Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-09-15
MISCELLANEOUS.


PRINCE LoUfs NAroIEou.-We hay. received
an autograph letter from Prince Louis Napoleon.
dated from The prison 4, Ham, july &c. In iustic.
to the illus,rious Prisoner we feel bound TO Inv 4,
before our readers:
"SrR: have read in the Post an .,,,.., or
Work written by Miss Louisa Costello. IN vsh;cL I
remarked these words. 'Prirce Louis N,noI,or
now expaies in that mournful retreat (,he Cast.
OF tsml his bresch OF honor and mad rnnrpd.pr.
ror the last two years that have been a captive /
nave never noiiced the many absurditics advanced
! respecting my descent of Boulogne lis useless
Tor the vanqulshed TO submit to discussion the ca,
pre- OF 'ofiu ne; but, when my honor IS a man is
auaeked, do what lies in my pow er to defend il ;
pure conscience is ell that Is left me- Being con-
| 'iheed mat the intention OF insulting misfortune
| cannot enter ~oman's heart, beg to subioin the
Sopy " le,ef wrote on the subject TO the Jour-
| nal gu Peup'e on the 9th December last: Il never
contracted any engagement haierer with the French
Government. Five years ago was set at liberty
| against my will end without condtfonr Dufine
nay ulal at the Couri Of Peers, the Attorney Gene
| RAJ was Obliged 20 acknowledge u. I nsp,r faiIsd
"a ny uerd, and nersr GILL; | have no doubt hat
the author Of "A Pilgrimage TO Picardie and Au-
veshs "Ih regret having added the pam Of calun.
~ 20 the sorrows Of CAPTIVITY. take this oppor a.
MY r al expressing my nks for the interest GU
nave oi'en manifested in my behalf, and remain Sc
NAPOLEON LOUIS BosAPARrE."
OHro'--Ihis State has 10 Colleges and so A.
eademies and Grammar Schools W i;h 5000 students.
10000 pupils '''
PAINFUL AccrDLsr.-Ai Ri. Woods near War
renyie, Illinois, young man Of the name Of wis
WINS Whie attending thrashipg machine in Cd
erahon' and standing for that purpose over the large
cog wheel, unfortunately by some means en,an led
~ ,ne tnaehiHery one oil es legs, whenit instant
y TORN from MS body, a little above the knee and
| me bones crushed and ground almost TO q powder
Ampu,ation became necessary.
john u. Floyd, the Loco member OF Conere.s
from the Oneida District: ". Y. who voted AGAINST
ne Iate farm, has been laid upon the shelf by his
'ofher supporters. Some more OF the Free Trade
gentry rom that State and Pennsylvania will share
The same fate.
n Sies'-Al the lending Locofoeo papers in the
Midcle and Northern States, Who have been regu-
,ar eroaKers Tor free trade and the "e, Us alone
poAey, now go fore judicious, protective Tariff
Even our good neghbor has Become so highly char
geo Win the magnetic and Tariff fluids, that b.
gees Tor one Of twenty Ave per cent, or higher"
LoceF> CO PRorEcrI5s.-At q Democratic meet
ns Co'esion' Ohio, on the 25ih ut, among
oLe :, the following resolution was adopted
Resovec, That II there is any one among u,
VINO neecs pro,ectnsi that il, who needs money 70
procure his daily bread, TIE PAUPER Laws
ARE OPEN TO HIM"
The Ohio River is in fine boating order at Wheel
ins, and will probably remain through the Fall
The Steamer wsverly, full Of freight from Ohio
since.
| LUCY LoSG.-l, seems that Of that extravaganza
shieh was recently inserted in this paper, from IN,
o'a', without Credit, some two stanzas were III,
JOINT produeil9n OF The Corporal and Ephraim, anc
'he balance G. w. Dixons.
Five thousand barrels of new -four were lande,
70 oos'or, last week, from the Western Rail Road
lie weekly receips of TOLL, on the Road have riser
ifom zen to over SIS. 600 the last month.
Some OF the Bosonians have asked Mr. Webster
10 cine cut, nnd he has consented.
MODERATE FoKIuNE.-It is stated tina. tn
hothsehid s OF Lordon have offered 10 compoun
tner TAX; under the new ineome Tax Act of s.
Robert Pee, for the three years for f24UOO 1
other words they are willing TO be lei or with m
payment 10 the tax collector o! $40 900 a yea
ihey admT' Therefore, If TIE report be true, tbs
I men annual income is a; Least million thre
4 hunoEed ana my thousand dollars.
WESTERN OArs-The Wisconsin yybig n,,,s,s
mat man by the name Of Wayne recently wen
INTO ned Of oats, at the head OF Platte river; Ina
nc LOST his way while in them; that not returning
r nign', search was made Tor him ext day ana n
+, was ~ tas' discovered by some men who wsr
passing by seated on q load OF hay. He attracte
tneir attention by constantly jumping 10 in the oat,
ne oats were eight feet high, and Wayne being
short man was as badly OFF as If he had beeo in III
II everglades of Florida.
An article IS travelling the rounds OF the locofoc
people OF Great Britain, on four articles of bom
eonsumpuon-eorn, meat, sugar, and coffee
n sli3,oOO,0OO annually, and the same papers ar
telling tleir readers, almost daily. that England Ia
: adop'ed the principles Of Free Trade.
4 The officers n New York city have killed e26
dogs since the FIRST OF June.
The ofhceNwanters IN PHILADELPHIA and New
ork' who abused and opposed John Tyler, II
z le4O, are getting up artificial Indignation meet
d !nss" because Lord Ashbur,on's dinner parry i
New York did not cheer the toast given 10 the &C ar
tam" Ihcy must "Ihrow on more OF the magnet
fluid" or It will beSo CO.
b. one MoRE Another of the Ohio Gerrvman
II ders came TO hand yesterday, which Is christine
&c The Seioo Sea Horse" illustrative Of the Ds,rit
y lard OF Tor the especial benefit Of MIR Byingtop
h sort OF Buckeye Extra Billy.
h The rumor is confirmed that Mahlon Diekersor
ESQ, OF New Jersey, formerly General jackson
e Secretary Of The Navy, and an ardent supporter
10 Mr.. Van Buren, in 1910, has abandoned the Los
Eoeo ranks, and declared himself for HEHRT CT -.
t. Col Joseph Jackson, Of New Jersey, another cor
spieuous Van Buren, man in 1870, has lollowe
suit. "s
c FLeUR.-We were assured few DAYS nso. bv
gentleman whom we cannot imagine TO have zee
nista ken, that he knew OF contracts offered in Uu
ca Tor Ohio -four to be delivered in that city this a
al the low rate OF three and half dollars per barre
"a notch lower than thought probable.