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Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-10-23
No. 1913.

and Mexico With army uniformly victorious with the
strongest Notifications Of the enemy and even her capital in
our hands, the enemy turns aside from the conditions Of
peace which tender her. We ask her TO Weld seven
hundred thousand square miles Of her territory with the
Texas boundary which claim and which Mexico has al
ways repudiated. And what is her reply "The United
States are 10 choose bet,ceen cessio and deatn rain
does that Government demand Of cessioa" What then
is to be the end Of all this and what the preparations the
draining of resources the fohpung of efforts that are TO
lead TO the end?
Let read the language of the official gazette the Unon)
under the eye of the Administration Towards such an
enemy plain. The character Of the war must
change. Our enemy be made to feel its burdens and
its epis and The inhabitants of her towns
must be laid under stringent contributions Wemust pour
in upon her troops, and demand and take from her
hoties and her people the Of supporting and sub
ssng them in the field" Such is specimen of the tone
Of the organ OF the Administration And for what is oil this
TO be Why the dogs of thus to be let slip Why
havoc thus to be carried the domain OF neghbor
Republic Because she will not surrender to the great
desert which lies between the Nueces and the Rio Gnde
In view of this we have not word to say Of
desire only repeat the words of resolution, famous
IN our Legislative histoya resols in tho Senate
souri,, before Iexas was annexed To the Union:
Resoued That the incorporation of the left bank of the
Rio del Norfe (Rio Grande) into The lmeican Union, by
virtue of treaty with Ieas comprehendng as would do,
part Of the Mexican departments of New Mexico Chhua
haa, Coahuila and Tamaupas, would be an act Of drecr
aggression Heico, for all tie consequences OF Hch the
United States zcouid stand Responsible"
This is the language of Mr.. Senator BENTON. 1t fore
Swallowed precisely what has since occurred and what
passing before eyesdrect aggression MEXICO, for all
the consequences Of ich the United States stand response
bL. We have claimed and still claim " the incorpora-
ton of the left bank of the Rio Grande into the American
Union " and because Mexico will not assent to
the government organ tells US, Our enemy must be made
to feel the burdens and euB of still more, and her
hdbttdrts must be laid under stringent contributions
Who can look at the prospect before without the most
gloomy forebodngs
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fact worthy Of notice that the whole Of the land in
and about the neshborhood OF Conception Bay IN Newfound
land very probably the whole island rising out OF the
rate which promises very distant day materially to
affect if not to render useless many The best harbors they
have the coast At Port de Grave series of obser
vaons have been made which undenaby Prove the rapid
displacement of the sea-cve in the vicinity Several large
flat rocks, which schooncrs might pass thirty
forty years ago with the greatest facility, approaching
the surface the being scarcely nasigabs for a sk
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-10-23

CouRT CosTpME--A court suit TO be presented at the
English or hench Courts, consists Of body coat, white vest,
satin breeches, silk stockings, (whie hesh-coorea and
w unless the person diplomatic, military, naval 9TH
All such may be presented in the uniform of then office
As accommodation those whose wardrobe may Mt COM
prise dress Of this kind suits always be hired at
the costumers in London and Paris.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-10-23

A San AccrDESr-A gentleman and his wife, named
Cover were driving the New Bedford and Taunton GAIL
road Tuesday when, just the locomotive passing,
the horse sprang the track and struck the carriage
with such force to throw directly air and land it
three rods off the track The carriage broken into
thousand pieces but the horse injured The gen
cman and lady both severely iujuredhe lady, was
feared, fatally They had only been married about three
weeks.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-10-23

FATAL CAsuALrr.-Mr. George Jacobs and Mr. Hrring-
ton, Of Boston, boat Tuesday last that city
for the purpose of shooting ducks Mr. discharged hs gun,
which reboundcd thew him back before the muzz Of his
comrades gun, who in the act Of firing The con.
tents Of Mr. HIS gun entered the back part Of Mr. G. cobss
head, causing his instant death.
The northern tribune. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1847-1855, 1847-12-21
Scientific.

A fact of great interest has been proved by
the borings for Artesian wells in the suberbs
of Paris. namely. that as we go towards the
center of the earth the temperature increases
at the rate of about one degree for every fifty
feet. That the whole interior portion of the
earth, or at least great part of it, is an igne-
Gus ocean of melted rock, agitated by violent
winds, though l dare not affirm it, is still rem
dered highly probable by the phenomena of
volcanoes The facts connected with their
eruptions have been ascertained and placed
beyond doubt. How then are they to be ac-
counted for The theory prevalent some
huston Of immense coal beds, is perfectly
puerile and is entirely abandoned. All the
coal in the world would never afford fuel
enough for a single capital exhibition of
Vesuvius. We must look higher than this :
and have little doubt that the whole rests
on the action of electric and galvanic princi-
Piles which are constant thy in operation in the
earth. We know that when certain metals
are brought together, powerful electric action
is evolved, and light is produced, superior
even in effulgence to the splendor of the sun.
Now if a small arrangement produces such
results, what may we not expect from the
combination Of these immense beds of metal
to be found in the earthl Here we have the
key to all the grand phenomena of volcanic
action. An illustration on small scale may
be SEEN in an instrument called the thermo-
electrical Battery, made of zinc, bismuth, and
antimony, packed in box and vanished
In this, heat is evolved below, while the top
: is cold and here we have the very cause of
the volcanoe, when in the interior frty
ocean is heaving its surges. while its peak is
capped with everlasting snows.-Prcf ST.
Hman.
The northern tribune. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1847-1855, 1847-12-21
Boxing in Heaven.

A stout listed Irishman. who had long glo. :,
RED in the name of the Village Boxer" and
had spent long life in earning and support
ing this pugilstic reputation, was at length
tripped up by sickness, and to all appearance
was soon going to be completely ''hoored' ana
nut under the necessity Of 'knocklng under
to DEATH
He was visited by priest. who sought to
draw his attention TO spiritual matters. The
sick man asked who there were in Heaven
He was told he would "set down with Aora-
ham, Isaac and Jacob" -.-... 81
"Ab! !" CALCULATED Paddy, with sign
..rhere will be no fun to set to with them.
But is Sampson there: J" 49,.
He was told that he was. Clenchlns MS
fists, he exclaimed, 'Then wait till get there
too. By the powers won't we have si'-
rious round or two. He won't peat me 30
easv az he did the Philistines I
The northern tribune. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1847-1855, 1847-12-21
Horrid Death.

Last evening person employed at the
Roxbury Chemical Works, but whose name
we were unable to ascertain, while walking
across plank which was placed over large
kettle Of boiling alum, accidentally fell into
the kettle below. He lived about nine hours
afterwards in the most intense agony, when
death put at an end to his sufferinga When
the clothes were removed from his body. large
pieces of flesh adhered and came off with
them.-Boston Jour.
The northern tribune. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1847-1855, 1847-12-21
TRAVELLERS DIRECTORY.
STEAMBOATS,.

STEAMBOATS,.
Leave Portland tor Thoniaston. Camden, Belfast,
Bucksport, Frankfort, Hampden and Bangor, on Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday at M. Returning,
leave Bangor every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at
6 a NJ.
STAGES
Leave Bath for Brunswick, Portland and intermedi-
ate places p M. every day Saturday cxcepeo and
at 7 A. Nj. daily Sunday excepted: Returning at 81
Sunday excepted These Stages connect at Brunswick
with the Portland and Augusta line OF Stages.
Leave Bath for Brunswick every day at r. N. and
every day, Sunday excepted, at A. M. and 4P. M.
Returning every day at A. NJ and every day, Sunday
excepted, at i0a A. Nj. and P. NJ.
Leave Bath for Wlscasset, Danariscotta Wadob0ro'
Camden Thomaston Belfast, Bangor and intermediate
places at 6 A. M daily. Returning at P. M. daily.
Leave Bath for Wiscasset, Damariscotta, Waldohoro
SIC, every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at r. NJ
10 A. NJ.
The northern tribune. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1847-1855, 1847-12-21
A rar's idea of a Locomotive.

Why" says he, "there's nought manly
about it. Watch ship now, with her can
vass bellying out, laying down to 1t just
enough to show she feels the breeze, tossing
the spray from her bows, and lifting her head
over the seas as if she stopped 'em. There's
something like life there. There's something
noble about horse he steps as if he knew
he was going, and fond of his duty. and able
to do it. But the lubber-bah! that there
comes insinivatihg, sneaking along, crawling
on his belly like laundering long snake with
pipe in his mouth"
The northern tribune. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1847-1855, 1847-12-21

A man being asked if he would like to live
forever, replied, that considering the state Of
the times, the cheating propensities Of man,
and the weakness of the government, he
would not care to live more than half of it.
The northern tribune. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1847-1855, 1847-12-21
Pats idea of Spanish.

"Now, you see, my honey. this speaking
Spanish is just the asiest thing intrely, espec-
tally if you have good knowledge of your
own mlther's tongue. Ye see yer only to
stick on to the tail of each word an o, to make
the illigantest Spanish in the world. Fait, it
bothered meself, until got to know the like,
and now I've no throuble at all at all. Now
list step in here wild me- and see how aisy it
is.
Stepping into hat shop. Pat gave the at
tendant the regular military salute" My
sarvice to yer honor"
"Buesso dos, senor," replied the senior.
Have you any hattos?" inquired Pat.
"Non entendier, senor," was the answer
"Divil bit does the man understand his
own tongue. say, Hablas EspagnollF,
"Si. senor."
"Well. then, have you any hattoss"
mon entendiea Inglis, senor.'
"Ah, you don't understand English, is it
o, the poor ignorant crathur, l must thry
him agin. say, misther, hablas Espagnoll?
Isl, senor.'
Isl and be-till ye. Have you any Of
these hattos." and taking off his weather
beaten palm leaf, shook it in the Mexican's
face.
"Ah, 81, senor-sombrero!"
81 AK your pardon-sombrero It's me
that didn't understand my own mithers
tongue-the more shame till me!
The northern tribune. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1847-1855, 1847-12-21

CHARLES w. HOLMES,
Commission Nc reliant g. Auctionoer,
dl27w2f FRosr STREET. Bath, Me.
The northern tribune. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1847-1855, 1847-12-21
Sailing Vessels.

As Maine is ship building State our e'''-
zens have a common interest in the character
and durability Of her vessels. For the purpose
of occurring the latter quality, it has now oe-
come the practice to salt vessels; which IS
done nv filing the apertures between. the wales
I'D ,hs interior ceilings with salt, the wood
being thereby rendered hard and impefV'vus.
I. may not, however. be generally known tina.
salt containing any considerable propof'ioh "a
magnesia, tends to injure rather than preserve
vessels and our ship owners should therefore
see that the salt they use is free from that ar
ticle. Magnesia readily attracts and retains
moisture, and would be liable ultimately 70
rot the wood with which it should be for any
,en,th of time in contact. The purest ana
hest c ,rystali.ea rock salt should be used t0s
this purpose.-Argas.
The northern tribune. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1847-1855, 1847-12-21
jerks & ALLEN,

Dcdiersjn
Dry Goods, Carpets Mgs, Paper Hangtngs
Rocks, Stationery, and Fancy Goods,
May 1877 Front Street, BArH ME-
The northern tribune. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1847-1855, 1847-12-21
m Al Is

The Western Mailarrives daily at A. NJ, Mondays
excepted Closes nj Al P. NJ, and leaves at P. NJ
Saturdays excepted.
The Eastern Mail arrives daily ate NJ Closes at
P. NJ, and leaves at = A. M.
The Phipsburg Mail arrives daily at 81 to 10 A. M,
and departs daily at III tol2 M.
The Georgetown Mail arrives Tuesdays and fridays
at IOa A. NJ, and departs same days at IL NJ.
Post Office open on Sunday mornings from u 20 9
o'clock and one hour immediately after divine service
in the afternoon.
The northern tribune. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1847-1855, 1847-12-21

Twelve hundred criminals have been be-
headed in Canton during the last year. several
thousands are in prison. The Chinese are
highly intellectual people.
The northern tribune. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1847-1855, 1847-12-21

An old gentleman by the name Of Gould,
having married young wife, wrote poeticsl
epistle to friend to inform him OF it, and
concluded thus: ... .r .s 8sjts .e
So YOU see, my dear sir, tho Pm eighty years old,
A girl of eighteen is in love WITHHOLD Gould"
To which his friend replied:
"a girl Of eighteen may love Gold It is true,
But believe me dear sir, it is Gold without U |"
He that wants good sense is unhappy in
having learning, for he has thereby only more
ways of exposing himself; and he that has
sense knows that learning is not knowledge,
but rather the art of usingit.
Power and liberty are like heat and mois-
ture: where they are well mixed, everything
prospers where they are single, they are de-
structiye.
When we are alone we have our thoughts
to watch; in our families, our ternpers; in 30.
ciety, our tongues. ..
If thou seest a man whose profession OF
kindness exceeds sincerity, look we'll to thy
purse or principles. ..##z 5..,, ...l
Queen Victoria has consigned to the British
museum a tortoise. shell, bonnet, sent to her
from the Navigator's Islands.
The northern tribune. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1847-1855, 1847-12-21

A horse is on exhibition at Cincinnati
whose body Is covered with thick coat OF
fine wool. in the place of hair. His color is
between that of mouse and dun color. lie
was brought from the Rocky Mountains
The northern tribune. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1847-1855, 1847-12-21
EXPIRE SEES .

<
Child Co.'s Portland and Boston Express, and con-
uected with other Expresses to all parts of the United
States Canadas and Europe leaves Portland for the
South daily at II A. Nj. and P. M. Returning twice
Longey Co.'s Great Southern Express leaves Port
land daily at a A. NJ. and 8 P. NJ. Returning vice
daily. Office, 70 Exchange ST., Portland
BANKS. ....
LINCOLN BANK-Od Congratulations Hyde,
President; Jonathan Hyde, Levi Houghton, Joshua
Page, Henry Hyde, Directors Bank hours froms to
LINCOLN BANK-New Corporation.-Geo F. Pat
ten, President; GeoF. Patten, VIM M.Rogers, Thos.
Harvard, Chas Davenport, l.. w. Houghton, g. w.
Bank hours, from to II Am. Discount days Tuesday.
COMMERCIAL BANK.-Wm D Sewai, President:
VIM D. Sewall Jacob Robinson, Gilbert Trufant, Thos.
NJ Reed Vim. Patten, Directors; Thos Agry Cashier.
Bank hours; from to IL A. M. Discount days, Thurs
SAGADAHOCK BANK.-Thos. D. Robinson, Presi-
dent; T. D. Robinson, Joseph Sewall, John Smith,
VIM. NJ. Reed, Lewis Rlackmer, VIM. burlington,
VIM. " Noses, Directors; ID. F. Baker, Cashier Bank
hours, from to IL A. nj. Discount day, Monday
son, President; Charles Thompson, John Barron, Da-
vid Scrbner, Nahum Perkins, Woodbury. B.Purrngton,
Directors; John Coburn, Cashier Discount days,
Tuesday Of each week. Bank open from to IN
BRUNSWICK BANK, BRuNswIcK.-RchardT. Dun
lap, President; Richard T. Dunlap, Alfred J. Stone,
John c. Humphreys, Joseph Badger, Vim. Barron, d.
rectors; A. c. Robbins, Cashier. Discount day Thurs
day. Bank hours above.
MARINERS BANK, WIscAssEr.-Henry Clark, Pres
dent; Henry Clark, Wilmot Wood, Edmund Dana
imuei A II ey, James MCarty, Directors &. r. Baker,
Cashier. Bank open from to in summer; Toto in
winter. Discount day, Tuesday. -
President; James Hovey, George ID smouse, John Bul
fnch Jos Clark, Alexander Palmer Directors George
Allen, Cashier.
The northern tribune. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1847-1855, 1847-12-21
shocking Murder.

deaf and dumb colored boy, aged ~
wears belonging to Col. VIM. Nhelridge' OF
~ gu, Va was murdered last week BY
vh;te man named Lemuel Gregory, who mis-
took the boy for another whom he had threat
ened. Gregory was drunk at the ''me' ~.
made his escape, however, after secre''ns 'A'
hodv of the murdered boy.-Ez.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1847-06-23

NlaIE
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-07-09

President Carriages driven up through town TO gain
time, at full sweeping trot-the hremen, wilh lher en-
yines having to run their hardest to keepup The shoe
makers of Lynn appeared to be delighted beyond all
bounds at this hythrough Presidential VISIT for they
cheered with zeal OF the Granite State
BosToN.-Swepi down TO Boston, some thirty minutes
to FIVE IO6 miles from Portland, done between "a and
o'clock including some five hours IN stoppages on the
way. Saw steamer Caledonia at the wharf President
looked her. hung full OF flags and signals his
count, and the lh We dash over the ferry-into ear
rages-sweep through the city of Boston at full speed
the people looking wildly and the boys left on the trot
at the speed OF tornado.
The RUN DowN-Several gentlemen along from Bos-
tom including Collector Morton and H. Berrett; seve-
raj committees aboard from Taunton and Fall River
They gave in the collation. of lobster salad,
sandwiches, iced water, and caret Very nice.
AT TAUNTON there multitude before the depot,
OF some 1900 or 900 men, or less but not less
guess President taken ou--pulled through the crowd
to the platform speech made to him-he speaks in
ply-cheers--comes back-beautiful lady in the car
gives him bouquet, tall and sweet as sugar-loaf-
tive begins to cough-"Look out for the engine, while
the bell rings" and we are soon out of sight
AT FALL RIVER we had a procession, in addition to
two good speeches. grand jubilee display in the town
banners bellies 'kerchiefs, hurrahs-t was jubilee.
Some prodgious grane-buit cotton factories the
bay.
THE SALT WATER AcAIN.-Boarded the boat at quar-
ter past eight The Bay State is colossal and magnif
cent steamer Brought down to-day 100 persons to
Point Judith at single trip All hands go cleaning up
little. Soon arrive off Newport. Brilliant specta-
e ps G cess pean
from Fort Greene, on Goat Island; illumination there
cannon booming from Fort Adams, and cracking away
from the revenuec Jackson which has also an ex-
er And so we go. Good supper aboard; 300 passen-
gers; plenty of room Our especial thanks to Captain
Comsock of the steamer for the conveniences of this
THE DOCTOR.
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NEW AND MOST EXPEDITIONS LINE

To P,ney Point and the other landings the Potomac,
and TO persons aoshing agreeable excursion By the
Chesapeake bay to Baltimore.
THE public is hereby advised, that on and
after Monday the 9th instant, the quick and
beautiful steamer POWHATAN will sem-weeky, in
connexion with the steamer AUGUSTA, between the
mouth of Aqua creek Pney Point, and Baltimore.
Passengers by the Augusta leaving Washington at or
Alexandria at 81 a. m, Mondays and Thursdays
rive at Aqua creek about IL m where they take the supe
or steamer Powhatan, arriving at Piney Point between
8 and 6, p The Powhatan thence proceeds Balt-
more, where she arrives by A. the next morning
Returning the Powhatan will leave Baltimore at p.
Tuesdays and Fridays Passengers by her breakfast
Piney Point, and arrive at Aqua creek by H. where
they take the mail steamer Augusta and arrive at Aexan
dria by AZ and at Washington by p.
The Polvhaan will put passengers all
the landings the Potomac.
Passage and fare between Washington Alexandria and
Piney Point, including dinner on the Powhatan
Augusta So 90
Passage to any other landings the Potomac be.
low Aqua creek 2 80
Passage between Washington Alexandria and
Baltimore, (ncuding meals,) with the privilege of
returning the next day at charge of ST. only 800
For further particulars apply to Capt. j. w. Rodgers
board the Augusta,
GEO. MATTINGLY, Agent.
June 30-3taw