The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-04-04
AWFUL ACCIDENT.

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AWFUL ACCIDENT.
An extraordinary casualty occurred il
New York city on the cath uli., BY which
five persons lost their lives. 4 blacksmith
named DuyalI, who kept shop in Charl
Ton street, had received amongst some old
iron, which he had purchased, a bomb.
she'll, which had been found with others
buried IA the sand near Sandy Hook, where
il is supposed to have lain ever since the
last war. Finding i, filled with a combus.
ilble composition, Mr.. Duvall undertook 10
loosen 1t with stick and empty The CON.
tents. Either from tbs Fiction of the
wood, OF from ignition caused hy q spnrk
struck from the iron Of bis boot.hce.s,
combustion ins,antaneously followed, at.
tended with the most calam,ous results.
lie was blown al,nos, TO fragments. Mr..
Price, builder, who had accidentally
stopped TO speak 10 Mr.. Duyall, was also
killed. Two boys, who happened to be
passing. was thtowa some feet in the air
one was picked up l,feless, and the other
ted soon afterwards. A boy who was
s9pteniiced 10 Dayall, is believed 10 have
been among the victims and horse stand.
pg AGAR the curb-stonc Was killed. Con.
siderable damage was done to surrounding
houses by The explosion. II is rumor.
ed that the 5omb-shell, which has pro-
tuced such wide spread mischief, was one
ief on the ground at Sandy Hook for try.
M ordnance, by some experimentets con.
pecled with the unlucky Princeton.
paragraph in the Journal Of Commerce
launates that it Is the opinion Of Gen. Al.
monte that The Mexican Governmcu; will
~, thlnk it necessary to disturb the frerd.
" relations now existing" between the
United States md Mex CO. in consequence
Of the passage Of the resolution FOR the an
Hsylhun of fex1s, Much we hope that
Mexico NAV 10, regard tho passage OF
that resolution as an act OF war, but as a
pEp0n only Of aggression; but We con.
hle ID tie more probably direct authority
Il ihs Courier DIS Eilts Gais, IN boIicv.
as the opinion OF Gen. Amontc 10 be ii.
rect,y the reverse OF this.
ii -
houn has sud, that, IN his post Of Secfeta.
~ Of State, he had received private assu-
ances, upon which he relied, that the
Government Of Mexico would not resent
tie passage of the Annexation Resolution /;
nod We know that Mr. iogcfsoli, Chair
man Of the Committee on Foreign Afrairs,
declared, IN his place in The House Of Re.
pfesenlatyes, that Mexico would suffer
herself to he Modified by money often an
effective solvent nf constitutional and con.
sientioas scruples. We should know bet.
tel what faith 10 give to these assurances,
by which undoubtedly both Houses Of Con.
gress allowed themselves to be blinded, il
we knew from ptom they came, and
g. SHNHt hhNf "ItG
On the subject Of Annexation, by III,
way, wo fud in the Madisouan OF Thurs
day afternoon the subjoncd revelation
which, even SO far as the revelation
goes, is absolutely new to us. We trus
the Public will saoa be furnished with -.
icaara Of tho project referred to:
UNLAWFUL MILITARY ORGANIZE
TI0NS.
We have soen some Indications Of dipositio
'o fsvivo the project, put upon foot and tempo
tsrHy oVerhrovn last summer, OF torming mil
tiFT organ ritions in the United States, withou
lhs warrant Of law, fer Texas Expedition =
Ibis project we denounced last summer. as ur
constitutional, impol,te, and frauglt with dar
ger Let IL not be revived II will only crippl
Tie measure Of annexation. Wemust have Ts!
oby fair means only, and without tho asslstant
o. Burr, We prepared complete history
'hls wild military PROJECT las, summer, but We
induced TO lay ii over and postpone its public
uon until after the Presidential election "
may find il necessary to publish II hereafter" =
Aadisoaias.