Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1848-05-03
Mrs. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS Mrs. Ad


ans was born in England on the 18th of
February, 1775. She was the daughter
Of Joshua Johnson, Maryland gentle
man, who went from America to London
where he became eminent as a merchant.
During the war, he left England for
! France, where he acted as the CONNER
cial agent of this country, and returned
upon the ratification Of a treaty ofpeace.
Mr.. Adams found his future wife at Lon
don, when acting under a commission con-
lerred upon him by Gen. Washington,
in 1894, for exchanging the notifications
made under the treaty Of November of
that year. Mrs. A. was married at All
Halows Church, London, on the goth of
June, 1897, and followed her husband to
Prussia. where Mr.. A. was presented as
the first American Minister from the Uni
ted States. Mrs. Adams conferred honor
upon our country at a time when the u.
S. was just recognised as an equal among
the nations ofthe earth. Her next thea
tire Of service was in Washington, and af-
ter this again, at the Cour, Of St: Peters,
burgh, and this from 1909 to 1914, the
most exciting, and perhaps the most rev.
dictionary period in the history of En-
rope, and embracing a part Of that inter-
csling period of our own history when
the country was at war with England.
Mr.. Adams resided longer at ST. Peters,
burgh than any one Of our American
Ministers, excepting Mr.. Middleton, and
! his lady was left there for brief period,
while her husband was called to another
field Of service. Mrs. A. came alone
from St. Petersburg to Paris, after the
treaty Of peace had been signed by Mr..
A. at Client She was at Paris during
the most memorable period Of Napoleon S
supremacy, and passed the world wide
"hundred days" at the French Metropo.
lis, in the midst Of the whirl of excite
ment incident to the struggle between the
Bourbons and the Revo!ulionis:s. After a
short residence in France, followed by a
longer one with her parents in the neigh
borhood Of London, Mrs. Adams came to
Washington in 1917, where her husband
had been called as principal member OF
Mr.. Monroe's Cabinet. Eight years as
Secretary Of State, four in the White
House, and fifty one years The companion
OF her husband, Mrs. Adams has seen
more Of court life, and that in every va
riety, from the boast(ul osten,ation Of roy
atty to the simplicity Of our own republi-
can habits, than perhaps any living wo-
n.--Washington Cor. Pittsburgh Gas.
INrREP1D1TY OF Col. R1LEY.-The fol-
lowing anecdote, illustrative Of the life
and character Of one ofthe heroes, thro'
whose intrepidity the conques! of Mexico
has been achieved, is related by Mustang,
the eloquent and patriotic correspondent
Of the New Orleans Delta, in letter
from Mexico, dated the Goth Of January
last:
81 have been intending, for some time,
to relate to you an incident Of the battle
Of Contreras, which more truly illustrates
the character of Col. Riley, who COM
manded the assault, shan any thing that
has occurred during the war. You will
recolcct that the difficult and almost i'm
passable nature Of the ground over which
the troops had to pass, in order to get at
the rear of the enemy's work, delayed
them much longer than was anticipated.
The object was to get into position from
whence they were to assault unpe received,
so that they might surprise the enemy.
By the time the advanced troops were for
med, "grey day" peeped over the NOM
tains, and fears were entertained by some
that the movement on the fort was per-
ceived and hazardous. Accordingly, a
young officer stepped up to the sold Sin
ner," as we Familiarity call him, and
said, "Colonel, am afraid we are too
late; it is perfectly light, the enemy have
discovered us, they will annihilate the
whole command if we approach down this
smooth gradual DESCENT 81 don't care
ad-n," replied the old soldier, 81 have
General Smiths order in my pocket"
and suiting the action to the word, TAX
ing his sword in his left hand, command
ed, "Quick interchange .m-aud remark
ed to his men, "Now, my brave fellows,
give them hell; let the bayonet do its
work. 1t acted like charm upon the
men, who promptly supported by Gen.
Cadwallader, with his command, swept
the enemy's works like hurricane. As
soon as the fertilization was carried, he
very coolly remarked 10 the young Off.
Ger, "Sir, the frs, duty of soldier is to
obey orders" This strict observance Of
the first military principle, carried out
the beautifully conceived plan of Gen.
Smith, and secured the most brilliant vic.
tory Of the war; $3.50. 5..-..:
Photography spells words as they are
pronounced. A certain person told as
that certain other person looked well
in frock coat. According to the Funny
graG system, his remark should be writ
ten thus: Heezur ,0ezliner .trokhut.
Mercury.
A writer pithily remarks that 'the title
Of Esquire is now conferred on all who
wear clean shirt. f zss' t.ss
Such is the progress Of liberality, fra
ternity, and equality, that we have known
"