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not made more than one or two revolutions when
she blew up.
The scene, as described by those who saw it
Immediately after the frightfnl accident, was aw-
fully heart-rending. Pieces of the wreck were
thrown, with human bodies, into the air and a,
immense distances. The boat was literally blown
to atoms The hull and upper works. from the
wheel houses forward. are all gone and when we
saw the wreck, late last evening the after part of
the cabin was floating. the water being wais,
deep in the state rooms"
We do not give this as item Of news, or as
thing that will arouse the sympathy of the pub
lie. They are too used To heart rendinr details.
OF this nature. to look upon them as nny THING bu,
matter of course but we do not wish to awake
the living to sense of danger. and show tha,
there is a preventive To these dreadful calami
ies-and that is by the application of Raub's
Double Self Acting Safety Valresn-simple in
construction CERTAIN IN ACTION. Cupidity,
and reckiessness have prevented the general ap-
plicatIon of these Valves 10 boats and those who
have refused to apply them. in and out of Con
gress have been accessory before the fact to all the
murders that have occurred by reason of explo-
sIons OF steam boilers. In conversng with an ex.
perenced steamboat captain the other day, he
remarked that those valves never would be appre-
clated, because they never permitted danger to
approach, without iG..::aing all of the fact Here
the secret is told, and the jealously of engineers,
will 60 on sacrificing human life and property m.
checked. The public do great wrong to them
selves in not compelling owners to use these
Valves.
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From the u. s. Journal.
THE COURT MARTIAL,

Quite u sensation occurred in the Court on
Monday After Lieutenant Porter had finished
his testimony, Passed Midshpman Blair was call.
ed lie was asked, which time. and where he
first saw the letter of Captain Voorhees, to the
Secretary OF the Navy complaining of the order
Of the Department? He replied that he saw it
at the Navy Department in the Chief Clerks
room, either during or since the late trial of Cant
Voorhees,. he could not say which. The letter
was shown to him by MIR. Secretary Bancroft. =
He was next asked what was the conversation,
which took place between himself and the Secre
ary. AT the time in relation To the CHARGES in the
specifications under considerations or anv of them.
and commenced replying by saying that he told
the Secretary that he thought Captain Voorhees,
ought to he tried by Court Martial from what
he himself knew of the affair in the river La
Platte--that Commodore Turner's order in regard
to the blockade was reversed by Captain Vuor-
hees.
Here the Court interposed. and said this was
irrelevant-the witness must conine himself 10
such conversation related to the charces in the
specification under consideration
MIR. Hallet the Judge Advocate, contended
that witnesses reply 10 the question mus, be re-
ceved as made, and not split in two.
The court demnrred, with much warmth. and
said 1t would moi sit there to listen to totally jr
relevant matter
Mr.. Halett said, f,he Court assumed the re-
sponsbiIity, why so be it,.
Commodore Downes, the President, said tho
Court acontd assume the responsibility. and di-
rec,ed the witness 10 confne himself to the con-
versaslon which he had with the Secretary of the
Navy relative to the charges against Captain
Voorhees, no,c under considerations
Mr.. Blair then testified that he told Mr.. Ban
croft that the facts stated in Captain Voorhees's
letter, from Annapolis, to the Department, were
false, and he ithe witness) knew them to be so
This declaration added much to the sensation
already created
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NEWS ITEMS

ELECTION OF Two UNITED STATES SEN.-
TO BY an extra from the Star of Florida. pub-
Ished at Tallahassee, under date July q, we learn
that the Legislature Of the new State of Florida
on that day proceeded to the election Of United
States Senators. and David Levy and James ID.
Westcoit, Jr.. democrats, were chosen ON the first
ballot by majority Of twenty six votes over .Jo-
seph Hernandez and Jackson Morton, the whip
candidates. David Levy has been the Congress
sIonal delegate from Florida for a number of wears.
and was recently elected as a member of Con
gress, which of course he resgns.-Sm.
WORM KvowING.-On Friday last. little
son ct Mr.. Saxton. in New York, drank an ounce
and half Of spirits turpentine, carelessly left
within his reach. He Immediately fell, his ex-
Iremltles became cold, his face vid, and he was
apparently dead Mrs. Saxton Instantly got
bottle Of salad oil from another room broke off
the top by smashing it on the table and poured the
contents down the chlld's throat. In ten minutes
the contents of the stomach were thrown ND and
the child saved, although he suffered dreadfully
all night. The presence of mind of the mother
well deserved the pTecious reward Of the life Of
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"WILL MEXICO DECLARE WARP

Under this caption, the last :" Philadelphia In
qnlrer' Ga wing Paper) has the following specu-
iaiion. Politicians here differ about the course
which Mexico will pursue. Governor Shannon
and Captain Stockton incline TO the opinion that
her cIamorous and infatuated people will hurry
the government into hostile measures. Other
politicians here will not believe that England will
permit Mexico to declare war. They say that it
is her interest to keep her at peace, and that En-
gland has peace or war in the palm of her hand
A few days must now decide the question Tn
less England is blindly intent on war with the
United States, and she may think it the time to
strike at us, she will urge upon her ally to keep
the peace.-U Union.
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SECRETARY OF LEGATION. AGAIN

Right this lime. The Union informs us that
Mr.. Gansevoort Melville, is the man who is 90
ing out to London as Secretary of Legation, and
remarks that the appointment was "offered TO him
without solicitation" We suppose tie moral
intended to be lnculcated by this last piece of in
formation is, that no one who applies for office
will receive it, but that all who do not solicit
will be taken care Of We shall take the hint,
and not ask, although we would be very willing
to serve our country in some profitable capacity
Mr. Polk need not offer us a small business
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WE WANT ELBow- RooM.-We feel sensiblv each
week the want OF space in our paper. Cramped up
as we are we have to condeuse cut off and dove
tai almost every thing, and it is impossible for us
to do justice to ourself, to our friends or IN the
leading measures of the day. The remedy is in
inc hands OF the Republicans of North Carolina
it it, twice week. will they do one or the other
We shall see.
30 talks the Raleigh Standard, certainly the
best Democratic paper in the State of North Car
DINA, whose editor is ever active and vipiIant II
is reflection upon the Democracy of the Old
North State that they have nothing more than
weekly paper to promote and uphold their princ-
pies Give the Standard the support required
gentlemen Of the Democratic party, for the battle
Of Armageddon is yet to be fought
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COUNTERFEIT MONEY.

The Macon, (Geo) Messenger of the Sd inst,
says:-" We have been shown spurious one
hundred dollar bill, on the South Western Rail
Road Bank.-so well executed, that the most
cautious may be liable to have it imposed upon
them as genuine note.
The vignette at the top is locomotive Engine
with train of Cars, the letter C.. on each side.
On the right hand border is the head of Franklin,
and on the left Roman head, with the figures
lUO above and below the head. The bill is SION
ed James Rose, President j. g. Holmes Cashier
these signatures are engraved and are fac SINH
lies, and made payable to John c. Calhoune, the
name of Calhoun spet with final e. We learn
that the Bank has never issued bills of this de-
nomination with such plate. The vignette on
the genuine bill is ship under fail sail, with a
view of the City OF Charleston in the perspective.
the figures 100 on each side, and on each border
The borders are ornamented with the Coat of
Arms of the States North Carolina, Tennessee.
South Carolina and Kentucky. The paper of the
spurious bill is equally as good as the genuine,
and the engraving and filling up, unusually well
executed.
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"wILL MEXICO DECLARE WARP

" The Congress of Texas having agreed TO
annexation, much anxiety will now be felt as to
the course of Mexico. She is bound in some
measure. by fidelity TO her own character. to de
clare war. This. too, she has threatened to do
more than once. in official and formal public doc
uments' and her people are said to be ripe for
such course on the part of the government =
Mr.. Shannon expresses the opinion, that willing
as the present rulers of Mexico may be to avoid
hostllties, yet the excited spirit of the army and
the people may compel the government to declare
war. And yet, such declaration, under the cir
cnmstances, would amount to little or NOTHING
should Mexico receive no assistance, direct or in
direct, from England or France. The popular
mind is In wretched condition of Instability
The present rulers, it is evident, have little hold
upon the affections of the people Every thing
may be said to be in a confused and uncertain state
Mexico, moreover, would have much to lose and
lille to gain, by war. Nevertheless, great anxi-
ETY. Will be felt as To the decision of her govern
ment. 10 do nothing-to yield tamely and quiet
iy to the act of nexation-would make her
spIrltless and imbecile before the world To de-
clare war. and thus invite the seizure of CalIfor-
mia, or some other similar act would be an alter
native anything but comfortable Her position is
of the most unenvlabe kind. A valuable portion
OF her territory torn from her. in the first instance
0y revolution, and now transferred to neiOb
boring epublIc-anoiher portion California; in
condition of revolt, if not of Independence as re.
lates to the supreme government-her LEADING
soldier and chieftaln just driven into exiIe-her
President the other day seized by mob, and held
tor some hours prisoner-the Camanche In
dams ravaging her borders-with little national
strength-no harmony in her popular mind-her
aspect as nation is indeed deplorable Is il
probable. that under these circumstances she will
declare war, or commence any act Of aggression
or retaliation against the United States2 few
weeks longer, and we shall know her decision,'
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shall make few comments on the extraordinary
state of things here exhibited but mast h. per-
United To say that the party thus administering
the city patronage have no right To make com
plants If the present administrative, even at this
late day. should fall upon the plan of :" carrying
The war into Africa" TO put stop to such treat
men, of minority which. by the by, has been
submitted to in silence ever since our opponents
have controlled the city government.
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NEGROES RISING.

The U. S. Journal informs us that qnite an
alarm was created on Navy Yard Hill, Washing
ton, by reported insurrecton of Negroes in
Prince George Maryland on the 9TH instant, and
that the women and children, were Immediately
put under the protection of the Garrison, while
the men turned out to put down the same. From
the following extract from the correspondent of
the Baltimore Sun, it appears there was consid-
cradle ground for the alarm
large body, sixty seventy in number of
runaway negroes, from Prince Georges county
Md, presented themselves at the lower bridge over
the Anacostia river, this morning about l o'clock
me bridge keeper prevented their crossing BY
raising the draw bat they succeeded in crossin q
the upper bridge and by keeping on the outskirts
OF the city they escaped into the country on their
way TO some of the free States They were armed
with clubs, scythes, &c There is a rumor in town
that they have been overtaken, fifteen of them can
tured, after severe struggle in whichtwo of them
shot,
Thirty-one of the above gang have been cap
tured, after slight skrmish, about twenty-four
miles from Washington. There is no donbt that
the whole have been or will be apprehended.
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TERRIBLE STEAM BOAT DISAsTE
RAUB's SAFETY VALVES.

We see that the New Orleans papers record an
other scene Of wholesale murder committed at the
wharf, in that city, by the explosion Of the boil
ers of the Marquette, on the "a Of July. We
regret to state that many individuals have been
hurried to an untimely end, while many others
are crippled for life, and more severely injured.
while the boat has been literally blown to atoms.
The Picayune thus describes the scene 4" At
the time mentioned" O'Clock, p. NJ, the
steamboat Marquette, Capt. r. A. Tupin, while
backing ont from the wharf burst her boilers with
most terrific explosion, scattered instantaneous
death and destruction around. The report of the
explosion was Tremendous, shaking the very foun-
da'ions OF the buildings on the New Levee for
several squares We have not heard of any in
Jury sustained by any other boat, although several
were in the immediate neighborhood Of the ca
tsstToPhs The Marquette, we arc informed, bad
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WASHINGTON NEWSPAPERS

There is something wrong with the mail route
between this place and Washington We are
requested to state by the subscribers of the Intel
Hgencer, that no paper of Saturday has been re-
ceived here. We never get Mondays Journal
till ga day after the fair" and Tuesdays and
Wednesdays Union always come together on
Friday. Can this vexatious annoyance be rene
died
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PLEASURE EXCURSION TO THE
CAPES.

Who is it that is going to stay at home this hot
weather when the Curtis Peck rings her bell,
this afternoon at haltpast o'clock for her accus-
toned trip TO the Capes. to visit Old Neptune ?
Not one. You will all be glad to leave the dus,
OF the city. TO snuff the sea breeze. Let all be
ready when the hell rings
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OFFICERS UNDER THE CORPORATION
OF WASHINGTON.
To lie Editor of Tie Union.

10 The Editor Of The Union.
Please publish the following list Of the persons
reuominated by w. w. Seaton. Esq mayor of
this city, on Monday last, the 23d instant, to fill
the various situations under the corporation for
the year next ensuing. These we are given to
understand, comprise all the offices within the
gift of the authorities Of Washington and we
are further informed that but one person named
among the sixty is a friend and supporter of the
present administration and that the post filled bv
him is only worth about fifty dollars per annum.
This is, indeed, carrying DOT the senatorial senti
ment Of MIR. Clay that but one democrat should
ne kept in office as a memento of wing cemencv
and liberation, whenever and wherever they hold
power. The people Of the Union know well that
the friends of the present administration comprise
large and respectable minority of the citizens of
Washington, and will, perhaps, be surprised TO
learn that tine mayor, who, by these nominations
totally excludes that minority from the least share
Of the official patronage Of the corporation as one
Of the editors Of the National Intellipencer,'
is very much given to preaching indignant homi-
lies against the spirit Of prescription actuating the
administrations of Jackson, Van Baren, and Polk,
even in the face Of the fact that our opponents
have always outnumbered our friends in office On
der the general government 10 this city Wo
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RIVER CRAFT
N. p. WILLIS

=, we regret to hear by the New York Mirror
.na' letter from London, dated June 18th. writ.
zen under the direction of Mr.. Willis states that
ne ne was then suffering severely from brain fever
MS physician being of the opinion that com.
paI"', "",cu nad been accommodating in his brain
euu nervous system was then brnnpht To q eli.
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her babe. which would in quarter OF an hour
have been gone forever, In all cases of poisoning
let every hndy remember that liberal dose of oil
(any kind) is the very best immediate remedy
that possibly be procured.
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FRIDAY. JULY II.

We have not yet received the Union of Tues
day. Where is it?
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1845-05-17

MATHEWS LAST JoKE-A great many good
things are told of Mathews, The unrivaIred.
witty Mathews, but the following We have
just heard for the FIRST time, and believe that
it has never yet been IN print. Poor Matb-
ews was perhaps the most inreGerate pm
ster and joker, except Hook, of this dag, and
be never Leu an opportunity slip. During bis
last illness, and only a few hours PRECEDING
his death, some friends called to see hiu. and
the services Of the attendant were dispensed
with. Upon the table stood several pbla!s con
tanning the physic which Mathews vas COM
pelied 70 take at intervals, and he requested
one OF bis friends 10 had him his accustomed
dose. The request was complied W.ith, ard
the physic swallowed. A few moment after.
1t was discovered that the medicine uas moth.
ing out ink, which had beer taken from the
Dhial by mistake, and his friend exclaimed.
Good Heavens Mathews. | have given You
ink - "NeFer-never mind, nv boy
never mind said Mathews. family: @FH
sssaEto0 a bt Of dl0hing pepper" 1'Ta' was
the last joke Mathews ever made.-Bosloa
Times.
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severallots of Carpenter g. Blacksmith
tools for sale.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1845-05-17
VARIETY STORE.
WATCH AND CLOCK REPAIRING.

The public is respectfully informed, thai
the undersigned has, within a few DAYS past
made large accessions to his former stock Of
goods, and having made the selections him
sell, in New Orleans, he can warrant them as
being of the choicest and freshest d~escrip-
tons. Call and examine. The following
list comprises, in part the articles on hand
Hardware.
Hatchets, hammers, drawing knives, au-
gers, gimblets, plane irons, trowels, files,
rasps, chest, trunk cupboard and drawer
locks, razors, german silver, butcher and
shoe knives, of every description, toilet boxes
toys for Christmas and New Years presents
dressed kid dolls, toy wagons, steelyards,
hand and PANEL saws, chisels, gouges,
planes, sand paper, brass butts, cut lacks,
brads, table and pocket cutlery, scissors; pIa-
ted, britannia and iron table and tea spoons,
flint and percussion gun locks, toy drums,
china toytea sets, wood do. do, kid dolls,
steel beads. hair pins, jet tuck combs, Of the
latest fashion.
Also, a large assortment of toys, Violins
bows and strings of the first quality.
COMBS d BRUSHES.
Shell, ivory buffalo apd brazilian combs,
paint q marking brushes of every variety.
Hair, cloth, hat, nail, tooth, shaving, shoe,
crumb, dust, floor and horse brushes.
n large assortment Of perfumey.
Cologne, Lavender and florida waters, col
cream, Otto of roses, shaving creams anu
cosmetic wash-balls, fine extracts, hair oils,
pomatums, tooth and toilet, powder, fine tot
let, shaving and CASTLE and perfumed soaps.
STATIONARY.
Black and blue inks, quilts, roolscap, let
ter, packet post, account and wrapping pa
per Of all kinds. Ink stands, sand and sand
boxes, lead pencils, slate and slate pencils,
sealing, wax, waters and steel pens.
VARIETIES.
Pound, German, English and American sol
i'd head pins, mourning pins, brass and steel
tblnlbIes, tweezers, watch Keys, spectacles,
jewsharpe, hooks and eyes, shoe backing,
chess men and boards, dice, playing cards,
agate and glass beads, powder puff, bonnet
wire, suependers, cotton and silk purses
pearl, metal, bone and lasting buttons elastic
carriers, tlints, powder TASKS, pocket books,
=. Il. and d. L. needles, darning & spaying
needles, knitting needles, bodkins; silver
thinbles, pencil cases, fish hooks and lines,
spurs, razor strops and homes, backgammon
boards, shaving boxes, mirrors, looking glass
tape measures, violin and Guitar strings,
spool cotton, boxes, percussion caps, gun
tubes, nipple Wrenches, cap primers, shot belts
and wallets, Aud many other articles. em~
a crater variety AMI assortment than
any other House in this city.
| have a few cases of the Patent India
suspenders, for sale.
Old gold and silver taken in exchange for
goods.
Silver spoons, double wedding and shell
suspender buckles, and plain shirt but
tons made to order. Canes mounted 10 order.
] claim to have the best assortments Of
pocket knives, scissors, and razors, that are
Kept in Baton Rouge, and can sell as cheap
as any one else, My stock of knives and
razors is fresh, and of the latest patterns.
d25 ly. G. G.. MOORE.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1845-05-17

PoTAToE SCGAR-We presume that it is
not generally known to our renders that fer
several years past large quantities Of potatoes
have been annually manufactured INTO sugar
in Franee, Belgium and Holland. Wthin
the past tao years this manufacture has been
successfully introduced into 81 gland.
The process usually followed by The p5ta-
tos ugar makers is 10 extract The fecuIa Or
starch OF The potatoes by raspiBg or grating
ting them into a paip@which is Afterwards
spread upon a wire gauge screen Wi h fire
meshes, and then washed with water IN
i'll al the fecula is ex racted after v bieh II !
converted into starch f,ur nv the ordinary
process. To II2 pounds ofilis fecula these
is added one bundled gallons Of boiling water
and two pounds Of the strongest sulphuric a
cid. This mixture is boiled about twelve
hours with steam, in large vat, made OF
white pine.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1845-05-17

EMIGRATION FROM EUROPE TO AMERTcA-
he late arrivals from Liverpool have brought
10 the eastern seapeTts large numbers Of i'm
migrants, AID many o. them will prove useful
citizens to their adopted country. One ship
arrived At Boston, week before last with sew
enty families, who were seat out, bound for
Wisconsin, oy a society in England, which
has been formed in this way Every man hay
ing a family and paying 10 the society one
smiling a week, is entitled to membership.
An agent resides il Wisconsin,, who rect ives
at intervals the funds, and as often as they
amountto 800 be buys eighty acres Of land,
buIldS thereon a Lighthouse, and fences five
acres. which are planted.
The society are sending cut families 10 take
possession as last as the funds enable the A.
gent 70 prepare the house and lands. When
the families arrive, each finds his house and
eighty acres IN readiness for his receptions.
Inc agent furnishes him in addition with $50
for the purchase Of stock, tools. ETC, for all Of
which the society receive a yearly rent Of S25
for ten yrs, at the emu Of which time the tenant
Is entitled 20 the fee ef the land, With an the
improvements, stock, etc. making himselfand
family lndependentfor life. This society have
made their arrangements sIth Harnden & Co.
70 take their Immigrants in Europe and land
them al their own doors in Wisc0nsin-which
protects them from al delay and imposition,
and relieves shem &pm all care and trouble
about Custom-house arrangements. These
are merely the pioneers Of those who have.
made arrangements TO come hereafter.-M v.
Gem. ADJ.