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MORE OF THE CAMBRIA NEWS.
Total Loss of the Potatoe Crop-Mise-
ss,ss IyaBd Starvation.

! aNt anu StdTVdtiOHs
The accounts from Ireland OF the total loss
of the potatoe crops, and the wretched condl-
ton of the people are truly heart-rending. Ii
is acknowledged that the potatoe crop has be-
come unfit for human food.
The following rather startling statement ap-
pears in the Mayo Constitutions
awe have received frnm our various cores
pondentsd uring the last week, fearful accounts
commenced and fatally terminated in the short
| space of fortnight: and if the accounts be
accurate, one short month will see the potatoe
extinct. This is fearful consideration, one
which demands serious attention from the gov
eminent, and every lover ofhumanity Already
has the effect Of this great cause been evinced.
for we have heard of large concourse of peo-
Iple, numbering upwards of 2300, assembling in
Westport, a1d.proceedieg to the seat OF Mar
qns of Sligo, for the avowed purpose of de-
handing work and food. The assembled con-
-course not contented with promise from the
noble lord of 'sprompt relief and employment
for his own tenantry, if any were among them,
and a faithful representation of the condition
of others to the Government, they attempted to
extract promise of no rents being demanded
1t is unnecessary to say that the noble Marquis
told the leaders of the gathering that, though
his lordship was determined to discharge his
duties as a landlord, he was equally determined
to establish his rights. A multitude OF peoi lie
also assembled in Mayo, exceeding, we think,
6,000; they marched peaceably and orderly, and
after walking through the town, they assembled
on the green, where ameeting was held. The
assemblage of such vast number OF people,
declaring themselves on the brink of starvation
was truly deplorable-a fact, the truth ofwhieh
we see no reason TO doubt, and we therefore
feel compelled to call on the Government TO
step forward at once, with immediate instant
relief"
Stimulated by hunger, hundreds of half fam
ished creatures, old and young, marched on the
2lst into the little town of Carberry, in the
county of Cork, carrying on their shoulders
several instruments of husbandry, TO denote
their want OF employment. They were met by
the Priest, who prevailed upon them 10 return,
assuring them that every exertion was to be
made Tor their relief, and warning them that
the consequence of any attempt at outrage,
would recoil upon themselves.
The Belfast Chronicle says, that ''ihe total
destruction of the polatoe crop is now evident
and in consequence, considerable excitement
and speculation have arisen in our market, all
kinds of grain have considerably increase 10
corn is selling at los to eos per
ton advance. .lr ei rrf1
Lord Palmerston explained the circumstance
connected with the offered mediation. An Of
fer as made BY The late Government, both to
the United States and Mexico to mediate be-
tween them. AS regards the United States,
however, England could not be deemed per-
lcetly impartial party, because the Oregon
question was not then settled. Ii that ques-
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Band Of Negro stealers.

The Lexington Advertiser says, Carey, the
negro stealer, confined in Holmes county Jail
has made several attempts to break Jail and
came near succeeding. lie was chained to the
floor, with bar around his leg, weighing lbs.
yet, with two 4-penny nails, he succeeded in
cutting his rivets, which were half an inch
thick. He drew l2 spikes out of the window
and got out large bolt of iron, but was dis
covered in time to prevent his escape. He has
been demanded at Memphis, where be stole the
negro. letter, from one of his aeeemPhees
at Memphis, was intercepted; il was written
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between Lexington aud Memphis, and he
writes that he is getting on with the negro
that he had sold the two horses at Coffeeville
had got rid of nearly all biz counterfeit money
and desired Carey 10 have the other two ne
groes ready by the time he resumed. The Ad-
voriiscr further says;
"Thcrc can be no doubt but there are Others
engaged, and their operations have already
been carried to considerable extent. They
doubtless have accomplices throughout the
State, and the arrest o! this fellow will, in all
probability, lead to their apprehension. Facts
justify the suppostion that some OF the clan
arc stationed in binds county.
gain we say to the people, you cannot be
too circumspcct THIS stealing is not confined
10 Mississippi, but extends through A Alabama
Georgia and South carolina, anG is conducted
on purely Murrel principles Nearly every pa
per we receive contains somo similar account
and even in our own county they are not OF
unfrequcnt occurrence"
Our citizens should be on their guard, as
these rascals no doubt are proving through
the State, and trading horses as sort of pre-
tence for their presence in the State. These
horses they steal in one place and sell in anoth-
err, and in the mean time coax of or steal ne
groes, by offering the negroes part of the pro-
coeds of their sales and then chance for free
dom. \ gain, We say to the citizens OF the
country, be on your guard-- TiaksJlrg Wig.
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From The Southron
Navigation of Pearl River.


Mr. Editor-As have been solicited, from
several sources, to continue my remarks in re-
lation to the improvement of the navigation OF
Pearl river, will once more trouble you with
few hasty ideas on that important subject,
hoping by so doing, to awaken proper inter-
est, and cause immediate action, as talking and
writing, of itself, will never accomplish the
desired object.
How Justly do you inquire, Twas there ever
work under the sun a once so entirely prac-
teal and so vastly important. as the naviga-
ton of Pearl, that there was so much apathy
about. BY those Immediately Interested"
will answer YOU at once, by saying. that we
have no work in contemplation, within the
bounds of our State, that would result in such
signal benefit 10 our citizens. and particularly
those living contiguous to the river. Ii such
sE1e case, which will not admit of a doubt.
WHY stand we hore all the day ide.n is ii
not obvious TO every intelligent mind, that
should the river be made navlgable Tor steam
boats, even three months in the year. that 1t
will bring about a new era in our 'Backwoods'
which will sblossom as the rose:' that it will
enhance the value of lands in the vicinity Of
the river fiftv. is not hundred, per cent. Is
il not also, evident. that it would turn the al
tention of the emigrant, that is now pushing
his way to the Mississippi orIts tributaries, or
to other conspicuous rivers, that he may be
able TO get the products of hls labor to market,
without consuming hGY its real value. That
it would cause towns TO spring up at different
points on the river, accessible to the surround
ing neighborhoods, where they will find a mar
ket for their products, and 10 get their nocossa-
nv supplies, without consuming, as We IN this
region of country have to do, near two weeks.
in the busiest, most sultry, and dry season OF
the wear, to go to jackson or Manchester;
which is attended with many other inconveni- /
epces. well known to those who have II to en-
dure; and that we would in time enjoy, COM
paratively, the same prosperity that We now
v illness in the river counties of the father of
waters, the Mississippi. hold it asen incon-
troyortible fact, that all rivers ahoTding the
water that we find in Pearl, can be made avail
,ble to water crafts, such as navigate cur inland
streams where there is no uncommon natu raj
obstruction to prevent; and there is no nver,
n NV opinion, in the South, that can be so
,asily improved as Pearl, i.om the fact thai We
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on commercially earnest march, % practice
the new drill. The hollow squarewas admira-
bly, formed and reformed half "a dozen times
in line towards the Commissary's stores, with
rapid evolution they formed around a liquor
cask, and commenced their march back across
the island. The dri.lwas now full of interest
lit was new-and one of the Lieutenants, at
tracted by the strange mannuvering, approach
ed them, just as they were performing q hollow
square cou,ternareh. He observed one Of the
men carrying two mushets, and thought it
queer, buta glance at the centre of the squad
explained the secret. A strong volunteer was
keeping the barrel rolling in the insdo-they
were representing square retrearing WIN
stores, and it was really beautiful, the skill
with which they did it! Now the barrel-roller
would get tired, and the squad would counter
march while another took his place; again
discovery would threaten, and they would close
up to receive charge of cavalry, and thus,
moving with caution and steadiness, they reach
ed small sand hill in tho rear Of the camp -
Now commenced some brilliant slow move
ments, all in one spot, which were followed by
the squad forming line again, and moving into
camp. AT the spot where the square broke, a
fresh hillock Of sand might have been discover
ed. by those only, however, who knew the for
mer levelness of the spot
The Lieutenant, who had critically watched
the maneuvering of the men, congratulated
the Orderly on the perfection of their drill
The subordinate looked him in the eye, and
knew, by the slight curl in the muscles of his
face, that he Smoked the new tactics; so,
touching his cap politely, he asked the officer
if, when they cooked their game, he would ac-
cept slice!
III the cook in your mess seasons it careful
IL, and it's not orerdons, wouldn't mind tast
ing it, says the Lieutenant.
The Orderly winked, and they separated 1t
was refreshingto an old campaigner just tosee
how sgutter snipe,' short horned elk and SLOW
deer were disposed Of that evening in the
mess which executed 1.-THE above described
strange drill; and ever after that night it be-
came bye-word, when avolunteer was seen
moving in zigzag fashion,, that be was prac-
tising the Legion's new march, called The bar
rel n,oren,ent.'-St. Louis Revealle. g
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The Northern papers affect to know, and
knowing give, the tenor of the dispatches of
which Lieut.. Puryiance, who came passen-
germ the Princeton to Pensacola, was the bear
or 10 Washington. Here ii is as they give it,
The ANSWER FRM Observation-Disclosures, Slt'l-
dav nigtt. 2lst Mt-A letter from the L. States
squadron in the Gulf has been received in
Washington, which gives the substance of the
Mexican Governments response to the peace
proposition. They refuse 10 enter iato negotiG-
ions mil tic .4nerica9s land aid aaral forces
hare been uit4dra~n from the territories and Tie
harjors of .Tel3co! We are assured mere that
this is the answer which the President received
yesterday afternoon by Government express
from Pensacola.
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Volume 5.
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From the NJ o. Delta.
Captain Tobin's Last.

i wish TO explain the nature OF scfape got
into on the Rio Grande in company with Nc
Gowen and Owen Green.-some partial friend
gave me more credit than | deserve for it in
the Courierof Monday, 2ls inst. wish also
to expose those officers who are all the while
giving me bad names, and bewildering me SO
that ]. have half forgotten my own. The first
Of them is Captain Isaac T. Stoclon, Company
A. He chrstened me s.Mount Zlon'' on ac-
count, as he says, of the extraordinary plety
and exemplary good conduct of Company d.
and its captain. Next comes Captain Shaw,
and bapiizes me the 'sWandering Jew"
don't know why. And now, since the publ
cation in the Courier,Capt. Bryce swears he'll
turn me into ssSt. Pcter,'i because, he says, the
Saint was "fsher for menu I'll not be VIC
timzed in this way. III explain it all by anoth-
er rough note from my knapsack. sr-
When reached them-the
drowned man and the man that was drowning
the three of US had a soliloquy in the middle
of the river. The dead man said nothing but
listened very patiently. McGowan had him by
the hair ana iH c.!A H..E El. ID
@How doyou feel, Mac % t.H ,Te s1 I
ssVery wet, SIR says he, 'intirely-my clothes
is pullIn' me downs 'a"i ia ~ aars .l
sis he dead or alve!9 says 1. lG@2 .4'3a
sDead as door nail,'' says he.9bas 1928
Slang to me, Msc,n says ], sand hang on
to him, TOO If we hang together, we'll all get
ashore alive, with Blessing, only keep cool"
''ls it cool you name, Captain says he, 81
think the three of us are cool enough out here
just now, particularly this gent cmun on me
right. I wish / had three dimes"
sFWhat the devil do you want three dimes
now for, Mac!" says I.
"rde trate the crowd ov us up there at Sew
ell Taylor's,' says he. Mr.. Taylor's the only
sutler we've met with yet that gives us ten
dimes in change for a dollar"
eve were then floating down the river at the
rate of about five knots, abreast of Col. Marks
regiment. The people along the shore said
we were like the Three Graces, Alecto, Ma
gpta, and T'isiphone. If any classical gentle
man can tell which Of these Graces had red
face and rubicand whsker just call me by HE
name.) ''s 60
'But Mac, says 1, If be-. dead, why three
ltinks!''
awe can go halves in the odd one sir" says
nc. |
go. K.'' says |. ~ NJ
Taylor treated us to two big drinks, and Col.
Walton gave Green a military funeral, THAT'S
N IN II -. IL . .or,ra. ,nd I ho,o ,Lo,,II
mock Off Mount Zioning me, and Wandering
ewing me, and ST. Petering me. --...I
20 Yours, &c. G. H. T.
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The Barrel Movement.
a skctch Of Camp Life on the Rio Gran
BY soLITAIR

VI .Sketch 81 camp Lye on Hte mo OTdftae
BY SOLITAIRE.
When the ST. Louis Legion was encamped or
the island, at the mouth Of the Brazos Santiago
the boys began, for the first time, to feel the
Inconvenience of uncle Sams' fodder arrange.
ments-not that they expected to find schcker
fxens' every morning; but they at least felt
confident the beans would be nourishing.--
About eleven O'Clock, "A. ~, every day, the
little round vegetables were put in the camp
kettles, and in an hour, or probably an hou.
and halt, were served out To those skiled
in the matter OF dried beans, we need not e1
plain howliple effect one hours boiling would
have upon them. The different messes crack.
ed away, however, .chewed the hard pebbles
up, and left off their meals in very unsatisfied
manner A few days had scarcely elapsed
when general grumbe was set in circulation
against the conimissary department, Uncle
Sam and Bis. beans, i'm particular. One tall
volunteer, swore, in the mess, that he would
cross to the main land and provision himself,
if he had to cat a live Raachero, before he
would starye'on snch fare; his comrades chin
ed in with his rebellious resolve, and all OF
them asked leave Of the Captainto take a short
excursion for a few hours, in search Of game.
Leave was granted, and off the party started.
In the course Of a few hours, ono came stroll
ling into camp with bundle under his arm,
and as he passed the sentry on the way ito their
tent, he was accostodi With
80, what luck hadyou2' b
L I ii. l,tl 81 = -
'Well,' says the, sentry, that is the largest
snipe, judging from the bundle, have ever
seen. Let me look at his biil',
Joe uncoveredit, and there was the snout of
as fine a young pig as ever poked his nose into
. swill tub. Both winked at each other, ex-
changed quiet grins, and then the snipe was
carefully covered and carried to quarters. In
few moments along came another of the
mess, who reported that he had only secured
Fhaunch of sslo,o deer,' i. e., young calf; and,
to wind upthe captured eame Of the party,
three more appeared, carrying a quarter of a
sshort horned elk which some envious men,
bers of other messes declared looked as if it
might have been the 'slo,O deer's' nanny
The spoils were put together and covered over,
after which the mess went into council Of
war upon how to get something to wash down
the game, and make the whole affair COM
Portable one. Ffet af
DO you think you can execute barrel more
n,ent,, boys!' said an Orderly belonging to the
mess slts ~ 10 7'F- - r iA
sWhat is il lik Q q, was the generalinquirv.
Simply this says the Sergeant; the Com
mi sary General is landing stores down at the
beach, among which is some first rate brandy
for the officers, and il we could only make one
of his half-bsrrels keep step in a hollow square,
we might easily execute the new march Of a
barrel movement
i1 All the mess expressed themselves ready for
duty instanter, and, having added few more
rank and file to the enterprise, of they started
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cANroN mrssrsslrrr, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, rs4c,

4 ton had produced rupture between Great
Britain and the United States, mediation, of
course, between the United States and Next
co, would have been out of the question. The
offer, therefore, which was made to the United
States, was in effect, this, that if the United
States were disposed to accept the mediation
sof Great Britain, that mediation would be
frankly offered and rendered. Think that was
Jas far as in the then existing fittings the gov
lernment Of Great Britain could properly have
gone. To this offer no answer was sent; it be-
ing understood by the Government of the Uni
ted States that the communication was not one
which necessarily required an answer. That
they were left at liberty to act upon it if they
pleased, bat that no umbrage would be taken
by this country, if they obstained from taking
any steps consequent upon it, But on the set
Element of the Oregon question, Lord Palmer
ston had instructed Mr. PAX enham to renew the
offer CT mediation, in a sHape that requires an
answer from the United States. A oorrespon-
ding Communication has been made in Mexico.
Upon the answers received, would depend the
degree OF service which England could render
Tin bringing about amicablc relations between
tt contending States.
There was another point he was anxious to
se. The United States having found their
nue. sufficient to meet the expense of the
n, had lowered the duties on imports, asia
eans ofincreasing their resources thus illus
ting the truth of those doctrines which go to
pw that freedom of commercial Intercourse,
only conduces to the Development of the
nercia Industry of country, but is the
8 sdres, foundation of an augmentng and pros
porous revenue.
TIE last paragraph is a curiosity this side of
the water. According to lord P, the Tariff of
1916 was passed because the President and his
Free Trade Congress found their reuenue sqG;
cicnt to meet The expense cftte war. This is, in
deed, an item Of news worthy the attention of
the Washington Union.
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A PATENT DEMocRAT-".A Iyrant 10 hs
Subordmates : A Sycophant to his Superiors!n
The Washington correspondent of the Bal
tipore Patriot gives two examples to prove that
Nh Bancroft sat for the portrait contained in
the above quotation. First, he ordered "Gov'
ernor'' Randall, highly respectable person,
who had taken messengers place in the Ma
Wy Department, until he could get clerkship,
which had been promised him-he ordered this
gentleman, in an imperious tone, to 60 and
saddle and bride his horse for him TO ride, and
this, too, when a negro servant was within call.
This is one side of the picture. Now the
other. A leading loco Goco editor, now at
Washington, states that, when Mr.. Polk was
about leaving the White House, TO pay his vi
sit to Old Point Comfort, Mr. George Bancroft
ran up to the Presidents carriage, opened the
door, and let down the steps for the Presiden-
tial family to get in, and this, too, in the most
sycophantic manner imaginable. Why, send
him to England, and whose carriage will not
our minister be throwing open and making ca
sy for the entrance of nobility or royal blood!
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"Sambo," said a southern gentleman TO his
black servant, al want you 10 clear up the
things in the garnet to-day, and scrub it out.p
''Can't do it. massa, no how" said Sam
DO.
s'Can't doit!" said the gentleman; "why can't
you 10 it :"
"Case, massa, Use posed to high d'tties.'
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STEAMER ALvARADn,l
Friday, September 1871 1916.


The Mormon war is at last ended. On We'd
nesday evening, the Quincy Committee pre-
vailed on the Mormons to surrender; and yes
terday, at three O'Clock, the Antics marched
into, and took possession of the city of Maui
VOC. The Mormons stipulated to leave forth
with, or as fast as they can possibly get away,
except committee of five, who are to remain
to dispose of the property yet belonging to the
community. No property has been, or is to be
destroyed although strong disposition exist
ed. with many of the Antics, to destroy the
temple. They fear it will be a beacon light to
lure the 1lormons back BY retaining from
violent measures, the Antics have saved them
selves from great deal of reproach.
j. A gentleman who left Nauvoo yesterday, at
two O'Clock, said the Mornons were leaving as
fast as they could get away. Yesterday was a
happy day for the citizens of Hancock county,
as peace is now permanently restored to it.
was not able, before left, to get a copy of
the articles of surrender agreed upon, but have
given you the substance of tie treaty.
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Taylor treated US to two big drinks, and Col
Walton gave Green military funeral, THAT'S
all know about the scraPe; and hope they'll
knock of Mount Zioning me, and Wandering
Jew-ing me, and St. Petering me. --.a.a
v YouTs, &c. III. t. .
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SURRENDER OF THE MoRMoNs. The ANTIEs
IN NAUvoo-QUIET ResroRED.-The steamboat
Alvarado arrived on Saturday from keokuh,
She brings brief letter from our correspon-
dent, writtenas the boat was starting, Friday.
The Autonomous are, it will be seen, in POS
session Of Nauvoo, without further violence
upon personsoE property. We learn, in ad9i-
ton, that the prescribed people were quitting
Nauvoa as fast asepossibe. The steamer Us
F4~ygaS4 to THE as many as she could carry up
ths'rivers and pthers will probably come to ST
Louis. The people of Iowa are not well dis
posed towards them, and it is not probable that
many will find resting placen that Territory
Correspondence Of The Republican,.