Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1847-07-29

William Bryan testi6es, on this point: ~
saw man dressed in a full grey uniform
march out from among the crowd on board,
take deliberate aim and fire ashore.
Capt. John Phillips testifes on this point:
81 saw man in grey uniform on the upper
deck of the boat raise and lower his gun,
whilst others around were urging him to
shoot. This man afterwards fired, but with
what effect am unable to say"
All we have copied is fully corroborated
by the testimony of other Witnesses but
conceiving we have quoted enough to salts
fly every unprej udiced mind that the brutal
outrages perpetra,ed on the 9Th were not
provoked by the citizens of this place, we
decline making further extracts.
TEMPERANCE Notwithstanding there
are occasional backslidings from the tempe
rance cause, its advocates should persevere
in their labors. The reformalions which
have resulted from their exertions should
cause them to be redoubled; for one re-
claimed drunkard may give happiness to
whole famiies-and, although it cannot be
expected, that temperance associations will
acknowledge as brothers, those who have
forfeited their pledge Of honor, and offended
"seventy and seven times" vet they should'
and we presume do use mild and persuasive
/ E,l1 hr,t her
abandon their evil habits, and to resume their
stations in society.
The man who unites himself to a tenn
perance society should not only pray daily
not to be led into temptation; but should
have the moral for,iude to resist it when
offered. He should remember that ''evli
communication corrupts" not onl y the
"manners," but the morals also and hence
he should avoid society where he would
be likely to he enliced to drink. The grea,
difficulty is, in resisting the cravings OF the
vIlialed appetite for the first few weeks
that difficulty overcome, there is no apollo
gy for returning to the evil habit Of lntem-
perance The reformed drunkard merits
great praise for his resolution; but he who
has never INDUCED in incompetence, de-
serves higher commandments would,
therefore, impress upon Young men, the pro-
priety of ab>lalning altogether from the use
Of intoxicating liquors. They will thereby
have better digestion, better health, and BET
ter characters, than by contrary course.
To the young, particularly, no stimulus can
be necessary !; and the great danger is. that,
by undertaking to drink moderately, their
resolution will be too feeble to resist pro-
ceeding to excess. We have known tenn
perate men TO become confirmed sots. by
treating and drinking with voters, when
canvassng for public favor; and who had
cause to regret the day, when they aspired
TO represent the people. We believe that
this practice O: treating has somewhat d.
minished of late years. and we sincerely hope
that it will be totally Abandoned Clipper.
The Gulf of Mexico covers much larg
er space than many persons suppose. 1t ex-
tends north and south about 600 miles, and
east and west about $50 miles. From AL
varado, in Mexico, to Pensacola, Florida, is
about LOO miles. 1t exceeds in dimensions
all the fresh-water lakes on the g lobe taken
together.
GREAT BowL1NG-The Cincinnati Com
mercial of the 18th inst, says Day be-
fore yesterday, Col. G. w. Bradbury jus,
for amusement, rolled fifty balls on a ten-pin
allev, knocking down 44O pins! He made
nineteen ten strikes in succession, and miss
ed the twentieth by the corner pin. We do
not anticipate, at the present time, ever
seeing the same rolling again. 1t beats all,
as far as we know, to the end of the world.
DABNEY CARR.-lt is gratifying to learn,
says the Baltimore American, by the last
accounts from Cons,antinople, that by the
frank and manly conduct of our Minister
resident, the Hon. Dabney S. Carr, the u
nited States are held in marked and high
estimation by the Ottoman Government
On recent occasion the Grand Vizier gave
Mr. Carr magnificent entertainment by Or
der of the Sultan.
The PEACE QUEsT1oN.-The Washing
ton correspondent of the New York Cou-
rier and Enquirer still inclines to peace. He
blames Trist for interfering with Scott.
PAY RoLLs.-The Union says that the
Paw Rolls show that Gen. Scott will have
10000 men with him in all this month.
in CHANCERY,