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Nofo f,oy, prince DenedoT N roIone1 Mule

Note from Prince Demedof to Colonel Maule.
An individual named Thomas Dennis, aged 90 years,
born in Boston, seaman board the American frig-
ate Princeton, had his two shot off yesterday,
the 9Th of September, while engaged in firing The salute
on the occasion of the visit of the Prince Demedof.
The arms have been ampuated, and the wounded
man appears to be in fair way of recovery.
Thomas Dennis will be received into the hospital for
invalds Of the navy naval asylum at Philadelphia
The officers of the Princeton give assurances that
1neasness need be felt as to his future condition. and
proper manner
Nevertheless, Prince Demedof affected by an occur
renee of which he is, though certainly in indirect
manner, the original cause, wishes to give Thomas
Dennis proof OF his sympathy in his misfortune.
The Princes Intention is to assign for the benefit OF
which will be paid TO him quarterly otherwise, at
Philadelphia, to the day of his decease.
Prince Demedoff desires to know what forms must be
complied with in order to accomplish his object, and
what authority he must apply to in order to have the
matter arranged.
(Signed) DEMEDOFF.
GIBRALTAR, Sept. g, 1S47.
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OFFICIAL.
Accident 70 an American Seaman.

1hotr"eHt AIneTfcan Seamnns
Handsome conduct Of Colonel Robert Wilson, Goyernoy
OF Gibraltar, and Of Russian Prince
Extract OF letter to the Secretary of Navy
Engle, dated
U. s. SHIP PRINCETON,
Gibraltar, September 5, lsl7
SIR: arrived here from Malaga yesterday inform
ed YOU in letter dated August 25th, that intended to
touch there.
To-day most unfortunate occurrence happened on
board this ship Prince Demedof, of Russia sgni6ed
his desire to visit the ship sent boat for him. and ON
his leaving salued him with thirteen guns the eleventh
gun fired before its me and took off the of Thorn
as Dennis seaman This accident has given me hides
cbable pain though every precaution to prevent acct
cident taken
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
+. ENGLE, Commander.
Hon JOHN Y. MASON,
Secretary of the Navy
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A TiAsEs Thierss History Of the Consulate and
"A Empire-geographica typographical. aud military.
few COPIES numbers to s. this day received from Paris
by +. TAYLOR.
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Prince DEMEpoFF.
DIED.,

Greene county Missouri the Sept LUCY JANE
daughter of Hon Jos and MARY PHrrs aged about sea-
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Competing Rugs, and House Furnishing Goods gem
orally.
II H. HOOE az co. have in store and constantly
Il receiving additional supplies from the ceebra-
ted manufacturers and importers
English Brussels of the newest styles and best quality
American ngrans of designs made exclusively for our
sales
Tapestry, twiled and plain Venetian new styles
Fine and ingram, n arg assortment chean
Printed druggets Ga and l2I, new designs
Floor ocloths, both English and American
Step dnlggets, chenille, and tufed rugs
Bindings and other goods in the line
ALSO,
Linen sheetings, all widths and qualities
liable damasks and Diapers all widths and qualities
Huckabacks and other dwellings
Damask and diaper table napkins
Worsed damasks and moreens all colors
Union damasks, superior quality designs
turkey, red twilled, plain and printed all coors
Embroidered curtain musns ia pairs and by the yard
Quilts and counferpanes fevery description
ffit curtain fixtures of the newest designs
Bed blankets all sizes and qualities, some very superior
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UNITED STATES SHIP PRINCETON,
Gibraltar. Saptembpr T. 49,

Gibraltar September 7, lS47.
SIR The enclosed will show you an offer from Sill
Robert Wilson, OF the hospital, for the reception OF
the wounded seaman, Thomas Dennis, of whom wrote
you the 5h and also urgent letter from Surgeon
Van Horn, that be accepted in compliance with which
heat when steamng render it, in my opinion almost i'm
possible to expect recovery from serious wounds on
board enclose copy OF letter which addressed
to Col Maule, of the highanders from Prince benedict
saw it in the hands of Mr. Sprague and thought de-
manded a word from me, copy of which send you
also copy OF letter from Sir Robert Wilson, in refer
ence to the reception OF Dennis.
for the accident AT two former sautes, she drove part
of the cylinder up the vent Dennis says he sponged the
gun he had always been the habit of doing-givng
the SPONGE when in the chamber three The cap
tain OF the gun says that the vent stopped and the
cartridge home and Dennis in the act of hauling out the
1t is one OF those unaccountable accidents the
cause of which is known to God alone.
Prince Demcdoff | hear has, or is about to make
yearly allotment of $50 per year to Thomas Dennis
You will observe, by the letter of the Prince Colonel
Maule, that he has been informed that our government
takes of her wounded, by making them liberal al
lowance, and a comfortable home for them told him
this myself.
Very respectfully, your obedent servant,
+. ENGLE, Commander.
Hon. JOHN Y Mason, Secretary of the Navy
GIBRALTAR, Sept 6, 1s47.
My regretted much to hear of the accident
on board the Princeton yesterday. Ii the injured man
should be left here during the Princetons absence we
will have every possible attention paid him in the hos.
pital
Very truly, yours, r. WILSON.
II. SPRAGUE, esq, U. 5. Consul
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UNITED STATES STEAMSHIP PRINCETON,
Gihralta SAINT q 1917

Gibraltar, Sept. 6, 1S47.
SIR To avoid the great inconvenience and danger to
which Thomas Dennis (he subject of the unfortunate
aboard ship, would respectfully recommend that, if
possible, he be transferred of the hospitals
shore where by the greater quiet and better accommo-
chance of surviving would be materially increased
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
w. L. VAN HORN, Surgeon.
f. ENGLE, esq, Commander U. S. steamer Princeton.
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My DEAR SIR / received your letter here only this
evening at p M, but have despatched order to adj
nit Thomas Dennis wherever he may be brought for
to be afforded that may be required I have also com
municated with Dr. Hallahan, the principal medical Off
Ger, and given him full authority to take every step that
hospital, where you may rely the jealous attention of
every the treatment and comfort of the unfortunate
sufferer.
am going tomorrow morning in the Virago to Tan
gers but return the evening, and will myself the
trust you repose in duly discharged, whenever my in
terventon may be useful.
beg you to believe me- with sincere respect and
gard your obedient servant, r. WILSON.
Capt. ENeLE, U. S. NJ, Comdg ship of war Princeton.
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DIED,
In Greene county Missouri the 27h Sept LUCY JANE
daughter Of Hon JoHS and MARY PHrr aged about
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nRAWN numbers OF Grand Consolidated Lottery
IL class No 43.
Is s 4s 81 rs 80 % 6S 80 30 81 6 49,
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Hon JOHN Y. MASON,
Secretary of the Navy.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
II ENGIE. Commander
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TOHN II. WALLACE, Attoney-st-L.aw.-Offce on Z
j street. few doors of the General Post Office.
Oct 2j-lieod
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w house genteey furnshed-or which liberal rent will
be paid Apply to the Union Office.
Oct 2J-6t
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1847-07-01
DOMESTIC LOVE.

Domestic Love! not in proud palace halls
Is often seen thy beauty to abide;
Thy dwelling is in lowly cottage walls,
That in the thickest of the woodbine hide:
With hum of bees around, and from the side
Of woody hills some little bubbling spring,
Shining along through banks with harebelIs dyed;
And many bird to MARBLE on the wing,
When morn her saffron robe Ger heaven and earth
doth fling.
o! love of loves to thy white hand is given
Of earthly happiness the golden key
Thine are the joyous hours of winters even,
When the babes cling around the fathers knee
And thine the voice that, on the midnight sea,
Melts the rude mariner with thoughts of home
Peopling the gloom with all he longs to see.
Spirit I've built shrine, and thou hast come,
And on its altar closed, forever closed thy plume
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1847-07-01
HOPE.

The future is mans immemoraI hymn:
In vain runs the present a-wasting;
To golden goal in the distance dim
In life, in death, he is hastng
The world grows old, and young, and old.
But the ancient story still bears to be told.
Hope smiles on the boy from the hour of his birth
10 the youth it gives bliss without limit;
1t CLEANS for old age as star on EARTH
And the darkness of death cannot dim it,
Its rays will gid even fathomless gloom,
When the pilgrim of life lies down in the tomb
Never deem it Shibboleth phrase of the crowd
Never call it the dream of rhymer
The instinct of nature proclaims it aloud
WE ARE DESTINED FOR SOMETHING sUBLIMER.
This truth which the witness within reveals,
The purest worshiper deepliest feels.
Schiller.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1847-07-01

PREJUDICE AGIN CoLoR.-One of the
niger orators at the late Abolition gable
ment in Boston, after enlightenin his audi
ence on matters and things in general, made
some remarks about his complexion, as the
free niggers calls it. He sed it was only
them what had no taste what had any pre-
judice agn color. "Colorr - ses the niger,
rolln his eyes 1.-THE wimmin till they look
ed like two peeled onions in dinner pot,
and made Miss Fallen feel sort O. fainty ;
"Why, ladies and gemmen, if you look at de
ting in de right light, der ain. no color in de
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1847-07-01
P O E T R Y

To the Editor Of the Port Tobacco Times:
DEAR SIR: If you will oblige me by insertir
in your paper the following lines l pledge myse
never to bother you more. A few days ago | r
ceived fiat in public company, from lady
never addressed, because forsooth friend told h
that thought her interesting. Yours, &c. M.
chanc'd one day lass to meet,
thought her wondrous fair;
She had such pretty little feet,
Such glossy chestnut hair,
And then she had some minor charms
@ spare me their relation!
Alas false mem'ry here disarms
The rules of computation.
Now sev'ral times in my short life
I've praised her mouth and eyes,
And said the man who'd call her wife
Would catch a wondrous prize;
But never in my life, I'll swear
Before the devil Cupid,
Did ask her to be my dear
never was SO stupid.
Lenrning I'd spoken in her praise,
She auisely thought me smitten,
And arrogating auisdom's ways,
Sends me, unasked, the mitten.
Now should she still this course pursue,
1t is but fair to guess,
That should she be in love with you,
Unasked, she would say-yes.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1847-07-01
STANZAS.

The subjoined verses were written by Captain
PArrEN the evening before the battle of Cerro
Gordo. In that encounter Capt. Patten was Sc
verely wounded in leading his company into action
under a storm of grape. He is however fast mend
ing.
Oh! let us sleep awhile tonight,
Our weary limbs with toll are sore,
Tomorrow brings the dubious fight,
Beyond-and we may crave no more;
Beneath the tropics burning ray,
Faint are the hearts mid strife which dare,
And hands strong nerved to meet the fray,
Droop listless meath the sultry air.
Oh! give us sleep; wakeful rest,
dream which breaks scarce begun,
And then our arm shall do its best
To strike until the field be won;
With bosoms fired with martial glow,
And purpose for the combat ripe,
Our strength renewed, shall proudly show
The glory of the star and stripe.
Oh! give US sleep; It's toll severe
Which bids our feet the march restrain,
And we would steal moment here,
To see in dreams our homes again;
Those homes, alas; far, far away,
Whence oft, mid tears, with trembling tongues
For us the prayer they nightly say,
For US the vesper song is sung.
Yes! give US sleep; no downy bed
Nor pillow soft our wants demand,
We only ask to lay our head
Awhile upon the desert sand.
The night is near-the lips that cheered
Our parting hearts are far away,
Tomorrow brings the strife unfeared,
Then let us sleep till dawn of day.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1847-07-01

RED ANTs.-To keep them away from
your cupboards. Keep one pint of tar in
two quarts of water, in an earlhen vessel in
your closet, and you will not be troubled
with little red ants. When frs! mixed,
pour the water on hot.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1847-07-01

The slken tie that 'sbinds two willing
hearts'' seems to be slip-knot in Cincinnati;
the Court Of Common Pleas, lately in SEES
sion there, having granted no less than twen-
Nv divorces in one week.
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PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
BY e. WELLS, JR.
EDITOR AND PROP RECTOR.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.

For one year, if paid within six months, 81 so
d" &C if not paid within six months, 90
ADvERT1sEMENrs.-$l per square for three inser-
tions-l2 lines of small type or IA of large type
constitute square-25 cents for every subsequent
insertion. If the number of insertions be not
. marked on the advertisement it will be published
until forbid, and charged accordingly. A liberal
deduction made to those who advertise by the
year.
Communications addressed to this Office must be
post paid.
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1t is said that young lady, who is a
great admirer of General Taylor's epistola-
tory style, received letter the other day
from a sweetheart, inquiring if she would
have him. She Immediately sent in reply,
General Taylor's answer to Santa Anna
"Come and take me.''
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1847-07-01

q
friend, can you inform me how far i, is to
leaned on his hoe handle-res,ed one foot
on the gambril of his sinister leg, and re-
piled:
"Hallow yourself how DIDO? wal guess
! can. 'Taint near SO far as it used to be
afore they cut the door out of the woods
way-then it was reckoned four miles, but
now the sun shrirels up the road, and did
come to is barn, and the next is'a hay
stack; Hoskins' house is on beyond. You'll
be sure to meet his gals before You git there;
tarnal rompin critters, they plague our folks
more'n little. His sheep gifts into our Or
chard. Dad sets the dog arter the sheep
and me arter the gals-and the way he
makes the wool, and the pettieoals fly, is
a sin to snakes"
81 see that you are inclined to be (aeeti-
Gus, young man-pray, tell me how 1t hap
pened that one of your legs is shorter than
the other?"
81 never flows any body to medic with
my grass tanglers, mister, but seein' it's you,
I'll tell you! was born so at nay 'ticular
request, so that when l hold the plough. |
can 90 with one foot in the furrov and
to,her on land, and not lop over; besides,
its convenient when ! mow around side
hIl.''
every good indeed-how do your pota-
toes come on this year ,"
''They don't come on at all, digs 'em
out, and thar's a termination snals on 'em,
in each hill"
''But they are small, perceive"
eyes, know it. You see we planted
some whippen blue noses over in that patch
there, and they fourished so sl6redly that
these stopped CROWN jss out of spite, cause
they know'd they couldn't keep up"
':You appear to be very smart, and !
should think you could afford better hat
than the one you wear"
'The looks aint nothing, its all in the be-
haviour. This ere hat is Sunday-go-to-
meeting hat, and it's chock full of piety
now. I've got better one to hum, bu.
don't dig taters in it no how"
"Y on have lived in these parts some time,
| should guess"
81 should guess so tew. was born'd
and got my brotin' up ia this ere house !;
but my native place is down to Pordrunk."
'Then you say its about three miles and
a half to the next house,
eyes, sir, twas a spell ago, and don't
believe it's crowd much shorter since
Good bye to We. That's darn slick mare
of yourn."
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1847-07-01

world like brack Brack brack is de STAN
din color, ladies and gemmen-is de poplar
est color, ladies and gemmen. If it amt
poplar why for de young buckra dandy GID
nine-pence for hab'e boots blacke, when its
de easyest ting in de world for hab 'etn
white wash for tree cents 2"
That's what call fair specimen of mig
ger logick. Nobody has any objection 10
black in its place-black does very we'll for
ones boots, but it don't suit so we'll for a
shirt collar-t will do for lady's dress,
but no decent woman would think of hav-
ing black husband. For my part, like
the nggers fust rate themselves ia ther place,
and if they was TO keep Their proper place
none of 'em would have any cause to COM
plain of prejudice. It's only when white
hippocIies undertake to put 'em above
themselves that white people feels like TAX
in 'em down a peg. For instance, at the
south whar the law acknowledges the dis
tinction which nature has made, you never
hear of any jealousies or prejudices agin
color. But if you want to see black man
kick'd out of the omminibus and treated
worse'n gentleman's dog, you must 60 to
New Y ork, whar you hear SO much abuse
of the save-owners and so much sympathy
for the poor colored people.
When ! was thar summer before last.
never seed niger in omminibus all the
time, and old uncle Downing, what's made
more'n hundred thousand dollars by keep
in oyster cellar in Broadway, and is a
monstrous clever old Teller, told me that
colored people wasn't dove to ride ia 'em.
He said once when he was tuck sick down
to the Battery, he got into omminbus to
ride home, but fore he got hallway he was
kicked out on the pavement, and almost
killed, and afterwards he had to pay doc
tor bill as long as his arm, and when he
was advised to sue the white men what
kicked him out, for damages, he had to pay
the costs Of the suit and didn't git no salts
faction at all So much for his freedom and
equal privileges in New York. He sed he
was raised in Virginny, whar he never was
abused in his life, and whar he could ride
in any public conveyance with the best gen.
tlemen in the S,ate.-.Najor Jones in the
Western Continent
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1847-07-01

Come here, you mischievous little rascal
your
wont you lick me, father"
mop
sWill you swear you won't"
tYes!'
sThen | won't come father, for Parson
Atwood says, he that swears will lie.'
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how can help it when saw with what
bravery and galIantry they acted. fin
this engagement South Carolina could have
seen her sons, she would have pointed to
them as her jewels. A charge put the enc
my to complete route, and we had the
field as victors. This was before the lort-
fcation at Churubusco was carried. The
saddcst scene Of all was yet to he passed.
We returned from the purs uit, flushed with
our conquest and proud of what VIC had
done; but alas of the number which had
gone into the combat, only half were in
ranks The other half were scattered
over the field either wounded or dead but
of our number IL were killed, and l2G
wounded. Amongst the slain was our gal
liant Colonel. His horse was shot from
from under him in the first Of the fight; he
was then wounded in the leg: and after
wards shot through the head and died in
stantant ously. l knew Col Butler was
popular in his Regiment, but did not know
to what great extent until after his death.
On the battlefield saw those whom he had
led in the fight collected around his remains
and eyes which but moment before
had flashed defiance, were dimmed with
tears-and breasts which had bravcd the
dangers of the battle without an emotion,
were agi,atcd with deep feeling 1t was a
s'range-it was 4 touching sight: He had
been Identified so long with his command
that they looked TO him as a family of chll-
drcn to Il father. lie fell at the head ofhis
command.
Oar company unfortunately was not in
the last fight. It was left at Cou,reras in
charge of the prisoners. however follow
cd the Regiment and was in both fights.
did not get scratch. How escaped is a
mystery to me. Isupposc l must attribute
it to good dodying.
On the same evening Of the fight white
flag Was sen.from the city: and negotiations
are now going on.
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EOreIGN News.

by tho arrival ci the Steamer lVeshinp-
ion we have still later news from Europe
which is 9loo@,y in the extreme, the pres
sure IN tho money market remained unabat-
ed, and failures were taking place daily
A depu:ation from the merchants and bank
ers waited upon Lord Jno. Russell with
memorial asking Government ro adopt
some speedy measures for the relief of the
mercantile community, but 40 encourage
mcnt was given them To hurc for assistance
from that source.
Cotton has experienced another decline
Of 3-S to 2! since The salin:, Of Tie Gale
donia.
Thousands of mechanics and persons en-
ploycd in the manufactures have been dis
charged an:l arc in State o. great desti,u.
ton.
In Irclanl air,irs are more gloomy than
ever, aud her cup Of suffering not ye, full;
famine has again commenced its work Of
desolatioa, AMI by mid winter wha, scenes
ofwoe and distress will be witnessed ia that
doomed land? Riots, assassinalions and
robbccics, are common throughout the couu-
try.
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The Presidency.

There is but little dou5t we think from
the movements Of the Wings that M Clay
will be their candidate for the Presidency.
We should not be surprised at least, at his
nomination in the National Wing Convcn-
ventlon from the present movements OF that
party, Gen Taylor from his indcpcndcce
has somewhat lost his popularity with the
party; his opinions are not sufficiently or
thodox, hence the demonstration in favor of
Mr.. Clay. 1t is not little surprising that
Mr.. Clay should allow his name to be used
IN connection with the Presidency again,
after the signal defeats he has met with IN a
succession of campaigns; nothing but an
undying desire TO fill the Presidential chair
could induce man to allow his name and
character to pass so often through the frey
ordeal of party strife.