Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1846-07-11
fferns of News.


Galena last Monday. o. P. Rockwell is to
be tried there next Tuesday.
Gen. Armstrong, Consul at Liverpool, took
out the ratified Oregon treaty. He also bore
dispatches to Mr.. McLane and the British gov.
eminent.
Wyatt, convicted ai,Auburn, N. Y. Of muir.
der, has been sentenced TO be hanged on the
9Th of August
The fare from New York to Boston by all
the routes, is now SIS instead Of 50
Mr.. Sl,dell Mackenzie. it is said, has been
sen, on secret mission by the Government. to
see Santa Ana and Almonte, at Havana.
The mediation offered by the Government
of the United States between the Argentine
Reptile and Paraguay, has been accepted by
the former.
/ II is said, remarks the Baltimore Clipper,
with wha. truth we know not. that Govern
ment has ordered, or will soon order, our fleet
to lombard Vera Cruz
! The Quebec Gazette, on the authority of
captain of vessel states that the city Of ST.
Johns. in the Island of w-foundland, had
been destroyed by fire, except two stores; that
abou, 25 vessels in the port had been consum.
ed, and that 80 soldiers had persisted in the
blowing up Of houses to arrest the progress Of
the flames. The fire is reputed to have com.
menced on the 9th. But some doubt is ex-
pressed as to the whole story, inasmuch as
nothing had been heard of it a. Halifax or at
ST. Johns. N. B. The Gazette adds;
ST. Johns Newfoundland. suffered severe
lly from fire during three successive years,
1916. 1917 and 1918. On the first occasion
100 houses were burned-,he pecuniary loss
amounting to upwards of 100000, and 1900
persons were driven to seek for habitation.
The Union, speaking of the Statement. of
the New Orleans Tropic TO the effect that
Gen. Arista had sent proposition TO Gen.
Taylor for an armistice, and tina. he lad estab-
lished his head quarters at Monterey. with l5,-
900 men, says:
without undertaking 10 contradict this
statement n positive manner, we can only
say, that the last dispatches from Gen. Taylor
lend no continuance TO ,he report. They say
nothing of this proposition for an armis,ice,nor
do they state that Gen. Aris,a is stationed at
Monterey. On the contrary, they represen,Aris-
Ia as being on this side of Monterey. Nor do
they extend his force to Is 900 troops"
A letter from Point Isabel. dated jane eth.
says tina, eiroops are arriving daily, ard there
is more to be feared by famine from the large
accumulation Of our own forces, than from an
engagement with tina. of the enemy"
On Sunday last. the steamer Lord Syden-
ham, plying on the ST. Lawrence river ran
over canoe in which were five persons. two
males and three females. BY prompt efforts
the whole party were rescued, but one of the
females. Mrs. Ford, died soon afterwards.
Tits thought tina, matters at Washington are
in train for settling our Mexican affairs. 1t
is limited that propositions have been made by
Mexico. The correspondent of the Journal
of Commerce adds:
|, is possible that efforts are making by this
government TO ascertain the temper of Mexi.
co prior to the final orders which are TO be CIV
en- 10 Gen. Taylor to invade Mexico. There
will be time enough; for, according 10 Gen.
Taylor's letters. there is no probability that he
can move before September or October.
|, is rumored a. Washington, that the Exc
cu,ive has ordered detachment of artillery,
with their guns. to proceed BY sea to Califor-
mia.
II is stated in the Boston Bee, that the Fac.
ul:y Of Hazard College have Offered The faith
or of young Stafford, the Vermont maihema,i-
clan, farm in Cambridge. pecuniary aid for
his family, and an education for the prodigy.
The Newport Herald of the eth June, Elk
ira, states the following particulars learned
from the Capt. of the loss of the brig Sut-
ledge by which 80 souls were lost:
..The BRIG Su,ledge, of and from Piciou for
Fall River, sailed on the 18th OF June, with
/ Sc passengers, men, women and children on
/ the evening of the Goth, at o'clock. il being
l ,h;ck and foccy, came TO anchor; and at o.
clock on the following morning got under way.
| and AT abou, half past three struck on a ledge
/ of rocks (in the yineyard) called the Sow and
/ PIGS, soon after which. the tide having caused
her 20 slew round, she backed fthe ledge.fil-
ed and went down. bow first, in ten faihoms
water. Previous 10 her going down. the mate
was sent below, forward. TO ascertain IT the
brig leaked bu, he discovered nothing that
looked like il. The pump was then ordered
TO be sounded, bu, before that could be done.
water was reported in the forecas,le. The
boa, was then 60. out, and the passengers rush
ed into il, when the captain gave orders TO
shove her from the brig. He then jumped
overheard and swan TO the boat. and kept her
as close to the brig as possible, picking up
such as Jumped into the water. The whole
lnnn,har nirknd mn in the Cantain's boat was