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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-06-18

Il Reason for Going to Church.-Burget
the German poet, satirizes the sleepers at
Church in an epigram; of which, we have
met with the following version:
" All the night long have not slept wink.
On Sunday morning said languid fan,
IT'S hard-but yet I'll creep to church think,
And possibly may doze little there"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-06-18
From, the n: 0Picayune, June II
IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO.

Santa Anna's Letter of Resignation.
The schr. Zenobia, Capt. Brown, arrived
Yesterday from Vera Cruz, whence she sailed
on the Sd inst. The steamer Telegraph was
to sail from Vera Cruz in two or three days.
By this arrival a copy of the American Ea-
ole Of the I'd inst, was received in town, and
through the kindness of friend we have OBJ
tanned the use of it. It contains Santa Annals
letter of resignation, which we give below, as
translated by the editors OF that paper. Con-
gress had not acted upon it at last accounts.
The Eagle says that this resignation was
followed up by that of Gen. Bravo, as Vice
President There is probably some confusion
in this, AS we understand it, the Vice Presi-
dency was abolished to get rid of Gomez Fa-
rias, and has not been re-establlshed: Gen.
Bravo was recently in command at Pue6ia,
and yet more recently was atthe head OF what
is called the "Army of the Centre" He may
have resigned this post. -.
The Eagle says that the election for Presi-
dent will take place on the 18th inst BY this
we presume is meant that the votes will then
be officially counted and the result declared.
| We have no further returns by this arrival,
but the Eagle thinks Gen. Herrera will be the
President.
Gen. Scott reached Puebla on the 28th ult.,
the day before Gen. Twiggs arrived there
Everything was quiet in the city, our soldiers
and the inhabitants being apparently on the
best of terms.
A small accommodating party of our troops
had been met some twenty miles beyond Pue-
bla. They had encountered no enemy so far
The Mexicans are erecting works short dis
lance this side of the capital. but the Eagle
| Al and l-aIN RI
be completed.
The Eagle gives it as report that General
Almonte is a prisoner, on an accusation OF
holding correspondence with Gen. Scott.
BENZ Thomas, sergeant ma or of the ] st in
fantry, died on Sunday the soth ult., in Vera
Cruz, and was buried on Monday morning
valuable officer, says the Eagle, and his de.
mise was regretted by all who knew him.
1t has been ascertained that only one man
was killed with COL Sewers. The impru
dence of the Colonel in venturing ahead OF his
party cost these two lives.
A naval expedition against Tabasco, under
the Commodore in person, was talked of a
Vera Cruz as about 10 start at once The
following vessels were mentioned as likely tc
compose it: The frigate Raritan, sloop- wa
JOnn ADAMS, sup Germantown, the htha
(now at Frontera,) the Spitfre (do>) the Scor
pion, and the gun boats Bonita and Mahonese
Should the sloop- of-war Albany arrive in tim'
she would probably join in the expedition.
Here follows Santa Annals letter rendering
his resignation as President pro tenn. of tn
republic. AS usual, it is full of bombast H
says he resigns as last resort to prevent
revolution, which was about to take place il
the City. Our limits will not permit US t.
give the letter to-day .1-ED. Jour.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-06-18

Nor BAD.-It is said that on examining the
contents of Santa Annals baggage, by Gener'
al Scott. after the late battle, that $50 copies
of Tom Corwin's speech were among the az
ticles in his trunk. Cleveland Plaindealer.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-06-18

Sickness on board the Em,gr0nt Snlp n.
hospitals, sheds, churches and tents Oh h.,
ID inst, was under 100. The total nam nrs
of deaths in the hospitals, from the connl'~ was
ment of the season to Saturday previous TIL.
1885, the majority are young children. ,.r d
disease from which the greatest nuniU &c. a.
deaths take place is dysentery: there ere, az ve,,
bout thirteen thousand persons IN lofty "
sells at the station,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-06-18
From the Turks Island q.

From the Turks Island Ca,0.-
Our Salt Prospects and Provision ~
kets-The quantity of Salt stated in op- rI ~.
Gazette as having been raked within the IDS last
last fortnight, say 100000 bushels, We ar. ~
formed was under the true quantity, and IN IN.
we may safely say another 100000 busbo1H''
have been gathered on the two GAYS dnr; ,Is
the last week. Price 10 cents on board sb;s
The price of Flour may be stated at So up
Corn at 81 IS per bushel. Lumber and Sb;,
giles are not to be had at any price. Bntt.'
lard and salt provisions are much wanted VIZ
We understand from undoubted autho,;..
that F. c. Harrison. Esq, has been appo;nt.1
United States Commercial Agent for The Dom ,Su
nican Republic. '
We believe it to be the first official apno;D,
ment from abroad to that Republic.
Their present crop of Tobacco is likeIv r.
exceed both in quantity and quality aDy prs -
vious crop.
Antigua-The weather during the n,..
fortnight has been highly favorable for p tS.
manufacture OF sugar, and planters generally
have availed themselves of the opportunty
for reaping a portion of their crop. This
week has commenced with clouded sky and
there is every appearance of rain several
slight showers have already fallen, and al.
though the young crops of canes requires to
be watered, the improyident planter cannot
conceal the frown which will appear on his
brow, as each succeeding shower tends to rem.
der his fuel wholly unfit for immediate use.
Sugar has been selling from FIVE to six dol.
lars per one hundred pounds, and MOlasses of
fair quality brings two and six pence currency
per gallon; the price of Rum is high, we hav.
heard of seven shillings and six pence per gal.
lon, in consequence, no doubt, of the presen;
scarcity.
We have experienced during the last few
days three slight shocks of earthquake. The
first occurred about Is inmates before 10 O..
clock on Sunday night-the second at Is min
before II on the same night, and the third al
25 minutes past IL yesterday.
The English laborers who once promised
to be useful on Betty's Hope Estate, left ths
other day in the Emerald for England, thei
passage being provided by Sir w. Codrngton
Register.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-06-18

may therefore. expect that he viii !. -
short work of. made
wrote you IN my last that the negro.
were suspected OF having been hired to DOSES e;Ues
the food. Such is not the case, as the po'soa
groes were all poisoned, they not belonoa;Ne
TO Wilkinson. "shg
At the last accounts the pursuers we,. l..
a few miles behind ENTHUSIASTICALLY H
MIR. Castleberry, who was one of the po;so "
ed, and lost his sister he swore he wppId T 81,
low him to the end of the world, beine - .ol.
on taking his life. have seen some of O. II
survivors-they are black under the eyes me we
their finger nails and the ends of their fna ano
are black-they look like walking ghostSs efs
They all think that health and strenutb -
gone, being every one unable to do anS ' Ia are
r!ous work. Poor souls! 'sOo'
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-06-18

"My kingdom for Horse" said Richard,
at the battle of Bosworth field.
"My Republic for Mule" said Santa An
ma at the battle of Cerro Gordo.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-06-18

Il Good One.-The Eastern Argus @!'
-" When the brave and gallant Capt. Na ,ir
who has so distinguished himself in the Met
lean battles, was on visit to Washington y,
ty, several months ago, Daniel Webster ASIA "a
him: Well, Captain, when do you THINK W.
shall have peace"' To which the helnS
Walker replied " Just achen go. a0h'gs 's"n'
to act like men and support your country
That was scorcher
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-06-18

we'd orders to chase the brig Enterprise, sla-
yer, reported off the coast with negroes, from
the coast of Africa. The barque Hollander,
Goldman, left for New York same day, and the
following American vessels were left in port:
ship Courier, DeWolfe, for New York; barques
St. Lawrence, Waite, do; briggs Orbit and Paul
Pry, both for Baltimore, uncertain
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-06-18
PORPOISE.
From the N. o. Picayune, Extra, June 9.
DREADFUL STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION
TWENTY LIVES LOST

DREADFUL SIEANIBOA ExPLOSlON.
TWENTY LIVES LOST
The steamer Admiral arrived this morning
in port, and brings intelligence that the steam
er Edna, Captain Phillips, on her way down
from Ouachita, met with dreadful accident
On the 4th inst, when opposite the town of
Columbia, just as she was starting from the
wharf, all four Of her boilers exploded, killing
twenty or more persons, and severely wound
ing several others.
The boat sunk Immediately, and nearly ev-
cry thing on board was lost. Seventeen bo-
dies had been found on the 18th inst.
The Admiral brought down several of the
wounded.
Since the above was written we have been
placed in possession of the following letter in
regard to this deplorable catastrophe:
Gentlemen The recent explosion of the
steamboat Edna at Columbia, on the Ouachita
river, on the 4th inst, whereby some twenty
or twenty-five persons were killed, and some
six or eight badly wounded, presents another
lamentable exhibition of that recklessness oi
conduct which too frequently characterizes
those individuals having charge of the lives
and property of the travelling community
This boat was under the charge, understand
of the clerk, Mr.. Johnson, and the chief mate
and the conduct of the crew during her pas
sage Up and down the river Was the subject oil
conversation by every one. They were evil
IDENTIFY in state of excitement, and were sup
posed to have been under the influence of ar
dent spirits. When she arrived at Columbia
many persons on shore remarked that sht
would certainly blow up, such was the pecu
liar whizzing sound escaping from her, ant
which was heard before she made the landing
Here we laid about three quasters of an hour
during which time not particle of water hat
been thrown into the boilers; and when sh,
rounded off the explosion took place, shiver
ing the boat into countless fragments, tearing
the boilers into numerous pieces, and throw
ing them from one to four hundred YARDS
The groans of the wounded, the shrieks o
the drowning, and the CONSERVATION depicte
upon the countenances of the survivors, ex
coed description. Many lives We're saved b.
the prompt and efficient aid of the kind citi
zens of Columbia. They were untiring il
their efforts 10 render succor nor had the
ceased their exertions to recover bodies at tn
time of our departure l understand that thi
boat has been running since 1910, and that he
, boilers were unsafe. Whether she had Gel
: tificate from the Inspector or not, | am not in
formed. If so, am the more convinced G
the inefficiency of our inspection laws, or tn
manner in which such inspections are made
; Seventeen bodies ha
been recovered. cannot close this paint
recital without returning my grateful thank
: to the ladies and gentlemen. Of Columbia fc
: their kindness and attention JOHN B. LEW
! is. OF South Carolina, for himself and WM
EVANS. and ]. J. STRINGER.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-06-18

= Frsm the " o. Delta, June g.
VERA CRUZ. June 1 ls47.
Eds. pelta-The NeB-Orlsaps was detain
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-06-18
FROM MEXICO.

The following news from our army in Mex
leo, We condgnse from the New Orleans pa
pers, received at OUT office since our last Fri
days papers,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-06-18

soldier and gentleman, whose sense of graft
tude would reflect upon us all the courtesy
and heart and soul of our own countrymen-
Vain hopes! We were brought into the city
at 2 o'clock, at night, in the midst of revo-
luton, and put into Santiago prison for
chained capritS and .felons, numbering
three hundred; our pay increased to four
all powcrful bits day, and nothing to
put on the rockfoor to sleep on but our blan-
kets; beds were called for, but could not be
obtained. News of the battle of Buena Vista
reached here two days afterwards, and they
put the officers up stairs--leaving the men
where they now are, among robbers and MUIR
derers. La Vega was in the city three or four
weeks, without coming to see us or sending
us any word of comfort, or sending US his aid
TO see if we wanted another blanket, or to see
if we would give our parole and have the lib.
erty of the city. We received no more atten-
ton from him, or any other officer in the city
except the colonel who has command of the
prison, than so many condemned asssassins
sent from the interior to the capital to receive
the hangman's knot. The news of Cerro Cor
dc. came, and they gave us the liberty of the
city, after we protested against an order to SEND
US on parole to Lerma, ten leagues off, beyond
the mountains, towards the Pacific, and con
tanning real cut-throat population of twc
thousand, on an island of the lakes We have
received the greatest attention and kindnes:
from foreigners of all nations, Americans
English, French, Irish, Scotch, Germans anC
South Americans, among whom there is {
strong sympathy. 1t is the sympathy of com
mon color, common language, common sentl
ment. AID often common injury from the Mex
! leans. From several Mexican officers and fam
lilies have received the kindest treatment
Wherever we meet with an officer or othe
person. gentleman or lady, who has been il
the United States, we are greeted with hear
ty, cordial reception. except in the case o
Gen. La Vega. We will be exchanged in
few days. according TO the assurances Of tn
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1847-11-17

loss Of the above mentioned vessel. She
steamed from Bombay on the 18th of April
last, with orders for Singapore, and had on
board ncaly 200 convlcts. Her crew COM
prsed 20 persons. There was also a de-
tachment of marines on board. Four days
after the departure from Bombay, it came on
a frightlul hurricane, and continued with
unabaled violence thr e days-the Eth, 18th
aud 18Th. 1t is very probable that the Gle
opatra had, at the time of encountering the
storm, reached the Malabar coast, off which.
unfortunately, there is too much reason TO
believe she ioundered, with every human
being on board.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1847-11-17

Later from the Salt Lake.-JHornon
Location, &'c.-We yesterday saw a per-
son direct from Council Bluffs, who saws
that on the day he left, Il runner came in,
VINO was sent III advance of the Mormon
we've, who were on their route back
from the Salt Lake. They sent a small
party to the Bluffs, twenty DAYS in advance
OF The main returning party, in order to
have fresh teams, provisions, &C., sent to
meet them, as they did to burthen them
selves with a full outfit back.
Our informant says that the Mormons
have located their grand gathering place
about half way between the Utah and Salt
Lake, IN California, on a stream which con-
meets the two waters. The distance be-
tween the two lakes is about sixty miles
fertile valley eXlcndingthe whole distance,
OF several miles i'll breadth. They have
lald out city, and commenced making inn
provements. They are in the midst of the
BIackieet, Utak and Crow tribes of Indians,
who are said TO be peaceable, and favor this
settlement.
The main body of ENGRAVING Mormons,
which started from the Bluffs IN June last,
had advanced about 300 miles beyond the
South Pass, by the latter end of July, and
were passed at Green river ut the time
hey had got on without difficulty 10 that
point, and were pushing on to their new To-
caiIon--- -. LOUIS Rcpub. Oct 7.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1847-11-17
TUH CORPORATION or CORK.

Corporations are not always soulless.
. Commodore DE Kay has presented to the
, President OF the United Safes an Address
from the Corporation of Cork acknowledging
the bcnevoence Of the People ofthe United
States. We copy the main part of the adj
dress:
The immoderaey cold and sunless sum-
mer OF 1915 was followed by deficient po-
tdto harvest; but in 1916 the visitation was
universal; and and lis awful consequences
are still pressing severely on our community.
Famine brought disease; private employ
ment for the industrious classes was greatly
diminished; public employment was def
rlrn' and would not supply thrce-iflhs Of
the people with money wages. Grain, at
an cNorbItant price. was in many places
scarce and difficult of access; starvation
and all It's miSeres were around us but the
cry OF those who were to perish was heard,
/ even across the dividing sea. The Ameri-
can nation, with ready sympathy, came to
the rescue, unsolicited, except by their own
hearts : they gave food to feed The hungry.
to check the lamiue-lcycr, and. under the
blessing Of Il mcrciIuI God, restore the sick
to h"aIjh and usefulness.
Sir, VIC are Of one blood with Your own
Observation-Disclosures. Many of the holdest
and purost spirls of England. and Ireland,
and Scotland, have made their homes in the
Grfm u cs'cro RcputHr. Thatlove oflib.
cr'H which they carried 10 your shores is
become your nations character or one
mind and one heart with America, we glory
in her acts Of phiIan'hropy-we emulate
n, y
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1847-11-17

IL A late National Era gives table of statistics
of the emigration from the United Kingdom during
IN enty two years, commencing with S25 and con-
GLIDING with 1916. The total number during this
period is l,47o,327. OF this number, 7lo,417 en-
israted to the United States, and 626.62S to the
British North American Colonies. The greatest
number during any one year, was l29,s5l in 1916,
SO, 239 Of these to the t. States The number
this year, 1917, is supposed to be much greater.
Since 1894, the tide OF emigration has been swelling
more ard more towards the United States
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1847-11-17

This is given as slight specimen merely of Bril-
fish taxation--ah all pervading system, which has
become the permanent and unavoidable policy OF
that government, and which necessarily le,ics its
eNaetions upon the OF land and water, build
lngS and fuel, food and clothing manufactures and
merchandise, and even on the indspensabes of ed
ucatlon, literature and sciencc-on every article in
fact o. comfort and luxury, utility and necessity.
not excepting religion and conscience"
Carlyle aflirms in respect TO the condition of the
leople-" descend where YOU will into the lower
classes, in town or country by what avenue YOU
will by factory inquiries BY revenue returns, by
mining labor committees by opening Your own
eyes and looking, the same sorrow;u fact discloses
itself You have 10 admit that the working body o.
this rich English nation has sunk or is fast sinking
into state to which all sides considered there was
literally never any parallel"
Statistical facts bear him out in this declaration.
Thirty years ago, the ratio of English paurcrs was
as l 10 II OF the whole population In 1916. in
London. the ratio was ! TO Sand throughout Eng
land TO 6 or :. The depreciation in the monied
value Of the products of labor from 1921 to 1874
was 50 per cent-whilst funded property, in the
same period, advanced IS per cent. That is TO say
the value OF labor has constantly diminished whilst
that of wealth has increa,ed in double ratio.
Dat Of 100000 people in Great Britain, there
are estimated 10 be only
$4,000 persons with an income from E5 to F20O
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1847-11-17
The Planet N0ys.-Everv body mn.t

The Planet Nars.-Every body must
have been for long time past struck with
the unusual brIiancy Of this beautiful plan
ct IN the east. Yesterday it came in OPP
position TO the sun, and it is now several
millions Of miles nearer to MS than it will be
again for many years. When nearest, its
distance was about 43 millions Of miles,
On the 25th ofSePtember, 1913, when most
remote, its distance will be five and half
times as great, Orabout $40 millions: and on
December 18th, l849, when again nearest
to us. the distance of this planet will be
about 50 millions, or about l2 millions Of
miles greater than at the present time. It's
brlIlancy, therefore, at the opposition of
December. lS49, will be much less than at
the opposition of October, ls47.-- Philad.
North American.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1847-11-17

The New York Herald says, in re. crcnce to the
late failures IN England the real of the fail
ureS III London may be attributed TO the social
system there, by which merchants live at an ex-
pcnse beyond their incomes, and have done so for
years past. An annual expenditure of $4,000, on
an income of $500 will not last long There
is no doubt of the truth f this-hc whole fault is
in the banking and credit system which furnishes
the means from year to year for personal extrava-
gance, until the load Of Indebtedness incurred be-
comes so great that failure is neyitabe-which
once commenced, Ohe commercial, mercantile, and
business community generally all resting upon the
same system, indebted 10 banks and to each other,)
OF course eX eds itself from one TO the other and
into and through every department of busincss-to
use common sime, like row of bricks, set up
end within striking distance of each other give
one start, and of course in quick succession, the
whole soon tumble to the ground
That the influence OF British failures has not ex-
tended itself more to this country, as in former
times, is to be attributed to the fact that in the COM
mercia transactions OF the two countries-particu-
hrly since the destruction of the National Bank in
this Countrywide pay as you go system has
teen adopted to greater extent and to the addition
al fact that tie great flow OF specie to the t. States
in exchange for breadstufis and other products
mas placed our business men and banks generally
in condition TO meet almost any demands against
them without difficulty. Although the commerce
between the two countries has vastly increased d,I-
ring the past ten years we doub; much whether
their credit transactions have not decreased. Let
our business with Great Britain be conducted on
the cash and pay as YOU GO principle aud the
failures and rcvulsons in that country will affect Ms
but little, But let the present cunning scheme of
British capitalist, fully succeed in the establishment
of an 3" Anti Cola law league and the issue Of
paper TO take the place of gold in commercial bust
nest-let American business men to any considera-
bic extent be induced to receive this paper, and
by this means have it made to enter into and form
an important part OF the circulating medium of this
couniry-then, as necessary consequence, the
pecuniary troubles of Great Britain which must in
the nature of things, considering the condition of
the Gov eminent and people increase with every
year must always, and in an increasing ratio, inju
riously affect the business and people of the United
States. Let We repeat, the capitalists of Great
Britain succeed in this scheme-and the productive
industry of this country will be made to bear por-
ton of the heavy pecunary burdens incident to
sustaining the corrupt and oppressive social and
political institutions ol their Government, now tot
erng to their fall.