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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-05

DABoLIcAI CoNDUcr or HUSBAND For
some years, says the Hempstead Inquirer, of the
27th inst thsre has resided at Near Rockavay lsdv
her and daughter their board being paid BY the
husband Of the lady he refusing to live with her The
husband resides In New York is In fair circumstance
any Of bis prop rty Of sending for his wife come down
and sign away her right Of dover Some time since sh,
told by friends that she should be careful what
she signed; and on the next application Of her husband
she wrote to him that situated she was she could not
agree to sign of her right OF dover any more Of his
property She after visited by stranger from
Now York, who stated that he about negotiating
with her husband for property and he
that she had refused to sign the deed She replied that
her husband Of her for signng IT,
and that she did not to have upon
that subject with any her husband He then
asked her IL she knew such person. without taking
hold Of touching the letter she replied that she knew
several Pettits but named Joseph Her daughter
was In the ct the time and member Of the fami-
y In adjoining with the door open and they
both state that this ID the substance Of the
the husband applied for divorce his friend swors he
had served notice Of the application for divorce upon
the lady, and also that when she In the city In May
last that he followed her and male stranger houss
OF fsms In Brooe street, that he them enter
In the course OF two three hours he thsm
out sgan-and upon the strength Of this testimony, .
divorce has been granted while the lady remained In
utter ignorance Of what going until the whole
AFFAIR settled IL is due TO the lady to state that not
the slightest whisper OF scandal has been heard against
her character and she 10 spoken Of BY all whe
guant.d with her amiabls and virtuous WOMAN
have the divorce set aside and perhaps
make effort to send the person who perjursd bimsef
for the out the expense Of the stata
In noble building the banks OF the Hudson rivsrn
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-05

.ANRcDoTE OF THE PORE In 1924, the Abbot
Mastai Ferrettl, the present Pope, was attached
to the missions Of South America One day on going
from Valparaiso to Lima in Gillian soop he met with
= terrible storm. The vessel running towards some
reel, was nearly wrecked, when she boarded by
small boat, In which Eve negroes The boatswain
OF the boat went board of the soop and asked per-
mission OF the captain to take the pilots place After
great dihoultits he made the soop enter the small port
OF Arioa on the south coast of America Abbot Ferret
inquired his libsrstor's name He was poor negro,
named Bake The next day the missionary visited
tbs hut Of the negro, and gave him purse oontsops
four hundred dollars Recently snsr having been named
rope, tho cnief supreme Of the church remembered
Bako and THROUGH the iptermedation OF the chief OF
the MISSIONS sent him his portrait and another sum
OF money equal to tho rst But since 1874 the situa-
ton OF zach OF these had much changed Bako
was an energetic and industrious man. and with the git
OF the Abbot Mastai Ferrstt specuated In saltpetre
which Is found in such quantities at africa lie now
. rich msn, and magnificent mansion IL built on the
spot where his humble hut Full Of gratitude for
the souvenir Of the holy father, he has built on the
hgheet hill Of his estate aps In which he ba, naasd
the venerated image Of the pontif
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-05
Miscellaneous.

During the third week in November about 40 900 bs
Of copper ORE Of superior quality from Polk county
Tenn sssee, paused through Charleston South Carolina
on Its way to Boston, where 1t smsted This
ore together with large quantity CT pig iron and line
came over the Georgia ana South Carolina Railroad
More coming.
Ala was destroyed by fire the 18th ult, and books
papers and maps Ia the estimated value OF from
to S20,00O were consumed
John Fink sud wife, who wG,e burned to death on the
Ph9uix, were residents Of Syracuse. Ambros. Dunbar
the lost.
Gen: H. sprigs died at his residence, on Bayou
merly In the Untsd States Navy actively EN- ployed on
the MEDITERRANEAN station for six years and made
Commander during MIR Jederson's administration
The corner stone Of new synagogue was laid Ia
Albany on Wednesday afternoon.
There thirty nine savings banks in Massachusetts
farmer Of st. Adams, Vermont. recently made n
grand entrse into that place. mounted a small car
drawn By four large hogs Ho entered the town at a
brisk trot, amidst reclamation of hundreds who
we're soon drawn together to witness this uncommon
spectacle Alter making the tour of the place
three or fur times he went into the wool pack ward,
be together where they regaied with trough tul
OF beans and wash. They renamed about two hours
while ne dispatched his business usual the market
~nen tney were put to and driven home again, multi
tuoes cnsering him This man. It is said, has only had
these animals under training six months A gentle
the spot offered him S24O for the as i
stood, but was Indignantly refused-Nw LpnIa,, Nevs
We yesterday letter from distipg uisbed pbvsi
oisn In London to another in this city, in which the
writer alluded to on his patients, lady of So Who
had had ~ children at IL births, namely 4 twice
three times white the most Of the others twins
This beats n Of the German mother who had so
DAUGHTERS Mt 10 births
Tbs ship Crusader which cleared TO day for Val
psrsiso has board thousand bales aud hum
drsd and twenty four boxes domestcs valued at $685.
O00!- Bo.tor Traveller. ID inst.
More than 6fty verses have been launched At Thou-
aston, Maine, during the past season
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-05

NAVIGATION OF THE PENoBscor RIVER ABOVE
TIDE WATERING little interest was fslt last
spring account Of the experiment OF navigating the
upper wassrs Of the Psnobscot BY steam We had the
pleasure OF being Of the party the nrst expert
mouth Of the river That trip sstsosd ~ q
the praeticaby Of navigating the Penobscot portion
II.
Of few weeks during the drought OF summer, between
SS the the ss rs:o,.d n. mon ON
ascending the. Pscstsquis Falls She started IRON Old
town At quarter past o'clock and arrived the Pts
cstaqus Falls The noble Psnobscot here in two pitoh
rushss fall Of sixteen feet The boat was put
upon her course and these falls successfully en-
eouutered and the ascent oftn quick rapid water
from the mouth of the Piscatsqu the head Of the
falls distance Of two miles, made in twenty MI
nuss 1T the OF six miles An hour All the doui
ties of navigation were overcome and the boat A.
rived at Wattawsmkesg Point and tied up to the Mill
tar ..sy Sriss. OsfSr: o'oSct p NJ having mad.
two Of which nearly an hour esch-
The next morning Nth quantity castings and irons
other freight, taken board the was cast
OF from The bridge, started head waters Of
rapid waters OF MatAssunk Rips Salmon Stream TsIls
snd joe Merry's Rips, aud aerived 1t Nickstou de,
lance OF ID miles In two and quarter hours Having
discharged her freight at the mill dam, and made her
turn In the eddy Of the waters Of the and west
branch under the BLUM Of Ncketou Island shs left for
Odsown at q after TO- where she arrived ct before
PM in time for the evening train of cars Her down
ward trip performed 10 6k hours including stop-
pages; her running time down was lust hours and ss
minutes. The whole distance from Niokstou u Is
miles she made fraction Is mics per hour This
expedition has the proprietors TO put boat
aud to establish line OF steamboat communication be-
tween Oldtown and Mattawsmksag point IL will be
Falls and occasional interruptions in the sxtrrms
drouth but long before the time limited their charter
shall have expired, they confidently believe they win
have an uninterrupted line Of steamboat oommunca-
ton established between these points, and will per-
form occasional trips to the Niokstou and miles up
Wig, Dec. l.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-05

THE LATE FREsHET.-We regret TO learn thar
the damage done TO the and Ohio Canal bv
the late freshet Is greater than at nrst supposed
serious breach has taken place which
II viii require considerable time TO repar-diersnd,Is
Go4sffs LIST inst.
The Codorus navigation suffered great damage. All
the repairs which had been since the prev-
GUS hsod were destroyed, and the additional injury n
most serious IL II estimated that I'VE thousand dollars
would be required to restore the sork TO order
The Codorus Creek higher on Wednesday night cf
last week than he's been for twenty i've yearsYork
pa R'pubhcan.
the river at this point, was higher on wednesday
height Of the river the ordinary line twenty
feet and the canal bank. far the eye could
reach submerged IS the aqucduct across Black
water Creek The damage TO the canal has doubsisss
been very great Some OF the contractors above the
town have sustained revere loss. The farms on the
river are much injured. Among those who sustained
heavy losses Judge VIM. Daniels Jr and Mira Perei
val -Lynehbuygh Prxinioa, 40 Nop.
IL Is now said that tho sjury the James river and
KAnawha Canal, In the vicinity Of soottsvs, 10 much
lees serious than was at FIRST supposed.
The running expenses OF the packet ships between
New YORK and Liverpool for the last months have
averaged $1,000 trip more than the receipts This
Innate founded on the statement of q captain Of
Of these ships. The authority mentions n faot
which we suppote viii not be to any navigator but
steersd on the voyage from New York to Liverpool by
the needle Ia one point south Of sa.t-the average
variation OF the needle between New York aud Liver
pool amounting TO two degrees that the course In
reality one point north Of east THIS slight northngh
sufficient TO the difference Of latitude betwesn the
tive places. In voyage OF three thousand miles-Nsv
buryport Herald I'd igH nI
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rale.
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rurs may appear lea had In onr seht m to 800
point the cstsstrouhs vhiah - dsnors Viii nat b -
sss certain than thst LAT of The apenh
win disappear nom thoss tsrtor;ss srd vith diem Nm
70 the remote hope Of the moth,r oountrv bsps
Able one dsy to scupsrsts thai biek
she wss called On to exercise In those soons When st
eps tina constituted the br,ehtSst srss ~ ~, Sro
OF hoth hemisphsrss
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b-t tbsrs hss ban much torpor mnoh es-s.crss "a
nselirsncs vhsn thipss have been sovsS to so,.s 20
thIs 1hsn our Sormsr trsnsmarins no"ss,c. s.s
h.coms ssv .rSss TO The proud rival Of xhson i..tS
Of having hsm rspeed the shsdoV Of The stsnd
ard Of their former posssssors.
Ana ~ ths .ovatcnsnsss NJ thu Amsrican Coao..u.
vould hs sst.ssd vtb vhst it hss already
thsss svts vonS hs s.s but the tsndsrcv
az thsss sonoussts n Wall msrksd The povsrfu Re.
n,ho ~ ths vn,,S ssnnot nth trsnonilIitv bet
4 tho.s an. s,nos mat vhsrs Z osred 10
rank monsrchv r. f.srs and Nth rssSon that vhist
resng on her .ctu.l nosssssons snain vii At Ian eth
avshsn .oms A.. Srorp hsr in.rniieabs istharsv nd
s,thsr a.rrv into .nsct tbs Ia. ~ monsrohv or a.
hsrs.S ths frss nrot.ctrss. Of hsr Sprnsr pro
yin.ss in Their n,s.snt condition A. Rsuublios aks
thar Within re- ,tsrv .hr.cs ana amt IN fosn ~
linton ths.s immsns rSts ~, ;ss ;.dnstrv .nd 90
merss and ,ntsrsstinv invsstigstion
it IL on this soooSut tho United States carries ON
nd Man ~ h.ornton On ths thsv
will mot dssist until ali thsss fractons Of ststsS
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-05

INCIDENTS OF THE WAX.
Some OF the gressers about the city have nav vav
Of imposing upon uususpectDg Americans. Thus YES.
tsrdsy one OF them approached an American
with i've dollar gold piece, half eagle asked for
the silver lie received Ave dollars, and not satisfied
with this, demanded half dollar more. Tn. American
mot reshing this shave handed back the half eagle and
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1847-08-28
From the Washirg gton Union.
Col. De RusSy's Report,

The, following spirited and highly
interesting report Of Col. De Russy
describing his engagements with the
enemy while on his mission to Huejula
for the purpose of procuring the re-
lease of the Ell Encarnacion prison
ers-the overwhelming force by which
he was opposed---the havoc he created d
in its ranks-his ultimate triumphant
retreat-and The gallantry OF his offi-
GERS and men--will be read with avid
ity by our citizens:
TAMplco, (Mexico) July lS, 1917.
Sir: In obedience to your special
order, No. Al, dated 7th July, direct
ing me to call upon Gen. Garay. of the
Mexican army, stationed at Huelutla,
and claim from him certain prisoners OF
war, who, in your judgment, and for
reasons which you authorized me to
suggest, should be entitled to liberation,
and, in case of his compliance, to bring
back said prisoners to Tampico, pro.
ceeded with an escort Of one hundred
and twenty-six men in its execution.
NV force was com posed of Wyse's
company, Sd artillery, 81 men, with one
feld-piece; Boyd's company, cavalry,
IS men; detachment of my own reg.
iment Of a. men, commanded by Capts.
Mace and Seguine, and eleven men of
the volunteer company OF Tamplco
rangers. The officers assigned to these
troops were Wyse, Sd artillery, Boyd,
cavalry; Mace and Seguine, Louisiana
volunteers; with Lieuts. Toneyhlll, cav
airy, Lihdenberger, Campbell, and
Heimberger, Louisiana volunteers.
The first of these acting adjutant for
the command, the two latter as com.
pany officers to Captains Mace and
Seguine; and Lieutenant Wells, COM
manding the rangers. There was also
with the party Sergeant Singleton Of
sLa." company, acting sergeant major.
and Mr.. Pemberton, an amateur vol
unteer. ] left this place with my com
mand on the morning Of the 9th instant,
and reached the town Of Aselhuama on
the 9th, which learned was within the
district commanded by General Garay.
Here | inquired for any military officer
to whom | might communicate the pur-
pose Of my mission. was informed
BY the alcalde, or chief magistrate, that
none were there. ! applied to. this
func,ionary for corn and other neces-
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ness must be developed by experience.
In any expedition such as that from
which have just returned, ! estimate
one field-piece, well supplied and we'll
managed, as equivalent to one hundred
muskets, and perhaps more, in defence.
| have the honor to be, sir, your
obedient servant,
L. G. DE RUSSY.
Col. La. regiment volunteers.
To Col. WILLIAM GATES,
Commanding Department Tampico.
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Captain Taggarts Dying Words.
BY NINA.

BY NINA
I'm the account of the battle of Buena Vista, it
is said that the last man killed, in the American
lines, was Captain Taggart, Of Brown county. In
diana When struck down by a shot from the
Mexican battery, and knowing himself to be dying,
he exclaimed, whilst extending his sword to a
comrade. "Here take 1t; can use ii no more. =
But tell the boys toJfght on-our cause isjusf.'1 ]
q Here, take my sword, dear comrade.
we For am dying now;
& But yet feel mt Deaths stern hand
~ Upon my pald brow.
l care not, though my hearts rich blood
.~ Il ebbing fast and free,
Ill but hear my comrades shout
son! on to victory!'
My sword, my good old keen.edged blade,
Is red with foemen's boud
From many CORY wave has drank,
With hoEor Tor its food.
OH bear 1t on to battle still,
Where justice bids il fall
The arm that welded il grows chill
n My sword oh, now, farewell!
Hence! ye and it have work to do,
Sword, friends, and comrades, ALL;
p"ouR CAUSE IS JUST" then boldly strike
For Honor-lve or fall.
Oh, WELD the sword of Taggart we'll,
Amidst the lbickest fight:
And think how oft he proudly drew
1t in his country's right
Ifall, but oh, "OUR CAUSE Is JUsT!"
I glory here to die;
Iscorn a coward, fainting heart,
Though death is in my eye.
Press on! brave boys, nor basey yield,
Though serried ranks may blaze
Stout hearts will nerve each arm to strike,
And peans Of triumph raise.
The boon of cannons greet my ear,
The cloud of battle lowers:
Once more my pulses wildly spring,
Though numbered are my hours.
Ha! shouts of victory rend the air;
My heart with death grows chill:
Fight on +! braue boys, " Our cause is ja'f"'
God and our country still!
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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-02-19

Gen. CAss, the special champion of Mr. Polk,
and the ready advocate and apology st for his
measures and policy, does not like to answer
questions. The following amusing interlude
occurs in the report of the gallant Generals
late speech on the Three Million Bill -
Mr. MOREIIEAD inquired il the honorable Sena
tor considered the present proposition as connng the
President, in the disbursement OF the money to the
purposes To be specified in the treaty, the resolution
OF the last session did
MIR, CASS said that mis- understanding of the ,ropo-
siuon was that the money not To be paid until
treaty was agreed upon The payment was not Il
preccde the treaty, but to follow it,
NJ. WEBSTER (risng) Will the honorable Sc
nator allow
Mr.. CASS. will hear YOU with pleasure but
cannot answer any more Questions | have said tina
| no money Isl be paid until a neatv is ratified
Mr.. WEBSTER. was merely gong to remark
that Is the very turning point
Mr.. CASS, (hastilyl will sit down and hear tn,
honorable Senator, but he must not ask me any qucs
lions. They entirely disarrange what have to say.
Mr.. WEBSTER resumed his seat
Ask me no questions and will tell you n,
| lies" seems to have been the temper of the Gle
neral. And then that word, 6 hastily" appears t,
have been thrown in by the reporter maliciously
We presume the General was az cool as ,
cucumber
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-02-19
The War.

There is no news OF special interest or
importance from the theatre of the War In
the absence of authentic intelligence the daily
papers of the cities are filled with the specu-
lations of letter writers, and ruEorS Of impor-
tant transactions and events which are mostly
without foundation. Such was the idle report,
paraded lover the Country that Santa Anna had
been shot by his own soldiers No battles have
been fought, nor does there appear to be any
immediate prospect of any. Our Army is at
various posts in McNico-SaltIlo, Monterey,
Victoria, &c, &c, as heretofore. Whether
an attack will be made on Vera Cruz, or San
Luis, or not, the letter writers are not agreed.
II appears to be well ascertained that the
Mexican Congress have passed bill raising
Si5OOO,OOo by the hypothecation or sale OF
Church property, The best news, or rumor,
that we find in the papers is the following. May
it prove true!
PEACE WITH Mrxco.--The New Orleans Bulletin
good authority contains the following paragraph
ave have seen letters of7th january from the city
of Mexico and from parties having access to higE
sources OF information, which express in decided
terms belief that the differences between the tive
n1t.ols w,uyeTy speedily be amlcably and honorably
settled"
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-02-19

We find the subioinel brief notice of our es-
teemed townsman, Col. HYDE, in the Sentinel
q. Democrat, of last week. The rare excel
encies of character and feeling which Col. HYDE
manifested in all his intercourse with the COM
munity in which he lived, would justify terms
of warmer euogy than the writer OF the follow.
ing modest obituary has thought proper to en-
ploy. And though it would, perhaps, i'll become
us, with the limited acquaintance it was our
fortune to have with Col. HYDE, to attempt
fuller notice than the one we copy, which was
doubtless communicated by an old and famil-
lar friend" We. we may take occasion to say
that in the discharge of his public duties Col.
HYDE secured the entire confidence g. respect of
those from whom lie differed in political opinions
an relations. lie was confessedly a most capb.e
o Iiccr, as well as liberal true-heartcd gentle
man, AMI, as the writer below says, San up
right and honest man."
From the Sentinel s. Apcrn,
Col Hyde was a native Of Grand Ne, and an carly
gradul;e OF the University OF Vermont After leaving
with the Hon. c. p Van Ness after which he be-
came junior partner with him in the practice of the
| law. On the appointment of Mr.. Van Ness to the
Coectorshp, Col. Hyde became his principal Deputy;
and for great number Of years he honestly and faith
fully discharged the duties ol Collector o watch he was
! APP ontcd In all his intercourse. either i'll his public
duties or as private citizen, he maintained the cha
| racier of an upright and honest man. With large
share OF benevolence he fed the hungry, clothed the
naked, and visited the Responding and oppressed, like
] the good Samaritan, pouring oil and wine into their
bleeding wounds HIS the choice OF continuing
in what Is termed single blcsscdncss : but his last
efforts were directed to the support OF widowed sis
| ter, and the education OF her children.
| Col. Hyde was attacked some months since with
pulmonary complaint, which, although not attended
with pam, preyed upon his constitution, leaving him
| the time OF his death greatly emacated All the aid
that the heangar art could besow was administered to
him-he was constantly attended by his afiectonae
sisters and kind neghbors. who took deep interest
from the midst of his usefulness leaving many
ing friends to mourn his departure. Com.