True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-01-03

The Council Of the second Municipality, Al their
meeting los, night, passed a unanimous vote Of |
thanks to the Cap,ain and officers Of the French
steam ship .Meteore, foriheir promp, and generous
assist at the fire on Tuesday night. France is
prnverbia fur the gallantry other sons!
TIE council also passed an Ordinance establish
ing The new steam ferry, from ST. Mary's Markets
and postponed the election Of assessnrs until Mon.
day next, to which day ii was aejanrned.
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One Of our neighbors yesterday mixed up E"'
rnpean matters in very odd fashion. lie set out
with stating thu, England wns greatly strength.
eninQ her army and Navy, then gently ins'nua-
ted that grounds Of quarreiling md appearances
Of approaching collision appeared to exist between
tina, country and France, and also with Russia, as
though those armies and fleets were destined to
have brush with the gallo eagle, or the Russian
bear, and winds up by insinuang that the objects
Of attack, while intended to crafty the mass BY
display Of PROV ARE 100 magnificent to bring
on war either lasting serious. This certainly ID
+, a strange deduction from assumed premises. The
experience OF the pas, would incline us to the BE-
u hsf that If John Bull falls to loggerheads again
u with his opposite neiehborr, the fsy cuffs is no
very consisen. with previously expressed opinion
that they would prove such were John totry con
clusons with The ur,a major Of the Norh. VIII
such elements Of discard as have been long worn
:. ing in the womb oftime, it would be rather NOR
~ likely that should outbreak happen the eruptio
+. will be fearful. II is certainly no chid's play tina
! is likely to result from quarrel between John an
= Philippe, John and Nicholas, or Nicholas, John
:, Philippe mixed up together.
10 MISS CLIFTON Tonight, this beautiful and al
r. compshcd lady takes her benefit, and as ladie
nd will sometimes consult their glass, we trust tina
ne when she looks at hers this time it will prove
nd bumper" Since her arrival among Us, this gent
he aud most be wi'ching specimen of" the SEX" h.
nightly improved in reputation and attraction; nj
n 10 her good feeling j", behind her talent, for
ry expressing her sincere regard for tho great cor
h, made by our gallant iremen on Tuesday, in savin
N. tho theatre from the flames, she volunteered
he return to the city to play on the night when I'll
to entire g fire department" 10 to be formally invite
by Mr.. Caldwell. T might, for her own sner
,c. Miss Clifton repeats her popular performance
as .4nne Bolcyn, which has been generally adm
Of red; AMI as gay and agreeable 6Riab
ell in the willy and laughing Zcphyri-
9 m, in " the Indy and the Devil" Mr.. JAIME
:. s. Browne, the most Finished com ednn of the day
o whose versatile talents have made him so genera
o a favrri,e here adds his exerons rs Wildlove, I.
y render the entertainments perfect. This gentle
mn is a very Pro:cus suited to any variety o
o assumption, and admirable in ALTO the varie,
= requirements necessary to form a perfec
:, Actor, no uni'es the accomplishments of a sing
" er, and the grnccs Of dancer; and so FINISHED
his persona lions, that the acutes critic, whe
= seeing the g.ncel comedy of his Charles Surface
10 the cccenricily of his Robert .Nacaire the blum,
" hut touching pa,hos Of his Sergeant .4u,terlts
N or the quaintness Of fopi the Country Sgure,-i
of utterly unable to say, s" this is The BEST"
il Such bill Of performances, and with such &c
= tors in them deserves indeed the utmos, encour
I. ngencn'. Miss Clifton is an accomplished an,
beautiful woman-Ihis is the last appeal she viii
in make, the las, opportunity she will afford to tn
TO paIlan,ry of Olenns to testify their regard for tn
.e gifted and the beautiful Shall she be sent emit
n, away! our ,asie and character forbid
=, The news of yesterday, which stated that Mexi