True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-11-10

The few slips brought us from thH w est haSc very
little intelligence Of interest in them.
Though the cold weather here ia neither go Sc
vere.nnr so enduring na in Boston climate nd
nits OF more varieties, and nearly as sudden
changes. Though we cannot say, like our friends
of the Bay state, that the las, Of the summer
thunder ushcred IN the FIRST winter snow we can
com pretty ne>r il, for all Wednesdaywss passed
in .'thunder, lightning 4 in rain, and on Thursday
n CHIT ICE forrncH the water huts thick asa
dollar. The Thermometer continued I" sink all
nieht, so tina, Jack Frost has efectually destroyed
all the chances Of yellow Jack.
Notswi outstanding the culdncss OF tho weather,
the flowers blooming as fresh and sweet ae
ever in the gardens at C,rro'ton.
The Cumhe land River on the 5h had risen six
inches from the rain that fell on Saturday the Sd,
| and was al awv increasing,
| The Ohio between Louisville and Cinrinna,i has
risen about a foo, al'ogehe, which has enabled
small boats to run,a and reduced the fare from
90 to 81. No further rise MAS anticipated for
the present.
Upper Cannda.-lt would appear by recent &C.
|
al of the events Of l,s winter in the British Pm.
vnces had more foundation than generally
believed. Military movements extern
sive scale are going on, and an open avowsl m ade
by the government, and government organs, Of
| their knowledge Of intention of attack from the
F, United States frontier Some passengers VII" ar
rived a, Montreal the e8lh u,. having gwen in
| formation that the .4mericsns, they msrak emily
call them, are drilling all along the frontier with
the proc laimrd intention of an attack on Canada.
Canadian volunteers are forming in both pro-
vinces, and Capt Mayne Of the Royals left Mont
real for the purpose of organising corps Of 400 q,
Carlton, & 300 at Vaudrouil on the condition
as the Montreal volunteers II. NJ troop ship
| A,hoI arrived at Quebec with 500 men and Off
GERS, and another transport, No le, was announced
| [ ell W The steamers arlington, andTr weller on
Lake Ontario have been chartered by the govern,
ment, and the ship Prince ST. Ge,rsc nso. at ESQ
| sterling TO convey munitions Of war from Halifax
10 Quebec, and 90 stands of arms sent on board
| her the I2th Sir George Arthur has issued his
| proclaim un calling the volunteers OF Upper
Canada, in which il is stated that the Lieutenant
Cover nor has received certain information that
| extensive conspiracy has been formed, by hume
imp ,nclped and +apac ions inhabitants of III"
| neighb boring friendly States. with view to force
upon thus Province the domin ,on ct the said con-
spiralors. ard the loyal nha hitnn,s OF this
| province with lawless war, plumber and dcvaHa-
| ton.
| And he winds up hv announcing the fact that he
has warm friends In what he deems ''lhe enemy's
camp"
| The Lieutenant Governor assures the Iowa in'
habitants Of the Province, RI, he is in u posses.
| a, If rim dus nI rhnh nye
nall = amongst them many who have not forgotten
their allegiance to Her Majesty, of their duty to
their Cana ian brethren, aud only appear in tho
ranks Of the Brigands AT present to save them
selves from insult and violence.
| The com Elementary benefit given to Mr. Thorns,
the manager in Cincinnati took place on the End
inst. The volunteer stars were Mrs. Bailey, the
vocalist, Mime Lec"mr", the danseusc; Mr. Eaton
the ira gednn: and the Ravcl fnmy.
|
/ A detachment of emi sra'i"g Cher 4kcts passe'
through Nashville on the 3lh instant.
I We are eorry to observe from the columns of til.
Banner that incenda~es ne still their hells!
work. Dr. Nye's brick stable on High street wa:
fred the night of the 4th, but pr"vdrntially til.
flames were cantired 10 that one building. o.
the morning of the sin, the stables of Gen Arm
| ,uesu cursed ticnls in human hap.
Too GREAT AuUKRY In the Philadelphia rubl
Ledger OF the "a is a paragraph setting forth tina
great fears we're entertained for the safety of tn
pscle, ship Cambridge, so du,s out from Liver
pod, and up to that lime unheard of: while I'll
Ne,, York slips of the lst announce her arrival a
calml, as ii nothing unusual was thought abou
her.
New JERSEY ON The 3l. October the Governc
and Ptivy Council OF New Jersey made ofticia
announce EN- ant that the whole Wing Congressinnr
ticket was elected; the lowest having mnjori,
Of 287 the highest of the loco focos.
LET HER cpME.-The spun. OF the Times
speaking of some i'm lor,n,ions OF racers daily o"I
ed for, says: 6 among them is Mr. Fau'is's Eagle
large, fine, racing looking mnre of l6 hands
Falcon out Of Jusilia, &c. She will 60 TO Nc
Orleans and there this winter, If no accide'
occurs the voyage, and The natives must tax
care how they lay out their Tin against hor.''
r Eager raj I'd at Doncas in the Cleveland s,ak e
beating four: distance mile, time minute, an
40 seconds. She is yrs old, and carried 96 b
In another race she beat Sfashins Harry, 20
= ganeas colt, and carried Is lbs more Than Il
a winner: abe was q. If she goes il at this
= here, she will have to travel without company.
English Turf The late $. Leger race was WI
n by Don John, by Waverly; no is a bay, Is ham
% and inches in Insight, and rises very high on Il
;; wirhers. Don J I'm is years old, hut carried
lbs which is | ID. more than would have bet
placed a ak year old in Virginia. lie ran Il
81. Lcger in NJ. II which is equal to 3.
& for the miles: the course hein! 285 var
short. On the following day he won the 'cnp'
= "a carrying IUl lbs. which ID nj the rate Of L.
per mile. Bolu grey c"lt,2 y. by Phys
=, clan, in mile race, after running the first de-
heat, won the second in minute forty fl
81 seeonds, carrying no less than III lbs The lin
was taken by two American TURTLES. Such tin
ID with such weights would make stare on Il
n Eclipse course.
e. Lord Eglington has already won % races h
season--u lucky chap.
The End Fall meeting commenced al Cinci
at natl last Tuesday.
y, The New York packet ship "Philadelpha,' OApta
e. Morgan great favorte with Napoeon's fam
and friends. Joseph Bonaparte selected her on