Bombardment and Captar
bt St Jean 11'.1cre•
The following details were publishe
in the Malta Times of the 15th ult.
The siege appenrs to have been one of
the most brilliant on record, and prove,
that British genius and British valor hay•
lost none of the power which rendere,
them, in days gone by, the dread if their
enemies and the admiration of the world
The result of this glorious affair is tin
reduction of a fortress, declared by thi
French incendiaries to be impiegnable, ti
a heap of ruins, with a loss to the eilein
of upwards of 2000 killed, 5000 prison•
ers and a large number of wounded, thi
precise amount of which has not been yel
ascertained; besides a large quantity at at
tillery and munitions of war, among then
300 pieces of field artillery and 4200,
000 in specie; Acre having
been the
grand depot and arsenal of Nleheinet Ali.
The garrison was supposed to have con
sisted originally of 6,000 men.
The attack commenced a few minutes
before two o'clock on the Sd inst.
The carnage appears to be dreadful,
but the loss of the British seamen and ma
rines, was as we have already said, very
trifling.
Ibrahim Pasha was at Zehle. with from
15,000 to 90,000, but it is expected he
will retire immediately without so much
As attempting to stand against the allied
forces.
The base lies circulated by the Paris
papers of the betrayal of St Jean d'Acre
into the hands of the besiegers for British
gold received from the above accouat a
bundant refutation.
One of the letters describes the state
of the town thus—On landing, the place
known_ to be strong was found even still
more so than what was conceived, and
thanks may be returned to the Almighty,
that this stronghold of the enemy has not
cost the allies a greater loss of rife. The
town is one mass of ruins; the batteries
and most of the houses are literally rid
pled all over, the killed and wounded ly
ing about in all directions, lifeless trunks
cut asunder, some without heads, others
without legs and arms. Hundreds dying
from the Mood flowing from their wounds
and no other near to help them. The
scene was truly awful!
A long account of the bombardment
concludes in these wordst—i.Such is the
account of the taking of Acre, written
twenty-four hours after the attack began,
a city which baffled Bonaparte and a
French army, and has undergone, both in
ancient and modern history, more nu
merous and desperate sieges than any
other city in the world."
A NEWSPAPER SPONGER.--Some anon.
ymous fellow sufferer published some
where in some paper, the following la
ment and story: I want to get a few of
your papers that have the latest news?"
Certainly, sir—how many will you
Navel"
"Oh, three or four, I guess will be a•
bout enough. I'm going into the coon
tey and want to carry the news. They
say we are completely used up."
- Here sir are the papers.
"Well, I thank you! good bye sir!"
"ffould that we could pay paper ma
ker, compositors, pressmen and devil, as,
easy as that!
"Thank you Mr. Devil for your weeks'
work!"
"Ay, and not pay? No, you don't
catch this child!"
Pay we must for the services of others,
and while we must pay, how can others
expect us to furnish them papers for noth
ing? And yet ask such men to pay for
their papers and they think it mean and
close fisted!
Publishing papers and giving them a
way, is a glorious business, if only exten
sively followed!
A COLO3ED SETTLEMENT.
The New York Sun states that there is
in Mercer Cu. (Ohio,) a colony of colored
persons. It was founded qy a Mr. Au
gustus Wattles, who some five years ago
made a purchase fer himself and a few
other colored men. His example has
been so well followed that there is now
taken up by the colony 24,000 acres.
they have laid out a town to be called
Carthagena, which is situated at the head
waters of the Beaver river, about three
miles south of the grand reservoir. The
general character of the Colonists for ,
honesty and industry is highly spoken of,
and it is a gratifying fact, that the use of
ardent spirits is strictly prohibited. A
good school and a college are established
and some advance made in tke cultivation
of mulbery trees for the purpose of mak
ing silk. The improvements on their
farms and their breed of cattle are all of
the best kind—and the neatness and reg
ularity of the whole village, excites the
pleasure and admiration of travellers.
pr. S. Gaz.
CURIOSITIES,
A lass of fifteen who has nut began t,
think of a husband.
A letter from a lady that has not a P.
S. attached to it.
A stuttering woman.
A lawyer who conscientiously docks
his fees.
A schoolmaster who (roes not wish it
understood that he knows everything.
A political [loco loco] editor, who tells
the truth.
A single Isdy ghat says shcie over
THE JOURNAL.
lne coutztry,onc conetitution ,one deeti
Mutt ngdon, Dec. 30. 1840
COUNTY CONVENTION.
The friends of GEN. HARRISON within
the several townships and boroughs of Hun_
tingclon county are requested to meet at their
usual places of holding elections, on or be
fore Saturday the 9th day of January next,
land appoint two persons trom each town
ship and borough in said county, to meet in
convention at Huntingdon on Wednesday
evening the 13th January, for the purpose of
choosing two delegates to represent this
county in the State Convention which will
meet in Harrisburg on the 4th of March
next, to nominate a candidate for Governor.
BY THE COUNTY COMMITTEE.
Harrison's Cabinet.
There seems to be a considerable specu
lation as to the persons Gen. Harrison
may select to fill the cabinet offices. It
strikes us that it is meddling with mat
ters that do not belong to any other
individual than himself. It is very true
that some pine Republicans may imagine
that they in their sovereign capacity are
a few steps above even the President, he•
being only their servant. To a certain
extent this may be true, but as a general
rule it is not, nor is it in this particular
Case.
The President or the 3tv.ted StAtes,
we consider, should make his own ap
ipointinintt of cabinet officers, indepen
'zient of all kitchen cabinet advisers,
whether behind or before the throne. One'
of the causes of complaint against Jackson
was his being advised by some who claim
ed no more authority than as a part of the
sovereign people ; and for one we trust
that such a state of things will never ex
ist again, in our day or generation at
Last.
As for ourselves we voted for Harrison
under the firm conviction that he was
competent to perform the requirements 01 . 1
the constitution, with honor to himself
and with a certainity of beneficial results
to the people ; had we not so believed he
never should have received our vote,—
Let him, for one moment, listen to the
couflictin; advices of his many friends,
and he will find himself in a perfect wil
derness of doubt and difficulty, and will
see nothing bat gladiatorial conflicts for
the “spoils," enacted by those who should
be friends with each other; for the politi
cali gladiator unlike the noble Thracian,
ISparticus, are willing to fight their broth-
We earnestly trust, therefore, that
Gen. Harrison wilt make his cabinet of
ficers independent of all cliques, or fac
tions. Our country is full at honest and
capable men for every office in the cabi
net; and we had hoped that no one of
them would so far forget the dignity of
the station that he sought as to seek to
obtain a cabinet office as a valet in Eu
rope does his place, by letters of recom
mendation. “Can such things be and not
excite our special wonder'!"
We care not who may be the cabinet
officers; we know they will be "honest
and capable," it made by Gcn. Harrison
himself, and we fear that the well known
corruption of politics may fill them other
wise if they are admitted into the council.
We speak as we feel on this subject, and
we think we feel honestly. We have
ever seen distrust and mischief come of
this mingling in cabinet making, conse.'
quently we had hoped to see another
course adopted by our friends, when they
became successful, as they were sure to
be, from the reasons assigned above.
As a citizen of this state, we deem it
our right, if not duty, in common with
every other citizen to claim for our State
the honor of one of the cabinet officers.
Yet on which one of her honest, able, and
eloquent sons that distinguished honor
may tall we care not; nor will we make
ourself a part of any clique or faction to
further the wish of any of them. We
have done, and we hope our friends will
own our intentions good whether they
like the sell amen ts or not.
Wm. B. Reed, F.sq. was on Tuesday
of last week, elected Senator, in the place
of Mr. Fraley, of Philadelphia city, re.
signed. The friends of Harrison could
not have made a Fetter selection.
"A Second Daniel."
Some time during the last summer, our
friend of the "Venango Democrat," it.
common with the rest of his loco foco,
friends, indulged in the long established)
and safe business of electing Van Buren
on paper. The estimate was from the
Reading Democrat, and was at once a
dopted by friend Shugert, and heralded
forth as the true result, and concludes by
linking its readers to preserve it till al
ter the election, in order that the poor
whigs may see with what moral certainty
the locos knew the result, and what poor
misguided and mistaken fouls they were
themselves. Ne have saved the estimate
till after the election It gives Van Bu
ren 200 electors certain; Harrison 77;
Doubtful 17. Is it not laughable! to a
wake up these old remenicenses. Verily
we , exclaim "a second Daniel come to
judgment."
A Crash,
The magnificent chandelier which has
lately been hung up in the Hall of Rep
resentatives, fell with a tremendous crash,
to the flour on 'Tuesday last, about ten !
o'clock. Had the house been in session,'
mane dozen members must have been
maimed or killed. The only damage sus
tained, beyond the chandelier, was the
breaking of several desks and chairs.
'The weight of ; the chandelier was 7500
pounds, it had 78 lamps each conta , ning
a quart of oil. The cost of the chande
lier was about 85000.
P. S. Joslin has withdrawn from the
"Hollidaysburg Standard," and that pa
per has p.ssed into the hands of Traugh
an' Bogs. To our friend Joslin,-we bid
17, kind farewell, and wish him more Fleas
are and success in his after life than usu
ally attends a country printer and editor.
To his successors we extend the hand of
welcome a:nong a much abused fraternity.
Nlay they be what ever• conductor of a
paper should be—frank—faithful, and
fearless. We wish them success in pe
cuniary affairs,—in political affairs (so
long as they "belong to the party of Bil
ly Barlow") —defeat.
Et IRRISOITIM PAPERS. I
Absence mustbe our excuse to our co-,
temporaries at Harrisburg for neglecting
to notice their arrangements to furnish
the news of the coming session of the
Legislature. We now hasten to make
the amende honorable.
There are three excellent Democratic
papers in Harrisburg. The .Tellegraph, ,
by Fenn and Wallace. The qatelligen
cer,' by Elliott and M'Curdy, and the
H Chronicle,' by Montgomery. They are
all staunch and unwavering opponents of
the present State and National Adminis
trations; and all with more than ordinary
zeal, advocated the cause of "Old Tip
pecanoe," to the chair in the White
House.
Their terms are all the same, we be•
lieve, and each of them publish a daily
and semi- weekly during the session, and
a weekly the remainder of the year.—
They deserve and should meet encour•
agement from their friends.
EDITORIAL SUMMARY.
lire:
The dwelling house of Mrs, Rhoads, in
Woodberry township, two miles below
Williamsburg, was entirely consumed,
together with nearly all its contents, on
the night of the 22nd inet., by fire. It is
thought that the fire originated from the
stove pipe, The fire was discovered
when it had obtained but little headway,
but for want of assistance, the house and
its contents were destroy, it.
Another.
We learn also that the new Furnace 01
Mr. Spang,'near Williamsburg, was burnt,
one night last week. We did not learn
how the fire originated, nor the amount
of loss sustained; it must however, be
considerable, as we believe the Furnace
was blown by steam.
England's petticoat monarch has be
come the mother of at Princess; and the
papers of this country are heralding ill
forth, as something "late and important."
Now it is all well enough, to tnentiou the
fact, but who cares any more shout the
ringing of the bells on the occasion, oa
the shape of the cradle, than they do about
the strength of its lungs ►n a treble squall,
or the shape of a Berkshire man's hog
trough. W e could tell the city papers of
some of nature's noblemen, whose cradle
was in the shape of a sugar trough ; nor
do we know why they are not more wor
thy of a notice than this Princess.
ANOTHER WHOLESALE, MunDER.--Five
persons were killed by one man, in P, rte.
mouth, Va.—the sixth escaped. His oh.
ject seemed to have been plunder, but
'when he found that he had not succeeded
in ktlling every inmate of the house, he
set fire to the building and left. A little
black girl, that escaped, exposed hint,
and he was arrested.
The undersigned, citizens of said coin'
monwealth, residing in Huntingdon Co. ,
respectfully represent:--
That they believe it would be of great
benefit and advantage to the Common
wealth if the Canal Commissioners were
elected by the people at the annual elec.
lions for u period of years, say three, and
after the first election one to go out and
one to be elected in each year thereafter,
in the manner of County Commissioners.
IThe amount which the people of Penn
sylvania have invested in their public
works renders them an object of interest
A steam engine, in a paper manufacto- to the great mass of the people, paramount
to all party considerations: And it . is of
ry in Kensington , blew up last week, and
vital impoi twice that the conducting of
completely d emolished the building, and
( them, so far as possible, should be seper
injured three persons. Two are since ated from party politics, and that those
dead ; and it is feared the other cannot who control and manage them should be
,answerable directly and alone to the peo
ple. The experience of the past, without
114 r. Suydam, the President of the Far- intending to cast reflections on any party
or particular set of men, has shown that
mers and Mechanics Bank of New Brun
the control of the public works, to much
swick, N. J., who disappeared so myste
too great an extent, has been used to fur
'riously some weeks since, has been found ther party views, and as necessary conse
buried under the cellar floor of the house quences, while a few were benefited, the
of Peter Robinson, by whom lie had been interests of the Commonwealth suffered,
murdered and concealed. Robinson, his doubts have been created in the minds of
many of their expediency and eventual
wife, and bother have been arrested. benefit, and an unfavorable opinion of them
There is a new counterfeit in circula-I
tion— 85 notes on the Salem Banking
Company. They are dated April 6th,
1838, letter A. Payable to I'. Jones, or
bearer, and signed John Elwell, Cashier,
and Calvin Beldin, Prest.
•ecover,
A .liB it is belie •
NOTHnit MuRDER.—A man by the
v tl e uls un j ustl y dwoe n ' aie.
obviated,Alalt t his
to ' a
eon.
si,lerable extent, if the Canal Commis-'
name ofJuhnson, who had been missing a
day or two in Philadelphia county, has sinners held their offices, not at the will
'been found buried under the floor of an and for the benefit of any particular party,
idd building near his house. A man bi.but for
t a c a e n l ao in pe nu b i e n i b n er ly c e t a ed rs, i o n ne e s
die name of lleffron is sus p eted of the 8
i i n 'ear o , u and were answerable for their con.
miirder, from the fact that he fled when duct, not to a particular man, set of men,
the ;body was discovered, and has not or party, but to the whole people of the
since been heard of. ICommon weal th.
Your petitioners therefore pri v that a
law may be speedily passed for the elec
rtion of three Canal Commissioners, as
'before stated, and that until the next an
!nual election they be elected or created
'either according to the provisions in a
bill relating to this subject passed in the
Senate during last session, or in such
lather manner as may be deemed most
,advisable.
The Governor has signed the death war
rant of the negro man, Morris, who com
mitted the murder on board the vessel in
the Delaware. lie will be hung on the
15th of January.
The match race between the celebrated
horses, Boston and Gant), for $20,000,
came off on the Gth inst , on the Lafayette
course, Ga. Gano gave up the race after
the first heat—time, 7 minutes 57 sec.
John McCord, who challenged the mate
of the ship Caledon'a, seme few weeks
since, to fight a duel, should have remem•
bored Jack Falstaff's advice, "discretion
is the better part of valor." He has been
sentenced to six months hard labor in the
House of Correction—there 's satisfaction
for you.
The avails of a Whig Ball in St. Louis,
(WO) have been given to buy wood for
the poor of that city during the winter,
Old winter is a tough old fellow for
Estates," and our friends have dune well to
remember the poor.
SIMPLE CURE FOR THE CROUP.—If
t;bitti i 6 taken with the croup, instantly
apply coid water, ice water if possible, to
the neck and chest; and as soon as possi.
ble let the little sufferer drink as much as
it can, then wipe it dry and cover it warm.
The breathing will almost instantly be re
lieved, and a quiet slumber will soon calm
the parents' anxieties.
A Mrs. Oroyd, whose husband had pro
ceeded to lowa, advertises in the St. Louis
Bulletin for information of her husband.'
The advertisement tells the awful story
of the loss of their seven children, at one
"fell swoope." They were scalded to
death on board the steamboat Persian.
[Communicated.]
THE LAsT PARAGRAPH.
Every person who has read the last
annual message of President Van Buren,
must have been struck with the abrupt
manner in which it closes. By the bye,
the last published paragraph, giving an ex
hibition of his “Southern principles" on
the subject of the Slave ti ade, is the best
part of the message, a great portion of the
residue being an egotistical apology for
his maladininisiration.
The writer of this article is fortunate,
ly enabled, through the kinilnesseof a
friend in the secrets of the "White house"
at Washington, to furnish the intended
clo-ing paragraph; it was evidently pre.
pared before the Presidential election,
the unexpected result of which rendered
the passage inapropriate, and it was ac-,
cordingly lopped off. It was as follows:
"In conclusion, allow me to congratu
late you, and through you the Democra
cy ut our beloved country, on the success
ful issue of the late patriotic struggle of
the people in defence of correct princi
ples; it is the more gratifying, inasmuch
is it affords the clearest evidence of the
approval by the people themselves of the
prominent measures of the Administra
tion, especially, the establishment of the
ludependent Treasury, which was evi•
dently made a test question during the
tote political canvass. You may depend
on my cordill cooperation in any further
enactments that may lie deemed neces
sary to the perfecting this benilicent sys
tem of securing the hard earnings of the'
people so auspiciously commenced." 0.
To the Senate and Rouse of
Representatives of the Com
monwealth of Penusylva.
eta.
ELECTORAL VOTES,
The following table contains the votes
for all the candidates for President and
Vice.Prest. of the United States, except
President WASHINGTON. who was twice
elected without opposition. It will be
seen that Gen. lianitisoN has received
the highest vote ever cast for any candi
date.
Presidents. 1796. V. Presidents",
John Adams 711'. Pinkney 58
n I
'Thos Jefferson 68 Aaron Burr 50
1800,
rhos Jefferson 74
John Adams 64
Aaron Burr 73
. T. Pinkney 58
1804.
0. Clinton 118
Rufus King 14
Thos Jefferson 162
C. C. Pinkney 14
180
Jas. Madison 152
I C. C. Pinkury 45
181
G. Clinton 168
I Rufus King 47
2,
E. Gerry 128
-- Ingersoll 68
6.
Jas. Madison 127
De Wit Clinton 89
18
Jas Monroe 183
Rufus King 34
D D Tomkins 115
Opp. scattering
I) D Tompkins 212
Opp. divided.
Jas Monroe 218
Nu opp. but 8 vote
I J. C. Calhoun 185
Five others
(J Q Adams elect'd
P. by H. R.
A. Jackson 96
J. Q. Adams 84
W. H. Crawford 41
Henry Clay 58
18
A. Jackson 178
J• Q. Adams 83
18
IJ. C. Calhoun 173
Richard Rush 83
132.
A. Jackson 219 I M Van Buren 189
Henry Clay 39 John Sergeant 49
John Ployd 11 I Wm. Wilkins 30
Wm. Wirt 7 I Lee 11 El!maker 7
1836.
M.Van Buren 470 IR M Johnson 148
W H Harrigan 73 F Granger 63
H L Vhite N Scattering 84
W P Mangum 11
I) NVebs;.er 141_
1840.
W II Harrison 234 I
M Van Buren 60 I
John Tyler 234
M Johnson 48
L W Taxewell 21
J K Polk 1
THE REPEAL OF THE SUB•TREASURY.
Mr. Clay's prompt movement towards
a repeal of the Sub-treasury law will be
regarded with much gratification in all
parts of the Union. ks it has been made
in accordance with the recent expression
of the popular sentiment—an expression
so decided and unequivocal that there can
be no question about it— we are not with
out hope that the representatives of the
people in both Houses of Congress will
acquiesce in the measure of repeal as a
step both proper requisite under the cir
cumstances of the case.
The policy was carried as a party mean
ure. Upon its own merits we do not be•
lieve that the sub-treasury was even a fa
vorite with a majority of the members of
Congress that voted for it. The voice of
:he people has now condemned it emphat
icaily—why should it be adhered to any
!tower?
a
' It is clear that the policy established by
the law cannot remain long in existence.
l'liere appears to be nothing to be gained
deferring the repeal which must abort•
, y take place. Is 'the sytem efficient
row? We are told by the President and
,he Secretary of the Treasury that it is--
tut no other persons that we know of hare
4 i ve similar testimony. On the other
sand the general impression has been and
, s that the whole experiment is a failure
—that the system su fact has not been
kept in practice on account of its clumsy
working. —Bah. ihnerican.
if hare in a name.— -The following mar
riage announcement extraordinary we
found in a St. Louis paper:
MARRIED. —ln this city, on the evening
of the 25th inst., by Justice Joseph W.
Walsh, Mr. Joseph Corby, of St. Louis,
to Miss Donna Maria Del Ref ugio Auto.
nina Mucia Isadora Johanna Bernell la de
Jusu Sutures Couian, of New Mexico.
There's a name to fall in love with:-
1 Phila. Chronicle.
The very thing we were wanting. Has
Miss Donna Ma—we mean Mrs. Con.
lay got any sisters, single, about sixtcerb?
Pittaberg Viaiter.
Pooh! our devil knows a girl with a
name not half as long.
• • •-•
CLEANSE AND PURIFY THE BODY.- The
application of the principle of purgation
beingalloced to be one of the greatest u
tility in the cure and preventation of dis
eases, it is of the greatest consequence to
ascertain what medicine is capable of pro
ducing the desired effect, in the easiest,.
and at the same time, in the most effectu
al manner.
Brandreth's Vegetable Mitered Pills
remove all noxious accumulations, and
purity and invigorate the blood, and their
good eincts ace not counterbalanced by
any inconveniener; being composed euti•
rely of
. .vegetables, they do nut expoae
those who use them to danger; and their
effects are as certain as they are salutary
—they are daily and safely administered
to infancy, youth, manhood and old age,
and to woman in the most critical and del
icate circumstances. They do not dis
turb or shock the animal functions, but
restore their order and re-establish their,
health.
Dr. B. Brandreth, No. 8 North Bth FA,
Philadelphia, Pa.
Purchase them in lIIIIVTLA GDOA' L ,
of WM. ST Elf ART, and only in 6?
county, of agents published In another
part of this paper. Remember every
agent has a certificate of agency, dated
within the last twelve months. If of an
earlier date do not purchase.
Temperance Meeting.
A Temperance Meeting will be held in•
the Presbyterian Church, on Friday eve
ning next, at early candle light. All per
sons friendly to the cause will pleas• at
tend. Several addresses are confidearth
enpected.
Library Assad:mien.
There will be a meeting of the Hunting& n
Library Association, at the Library, en
Saturday; the 9th day of January, next, for
the purse of electing t fficers, and attending
to other business; at which time and place
the members are requested to attend.
Dec. 28, 1840.
Valuable Properly For hale.
,HE assignees of J. C. McFarland offer
for sale that valuable property, known
as the Franklin Foundary, situated in the
sth Ward of the city of Pittsburg; the lot is
160 by 120 feet, bounded by three streets,
with a large main foundry building, stack
and furnaces, pattern shop, blacksmith
shop and plough shops, with a complete
suit of Patterns, latest style, flasks, tools ;
&c., all in good order, having been only a
few years in operation. Also, a list of choice
plough stuff, dressed in the rough, wooded"
plough, grates, &c. Bcc., all of which will
be sold luw ; in order to close the concern.
For further particulars inquire of Thos.
Milter, at the warehouse No. 299 Liberty
street.
THOS. MILLER,
THOS. LIGGETT, Jr. Assignees,
ALEX. WISGN
Dec. 21, 1840. —L. Gaz.
Adjourned Sale of
PUBLIC LAND-
The hers of Charles Brolherlirc, de'ed.
will sell at public out cry at Huntingd.,n
on Tuesday 12th day of January next, a
valuable tract of land, situate in Walker
townshspip, abjoining the town of Smith
field, and view of the borough a Hunt
ingdo 1, bounded by lands of John Hilde
brand. Hon Jahn Kerr and others, contain
ing about
200 ACRES,
more or legs, a good portion of which is
cleared. There is from 60 to 70 acres of
First rate bottom Land,
several springs of water, a good orchard of
young fruit trees, arnl a good log house un
finished upon the premises. A stream at
water runs througli the said tract and the
ridge land belonging to it is all tillable and
the best quality of Wheat land. A good
titto will be given.
Hours of sale made known by tha under
signed heirs and widow of Charles Brother
line dec'd, on the slay of sale.
Eliza Brotherline, Joseph Mathews,
Rebecca Mathews, John Snyder,
Letitia Snyder, David Brotherline,
Emily Brotherlinc. Margaret Brotherline,
Eliza M'Afillen
Dec. .98, 1840.
Blanks for safe at
this Office.