Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1848-09-28

inst. has the following late and conclusive letter:
When we first heard of the intended so-calIed
CLAY movement in this city we addressed a private
letter to Mr.. Clay, not expecting in retuin any an
swer we could print; but we have received all an
swer in which we are authorized to say as iol-
lows:
ASHLAND, SeptemberS 1846.
James Brooks, ESQ., have given, and shall give
no countenance or encouragement to any moves
ment to bring my name as a candidate for that Off
ce (tbe Presidency before The public. 4
On one point | desire no secresy, and that Is.
that | am utterly opposed TO the use of my name
as a candidate for the Presidency.
lam, truly, your friend and obedientsersant.
II. CLAY.
FROM EURoPE.-The Picayune of Tuesday has
a teleglaphic despatch announcing the arrival of
the steamer Acadia. She left Liverpool on the 9th.
England and Ireland are quiet. Paris, too, is
quiet, hut the factions are increasing. The papers
are openly abusing the Republic.-The disturb
ances in the provinces of France continue The
Bonapartisls are trying to make Louis Napoleon
President.
The dispute between Denmark and Germany
has been temporarily settled, but Schleswig and
Holstein have refused to acknowledge the armistice.
Austria has accepted the mediation of France
and England.
Italy is in a tumnltuous and excited state.
The C~oNcoRDIA.-In accordance with the re-
quest of Capls. Pease and T'homasson. a meeting
of twenty-three engineers convened on board the
Concordia, for the purpose of giving their opinions
respecting The cause of the disaster. After due
examination and elaboration, they came to the fol.
lowing conclusions:
That from the appearance of the boilers there
was at the time of the explosion a deficiency Of wa
ter-,hough from evidence adduced it appears that
the second engineer left watch some half houi pre-
vious TO the accident, and left with an adequate sup
ply of water in the boilers.
That it may be possible that the fiues in the lar
board boilers were bare of water in consequence
of the boat having been listed to starboard consid-
erably when leaving Plaquemine, and when right
ing up the water came in contact with the fues in
tenseIy heated by thus being left bare.
In the column Of police news in the same paper,
(the Picayune of Tuesday, we perceive that San
affidavit having been made before Mayor Cross.
man, charging John Lentz, late chief engineer of
the steamboat Concordia. with having caused the
melancholy catastrophe on board said boat by his
gross and criminal carelessness, a warrant was is
sued for his arrest" Lentz was in such . preca-
rious situation, from wounds received by the explo-
sion. that he conld not be removed; and an officer
was stationed in his room until such time as be
could be removed to the guard-honse.
MAlNE.-The Portland Advertiser says that the
plurality against Dana, Dem, thus far is 4709.-
There is no election of Governor by the people
The Boston Post says the delegation in Congress
will stand 5 Democrats to 2 Wings, being a Wing
gain Of one member
Mr.. BuTLER.-The Battery says. In his speech
on the Florida war. delivered in the House of Rep
resentatives of the United States, June II. ls4G,
Mr.. William o. Butler used the following lam
guage in regard TO General Taylor
General Taylor succeeded General Jessup in
the command, and as l have heard no complaint
against him, | presume there is none. Fortunately
for himself. sir, he is a Wing; and fortunately for
the country he is a soldier of the highest order"
UMr. Charles Bienvenu. says the Bee, a Young
gentleman who represented the parish of St. Btr>
nard in the Legislature of this State, and though
chosen by a thorough going wing constituency, vo>
ted for Mr.. Soule as u. S. Senator-has come out
and declared his adhesion to the Cass aud Butler
party. Mr.. D. says he had not formed any polili-
cal opinions before, but that now reflection makes
a Democrat poor feIIow!1 We congratulate
the party on the accession of Mr.. Bienvenu. 1t is
one vote more for Them, and they feel that they will
need it, else they would not parade such a triae
with SO great a show of exultation.
TEw YoRK.-The Wing Convention at SYRIA
cnse on the 18th inst, nominated Hamilton Fish
for Governor, and George W. Patterson for Lient.
Governor.
The Barnburners' Convention, which assem-.
bled at the same place on the same day. nominated
John A. Dix for Governor, Seth M. Gates for
Lieut.. Governor.
AMERICAN GRATITUDE.-The United States
Consul at Liverpool has addressed the following
letter to the Prince de J~oinville, Duke d'Aumale.
Marquis de Lisboa, Admiral Greenfield, and Mr..
Thomas Littledale, the gentlemen who aided in res.
cuing the sufferers from the wreck of the Ocean
Monarch:
Geniemen-On behalf of Cant Muydock tho