While the poof girl sat weeping, the distant rolling of thunder In dicated the approach of the storm to which she had referred, I I iii.m . II.. r. Hut she cared little for it now. Her father had gone out. She had only spoken of it with the hope that he might have been induced to remain with her. Now that be was away, the agita tion within was too great to have any con cern lor trie turbulent elements without. On leaving his home, Mr. Edwards, who had not taken any liquor for three or four hours and whose appetite was sharpened for the accustomed stimulous, walked quickly in the direction of a drinking-bouts where ne usually spent nis evenings, un entering he found that there was a little commotion in the bar-room. A certain in dividual not over-friendly to landlords, had introduced himself ; and, nis character be in;,1 known, the inmates were disposed to have a little sport with mm. SUNBUHY,. NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PA., SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 1830. Edwards came in. 'Mount this table ahd make a first rate temperance lecture.' "Do, and I'll treat you to the stiffest glass of whiskey toddy the landlord can mix,' added another. 'Or perhaps you would like a mint julip or gin cock-tail better 1 Anything you please. Make a speech and call for the liquor. I'll stand for the treat.' What d'ye say landlord ? Shall he make the speech ?' said another, who was eager for the sport. 'Please yourselves," replied the land lord, 'and you'll please me.' Very well. Now for the speech, old fellow! Here, mount this table.' And two or three of the most forward took hold of his arms. 'I'm not in the humor to make a speech,' said the temperance man, but it it Will please you as well, I'll sing you a song." 'Give us a song then. Anything to ac commodate. 15ut come, let us have the liquor first ' 'No,' said the other firmly, I must sing the song first if I sing at all.' Don't you think your pipes Will be all the clearer for a little drink of some kind or other ?' Perhaps they would,' was replied. 'So, provided you have no objection, 'l'il take a gluss of cold water if such a thing be known in this place.' A class of cold water was presented, and then the man, who wait somewhat advan ced in years, prepared to give them the promised song. All stood listening atten tively, Edwards among the rest. The voice of the old man was low and tremu lous, vet every Word Was uttered With pa thos and distinctly which showed that the meaning was felt. The following well written temperance song was the one he sang ; and while Ins voice llliea tno room every other sound was hushed : "Where are the friends that to ma Were so dear, Lous. Inn" niro lonir, lous acol Where mo the hopes that my heart used to cheer, Long, long ago long ago ? Friends that 1 loved in the grave arc laid low, Hopes that I cherished nro lied from me now. I am degraded, for rum was my foe, Long, long ago long ago. Sadly my wife bowed her beautiful head Long, long ago long, long ago. She was my angel my love and my guide Vainly to nave me from the ruin she tried, :. Poor broken-hearted ! 'twas well that she died Long, long ago long ago. Let mo look back on tho days of my youth Long, lung ago long, long ago. I was no stranger lo virlue and truth, Long, long ago long ago, Oh, for the hopes that were pure as the day ! Oh. for the iuvs that were purer llian they ! Oh, for the hours that I've squandered away I Long, lung ago long ago." The silence that pervaded the room when the old man's voice died, or might rather be said, sobbed away, was the silence ol death. His own heart was touched, for he , wiped his eyes, from which the tears had slatted. Pausing scarcely a moment, ne moved slowly from the room, and left his audience to their own reflections. There was not one of them who was not more or less affected, but the deepest impression had been made on the heart of Edwards. The song seemed as if it had been made for him. The second verse, particularly, went thrilling to the very centre of his feel ings : Sadly my wife bowed her beautiful head How suddenly arose before him the sor row-stricken form of the wife of his youth at these words ; and when the old man's voice faltered on the line "Punr bruken-huirted ; 'twai well that she died," the ansuish of his spirit was so great, lhat he only kept himself from sobbing aloud by a ptrong effort at sell-control. Ere the spell was broken or a word uttered' by any one, he arose and left the house, For minutes after her father's departure. Mary sat weeping bitterly. Tenderly did she love her parent, but this love was only a source of the keenest anguish, for she saw him swiftly passing along the road to destruction without the power to save him. Grief wastes itself by its own violence. So it was in this instance. The tears of Mary were at length dried, her sobs were hushed, and she was about rising from her chair, when a blinding flash of lightning glared into the room, followed instantly by deafening jar of thunder. Oh. if father were home ?' she murmur ed, clasninz her hands together. Even while she stood in mis ntiuuue, the door opened quietly, and Mr. Edwards entered. I thought you would be afraid, Mary, and so I came home,' said be in a kind voice. Marv looked at him with surprise This Was soon changed to joy as che perceived lhat he was sober. Oh, father!' she sobbed, unable to con trol her feelings, and leaning her face on his breast as she spoke 'If Jrotf would nev er eo awsy Tenderly did the lather draw nis arm round his weeping child, and kissed her pure forehead. 'Mary,' said he, calmly as he could speak, for vour mothers sane' dui ne couia not finish the sentence. His voice quivered, and became inarticulate Solemnly in the silence of his own heart did the father, as he stood thus with his child in his arms, repeat tne vows ne naa already taken. And he kept hi vows. . - . . . . "I Ti 1. Wonderful is the power 01 music : ai is the language of the soul, and speaks to it in a voice of irresistable persuasion. . It t a, good; gift from heavenj and should be used in a good cause. i A child, seven years old, deliberately drowned ilielf at Newark, England, becauae CONFESSION OF A GAMBLER. Bf MAJOR NOAH. In almost all occupations and pursuits there are degrees in the downward tenden cies of life, if we could only keep the run of them, and understand the moral. The dashing beauty, who has made the first false step and all around whom is gay, flattering, and convivial, does not see in perspective the strides that reach the bottom how she sinks degrees, like the barometer in an ap proaching storm. Stepping into a popular Cafe, a few days since, for a cooling drink, we heard the rattling of billiard balls, and saw two lads in fashionable attire, with cigars in theif mouths and coats off, playing at one of the tables, an old fellow whose countenance w-as familiar to us, keeping game for I hem. We remembered him in the prime of life as a gentleman gambler. W make that distinction between a professional gambler, who cheats at cards, and one who plays skillfully but honorably. He had some , consideration in society, for his occupation was not generally known. He had respec table acquaintances; gentlemen nodded to him in a friendly way ; his manners were always correct ; and his dress was rit-at, without being flashy. He led the life of a gambler, however to-day rich, to-morrow poor with all tho phases and changes in cident to that calling. We saw at once that in his descent he had got as low as a billiard marker, and could not throw off his early habits, although he had no longer any money to sport withi Well ' said we, 'here you are yet ! Al- .till. Vtt llr .. if fnr.L 1, ..... .i . r .... . ..r hardly with you.' I don't complain why should I V he replied. I never had any certainty in my professional life. If I had thousands one day, I was without a dollar the next. Now I am sure to get seven dollars at the end of n week, and I am contented.' Do you know,' said we, taking a seat alongside of him on the cushioned settee, 'that 1 have a curiosity to learn what was the largest sum you ever won at cards at a sitting?' " aw ivun un a a iisavwaiw u.tii 'One night I won thirty thousand dollars at brag !' was Ins answeri 'Prodigious! Thirty thousand dollars) do you say ?" Yes. I olaVed sll night, and lost it all hack excepting eight hundred dollars. 1 .should have lost that, but it was Sunday morning, anu i neara me oeu ring lur church and recollecting that I had promised my wife to go to hear the bishop preach, I washed my hands and face, smoothed my hair, and, with downcast looks and pious features, joined in the litany and chaunted the psalms.' from the gaming table to the church V Yes: and I am not the only one whd underwent that transition. It is not very unnatural or unreasonable. II von win you have something lo give thanks for : if you lose, you can pray for better luck in JUture. A nis is me consoiuuou 01 uie gam- bler's life ! Did you never forswear gambling?' we inquired. 'Oh! lreouently : but always Jiroke my oath. One night I lost three thousand dol lars all I had in the world and went home duite melancholy with a friend. It was past two o'clock, and I invited him to drink a glass ot brandy and water, i swore all the bitter oaths I could remember that I never again would handle cards. While I was thus swearing I lelt in my pocket for a little tobacco, and found a bank-note of one hundred dollars rolled up in a corner. All my gambling propensities revived in an instant. 'Let's go back,' said I, 'and try our luck once more with this hundred. I may win five thousand.' We went back and 1 lost the note in five minutes! So much for the virtuous resolutions of a gam j bier. Human nature is not to be trusted.' tlie "amoiing HOUSES Ul me jiinrniuaji said we,are on rather a higher scale, my .ni I 1' ' I ri. .1,.., old friend, than in your time.' F.vervlhinr on a similar scale is the same, we are a prou-ssivc jwuiiic. Houses of a questionable character used to be in nooks ana coriurs, wiiere 110 lamp bnrned now they blaze on in splenanr quite near uroaaway, au lne luUy auu rides in her own carriage. , 'Onlv to carrv a note or to inquire for some gentleman,' he answered, I am quite InJ in the splendor which surrounds me. T smell the rich viands of the kitchen as I ascend the staircase. I enter the suits ot apartments, where the festooned hangings, thn rich TurWev carpets ana 1 ersiau ouu' mans, the tall and elaborately carveu ana . ... . , , B-iit mirrors, the ormula lamps and candeta Eras, the painting of Venuses and pames in oweous frames, the silken draperies which painting ol Venuses and mns?s in frames, the silken draperies which vie with ancient magnificence, tne ncn .,'.rtn nrl Hpltr.ate viands on the table, and the plate and attendants, all have the ap- ' . . . 1 .1. r 4k.k pearance of an encnamea casue ui wmi we read of Paradise. It is hell, where the Tinrltnt nicked !' Ate you acquainted with any of the keepers of these splendid establishments? Who would know i brother of the order of faro and rouge el noir in a seedy coat pnrl uhm-kin? bad ball Yet, I know them seedy coat hv instinct bv their bushy and well-trim med beards, the oily smoothness of their hair, the richness ot their garments, uieir .!..-h-i-hVin and diamond breast-pins, their panv lnnniii? trait and the finely-flavored j n " p rliroca in Ihpir mouths. 'Do our rich merchants, extensive oro- b.r. and millionaires, patronise these ex lonuivA ontaMiuhmentsV Not to any extent. They spread their n.ta fnr irfrantrirs for the rich planter and factors wnh which our city and fashionabls We were glad to hear that the bulk df victims were not our own townsmen ; and yet Ihpre are too many of such who lose their money at cards, and throw a melatt' choly pall over the happiness of an entire family. Night after night the poor wife sits alone, waiting the return of her truant husband. Each knock at the door each jar or jingle of the bell alarms her, until she becomes nervous from solitude and watchfulness. The chirping of the cricket on the hearth, or tile moaning of the wind thtough the casement, serves only to make a night hideous. The midnight bell tolls, and still he comes not. The hour of two strikes sometimes it is three in the morn ing ere his step is heard ; and then he enters, pale, haggard tormented with pas sion and despair, wild with disappointment, without a kind Word, a soft look, or an en dearing caress for her whose love he shdiild prize above all earthly jewels. For every pang thus wantonly inflicted on a tender wife and mother, a whole life of penance can scarcely alone. Sunday Tintcs. THEM.AIMS 0! PORTUGAL THE ATTAt'K ON THE GENERAL ARMSTRONG. The attack on Iho General Armstrong titl ing the last war, out of which the present claims against Portugal lluVe grown, is ac quiring new interest from the present rela tions between our government and that of Portugal. Many different accounts have pub lished ol this affair- Tho following account, with which we have been favored, Is from lha Captain of the Gen. Arrnttroug, in a let ter to his wife, it is very iuluresting. St. Mart's, November, 1814. Dear , We arrived in Fayal after 17 day,' passage, and had not anchored moro hours, when the Carnation, king's brig of twenty guns anchored close to us, and about 8 o'clock attacked us with four boats and seventy men, which we easily beat off, killing and wounding upwards of thirty mpn. we had one killed. We then warped in shore, under the guns of the fort, they being joined by the Planlagenet seventy-four, and Kola ri igalo of thirty-six guns. At 2 o'clock on the 26ih of October, in llle morning, they cntno and attacked us under the guns of a neu tral fori, which did not assist us in the least, except to rob us) with fourteen armed laun ches and boats, and upwards of 300 men armed. They divided into divisions, when a well directed fire from our guns sunk several of their boats, killed and wounded many of Iheir men j they succeeded in gelling under the bows, but such was bravery of the crew, ,. , fnmhn 1, . lmt mi, .; ,7n iha fnr. feit for his piesumption. Wo could plainly hear them Cry no ciuarler for Iho Yankee rascals. Our men, you may bo sure, gave them none. The pivot gun, loaded every time with 120 pounds of ball, swept them off like hall. This fight Continued With rrrnnt rmivprv nrinut fnrtv.fivp minutes tirfioii B j ........ thev WHi.t off. havinfj Ost five boat and ahnnt 200 men most of whom were killed, among ,he allor ,ne jsl anf jeutenanls of the fri.T.lle. ?ho br;g Comjg in the morning, ....j . .vB h. a .,, broadsides, tvhfin. find - - , , ing turlher defence Useless, we deserted, scuttled, and set fire to our vessel, sooner than let the English have her. They board- ed her with great caution, but finding her of no use to them, lelt her to burn. This was the end of the General Armstrong. In one boat I took possession of, they had at first forty men when I too ner there were seventeen on board, eleven dead, four vound ed, ond two uninjured. By this you may judge what havoc we made among them, It is without doubt the bloodiest battle that has been fought this war at any rate it is an honor lo the nation, for they neither took us nor our vessel, We were maintained by the American Consul, who got a Portuguese brig chartered lo bring us to Amelia Island, where wo landed yesterday, thank God. Yours, &c., Wm. II. Watson A CinsA-MAN in San Francisco, by Ihe nanio of As-Sing, keeper of a Restaurant; left open a cess-pool on his premises, into which 0110 of Ihe citiens chanced to fall, and the fUSUit WM nn ncljon for damages. In the noto aHjiegscd by the eufferer's lawyer to china-man, the following reply fin good , te,urne(1 wilbout del ,B ' .,'.. ... . ' tho lawsof the Celestial Empire, which have been in force fiuin l!la time of Confucius to the reign of the present illustrious Taukwang it is provided that When a man trespasses upon another's grounds, and thereby ful let h into a sink, he shall get nothing but dirty clothes, unless he shall happen to be ah out side barbarian, in which case he shall also gei laughed at,' As-Sing believes those laws 1 tilj)nfor(;8.nBll of ,he wor)d I Jn clirornlss But) if Mr. E. thinks otherwise, he can trot that officer along with the Writj" The proceedings were dtbpped. , T AMtslc AN, a fWaoll, Lowell (Mass.) paper, calls Mr. Webster a "consumate scoun drel " a rotten-hearted renegade." N. Y. Express. An editor Who would use such language, deserves to bsVe the name of the paper edits, struck from Ihe exchange list of his brelhreu from one end of the country td the other. Boston Iraascnpt. M- Poitevis, thn Aeronaut, who ascended from the Champ de Mars, in Paris, alighted safely at Mesux, and both hdise and rider had relumed to Paris. , , A schism has taken place In the Episcopal Church of Scotland, which is likely to inter- fara verv materially with the sufticiencv of .k.i i..,t.,t.n J buejIA vista-bits of HisTdHt. , The newspapers from all sections of the) nation, come to us filled with eulogies on the late President, pronounced at various mortuary cbrtihlernorations. Most of these addresses, though they abound in noble tes timonials td the wdrlh of the departed hero, contain little of nothing lhat is now. A few, however, are of a different class, and em body facts respecting Gen. Taylor hitherto not generally known. Among this last de scription of addresses is one pronounced at Salem, Mass., on the 18th Inst., by the Hon. C. W. (Jpham. It contains an account of the Celebrated flag of truce, which, during the battle of Buena Vista, was sent from Santa Anna to Gen. Taylor; and as this account Was derived from the lips of the late Presi dent, it is veracious in etery respect and tfill hereafter pass into history, The passage is as follows: . "As this incident of tho battles may possi bly, if the secret history of the war is ever fully revealed, be found lo shed light upon it, t will here record tho facts related to me by Gen. Taylor himself. During the height of tho conflict a flag tvas seen approaching. The emergencies of the day had so stripped him of his staff, that, having no one to send, ho went himself to meet it. As the young officer who bore it con Id not speak English, nor ha Spanish, the conference took place in French. The communication was this: ' General Santa Anna desires to know what General Taylor tram's?" feeling somewhat indignant that a message So apparently im pertinent should have been sent at such a moment, and regarding It as perhaps a de vice merely to gain time tit some other Ille gitimate advantage, or, at the best, as a spe cies of trifling, he gave an answer dictated by the feeling of the moment "What Gen. Taylor wants iaGeneralSanta Anna's Army." Here the conference closed, and the Mexi can officer withdrew. Upon a moment's re flection, he regretted that he had given an answer, so undiplomatic, and having so much the njr of a repartee. He called lo mind the fact that his government had advised him that they favored the return of Santa Anna to Mexico, from a belief that he was disposed to promote, and might have influence enough With his Countrymen to effect a termination of tho war, and it occurred to him really de signed to upon the way for negotiation) and, perhaps, a pacification an object ever near to his heart, He rode over the fields in search of (Jen. Wool, made known Iho cir cumstances to him, and suggested) if not too great a personal exposure, the expediency of his Carrying a flag to the Mexican lines to ask an explanation of the messago. To send an officer of his rank, character and position, Would remove the indignity, if it should bo so regarded, bf his blunt and sum mary answer. Gen. Wool readily and gallant ly unueriooK ine service, am, roue .orin to i execute it, uui me nre 01 tno mexican uaue- ries cduld not again'be' stopped, and no fur ther parley took place. The next morningi when Col. Bliss was sent with a flag to the Mexican Head Quarters, he was requested to ascertain what had been intended by tile mes sage of the previous day, but he found the state of things such as to render it vain to enter upon the subject; The impott of the message remains unriddled to this day. Santa Anna can undoubtedly solve the enig ma " Mr. Upham, in thd course of his address, gives numerous anecdotes, exhibiting the late President's courage and generosity. A- mong other instances of the display of these qualities on the part of the deceased hero, he gives the following : "In tho conversation, from which 1 derived these interesting items of imformatidn, Gen eral Taylor described to me the anxious con sultations of the second night of the battle. His officers came to him) one after another expressing a decided opinion lhat his army was too mnch broken to be brought up to ine struggle andther day. He declared to them his belief that, dreadfully ashisfoices I had suffered, the enemy had suffered worse ; ihnt retreat or any other alternative tvas en- tirely but of thd question) that he had made his arrangements to present, still, a formida- ble front ,0 the foe, and all lhat remained for .. ,i,!r ,i,u . them was to make up their minds to Conquer or die together) if the assault upon the posi lion should be renewed with the returning Ihiht. "But," said he, "gentlemen, it will not be renewed. I surveyed the whole field as the sun Went down, and t believe we have beaten the enemy." When thd third day dawned it was dls covered that Santa Anna had fled from the grounj. General Taylor instantly ordered a train of wagons, provided with medical and othet means of relief, and accompanied by surgeons frbm his on army; to Idiiow on the track of the Mexicans and administer 10 .k .nit of the wounded and disabled whom - thev bad abanddned orl iheir retreat; Upon g0lrie -). exDressinC a doubt whether such I . , nf the nublio stores and wagons, for the benefit of the enemy) Would be allowed he tn8 Department, Tayldr cut the difficult short at once, by saying, "Then I will pay the bill and to provide for the contingency, he di reeled a separate accouni to oe sept 01 au mat was expended lor iu jui4mc. bUsel's rktbeAt at wjeA Vista; We have been told by one Who was there) (here minuties of Ihe proceeding; When the aid on duty, (who was Col. Churchill) gave Col. Bissell the order to retreat) the Indiana j regiment was in rapid flight, in the rear of Bill'. scattered ever half a mile of ground, 1 ' I aath man evidently IhinWins the battle OLD SERIES VOL. 10, NO. 43, and trying Id save himself, ahd as soon M Bisaell's men should be facsd about, td fall back, those flying tfteti Would be In fill! lew and the panic they Were ondet must natural' ly Influence somewhat those ho sloodi 6i Ihdusand Mexican infantry were pouring down Upon this devoted regiment, In steady advance by column, In front find flank, as sailing them within point blank distance with a steady hail-stdjm of iron and lead ; four thousand cavalry were cdming Upon behind these Infantry, waiting for a favorabld mo mentj at Ilia least sign of wavering on our part, td Charge and Complete tile work of de struction) three pieoes of artillery Were thundering on therrl their death messengers of grape and canister, tearing through their ranks like a hail-storm of vehgeance, and they seethed to stand alone) exposed to all this concentrated attack, determined on their annhiliatiom To the aid, Col. fiissell replied) "I am not ready to retreat yet.'' whilo his regiment continued returning the fire of the Mexicans. In a few moments the Colonel ordered "eesse firing!" "shoulder arrrts!" "dress!" The Mexican fire was abated, and then, for at least two minutes, did that noble body of men stand under a steady, galling and raking fir6 of artillery ahd musketry) with an over whelming force df infantry and Cavalry ad vancing upon them, tinbtenching and unwa vering, without firing a gum ISot a man mdved, while their Colonel's eye ran along the line to see if any one quail ed. "About face!" "dress!" "forward march !" they moved off in common time. "Quick time march '."and the regiment retired, under Circumstances which have1 neVer failed before In the history of war, in caUsing a panic The Mexicans considered themselves Certain of Victory, ahd With "vi vas', and hurras, on came their splendid caValry, surging down in their green and scar let) their plumes waving, and their lances gleaming In the sun, with their thousand gay streamers catching the glistening beams as evdry breath of air fluttered them like glit tering leaVes (he fairy forest) upon that ap parently devoted body bf men. Two hundred yards quickly passed) Bis' sell's men reached tho spot designed for them to hold. The lancers Were preparing for the last charge) which was td hurl our brare fellows into the raVine before them) 'Haiti" "Dress!" Coolly arid calmly( as if on parade, did these Suckers obey the Com' mandj whilst the thunder of squadron after squadron on the slope they had just left told that the enemy Was upon them. They) could not see them) but they could hear the horses' hoofs) the jingle df sabres, and the clatter of lances) the inspiriting charge of the bugle, and the "vivas" of the mdnj as they tbsbed on the seemingly easy Victory j and DO doubt many a heart fluttered) and many an eye glanced Involuntarily around fur it is a fear' ful thing tb know that an enemy Is Upon your back j but not a muscle swerved. "About face ."' "commence firing 1" and a volley of musketry lolled upon those huz iaing cavaliers which silenced their cheering and as solemn and rank went down before that deadly and steady fire as their numbers lessened, and their chargers swerved fiord this serried line of men who knew no defeat, their column wavered, trembled as it were, slackened in speed and broke in confusioni Rallying back in tumultuous retreat upon the enemy, thd whole division was involved in inextricable confusion) and in disorder left the field. Thus was the tide of battle turn: ed on lhat eventful day, and less than half a full regiment in numbers defeated ten thoo' sand of the flower of Santa Anna's army; and that, too, when the army was rushing in, flushed with victory, and encouraged by tno flight of one regiment saving the credit of our arms) and the lives of the thousands whd stood there with them. Illinois Argus. StR ROBERT FEEL. Sir Robert Peel, whose death occupies ft large space in the English papers, was a rare" man, in a great ago. Great In mind and warm in heart, he had 6enius to sparkle) power to command, and benevolence Id di, pay. OenUlnd genius makes no pretensions it is known only by Its achievements. De gceilJed from a cotton ...... t.-.. ..k . printer, by Which bu slness his father earned a princely fortune, bis son felt no ambition of the peerage, and on quilting the ministry declined "Ihe straw berry loaf and a seat in tne House 01 Lords) proilered by her majesty. He died, and lefl 1 an injunction for a private funeral, declining I the proffer of a public pageant to the graves We must hot confound simplicity of character wjih the ostentation of humility, which such conduct seems to resemble in the greatest iUlesman of the age, wilh the largest grasp 0f mind, and the most libera school of prln cjn1es. No title fcould ednoble- no rank ex alt due whom nature had made a nobleman by high talents and rare virtues, add Without the Virtues, high talents only constitute a sa tire On, instead of art embellishment Of char acter. Peel shines as si man of honor, worth by c,nd0r. chastity, temperance, in all things w,a, j, ltle prevalent In political jfe reliable. Purity and gieatnets made a - beautiful Unit of fame to graee the btows of ,he King 0f ,n9 English Commons, lha only King lhat ever can reign over the hearts of men, the king made by the majesty of gen- iuSj the power Of learning, Newport has not anything like lbs num ber of visiters this summer as former sea sons. The enormous expensiveness of 1 living is ons reason, and the numbers of places equally as Peasant for a summef iot, sniourn uanotner 1-. . - - taken in trade. ' . .. flnJadclphi, My ISjO. ly ; 'form, now, old ft How,' wid one, juit i it bad been certly whipped hotels abound.'