Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-11-02
GENERAL a Personal NEWS.


from Havana for Boston. from which he took
four men, being the only survivors of her Off
'cers and crew, she having heen thrown on
her beam ends in the ealc on the night of 18th,
carried away both mssts, filed the vessel with
water, washed the captain overheard, aud
drow ned the mate, passenger, two men and
a boy in the cabin. The following are believed
to be the names Of the persons lost Jnrgens,
master; Jno. Heightman. mate Jno. L.
Smith, seemsn w. Clark, do Jas. Yeo,
cabin boy and w r Nor5, passenger. -
Boston A3V.
EMIoRANrs FOR TrxAs.-A Dublin letter. .in
the London Chronicle M'nounces the approach
ing departure OF an emigrsting body OF super
ior class for Texas, including T" some persons
in the rank of gentry, one gentleman who has
been member of Parliament, three justices Of
of the peace persons heretofore connected with
mercantile and banking establishments, and a
number Of velto-do farmers. A clergyman
OF the established Church will accompany the
party, with the design TO become their pastor
in the new home to which they are going
where the lands intended to be occupied have
already been purchased.
This movement seems to attract some atten-
tion, as the beginning ola "break-up' among
the gentry and the middle class,-N. y. Adc
The FORCED NOTES.-The notes forged by
George Miller amount in all TO about $50 900,
and among the notes that Miller negotiated,
bearing the name of s. i. Belknap, were five
amounting TO $4,000 We understand that
Mr. Belknap has offered TO divide the sum of
SO 900 among all the holders OF the notes.
provided they will withdraw the suits they had
commenced against him, before the trial of
Miller, and give him an obligation that they
will not require the payment of the five true
notes should they ever come To light. Most
of the creditors have acceded to the proposition,
and probably all will come into the arrange
ment.-BoSton Times
| The Boston Journal says that two addition
al notes, both spurious, have come to light
since the trial of Miller.
IMpoRrAaT INTELLIGENCE FROM MRxrco-
BY the arrival of the British mail steamer Forth
at Ship Island, from Vera Cruz, the editors of
the New Orleans papers have received intelli-
gence from the city of Mexico to the 18th ult.
The revolutionary outbreak, got up principal
ly by the partizans of Santa Anna, had been
frustrated by the government promptly calling
out the troops, and planting cannon in the
streets of the capital.
imprisoned, on the charge of entering into q
conspiracy to secure the return of Santa Anna
and thus overthrow the existing government
Bustamente was raising 4 900 troops to put
down the revolt which had broken out at Tam.
plco.
/ SLAVES CAPTURED. .-Advlces from the coast
Of Africa to the 18th of July, state, that her
Majesty's steamer Grappler, on her passage
from Fernando TO the South coast, captured on
the l4ih July the brlgantne Sapphira, fully
equipped for the slave trade on the 25th, two
hours after leaving the Cango of Point Pedron,
another beautiful vessel, the Felicidade U79
tons,) with $40 slaves on board, making her
tenth prize in sixteen months, four Of which
were full vessels, having on board on the
aggregate 20i6 negroes. Bedtotd Mer-
curry.
Il BREEcHrs OF FAITH u'-Brecches o.
| faith ~ screamed Mrs. Partington, as she
heard the term applied to Mexican violation:
of the armistice. 'Well, | wonder what they
will have next. | have hearn tell of cloaks Of
hypocrisy and robes of purity. but ] never
heerd of breeches Of faith before. hope
they're made of something that won't change
and wear out as old deacon Cudgn's faith did
for his was always changing. lie went from
believing that nobody would be saved, TO be-
lieving that all would be, and at last turned
out phrenolager, and didn't believe in nothing
] wonder it's as strong as cashmere ~ and
she bite off her thread, and prepared 4 new
needle full
\ A Cure FOR CANcER-A poultice Of the
common cranberry-was published IN our
columns some time ago. We now learn that
it has been tried successfully by Mr.. Bell, of
Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The Observer, pub
lished in that town, states that Mr.. Bell suffer
ed for eight years with cancer in the nose, but
he has been entirely cured by using poultlce
of cranbcrres.
H Az HONEST Goldfish. The Greenock Advcr-
tser chronicles very remarkable fish story.
1t is headed "An Honest Codfish''-who hay-
ing swallowed bunch of keys, which the
skipper of sloop had by accident dropped in
to the water, was caught by the same skipper
six weeks afterwards, at a spot 100 miles dis
tant, and while gasping on the deck in It's last
agonies, threw up the aforesaid punch ofkeys
and also to make the restitution complete,
penknife belonging to a brother skipper"
Il ANOTHER SmPwREcX.-BrigC Catharine, o
Bath, Storcr, on the 22d inst. was discovered
by brig Nancy to be in a sinking condition
The Nancy took of all on board, IL in numbe
and shortly afterwards the G.. went down, in
lat. 43 35, lon. 6i Is. The G.. was from Pictou
and had 20i challrons coal consigned 10 L
Tremlett OF Boston.
"THE OLDEST INHABTANT." An elderl,
chap says the Picayune, speaking of his grea
knowledge of the Western country, the othe
day, said he had "known the Mississippi rive
ever since it was small creek"
1 A free spoken orator at Utica recently CON
pared Mr. Van Buren to "a whale whose ol
would feed the lamps of liberty all eternity.
Az OLD LADY, reading the account Of the
death of venerable distinguished lawyer, wh'
was stated to be the father of the Philadelphi;
bar, exclaimed, Poor man he had a dread
iul noisy set of children
Il "I never go TO church," said countr,
tradesman to his Parish Clergyman 81 Away
spend Sunday in settling accSbnts," Tn,
minister Immediately replied, "you will fin,
that the day of judgment will be spent in th'
! s5me manner
II There was death from IIydrophobia Wed
nesday at the New York Hospital /; the un
fortunate patient was bitten by rabd dog ol
Staten Island last spring.
III A young woman was smothered Il