The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-06-04

The TROOPS AT Fort JEssUP-We extract the
following Judlclols remarks from the Natchez Free
Trader:--" We learn that twenty-five companies
of infantry have been ordered to, and quarered
at Fort Jessup Louisiana. These companies we pre-
fculty with Mexico Texan frontier; but it is the
opinion of masy with whom have conversed on the
for prompt action the Red River generally rendered
unnavgable from the commencement of summer to
that time Should the river usual become low during
the early part OF the summer and the services OF these
Grande they would have march Of from three to FIVE
hundred miles through almost uninhabited country
across the head waters Of all the that ow from
the highlands of Texas into the Gulf Mexico This
would be a thirty days job-a longer period than We
ought to suffer the in there Be one to be pro-
tracted with Mexico Fort Jessup is very good point
for cavalry but it is in the opinion Of who know
the counry very worst point in the Southwest for
view of operating either against the Mexicans on the
Rio Grande or the Cammanches on the west"
DEATH-THE ADvENruRER MIR Williams of Cam
ton, Mississippi, Mr. Jones q. Pitts, of Kentucky,
and negro man, were drowned the Sd inst, near
Mississippi City.-They in n canoe or the river
when squal struck, and upset her, and they all
lost Pitts had been bold actor and wild adventurer
and had had many escapes we'll witnessed
many wonderful scenes letter speaks Of him thus wise
Mr. Pitts native Kentucky at one time an attor
ney then editor and publisher of tho Hopkinsvile
Gazette He ran the first line Of stages between Louis
boats. He was in the Senate of Kentucky and
when lad, was attached to Gen. Tor Doctor Longs
managed to reach Galveston with only one man out of
hundred who started it'll him. lie there came near
being massacrcd by pirates and afterwards had narrow
risk Of being sent home false suspicion piracy by
a United States revenue cutter But upon examination
he entrusted with the command pratical prize
and made his way to NJ Orleans, where, in 1871, he
published city directory. Thus has terminated his
adventurous life, and am in search Of his body
give II burial He has left brother, the Rev +. T..
Pitts, of Nashville.
SILK TRADE OF FRANcE.--A meeting of the prin-
cipal silk manufacturers OF Lyons took place few
days ago in that city, TO consider the propriety of
petitoninq the Chamber Of Peers against the intro
ductlon of Chinese silks into France The petition
was accordingly drawn up, and has Just arrived at
Paris, bearing 300 signatures, 1t states that the
Lyens manufacturers consider the Importation of
Chinese silks certain to cause the complete ruin
of their business and contains tables showing 30 TO
40 per cent difference in favor of the.Chnese all
the markets where the silk goods of the two
tries enter INTO competition. Gdtign0uis Messenger.
FRosr IN MAssAcHusErrs-The frost was quite
severe on Friday and Saturday mornings, IN the
whole country north and east ofus In Lynn ice formed
eighth of an inch in thickness Fruit has suffered Sc
vcrcly To-day it is fine and very warm--Bcsion Tran
script, june ,.
RUSSIAN SEAMEv.--A proposition has been made
by the Russian government, through its consul, to
large commercial firm at Liverpool, TO allow young
Russians 10 be placed under the of the command
ers of their respective vessels trading 10 all parts Of the
globe except the Baltic Mediterranean and Southern
parts OF North America