Litchfield enquirer., 1845-07-24

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 wtNTEK TERM. WILLIAMS, c. j.-New London, CHURcH. J.-Middlesex.
 WAITE, J.-Windham and Holland. SroRRs,J.-Hartford and Litchfeld. HINMAN, J.-New Haven and Fairfield. A correspondent of the N. Y. Express, writing from Washington under date of July 18th, says: The President is very much worn down with bu- sness, and informed me, yesterday, that his health
 is such, that he shall be obliged to retire for while from Washington, probably to Old Point Comfort He is overwhelmed with applications for oftice.- The papers sent to him daily are SO numerous and voumnious from office seekers. that if he were to employ his whole time in reading them, he could not get through with more than one tenth; and one day this week there were so many sent in that it ] would take seven says to examine them without reading them. They are referred to the Depart mentS. The following is an extract from Vera Cruz letter, dated June 24, and published in the New Orleans Tropic.
 There will be a declaration of war in few days by this Government against the United States I Orders have just been received to have all the public archives removed to Jalapa, which is 60 miles in the interior, for safe keeping. This looks | like making preparation.
 The Mexicans lately received, in addition to their small Inarine-three large gun boats. mount ing each 24 pounders, built in New York, we'll fin
 shed, and creditable to ship builders. They cost,
 with the arms, etc. attached to them, about $Sl0, 900 each.
 The Castle is in good order it mounts 200 large guns, and has recently been reinforced by some 800 or 600 men. As il is in much better condi l ton now than when the French attacked it, some
 think it will be able to contend successfully with
 any Naval force the United States may send. | TTps- nzcs En1
 assertion requires confirmation. The Mexican
 manifesto certainly keeps the door open for peace | or for war-to be determined by future events.- l We learn that our Government has received de-
 spasches by the late arrival, (down to the 10th of
 June.) from the Capital, but they give nothing de-
 cisive."
 l Libel Suit..-For some time past there has been
 a good deal of sharp shooting between the Courier
 and Enquirer, and the author of the Mysteries
 of lniquty," whose communications have appear l ed in the Tribune. The Editor of the Courier an-
 nounces in yesterdays paper, that he has directed l his lawyer to commence suit in the Circuit Court against the proprietors of the Tribune for
 Libel in order that they may prove the truth of
 their allegations"
 Great Fire at Rochester.-A slip from the of- 1 fee of the Rochester American gives the particu- lars of confagraton which occurred in that city on Tuesday evening last, more disastrous than any with which it has been visited for a number of years previous. The loss will not fall short of
 $3O ,OOO. The property consumed, was chiefly
 owned by Judge Carroll of Livingston County. : We are sorry to learn that young girl, daugh- . ter of President Totten, of Trinity College, had one of her arms badly broken on the Western Rail Road, yesterday. The accident Pitts field. The Times says she was standing against the railing when the cars started. and the mo-
 tion ot the train threw her off her balance. She over her arm. Her father was at the Depot ex-
 pecting her arrival, when messenger arrived here
 "a the car, with the intelligence of the accident } She was left at Pittsfeld-4artford Co,v. Apples LGked in the SaHn.-A number of apples which had been baked in the sun, were brought to
 QUIT office on Thursday. A gentleman from East
 Hartford informed us yesterday, that he could pick lup bushe under his trees, which were baked in the same way. We think further evidence is
 necessary to settle the character of the weather. Hartford COa0. Pyivileges of Post .Mosfers.-We have just
 seen letter from the office of the Postmaster Gen
 eral. under date of July 12, from which we make
 the following extract:
 When subscribers refuse to take Pamphlets or Newspapers from the office, Postmastcrs are now,
 as heretofore, required to notify Editors, &c and moy Jrank letters containing sueh notice"
 The inmates of the Lunatc Asylum at Utica, eel , ebrated the 4th of July One of the patients de-
 livered good oration.
 The growing interest felt in the extension of that c,. and