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Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-10-07

We understand ssys the Augusta Ccns,iutionas) from
passengers who arrived Friday evening that Judge Cows
had undergone his trial Decatur He plead gully 10 tie
charges and was sentenced pay 6ne Of eight hundrt
dollars
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TOE THE MARK, IT'S TAYLOR CAN.
A wHIG soNG.-Br N. P. w1Ius.
Tune" Dandy Jim Of Caroline"


Tune Dandy Jim Of Carolns."
/.
Come Wings come brothers-one and all
Flock to the " Rough and Ready" call
Come stand up close and hear our song,
And follow il up with chorus strong
Chorus Toe the mark, It's Taylor can
Hero sage, and kindly man
In council great as in deadly fray,
But plain old fellow Tor every day.
ii.
Now, where has been, for many year,
This will SO firm--this head so clear
Such men, for fame, will oceans SWIM
Zach chose that fame should come 10 him.
Toe the mark, It's Taylor can.
III.
Zach's coat is oose--his manners "rough y
But, near him, heaas bow, fast enough;
And the old gray coat. GiH do to tcedr,
Tho bullethoIe shows here and there
Toe the mark, It's Taylor can.
To faithful guard weary pest
At any odds to fight host
To spare the weak--to keep bis word
To hold his own, by pen or sword, (.
Toe the marx, It's Taylor can.
When HuPs surrender laid US low,
Fort Harrison next met the foe
Hope the onset in despair
She didn't know that Zach was there
Toe the mark, tits Taylor can.
vi.
Worth twenty lives the risk renown,
The desp'rate stake, to save Fort Brown.
But PALo Alto clear'd the track, 49,.
And thro' REsAcA went old Zach
Toe the mark, It's Taylor can.
VII
By ruthless storm, at MONTEREY, .
More proudly might have gone the day - @o
But wife and child stood BY the foe,
And Taylor let the glory go
Toe the mark, It's Taylor can.
VIE
But Polk began rat to smell -
Zach serv'i his country quite too well
To his "high horse" they "holler'd whoe =
But couldn't stop /" old Whitley" so!
Toe the mark, It's Taylor can.
TX
Supplies cut Off" boys" all away
In doors, they thought, he'd have to stay.
And no,O PoIk's passport friend might call,
And laugh at Zach behind his wall. ...
t Toe the mark, It's Taylor can.
X.
Down came SAINT Anna, five to one ..
With thanks TO Polk, expecting fun
BrESA VISTA was MT far, .'.....
Zach let him do his laughing "thar!"
Toe the mark, It's Taylor can.
~...u .= XI.
Hard was the foe that day to drive q.
One new recruit to veterans five
But when il grew too tough, they say,
Old SPY glass came and ,urn'd the day .s
Toe the mark, It's Taylor can.
XII.
Buenn Estas siqr Is bright!
But Uh4e wH fail its purest light?
On Zacht LAST ORDER sad and lou -
"BRISG ~ THE WOUNDED, FRIEND AND ZOE :"
Toe the mark, 'ts Tayl lor can.
XIII.
A helrt acil ric,ory softer gro,cn-
A head thai yknareS soon let alone
A hand no be droVe eoer bach
AndA sorL III TRUTH has glorious ZAcHs
Toe the mark, 'tis Taylor can.
XIV. ....
No,c II y0IdHke TO kno.c the school
Where PresiGslis best learn 10 RUE
Zach's life 4 jtsf THE VERY ONE
Con CHOSE TO 1RAIN A WAsHIyGToS.
Toe Ne mark, It's Taylor can
Hero, sge, and kindly man!
In counci great as i'll deadly fray,
But plaa old fellow for every day.
1t was mentioned in one account Of The battle of Bue
that Gen. Taylors gray great coat had bullet-ho
ough it when he took IL OH alter tIe action.
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Tbs Cochtuate Lake will be introduced into the city
Of ncoa the 25h naant, and preparations making
io celebrating this event in manner becoming It's importance.
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AGENCY FOR PATENTS, at washIngton, ID. G.

AGENCY FOR PATENTS, at w Wsshington, ID. G.
VIZ p. ELLIOT Architect and Civil Engineer former
w y Of the Patent Office and late surveyor of the city
OF Washington agent for persons al distance having
business with the Patent Office He prepares papers and
drawings for applicants for patents makes examinations into
the question OF originality and paenabl Of inventions prior
to applying for paents gives opinions relating
furnishes Information respecting the practice of obtaining pa
tents in the United States and IN Europe and gene
rally all kinds OF business relating his profession with
prompncss dispatch His will be according TO the
nature aud oi the services be performed The charge
however Tor making examination and giving an opinion
will generally be about ive-dollars
PArEsT OrrIcE, FEB. rs, 1S42.
Mr.. VIM. p. Elliot, who has been formerly employed in
the Patent Office as Daughtsman, Sc having established
Patent Agency in the city Of Washington take great pleas
in Recommending him gentleman worthy Of conf
dence, shd as being particularly qualified take charge of
any business requiring knowledge Of mechanical science the
progress OF the and patent improvements Mr. Elliot is
also we'll acquainted with the practice of this Office
HENRY L. ELLSWORTH,
Commissioner Of Patents
Office directly opposite the Patent ofcc of and
9th streets. Letters business should be postpaid.
W. Elliot is also the author Of the design Of new Pa
tant Omce buldipg. dec 7-w1y
A WHlM, AND ITS CONsEQUENCEs by q. p
n r. James, Esq. Also, I'd part Of Vanity Fair juvre-
eeived BY n. FARNliAM.
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TO THE PUBLIC.
[PhL Inquirer

Ihaving been reported tha; all the volunteers attached to
company B. Capt NAcLE Of the LIST regiment Of Pennsyya
MIS- were opposed the election Of Gen. ZAcHARr TAYLOR
for President we, the Undersigned members Of said company
do declare said report be false, and will give General
Taylor united and undivided support for said Office He
is a man that never surrenders, nor will
Peter Douty Levi Elper
Henry Fisher q. w. Gsret
John Meyers James Cochran
Seth Price Alex. Mcdonald
Charles Scrimshaw Michael Sands
Singleton Kimmel John Keppo
Daniel Schappel Jacob w shaup
James w sands Nelson Berger
Reuben Stamm Samuel Shadman
Benjamin Shell Lieut.. coward Rehr
John Hays Thomas W Glpn
VIM. Wollinger Franklin Sei,snger.
We also pledge members Of the company residing in
other counties, who expressed themselves their return
home strongly in favor Of Gen. TAYLOR.
Capt NAeLE Of motives Of delicacy and member,
for reasons which satisfactory his comrades declined
signing the PAPER both Of whom will vote for Gen. Taylor
-Four me mbcrs have votes, and the political principles
Of one is unknown, which win sum up as follows
Whole number returned. ...................46
Avowed for Gen. Taylor.
Have no votes. ........... ....''........
Unknown -. .'........... '.''''...-. i
80
The remainder for Cars and TanF Of &C. ~
The above includes the officers and members Of the
pany who returned home.
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ODD FELLows.The annual returns Of the Grand Secre-
tny show great increase Of the Order in the United States
The revenue has increased per cent membership twenty
three per cent, relief fifteen per Connecticut, New
York, Iowa, and part Of FIorida made no report Wetske
the returns o last year from these States ard add the increase
as above
Number Of Lodges in the United States I,757
limitations observation-disclosures. 35, l32
Contributing members r................... lH, 32s
Revenue Of Subordinate Lodges $685. 267 79
Paid iot relief Of members and widows and
orphans Observation-Disclosures. 343, 1877 46
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The remainder for Cars and Tarf Of &c. ~
The above includes the officers and members Of the com
nary who returned home.
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1t mentioned in one Of The battle OF Buena
Vista that Gen. Talos gray great had buet-holes
through it when he took il OF alter tie action.
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Columbia; the Assistant Treasurer at Boston and New
the form given below which be certified by collect
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On receiving certificate of deposte, signed by of
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and conditions therein mentioned and hareby
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Dated lS48
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certify that the above guarantor is responsible for the
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H. Bids performed part of the bidder, accord
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option of the Solicitor be declared null and void In
all fraud may have been practised against the
United States, the Solicitor may before executing the
veyance, declare the bid invalid and of no effect
II. H. GILLET,
July IL Solicitor of the Treasury.
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" hussars
Light Troops service, by Lieut.. COL Leslie Goth
Kings royal rifles
Defence of Out-posis by Captain Jcbb royal engineers
Hints no Officers Piquet service, by Capt Glasse 95th
infantry. ~. =,
Duties of an Officer on Pic9ue and on Detachmen by
Capt. Ker, 7th dragon guaids
Light Troops in the Field by Leut Mayne 9th infantry
Jackson on the Formation, Discipline, and Economy oil
Armies ~. - ,,,. ,>,, .
Service and Management of Heavy Ordnance, for the
Royal Regiment of Artillery. ,,,,
EXECUTIONS and Man9uvres of Field battery ana oil u
Brigade of Batteries by Capt Gore, royal arthiery'
MaxwePs Victories of the British Armies an
Artilleriss Manual by Capt Grifths, royal afui'ey'
4th edition. -, 81 r,,
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Practical Operations of Siege, by MAJOR Genera fas
ley, royal engineers. ,r,e,p
Maloe on the Attack and Defence of Fortified Pihce
The Siegcs of Spain by Wellngton's Army, ny MAJOR
General Jones. .
Macaulays Field Fortifcations and Field Engineering
Military Bridges, by Sir Howard Douglas
Steamboats, Military Field Pocketbook ..o
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DREES'S RAILWAY PRACTICE, cole

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Woods Practical Treatise Railroad and Locomotives
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Traite Pratiqse des Chemins de Fer par Menard vol
Brussels.
Tredgold on Railroads and Carriages.
Wishaws Analysis of Railways. Badnall on Railways
Railways their construction and management, by Lee
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Pambour on Locomotives. Gordon on Locomotives.
Ma sonry and stone Cutting, by Nicholson
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Shaw's Operative Masonry :.
Vca Clements. Paisley Cements lotion on Mortars
Haske's Engineers Guide in Boring ~
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Bashforth's Calculations of Earthwork.
Sibley and Ruiherford's Earthwork Tables
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by the President OF the Unite<l States.

TN pursuance of law, /, JAMES K POLK, President Of
the United States Of America DO hereby declare and
mentioned land offices in Wisconsin, at the periods here
q, the sn office at FALLs OF ST cRox RIVER
commencing Monday, the fourteenth day of Angus,
next the disposal of the public lands within the under
mentioned townships and fractional townships, viz
North of the base line, and ,cest of the fourth principal eri
Townships twenty five and twenty six, of ran ge one.
Townships twenty five wentysix, and twenty seven, oil
Townships twentyeight and twenty-nine, of range
townships twenty-eight, twenty nine, thirty and thirty
two, of range eighteen.
Township thirty and fractional townships hirtyone and
Fractional townships twenty mine and thirty. and
ships thiry-one and thrty-two, OF range twenty.
eighth day August next for tho disposal Of the public
lands within the aforementioned townships and fractional
townships, to wit: st
North of the base line and nest of the fourth principal
Fractional townships tweny-six and wenty-seven, and
townships thirty hirtyone, and
thirty two, OF range twenty-one
Fractional townships twentysx, tweDty-seven, and
twenty-eght and townships tweny-nne, thirty, thirty
Fractional townships twenty and twenty-nine and
townships thirty and thirty of range twenythree
Fractional townships twenty-nine, thirty, and thry-one
OF range twenty-lour.
At,he land Office at GREEN BAY, com mencing on Mon.
day the twenrst day of August next for the disposal of
the public lands situated within the aforementioned town
ships and fractional townships, VIZ:
North of the base line and east Of the fourth principal me
ridtan.
Townships thirty fve thirysx. and thirtyseve and
fractional township ;hry-eght OF range twenty.
Fractional townships thirty ve thirtysx thirty
and thry-eght, of range tweny-one.
fractional townships hiry-fve hirysix thirty-seven,
and thirty eight, of range twenty-five.
Lands appropriated by law for the of schools, mill
tay other purposes, will be excluded from the sales
The offering Of the above mentioned lands will be com
menced the days appointed and proceed in the order in
which they advertised, with all convenient DESPATCH
until the whole shall have been offered and the sales thus
Rut ha La,,t tknrf
weeks and private entry of any the lands will be add
mltted until after the expiration OF the weeks
tilven under hand, the city OF Washington this
eighth day OF May, Domni one thousand eight hun
bred and forty-eight.
BY the President, JAMES X POLK
RICHARD M YOUNG,
Conmissonr Of the General Land Office.
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Prospectus of the Western Continent, (Now Series
II Southern Family Newspaper
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Editors and proprietors

Prospectus Of tho Western Continent, New Serles)
II Southern Family Newspaper.
M. GARLAND, Jr. AND JOHN DONALDSON,
Editors and proprietors.
First number issued Saturday, July 9Th, l848
THE WESTERN CONTINENT will be conducted upon
plan different from that OF any journal south OF New
York 1t will be exclusively devoted to literature and
era intelligence. preserving strict neutrality upon all Po-
itical and secarian questions. -
1t will mainly devoted the reprintng. from the best
foreign magazines, of such articles be OF greatest
merit The periodical literature of Europe Is abundant
and valuable sustained is great expense, and by
the aid Of the chief writers OF the day. The republication
a cheap of those articles which could not otherwise
read except the OF importing several costly
magazines and Journals cannot but be acceptable to the
public.
with always make part of its contents. The editors have
made arrangements which WILL they trust, always insure
so much original should entite their journal to
They will moreover, carefully attend to the de-
partment of their paper Foreign and domestic inel-
gencepolitical, literary and scientific, drawn from the
nal of the editors of the paper will devote his excu
sive attention those selections which are designed, IN
great part, to contribute to its interest
The editors the Western Continent appeal to their
souther friends support in this undertaking. Although
the opinion that interest could be subseIVed bY de-
voting It's columns political discussion they have deter
ertheess as citizens and Of southern State, seek
ing establish family newspaper, they feel ushed IN
for support upon the kindred feelings and common
sympathies of the people of the south
TERMS:
Two dollars year, payable invariably in advance.
Three copies for or one copy Tor three years $o
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BY the President of the United States.

I TN pursuance of law, l. JAMES X POLK President O
make known that public sales will be held the under
mentioned land offices in the State of louisiana the pc
RODS hereinafter designated, to wit;
AT the land office OPELOUSAS commencing OF
Monday the sixteenth day Of October for the disposal
Of the public lands situated within the aforementioned
townships and parts OF townships, viz,
North Of the base line and of the principal meridian
! Township one, of range two. Z
| Township one OF range three.
South Of the base hns and east Of the principal meridian
Townships twelve, thirteen, and fourteen of range three
| Township twelve OF range four.
Township ten, OF range nine.
South of the base line and of the principal erdia
Fractional sections eighteen and nineteen west of lake
Calcasu in township thirteen, and the fractions of sec
tons eighteen and thyone west OF Calcasiu pass, and
sections thry-seven to sixyegh inclusive in fractional
township fourteen, Of range nine.
Township ELEVEN Except the south hall OF section one
the north half OF twelve, the south halves of fourteen and
fifteen, the north halves of twentyone, twenty two and
five and sections hirtyone thrsx inclusive0 sections
one two twelve, thirteen, twenty four twenty five, twenty
SIX thirty two hirtythee thirty and thirty -ve and
lots numbered seventy inclusive, in township
thirteen and sections six. twelve, thirteen, fourteen
Johns island and sections twenty-five, twenty three,
twenfour. twenty-five. and thry-six, in fractional town
The half four and five, SIX
eight, eighteen nineteen and thirty in township twelve,
Township nne sections six inclusive and sections
nine and ten, in township eleven and sections twelve,
thirteen, fourteen twenty three, tweny-four, and twenty
five, in township twelve, OF range twelve.
Fractional township east of the Sabine river, and
sections two, twelve thirteen twenty three, twenty
FOUR twenty tve twenty-six and thrysix, in fractional
township eleven, OF range thirteen.
At the land office OUACHITA, commencing on Mon
day, the twenyhd day of October for the disposal
of the public lands situated within the following townships,
viz;
North of the base line and east of the principal meridian
Townships seventeen and eighteen, of range ten.
Townships seventeen, eighteen, and nineteen of
eleven.
Lands appropriated by law for the of schools militia
ry other purposes will be excluded from the sales
The offering of the aforementioned lands will be com
menced the days appointed and proceed in the order
in which they advertised with all convenient ch
until the whole shall have been offered and the sales thus
closed. But sale shall be kept open longer than
weeks and private entry of OF the lands will be adj
med until after the expiration of the two weeks.
Given under my hand at the city of Washington, this
seventh day JULY Ammo Domn thousand eight hun
bred and fortYeight.
BY the President
JAMES X. POLK. =
RICHARD M. YOUNG,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
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indian Treaties.-Treaies between the United States
i and the various Indian tribes complete from IIIS to
1887 also the laws OF the colonies, and the laws oil the
State since 1868 in relation to Indians and
Indian affairs and the proceedings of the Congress oil the
Confederation, and the laws passed by Congress on the
subjects The whole collected into one volume, large
octave. A few copies for sale by
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CoIIEoroR's OFFICE, June 81, 1913.
(UTY TAXEs-Notice to dclinqucnts.-AM persons
~ whose upon real personal property remain due
and unpaid are hereby notified that such shall continue
after the list day of August, will be proceeded
against for the enforcement Of collection, directed by
law by levy and sale OF the property charged with such
unpaid taxes ..,,
June 9-2awtdE Collector.
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TNHE subscriber continues give his personal attention
l. to instruction in practical chemistry minerofogy, and
geology according the method which he has pursued
cessally during the past thirteen years in this city.
connections and wefurnished laboratory, large and
ect Library of practical and scientific works in the Eng
lish German and French languages together with min
cal geological and technical collections offer every acl
~ to the student
Analyses of ores minerals Soils waters, vegetable sab
stances and productions of art, will be carefully
cuted Persons residing distance may send by letter
small average samples of earths, &c. weighing from
100 grains ounce.
The various applications of chemistry manufactures,
agriculture, medicine, and pharmacy will receive special
attention. Where is practicable, researches will be in
stuted and opinions given all chemical questions.
Laboratory pit Arch street, above Sixth, in the Arch
Street Hail. Philadelphia.
JAMES C. BOOTH,
Member Am. Phil Society. and Prof. Applied Chemistry
franklin Institute.
July 9-4td& Iawt1 Oct
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LAND BOOK for Travellers In the United States
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