The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-06-08

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capability Of enduring the great fatigue
quent upon the duties Of soldier Our friend says the
personal appsarance-gsns,sly presenting q somewhat
rusty aspect He is not overbearing TO ocers OF infe
exposed TO dangers he is not willing to share himself
Hi. soldiers have given him the sobque Of" Old Rough
Napoleon dubbed him The Little Corporal"- Woon-
socket lR: ~ Pat, lot June 8.
late victories is the Lieut. Belknap who, at the sore of
Fort Erie during the last distinguished himself by
fighting hand to hand. and refusing to enter the sap
port until every of his command had preceded him.
He then escaped by cutting the soldier who pinned
him to the wall with bayonet.
Opinion In Canada-The Difficulty 10 Please.
Truly the Americans resolved upon attaining fame
r. Ss
y, rank dishonesty, and foolish bombast are among the
nsoH ho hs casd world
The most omnous piece Of information in the papers
Of the Union sd stating tina. the United state.
iieved Washington that the British Admiral cruizing
aggression We inclined with the Commercial nd
ver,er doubt the correctness Of the impca
Cen Taylors Official dispatches will be found in
supplement They comprise q series Of poorly written
which to Judge Of the results of the two engag ements,
to the loss sustained by the troops under his
expected much less than was at nrt
biszonsd The General supposes their killed to number
about 800 only. His men had buried 3O0 Deficient
a to
gasconading tomfoolsry Of the press of the Union.
strange that General Taylor should not have been
wounded on the third day after the second
and that more particularly when the smallness Of his
Was there object in keeping back this information
Had his dispatches reached the headquarters in time,
Mercury June 2.
THE GUERILLA WAR OF POLITICIANS IN Con-
GREss.-We have been quito amused for the last
few days with the debates relative to General
Gaines and General Scott; and various other mat
tiers and things connected with the Mexican war.
These interesting debates are nothing to what
will spring up, when the Presidents answer to the
resolution of the Senate, calling for the correspond
ence between General Gaines and General Scott,
and the War Department, relative to the Mexican
War is received
The politicians at Washington are all thrown
inte high fever by the recent events on the Rio
Grande; and the astounding Developments of
new 81 great man." in the person of General Tay-
lor. The political guerilla war of Washington is
not yet over.
COMMON CoUNcIL.-As regularity has yet
been established by the Boards, relative to their
meetings, it is somewhat difficult to give the pub.
lie any information in advance "a this point; it is
however presumed that there will be a meeting
of both Boards this evening, when they may pro-
badly come to some understanding with respect
to their future doings.
STEAMSHIP SoUrHERNER.-This splendid ship,
built expressly for the Charleston trade under the
superintendent of Capt. Berry, who is to COM
mand her, will be launched tomorrow morning
at O'Clock, from the yard of w. H. Brown. She
is lS4 feet keel 207 feet over ALL 80 feet beam, and
IA feet hold, and fitted up with comfortable &C
commodations for 40 passengers
Meeting OF Christian Israel-John Wroe, the
Prophet.
American Hall was filed last evening with
a number ofpersons anxious to hear the cee-
brated John Wroe, the reputed prophet of the
Lord. He is a native Of Bradford, in Yorkshire,
England, and is about fifty years of age, about
five feet two inches high, Of thin and attenuated
ing over his breast. His features are sharp, fore
head high, and he has lost his front teeth. His
dress is OF the Quaker cut consisting of black
coat with standing collar, light blue cloth
waistcoat, dark pantaloons, and a broad. leafed
low crowned white hat, which he wore while he
was preaching 1t impossible to report him. as
he speaks in the Yorkshire dialect, and the loss of
fesses to have been specially commissioned by the Lord
in 1919 preach his law to the Genes and the second
coming Of Christ to the Jews For three years he visit
ed several Christian countries, during which time he
journeyed to Rome Vienna, and other Catholic cities,
church believe him to be prophet like Isaiah and
Others but yet believe that he is liable err although
adopt the Isaelh form Of belief in ALL except the ne
cessity Of sacrifice. which they say abrogsted by
force il on their christian converts Mr. wroe announced
h: intention Of sailing for England to-day in the Great
Sanes Ss s i e 60 and
speakng 10 energetic and his voice 10 strong, though
from the causes we have mentioned above, his enunca
ton Is detective He seems to command great respect
from the members Of his church. who esteem him
vertabe prophet Yet he does not any authority
in the direction Of church affairs, but 10 esteemed only
account Of his reputed sancy and divine mission
He processes tell many things revealed to him directly
form
Mr. and Mrs BrsHor afterwards addressed the meeting
collection taken up defay the expenses Of tho
room lights, &C., and the exercises ended singing
hymn.
Movements or Travellers.
The arrivals fall of considerably as the following ca.
talogue exhibits
ANEncAS-W Ripley, U.s.A.; B. Lindsey Thomas
Burns, Georgia; A. Gertille Augusta, Georgia.
AsroR-J Stanwood Boston; H. Burden, Troy; J. X.
Proctor, NO; DR.. 8. August Charleston SC; DR. Bag
bee, Bristol; DR.. Lewis Boston; George James dol c.
Marsh l.. Benedict Washington; II. Davies, Boston;
A. siller London; J. Pennman, Boston; L. Rdout Mr..
Laurenson. Canada; D. Lellond, Charleston; T. Fleming,
Phila; George Upham, Boston; NJ. D. Wheelock, Ohio
Cirr-G B. Edwards, SCI 8. Mcintyre, Charleston;
P. Church. Mount Morris; Matthew Ryly, Boston; VIC.
Thomas, Phila; w Paxton, Wheeling; Colonel Greene,
Dr. Ward, NC; c. Bolts. Newburyport, Mass; r. I.