The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-03-04

FROM Souri, AMERICA Extract from Ie.ters
dated Lima, November s. lsl21 On 'nc 81 e.. "
last month an engagement took place al aqua pau
"a shont lao miles from Lama, between the armies
commanded by Generals Vidac ana romeo, IN
Which the latter was de Trs a snu ns
more than fifty probably. There were about seven
thousand troops present, OF which upwards OF tour
thousand were the side of Torrlco, who lost the
harle bv his own cowardice for he the first 10
fiy from the field, and fled whilst the chances were
decidedly in his favor. He rode in great haste to
and his ministers, and Gen. San Roman and some
Others have gone TO Chill. Vidac, believing also
that he had lost the day, fled in the opposite dlrec
ton from Torrco, not stopping until he had gone
forty or fifty miles, and was with difficulty over
taken and persuaded that the victory was ms; SO
that both the commanders were running away al
the same time"
SourH CAROLINA ELECTION the fifth district
democrat, Colonel A. Bunt, is elected 10 Congress.
Five democrats thus far elected, and two DISTRICTS
to be heard from. the members elected, are Jo-
seph A Woodward, John Campbell, A. burt, isaac
T. Holiness r.. Barnwel Rhett.
IMPORTANT JUDICIAL DEclsIoN.-We are informed
by the reporter OF the Supreme Court, that In the
case of Taylor VS. Porter and Ford, decided at the
last January term il held, Nelson, CHI J., dis
sentng,) that the statute authorizing the laying out
OF private roads without the consent oil the owners
OF tn land over which they pass, is demonstrations
and void The decision is calculated 10 affect I'M
portant rights, and should be generally known
Saratoga Senfinet.
AUBURN stats PRISON INSPECTORS We under
sand that the Governor has nominated M. Myers,
S A Goodwin, u Noble, e. Wheeler and S.
Brown, to be Inspectors for the State Prison at Au-
burn Albany Journal
Coz. JOHN Cox was on Monday last reelected
Mayor OF Georgetown, to serve tor the ensuing two
years ,H/.
Company having completed the necessary repairs
to the canal have within few days past, let In the
water along the line from Hancock TO Georgetown,
and 1t is now in good navlgable order
AWFUL DEATH The Germantown Telegraph
gives account OF the destruction by hre OF the
house of Mr.. Nicholas LarZalere, resident OF
Montgomery County, Pa One OF his sons. elsht
years of age, and a female by the name OF Sarah
Weeks, who a visit to the family, perlshed
in the flames. The fire, which broke out at night,
was not discovered until the escape OF the family, by
the principal stairway, was cut OIL; but Mr.. LARA
lere, dashlng through one OF the windows, and
jumping TO the ground, found means TO rescue his
wife and several OF the children. The female, Sa-
rah Weeks although she might have effected her
escape with ease from her sleeping apartment, must
have become bewdered with fright, lost her way
and perlshed and with little son OF Mr. L.,
eight years oi age, who, with d brother, year or
so Older, slept In The THIRD story. He ran from the
part OF the building whence he co Id have been
saved, Into ano.her part where The flames mad pen
etraed, and also Tell victim before assistance
could reach him. His elder brother, with great
presence OF mind, and on seeing other all-rna-
tive, broke through a window, and with the blood
streaming from his hands, succeeded In gaining the
roof OF the house. whence, approaching the caves,
let himself drop INTO The arms OF his father, nearly
twenty feet below, and thus escaped impending
deah wi b comp lrativey slight injuries, including
little stunning irem the tall. Another brother,
still older, say eleven twelve, in rushing from the
house. grasped some OF his clothes, and putting
them ON hurredly, did not perceive they were
slightly on fire, IL discovered, in the midst
OF The confusion until they were in blaze likely TO
bum the poor boy up. The result was that both
his legs were so seriously injured require the
imme date attendance of a MUSICIAN.
To such an exte nj had the flames progressed when
discovered, that the inmates who escaped, did
almost In a stale of nudity.
OHIO RUER.-At Wheeling, on Tuesday, the
river had eighieet of water in the channe-alling,
with running ice.
AT Pittsburg, on Monday, there seven feet of
water in the channel.