- ,.;vfr- . - . r I! a if irn in), t n a m 1' n o JL. :v i'VfflS - 1VJL JLU JL W JL 7 1 jL 1 JLJf H. B. MASSER, EDITOH AND PllOPMETOIl KEW RUPTUS VW, 7. NO. 12. TERMS OF THE AMERICAN. THE AMERICAN Is paMlshest everr fcturJay at two DOI.l.AKS per annum to be pail hnlf yearly in tnrance. ii v pv PH eommanlratlrm. or letter, or itm-lnr. rel-Mng to hi office, to insure ttentimi, msst be J08 r VAIV. TO CLUBS. three conies to one address, tev-n ! Do 5 00 tool) 90 00 ' Fivedollsr. In advance will nay tot three year's .ub eription to the American. ne Pnunie of 16 lines, S timee, '.vrrv eulieeqnent Insertion, ne Square, 3 months, Mi months, )ne year, Insinesa Cords of Five lines, per annum, Icrchants and others, advertisin by the year, with the privilege of inserting different ailveitisements weekly. . flOO 300 fifKI CKIO 300 1000 iy larger Advertisements, am pci g. H. B I.A53EF., ATTORNEY AT LAW, 6DNBURT, PA. Business attended to in the Counties of Nor liumbcrland, Union, Lycoming and Columbia. Ilcfer tl P. & A. Rovoudt, T nwni Ar Tlnrrnn. Somcrs & Snodsrass, Philad. Reynolds, McFarland & Co., 8pcring, Good & Co., HENRY iDONNEL, ITTORNETT AT LAW. OJUe opposite the Cowl House, Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pa. Prompt ullentioii to business in adjoining on nlics. WM. M. ROCKEFELLER, ATTORNEY AT LAW SlIiXBlIltY, PA. Hoc. 13, 1851. tf. M. L. SHINLEL, SUNBURY, PA. December 4, 1852. tf. N. M. Ncwnam's eatlifs Rote, Norwegian street, Pottsville, Penna. Plumliiu .Shop, T AS CONSTANTLY ON HAND A 8UP ply of all si7.cn of Lead 1'ipo. Sheet Lead, luck Tin. Uatli Tubs, Shower Untlia, Hydrant's oso, Double and Single Acting Pumps and Wi r Closets; also, nil kind, of llrass Corks for iter and steam. Hrass Oil Cups, and Globes r Engines. All kinds of Copper Work and umbiiig dono in the neatest manner at the orient notice. N. 1). Cash paid for old Brass and Lead. Pottsville, Aug. 27, 1853. ly I. wot&Tii & co.. )oor, 13 1 i n d , Shutter, SASH DEPOT, East Side of Broad Street, below Wood, Philadelphia. ADHERE may be found, constantly on hand, ' an extensive assortment of Doors, Sash, linds. Shutters and Mouldings, war runted cijual any that can be miule. Also, Sash ready glazed, always on hand Jrdvrsbv mail or despatch will receive prompt .cntinn. I'hila., 51 arch 25, 185L 3m. WM. M'CAltTY, BOOKSKLLUK, Market Street, SUNBURY, PA. fUST received and for sale, a fresh supply of i ri'ivrTiiri r.VAXGKLICAl. MUSIC r Singing Schools. He is also opening at is time, a large assortment of liooka, in every nnch of Literature, consisting of Poetry, History, Novels, Romances, Scientific 'orks, Law, Medicine, School and Children's ioks, Bibles ; School, Pocket and Family, both th and without Engravings, and every of vuri t of Binding. Prayer Books, of all kinds. Also just received and for sale, Purdons Di st of the laws of Pennsylvania, edition of 1851, ire only fl,00. Judgo Reads edition of Blackstones Commen ces, in 3 vols. 8 vo. formerly sold at 10,00, d now offered (in fresh binding) at the low ice of 80,00. A Treatise on the laws of Pennsylvania re acting the estates of Decedents, by Thomas F. lrdon, price only $4,00. Travels, Voyages and Adventures, all ol licit will be sold low, either for cash, or coun- ' produce. February, 21, 1852. tt. 1 Shamokiu Town Lots. 1IIF subscriber is now prepared to exhibit and - dispose of Lots in the new Town-Plat of amokin. Persons desirous of purchasing can -erlain the terms and conditions of sale by ling on the subscriber, at Shamokiu. WM. AT WATER, Agent Shamokin, Oct. 15, 1853. tf. " LEATHER. " FRITZ k HENDRY, Store, 29 N. 3d street PHILADELPHIA Morocco Manufacturers, Curriera, Importers, umiiision and lieneral Leather IJusiuesa. WHOLESALE & RETAIL. Manufactory 15 Margaretta Street. I'hila., August 20. 1853. ly. t iin n.vrtL1 Tt .TTOI? SUNBURY, PA. subacrlW respectfully informs the public I tlmt she still continues to keep the above uied public house, and that she has engaged WViarr Zifulcr to siiiieriu'end the same. Mhe has also received a new supply of good ....r. .ml wines, and trusts that she will la tu give satisfaction to all who may visit her MARIA THOMPSON Punbury March 4. 1854. tf. liiUIUK. N.iU. Ae.. Hoots, rihors. Hats. Caua. I'edur ware, Brooms, Urustiea. - . - I....I Uuuks and l.aiwr lust irrived and for sale I. W.TKNBn tt CO. Huubury, Apiil " JMt AHOl.H, in plsltl and fanrv (Inured Milk and Giitaham Cotton and iiiiliam I'm dl Truuks aud Cartl Hats. Ju.l r-riw d Ms-let. lW.TB.NUU ACU 1 hunWury, April 1. t"- "mil AN CIIULAliOlil K As) ee.iit 1- L lias rut af F auJ Aue. Mil itia ?'. IWuitneuKM lUwilUttl r.'ei, jul At.d . I4. I. W.rt.MB (.(, 7nrrtTVr-nctaoirt to JJotftfts, attnnturtv 5ttornl?, jrorcCflu an Domcstfc iutus, w f-- SELECT POETRY GOD BLESS THE HONEST L.B0RER. God bless the honest laborer, ' ; The hardy son of toil, The worker in the clattering mills, Thedelver in the soil; . The ones whose brawny hands have torn From earth her horded wealth, Whose sole return for ceaseless toil Is nature's boon sweet health. bless him who wields the ponderous sloilfie, Clad in his leathern mail, That, safe as warrior's panoply, Guards from the seething hail, That gushes from beneath each stroke, Each mighty crushing blow, Who seeks to lighten labor's toil, Where ruddy fires glow. Bless him who turns the malted soil, Who w ith the early dawn, Hastens to gather nature's store Hasten to the yellow com ! Who plants in nature's bosom wido The fruitful golden grain, And gives il to her guaidian care, Die sunshine and the rain. Bless him w ho lays the massive keel, Who bends the'tiusty sail, That bids the ocean wanderer Safe battle with the gale ; Who rears ihe tail and slender mast, Whence floats to every breeze, The stars and stripes of liberty, A rainbow o'er the seas. Bless him whoso ribbed palace rests Unon the heavinusea. Who scorns the dangers of the flood, The breaker-guarded lea; Who in Ihe ocean cradle sleeps Calmlv in storm-fraught hour, Uufearing that his bark will quail Before the tempest's power. Bless him who gives each beauteous thought A resting place a name And twines its ancient glories With Ihe fadeless wreath ot tamo; Who sends it forth on every breeze, And bids il live to bless ; While ceaseless clicks the slender type, And groans ihe printing press. Bless nil who toil. God's blessing rest On them with double power, Whose honest brow Ihe sweat drops dock. In every daylight hour, Bless them, though poor, and may they win, What wealth can never gain, Contentment with their lot on enilh, A balm for every pain. B!es them.' and may Ihe workman's hand That framed the giant ear.h, That bade each slar in glory shine, Tr.at gave the seas their birth ; Reserve on high a resline place, Within the realms of light, For every honest son of toil, When passed death's darksome night. C2V Select Sale. From the Flag or our Union. TIIE FATHER'S CHOICE. BY SYLVANUS COBB, JR. Mr. Abel Veazie was president of a hea vy, manufacturing company, a situation which he bad held for many years, and his interest was considerable, be was quite wealthy. Uy nature he was bluff and off- liaud in Ins manners, and the peculiar du ties of his oflice coming in constant con tact as he did, with people of all classes and dispositions had not detracted from his characteristic bluntness. His family con sisted of some half dozen sons and one daughter, The boys had all grown to be men and were engaged in lucrative business, while Lelia, the youngest child, just opening into young womanhood, was the light and joy ol the old man's household. Among Veazie's favorite clerks, there was a young man named Robert Winslow, who had been in the company's ouice sev era! years, and who, by his untiring appli cation and exemplary conduct, had insured for himself, not only a permanent situation, but also the respect and confidence of his employer. Young Winslow had a mother and sister whom he supported, and with whom he lived, and consequently he was obliged to economize with great nicety in order to keep matters straight The fiscal year of the company was drawing to a close, and for nearly three weeks previous to the opening of our story, Robert Winslow had been in attendance at Mr. Veazie's house every week day even ing, engaged in comparing the various ac counts and properly arranging them, in view of a contemplated change in the di rection of the corporation. Duplicates had to be taken of all the principal papers, and in the revising ol them the services ol Lena were irenuentiy called upon, lor the ... . ... .. .i old man could never be made to understand why even a heiress might not make herself Uselul. Unce Of twice only, had V eazte actual! .l,l ,, LI. .t'lj . . - "-""7' "i""' services, ana on nose occasions sn. would read otf the original accoun s, wnue tne young cleik revueu tne duplicates. Lena read to Rob- ert.and anon, when for a time the labor There was Done of that forma! constraint which faihion imnosea unon common vi.'ita , ... , ' : :.., i '.i u "" 1 1. TB1 til business, and without a thought of aught hut tl. it Wmu. the V waded through soma -i - , t ---- (.. f the COinnanv'i ournal. Then. when at length they converted, they thought only of social politeness, and their lliouzmi aim lecillii:. uuwia utij sua I I 1 - I r . I ! .1 . ...1 l,dA a unrestrained. Tbe third or fourth lima that Robert came to the house, Lelia otIV-red tier serve a s.a a a-. A I. - ees, and while per lamer touiteu over tier shoulder, she read Iroio the original dulls the entries, and always when Ihe youni man would tp to nuke a note or marginal rrlrrence upon tin duplicate, toe would r over the top of the Urge journal, and . - ..Jt SUNBURY, jNOKTlIUMIiEHLAND (JOUNTi, PA., SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 1854. watch his handsome feature as they work ed and varied with his laboring thoughts. Thus passed away three weeks. Every evening Lnlia was sure to come into her father's study, ond she was equally as sure to slay there till Robert went away. The old man seemed indeed to be very blind to the fact that these meetings were beginning to result in something else beside the mere transaction of business. 'Well, Robert," said Air. Veazie, one evening as the office was about being clo sed, "you can now have a short respite from the confinement of the counting house. The affairs of the concern are all settled, and we shall not start again under two weeks, so you can have that time to yourself, to enjoy and improve as you see fit." "I thank you kindly, sir," returned Robert, "though I must say that I would rather make myself busy than lay idle so long." "Hut you liavn't had a resting spell be fore for four years. "Irue, sir, but my mother and siMer need all my time, so I can hardly afford to rest now." "Well, never fear Robert, you shan't suffer loss." Veazie never held long arguments, and from his manner on the present occasion, Kobert knew that there was nothing more to be said, so he put on his hat and started homeward. fhe next day or the day after (hat, Rob ert Winslow took a walk over the city, and as he was returning home towards niht, he was accosted in the street by a gentleman whom he had frequently seen at the count ing house transacting business with Mr. Veazie. "Mr. Winslow, I believe," said the gen tleman. "That is mv name, sir." "Yes, yes. remember." "Mr. Veazie tells me you would proba bly like to employ your time to some pecu niary advantage during your business va cation." "Indeed, 1 should, fir," retorted Robert, while a bright ray of pleasure flashed over his features. "Then I can offer you a rare chance 1 want you to accompany me to Troy, there lo assist me in closing iirrthe books of a heavy firm who have failed and left mat ters at rather loose ends." "And when do you want me to go 1" ''Oh, this very night. Now, in hall an hour." Robert's countenance fell as he said this, and after a moment's thought, he said : "I cannot go so soon. If you could wait two hours, or postpone the matter till to morrow, I would go." "That is impossible, Mr. Winslow, for the boat starts in half an hour, and the bu siness admits ol no postponement. Veazie tells me that you would be just the man to unravel and straighten out these accounts, some of which have been hanging for years and are now put into the hands of the creditors in that dubious shape. 1 will pay your expenses, and give you ten dol lars a day it you will go with me," "1 cannot go," said Robert, in a some what disappointed tone, but yet with deci- CIUIJ, llt n tun i builic unuj iiuoillullllit, I promised my mother that I woula return belore dark. My sister is away, and as my mother is quite weak, she would suffer ex ceedingly at my absence "You will have lime to drop her a line by the penny-post, informing her ol the cause ol your absence," remarked Dunham "Ihe penny-post man does not go near my nwellin alter this hour," returned Robert, "No sir," he continued in a de cided tone, "I cannot go. I would not leave my mother to sutler in ignorance of my fate this whole night for a hundred times the amount I might earn by the la bor. I thank you kindly for your consid eration, and I trust you will not blame me lor the result." "Of course I cannot blame you," an swered Dunham, "though I am sorry you cannot go. X thought you needed the money." "So I do need money, sir," responded the young man, with a slightly flushed face, "but 1 cannot take it at the sacrifice of what I consider my filial duty." "Very well, I can find some one at Troy who can do the work. Good even ing, sir." Kobert responded a "good evening," and then wended his way homeward. The circumstances caused him some uneasiness for a short time, but he soon forgot it, and on the next day he obtained a first-rate job through the aid of Mr. Veazie, in an insurance otnee copying policies . . . Again Robert Winslow was at his desk in Mr. Veazie's counting- house. Rusiness I had rnmmenrprl in vnnA earnest, and there was fair nm.nort nf a Inn continuance I - --- O " I ol it. Nearly a week had passed away. when one afternoon a Touns gentleman tailed in to see Mr. Veazie, and remained ,n an earnest, close conversation with the old man for full fiv. mim.t,.. .nd when ha lllf(t.l tf jb. f . 1 m At . i. A 1. h"rt LL .h' TZZZ I v.:. i: ' "f- "l'rrsum nsr nunnv ' m.,it..l Mr I waa tia . a. I. Vountr rlt.ru- sr.. ur'.,:.. a ... frl... j . i. Wttu.is iiii mi uni nmi ni-n miviri.,,1 Vh R,.Kr .1.. r'"' Whv RaheH. th. I.ll ' . J fT . ' presumption to ask me for th. t.J ! Z little Lelia , and all he's worth In IkI I ... I ).. ... . -"- whim is Ulieen thousand dollar. K' another bit ol real wealth k. . A pretty match lor my dauuhler. trul lis, hi, ha.n I III a a r a . . stone n motto w's band trembled, and his lace crimsoned, as Ilia old nan suok. land ke turned away lo hide the emotions be could not auppreas. riii took bq 1 notice 01 the youth's manner, but havfrij 1 deli wJ biiiulf of kit bluut opinion, he - - , ? ' ! s i . i urew back the documents he had a mo ment before pushed away from him, and began to examine their contents, while Robert tried to calm his nerves so as to go on with his business. Towards nightfall, Mr. Veazie put away the papers he had been inspecting, and having locked them up in his private desk, he began to pull on his gloves, "Robert," said lie, "are your evenings engaged during the present week t" "Not particularly," returned Robert, as he wiped his pen and placed it behind his ear. "1 want my own private accounts posted up, and if you will do it, I will amply compensate you for your extra labor." "I ask no compensation, sir. If you will bring your books to-morrow, I will take them home and post them with plea sure." "No, no, you will have to do it at my own house. I don't wish to let my pri vate books go from my sight. It will take you but a lew evenings to do the whole, and besides you will need some assistance in deciphering the various accounts, for some of the entries I have made, and some of them have been made by Lelia." "I could wish that the labor might be done here, sir," said Robert, in a hesitating nervous manner, while a strange emotion, swept over his countenance. "Done here, sir?" iterated the old gen tleman, in surprise5. "I do not understand yon. You found no fault when you la bored at my house before. What have you found now in the shape ol an objec tion V "Do not question mp, sir; but pray, grant Ihe favor I ask. Let me do the wri ting here ?" "This js a strange whim, Robert. No, sir, if you cannot do the work at my house, I must strain my old eyes to do it myself." ".Mr. Veazie, you misunderstand me, indeed you do," uttered Robert in a painful tone. "That can hardly be," returned the old gentleman, with a quiet smile, "since I have no clue to any understanding at all. Cut, really, I should be under obligations to you if you would inform me with regard to the cause of this curious affair." For full two minutes the young man sat with his eyes bent to the floor, but at length he gazed.up into the face of his em ployer, and getting down from bis stool, he said, while his eyes glistened with gather ing moisture, and Ins lip trembled : "Mr. Veazie, you have ever been kind and considerate towards me, and 1 will not break the strict frankness and integrity which have thus far marked all my feel ings with you. I trust you will not blame me, sir, nor think me presumptuous. I did work for you at your own dwelling, and you called your daughter to assist me. Together Lelia and myself examined and compared notes and then we conversed. Ere long, 1 began to to be anxious for the evening to come, that I might be again at her side, and when she came with her joy ous smile, her harpy look, and her sweet welcomp, I began to count the flying mo ments as sands of gold. 1 aimost praved that my work might have no end, so that she might ever be my companion in its progress, and when the labor did draw to a close, I felt sad and lonely. Then was it that my heart awoke to a knowledge of its situation. I had begun to love the gen tle being who had thus been my unsought companion I hudoed her, and her image was on my heart. I cannot deceive my self, sir, nor will I prove unkind or ungen erous to you. No man can govern the strong emotions of his heart, though he may, if he be wise, guard against the cause of these emotions. Mr. Veazie, I dare not subject myself to a love that must be hope- lor poor as I am, my heart is as sus ceptible of deep and abiding love as those of others. Now you know all." "You are honest, at all events," said the old gentleman, without any apparent emo tion. "S I trust I may always be," returned Robert. "But do you think you are very wisel" "I could not help my emotions, sir." "And il they were so pleasant as you 1 .1 1 t ...u.. -1 11 a,c ur. ., , x .rc inn wny vou s.iou.u have wished such a thing as lllom Robert looked up into the face of the .... old gentleman, but he made no answer. He could not comprehend his employer s 1 meaning. "Robert," continued the old gentleman, "it is Lelia who wishes you to come and help her arrange my household accounts. Would you refuse her as you have me!" Robprt Winslow trembled from head lo foot. He gazed into the face of his em ployer, and thought he could detect a kind, meaning smile there. .He attempted to speak, but his words came not forth. "Come, come," uttered Veazie, "let us not beat around the bush any longer. I am not blind, and consequently I failed not to see some things that spoke louder than words. I look note of Ihe gentle love god that danced in your eyes, and I heard Ihe language that came up Irom your Heart, and stood in living characters upon your varying countenance. Do you suppose I should have been sj utterly regardless ol my child' welfare as to hive allowed you lo cherish the flowers of affection only lhal 1 might blight them at their birth 1 Lelia is a faithful, a gentle, and loving rirl, and if you love her truly, you any conies lo her your enormous sin of hive." "Mr. eazie," exclaimed Robert, ! caunul comprehend I da not. No, no, you would not raise such a swerl, such a heavenly hope n niy bosom lo crush ll aln." ' HUlk yt, Roberl," said Ihe old (eMle "n ?' ,0"k tW,k 1 hJ HI at! I dirrd lo have aresi m child mar ried la a bartlej bag o galJ, UA Ihe cbaora this very aftrruoou. Tbt in.r. g""" OFFICE, MARKET Science an& the att n.t...,...r-zz7r- i ' who came here to ask me for the hand of rny child, though he has filleen thousand dollars worth of gold, i, yet steeped to Ihe very dreg, ,n poverty. He has no heart ! I have watched your course for the lost five years with interest, and a Week aa0 when you refused a considerable amount ol money, which you much needed, rather than your mother should suffer a singje night's uneasiness on your account, you proved yourself to be possessed of a mine of wealth which no legacy could have brought you ; and which could never have been poured into your life-coflers by specu lation. Mr. Dunham brought me vour an swer, and when I heard it, I resolved with in myself that the son and brother who could so love and honor his mother and sister, could not fail of making a most ex cellent husband. Now 20 and tell all to Lelia, and if she accepts your hand, yotr shall most freely have hers in return : There don't cry about it, for you ain't sure that she'll have you, yet." Kobert Winslow did offer Lena Veazie his hand and heart, and she smiled a most happy smile as she gave him hers in return. People wondered much at Ihe affair, and many attributed it to a freak of the old man's oddity. They knew not, and many could not have appreciated if they had known the deep piincipal of paternal care and kindness which governed him ; nor was Veazie disappointed in his calcu lations. The same heart that had cherish ed such pure and holy filial love proved a sacred alter for the auctions of the hus band, and Lelia never had occasion to re gret but always blest her Father's Choice. Poet r y . IN ITALY. BY BAYARD TAYLOR. "D.-ar Lilian, nil I wished is won ! I sit beneath Ilalia's sun, Where olive orchards gleam and quiver Along the banks of Arno's liver. Through laurel -leaves the dim green light Falls on my forehead as t write; Atid the sweet chimes of vespers ringing, Blend with the contadina's singing. Rich is the soil with fancy's gold; The stirring memories of old llise thronging in my haunted vision, And wake my spirit's young ambition. But as the radiant sunsets close Above Val U' Arno:s bowers of rose, My soul forgets ihe olden glory, And deems 3'ir love a dearer story . Thy words in memory's ear outchime The music of the Tuscan rhyme : J lion sland'sl here the gentle-hearted Aiiinl Ihe shades of bards departed ! Their garlands of immortal bay 1 see before-thee fade away, Ami turn from Petrarch's passion glances To my own dearer heart-romances. Sad is the opol plow that fires The midnight of Ihe cypress spires; And the cold scented wind that closes The hearts of blight Etruscan roses. The fair Italian dream I chased, A tiinsle thought of thee effaced ; For ihe true clime of song and sun Lies in Ihe henit which iiiiiih hath won !" It ws on tbe mnrniiig of Iho ''Twenty Second," at Buena Vista," writes a Kentucky friend, "that our regiment was lying upon a lil lie hill that the men subsequently chi ilencd ".Uoiiiif VoJgc" waiting for the ball to open Santa Anna' morning compliments soon came jn the form of a thirteenth inch shell, which passed a few yards over our heads and buried Itself in the earth behind 11s. '-Ilnwly Molher!" exolaimed old Mike S , "if ihe born devii isn't shootM his dinner-pott at us!" Oa the Iwenty-fiflh, after the ballltt was over, ami wtuie aanta Anna was still lingering at Agua Nueva, twelve miles distant, with his shattered fotces, divers were the rumors of another battle, and many were the discus sions of its probability among ihe men. I happened to overhear one of these debates in which this same Mike S had, as lawyers sav. "the conclusion." Soma half dozen , , men mJ ptewj ,nf.jr riew,. nml j wishes; some were very anxious for another fight ; others, and they, loo, Ihe men who hud behaved best under fire, epressed ihenv selves perfectly satisfied with such glimpses of the ''elephant-' as Ihey had been able to j obtain on ilia twenly-second und twenty 1 tin At last iwiKu spoke: "Well sure. boys," said he, "I'll (ell you my sitiliminls about t lie au!d wooden legged divil : If I had bul a quart of hiskey in lite wurrald, and no money lo buy any more, ond no moie in Ihe counthty to sell, sine I'd give him half of it, if he'd stiy. Death or onk or tiik ItABlEs. We are sorry tu learn, says the Shippentburg iVfim I hat one of the interesting group of four-boys, whoso birth we announced a few weeks ago, is dead. Il would Jiave been singular indeed had these children survived very lung, for Ihey could not as a matter of course, receive the attention and nourishment which nature demanded. The name of Ihe deceased 0110 was William Rankin, the name of the alien ding physician. The line remaining are doing as well as could be expected New Uoid Disrov rates. Uich gold mine exist on Ihe Yekiina river, Oregon, about one hundied miles fiom the lilies of Ihe Colutn bia, in a legion iiihabiid by Indiana, whs hiiheilrt, have Used iheir ulmoal ellorte lo pievunl Ihe while people fiom examining it A New PaoJU TUi. The Unlit Govern, tnenl ate having a oovei kind of a eauuoo ball tneuufaCtaiaJ, ttbich are Urg, ihiee. l UJ, and Utiuiualt) iu 4 ihiee-eoiueie J puifll. STREET, OPPOSITE iwarucxs, amusements, c TUB AKFAlrt at Till? V A tre 1 a. a. LYNCH AND tub URITI9II GOVERNMENT. In the foreign news bv ih ln.t et.nmor Ihere was a garbled and unfair account from the English papers or a difficulty which hnd occurred at the Falkland Islands, between the commander of the United Stales sloon of war Lermantown and Ihe Biittish Governor, in wnich ihe Ameiican Commander was rep resented as assuming a position which he did not sustain, the inference being lhat he was ... .no wrong. The chief officer of iho Ger mantown is Commander William F. Lynch, o,B nu experienced officer, tho same "..uuntiertook some twelve or Tonneon years back Ihe expedition to the Jordan, and after wards published a very interesting account of his journey. The character of this r,Ptlmnn or pruuence and intelligence, is a sufficient guarantee against his acting with any kind of t . o " oravado, or indiscreetly involving himself in disputes with foreign officials. Fully impres sed with his responsibilities as a defender of his country's flag and Ihe rights of her citi zens abroad, he may bo expected to act al ways with decision when the emergency re quires it, but nt the same time within the strict letter of his instructions and Ihe p'oper bounds nf his authority, as an officer of expe rience and good sense would do. Thn original cause of the difficulty at Ihe Falkland Islands, a group of over a hundred small island lyinrr in Ihe South Atlantic, about 240 miles N. E. of Te rra del Fnerrn a was the arrest of several American merchant vessels for some alleged misdemeanor, one account stating that it was for a violation of the fishery rights of Great Britain, and onother, thai it was in consequence of some Americans shooting pigs on one of the is lands. It appears, according to this latter statement lhat for the accommodation of seamen in that quarter the island had origi nally been stocked with pigs by a Yankee whaler, and lhat ever since the whalers of nations have had a kind of prescriptive right lo supply Ihemselves with fresh meat from this source. Whatever be the true statement of facts in regard lo the cause of quarrel, we are left in no doubt as to Ihe facts in regard to Commander Lynch's course towards the British Governor. We have an account of the matter from one who was on eye-witness of Ihe occurrences. Shortly after the Germantown reported to the Commodore on the Brazilian station, a letter was received from the United Slates Consul at the Falkland Islands, stating thn, a Biitish war vessel had been sent for by the Governor for the purpose of arresting Iho captains of Iwo American vessels, on account or alleged misdemeanors. The American Commodore ordered the Gcrmanlown to ihe Islands lo make the necessary inquiries and lo repoit lo the Commodore. The very day of the arrival of the Germantown at the Falk land Islands, an American schooner passed in, and was going rapidly by ihe German town without suspicion, w hen the officers of the Germantown recognized an English Lieu tenant of the Navy on her deck. They im mediately undcrslnod lhal Ihe schooner had been seized by the British authorities. Captain Lynch fell justified in taking posses sion of the schooner till the matter should be investigated, and did so. At the same lime it was reported that a ship and biig, one of them a man-of-war, were at the mouth of tho harbor. Captain Lynch immediately prepared his vessel for maintaining the posi tion he had assumed, in case the brig of-war should attempt lo interfere. He therefore beat lo quarters and shotted his guns. When Iho vessel came up, ihey proved to be an American whaling ship in charge of a Bri tish man-of-war, the ship aud schooner hav ing been seized for an alleged violation of the colonial laws, and a civil officer being on board the ship. Captain Lynch look posses sion of Ihe ship also until the investigation should be made. Hu then called upon tho Governor, who talked impeiioiisly about the heavy responsibility of intcrfeiing wilh a legal process. Qui a few words from the captain brought the Governor from his high horse, and he then consented to Ihe con Ji thins offered him by Commander Lynch, to disavow Uk) seizure and give reparation to the owners of tho vessels. Commander Lynch I hen returned to his vessel, intending lo meet the Governor next day, but in the meantime, he hail learned some aggravated circumstances attempt ing the seizure of tho Ameiican vessels, w hich evinced a malicious design of breaking tip Ihe American lisheues in those walerssiinit.il tu the attempts of the Iti itth.h authorities on the Banks of Newfoundland, which have been productive of so much bad fettling The Commander in consequence determined not lo meet try Governor, and sent an ofii. cer on shoie to apprise Ihe Governor of bis determination and its came. The (iovernnr notwithstanding sent word lhal lie would go on board the Germaniown, and Capi. Lynch in lha piesence of his officers, gave him a formal reception, but made 110 allusion 10 Ihe pending dispute. Wliila 011 board the (.over' nor Iwiee madeoverluiot In the eomniauder and conciliate him ellered lo .how him the vaiious curiosities of ihe island, but iIicmi offers wete declined. Captain .)iichneit day addressed the commanding officer ol lb Huliab ship of war a communication apou the subject of the aeisuie. The Ihitish ollicvr iu.lified his course on lite rtound lhal tie only acting under oiduis of ihe (Juveiitur. Captain Lynch again ad.fie.Mtd ihe Governor 10 know ihsuih"iiiy ty witun ne ua.iaciu. iu ihe agijiavaled manner lepreaeuled, tul lha Governor l iove t evsi, and IJte.l " .KuiHuiii'v lhal Command'! limb wvuM - f ' THE POST OFFICE. OLD SERIES, VOL. 14, KO. 38. have? captured the Biilii.fi brig of war nn, ; sent iho Governor to the United Stales to bo Iried for piracy, but Hint Secretary Matey, in ' May last, had Issued a notice recognizing the British claim lo sovereignty otef those? Island. A sharp correspondence has been Ihe resolt. The commander of the brig of tvar accuses the Governor of hnvlng led him into an unjustifiable exercise of authority in the seizure of Ihe American vessel, and tho Governor attempts lo implicate Captain Lynch in an nnwatratilnhle assumption of nuinority. Commander Lynoh keep iho urn of wst and tho guns on shore in rnnge) of his battery, and says he will follow tho brig when she leavess and learn her destina tion. It appears from this statement lhat thn British authorities, who claim the snvereii-nt of Iho Falkland Islands, are disposed lo im pose me same vexatious restrictions upon our fishermen and the enptnre of iheir tes sels in the South Atlantic which they have) ir. the North, and which have been so long the subject of diplomatic correspondence be tween the representatives of the Iwo govern ments. It is fortunate lhat an officer so de cided and intelligent as Captain Lynch was deputed to the duty of guarding ihe interests of our countrymen. His prompt notions will bring the matter at once to the notice of our Government, and induce the action necessary to the mniptainance of American rights in that quarter. From the Trov i Jence Joani.il, June 6.J FI RIOIS ELEPU VST AT LAIIOE. Three Horses Killed Numerous Ifiigons DC nolishcdA number of Persons Injured. A largo elephant, Hannibal, attached in ihe Broadway menagerie, which was on ex hibition at Pawluckel, on Iho 3d inst., got loose from his keeper on the way from l'aw tucket, 10 Fall River, early yesterday morn ing. Before starting, his keeper made him lift tho hinder part of a wagon loaded with 3,500 pounds, for Ihe purpose of celling it jn to line. It is supposed that this, alihongh not unusual, might have suggested to him Iho mode of attack which he adopted after, wards. When about seven miles from Paw luckel he became furious, turned upon his keeper, who had !o fly for his life and lake refuge in a house, gol free, and rushed along the road, destroying everything in his way. Meeting a horse and wagon belonging In Mr, Stafford Short, ho ihrnst his Insk into Iho horse and lifted hnrse wagon and rider into the air. He mangled ihe hotse terribly, and carried him aboul fifty feet and threw Ihe lead body into a pond. The wagon was broken lo pieces, and Mr. Short considerably. hurt. The elephant broke one of his enor mous tnsks iu his encounter. A mile further ihe elephant, now grown more furious, at tacked in the same manner a horse and hi. gon, with Mr. Thomas W. Peck and his son. He broke the wagon and wounded the horse, which ran away. Mr. Peck was pietty bad ly hnrt in the hip, While the keepers Were engaged in secuN iug the smnllor elephant, who had not, how. ever, manifested any signs of insubordination, the larger one gol tiff from them, and went through Bayneyville, when Air. Mason Bat" ney and another r:. mounted Iheir horses and kept on his track as near to him as was prudent, giving warning of the danger to tho passengers whom they met on the way. The elephant .would occasionally lam to look at them, bnl did not attempt to molest them. The next man in Ihe path was Mr. Pearce. who was riding with his little sou in a 0110 horse wagon. He was coming towards tho elephant, and being warned by Mr. Barney, turned around and put the horse to his speed, but the elephant overlook him, and seizinpr the wagon, threw il into tbe air, dashing it lo pieces, and breaking the collar bone and arm of Mr. Pearce. The horse, disennascd from ihe wagon, escaped with the foro wheels, and the elephant gave chase for eight miles, but did not catch him. The elephant cama back fiom his unsuccessful pursuit, and took tip his inarch again on the main road, where ho next enconntered Mr. J. Kddy, w ith a lioiso and wagon, lie threw np ihe whole) establishment in the same way as before, mashed the wagon, killej tho horse, and wonndod Mr. Eddy. He threw :ho horso twenty feet over a fence into Iho adjoining lot, then broke down ihe fence, went over and picked np Ihe dead horse and deposited him iu Ihe road, vher he had Ilisl met him. Il.t killed one otler horse, and pursued an other, who fled to a barn ; the elephant fol lowed, bill al the door was met by a fierce bull do;', whirh bit hi. leg an. I diove him oil". Once 011 I he route, the keeper beius aliea I of him, taw him plunge orer n wall ami make for a house. Tho keeper got into lha house first, homed ihe Lightened people within to the upper story, and providing him self with an ue, succeeded indiiving oil tho lurioiit beast. The elephant finally exhaus ted hit strength, and .'ai l aim.ell down in ihi bushes, about Iwo ntils from Made' Ferry, lb-re ha wat secured with chain mid tanii'd oer Ihe leiry lo Fall Itivcr. A pail ol lice lime he tan al tho r.iU id a mile 111 ihite iiiitiiitis. Tuts A MttMii'Asi Natidx. Tltrt Westmin ster Ki'View, alter comparing tin' pen its of great (l eal Britain aud iho I'tnled Plates, salt the w hulu vlvilie.l win Id uwo respect and gralllude In Ihe I'ui'ed Siatrt for uhal Ihey are doing in education. "At lot t be, Ihe Aniencan nation it te hrt otiie al its pie. soul rale ul pinieaa, il Is It'al'f an over hrlinioii i lea. Tbeie w.y I" a H-nto-i)t ' to IL-publie nf a hon.l I mil'ims if Clli 1 1. 11. al ihe cud ! lii.. ir.iiui)."
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