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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-08-06

GALE OF THURSDAY NIGHT.-The wind blew ter
ribly last Thursday night. We never knew it to
blow harder than it did for an hour, about one
o'clock. Awnings, signs, and blinds suffered i'm.
mensely, but we have heard of no serious damage.
The steamer Kosciusko, from Hartford, lost over
board in the height of the blow her chain box and
portion of her bulwarks
Yesterday morning. with the wind still fresh the
packet ship Utica, from Havre, at Quarantine, drag
red her anchors and ran foul of the British brig Ha-
zard also at anchor, carrying away the briggs fly
ing nb-boom, but doing other damage. All the
vessels at anchor at Quarantine, dragged their an
chors but brought up without receiving any injury
of consequence.
The wind is now quiet. There is only gentle
| hraa a. L.,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-08-06

STEAM SHIP BRITISH QUEEN.--Ths steam packet
will sail tomorrow morning at ten o'clock, fol
Southampton and Antwerp Her letter bags will
close at nine O'Clock. They are at Gilpns, and al
Harndens in Wall street.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-08-06
ICoPyD
U. S. SHIP VINcENSEs, !
April .. 1910. !

SIR
Your two most extraordinary letters received as
Informed you, the l4h of March last containing
request for promotion and the other that you may have
copy Of charges which to be preferred against you
the earliest opportunity that the public service will ad
dntv when Won were ACTING as senior Medical Officer
board the Porpoise. have only to add that had
there been vacancy in the squadron under these cir
cumstanc es you would and could not have received
appointment whatever might have been your rank and
Icannot help expressing surprise that any officer cir
cumstanced you are should have thought of making
such request.
am very respectfully
Your obedcnt servant
(Sgned,) CHARLES WILKES,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-08-06

SIR
have received your letter of this day You order
to in writing why the journal have sent you
SIMULATED.
Although do not admit the applicability of the term
respectfully answer that several sheets containing
ers OF personal and private interest have been out
You order me forthwith TO furnish you the leaves
cut out again represent you that they contain per-
ona and private matters for which do not hold my sell
officially responsible, and which am unwilling to have
made public respectfully represent to you the proprie-
" of reconsiderng this order.
You order forthwith to furnish you my journal from
he date of the sailing Of the squadron from the United
states to the date at which that in in possession
mCnces
respectfully refer you my letter of October 4h for
detail of the Only duties have considered self requir
I'd to Perorn during attachment to this squadron and
would then express my regrets that neither the meteo
biological diary my official journal for the time in
question, is in my possession am unable to comply with
this order
request an answer to my letter of October 9th inqui
ring the cause OF my suspension would wish to be in
formed also for my guidance whether this mode of pun
ishmen does not in the squadron under your command
deprive the officer while punished of the honor OF per-
forming duty.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-02-24

The louisville Journal furnishes
following saeirh og rather daring mg1
mcat Of a young lady. Doubtless We Q
beeomc tic " ,ioa" Of the place ere q
time.
A louisville Beiie.--A f,w nigli,s o.
ono Of the most accomplished bellies III
city, whilst sleeping ia the same opaHaa
with Mrs. Charles W. 1raston, uao D.
feeble health, was suddenly aroused b
slight noise. Looking around her, !
saw a rusian, evidently robber, ut 3.
dow, IN the act Of raising 1t. Lcapihgt
she babe him depart. lie hcsllalci q
ment; but seeing TINT the two ladies vt
alone IN tie room, hn proceeded wgy
terrific feown in egectiug It's entrance
Thereupon the young lady instantly sc,l'
a large pistol tia, CHANGED to be 10 q
apartment cooked q, presented It a, lug
and declared her determination 10 bio
his brains out II he did not in.lantS \
He knew from her coaBtenance that D
would be as good az her word and suo'tl
ing some small articles Of dress FROM
chair within arms length Of the wodo'
he fed with precipitation. We arc 10
that the young heroine would have fred
she had known that the pistol was ceria'
" loaded but she feared that It was cn'
ty, and That snap would bGtray her d
tcncelcssuess.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-02-24

WnEAT AND CcluoS.--7he Md,
Sfates and The Souikfra.--If the BrGJ
markets we're opened to our grain, as M,
arc 10 our cotton, the farmers Of the n !
led States wonid export flour and wheat
treat Britain 10 the amount Of some fros
Or twenty millions annually. IL Enpl,,
and France would remove their exon
lant dules upon American tobacco {,
PLANTERS would find sales abroad to the :,
lent Of many millions more but these /,
articles, -four and tobacco, the chief siup,
Of this Latitude, and Of the middle Stu
oc,.ernlly; are taxed enormously il n
Gland and France. flouris almost culaI
I n excluded.
When We call for tarif Of roiaIialc,
duties against those beayy csaciicns ups
our staples the south raises great %
cry aud declares the measure TO be unCs,
stitsiionaI. Let US suppose that scuRs
cotton was subject in England TO duties
those upon our flour and tobacco--wot
tariff be unconstitutional thcnl "
cut the question in all candor.
II is important, TOO, That this guess
sbou!d'ho rut-and that the south shcs
study out an answer TO it. 1.-The tine
rapidly approaching" SAYS the Boston
4 las, f" when tie corn laNs Of England v
become forgotten, while southern pam,
isoa, awakened too late to It's own interts
viii find in the prohibitory cotton laws
England meet food for all the indigna,s
that southern chi,aliy can bring mo 1
ls,encc."
England takes tho cotton Of the ia
simply because she canEoi procure n
cient elsewhere. The necessity viii ri
for some time, whether We raise our IA
or not but il may not continue very "a
Her efforts to raise cotton in India wil
pushed with al the energy OF British
Mus and power. In the meantime be'
England can cut of tie cotton Of
south, is il not cur policy TO enlarge
home market hy the encouragement of
nestle manufactures 7 1t is FOR the u
10 consider lhis.-Bdh. liner.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-02-24
TnE DISTRIBUTIONS niLL

Messrs. Benton aud Calhoun, Pdr !
Bile frairtm,r are again q their uicks.
The distribution act is sore thorn IN d,
path to the Presidency and conscqneEa
their whole forces will bc drawn up b
wei! drilled 10 attack il. Will the WI
let these demagogues repeal this act loii
purpose Of placing in their hands Tie 70
or 10 brjbo the Wcslera States HI
the people Of The Old Thirteen torgo'i
who fought Tor this territory And g
they SIT down and look calmly al few
siguing politicians parceliag out their p
perry, without their consent, among
new States which sprang into cxlsleI
SINCE II was obtained :
The old Thirteen furnished their 2
who were engaged in the struggle tor
acquisition oil this territory, from lis
l1s3, ia the following proportion, 10 .
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-02-24
! Nrm.nuIrANs. Jan. pa.


TrxAs.-By the steam packet New
York which arrived Yesterday, we have
received the Galveston dates.
There vet exists great excitement ~
Texas. in respect TO the capture q me
Santa Fe expedition.
The Austin Bulletin. Of the 5is' na.,
states that the Hon. c. Van Ness, who had
iusl reached that place from San Anlonio'
had with him public papers from Chihua'
hua, giving fuller accounts OF the capture.
The nrisoners stated that they had fought
The Inaians from Austin to Santa fe aud
Uhen they were captured, were completely
worn ont by fatigue and want OF food.
Cook. Howard aud Caldwell, arc report
cd 10 have been Killed IN attempting 10 e.
cape. H..
An act to fand the TeXian debt IN.
PASSED the Senate. Also bill to author
ize the issuing OF SlJ0,0G0, exchange bills.
A man had been arrested IN Houston az
Mexican spy-but liberated Tor want OIL
proof.
Al a public meeting in Galveston a
number Of resolutions were passed, having
for thor object the enrolment OF the militia
for the purpose OF aggressive operations
against Mexico, and the ioriI6cotion Of
the island Of Galveston by proPcs batteries
&c.
Tho war fever seems 10 rage land weli
il may. II Texas does not do something
for the Santa Fe captiyes she had better
follow lucatan aud relapse into Mexican
province.
A rencounire took place IN Austin, be-
tween MIR. Kaufman former speaker o.
the House Of Representatives, and Mr.
Mayfeld, member Of Congress, III con
sequence OF words spoken in debate, which
resulted in kaulman's receiving pisto
ball in the abdomen, lieh II IS thought
will prove mortal.
Congress has passed bill rcpudiatIae
Texas liabilities after the lst Of February
The old bonds or notes Of The Republic
are not after HAT date TO DO takeu 10 pay
ment Of government dues.--Br.
/ From Campe1chy.-By the schr. Born
co, we have received lrcaian papers e
, the l7th list. from the capital. They
contain the articles Of agreement as TO The
terms upon which iucatan rcloined th'
Mexican federation, signed on the 2Stl
Dec. Yucatan is guaranteed in her do
nestle institutions, as before the scpara
ton. The iucatan tariff 10 remain as q
present established, and mover to be chang
ed bv Mexico. The State never 10 be re
CURED 10 furnish men for tie army or "a
w Of Mexico, except one battalion 0
guards. TO be composed Of natives, an
ncycr to be ordered ont Of the State, aaI
the local Governor TO be the commander
The State to retain us public vessels, q
well to prevent smuggling, as to punisl
insults and aegressions from without an
to pay its quota Of the foreign debt. An
the receipts from custom. 10 belong entire
ly to lucatan.
/, remains to be seen il Santa Anna vt
ratily this compact, being 50 nearly 'anta
mount 10 the acknowledgment Of the lude
penduEce Of the State Of lucalan; cspC
ciallv as the Mexican Commissioner vi
Instructed to demand that the Governor Q
tie State should be appointed IN Mexico
and that standing force should be IneB
tanned Ia Yueeiau by the supreme gogeia
mcut.
Tobasco, VIC learn by tho papers,
similarly situated as regards Is relation
gith the mother repnblic.-Butlciia
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-02-24

Treaty betwffa Icros and Gredi Bf
foin,- SiIpuIatlons have been entered 10
between these two Governments, 70 Y
effect that Texas shall guarantee to
paid 10 British subjects, one million
po&ads sterling Of tho debt due then
Mexico, in consideration that Great u
tam shall succeed in amieably adlusu0
within six months, the difficulties bciHee
Mexico and Texas.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-02-24

A Spirited 9foCtnent CORRESPOND.
ent writing from Ilillsboro', Caroline coun.
~, Maryland, states "that the vendors of
ardent spirits Ia that village, lately resoly.
ca to abandon the traffic, which Jotsrmin.
atom they have since ratified by onpiyine
The conteals Of their bprrols into the street.
Inc whole amounted to upwards Of two
hundred gallons.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-02-24

Wo copy he following sensible para
arnph from an article On Alobs written b.
the editor Of the Mercantile Journal
IN this country, there onn be no jus.
iiica.ion for nobs. We liyc under gov
eminent Of equal laws, which laws are
made by the people then,scIyes--nud o.
course, the laws bould BIC sustained by tho
peoplr. Whenever the laws become oncr.
aus aud unpopular, It is the power Of the
people. By their own representatives, to
modify OF repeal them. in a republican
form Of government, above all others,
mobs, riots, or symptoms Of anarchy Of
any kind should never exist Any man
who seeks, directly or indirectly, TO 70.
mcnt mob-spirit by appeals TO the pas.
sions, IS a dangerous member Of society,
and can be no friend to sur democratic in.
sii;ut:oas.'
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-02-24

Thus tie Old 7airfcea furnished Z
Oh soldiers, who loilud and blod to .
cur Independence and right to tho .ofr
~ wlhin tie limits then claimed. d
have done mere. They have spcn,
Sims IN guarding tbs tart.tory oscr +.
and IN exploring aud surveying ill.,
raaHak Rep.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-02-24

AHecdote Of Mr., Wesiey.-ln the course
Of the voyage to America, Mr.. Wesley,
hearing an unusual noise IN the cabin Of
General Oalelhorpe, (lhe Governor Of
Georgia, with home he sailed } stepped 70
to inquire the cause Of 1t; on which The
General immediately addressed him "Mr.
Wesley, you must excuse the, have me,
with proYoca,lon too great for man to bear
You know, the only vine | drlul; is Cyprus
vine, ms Il agrees with me the best Of
any. Therefore provided myself With sew
eral dozens Of Il, and this villain, Gnmalgi.
(hls fnrelgn servant, who was present, ami
almost dead with icar,) has drank up the
whole Of il. But will he reyenped Of
him; | have ordered him TO be tied hand
and foot, and to be carried to the man Of
war, which sails with US. The RASCAL
should have taken care how he used me so.
for i neUer forgiDe" "Then | hone. sir.
(sad Mr.. Wesley, looking calmly al him ]
you nerer SIM" The general was quite
coniounded at the reproof; aud putting hi.
band into bis pocket, took out a bupcn Of
Keys, which he threw al GrimalJt, savinp.
there, villain, take nv KEYS. and behave.
beIleF ioi The future, - Brcu,ford Courier.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-02-24

There was pretty piece Of Goolery en-.
acted IN the Virginia Legislature of the
18th inst. An application by the Metho.
dist Episcopal Church for the charter OF
an association for the benefit Of suporanua.
ted preachers and the wid .gs and orphans
OF preachers, was rejected because il
might lead to a union Of church and state.
There IS no doubt but Virginia Leeisia.
turc Is the smallest specimen Of an abstrae.
ton that was ever made. Wheeiing
Tines.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-02-24

Inporfaat.-A treaty has been signed
in London BY the representatives of AUS.
tria, France, Great Britain and Prussia,
having for is object silI farther to check
the carrying Of Of the slave trade. Tho
precise terms 81 the convention will not be
made public uniiI after it shall have been
ratified and submitted to parliament but
tho main provision of it IS the concession
Of a mutual right Of search in respect to
the ships Of all tho contracting parties.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-02-24

State Phreaoiosisi.--A resolution 20
been introduced into the Legislature OF 10
diana TO employ a phrcnologist 10 oXamlp
the heads Of tho Governors, Fund Com0a'
sioncrs and others who have had cbaTg
OF the finances Of that State, 20 dlsco's,
who Of them is the greatest FinanclcF
A Rich Merchant - lIowqna tho srea
Hong Merchant of Canton, paid ss2u'u'y
Of the Six Millions levied upon that cl'y =
tho British. Besides this, he recently ~
by the burning OF The two pack holT,
s76O,000.-- Notwithstanding all this, tloN
Is no news e lis "suspenSon."
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-02-24


A Patriotic Presbgfy sa1 =" When The
Declaration OF Irdepei .ence was under de-
bate in the CcGHrestal Congress, doubts
and forebodings we're Whispertd through
the hall. The House hesltated, wayercd
aud Tor while the lbefty and slavery d
the country appeared 10 hang in oven scales.
|, was then al aged patriarch arose-Ms
head white With the frost Of years. Every
eve went to him With the quickness Of
thought, aud remained @ith the iixednese
Of the polar star. He cast On the assembly
a look Of iBcxpreSsibl8 interest, and uncau.
querab,e determination while Oh bis vis
age the hue OF age was los, IN The flush Of
burning patriotism that Cred his check
There 49, said be, when he saw the house
wayering. There is 4 tide in the affairs
OF men--a nick of tIms-ge perceive II
now before Us. To hesitate, Is 10 consent
TO our slavery. That noble insirument up
on eur table, should be subscribed this ye
ry morning BY every pen N the House
lie that will not respond 10 It's accents and
strain evary nerve 10 carry into eiI CT II,
PROVISIONS IS unworthy the name Of a free
man. Por my own part, Of property
have somo-of reputation more. The rep
Utatiou 10 staked, that property is pied.
on the issue Of this contest. And although
these gray hairs must descend into the Sc
pulcrc, | would Infinitely rather they
would descend ibihcr by the hands of The
public eSccu,Ioncr, than desert ut this cfi.
SIS the sacred cause Of my country Who
was It that uttered this memorable speech
potent IN turning the scale Of a nations
destiny, and worthy to be preserved IN The
same imperishublc record, 10 which Is reg
lstered the not more eloquent speech as
crlbe3 to John Adams, on the same sublime
oecaslonl II was John Wilherspoon, at
that day the moat distinguished Presbyte
rian minister west OF the Atlantic ocean
the father Of tho Presbyterian Church 10
the United States.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-02-24

The following is report made bv the
committee on Sheep, at the Worcester
cattle shows "A sheep should be Judged
Of like dandy, by the hnoness Of his coat.
We beg pardon Of the shuep for the com.
Parison-but it is apt In both cases
the coat Is the most valuable part Of the
animal. What is sheep good for with.
out deecel Aud what Is a dandy good
for without a coat p
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The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-05-26
ROAD NOTlCE

N0 the Honorable the board of county commissioners with
u in and for the county of Tuscaawas and State of Ohio;
We the undersigned freeoders resident of said Tuscarawas
county, and residing in the vicinity where the road being
prayed for is he located pray your honos TO grant view
and survey and appoint viewers and surveyors view and
survey the location of county road in Sandy Township in
said THscarowas county, Oio commencing point at the
forks of the roads leading from sandyve and New Cumber
land in Fad county New Philadelphia, the land of John
Latter and Others in said Tuscarawas county, thence the
and hest out nerseCt the public road leading from
sandyWe in TusCaawas county, Bolivar in said county, at
the house of Peter safe and duty bound will
pray SIGNED THE PETITIONERS.
April 28d; 1912.