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A Daring Naval Feat.


In Clark's Naval History occures the follow
ing passage, illustrating the naval skill and
daring of the Yankee sailors during the revo-
lutionary war, and their aptitude to convert
apparently unlucky circumstances into the
means of triumph a
&C. In june 1879, an expedition of United
States vessels was fitted out, and sailed from
Boston. 1t consisted of the Providence 80
guns, Com. Whipple the Queen of France,
Is guns, Captain J. P. Rathburne; and the
sloop of war Ranger, Captain Simpson. About
the middle of July, near the banks of New
foundland. as the squadron lay in a fog,
| signal guns were beard and at intervals the
sonnd of ships bells striking the hours
From this they supposed themselves to be
near a feet. About eleven o'clock the fog
began to clear off when the crew of the Queen
of France, to their great surprise found them
selves nearly alongside merchant ship, and
soon after they perceived themselves to be in
fleet of $50 sail, under convoy of seventy
four and several frigates and sloops of war.
The Queen of France Immediately bore down
to the large ship and hailed her. She answer
ed that the fleet was from Jamaica, bound to
London. The English ship then hailed the
American, and was answered, his Majesty's
ship Arethusa, from Halifax, on a cruise
The American then inquired if they had seen
any rebel privateers. The English replied tina
several had been driven out of the fleet The
American Captain, Rathburne, then requested
the Captain of the English vessel to come on
board, which he did, when, to his great as
constituent. he found himself prisoner.
"Capt. Rathburne then sent one of his own
boats and the English Captains boat both
we'll manned, to the ship, of which they took
quiet possession, without exciting the least
alarm in the fleet, notwithstanding many Of
the vessels were nearly in hail OF the one
captured. Rathburne then went alongside
another large ship and captured her in the
same manner. Soon after the capture of the
second ship, Commodore Whipple came along
side and ordered Captain Rathburne to edge
away out of the fleet as soon as possible, as
he was persuaded they would be discovered
and overpowered. Captain Rathburne then
pointed out the two large ships he had capt
ured, and requested permission to remain
The Commodore at first disapproved OF this
project, but was at length prevailed upon by
| Captain Rathburne to stay in the feet all day,
and capture as many vessels as they could in
the same cautious manner. AS soon as 1t was
dark they left the fleet, after having captured
eleven vessels without giving alarm. The
SQUADRON arrived safe at Boston with eight Of
their prizes, three of them having been re-
taken by the English
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A Capital Hit.

Mrs. A. said ragged urchin at a neigh
boris door, won't you please TO uarn my
stockings s-see those great holes there
want me to darn your stockings? what
for 7
why, YOU see, mother can't get time
Cant get time? Well, where is your mo-
thers' DIV ''' CO.,
.Oh, she has gone to the Sewing Circle
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Days without Nights, and Nights with
out DAYS,

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DR.. Baird, in his lecture at the Conference
Room, gave some inter esting facts. There is
nothing that strikes stranger more forcibly,
if he visits Sweden at the season of the year
when the days are longest, than the absence
of night. DIR. b. had no conception of it be-
| fore his arrival. He arrived at Stockholm,
from Gottenburgh, 400 miles distant, in the
morning, and in the afternoon went to see
some friends-had not taken notes of time
and returned about midnight; it was as light
| as it is here half an hour before sundown.-
You could see distinctly. But all was quiet
in the streets 1t seemed as if the inhabitants
had gone away or were dead. No signs Of life
stores closed. The sun in June goes down
at Stockholm little before 10 clock. There
is great illumination all night as the sun
passes round the earth towards the north pole,
and the refraction of its rays is such that you
can see to read at midnight, DR.. B. read a
letter in the forest near Stockholm at mid
night, without artificial light. There is
mountain at the head of the Gulf of Bothnia,
where on the 21st of June, the sun does not
go down at all. Travellers go up there to see
it. A steamboat goes up from Stockholm for
the purpose of carrying those who are curious
to witness the phenomenon. 1t only occurs
one night. The sun goes down to the hori-
zon, you can see the whole face of it, and in
five minutes it begins to rise.
At the North Cape, lat. u degrees, the sun
does not go down for several weeks. In June
it would be about rs degrees above the hori-
zon at midnight. The way the people there
know it is mignight, they see the sun rise.
The changes in those high ATTITUDES, from
summer to winter, are so great, that we can
have no conception of them at all. In the
winter time the sun disappears, and Isl seen
for six weeks. Then it comes and shows its
minutes, and then descends, and finally it does
not set at all, but makes almost circle around
the heavens. DIR. Baird was asked how they
managed in regard to hired persons, and what
they considered day s-He could not say,
but supposed they worked by the hour, and
twelve hours would be considered a days
work.
Birds and animals take their accustomed rest
at their usual hours. The doctor did not
know how they learn the time, bat they had,
and go to rest whether the sun goes down or
not. The hens take to the trees about
o'clock, P. NJ, and stay there until the sun is
well up in the morning, and the people get
into this habit of late rising, too. The first
morning DR.. Baird awoke in Stockholm, he
was surprised to see the sun shining into his
room. He looked at his watch, and found it
was only o'clock; and the next time he
awoke, it was o'clock, but there were no
persons in the streets The people are not in
the habit of rising so soon. The Sweedes in
the cities are not very industrious owing proba-
bly, to the climate. Hartford Times.
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BANKS,

LINCOLN BANK-Old Corporation Hyde,
President; Jonathan Hyde, Levi Houghton, Joshua
Page, Henry Hyde, Directors Bank hours, from to
IL Am. - .r
LINCOLN BANK New Corporation Geo. F. Pat
ten, President; Geo.F. Patten, VIM M.ROgers, Thos
Harvard, Chas. Davenport, l.. w. Houghton, G. w.
Bank hours from 9 to 2AM. Discount days, Tuesday
COMMERCIAL BANK-Wm Sewali, President:
VIM. D. Sewall, Jacob Robinson, Gilbert Trufant, Ihos
NJ Reed, VIM. Paten, Directors; Thos. Agry, Cashier
Bank hours; from to 10 A. Nj. Discount days, Thurs
days.
SAGADAHOCK BANK.-Thos. D. Robinson, Presi
dent; Il. ID. Robinson, Joseph Sewall, John Smith,
VIM. NJ. Reed, Lewis Blackmer, VIM. burlington,
VIM. v. Noses Directors; ID. F. Baker, Cashier. Bank
hours, from to IL A. NJ Discount day, Monday
ANDROSCOGGIN BANK, ToPsHAM-C has. Thomp-
son, President; Charles Thompson, John Barron, Da-
vid Scribner, Nahum Perkins, Woodbury. B.Purrington,
Directors; John Coburn, Cashier Discount days,
Tuesday of each week. Bank open from to l in
summer ; 10 to in winter.
BRUNSWICK BANK, Observation-Disclosures I. Dun
lap, President; Richard T. Dunlap, Alfred J. Stone,
John G. Humphreys, Joseph Badger, VIM. Barron, Di-
rectOrs; A. G. Robbins Cashie. Discount day, Thurs
day. Bank hours above
MARINERS BANK, Clark, Pres
dent; Henry Clark, Wilmot Wood, Edmund Dana
muel A Hey, James MCarty, Directors; s. P. Baker
Cashier. Bank open from to in summer; 10 to in
winter. Discount day, Tuesday.
MEDOMAK BANK, WALpoBoRo'.-James Hovey,
President; James Hovey, George d Smouse, John Bul
fnch Jos Clark Alexander Palmer, Directors; George
Allen, Cashier
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On the death of Benjamin Rich, Jr., who died on
board Ship Martha, Oct H. 647, on his passage from
Liverpool to Charleston, S. u, aged 26 years.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-10-17

THE ANCIENT MANHATTAN.-We find the fol-
lowing happy translation of a description Of the
aboriginal inhabitants Of Manhattan Island, in the
Literary World. 1t is from an old Dutch tract the
first account ever published
We have at the outset typographical survey of
the bay, harb0r, and surrounding islands, This Is
followed by the usual Indian descriptions, with
some peculiarites of a tribe on the island called
the WappenOs, who were tall, of an orange color
like the Braziians nveteTate haters, full of hered
iaTy revenges, so fond of freedom that they could
not be brought to work, who hunted in winter and
ished in spring were great lovers of fish, espe-
Cially Of an erOtC white salmon; strung cookie
shell seaman for money! and were as particular
about if they dealt with pearls; they shuffied
and dealt PUSHES, and called the game SENECA,
gambling away what clothes they wore till they
went off naked when they were dressed they had
on deer skin, or bear skin, or a seal skin, or COW
cred themselves with turkey feathers, or Dutch
daffle cloth, which was blanket by night, coat
by day; the men We're loose with the women, who
were Of middle stature with long black hair, black
eyes, and fine eyebrows, and smeared their orange
colored bodies with grease, which did not improve
their flavor; their marriage was based on settle
ments of seawan, and the bride Tor SIX weeks Oh
separation bewailed her virginity, which they
called " COatismaTrenitten -; she sat all the
while with a blanket over her head looking al no
one and no one looking at her. For agriculture the
women in March broke up the ground, ana IN
April planted maize, and in May they set GU
beans to grow up on the stalks Of the corn they
sucked the low stalks for sugar cane, and made
suDp1ea out of the grain, and some they put dned
in baskets and buried in the ground, and went OIL
Win the men in hunting parties in October, coming
back in December " as fat as moles." For their
discipIine. when the women were unlaithful they
were fjogged. cropped and driven from the house,
hut the children followed them, for they were fond
mothers When the husband was unfaithful, the
wife brought him before the council drew off his
right shoe and left stocking, uncovered his naked
ness and gave him kick behind, and had the law
been generally administered the council would
have had constant employment. For politics they
Strangers thew carried 10 the council where they
smoked without speaking, and then entered upon
consideration Of the case, the approyals being
sounded by chez
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-10-17

ELoPEMENT IN FASHIONABLE LIFE.--A trans
action OF toUe and dollars of considerable imp0r-
lance, N certain circles, has just transpred in our
clty-the WIDOW - and her daughter-the
latter lady some fifteen, the former some forty years
Of age. 10 break up the union Of the daughter
with young man she was sent to the interior of
the State to school and her lover TO Texas lyhere
he died The other brother continued to court
the mother until a recent date, although he was
sometime absent on duty-he belonged TO the army.
Well, during the young tady's term at school the
heard of her lovers death in Texas, and for grief
determined TO enter a Convent! Thus matters
stood when the elder brother, the one that was
counting the mother, returned to our city. lie was
still true to the widow, and she Went so far
to buy her wedding Clothes and the young man to
say that he could do with the said widow as he
pleased-whch meant that he could marry her if
he would. This he told in a public barroom -
Some scandal, entirely unfounded in truth got out;
the gentleman that conducted the business in the
place of the young courtier, was discharged but
on the return of the elder brother he took charge
again and went on with the widow as usual. On
Saturday last the daughter returned to her mothers
from school she having been sent for and got
home through great deal Of persuasion, her dis
position having been bent towards Convent On
her ret1rn home she saw again and convefsed with
the brother of her late lover. He was soon to be
her father He told her, no doubt, to be a good
child and forget the notion of a convent Her
charms, during these interesting conversations,
took possession of the young man, and he regretted
his pledge TO the mother 1t was a triumph of
seventeen over forty The young man declared
his new born passon-the young girl accepted the
brother of her lover, and her father that was TO be
On Tuesday last they eloped What course they
took it is yet impossible to tell The mother was
last in hot pursuit of the would be nun and her
recently was TO be husband II is a mixed up
affair, and the end is not YETI
1t may be interesting to know thai the family Of
widow l. is worth some eight hundred thou
sand dollars, and that the young man is worth
some sixty thousand Cincinnati Com
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-10-17
PRnnL,AMATION.

By ISAAC JOHNSON, Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
VNTHEREAS, The failure to appropriate specifically the
w fund provided by law for the support of the Free Pub
- - Gss lie Schools of this State must exert,
x Z 8&sS unless prevented in time, highly
- sSA pIejudiCial influence the great
azSsSSsss@Es cause of education, and the best in
terests of humanity and whereas the Importance OF the
matter in this view Of it. appears call for the consideration
OF the Legislature at period earlier than that OF its next
regular session in January 1850 and TO form extraordinary
OCCASION such as my judgment renders necessary the con-
vention Of the Houses soon may be practicable;
do therefore, by this my proclamation convene the two
Houses of the Legislature TO at the State house in the
city of NewOeans the First Monday in December next
being the fourth day of said month and require the respect
i've Senators and Representative then and there TO assemble
in order that they may devise and adopt such put
in successful operation the Free Public Schools Of the State
as TO them the exercise of their wisdom aud discretion,
may seem expedent and proper, and receive such ntOma
tion in relation the affairs of the State generally at that
time NAV be deemed advisable to submit them.
Given under my hand and the Seal OF the state at
New Orleans this twenty-frst day of August 1913,
L. 81 and Of the Independence OF the United States the
Nv the Governor: ISAAC JOHNSON.
CHARLEs GAYARRE Secretary Of State. au8
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-10-17
CARRIAGE MANuFACToRY.

HNiE Patronage that has been extended to very be
Z ally the lastsegen years, while in Com Es7WR ~
street, has Induced US the last ESkSssssg
10 erect large building expressly for manu. tk>~s-
featuring and repairing CARRIAG ES.- Al& Y
We have now Of the largest Shops in the Southern
Country and prepared, with good Northern WOrkmen
and the best Of materials to build any style OF Carriage to
ORDER and guarantee them two If used IN the country
We also better prepared than before for repairing
Carriages and cen them almost to their original beauty
and durability although apparently out and useless
We viii pay freight carriages to repair. We will
also keep hand assortment Of NEW and SECOND
HAND CARRIAGES which will be sold low Old CARRIAGES
taken trade for New ones We invite the attention of
those wanting New Carriages their old ones repaired to
call at Mandatory and Repository and judge for them
selves, at the corner of GR.4YIER and C.7ROEDELET
Streets, next door to the Office of the Commercial Water
Works rear of the St Charles Hotel New Orleans.
ie5 On MATTHEW'S & DENNAN.
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MR.. HENRI HERE'S PIANO FORTEs AND

FETM. T. MAYO, has the pleasure to - fszsg-I.gzy
V inform his friends and the public Of ~
New Orleans and the surrounding country r. III hi ~ n
that he has been appointed by Mr.. X. HERE,I Y
sole A gent for the sale of his GRAND AND SQUARE
PIANOS AND PIANINOS. The daily increasing de-
mand this country for these instruments and the great
satisfaction they have given 10 buyers both in America and
Europe, have induced VIM 7. MAYO to open a room for
their exhibition and sale He also takes leave call paTtiCu
lar attention the PIANiNOS which unsurpassed for
richness Of and elegance of appearance, combining
great durability with unique byancy and facility of touch
They have been awarded the Gold Medal Of the first degree
(be highest at the disposal Of tile French Govern
and general use in France, England and Ger
many W. T. NJ. begs leave to refer to the highest eO
gums bestowed them by Professors and the Press the
occasion of Mr. HERR introducing the PIANiNOS at his
concerts.
~ An ample assortment will always be found at the
Depot. No Camp Street. three doors from Canals lest
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-10-17

TUESDAY, 18th November, 184s-Sweegstake Race for
three year oIds-Subscnpt0n $500 forfeit, sl00-miIe
hests-three or more subscribers to make race-O name
and close the LIST November. 1873.
WEDNESDAY. 18th November, 1855 weepstake Race
ioI three year oldsSubscnpton 5000 forfeit SlUO-two
mile heatsthTee subscribers 10 make rdee-tO
name and close on the first November 1913 Address
OF 81 TIIOS. EUBANk LEEFE,
Secretary Of the Louisiana Association, New Orleans,
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-10-17
EEMP WAREEOusEs,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

a Z EASTERN PRICES at the Commission CAR
"a RAGE REPOSITORY, No. 90 Es~s5S y
So CHARLES street, opposite the Com CsGss5sSss=S
mecial Exchange-On hand and constant EsSzeS@St2rE
y receiving FASHIONABLE CARR. A1Z----SIGZ-.
AGES of the latest styles direct from the manufactures
COACHES, ROCKAWAYS BAROUCHES, BUG
GEES, sc, &c, for STYLE finish and price equal to any in
market Customers invited TO call and for themselves
JET 6m IL. $. SMITH, IS St. Charles st.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-10-17
PUNIPS AND DATHING APPARATUS

PUMPS AND BATHING APPARATUS &c.
HpliN mccarthy Plumber, No. 1874 Camp street a
e. EeN Orleans, has inst TecelVed and large zg-s
H5Ur nen OF brass Cocks, various sizes Force and LA
LIii jumps Beer Pumps, &c sc; Cooking Ranges; ISL
ba6ng Tubs and Shower Baths Also, laying and repair
h8 Lead Pipes Shee Lead work of every description Ship
am Steamboat work promptly put and repaired. All
dels promptly attended to.
EE~ Charges moderate. mh24 1v
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-10-17

TT CONANT respectfully informs his friends and the
IT public that he still continues manufacture SODA,
MEAD aud MINERAL WATERS az the above estab-
lishmenf and warranted equal to EufOpe OF Amenca
A supply constantly on hand, at Wholesale and retail
E- Orders from the country promptly attended TO and
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-10-17

CHICKERING'S PIANO-FORTEs.
FE$HE PUBLIC will please take notice that Mr. HENRY
4 PARSONS, o. CANT STREET. Is my Ezss7----l--sq
Only agent for the sale OF my rIAao-E 0ETEs -
in Louisiana and that instruments taken at3 n If ri ri
this depot may be considered fully guaranty x v
tel from the factory and that the prices will be the same
adding freight and insurance only Orders may be left for
any kind of instrument and advance required until the
article is received and approved. J. CHIUKERING,
my16 334 Washington street, Boston.
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=, - V,LNEG lR EsTABLIsHMENT.

'AA Is constantly manufacturing and has
= ,0rsaea very peiOr article Of IN EG A e5--Eu
WncI ne VIII guar nice to improve by age, aud tt=EA
WIZ lsiFef %, tree Of charges, in any part OF Ile
The 'tg or Lalaye te at the following reduced -
s5, TO suit tie tues, Butts 90 gallons, "a; Barrels 30
gallo U.s. ~ % Baels, 40 gallons, cents gallon libe-
RAJ DISCOUNT made 10 wholesale customers.
~ line lTOnped in the POsOtfce win be Dunctaaly
attended to. [ap39 I'll JOHN H. WEBB
Corner Common aAd Mas sts.. opposite Charity Hospital
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PHMADELPHIA WHEELWRIGHTs WoRK.

EFNiE subscribers Agents for the we-knOwn mandatory
IL of WILLOW CHILDs y Co., Phiadelphia, have now
Landing and store extensive assortment OF every de-
sCr1loR OF Fheelwnghs work, as follows
a % pairs Ok AMI Horse Cart Wheels, from to inches on
Lbe iregd;
pairs sytya heavy Dsy Wheels. 4xl inches on tread
10 Ok ana Horse Wagons, with and without bodies, ya
sizes.
% Days, iron aud wooden axes, Ski 3sl and Ak inches
on tread.
- Carts light and heavy;
lgJ w heellarruyys. with shifting sides;
80 Canal basF0vs.
Tie above or viii be increased By every ARRIVAL from
Philadelphia, winch viii enable them TO ofe5 TO Planters and
Merchants, ti larger and complete asson
nsul of ts aIls than has heretofore been offered IN
this market Prices viii lie reasonable, terms liberal and all
EMERSON, TOURNE & co,
iel l53 TchOupitOulaE Et,