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Mobile register and journal., 1846-12-24

Miss LEE-Dancing aud Decemher seem as na. 'hrnlly to come together May and merrimenI, and rerpsichore precedes Thalia as he caperiog drum !. 'naor leads on the warriors of France. In lhs. he theatrical campaign initiates the more real one, for tbe gentle Julia and merry Nary with their steps of light ana bounds of air. lake place in advance of the stately dances of tragedy ana comedy. Scarcely has the twinkle of Juias foot faded from the eve, ere lhe light fantastic toe of Mary Anne meets our view.
 Like the waves of the summer. as one mets away, Another as bright and as bounding comes on.
 Miss Iee-"our Diary Anne"--made her first bound and courtsy Monday night. and though we boast not such profound acumen in these dancing di vlnilies as Apollo himself, or his nuncio Veslrs. may express at least, if less learnedly. with less risk Of reputation, oar extreme delight at the great and phpabIe improvement obsersed m this young la dv's art and practice All have seen what exquisite labrcs skill can form from ihe material growing at very southern doors; yet few realize, without examination, how infinitely the native tal ent of our pretty American danseuse has prnfied by the polish of foreign parts. We well rem-mber-a brief tune snce-when this young lady, al best, was but pretty dancer, though cyin ing the germ of fl- ture excellence, with all our wishes for her success, prepared so soon 10 the full blown perfection she now displays. We may in terms we may not be technical-we may even fail to tell to others how much we were ourselves delighteda may not prove,in words ,how much how purely we distinguish between the frmness of the apiom6 and the srial li2ntness of the piroueite, but sure our readers in prose that 'lhe poetry of motion" was never more exqaIsitely displayed here han by the dancing of Miss Lee. Since her last v-l Mobile, she has studied and practised her m Paris every reader knows ;but it neededno paper puff convince all who her how was. If France be not the parent of all dancers-since Elsler, Graher and 1agoni are not her children she is, at least, the mistress from whom they learn their a'i and to her instructions much of the grace. the beauty, and decision, or own Miss Lee, are clearly attributable. But let this sufce-and we are sure it wiI-tlal all who saw her fell convinced she is the sweetest dancer ever yet mel upon the stage Go and see. *%t
Mobile register and journal., 1846-12-24

G1- EXERCISES OF THE BETHEL FREE SCHOOL will take place At the Bethel an Christ mas Jay, al 10 o'clock, a m, where some l30 or l40 cIlIen who brlong 10 rhe school will gn through Ihe following exercises. viz: Snng-' Friends we bid vou welcome here;" Class In Testament; Song "1ry agIin;" Class-Geography; Song-"The, eone, all gnne;' Cass-tiranmar; Song " ChIldren go;" Cass-Hsloty; Song--"'rhe hobby horse;' Class-Ari'hmeic Song-"Spark ling and brishi;" (a's-Detiaer; Soug-"Now i. it not plIy;" 3d Class Spelling; Song" See me! an lilIe ch,ld;" 2l Cass-Spelling; Song -" Contentment;" Co"clusIon-' Lord dl-m.ss us.''
 The exercises will close about l2 o'clock, after which lhe children will march in procession tn he "Saior'I Home" (late Church street House) cnrner ui Church and Water streets where rcfreshment will he provided for them and thpi friends.
 The paienls of the children and all who feel in- 'eresled in the school, cordially invited al tend. dpC24
Mobile register and journal., 1846-12-24

The people of Petersburg. Va making eilprs 10 raise another volunteer com any. The members ni the first company raised have been presented by the citizens with revolving pistols The RennhIican relates Ihe following hv hdy If Petersburg. who being herself ton td,sposed in go ont. sent for a gentleman to tell him her ,xiety 10 aid i!ie suuu- teers.
 "Sir'" said she, " wish io have the honor of contributing to he purchase of that flag whc- IS lo be presented 10 the volunteers; and more, II there is young man in that company who iS about 10 leave poor. widowed mother behind, do let me know her name, an 1 will take ol her while he is away !'
Mobile register and journal., 1846-12-24

IMPORTANT NorIcE-WRIrIkG ON NEwsPA. PERs --The Postmaster General has Issued \ cir cuar 10 deputy PosImasers. directing them 10 re- ihe wrappers from all transIenl newspapers. printed crt uars, price currents, pamphlets and mag aznes received al their lefprciye llires, and lf found in c"utain any manuscript ur memorandum of m, kind .lher written siamred or any marks or signs. except the name of lhe persen to whom il is directed, shall be charged with letier postage. hy weight; and If he To h"m ii is directed shall refuse Iav such postage the postmaster is |" send Il to lhe office and have the offender prosecuted for the penalty of s5. The name of ihe sender wtilien ar stamped un lne wrapper of newspaper, subjects "im 10 the same penalty.
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CITY BATHING ESTABLISH MENT.

IA JlI'lIlg tht AileFICAl I1OltI, EkclAnge sI.
 FENHE undersigned would respectfully inform his
 friends and the public in general that his well known establishment, alter undergoing a thorough rennvation and being in excellent order, and for cl-anllness and neatness heinz unsurpassed by any slnar establishment in the South, siangers and residents will always fnd ready Warm, Cold, .Shou. CT and Sah Water Baths. The undetslsned returns hs acknew ieigmenIs for the very ibe,ai patronage with which he has been favored, and hopes by srict attention to his business still 10 merit lls c"hii inu- drclSKW VIM HICKEY.
Mobile register and journal., 1846-12-24
COMM MERCIAL.
Departure or ,he Atlantic steamers.
 From LiUerDDoI From B1l

 Caledonia. Doe. ................Jan.
 LATEST AnyIcEs
 Livsr rpuol. Not l9 l1asIr.,....... Nov |. L"ndon. n.......,... Nov lY New-lork. Dee. l4 CH,RLEsroN-D.c y-''uIIon-rnam,rkrI slnr- ur asi ceneihil, ateu1rd b, puithasers. the Nrrk .n- q, r"nsi3ria' lr excii-nrni. An ar tive demand esHl-d ,hruugh0ni Sn,uidas Nhlrh ted in Ihr upwards Oi 3l Ubarz \ latge puftinu were obtaned ri The ciusc nt thr rtevi1ns wr-k On Monday iuJets We're early in sttenhtnt- aud when the da, closed som 4a00 bHier asrerniud have er seld nh advance ui 10 pc in Ah"ugh ihe ope- vnmced rairs paii on The day precious ~eIr iny sus iainrd During lhs last three days dealers have been actively engaged aud the prices current Monday have been rrnised The sales ma, he summed follow Saturday 3lI6 hates Monday 430 rnr,da, zeUO, We'd uesay I76. Thnrsdss 3l69, aad fal 22b4 bal-s, Ak- ing aggregate ,i Hi40 Hlrs against the reretpis in lhr same lime ol l2 2s3 bnus We hnye changed our quotations 10 correspond with lhe ajvahce noticed and Ihe following figures will give t- value of The Hrti- ole ai ihe close Inc week nrdnary o ud ordinary 5fn9 miiIns 10 sood ud ing y4 ys middilug air gt @psh, f,ir and mls fair g 1iUc
 FTeights Hre without change. To Liverpool, cotton In square ba'es kI To lIhvre He Bost-n tc. New Yn,k tc Eight vessels were Iakeu updutng th- week nt the Abnye rnes three for Liverpon, and three for Havr-, one for Gasgow al id and one 10 lpad with Rice Rrr-rhe market se,v-, wnh safes of3200 tiercss al price- ranging tom 23 D33 Receipt. 3.fi8 ierces. AUGUSTA, Dec ls M.--t,ution-The snnla degree al aciivui which prevailed Nt serIa, has mqnfesrd r sr agaln dati and although we do not feel warranted in 
 y repuri. remark iia in rather ful. Ter prices have heen obtained ny factors.
 NEW ORLEANS, Dec 2l--The Cotton market l. cited day, and 0OU0 bales exchanged hands nt Hd oi fully Sc b. Buyers for Enginnd the Con- lnrni and the North participated in ih. business
 Sales of Sugar day 30O hhds. Ofhloasses about $50 bhls ai 24lr per gallon.
 FloHr-The transactions iu Fonr 10 day amount 10 fn y 9v00 bhls The market from the rates Luh, evinces more nrmUrss than noticed in our las al prices ranging from $4,I2tM M$l, l,25 for Ohio.
 Proyisons-ln Pork very active demand sprung uT day, and about 3000 bhls, old and new, were taken lht principal part Orwhrh by SD raaiors.
 Curn-'fhe sales Of Corn day amount 10 5000 sackI and l2U0 barrels, al 50a 55c.
 Whisky-In his article, the sales to day, far could learn, confined 10 retail transactions form CT raies.
 Exchange There wss n good demand for EAchsnae tC dny nt former rHIes serlpg lO44@lU5l Frames 5L41! 5f 524 New York co days ls0<t per cent disc. Check 4aDi per cent Jsconmi.
 FreighisA ship was taken day for Havre Rt Sl 35 and park for Nahz at S 50 tor Flonr, and ic lt for Cotton Late in the evening ship was taken fo Liverpool at Rd Tor Cotton. One laid on for Boston al 9llet for Pork 000 barrels engasej) and Lubec baIi for EurOpe-Tate not made pubic.
Mobile register and journal., 1846-12-24

0G- The children of the Bethel Free Scho"l "ill give an exhibition at the Chnreh Ia morrow. at ID .'cock in the mornlng, under the charge of their teachers, in which will be shewn the progress they ,ave ma'e in their studies. They will present Il" 'nieresii groupe, well worth an hour or two in witnessing their perlormances.
Mobile register and journal., 1846-12-24

PRIyATEERs-Treaiies m which there are mu. tunl HipuIl'ions against privaieerng, in force not only between ihis country and Spain, but also between q the United States and he Federation of the centre of America;', " The United States and Braz;" " The United States and inc Republic of Chilli" "'rhe United States and the Republic of VeAeznea," !" and "the Uniied States and Peru Boil. vian Republic,'
 If any privateers. however commissioned shall be found IIie Ocean, which have sailed from any of the ports of any of the naIions states with which the treaties have been made, the persons board of such vessels will be considered and adjudged to be pirates.
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 Tbe Morgan Dix, which brought to N OTienf ,he account of the d sast-r of the Somers brought lite general news of interest.
 Atllo'elock on the 18Th instant, Com. Conner arrived at Anton Iiz1rdo rom Tampico in the seam- er Princeton. ln the afternoon his broad pennan' WIS cha ng d to the Raritan. Tho Potomac irisate came in the same evening and anchored under Green Isia,d Lda Vs,ds as il is called by the Mexicans = Whcn the Morgan Dix saled from Anton Llzardo, the following U. s men of war were lying near that place: Friga,cs Rarlan and Potomsci steamers Ms .;ssppi. Prmceton, Vixen and Petrita; store ship Relief. and schoouers Bonita aud Petrel. The U $. scbosper Morris, .ormerly the Laura Virginia, had sailed for Tabasco with provisions, etc., for the cut ter McI.ane. The John Adams was blocAading Vera Cruz in place of the Somers.
 Passed Mldshipman Rogers ofthe Somers was ta- ken prisoner few nights before his vessel was lost, while making reconnaissance in the neighborhood oflbe magazine a, Vera Cruz, with view of blow ing it up
 On this hazardous undertaking little party was made in from the Somers, in which Midshlpman Rogers and Surgeon Wnght volunteered to go. The particulars are stated in the Picayune.
 For two nights, favored by the darkness, the pal tv nursued it's ecoanossancs; the third, after hay ing obtained most complete and satisfactory knowledge of the localities about Vera Cruz and as- certainnp that their object could be accomplished, the little band was surrounded by small body oi Mexican lancel while returning 10 the boat. Ro' gers and the only Tor along with him were at onct taken prisoners-Mr. Wright, by presenting plstf at the horsemen succeeded in keeping them of untl he reached his men al the shore when they al once showed of and succeeded in gaining the vessel Tn safety. Mir. w. dil not dare fire, thinking it might bring large force upon him: as Il was, he had the satisfaction of knowing that he had saved the boa and her crew.
 ofthe disposition made of young Rogers we hav' no definite information One account has il that fs was chained and marched off by the Mexicans to the cold and gloomy cas ie ol PeOe, but this needs confirmation. An act of the British Consul at Ve- ra Cruz is mentioned ln one of the letters which does him great credit. II IS said that on learning thai MT. Rogers about to he marched to Pernte, he at once started off himself in quest of him, or else sent the sum of s00 besides refreshments and cioih- ing for his comfort It is certain that the gallant youne n,idsbpman who has thus lost his liberty while performing a hazardous and important ser vice was not al first started off for Perote, whatever may have since belAl en him We shall Look for &C., count ofhm with intoies', also ofihe unfortunate prisoners whom the clements have thrown into the mower of the Mexcans. Mir. Wright one of .L.,. .o,,.I er.,,, ,ha ..rock of tbe Snmnra
Mobile register and journal., 1846-12-24

The New Orleans al dte day Lefoie yes'efday did no, arrive until lae in the evening. Il bronRh the melancholy intelligence of the wreck oi m So ners and Il dsa.h ofthe brave men whom th' raging waves entull he'd i'll her We gave i1" extracts from the p.clyune extra explainlng lit leading particulars of this misfortune. fes'ef- days mnil furnished us with some idonal delnis' and we have ned d suchI arts ol the pcayune's ac- count ss were omitted yesterday The whole mar ,.ye is fl If pothos and inl rest-a story of calm herosm in the face of death, winch the annals of tl, world may be searcn"d m vain to snrpass.
 We were about 10 attempt an expression ol th' prolou d ft, lngs which these events have excited when we found them so well and beautifully prepnr ed m an article fron tho New O'eans Picayune, which we transfer to columns IL IS noble irl bute to the n,br duad.
Mobile register and journal., 1846-12-24
CoLLEcToR's OFFIcE.1 MohlIe. 22d Dee lSlf;. (

, SEALED Proposals for furnishing Stationery, " for executing Printing and for binding books for this office, un'll sI January, l8lS will e rece,ved until the Isl January proximo All 'h" articles of Sationery must be lully equal m quality tn the sam- pies which must accompany the offers The print ing must he executed with new anl pc feet [, pc. and the paper used, and the binding, must he equal in maternal, style and finish To samples which may be seen aI this office. The proposals Iot printing must lhe price for which Ihe work will be done, in- elusive of paper. The articles and work will be quhed fom time Ia ime they are wanted
 SrATioNERY-W Writing Paper, hand made, of linen, laid wo,e, ssin 'r plain finish, faint lined and trimmed; Foulscap, per rean; Letter per ream; Folis Post, per ream; Bank Post; En vcope, smooth royal, yellow; Bloiling, royal; Me ialic Pens, each kind, with makers na"e. per cad; Qsils. Nos, 60 70 and 30. per l0O black lead Pen cils, Cohen's red linen Tape, No l2 to l5, equal, per dozen; Ink, black, quarts; Ink, red, oz. per dozen; Waters, red, 10; Scaling Wax, sup. scarlet; Blark Sand, per dnzen papers.
 PRINTING-Bank Forms, folio post broads de, two n n side; Drmi, do.
 RlNnING-Folio Post, per qure; Demi. do. dec22K0 JAMES E. SAUNDERS, Collector.
 Herald and Tribune copy.
Mobile register and journal., 1846-12-24

We canddy believe rhsA a more elTectual means could Hot have been devIsail to encourage Ihe Mexi and proiract fhe war, lhan foi Generals Pare des, Sania Anna. Anpudia and Cnnars to hay" ap propriaed some thousands of dollars to the printing in hand bi Is and pl"pheis fon' time to time, in- hammatory editorials from leading whig papers in his caunlry, and circulating them thu ongh Mexico. It would not have been bad idea 10 subscribe for few Ihousand copies oi the National Intellig.ncer, N Express and Tribune, and one TWO whlg pa pers in Georgia that we might name, and tn have them circulated among the alexicaos. We doubt if Candles, should he have intercepted ihe "ails con- idnng them, he did thu, containing some des paIrhes for General Ia, Tor, would think good p0 10 stop their circulaiion I Augusta (Ga.) Con stitutioDdliet.
Mobile register and journal., 1846-12-24

0G- We invite attention to an advertisement 1T our columns Of !" Dr, Banniuges Lace,'' an ariclt specav designed 10 relieve many of lhe several maiades that flesh is heir 10 It's mode of nper Ation is founded upon well established physiologi cal princIples, and douht no' from the many ere ditable Iesti"on"lS mlanying the instrument that it w.l supercehe every thine of the kind now in use. DU5ose & Co, Water st,eel are the Agents.
Mobile register and journal., 1846-12-24
POWERFUL ATTRACTION AT PINE'S ALHAM BR A.

IhuTSady Ersning, Dseembr z4, l646. slaIa MISS EMMA LESLIE respectfully m 4E forms the c'Hen" of Mobile and s vicinity 5sxr that she will give one more GRAND CON. Cr.nP, at the above time and place, ~ien she vii be assisled by the following talented artists:
 MIR w SMl'rH-1he popular Comic Singel and unrvalled Tamborinlsl.
 MR T FLUTER-The wonderful and trul, as. tonshing Banjo player.
 MIR BAkFSFURD-The celebrated Violinisi former leader of the Europeans.
 MIR ] HALLETT-1he pnpular Ethiopian Mel. "dsl. Together with the ETHIOPIAN MIN STREi.S and heIr
 SABLE SISTER ANGELIQUE, Who will appear in great variety of their most popular Glees, Choruses. Sc forming aliogelher one "f lhe most pleasing Entertainments ever offer. ed tn the public.
 Price of admission p5 cents
 Doors open al 6s o'clock, CoHccr; 10 commence at7
 gr- Fer full particulars see bills of ihe day. dec2l
Mobile register and journal., 1846-12-24

Or Ii is stated that the line of Telegraph be, ween New York and Boston will not be in operaiipn again for some time. A new and very strong wre cord being put up which, il ls thought will secure the frsm all asyidsnIaI iaisrJppdsn
Mobile register and journal., 1846-12-24
MOBILE.


Er Our advertising patrons are earnestly request ed to hand III their fayors for to-morro"s paper a as early an hour to-day as practicable.
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CORONER'S SALE. Iluggins. Administrator, andHiliiard.

Daniel F.. Hall, George Wragg. Daniel Chandler
 and Alfred R leehe.
 alias fl ia. for cosIs :" ILL he sold in front of the Court House door w of Mobile county. on the four,h dsy of Janua ry, l847, between the hours of II o'clock m and o'clock D. III one negro man named SEVERAN the same having been levied on as the property of Daniel E Hall by viriue of the above stated fl fi. for costs, which issued from the Supreme Court of the State of Alabama al Tuscaloosa and 10 me dI- rected Terms of sale cash.
 ROBERT D WIGGINS, Coroner dec24tds of Mobile county.
Mobile register and journal., 1846-12-24

THEIR SoNs-Mal Van Buren. son of the ex President acted as aid to Gen Taylor, at the selge of Monterey. John c cahnun's son IS aid To Ma Gen. Gaines. Henry Cay's son is It CoinneI oi regiment of Kentucky volunteers. Daniel Web sler's son is captain of company of volunteers and vii be in Mexico soon. John J Critienden' ' snn is captain in the regiment of Mounted Ritemen.
Mobile register and journal., 1846-12-24

0s- The General Court of Virginia has given decision in the case of the citlzeDs of Ohio, who were arrested for kidnapping slaves from Virginia at Parkersburg, in Wood county. A majority flhe court decided that the prisoners should be dsrhare ed upon ihe ground that the offence charged did nut occur within the jurisdiction of yrgnia-thal juris- dlction extending no farther than the western bank of the Ohio river, al Lpw paier mark.
Mobile register and journal., 1846-12-24

1aPEACHABLE LEOFFEECE.--iIanelM W ebstel has dec lnred the prosecution of lhe against Me xco an impeachable offence lhs part of ihe President In 1872, he made speech al B'ani~nod. N namp. shire, in which he threatened the Impeachment of President Madison for carrying on The last ~ar Nih England. He is fond of such deunncili,ons, hut they only recoIl on hun-pif
Mobile register and journal., 1846-12-24

05-hR. LEE, having returned from the corntrv, would inform his friends and lhe public that he Il tesunr lhe practice oi his profession at he same of fee as heretofore. viz: on the snulh east of Danphin and Royal streets. Entrance from either street. near lhe corner nav26f
Mobile register and journal., 1846-12-24

ao- Lieut.. Ho.kins, who fell at Monterey, was a naive of North Carolina, and left an only child an infant. The Fayetteville Observer urges the Iegis lature now in session to adopt the orphan aud edu. cate IL.
 The legislature of North Carolina dil, we believe, adopt and educate the daughter of com Blakely, who perished in the war of 1872.
 We also learn that the officers of our gallant lit,e navy attached to the Gulfsqaadron, have with that magnanlmIy which Is characteristic of their prof,s- sion, determined to present all the prize money now due them, to the wiiow of Lieutenant Charles W Morris, the officer who fell at the attack on To. basco.
Mobile register and journal., 1846-12-24
THURSDAY EVENING, DEC. 24.

This evening the Sons of Freedom ERtree Horsemanshp by Mrs Smith, Y Stone. McCoiluu, D Stone, Lew; Juggling by J Shay; H Longs PoneN; Clowns Act oi Hnrsemanship; Slack Rope by Jackson; F. Stone as the Plate Spinner John smith and psry in their Songs md Dances; 10 clude with the fortunate adventures of an unfortu- nate man.
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ciolhts. | regret lhtt 0 nni know he names of all Ihe generous and b,a,e ofirers whI were in charge of he b, ,. uf the different vessels. car- not. however, forbear mentioning sseh IS l have lpar .ed, VI: ien Wn0d and the gunner of lhe En- d,non. and Mid hipman Saz, of lhe Pylaae.
 The strange vessel proved tO be the Ahfasia, bound for The squadron Anton Lizdrdo. She passrd very nesr the Somefs, bul he caras rophe was SD sudden hat she failed 10 discover il. As soon as the boat anded ai Green Island. Uf Wright ook the eolnrs and had them hnlsled iA Ihe moat conspicuous place, in order to attract he attention of the Abfasut that the acri lent might be re. porled 10 inc sduadran. We were however to day the beareis ef our own sad story.
 U.S FRIGArE RaRlrAS, Dec 19. ls46
 Ala ihe sailing of Ihe Mngln Dix has hetn de ayed by head wind, have an opperlunity Ia add lhp good news that eight more nf the mrn af 'he Somers have been picked Up by the aiexicans m tho heachfear Anton L'zardo ahi her the, were driveu by the gale heu.cnnp. tlne nI them has since died. They are held prisouers m Vera Gfuz - This makes f'rtl Ioir. all told whr have been saved from the VI eek The Somers had uear eighiy s'us on board, all told.
 have also learned some more oi ihe names of inc nficers of the freIg' vessels whp picked up our men their boats VIZ:
 Lieu. Petit, If the French brie Mrrcnre. who commanded the whale bpAl that went so aaventuI ou,lt In e"warl and rescued ten
 Midshlpuian Fnx. of ihe English brig Daring.
 Mir Anthony, guilner of the EndSmI
 The oihtrs Are mentioned in my na'ratIve ] have vel To learn the naines of the .ifrers of he English frigaIe Alarm. and he Spanish corvette. Ionrs, &c. II "
 On coming outof Anton Lizardo, lhe Morgan Dix was boarded by boat from he Fnsli.l irigate En- d,mlon. The officer in conHiand of ihe b',ai, aler placing pac age of let for Eng md in the hands of c,ptsin Iaman, inf,rmed him that iI had been aacerained that eight more of the 'f the Som CTS had been picked up by lhe Mexcans, alier be ing in lbe water no less than thirty siS hours hen coop Another party, numbering also eight, s said to have reached the shore in he manner. one of whom dled after landing from exhausIion What number of these two pariies-wheiher bolh or nnlv the lormer-are lhe hands oi :he Mex. cans, we cannot distinctly understand. It will doubtless increase the suspense o friends, must mitigate the glnum which this melancholy ca amuy creates, 10 asrerlian that he loss of life was not SD great as as was first heard. and we shall now iouk with afxety for further particulars In relation 10 the survivors. In another par oi paper will be found additional particulars in relation tp the oss of the S0ners, win further details of he exertions ol the foreigners 'he station 10 save life, &c.