South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1836-06-11

were round him,
Babe his spirit as it rose to the skies,
Go ahead ?"
UnPaEcEDENTED SHORT PASSAGE FROM
New YoRK TO LIyERPooL.-E Extract OF
letter from Captain Nye, of the packet
hip independence, dated at Liverpool,
The 9th April.
1.-THE Independence has made the
ahortest passage, by "a hours, ever
made between New York and Liver
pool, being Ia days and S hours from
The Time our New York pilot left the
dock until the Liverpool pilot came
out. We hove to at a very early hour
on the morning Of the 2sd, waiting for
The tide of the Floating Light, and en-
tered the river at IL o'clock A. M.
Our passage has been delightful, and,
with The exception Of carrying away
our fore and main royal yards, the chip
is not i've dollars worse than when she
left New York. We had the wind fair
all The ay-nev tackled or wore ship
land, with the exception of lgh,
winds, and eighteen hours dead calm,
we had nothing more TO ask for-l am
thus particular, to prove the great
power of the ship, as am fully con-
WINGED she can run the distance in ii
days--,here no. being more than Is
hours f.he time during the passage
that she was at the top of her speed.
We had very pleasant party of pas
sengels--not one unpleasant word on
board the ship. We landed all OF our
stock, as we did not consume more
than TWO thirds OF the provisions we
had in ice. Mr.. Stewart passenger
wishes me to say that be has been III
The United States, England, Ireland
and Scotland, in less than Ii days."
From the Cincinnati Wing, May 90.
DR.. B. HARRISON STILL LIVING.
Our readers doubtless recollect that
The papers have recently been filled
with shocking details Of the murder by
he Mexicans, of Dr.. Benz. Harrison,
son Of Gen. Harrison, at farm house
in Texas, in company with TWO other
persons, who were also alleged to be
murdered.
We have now the pleasure of being
able 10 state that the whole tale was a
fabrication, and that DR.. Harrison is
still living. This we do on the author.
i,y OF letters received from him by his
family in this neighborhood.
The Doctor however, has had no
: little lroable, and made very narrow
escape. lie was with Col. Fanning's
party when the Mexicans fired upon
them, & was among the very few who
escaped The massacre. In flying from
the murderous band he received a
slight wound 10 the neck with mus
ket bali.
He afterwards fell in with and was
captured by another party of Mexi-
cans /; but on disclosing his character
and situation TO the commanding Gen.
he succeeded in winning his sympathy
and favor, and the General furnished
linn with horse, money and servant,
10 enable him TO reach the United
States. When he reached the Texlan
Territory, bis servant, from some DIS
satisfaction, represented him nnfayor-
ably 10 a party Of Texans, who seized
him as spy, and his having come
from the Mexican camp and having
been furnished by Mexican General
with horse and money, seemed 10
give strong corIoborative evidence Of
the base representations OF his lal1hless
attendant. Accordingly the Texan
party carried him on board Iexiar
armed vessel & placed him in conhne-
menl, whtre he still remained when
his letters we're written.