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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-10-29

arrival Of the FT1gate Mucedonian.
fine frigate returned from her mission of relief
to the starving people Of Ireland, this day
commander. officers and crew all well. and M
accident having occurred during her VOYAGE.
the object of which is duly appreciated by the
people she has visited. We learn that a de-
tailed statement of her mission is in prepara-
ton, and will be published shortly Wher
ever she has gone, the people of all classes
seemed TO vie with each other in their endea-
vors TO show their grateful sense of her be-
nevolent mission.
This morning the Macedonian anchored of
the Battery. John Sullivan, seaman, fell from
the main yard on deck and received some con-
siderable injury.
Letters from Cork assert that nine thousand
persons in that district alone have been saved
from death by starvation, b, the timely succol
brought out by the Macedonian
The Macedonian has had tolerably good
weather, excepting in the Channel, where she
encountered the heavy September gale. which
| wrecked almost everything afoat She was
heating ont of the North Channel, but was
obliged 10 wear ship and make lee under
| Arran Island, where she came to with loss oil
lib, fore top-mast tay-sail and new fore-top.
sail, close-reefed, being blown completely ou
of the boIt-ropes The pilots assert that he
safety is attributable to the very careful man
| ner in which she had been ballasted before
leaving port.-N. Y Commercial
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From the New Orleans National, 18th inst.
LATER FROM GEN. TAYLOR.

HIS Return to the United 'States- Gen. Wool.
Specie Train.
Cen. Taulor's Return Home. citizens
will feel ihrob of excitement seldom elected
At the announcement, that Gen. Taylor may
nossiblv be among us in short time. Un-
less some unforeseen accident happens, we
shall soon be able to greet the Oid SOLDIER
and give him a welcome that will move INT
very foundations of the city.
An officer OF the army. twenty-tour days
from Gen. Taylor's Camp, informs US tina
Gen. Taylor may be expected here IN tne
course of week or ten days. He was pre-
pairing TO leave Walnut Springs when our IN
formant last saw him, and he spoke OF his re-
turn to the United States freely, and ant'c'pa
led the pleasure he should have on his cottor
farm He is in good health and spirits
AT Gen Taylor's camp, when our INFORM
ant left, was the following army: Bragg
battery and the skeleton remains OF three com
panies of the Sd Dragons under Col. tontle
roy At Monterey, there was Col. llb0ati
with five companies of the 10Th regiment o
Infantry The city of Monterey, it is said
was under better government, than at an
time since under our control
Neus from General Wcors Camp.-W'
are sorry to learn that Gen. Wool has becom
exceedingly unpopular with his troops.
Specie Train.-A train containing larg'
amount of specie for Monterey, guarded b,
the Sd Dragons and one company of I'd, from
Camargo, stopped at Mier for reinforcements
as there were evidences that the Mexican
contemplated an attack upon the train.
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Ob1tuary-On the goth June, at Canton,
the Hon. A. f. Everett, Commissioner from
the United States to China The funeral So
IDENTITIES took place at three O'Clock, P NJ,
the following day, attended by nearly the
whole entire foreign community The Rev
P. Parker oflciated on the occasion After
the reading of the appropriate portion of scrip
ture and prayer, the remains were conveye /
to the place of interment, Danes IsInI,
Whampoa, by the steamer Corsair, accom-
panied by most of the American ami several
of the English community, and officers belong
ing to H. NJ. steamer Pluto. captain Airev
having, with kind consideration, provided sea
men from that vessel 10 convey the body to
the grave. At Whampoa the procession was
Joined by a detachment of armed men, sent by
the French Commodore Lapierre, under the
direction OF Commandment NJ. Lviere Ito es-
cort IT. and render military honors TO the re-
mains of the deceased,) and by a train OF boats
from the English, American. and other yes
sells The half mast, and minute Guns from
| the French trigate La Gloire, the flag ship OF
Commodore Lapierre, consprei TO mark the
interest and solemnity of the occasion
[Erckange Paper
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UeLser as We'ster agajn-ss appeal from
Philip drunk TO Philip SOBER" said one who
felt himself agrieved by an unjust Judgment
In relation TO the war, and the duty of the cit
Zen during its continuance, we appeal from
Daniel Webster in Springfield, to Daniel Web
ster in Philadelphia In this town, on We'd
nes.'ay last, Mr.. W. expressed himself as fol-
lows -
"Suppose that we have no peace, the armis-
tlce broken, the war in renewed progress, and
Congress assemblies What is to be done >
Unless the President shall make ont a case,
show Congress that no purpose of acquisition,
no purpose not directly connected with the
welfare of this Union, is the object and en- / of
this war, ne ought to go against any more
supplies to carry 1t on
In PhiIade phia on the I'd of December last,
since when the aspect OF our controversy with
Mexico has changed in no respect, he express
ed himself in the following Language =
Nevertheless, gentlemen, the war is upon
us-our armies are in the field and our nayies
are on the sea. Orr duY rs good citizens is
p'ain WE MUST MAINTAIN THE GOV
Err MENT', AND AID IT IN AN HONOR
ABLE MANNER TO BRING TIL WAR
TO A SPEEDY TERMINATION. The peo-
pie demand that every effort shall be made to
effect this end. But while war lasts, while
our soldiers are on the land AM our sailors on
the sea to uphold the flag OF our country, ere
ny means must be adoptet to succor and sup.
port them. They bear the commission of thei,
government-ther duty is obedience to the
command of their superiors--thev are engage
in a foreign service-they have done honor te
their country"
Mr. Webste,'s patriotism is either of the in
termittent kind, or it is operated upon differ
entity in different localities
[Springfe'd Sentinel
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SUMPTION,
A nd all diseases of the lungs cured ~
DIR. SWAYEE'S

COMPOUND SYRUP OF WILD CHERRY.
The Original Genuine PreDaratiOn.
ANOTHER LIrE PRESERVED -.
Philadelphia. Sept. % 1880.
DR.. H. Swayne-Dear sir; Having seen the :.
tonishing cure performed on Mr.. Thomas by Wv,
Compound Syrup of Wild Cherry, was 'n: ulan,
to try it on myself | was taken with ' 'r;.s
cough, splitting of blood. shnrtness OF hrea' hsJ
togrthe: with violent attacks Of asthma "a
o erdone myself from exertion which WIS.,
able to perform. which Frustrated my sys'f" rom
great extent. commenced the use oil your .' /.
pound Syrup of Wild Cherry, which gave n'' -,
most immediate relief, and am glad to CIV -;I.,
testimony 10 all who may be afflicted IN S''I Il
way. 1t will be well 10 see tina, the sIgnau''
Dr.. Swayne is on each bottle of Wild Gerry
WV. B. WALTox,
18th st., doors from the corner OF WIN"
Beware of the worthless BaIsams." " nn" ii.
"syrups," &C.. as they contain none Of 'n'
tues of the original preparation. ,.psr
The original and only genuine article IS R,cs
ed by DR.. Swayne, corner of Eighth anu ,,. 10
streets, Philadel pha, and for sale by Aee" d
all parts of the United States, and some P''"
Europe. .u,UE
For sale in Clinton. N. c., by sHA"
GARDNER, Druggists and APothecar;es'
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[New Orleans Delta

The Protestant Episcopal Convention in
New York.-A report of the proceedings of
the House of Deputies shows that the subject
under discussion has been new cannon, en-
towering the House of Bishops to revise their
proceedings, and revoke sentence when it
shall have been manifested to them that they
acted enormously. Ii was to apply to ali ca
ses, but hal special reference to Bishop On
derlonk, of the diocese of New York If it
became law. that gentleman could apply for
a revision OF the procee lings. The verdict on
such application woull be final, and would
relieve the diocese of New York from the
anomalous position she has been in for three
years past.
The subject, however, was Iail on the table
by a large majority vote, and resolution in
troduce |, saying virtually, that it is inexpeli-
ent to restore him. Thus matters have assn
med an entirely new direction, and what the
end will be no one can tell
Petersburg Republican,
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NOTICE.

7H<HE subscriber would respectfully inform The
IL citizens of Goldsboro' and the public gene.
rally, that the winter session Of the Academy q.
that place commenced On Monday. October 18Th
Parents and Guardians who desire to give their
children or wards thorough English or Classical
education. are solicited to extend him their patron.
age. A Lady assistant will be employed to take
charge of the female department, should The school
prove large. and we pledge ourselves to attend not
only to the intellectual culture, but also 10 the
manners and morals. of those committed to our
care. Terms for the English course from SIS to
S6-and for the Classical course So. For further
particulars inquire Of the Trustees of the Asads.
my, or of the Principal
VIM w. 'ATWATER. A. B.,
Oct %, lS47--7-tfl Graduate Of Yale.
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"54 40."-Tn passing the store of our neigh
bors, r. C. Wetmore & Co., we saw them send
ing off packages of their Crockery marked
Oregon" with as little concern as they
would send them to Detroit On inquiry, we
learned that merchants from that City make
their regular trips to the Atlantic seaboard
for their supplies. They cross the country
on mules, and send their purchases home via
| Cape Horn.
Oregon city now contains some 10000 III
hao'ants. We learn that goods are sold in
iafge Quantities and at good profits by on,
occidentaf' brethren They have already
opened trade with the Sandwich islands
with whaling ships
| Ner York Journal of Commerce.
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Captain WoKer-A letter in the n. O. Del.

ia, dated Ja!apa, Sept. IS. says:
On the 9th of August Capt Walker came
from Perote and went over to a town about
six mics from here, called Quatepec, and
sacked it. accompanied the expedition. We
drove the Mexicans entirely from the town
and took possession of it The reason for the
expedition was, that the Mexlcans had taken
one OF Captain Walkers express riders, woun-
ded him, and kept him imprisoned in Quate-
pee. Col, Wynkoop, who commanded the
expedition. had the alcalde brought up, and
threatened to hang him if he refused to give
up the express-rider, so he was forthcoming
in short order.
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Total 7,576,152,7 1922 lbs.
or 1887 $50 tons. which, at SIC. per h., is
EGGS, 1922 1856!
N. B. From 1927 to 1914 inclusive. Us
years,) the total exports from Great Britain to
the United States were Rl25, FOG $50, the year
ly average, $685. ,9s7. From 1920 to 1914
inclusive, (25 years,) the export of Cotton
goods from Great Britain to the United States
were Ell ,804929 and for the same period
the exports of Woollen goods to the United
States were $40 ,795.9l2
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-10-29

IN Improved Edition of the Fatber-Mai
Edward Webster, son of Senator Webster
says the Boston Post, g before leaving Boston
to join the army in Mexico, predicted that Mr.
Gushing would this fall be elected Governor
of Massachusetts, and added the patriotic sen.
,iment of Mr.. Clay upon the annexation Of
Texas shall be glad to see it,"
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Sec'y N Y. S. Ag. Society.

Sad Case-A Wounded So1dier-A man
named Scammon, belonging to Maine, has ar
rived at Boston, who is thus described by a
letter, writer:
This afternoon saw one of the most pitt
full objects that ever live,l-a man breathing
through an Aperture in his wind pipe, about
midway from the sternum to the chin This
aperture was made by musket bali, in Mex
leo, in one of the late battles lie scarcely
breathed at all through the throat, and lad
nearly, if not quite, lost the power of articula-
lion. 1t was with great difficulty that he
could make himself understood, as he could
neither read nor write He could hear dis
tinct'y and make signs to convey his meaning
which, with great difficulty, were ineligible
He tried hard 10 speak so as TO be heard, bu
the volume of breath necessary to form a worr
or sentence, passed out of the wind pipe al
the aperture. before reaching the throat, and
prevented articulation. This aperture bat
healed. and silver tube was inserted TO as
ss respiration, which was performed with
great difficulty. This tube was attached tc
his neck by string. He had also been woun
ded in one of his Eggs.
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SO. 900 Victims everv Year

$4,000 Victims every Year
fEAALL prey to CONSUMPTION. Asthma. and
g raising Blood, Hectic Fever and Night
Sweats.
Mrs. Adams, 126,h street. Harlem. suffered
year with cough, pain in the chest. night swess,
and all the aggravated symptoms Of Consumption;
nothing relieved her till she tried shermans Bal
sam--half bottle cured her.
liberated Lungs ind Liuer.-Mr. E. T. Law
renee Jarkson street, Brooklyn. after y Of SUI
fering and treated ty various physicians, was pro-
nounced incurahie from liberated lungs and liver
Dying. as was supposed, he tried the Basam; IT.
effects were most miraculous two bottles cured
| him.
Plsurisy and Consumption.-Mrs Baggss.re
siding at 80 sheriff street, ~ years old has hren
subject to attacks of pleurisy and consumPt''
very great suffering.
asthma and Coasumption-L. J. Beals. ~
Delaney street. gave il to his sister, in law VINO
had been an invalid for years from Asthma; 10
another considered as in consumption. It reIleseo
them at once, SO that they travelled several nuT
dfed miles.
Splitting Blood is always alarming. 1t leads "
the worst kind Of Consumption, and unless snes
ted i'll time is generally fatal. ShermaHs ar
Healing Balssm is the best remedy known"
heals the wounded or rlpured blood vessels Of 'ns
lungs, and thereby effects permanent cure wO''
other remedies only stop the blood for the t'ms
A few doses Of this BaIsam will satisfy the no"
skepticaI that it is the medicine required 1t d"
been successful in many eases and that too ~nr'
thev had run into r 'pid decline, or as more gen.
orally expressed, " Hasty Consumption" oo"s
persons, or those of mid lie age, are more suh)eo
TO these attacks than the aged.
Price 25 cents and 81 per bottle.
Dr.. Sherman's Cough and Worm l'o1ensS'
and Poor Mans Plast-rs, sold as above.
Principal Office los Nassau street. New 1 1C. !.
The above medicine is for sale by LfPPIl y "
WILLKINGS, Druggists, Wilmington. NJ
Oct 20, Is47-(7-H
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The Smallest Horse yet-A mere pigmy
horse, weighing only forty-fve pounds, Iie
smallest one that ever lived, has been sent to
Gen. Tom Thumb, as a present from from
Java. 1t is 4 great wonier. and the little
General will doubtless find him valuable
acquisition to his personal convenience
rPhIa. Ere. Bulletin
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VALUABLE STATISTICS.

The following table of Cotton imported
from the United States into Great Britain, is
taken from Mr. Macqueens evidence before
the Parliamentary Committee on the Naviga-
ton Laws -
COTTON IMPORTED FROM THE UNITED STATES.
lRv british Official Returns
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DeaM Of Judge Henry Gotdthwaue.-The
Mobile Herald OF Thursday announces the
death by yellow fever OF Hon. Henry Gold
thwaite, Judge OF the Supreme Court of Ala.
bama.-r Charleston Mercury.
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IMPORTANT INVENTION.

We learn from the Hagerstown Torchlight
that Mr.. Samuel Bentz, OF Boonsborough,
Md, has discovered process, which Is now
being patented, which, 1t Is asserted, COM
pletely removes all bran and extraneous mat
ter from wheat in its natural state, leaving the
grain nothing but pure playground flour. effect
ing saving or gain of at least one-tenth. The
editor adds It Charleston Mercury.
The outer coating of the grain is completely
removed, and instead of sixty one pounds OF
ofal, Cor one bushel of wheat TO the barely
the offal. under this system, will not exceed
from seven 10 twelve pounds; and while from
twenty-five 10 fifty per cent. OF time is saved
in the grinding, the varieties OF wheat are I'M
proved from five to fifteen per cent, produ-
cling the best hot climate flour known in the
world These results have been arrived at by
actual experiment, and the public can thus
see at glance the immense Importance Of the
improvement The cultivation OF millions oil
additional acres could not benefit the world
more than this single, and as we are told, tru
ly simple invention We have specimen Of
the unframed wheat, which we will take
pleasure in showing to any one who may wish
10 examine it, specimen was prepared fo1
the New York Fair, which has elected the fol
iO"1iS hiSuit 'S''S'
n. I. STATE AGRICULTURAL SoCIETY,
ALBANY. Sept IS, 1s47.
s. BENTz: Your letter enclosing samples o
wheat. &c, with your notice as 10 the i'm
provement, was received too late to be passed
upon by the Judges at the Fair, but has beer
carefully examined by the executive commit
tee, and they are impressed with itsgreat value
to the wheat growing districts Of our State
We are DESTROYS of ascertaining the process
by which it is accompishe the expense at
tending it. and whether it can be done fas
enough, so as to supply run of stone TO
grinding. We have awarded you diploma
which is herewith enclosed. | should b.
pleased TO have you send me by express lar
ger sample Of wheat and also of bran-say :
quarts We are desirous 10 ascertain all W,
can in relation tot as we deem it very impor
tant am, respectfully yours,
B. P. JOHNSON,
n
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-10-29

In the Court Of .4dmiralty-His Honor
Judge Gllchrst delivered his decree, yester-
day, on the cross libeis of the steamers Giodi-
ator Zone Of the Wilmington & Raleigh Raj!
Road Company's boats,) and A,son, for COL
lision. which took place in Mach, 1916 :
The decree of the Court is that the two boats
shall equally share the mutual damage sus-
tame in the coils on. The Gladiator was
the most injured. There will probably be an
appeal.
For the Gladiator-Messrs. H. A. DEsAus.
SURE and J. L. PETIGRU.
For the Anson-Messrs H. BAILEY and B
F. HuNT-Charleston Courier of Tuesdau
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rEHHE subscriber having established himself
IL near Messrs. Hall & A ARMSTRONG Dis iIiy
in this town. for the purpose of carving on The
CARRIAGE MANUFACTURING BUSINESS,
respectfully soiiciss share Of the public patrou
age.
UParticular attention paid to repairing riding
vehicles of every description.
GEORGE BROWN.
Wilmington, n. c., Oct 20. ls47-[7-l2m
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W-The Presbyterian Synod of North Caro-
lima will meet at Fayetteville on the Sd prox-
imo.
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ALEXALDRIA LOTTERY.
CLASS Il. FOR l847,
To he drawn at Alexandra, on Saturday, the eth
of November. lS47.
Under the Supern Evidence of Commissioners.
J. w. MAURY & Co, MANAGERS,
(Succcssors to ]. G. gregory & Coz
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Tie Killed, and Wounded The New
Orleans Delta gives the following summary of
'the number killed and wounde in the attack
on Chapultepec and the city of>Mexico:
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Aggregate reinforcements since July
IA, including troops now en- route,
and volunteers being mustered into
service. but exclusive of Col. Hays
Texas mounted companies, 17,461
A battalion Of five companies of rife
men from Mississippi. called out in
July, has not yet been organized. 1t
is supposed that it will be raised, and
its strength may be estimated at 400
1861
Col. Hays's rangers are estimated at from
400 to 5OO-b t say 4OO-which will bring
up this sum total to 1S,26l. battalion
called for from Alabama, in April, has not
been raised. But Governor Marin is making
great efforts, and has addressed an eloquent
appeal to the citizens of Alabama; and we
are reluctant 10 believe that the worl Z" fall .
| shall be written in the chronicles of the War
Office, opposite to the name Of this patriotic
State.
GENERAL QU1rMAN-G Governor of Nerico -
To gal ant Mississippi belongs the honor OF
giving 10 Mexico her first American Cover.
nor, and we may also add, her first wise Gov.
ernor. General Scott displayed equal judg.
ment and magnanmity in this appointment
General Quitman had the misfortune to be ex.
c'uled from the battle OF Celro Cor 20 AMI O.
Contreras. His brave spirl and acknowI
! edged military talents had met with disap
pointments, which no doubt gr,eved his gal
Iant soul. But in the closing scenes. h,
availed himself of the long delayed oppor
tunity, and covered himself with glory il
the various difficult operations which pre-
coded the occupation OF the city.
His admirable fitness for the governorshiI
Of Mexico will occur TO all who are acquan
ted with Gen. Qnitman. He is profounl
jurist and elegant scholar, we'll real in histo
ry, and familiar with several of the mo1er1
languages, including, we believe, Spanish
He is, too, cool, deiberative, firm and mos
rigidly honest man We predict that his ad
ministration will be more effective and sue
cessfull than that of any other ruler Mexic
has ever had N. D. Delta.
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KILLED, wounded and missing in the four d.
visions of Gems. Worth, Twiggs, Pillow anc
Quitman. 1923.
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34.4l2 Prizes.
Tickets $40 /; Halves $40; Quarters SIS;
Eigh'hs So so.
GA certificate Of package Of &c whole tick
cts will be sent for $3.50.
A certificate of package of .6 halves, quarters
and eighth tickets in proportion.
U@''rders for packages or single tickets. ad.
dressed to tn" undersigned. will receive prompt at.
tention and official drawings duly forwarded.
J. w. MAURY & Co.
[7-3t*1 Richmond. Va.
IN STORE and for sale at lowest market pri
= ces-Kegs Goshen Butter. extra quality,
Boxes Cheese, Bills Apples,
BhIs Baltimore Gin. Do Domestic Brandy,
Do New England Rum,
Do Port and Malaga Wines. and a general
assortment Of Groceries and Provisions.
LOct 29l WIN. A. GWYER.
,nAILY EXPECTED TO ARRIvE-24
- barrels McLaughlin's superior Pale Ale
For sale by WIN. A. GWYER.
October 20, ls47.
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Office Of the Ciu'l and Military Governor,
National Palace. Sent. 27. lS47.
Office Of the CivI and Military Governor, I
National Palace, Sept 20, 1S47.

oDtce " 3
National Palace, Sept 90, 1847.
All persons. whethe, public or private indi-
vidua!s, to whom tobacco, cigars, pnros. or
any other public property, moneys or credits,
have been entrusted by the Mexican Govern
ment, or its agents, for safe keeping or for
sale, are required, without delay, to present
at this office written statements of the amounts
and places OF deposits; or just accounts Of the
disposition OF the same, with proper vouchers.
j. A. QUITMAN, Maj. Gen and Gov