North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-05-20
CONFIRMATION OF THE COL
CROCKETT REPORT

The ~. Louis Bulletin Of April elst,
says, gentleman arrived in thai city the
day previous, from the South, who brings
news confirming the report that Crockett
is slave in the mines OF Mexico. The
letter spoken of in the previous account
has been received BY Mrs. Crockett. and
her son. The Hon, John w. Crockett
has started for Mexico, with a view 10 rs.
gain his father. The whole South tsays
The Bulletin) is alive 10 the liberty OF so
noble hearted man, and, II the present
exeriions OF the son does not succeed, the.
MexIcans will have hot work of II before
long. The Colonel's motto will be tho
motto Of The South and for Texas. Go
ahead for Dsvyp
In looking at the debates in the British
parliament, on the subject of provisions for
Prince Albert, we get, as he's been well set
forth, fair idea and evidence .of The bur.
then ol royalty even under it's most miti-
gated form. The whole amount granted
annually 10 the royal family of England,
is something like three and half millions
OF dollars and in addition 10 this must DO
reckoned The sinecures bestowed upon the
Legitimate branches, which are by no
means small in number or amount. THIS
immense cum is taken from people suffer.
ing under unexampled taxation, and in
some districts thousands OF them wanting
the most common necessafies oil life. The
treasury, the expenditure Of which has ex-
ceeded the receipts by about $500, 900,
and which the ministry declare cannot be
put upon a stable footing unless by the
imposition OF fresh burthens upon the peo-
| pie, burdens, most 'grievous 10 be borne
Indeed we think the sum Of three and a
ball millions decided under estimate: il
IS probably between ionr and five millions.
How England, with her disaliections, her
army list, her vast expenditures upon war
like establishments from the northern Ar
oosiook to the oriental Oyus, can devote
SO much money for playthings al home.
passes comprehension. We only fear
that by and by, having touched the end of
her tother, she will be brought up TOO
suddenly, and with too round a turn
Peoples Press.
Mr.. Norvell of Michigan offered reso-
!. luton advising the President 10 release
WIN. l.. Mackenzie, now in prison, for
violating the neutrality laws.
In HOUSE,. Mr. Gushing made speech
on the subject Of the Imprisonment OF WIN.
Lyon Mackenzie, and moved that the sum
OF five thousand dollars out OF The sum ap-
propriated for the expences Of The Judicial
~, be used for the purpose OF rendering
Mackenzie and his fellow prisoners more
comfortable in their confinement. The
motion was lost.
Bridge across the .Miss,ssippi. The
people oi ST. Louis have for long time
been thinking Of building bridge across
the Mississippi at that city. The city
Council some time since authorized Mr..
Elicit TO examine into the practicability
and expenses Of such structure. He
has made a report, of which The Ga
zette gives the following as the essence:
7 " The bridge is TO be three thousand
4 feet long, from bank to bank, TO be sup
ported by wire cables, 10 have only two
piers and three arches, and 10 be elcya-
Ted above low water mark seventy feet.
and above high wafer mark forty five
feet, so as to admit OF q free passage
under the arches Tor the taIIest steam
ded over the two piers from towers
that, from the bed Of the river, rise 10
en- elevation Of two hundred feet
The central arch is TO be one thousand
three hundred feet long-thc arches at
the ends nine hundred feet each. The
entire cost is set down at seven hundred
and thirty seven thousand five hundred
and sixiy-six dollars.
| Colonel Pierce, commander OF the is,
Regiment of Artillery with battalion Of
his regiment, arrived at Portland on Salur-
day last in The steamboat Bangor, and pro-
ceeded Immediately in the same boat 10
Bangor, on their way 10 The disputed terri.
tory .-Monipelier Watehmnn.
Poefry.--A South Western lover ps-
theiically bewaiis the loss OF bis sweet
heari, who ran off with another in the fol.
lowing poeiical strains:-
"GoDe. gone forever now the hone.
1 The Joy for which ihirsied,
Sally Ann has taken slope,
= And ! am done and bursted."