Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, December 05, 1846, Image 2

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    From tht Phil. Daily Snu.
rataUklBLS DMAITBIt
tTt hot the Sttnr AtlaaUteOseat !
mt lAtm.
W litre to record tccooatoof diatr ia tht
t't Ilaed Bonrtd.whkh recall vividly teraind
'tnVfearfal fit of th temboat Liftftn,
whicb, we hv great tear, will even exceed in
S lettructien of life, tht terrible record ( that
wreck. ' "' "
Tbe new tod meg nlflcent tatner Atlantic,
.Captain Dustan, wa drivn abor PUber'
l1aad,ertyoppoltNew Londoe, eahr wjr
this eity, In thgat f Thurdy. od on Fri
day morning went to piece. ....
Tb tost of fife, though th ,B u 7 un
known, mort bo Yry greet, twenty ine dead
buditt having already been recovered, and thi
amber, ft 1 appreheaded, trill be treatly
rreased. '
The following particulars wet fotnltbed by
Mr Jame Stetenn, the aeeond Cantam f te
etetmer, published in an ertrt Hertld :
Tat Atlantic left Allyn' Point thont htlfpatt
1 1 Wcdaeaday night, with an unatually emarl
number of passengers, ns inhering with the crew,
rvant and Sic era of the tteamer, in alt trader
n "hundred perron. Sht got well ander way,
and whit going finely, th steaea f wooing
i)to th (team chimney bunt, rendering th en
gine entirely uteless. At about th same time
tbe wind chopped round suddenly from th N. .
to th N. W. and blew a hurricane.
' The anchor were immediately hove over, at
which the t earner rode through that night, which
wat very dark and itermy.
At 'daylight h ws abreast of tht New Lon
don light, drifting all the way toward tht abort.
The (team pipe war firit cut away, aext th
pilot-house, and then the buHc-heads, to a to
give th wind a clear sweep through th vessel,
and render lew surface to its attack.
The colors were hoisted balfanatt, bat on th
Mohegan'a attempting soma measures to go to
her assistance, were hauled down by order of
Cnpt. Dustan, who knew that her efforts would
t4 Ineffectual. Thus the steamer remained all
lay, till towards five in the afternoon of Thurs
day, the wind lulled, and hopes weie raised that
all danger was over ; but not long after the wind
hifted two points, and blew with mora than
previous violence.
Th Atlantic gradually drifted nearer and
narer to the shore all Thursday night, and for
t vo hours, from 2 till 4 o'clock on Friday morn
ing, lay within a cable's length of th breakers
held by two anchor. At about half past four
tbe stern touched, and both cable instantaneously
parted, and sbe broached to, lying broadiid to
th sbore, in a heavy surf.
The coast was bold and rrfcky inside of a raey
reef; had she broached to the other way, to that
ber bow would have reached th breakers, per
baps not a life would have been saved. Tbe
vessel went to piece immediately j within five
minutes of her striking, nothing was left of her
entire but her engines. The freight bad mostly
been thrown overboard some time previous.
Capt. Dustan was last seen by our informant
when the latter recieved order from him to go
forward, and at the proper moment let go tbt
chains. At the time tbe Captain stood upon the
after promenade dock, giving his orders as calm
ly, and with as little apparent emotion as if upon
hore. All bis efforts seemed to be for the pre
servation of his passengers his own fate was
joined with that of the vessel h commanded.
Mr. Stetson went forward with Mr. Kingston
firt mate, Mr. Boyle, the clerk, and Cba. Chris
tian, deck hsnd : the latter was lashed to a long
rnpe, and lowered, so that a communication
could be bad with tbe shores; but the violence
of th waves tor him from th line, and he him
self was saved with great difficulty. Th others
mentioned were, when she struck, washed over
board, and all reached tbe land in safety.
It is impossible to arrive at a full list as yet,
of the pastengert saved and lost. Ther were
in all on board, about 70 persons, of whom 30
were passengers from Boston. W giv below
the names as far as heard from,
Mr. Stetson, who, from all accounts, acted
like a man from the beginning to th end of th
trying te;i.c. states that to every passenger was
given on or as many life preservers a be might
cboot to take, and tbey were lb mean of sav
ing many lives. By direction of Captain Dus
tan, planks were strongly lathed together and
pointed out to the passengers. In a word, every
thing was done that could be don. Tbe passen
gers, says Mr. 8., acted nobly ; ther was no
confusion, no selfish excitement ; each on teem
ed to regard more th safety of bit neighbor
than of himself. He speak in th itrongest
terms of their conduct.
Capt. Van Pelt, of th Mobegan, and Captain
Williams of the Cleopatra, furnished every as
sistance that lay in their powers; clothes, provi
sioni, every thing needed in fact, was given with
n umpiring hand. Mr. Tarbox, of Norwich,
also lavished bit hospitality upon eaeh and every
sufferer tbat be met ; hi kindness is moat high
ly spokn of by many who wr th subject of
It.
But on scene In the drama, our dnty. though
not our win,, compel us to publish. While th
band of death m as busy in this pier of sorrow
ana disaster, in band of mat was engaged in
robbing th victims of the storm. At lb bodies
writ washed ashore, there wer being ia human
from woo could with a callousness of heart al
most incredible, stoop dowa and plunder than of
every article of value to be found. The clothe
of some were cut, and watches, money, Jewelry,
eoytning convertible to gold, wa stolen. Did
we not know this statement to b true, w shonld
hardly dar to believe it.
Mr. Stetson leaves this alternoo forth scene
of disaster- Though he, as most of the passe a-
(rt saved, were much bruised by th floating
limner, w ar happy to stat is cot vrely
inj area -
Qfiotrt and Passengers eftU Boat tod Cp
tela Dost in o th Atlantic ; Dr Ussier of tbe
Navy ; Lieut Norton, of the Army J Clergy
man Mined Armstrong J MrHtfto,warde;
Sarah Joneon, Chambermaid Sarah Raby, of
Providence, du j Elisa Weeob, Ervenl of Mtt
Lewi. ' ...
John Walton. MJa Jta Walton, and tbetr
bildren, John, James and Eleanor Jane, all one
family, from wen Newburgo, for Pennsylva
nia.
Robert Kin and Jacob Walton, of th ssm
family, saved.
Tbe following are tbe name of such of th
crew lost a w have been sbl to ascertain :
John Qlesson, Thomas Oodney, Michael Dong-
rty, Chart Ryeley, John Macfarlan.
Passengers Sated.-Cpt Geo W Cullum, U
S Eng'r Corns Seabary Brewster, New York
Ctpt Peter Hann, Portland C C Orr, Louisville
Ky Jotl R Andrw, New London Lieut E
Maynard, U S N Lieut C S Stewart, U S Eng'r
Charles Csdnedly, New York Hiram Tarboi
Lisbon, Ct Francis, Herrick, Boston George
W Rogers, New London C C Comstock. do
Tbemst Truesdell, New York Thoma Good
ing, Boston Nathan Reise, Newark, N J E V
Booth, Boston Edward Maddon. do Charles
Mitchell, Norwich C Peterson, Boston, Henry
Van Wart, Birmingham, Eng Varnham Marsh,
Nw York James Wilson, Boston Nathaniel
At wood, Massachusetts Richard At wood, do
Goald, Adam1 Express; Monroe, do
OJffcrn of tht boat Saved. Jsme Stetson, Snd
Ctpt, Ch's Woodwortb, barkeeper; Boyle,
Clerk Capt N A Allen, pilot Charlee Cran
dall, Snd do Dennia Spellana, wheelman Elias
Kingston, 1st mate R W Duncan, Snd do
John Keelet, steward Eli Hirdtell, second en
gieeer Jeha J Gale, third do Charles Chris
tian. '
There were tlx female, four children, and
two infant among th passengers. All tbe fe
male wer drowned or crushed to death. Only
on of the children was saved, and h was th on
ly one of th family of which bt was a member.
His father, mother, married aister, and a yoin
ger titter, and two young brothers, were on
board. Tht poor tittle orphan thus saved, and
thus throwo alona on tht world, it only twelve
years of age. Th two infants were drowned,
frocen, or crnihed to death.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
Th Journal of Commerce of Saturday after
noon learnt from Mr. W. W, Boyle, Clerk on
board, that after th steam chest parted, the ves
tel floated mm little way, and let go both ar.-
chors about one o'clock Thursday morning, where
sbe lay. The gal continuing to increase, tbe
grate belonging to th boilers were taken from
them, attached to a cable on board, and thrown
overboard, aa an additional anchor. The hag
gsg and cargo were thrown overboard, and pro
bably most of it was washed ashore by th vio
lenreof th gale. She did not teak a particle
from the time sbe anchored. Tbe anchorage
was very bad, a nothing but aton or rock
were found.
Th passengers numbered about forty five.
Every body on board of the, boat wis provided
with life preservers. A great many threw them
selves immediately into the sort, and depended
entirely upon the waves to throw them ashore.
Three waiters and the futirth rook, and most of
the passenger were lost by the falling of the
promenant deck. The list f passengers, both,
from Boston and Norwich, it saved, and was
given in charge of tbe Steward by tbe Clerk, for
safe keeping, but as it was wet, and required to
be dried before it could be used, no further par
ticulars can be given with any certainty.
The psssengers and craw were treated with
the greatett hospitality by Mr. Wintbrop, who
return thanks to him for bis very kind attention
to them.
There art pnly two houses on the Island, one
of which is Mr. Wintbrop's, as above stated.
Tbe bodies tbat were saved were carried over
to New London for interment, and all the atten
tion that can be paid to the recovered bodies
will be, (such as procuring coffins, shrouds, ke.
and giving them a respectable burial,) Ly tbe of
ficers attached to the Norwich and Worcester
Railroad Co. if the friends of the deceased do not
receive early intelligence cnoujh of this sad
event.
Captaia Dnstan'a body wet brought npto New
York by th Long Island Railroad train, and was
taken immediately to bis residence on Staten Is
land. Hi wif knew nothing of the event until
th dead body of her husband was brought home.
Sbe take it very aeverely indeed. Capt. D.
leave five. children, the eldest of whom is only
14 years of age. He intended to have hi life in
sured on tbe next passsge bom. W learn tbat
Captaia D. leaves but a slight dependence for his
family. It is related of Captain Dnttan, that to
the earnest expostulations of his companions in
peril not to expose himself by retaining bis poti
tion over th upper saloon, bis reply wss, 'If tht
Atlanlit goti, I go with her.'
LATEST INFORMATION.
Th New York Herald of yettercUy, contains
th following additional:
Five bodies wer brought eg to tbe city In the
Long Island train that of Dr, Armstrong, of
th three chambermeiJs, and of a gentleman,
nam not kiown.
Th Boston Advertiser gives a list of many,
who bought ticket in Boston for pastag to New
York. It say : So far a we can learn, only
36 passenger (20 first cists and 10 second clats)
bonght ticket in Boston for the pastag to New
York by th Atlantic, on Wednesday afternooon
Th total number of bodies thns far recovered
1 twenty-nine, which we hope will embrace th
whole aamber lost. -!
Tbe Atlantic had on board a draft for $33,000
from the Dotted States, on torn Massachusetts
Bank. '
A DtxocasTie Poet. Th combination of
these wordt mty sound singularly to the ear, bat
it U fact that th Pop is accused of Democra
cy, tad o being at th bead f "Young Italy."
From th N w Orlean Picayune of th 1 1st Inat.J
" CAPTVfta Or TAMFtCO.
: Froparnalend Iter ft ReteaUa.'
By tbe arrival of the) U. S. Steamer M itwitv
JppJ, Com Perry, at lb 8. W. Paaa, new
wm received in the city yeeterday of the f
toreof Tamplco by the U.S. equadroo on tbe
14th inetant. Vfm anaounoed ia yeeterday
morning edition of the Picayune, the departure
of the squadron from Anton L lardo upon this
expedition, and before the dy wat over, the
ticces of the enterprise.
The fl"ct (t iled under Com, Conner on the
11th and Will int. On the 14th, Com. Perry
crowd the bar with the SpitflreTVixen. Petrel,
Bon it and Reefer, reinforced from the Cumber
land, MfoeiM'ppl. Princeton and Sr. Msry .
There w bo opposition made to the American
arm. ThMown we surrendered uncondition
ally, the1 crrion having been previously with
drawn.
The Miawlemppi tailed immediately for the
Belize for troops to rarrbon the City. In co
ming hither Com. Perry touched at the Br sent.
and despatched a lieutenant to Gen. PattertmVt
camp to obtain troop for th" parrison. The
Mieaifsippi then came tu the Bali to for the same
object. We learn from proper roorce that a
bout one hundred and fifty men, recruited for
the lit tnd 3d Infantry, will be dcepatcht-d im
mediately for Tampion.
A detachment of theee troops hi already ar
rived; the remainder ar expected to-day or to
morrow. Beid thr-ee, four com pen ten of the
new regiment f mounted riflemen, under Ma
jor Burbidt'e, will be sent toTampicna nion
a they arrive. They are hourly limited fur.
Cup'. fletzl. ifthi QtinrtermsrterV Depart,
rncnt. In been dept.tched to Buton, Rouge ''or
ordnsnce and munition, and Cntt. Birnard, of
the Enrrneer, will repair directly to Tampico,
to superintend the rreciinjr and arming- ofthe
t eeesesry defence?.
Although the city win taken withont the
loss of blool, it i manifest that it it not to be
eurrc nderrd without t ttrujfcle before peace in
declared. The town it now in pneert-tiun of the
mtrines tnd tailors of th- fleet, who cannot be
well spared from their th p. A .on it the
place is tufii.:ieilly garrisoned by land forces,
ihe equadrnn will proceed to other bumne. A
chinpehst come over the fleet tnd we doubt
not of its future iiiieiiilnrte. Many of our nsval
officers ropret that Tampico wat surrendered
without a b'ow.
It it well enoch at it i. We incline to the
opinion that the place will become of the utmost
consequence to the intended operations upon
the interior. The withdrawal if the Mexican
rtrrieon it evidence that Santa Anna ia making
preparations fur a demonstration upon atarpe
scale in the direction of San Luis Potnsi or Sal
tillo more pri bably tt the former.
We append hereto a liat of the officer of
ilia Miebienippi ;
Lint of OJJicett attached to tht V S Steam-
ihip Mististipj i, S. IV. Pa$s, Aon 19, 1840.
M C P'-rry, Commodore,
Henry A Adam, Commander,
John C Carter, First Lieutenant Win A
Purker. Second do.; Henry P Rubinenn, Third
do; E C Anderson, Fourth ic'injr do ; left tt
P iut Isabel to communicate with the commso-
ding officer at Matimor'.
J Hi pin Brown, Mite'er , Henry Roper.
Acting Master unt tu Untied States with pri
xe.
LW Minor, Surgeon; Washington Sher
man, Atetttmit do.
Lewis Warrington, Jr., Pureer.
Msrk IIBccchcr, I'rofol Muilienietice.
William Iwell, Jr., Chief Engineer.
Alphouee Barber, Passed Midshipmen; Kd
ward Barrett, do, sent home in a priw ; Fran
cis Gregory, do t Thuo S Fillebrown, Midship
man; David A Cheever. do ; Wm W Wilkin
son, do; Daniel I.Brsine, do.
Diniel B Martin, First Ait Engineer ;
Juste 8 Rutherford, Sd do.; Daniel Murphy, 2-1
da; Jaehui Hollander, 2-1 dot M M Thompton,
3d do.; Jsmct W King, 8d da
Willitm Whitehead, Acting Bo ttwsin.
John Martin, Gunner.
Joseph Coxe, Carpenter.
Win F Perry, Captain' Clerk.
Gcorje Hutchinson, Purfr' Clerk.
QitP!UNrarOR Tamnco. We neregrstifl
ed to learn that Gov. Johnson, at soon at he
heard that the Missiwippi had arrived at the
Bul?s to procure men and munitions for the ue
ft nee of Tampico, proffered for the line of the
United States fix 6 p un l and three 0 pound
brart piece, together ith 100 rounds uf ball
for each gun and fid nunde of grape shot.
The puna tre ready In go on board ship hare
been trcrpted, tnd will be immediately dee
patched to Tampico. This is a commendable
act of tne Executive of Louisiana. The necea
eity of erecting fortification st Tampico with
i xpeditinn i apparent ; and the diflerence in
the time required to bring ordnance from th
nearest United State depot, and in shipping
such ia resdy for use at once, might be fatal
to the occupation of that important point.
A Dram Pasatrr. One of th Washington
correspondent says tbat some week ago a Mr
Holbrook, a privet mail agent, boaght bug
chess iu Connecticut and sent it to Washington
by th mail agent along the route as a pressnt to
Col. Cave Jehaeon. Bom one, instead of tend
ing it a th giver intended, mlschivoaly els p.
ped th cbeete into the pott office mail, by which
roavtyaaco it came af to band, with Amis
tbtd and twenty Jtea dellare petafe charged on
it I Col. Johnson refused the present, and order
d "the cbeete" t be take back, so tbat it might
b properly filed way ia "the dead letter ejtet .
TUB AlttBKICACT.
. , ,
SaVtartoa( Veatmler, 6, 1816.
i. n, wwren, jeo., at m ni j?.
tmta mad Coat OfKct, earner of 34 and ChttntU
0frf, VMadftpkta, U mutharttrd ta act ma
atf-rat, ard rcrlpi far rnit tmanUa tma IAI
attletf far avbacritAtan or mttvtrtUIng;
Jltaa. mt At OtUi .V. 160 Atom am Htremt,
Ala IV.
Jlnd S. E. Carntr at BmUtmar and Calvert
eta., Baltimore.
fxyPaiKiiNO Int. A fresh supply of superior
summer ink jutt received, and for sal at Phila
delpbia price.
07" In another column of to-day' paper will
be found an account of th terrible wreck of the
Steamer Atlantic, on Fisher' Island. Also, the
news of the capture of Teuipico, by Commodore
Perry.
K7" Wa recommend th attention of our cili-
... . r rt 1 1
zer.s to tne aaveruaemeni oi .nr. u. tonrin i
cheap watch and jewelry store, in another co
omn of to day's paper. Mr. Conrad is repreieo
ted by those who have traded with him, as a bu
siness man and gentleman of the most favorable
ind. Hit establishment is well stocked, and
prices unusually low, which makes it tbe inte
rest of thoie in want of article In hit lai to give
him a trial.
07" W shall endeavor to lay before onr rea
tiers, in our next pPr, the annual message of
President Polk. Congress meets on Monday
next. It will be a short ten ion terminating
on the 3d of March ensuing.
Fsrmck's Bass or Schctlkili. CocfiTr. This
institution ialnreted at Schuylkill Haven, Schuyl
kill county. The capital stock having all been
subicribed to, an election for officers was held
last week, which resulted in the choice of the
Hon. George Rahn at Pretident, and Joteph W
Cake, F-pq., of Harrisburg, cathier. With pru
dent mantzement, and from the high character
of the gentlemen who have been elected officers
of this Bank, it cannot tail to be a profitable in
vestment to the stockholders.
A Momukkt to the gsllsnt Tennesteeans who
fell at Monterey is about to be erected by th
people of Nashville. Wm. Strickland, the able
architect, hat furnithed a design, wbich will cott
88.500. The whole height will be fifty feet
1 be iitme or the slain are to be inscribed upon
the shaft, at welt as upon tbe panels of the pedes
tat.
Th Toils ox the Ohio t thu year, a
tnoont to mort than one hundred and twenty
eight thouaand dollars over tht receipt of last
year. Pretty well for Ohio.
PaivnTctss The Spanish government ba
officially notified the U. S Government that no
Mexican privateers shall be permitted to fil out
in any Spanish port.
Tux CasiBRinGB Tsuscora, constructed at
Munich, hat arrived at New York. Tbe amount
of duty on the object of glast alone would have
been undrr the new tariff $3000 to $1000.
North Carolina. The Governor of North
Carolina, in bia message to the Legislature, ad
vises an incresse of the revenue to preserve th
credit of the State, and recommends a new at'
testmeiit of lands, which might soon raise th
reveune from $53,000 to $100,000. He also ad
viteta tax upon pleatnre carriages and gold
watches, in aid of the public revenue and sng
getts the payment into the treasury for th ute
of the State of the debt now Hue the Literary
Fund ; the Stat, however, to pay out interest
on the funds so collected to sustain tbe common
schools, of which be recommends the appoint'
ment of a Statt Superintendent. Tht Governor
ttkes th ssm view as Mr. Webtter toet of th
Mexican war, pronounce! it "unauthorised tnd
nnconatitutional."
SotTu Carolina Arraias Gov. Aiken laat
week tent his message to the Legislature, th
tubstsnce f which is briefly as follows : Tb
cotton crop is in fair proportion. The new ta
riff lew is grcst blessing. War with Mexico
regretted, but pronounced necessary by tbe bad
conduct of Meiro. The financial affairs of the
State are iri a prosperous condition. Its indebt
edness during the last year bas been materially
reduced. Tbe Stat Rank is upheld, and a re
duction recommended in the general rates of
interett. Th construction of railroad i alto
trongly impressed upon th attention of the
Legislator. Tbe other topic of the message
re of local Interest, with the exception of the
mention of the resignation of Senator MeDuffie,
upon whom a very high culogiunt is pronounced.
Coastwise Cost m stem. Th eosttwis com
merce of the Uaitsd States bas greatly increased
within a short time. Vessel will enter and clear
eoattwite at the custom-houses for Oregon city,
Colombia river, as also for Esn Francisco, Mon
terey and California, being voyage of a great
extent a any foreign voyage, and employing th
sblett seamen and navigator. A few year
sine a Noithwttt Coatt or California Captaia
would trtrctly have dreamed tbat bia successors
would bava been dieted a "coaster. -
PervLaTioH or tub Ut State. Estima.
ting th increase at three per cent, per annua ea
lb census of 1W0, th population of Iba Uid
Stat) will eeaount te 10,140,970, ea tbe t of
Jane, INT. , . r
Lata raou Fear Ltavaftwoata. Capture of
Cea&nmenJ Won. & tf ldiane.-Tle Indi
an are becoming deeperatt oa tbe Santa Fe
rente. t The St. Levi paper ttstt a train of go.
vernmvnt wagon, nineteen to autnber. tn day
out from Leavenworth, for Santa Fe, war sei
sed by a party of P wnee Indian, wagon, team,
tores, fee., wail tbe men wer at dinner, and
taken off. Some of (he wacons th Indian broks
p thereat tbey atarted off with. All but two
of th men accompanying tbe train immediately
started to overtake a train two dar ahead of
them th remaining two rneo returned to th
Foit, and mad th statement of ehich this is in
accordance.
Lsoal Judge Parker of tb Circuit Court, '
at Troy, in a replevin suit brought by some Bos.
ton merchant against a firm in Troy, decided
that an Innocent purchaser of goods from a per
son who had obtained them by fsls pretences,
could bold them ; that th perton who had been
thu defrauded, could not reclaim them after they
bad patted into the handa of a third person in
nocent of the fraud. The distinction drawn be
tween thlt cite, and ont where goodt tre obtain
ed by theft, it, that in the former cate the owner
voluntarily parts with the postession of them.
and in the latter case b doe not. This deci
sion may be looked upon at being very impor
tant. llELr-to lu Voi.t'NTtms. A large meeting
of the citizens was held last evening at the Coun
ty Court Home, corner of Sixth and Chetnut
streets, for the purpose of devising means to
give aid to th volunteers about to depart to
Mexico to fight the battle of their country.
Frederick Stoever, Etq , wss called to the chair,
nd Wm. Sontall and Thos. B. Town appointed
Secretariea. The meeting wat eloquently ad
dressed by Col. John J. McCshet:, Capt. Steel,
Col. R. M. Lee ond Andrew Miller. A series of
resolutions wer adopted, providing for the ap
pointment of a committee, of which the Mayor
and the Recorder of th city wer to compose
part, for the purpose of raisin the necessary
tunds. It was suggested that the committee sit
daily, in Independence Hall, to receive the con
tributions of the cititens. A subscription paper
was presented to tb meeting, heeded by the
Chairman, by Andrew Miller, and others, for
sums vsrying from fifty to twenty, ten and five
dollars, and in lettthsn ten minutes nearly three
hundred dollars were subscribed and part paid
into the hands of tb officers. The utmost en
tbusiatm prevailed at the meeting, and a spirit
wat manifested wbich augurs well for th com
fort of th Philadelphia volunteers ol the war.
Tbe exertions of the committee ar to continue
even after the departure of tbe troopa and until
their return. rAia. Ledger.
I HI CHILADtLPHU LieaT UCA1D This tp.
rited company, commanded by Capt. John Ben
nett, which wat on of tbe fir it to volunteer for
the war with Mexico, under the latt requitition,
paraded yetterday afternoon in their new United
States fatigue uniform. They made a full and
handtome ditplay. and presented quite a soldier
like appearance. They halted for a short time at
th Washington Houte, Cbetnut St., where the
Hon. Dsniel Webster made a brief and compli
mentary tddrett to them. In tht evening they
tppeared in their neat uniforms at the Ball given
by the Company at the new Odd Fellowt' Hall,
in Sixth street. They deserve much praise for
the teal and alaciity diiplayed by them in an
swering the call of their country, and will no
doubt give a good account of themselves in Mex
ico. Phita. Ledger.
Pr.NtYLVANU Volunteers Adjufsnt Gener
al Bowman left Harrisburg yetterday morning
for Philadelphia, for the pnrpote of inspecting
the volunteer companies which hive offered their
services in that city for the Mexican war, prepa
ratory to their rendezvousing at Pittsburg. The
number of eompanie expected to taken from th
city will be six, and tbe other four wil I be taken
from the country, making in all ten companies,
and completing tbe requisition upon Pennsylva
nia. The troop will he placed under marching
order by Monday next, aoas to enable them to
reach Pittsburg at the earliest day possible, to
be mustered into the United States service. Too
ranch praise caunot be awarded to Gen. Bowman
for tbe promptness with wbich he has dischirged
hit duty tt Adjutant General of tht State. From
tb moment be received hi orders from Gover
nor SnitNX, he bat been unceasing in his labors
to comply with th requisition of th President.
Upon this, st upon all other occasions, Pennsyl
vania will be found among tb first to sustain th
National Administration in a vigorous prosecu
tion of the war. Dcm. L'nion.
IaiLANB Nearly nine hundred thousand fam-
Jl' -r i 1 a ...
ines in ireisnaare engaged ana tupporieit toy a
grieulture. Tbe annual product of its toil it es
timated to be worth one bunJred and seventy-five
millions of dollars, and there it of this exported
to tht valua of tixty milliontof dollan. Thus
we cm tee st a glance what the people of that
beautiful, but ill fated island have lost by the
fkilure of two harveatt.
A Novxt Caie The Roaslan Emperor deri
ded a remarkable law tult recently. It appear
that a wealthy Russian General obtained tht
content ef a beautiful daughter tt a Polish No
bleman, te unite in marriagt with him ; and on
known to th lady, tb ceremony wa perform
ed by ta officer, disguised a a prieet. They
lived together for two years, when she wa in
formed by ber husband of th deception, and fin
ally discarded by bin). Sbe aongbt la vain for
redness ia all tb cotrts, wbea finally ber ess
cam be for s the Emperor, who decided tbat the
marriage wat illegal, but in coooequecxa ef tb
deception ef the pretended bbnd, b ordered
hi dismiss! from the Army, with the lost of
bit salary and bi office, without baviag any
claim to another appointment. Hi wbol pro
perty waa given f th lady wheat be o want
ly deceived, and ba ia not eeraaitted vn to aear-
ry agate. .. i v
' raavfnl teeae In Prenee, '
IIdhmcp of Live Loar. It baa been ata
ted that for a number of day preceding th lOtb
of October, rain fell in torrent io many part
of Franca, and particularly in the valley of tht
Loir. On tit afternoon of that day, tb rttret
and it tributaries began to riee, and in th
course of a few hour, tbe inundation was most
awful. Property to th extent of millions of.
fnnka wa deatrflyed boond of cattle per
iahed and hundred of human live wer lost.
Wbol hamlet were iwept away, sod several
villages were completely eubmerged. ; Th
Pari eorreepondent of the Boston Atls etyt,
"that the Urge citie of Nantea and Blois of
Tour, Orleans tnd Never, were in n.any part
ol them, under water, and aucb injury wt done
to property, that millions of dollar cannot re
pair it ; and ntch a Io of life wis there that all
the vslley is in mourning. A diligence with
leven paeaenger, ten men and one woman, left
Four on it way to Pari. It wa obliged to
erase the Loire. The people on the bridge,
who were watching the rapid rie of the river,
warned them not to proceed, a the causeway
beyond wa alretdy under water, but an inspec
tor, one of the passengers, said that he had come
over that very piece ol road two hotirt before
and it wt perfectly safe-and he called on tht
driver to proceed. They went on, end in threi
minute the hone stood still, where they couk
neither turn nor go on. The pasenger lashet
the diligence to tree hy a small rope, tnd wti
ted for help. Seven men in a boat attempt,
to reach them, but failed, and were obliged t(
fasten their host to a tree, and remain in he
all night Soon the lady in the coupee criei
out that the was drowning, and called upo
those on the top to got her out. The conducto
and driver tet down a rope, which a priest ale
in the coupee, listened around her body. Th
attempt to hoist her up ctpsized the diligono
and broke the rope by which it wtt fastened t
the tree. Sh with the conductor and drivet
wat drowned. Before thi, a man had cut on
of the horse lnoec and got upon hi back, wit'
a young man behind him, and attempted toreac!
the shore, but the horeo fell and both the me'
were thrown into the stream the younger w
drowiuv the elder avizeJ the top of a tree, i
which he ektsbliahcd .himself till mcrnin
Meanwhile the diligence broken from its moo
inge, began to drift down the stream. The prle
who was in the coupee, now made an attemp
to get on the top, tnd, at the tame moment, wa
seized around the teg by a young man wh
wa overboard. It wtt the work of a momeni
In the struggle the young man hut his hohl, an
unk. The carnage had now retched the cet
tre of the roaring and imp"tunut Loire, and tl
poor wretches who clung to it give up the la
hope but jutt at that moment, and tfter th)
had floated eight hundred yard down the cu
rent, an eddy drew them nut of the main etrean
and they soon Indeed between two large tree
They spent the night in that horrible position
tnd were rescued the next day, after losing ei:
of the thirteen who started from Feurt upon th
conch. In mother instance, a diligence wt
t mituriy overtaken hy the water, but the dr
ver manured to awi-n a-hore, went a mileaP.r
a boat, in which he could get no one to ventnr
with him, and, returning a Line, he eavuJ th
whole company, as if by miracle.
Dend of wonderful courage and htimani'
were perfoimed. One man saved eighty pc
eon from drowning, but at last fell by accidei
from hi boat, that he had junt filled from an i
undated village, and though thoee whom he hi
aved made every poe;ble efWl to recover hi
he was wrptaway, and lost."
CosTrrTio!r or tus Bowkls er Cos'i. ne
headache, gidJiness, paiu io the side and brea
nauea and airkne, 'variab'e appetite, yellow
swarthy eompli-iion, Ac , sre th usual symptoi
of Liver Complaint.
Wrighfe Indian Vegetable Pill aie always e
tain to leinuve the above complaints, becsuae th
purge from th body th. morbid humors whi
are th eanse not only of tll (Unorders of iba .
but of every malady incident to man. A single
cent box will in sit cases giv relief, snd perse
reuc will moot s.uiJly drive ery particle
diea from the body.
Wi ight'e tndinn Vegetable Pills alo comple
ly clean the stumsch and bowels of alt bilic
and putrid humors, and therefore are a certain ci
for rhnlle, dysentery, cholera morbaa, and oihei i
1 orders of the intes'lnc.
I Tbe popularity of Wist's tseii Vsasi
bib Puis has proved a sttong bail to anprir
pled men, who, instigated by the hop of gvn,
tempt to pslm off spurious article on the on
peeling, To drfeat th wicked design of ai
men, W haV procured new labt-la, and lh Sig
turanf Wm. W light will be found Wattrt wi
a rmon the top label of each bus. None ol
is genuine, and te counterfeit this is forgery,
Knmler, th only original sad genuin 1
DIAN VEGETABLE PILLS bsvelh Wain
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bolt
(j A gent for the sal of Wight's InJian Vrg
bl Pill in Sunhury, Hiaat Masssa. For 01
agencies te advertisement In another contain.
BtttBaira's Ftus.Jenmetiaue JJua
the eauH and onhj Casts efalt Pain and Diit
m Ike Dedy.Teiu i th warning gi by
nor that Ibar ar arriotoniowa banter ia
body. No ma oor had aa sfleetlon at the I
bat H sroe frosa Acriatenioa Hooter having
tied there. No aa bsd pal) ia iba b
or aa aA-ctioc of the heart, bat it wss prodr
by tb presence upon Ihoea part ef Acriaton
UatnoiB. 8 with RbenDMilsat tb Acriaton
Heater be iild epoa tb a oca attibraa '
tbe bowel, agar vales) ia atoet cm by there