The North-Carolinian., 1850-05-04

the peninsula, particularly IN the vicinity
of Valladolid, the scene Of many a blood y
encounter.-.N. O. Picayane, .aprH IN.
From the Wilmington
MONUMENT TO COL. LOUIS D. WILSON.
1t is known to many Of our readers tina t
it has been for some time in contemplation
by the people of Edsecombe County to
erect a suitable monument to the memory
Of their fellow citizen Col Wilson, who
died at Vera Cruz. Mexico, on his way to
join General Scott's division of the Army.
| The contract for its erection has been taken
by Mr. S. r. Ford Of this city. proprietor
of the Marble Yard here, for the sum OF
$500. This sum has been raised in
Edgecombe alone by the voluntary contri-
buttons of individuals, a fact eminently
creditabIe to the liberality OF that county.
The monument is very nearly complet-
ed, and at the request of Mr. Ford we look
ed at it few days ago. 1t is built OF
Marble. taken from the quarries at West
Stockbridge, Massachusetts which for du-
rabi!ity is represented to be superior to
any in the L. S. Its dimensions are as
fo5iaws:
tst Base. feet square. feet in ches
high;
End Base, 5 feet square, foot, 8 inches
high;
lst Sub base, 8 feet square, foot, 2
IN ches high;
2nd Subbase, feet square, l foot high.
The Die, on which are cut the records,
lis 2 feet square, and 4 feet high, with a
Gothic Cap, on which stands the PIvnth OF
the Egy ptan Obelisk, which is 2 feet
ti,rH I'm, tba,( 81 &c tt,o
I-Atsas of the y. S. one side; on the op-
posite Sue are tne EuIt,~ the N,so,
| ic Order, on another side is a beautiful
scriptural design.
The height of the Monument is 25 feet,
which is considerably higher than the EN-.
met Monument in New York, and fai
higher than any in North Carolina.
We understood that it will be erected
in the Public Square at Tarboro, and
that the Ceremonies will take place in
May: If we forget not, on the 22nd day.
Without pretending to any taste in such
matters,, 1t seems to us that the whole de-
sign is very good, and creditab|e alike to
the Committee and Contractor. The lei-
ferins is particularly fine.
One word more. If it would not be tax
ing too heavily the gentlemen of Edgecom-
be, we really think that they ought to erect
Colonel Henry Irwin, who commanded the
r Edgecombe Regiment at the Battle of Ger
mautown in the Revolution, at the head
j of which he fell. We have frequently list
ened to a description Of the scene by old
? John Anderson Of Pitt County, now de-
! ceased, into whose arms he fel! from his
! horse.
Neannex the following. taken from the
last Marlborough Press:
The corner stone of the Monument, to be
erected by the citizens Of Edsecombe to
Col. Louis ID. Wilson. will be laid on
Wednesday, the 22nd Of May next. The
Monument Committee have invited the
Grand Master OF the Grand Lodge of No.
Ca. to superintend the ceremony-and W.
F. Dancy, Esq. will deliver the Eulogy
The Masonic Fraternity generally are in
vited to partici pate.
IHE FLORIDA INDIANs.-The steamer
Monmouth, from Indian River, Florida,
arrived at our port on Goth instant. She
brought number of passengers. including
several officers of the army in Florida.
We have rot obtained much news by tn is
arrival, but sufficient to satisfy US. in con-
nection with news direct from Tampa, that
the Indians have determined not to remove
peaceably. Bill, Bow Legs has evacuat-
ed his town with his followers, and with
Sam Jones, has retired into the southern
extremity of the Everglades, where they
are perfectly secure from the operation Of
the army during the summer.
We predicted this at the commencement
of the war. We had seen enough Of the
treachery of the Indians to believe them in-
sincere in their professions; and, although
few Game in and voluntarily emisrated.
the movements of Captain Billy savored
too much of former professions of the In
dlans. to induce US to credit the supposi
ton that they would remove peaceab'y.-
Savannah Georgian.
The New Orleans Picayune informs US
that Mrs Partington, while visiting the
museum the other day. on looking among
the old revolutionary relics and Scottish
claymores, asked the superintendent it he
had among his famous cutlery the "axe Of
the apostles"