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POWHATAN MEETING

We perceive by the Enquirer that this meet
ing has been held. and the principal ohjec, of its
address has been to denounce Mr.. Calhoun, insult
his friends. and given strength 10 the wings of
that District. by insuring as far as they can, the
election of John MINI Bolts The Enquirer
parades their Address at length. topped off with
series of resolutions which profess to be friendly
to the President, while they are so moving as
Will deprive him Of his strongest supporters and
warnest friends in the councils of the nation.
'Ehe spirit of VOOLFOLK bears rule. who de-
clared in the Convention hc would rather the
wings should triumph. than the personal friends
of Mr. Calhoun should be elected and we pre-
sume the author was well supplied with the
eh1ir cit9 while he concocted this address.
The people will teach these rule OF ruin parly
men their true position. We appeal to the peo-
pie of Powhatan TO be true to the President. tn
Seldom, and to themselves.
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WAR AND MAIL STEAMSHIPS

Among the bills passed on The last day of the
session of Congress was the bill proposed last SEES
sion, providing, first, for The construction of four
war steamships of the first class Secondly. a
line OF mail steamships from New York to Liver.
pool, consisting OF five ships of not less than 1000
tons each. Thirdly, n line of mail steamships
from New York to New Orleans, touching al Sa-
vannab. IN Georgia, aud Havana, with branch
line from Havana To Chagres, comprising five
ships OF not less han 1909 tons each the ships
OF both lines to be constructed under the directions
of the Navy Department. Fourhly, a line Of
steamships from Panama, on the Pacific, to Ore
gon, touching at the intermediate ports.
All these ships 10 be subject To the order of and
purchase ny The government at any time, and all
TO be commanded by naval officers, and a certain
number of passed midshpmen as watch officers,
and Tor Improvement in the navigation Of steam
ships. This is very important bill. and Con
gresS deserves credit for its passage LEDGER.
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From the New Orleans Picayunc.
LATEST INTELLIGENCE FROM BRA


General Scott has ut enuih left Rr,sos g., ,h,
scene OF his inlure operations, on the 18th ut..
leaving General Worth at the mouth of the Rio
Grande experimenting the embarkaton of the re-
mainder oi his division. All are, by this time
ON their way to the Island of Iobos hut i, ia he
lieved that The General will mt be able to com
mence active hoSiilities on Vera Cruz, or the
other points designated, until the middle of the
ensuing month.
MAE.-aoRAs.-Col. Drake, of the Indiana repi
meni, who Is in command here with his corDs.
was apprehensive of being Immediately attacked
by Zen. Urea, who it is said, has 1000 choice
troops with him, and 1000 irregularly armed ran
cheros. company of riflemen has been des
patched under Capt Lowe, To garrison Fort
Brown. In attending the arrival of recruits (regu
iars) who are to occupy it. Capt. McDoueall's
company OF Indiana volunteers have been chang
ed into artillery, TO serve in the defence of the
city being quartered on the Plaza, or grea, square
There were some reports current here, after the
arrival OF The Cora. that battle had taken place
nut we can trace 1t To no foundation The citi.
Zens were arming, muskets and ammunition hav-
ing been provided by Col. Drake. A reouisition
had been made on the temporary arsenal al Point
Isabel, for ordnance.
SALTILLo-MoNTEREY. Butler had
apprlsed Gen. Taylor of an expected attack about
The LIST February by Santa Anna on Sa,illo.
when old " Rough and Ready" Immediately quit
ted Monterey to join him. There are about 5000
troops at Salilllu-enough, we presume. to pro.
tect It, Monterey has been left with only gar
rison OF QUO men, in the Fort, but as the enemy
c1n only come thither by Saltillu, that force is
sufficient Ia hold the Inhabitants in awe. The
troops at Monterey under the command of
Col. Rogers, and are Ohio and Indiana volun-
,eers. Capt. Arnold, second Dragons, has been
ordered To proceed 10 Monterey from The mouth
of the Rio Grande.
The Murderer of Lieut.. Riichey is still at large :;
Nv Two OF his accessories are in the hands of Gen
Taylor. The dispatches are supposed to be now
IN The hands OF Santa Anna.
CHIHUAHUA.-'rhe statement we befre pub
ilShed ct the capture of this city, is confirmed =
In the battle which took place there, the Next
cans lost loO men. Gen Heredia had gone from
Durango with 700 men. / 500 muskets and two
pieces of artillery. To chihuahua to lake command
for the Mexican Government. News had arrived
at Durango that two English vessels, su pposed TO
be laden with munitions of war, had succeeded in
evadIng the blockade and getting into Maza,Ian.
SANTA Annals PRoJECT-It is believed by
many well informed and correctly Judging persons,
that Santa Anna will march TO the protection of
Vera Cruz; and that all the rumors of meditated
attack on Salullo, Monterey. Matamoras, &c., are
nothing but ieInts, 10 cover that object
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two Countries, II may possibly happen that an ex.
pendiiure of money will be called Cor by the stip
ula''ons ct any treaty which may he entered into
therefore the umof Three Millions of Dollars be
and the same is hereby appropriated. out Of any
money IN he Treasury not otherwise Appropriated
10 enable the President 10 conclude treaty q,
peace limits, aud boundaries with the Republic OF
Mexlco.'to he used by him in the event that said
treaty. when signed by the authorized agents o
The two Governments. and duly ratified by Mexi
CO, shall call for the expenditure of the same, OF
any part thereof; full and accurate accounts for
which expenditure shall be by him transmitted to
Congress a, as early day as practical.
JOHN w DAVIS,
Speaker Of the House IF Representatives.
G. NJ. DALLAS.
P'ce President ofihe United States and
President orthe Senate.
Approved, March 3, lS47.
JAMES K POLK.
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TEN DOLLARS PER GALLON FOR


we find the following advertisement in the
washington papers, and as the advertiser is a man
OF wealth, II may be Of importance to those who
know something abcut the article:
len dollars per gallon will be given for any
quantity of wine, now in the hands of The ,,ods
proved by chemical test 10 be free from The fol-
lowing posons Sugar Of lead. logwood, green
Vi'ro'. capslcnm, opium, tobacco, aoes alum. es-
Sentlal oils. bitter oranges, oil uf bitter almonds.
India berry. pnkeberries, elder berries, Guinea
pepper. Brazil wood, gum benzoin burnt SUGAR.
brandy, laurel water. lambs blood, dragons blood
req Sanders salt OF tartar coculus ndicus, poison
henock, nux vomca, oil of vi,riol Prussic acid
henbane, &c, or any other foreign admix,ure
The attention of wine merchants and copsume,s 10
particularly requested TO the ah,ve.
GEORGE SAVAGE
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From The National Intclligcncer.

The Annual Appropriation Bills have all be.
come laws, though not without severe struggle
between the two Houses upon the amendments
made to the Civil and Diplomatic Bill by the
Senate, some of which were agreed to, and others
rejected 0r compromised
The Three Million Bill (wirhout the restrc
lion against slavery in any territory which NAV
he acquired from Mexico) has become law, bnt
in different form from what was originally
proposed and, as the act is one Of considera-
bic importance, we have thought il proper TO
place before our readers at once a copy of it., as
follows
AN ACT approptiating three millions or dollars.
to enable the President to conclude treaty. Of
peace and limits with Mexico.
be IL enacted by The Senate and House of
Representatives IF The United Staies of .Anleri-
en- IN Congress assembled, That whereas state
ut war now exists between the United States and
the Republic Of Mexico, which ii is desirable
should be speedily terminated upon terms just
and honorable to Doth nations and whereas assu-
RANGES have heretofore been given to the Govern
meni Of Mexico that it was the desire Of the
President TO settle all questions between the two
countries on the most liberal and satisfactory
terms, according TO the rights Of each and the
mutual interests and security Of the two coun-
tries and whereas. in the adjustment Of so many
complicated questions 40 now exist between he
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THE DIFFERENCE.

While we are supplying more or less Of food 10
almost every part Of Europe, says the Newbnty-
port Herald, and immense quantities 10 Ireland
Scotland, and France. many people have probably
forgotten that it is only about ten years since we
were importing grain in very considerable quaint
ties from the regions Of the Danube and the Black
Sea. Ia 1886 the price Of Wheat in Great Britain
was only dollar a bnshel, and on the continent of
Europe it averaged less than seventy five cents.
while at the same time in New York it was sold
at S5,25 bushel
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IN the Commonwealth central committee be ap
painted To receive the contributions Of The people.
Let those committees apppnint additional com
mi'ces In each conn,y. Let the Clergy and
the Ladies CO operate, with their won,ed zeal,
IN TINS noble work of charity. The central com
mi,tees, IN addition tn subscriptions in money +.
VIII receive contributions Of -four, wheat, meal
corn and clothing, (G,r the Irish are naked as
well as hungry) Contributions in provisions
or clothing should he sent To the nearest town To
he forwarded from thence tn Richmond. Peters
burg, Norfolk. Portsmouth. Fredericksburg. Alex
andfia. Winchester. Stauntun. Wheeling, Lynch
burg, charlottesville or Danville Provisions
and clothing sent To the care Of the Messrs. II .
w. s. }. j. Fry and CO., Richmond, or to the
Mayor OF either of the above named cities or
towns, VIII surely reach the shores of Iceland, and
VIII be Judlcionsly distributed amongst the suffer
ers. All money collected should he RENTED Ia
Wm H. Mcfarland. Esq, the Treasurer Of the
virginia relief fund. The money will be expend
ed IN tie purchase of American produce to be-
shipped To Ireland or will be RENTED in Bills uf
Exchange, ifdesired by The contributors Rpgu
lar reports will be published in the Richmond
papers of the relieffund
we will merely add that this systematic chart
" should continue till the Irish harvest IN Sep
'ember Let not the stream TO flow so long
as human beings are furnishing with want.
Very respectfully.
HUGH w. SHEFFEY,
WIN. II MCFARLAND,
G.. G. LEE.
O. p. BALDWIN,
SIDNEY S. BAXTER.
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DEMOCRATIC MEETING

The meeting proposed to be held at the
Great Bridge on Saturday last, was post
poned in order to hold a joint meeting in
the Town of Portsmouth, on MONDAY
EVENING next, that being Court Day
Democrats from the Town and Country are
earnestly request to be in attendance as no.
limitations for the next Legislature will be
made. MANY DEMOCRATS
March 9, 1S47.
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DR.. +. HOLLICK.

This philanthropc Lecturer having concluded
two highly popular and interesting courses of
Lectures before the Members of The Legislature
and the citizens of Richmond, has arrived in Nor
folk, where he will commence on Thursday Eve
ming next, by the delivery of Free Lecture, on
the most important subjects that can interes. the
human family.
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THE WING CONvENTION

VI the FIRST District, which convened in Suffolk
yesterday, we learn nominated the " Representa-
tive in Part this town, SAMUEL WATTS Esq
as the wing candidate for Congress. The ,vIigs
ofhe county Of Norfolk should very much regret
this, as they lose faithful and over zealons Rep
Tesenlatiye in the Captain
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PAREDEs IN PARIs.--A letter from highly
intelligent and well informed gentleman. al Paris.
dated January 30lh, Published in the Providence
Journal, says that the wriier was informed a few
days since, on very high authority, "tha Paroles
is in Paris, endeavorlng, but without success, TO
eotsngle this (the FreOcb) Government in the
affairs Of Mexico that Paroles gives it as his
opinion that The Mexican war will be long
one. 80
The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1847-03-09

Was presented to the Legislature on Saturday
last oy Mr.. Newton " from the Norfolk Total
abstinence Society, praying COR an &C, authorizing
a separate poll on the day of electiun for members
OF the General Assembly. in order that the citi
zens of each city. corporation and county within
the State may determine by their votes whether
licenses to sell intoxicating liquors shall be grant
ed -
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BAPTISTS IN THE UNITED STATES

There are in the United States, 7 1853 regular
Baptist churches, with $751; ordained ministers.
l,065 licensed preachers, 655, 1886 communicates.
Including the Anti Mission. Seventh Day, Free.
VIII Baptsls, &C., there are Is 623 churches s :
2S7 ordained ministers, and | ,0007l9 communi
cants. The regular Baptists have ii colleges,
theological schools. 20 weekly newspapers, 4
monthly and quarterly periodicals
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THE FAMINE IN EUROPE.

Next to our own immediate families and friends.
ana country the condition Of the population Of Ell.
rope claims our warmest sympathy and commisse-
ration The human family are perishing by thou
sands in the English donnons the wall aud dy-
Ing Shrek are waited across the Atlantic, to our
very doors, our ears pierced with the cry Of
distress, and yet Portsmouth has no, moved in the
h"'y work Of sending her quota of relief. Why has
not the generous movement of few noble spirits
IN the Navy Yard been responded to7 Why has
nat the public mind been awakened Why have
not our pnpts been made to resound with our
duty at this terrible visitation of Divine Provi.
dence 10 the Isles of the Sea 1t is no, question
OF creeds--bnt question of humanity -C atholics.
Baptlsts, Methodists, Presby ,erians, Episcopal
ans, all are included in the same horrible catepo-
ry VIII ye cot act. The meeting which was
held on Saturday evening adjourned to meet IN
Thursday evening next. at the Town Hall, when
the meeting will be addressed by many disin.
guished speakers from Norfolk and Portsmouth.
among whom 1t is expected the Rev Mr.. Hitz-
elberger. Rev. Mr.. S,ratton, Rev. Mr.. Hume.
Rev. Mr.. Cowling, and others will be presep,
We make room in our editorial space for the
admirable Appeal to the heart and purse of everv
Vlrginian. which comes from the Richmond Com.
mittee. Read and act promptly.
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RELIEF TO IRELAND.

We have been favored, says The New York
Globe, by the Rev. Archibald Maclay with the
following letter of a Methodist clergyman in
North Carolina, and take gteat pleasure in giving
it place in our columns, although the writer
probably never expected that his charity would
thus be made public:
FLY HARBoR, NEAR WAsHrNGToN, N.C.,3
February 25th, l947
Reu. DR.. Macldy, Dear Sir: | have jus, read
in the Richmond County Aduocatc the copy of
a letter to you from G. G.. Moore, Baptist min
lister, near Sligo, Ireland setting forth the suffer
ngs of the poor in that country. in consequence
OF the famine which is raging here, or about TO
rage there. forthwith enclose 10 you to send
on for their relief, four dollar note, and hone
that many more Methodists, as well as 9th
er denominations of Christians. will do likewise
Be so good as 10 forward this small tribute by the
next packet and obige
Your friend and feIlnw traveller,
n. w. GUILFORD
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THE BILL,

Which we published last week authorizing the
lease for five years, with the right to purchase
the Seaboard and Roanoke Rail Road by the cor
porate authorities Of Norfolk and Portsmouth. for
$4,000 passed the House Of Delegates on Satur
day last
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TO" PRIVATE RIGHTS We have received
communication under this signature, and when
the author, whoever he may be, signs his name
to it, we will publish il TO the world We have
taken no part in the subject of which it processes
to treat, and we do not intend TO become respon
sible for what may be written by others, who are
screened by an anonymous signature from our
knowledge and that of the public The writer of
" Jusitia" was demanded by, and is known to,
the gentleman who alone has right to know.
and there the matter rests at present Private
Rights - can appear over his own signature,
if he thinks proper
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A Public Meeting will be held
at the Town Hall THIS EVE
MING, to take this matter into
consideration, and adopt such mea-
sures as may be deemed proper to
secure favorable considerable of
the claims Of this Yard from the
proper department Of the Govern
ment. March 9.
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THE FOUR WAR STEAMERS-pUBLIC
MEETING TONIGHT

An impression seems TO have got abroad that il
Is the intention of the Government TO build The
steamers. authorized by late law of Congress, by
contract; we know not how or by whom started :;
but we cannot believe that our shrewd Secretary
OF the Navy would resort to that move, when all
previous experience has shewn that contrac, built
vessels, besides not being as Efficient have ALWAYS
cost the Government more than those built at its
own Yards. Ii would be without justification to
resort TO contract for building when our Yards are
filled with The best of every material for the con.
structon of these vessels, and the ways cleared
for laying them down Immediately, and especial
~ here where he can turn upon One, at least, of
the most efficient set of hands. Eve say it without
fear of contradiction in the service of the Gov
eminent.
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NAVAL.

The Mississippi went TO sea on Saturday eve
ming.
The Germantown will be fitted for sea and
despatched Immediately
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&S|We are authorized to recommend to
the consideration of mcetin o. or meetings of the
Democratic party which will hereafter be he'd the
name of Mr.. JOHN b. McCLOUD, MS a suitable
candidate to represent the Democracy of Norfolk
county In the next House of Delegates
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~We are authorized to recommend to
INC consideration of meeting, or meetings of the
democratic party which will hereafter be held the
name of COL ISAIAH CHERRY as a suitable can.
olda'e TO represent the Democracy of Nor folk conn
~ IN the next House Of Delegates
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A PETITION

s1@ Papers throughout the State requested to
copy.
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R~We are authorized to recommend to
the consideration of meeting q, or meetings. of The
democratic party which will hereafter be held the
name OF Major SIMEON WHEELER, as a suita-
civ candidate to represent the Democracy of Nor
iok county in the next House of Delegates.
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lSWe are authorized 10

pSWe are authorized to recommend to
the consideration of meeting, or meetings, of the
democratic party which will Hereafter be held, the
name OF PATRICK HENRY COOKE, ESQ. as n
suitaDie candidate to represent the Democracy of
Norfolk county in the next House of Delegates.
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a%We are authorized to recommend to
.he consideration OF meeting or meetings. of the
Democratic party which will hereafter be held the
name of THOMAS TATEM, Esq, as n candidate
10 represent the Democracy of Norfolk county in
the next House of Delegates "
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MISCELLANEOUS.
READ! BE GUARDED!!
TO The PljBLIC

-.-. r.r.. ~ ftts POBLlC.
'NHE increasing pnpulnritv Of Dr.. G. REM
SMITHS IMPROVED INDIAN vEGETA ABLE
SoGAR COATED PILLS, has Induced Il number
ot persons To make something they call PILLS and
coat then with sugar, in order to sell them for the
9choi"e while they do not possess ,rticlc OF the
eo'ahesS nor ev, n assmilate ia appearance to the
uig'hai, Or Smiths Pills In short, they arc a.
n"h,ted FRAUD upon tho community minis.
yer VINO at hrsi bad anintcrcst in an limitation Su.
S"f No''eu Phi, manufactured in Albany, n. y,
mas s'tSn 'hetn up, as he says, on account of the
i''s''epe dishonest parties con ,crncd in manu-
iac'u'ihg thcm. The same party are now indus
.i,ooiaung reports calculated to iuure DR..
S.'", ana 20 Affect the reputation of his Valuable
pms put rather tan notice them in pubic DIR
Snth IS ABOUT I" IN 'itutr legal cecdnys gaiust
'hctn iot the ISLANDERS, he has in another case
against similar party, in which he receive, ed n
large amount of damages. These miserable ;rni
tators have TO resort 20 ,he most al,ouuab,c moan.
to palm of their counter felt pills as tho mi lie
know that Dr. Smiths arc the ginal n nd a. mine
several Instances have come To public notice i,
which lie has been cndup gcrcd by the uuE,r,unnt.
use ot the cnunterfes. IL is Dr. Smiths Pills thot
arc dong so much good in the country-as the fol-
lowing plainly show.
MORE MINISTER'S use and -ecorp~ end DIR
smiths Pills than all others
rms Is To certify that have used the Sugar Coat
eo rms manufactured by G.. Benjamin Smith of
we" YORK, Tor some time, and believe them to
oe g"od medicine; and also. from inquiry in that
CITY, am persuaded that nc is tho original invent
o. and therefore is entitled To the benz fl of the in
'chioh' ). WILLIAMS,
Pastor LIST Baptist Church, PITTSBURGH
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DIED.

Departed this life Monday night at half past
egnt O'Clock, Mrs. May IMoeEN PAGE.
o her many friends the untimely death of this
osunauic lady will be source of most poignant
sorrow, and especially will it be so to her absent
husband, who after protractcd crrise of more
man three years, Is returning to find his once
her departure there is much cause of grief 10 her
tanlly and friends, yet she has not left them com.
fortress During the long and tedious illness which
cut ncr OIL in the prime of life and usefulness she
exhibited the most remarkable calnncss and com
P''ure; often expressing herself anxious once
more to see her husband, yet she bowed herself
ssuolnissvely to the Divine will. MecklY and con-
qlngly she resigned herself into the hands of her
iWtreKer, and without murmur, yielded up her
ne blessed with cheering hope of glorious i'm
mortality beyond the grave
From henceforth blessed arc the dead who die
70 20 the Lord even so saith the Spirit for they
from their abors." s.
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NOTICE.-The subscriber would most resoect.
~ fully inform those OF his customers who have
not received their bread usual, lowing to the
carriers being principally hirclings, and are off
taking their Chris tmas frolics,) that on New Year,
day, the routes viii all be supplied with punctual
carriers, who :HALL ALWAYS be in time 70, their
customers.
Those who are not supplied with bread, will
please srnd to the shop, until the carriers get regu-
Thankful for the patronage heretofore bestowed
still continues to manufacture the most choice artt
Gle Of BREAD, BISCUIT, CRACKERS. CAKES
&c, &c.
Persons wishing to he furnished for the enzuino
year. will pl asc leave their names at tho Bakery
and they $ all be punctually attended TO.
Dec 81 JAMES TOMpKINS