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Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-12-21
NEGRO-UIKING

VIE subscribers rdr their frisnls and the
public tn hire ont h'ir NEGROES ire easunr ,sar-
They would adv 81 those h1 employ them Q, morn -,
Is Early - aeeac TINT they may opportunity Of oh
ans g'i ha7is and good 8-s Negroes They non.
mat az esp rnte of several years them to liberal
sha's &C Ifrrnlgr.
% Their pcs ihs OF Franklin and i5h streets.
IN rear Of hc City Hotel formerly Bel Tavern
NOV. ''ih 1850 NB.6C. NIL.
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srAnLE ANnInr rn,, n

~ ~ ''h' S'eA OF IN stale OF Virgin - n ot q,
aor sr-a,t O'Clock. d- is"
STABLE AND LOT ROM RENT.
@l The lot. with good Stable and Hydrant
- - On r. in@,d,a',L o,ro the sd o. H.
i'' o; January For faF'h rplri,uz,n, erqi,re Of
De 10 n JENKINS
FOR RENT OK LEASE.
'ENHE HOUSE and LOT on sh be.
~ IL tween Franklin ard Grace ,tests at pr,.-ut in thu
''1p'ncy of Mr. VIII am Ruhc The builing ac au an si
eiy t"ain- oo De NJ an .,cier L,.sp and ba,ny
Pny 70 ~ ''' ~'r There w. IN the yar
Roam. ard also mae ne 1t ''-ra As Sah
NM, Tor g nfn'" boaf- to lie detached nom
II G desire. S syis %, @" tie s. i 4 May
.9-ne,h.f oppo.,. " e Sss aH Nan 2. n =.
For Lease or Rent.
q THAT desirable family Residence next
heeh IL below Mr. Rsb' q Scout. on 9Th st. W. d.
csegp1nsy Of Mr. Fehrm7n. Gari,n sabr Caras
houG &c Auaehea to It Is an e'eelent WI Of Water aDd
de- 2avs NICHOLAS MILLS
81 TO RENT, and possession gwen imme-
ks-A taisy eouiorar tenemrnts At The
. , .. lar, ,'' in,' se'eni ID, nrs Il The eorPora'ioa
atd both have good gardens ithcn. Apply To PM.
mar the rm'e who "' show the hoi'e, u the erbr
ElCh llll.l Jr.
"a NOR RENT.-A large and comfortable
Bill J. Dwelling IIour situated o', and Franz
ln ''seta Apply % RiCIrD NIL IT.
Notl't hel " TIE Banks
FoH nENT-ON THE LIT OF JANUARY.
sal VIE upper part of the House now oc-
A-,A = cup -iby the Jam River kanaW la Conn,uv
a. their Office Maia and door EIcnte Bsns
DE- 81 ROBERT MOTT
~ nor RENT-The Dwelling House At
k-A by Nelson on 5ih street h..
"een Frlnsin and Gaes Possession atrIy
no Iy-u H. w J. FRy II CO.
~ FOR RENT-The upper part of the
- Iiousr No 81 Main above The CIV
Hotel formerly occupied BY VIM F. Bui, Co There - an
,h- ffonta nd rear For terms amy L, "
&c ~ GALLAGHER l. M nxPp
Five stores for Rent
ht are b'antfd aud vel finished St,n unt-nea-
ted uTirr IN ely Hotel formerly Tavern Ia, rent :.
r'nlins on Niin street ltd Wall VII. III M.
mos a''so@ Undue ien 10 rrtl rstans. IN the me,
on or 1b ut The 2i- from dyed character Of
IL pprttor vii greatly busincss that mart OF n. rs
SAIL stores vi - rented at prices -n FOR
Terms apply to BtN DAVIS, or hodges, ROY PUIIIAM
de- n
IN NOR RENT. Three brick tenements on
ia; or Cary Flint SIR ct To good trnant.
h mt a. be moiear For terms. apply 10 JAS GRIPFIN or
" - l. o. &c Is-u
FOR RENT.
Ets0 The Store and Lumber House recently
Aa-A occupied by Chas Won E-l on I'm Street. h.:
"een Main and cary Possess given innre .y For fem.
&c Apply To- has. T. We ham, or to
dsii-iT wH. GEORGE
E.1 ENOR RENT.-The house | occnpy. ON
Fankin street is for rent at $500 per annutn: Il 4.
~ sooa order and pos BE- bad about
Persons wishnE rIlmine the pleas Al b.tx,D ~
N III ''1 ia .Ih.hs ahu 20 cock I'm r u. JENKINS.
nRI GOODS STORE FOR RENT-Tbo
- Dry Good Store on Main occupied by ! CawrH
is TOT rent AMI possession gwen immediately. Erqare Of
no v n
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RECRUITS-RECRUITSi

son n N un1ud o. hl yrf -trnfoat1 hs business
cot 20 En.d share oi 90. public latfu.arr.
BE- Tor SC. my made Mr.srs wellington
Coiir. Richard ~ u J JHs ~ f1yot ball liatlI and
Co ilc subscriber M,r.IlI street
drii-d1w JOSEPH a. rLgNsANfs. :. n.
81. PAULS CHURCH.-Two vERy prsr.
- Rnts rEVs frr REM
No 90, nsar iac csur. Hif,nr Aisle
M. ", co. thtncf. Do fo.-frhs Few wruH DO
sold owI Apply 10 HUBBARD. GARDNER 4 CARLTON.
uogt u
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S2O.OOO WORTH OF FRESH DRY

- u oo - w" have received by
hA hoad and s'au boat and the packets P.k Henry
ctssn~ay from New very general o. the
est sS' sfhNG GOODS, VIII with greatly reduced
before on hAhdl offered who.,a. aud
very small HdSaLcr aud the
sale ny auction Will takr piece July l-
inV" ho- m wantof Fpois opportunity ,upp
lhr hem nj almost the. pe.. Here follows
part
unbtc striped Dit-ses Bsizor,n-s. aud Lawn.
VI" o- "d"f Jaoonsi-. OEancIe Muslns and Girgha
i'neh and Eifton 'iinEha farcy black and white
French, Ehgish, and American Caicocs teh",pJ
BOON swiss Null, Jleonst sri. eel and pa Musiins
blrkani whit" Lawn, 81 CHAM, and & heo.s
iAhi ahh PUN tur- Dam ~ ami rsilon Muslin
Lace tap" checked, fancy, jub lee and Pos, kob..
otn-re Barge. Shk and Herman Shawh aud Scarf.
siofaNitn slk sad ott,n Hosiery. all qualities
lIse thread slS. md sid Gloves nj Mtls
super b'nhe. cap, neck, and velvet Rihands
super slN snd eHtpn Umbrellas raraso AMI Sun shades
Thread laces, EdgnEs ami ins.rtings
Swss book and cambria ElKinEs and In-ertings
Iisl shifting and Sh-.ting i.nrn-. pt,cr-
Table i'Amask. Diaper, Table Cloths Il Napkins
Russil a,d Bard Eye D.apeT. Dovlas, aud Crash
Revere bprdJ hens tap. IND Cam IIdkf-
Plum aud shaded Silk PRINCES. n Cords
Hait gfiss cloth. Mi!seil--, AMI rIcd SIiu.
Iaaig" and medium Matseiles Quits
Extra s'p"r wool htek Cloths and Ga
faney cord and hsd French and B-yian d..
super ami medium DrAP de Eie and Cape Camtsts
Gap" Lasting. Summer Cloths, ans Cotton do
Heavy brown and white Linen Dr,l,urs
- and - plain French Linen sacE nriI ard BurIap.
BACK satin Naleniil, and Mars.ill.s Nes,ibg
'otiontdes, htrmins Camblsi-. and MEXICAN
~ ~, 81, 90, and ~ ard beael,sd D,,st,c,
Plaid Donesiics Apron and Furniture Cheek.
brown AMI beachei Jeans Nankecn Cotton
India Floor Mating
with variety nf other Good. enumerated ever arteI.
" Nheh w De soh As before stlied
iof cash. VALENTINE, BREEDEN co.
NH 90 9I7 broad s,,r.,
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J. WILLINCiHAM,

y. w I'LL y G. " \ VI,
wu'ttsstr rE,tFs
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC DRY GOODS,
> now in receipt Of an almost entire new stock
of scasonabe Goods, which been selected with much care
and vii BE- offered accommodating I-f pfs,s
csnHot tat 10 please Tie 'oics fr he and
the aif generally 10 hfs stost cons ir
part. follow W.
Rich embroidered French Haif1tinss
Graduated Robes
Isce Ofr1ndes some ven rich
Itncd iawns and Scotch Htiyofinrs
Plain and embroidered second Noufnnq d.
Plain and satin striped Ctnehams
Astoria Satin, new
Hafege and other scars
New rIlc Spring runs "a hrr. sIotk
zap and Nounct Ribbons iu variety
Jaconet Lace Striped md other Caubfirs
lush Linen and T. e. Haze. very cbeap
laees and Efgings. complete asataseut
Black and Coioufcd 10 gi,vr4
Black ant White Lace Mms
BLACK AMI White Sih aut Cotton ttrer
fafaslls, Far1snirtts and Umbrellas
Lace willow ani Gimp Hornets q great vuisty
BLACK and Whne fhuc Lace Caps
blcached aud Brown Hollands
CLOTHS.
EnFh French and American Coths u varo. ,hi,s and
quality. WV
CAssINEREs
English ard French large assoun.nt
NsFngs great variety
Bleach Douesies hfre assortmeot
RlshmQnd March %, 1890.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-04-02

EORDON ~ SkINkEK, 81 MAIN STREET,
~ Redmond, Va sale
50 hhds ORLEANS and West India Sugars
IS tcrees and bbs Clarified sugar
40 packages ln'C crushed and pulyctis.d sugars
boxes white Havana sugar
$40 bags Cohrc-Rio. I.aguayri Java and Maracaibo
bales Mocba Con.c
Is hhds Orleans and West India Molasses
10 hi Oh sis Gunpuwcr and part very superior
5 hi Black Tea
Tea IN g and i7lh boxes
400 sides LeaIher-good stamp and damaged
IS do Russe Leather
goo lbs shoe Thread
100 boxes Sperm and Tallow Candies
40 boxes
Faneyan variegated soap
10 bag Pepper
fmcnto AMI Ginger
200 Kegs Nails
$50 Fscks Ashon's Salt
$50 bags Shot
100 kers Dupont Power
$50 Ieams Wrapping Pat-t
10 uetcs. Rice
$50 dol ue"p and Cotton Bed Corl. and Lines
81 dor Blooms
q don painted Buckets
n Tubs
a. bales Cotton Twnc AMI Lamp wek
50 bags Feathers
900 Nova Scotia Gfnd stones
IS Kegs Iorsr
hhds Bacon
Gass-.stiu and iOtte
Sperm and Tanners OH
Cotton Vans Salt Pee. Copperas. M,disr and Indso.
Cotton IN bale, Clover Seed Crdrt ynsslt a. &C.
lRoN-lOO tons swecs. English Tfsjsrar and Country com
Pr,ng nr,tb M szes, round. DAT and fquats.
sheet Iron and Nail frds
SrEEl~-American and English Bist,rsi
Mayors cast AMI sheer Steel
TN FLArE-i7i boxes I01tt. ti1go. i7ri2
Brish and loaded Tn Tor roofing
toPfER--uOu lts Hrlers. Sbeathing and Bolt
WlRE-tuOO he assorted sizes
ZINC anil Spsitet
haf and Sheet Lead, sc. mhgi
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TO GENTLEMEN VISITING PHILA.
DELPHIA.

IU>llE subscribers keep always n large and
u choice assortment of .-ssonsbIc Fancy sapL Goods
for gentlemen 81 the ne~e., and fashionable styles
the best manufactures. AmonE which
SilikIS BoSoMS AND CDi.LARE-Of every description Of
iinen aud Muslin white eoloutcJ Iuad- OF put. Irish
linen and the best long cloth. We trade
our PAiaafpld made.
SHIRTS At WOLEsALE-Mad. Of the best marri,l. IN the
newest styles AMI snO"F equal in every respect tho-s
made for city retail
uNnERsIilRTs AND DRAwERs-Of SIN. Merino, Couone,.
Lamb Wool. Flannel Mu.in. Linen. &C.
H'SlEkf-of SILK, Metino. Wool, Cotton. THREAD.
CkANAIS AND ScAHfS-Of English and French black aud
fancy s'lk ami SATIN also fancy Cotton Ma
dras t'ravats.
oioNtS-of Nd. sib, Beaver Linen Thread Cotton &C.
hANbhEk'HlEfs-Oi Linen Cambria, plain. icbeI
eo'onicd borders alsp every Of IIdkd-
STOCKS And SuSPENDERS-Cf vanou. descriptions and
guaties
MORNING wRAPPERS-of Cashmere, shlwls Nouss.in- q.
Iane, Printed Cotton, &e- made and superior
Together with Articles Combs Bruse,
Night Caps Smoking Caps, sIne rurses and
pressly for gentlemen.
-. II. WAY & co.,
SHIRT STORE, AND GENTLEMEN'S
Furnishing Establishment,
No. iBi Chestnut 81,
PHLADEIFhis
Or f,st store above ihe United Hotel feb 2I-u
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FURTHER ARRIVALS.
SPRING AND SUMNER GOODS.

RROOhS. BELL u HUDSON have lu,i re-.
eeivrd by the "Paink H.nry from New Yors and the
from B1hore atr- additions thar complaining
Elegant b-rag-- and MEon"es, for spung Dtsss..
Cap Bah"fins-
Many n"~ patti rms Fr,nc IambTe ~ Law
Gloves and Nitts, Linen. Cambria and Lawn Hal,
SILK and Cotton Hosiery
Muslin and Caubre Trnu..
Fine embtod' Thibst SnaNis
TGT-ad lae.s aud Edr.nr-
blue, PINK. and Canary Nousan- de- Lame
Cashmere, nnlinEs Ver,inrs
Whit Lac" Strip and Plaid r,du,,.l Robe.
ElrgaEt figured Tarltau ROBE.
Beautiful American Of
Richmond, March III - 49,
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ENCOURAGE THE MANUFACTURES OF YOUR
OWN STATE.
EhE Franklin MANUFACTURING Company hand NJ their
PAPER MILL m Depot Of SOUTHERN Railroad good
assortment 81 supcTne letter folded ana
nat cap papers % and PLAIN also medium printing enveop
wrapping papers OF whosaIs prces-
10 "h'h they invite pubuc quality and
Pee their manufacture will bear comparison production
OF any Northern Factory They orders for
any description of that
require Merchants and dealers Payer
Mill and for themselves nh a ~
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]. N. DOE.
ROBERT MOTT

NEW AND VALUABLE BOOhS
ONTRlBUTION 10 the Edinburgh Review,
- BY Fnncs Jency. u the Judges Of the Couu NJ
session ~ Scouand Pour volumes complete Round
unloim sye with Alison Wsun Macsuhy, Sydney fmith and
Carlyle The Modern British EsssystsH
hrmens o. International law, ~ fenV Wheaton. T. T. n
hnFero Of The United States the Count u PuSs a. Thd
edition, revised ADD eui1rgcl
An Elementary Courss ~ Civil Engineering N Ca
de's n the United sses Mt1y Academy ~ ~ Mahin " A.
ffoiessor ot hday snd Cv Engineering Ms Academy
new edition almost entirely additional
paes
Clinical Lectures on spFery deycrsd ~ Geofsas Hospital
b. S Benisma Brode, Bart " r. Sergeant 70 he
Queen, Ac.
Thoph The Ieeandcf and Asspsss Kast from the German
Of The Baron Dc No,te Fouqoe. Jua received BY
@hV NASH 4 YQQpHQVsE,
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SPRING GOODS.
HATS. CAPS, BOOTS. SHOES. sc.
I'nE subebc. received and opened large variety Of
goods IN uhsr line to which they have added
Wholesale retail the accommodating Terms n our a.
'ormen may be found the following goods
Mu.srat and other low pr,eed N,pt Rat.
Brush and plain Russia %
Cashmere and Moeskin do
Black and ntdb Wool 30
Single and doub, brm Lsshorn %
ne and low priced ianlms DO
SHOES.
Mons cosr'e peFsed Brog,bs
DO IA u sip rerd to
10. DO d. tcwfd DO
~ do. carrcsd 0,
DO DO. DO sewed On
10 resd Bo0ts
DO hoe caC scwed DO
Ladies common leather Shppers
10. DO. Morocco DO
10 French morocco shppsn and Ties
DO bronze slippers
10. cord do
DO French morocco sui AS warins Shoe.
Misec-' black and cnrd s....r.
. Chihren'sdo do DO Hooia
Meehatt and Others vi.rl city please give US call
""e'"'end selling NJ ue v'y i'vcs' nrsrs
mhsa JUN '"'''' NJ, NJ ~ - -
lST PUBLISHED Tifua1's Jourasy-
~ Nos' u so1rusy from Coruhn , caro- ty Oh, W., NJ
Li'uon, Athens Con''anunors ard Jcu performed ,r IN,
man being No So Lihtay of Cho,e Reading rn,c ~ Is
lFi0f'''F if'rrs w Charles Dickens Part ..
"rr1r a74 fis talr SJrHui Series ~ w q siurs n,
Nj o. Irp Amrucun Hsuts
Hfts' I.sflf The rpoms Sacred P..,p,t. and tt,. .
o., NJ Wrs sith edition
fot sale BY pRtNKEg A NORRIs
mh-' No 97 Nlu street
FRESH DRl GOODS.
bER schr. Courier, We are this morning re.
- ceivtuE- . ~
loi ani iit h'chched shrctinrs
90 ami lanru nargrs
2 .. - and Z q Tirsiurs
Rich syie ruus
Rilct AMI white ard black and putps Prints
lilin and pisid rcursyivluia Jeans
fotk pemyms. Cououadls
Mercan Mixtures
New style summer rwrsds
Fancy Cassimcfrs
sines Mnrd Wool Racs Cassiu~re.
Black nueskn A,
hlact Italian sewing and Twist
fead Buttons
Cotton Hnsc and half tlosc
solid Pearl Pins
Web Suspendyrs A.
Fovhieh Ne respectfully the ausnfcu ~ d-srr.
NV ~ KENT, KENDALL a ArwATER
X Oil BUT'TER-li bbls. for sale by
~ @A9 GEO WINSTON
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-04-02

nANENPORT, ALLEN 4 co. have for
~ sale
400 kegs Kentucky Ride Powder
30 bales Cotton Yarns
400 kegs Mails, PlppniI Factory
1000 Teams letter, rap aud printing paper
go oasts winter blcaehed oil
90 packages Coverings Sugar
so Salad Ol
600 -acks fine Salt
2OOc az. "
900 kegs White Lead
30 btls Tanners oil
400 teress Ground Plaster
Whiskey, Bandy and Wines. NH 20
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-04-02

Brotrn ShirtingS and SheetingS.
n store, and for sale very low 500 bales brown
u Goods the following desirable siyes viz:
"a Etiriek and Va. FamiB Shtings
- Bttrck and Baurrsra
~ Eurck and Va. Stout Sheetngs
~ Extra Bauersoa do
- EItra heavy Omega do
" and d Lawrence ard Wclthan sheeings
g. Nathnm Hamilton and Allendlle do
BateTsea, Boot and York Drills
OEnahurg- assorted.
so beaehsd Goods T. 80 ~ o. 10 and II T. OF
the most approved styles
Many Of these goods Will be -oh below prices
nh IL KENT, KENDALL. & ArNATER.
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Af.-5O bales prime Hay, Just received and
- iof Ssv BY mh9l BIssRLL \ AeCANDLIsH
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TO BUXEHS OF FJRNITURE--SoUTH.
j. ~ j. W. MEEkS,
HAVING facilities for manufacturing kinds Of the most
FiskisaaAS and SYrsdd FSrHfH-s used
specially 20 ca the attention Gentlemen Ladies
visiting New York 70 their Hiah-hmcu no ~ Nesey street
lew doors from the Astor House. A.
found an extensive stock FURNITURE
modern Partisan we'll other desirable styles Egyptian
EliLabethan' Gothic Louis xiv XIV. &c; which h Of
their manufacture and under
nendenre and warranted 60 equal any made city Europe
New York Sent. 18th as Iy
IOlIN WOMBLE, Commission Merchant. No
~ 100 Fast Main street Offers for sale satisfactory
10000 Ibs superior MidiinR Bacon
10000 lbs 30 Shoulders
50Dn NE Hams nd aud very fine
ESQ kegs No. Leaf Lard
7On bbs No ~ & Cut HerrnFs Cheap
Is Licorce Pasc
80 hn'"s AdaHautiur Candies &c. ], 2S-f
RRU IN a. co, Manufacturers Of Malleable
~ iron Caengs the Rail road Depot
Newark j. manufactures an kinds Of Harness Cauare Stove
and Machinery Taofs Shears Knives and an descup
ton of Maenhe Cutlery Collars rail- roadC and
kind and character m Maeabe Castings In
Europe or i'Couny We Carriage Uarnrs and Saddle
Manufacturer, Hardware Merchants Bgrns and an per
sons who uf such aricss the South
~ ats where they will b. able pufchase saving with No
over The price pad for the article Northern ces
Newark " ! Sept o. t4fG Cp
The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-07-07
NAVAL.

The U. S. brig Lawrence arrived a, Pensacola
the 25lh, in days from Brasos Santiago. The
Lawrence blockaded the mouth of the Rio Grande
los days.
The Albany, (Capt. -Breese it is said is an
pointed TO her, will be ready for sea in SO davis.
The Boston is nearly ready for sea- The PrebIe
is waiting to complete her crew, to sail for the
Gull OF Mexico. The store ship Erie is fitting
to carry stores TO the Gulf Squadron The two
steamers the Vixen and Spfre, are 10 be deliy
cred at the Navy Yard here. the 18Th instant
They are 100 tons each, and will be commanded
by Commanders Sands and Tatnall.-Brooki,,
Eagle
A mail for the Coast of Africa, will leave
Boston, about the 18th inst. Letters addressed
to the Naval Institute Library. Boston, post maid.
will be forwarded
The Boston papers state there are 900 to 1000
men engaged in the Charleston Navy Yard. and
hat the Race Independence will be ready for
sea in three or four weeks. The franklin "a ia
to be made receiving ship.
The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-07-07
DESTRUCTIVE FRESHETs.

The Washington City and Georgetown pa pers,
give very distressing accounts of the great fresh
els in the vicinity of that city, on Tuesday eve
ming last. The greatest injury done is that to
the public works connecting with the town The
chesapeake and Ohio Canal is supposed to be Sc
riously damaged from the fact that barrels of flour
and whskey have been caught in numbers rush
ing down in the current of the river, it is pre-
sumed that boats above were washed over, or
swept away with the embapkment. The Con-
gress Burial Ground has been considerably dam
aged by the flood
The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-07-07
RETRO CEssIoN OF AIExANnRIa

We congratulate the citizens of Alexandria on
their soon becoming free citizens, of the free and
sovereign State of Virginia" May their re. an
nexation to Virginia. be advantageous TO all nor
tIons OF the State. The bill passed the Senate on
Friday by vote of 80 to H. 1t now REQUIRES
only the appreciation of the President of the Uni-
ted States, TO become law The consen, of the
Inhabitants Of Alexandria, town and county. ia
required 10 the retro cession, before it can take
effect; and that, after that consent is given. the
laws by which that portion of the District is now
governed, are to continue in full effect, until the
State OF Virginia shall have made the necessary
legislative provision TO substitute them. The
Alexandria Gazette says -
" The news of the passage of the Retro cession
bill was received here yesterday by the friends of
that great measure with the livelest demonstra
tions of joy Round after round of The hearliest
cheers were given, the flags were displayed from
The shipping and many houses, and national sa
lutte was fired by the Artillery -
The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-07-07
New Orleans on the 2ls, ul,. in the Alabama, "a,


New Orleans on the 2lst ult in the Alabam, r.,
Matamoras. wi
IL VIII be perceived that these Stimulation.
esFehaIy the fourth, give those clerQymen I'M.
limited power. To have unrestrained Intercourse
with the camp OF the enemy in time of war. is
trust so unusual and extraordinary that the Presi-
dent must have had the highest confidence mot
only in the venerated clergymen who have been
chosen for the mission. but also in The order 10
which they belong. No one who is acquainted
WIN these gentlemen. can doubt for moment.
that they will fulfil the object of their mss:on
iif"nly and well. and that the national honor and
he safety al onr army, will MI be- jeopardized by
or.ng entrusted To their keeping. We are Of the
opinion that tho President, in sending these yen
u'inen with such ext aordinary powers. has nnr.
sued wise and jujcious course. and that Tho
mission VIII have themDst beneficial results. when
vmwej as piece OF STATIC policy. But we feel
inci,ned To believe that this announcement of the
conditions at the nission will cause an aw full ont
eak ." anti Catholic feeling throughout the coun
y. aud that Mr. Polk will be denounced as hay
~ endangered the safety Of onr army by aoree
q to stipulation allowing the chaplains To 90
"in on" camp TO The osaer, and 10 have unres-
trained conversation With tae solders
We ''ei assured. for Gus own part, that the
mission "i these highly respectable cIergymen
with The most favorable results In the first
place, they will increase if that be possible. The
fight. These Catholic soldiers will be more con.
tented. and will fight better, having the consola-
iion OF religion in sickness and in time of danger
But the most important service resulting from
The mission will be the disabusing The minds of the
Mex'cans Of the erroneous opinions that now ob
IAN amongst them in relation to this country
The Mexican clergy and people have received
exaggerated statements of The church burnings of
Philadelphia. and the hostility of small norton
the Catholics. They have been impressed with
The idea that the object of the present war on the
part OF The United States. is to get possession of
their wealth, TO plumber their churches, and to
oveF'urn their religion. The chaplains will dis
s'pa'e ihosc prejudices, in their preaching aud
conversation with the Mexicans Their state
hents VIII OF course be received with respect,
coming, as they do. duly accredited by the Bish
ops and their spiritual superiors; but should their
mission fail, the first proposition Of Bishop
Hughes, namely, to send himself and number
o. ctcrgymen as special com,cission TO .Meni-
CO trW be seriously entertained, and. perchapce.
acted upon, by President