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Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-09-13
Office.

Notice.
pursuance d decree OF the Circuit Superior Court of
Law aud Chancery, fo the county OF Amherst, pronoun-
ccd in OF Smith Smith, SHALL the llth day
October next upon the premises, roceedo sell to the high
est bidder, all that part OF the
xssosA TRACT OF LAND, lying north ReSA
1S8GGb of she road leading iron Am E&sSSE
SNfA hcrst Court House to the Buffalo E&X8
VT Springs, about five miles North
et~>- west from the former place, which >saR.~-
the former residence oil Richard Smith, Jr deed, sup
posed to contain
426 .1CRES,
and includes good Dwelling House, and other necessary
Lighthouses wltl al urlaut supply of wood and
Terms.
tor seeding SINAI grain and full pos
the of January next the purchaser pay
enough cash dcy the of sale the balance
Of the purchase money 10 be div dei into three equal install
men payable one, and three years. and secured by
hnd with approved personal security, and the title to the
land retained ultimate security Tor their payment.
Sept 9-uIO RIO. NJ. BkOA n, Com'r.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-09-13

New Han pshirc, (AbsenD
Massachusetts, Mr. llolion, aye.
MIR, Dane, aye.
Rhode Island, (Abseht)
Connecticut, DO.
New York, Mr.. Smith, aye
Mr.. Harng. aye.
Mr.. Yates, aye.
New Jersey, MIR. Clarke, aye
Mr.. Schureman, aye.
Pennsy lvapia, (Absenl.)
Delaware, Mr. keamey, aye.
Mr. MITCHELL aye.
Maryland, (Absoni)
Virginia, Mir Ora, son, aye.
MI r. II. Lee, aye.
Mr.. arlington, aye.
North Carolina, Mr.. Blount, aye.
Mr.. Hawkins, aye.
South Carolina, Mr. kean, aye.
Mr. lirecr, aye,
Georgia, Mr. Few, aye.
Mr. Picrce,aye.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-09-13

MRS. +. H. CHlPLLNE'S SCHOOL
Nv IL be o. Ell for the reception Of pupil in the base
W ment story OF the Methodist Protestant Church.
on Monday, the gu OF September. Tems-$l5 for
the INST class, $40 for the second, aud 81 80 fol- the
Junior class
Sept. Cts
SITUATION V.RN1ED
FTNiE subscriber wishes To Clerk
extensive Dry Goods Store Grocery. His
shall be made known by the best He will only
require moderate salary His Post office is Mount oreb,
Nelson county
Sept Elm J. NJ rONIPklNS.
500 Reward.
nESERTED from the United States service, the Goth
- OF August, 1871 Edwin North and Robert Tyree The
said North born in Buckingham county, Va years
DID, dark hair, blue and light complexion six
eet one inch high Robert ryree born in Appomattox
county, Va is Is years old, has blue eyes complexion
and five feet five inches high The above reward hirt,
dollars each will be given Tor their apprehension and delivery
to me at the rendezvous, in Lynchhurg.
VAN II. OTEY,
2nd Lieut. Regiment Voltigeurs
Sept Cts and Recruiting Officer.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-09-13

" Il " II T. d.
Nool-, Feathers, " AK, Flax Seed, Flour and Bacon
w for which the market price will be paid by
CRENSIlAW, BAGBY Il CARTER.
August Pts
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-09-13

HAVE more land than have ioee TO work aud am ans
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-09-13
MRS. f. H. CHlPLLNE,s SCHOOL

Sept. Gels
Washington telegraph., 1847-02-10
From The Baltgors Saa, Jan. 95.
FOREIGN NEWS.

The steamer llbetnia arrived at Boston at G
o'clock this morning, the newa by which was eS-
pressed 10 New Haven, aud forwarded to ilali.
mnre by telegraph, She saed on the 9Th instant,
ana consequently brnga dates more than twenty
days later than any which has yet been received,
The cotton murkei had advanced at an unpre-
eedenioi rate. Georgia bowed was selling at from
three -iourlhs 10 one penny higher than Il was on
the ith ulli Mobile hall penny higher Aabama
and Tennessee one,eiFhth IA seeen-eighihsi aud
New Orleans thrre-eiehihg Ia half penny,
Flour had advanced lfum five 10 six shlllings,
corn twelve to fourteen shIIIiagsi wheat three TO
four shiIliags, a,d corn meal Eve sl..ltRgi
The advance la ilour aud rrain .s presumed to
be per EnglNh quarter.
RElANp.-Ihc distress in Ireland was on the
increase, aud the scarcity Of provisions was re-
sullIns Ia death BY starvation People were going
over TO England 10 avoid starvation. Great dis.
Tres prevailed IN the highlands The government
has altered an annuiiylt Father Matthew Of fl00
per anRum,
LTEmooL CorroN MARKer. Jan. I.-ordnay
Orleans and Mobile was senr al Gid TO ID; fair
do at ! b. to IA good de at : H. tosii.
Washington telegraph., 1847-02-10

AwIuL cAIAAIT.-An extra Of The Ripley
t0hipl Telegraph, says This morning nboul
o'clock fire bipke out In the large IRON boundary
owned by Mr~rs- BeasIey Il Bnt,, aud before i
was discovered, the whole building was wrapped
ia flames. The ife raised current Of air, which
swept every thing before Il. The Relief Fire
Company was cady ON the ground, and done
every thing that morials could do, but all was
Intellectual The large mercantile house Of Nc.
Millen & Reynolds together with It's contents, was
totally drsiroyed--also the merchant tailor shop
Of johnson 4 Cfcsap A friend has jus, informed
us ihA, ihnc children Of the widow 1'inson. who
resided in two story frame on Water street were
burnt to death, despite all the efforts OF oar rilzens
TO save them. Dugin's Hotel is now In flames,
and the fire Is rapidly nearing our Office.
S o'oloek.--our Office. save our job press mud a
few materials Is burnt 10 the ground We are
now working of these extras IA the street Al
least one fourth Of our town Is 10 ashes, and the
Gre IS raging In every direction. csd kHoss
where II may end The 6remen were killed by
the falling iimbers. A boat Is leaving
Washington telegraph., 1847-02-10

The Philadelphia Pennsylvania warns the
Whp TO make no more attacks upon the Pfpsi-
dent on account Of his public policy, "as al their
attacks hitherto have been gross failures" The
United States Gazette makes this burning reply /:
mo such failures have been experienced. The
war has been carried on miscn,bly so far us il re.
CARDS the Administration -gloriousy NO far as il
regards the officers and the army. Every thing
dependant upon the foresight and ptc-arranra.
menls oiihe Administration with regard to the war.
has been failure, while spite Of neglect spite Of
inefiriency at Washington, the gallant army and
navy have woven imperishabc laurrls for them.
selves, and reflected glory upon the nation
"Gross failures, indecdl Docs our neighbor
mean 10 give Mr., Polk a stab under the fifh rib. by
such an unfortunate remark Does he mean 10
stab him while, with an appearance Of friendship,
he says, "aH thou in health, my brothcr1' Fail.
ures! Where is 54-i01 Ncuu TO be given On.
and yet relinquished. Failures Where /. Tho
payment Of public interest in silver and poldt--
Failures! Where is the loan required to carry on
the business ofthe Government Failures! Where
Is the duty on tea and ooilrcl
"And when all these propositions are confessed
TO be fdilures, then we would ask, "how cana
they to be failures, with a large majority Of the
former friends Of the administration in both House,
Of Congress T. Alas the Administration ia !
failure; aud while Congress aud the people NEAR
10 10 mark Il, they mean to sus, sin the country II
war and peace"
Washington telegraph., 1847-02-10
Tng ADaiNisrRArIoN AND GGS. TAy.
on Tho PHILADELPHIA North American

THg ADMINISTRATION AND GGs. TAy.
Lon The Philadelphia North American.
after enumenling with rlearness and truth
the yaripns underhanl ways in which The
Administration has shown lis b.siIhy ir
Gen. Tnylar and seeking ia strip hun o.
his h'nlj.eImei laur's, close. /, rem, .I,s
thus:
Against all these, o.d Rough and Ready
has been protected by his own geniu, aud
vigor in the field. ami by the gratitude ol
his counlymin. H. has been fund aIr
quaie 10 the cncunnlcr q the enemy both
IN trout aud 'iu the rear His country
men have watched over his glory, while
he. in the riffs Of the battle, struck far their
honor. His fame is with them and il sale.
Maddrnrd and desperate, the Admins.
lration has at length thrown by all d sg,tse
and commenced an open war, in the House
Of Representatives. against The hero of
Mexico. The slander mongers of the
Administration arc loosencd upon him, and
men who dare mol speak except to echo
The views Of the President denounce him.
They dcnounce Gen. Taylor for lack Of
yigor ., Rcsaca de Ia Palma, aud condemn
him because il is alIedgel that some mem.
bers Of the staff complained in private
letter, Of the dilaioriness nfihis war Admin.
isiralon furnishing supplies.
II is unnecessary 10 vindca'e Gen. Tay
loE The heart Of the nation is his Ets
against the arrows oi the Administration.
But what will people think oflhr patriotism
Of the President who thus persccutrs tho
laurellcd victor amid lis stsuggles and
iriumphs seeks 10 weaken him in the field,
and 10 degrade him in the eyes Of his coun
tryl Docs not the course Of the President
indicate a determination to proirart the
war; TO roll II as sweet morse under his
tongue, until his own purposes shall have
been effected Gen. Taylor, properly
reinforced, would, before this time, have
closed the war, this is an offence not to
be forgiven. Besides, there is a daily
beauty in the hero's life that makes Polk's
ugly; and therefore is be to be hunted
down.
Washington telegraph., 1847-02-10

DaEAnFuL kKrlosioS, ASn Loss OF llrr "A
dreadful accident says the fieayune Of the eiih
uliimo,l occurred 10 the loNboal rhanix, on the
evening Of The alsI al the head Of the South West
Pass. The rhuniS bad in tow at the tune, the
llfiiish ships Manchester aud lfonsides, and the
Iifemen bark Leonlihe, having on board about 1870
t.efman emigrauts. She had ia boilers, the whsle
Of which exploded with terrific shock, killing
eighteen OF nineteen pesansi severely w'nnding
faat ar five, aud slightly @aandiag twelve others,
lhp i.eaniinc, il Is said was nude apeffeel wreck
ty The explosion, And tie Manchester much a-
infsd
Washington telegraph., 1847-02-10

Albert j. Trrrll, arrested some Is months ago
al New Orleans for murder and arsan aud taken
to noeion where he has been confined in PRISON
fas Is months, has been tired and acquitted Of two
Of the indictments preferred against hlm-'he tFsa
fer the murder Of Mars Bekfotd, aud the second
iot setting frr to the house ia which the murder
uas committed lie la. been femanded to jail
again to await the sentence Of the law on al
in1aimsni fer adnltey, to several counts Of which
lie has pleaded guilty.
Washington telegraph., 1847-02-10

oflNioNs or a RRlrmu Paess.-The wings have
bern frequently charged with entertaining political
pfineihl5s and opinions too eongeaal 10 ihose Of
afstelraIie England; and thr laeeinre pteaa hos
often hallsa over with indignation whilst pro.
Claiming the satisfaction which fnFllsh nabobs
derived from the contemplation Of wing measures
aud wing opposition, This was all cone for po,
litleal eiltei aud the coincidence Of ieeling and
opinion 10 which they pointed with such pretended
patriotic hoffof, had no existence bu in their own
vital Importance 10 the country Ia matter in which
praiao from England really argues "something
fatun in Denmark" long article from the Lon
doa fimea, pfaising Mr. Dallas iof hla rseaatatioH
Of his prphbiIiye notions, and eensufins Mr., Web.
stef for his adherence to them, Is paraded by the
government efgan as an Augment IN fayar Q free
trade. When the whgs were charged with favor.
iug Eng and. Il was done for patty purposes lnd
thor deeds reialod the charges but ean we doubt
that the loeolooos now favor the Interests Of Eng.
land, IN regafd to free uadc as they call IT, when
50 prominent and influential paper as the Lon.
don Tunes openly tells US so. Hear il:
"Nah the market Of the mother country open
ahef long and painful struggle to the American
agfeultafitla, thoy will mol suffer the political
tfeaeheFy Ct taoir eva fellow citizens to inlefpose
an emhafga, and build up the tariff and ensiam.
honfes, The walls aud baiIilts Of mpnapely. which
we have thrown down. They viii not. II il /.
for a moment to suppose that they 1
will What then becomes Of whirizm aud Mr. |
Nehslefl lie must either hide his head altogether |
or lhank bis stars for some decent opportunity Of |
That long and painful struggle was, ne snppole,
undergone for the sole purpose Of benriling the
Americans How extremely philanlhtop.c ihps .
10 throw down The walls and bistIlss' Of moaapolG
How exceedingly like The mother eeaairg is ii 10
naqissi 50 deep aud pure a socitnde foi the wei.
fare Of her ehildfsR' As to what will become
Of .whigism and Mt Webster, We imagine tho
first viii not sRa into oblivion, nor the latter hide
b. head altogether so long as a nation hitherto
remarkable for her selfish aud gfaspiag policy,
esinoes towards the iroe trade party Of THIS Union
such unusual symptoms Of magnanimilY aud good
will
Washington telegraph., 1847-02-10

Tho qneslioa=.hhe pays for losses By the
Mails f'-=is thus temmnnied upon by the clear.
headed editor OF The Philadelphia unted States
GaEriies
"ouf rradffs viii teeairct, perhaps that .ame
week since the NAL ffum the South v,as " asHed
iiom the deck af steamer, aud lost. We nov
leafn that tbe city Of New uflran- alone lstz up.
wards OF one hundred ihansand dollam, for the
sale Transportation ai shieh i bad paid the govern.
nloni, who not oaiy undertakes to be- commaa
Gamer, but Eass faihef further than most enter.
pf.ains haiius IA dsnying 10 any one slse the ught
'i caro- uR aftielss u the san,r kind New The
rommon az, as Il s commonly administered.
mnAra the Garner aeeaHuials; sun II, then. II tie
'otrfsignly s.efuisei Ia prevent competition. It
n,l hold zelf accountable Tor failure IN fulfil nH
ils promises We have oiirn our doubts as To the
rra rqul, of daeisian BY the Courts u hen COM
l'r,s the stage asusf af faiFosd company Ia pay
'uf goods lasl ifan the custody oi thfif agents,
Uhrn ihsy EFu uaiirs lsliafe hand that they uIil
not b. accountable. bssausf Il may ioul as Il p=a-
pie took aiFsaiaEe ef The sinngrucy of the Law. 10
Ct pay for afiissz bot olhsfA i-y dspssaals. hal
tis Coafts al the United slaiss SANCTION IT.. de-
time, nnd lhefelafe. all sub .il Now Il the dat-
rfnnrnt camFalz individual, Who have no aIVan.
iSgrs "l mauaPalY. Ia pay faf loss.s by agsnt..
surely the tiassfemsnt asnf that f,flads oamtse.
uuna' that iakss II al, aud from ll mnst hid T.
III lmcnahle 10 IL avn avs. tnaits. that uhal
wis obligatory The individual and corp ration.
mHs', hy stronger argument, b. oh ,atafY upan
IL iihsi Il has the Issef 10 insure piolsetIoa aud
10 Tree self from all competition aud thus Gun.
Dsl the usr af - means in ~ a,gu raEt. -
shall soe how thiz sill ftsuIl"
Washington telegraph., 1847-02-10

THR CAsr uF Mn BAKrR-rhr
Washington cnrresp nien ulihr Bl tnprr
American says in hts letter ofthc l6h;
The Committee un Elections. In whom
was referred the rcsoluibn Offered som
days since Ly Nir. Srhenrk, oi Ohi,, have
agrerd unaaimonsythal Edward d. Baker
member Of the present Congress. was n i
entitled to seat III this lo1y after rrcciy-
ing his commission in he army Of tho
United States, and, lherenre, that be wss
not cailled TO pay as membrr. The
committee will submit suth Il report At the
earliest moment.
Washington telegraph., 1847-02-10

4 Ngw Pas OF THE CANPAIGN.-Com'
modore Perry, il ia said, has suggested the
following plan for conducting the war with
Mexico, viz;
Abandon all expensive, sanguinery, aud
doubtful projects Of further invasion. 80 hr
as regards the interior ot Mexico, let us
content ourselves with the occupation oil the
provinces ALREADY conquered, u so much ol
lhem as We intend 10 keep rs an "indem.
niiralion i1l lhr war On tho olher hand,
lei ns laka umed,alc pasHsssian ola. her
paIls. h1Ih an The Gul aud The faeiif and
occupy ih5m a. conquered territory tn she
shall rume 10 lnsl aui honorable terms II
peace. Open them all In a free commerce,
lifzt placing in lhem collectors oil our own,
aud establishing suilabla iafIii Il specific
dulles. by means Of which we shall levy
from tie Mexican nation ilseli, a revenue
m!ly adequate lu cover all the expenses,
naval aud military, ol such occupation. Ia
regard 10 luealau, which Is constantly
blowing hot aud cold between hrkieo AMI
ourselves, compel that province nj onc' 10
Its election heween the tWn. II il shall
ABIDE By tue late ui lAe iumef iHelule It's
polls likewise in this system, anu IN e,lhrr
case extend a Gordon Of sz,lIlAfY neeupa.
tlons aefoss the islhmus which connects il
with Mellen, sp As 10 cut oil lie Mexican.
from the supplies (chiril allhe inlispensa.
ble article Of SALT which lhel nnw detiTr
iflm the cunning aud double dealing lnea.
lreaa. Nhen we have our eaeml thus
shul an all sides, let us hu!d him 50, Ike
ifowafd child shul zap III n elaset, u he,I
Iinaiy aud patiently 10y the arms, I'll he
10 his sensrs. brgs pardon, anu plu
mises 10 be good.
iht beauty Of this plan is, that her.r1
herselt Riil hdue 10 pay us ahole eIp ase,
whiie al the same lime oar own pc lpe aud
commerce viii be greatly benefited by II.
II will be idle for her 10 prohibil tho further
diffusion throughout lhe country, of the
guads thus introduced lnlo her pafis. They
Will circulate n certainly ani llnusl a.
freely as though they had passed regularly /
through the Mexican instead ul American |
custom. HOUSES.
The number gfporis On the Ga'f ah.ch |
ought to be tbs occupied i, aboli eIe,rn,
namely: hlaiamoms, Snla Ia Madna,
fampieo, l'nlpan. Vrra Gmz. Al,aradu,
Guasaenalcas. Tabascu. lasHna, Gam.
peaey. and sisal; of these halamnfas.
fampieo. Tabasco Tor ffoniefal ani La
guna, are already ours. Thefe. ran easib
he taken; and with lho support a lie nav,
a easily kept. About i've thousand mrn
vii serve 10 take aud gaftisan tie Iawaf,
and dnzrn small ships. with half a DOZEN
small slealners ior Ihr caasl ,efYies. afmsd /
"ili isa hsayy guns each, wiII b, all lie
naval iaee ieqaitcd. Ihi.laf eanli he
buught lnf little more than tts sa=t Il a
lrigaie, ani maintained uu lhp raa i Al ies.
than half The expense, anI with innru than
ten times The efficiency oilht present slaa
dron IN that quIuer.
Washington telegraph., 1847-02-10

Nuanea At Camden. on Sunday evening the
3is ult. man BY the name Of Dowdy stabbed
ehociaw ladian under the len arm with clasp
knife. causing almost instant death the Indian
II appears Sns intoxicated. aud was qdurrellng
with soma one abas, das, when a man Presen,
knocked him down; when he FELL Dewdy ran up
aal gave him the fatal slab. Dowdy and the
lndan bad not exchanged a word Tie was
imnedalsly arrested. sxaminsd befre justice
Of the peace. aud committed 10 jaiI 10 await bis
taal before the circuit court.
Washington telegraph., 1847-02-10
MR.. wIsE--THE BRAZILIAN GOVERN
MENT,

The Baltimore American furnishes the following
as the origin of the difficulty
"A few days previous 10 the arrival of the Call.
iomla expedition at Rio, two American aenmen,o
the u. 5. sloup Saratoga, rot into some difficulty
ofa national character with the cll!sensi during
the ceremonies OF the christening OF the iniant
BRAZILIAN ftneess, aud were imprisoned, Litut,
DAVIS of the safaloga inlefPoscd with the an-
ihoriies 10 pfaeuTe the Liberation Of the men, but
50 Tar from heing successfully he to- Yah imprisoned
"Mf, Nise, the American munster at RIO, then
iuieIposrd aud demanded that three should Lo
set at thirty, accompanying his demand with the
assurance thai # it was not compiled with by
specified llne, he HhonId ofdor the Saratoga and
tho Columbus then III that port, to fire upon The
town-whieh assurance was Icoriyed on board the
two vessels both by officers aud men, with heaftY
satisfaction, aud preparations for executing the
threat were Immediately commenced on board.
"'rhs pfumpi aud energetic system ol negota.
ton adopted b, III Nsa created NJ small pauie
not only with The aulhoflies but amongst the ell.
gcus Of RIO, Al tn. junction Of aililfs the three
ships Of the California expedition came sailing into
porli and gfsal was the terror produced by their
appearance, thai The pflson doors were at anea
thrown upeu, aud the prisoners set al libsiiy and
returned 10 then sessrl.
"AlrF the aulhHiiies had somewhat recovered
lfom their pane. ility demanded OF M Miss the
meaning OF tins extraordinary collection 81 Amsfi-
eau ofuss ia Their hafbof and Il was solnr tune be.
iorr he could sufficiently ilay their approximations
" 10 gain efrdrnee for bis assufaucra that ,hr de-
monstailpn was wholly uueanceHrd, aud indlaai=
I'd nothing mlafafabe IL tir continuance ui the
most amrahlr relations
"Ihe hfa4ans could mol believe that thesa
American tfnuns Wrtr on yoyaReoi la,uuN mas
Wtloul the least idea a lighting lll they reached
thrf destination. egen then unless forced 10 IN
sull.dui,uoe. IlslaIe the Reindeer sailed. how.
ever. every apprehension OF the Bralillians had
been alayed, aud lhings had resumed the etsn
tenor of theiI way
Washington telegraph., 1847-02-10

INoar,FE OF PoruL.nas -PyliieHl IaRasass.
N ia hesi-Ihs Home Missionary thus sunls up
ihc srowih ofib, wr.ism Stairsi
ohio welefmsd the irsi permausn, sritlerz IN
l'-'; now IS ecouPied BY l,i93. 900 people
Michigan, Ia winch the attention of rnligranis
was turned iseiss OF fourteen ycaIs ago. nos has
100000 people.
lndiaaa, idnilies inio the Union in 1916. has
received population Of morr than hAlfa IA lirun
sinc" 1880, aud nov nuinbrrs more u,an 90U, 900
Inhabitants
liinois vas afginzrd a SEPARATE Territory 10
1910, and rulsfrd the Union as a State IN isis.
Ffom that date us PoPualon iTgblcd every irn
yrars lil tue last census, and the as, i've years
has afissL ifum I16,U1J n ,UD.UJD
hia,Snl, which ~ 1919 hat ouly 20 600 people,
has uv~ SJJ,UOJ, having increased ~ per cent IN
6yc y.,r.
lpsl sas afc1ly Lfah Of al The Eat ten wear.
agoi is bot ~ yrafs tllce tie only white inhabi
lnnts, nufth olIhs NJ ss1un line. were few Indian
lIadrn More Than 100000 now make that lcau-
uinl land their houe-CO,OOO Of whom have gone
there during the last four year.
Wisconsin was organized ten years ago; the
m,rshals haso just taken tho census, aud from
present APPEARANCE, lho population will vary but
hilr in'm lJu.UJO, being an Increase Of 100 600 an
h'e y'ars ono pofilcn Of Tie irfnlory. - mlrs
by 81, which ten yeafs ago was an unbfoken vii
demrss, nos NUMBER 10000 nhab tants, aud The
emigration 10 that portion Of tho West Is greater
than ever.
A. a consequence of'hs transfer Of population,
There "a steady bu' rapid transfer Of political IN.
huenee lni ten years, from 1880 10 l5i1, the East
Ld by the change Of The ratio OF representation,
81 members Of Congress morc than II gained by
The Increase Of population; while in the same
PERIOD, the West gained by Incf-sse Of population
II members more than Il lost by change Of talio.
making dfffcnoc Of fory.tso votes rhrseycn
new States AID trnitrnrs above cnuinef,l.d-.t
10y nothing OF the other western aud southwestern,
States and Tcsas-hayc increased since the las,
adjustment Of The ratio, more ihan million and a
hall--"nongh 10 cnIltie them to sixteen more mem.
bcrs In our national legislature.
Washington telegraph., 1847-02-10

4 duel took piece on the Indiana side OF the
fIvef, near Louisville, on the ed ult, between
Edward G Marshall. brother Of fhos, 7. Mar
shall,l and a Mr. Ward, Of Missouri The weapons
usrd were nacs-disianee, d PAGES Mr. NJ
having by lot the iirst iife fired at the word "on'
aud his adversary at til. word "two,'--,he shots
beine almost simultaneous Marshall missed,
Nhilebs auiagoals,s shot took effect in the ile'hy
parl Of the thigh The parties made ilicndi on the
ground, aai wen, away satisfied,
Washington telegraph., 1847-02-10

INroRrsSr IRON MExIoo,-The New York Sun
has received Mexican dates via Havana, consid.
erably later than any before received. An eH.
press had arrived at the city Of Mckee, from Santa
Anna, demanding Of the Congress eight millions
OF dollars, aud asserting tina, II he did not receive
It the country would be inevitably lost.
Tie Mexican Congress was in secret session at
the latest dates, aud general coniscation Of the
church property was contemplated for the purpose
Of raising the necessary funds The clergy ore
ton, and that they are threatening 10 excom-
municate not only the Congress, but the govern.
ment and the army