New-York daily tribune., 1844-02-08
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,,eine Zeitung." A correspondent OF the +" Eel
n,no. nlate from Caucasus, Dec 9th) states that
tho war there is unfavorable to the Russian army.
schamyl, the Chief of Tschetschentsen, around
whom all the people in the Eastern part OF Cau-
cacus. hostile to the Russians, had gathered them
selves, pressed in the first part of September with
10000 men against Russian fortress, Rengula.
Having beseiged j, and cut off all outward commu-
nication. he reduced the beseiged to state OF
starvation. He also cut off all supplies of water
from the fort SO that the garrison, after fighting
with true Russian endurance six days without
water. were compelled to surrender. Lieutenant
COL Wassiitski, who was fastening with bat
talIon to relieve the garrison was surrounded by
superior force, and after a bold resistance, he
and his troops were hewn to pieces. General
Pagenau fastening out Of the North, fearing al
so to be cut off, threw himself into the fortress
Chunsak. Schamyl Immediately beseiged it
with 10000 men. Another Russian force now
coming up, attacked Schamyl in the rear while
Plagau, making desperate sally, effected union
with it. Schamyl then retired into the mountains,
laying waste the country as he went and drawing
all the people after him. No one can tell the loss
of the Russians by this disaster. Their own re.
ports make it 1900 men and 45 officers
CITY PR1soN.-We have no i'll will to the Keeper
of the City Prison, will be by the eloquent
testimonial in his behalf another page. We have
testimony that we cannot disregard however, that
ba hos x,o{c
ing worse with regard to the comfort of the prison
ers under his charge MIR. C. R. Brown assures us
that it is fact, within his knowledge that the prs
oners have been most miserably supplied with pro-
visions for several weeks past-that they had no
vegetables-and what food they had was filthy as
we'll as unfit and he assures us that the
prisoners Tor many Of them) had no mater from Fri
day the 9th TO Sunday afternoon following. He is
sure that many others had none till Monday even
ing Many of them had no covering this cold
weather This is not to be endured.
O. A GERMAN WH1G PAPER, (small Daily and
large Weekly,) is very much needed, to be issued
from this City. Who will establish one? We
will do all we can to aid in getting subscribers
for it. If established by man Of character,
ability and experience, made interesting to Ger
mans, and asking no pecuniary aid, it could not
fail to do well Who has the capacity, energy
and means to undertake it?
DJ7 The CLAY BANNER is the title of a cheap
and spirited weekly paper just started at Trenton
NJ. 1t is edited with much energy by Mr.
Jay who is denounced in the Loco Foco papers as
deserter from their ranks. Price One Dollar
from now until Henry Clay is chosen President
MIss1ssIPPI-A resolution was recently introdu-
ced into the Mississippi Legislature to sell part of
the 100000 acres of land donated by Congress the
State for purposes ofInternal Improvements 10 qui
date the Planters Bank bonds, coupons, and State
Warrants, but before decision was had, the House
agreed to defer their power to sell the Committee
on the Judiciary.
The receipts into the Treasury for the ten months
preceding 1st of January 1874, exclusive OF a
tiicate of stock in the Mississippi Railroad Compa
ny for 100000, were 1862 o3-exceeding the
expenditures for the same PERIOD in the sum of $lO,
95l OBJ.
The States liabilities for Auditors Warrants
amounted on the lst of January, to $6l4, ,743 934.
The income of the State for 1874, is estimated at
s279,0O0; expenditure at $209, 400; leaving bal
ance of $50 900 in favor of receipts.
The Auditor recommends retrenchment by redu
ciug the number of judicial districts, and proposes
new objects of taxation among which are race
horses plate and other articles ofluxury. He also
recommends that the State Warrants be received in
payment for lots belonging to the State in the city Of
Jackson and for the improvement lands aforesaid.
PALMo's OPERA.-This new Opera House is
filled every night, which must encourage MIR. Pal
mo in his undertaking. The whole thing is GER
tainly got up in great taste and has arrived to a
state of perfection unlocked for in the short space
of time it has been under contemplation. We
are surprised at the great excellence of the Prima
Donna. She would do credit to any Opera
Her voice is not powerful yet it is managed with
great taste and skill, and though she is unequal
both in her singing and acting sheis on the whole
very successful-lndeed very few Prima Donnas
any where excel her as an actress The female
Colonel has hardly fair play, as her voice contin
ually acts against her part. The first Tenor
has also some excellent points. Mr.. Palmo
should remedy one thing Immediately. The Or
chestra has altogether too much force for the size
of the house. tits enough at times to split ones
ears. Besides there are some performers who
seem to think their instruments alone were made
to be heard.
PLUTARCH ON THE DELAY OF THE DEITY IN THE
PUNISHMENT OF THE WIcKED-By H. B. Hackett,
Professor in Newton Theological Seminary
This essay, Gf one may be so paradoxical,) in the
form of dialogue is well known to every scholar
1t contains probably most that can be said on the
subject mentioned in the caption. The scene of
the dialogue is laid at Delphi in Phocis, where
was the celebrated oracle of Apollo. It was de-