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Extraordinary Voyage.

FRon Milk RIvER.-Probaby few readers know
the whereabouts of Milk river. IL is Fright away in
the Indian country" three hundred and fifty miles,
more or less, above the mouth of the Yellowstone
river. Yet there has steam penetrated; the steamer
FL Paso, of St. Louis, having been eight miles up
the stream, conveying men and goods to the forts
among the Indians. She made the trip there and
back IN fifty six days.
The FL Paso left St. Louis on her upward trip to
the head waters Of the Missouri at u m. May 9th,
1850
On the 18th Of June considerable quantity Of
floating ice was met in the river. We experienced
much difficulty in getting over the sand bars, and
on the day following landed at Fort Clark, where
We took on board a quantity of corn.
Mackinaw boat, in tow Of the FL Psso, was
sunk June the 18th, at Elk Horn, Pyramid
Prairie Mr.. Honore Picot, for many years COM
mander or superintendent at Fort Pierre, here
went ashore with a number Of his men, and col
lected large quantity of elk horns, which have
been brought down by the FL Paso. At2 O'Clock,
p. m, of the same day, we passed the point where
the steamer Assinebois had wintcred some years
ago-the highest point ever before or since attained
by steamboats,. The Assinebois, il is rememb ered,
was frozen, and before the end of winter entirely
broken up.
On the goth of June we got eight miles above the
mouth of the Milk river, being about three hun
bred and fifty miles above the mouth of the Yellow
stone. Our freight and the traders were all landed
here. board bearing the following inscription
fixed on a tree, by the passengers: Z" The
steamer FL Paso landed at this point on the Goth of
June, loOO-thlrty- Gays from ~. DOuis. John
Durack, Captain" We commenced our down
ward trip the same day. In the latter days of the
journey we saw either shore large bands of buff
falocs, deer, and elk, and succccdedn killing many
at different times
The Southern Planter for July contains letter
from Lieutenant Maury, Of the National Observa-
tory, in which he endeavors to show " how the Ma
tional Observatory is subscribing the interests of the
farmer as well as of the mariner" He suggests
that, agriculture depends intimately on climate
which is affected by currents of the air, much adj
vantage might be derived from system OF obscrva-
tons on land, similar to that which IL now in oper-
alton for the purpose of ascertaining the prevailing
winds and currents of the sea, and in which, says
Lieutenant NJ, not less than one thousand Ameri-
can sesmen are voluntarily engaged. The OBJ
servations which Lieutenant M. would particularly
desire TO have made on land are those which will
answer the following questions;
What are the winds that bring rain TO your
What is the situation of your farm with regard
10 the mountains and the sea coast
What arc the fruits and agricultural staples that
are best adapted to your region of country what
to your farm?
Lieutenant M. wishes the answers 10 these inter.
rogatories addressed to him at Washington by
letter.
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In the Senate, on Saturday, after the usual
morning business, the Senate proceeded to the
consideration of an Executive message, and ;,
after some time spent in closed doors adj
journed.
The House Of Representatives was engaged
in the consideration of the report of the Com
mittee Of Elections, concluding with resolu-
ton declaring II inexpedient to admit Mr.. A.
w. BABBITT to a seat in the House AS a dele
gate from Deseret. After several Intellectual
efforts to amend the resolution was, by vote
of yeas lO4, nays 7S, laid on the table and
thus that gentleman was denied seat.
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From the Albany EYoeninx Journal.
81 am prepared, 1 have endcavored 10 d
my duty


my duty"
When, like John Quincy Adams, in contem-
plating .the last of earth, General TAYLOR looked
back upon long life of devotion To the service of
his country, he felt that he ''wAs PREPARED" in
asmuch as he had ''EsDEAvoRED DO HIS DUTY"
The nlodesty which ever distinguished his charac-
ter is prominent in this simple yet sublime sublnis-
sion to the will of Providence. 81 have endsaUorsd
to do my duty!''
Yes, ever upright and virtuous and now sainted
soldier, patriot, statesman, you did indeed sen
deavor" TO do your duty. And nobly were those
sndedoors blessed! In every peril, and in all
gencies, General Taylor found equal to the
duties devolved upon him.
And how beautifully were his private virtues
mingled with his public worth What public
man lived life of such perfect blamelessness1
Whom had hc wronged? What accusation
was there ever brought against him! What
proach rests upon bim9 Where was his fame tar
nshed or his reputation soiled' And where, in his
gallantry, his magnanimity, his justice his truth,
his PATRIOTISM and his fidelity, did he fail to reflect
the virtues of his great exemplar, 'thc first WASH
ington?" But
"The lightning may flash, and the thunder may
He heeds not he hears not he's free from all pain,
He sleeps his last sleep, he has fought his last battle
No sound shall awake him to glory again"
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The United States frigate Congress, Capt. McIn-
tosh, bearing the broad pennant of Commodore
McKeever, was at Havana the Sth instant, to
sail in few days for Rio.
The United States sloop- of-war Albany Com
mander Randolph, was at Havana the It'll in
slant, from Pensacola.
The United States sloop- of-war Germantown,
Commander Lowndes, sailed from Havana on the
10th a cruise.
The United States brig Bainbridgc, Commander
Slaughter, from this port, arrived at New York on
the l4th instant.
The United States ship Yorktown, Commander
John Marston, nine days FROM Porto Praya, and
bound TO Madeira for bread, of which there was
none in the public stores at Porto Praya, was
spoken in latitude 800 40 NJ, longitude 320 40 w
all well. Left at Porto Praya United States ship
Portsmouth and United States brig Perry, the
former bound to the Blight of Benin, the latter TO
Gambia. The American brig Planet, Ryder, ar
rived at Porto Praya the 20th of May, and sailed
again the gath for the coast. The brig Zoe,
Smith, Of and from New London, bound for Cali
fornia, arrived about the 25th, and sailed again on
the 29th.
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THlRTY-FiRST CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
SATURDAY., July 20, 1850.
5 ENATE

SENATE.
Petitions were presented 10y Messrs' SEWARD,
MAsoS, DIcKlNsoS, DAVIS Of Mississippi and
BRADBURY.
Ncssrs DAVIS of Massachusetts,, and GREENE,
presented memorials praying hoolHcauoh VI 'ue
tariff of 1910.
PRoFEssoR EsPY's REPORT.
MIR MANGUM moved that three thousand extra
comics of this report be printed for the use OF the
Senate and, after debate, the motion was agreed To
by the following votes
YEAS cssrs. Atchison, Badger, Berrien. Cass,
Clarke, Clay, Davis of Mississippi, Dawson, Dodge
of Wisconsin, Dodge of Iowa, Douglas, Downs,
Greene, Houston. Jones, Mangum, Pearce, Phelps,
Rusk, Seward Soulc, Sturgeon, Underwood Up
aam and Walcs-25
NAYS Messrs Bradbury Bright, Chase, Glenn
ems, Davis Of Massachusetts, Dayton, Dickinson,
Felch, Hale, Hamlin, King Mason, Norris, Pratt,
Sebastian, Spruance, Turney, Walker, Whitcomh
and Tulce-20.
THE PUBLIC LANDS
The CHAIR laid before the Senate a communica
ton from the Department of the Interior, III reply
10 a resolution of the Senate, calling for informa
ton ca the quantity OF land sold at the various
land Offices in the United States, and the amount of
money received at each. The communication was
read and referred To the Committee on Public
Lands.
MILITARY OFFICERS IN CIVIL POSTS.
The resolution of Mr.. CAss directing inquiry
into the expediency of providing by law against
military officers dscharging civil duties, then
taken up
Mr.. PEARCE addressed the Senate upon this
resolution in defence of the late President of the
United States from the charges made against him
of being inimical To Texas &c, by the Senator
from Texas, (Mr HousToS.)
Mr.. RUSK briefly replied
The subject was then postponed till Monday
MESSAGE FROM THE Observation-Disclosures
SESSION.
During Mr.. PEARcE's remarks a message was
received from the President of the United States OF
an executive character After the postponement
oi the resolution,
Mr. CLAY moved, and the Senate proceeded 10
the consideration of executive business, aud, at
quarter before three o'clock,
Adjourned.
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TIE SfAMEsr Twins DrAD.-The Paris Journal
des Debats announces the DEATH in England, Of the
famous Siamese Twins. The Dsbafs states that
according TO the London Medical 7'uss the two
brothers died Of marssmus. A post mortem ex.
animation proved what has been constantly sup
posed by the faculty, viz that the two cavities Of
the abdomen communicated by means of the hol-
low ligamcnt which united them, and that the ivers
OF the two twins were connected by membrane
bride about half an inch thick
We saw yesterday letter from the twins, dated
June is, Mt their residence in North Carolina,
which said that they were both in good health and
spirits each having just received addition to bs
family, making Chang the father of five children
and Eng Of four. This IL pretty good evidence
that they are still in the land of the living.
Nv. Y. Tribune
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Mr.. srASLy's speech having been published in
the Republic the request conveyed in the subjoined
note of Mr. BuRr applies to this paper:
From the Globe, Official Reporter and Pubiisher Of
the Debates Of the House Of Representatives.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE, July II, 1850
TO The Editors Of the Globe:
Having published in your paper the speech of
the Hon. Mr.. STANLY, of North Carolina on the
Galphn claim. ask, act of justice to me,
that you will publish the following correspondence.
ask the same favor of others who have published
shall hereafter publish that speech.
ARMISTEAD BURT
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WASHINGTON, July II, 1850.


Sin: If my memory is not at fault, the report OF
your remarks in the Globe of this morning is err
roneous in reference to the remarks made in the
House. we'll by you as by myself wish there
fore. to know whether you adopt that report the
statement of our remarks
do not remember that you read to the House the
communication in the Chronicle and Sentinel, over
the signature of"Omcga," which is published in
your speech. II l am mistaken in this, be good
enough to say And desire to know if you
adopt and apply to me the insnuations and sug
gestions contained in that communication.
wish further to know whether, by the introduce
ton in your speech of my letter to DIR. M. Galphn,
or by the publication Of the communication of
omega" or by the remarks made by you, you in
tend to impute to me dishonorable conduct?
Very respectfully, your obedient servant
ARMISTEAD BURT.
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line, he would attain knowledge which, to
the future historian, will be merely curious,
but to the men of this generation, involves the
most important practical consequences know
ledge for the want of which vast numbers are
even now suffering, in enforced dleness, the
penalty for past faith in violated professions.
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Arrival OF the Atlantic.

Our correspondent at Baltimore informed us
by telegraph, last night, that the steamer At
lantic arrived at New York yesterday, in ten
days and fifteen hours from Liverpool, and that
he had sent the news in letters by private con
veyance. Unfortunately, the letters, up TO this
writing, have not come to hand
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GEN. TAyLon's FUNERAL SALuTE.--It il worthy
Of yemark, that the powder used in this city on
Monday, in firing the minute guns 10 the memory
of President Taylor, was Ner,can ponder done ,ip
in the original Merieon bags, being part of large
quantity taken by our troops at the city of Mexico
and brought here for deposite in the United States
Arsenal Lieut.. Wainwright (comniandant) pro
vidvd the gun and munitions for the purpose The
flag at this arsenal has been at 'half mast ever
since.
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patriotic motives and high abilities most useful
ly devoted to the public service, and that when
the party passions of the hour shall have sub
sided, such will be the almost unanimous YER
diet Of their countrymen
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Nrv cURIs ron CHoLERA.-Dr. Mscrse, in the
hospital Honrah India has discovered that to in
hale certain quantity Of oxygen gas a sure cure
for cholera He has tried the experiment ON fifteen
seamen carried to the hospital in the last stages
of the disease, and they all recovered.-Ke nnebee
Journal
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We have received the first number Of the Occi-
dental Messenger, Wing paper, TO be published at
Independence, in Missouri, by John w H. Patten.
1t is of large size, printed on good paper with new
type. and presents a beautiful appearance.
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FRoN CENTRAL AMERIc..-We have received
news from Salvador 10 the Sd, and Guatemala 10 the
10th ult The only event Of importance that had
occurred the assassination Of several petty
chiefs by their own followers.
The States Of Salvador, Honduras, and Nicsra-
qua still insist on forming federative union. The
legislatures had appointed delegates TO represent
the States in the general government The States
Of Guatemala and Nicaragua still held of, and
hot discussion carried on in the papers con
corning the possibility Of re- establishing the Union
The Salvador Gae,fa Of the 26th Of April says
that the city had been thrown into the greatest
CONSERVATION by the occurrence of frightful acct
dent. II appears that the 20th the President Of
the State. with some friends, went out 10 the port
Of Ia Libertad, accompanied by his daughter, bis
niece, and several other young ladies. The next
morning these ladies and several others went 10
battle, thesea being at the time very rough. In a
moment six fTShem were overwhelmed by the
waves and carried out into the breakers. Boats
were instantly launched, but, Notwithstanding the
utmost erertfons two Of the unfortunate young Ia.
dies drowned, one Of them the daughter Of
President Vera Sconcelos.
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Nrv yong. July IL.
- TT. n..t.mI =

Effect Of the Navigation La'os. The British ship
William Stewart arrived at this port this morning,
from Canton. This il the first arrival Of British
vessel from that port for many years. IL IL the
effect Of the navigation laws between this country
and Great Britain.
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The DEsERET MoRmoSs.-The Pennsylvania
Historical Society have just published discourse
by t. L. Kane, giving interesting account of
his visit TO the Mormon encampment in the west
ern deserts. They outcasts from Missouri and
Illinois, who had founded the Territory of Deseret
The following is extract from the pamphlet
CHE LocusT or THE SALT LAKE.-The shores
OF the Salt Lake infested by a sort of insect
pest which claims a vile resemblance TO the locust
OF the Syrian Dead Sea. Wingless, dumpy, black,
swollen headed, with bullying eyes in cases like
goggles, mounted upon legs of steel wire and clock
spring, and with a general personal appearance
that justified the Mormons in comparing him TO a
cross of the spider and the Buffalo, the Deseret
cricket comes down from the mountains at a GER
tain season Of the year in voracious and desoatng
myriads. II was just at this that the fret
crops of the new settlers in the full glory of
their youthful green. The assaants could not be
repulsed. The Mormons, after their fashion, prayed
and fought, and fought and prayed, but TO no pur-
pose. The Black Phistines' moved their way
even with the ground, leaving II as II touched with
an acid or burnt by fire.
"But an unlocked for ally came TO the rescue
Vast armies of bright birds, before strangers to
the valley, FASTENED across the lake from I'M
known quarter, and gorgcd themselves upon the
well fatted enemy. They were snow white, With
little heads and clear dark eyes, and little feet,
and long wings, that arched in flight like an an
gels At first the Mormons thought they
new enemies to plague them; but when they found
them hostile only to the locusts, they were careful
not to modest them in their friendly office and to
this end declared heavy fine against all who
should kill or annoy them with firearms. The
gus soon grew to be tame the poultry, and the
delighted little children learned to call them their
pigeons. They disappeared every evening beyond
the lake but, returning with sunrise, continued
their welcome visitings till the crickets all
exhausted.
"This curious incident REQUIRED the following
year with this variation, that in ls49 the gulfs
came earlier, and saved the wheat crop from all
harm whatever"
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The PREsIDENT's DEATH IN CANADA.-Thc Mon
treal Courier of Thursday makes the following very
handsome and appropriate announcement of Pres
ident Taylors death:
''The Geographic despatch published by us yes
terday morning announced the dangerous illness
OF the President of the Republic of the United States
General Zachary Taylor. 1t was reported in town
at an early hour yesterday, that advices had been
received of the fatal termination of the illness Thus
a brave and gallant soldier, and good and hon
orable man, estmable and beloved in every relation
OF life, has been gathered his fathers, in little
more than year after his elevation, by the free
choice OF a free people, to what is, perhaps, the
proudest situation this earth-the rulership
twenty five millions of Anglo Saxon freemen. AL
though he was a stranger TO us here in Canada, in
person, he WAS well known by reputation. Manga
heart beat high at the news of his victories. The
tics of congeneratc blood overcamc mere national
separation, and we rejoiced find that the blood
and courage of our race were not deteriorated by
mere geographical and political severance from the
parent State.
Zachary Taylor's name will live in the general
history of the age; in his own land it will be
household word familiar in mems mouths,
through all time, as the Roman historian wrote of
great general equally celebrated, and perhaps
more intensely loved-'mansf, mans,utynq,is est, in
@funitate te'nporrnn, an tama rerum"
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Hon. A. BURT.

WAsHINGToN, July Is, 1850.
Sir Your note renders it unnecessary that
should point out insist upon the errors which
believe to exist in the report of remarks alluded
to in my note to you of the 18th inst.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
ARMISTEAD BURT.
Hon. +. STANLY.
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WAsHINGToN, July u, 1850.

Sin: In answer to your note of this date, have
to say that your memory''is at fault in regard TO
the report of your remarks in the Globe Of this
morning. inserted, word for word, the report of
your remarks, furnished me by the reporter of the
Globe. believe they correct; and do adopt
the report as the statement of my remarks.
do not think did read to the House the whole
of the article in the Chronicle and Sentinel to which
you refer. You will observe ii is printed in brack-
cts, with the remark "Here is the article which
Mr. S. had before him.
did not nor do adopt or apply to you the in,
situations suggestions in the article.
never thought of imputing to you dshonorable
conduct in referring to the letter you wrote DR..
GaIphin. My purpose was to show that you, among
other members of the party with which you act,
had advocated or approved the payment of the Gal
phn claim in 1913.
Respectfully, yours, &c,
EDWARD STANLY
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PRosPEcTs OF TIRE CANApIAN WHEAT CRoP.-
gentleman Of this city, who has recently been on
the other side Of Lake Ontario, says that the Cana
dian wheat crop IL 10 be a remarkably fine and
abundant one. The fields numerous, with
stout and clean growth Of straw. IN, tcheat crop
of Canada ha, become Of importance 10 The States,
n1,lo, of Il 1, marketed hos.-lSuacu,e Journal
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rule, viz.
BY Mr.. SCHENCK Two petitions Of citizens Of
Darke county, praying Congress TO appropriate
means for removing as many Of the black people
Of this country az are ready and willing 10 emf
CRATE TO Liberia, in Africa; for supporting them
also year after their arrival there, and for CIV
ing them bounty Of land towards such support.
Referred 90 the Committee on Naval Affairs
BY Mr.. CHANDLER The petition Of the Frank
lin Institute Of Philadelphia, asking Congress TO
authorize the appointment Of a scientific corps to
BE- attached 20 the commission on the Mexican
boundary survey. Referred TO the Committee on
Military Affairs.
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SARTAIN's UNION MAGAZINE, for August,
tains twenty three embellishments and twenty-tw
original contributions. 1t is decidedly rich mum
Der of work always opulent in literary and arts
tic merit
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The CHRISTIAN PEARL, for July, is very pretty
number, and should be read every where. 1t i,
published monthly by George F. Gordon, Phila
delphia. 3 ! per year.
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LossISGs PICTORIAL FIELD Book OF THE REvo-
LUTON Number four is received, and the author
futils his promises. 1t is in all respects hand
some work, and the embellishments truly ex-
cellent.
For sale by Taylor & Maury, Washington city.
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GIBBONS RoME.-The third volume of Harper
Brothers edition has come to hand. In our motto
of the preceding volumes described this worl
1t ia produced in an acceptable style, and sold at
price emitting it to the attention Of every one VIII
desires to place a valuable standard work upon tn
shelves of his library.
For sale by Taylor Maury, Washington city
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CITY AFFAIR s.
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Der OF squares But if the advertisement exceed one
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