Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-08-08
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT,

IL was decided IN the Affirmative.
The motion to print then agreed TO without division
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT
By and ViM The ado;cs and consent of The Senate.
ROBERT G. GREER, of Pennsylvania, To be one of
the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the
United States, in the place Of Henry Baldwin,
deceased.
JAMES PAGE, Collector of the Customs for the
district of Philadelphia.
GENERAL WOODS COLUMN OF INVASION.
We learn from correspondent at Fort Smith
Arkansas) that on the 18th of July the following
troops left Fort Smith for San Antonio de Bexar,
Texas, viz:
rong.-Ohcers Captain, WILLIAM EusTIs First Lieu
tenant, j. HENRr CARLETON Second Lieutenant Jos era
H. WHIrrLKsEr.
Company &c" first United States dragons, seventy
ng.-oficers Captain, EsocH SrEES First Lieute-
nant DAsiKt H. RUcKER; Second Lieutenant ABRAa
| BrFoRn.
Company "D' sixth United States infantry eighty
strong Officers Captain, WILLrAM H. HoprMAx Firs,
| Lieutenant E. HOWE Second Lieutenant WILLIAM READ
Company ''H" sixth United States infantry eighty
strong -Ofcers Captain, ALsEnAnLE CApr; First Lieu
tenant EDwARD H. FITzGERALD; Second Lieutenant,
HENRY RHKA.
The whole commanded by Major B. l.. E. BossKvIILK,
sixth United States infantry.
captain WAsHrSeroSs company of light artillery, our
correspondent adds is said be under orders to proceed from
Carlisle barracks Pennsylvania MIA Little Rock, Arkansas
to join Major BoSSEvrLLE's command and Captain Sum
sERs and Captain Cooks companies Of the first United
States dagoons ordered from Forts Atkinson and Beau
ford Upper Mississippi, for the purpose
when all these troops shall have united, saws
6 corra lent ich ohahIy ,y,n Il,
by the end of July, they will form, for their num-
bers, effective force as could well be brought
together; and, when operating in connexion with
the volunteers already directed to rendezvous at
San Antonio, there to be organized by General
Il Wool into the central column of invasion, of
: which, it is understood, he is to have the com
mand, they can but do the country and themselves
that credit which they are eminently calculated
+. to gain"
The Potato Rot in its putrd and offensive FORM has
appeared in the vicinity of Hartford Connecticut Acres Of
potatoes rong in the ground and those apparently
sound after being dug, in three to six days begin to decay
In half of them will become from fourth to
onehird literally rotten. The disease has also appeared in
Pennington to an alarming extent
The Counr Isauiur.-The Court Of Inquiry at For
ess Monroe in the Of Gen. GAINS, merely and
adjourned Saturday Gen. Gaines is closely engaged in
be laid before the Court to-day One of the
grounds of justification is that the Secretary Of War; in letter
to General g. under date of November last speaking for the
President used language which would authorize the General
commanding the western DIVISION in Of imminent peril
10 make acquisitions for volunteers And should that point
not be conclusive Of the case that the call for volunteers was
OF Judgment and offence against the laws
subectng the offender martial and that too upon
the former precedent and official admission in the case Of the
call for the Louisiana volunteers last Beacon
DnEADrUL ACCIDENT THE ST. LAwREScE-On We'd
nesday night about IL O'clock the Quebec from
Quebec, Tor Montreal approaching the wharf al Three
Rivers, the Rowiand H, which racing with the Lord
Syham, and going fearful speed in collision with
her The crash terrific and striking the Rowland Hill
amidshps completely disabled her. and she oated past the
cthcr complete wreck Two were crushed by the col
lsion, and several Of the passengers were drowned Il is
supposed they jumped overheard in their fright but the num-
Der could not be asceaned Assistance was promptly given
and those Of the sufferers who remained board and bag
gage taken from the wreck passenger ON board the
Quebec thus describes the fearful scene
"The violence Of the collision may be inferred from the fact
that solid iron shaft eighteen inches in diameter was broken
off, and the fragment Of the shaft with the wheel attached
left upon the bows Of boat The water was covered
with fragments Of the wreck and here there could be seen
struggling in the the heads arms Of those who BY
the shock had been thrown from the boat or in their terror
had caped overheard. The was filed with confused ou
cries in French and English and most appalling shreks were
uttered by those the and those who were striving 10
extricae themselves from the sinking boat
necessary proceed very cautiously we should
run over sufferer floating upon the water strike
boat proceeding to the from the Shore During this
time, which seemed long, fearful sheks incessan
heard from the region Of the sinking boat and from differ
ent points in the dark around AT length however we
arrived at her side, while boats put off from the steamer
and two had arrived from the Shore search for those
who struggling in the We found the Rowland
Hill lying upon her side, sunk in about feet Of water
on bar upon which she bad providentially dned. Had
she sunk few minutes few minutes later she
have been saved The part outof covered with
the passengers and crew.
"There were in addition many cabin passengers large
number OF French Canadians and Indian families and
immense volumes Of smoke began roll from the wreck
and the terrible cry OF fire. rang through the air. there ensued
scene OF terror and Of uproar which ndescrbabe and
imaginable To infinite relief we soon saw the FIRE sub
ducd The passengers were in the time removed from
the wreck"
young lady, while bathing Cape May, on Friday last,
came near being drowned. She in the bathing
with another young female and remained long they
separated the girls but fortunately both were rescued and
brought safely the Shore although them could scarce
ly move when taken out Of the water.
REyoLuTIosAnr RELIcs.-We saw one day this week all
the original papers found in Andres boot the time Of his cap
ture the plan Of the Notifications West Point the
The number guns the report Of Major Bauman command
ing the artillery TO Arnold, the situation Of the troops
case OF Alarm and the number Of soldiers necessary garrison
IN war l.r--