, 1843-03-18

ty. We certainly do not wisi, to see
any person sent to the pe%nitentiary
but the mar who would en,ice in thi:
Estate. end then assist in running off to
canada, the negroes-the legal prop
erty-of our neighbors of Missouri
hnore richly deserves such n fate than
the horse thief. the %inccndiary, and,
we like to.said the assassin. Let
them be ware.--[Qnincy (1ll.) Herald
AssAsslNATroN.--Thc New Orleans
ICrescpnt City OF the 9Ist says:
A Mr.. Evans was-shot yesterday
afternoon. about 3 O'Clock, upon his
own premises near the Metaire race
course, by ii German, named Conrad.
who lives in Pr%eston's buildings. Car
r~olllon. 1t appears from the state
ment Of Evans, that he had a quarrel
a short time since with Conrad. ID ut
the Shooting off, hog. and that Con-
rad, to revenge himself, came TO his
plantation and discharged both the
! barrels If q double harrelled shot gun
into his shoulder and chest.
The report of The gun, and the cries
of Evans, brought to lis assistance
two oi his neighbors. who placed him
in a cart and conveyed him To the
Charity Hospital, where he soon
died.
Coarad made his escape, but as
Captain Harper is in pursuit Of him.
we have no doubt he wii be arrest,
ed.
SPIRITUAL MAGxErIsm.-TEe Prov
idcnce Journal Illus relates the effect
of The magnetic fluid upon 4 lrclrrcf
who was revealing the mysteries Of
animal magnetism il the good poo
pie nf that city.
Tie lecture on Animal Ma. netism.
on Thursday evening last, Was tie
ost amusin-, ii not the instructive,
of the course. The lecturer. after q
short cxnrdinm, in tie course of which
he go, his diagram upside down, and
in other ways appeared decidedly I'M
der the influence of the fuid. came t.
a full stop wi;h-"Ladres and gentle
men. the fact is. | am drunk; Gcenfiy
drunk, and | shall %nolIecrure tonight.
You can have YOU money back, or
you may come again for nothing at
some other time when I'm sober. but
i, is quite out OF the question 10 90
on al present." His assuciat~, Mr..
Colby, resumed the lecture, with an
apology, which WAS doubtless as good
as the case wonld admit f.
CAnpEAcHY.-The zig Coral arriv-
cd Yesterday from Campeachv, and
we are indebted 10 her commander,
Capt. Grimes. Tor Il file Of papers up
to the 5th instant. Capt. 6. had pa
pers of the 9th and 7uh inst, crnta,n-
ing 4 detailed account Of the action al
Cbina-in relation to which we re.
ccived verbal information from Capt.
Boylan, OF the schooner Two Suns.
some DAYS since-but on bis vessel
being overhauled at Lerma, they were
takeh away by the Mexicans. The
Coral left Cainpeachy on the 9TH
inst, and on the same day the city
was placed under martial law 81 as
10 render the resistance lore electu.
al and available. Ga the 9Th instant,
the Coral was alongside OF the Mex
can heet.aud on the evening following,
Il spirited action was fought between
the Mexican Steamer Gaudaloup
and the Campeachy gun boa.saEhiie
resulted in the former beng Beaten
off. During the whole time, one in
cessant cannonading was kept up
from the eminence and the forts.
which continued up TO 4 o'clock on
the l2Ih instant. and WIS distinctly
head on brard the Coral, which yes
sc! was becalmed in the nci.hsor-
hood. Capt. Crimes touched at ST.
sal, on the 18th, tut could lea no
further particulars beyond those com.
municated above.
The Campecae Boletin Of the 5th
instant, contains an account of some !
horrid cruelties praclised by the Mex.
lean army after the battle of China,
which for the sake of humanity, we
hope are exaggerated. 1t mentions,
for instance, that one Of The prisoners,
after having been subjected to Sc
we're fortunes, was crucIfied alive and
exposed 10 the sur for five hours, until
he gave up the ghost. The press en-
treats the lucatanese rather TO be
buried under the ruins OF the CITY.
than surrender tn IN enemy which
violates all the principles of human.
,y.-[N. O.. Bee.
HAYT.-The instruction in Hayti
&c..