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THE TWO MEXICAN INSTRUMENTS.

We Law before our readers the COW of a letter
N~' F'
which Mr.. Shannon, our late minister in Mexico,
addressed to the Secretary Of State Yesterday. It
settles the mooted question: beyond further contro-
v.r., I, no anne.rs tba, The drafts given 10 orr
.,... $500, a.. Mov;can treas,r,, ttbod not been
po;d nor any part Of them up to the date of Mr.
:,
WIZ, hscom.s cher &c tho s,.,enents and the
~
- r. .,.d q a r,,u,,u.,, NJ, yo,L
.ofh' " Piouuo.'o" :. 0'"s"'"'''
u.u ~, ~, Vs.. 'e - ~ -
malK lhls writer gives the history OF the cohuh
oent augmentation bv our last Congress- and then
eo"' apPioP ~ w. 49, - -
proceeds, as follows:
s. 49,, :. 90. :, On = "a .orssd on
"The conference then by vote OF ~ 70 To- agreed on
the 80 Of March umo on tne payment Oh tne soone TWO
instalmens by our treasury amounting to S21oooo pro
rded that they were PAID 70 our agents by the gov
eminent Hence the ony queston now s as nave already
stated whsthe the payment has, or has NOT been made y meT
leo TO our agents. .
The administration Of Mr. FOLK commenced ana TINS gen
tleman though wholly absorbed In removing and appointing
officers and filled with plans TO pulyeze Mexico
France and probably the Russian Gar also who dares TO
have foothod in America had the generosity to send
10 Mexico of his clerks Mr VIM Parro to inquire
into the natter and this agent g hs oo choice re-
ported under the date Of goth Of April % our secre
tay Of the Treasury Mr. Walker that the Mexican govern
the receipt ofhe United States agent for the pay
men and that Mexico longer be responsible as sta
ted to him by our agent himself MIR. Vos.'
"Al in vain Mr. Polk took II into his head that the
Mexican ministers OF finances and OF foreign affairs and
Messrs shannon Benton Walker Psrrott Voss and the
fifty members Of the House who voted for Mr.
oluton and almost all the members Of the press Of our
rights Of the claimants are all liars tina, Calhoun Green
anu ao tne ony rue honest ehd thinking men IN
Gea that Mexico is exonssted from the payment Of said in
La ~ H. secratorv ~ s,ats IAN NJ ~ p y"
-, - t Manoh III, ILL., ic - @ !, ~, STATES
an Machiayei This u entireiv news 10 H. n ,;
senSs ,dsn Ieft 10 tbs Presae 81, o a.;
ha.h mas h ~. ~ ~ sne ~ 70
NV hs Niexican goynment ~ he ntaet H. py,;n
~ ~ ~, ~ 50 =, ar ~ 80 IL ~. ~, -
The Claimants to he act Of Congress Of The adj of
March last
tce men are sent almost daily to The scafod or to the
upon Proo ss
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A CoMpI.IMENT MOLLY PAID.

The Norfolk Herald (whg paper) says Of MIR.
Bancroft and his Grafton, that "No man could have
been more appropriately selected for this purpose
than the American historian and we were anxious
to see how he would ocquit himself Of the task and
sustain his lofty reputation as an historian, above the
petty and ephemeral fame of the partisan eulogist.
We must say that he has pursued an elevated
course, and justified all that might have been antici
patsd from SO able and accomplished wriier,n
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A complimentary dinner was given on the 10Th of
June to General McCala--now removed to this
city-by his friends in Lexington, Kentucky We
shall publish the proceedings in our next. The
toasts were excellent. Several of the most cordial
character were given, in compliment to their worthy
guest. The following regular toast, in honor of
cold Tecumseh," is made more happy by its classic
Richard NJ johnson: The hero of the Thames patriot
statesman Let the wartrump sound and Richards him
self again. Where he hath been, he will bein the
van OF the bravest OF the braven
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NOVEL USE OF LITHoeRAPHY-Tuesdaya hand
bill appeared containing the portrait ola gentleman
said TO be missing from Dublin. II was well exc
cuted, and, if like the person. must greatly aid the
police in their endeayours to trace him. This plan,
no doubt, will be generally adopted, where prac-
tcabe. In this case, the likeness was Autographed
from an oil painting in the possession of the fam
paper,
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OFFICIAL.
DEPARTMENT OF srArE, July 3, ls45.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE, July 3, le45.
Information has been received from the United
States consul at Fayal, of the death of Horace
Barnes, of Plymouth, Litchfeld county, State of
Connecticut who died in the hospital of that island
ON the 10Th of April last sealed bag, containing
his effects will be sent to the collector of Boston by
the brig Harbinger.
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PAINFUL ACCIDENTAL man who had wooden
leg was walking over floor in a house on Syca-
more street, Cincinnati, on Saturday week, when
the lower part Of the wooden limb passed through
knot-hole in the hoor which caused a sudden fall
of the whole weight Of his body upon the stump.
causing most disastrous effects by dslocating the
thigh, and breaking the skin, which had healed over
the end of the bones. The pain the poor man un-
derwent was most excruciatng,
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CUR SauApRos.-The frigate Potomac, bearing
the pennant Of Com. Conner, the sloop-of-war Fa-
mouth the brig Lawrence, and the brig Somers. pass
ed the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi at Q
a. M. on the 2lst inst, from Vera Cruz. standing
to the eastward-supposed to be bound to Pensacola
TO wood and water.
The British frigate Eurydice passed the South
west Pass at daylight the Odd inst standing to the
eastward.-.M o. JEFF Republican, June "a.
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JAMES X. POLK,
President ofthe United States Of america

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
Satisfactory evidence having been exhibited to
me that Z. C. ASGELRoDr has been appointed
consul of Prussia, for the port of St. Louis, IN
the State of Missouri
l do hereby recognise him as such, and declare
him free to exercise and enjoy such functions, pow
eIs, and privileges, are allowed to the consuls OF
the most favored nations in the United States.
In testimony whereof, have caused these letters
to be made patent and the seal of the United States
to be hereunto affixed.
Given under my hand, at the city of Washing.
ton, the Cd day of July, A. d., lS45, and
H. s.. of the independence Of the United States OF
America the 69th
JAMES X. POLK.
BY the President:
IAN Of State.
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NAVY pEpARTMENT-onpen,, SC.

=
NAVY DEPARTMENT RDkRs, SC.
JULY2
Lieutenant Edmund Lanier, ordered to the re-
ceivng, ship at Baltimore.
I'd Assistant Engineer Daniel Murphy, and Cd
Assistant Engineer J. X. Dryburgh, ordered to the
steamer Mississippi.
The board composed of Commodores George c.
Read Thos Ap C. Jones, and NJ G. Perry, and
Captains E. A. F. Lavallette and Isaac Mayo, re.
Gently convened at Philadelphia for the examna-
ton of midshipmen, adjourned on the LIST instant
The following is the list of the midshipmen in the
order of rank assigned them by the board, after a
careful consideration of their several qualifications
and all the circumstances which it became the duty
of the board to weigh:
l. Edmund r. Colhoun, of Pennsylvania.
2. James ID. Bullock, of Georgia.
3. Charles Fl. Baldwin, of New York
A. Robert w. Shufeldt, of New York.
5. Beverley Randolph, of Virginia.
6. Henry X. Stevens, Of South Carolina.
7. Abner Read, of Ohio.
8. Alexander C. Rhind, of New York.
8. Richard M. Cuyler, of Georgia.
TO- Alexander ]. Dallas, of Pennsylvania.
IL. George M. Ransom, of New York Is
I2. William F. Spicer, of New York.
10. Edward c. Stiles, of Pennsylvania.
IA. William w. Roberts, of North Carolina.
Is. Reginald Fairfax, of Virginia.
I6. Sommerville Nicholson, of New York.
II. William A. Webb, of Virginia
1S. John Stuart, Of Michigan.
10. Joseph S. Day, of Vermont.
20. Maurice Simons, of South Carolina
81. James Wicoxson of New York.
90. William E. Hopkins, of Virginia.
%. Paul Shirley, of Kentucky.
"a. Charles C. Simms, of Virginia.
IS. William R. Low, of New Hampshire.
&c. Robert C. Rodgers, of Delaware.
81 Henry NJ T. Arnold of New York.
%. James M. Ladd of Maine. .s
%. John R. Hynson, of Maryland
80. Tenant McLanahsn, Of Maryland.
81. Thomas Pattison, of New York.
80. Henry Ashton, of Maryland.
80. Wesley B. Bassett, of Connecticut.
"a. Julian Myers, of Georgia.
IS. James Higgins, of New York.
SO. julius S. Bohrer, Of the District of Columbia
Midshpman A. X. Hughes, who was unable
from ill health, to appear for examination with hi
date in 1874, has been passed by the present board
and has been assigned rank at the foot of the
midshpmen of the Goth of May, 1874.
NAVY DEPARTMENT, July 2, 1645.
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The Washington correspondent Of the New York
Express has mutilatcd and perverted an anecdote
about Mr.. Bancroft, which we shall notice when
we have more room to spare.
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is, s. Fl. Stevenson, J. F. johnson, J. ii. Steven
son, w. A. Pierce, James Pierce, James X. Whip
pie, w. H. Weld, o. H. P. Stem, B. B, Hussey,
John B. Weld, Jos. Hammitt, and r. A. Henry
ar. authorized 70 receive new subscribers, and make
collections for the "Unon."
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scribers TO the Union in Pennsylvania
n5pRobert d. johnson, of Galveston, is authorized
TO receive subscriptions to the "Union," in Texas
We are requested to say the same gentlemen are
authorized to make collections for the "Globe."
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NJ No paper will be issued from this Office to-
morrow evening, in order that our employees may
have an opportunity Of participating in the festivi-
ties of the day
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trIo rcSrucIrt'
JAMES BUCHANAN, Secretary of State.
APPOINTMENT BY THE PREsIpEN

WILLIAM Nichols, collector of the customs at
Newburyport, Mass, vice Henry w. Kmsman,
whose commission will expire July 10Th, ls45.
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NEWS EXTRA-PRESIDENT JONES'S
MESSAGE, &c.

We are indebted to Mr.. Briggs for the following
interesting documents which we hasten to give our
readers.
Verbally we learn from Mr.. Briggs, that the prop.
ostons for our independence have been submitted
to the Senate. They are not yet made public; but
it is understood that they are highly Objectionable,
and will be promptly rejected.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-01-15
Edscfielta Male Academy.

a FTER twenty years absence, the under
IA signed has resumed the charge OF this ILL.,
stilution.
He will commence his duties on the first
Monday in January. Thirty years experience
;rc hopes. will enable him 10 give satisfaction TO
is employers. A strict and uniform discipline
wi, be observed, and constant application to
study. at appointed hours day and night, llgldly
enforced All complaints To or consultation
with the Teacher shuuldbe made contidenllally.
otherwise the confidence of the Pupil and the
influence of the Teacher will b. equally i'm
paired Premiums will be awarded To every
pupil, on the attainment Of a certain number OF
points, ascer!ained by the mcrit.roH kept by the
Teacher, and quarterly report of the stand.
ing Of each scholar sent TO the parent or guar
dian
The rates of tuition per session of % weeks
will be u, ii l6 and SlS. according to the
branches of study pursued, and payable III ad-
vance.
A few pupils can be boarded in the subscri
ber's family, and private instruction, at stated
hours, given gratis For The morals and man
ncrs of his hoarders he will hold himself rcspon-
sible.
For further particulars enquire of the teacher.
II. X. McCLINTOCk.
January IF 49
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-01-15

is aware of The importance to health o
cry leel, and who for years past has beer
acting accordingly, take the trouble o
hunting up the bools and sh1es of his wife
and daughters, for The purpose of making
a comparison with his own boots and shoes
Our word for it, that in nine cases out oil
ten. the will be convinced that he has all
along closed his eyes to the true cause oil
colds, coughs, pleurisies and other com
plants, which have stolen the bloom from
The cheeks, the elasticity from The forms,
and the roundness from the limbs offerings
as dear to him as life itself. We have
more than once said that self murder may
be comm ilted as well by carelessness,
neglect, and wanton exposure Of the per-
son to inclemeni weather, as by poison or
The poinard. Ladies will admit this them
selves when conversing calmly and dis.
passionalely upon the subject. And yet
turn TO their feet. and you will find that
while they declaim against the system,
they also in too many cases, practice it.
The winter has just commenced, and
we may expect 10 see the side-w walks fire.
quenlly covered with ice. and as conse
quenee, miserable waIkiig.-Hate odr
fair readers provided themselves with thick
and water proof shoes? Even the delay
Of "a hours may be dangerous. Con-
sumption, in the majority of cases. is pro-
duced by slight cold. This slight cold
is caused by unnecessary exposure at par
ties, balls, theatres, in concert rooms. &c.;
or by wearing thin and improper boots
and shoes. Thousands of vic inns perish
annually in this country 10y the practice
just named. Hundreds al this moment are
coughing themselves to the grave. MOI a
week, moi a day goes by, that death is
moi chr' nicled in some part Of The Union,
produced by consumption.
Friends. relatives. neigh0ors. are sum.
moEed 10 an unIimely grave by this dis
ease. which is indeed terrible in its charac.
Ter aud its consequences. Nevertheless,
aud it is wonderful that such should be the
ease, Thin shoes are worn as recklessly as
ever, and thus hundreds Of our country
women obstinaely commit suicide, or in
other words. expose themselves 10 a dan
gerous and deadly malady; knowing al
The time they are pursuing The very course
calculated 10 rob them If what is far more
important than any empty vanity and dis
play, growing out of an elegant shoe.
tight fit, or a pretty foot. They sacrifice for
an empty bubble, e,not only bloom and
beauty. but health and life;"
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Bethany Academy.

yHyHE Trustees ul tins ins tuition have again
n secured the services Of the Rev. a. G.
BREWER. as instructor of the English Depart
ment for the ensuing year, and from the pro.
sresS uade by the students "l The past and
-2resenl year, they fee! fully justified in recon.
iuending the Institution to ia" c"nidehce ol
those who may he disposed 10 pa,ronlzc 1t.
The services will be resumed IN the Second
Monday in january next, aud will c"nllnne Tor
the term of ten montlIS-to he divided into two
equal sessions. At the close OF The first session
ihcre will be al examination and public exhI
bition.
The Classical Department will he supe:n.
tended and instructed by Mr. GEORGE GALpHIS,
who comes highly recommended he n@ inily
competent to prepare students Tor entering the
South Carolina College.
The terms of tuitlOn will be the same IN the
English department as they hive been the
present year, aud that of the Classical Depart
ncnt will orrespund with the iernis OF slmI-
lar institutions.
No student will be received for shorter
term than one half of a session.
Good boarding at the Academy. and conven'
ten. in the neghborhood, on reasonable terms.
A PERRIN.
Il. ]. iIIBLER.
ELISHA q. ROBERTSON,
A. Il. TRAYLOR,
r. P QUARLES. z
w. S. COTHRAN.
Dec Is II f
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AnimQi Cotton.-The stores of nature
are irexhau,lible. Several scientific mis-
cellanIes have of late been occupi'd with
accounts Of "A singularly beautiful mare-
rial. called Animal Cotton. 1t seems
there is an insect very cotEnnn in The west
Indies called the Capada Worm, which
produces substance apparently equal, if
not superior, to the finest silk cotton. 1t
l. of The must dazzling whiteness and of
the greatest purity, answering The purpo-
ses Of lint in the hospitals Of the negroes,
when silk and vegetable cotton serve only
To iuName wounds by the asperities of
their flauenis. The Capada Worm ii.
self does moi yield The substance here spo
ken of, bul it is The mere subject OF a sim
sular process by which it is Produced
The worm is assailed by a swarm of ich-
ueumon flies, as they are called, species
of insects very small, which drive their
slings into the skin Of the victim over The
whole extenr of its back, and al the same
time deposit their eggs in the wounds thus
made. In The course of fortnight these
eggs are hached, the capada worm dur
inS thai interval feeding upon leaves with
great voracity; aud the auimalcules. thus
generated, without quitting Ihe body
Of The parent worm. elevate themselves ON
the lower exlrrmiIies and each proceeds
TO envelope himself in lille COCOON. The
formation of these cocoons occupies only
about Two hours, and myriads Of them be
ing crowded close together, form white
robe, with which The capada worm ap
pears elegantly aud comfortably clothed.
As SOON as this covering has been COM
pleted, and the little artists that wove it
have retired each to his self made cell, the
worm rndeavors to rid himself Of his off,
cious guest and of the robe which contains
them, and he finally succeeds after great
elfnrls. The cotton produced in this re.
markable manner may be used without
any preparatory process, as soon as The
flies have Quilted the coconns, which is
generally within eight or ten days after
their seclusion. 1t is mol known that any
attempts have been made to weave this
silky substance into wearable lissure /;
buI from the description that il given al
its texture and consistency, there seems TO
be no doubt bul that il conld be wrought
into most beautiful and enduring fabric.
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From the N. Y Plebian.
The Evil Consequences Of Hearing Thin
Shoes in The Winter Season

the reprehensibie custom of wearing
thin shoes and stockings in mid winter.
which is prevalent TO such an alarming
extent among the young girls and women
in nearly all our cities. is one that cannot
possibly be condemned with too great Sc
verify. The Philadelphia Inquirer, in
some seasonabe. remarks upon The deplo
rabe error on the part Of our American
females and the perinacity with which it
is persisted in, very truly obseryes:-The
fatal mistake is in many cases inculcaIed
in the early childhood of the victims, and
by the victims themselves. We think we
see some Of our fair readers open their
eyes with surprise at this declaration; and
vet we fear that they would tiud themselves
guiIlless on making the necessary invesli-
CATION. The desire with females gener
ally is to exhibit small foot prellily, and
to make it appear in as neat and elegan,
casing as possible, Thus light and thin
shoes have become fashionable and popu.
lar, and prejudice against strong Stout
aud thick shoes has been inculcated. Let
any gentleman, tho head ola family, who
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-01-15
a FANCY TRADE.

The following capital story is from a
letter Of Western correspondent in late
number Of the Spirit of The Times
One evening was rallying my com.
panion upon his low spirits, and attrihu-
ting it 10 long absence from his wife, ma.
king as unfavorablc companion as pos
sible between his situation and my own,
bachelor, when otir quondam friend, as
usual, joined US. Marimony. said he, is
fine thing when you're once in for it, and
know what you've got; bul it's rather lick
lish TO begin on,-you're as likely to make
fancy trade as any, and if I'm goin' to
make one, | want il in horses; for if I'm
married, shall have to stand, perhaps,
when don't want 10.
Yes; but" said /, "what do you call !
fancy trade!'
Why, captin, fancy trade is where
mans fancy out -ginerals his judgment,
and runs away with his brains. III tell
you story now, where my fancy run
right away with my sumption. TO the tune
of a hundred
The last time was upEWes', I went
with the old brown hoss had Of the stage
agiut, putty good one, but leelle rusty
al times. Well, cot to jWindam Cattle
Show before seed chance TO swap; aud
for the matter o. that, couldn't see any
chance; there was a good many niceish
kind Of horses, but nobody seemed 10
hanker after q trade. Finally; seen a
counrryman leading black colt-wasn't
he a busterl He had the greatest wthers
ever you see oil boss. and set of limbs
that would bring tears into mans eyes.
ats the chap:
Mister says !, that's a 6rst rate colt,
if .iwant for them are = Them are whalT
says he. Law, now, do be green says
I. Green says he, Il don't know what
you mean why, there man. says /;
rhal'l do with some, but I've been there
aud staid week. why. friend,' says
he, If there's anything out oflhe way with
my hoss. let's know it, Why do you
mean to say that you don't know that
coils got Two bone spavins?' I deny it,
says he, and his eyes stuck out so you
could hung your hat on 'em. We'll,
friend says |, 'l'll prove this to you; lend
your colt eyer this way, where there is a
lllle The soundest hoss ever. did ace. and
we'll compare their legs Now lha, colt
was dreadful made one; his hook ginls
was deeper lhou any hoss's I've seen, aud
the upper pints inside the hind leg stuck
out clean and handsome, LII tell you.
We'll, old Browns leg was gummy
round thing like any other old Plus's.-
There says |, i mean 10 say that them
bones slickiu' out like frogs elbow on
your colt, aim, material; but when they
get him to work, they're Bound to lame
him. for they are nothing more nor less
than spone spavans.' %. dear says be.
what shall do!' aud he turned as blue
as a 'rhetslone. 'Well, says ], there
never was nisger so black but there was
white to his eye, aud your case has
some bright spots yet. Let's find the
chap thai owns this boss, III help you to
trade with him. We canput him through
and make good thing out of bad one
'.Well,' says he, you start ar,er him. OB
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CENTRAL SCEEOOL.

YNyHE Subscribers take pleasure in mi"rlil,
ing the public, that they have engaged
Miss ANNA w. CURTIS 10 take charge 'oi
their School Ior the mex, year. Miss Curtis is
a Young lady who has been thoroughly educa'
ted at the North. and comes to us with the
highest testimonials OF character and qualIhca'
lions.
The Scholastic yeer will he divided int" two
Sessions; the first of 81 months. and the second,
of 5 months. The Terms will he,
Per Session Of 81 Months.
For the Elementary branches. S6 5O
For the above with Geography aud -
History, Ancient and Modern. $40 60
For the above, with English Grammar,
CTcn,;.,ry % Latin and French, S13 50
Music y,,h usc of the Piano, SIT 0O
The School will be limited TO 20 Scholars,
and will be opened on III: first Mondoy IN
.January Good Board may be had III the
neighbUrhood ut the usual rates.
S. CHRISTIE,
C.L GOODWIN,
J. TERRY.
Dec. %. As II