True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-12-18

E " rum0red that the Van Buren, men viii a.
aStapt TO inaugurate Gen. Porter as Governor OF
inesday next a week, under the old Constitution
and they have sent fr him for that purpose.
From the Baltimore American
by the RAJ road cars from York, last night, w,
learn verbally that about 1900 troops were assem-
bIes in Harrisburg, and tina. every thing remained
perfectly quiet.
BY the same conveyance received severa
sps from Harrisburg, of which is dated YES
terday morning, hut they mention no oec urrence
as having taken place to distueb the public peace
We find the following paragraph In the George.
Town, ID. Z. Advocate. Thb circumstance is not
mentioned in any other Of the District papers and
we rs, sincerely hope that it may prove mistake.
:" understand tina, General Gratiol, Chief En-
g'neer OF the United States, mas been suspended in
consequence of his being discovered to be detaul-
yer 10 me Government to large amount
UToince the nboye was in type, we see that thu
Tact OF the dismissal of Gen. G. is stoted in various
'eiters from Washington, published in the papers
OF different cities, but they concur in stating that
he denies being defaulter. The money which
according 10 report, he admits to be in his pos.
session. he holds, it is said. to secure to himself
tn" payment Of claims for commissions alleged to
be due him BY government.
The Rnees.-The race of yesterlay,-best in S did
not attract great crowd, but created considerable
sensation among both the knowing" and the unknow
ing. Three nags were entered: the imported Tramp
hlly,-Richnrd of York the Star colt-and Rhoderick
Dh', who first for the Creole stake in the spr;nq-
In town the bets ran in favor of Richard but when IN
the course although he was IA star" he couldn't shine
Before the start the flly the avorite and heavy
bets were made that she would rake the race in three
straight heats.
AT The start Richard got away first, with the foreign
hly close up When halfway round, and opposite the
stand she went up to Richard and without more salute
than kick up behind us much as 10 saw tat for voun
past him by: and at the head of the back stretch
fhoderck followed suit, past the horse, brushing the
mare down the quarter the heat by head only,
in l. sly.
In the second heat Rhoderick Du took the lead and
Kept to the end, leading in gallant in 5l,he
mare second, and disancing "Richard,"-,be third
1t was quite clear by this time that the Merlin was
more OF conjurer than most folks believed him, and
the game was nearly over with the imported 6lIy
In the third heat the mare got OH some 60 wards be-
ore the grey got under way and so bad sta was bv
many deemed fatal to him, but he went to work raj.
any under the spur, and though he gained very little
Until coming home he dashed dow the quarter in "rrea
or horse" style, winning the race easily
SIXTH Day.
Jockey Club Purse $70O--mile heats-best 3 in s.
f. Duplanter's sr. h. Rhoder,ck Dhu I
AZ, , by Merlin, damb Birdsall:
w. }. Minors u. Ru,hs) imp. bay ilIv
by Tramp, Y. o. out OF Marchesa,
Town sister to My Lady, % lb.. e.2.o
Minor Kenner's b. h. Richard of York.
5yo. by Star, dam by shylock:
ITO lbs ( q ii.
Time, |. 53!--l. ST.. 81