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U5-The New York Globe CLAIMS that in every
battle in Mexico, except at Monterey, the free
States had ga majority Of the killed and wounded,
and more than three-fths OF the total loss in all
the battles" Il publishes the following table OF
killed and wounded, of the Correctness Of which
,,a ar. not nrenared io voueh or denv.
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APPOINTMENTS BY THE POSTMASTER GEN


$ II. Mcpherson, Postmaster, Pomonky, Charles
county, Nd, vice J. Harris, resigned.
s b. Ford, Postmaster, Northeast, Cecil coun-
~, Nd. vice K. L. Thomas.
]. S. Jones, Postmaster, Snow Hill, Worcester
county, Md, vice r. T. Walters.
J. r. Brown, Postmaster, Charlestown, Jeffer-
son county, Va, vice J. Harris.
John Poole, Postmaster, Rockville, Montgomery
county, Nd, vice II. F. viers, resigned.
Mt Intel
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REPORTED Massacre or THE Sons OF GEN. PAEz
AND or THE OTHER PRIs0kgRs cAPrURED BY TEE
FORCES or MoNAGAs AT MARAcAIBO AND ZULIA-
II will be remembered that sometime in December
last, the forces Of Monagas, President of venezu-
ella, captured the naval and land forces of Gen.
Paez, commanded respectively by Baitisti and An.
drade, at Maracaibo and Zulia, and transferred
their prisoners, about thirty in number, among
whom were two sons of Gen. Paez, TO the city Of
Caracas, where they have since been confined
We saw yesterday a letter from Caracas, dated
March lOth, in which occurs the following para.
graph:
There is report brought BY the captains Of
this Governments boat and the 'DorIns, that the
prisoners in Caracas were assassinated; bat no
particulars given IN relation TO the cataslro-
phe, nor has a single letter on any subject been
received either from Porto Cabello or Laguayra
The captains OF the two mentioned vessels cav,
that on the arrival Of the English packet lame,
at Porto Cabello, the captain of said packet pub
licly announced the fact Of the massacre We
shall know the Truth of the story tomorrow by the
Elena. What a scandal if il should be sol''
The English packet L. Arne, plying between
Porto Cabello and 81. Thomas, stops both WAYS Al
LaguayTa, whence she is said to have carried The
news (receiyed there from Csracas) TO Porto Ca
bello.-N y Jour. Of Com.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-14

CALUoRsIA CONFESSIONAL specimens Of gold
from the California mines are TO be seen in this
city, but we looked yesterday at two lots which
may be considered something more than speci-
mems. Atthe Canal Bank we saw little canister
of GOLD worth over $780, and at Horice Bean &
Co.'s another lot OF $500. II was all brought
hithef from California BY the war Of Santa Fe and
St Louis.-N o. Pic.
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A " ACCOUNT OF THE DEAD SEA EXPEDI
N TI0N. Under command OF Lieut.. Linen 1 vol
muSln Containing SIS pages. Pnce 81. For sale by
BECKWTTH a MORTON
Apnl IA 632 Main suset
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YELLOW FEyER.-TheTe were between twenty
and thirty cases Of Yellow fever at the wharf, yes
terday. The yellow fever is rather new disease,
here, but we regret TO say such is the truth.
Gin TfD1ss 7th
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The New York Herald, Of Monday, publishes
some intelligence gathered from Mr. SuweTkroP,
late Danish consul at the Sandwich islands, who
arrived in New York ON Sunday. He left San Fran
cisco on the 30th of January, but brings news from
there up TO The 7th of February, which he obtain
ed IN letters at San Bias, the 10Th Of March, from
whence he came overland 10 Vera Cruz, and thence
10 Mobile in the steamer Great Western. He met
in Mexico about 1000 Americans, Mexicans, En-
glishmen, Frenchmen, &c, on their way 10 the
coast, bound 10 California. rH
The latest letter states that, after winter OF the
greatest severity, fine weather has set in, the snow
had begun 10 melt, and many diggers had started,
and the eve Of starting for the mines 10 re-
commence operations, and that the sales OF goods
had in consequences, begun 20 snoroes~.
The fmJ b. Il Co., by whom the letter was
written, had purchased considerable quantity OF
gold, on commission, at Sl4 5U per ounce; out
couId not purchase another parcel at that rate.
The price Of gold had risen, in consequence OF
the large arrivals OF specie from San Bias, talpa-
taiso, &C., and which has been placed IN the hands
Of the merchants at San Francisco Tor investment
The prce of the provisions had become more
moderate. On the Both Of January, flour. in par
GELS was selling at $40 per barrel; BY the single
barrel at SIC. Pork was dull at $50 per Dbl. Salt
beef could scarcely be sold. No one would give
large amount of goods was daily expected
four carsoes from China; two cargoes OF English
goods from Sydney, New South Wales; seventeen
| vessels from Valparaiso and the west coast Of
| Mexico ard several vessels from Tahiti
After going into a careful calcnatIon with MT
s., we were assured that about "a, 0OOOOO IN gold
mad been obtained from the mines. OF this, 81
| 5000 had passed through the custom house a.
San Francisco, valued al 10 TO Sl3 per ounce
sNO,OOOhave gone offin driblets, in trunks, boxes
and on the persons of its owners, TO Oregon, Val
paraiso, Sydney, N. 5. w, Sandwich Islands, tns
United States, England &C., 10 save freight Sew
eral lots Of $40 COO each had gone of in this way
st mO. GOO was in the hands of the merchants Of
San Francisco; about 81 GOO 600 was scattere'
over CaifDrnia, in large and small parcels In IN
possession Of parties, miners, &C., that had no
T been sent down TO San Francisco. ms, M
Z Suwerkrop assured US, was very moderate calcu
lation ii was made with the 81 eatest care, IN OF
J der not to deceive the public. E-
The following extract from San Francisco lie
ter, OF Jan. 10, is an instance of the difficulty as
; provisional Government: t
''In our election Tor delegates to conventio
: 10 form a provisional government, 70 meet
March, owing TO chicanery on the part OF some
our politicians, the whole OF the regular tieke
with the exception of Captain Dippi and Mr.. NO
\ ton, was defeated, and two notorious cnsracte
= were elected by the volunte ers and rowdies
= the town. II is difficult TO say what we snau
!, with all the people shortly to srrive here.
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The exports of specie from this port, as desig-
mated by the entries al the Custom House, from
March 18th 10 March 3ist, were SIS, $40, making
a total, since Jan. 3lst, of S3O3, GA.
N u Jour. Com.
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cusroM-HousE oFFlcsRi

cUSToM-BoUsE OFFlcERs
John j. Walker. Collector, Mobile, Alabama,
rice James L. Saunders.
Isaiah ID. Hart, Collector, District of St Johns,
florida. rice Chas. lyme.
VIM r. Watson, Collector, Providence, Rhode
Island, vice BENJAMIN COseli.
Moses Richardson, Naval Officer, Providence
Rhode Island, rice Sas A. Comstock.
LASD OFFICERS.
Peter j. Walker, of Alabama, to be- Receiver OF
Public Moneys at Lebanon, Alabama.
Edgar Conklin, OF Wisconsin, to be Receiver Of
Public Moneys at Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Thos E. Birch, of Missouri, 10 be Resister oil
the Land Office at Plattsturg, Missouri
William w. Adams, or Arkansas, 10 be Register
OF the Land Office at Little kock, Arkansas.
INDIAN AGENTS. 81, I
David ID. Mitchell, of Missouri, to be Superin-
tendsnt oflndian Affairs at ST. Louis, Missouri
Chas. N. Handy, OF Missouri, to be Indian Agent
at Usage river Agency. $500
lno. Wilson, OF Missouri, 10 be Indian Agent at
Salt lake Agency, California.
: James 5. Calhoun, of Georgia, Go be Indian
Agent al Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Thomas Wistar, j., of Pennsylvania, TO be the
Commissioner authorized by the second clause OF
the fourth article OF the treaty concluded with the
Menomonie tribe oflndians on the 18th October,
lS4S.
MARSHAIS. a ..rtt
Joseph Bates, of Texas, to be Marshal of the
Uliied States for the District OF Texas.
Solomon Meredith, OF Indiana, 10 be Marshal
OF the United States for the District Of Indiana.
Charles II. Knox, of Michigan, TO be Marshal OF
the United States for the District of Michigan.
tt PosrMAsTER. 900
Alpheus S. Williams, Postmaster, Detroit Mich
igan. -.s
INSPECTORS or PTsITEsTIARY.
John ]. Towers and Thomas Donoho, of Wash
inBton, and William II. Edes, of Georgetown, To
be Inspectors Of the penitenilary of the District
of Columbia.
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TersBtO destroyed by Fire.

PHILADELPHIA, April g.
tremendous FIRE has occurred at Toronto, Can
ada, which destroyed the greater portion Of the
city. The loss is said 10 be s6O0,0W
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Rwsss vIsks..


as our friend Elwood Is attracting some aiien
Won peculiarly nom his published lecture uphold
ing slavery, we think anything relatng to his pre-.
sious opinions may not be altogether uninterest
ing we have known Elwood for long time, and
we distinctly assert that he is not a Quaker. nav.
ing been expelled from that respectable society,"
some years since. When young man he was 4
Whig-growing older he turned Demoer,t-s
now we defy satan himself to tell what he Is. He
Is bow In favor OF slave STATES Of slave labor. and
OF everything connected with slavery, vet we re-
collect the time when he wass rank Abolitjonist
--of the rankest, most foulmouthed, ultra kind
Indeed he carried his antipaihes 30 FAR as 10 dis
card the use OF cotton goods 10 refuse sugar in his
coffee, or TO employ N. Orleans moasses for Gu
linsry purposes Yet. as our brother of the Day.
enPou Gazette remarks, "time has made a reyo-
Iuiion IN his sentiments, and obeying law of
tanatical human nature, in changing he has run 10
the opposite extreme" EIwood is faithful FOL-
lower Of Calhoun. We believe he would just as
faithfully follow the devil. with an equivalent
promise of reward. Elwood is a great feasoner
lie can make black appear white, and rice uersa,
as well as any other man, but then he cannot rea-
son US into believing that he is the most consis-
tent man lie the world Cairo Delta.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-14

A new siory by Charles Dicksns, illustrated
by II. X. Browne, Is shortly to appear; the fis'
number In May. srs. rre9ai ID.
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Commercial News

Liverpool dates fully maintain their prices OF last quo
taiiors. Cured Provisions steady. Beef had TAU
len To 6, per teTCs. Pork IS TO 67s chiefly for
ship stores; Bacon active at former prices; Lard
had fallen Cd, per ewt.
Cotton bad fallen a. bug rallied ID, closing with brisk
demand. Fair Upland and Mobile 4ed; 0riesns -.
The sales for weeks 60 900 bales. Western Ca
nal Flour 3s; Philadelphia and Baltimore 23s. Cshould
be 25,); Ohio Prime 2iS. American Wheat 67s Indian
Corn in moderate demand al 2.s99s per quarter;
hest Yellow Corn Meal I2i &C to i3s 81.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-14

~some sixty of the citizens Of Washington
city set out for California on the ID. sr
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-14

D- olIs mr. malignant ansWer-No,"
There would be as much ProPriety in the mas
LEI Submitting to the dictation Of an impudent
save as 10 your submitting TO this grataitOus
Awe Of your legislators. They could COMMIT
h'h' tai hemsslDes. Let them abide the result
It's objected 10 the discussion Of slavery
'A-' u all endsnger the new constitution-the
P''-ss'sry men will unite with the snti-eon-
'shlonisis, and thus defeat the wishes Of the
,soP's. The force Of this objection is derived
"'@ misapPrshshsiOn which duplicates the
'-s'0's' Of reform. The pro-sIayery men and
-''0on'ehli0nists are united now, and have
''om The inst; for generally they are the
'e' There are some exceptions, IL is true
I'' many suppose, however, that ever
''''sA0iaer 10 the State should vote against tn.
constitution simply because II provided foi
'.''hihAhoh Of slavery, would they b
- " oeisAt III There are in the State about
~" siaVehOlders The whole number o
''s's IA the State Is I5s ,6s7. The whole mum
q votes Polled at the election las, Angus
iS'''lI' Of which lOl, szs were for con
''nusn, and p ,6s3 against it-ab..nt from III
- i''l'e. Allowing that every voter VIII
. -''sa al home would have voted against
'1's0'i0h' had they been at the polls, the vot
'Ou'0 have stood, for a convention. IOI .s2s
N" " S''s5s-s clear majority Of So ,96s
wv " Is reasonable to suppose that all VIII
- opposed TO the call Of theconvention fror
eohsiaeratiOn voted against IT, or stsid ava
we polls. Suppose that 90, 900 who vote
" Nm Il the question Of emancipation
sn' H. 90 over 10 the enemy, what ther
"s vote viii stand e, 22s for a new constit,
W and e''sSs against it--a clear majority
'''o' o. 4,Ses! / have proceeded upOu Il
,Nen That every man who was abse
!. '~ me polls last August viii, if he vote,
Is~ constitution, vote against IL. A su
oa' you must allow, Sufficiently liberal
we're most probably divided on the oues,i,
e saIne proportion as those voting .,
IN" IKE manner divide again. The ,I,v
-so'n are supposed to combine 20 . M
- - 'A's new constitution on account Of
c., 'y % emancipation; but every one kuo,
,,,... thousands Of them are among the m,
snsnelPaiiOnists in the STATE. The =
- 'nsfsiore' is not well founded. and ca
80, '1 an excuse for leaving unrefOrmed ,
g. s'a existing in the present cOns,i,
s'A- Look to your vote.
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mLUsTRATED sfANDGsD POETS
ASEws ooNPLErK AND KLEGANr EDITION or
THE POLITICAL WORKS OF THOMAS MOORE.
COLLECTED b. HimseitO


THE POLITICAL WORKS OF THOMAS MOORE.
COLLECTED By HmssiD
ylNHB ten volumes OF the English Edition. eomple,a IN
I one handsome SvO. volume. Illustrated with ssys-
raj splendid steel Engravings. and hne Portrait Of
Author.
:. This is the first completes Amerieau edition
OF this standard poet published ia handsome and
during form.
sHappineSs Of nature and felicity Of genius are the
characteristics Of the Bard Of Erin Every
thing lives and speaks hts poetry. oushts
are many the insects that people
suns beam He exhausts By beiag inexhauscble.-
Hazliu
Thomas Moore has unquesonAbly attained THE high
eSt re pufafiOn lyme poet In graCe,
both thought and dction in easy, fluent w.t. mel.
Ody In brilancy Of fancy IN warmth and depth Of
timent no Is superior TO MOOre; his celebrated
oriental romance 'Lalla ROokh, the four tales which
and the frame work which unites them been con-
pared IN the Edinburgh Review to four bcautiiu peATs
Joined together by thread OF sun and gold"
ANEw, COMPLETE AND KLReAST EDITION or
The Possie.l works Of Robert sOuthey, II. %. !:
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1.-THE beauties Of Mr.. SOutheys poetry are such hat
this edition hardly M OF finding place IN me library
Of .~.-y r~--s- ted ~ sieea-t ntsrstnEs - ksetir
mar3u t96 N ain 81.
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NOTICE To rAILOks.

TUyHE subscribers engaged in the msnuiseture
OF Glazed W adding. black and white for the uss Of
tGors and el0hers, II Is Of the very best quality, Of
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the Eastern article. We making Il IN sufficieut
quantities. 10 supply the whole demand o. the Ale
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RUSSELL q sTRARNs-
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Hungary.

II is reported that most depoTable condition
Of affairs prevails in this country. Several mnr-
ders Of a frightful character have taken place. Up
plete understanding between the French and Eng
ish Governments in respect TO the Affairs Of Italy.
The sen of the king OF Holland was in London at
the Iirle Of the dehIh Of his father. He proceed
ed Immediately 10 his 6ominions.
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The elections throughout Prussia give strong
strong demonstrations of Democratic malorities
PrlIssian Envoy will shortly proceed 10 the U.
States for the purpose of purchasing ships and
steamers TO be commanded by American officers
until the natives shall become qualified for that
purpose.
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The King of Holland died an the l7lh Of March.
Sardinia.

The Sandman troops are making preparations 10
take the field.
Numerous desertions have taken place in Rs-
detiky's army ir. Hungary. ChAs. Albert has re-
fused supplies 10 RsdetEIy; the latter in eonse-
quence had broken off the communication be
tween Piedmont and LombardY.
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