Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-04-30

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d ON late exchange papers, we GO not place
be slight credit ii them however,
Prom tie Boston Herald.
FROM MAINE
THE BLOW is STRUCK 81
We learn from d gentleman direct from
Maine, who arrived u this city
last evening, that an express passed /
through that place on the day otIr inform.
ant LEFT, from the frontier, y ith message |
to Coy. Fairfield. The report runs, That
the document contained intelligence that an |
invasion of the disputed territory BY
large armed force Of TIC English took
place, and drove off our land agent with
the civil force stationed there TO protect
our rights, took possession Of the timber
belonging to US, and killed two ofour men.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
AN ExciTlNG RuMoa. a gentleman
arrived last evening, viii information that
The time be leit, much excitement pre-:
vailed in that community, IN consequence
5of the Tel ort that a British ffigalp had fired
into al Aneri an schooner and killed four
men. Ehe cause Of the outrage is not
stated. Should the story be. confirmed,
Immediate measures waLDo doubt be aiken
for The proper explanation ofso sanguinary
a proceeding.
LADIES FAlR.The ladies of Column
bus. IN this Stale, recently held a fair for
benevolent purposes, from-which the hand.
some sum of hinc hundred dollars Was
realized. L was got up in q superior
manner, and the whole affair is said to
have went off in fine style. We are told
they had the Substdntials as well as the
Injuries of life, and that friend Barker Of
the Argus, went in for the 'spoils' on that
occasion, although unwilling to be the re.
cipient of faVors from the Eougher sex.
Ndtchez Free Trdder.
Not too fast friend Bescancon. IF tie
ereagher sex" should offer US afayer, IN
thesshape Of profitable Office, without asking
OF US sacrifice Of principle, we would receive.
it with considerable degree Of thankfulness I
at all events we should be pleased to have
trial made; for weare confident the offers Of
the rougher sex would be as highly apprecia-'
ted, as those from earlh's representatives Of
Angels ever bright -and-fair.'
Correspondence Of the National Intelligence.
NRw York, APRlL Is.
The GREAT WESTERN was off the Hook
last night, and reached the wharf this
morning. Her passage has been a ionp
one of % ID days, having sailed on the.
night of the Odd ult. She has not had a
fair day, but has struggled with strong
westerly gales; and her paddles show signs
of hard conflict. She brings out. ZOE
passengers, among vi om are officers Of
1.-THE British Army for the Canadas, Judge
Halliburton, the Hon. Mr.. Cunard, of No
Va Scotia, and the CANDLES, of Florida
MIR. Kayf. Government messenger, i
also a passenger.
The News is that of Peace. The Mes
sage Of Mr.. Van Buren, W. carried on
in IL days, but the proceedings of Con
gress, which went OUT in the steamship
!. Liverpool, had not reached London. Th,
! hot remarks imputed to Mr.. Webster were
however, copied in the London papers
with all the warm debate.in the Unite,
States Senate of that day, as reported il
some OF the New York papers. Tn,
Ministerial press is very consideraie. A
very mad print, the Liverpool Mai, raves
) The London Morning .HeraId and Stan
r dard, high .tory prints Of not much influ
) ence, also talk Of cannon and BIG guns
but the Times, which is generally our bit
terest enemy, the organ Of Sir Rober
Peel and the Duke.of Wellington, as wei
! as of the London merchants of the Con
+ sentative faith, speaks. with unexpectet
force for peace. lteven advocates a com
promise-a concesson-the bargain o
. the boundary line Of the lower part Of thu
: st. John for the Canada road. Now,
= the great Opposition organ talks thus,
: will powerfully advance what we know t
be the peaceable views of the British Min
!, istry. The Memorandum of the BIRTHS
: Minister and Mr.. Forsyth afforded univel
j sal satisfaction. The calamity of ava
is felt with as much force on the other sid
= of the Atlantic as on this. There wa
: great uneasiness IN London, and an entir
: suspension Of business in all American 81
: curities-but the belief was almost univei
. sal, that the good understanding betwee
i the two nations would be restored.
S The cheering news is further advance
and a great liveliness in the cotton marke
: This news will have an energetic effei
= upon our long depressed money marke
and relieve us, we hope, from the gloo
i under which we have been suffering. TT
= suspension of business in some America
securities may, however, be a temporal
q drawback, but it is not probable.
= The laboring disafected part Of u
: British population are said to be armn
i Large forces from the artillery have be,
= hurried off from Woolwich 10 Manche
= ter. The Guardian, Of Manchester, j
: ports a great business to be going on in /
] making and selling of pixies.
a The news fiom the Eastern world "
5 not favorable to. a continuation Of peac
s. The prospect Of an extensive war with
s Burmese was daily becoming stronger.
S. There is a report Of the esignation
S the British Ministry, who had been def
s led ID the House of Lords upon an ri
: question. The Princess Charlotte Mar