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HOW SHALL I MEETTHEE4
How shall I mcetthee 1 With' the trust,
The free, fond trust of other years 1
With the deep fervant joy that must
Express itself in silent tears?
With eager grasp, and gladden'd tone
Such smiles as for our childhood shone ?
No. Friendship blooms no moreTor; us,
'Tis long since I have met thee thus 1
How shall I meet thee ? With theJblush
' That kindles at thine earnest gaze,
While quick thoughts o'er my spirit 'rush
The quivering lip my heart betrays :
,With voice whose faltering accents breathe
The trembling joy that lurks beneath ! .
jNo Such vain dream are not for us,
1 do not wish to meet thee thus.
How shall I meet thee ? With an eye ,
That hath no brightness, yet no tears';
With heedless tone and cold reply,
The chilling garb indifference wears ;
"With sadden'd heart yet careless mien,
itcvealing nought of what has been 1
Yes ! changes sad have alter'd us,
Alas ! that I must meet thee thus !
PECULIARITIES AND FATE OF A
i.v TAME OWL.
-:A friend oFmine has sent me the following
particulars respecting a white tame owl,
Ttfbich wasfiaken when young, from a nestnn
the woods at Dilstone, near Hexham in Nor-
thumberland, and given by a lady to her chil-
dren, who brought it up. Great pains appear
to have been taken to domesticate this owl, in
consequence of which, it became very famil-
liar. In imitation of its own call it received
ihe name of Keevie, to which it would readily
answer when within hearing, following the
soundrfrom whatever part of the premises it
miglithappen to be in. Its usual place of re-
pose'during the day, was under the branches
of an old Scotch fir, which grew down a steep
inaccessible bank, where it sit apparently
asleep, but sufficiently awake to endeavor to
attract the notice of any one who passed, by
its usual cry of Keevie, Keevie. If the pas-
senger stopped and answered it, it immedi-
ately scrambled up the boughs of the fir, till it
brought itself to a level with the walk above,
in hopes of being fed: but, if he wenton again,
unheeding its solicitations, it returned to its
ibrmerplacc, and resumed its slumbers. One
of the most striking peculiararities in this
tame owl is said to be its fondness for music.
It would often come into the drawing room of
an evening, on the shoulder of one of the chil-
dren, and, on hearing the tones of the piano,
would sit with its eyes gravely fixed on the
instrument, and its head on one side, in atti-
tude of attention ; when suddenly spreading
his'wings he would alight on the keys, and,
makine-M dart at the Derformer's finders with
his beak, would continue hopping about, as if
pleased with the execution. After awhile
theSghtof this owl into the woods became
longer, and he only returned at dusk to receive
hi3 usual supper from the person who was in
the habit of feeding him, and whom he readi-
ly permitted at Such times to take him up, and
carry him into the house for this purpose.
By-and-by it -was observed that he did not de-
vour his meal in the kitchen as formerly, but
fled along the passage, dragging the meat af-
ter him till he reached the garden door, when
he'flew with it to the shrubbery. On being
followed, it was discovered that he had brought
with him a companion, who, not having cour-
age to accompany iim the whole way, re-
mained at a respectful distance to receive his
bounty. After having served his visitor in
this manner, he returned to the kitchen, and
leisurely devoured his own portion. This
practice was continued for some months, till
at length one eveninghe was missed, and no-
where to be found. His companion, it is
said, continued to visit the spot alone for sev-
eral weeks uttering doleful cries, but could
never be persuaded to come nearer to be fed.
It proved in the end, that the favorite had been
killed ; and its stuffed skin was one day rec-
ognized, alas ! in a woodman's hut, by the
children, who had so assiduously nurtured it
and brought it tip. The Rev. L. Jenyus1 Ob.
servations in Natural History.
The Army correspondent of the St. Louis Republi-
can, relates the following :
On the morning of the 24lh, near sunrise, a most
amusing littlcincident occurred. Gcuerals Taylor and
Wool wero fn conversation, when .Major Mansfiold
rode up to them, and announced tho retreat of tho
Mexican army. " What did I tell you," exclaimed
Old Zac General Wool advanced to him, and threw
his arms around his neck to embrace him. Taylor
threw his arms around WooTa waist, and dangled him
in the air like a child.' Geu. W.Jooked relieved when
he reached the ground, and turning round, said to me,
" CoL, collect the men here and give threo cheers "
which wo did, multiplied by threo, with as right good
will as ever we did anylthin2 in our lives.
, 2Vcw York and Liverpool Steamers. The
Glasgow Citizen gives us the following infor-
mation relative to the new Atlantic steamers
nowTJuilding in the Clyde. The British and
iNorth -American Mail Meam-packet Comna-
ny havev ordered four immenoe timber steam- j
ships to be fitted out for plying between Liver-
pool and New York. Three of these are be-
ing built by Mr. R. Steel, of Grenoek, and the
fourth, by that veteran in the art of steamboat
building, Mr. John Steel of Glasgow, who, in
1811, launched from his building yard the first
passenger steamer which ever ploughed the
waters of the Clyde. The first of these levi-
athan steamships will be launched early in
March : she is close on 2,000 tons register,
and will have engines of'750 horse-power.
The other three are of the same size, and are
constructed on the same model, being, over
all, in length 385 feet, in breadth of beam 38
feet, and having a depth of 28 feet. These
vessels are intended to ply fortnightly between
Liverpool and New York, commencing on the
1st January, 1648.
, The folio wingcjoijuent Extract ;5s"ifrora the remarks
UUC1DU UV UCU. IIAJIIULUXj ill UIO UiUUUi glVVU IU 411.1.
WEBSTEK.'by thdftfew England party, at Charleston.
In alluding to Mr. Webster, ho said :
"I have often witnessed, and sometimes felt, his ex-
traordinary vigor in debate. Rut, if I have been mado
sensible of this, I have likewise recognized tho gentle-
manly courtesy, amiable temper, and generous spirit
of contest which he uniformly carried mto every 'dis-
cussion surpassed, if it was possible, aloue by thoso
tine, social qualities, around the festive board, in tho at-
mosphere ol which, tho torch of party spirit, if it was
not at once extinguished, at least was lost in the blaze
of his genius, or in the broad glare of the convivial
sympathies which flowed from his kind and benevo-
lent heart.
- 1 am happy to greet him, sir, in tho heme of my
fathers. It is right and fitting that ho should come
-among us, that the favored son of Old Massachusetts
Bay should at last see how old South Carolina stands,
and what sort of people we are, after a lapse of more
than eighty years since those two then heroic colonies
were. united in common league, to achieve the indepen-
dence of our common country.
This remark, sir, recalls to my recollection a cher-
ished tradition in my own family. A fact which you
will find confirmed in the biographical history of our
country, in a highly interesting life of Josiah Quiucy
written by his son, the late distinguished President of
Harvard University.
, When John Hancock and Saml. and John Adams
determined to resist the oppressions of the mother coun-
try, they sent John Quincy, Jr., (than whom a more
gallant and accomplished spirit our Revolution did not
produce) to South Carolina, to obtain the support of this
cavalier and Hugenot colony, the very pet of the Brit-
ish Crown, to stand by them in the comintr struggle.
Tho first person, on whom Mr. Quincy called, was my
grandfather, lhomas Lynch, iseur, who, with a prince-
ly fortune, had staked everything from the jump in the
glorious contest, and who as early as the first Congress
after the passage of the Stamp Act, wrote and reported
as a delegate from South Carolina, one of the address-
es of tho Colonies to the Imperial Parliament. Mr.
Quincy, coming by land from Boston, drove up to my
grandfather's residenco on South Sauteo,thcn, and now
called Peach Tree. After communicating his mission,
which met with tho warm concurrence of my distin-
guished relative, they both instantly started for Charles-
ton, and in the house of Miles Brewton (the late resi-
dence of the lato Col Wm. Alston in King street,) then
an opulent patriotic merchant, whose wealth greatly
depended on peace with England, met John Rutlege,
Christopher Gadsden, Miles Brewton, and the other
patriots of South Carolina, and there was concocted
the grand scheme of Colonial resistance which was
afterwards uttered in the war shout at Bunker Hill,
and re-echoed in the thunders from our own Palmet-
to Fort, on the 28th June following.
I glory that my noble old ancestor thus received the
young Boston Emissary and Rebel. I would rather
have sprung as"T havo sprung from his loins than
that all tho blood of tho Howards should flow in my
veins.
I ask, then, our distinguished guest, whether Massa-
chusetts and South Carolina ought not ever to bo iiidis-
solubly united? Fast friends, then, in the hour of ut-
most need, may they never be irreconcilable adversa-
ries in tho hour of the utmost exasperation.
May we not hope, my friends, that our distinguished
guest will recognize, in his journey throughout tho
South, some things to esteem and regard, and fresh
cement in his own cordial smypathies with the warm
greetings which every whero await him, to bind his cher-
ished union of the States more closely to his heart?
I know that none of us can go to New England that
garden of modern civilization, without instruction and
delight. If we can learn much from the victorious in-
dustry of the sons in building up the finest social struc-
ture in tho world, we must bo captivated by the gen-
erous and gushing hospitality of her noble capital, where
literature and the arts form the classic architrave which
adorn tho granite pillars of tho rcligon and morals of
that singularly interesting people.
I have, sir, some right to speak thus of New Eng-
land. It was there that I acquired the rudiments of
almost all I know in this world. Ou tho banks of tho
beautiful Charles river, as it winds its silvery current
through the county of Dedham, I passed the hours of
my childhood, under the parental instruction of a kind
and gifted old clergyman, who has sinco gone to his
reward above.
I have, however, Mr. President, sufficiently trespass-
ed on the kind and flattering attention of this assembly.
It is time that I should conclude.
I know uot that I can conclude more appropriately
thau by an allusion to a great event in tho public history
of our guest. When the Greeks decreed to Achilles
the greatest of his ovations, I am sure he would have
greeted with cordial salutations a just tribute of respect
to the memory of Hector. I know when I bring the
name of Hayno a the recollection of our friend, his
heart 6tands ready, unbidden, to:iinite in our tribute of
sorrow, admiration, and esteem, to the sbado of that
gifted spirit.
In the celebrated debate on Foctc's Resolution
(which was but a foreshadowing of coming events of
far deeper interest,) tho greatest, and by far, the ablest
discussion of the principles of the Constitution of the
United States occurred, as you well know, in the Sen-
ate of the United States, in tho session of 1831, which
ever took place on any previous occasion.
Our deeply lamented Hayne, our comparatively
youthful chainpionfcwas pitted against the gentleman
now honoring and honered by this festival. It is not
for, me, with all my strong sympathies, personal and
political, to say in this "War of Giants" who had the
better part, either in his great argument, or in the mode
or manner of enforcing it. A proper feeling of court-
esy to our distinguished guest induces me to be silent
on their relative merits and on tho relative value of
the great truths involved iu the discussion.
But I can well sav this, that I have often heard mv
'deceased friend, in the hours of our unreserved confi
dence, bear testimony to the pre-eminent powers that
hi opponent brought to bear in that debate, the bril-
liancy of which ho was not tho last to recognizo and
acknowledge. Nor was he backward in likewise ac-
knowledging his belief in the sincerity with which opin-
ons thus entertained were thus so ably enforced.
May J uot thus, likewise, my frionds, say to such as
know our gifted and deceased countryman, that if ho
had been spared to us, aud stood whero I now stand,
that ho would havo been tho first among us, with an
out stretched hand and willing heart, to havo received
his great antagonist on his arrival on our shores.
The accents of my voice almostreach the spot whero
he rests in his deeply mourned and nntirnoly grave.
But dear and never to bo forgotten friend thou canst
not hear these accents which hail you with the tender
aud recollected association of a long cherislmd friend-
ship. Methinks I almost hear tho music of thy
onco unrivalled voice iulall tho compass of its melody
and power. Yes, 1 seem to gaze onco more with un-
speakable delight on that countenance, which beamed
in life with the blended rays of genius, virtue and spot-
less honor, cheering and greeting our guest on his kind-
ly advent among us. But, alus, thou art as silent, my
lnend, as thy thrice honored, grave.
Let cs, however, my friends, as a consecrated offico
of friendship and afftction, approach his urn in a spirit
of just pride as well as with a feeling of unfeigned sor-
1DW, aud oiler this libation to his shade.
" The Memory nf Robert Y. Hayne : A Champion
worthy to havo contended With Daniel Webster, and
to have borne on high tho glorious banner of our
State "
This toast was quaffed standing, and in silence. On
the cainnauy being again fct-atcd ,Mr. Webster rose and
said -
The gent'eman has auticpatcd me in the tribute ho
has paid to the memory of his fr.cnd, in what I iiHendc J
to savin the course of the evcrin
I cordially concur
frm tho bottom of my heart, inevry sentiment ho
has so eloqucntlyiid feelingly ultcrred. If it was my
ZlTZrlZ
ter opportunity of recoguizing his very eminent ability,
which was not even surpassed by his gentlemanly
coniplishmeuts. I am happy in this assembly to havo
an opportunity of beanogtestimony to his elevated pu.
triotisin, his high honor and iueorruptiblo integrity.
No one out of the circle of his immediato relatives and
friends more sincerely sympathized in tho great public
loss that his death occasioned. With this appreciation
wo can then well affijrd to oli'er another tribute to his
distinguished worth. I will givo you
"The Memory of Robert Y. Hayne: A gentleman
of courteous and polished manners, of irreproachable
life, a lawyer of distinction and eminence, a statesman
of ability aud talent, and a highly favored son of his
native State."
From the Troy Budget.
"IF I WERE A RICH MAN."
"If I were-a.rioh-Tnu!-u'sj.id MrrHafria.
"And suppose you were, neighbor what then?" said
Mr. B;own, who overheard tho exclamation.
"Why, I'd give to tho poor, and reap the pleasure.';
of chant ."
"You would, would you?"
"Yes, sir, most certainly."
"And would'ut wish to keep a trifle for th"i3 purposti
and for that, and ride in your carriage, when you might
as well go a-foot?"
"And would prove an houorablo exception among;
rich men would you? "
"I should try, I think."
"But what makes you think you would bo so much
better than the rich in general?"
"Oh, I can't say exactly ; I supposo it is because I
so frequently experience the inconveniences of poverty."
"You poor! Mr. Harris. Why, I always considered
you a wealthy man."
"Me wealthy ! Why sir, I could not muster fivo hun-
dred dollars, if I should sail everything I possess. Rich !
By George ! I'd like to own my dinner before I eat it.
I am sure I should grow fat at the bare thought."
"But, Mr. Harris, what would you really do, if you
were as rich as Jacob Astor?"
'Well, I don't know exactly, what I would do with
so much money as he has ; but one thing is certain, I'd j
give all tho poor m my neighborhood one good dinner.
"Is that all T'
"Oh no ; I would repeat tho dose so often th;
leanest should cry enough 1
"Well, Mr. Harris, I have heard a great man
pie talk in just this manusr: but, wuen Frovii
had blessed them, they have almost invariably ft
all their resolutions.
"Some may have done so; but just give mo a chance,
and I'll show you the difference."'
"Ah ! I fear, neighbor" said Mr. Brown, as ho
walked away "but few are able to withstand temp- .
tation."
"And I am willing to be tempted; the sooner the bet- ;
ter, said Mr. Harris as ho passed on
But one year from the date of the above conversation,
Mr. Harris, was what tho world calls a rich man.
An uncle had died in the Indies at just tho lucky mo-
ment, leaving him solo heir to a fortune. Mr. Harris's
first intelligence was a draft for fifty thousand dollars,
payable at sight. Tho poor man could hardly contain
himself for joy: a thousaad brilliant visions danced
through his brain. His wifo should not labor : -his chil-
dren should bo finely dressed, und delicately fed aud
Ills neighbors should havo yes, ho would give some-
thing, to some of his neighbors.
The news of his good fortune spread like -wild fire.
Friends gathered around to congratulate. One and
another volunteered this service and that offers thoy
never would have made but for the ringing of that samo
fifty thousand dallars.
Mr. Harris moved from his humble cottage to a splou-
did house in town. Mrs. Harris no longer performed
tho drudgery for her tamily. Jane and Ellen left off
knittitig mitteus for their brothers, and Henry and Ed-
ward split no more Wood for tho kitchen fire.
With wealth came wants unnumbered. Labor onco
performed from necessity, was renounced entirely, and
iur. flams soon found himself unablo to wall:. Hor
ses must do the drudgery his limbs had hitherto been i
able to perform, while pampered appetito rejected tho
wholesomo food, which not long ago crowned his
table.
Mr. Brown, who had anticipated such revolutions,
should his neighbor's wish be granted, looked on in si-
lence. True, tho good man breathed a sigh now and
then for the fickleness of his fellows, but ho clioso that
time and opportunity should convince Mr. Harris that i
non ,11 i.iu !.; i, -,. ni I,.,,, f h :,n!-
some resolves "to d'o somethin"- for neighbors ." wero i
undoubtedly forgotten in the multiplicity of cares which to prolong his visit. He stood whining im-
now cucompassed our rich friend, unless we reckon tho patiently at the door till it was opened, when
2hyfJwtoB"Uotof""tu he galloped ofl'in a great hurry, and they nev-
Not that Mr. Harris possessed les3 kindly impulses cr saw him afterward,
tian in former times. Not so. He was over a neigh- They had never seen the dog before, nor
borly man, and ready to assist others according to his did they ever know to whom he belonged. It
aD.lity. unco his expenses wero tow, because mo m-
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fcity for iargor expenditures, and he really had nothing
loll to give. At least so ho convinced himself, and en-
deavored to convince others. Nor is this an exception
to tho general manifestation of suddonly acquired
wealth.
If a man is omnivorous in any passion it must ho the
love of gold, not for its own sake alone, so much as for
the gratification it ensures. Wealth can purchase honor,
fame, luxury, might, and right ; every thing but and
many a poor rich man groans as ho hoars the "but"
happiness.
That, thank God ! is the poor man's birthright if ho
will but lawiully claim tho boon. Honor may como
at tho beck of a silver wand. Fame may wreathe her
laurels to bind tho brow already decked with purchus-1
cd brilliants, and luxury may pamper until manliness
is lost; but peace, contentment, without which gold
is vain, is won, "without money and without price."
In process of timo Mr. Harris fell ill. Mr. Brown,
who had never lost sight of his old friend, now renewed
his former friendly intercourse. Dim recollections of a
conversation once held with this same Mr. Brown haun-
tid tho sick man's mind. Ho was willing to be tcnip-
,,a . i.: ...:,i. u...i k.. ,,A A i;i, m.. .!rc
ho had proved himself a frail man. During hisprotrac-
ted illnt3. recollections of nefflected opportunities and '
wasteful extravagance troubled him. Resolutions for
the future were frequently avowed, but through tho
arrangements of Providence nipped in tho bud. Tho
man who. but a fow years ago found his heart so deep-
ly touched with sympathy for his fellows, had not ful-
filled his better promptings when means wore in his
power, and sought therefore to atono for Ilia past neg-
lect, by bestowing in one generous bequest that which
he could uo loiiijcr retain, purchasing at once u. name
in the world for charity, aud a right to be remembered j
at the portals of heaven. Mayhap tho knowlsdgo of j
his ultimate benefactions preceded his own appearauco
there, but unbslief questions the efficacy of such claims
for admission.
Wero this an overdrawn or solitary case, charity
would prompt us to drop tho veil, and bid him God
speed in his journey to the tomb. But many a man
with means at his command to alleviate much of tho
human suffering, pleads iuability, with tho piteous
adenda, "if I were onlv rich.
"If I wero only rich.'
What then ? Tho good per- j
formed iu this world is not estimated by dollars and I
cent, by Hun who secth the heart. I hero was once
a poor widow more commended for the bestowal of two
mites, than her wealthier compeers for their largo be-
quests. "Do good, as yo havo opportunity."
Rcmarkablc Deliverance. We met the fol-
lowing singular narrative, the other day, iu
the volume of a Canadian missionary who has
recently published reminiscences of his file
and labors. The story is well told, and the
incident which forms its subject, whether !
called "accidental" or "Providential," was
. , iii '
certamlv remarkable : ,
About this period I went to attend the sale j
of the efti'cts of Mr. M , a respectable
farmer, who had died at one of my out settle
incuts a few months lie lore. He had left a
'widow, a very amiable and pious woman, and
three children, to mourn his loss. The lone
wid v thought herself unequal to the man-
.igi'inpnt ol tiie laige firm which her husband
had occupied. Siie therefore took a cottage
in the village whore I lived, and was now
selling everything oil' except a little furniture.
After the sale was over I went into the
houso to sre her. I congratulated her upfn )
the plan she had adopted, and-.remarked that
I -he would bo much more comfortable, not on-
lv in beinff relieved from the cares of a bust
liess she could not be supposed to understand,
but in a feeling of security which, in her un-
protected state in that lonely house, she could
hardly enjoy. :Oh! no," she said, "not un-
protected ; far frorn it ! You forget," she con-
tinued, with a mournful smile, "that I am
3iow under the special protection of Him who
'carath for the fatherless and the widow,' and
I feel quite confident that He will protect us."
And He did protect them, and that very
night, too, in a mos extraordinary and won-
derful, and, I may add, miraculous manner.
The farm house was a solitary one ; there
was not another within a half a mile of it.
J That njjghtjhere wasagood deal of money in
the houe, the proceeds of -the sale. Ihe
mother and her three young children, and a
maid servant, were the sole inmates. They
had retired to rest sometime. The wind was
howling tearfully, and shook the wooden house
at every blast.
This kept the poor mother awake, and she
thought she heard, in the pauses of the tem-
pest, some strange and unusual noise, seem-
ingly at the back of the house. While ea-
gerly listening to catch the sound again, she
was startled by the violent barking of a dog
apparently in the front of the house immedi-
ately beneath the bed chamber. This alarm-
ed her still more as they had no dog of their
own. Injury Ucxdfl
She immediately arose, and going to her
maid's room awoke her, and they went down
together. They first peeped into the room
where they had heard the dog. It was moon
light, at least partially so, for .the night was
CiOUdy ; and
'-aguish
saw-an
gnawing
kitchen,
she first
rant to open the door
Hacking so violently.
girl was a cietcrmmea ana resolute crea
turc,
hesitc
ture, devoid of fear, and she did so without
sitntio n : when the dojr rushed out. and the
widow saw throuirh the onen door two men at
the kitcjicn window, which was open. The
men instantly retreated, and the dog leaped
through the window after them. A violent
scuffle ensued, and it was evident from the
occasional yelping of the noble animal, that
he sometimes had the wflrat of it.
The noise of the contest, however, gradu-
ally receded, till Mrs. M could hear on-
ly now and then a faint and distant bark.
The robbers, or perhaps murderers, had taken
out a pane of glass, which had enabled them
to undo the fastening of the window, when,
but for the dog, they would doubtless have ac-
complished their purpose. The mistress and
maid got a light, and secured the window as
well as they could.
They then dressed themselves, for to' think,
of sleeping any more that night was out ofthe
question. I hey had not, however, got down
the second time before they heard their pro-
tector scratching at the outer door for admit-
tance. They immediately opened it, when
he came in wagging his bushy tail, and fawn-
ing upon each of them in turn, to be patted
and praised for his prowess.
He then stretched his huge bulk at full
length, beside the warm stove, closed his eyes
and went to sleep. The next morning they
.. . ,-. , -Lxi
gave him a breakfast any dog might have en-
vied ; after which nothing could induce him
wag a sngliar circumstance, and they
could only suppose that he came with some
stranger to the sale. The family removed the
following day to their new cottage in the vil-
lage ; and when my wife and I called upon
them, Mrs. M reminded me that, when
1 last saw her, she had told me they were not
unprotected.
A Historian and tf fact. A man not fifty miles
from Portland, says tho Eastern Argus, who wished to
pass himself of!' as well read, was boasting of having
read tho life of Napolean.
"Who was it written by," said a friend, Elder Lamp-
son 1 '
"Why, no," said the modern Hume, "it seems to mo
that is not exactly the name, but still, it sounds some
thing like it.
"I don't beliovo after all your knowledge of Napo-
lean," rejoined his friend, "that you can tell in what
year Napolean crossed the Alleghanieg."
"Well, 1 don t know as 1 ca.i tell exactly, said tho
Historian, irmaiinz nw Kuowieuge oox, -out. l Know
P''O' well that ho did cross 'em, if I can't tell the
Year-
Caution. Never enter a sick room in a 6tato of per-
spiration, as the moment you become cold your pores
absorb. Do not approach contagious disorders with an
empty stomach, nor sit between tho sick and tho fire,
because the heat attracts the thin vapor.
By the arrival of the schooner Lavinia at
Galveston, advices have been received from
Vera Cruz to the 13th. inst. We copy from
the Civilian the following extract from a letter
written from Vera Cruz under date of the
13th inst. :
ATTACKS ON THE TRAIN.
Tho train, consisting of over two hundred wagon3,
including those belonging to traders, with a number of
nack mules, and carrymsr, it is estimated, S.JaO.OUU in
fcj)L.cie, besides a largo amount of supplies for tho army
aud u quuntity of goods belonging to individual:, lelt
Vera C ruz on tho uth, for Uen. fecott s camp with an
escort of b00 men, mostly mounted, under Col. Mc-
intosh. Tho wagons and pack mules extended over
a di-tance of two miles ; and when a short distanco
from Santa Fo, and about two miles beyond Mango do
("lava, Santa Anna's hacienda, winding round a moun-
tain, camo suddenly in sight of a strong Mexican force,
ported three deep on a field opposite, who immcdiately
fired upon the train and its escort. The confusion
which followed emboldened the Mexicans to rush in
and attack the train in its centre and rear.
Thov suc-
cecded in killing some of the teamstors and carrying
oiF a '" & !tmomtt, ol I)roPort-v- For the three days
succeding theso attacks wero repeated : and tho Mex-
icans hmJ flUCCPCjC(i m k,1Mg, lt WIW believed, 3U or
- lOof our men, and destroying or capturing 100,0u0
worth of public and private property, including auum
her of horses and mules ; but no money
Our correspondent says that "Gen. Mcintosh is
generally blamed for his la--k of military skill and fore-
sight during tho time tht-M tinfortiinato encounters
lasted."
The loss on the part of the Mexicans was
but trifling, as they could retreat to the neigh-
boring chapp.iral without sutlbring much from
the pursuit of our hoops.
When the first news of'these disasters reach
ed here, Gen. Cadwallader, with a good rem
fnrcem?nt, et irnmedia'oly out mid -.van to
it wasJijuflBIHMMIK
omects, aiuiQaHr
aaHBe
IHIUISU
"SH1
IHRni
1 Arm
h.ive joined and assumed the command of the
whole force which was calculated to amount
to 1500 men, being more than sufficient to
conquer any further obstacle which the ene-
my would likely throw in the way.
On the 12th inst., before the schr. Lavlui left, a train
of wagous carrying invalids arrivod at Vera Cruz from
Jalapa. They wero escorted by 70 men belonging to
the 2d Pennsylvania regiment under Capt. Bainbridgo,
himself sick, and on way home. Those men suffered
a severe attack as they approached the Pueute Nacion-
al, being fired upon by a party of Mexicans, who had
gained possession of the adjacent heights; yet never-
theless reached the opposite side of tho bridge with tho
loi of tho assistant wagon master, Rolwrt Smith,
killed.
Col. Mcintosh was thou laying intrenched, "G miles
this side of sa?d bridge. ,
Tho latter, howover, succeeded in recapturing au
Americairivyoman who had fallen m the hands of tho
r MexicansHrSomerof'Capt. Duperh's" Dragoons-, behol-
ding her from a distance, immediately charged tho
Mexican robbers, dispersed them and liberated the pris-
oner. , For the last 3 or 4 weeks business was unusually
dull at Vera Crirz. AH communications with tho inte-
rior were cut ofi", and robberies aud murder were com-
mitted at a short distance from the gates of the city.
Iu consequence, the ranchcros being afraid to carry
vogotables to the market tho supply was scanty aud
prices high. The stock of goods had accumulated to a
considerable amount in the hands of importors, who find
it impossible to dispose of them. Tho sympathy of the
Vera Cruzanos for Gen. Scott and the Americans,
would surely become of a grateful order, if ho conld
free tho road from these robbing parties. Every body
cries out, if we only had some companies of Texian
Rangcra between here and Pueblathings would soon
assume a different cast. Ps
Those who havo travelled the road latterly speak
with horroroftho number of corpses, mostly Ameri-
cans, that are encountered, a prey to wolves and vul-
tures. The policy of the Commander and Govern-
ment ought to direct here a strong ranging force, as
essentially needed as tho occupation of any important
point in Mexico. Without safo communication with
the interior the intervening region offers us no material
advantage, commercial or military ; but on tho con-
trary may become the bane of tho present war, the
homo of the robber, tho assassin and tho lawless guer-
illa. Tho Eagle of tho 12th, says
Sinco our last wo have conversed with several gen-
tlemen who accompanied tho train to tho spot whero
it was attacked, aud havo sinco returned. Tho liltlo
success which tho enomy did meet with is univorsally
ascribed to carelessness and bad management from the
start, and wo honestly think an investigation of the
whole matter should bo had. Tho loss on our side is
estimated at from twelve to twenty-five men, in killed
and wounded, but we regret our inability to obtain
their names. Tho train was still entrenched and rea-
dy for attack, awaiting reinforcements. Duperu's
company behaved very well, as also that of Captain
Mc Reynolds, charging tho enemy in fine style, but wo
aro sorry to say that one company of dragoons showed
somo sigii3 of the white feather. They were raw, how-
ever, aud may do better next timo.
When last heard from, Gen. Cadwallader had ad-
vanced to within about ton miles of tho camg.of Col.
Mcintosh, and would soon arrive, when aforward
movement would immediately commence. r$he train
probably reached the National Bridge yesterday, and
we expect to hear from it to-day or to-morrow.
The schooner Fairy arrived at Galveston
on the 13th inst. from New Orleans, and
brought dates to the 9th inst., but the news is
unimporlantr The corn and cotton markets
have undergone no material change since our
last advices.
The Picayune of Sunday morning says
" Singularly enough some particulars of tho Hiber-
nia's news have found their way to the city, reported
to be favorablo to Cotton, but they can have no effect
on tho market unless confirmed by the letters. Tho
sales of the week amount to 2000 bales, but quotations
aro out of tho question."
Flour. Tho samo paper, in describing the effect
of the Hibernia's news, observes)
Sinco then the demands of holders and parties who
had purchased on speculation have driven purchasers
out of the market, and the sales of the last two days
do not exceed 4000 bbl., mostly Ohio aud Illinois, at
$7, though a few small parcels havo brought $7 25 a
07 50, and some Fancy brands St. Louis 7 75. The
market is completely unsettled. Arrived during the
week, 23,55 i bbls. Exported, 15,258 bbls.
Corn. Sales on Saturday at 80 cts.
Whiskey. do do 22$ cts.
Pork, mess, 15 75 a 16; prime 12 50 a 12
75.
Bacon, sides 8$ a 9c. ; shoulders 6J a 7 ; hani3 5$
a 7 for bare ; canvassed 7 a Oc.
Lard, 8 J a 9.
Bagging and Bale Rope. Sales in small lots of
tho former at 14 a 15c., and tho latter ut 6 J a 7c
Sugar. Dull 1$ to 7 cts. per lb. according to
quality. ,
Exchange. Sterling, 4 a 5$ per cent premium
Franco, 5f. 37 a 5f. 40 prem. ; New York, GO days,
2 a 2$ per cent. dis. ; ut sight. $ a per cent. dis. ;
Treasury Notes, 3 a 3 per ceut. prem.
COST OF INTEMPERANCE IN THE
UNITED STATES. "
This is still estimated at one hundred mil-
lions of dollars per annum. The amount
would furnish every family on.the globe with
the Bible. It would build and endow 1000
seminaries of learning at 100,000 each, or
10,000 at 10,000 each.
It would build 500,000 miles of magnetic
telegraph, at 200 dollars each, forming a
perfect net-work for instantaneous communi-
cation with all parts of the Union.
It would, in a single year, build a city of
50,000 tenements, at a cost of 2000 each ;
and accommodate 300,000 inhabitants 6 to
each house.
It would be five dollars to every individual,
and twenty-five dollars to every family in the
Union.
LIBRARIES.
Tho following table is compiled from the
researches of Dr. Ludwig, of New York :
PUBLIC 1IBKARIES OF THE UNITED STATES.
Stales. No. Vols.
Alabama 3 12,200-
Connecticut 4 61,000
Delaware 1 3,000
Georgia 4 22,000
Illinois 3 3,700
Indiana 5 G.800
Kentucky 9 ' 41,400
Louisiana 5 13,300
Maine 4 '' 43,000
Maryland i 11 54,500
Massachusetts 30 203,000
Michigan 5 9,500
Mississippi 2 5,600
Missouri 5 20,500
New Hampshire 5 26,800
New Jersey 12 28.500
New York 33 174,900
North Carolina 3 16,200
Ohio 23 63,800
Pennsylvania 32 176.100
Rhode Island 5 43,400
South Carolina 5 33,400
Tennessee 6 26.700
Vermont 2 , 1G.300
Virginia 9 58,300
District of Columbia 9 75,600
235
3,851,260
Condition of ihe Bank of France.-I "
statement of the Accounts of the Bank'of- " ;
France for the-first quarter of the yearj-made-
up to the 25th ultimo, shows the following'rj Vv
suits : Acttf. Thebank had on that day,' jn: $
cash, 79,53n,8l9f. 87c; in disccunt and loaaa,
212,215,665P. 67c; in branch banks' accounS,. "
78,459,980f. 67c.r in rentes, public securities-
and reserve funds, 64,261, 8S1JT 50c; credits
and various, items, 594895f." 9Sc PassiC
Amount of banknotes ih circulation, 249,404',
694f.94c.;acpountscurrent381442,463f9.f
capital and 'reserve,. 81,900,000; different- '
items, 5,351,364, 89c; total, 435,0623;-
89c: The discounts,' advances, -and' loans
"""' uifj " vniw, cvu.wu-L.bu 7 Mukm
587902r.,' 77c; movement pOJcqcojJnt?!
"rent (pnvate)'8,l3(T92,9TJ0l(pTnbHcy274r-'
849,000 ; general movement of the caisses,
3,74l,63l,400f, ,
Canal Tolls. Tho Albany Atlas presents tho fol- f,'
lowing statement as the amount of tolls received. on ,
the several State canals for the three weeks of naviga-
tion from May 1st to 22d :
1st iceel: d week. 3d iceeJfc
Erie, 202,476 12 140,001 03 158)85' 05
Champlain, 4,871 80 4,572 86 5,761 30
Oswego, 1,734 24 3,292 95 3,632 02
Cay'ga and Sen 1,820 96 1,095 90 490 98
Chemung, ,1,001 52" 548432 915 43
Cr. Lake, C 42 69 48t , USK37 '
Chenango, 1,118 63 1,580 iff, lT679:5
Gen'se Valley, 1,132 08 1,113 JSfc l,392.&t
Oneida Lake", 30 00 4 09 , 2856ft-;
Oneida river impro. 1 21 91" U 32
Senecarivertowp.16 79 24 92 20 44 .
214 246 04 152,278 86 173,587 41 .,
Total for three weeks in 1847, 504,112 31.
Total sum collected to 22d May, 184G, 482,743 69
Increase in '47 over '46, 57,368 62
In 1846, the canal opened on tho 16th of April. In
1847, tho navigation commenced on the 1st of May.
There has been collected this season, in three weeks,
57,368 62 more thau was collected in five weeks hi j
1846.
A Darkie's Heel. There is a capital anecdote of "
"Kentuck," in the Spirit of tho Times, illustrating the
thickness and insensibility ofa negro's heeL Ten or
twelvo "color'd pussons" were snoozing; in ono cabin
with their feet to the fire, when one of them suddenly. -exclaimed,
" 1 6meII footburnin ! " Presently he added
anxiously, "Who dat foot burnin I " Receiving no an-rf
swer, he reiterated the question with still more empha-
sis, "Who foot dat burnin, I say? Datyou GufJ?'
Still no answer; when, drawing, himself up, ho reached
his hand towards his feet, and exclaimed, "Dat my foot
burnin by golly ! " and quietly stretched himself out
and went to sleep again.
BY ikUTHBITY.
Laics of the United Slates passed at the Sec
ond Session qftlie Twenty-ninth Congress.
Pubuc No. 51.
AN ACT to create an additional land district intho-'
Territory of Wisconsin, and for other purposes.
Sec. 1. Bo it enacted by the Senate and Honse
ofltepresentatives of the United Slates of America
in Congress assembled, That all that portion of the'
public lauds lying within the Territory of Wisconsin,
north and west of the followingboandarvtowit: Com-
mencing at the Mississippi river on the line between
townships twenty-two and twenty-three north, run-
ning thenco east along said lino to the fourth principal
mcridiau, thence north along said meridian line to tho
line dividing townships twenty-niuo and thirty, thenco
east along said township line to tho Wisconsin river,
thence up the main channel ofsaid river to the bounda-
ry lino between tho State of Michigan and the Ter-
ritory of Wisconsin, shall form a land district to bo
called the Chippewa land district ; and for tho sale of
the lands in said district a land office shall be establish-
ed at such place theirein as the President of tho United
States may select
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Secreta-
ry of tho Treasury shall cause a geological examina-
tion and survey of the lands embraced in said district to
be made and reported to the Commissioner of thb
Geueral Land Office. And tho President is hereby
authorized to cause such of said lands as may cou
tain copper, lead, or other valuable ores, to be exposed
to sale, giving six months' notice ol tho times and
places of sales in such newspapers of general circnla-
lation in the several Slates asjljmay deem expedient,
with a brief description of The lands to be offered;
showing tho number and localities of tho mines known,
tho probability of discovering others, the quality of the
ores, the facilities of working the mines, and tho means
and expenso of transporting their products to tho prin-
cipal markets in the United States. And all the lands
embraced in said district, not reported as aforesaid, shall
bo sold hi the same manner as other lands under tho "
laws now in force for the sale of the public lands, except-
ing and reversing from such sales section sixteen in
each township for the use of the schools, and such re-
servations as the President shall deem necessary for
public uses.
Sec. 3. And be .it further enacted, That every
person or persons who shall be in possession, by actual
occupancy, of a mine or mines, actually discovered
previous to the passage of this act, and who shall pay
tho same rents as those who hold under leases from
tho Secretary of War, and which rents as accruing
from such occupants and lessees shall be paid and de-
livered to such officer of tho Government as tho Se-
cretary of tho Treausury shall be entitled to purchase
the lands on which tho same is aro situated at any
time prior to the day of sale fixed by the President, ia
legal subdivisions, not exceeding in tho aggregate ono
hundred and sixty acres, to include such mine ermi-
nes, jying to tho United States therefor at the rate
of five dollars peracte: Provided, That, prior to any
entry being made under the provisions of this section,
proof of possession and occupancy as aforesaid of the
mine or mines claimed shall be mado to the register
and receiver of the land district, together with the evi-
dence of the payment of all. rents due the United
States, agreoably to snch rules as may be prescribed by
tho Secretary of the Treasury for that purpose, which
register and receiver shall each bo entitled to receive
one dollar for the services therein : Provided, That
an appeal from the decision of the register and receiver
to the Secretary of the Treasury mav bo had, under
such regulations as the said Secretary may prescribe.
And if two or more persons are in possession of tho
same quarter section, tho first occupant shall be enti-
tled to a pcrferenco, unless the same can bo so divided
by legal subdivisions as to givo to each tho discovery -claimed
by him.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the sajd
mineral lands shall be offered for sale in subdivisions of
quarter sections, and no bid shall bo received at a lers
rato than fivo dollars per aero ; and if such lands shall
not be sold at public sale, they shall be subject to entry
at private sale at that price : Prodded, That no legal
division of any ofsaid lands upon which thore may bo
an outstanding lease or leases from the Secretary of
War unexpired or undetermined, and which is actual-
ly occupied for mining purposes, and the occupants of
which havo complied with all tho rcqnisities ot audi
lease or leases, aud continued to p?rform tho same,
shall be sold until after the determination of such lease
or leases by elllux of time, voluntary surrender, or other
legal extinguishment thereof, exctpt in such cases as
are provided for in tho third section of this act, and the
lessees respectively, shall be entitled to the privilego
secured by taid section upon the voluntary surrender of
the lease or leases held by them.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted. That tho man-
agement and control of the mineral lauds shall bo trans-
ferred from the War Department, and placed nnder
the jurisdiction and control of the Treasury Department,
aud all books, maps, papers, intruments, and other pro-
perty procured to bo used and employed iu the man-
agement, survey, exploring or conducting of said
mineral lands by the War Department, shall bo deli-
vered over and made subject to tho deposition of th
Secretary of the Treasury.
Sec. 6. And be it further encacted, That tho Pre-.
siden t, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate,
co roon as a rufficient number of U!Tnhip aro rarnry-
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