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Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-11-11

A Pass THROUGH TIE Rocky Noun.
TAIN The popular idea regarding the
Rocky Mountains, Is lefty, vast, eontln.
uons mass of rocks, partially covered with
soil. IN which inpcnetrabIe forests find
root and sustenance. Recent exploration
directed by Government, have elected the
gratifying fact that there is a pass in the
mountains which makes the transit perfect.
" easy. The survey has been Conducted
ny lieut.. Fremont. of The Army, and an ab.
stract of his report appears in the 81
Louis Missonaan, from which the follow
ing IS an extract.
about six miles from our encar1pment
brought US to the summit. The ascent
had peen SO gradual, that with all the
knowledge possessed by Carson, who had
made this country his home for sevnteen
years, we were obliged to watch very
closely to find the place al which we had
reached the eliminating point. This was
between tive low bills, rising on either hand
fifty OF sixty feet. When | locked back
at them from the spot of the immediate
slope on the western plain, their samnits
appeared to be about one hundred and
twenty feet above. From The. impression
on my mind at this time, and subsequently,
on our return, | sholld compare the eleva.
ton which we ~surnaountcd Immediately at
the Pass, to the ascent Of the Capitol Hill
from the Avenue at Washington. Its
difficult FOR me to fir positively the breadth
of this pass. From the broken ground
.,yhrrn = ratrponpepr at tbn G,rf IF tho
Wind River chain, the view to the south
est is over a champaign country, broken a..
the distance Of nineteen miles by the IA.
be Rock, which with the other isolated
hills in its vicinity, seems. To stand on a
comparative plain. THIS Judged to be its
termination, the right recovering its rug.
ged character with the Table Rock. 1t
will be seen t.uat it 10 no manner resembles
the faces to which the term is commonly
applied-nothing of the gorge-like charac-
ter and winding ascents of the Allegheny
passes in Misunderstanding of the Great
st. Bernard and Simplon passes in Europe.
Approaching it from the nsouth of the
Sweet Water. a sandy plain, one hundred
and twenty miles long, conducts by a grad
| u; and regular ascent to the summit, about
| seven thousand feet above the sea; and the
traveller, without being reminded of any
change by toilsome a%scents. suddenly finds
himself on the waters which flow 10 the
Pacific Ocean. BY the route we had trag-
I eljed, the distance from Fort Laramie is
three hundred and twenty miles, or nine
hundred and fifty from the mouth of the
Kansas,
The pass thus described was ascertain
ed by Lieut.. FREMONT to be thirty miles
within the territory of the United States.
Its latitude is 4le ~ las. 1t is nearly
in direct line from the north. western angie
of Missouri to the columbia river vally.
Comparatively the approach TO the pass is
also free from obstacles, being with the
course of small river called the Sweet
Water. These, and the more particular
statements in Lieut.. FREnsNT's Report
| are very satisfactory.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-11-11

Royal Personages are becoming very
sensible people in these latter days. No
longer confined 70 her Castles and Palaces,
TO Windsor, or Buckingham, o St. James's
or CIaremont, the young VICTORIA with
her handsome and accomplished husband
starts off first to France on a pleasant So
cial visit to her hereditary enemy, and a
gain to Belgium to make a sort of morn
ing caH-in her Yacht, upon her Uncle
Leopold. 1t is amusing TO read the ac-
counts by the London reporters in their
anxiety to keep up with the movements
Of Royalty. The Qneen and Prince had
evidently no plan.-They were enjoying
themselves just as any other young people
would, under bright skies and inspiring
weather, in so luxurious a boat gliding
along the shores of England, or the oppo-
site coast, every point teeming with the
most various and animating associations.
What we admire most is her settling a
great Constitutional difficulty. W. lesrn
from the English journals that the cues.
ton was, s'Can ''she &c without leave Of
Parliamentl-or of the ''Priyy Councilf'
SHE wENT:--Of course, if she did go The
question as to c~apability is settled.--Nasl
Banner.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-11-11
t1iAT RECEIVED.

The undersigned would respectfully tender
his thanks 10 the public, for the very ltnerai
patronage heretofore extended TO him, and
bess leave 10 inform his friends and the pub
lie in general, that he. has Just received d
srtendid assortment of fall goods, which con-
sist In part Of The following. Wiz
point French blankets; green, led, yellow
and white ~fannels, s~aitinets and pilot cloth;
Kentucky Jeans, Canton i%lannsis, English and
Trenrh merinos, meusscliie de laine, plain
and figured, silk and worsled serge. do and
cotton velvet; coat bindings, large and small
silk buttons, casimtrea and bfoad-cloths, dii-
ferent' colors; bombazincs and botnbazettesi
French and American cottonades, plain linsey
for negroes, plaid do for house servants, apron
and furniture checks; bed aud mattress tick
ings; Irish linen, brown holland and linen;
Swiss and cambria. muslins; iaconets and
cambria; silk and L. g. handkerchief; ma
dras do, colored linen pocket do; French cali.
Goes. English and American priuts, yellow
and red furniture do, figured furniture do; 4,
a., b-a, Odd and l2-4 bleaehed and domesticsi
colored table covers, black and eolored silks;
Russian diaper and crash.
Hosrrnr.-Ladies white and black merino
hose. do do cotton, do do plain; misses and
chiidrens' hose; infants wooden socks; wosted
and cotton half hose; meriuo and flannel un-
der-shirts, do do drawers; tine fancy shawls,
blanket do, mousseline dc laine do; black and
colored silk ~cravats; ladies fashionable silk
>~a straw bonnets latest Partisan style, gem
nens' black silk hats latest French style,
Cashmere do, do broad brimmed, gentle
mens, cloth caps, boys do; gentlemens' cloth.
ing OF every description, also 1. d.; shirts, fine
and common; suspendersi kid and silk gloves;
silk and cotton suspendersi side combs tor
toise shell, tucking combs do, toilet combs do;
hair brushes, pocket knives; tooth brushes;
pen knives; needles; thread. canvass; cruel and
n very fine assortment Of %perfumery.
Subsidiaries brogans, do walking shoes,
do r. II. ties, do fine kid, do spring heels velv.
do fur Innings, do p%runella shoes, do emmon
shoes and slips; misses brogans and shoes,
children do do; mems ilne calf sewod boots,
do half fine calf sewed bootf, do calf peged
boots, do coarse peg boots, do mud boots, do
calf sewod shoes, do kid peged shoes, do seal
do, do half boots, do slippers, Russell bro
gans, &c. &c, e a.ass y
And also a great number of articles too to-
dions to mention. All Of which he is deter
mined to sell as cheap as any other store in
this city, for cash only. lie has now, n bro
ther.in-law residing in New Orleans who
will send him goods by every boat through
the season. lie IL therefore enabled TO re-
new his stock every week, and can always
supply his customers with almost any thing in
his line. ID. SANGER,
oct % 2s Lafayette Street.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-11-11

~ isftExtbtg JtDdA-Stoatd all maoiss
ftates fulfil their duty as in the f~otlnwing IN,
stance earb' p our laHs wttId certainly b.
something moro than a dead lc~fter4-Gead
then, and Judge for yourselves.
LEWIS The Fourteenth had granted a pardon
TO a noblefban who had committed some verg
great crime; NJ, Voision, the Chancellor, ran
to him IN his closet, an. exclaimed, "sjre,
you cannot pardon a person II The situation II
Mr"" u have prohdegd him, "reptted
me btng, who was ever impatient Of contra.
dlrtIon ego and fetch the great seal" dRnI
SIre,'-~"prsy, Sin, do NJ I order yotit T6s
chancellor returns with the scale Louis AM
plles thcm himself TO the instrument contain.
ing TIC phrdon,and gives them again TO the
chancellor. s"They are polluted nov. sire.
ezrlalrns tic intrepid and excellent ,,taeis.
irate, pushing them from him on the table, 81
cannot take them again" 'Vhat an it6nrac.
t,cabie lhnanp cries tho Monarch, and throws
the pardon into the fire.. II viii now. sire.
lake them again." said the chancellor. "tbs
lire, you knoe, purifes every tItipue@ = 5
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-11-11

Race between The Steam Frigate Prince.
ton and The Great Westera.--We copy
from the New York Courier the following
account Of the trial of speed which came
Of on the 9th inst, in the larbor Of New
York:
The y. s. steam frigate Princeton and
the Great Western.-The rumor that the
new frigate Princeton, would 60 to sea
yesterday in company with the Great
Western, drew an immense coneonrse OF
people to the battery.
During the whole morning the Prince
ton had been moving about the harbor in
stead ofcpming to an anchor, for the rea-
son, as we understand, that if she anchor
ed she would necessarily come Under the
command Of the officer in command Of
of the station. The wind was blowing q
little gale from the Northwest ]; and il
was a curious spectacle to see a large
ship with her sails all fufleds moving
about in the very teeth of the wind and
tide, without a sail set, or the appearance
of paddle wheels, steam pipes and the
other usual evidences Of being propelled
by steam power. re
She is propelled, as our readrs the aware,
by Ericksson's Propeller; fixed in her STERN
and far below the surface of the water !;
while her engine is placed upon her keel,
near the stern, and the tep of it ten feet be-
low her water line /!
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-11-11

ment. Again find that il 1870 yon
were convicted Of mar 'ying u wotn1n IA
med Denisep, FOR which you We're sen.
fenced 10 lie Imprisoned for II calendar
months, and il 1912 you married q fourth
person, and there il feaseh 10 belieVe That
that tliBse are not the only unfortunate
persons yet have deceived in That maatrr.'
Such ii deteiver well deserved t%nuspsin.
ton, md for life. as we think. ra.l,t ihan
seven years, which was the term finn.
ishtnent.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-11-11

A Marrying Imposfer.-One of the
London courts has recently been engaged
in the investigation Of charges against a
prisoner who had a marvellous faculty Of
getting wives under false p'etenses. 1t
seems that the man was in the habit of
holding himself out as a son Of Lord Ken
nedy, stating that he was entitled to a for
tune of60,000 a year in evidence OF which
he produced a paper, purporting to be a
coov Of a will to that effect, and in this
vay he had gone about the country, and
unfortunately succeeded in Durham, Bir-
mipgham, and other places in seducing
Young women to marry him. He was
found gnil,y, and the judge, in giving his
sentence, said: Il find that in 1888 yon
were married TO a woman named Skid
more, and in 1880 to another woman ma
med Wilson. Of which you were convicted
and sentenced TO Is months imprison'
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-11-11

Wccis IF Mcsmerism.--A late number
Of Tho London Despatch stafee TINT the
popularity Of Mesfleriam seems TO have
t''qacehdea from the richer to the poorer
cIa. ses; and without giving cfedtt to lis
cutut. 7e ELECTS, there can be no doubt that,
either by imagination or otherwise, some
very pail aE,e effects are occasionally pro.
dlced upon the brain. A melancholy case
Of this kind has occurred within the last
few days, to n .sDe intelligent boy about
ten years o age, n. ned John Hewitt, the
son Of II coffee house Keeper IN Bunhill
Row, which has causeL fnuch excitement
in the neighborhood. The youth was
operated upon by one Of these pretenders
who are now in the babit Of giving lectures
and performing demonstrations OIL this
subject, u, this end Of the town. whore il j.
0 very popular. At several trials The
experiments were successful; bat the f.
nal result has been, that, although healthy
before, the poor child has since been sub.
jet TO a series Of fills, his mind has become
permanently affected, and he is, in fact,
ihst approaching 10 U STATE VI IaiUliy. Ihc.
child has been under the care Of Dr.. Eli.
olson, for the purpose ofbeing de.mesmer-
ised. but without my chance Of perma.
ncnt success in his treatment. This case
should be "A warning to pretenders not to
tamper with what may or may not be a
powerful agent, as a remedy, or upon the
Imagination, and which had, in this in
stance, been proved TO possess u very bad
influence. .- Z
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-11-11

Coas CAxEs-A delicious cake can be
made Of the dry corn with which the market
is always supplied. Take the hardest care,
crate them on a corn Crater, mix the wet
neal THUS obtained In the sarne manner and
TO the game consistence as YOU NIX dry Tn-a,
dian meal, salt, and bake on the griddle. But
ter and eat uftile warm, and you viii want
to "repeat the dose" the next day. This
il a great article Of fall dict in Kentucgy.
and the corn-crakefs understand very well
uhat 10 rood. g.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-11-11
HEAD QUARTERS.

a1y Baton Rouge, October l6, ls43.
GENERAL 0RDERs.-in obedience to gene
raj orders, The l1th Regiment l.. NJ, will as
semble in the town of Baton Rouge in the
rear Of the presbytet,an Church at y oel9ek
next, for Review aud Inspection, armed and
EQUIPPED as the law directs.
The commanders of companies will prepare
duplicate muster rolls.
by Order of Col. A. Malta,
.e A. nj. REEDER,
oet2I 81 Adjt. IIth Regt. L. nj.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-11-11
FLOWER, FINLEY & co.
COTTON g. SUGAR FACTORS.
NEW ORLEANS.

R~esSsactfuliy solicit patronage and make
,,Aa,aI advances w,son required on consign-
ments to their address. ),
Refer to Jas. McCalop, Abraham Blru, sol.
Nolan Stewart, III. G. Grover 81 A. Lobdcll
Esqrs, West Baton Rouge. M. l.. Meeker g.
G.. A Clark Esqrs, Baton Rouge
nct % IS.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-11-11
GAS N GAS |. PS.

Just received a quantity { rit Of gas and
also d quantity Of gas lamp nich is cheaper
than oil and gives n grea zeal better light,
burns no wick Mt all and is cleaner and cheap.
err for the use Of tables. &C., than sperm cam
dies. Also a quantity of fancy Indian moe
casins. IA GREEN II WHITE,
ang ~ ~ Nv MUssELMAN, agent.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-11-11

Printefs-haye probably much more enthu-
siasm than my other set Of men employed in
mechanical labor. Their implements are the
means by which the mighty stream Of knowI-
edge is purified and enlarged, and rolled up
wards toward the unknown wastes Of fntnri-
ty. They multiply the conceptions Of geuius
and enable tbe n 70 speak through symbols 10
ten thousap9At once. They are agents in
the mystesi Jus process, and although In part
ignorant VI its mnItjfofm and remote tenden-
cies, they have a strong tonciouspess that
they are the conductors Of the fire Of genius
to dtistaut regions and times-Tnresdgaior.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-11-11

THE LocoFocos AND THE TARfFF-Io
those who will not take the trouble to lnves-
tigate the protective policy for themselves,
there could not well be a more powerful ar
gursent in favor of it then the fact that such
a large number of the very party, that orr
ginally opposed the system, now avow that
they are its friends. Nearly all the newspa4
per organs of Locefoceism IVdenounce it and
assert the principles of free trade bat Of the
Eve Locofoco Candidates for the Presidency,
three, johnson, Buchanan, and Cass, are ifs
omen advocates. In several States, almost
the, entite Locofoco party now declare them
selves in favor Of protection !; and even in
New York, where the free-trade notions have
taken a deep root. at the late State convention,
at Syracuse, a resolution was passed in favor
of a protective tariff. What stronger testimo-
nv could possibly be borne to the propriety
and popularity of the policy of fostering home
industry Z 1t is not difficult to determine
whether the people will entrust their inte-
rests to the Wings, the authors of his policy,
or to the Locofocos, who denounced it as an
abominatiou, but who now claim to be its
friends wherever it is known TO be popular.
Some of the shrewdest members of the Lo-
cofoco party, perceiving the immense infu-
ence ..at our present ea.n.i-.:- "e tdiitA
is exerting, not only IN ~regenerating the
country, but, what to them is a matter of
greater concern, in opening the eyes of mem
bers Of their party which has always stood by
the protective principle, are, at this late day,
altering their tones and speaking very favor
ably Of the tariff. During the debates in
Congress on our present tariff, its strong adj
vocates where the Wings and its fierce oppo-
nents were the Locofocos. Mr.. Eastman, a
rabid' member of that party from New Hamp-
shire, declared, in the debate, that "the pro-
~fective system is essentially the Wing sys-
TEN, while opposition TO the system is one of
the cardinal principles of the Democratic
party,'' Now. when it is considered that this
declaration came from a leader in the Demo-
cratic ranks, and was uttered in the presence
Of the whole party in Congress, the fact that
no one of the party protested against its truth
proves that it was agreeable to them. Al
though il was at that tinle,qone OF the s.car-
Ldinai principles of the democratic party. to
oppose the protective policy, yet as these .'car.
/ dinal principles" are the most mutable things
lin the world, since it has been discovered
! that the protective policy is so universally
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-11-11
NOTICE.

strayed or stolen, an iron gray horse, long
name and tail. and darker color than the body
me particular mark. The horse is a fine
animal, we'll made and in good order, he can
,ers, and Ii from 10 to l5 hands high. Whoe-
yer win bring him to this Office or to the sub
scriber's will receive a rearonable reward.
sept o 81 A lie BLANC.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-11-11

Sirtb Day of the Annual Fair of The a.
merican Instaute-PIoughing Match al
Patterson, N. J.-Fhis exhibition came
off at Paterson Monday afternoon, as an
nounced in the morning papers. The pro-
prietors of the Jersey City Ferry and Pat
erson Railroad, with characteristic liberal
ity, rendered to the American Institute the
privilege of their boats and locomotives on
this occasion. At about Is minutes be.
fore ten a large number of the members of
the Institute, accompanied by the excel
len. l.. bands as 6 music from Governors Island
and the North Carolina "A, left Jersey CT
ty and arrived at Paterson at IL. Form.
ing a procession they moved through the
main street to the Passaic House, and
from thence, after 4 short delay, TO the
farm of MIR. Burhnnts, a good long New
Jersey mile from town, where the exhlbl.
ton came off.
The following gentlemen where chosen
officers Of the day:
Prestdent--Gen. JEREMIAH JOHN,
SON Of Brooklyn.
wee FfeSfdentS-fhilP nuy U
this CITY, YIN. Cundell of Paterson, ant
eleven others.
Standardization. Henry Meigs ofNen
York. Edward N. Dickerson of Paterson
Judges-Messrs. johnson, Schuyler anc
Ward.
The meeting was called to order and ii
objects stated by the President at about
o'clock. when those wishing to enter 70
prizes were requested 10 come forward an'
give in their names to the Secretary. Six
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-11-11
OCTOBER.
By the LArs WILLIS aAYponb ttAHa,

sotrsY, yet beautiful 10 view,
Month ofmy hearth Thou dawntas here,
With sad and faded leaves 10 atraw
The summer melancholy bier.
The moaning Of lily winds lhear,
As The red sunact a.eE aiaf, FL.
And bars of purple eloud5 appear
'Obscuring every eastern STAR.
Thou solemn month"; hear thy voice.
II tells my soul Of other days,
When but TO live was TO rejoice
When earth was lovely TO my gaze;
Oh, visions brighton. blessed hours,
Where are their living raptufes now
II ask my spirits wearied powers a9
II ask my pale and fevered browI NatA ! VII
I look 10 nature, and behold !, ; ''"' E'
MY lite's dim embleins rustling round,
In hues Of crimson and Of gold 7# a# e
THE years dead honors on the ground s
And signing with The winds. ! feel, st
While their low pinions mnrnar by,
How much their sweeping tones reveal
or life and human destiny, =.'ftt "'~s
When Spring delightsome moments shonc I.
They came In zephyfa from the west,
They bore the woodlands melting tone,
They stirred the blue lakes CLASSY breast ;
Through summer fainting ih}ihe heat, ssta@95
81 They fingered In the forest shade ;iHt mi
but changed and strengthened now, they heat
In stern, DER mountain, glen and. glade. "A
How like those transports ofthe breast,
When life IL fresh and joy In new 'zga.
Soft as the haieyofi's downy nest. i .a aa
"a Aud transient all as they are true ID, s-43.
They stir the leaves in that bright month,
!, Which Hope about her forehead twines
TIL Gfief's hot signs around II bfeathe-. f'f
Then pleasufe's lip lis smiles RESIGNS,
Alas for Time, and Death, and Care
What gloom about our way they ding
Like clouds In ,Autumn's gusty air,
The burial pageant of the Spring. '..
The dfeains that each successive year.
Seemed batlied IN hues Of brighter pride,
AT last like wlthered leaves appear.
Il And sleep In darkness, side by side.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-11-11

Snom Storm on LatG E,ie.-T'he Duff,
10 Commercial Of the 18th October states
Tint tie good penpl. oi TINT vicinity have,
been visited with II ~tfelnepdpus sGbiY
storm. 1t says: We have experienced this
morning an unusually severe SNOW storm,
which has done considerable dafuage to
fruit and Shade trees in tlit4 vi"iniiy4 The
depth Of The stlbw wna ON five inches
and very damp and heaty.
The severity Of the stofntdfeqe The Con.
aitthtlon back to port last highland the
evening bouts were kept over until this
morning. The Samson is under IT. Abb.
no, in consequences oftbc formidable white
caps extending entirely across The lake.
The brig Boston, with IL full cargo from
the Upper Lakes, came in during Tho
heights II tbs snow storm ts did also come
scltonuerh. fH.a
The BufE,lo Courier Of ths ietr s1va:
InE STonM.-up 10 last evening the
storm continued with undated fpfcc. No,
boat had left our hatbor for the West. We
nre Informed tllatiD the ~neigbboring towns
tho snow fell to the depth Of upwards bf
six inches, the damage to the fruit and
shade trees has been very great. Oar IN.
Dormant stnted that ono apple tree o, his
farm. some IL or Is inches In diameter,
bad been completely uprooted by the weight
"f The snow which had fallen upon The
branches, and numerous others were scri.
ously injured from The same cause.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-11-11

george Willis, a carpenter, arrived frem
England on Thursday, and not being used 70
naVe ne decanters set before him, and helping
himself, had taken 20 much Of the crather"
tba' ne lost hls senses, and was picked uptbythe
Charles. Recorder Baldwin sena him dewr
az q warning, and to teach him that foreigners
nave no right to get drunk and sleep in the
street in this land Of liberty.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-11-11
HYMN ON THE DEATH OF A YOUNG
CHILD,

- CHILD.
What though fond affection cherish,
Dawning life In human formf
Still that dawning life may perish,
Early quenched by ruthless storm.
What avails thy warm afleetlon1
What thy daily, nightly carea
What kind parent. thy protection,
When disease and death m
From those features, lately smiling,
Lovelier far than newborn day,
All thy toll and care begnilihg, Fa' 1a
Light and joy have fed away. a
Vet there was n life immortal,
Lodged within that little breast,
Infant souls may pass the portal, 4'
Where maturer minds are blessed, a
So declares the word Of Jesus, .tsSs
Friend alike of old and young;
Thus from dark despair it frees us,
When with anguish deeply stung.
1 7ft.#a- 4GlI 9a,H Attest
Cheered by faith, | now. surrender,
Thee, my babe, still dear to me,
TO a bosom far more tender,
Than a mortal breast can be. -'"