American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-12-10

expected to be in readiness to leave Fort Mon
roe about the LIST Of January, direct for Tam
plco. The inference (ior we know nothing
certain as TO their Ultimate dGstinalionl is that
they will join the army under Gen. Scott at
lamPlco and proceed with it y Vera Cruz, to
lombard the castle of SIM Juan d'UIIua.
Loss or THE U. S. SHIP BosroN CONFIRM
ED.-Wo gave yesterday a report that the U.
S. ship Boston, under command of Capt. Pear
son, bound to the Gulf Of Mexico, had been
totally wrecked Oh one of the Bahama Islands,
and we regret to have to add to day that the
report is fully confirmed BY the arrival at Nor
folk Of the schr, Volant. A slip from the Nor
folk Herald says
The Boston left New York on the 9Th of
Nov. and had very pleasant weather until the
morning of the 18th, when during heavy
black sqnall accompanied with thick rain, and
going then at the rate of 8 knots per hour,
she struck on an outer reef, on the northern
point of the island Of E'eaticra, zone Of the
Bahamas, aud drove up within so yards ofthe
shore, broadSde on. | Immediately cut away
the masts, and threw over shot. During
the squal the quarter boat was swept away,
and sWamped
All the officers and crew succeeded in reach
ing the shore III safety, where they had been
living in tents for two weeks when the Voaut
took off two officers and ten men, whom she
has brought to this port. The officers are
Passed midshipman w. G. Temple, and Mid
shipman J. b Smith. The remainder of the
officers and crew were left on the Island and
q tn DhoF E in H., T.,
IN. P. y from whence they will take passage
for this port. They had already sent two
schooners loaded with torres, Sc, TO Nassau,
and expected to ship the balance by the vessel
that was to carry them TO that place.
The Boston now lies high and dry, and biIg-
ed, within so yards Of The shore, stripped of
every thing except the guns and water tanks,
which 1t was impossible 10 get out,
MESSAGE OF THE GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA.
Gov. Smith, ofVrgnia, transmitted his annu-
al message to the legislature of that State on
Monday. The surplus in the treasury for the
current fiscal year, is estimated at $3.50 900,
notwithstanding a large amount Of the State
debt has been discharged He recommends an
increased tax Oh pianos, clocks, watches, dlyi
dends, money, sc. The vote of the people on
the propriety ofamending The State constitution
and adopting the district school system, IS urg
ed. The State penItentiary is an annual tax on
the treasury Of $1,000, TO which the governor
demurs. He approves of the Mexican war,
and. asks for an appropriation of $1,000 for
equippng the regiment called for by the Pres-
dent. The present militia law is denounced,
as the expense for music alone, amounts to
$4,000 per annum. Avounteer organization
is urged as a substitute. To encourage the
shipping interest of Virginia, he suggests a
bounty upon all vessels of 200 tons and up
wards, that may be built, or owned and man
ned by citizens of the State. The Governor
makes a strange recommendation in relation to
the free coored population, whom he denoun-
cos as "debased and irrecaimable specimen
of humanity" He proposes that a poll be
opened in each county, to decide on the pro-
priety of removing every free colored person
fiom the State, or rather from every county
luut bndll 81 NCSIuO' llO llibiHiutSS 'h"h thOJ
should be removed to the free States.
A railroad from Buchanan to the Tennessee
line, and another from Gordonsvile TO the
Ohio river, are urged, for which an annual APP
preparation Of 5000, 900 is asked, the balance to
be made up by the issue of State bonds. The
James River company is denounced as value
less. The Governor states that he has undoubt-
ed authority for saying that private capital car
be had for the construction ofa road from Jane:
River TO the Ohio, provided monopoly Of the
right of way to the Ohio, could be secured tc
the company. The right of way to the Balti.
more and Ohio railroad company is strenuous
ly opposed in the message.
! TREASURE RECOVERED. BY means Of the
diving bell boat, near Mlliken's Bend in the
Mississippi, few days ago, nearly $4,000 it
specie were recovered from the wreck Of thu
old steamer Tennessee.
SEVERE AFFLTCTIoN.-Samuel Lover, Esq.
whose entertainments at the North, have beer
very popular, received intelligence by the las
steamer, of the death of his wife. This vii
prevent his visiting this city, at least for tn
present.