New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-08-28
CITY ITEMS.


thi, steamer 10 make rsPd passage was that the
paddle wheels we're large making the engines labor
hard work slowly and in bad weather irresusrly the
quantity Of back also so enormous that The
ships way was bindered. The paddle wheels are now
being essened and hoped toe desired effect viii be
produced tie vessel Ia also going through several other
alterations and improvements
He saws also that there no doubt was some uismsn
ssereni on board but too much was expected Of Der
When large sesworihy and comfortable steamship
makes an average passage at the rate OF eleven miles
Der hour let her owners be coutented and let the public
ssy tha, boat Is no. going be badly beaten in hurry
The Washington ia built 20 nun well and carry cargo
aud her ugnes ara calculated drive her across the
Atlantic at near or about II knots per hour with god
engineering and proper management
REV PROF MAFFITTs LECTURE Of MEXIco-
This exercise cougressted sbou, six hundred persons
las, evening at the Tabernacle The Reverend and i'm
Aginstve orator commenced BY glowing description
In his peculiar Of the city and country Of Mexico
The beauty Of the region lie verdan, valleys and rain
bow tinted flowers its sentinel mountains, and star
spangled sky all dwell, upon by way of introduc-
lion 10 the man subject which the Designs of Pro-
videuos These designs equally fulfilled In peace,
and battle in storm and sunshine. In gloom snd glory.
l
full and peace loving people Of the United states bad
drawn the svengng sword and thrown away the scss-
bard Il became the lecturer either to approve
condemn the nsw war Whatever might be thu private
opinion Of individuals or tho regrets Of Christians this
was national war 1t was the AngloSsxon blood tina,
flowed full and lndomitable through American veins
tia, made this war That e strange, wild blood
improved BY the Yves, 1t 'pou,ed higher and higher
U nfl "A ~ ~
the Rio Grande All, wild and unconquersblo ',resm
was that old blood of freedom Nothing was Ike IL
/ the Romans sucked the she wolf Of war the Greeks
were wsrike especially under Alexander; the Gauls
under Napoleon burs, forth hesyiDg volcanic lava
stream but nothing was Ike the Anglo Saxon blood
which In this country had free 10 achieve its
! great mission Here the Church was freed from the
burdens Of secusriy Our Bishops have not every few
months 70 make an addition TO the liturgy Ia the shape
OF thanks for the addition Of new foreign German
ROYAL responsibility to increase the taxes Of deb.bur
dened people
/ when Santa Anna proved recresns to Freedom.
Freedom then disovDed him from the summit of her
/ lofty mountains When Mexico first began TO Cypress
Tsxas some pre- diced that ere long she would behold
he round faces OF ths stars Of the Union while the
,,ern crsggy mountains, In whose recesses the bandit
vas nursed should be reused 10 the centre by the
/ full conclusion ot our cannon.
The lecturer then entered upon description of Gen
Tsyors movements previous 20 the capture IT Matsmo-
ros interspersed with ghts of his peculiarly howery
fancy Speaking of PalO Alto. he remarked that the
thunder gusts OF srt-ry rosred all day. and at night
the br AVE- Rnggod slept tie sad and bloody sleep Of
dsath beneath the smoke pnclouded skies Of Mexico.
Tea days after This the flag Of ourcounty aosed
the bastons of Matamorss that rested peacefully be.
meath the wings OF esge. When our army reached
Monterey ths city lay Ike calm and besuuful vision
/ of a sleeping infant. But this ranged. AT
.s war and ds.iructlon The decorating mortar sent
arn hall cfo Ia - f.l
ike a thunderbolt The lecturer then gave. in detail
40 Of the capture of Monterey vita many poet
ical ornsnents which have not elsewhere
| ueetpd with any narrative OF the event
And upon thu spicy gales that fan tie brow Of the
Sierra Msdre hoa,s the banner OF this United States
on II was arand 10 watch the events of tna day The
aves of empire hiss and they struggles against
difficulties up swelling from the sesdeep and csvernous
ana anon moving smoothly with an anthem not unlike
the choral music OF the stars %
! The speaker looked higher than earth The Provi
dence OF God shove all There were old and hosry
crimes vet un at0ned for. Who had avenged the COZ
quest OF Mexico by the banded eeions OF COr'es Had
the dsws and storms and wandering showers OF ceniu
res washed out the sin IL was yet to be avenged :
The speaker hsd also learned from study Of the Past
that wars OF conquest often followed BY the spread
of science. religion and the aria As 10 the Mexican
/ war II was not his province 70 speak
He should not presume 70 say whether u was Just or
unjust But Minister Of Peace he had the right to
sxoress his unbiased opinions 10 regard 10 the great
Design OF Providence long az he did not rail against
bs powers that be And far as he could read those
designs they that Mexico was doomed nation
unless she took shelter under our Esge and became an
of the United states prolonged applause
Il wss unnecessary for him TO argue that this could
be done II We could country We might an
nv a great many more He did not speak as poll
tcian but a. Christian philanthropisti He iuly &C
corded with the eloquent sentiment OF Mr. Calhoun that
there was mysterious connection between MeAleo anu
he uted States Great applause he spoke his own
frss and honest thoughts az they sweled up from h,
heArt of hearts He bad. he thanked God, no party
ends 70 serve He not subject 10 any party innu
ence His relations 70 Church aud State here peeu-
ary bland smile stole over the features OF the speaker
sna he made ,ier1fcant gesture with his right arm
were those of private citizen free. warm hearted
enthusiastic Christian Irishmsn Applause
The speaker having reiterated his great idea OF the
Of all Mexico and the extension OF our inst
tutons over It's people with every variety Of emoeish'
ent hnay closed bis orson 10 the apparent great De
light OF his auditory far As their cspplng and STAN
ing could be taken as evidence.
MKssRs EDrroRs Having seen In your paper OF yes
,rdsy an article severely rejecting upon my conduct IS
espsip Of the steamboat Atlas / request az 40 act Of
Justice 10 myself that my statement Of the shsir may te
published The Atlas did not run into the Ion, Is 10
stated in the article referred TO- bu. the contrary the
Ion came alongside Of the Auss when n the snoa' on
Fort Diamond and upon coming In collision the pilot Of
the loo put bis helm hard sstarbosrd leaving Us nc
choice but TO run ashore keep alongside the lon oi
distance Of /. miles While in this dangerous prox
unity repeatedly hailed the lon and asked for the cap
tain Of tia, boat who not 10 be seen and At sst 70
aues,ed the pilot Of hsr 70 give us room and not force
10 run ashore He paid attention 70 my request an
s kep, his helm hard sstarboad. utterly regurdits'
the alarm Of no, only his own but Of my pssserger'
whose lives we're momentsrly in danger through hi
reckessuess knowing that the article which appeared
In your paper had ia origin in Jealousy OF the bette
qusliris. and accommodations Of my boat will not si'
IL farther notice Yours respectfully, p d. SMITH
~ Gen. Ton THUMB holds his eyees In New
Haven 90 Monday Tuesday and Wednesday next Az
then proceeds To Hartford Middletcrn &c. He vii Al
,erwsrd visit the principal towns In SewJer'ey AM
PENNSYLVANIA. and in the Pail go TO Charleston Savannah
Mobile New Orleans and Havana. returning early IN ID
Spring via 81 Louis Cincinnati and Pittsburgh. when
retire. forever from public life 10 eryoy The innens
fortune which he has smAssed during his brilliant ca
reer Of ave years. P. T. Barnum, Esq the General
presiding genius accompanies this extraordinary I'M
ohsnomenon In this farewell tour through bis nstiv
country.
PHREsoLO6r.-Mr. Fowler is now IN the vi.