Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1849-01-04

thFohTAhF Fh0N fENEZuELA.- I'LL oil e&Hd'' VI
a letter from the Baltimore Patriot, we have the
impor ant intelligence that the city of Maraca'he
has fallen INTO the hands Of General Paez and his
party. Several sanguinary engagements had
taken place in the provinces. There now seems c
be no doubt that Paez and his forces will be crown
ed with ultimate success.
Two important towns in the vicinity OF Lake
| Maracaibo have pronounced against Gen. Mona
gns. defying his power and authority.
Later accounts confirms the fall of Waracaibo INTO
he hands of Gen. Paez. He is supposed TO be IN
that city. which will be the head quarters of his
further operations against the government. Mona
gas is straining every nerve TO keep mp his army
raise money and consolidate bis power, Gen faez
is in , far more necessitous condition as to pecn>
niarv resources. and his army is yet to be raised
on the water he is quite 100 strong Tor Mor"s'S'
having lately added to his fleet one or TWO steam YES
sells buiIt in New York, and three sailing vessels
bought of the government of St. Domingo.
Gov. JoHssov has appointed MesSrs' Mi'es lay
lor, Levi Pierce and w. w. King, a committee TO
revise the Codes and Statutes of Louisiana, accord
ing 10 the law passed recently by the Legislature.
Mas, GEN. GAINES has received orders, from the
President. TO repair to the Western DIVISION OF the
Army, to be ready TO assume the command OF II
whenever Major General Taylor's reslgnaflonS shall
create a vacancy there. So says the New YORK
Day Book, which adds that Gen. Gaines add IA
miIy leave Washington for New Orleans forthwith
GENERAL TAYLOR AND THE CITIZENS OF LOUIS"
sILL.E.-It will be seen by the following that Gen.
Taylor c%ontemplates visiting the city of Louisville
on his way to Washington City:
BATON RoUGE. La. Dec. S. ls42.
Gcntlcmen-Ihave the honor 10 acknowledge The
receipt of Your communication of the 18th nit,
kindly inviting me. on behalf of my fellow citizens
Of Louisville. TO visit yeur city, and to soIonrn "A
few days with you, while on my way 10 Washing
ton City. s-
This hospitable invitation is cordially accepted. |
shall endeavor TO reach yotlr city about the lhh or
18th of February next. when shall be most happy
to offer to yon, personally y. my Acknowledgements
for the courtesy of this invitation, and to renew my
acquaintance with my old friends and former nelSh>
bors among you.
With my best wishes for your health and pros
perity, | remain, gentlemen, very respectfully, your
servant, Il. IA1Loh
Messrs. w. w. Worslev, Charles NJ. Thurs'on-
Henry P;r,le. Frederick A. Kave, and others, com.
mittee.
THE ONO RIvER.-The following is the latest
despatch we have seen from, Pittsburg:
PIrrsgURG. Dec. 22.-1here are now % feet 6
inches water in the channel. and river still rising.
The Allegheny river is running out rapidly. Large
of drift wood are passing. Weather very
cold. # ,i~
SETTLEMENT OF THE PosyAL TRouBLEs.-We
ire gratifed in learning that among the passengers
in the steamship Canada was Mr.. g.. P. Putnam,
brings out the final settlement of the postal
difficulties between Great Britain and the United
States.
This retaliating system may have beenvery agree
lble 10 those who felt an interest in seeing the re-
of the Post Office increased. but it has been
yery much the reverse 10 those who had to pay 50
,xorbitantly for their European correspondence.
The additional tax levied upon the commercialcom-
nunity of the United States, under this system.
mas probably already amounted TO 3 or 400 600
dollars. ~#i 81"
" ne DalOn Rouge baLetle RECOMMENDS Ien.
Joseph Bernard as the Wing candidate for Cover
nor. -
ID ~ The Atlantic and Pacific Canal across the
[s,hnius Of Tehuantepec, which the engineer, MIR.
Moro, proposes TO contract for some English capi>
.allsts, it Is estimated, will cost sixteen millions of
dollars. 4 "A 4 .E.& 3E at5.s5E ~ "
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President ROBERTS. of Liberia, was about to
cave London on the 25th ult., on his return to
Africa. A vessel of war was placed at his disposal
the British government to carry him to the capi-
tal Of his republic. He had completed treaties Of
amity and peace with England, France, Belgium,
Holland, sc.
THE TYPHOON IN CHINA.
Extracts from a private letter, received in Bos-
ton from a lady in Hong-Koug, dated Septen.
Der g.: aa+a aiH' E2
We have had a terrific typhoon. 1t commenced
on tie 3lst ult., and was attended with an immense
of both lives and properly. Several vessels
were driven ashore and some of them completely |
The garden of Mr.. Drinker with whom
We are %staying) was nearly destroyed. 1t is snp>
posed that at least one thousand lives were lost in
Canton river. 4