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(OFIVOF.9IB OF PE.OOEED.INOS.)
WASIIINGToN, Jan. 10
Senate—As a death ma to be announced Mr.
Case did not inaki hit) prothised speech on Cen
tral American affairs but postponectit till to-
Morrow., Mr, Bright introduced a bill granting
about 409,600 acres of pia, to various.wes
tern railroad companies. Referred to- the
Committee on public tondo. Mr. Jones, of
Tennessee introduced a resolution of inquiry
as to the authority by which changes have been
made in the plan of the extension of- the Cap
itol. Agreed to. A mesmge from the House
announced the death of the lion. Henry A.
Mahlenberg, member of the Muse from Pa.
Mr. Broadhead spoke in eulogistic terms of
the deceased and offered the usual resolutions,
whiels.wore passed and the Senate adjourned.
llotese.—On the asiembling of the House,
Mr. Drum, of Pa.. aer need the death of Mr.
aldenber, and after a glowing eulogy sub
mitte4 the usual resolutions. Mr. Dmifon and
Mr. Straub also spoke, afte.c, which the Rouse
nljourned.
'll%l6lllNa row. .) . ati. 11
Smitte.;---The Senate soon after the rending
of the jourprd, proceeding to the consideration
.of the correspondence relative to the Clayton
and Bulwer treaty. Mr. Cass defended his
speech of last spring upon the same subject,
contending that the protocol issued by the ne
gotiators, vitiated the treaty and gave Great
Britain an excuse to evade it. He advocated
the Monroe doctrine, and voted for the treaty,
because he supposed it excluded Great Britain
entirely from Central America. The Central
America of the treaty be supposed to be geo
graphical and not political. Mr. Cass whs
very severe on Mr. Claytoly, but disclaimed any
ill-feeling or intention 'et personality. Mr.
Cuss also examined Great Britain's title to
Central America, showing that it was untena
ble. Mr. - Cass having concluded, the Senate
ndjeuimed.
Housr.—The House resumed the considera
tion of the joint resolution tendering a vote of
thanks and n sword to Capt. Ingraham. A
very interesting discussion ensued. The most
effective speech was made by Mr. Disney (dem.)
of Ohio.
ile said ho believed it was conceded on
nil hands that thanks to Ingraham, in a mat
ter of public policy, are justly due. The onlj
difference of opinion existing• in any part , of
the !louse was as regards the reasons for the
ju.tilication of his notion. II• admired the
nl lity of the Secretary of State, but there
were points in the letter to which he could not
assent. For purposes of concern only, the
laws of nations have recognized the principle
that an individual may acquire a domicile alien
to the country of his birth, to which he owes
allegiance, and this is unmistakably laid down
in all the authorities which the Secretary has
glinted.
The error of the Secretory is„that he over
looks this fact and the distinctions drawn.-- 0 -
Nationality goes with domicile for commercial
purposes, on the principles laid down by Sir
Wm. Scott, mid followed by the American
unirts. In reply to aquestion by Mr. Philips,
he said there were two kinds of allegiance--
cue a temporary allegiance growing out of do
connected with commercial.transec
tions,- end the-other permanent allegiance
growing out of the duty of the citizen in the
:distract, without regard to commerce or pro
perty. Ile discussed thisqubject at some length.
The debate being concluded a motion was
made to refer the resolution to. a • Committec,
which was lost. The questiop Sir then taken
and the original resolution passed by the deci
sive rote of 174 to 9. The House then ad
-
j nursed.
.• WASHINGTON, Jan, 12.
Senale.—After some business of min im
, portanco, Mr. Clayton rose to respond to Mr.
C'1.99'8 speech on the Central American tre4.
'Mr. Clayton expressed himself surprised to
find that Mr. Case, in the closing half of his
speech had come to a conolusion nearly iden
tical with his own. He would cordially shake
hands' ith the Sernitor upon the result which
he seemed to arrive at. and would stand by his
side in executing one part of the treaty—in
compelling England, if necessary, to' observe
her obligations. Notwithstanding .Mr. Case
had devoted a large portion of his speech to
.provelim (Mr. Clayton) wrong, it appeared
they agreed in some things. They agreed that
tira recent despatches showed that Eegland de
sired to be released from the present treaty,
and to make a now one, and they both con.
'curved in the opinion that it was the duty of
this government to insist upon England observ
ing faithfully the stipulations she had entered
into. For.tvvo hours, yesterday, he had been
chided hy,the Senator, after which he was told
that he done right. Mr. Clayton continued to
epeas at considerable length, and finally with
out concluding gave way to a motion to ad
journ.
house.—The business ten; unimportant, con
sisting chiefly of a . discitesion on a motion to
print extra copies of a compendium of tho last
census, which was finally carried.
WAsnr.%ToN, Jnn. 'l3
The Senate was not in session having ad
jdurned until Monday' In the House Mr.'Cut
tin,' from 'the Committee on the - Judiciary,
reported a bill to secure tho right's of citizen
ship to children of citizens of the United States
born without the limits thereof. After some
diSouSsion tho bill psssed. Tho Reuse then
vent into Committee of the whole and Mr.
.Ewing having the floor made a speech on In
ternal Improvements. '
WASIIINGTON, Jan. ]6
.Senate,—The , Committee on the Judiciary
reported favorably on tho right of Mr. Phelps,
U. S. Senator , from Vermont,.appointed by the
Governor to a seat in the Senate. The report
was made special order of the day for
Wednesday. , Mr. Pearce introduced a reso
lution instructing the Committee ou'Naval Af
fairs to report measures .expressive of the as
Camden of the country, for the gallantry of the
Captains of the Three Bells, Bilby 'and Antar-
tie, in saving.the passengers of the steamship
San,Frnpoiscol made an eloqunt speech on the
subject, and said that he hoped Congress would
' pagan effective:tribute to the 61Ianttars who
Made such noble eaorifices to eavo their follow
men.: The resolution was, adopted.
tho House, Mr. ,Bissell introduced a bill
for the,..rtklier of the troops who suffered on
board the San Francisco, which was referred to
the Committee on Military Affairs. •
•Tun SLUE Wan.—The Erie war seems to bo
raging b as fiercely as ever, though it is now be
, tween the Uaited States and the,local'autbori 7
ties." First the United States Marshal arrests
half doz,fin prominent citizens of Erie and. irn
prisonS lbm,. : and next the oitizons malr.o . tif-
Adaytt,a,geinpt . the United„States Marshal `of
tel4o,,t.,i 9R ily,l 4 ffi gß t,,and,..tb o local authorities
...aNsi3st . bim and send him to prison,' r ,
Tnn''Entit iLtorUne.-46 CirOatt:'COuit of
the United Stites, at Pittsburg, !Me refoliOd'a
the
,case„of, the Erie rioters,
cergtait,todp . ,pripon for contempt lu 'yielating
; the ipjltnotion2 granted.. 4 that: court... They
tai until the -broaoh-or the
'the' ' t ,
muriotlon Is revalied con e p pn -
ed.
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1954
ffiE LARGLL. AND CHEAPEST NEWSPAPER
, IN CUMIIMILAN I) COUNTY
Terms—Two Dollars a year, or One Dona,- and
Fifty Cents, if paid punctually in Adba,nce.
*11,75 if paid within the year.
rf.,nrOur thanks arc duo to Messrs. Wherry
and Evans, of the Senate, and Mr. McKee, of
the House, for legislative documents„
STATE TEMPERANCE CONVENTION.-,By nn
official 'announcement, a State Tempera . nce
Convention is called at Harrisburg, for Thurs
day and Friday, 26th and .2711bdays of Janu
ry inst. Delegates are expected from every
county, as it is intended to be literally n Rase
Convention. lion. Neal Dow of Maine, Wm,
H. Van Wagner• lisq., of the "Big 'Tent,' ,
General Cary of Ohio, and other• distinguished
champions of the cause will be present. Ar
rangements have been made with the Cum
berland Volley Rail Rend
. to take delegates
from this county at half price.
CFI ANGERS IN THE CABINET
Intelligence from Washington states
Col. Jefferson Davis has been elected to the
Senate from Mississippi, and that C. C. Cle
mens, of Alabama will go into the war depart
ment. Mr. Guthrie, it is also snit is about to
resign the Treasury departMent, and Mr.
Breckenridge, of Ky. will take his ,place.—
Other reports, day that Mr. Cubing will take
the Treasury and Mr. Breckenridge the attor
ney Generalship.
The-Government has received intelligence of
thu 'conclusion of a treaty with mexico by Gen.
Gadsden, our Minister, which' agrees to give
39,000,000 acrp.s in Mesilla Valey for $20,000,
000, of which ,000,000 are to be reserved
for paying claims, includirig the Garay Grant,
&c. The destruction of Walker's filibustering
expedition is confirmed, and their ship Caroli
na had been captured.
£l Later intelligence says that A. G. Brown
is elected Senator from Mississippi, and that
Mr. Guthrie will not resign. The new , treaty
excites strong opposition.
OLD SOLDIERS CONVENTION
The Convention of the veterans of 1812,
met in Philadelphia; last Monday, agreeably
to previous notice, Delegates were present
from nearly every State in the Union—the
number in attendance being much larger than
was anticipated. • The Convention,was organ
ized in Independence Hall, Judge Sutherland
presiding. A series of resolutions were passed,
calling on Congress to extend the benefits of
the same pension system to the soldiers and
widows of the War of 1812, as to those o'f the
War of the lievolution—recommending the
- soldiers of the War of 1812 to form a 'society
in, each State, and that the Bth of January be
Bet apart as the day !Olen annual meeting.—
The resolutions also return thanks to the vari
ous public men and State Legislatures who
have advocated their cause,—and copies 'of
them were ordered to be sent to the President
and both Houses of Congress,- and to the Go
. vernors of the several States, with the request
that they may submit the same to their respec
tive Legislatures.
The Convention continued its sessions three
days, meetin4 after the first day in in the Chi-
nese Saloon. Many speeches were made and
received with great applause, recounting as
they did the stirring scenes of the War of 1812,
IA which the speakers had participated. Gen.
fanny, of Missouri, Gen. McCalla, of Ky.,
Dr Vin Pelt, Major Peters and Gen. T. C.
Miller were the prominent speakers. Among
the Vice Presidents we notice the names of
Gen. Willis Penile and Gen. T. C. Miller, of
this county. The occasion passed off with
great eclat, and the veterans aro likely to ac
complish their object.
P EN NSYLVANIA COMMON SCITOOLB.—The 20th
annual report of the Superintendent of Com
mon Schools presents malty interesting facts.—
The reports from all the districts are not in
cluded„but the Superintendent estimates the
number of schools, open during the year at
over 10,000; the average time they were open
niis five months ; the average pay of teachers
has increased, that of males being $10,25 per
month, and that of females $12,13. The whole
number of pupils in attendance was about 980,
000. This does not include Philadelphia city
and county, in wlfich there were 280 publics
schools, with 50,085 pupils, nt an expense of
$411,303 85, ...The amount of school tax levied
in the State, exclusive of Philadelphia city and
county, was $1 : ,021,337 34. The reportyecom
mends Immo reforms in the_selmol_laws.
TEMPISIIANCE CAUCUL —A - caucus of the mem
bers of the House favorable to the cause of pro
hibition, was held in Harrisburg on the 11th
inst., when Mr. Bighorn, of Allegheny,_was el
ected Prosiderit, and B. It. Miller, Secretary.
Cn a vote being 'taken fifteen were in favor,
of submkting :the inatter..to a vote of the pee.
ple, and seventeen were favor of unconditional
legislation. The friends,. of prohibit' dn i were
not all present. It islepposed that the ma
jority would have been larger in favor of
the latter course' hind all been *preient,
Ite c „The City Councils of Philadelphia bavo
re•eubcribed 4;2,000,000 to, the stook of the
Sunbury and Erieltailroad Company, which
was revoked some time ago, in consequence of
dissatisfaction with the management of the
Company. The difficulties appear to be rec.
onciied now, and the early, completion of this
'great enterprise, whichwilli place Philadelphia
in direct railroad cognunnication iiith the
Northern Lakes, may he considered Certain.
Enos': or '11111E11M: TlyMlSLE.—Dunkirk Jan
IL—The train froar'Erie has just arrimtkand
passengers announce the torminatiot .. the
railraaci war at that place. Mootinge :have,
been held to-day- at Erie and Harbor creek,
and resoldtions were passed to 'aifeF.no forth
et opposition to the company in prosecuting
the, repairs of the road. The superintendent
says that two or three days will suffice to make
the road, passable.
. DEiTII OF MIL 111U1ILENEWRO.-HOO, 'Henry
A,' Muhlenburg died of Washington on MondOy_
last. 11ir, 'Muhleuburg WOO -the • member 'of
Congress from too Berks Distriot, and stood
among the meet iron - dont of tie Petinsylia:
nievdelegation. • his loss. will be severely felt
by the whole State, us well as his immodu4
constituents. • •'• .• „,
died indd'enly toe'no6idexy
D
oilskin, is lying dauserbuely 111, s
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STATIt LEdISILATURE
Tlie , business of the Legielaturo is so far o
no: great public Importance. Without giving
a eonnected: Nepoir of dnily proceedings, w.o
notice the following matters as already having
received attention in ono or the other bran* :
A:resolution - lute been submitted in the Senate
instructing the penatorii and Members of Con
gress from this State to support a law to grant
to old soldiers 100 acres oLtbo public lauds,
agreeably to the proposition of the late soldiers
Convention. .
A bill has been introducotb into the Legisla
ture to provide for the incorporation of a Com
pany to purchase the Publ c Works, extending
from Philadelphia to Pittsburg. The Company
is to have possession of'these works so soon,
as Sdoo,ooo shall be Paid into the State Trea- I
Bury, and the dblivery'of twelve. bonds, Of ono
million of dollars each, secured - by mortgage
upon the canals and railroads purchased as
aforesaid, cacti bearing'interes4 at five per
cent, and payable at yearly intervals. .
Various propositions have been submitted
relative to the gunge law which has caused
so mach riot and some blood at Erie, but thus
fur nothing hos been done.
On the 10th Mr, Slifer introduced into the
Senate, a bill cetricting the sale of liqu3re,
of all kinds, to no quantity less than 'thirty:
one gallons, and submitting the bill to the
people at the next October election. Should
a majority declare against its enforcement
then its repeal is to ho recommended to the
next legislature ; but in case it is approved
then to remain a positive ennetrneiit•
Mr. Quiggle's proposition is to raise a ° joint
committee of both Douses, to inquire into.tbo
expediency of submitting the question of a
Prohibitory Liquor Law to the people, at the
next general election, and Mr. Bingham has a
scheme before the House which enacts a law
with stringent nnti-ligiier•provisions, end sub
mite it to the people for their approval, at a
special election, to be held in March next.
A bill has been reported in the House to in
corporate the Dimes Saving Fund of Phil
adelphia. Also, a bill to pay the expenses in
curred during the visit of the Maryland Leg
islature last year to Harrisburg.
On Monday, Joseph Bailey, Esq., of Perry
County, Ivho had previously received the cau
cus nomination, was elected State Treasurer.
The bill' for consolidating the city and dis
tricted Philadelphia, has passed the Senate.
EDITORIAL NOTING S
The Patent Deceptive Hen's Nest.
An exchange announces to the world this new
and ingenious contrivance, which is of course
the Invention of a •down-oast Yankee.
o The
design is to deceive poultry into the speedy and
liberal laying of eggs, which is accomplished
by the peculiar construction of this machine.
It is thus described:
‘• At the bottom of the deceptive nest there
is a trap door, which works on a hinge, being
supported by a spring. The moment an egg
is placed on this, the trap opens and lets it fall
through into a cushioned apartment prepared
for its reception. The consequence is, that the
bird, just as she is preparing to cackle, glances
at the nest, end seeing nothing, actually-reas
ons herself into the belief. that she has not laid
nt all, and resumes her position on the nest, in
hopes of rushing is more successful effort. On,
the first trial of this curious contrivance be
fore the Commissioner of Patents, to test its
virtues, a singular result was'effected. A large
imported Russian hen was located on the neat
sod left to her meditations. On account of
pressing business, the hen was forgotten until
the next day, when to the utter astonishment
of the Commissioner, and even to the inventor
himself, on examining the nest, they found
nothing but n pair of claws, bill, and a bunch
of feathers; the mystery was explained how
ever, upon examining the chamber beneath in
which they found half a bushel of eggs.
The Raining Tree
Subjoined is an account,.which we find in
an exchange, of the most wondorfillc•troo we
have heard of lately, We copy it, simply re
marking that we have no knowledge of the
traveller or writer to whom , the paragraph is
credited:
The island of Fierro is , one of the most ccn
siderable of the Canaries, and I conceive that
name to be given it on this account—that its
soil, not affording so much as a drop of fresh
water, seems to be of iron, and indeed, there
is in this island neither river, nor rivulet, nor
well nor spring, save that only, towards the
sea-eide, there era some wells; but they lie at
such a distance from the city, that the inhab
itants can make no use thereof. But the great
Proservet and Attstainer of all, remedies this
inconvenience by a way so extraordinary, that
it man . thay be ['wed to sit down and acknowl
edge that Ile gives in this, nn undeniable de
monstration of his goodness and infinite Pro
videnee. '
For, in the midst of this island, there is a
tree which is the only on of the kind, inas
much as it both no resemblance to those men
tioned by us in this relation, nor to any other
known to us in Europe. The leaves of it are
long and narrow and continue in a constant
verdure, winter and summer; and its branches
aro covered with a cloud, which is never dis
palled, but resolved into a moisture, which
causes' to fall from its leaves a very clear -wa
ter, and that in such abundance that the cis
terns, which are placed at the foot of the tree
to receive it are never empty, but contain
enough to supply both man and beast.--Dfan
delsio.
NOTICES
agn The Philadelphia Sunday Mercury,
published •by Messrs. Upham S, Jones, com
menced its fourth year on the Ist inst., ap
pearing in an elegant' suit of new typo. The
Mercury is 'one of the ablest of the &Many
Press. Its publishers are men of industry.
dud talent, whos'e; aina it is. to make a good
paper. Among the attractions of the opening
volume they announce a new work by°George
Lippard,w,hiell wjll be commenced in their
issue of thtinth Inst., entitled !‘ Ersmion,
Slave catching in the Quaker City." There
is no writer of the day better quillifitil to pic
ture the characters which must appear in such
a'work than Lippard, and the new tale tvill
doubtless be looked for with interest. •The
Mercury is furnished to country subscribers at
iil or'paranaum..
The Montgomery Pictorial Times , made its
first appearance on the Ilth inst. It is . a
handsome quarto •of: twenty-four columns,
elegantly illustrated, the price being only .
Oren cents per copy. The publisher an
nounces that as mien as• ho can have blifnew
mammoth presses finished the 'Times will be
doubled in size, and made the best as well as
the largest illustrated paper. ,in the country.
l'nblishodhy 'Alexander Montgomery, Ful.ton .
at. Now York, $1 60 per year. . .
lar..Wo exchange with a goodly number Of
Agricultural papers most of thetp or establish
ed merit and usefulness; but among thenkall,
we peruse the columns of none with ,moro
Wrest and comfort than those of the Ned, Eng
land Farmer. There •is n_ good deal i pf, old
fashioned home•fireside feeling infused into its
language which reminds us
.of the ,capacious
hearthand, glowing , winter - . fires of longago,_
'while in the eleinentsorprogression and•pran
acid asefulneskit, ronks ,areong.,the first jour
nals in the land. • Itoynolds4 Npuysp, Boston
Mass._ •$2 per annum.,
GEN• GEO. 'CADWALLADER. correspond
ontof•tLo 'Washington Countyteommontre44/a
itionkli. , urges too iiiimitaiion of (len: Cadwrl
itithii` hal Mire ainOldatit:for . Govoraor.
WitpcXE OF T.Tp:a s'AN FRANCISCO
040Liveg Lost:
Nan 'roux, January 13.—8 y the arrived of
the bark Three Bolls, intelligence: has at last
,been received from Sic wreck of thusteamshrp
•San rranorsoo. . Is is rendered certain that
:24.0-of those on board perished, having-been
bwept overboard by the sea during the gale on
the 23d of December, by which the VCSSCI was
crippled. Among the lost were Major Taylor
and wife, with Col.-Washington, Lieut. Smith,
and Capt. Field. On board the bark Three
Bella are 23Q ,t,f the saved; l'uoluding Major
Wyse and Limit. Winder: Others of the res
cued, including Col. Gates, Maj. Merchant,
Col. Burke, Capt.
,Julf - , Lieut. Fremont, Licut
Looser and Limit Van Voort, including all the
ladies except the wife of Col. Taylor, are on
board the brig liilby bound to Boston. Licut
C. S. Winder and Lient Chandler are on board
the shipAntartio, bound to Liverpool. All the
troops saved aro divided between the three
Teasels. The San Francisco remained afloat
from the 23d ult„ until the sth of January,
' when she went down:
Tho following additional particulars in re
gard to the disaster to the steamer Sou Fran
cisco are understood to be authentic:
The steamer was caught In the gale of the
night of the . 24th of December, (Saturday,)
and disabled. Soon after, a heavy sea swept
the decks, washing overbodr'd, and involving in
immediate death nco hundred an iforty passen
gers, including Col. T. M. Washington, Lieu
tenant Smith, Capt. H. B. Field, and Major
Taylor and wife.
The wreck drifted about until January sth,
when she was fallen in with in latitude 38 deg.
long: 59 deg., by the ship Three Bells, from
Glasgow, the bark Kilby for Boston, and the
ship Annuli° for Liverpool, which vessels took
off the crew and remaining passengers. G.
IV. Aspinwall, Esq., of Philadelphia, was sa
ved, end As ou board the bark Kilby. The
Three Bells brings in 230 from the wreck. All
•the spats end sails eine Steamer were blown
away in the gale of the 25th, Christmas day,
the engine stopped . working, the piston-rod
breaking off, and thus leaving the vessel total
ly unmanageable. The sea every moment
struck her tremendous blows under her guards
tearing up the plunking fore and aft, on both
sides. At the sours time; the ship commenced
to leak, when the troops were organized into
bailing gangs.
At ii o'clock, on the morning of the 25th, the
sea struck amidships with terrible force, car
rying away both the smoke stacks, all the ups:
per saloon and staving in the quarter deck en
tirely through, washing overboard a large num
ber of passengers, including Col. Washington
and others. (as mentioned above,) two ladies
names unknown, in addition to the wife of
Copt. Taylor, three civillians, natnes'also un
known, and 150 United States troops. At the
same moment, three persons—Brooks the wai
ter, the barber of the boat and the Carpenter's
brother, Mr. Duckett, were killed by the'crus-
Ling cf the timbers.
(Cu the 28th of_December,epoke the bark
Kilby, of Boston, bound for New ,York, whe .
lay by the wreck until 3 o'clock on the 26th,
when the work of getting the passengers on
board was , commenced. With considerable
difficulty upwards of 100 persons got onboard
the bark, men, women and children, including
the officers above mentioned, with their fami
lies, Copt. Judd and wife, Lieut. Fremont and
family, G. W. Aspinwall, and J. L. Graham.—
At night, the wind increasing, with squally
weather, the Kilhy let go the hawser at 10 o'-
clock, after which time nothing further was
seen of the bark by those left on board of the
wreck.
The gale continued throughout the 30th and
31st, and a large number of the loon became
perfectly exhausted, many sick and dying.
On the morning of Sunday, Jan. Ist, eight
days from the time the ship,was disabled, the
despairing hearts of the hapless people on
board were cheered by the British ship Three
Bells, which, having been spoke, bore down for
the wreck, and My by until 3 P. M., when-her
bout came alongside.
The same day, the ship Antartic, from New
York for Liverpool, also bore down for the
wreck, and en W. ,esday, the 4th inst., both
ships cotnmencN' ~ ing off the passengers and ,
a large arnrum-„,lprovisions and water, and
by sunset of the *3th all the passengers were
removed from the wreck. Next morning the
crew and officers of tin; ship were taken off.—
Capt. Wa:kins being the last man to leave the
San Francisco.
The Three Bells brings 230 Fouls, including
passengers, troops,, officers, and the seamen of
tha steamer. Thera were eleven deaths among
the crew of the atesmer from the time she was
disabled to the Bth inst., including two washed
overboard.
It is said that after all liad left the San Fran
cisco, she was scuttled, in order to remove the
vessel from the way of passing vessels.
The city papers of Monday bring additional
particulars of this appalling disaster, from
which we learn that in thirty-six short hours
from the time of her departure, she was a
wreck, and a large proportion of her company
were hurried-inteeteraity; The piston-rod to,
the air pump (to appearance an insignificaitt
part of the machinery,) was the firist to give
out, as the ship battled with a terrific gale.
This caused the vessel to swing round, broad
side to the mountainous sea then running, and
she received blow after blow, that speedily re
duced her to a wreck. The sails that had
been firmly clewed to the yards, were snatched
from their fastenings, the masts went over
board, and filially a tremendous sea tore up
the decks, and swept away everytl4g,,upun
them, including not far front, one hundrekand
fifty men, besides cattle, all the life-boats, Sc.
Some, in despair, threw themselves into the
One of the crow ef — the steamer states that
Col, Washington was asleep in his statwoom
when he was swept overboard and drowned,
together with Major Taylor and wife, Capt.
Field, Lt. Smith and others. He adds:
-The staterooms swept away were immedi
ately dashed in pieces, and their inmates
thrown upon the billows. lie attempt was
made to rescue any, for all efforts to this end
--were useless. - Some of, the drowning men.
grappled at splinters and boards for assistance;
others swam until smothered or tired out, and
many, without an effort, sunk beneath the
sea. In that moment,- those still on beard
themselves suffered all the horrors of (lath.
Some had relatives, and all had friends- and
acquaintan6es struggling in the waves. Each
tried to shut his eyes, heart and ears to every
thing around him, momentarily expecting to
— join the drowning soldiers.
It front his statement, that during
this frightful storm, many kept their spirits
up by partaking freely of brandy and water,
of which there was much.on board, and some,
he says, owe their Hies to the moderato use
of ardent spirits.
AU that day, the ship was expected to 'go
doWn every, minute, but-in the evening, Capt.
Watkins commander of the ship, who conduct-.
ed himself with great bravery, directed the
officers to keep the. privates ; bailing water at
tho engine room, Loping to make the pimps
work. Incredible labors were here performed.
For the first' two days and, nights the men
worked incessantly, and during tour days with
trifling intermission. The engineers worked
night and day,, trying to get the Fillips, in
motion, - Whenever the wind, increased, baling
was; continued mate actively: Finally,' nil
hands became completely exhausted, and many
worn sick. ;However the water was got un
der, as the gale - abated, and efforts were 'made
to lighten thi3 ship and stop the leaks. -Hope
revived. • • -
On tho 20t If, 1;I' sail was descried; which
proVed to be the brig "Napoleon." She was
said to be , Short of provisions and Water; but
her officers, lifter picking np some of the, pro
visions thrown overboard - from the San.Fratt
(deco, abandoned- tho wreck.. The weather
was not so ueyeru but that sho„, could have
stayed The same ' day the brig ..Ikfariti"
hove in sight,'iat- did' not speak. , heavy
bldits;bontinued , for fourteen days, during
which time bailing was continued. The next'
voesel ;spoken was the bark !Though
sink of previsions, slid agreed to bike off the
men to the nchrest 4 part. Aticordingly an era
iser-and,2o 'leen were sent aboard,.to com
mence 1 ghtening her,, by throwing .overboard
her cargo of cotton,.&c.. Those officaeril , whe
had families Were Wen sent, with all tholadies
carnp-women, 'Sal:, together With GO men,
making in all 120 or HO persons. Scarcely
any provisions, 'however, were got on board,
and they previou-ly had but one barrel of
bread, and 11 of water. Again Jett to their
'fate, despondency ensuld on board the steamer,
and that night a terrible gelelvas experienced,
end the ship made writeKfaSt,' avenue' the
guards and near' the. &haft 8. Three_ or four,;,
men acre constantly employed to brat
tresses near the shafts, nod bailing ,vit contin
ued. This was done Icy the soldiers. After
the-Kilby left, rulffitiobal horrors came upon
them; for the ship repeatedly taking fire was
threatened with destruction from that source.
But. happily, this danger was averted. Thro'-
out these trying times, many of tite - ifficers
and men behaved heroically.
On the morning of the Slot another ship was
.discovered to be in sight. They were, he wev•
cr, unable to communicate with her until the
morning of the 2d of Jannary, owing to the
fury of the gale, but she magnanimously stood
by for three days. The was an English ship,
the Three Bells. On the morning of the 3d,
the American ship Antartic hove in view, and
the hour of deliverance seemed to be near.—
These two vessels tools all that were left on the
'wreck after the Eilby departed. The Antar
tic continued her voyage to Liverpool, whither
site wts' bound taking about 180 officers and
men, nneon Friday afternoon last at 5 o'clock,
the Three Bells, with' 230 .officers and men,
reached the Battery at New York, On Sethi%
day evening the ship Lu'ey 'Thompson 'arrived
at New York, bringing nearly all the passen
gers rescued by the bark Kilby, except the
rife of Major Wyse. They nod suffered se-'
verely on the Kilby, owing Ito the ship being
leaky, crippled and short of provisions. It is
feared the Kilby has been driven out to sea a-.
gain and a steamer has been despatched to her
relief.
On Saturday afteonoon to meeting of mer
chants of New York was held in the Exchange,
and resolutions were passed, expressing the
sense entertained of the generous and heroic
Conduct of the captains of the ships Three
Bells and Antarctic, and bark Kilby, and pro
viding.that a piece of plate should be presen
ted to each as a testimonial of their magnan
imous conduct. It was also resolved that a
petition he presented to Congress, asking that
the losses on insurance by the commanders
and owners of these vessels may .be indemni
fied by the government.
The N. Y. papers of Monday state that the
bark Kilby, which was blown out to sea after
transferring the passengers she had taken
from the wreck. has been fallen in with by the
row boat Leviathan, some distance outside of
Sandy !look. The Kilby Was in tow of the
steamer City of New York, for Boston, Where
she belongs.
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j . t.,The United States mail steamer Baltic
arrived at New York, on Thursday evening,
after a passage of fifteen days, having soiled
from Liverpool on the 2.Sth of December, and
encountered severe weather oif her passage.—
Her newsis four days later,and is of stirdag
importance.
The indications on all hands are that the
Czar is 'preparing for a general war. The Gov
ernments of England and France are trying
still to patch hp the'quarrel, but kgeneral war
is considered inevitable. Lord Palmerston's
return to the Cabinet is considered a sign that
Great Britain intends to display more energy
and less fear of bringing mutters to a crisis.
The Emperor of -France scents quite willing to
not, if Great Britain is 6isposed to do so. It
is said in the Belgian papers that he hashrought
the question gefot e tbe English Cabinet in suoh- ,
precise terms, that shifting or neutrality. is no
longer posstble. The attacks in the English
papers against Prince Albert, daily gain
strength,
The French papers state that Admiral Ha
melin, the Commander of the French fleet, has
had orders sent hint to prevent the Russians
from disembarking troops on the coast of the
Black sea;. and also to signify to the Russian
il i dtairal, through the medium of an EnrOy with
a Ylag of truce who will be sent to 'Sebastopol,
that he is interdicted
_from putting to sea.
It is expected that the nest Constantinople
mail, will bring the news of the entrance of
the fleet into the Black sea. Up to. the 15th,
this had not taken place. A telegraphic des
patch of the 15th, from Constantinople, says:
—The Shah of P,.. : rsia has formally declared
war to Turkey, at 'the instigation of Russia.
There are reports that an army of 40,000 Per
sians'arc marching towards Aftglianistan.
Russi'an emmissaries and Russian armies are
rousing the nations of inner Ash, the Persi
ans, the Afghans, and all the enemies of En
gland. Thus they are pr4ifing a descent of
barbarians on the British possessions in India,
It is said that the . Russian expedition against
is only at five leagues distance from
Urgentli; the capital of the Kitanat, and should
-tdroy•nucceeclin — taking it, the prestige of the
Russian arms, which has already induced the
Shah of Perain, to declare war against Tomboy,
and, ati it is reported, even against England,
will overawo_alLtinartar_ancLTurkotuan_
States from the Chinese wall to the frontiers of
Hindostan.
I
The steamer Europa arrived at Now York
on Monday with three days later intelligence
from Europe. The Eastern question is still
involved in doubt,,kut the fact is established
that the question of re or war lies with
Russin, and not with T rkey. The rpost friend
ly understanding exists between the PoVe and
the rekresentatives of the Four Powers. The
allied fleets were still in the Bosphorus. Qu
the 15th the Four Powers preseuted a note to
the Porte demanding an artilstice. The Intent
intelligence from Constantinople, dated Deer.
19th, says negotiations on the peace project
have been commenced. The Porte , manifqts
'a pacifiedisposition. ...Sweden and Denmark
hind formed an armed longue against Russia.—
Persia•haa formally deekired war against Tur
key. Arabs of theyesert have raised five
thous:l'nd men to nid'the Sultan. Warlike pre
parations continue to be made by FrllllCO and
England,.
In England brentisluifs were rapidly !Oran
cing.--wheat 4 and 6d, and flour at fully a
shilling it barrel.. The market was lively.
fl Or. The most confirmed cases of the most.
distressing diseases, ufttimes arise from imli
gesticn. All of us, more or Jess, are troubled
with this annoying Symtom, still /IS it is n gen
eral thing,,Wo do not attempt to medicate un
til something serious. intervenes. We would
as a public' monitor warn all our renders a
gainst'tho sin of neglect, end nt the sante time
recommend to theiritotice Dr. lleofland'i Ger
man.Bitters,the triginsl preparation es pre
pared by Dr. 0. M: ViOson, No. 120 Arch st.
L'hilatlelphin : We have seen cures effected
through its influmme."L—Scoft's Weekly.
ITS > Kossuin, according to'reports', is pro
paring for a revolutionary attempt in Europa
tis c Soon as the proper time may arrieo. Wu
ratty tben,look for. a, of the Kossuth
hats and other `rt•eolutionary fashions. But
We have no doubt the Philadelphia' public, no
matter vehat may be the change .in'dress, 'tint
still continue to provide themsolvecivith cloth
ing from Rockhiil & Wilson's cheap and cl9gnol
clothing store, No: 111 dhotanut steeet, Corner
of 'Franklin' place. .
6ilm nio Couatti Matterri.
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The Rov. M. Fiti, of the Theological Semi
nary at Gettysburg, .we understand, has re
ceived . unitaccvleam call to the pastorship of.
the Luthe . ran Church of this borough.
Rev. Mr. BOwinan is expected to preneli
that church nest Sabbath morning.
=
The Democrat of last 'week announced the
death of John Hunter, the colored man whom
we noticed the week before ns having been
nearly murdered by some 'midnight assassin.
The Volunteer, on the contrary, informed the
public that ho was getting well.. The latter
statement is true. Ile was severely wounded
but is slowly recovering. No discovery has
yet liven made of the villainous perpetrator of
the assault,
Jonuary Court
The Court of Quarter Session of this coun
ty is still in session, tlje buiiiness not having
been concluded the (hest week as usual, owing
to delay in commencing it end the extreme
length of two or three of the trials. We have
no detailed report of the proceedings and can
only briefly state the result of some of the
most important cases. On Thursday the ease
of the Commonwealth against several persons
in this borough, male and female, came up.—
The defendants were indicted for conspiracy
in aiding in the elopement of a young girl from
her father's residence in Carlisle, with a stran
ger, a travelling pedlar, The case was tried
with ability on both sides and excited warm
interest. The defendants were convicted, and
fined Fitloo each end costs. On Friday the
case of the Commonwealth against George
Swanger, for the alleged larceny of two bags
of wheat, was tried. This ease excited warm
interest, the defendant being n respectable
farmer of Dickinson township. lie was fully
acqUitted. Os Saturday a 'number of minor
'cases of assault and battery, &c.,, were dis
posed of. Monday and Tuesday of this week
hes been occupied in the trial of a riot case.
A - number of 'Citizens of MechaniCsburt t ,
eluding members of the, Town Cnuncil, were
indicted for riot et the suit of Christian Lease,
whose property lied suffered Nury in the
opening of a street by the authorities. A ver
dict was rendered this morning of acquittal and
Lease to pay the costs.
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Then. ~Last Thursday there was a severe storm
of thunder end lightning—today we are hav
ing a snow storm. - -
11'miles Map of North America
We have been shown by the agent, Mr. R.
C Browning, who is now canvassing this coun
ty for its sale, a copy of Mook's new Ma of
North America. And when we say that we
looked at it with the highest pleksure, we have
the strongest assurance to give of our sinceri- .
ty in referring to a subscription for a copy,
Ivllich we made immediately..
A most lamentable ignorance with reference,
to the real position of our country (in general
and in particulars,) prevails; awl no cause has'
contributed more to this ignorance, than the
absence of any good and reliable modern map
of size and scope enough to give a fair under
standing of our geographical•positions. Most
of the maps which have been issued of late
years, have been simply the vehicles for min
istering to the pride of America,.by furnishing
a considerable quantity morn of bordering than
trap; said bordering being composed of pre
posterous and impossible eagles, guns, swords,
kc., with nn occasional picture of Brother Jon
athan showing John Bull and the rest of Turin
kiwi, what a go-ahead land be had In all'of
these things, the real necessity has been for
gotten, and most of us are about ns ignorant of
the details of any State in the U n i on , a s we
should like to own, if we were questioned, and
no ignorant of the West Indies, Central Amer
ica, our western slope, Canada, &0., ns if there
had never been a limp got up.
From a notice of the work made by a con
temporary, wo extract the particulars follow
ing ; merely adding that we shall ho surprised
if the sale of the work in the County of Cum
,berland, does not outdo that of any other work
of the kind that has over been introduced into
it :
The Drawings and Engravings are executed
with neatness and accuracy, allowing distinctly
the Railroads, Canals, Rivers and Lakes, with
the names, boundaries, - position, and relative
size of all the States anti Territories belonging
to the Government of the United States, of
North America, end of the republic of Mexi
co; together with the Canadas, New Bruns
wick, and Nova Scotia; also all the different
States of Central America, New Grenada, and
the Isthmus of Panama. The location of all
the Cities, principal Tomns, Villages, the In
dian Tribes, the prominent stopping places on
the gerat routs leading West to the Gold Re
gion, to Oregon, &c. &o. ; also a Table, show
ing the distance by land and water between
the most important places on this Continent,
nral_te_sither_parts.._ofihm World, exhibitin.
clearly the Gold Regions of California, the
Surveys and explorations of Col. Fremont,
Lout. Wilkes. Emery, Abort, and others, It
will be found a valuable acquisition to all In
stitutions of Learning, and very useful in the'
Library of any gentleman mmt-reference Map,
it being all on the same sc ' T with no detach
ed portions. When mounted on rollers the size
is—about 5 ft. high by 5 ft. 4 inches wide.
A New Map of the World on Meroator'a
Projection, is engraved on the vacantliouth
' — West corner oT the. Gen'eral Mop,- on.a'netv
plan, there being 16 degrees.duplicated, exhi
biting China in the West, as well as in the
Fist, with tbo Continent of America in the
centre.
Public Sales of Porootial. Property,
FIIBRUAIL`ri, Bale of John Baker, deed.
10;. do Daniel Wm st,
'll, do Daniel Landis,
13,,'d0 John Neisley,
. 14, do Adam Bash,
13, do G. W. Bricker,
I/ 10, do David Baoehoro,
17, do Samuel Coover, •
4 . • 18, do 'Joseph BrioltS
.. 20, do Joseph,Whitmen-dmed.
- 21, do Samuel Serer, ,
" 22, do , Henry Illishler,
23, do Jaeob tlrigor,
24; do Daniel Balsbaugh,
.25, do Joitu S. Myers,
27, do John Longenecker,
, 28, d) 'do do
MAncu 1, do • David Orris,"
2, do John Lose,
.. • '3,•.d0 • Samuel-Horner,
.4, .do,_ Chht•les
0, do Bitner & Cormony,
~• . 17, do Alemied),.King, •
8, do • Michael Lel,llg,•
0, Uo John Carnes, ' - •
10, do James Orr,
___
.. 11, du George Aniich,
13, •do John Hersh,' ,
4 . ' 14, dpi John Cowlick,
15, do - • Christian Horly,•
16, do George Hoover, •• • .
17, db 1101RTL.Pftles, :
18,. do Williain Lamb, •
20, do - Michael 11160111 e - ,:: •
" '2l, do nalerick Hollinger,
" 22, EiQ„ .do: do
/{ 23, do Joseph Mohler, •
'4. 21, do'' 'Samuel BrovinairMll,' • •
„ • 2r,, do , xotorl,oo;gyeor,"
.• :27, do GeOrgo.N, 13rlokor,,
!‘ 28, .do. Joseph Bricker,
20, do Renard Shops,
31 do • Henry Booser, • • -
• • '" . W. C. HOUSER. ,eltter.
PITTSBUICChI MUNCIPAL ELECTlON.—Ferdi
nand L. Voltz , the Whig Candidate for Mayor,
is elected by 1000 majority, being the largest
majority over given to a Whig candidate in
in the city. Tile 'Whigs elect all their Select
Councilmen but one, and all the Comas Conn-
AVIOE,Was elected- Mayor
cil-but six. Adams,
of Allegheny City.
ItXtutoAD TO HAIIIIISIIuna.2—The opening of
'the Dauphin and -Susquehanna Railroad, to
take place in a few weeks, will connect Potts
ville with Harrisburg by a continuous'railroad
to Auburn, and thence by the road first named
making the entire trip front Poltscille to Ilar-
risburg iu about threo and fl half hours.
Pnt:unlC
\ BOOMER, the well-known Swegsh
novelist, in a letter to the . 1,-, ,tiona/ Intelligen
:ccr, complains of the English translating of
her recent work, embodying the result of her
observations in the United States. She says
that in many instances her moaning has been
entirely misconceived, and misstated, and• in
proof of this she cites several .glaring
exam
ples.
NMI
DEATTI or Rr.v. Dn. PITMAN.- Rev. Charles
Pittman, D. D., of the Metho•list Episcopal
Church, died at Trenton, N. J., on Saturday
morning last.
kar The price demanded, for the Mount
Vernon estate, including the house, grounds,.,
garden, tomb and tee hundred acres of land,
is $200,000.
Man's EsTnACT,OF ROOK ROSE —ROCK ROSE
,Jhe principle ingredient in this valuable medi
cine, has been long knoWn to physicians and
others in New Ilaven and vicinity, no one
the best alteratives in the vegetable kingdom,
superior to the far and widely known Sarsapa
rilla. Myers' Compound Estract, one of dm
nicest and most scientific preparations In the
country, has been tried and found succesful in
the curd of many dioceses that have balli,d the
skill of some of the first Physicians of our land
After the priocipa, rnedicins of the day have
failed, Scrofula that dreadful disease, which
shows itself in so many forms, is quickly aml
permanently cured. Ey, purifying the whole
system, it gives to the patient a healthy ap
pcarauce and good spirits. See advertisement.
TUE ConATEST DIQCOVETIV or THEler9
Fnmihra nun others, cull en Remedy Iqu a
to Dr. TOBIAS' Venetian Liniment, for Dysentery,
Colic, Croup, Chronic Rheumatism, Quintey, Sore
Throat, Toothache, Sea firekness,,Cuts, Batons, S we I
-
Old Sore+, Mosquito Bites, Insect Slings, Panne
in the Limbs, Chest, Mich, &c. If it does not give
roger, the money Will be rehinditl— all that is twit, d,
a trot', rind use it according to directions. 'rune nr
utile is an English remedy, alai woe used try Wm. IV.
King of England, null no-trifled to by him, as n cure
for Rhrnmanam, when everything else recommended
by his physienms had hlllrd
Over 10,0011,000 of bottles have been sold 111 the U.
State', without a single Nitur,, and families have
suited that it Mitt worth int) tier bottle, they never
would be without it. in 1 . 11:1! of Cronin, as it is On cer
tain as it IS applied. It cures Toothache it. three
uun
liter; Headache In half nil hour, and Cholera, si ben
First taker, Inn few hours. II is nerfireily lanocentut
lake Internally. and has the ref onimendation ot many
of the null PllllllE4lt Phpelcia no tin the United Statee
Price, 25 and 50 cents.
Or. I'obla3 has al-n put tip a Liniment-for Horses,
in pint bottles, which i+ warranted—cheaper anti le
Dino any other, for the cure of Colic, Galls, Swell
ings, old Sores, Cuts, Bruises, Scratches, Cracked
Il rel, &r. Piave. 50 cents.
, Dr. Tobias Could a dozen newspapers with the
ircertilicates and letters received, relct mg , to the won
• dernri cures accomplished by hit Linaarnl, bat IL:mi
-1 riders that warrant,tte it is as any per•on
who does not obtain 'chief, need tint pay for it. There
has been on much worthless 111..aidae sold to the pub
' lie, that Or. Tobias wishes his article to rest on tin
own merits, and if be.,,,glves the value of the money
received, then lie asks the patronage of Me public, not
otherwl-e.
DR. TOBIAS' Office, pie GREENWICH St., New
York:
For sale by A. Stnith, Seventh and Chesnut streets;
Dyntt & Sons, 132 N. Second street; T. It. Callender,
83 S. Third sweet, And by the Druggists throughout
he United Slates. nov 2, rit3-131113
Cie illarket.
BALTIMORE ➢IARKET
MONDAY EVENTNO, January 16
FLOUR.—Tbere were small sales of !Tow
ard street flour this morning, before the Euro
pa's news became public, at $7 31i ; subse.
quently tho market became firmer and prices
advanced, and sales of 2000 bls Howard street
brands at *7 50 ebl bl. Also 2800 bls. City
Mills at $7 50 11 hl ; showing an advance of
21 cents tl IA since Saturday—being the high
est figures..obtained this season. Rye flour is
$5 50R$5 03 ;
MEAL—Country Corn Meal $3 750 3 81;
Cily do. $4 "11 bl.
GRAIN.—The supply of Grain is small.
About 5000 bushels Wheat offered and mostly
sold, before the naive, at $1 70E1 75 for red
to $1 700}1 80 II bushel for good to prime
white. Inferior lots 2to 15 cents below the
above figures. About•l2,ooo bushels of Corn
offered and mostly sold. before the news, nt
72075 cents for yellow, and 68070 cents 11
bushel for white. Pennsylvania Rye til ;
Maryland and' Virginia 85 cents 1 ; 1 bushel -
small sales. Pennsylvania Oats .15/f . `46 cul l s
bushel. No Maryland or Virginia Oats was
offered.
~Q n Flour advanced in Philadelphia also
under the Europa's advices.
On thelOth inst. by Rev. John Moody, D. D
Mr. Wimann limn, of Cumberland county, to
Miss EuzAnmn Onn, daughter of Judge Orr,
Orrstown, Franklin county.
January 15th, MINJAMIN MI7SSIat, of East
Pennsborough township, aged 53 years. Tho
deepsed -represimted-Dauphin — Eountr in - tho
State Legislature for several years, and was
highly respected by - itli who knew him.
On the 4th inst.: in this borough., ELIZABETH
NESBIT, aged about 8i years,—lfere was tho
Christian's death; screue and peaceful.
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