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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-09-10
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S~S OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION
</SIvM4yw COMPANY-Uri.ed States Mail Line TO
~ Cove. ard sSuSa%pGn1 sYd Him. men
TON 1850 tons Suthen. frederic Hsxitt
commander will from Ne~ York the Esd September
esrying ths United States Mail.
She touch Cowes and Southampton to land pessen
gers aud and deliver tue mails for England France aud
Belgium. and viii then proceed emsrhavtn Returning
will cave Bremerhayen the 18th October.
The Washington is bllt in the strongest manner with
view beng converted ship of ana subject
inspection by officers appointed by the Presden both
during and after construction
She has engines OF 1000 horse power EACH and
modations FOR 30 passenger.
PASSAGE from New York Southampton Bremen $40
Passage from emen and Southampton 10 New York. $40
She will carry about 900 tons freight WHICH will be charged
according the nature Of the good, oaerns Az letters
ladiog will he signed, will be charged s. each.
For freight passage apply the Office Of the Ocean Steam
Navigation Company, Is William street corner of Wall
MILLS, General Agent
Agents at Southampton :. DAY IRosKEY 4 Ross.
at Bremen. $3.50. G. A.. HEINEKEN & co.
- at Havre CIVILIAN ISELIN.
The second steamer Of the line due OF
ton and will BE- in readiness in the ensuing fall au29h
f-atrn FOR HAvKE va GhhRBYUhG-
M +: !: &:
-, - an eIperenced surgeon Lette , must pass
through ths Office. Eor eight apply TO
s69.m AIMAR y Co. 81 South street.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-09-10

(NHEAP CASH ESTADLl 1.-The under siened
~ furnishes ships hotels boarding houses
miles with all Kinds 81 Wholesale pces hrnonp
sroek be cnrd grceeres Liquors segan 6ne
half chests black and eu will be sold great bargains
close consignment Country merchants up gro
Gers would 10 we'll TO call All orders from the country will
be promptly aeaJede Masters Of vessel, hsyine small lots
of for cash will please call Orders
sa as s. w,' % sent B. Mills 50 Water st
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-07-30

sickness The two Eigecombe Companies
have suffered more than any other Companies
in the Regiment-they were large Co Ih SnNs
when they left North Carolina but pom con-
.panies will not make one now. our oon'pa-
nv has since its arrival at Camsrgo' losl sew,
en- men, and we have all the tune averaged
from 10 to IL on the sick list. Those that
have died are VIM. .Caison, Rich'd Johnson,
VIM NJ. White, T. H. Josey, Daniel Melvin,
(Bladen,) E. James, and Corporal Samuel R
Ricards.
"The Caswell Company, within three
weeks, lost eleven men, their names are w
Fl. Glasgow, Richard R. Wright, Benjamin
Cossands, R. B. Chandler, H. Roland, J. Bra
cher, J. H. Thompson, J. A. Cox, J. Boyce, J.
H. Miller, and Yancy Carver"
The following extract is taken from letter
written by e member of Captain Kirkpatrick Z
Company 1t is dated Buena Vista, June 23c
and postmarked Brazos, July 9th:
"On the 2lst we were met by an express
sent to meet US on purpose to inform US tina
we were in danger OF an attack, which put u;
on our guard 1t is reported that In 10 or u
miles the Mexicans are encamped, and 1t /!
thought they will attack US soon."
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-07-30

HORRIBLE OccURRENcE.--On Monday last,
negro man Austin was committed to our jail,
charged with the murder of his master, Mr. JOS
5. Battle, of this county. 1t appears that Aus
tin had occasionally feigned insanity, as an
excuse to keep from work; and having failed
to work on Saturday last, he was ordered by
MIR. Battle on Monday morning to go to work
Austin got a hoe, and returned to his master,
who was standing near his house, and imme-
diately attacked him, breaking his arm and
bruislng his head in such a shocking manner
with the hoe, that he died in a few hours
thereafter. Austin tried to make his escape,
but was pursued and taken Mr.. Battle has
left a family consisting of wife and eight
children to mourn this sudden bereavement
He'was.an estimable citizen, industrious and
enterprising, a kind master and a member oil
the Baptist Church. lie had purchased Aus
TIN from his former owner, on his removal to
Mississippi few years since, in consequence
of owning his wife and children, and has been
kind and forbearing to him; but his kindness
has been repaid with the blacklist ingratitude
CTdrborO' Press.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-07-30
c-Mr. Bennett, of the N. Y. Herald, in one

0C-Mr. Bennett, OF the N. I. Herald, IN one
of his recent letters from London, remarks:
&c 1t is a singular truth, that in Germany a.
lone there is sympathy for the United States
movements in Mexico; and this is among the
higher classes OF society. have an extraor-
binary fact to state on this subject. Not long
since, an application was made by one or more
young officers in the military service of Prus-
STA, for letters to the United States, for the
purpose of entering her armies as volunteers
In the present war with Mexico. One of these
applications was from young officer in the
Prussian army, and closely connected with the
upper ranks of society. Through Chevaler
Bunsen, the Prussian Minister in London, he
has procured letters to some of the American
Generals, and probably is now on his way to
the United States to serve as volunteer. He
is sort of German Lafayette, and will be fol-
lowed by many other German military men of
high rank and singular enthusiasm"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-07-30

II Mammoth Cotton StaK-The Albany
(Ga.) Courier of the 7th inst, says -" N O
have now in our Office, where it can be sen e.
by the curious Or doubtful, cotton stalk 10 =.
ken from Mrs. C. Rawls' plantation IN 1n .b
county, which measures feet in height WI" s.rn
% branches from the body of the stalk W. W.
of which measures feet and hall: w"
learn from the overseer that this is tan sP ~
cimen of the most OF his crop, consisting V
almost 800 acres.-SdUannah Georgian
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-07-30

&c The World must be Peopled. The WV VIZ
ofMr VIM. Tinker, fisherman in New l ,;,ts
presented him, on Thursday, with three " ant'
female tinkers Mrs Dunn, of Detroit, Tece 9Th
ly presented her loved and loving lord VIZ, Il
three little Dunns. Mrs. B. F. Cannon ~
New Salem, on Tuesday night, presenter ~
husband with four small Cannons.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-07-30
From the North Caro.iniaI
FROM THE N. C. REGIMENT.

We have been favored with the perusal of
letter received by . gentleman in this place
from a Sergeant of the Cumberland and Bla-
den Company, dated Monterey, June %, from
which we make the following extracts:
Our Regiment has suffered severely by
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-07-30

Great Steamboat Race on the Lakes 81.
challenge of Capt. Appleby, backing .ne race
tana against any boat on the Lakes loi 10. and
between Buffalo and Chicago, 1000 ml n.sa Nv
back, for $4,000, it is said will be aceeP'e 70!
NJ. Read, who has pitched on the NiasaI land.
the trial. Both vessels burn coal, ana ~ vii!
ing at intermediate ports, for wood'ns up
be necessary.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-07-30

LATER FROM BRAz1L.-By an arrival at New
York, the Herald of that city has received a
file of Rio papers to the Sd ult They con-
tain no news
"The U. S. brig cambridge, Commander
williamson, arrived at Rio on the I'd, from
Ilha Grande, and reported that the whale bark
Yeoman, of Plymouth, Mass, was seized q ~
the Brazilian government, and ordered to Rio
Janeiro. It was presumed by many Amer,
cans shat she would forget to stop at Rio, and
make the best of her way home: The Y. o
frigate Columbia, Commodore Rosseau; ;. %''
in the harbor of Rio when the Rosina lett"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-07-30

of Dispatches to Mer,eo.-The Wash
ington correspondent of the Herald says: I e4
Louis D. Wilson, of Edgecombe County, ~
c., was on Wednesday morning of last week.
sent down with dispatches for the army
R1Itinore Clipper.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-07-30

Gen. Taylor. has not yet put himself in the
custody of committee of silence. Such a
course would not consist with the character of
an honest soldier, or of an Independent man.
No wonder, therefore, that fresh letters are
daily coming to light. We have one before
us which we have not yet published. The
following is the answer he gave to the call of
'the National Native American Convention
of New Jersey:
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF OccUPATIoN
April %, lS47.
| SIR: Your letter. under date of the 10th of
March, has been received. To the inquiry as to
whether am disposed to accept the domination
of President of the United States, if rendered to
me from the National Native American Conven-
ton, / would most respectfully reply, and with
| full appreciation of the kind feeling which dicta-
| ted the mention of my name in connexion with
the dignity and honor of SO high on Office, tina,
even if an aspirant for the presidential object
| (Which is not the CASEY l could not, while the
nation is involved in war, and while nv duty calls
me to take part in the operations against the
my, acknowledge any ambition beyond that of be-.
slowing all my best exertions towards obtaining
an adjustment of cur difficulties with Mexico.
have the honor to remain, dear sir, your most
obedient servant, q. TAYLOR,
Maj. Gen'l United States Army.
From the Newark IN. J.) Morning Eagle.
The Trenton State Gazette declares that the
two important questions that have puzzled every
politician for many months, are finally and posi-
lively settled-viz whether Gen. Taylor is dem
ocrat or whig, and which of the two parties he
will consent to be nominated by. 1t appears that
the good wings of Trenton, not satisfied with the
first letter from the General dated April Is, lS47,
, in answer to the resolutions passed at a public
meeting, held another on the anniversary of the
battle of Pao Alto, and sent another batch of res
olutions. The following, and only one published
in the Gazette, is intended to coax out OF h1m a
more explicit declaration concerning his opinions
and intentions than he gave in the first, and which
at the time, was considered satisfactory. We
should judge that that was the sole motive, from
its'soft persuasive tone:
'ResoLued, That the character of Gen. Taylor
for plain-spoken honesty assures US that he will
never disappoint the expectations nor betray the
confidence of his countrymeE that his past po
litica course is guaranty of the soundness of his
principles and that it authorizes US to confide in
his fidelity to the protective SYSTEM and his oppo-
stIon to the acquisition of new territories where
: with to destroy the balance of the old Union'
The Gazette further says that the next ant
last resolution declared that, therefore, the meet
q ing nominated him for President" Such sweet
!, honeyed fa!tery, the honest and patriotic whig.
of Trenton thought would certainly meet with I
9 in happy, amiable moment, let little more o
0 the cat out of the bag. In his Interpretation 0
e this second letter, the GaZetts has forgotten-o
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-07-30

DEATH Of Ectipse.-The cell rated race horse
Eclipse died in Kentucky, the 10th inst,
at very advanced age.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-07-30

nese, sacrificed The particulars Of these en-
eagements will also be found under the ap-
propriate head in the foreign news.
1.-THE Washington left Southamton On her
dav. the 10th inst, she will be due about
Thursday, and will bring six days later intel
ligence from all parts of Europe:
From the N. Y Herald.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-07-30
ADVICE FOR BACHELORS.

If you are DESTROYS of wealth, get married,
for good wife promotes habits of industry
and economy, and prevents great many un-
necessary expenses which cannot be avoided
in single life.
If you are looking for stations of distinction
and honor, get married, for good wife will
seek to advance her husband in the prosecu.
ton of all honorable purposes, and lend him
that aid and encouragement which he can de-
rive from no other source.
| If you would become citizen, get married,
for he is alone worthy of the title who is con-
nected to the great family OF man by the ties
of husband and father
If you are fortunate, get married, for good
wife increases your prosperity, and renders
you twice blessed" in the enjoyment OF your
riches.
If you are unfortunate, get married. Tho
cares of the world are lessened by having
wife who takes pleasure in sharing them with
you.
If you are in business, get married, for the
married man has his mind fixed on his bust
ness and his family, and is more likely OF Sue
cess.
If you are young, get married. DR.. Frank
lin advocated early marriages, because man
who marrles young can have the satisfaction
of raising and educating his children before
he dies.
Get married. Let your plans and purposes
of future life be what they may, the business
of getting married is one that should be atten'
ded to first, as it neither interferes with your
plans nor prevents their execution.
Get married. Live soberly, be industrious
engage in nothing that will deterlorate from
your character as an honest man, pure pa
triot, and kind husband; take our advice
and with all your gettings, get married.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-07-30
UNION OF THE PACIFIC AND THE ATLANTIC


UNION OF THE PACIFIC AND THE ATLANTIC.
We are informed that a great company Tor
uniting the two oceans by the lake of Nlcar-
aqua, is on the eve of being dehnltlvely con-
stituted in Belgium. The recent importance
which the commerce of POLYNESIA has acquir-
ed, and the discovery of rich mine of stone
coal on the coast of California, united to the
increasing relations with China and the States
of the Western Coast OF America, give to this
enterprise character of reality and great in
terest to the commercial world.
The following article, translated from the
Official Gazette, refers to the present position
of Belgium with the Republic of Guatemala:
BELGIUM AND GUATEMALA.-The contract
to populate our Eastern Coasts entered into
with the Company of Colonization which has
resided in Brussels, necessarily opened an in.
tercourse between the former and the latter
country, which cannot otherwise than be USE
| full to the two, and which it is daily expected
will draw tighter the feeling of friendship, and
| become more extensive, as it will comprise
other:obiects of mutual interest and reciprocal
profit.
The company unfortunately has not been
able to dispose of funds, or to establish the
credit upon which it reckoned in its first cal
culaton, and at present it scarcely exists. Blu
the Belgic Government shows itself disposed
10 adopt measures which shall indirectly ia
vor the enterprise of populating our coasts
because it will be the means of augmentlns
their exports, and the consumption of thei
manufactures here.
To promote these arrangements. Mr.. Ed
ward BIondell Van Cuelebrouck arrived al
Charge des Affairs. He has lately returned
taking with him project of agreement, il
virtue of which, if it is approved, the Belglt
Government will undertake the opening OF /;
road of communication by the navigation o
the Motagua as far as Gualan, and of rail
way as far as this city, which will commence
to be opened at both extremities at the SAM
time, and when concluded, PEACE (tolD viii
be recovered for the indemniication of the ca
pital which may be invested, which, as has beer
calculated, will not be less than two millions
of dollars Facility and cheapness of convey
ance will augment the value of our produce
they will cause new productions, they vii
centuplicate the price of our lands, increas
our population, and with this element of rich
es, when we have it will be proportional +
the extension of our territory. How prosper
Gus will be the face which our beloved coun
try will present! At present, for want o
roads to draw out the advantages which it
immense and fertile lands, its rich and varies
mines, its exquisite timber and natural pro
auctions afford, it is incapable of deriving tn
benefits which its privileged geographical sit
uation, with its perpetual spring, offers Tha
this road, the promoter of so much benef
may be opened. we Guatemaleans. to WHOM
the prosperity of the country is not Indifferent
should DESIRE
Mr.. Blondell goes animated with the desir
of inclining his Government to undertake thi
great work.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-07-30

The Journal of Commerce, which of course
knows better, has fifty times held up the high
prices under the present tariff as the result of
the Locofoco experiments in political economy
What will the Journal of Commerce say, now
that famine, the great ally of Locofocoisn,
has Withdrawn its support from the causes ?
providence Journal
1t will say that the whole operation shows
how utterly fallacious is the high Tariff doc
trine that the foreign market for our bread
stufs, &C., is of little consequence, because
the amount exported is but pittance COM
pared with the amount consumed at home -
This rank heresy in political economy has
been scattered to the winds by the experiment
of the last few months. Everybody knows
that our crops last year were immensely large,
and without foreign demand, flour could not
have ruled higher than 81 or SAL barrel
But instead of that, it went up to SO, and over.
What caused it? The demand from abroad
And what has now caused a decline of more
than 50 barrel? The prospect of good crops
on the other side The despised foreign mar
ket, then, is the regulator of our own. II
drives our flour up to SO, or lets it drop to hall
that rate. Even now, the foreign market keeps
the home price 81 or 81 higher than it 9TH
erwise would be.
We have never contended,~ or pretended
that the late extravagant prices of breadstuffs
were exclusively the result of the new tariff
If we have, sc fifty times,' as the Providence
paper implies, it can doubtless quote single
instance. We have said, and repeat it now
that {" Providence having withheld its bless
ings from the people of Europe, Free Trade
mot the tariff of 1916 alonel allows US to reap
the advantages of the calamity ;-and allows
them to buy food of us, and so to mitigate the
calamity" All the benefit we have derived
from the scarcity of breadstufs il Europe, and
all the benefit which Europe has derived from
us for the mitigation of the calamity, is the re.
suit of Free Trade, more or less complete
Had the same rate of duties ad valorem beer
charged upon breadstufs in Europe, as was
charged upon various articles of European
manufacture by the Tariff of 1912, for the
restoration of which we suppose the Provi.
dence Journal is daily and nightly sighing,,
not barrel nor bushel of breadstufs could
have been sent thither from the American
ports, unless our own prices had been reduced
one half, or unless the prices in Europe hac
been doubled. Let this be contradicted if i
can be-IN Y Jour. of Conn.,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-07-30
HIGHLY IMPORTANT FROM TAMP1Co.

HIGHLY IMPORTANT FROM TAMPICO.
Gen. DcRussv 5 command attacked at Hueiuta bv
Gen. GGray ,oth a force of 1900 nsen-De-
Russy's command surrounded and placed in
great periL-He sends for reinforcements-
acquisition sent to Vera Cruz-Ar7ivoL of the
NetO OrGeans-Gen. Pierce is opposed on his
march By large Merican forcc-DeRussGy
IS reinforced, and cuts his ,oay through the
enemy, 'Oith q loss Of 20 killed and 10 svou,,d-
I'd.
The steamship New Orleans, Captain Aud. ar.
rived this morning, having left Vera Cruz ON the
18th, Tampico Oh the 18th, and Brazos St. Iago
on the goth inst. Capt Aud reports that Gen,
Pierce left Vera Cruz on the morning of the 18th
inst, with $500 men. and a train Of $50 baggage
wagons. The n. o. arrived at Tampico on the
morning OF the 9Th inst and the captain was in.
formed by Col. Gates, that Col. DeRussy, with 9
detachment OF Louisiana Volunteers, and mart ri
Capt. Wise's company of artillery, Capt. Boyd
with one company of Infantry, amounting in all
to 10 or 100 men and officers, left by the way
OF the river on the sth ins for the purpose of re-
lieving the American prisoners, and landed sc
miles up the river, from the steamers Undine and
Mary Somers, without seeing an enemy. and
the boats returned to Tampico at o'clock
P. NJ. on the 18th instant.
An express arrived at Tampico from Col D.
Russy, stating that they had been permitted
to move on uninterruptedly until they cot int
narrow pass near Huejutla, when they wer,
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-01-28
and Foreign Agency at Washington city,

,E undersigned have associated for the purpose trans.
acting business general agents, in the city OF Wash
ington d. O., under the firm and style OF RICHARD S
COKE ~ co.
They viii attend to purchase and sale of real estate
generally in all parts of the United States;
To the formation of companies here or IN Europe, for
the purchase disposal of lands in all parts of the United
States;
To the prosecution of claims the government of the
United lands money before the executive de-
partnents Congress-
To the obtaining remission of fines, penalties and forfeit
ures for alleged violation of the revenue other laws
TO settlement of accounts with the State, Treasury
War, Navy, and Posi- Office Departments;
To the prosecution of claims before any boards oil com.
missioners existing or hereafter to be provided
Long experience, and extensive practical knowledge OF
business Equality the undersigned 10 perform amy OF the
foregoing descriptions OF business which may be conhded
to their An extensive personal acquaintance with
present and former high officers of the government and
members OF either house OF Congress, renders particular
references unnecessary.
Letters OF inquiry merely will be answered free OF charge
but in all communications addressed to the firm mus
be post paid.
Charges will be reasonable.
Office Twelfth street, between f. and streets.
RICHARD $. CONE.
ROGER G. WEIGHTMAN
JAMES PRENTISS
WILLIAM A. BRADLEY.
April cS-Iy