Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1846-04-22

CALAFoRNIA.--The tide oi emigration appears
10 be setting ~ stronger and stronger towards Cal.
ifornia Oregon. for Tins season al leas,. seem. 4,
have lost much Of its atira cton. The enihus;se,
seems 10 perv8ds all classes aud 10 have reached
remote sections Of the Country. A partv from
Pennsylvania, exceIIen,ly well equipped, pa,..d
through our city yesterday for Independence.
We hear Of small companies having started
from various parts Of Illinois. Indiana aud Ken.
rucky.-St Louis RereiLIe. 18th inst.
evening we learned from Capt. Gaunneff, of ,hs
ship Cadmls--which arrived yesterday from Mon.
,evideo, by way Of Pernanbuco. having left the
former place on the 25h Jan.--ihat at the Tina
of his sang The blockade was continued by tia
English aud Preach fleets.
Ga the twentieth the Monievdean forces had
taken Nationals, small town about so miles b..
low Montevideo. The English and French sent
down forces TO assist in keeping possession the
place, but were too late. as Gen. O6be had resa-
ken il The following day. Oribe had full posses.
sion of the country, with Qualifications erected a.
rornd Moneyideo so as TO have full command oft
The United SiaIes brig Bainbridge sailed from
Buenos Ayres on the 23J.-Picayune, I'd inst.
MEsMERIM AND SURGERY.--A, the invitation
of DR.. Bostwiclx. of NJ IS Chamber street, we
witnessed on Friday surgical operation upon a
person ia MesmerIc sleep The operation was
reformed at No. 1872 Church-st. and consisted
in the removal of an adipose tunor from The back.
The patient was colored woman named EmeIine
Brown, servant in the family Of The Rev. Dr.
Highre She was magnetic by Daniel Oz oe
No. so Chambers: assisted by e. j. Pike
After he patient had been thrown into the prop
a. a., A
remained and held her hand during The operation.
The Object of his, as we understood. was TO in-
SIRE her continuance Of perfect u,co1scousness.
Onlv five minutes we're occupied in magnezing
the patent. She sat in a chair her head thrown
forward and resting on table.
Dr.. .Bosiwick before commence the opera.
ton. stated that he had been entirely skep,ical on
this subject. but had desired in this instance to
subject the claims of magnetism to practical test.
Mr.. Oiiz the mag neiizer, had rot known The
patient until some three days previously. and had
magne,ized her oriv some four five times, at
DR.. Bos,wIrk's request. Mr.. Pike had never
seen her pr eyinus to The ae fixed for the expert
menf.
The magneizer having pronounced tine patient
in the proper state DR.. Boslwick assisted by
Drs Chlds and Stearns.) proceeded with the op-
Grafton. He FIRST made an nc about eight in
ches in length across the inrnnr, and Their pro-
ceeded to remove is by the usual process. The
operation lasted three minutes aud required no lit.
lie amount ofcuttins. We stood within two feet
of the patient. and watched her narrowly.
There was no muscular twiichng. and man.
ifrs. alton whatever Of sensbiIity 10 pain,
Of cnusciousnrss A physician examined the pulse
and said it was quite natural though somewhat fee
hler than usual. dead body could no.
hibired greater insensibiliy TO p,in. The iu'no
weighed ten ounces. The wound dud not heed
near as profusely as such wounds do when The
patient is-in natural stale. The Whale operc
lion of removing the iuinor and dressing the woul
accounted l'Is half an hour Tribune.