The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-06-08

~ The following is list of officers attached TO the
U, ), steamer Mississippi, which was 10 sail from
Norfolk on The 9th, bound for the Mediterranean
| bearing the broad pennant OF Charles W. Morgan
| Captain, and Commander. Chief Of the Mediler-
ranean Squadron. JohnfC. Long, Captain; Geo.
5. Blake Captain OF the Fleet; Percival Drayton,
Flag Lieutenant; WIN. c. Chaplin, LIST Lieutenant
Henry Etting Purser George Blackwell, Surgeon;
Joseph p. Sanford, 2nd Lieut.; james ID. Johnson,
Sd Lieut John Rltledge, 1lh Lieut.; Thomas M.
Crossan, 9Th Lieut.; Joel d. Kennard, Acting Mas
| ter James Hamilton. Assistant Surgeon; Charles
A. Henderson, First Lieutenant Of Marines; VIII
| liam Nelson Passed Midshipman; J Van Ness
Philip, do. do; P. G, Watmough, do. dol Joseph
u. Smith, do. dol Thomas Young, do, do Chas.
G. Bayard, do. do; Rufus Spaldng, Acting Mdsliip-
| man; Joseph $. Skerreu, do. do; Iiudson Nj Gar
land, do. do; Isaac w. Hester, do. do; -r Jan
yier, Commodores Secretary Carroll Tucker Com
| modore's Clerk Nathaniel g. Perry, Captains
| Clerk Charles J. SWEET, Purser's Clerk Robert
Simpson, Bontswain; ASA Curtis, Gunner Fran
els NJ Cecil Carpenter; Jesse Gay, Chief Engi-
| neer William F. Everett, lst Assistant do; e.
Wright Geddes, I'd do dol Chas, Colnan, 3D. do. do;
| Geo. w. Alexander Sd do do; George r. W. Lo-
gan, Sd do. do; Richard D. Guerard, Sd do. do
| - The London Times gives the modern aud pres
ent day version OF the burning Of the capitol lin the
year 1879 in connexion with the recent violence in
Canada Under ordinary circumstances, itlis i'm
| possible 10 guard against a surprise We remember
another House Of Assembly in North America, stu
| ated fifty miles within land, in the heart of twenty
| States and ten millions of men, One fine day, a
handful Of men, about as large the Montreal mob,
smiled up a bay, landed, marched through some
woods fought smart action walked up to a city,
passed a quiet night, and The next day burned or
| blew up all the buildings of the capitol, marched
back merrly they came got TO their ships and
sailed further where they Jared worse, Ii all a
Lpiece of mischief, unworthy Of the name Of war; do
ing nothing bur exasperate the people and widen the
breach, and proving nothing bnt that IL was impos-
sbie for us to hold single inland position in the en-
| cmys country for more than twenty-iour hours.
= On Sunday afternoon, about five o'clock quite a
serious accident occurred at Manayunk (near Phil
adelphia) ut the laying Of the cornerstone Of the
new German Catholic Church. There was Il very
large concourse Of people assembled and in the midst
of the services the grdefs on the first floor gave way
| preciptatng some two hundred persons into the
basement. About fifty were more or less injured
| from twelve 10 fifteen very badly number OF me
sufferers had limbs broken and is feared they can
survive. Lale in the evening some Of the suffer-
ers were taken TO the City Hospital and II
ported that one Of the injured had died
The sheriff Of This parish, il viii be seen by the re-
port OF the proceedings Of The council OF the Second
| Municipality tof New Orleans) Is prevented from
reaching his victims by the overflow. He requests
that the council will furnish him with boats 10 go
after parties and witnesses in suits The absence of
The sherjfI's visits will no doubt soaCe the grief of
many Of the inundated, and this public return of
writs non romedtibas in strdnp0 will render that
gion an agreeable resort OF those who have desire
10 share the particular attentions of our worthy and
| agreeable sheriff. &
- The emperor Of Russia has formally recognised
The French Republic, and simultaneously issued
manifesto announcing his intention Of interfering in
the Austrian and Hungarian quarrel. In this mani
testo he speaks Of the mission of this dpreserved
| nation, and in the name of the Almighty leader of
armies and Lord Of victories, commands his armies
10 move forward for the extinction OF rebellion, and
the destruction of audacious and evil-intcntioned
men. "a #
At the recent Episcopal Convention in Boston, II
was stated that the number Of persons attached to
this Church in the United States Is not fur from two
mions; the number Of communicates about
eniy thousand and the number Of cergymen up
ward Of fifteen hundred, OF whom thirty are Bishops.
One Of these is "A missionary Bishop in China, ano-
Their In Turkey, and two others are domestic Mis-
sionary Bishops in our Western States and Terri
tories. srs
The last accounts from The Rio Grande state that
the cholera was prevailing 10 an alarming extent in
all the towns and settlements east of the mountains.
In San Fernando, Santa Rosa Morelos Saltillo, and
the neighboring towns 1t has been exceedingly fatal
In Loredo, about one-ffth Of the inhabitants have
died. 1t appears TO be spreading toward chihuahua
and Sonora, and the poor inhabitants know not
where TO turn in safety. =
The anniversary oflhe death Of Napoleon was eel
ebrated on the 9th u in the church of the Invaldes
in Paris. For the first time all the members of the
Bonapare family met at the tomb of the emperor.
Several of Napocons followers veterans OF the i'm
peral army, and distinguished general officers were
in attendance.
- The number Of rnbberes committed within the
bounds Of the metropolitan ondon) Police last wear
was 63, id7 and the value OF property stolen was
Sl96,02i The value of the property received was
SAT ,Sil. The number OF persons taken into custody
last year was GA 4s0 whom 81 6S3 were discharged,
| F. An old gentleman by the name OF lTiey, resid-
| ing in the lower part of Rockingham county, died
recently from grief caused by the burning Of his barn.
He was well and hearty when his barn was burnt
but was taken down in Il day or two afterward and
died very suddenly. He seemed to have been per-
fectly overwhelmed by the loss OF his barn.
- Advices from Port au Prince to tho 10Th utimo
have been received, at which date the country was
quiet. The monopoly law was still in force, and
consequently the merchants were at their wits end
TO know how TO pay for the cargoes sent TO Ihem.-
Coffee was scarce, and business very dull.
The United States frgate Savannah, Capt p. f.
voorhees,; sloops-ot-war 81. Louis, II. II. Cooke
commander; Lexington Lieut. Com. Chatard from
California, and thu, u. s. brig Perry Lieut.. Com
J. A. Davies, were at Rio Janeiro 18Th April, and
would sail for the United States in couple of days
- We learn from the Van Buren, (Ark) Intelgencer
of the 10th ult, that party has been organized by
Col. VIM. Black, OF Arkansas, for the purpose Of
exploring gold region on the Arkansas river, which
he alleges 10 have visited in company with about
twenty persons in the summer Of 1926,
~ Mr. Hacket manager Of the Aston Place Thea
ire, has presented to the city of New York, claim
Of 49, DOS 20 for damages sustained during the late
riot The bill for meals and refreshments TO the po-
lice is S754 so, and the aggregate will be about
$4,000
= letter received this morning from Apalachicola
dated June lst says: Just as our mail is about to
close, the steamer Emily, in leaving the wharf, ex,
poded her boilers, killing and scaldng several per
sons. The boat is perfect wreck
The new and elegant Odd Fellows Hail. Just
erected in the city Of New York, was dedicated with
appropriate ceremonies on Monday last Large mum.
bers Of the order were in attendance from various
parts Of the Union.
- The war of The PnnIaub is entirely over and the
last phantom of Siekh Sovereignty has signed away
his title, by which act this vasI region Of country
some thousand miles in extent, has become part
| and parcel Of the British Empire.
. The Russ pavement in New York is to be adopt.
ed in all the principal thoroughfares Il has been
found TO be the most economical well the best
method of street paving now in nse.
= Appetite is a relish bestowed upon the poorer
classes that they may like what they eat while it is
| seldom enjoyed by the rich, because they may eat