American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-07-17

Mrs. Ann S. Stephens, contains the following
thrilling account of a family, a mother and her
children, being chased by wolves;
few years ago, towards the close of win
ter's day, mother and her children were ira
yelling in Canada behind one horse sledge-
Suddenly, from a forest by which they were
passing, issued pack Of wolves 1t was ter
rlble moment when the mother first beheld
these ravcnous animals IN full pursuit behind
her; but she knew the only hope was in the
superior swiitness of her horse, and so she re-
tanned sufficient presence of mind to urge him
forward at the top Of his speed. The noble
animal seemed aware of his danger; he snorted
iercely on hearing the howl of the wolves, and
dashed ahead at a trightful pace. On came
the hungry animals, and fast fled the alright
ed horse. Miles were soon passed over, but
miles Of trackless waste yet remained before
the travellers would reach the first village
Meantime the wolves gGined on the iugitVes.
! The mother elapsed her babes closer to her
bosom, as the bowling animals came mp, and
running almost at the SIDE of the sledgc, threat
cned every moment to draw her and her little
ones down. But the terrified horse now seem
cd TO gain supernatural speed, and on he DASH
ed with increased velocity, snoring with af-
fright For awhile the wolves were left in the
rear; bat his speed soon sackened, and again
they gained on the sledgc. The horrible idea
now occurred TO the mother of throwing over
one of her children, aud thus staying for awhile
the pursuit, for she had heard OF such an alter
native having once been resorted to- But she
shrank from the temptation with shudder.-
She urged on the horse again, and once more
| he sprang ahead and increased the distance be-
tween her and the wolves. Thus, for another
I ham cl,a az ,,
sPair and hope. Now she seemed in the very
Jaws Of death--now an almost preternatural
eEertion of speed on the part of the horse gave
her a momentary respite. At length the vii
! lage was in sight But, horrible TO relate, at
this moment she heard crack as if the sledge
had given way The runner had broke; she
surrendered herself to despair. Through the
fast gathering night she caught view of the
! farmhouse on the outskirts OF the village. TO
die thus in sight of safety was terrible. She
looked agongingly on the faces of her children,
who were now sobbng plteously; she strained
them to her bosom; she shut her ewes on the
scene that was to follow. But strange to say,
the sedge still held together, and the horse,
recognizing his home, dashed forward at pace
that lett The wolves far behind. She looked
up once more; they were now close to the VII
iage. The inhabitants, by this time, had be-
come alarmed; but the wolves kept up their
pursuit to the very gate of the farm house, and
yielded their expected prey slowly and srllenly.
The sledge, on examination, was found to be
so much injured that it would inevitably have
broken down before another mile. Az escape
like this surpasses any thing in fiction.
GENERAL JACK oN's LAST WILL AND TESLA
mENT. The following is an extract of letter
from Nashville, dated the It'll June, to gen.
tlemah in Washington.
''The last will and testament of the old hero
was this day approved in our county court and
is of public record. He commences by giving
his body to the dust, whence it came, his soul
TO God who gave it, &C. devotng his estate,
first to the payment of two debts, viz: one of
5000, with interest, borrowed of General
Plauche, OF New Orleans; another Of $4,000,
with interest," borrowed of Blair s. Rlves, and
the balance to his son, Andrew Jackson, Jr.,
with the exception OF few servants to his
grandchildren.
e'The sword presented him by the State of
Tennessee, he gives to A. J. Donelson, (his ne
phew,) now charge d'afiares at Texas. The
sword presented him at New Orleans he leaves
to Andrew jackson Coffee, the son of his old
friend General Coffee. The sword presented
him at Philadelphia, he leaves to his grandson
and namesake. The sword and pistols which
! he carried through the British and Indian wars,
he leaves to General R. Armstrong. The ps-
tolls Of Washington, by him given to Lafayette,
and by Lafayette given to Jackson, he leaves
to George Washington Lafayette, the son of
Gene'l Lafayette Sundry other presents made
| him during his long and eventful career, are
left with his adopted son, with instructions to
him, that, in the event of war, they shall, upon
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those who shall have conducted themselves
most worthy of their country in the conflict, in
the opinion Of their 'countrymen and the
ladies'
at is dated think, in September, 1874, and
revokes will made by him several years be-
FORE 1t is in his own steady and firm hand
writing, and, like all things that ever fell from
his pen, breathes the puest patriotism through
ont"
From ToBAseo. Advices from Tobqsco to
the It'll ult have been received by an arrival
at New York. The following intelligence from
that country is given in a letter:
A most ruinous and fatal law, which the 90
vernment of Mexico issued two years ago, pro-
hbting foreign vessels to visit our port in bal
| last, and export logwood, has been abolished
the other day, by an order of the Minister Of
Finances, dated Mexico, the 9th May, 1915;
and henceforth all foreign shipping will be ad-
mitted in ballast, and Above ed to load logwood,
fuotic, hides, or any other produce of the coun-
try.
This measure will not fail to revive our COM
merce with the United States considerably, as
many American vessels bound from the States
to the West Indies will come down this way,
in ballast, for homeward cargo of logwood,
which always pays handsome freight of 50 a
$40 per ton, mode of business which, owing
to the late awkward decree, could not be
thought of for the last two years, and which
was serouslv felt nv shin owners and which