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thew are cooking their dinners on the tile plat
form i'm front of the old church, where MIR Kellogg
used to have his studio. About forty Italians stand
looking on The military bands OF the Austrians
give us some exquisite music; they play nighuy al
the Cascne huge dog is harnesseI 10 wheels
on which the great bass drum is hauled about.
Radefski has been here; he is small big-headed
old man of "a years, and his face resembles Mrs.
Trollope. his ewes are red and watery but he bears
himself like an old game-cock. He looked down
from his balcony upon the people with an express
sion which seemed to say, 1T you don't IKE me,
you may lump me, and be hanged TO you' you
rebels
"Powers our sculptor, has had some trouble and
anxiety about the rifle and pistols In his possession
well as the sabres, spears, yatgans, swords and
the like things which hung in the house OF his
friend Kellogg, who is now on visit to America
These arms were hanging up on the walls OF his
studio, and were brought by him from different
parts of Asia; some of them are of great beauty,
and are especially valuable the artist for purposes
of study When Baron D'Aspre called upon all
residents to deliver up their arms on PAIN OF the
rigors of martial law, and this too within forty
eight hours, Mr. Powers, for fear that Mr. Keogg's
house would be searched, concluded to send these
arms, together with his own, to the American con-
sui for safe keeping. Mr.. Ombrosi, the consul,
wrote to Mr.. Powers that he did not like to receive
them, as it might not be regular in Florence and
suggested that Powers should ask permission OF the
| authorities Powers thought this unbecomng IN
an American consul and sent the arms TO the Po-
lice Office, and letter to the consul expressive of
his sentiments upon his conduct. The consul
thereupon wrote to Prince Corsini, to ask if he
might take charge of the arms Of American citizens!
| Prince Corsin sent verbal answer that he might
| do So and Mr.. Ombrosi then insisted on Powers
| getting the arms again and putting them under his
charge. To this Mr. Powers reluctantly consented,
| and the very next day the consul came into his
| studio in a tremendous furry to say that Prince
Corsini had written to him declining to accede to
his request, and subsequently General D'Aspre did
the same; both these officials refusing to acknowledge
him as an american Consul. Powers had to send
the box back again to the police Office and
sal did the ,ch his pistols and slDords. This
proceeding consider an insult to the United
States The French Minister received the arms of
his countrymen without asking leave of the Gov
eminent.
"There are many considerations which with
hold at present which make this peculiar and
marked. 1t seems to have been intended as blow
at the Americans here Powers has hopes of get
ting the property back again through some agent
less umid and more influential than our consul"
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The Voice OF n Sovereign state-WilI Gene
raj Taylor hear 1T

The Union uses the above caption to
some Introductory remarks to certain reso-
lutions passed by the Locofocos Of the
New Hampshire Legislature, in which
General TAYLOR is pretty effectually be-
spattered with the secondhand garbage
of the "sole organ" In examining these
resolutions, little expecting to find any
thing worthy of remark, we were aston
ished to find the following admonitioL at
the close of the last of the series. The
Legislature invokes the United States Sc
nate to do its duty, and reject certain
classes of nominations, and, amongst
others, those persons "whose past, career
has disclosed spirit and principles better
fitted to the work of facilitating the hostile
operations of foreign cabinet, than Of
striving for the advancement of the happi-
ness and honor of our own rapidlyincreas-
ing and most glorious land.o
Nothing could be more significant, under
the circumstances, than the finishing
touch to the New Hampshire manifesto.
II is stated, and we believe the statement
true, that, within the four short months
of Wing ascendency, there have been
more Locofocos appointed TO office than
there were Wings appointed during the
preceding twenty years-if we omit the
brief season Of Wing rule after the election
of General HARRISON. II is moreover
true, that, in the matter of the wars steamer
"United States, ""a spirit and principles"
were disclosed "better fitted to the work of
facilitating the hostile operations of 70.
reign cabinet 0he King Of Prussia's, for
instance) than of striving for the advance
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7 H E R E P u B L. G..
w ASH N GTON:
FRIDAY MORNING, JULY Is, lS49.
o F F | CT A L.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT.

APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT.
WILLIAM M. Bro WIN, of Georgia, to be
Marshal of the United States for the Dis
trict Of Georgia, vice Henry Williams, who
declines the Office.
WALTER c. MALoNEY, of Florida, to
be Marshal of the United States for the
Southern District of Florida, vice JOS. B.
Browne, removed.
HIRAM w. Hustled, of North Carolina,
to be Attorney of the United States for
the District of North Carolina, vice Will
liam H. Haigh, who declines the office.
GEORGE w. CALL, jr., of Florida, to be
Attorney of the United States for the
Northern District of Florida, vice. Chand.
Ter c. Younge, removed.
JOHN DURKGRAvE, of Louisiana, to be
Receiver of Public Moneys at Monroe,
Louisiana, vice John B. Filhiol, removed.
DANIEL CLAPP, of Illinois, to be Regis
ter of the Land Office at Danville, Hi
nois, vice William f. Russell, removed
LEWIS s. LOWELL, of Michigan, to be
Register of the Land Office at Ionia, Mich
igan, vice benjamin Sherman, removed.
| THOMAS B. THoRP, of Louisiana, to be
Register of the Land Office at New Or
leans, Louisiana, vice Louis ST. Martin,
removed.
JOHN L. ROGERS, Collector of the Gus
toms at Gloucester, Massachusetts,, vice
Eli F. Stacy, removed.
GIDEON SAcKETT, Collector of the
Customs at Cape Vincent, New York,
vice Peleg Burchard, removed.
LoNsoN NASH, Surveyor of the Gus
toms at Gloucester, Massachusetts, vice
John Woodbury., removed.
JOHN A. CHEW, Surveyor of the Gus
toms at Havre de Grace, Maryland, vice
Robert Gale, removed.
ISRAEL TITUS, to be Postmaster at To-
ledo, Ohio, in the place of Truman c.
Evertts, removed.
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INFORMATION WANTED.

We have searched in vain for any ex-
preston of "virtuous Indignation" on the
part of the Union, at the numerous reno
walls from Office 6 for opinions sake"
which took place in the early part of Mr..
Folks administration. Hundreds Of hon
est, capable, and faithful men were then
unceremoniously thrust out Of places to
make room for active partisans.
Will the Union be kind enough to save
us further trouble, which we greatly fear
would also prove fruitless, by referring us
to the precise date when it gave vent to
the emotions that agitated its breast, and
spoke in fearless tones of censure of Mr..
Polk, for the policy he had thus adopted'
If SO, it will oblige us beyond measure.
All that we have been able to find, as yet,
in the Union of that time, is couched in
the most dulcet and approbatory language.
1t was as gleeful as honeymoon.
If it is not asking overmuch, or will not
give some gentleman "known in Rich
mond'' too much trouble, we would be
thankful also to be referred to the date
and page Of the Richmond Enquirer, in
which it condemned the wholesale pro-
scription for 'sopinion's sake" first COM
menced and ruthlessly carried on twenty
years ago; to wit, in 1929. We refer to
the time, well remembered by many,
when those who had long and faithful
served their country were not only un-
tremendously, and without the least accu-
sation being brought against them, turned
out, but were cowteously and teelingly bid
to 9sroot hog or die" Does the memory of
some gentleman ssknown in Richmond" ex-
tend SO farinto the vista of the pastl If so,
he can probably furnish us with the "ele-
giant extracts" from the eloquent jeremiads
then put forth. Doubtless, the prophecy
which the Enquirer made in 1924, namely,
that ssthe election of General Jackson to
the Presidency would prove a curse to
the country" had already been fulfilled.
We shall take great pleasure in republish-
ing all such "elegant extracts, with occa-
sional comments of our own.
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The New Orleans papers advocate warmly the
establishment Of line Of steamers from that city
to TamPico and Vera Cruz, touching at Havana.
Anoher.lin is also spoken Of to Europe, so as TO
enable New Orleans to be less dependent on the
north and east 1t lisa matter Of surprise that there
are not at present over dozen ship-owners in New
Orleans, and their vessels generally Of small ton
mage; while the total amoun, of tonnage entered at
that port from the first Of July, Is4s to the 3Oth of
June, ls49, was 72s,36l, of which 22s All were
foreign vessels, and the remainder, 499 ,ss9, Anne
rican
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We made an excursion lately, to what is here
called the Muggar Tank, lake of alligators, which
lies in small and beautifully situated grove of
trees, surrounded by a range of low hills about
nine miles from Kurrachee. After having break
tasted, we proceeded to the spot where these hide
Gus monsters were congregated They are held
sacred by the natives of the country, and are regu-
larly fed by the contributions of devotees. The
tank is more like overfown meadow than lake,
having deep channels ntersecting each other. and
is literally alive with these huge ''muggers,n some
basking on the knobs and ridges, others floating
the surface of the deeper water. They were of all
Sizes from a foot or two to twenty or twenty-five
feet in length, and bulky in proportion. Having
purchased kid, and cut it up on the banks, there
was universal opening of their capacious jaws,
which they kept disiended in expectation of having
piece of flesh pitched in them, and are too lazy to
make any further demonstration; the native keeper
who feeds them, then began calling TO them, when
they came one by one lazlly along, and wadding
on to the shore, each took what given to him.
The rapidity with which the poor kid vanished,
head and heels, was truly astonishing. They know
the keeper quite we'll and ifany one should take up
what is not thrown to him, the keeper makes him
drop 1t by striking him the snout with his
stick. Their Jaws certainly dreadful clap-traps
and the crash they make when brought together is
horrible, crushing the bones Of the head of
their prey, like so much crush 1t is probable set
ting aside motives of superstition that the inhabit-
ants now find II necessary to feed these voracious
monsters, for the supplies to be stopped, they
would become dangerous neighbors. In fact they
do times pick up and devour stray child left on
the banks by accident or design. There are here
three hot springs, one of which supplies the tank,
and is Of temperature of about sixty-six degrees
The two others have a temperature Of one hundred
and eighty degrees. The water issues from the
rock as pure as chrysta, and in great abundance
.7ngIo- Indian paper.
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The Mexican Minister of War, in his late report
to his government, states the number Of Mexican
women and children annually captured and carried
of by the hostile Indians TO be upwards Of six hun
drcd II Is the practice Of the savages to murder
the men and hold the women us captives.
This fact demonstrates the necessity Of the Uni
ted States Indian agents at Santa Fe and the Salt
Lake being at their posts The mass Of the hostile
tribes are wanderers but reside chiefly in our terri
tory, and the late treaty Of Guadalupe makes it the
duty Of the Government to return them to TN.
Mexican authorities.
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THE AUsrRuASs IN FLoRENcF.
Extract Of letter from Fl, renee, 10Th June, Is.

Extract Of letter from RI, renee, 10Th June, lS49
"The Austrian soldiers are now quarcred upon
US, and they are as thick as whortleberries. Do
ney's Cafe is full Of them, where they smoke and
gamble nightly, and all night too, M all the rooms
They are for the most part fine looking mon. The
crowded out Tuscans have TO grin and bear II, and
pity some Of them, but generally they do not de-
serve pity for they did nothing 70 prevent The Aus
trans coming here. The Austrian officers are all
quartered upon the inhabitants, and hey ehost the
best rooms. The ballroom under Mr.. Powers ter
race Is foil Of their troops, and while am writing
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The revenue cutter Crawford was launched on
Tuesday from the yard Of Mr.. Tees, Of philadel-
pha. She is fac-simile Of the Duane, launched
some weeks ago The North American says:
"Tbe Crawford is destined for the Charleston
station, and will be commanded by Captain Cos,e.
The model is of the most approved character, and
II appearances can warrant the assertion, we hazard
little in saying that she will prove to be not only
fast sailer, but safe and capable sea vessel"
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'n'' LhDiDsh' isi@i@'Ni.
M de Tocqueyillc, Minister OF Foreign Affairs, &c

A DIsoUIsITIoN ON NAnEs A case was brought
IN which the plaintiff, Mr. kennersley rs endorser
OF bill Of exchange for f6j los brought an action
against the defendant as the acceptor, and declared
AGAINST him by the name of "John M Knott. /"
being that by which he bad signed the note, bot
without stating IN the declaration that the defeud.
ant had 20 signed IL. The defendant objected that
the plaintiff bad not properly SCI forth hrs Christian
name Mr. Sergeant Talfourd, on behalf Of the
defendant. argued. with very considerable ability,
that. though the court had decided the letter " J.
being vowel and capable Of pronunciation, might be
admitted rs a Christian name such could not be the
case with the letter NJ !" which, being consonani
could not be pronounced by itself The Gaze rested
merely upon that letter IN !" which, in the present
case meant nothing.
The Lord Chief Justice You say the IN
means nothing-tben Jet u mean nothing Would
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the Princeton, the Great Britain, and
other screw steamers, consists in the
mode of applying the propeller. The screw
has been horror to ship-builders on ac-
count OF the great well, or hole in the
dead wood, which has been cut out to ac-
commodate the propeller. To remove this
objection, Captain ERIcssoN, to whom the
naval world is indebted for the practical
introduction of screw propulsion, has de-
vlsed mode of applying the propeller,
which dispenses with the necessity of any
invasion of the dead wood. This plan
has been adopted in the steamships Mas
sachus It's and Edith, to which we have
already referred. Both these ships are
built precisely as ordinary sailing vessels
of the first class, with similar lines in the
run, and similar form of stern. The pro-
peller shaft is applied on the side of the
stern-post, close to it, and extends beyond
the rudder, aft Of which the propeller OPP
crates. This plan has also been adopted
in the San Jacinto, and her lines and form
OF stern are consequently as symmetrical
as those of our finest packet ships the
perforation for the propeller shaft being
ing the only indication in her hull that she
is inte nded for n staamar
The importance Of this application be-
comes the more material, in view of the
great scheme in progress in England for
making her immense steam commercial
marine an all-efficient reserve for the royal
navy. With the exception of our Charles
ton and Savannah steam packets, we have
no such commercial steam marine. But
we have the finest packet ships in the
world, and in two months time could con-
vert them into fleet of steamships with
machinery under the water-line and stern
propellers, each one of which would be
no less formidable than the San Jacinto
This is the immense advantage Of the ap-
plication Of the propeller adopted in this
fine ship it may be employed in any
other ship on the ocean, without weaken
ing her stern, or in any way impairing her
qualities as saler.
In view of the high duties to which he
has been called at SO early an age, and
the materials lying around him for the es-
Enlistment of a lasting reputation, an am
bilious man might well envy Mr.. PREsToN
the lot which has fallen upon him. There
is no branch of the public service which
furnishes an able man with such opportu-
mites of distinction as are to be found in
the Department Of which he is the head.
Emancipated from the tolls in which his
predecessor left him-surrounding himself
by subordinates and advisers who sympa-
thize with the dominant party, and desire
its prosperous advancement-living up to
the exigencies of the age-Mr. Passion,
we doubt not, will accomplish all that his
friends and his country expect from him,
and honorably identify his own fame with
that of the navy of the United States.
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MARSHAL BUoslUD, says the correspondent Of
the Journal, forms the subject Of nearly four
coumns-the leading artIcle-of the Journal des
Debals. There Is exaggeration in the lofty COM
memoration Of his career and merits nor in the
earnestness and scope of the lament. As bare
bodkin may put an end to the greatest monarch, so
a goblet of cold wine and understanding to his
physicians the cholera fatal with the
ablest Of the French military commanders The
Debats cites the following passage Of letter from
the Marshal To one Of his friends, dated the 18th
Of last June I" should be better satisfied and
suited than many others with wise and disciplined
Repubc-like that of the United States, for in
stance. No one could be better trained and adapted
than / was for democratic life. have always been
on intimate terms with the people, whether in the
fields or in camps but have a horror of dema-
goguism, precisely because love the people whose
bane that post has proved in all ages" He was
colonel in the army OF the Alps in 1915, when the
bulletin Of the battle Of Waterloo was received,
together with a standard which he was to present
To his regiment. Soldiers" said the colonel,
"here is yonr eagle. ! present it to you in the
name Of our country. We learn that the Emperor
has abdicated, and is no longer our sovereign, but
France remains Memoranda Of a conversation
with Bugeaud, at regular soree Of Duchatel
Minister Of the Interior, are in some one Of my
drawers, and might be worth transcription; | can
recollect that he requested me to furnish him with
an authentic printed narrative of the Indian cam
pagns Of General Jackson, with whose defence Of
New Orleans he acquainted; unluckily, no
such work happened 10 be in my library. IN like
manner, during our late war with Mexico Mar
shall Soult, who gave close attention and no little
praise TO the operations Of General Taylor sent an
ad-dc-camp to me to ask a history Of his cam
pagns IN Florida. There nothing Of the kind
within my reach
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An aged lady at Fredericksburg, Virginia, Mrs.
Margaret See, has offered TO emancpale her slaves
in the fall IT the American Colonization Society
will give them a free passage to Liberia, Mrs See
contributing 5000 Mrs. Sees daughter proposes
to iberate her four slaves at the same time, # free
passage can be given them.
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THE LrSNEr AND rHE LAcE.-Most OF our read
ers are familiar with the story Of the maid and the
magpe. The following particulars, which are sup
Piled by the correspondent Of contemporary are
equally interesting though less serious in their con-
sequences: For some Tune past various articles
were missed, that had been washed and put on the
lawn to dry. No trace Of them could be discovered
until few days since, when something was seen
in arbutus bush, which led 10 an examination
and frill was found partly hanging out Of the nest
ofagrSn linnct, with portion gracefully encircling
the neck ofthe little warbler. On further search
together with the usual materials Of which the nest
was bullt-moss and grass--there we're entwined
within and around, preparatory, as il were, to the
approaching arrival Of the youngsters baby's lace
cap, two yards Of lace bordering, and two pairs Of
cuffs and short distance off, on theground, was
picked up the frill for the top OF chid's frock,
which seemed to have been too heavy for the little
culprits TO carry along with them. This discovery
has led to a further search, and other missing nr-
cles Of the same description, too numerous to men
tion have been found forming part Of the nest Of
the thrush Since the nests were taken these novel
little thieves have been intercepted carrying of sim.
liar booty - liverpool .Nerctup
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A DECIDED IMPROVEMENT.

The readers of the Union may congratu-
late themselves upon seeing the truth for
once in its columns. 1t yesterday re-pub-
hshed our article giving a correct picture
of its moral and physical features. The
Union pretends discomfort at the likeness,
but like other prudes it was careful to take
it home and hang it up in the most con-
spicuous place, protesting the while that it
was too much fattered, the coloring too
fresh, and, mayhap, dressed trihe low
in the neck. But despite these imper-
fectons, which bashful timidity alone
could discover, the picture was SO lifelike,
so speaking-soJe ne sais quoi-that the
Union placed it in frame of most elabo-
rate workmanship, and, lost in admiration,
exclaimed, Nous uerons, nous ueronS.
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The United States dry dock, now in process of
erection at Brooklyn, will be work Of great
strength and capacity when finished. At present
yhere are about 800 men employed upon il.
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,nughl US, that tho more officiously we obirude
Mr. CALAouN's claims upon the nation, the
more viulent will be opposition TO him, aud the
less will be his chances for SUGGEST This fact
has been forced upon us fr the last twenty
years. And yct'~e seem not to regard It.
We du moi utter this reproachingly, but IN
the sincere desire That we may direct our conn-
sells with more prudence, aud by this means,
more surely attain our ends.
No! we would have The Convention made
up Of men Of oil parties. clothed, I'm the Ian.
guage of the Alabama Journal) ";,oihl tho Dig
nifty and authority Of sousre,gn State, ana EN-
roi0ered to act fer the ,ohOlc people," We would
have il deliberate alone on the great question OF
Southern safely, unless by some cordial unity.
of sentiment it can propose candidate for The
Presidency. Let no jarring intercsts-let no
sectional feelng-no party objects. 'disIraclthe
deliberations Of the august body; but in com-
nunty Of feeling, and singsness of, purpose,
let it aim al The safety and sosfars of our people