Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-05-29

Maude sent him to jail for two months. It
appeared that his clothes had been torn 10
pieces, and that he had been provided with
others ut the Indrnary. An application
was made for the restoration of these; but
az the the prisoner said that he had no
others, and no friends in the town, Mr..
Matde remarked that the man could not 60
naked. lie told the police.officer to ascer.
tain whether the prisoners own garments
could not be patched up.-MdneheSter
! ErpreJs.
TRpLAND.-The weather has Of late I'M.
dergone II favorable change. Vegetation
is making rapid progress. The accounts
of the wheat and oat crops are highly en-.
couraging; and even in regard to potatoes
very favorable accounts are received. The
smaller class of farmers, who have suffered
30 terribly by the destructive failures of
last year, are plucking up courage to try
their ~favorite root once more. The early
spring planting Of potatoes had been con
fined to the large farmers and gentry, who
could afford TO make experiments, but with.
in the last week the small farmers are also
venturing. The Newry Telegraph says:-
"The planting Of potatoes ia quite general
in this part Of the country, several oil the
more extensive farmers having large
breadths of land laid down for that pur-
pose. The early planted are exhibiting
the most gratifying promise of a large and
abundant crop, the young plants coming
up strong and vigorous, rs in the most ia
vorable seasons" The accounts from
other districts are similar. for
good or evil, there will Ire an extensive pc.
tato culture this year. Probably the
amo mt planted will DO about the fourth
{ part Of tho crop Of ordinary years.
/, On the oath ult., populations from the
city of Cork and some public bodies pro-
ceedcd to Cove, TO present addresses to
Captain Forbes, of the United States
sloop.of.w a jamestown, which had brought
n cargo, valued ut El4,000. Capt. Forbes,
/ in his reply, expressed the necessity Of
{ "~raising the moral standard ofthe people,"
In his reply to the city Of Coik address he
= says :-"You know, gentlemen, that in
2 America we have no lower ORDERS in q
Y moral point Of view, unless they be import.
s ed, and that they are not long permitted te
live as they were wont TO do at home, they
r are obliged, by the social customs and the
civil laws, to do their share Of the common
II veal" It wa determined, at a meeting
in Cork on the Oath ult., at which Lort
Bernard, NJ. p, presided, that the cargo o
the Jamestown should he distributed a.
mongst the ten unions Of the country, &C
cording to the extent Of population and tn
ID prevalence of distress in each. The Nor
thern Wing stats that the potato blight ha
al reappeared in the neighborhood OF Belfast
f. The STEAMBo Al GREAT BRITAIN
10 recent communication from Du1drnm Ba.
+ gives a favorable account of the condition
'e in which the hull Of the Great Britain
ct found, after enduring the merciless buffet
d. ings of the late severe winter. The pla
or which Mr.. Bruael adopted for saving tn
c. vessel from the full force of the sea, b
rs forming a breakwa'er of hurdles, has pre-
ne we'd very successful, and the under portion
IL of the vessel are discovered to be muc
q less damaged from friction than might hav
as been feared, especially considering tn
! rugged nature Of the beach in DundruI
!. Bay. Workmen are employed, undo
proper direction, tightening the buIkhcad
and making things in readiness for tn
measures which may soon be set on fo'
for floating the vessel. The intention {
the directors isto bring the vessel to Iii
- erpool, where a good portion Of her mi
chinery has been received and stored, an
y. we hope, in a month, to see this fine sP'
" cimen of naval architecture rescued froI
:" her perilous position and u~ndergoin
~ the needful repairs to fit her once more
nc to take her place amongst that fleet whic
to carries to all lands the trophies of In
glands unbloody ~eonquests.
n v~
=. NAVY COURT MARTIAL-SEN-
:. TENCE OF DEATH.
A court martial, comprising Rear-Adm
), raj Hyde Parker, C. B., president-CaI
IT tain Pasco, ofthe Victory-Captain Chad
q D &c thn RrnnInnt-Cantain Hendel