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DEcIMA, April 20, ls4Q.

mo. mo. ~ DEcIMA, April %, ls4o
SIR Having been requested by the governor Of Manga
sack 10 translate your letter addressed to him. dated 10Th
instant desiring that sixteen persons who have been
upon this coast from American vessels may be given
you 70 be returned to their country and being impressed
that il was not in the power OF said governor grant
your request before special order that effect had been
received from the Emperor OF Japan, residing Yedo
and as you, Tor that reason may probably be detained
here at least forty days. have in your behalf well
as ~ behalf OF the remaining poor shpwrecked
applied this day to said governor stating the necessity of
complying with your desire.
But as. according TO old custom-from which the ia
panese seldom --shipwrecked seamen have al
ways been given to the Dutch Chinese authorities here,
in order to be returned by the way OF Batavia China
their native country have nevertheless proposed 10 the
governor to deliver these me- after having had
an interview with you, order to communicate you
the treatment they did undergo by the Japanese govern
ment and regarding the deseriion of OF them on
account OF which they and still closer confined
than before they tried to escape, and at the time
acquaint you with Of the Japanese laws and regu-
atoas after which meeting and after the arrived OF these
men at Decima, to forward them to your ship and deliver
them to you.
have the honor to be your obedent servant,
J. H. LEVYSSOHN,
Superintendent OF the Dutch factory at Japan
To Mr. JAMES GLYNN,
Commander of the U S. ship Preble,
Bay of Nangasacki
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To The Commander of the Ues approaching tiis empire
(jopan,) saaing under Dmch OF other eotors.
By expressly er OF the governor Of Nsngasack you
requested, YOU have arrived the Norihe
Cavalos,o anchor there al such place. and 10 remain
there until you will have received further orders
Please TO answer distinctly and possible the
following Questions.
What's the name Of your vessel
What's her tonnagei
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M. A. IT sOn md HtateTN HfmfmRrys
Fsbee befncen I2h aud l3iA.
uE Of this institution will be resumed Monday The oh
1 OF September. #fl 6 f# FffN s9ts6 ~
pupils requested to be puncua attendance ~
viii arise to tbcm by doing In addnoo ~ W.
commodious establishment, they have erected ~"
well ventilated for the accommodation of J"n
and everything for the comfort convenience OF
Parents and guardians respectfully invited e vel
lion, where circulars Will be furnished and 'n " Ut IT,
gwen.
Turns, ADVANCE
Tuition in Tho higher branches, incnd"s "'" Sio 20
and pera
Element0y instruction ..s'' ''''''' 30
Use Of and apparatus 't't 1 20
Music Painting, Latin, FRENCH ' tf' N''''1-''
charges. fJntel1
Aug oa-eotletbscpt t'i'''
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CARDThs subscribers, having completed their stock OF
Al nire, crockc, and glassware, would respectfully
furnishing, and The public generally call
9th and Pennsylvania
the National Browns Hotels, and the
VIII article
line. We enumeraie IN par--
Mahogany sofas tattsts, divaps, ouonsns lounges,
DO largo round back paror chairs, rockers BIC.
DO spring and plain parior chairs
DO marble tables and washstspds
DO marble top dressing aud other bureaus
DO hat rncks, dining, and other tables
DO wardrobes French bedstead and workstands
Maple and walnut cottage, French, and other bcdsieads
DO do ami painted chairs, Of description
DO do spiral spring bedsteads superior article
Refngeraiorr, tin and wire safes
Buc kels and baskets
Feather beds, hair, palm leaf, and shuok mattresses
Eight sy marine and gothic brsss work clocks
Crockery and glassware, among which
Mulberry flowing blue,
coffee and toilet
German silver and BRITANNIA and
Glass fruit and cake stands, preserve dishes, sc.
DO roblets and tumbers, candy jars, sc.
All of which VIII sell reasonable and
dating terms. Only and
GREEN h TAsTET.
Aucuoneers and Com. Merchants and Furniture Dealers
Aug S-cod2wif
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r~~S THE and fast steamboat THosAs CoLIrsB
win depart the following hours large
r,s witt Washington Boats fare, 2i cents boat and
% ia cents leaving the 81 cents ssc
wa
Aus n-diw ION CoRsoN, Captain
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-The wind was then blowing dead ahead
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Bay oil Nangasack, April %, 1s4Q
Memoranda of a conference held IN the cabin Of m,
Prsbie ruth :" 7atsnosen. military thtef from Nan.
gasocki.
Chief to Commander Glynn | am happy 10 see you
sir The ed Anne ricans stated you in ~,
conference Of the 18TH are in Nangasacki have come
to-day say that Mr. evyssohn called upon the Cover
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[cosrIsuED FROM Yesterdays rApgRl
Notes made at bettqss Commander james
Glynn and different Japanese officers, az Nangasaeh
Japan,
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To The Commander Of the pessei approaching this empire,
(Jopan,) sailing under Dpieh aud other coiors
BY expressly order OF the governor of Nangasacki, You
are requested, soon you have arrived near the
Northern Cavallos 10 anchor there at safe place and
TO remain there until you will have received further
advice.
Very dssgreeable consequences might result in case
this order should not be strictly observed.
DOGMA.
Translated by the superintendent OF the Netherlands
trade in japan, j. II. LEWISTON.
The reporters attached 10 the interpreters office
OpPfR RAPPORTlNIR, L. 81
ONDER RAPPORTINlR, IL 81
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-05-14
Stratford Knockines.

Our neighbor Newson of Derb, de-
votes large space Of his lllile journal,
from day TO day, 10 the Slraiiord mysle-
ry. From his paper of yesterday, we
extract The following most marvellous
account of the disappearance of his hat:
"At lG o'clock, we put on our coat
and bidding the family good morning
we passed into the parlor, for our hat,
but no hat was there We theu went
into the hall-bul no hat was lhere-u;
stairs in the room where we slept, bnt
no hat was there. by this lime we be-
gan to think that truly something was In
the wind, and on informing Mrs. p. a
thorough search was made in nearly ev-
cry room in the house, all but Que which
was locked Mrs r., her daughter, Mrs.
Il. and oursef were together, aud when
we came to the room that was locked
Mrs. ?. requested her daughter to go
down stairs and find the key.
"As she started to 90 down stairs, our
eye followed her, and just as she stepped
upon the first step, down came the hey
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ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE.-The Lewis
burgh (Pa.) Chronicle announces the mar
riage on the 14th inst of John johnson and
Mrs. Maria Miller, of Chilisquaque town
ship, and tells the following romantic story
respecting the happy pair =
The groom, who now works at the boat
yard here, was formerly sea- -faring man.
The bride is from South Carolina and her
father and her former husband, both Of
whom have been dead mary years, were
wealthy planters. Some Ave years ago, the
young willow made visit to England, in
company with her brother, southern gen
lleman Of fortune and on the return voyage
they embarked in vessel in which the
groom was serving as common sailor.
BY some accident she was knocked over
board in the harbor of Liverpool, sank to
the bottom and was given ~ for lost Our
hero, however, did not abandon the search.
\ slight change in the position of the vessel
discovered her, the water being remarkably
clear, lying on the ground, twenty feet below
the surface, and apparently dead. He in
stantly plunged to the bottom, and seized
her by the hair and brought her 10 the top /;
large lock of hair being pulled out in the
attempt and which is still preserved. After
some hours Of perseverng exerton, she Was
finally brought 10 and perfectly restored.
She was deeply grateful to the preserycr of
her life, and on the homeward voyage Sic
formed a strong attachment for him and a
union for life was resolved upon.
Their plans were, however, frustrated, and
for several years they never met. In the
meantime her fortune became impaired
Some three or four months ago she heard Of
his location here and Immediately came on
from Charleston to see him. Her uncle
however overlook her and carried her back.
She came on again, some three weeks ago,
but was confined TO bed sometime by sick
ness. Recovering, on last Sabbath evening
the long deferred nup'ial know tied, and
the resrucr and the rescued are now united
III life partnership, for better or for worse.
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Men at times are very unreasonable
creatures. They practice one thing and
preach another. For example: A far
mer has beef, corn, aud tobacco, to sell.
Should purchaser wish to buy the beef
without the bone, the corn without the
cob, or the tobacco without the stem. and
this without paying an additional price
over The regular terms, the farmer very
properly would regard The proposition as
outrageous and the "speculator" as cra>
~ Yet men who buy and sell the bone
as well as the beef, and think it all fair
and right, as in truth il is, sometimes
grumble at newspaper publishers Tor re-
fusing to do that which they themselves
refuse to do! Owners ofnewspapers re-
fuse to sell tobacco without the stem, the
corn without the cob, and beef without
the bone, unless an extra price is paid
j. e. they refuse to publish paper with
out advertisements. In doing this they
only do that which their readers practice
in all matters of business Of an analo-
gous character. Therefore, when man
complains to us for having adverlse>
ments in our paper, and expresses wish
that they should all be taken out and
reading matter" substituted, we avow
our perfect willingness to second his
wishes on the payment of an extra price.
To ask US to exclude all advertisements
from our columns, and yet to sell the pa
per at present prices, would be just as
unreasonable as to ask one of our far
mers to sell US beef without the bone at
TWO cents per pound, while everybody
else is selling both together for that sum.
DO yon see
In short, this is the question Will
you have paper with advertisements or
no paper at all This is the true issue.
The bone as well as the beef, or noth-
ing; for paper could no more he sus-
tanned without advertisements than far
mer could raise crop without SOIL
Missouri STATESMAN.
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Another Mammoth Cave.

A Milwaukee correspondent of the Hart
ford Courant gives this description of Wes-
tern Cave;
at has long been known that near Madi-
son, The capital Of our State, and 80 miles
west Of :his place, there was cavern of
considerable extent but it has never been
extensively explored, until couple of weeks
ago. Then, party of five men, headed by
llowcl Lumley, Esq. member of our late
Legislature, and. as | ain informed a man of
veracty, arranged for full exploration Of
the cave taking with them rstions for q
weeks absence, canoe and other needful
provisions. Mr. i. has just published in the
Madison Argus a letter of three columns,
detailing generally the adventures and dis
coveries of the party. Some facts which he
states arc sufficiently startling, wonderful
and even sublime.
" The party were in the cave near five
DAYS, during which they were constantly
progressing, except % much .ime as was
necessary to recruit their exhausted cner-
gies, and when. after exploring in all dircc-
lions, they finally emerged from the cave, it
was by another opening which they discov-
cred, some miles distant from that hy which
they entered. Mr.. L. speaks of the extra
ordinary yasness of the cavern at different
points its great width, and in one place he
supposed the height 10 be full 20 feet; his
impression is, that it extends over much of
the two counties Of Dane and Iowa, and
he is enthusiastic when he refers to the nov
elites, curiosites, and great mineral wealth
which abound within this mammoth OF a cav
ern.
At one point Of their route they trav-
ersed over and among large masses and
blocks which they supposed to be rock, but
which proved on examination, to be gslcnt
lead ore of fine quality this was spread
over a surface Of three miles. The party
concluded there could not be less than POO
900 tons of it. Fine specimens of copper
ore were discovered, and at one point clever
pounds Of nitrate of silver were found
Crystals were abundant, and calcareous in
crustations, s,aactites and stalagmites, o
large size, abundant of the two latter, or,
or two immense labyrinths were discovered
During this subtcrrancan journey, the part,
came to a very considerable waterfall, the roa
Of which. long before they reached it, ha,
attracted their notice. AT the foot of thi
they discovered lake of considerable di
mensions, and which in their canoe they par
TALLY explored. The greatest depth the
discovered on sounding this lake, was thirty
seven feet four inches"
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you will be sent to jail so begin and
tell what you know about the fight at
Captain Rice's.
Witness. ALARMED. Well, gentle
men, Captain Rice he gin treat, and
cousin Sally Dilliard--
Chops, hope the witness may be or
dered into custody.
Court After celebrating Mr..
Attorney, the court is ofthe opinion that
we may save time by telling the wit ness
10 90 on in his own way. Proceed. Mr..
Harris, with your story, but stick 10 the
point.
Witness. Yes, gentlemen. Well,
Captain Rice he gin a treat, and cousin
Sally billiard she came over to our hou sc
and axcd me if my wife she mout go
I told cousin Sally billiard that my wife
she was poorly, being as how she had
tlc ihCuiiidllCo III tiIC hlpi duu tllC Ill
swamp was up, but howsomever, as il
was she, cousin Sally billiard. my wife
she mout 90. Well, cousin Sally Dill.
lard then axed me if Nose he month
20. | told cousin Sally billiard as how
Mose-he was the foreman of The crap
and the crap was smartly in the grass
but howsomever, as it was she, cousr
Sally billiard Nose he mout go. 81
they goes on together, Nose, my wife
and cousin Sally billiard, and as the.
come to the big swamp, and it was up
as was telling you hut being as ther,
was log across the big swamp, cousir
Sally billiard and Nose, like gentee
folks, they walked the log but my wife
like a D. fool, hoisted her pettcoat
and waded through And that's all
kpotC about The fgM.
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The femme fingers Of two lady editors
have been inditing learnedly in their respec-
tive papers, pro and con, on the subject Of
whiskers. Mrs. Swisshelm thinks a man but
half man without these hairy appcndagos
while Mrs Person would as lief kiss mon
key as a man that ignores the razor. Whelh-
er Mrs Persons dislike of the unshayen
face is the cause of it or not, there certainly
is a great falling of, just now, in the nous
iache and whisker line. Mrs. p saws:
No doubt Mr.. Swisshelm wears beard
we hope black, and not very lengthy. Il
Mr. Swisshelm wears beard, ilrs. Swiss
helm must admire it, of course. Mr., Pier
son never wore beard, and Of course we
do not admire them.
As for experience in kissing, we own our
stock is limited We never were fond OF
kissing, We have only kissed two men since
we can remember, and have never known
more than two men whom we could have
wished to kiss us, and they had no bears
wool on their faces, we assure you. We
would as soon kiss bear, as any thing that
looks precisely like one. How can anybody
think of kissing from a mouth that opens red
and horrible in a mass of frizzled hair ?
Ugh
We doubt whether any men in state of
nature are troubled with this frowsy excrcs-
cence. When we were young, and boards
or whiskers We're worn only by military men,
we used to fancy the deformi,y occas'oned
by profane swearing; but of late We have
seen gentlemen thus bewhiskcred, and so
suppose the penalty must be inflicted by
some other vice of civilization. We do not
remember to have seen sclereyman wearing
the hideous badge, and have remarked very
few Judges or other learned and eminent
men SO bedizzened. Finally, we came to a
conclusion, that boards are the blossoms OF
male vanity and seli-esleem.
If father Adam had beard, mother Eve
had a greater reason for liking him with it,
than Mrs. Swisshelm .for liking men with
beards-because il Adam was bearded, Eve
had never seen man witt shayen face,
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Law of NaWsnaners.

l. Subscribers who do not give express no.
tce to the contrary, are considered as wishing
to continue their subscription
.. If subscribers order the discontinuance of
their papers, the publisher may continue TO send
them till all that is due be paid.
8. If subscribers neglect or refuse TO take
their papers from the Office to which they are
directed, they arc held responsible till they
have settled their bills and ordered their papers
discontinued.
4. If subscribers move to other places, with
out informing the publisher, and the paper is
sent TO the former direction, they are held re-
sponsihle.
5. The courts have decided That refusing to
take paper from the office. or removing and
leaving it ituncnled for, is prma iacia evidence
of intentional fraud.
G. A Postmaster neglecting to inform pub
Usher when his paper is not taken from the Of
flee, makes himself liable for his subscription
price.
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NUMBER 8.

from one side Of the hall, and struck
her upon the head She screamed out
Mother, here is the key" when Mrs.
p turning to US, said-"Mr. Newson,
this is the way we arc served-our keys
are lost, and when we want them, they
are thrown at u.s." After much search,
our hat was found at about IL O'clock,
by Mrs. Phelps, in corner of dark
closet and putting it upon our head, we
can assure our readers it did not come
off again until we arrived home. "
Ncighbor Newson is already entitled
to a number of hats 80 that if he
had lost his own, the deficiency would
soon have been supplied. The editor
denies that the scissors-grinder was ever
carried up in tFe air in froat Of the
haunted house. He says that "it is but
justice TO Dr. Phelps and his family to
state that no such thing has ever taken
place" 1t is well that all further agita-
lion of the question, whether the grind
er and his machine did actually 90 up in
Stratlord and came down in Waterbury,
should thus be put at lest. We are sat
slied Oh this authority that neither the
manor the machine did 90 up, aud of
course, Just as well satisfied that il never
came down in Waterbury, "ihat is, pro-
vided" it ever came down at all.-New
HarCn Palladium
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Western Correspondence. No. 8.


apprehension Of being roJJed-A rest
less night iSatistics-T The woOds-
abundance Of gdme--An ercmsion
and its incidents.
TERRACoPA PRAIRIE, Indiana.
1t is well known principle, that the
presence and long continued company.
of great personage- one renowned for
his wisdom, his talents aud superior yir
tues, silently vet most certainly enstamps
his spirit and character upon those a.
bout him-that the stern and steady gaze
upon the picture of Paula Howard
or Washington, unconsciously trans
forms the beholder intufhe same charac-
ter, as light daguerreotypes fac simile
OF the face awaiting its picture. So the
reading Of works of fiction, or the lis
tening to the horrid tales OF a recent bat
lie field, and accounts of robberes and
murder, all tend TO make the listener
nervous, and ready to start for fear when
really there is no danger at hand Hav-
ing just heard of the reported murder of
one of our townsmen and acqualntances
in the west of Michigan, (Which ac,
count has recently proved to be unfound-
ed } served TO augment our fears, under
the circumstances Of our case. We had
been travelling Oh horseback all day,
and Just before sunset were overlaken by
a man also on horseback, (who was at
the Hotel where we dned and learned
our business.) lie accosted us with the
inquiry, how far we were going, f. where
we intended to put up for the night, re-
marking that he wonld be our company,
ana he thought that by 0 O'Clock in the
evening we might reach the village had
named. Much of our way lay through
an unsettled aud woody region, and full
twelve miles lay between us and the point
which we wished to reach that evening.
Our fears were excited To stop there,
would only betray them, and also cut of
the object in yiew,-to ride the twelve
miles that night, Whether he wanted
most our company, or our money, which,
10 use Wall-Slreet expression, was
short, was query in our mind. To
stop ere we reached a hotel, which was
some five miles ahead, seemed I'M
proper, and to continue to ride in com
pany seemed imprudent. Our mind bal
anced between courage and fear, being
IN doubt what course was best. Finally,
we resolved to proceed and hazard the
result. That he was armed we did not
believe, and as to contest of strength
or horse speed we had not much to fear i,
We sounded him on various moral queS-
iions, and found him weighed and want
ing. We had not sufficient confidence
in non,resslanes principles TO trust our
selves altogether TO them, nor did we
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day in the woods-not without meaning, OF
instruction. A man cannot move or look
without thinking of God, the mighty archi-
meets his eye is just as it left his mighty
hand--the old forest as it mods to the passing
wind, speaks of hint the lofty oak points to
his dwelling place, and the calm lake reflects
his sky of stars and emblem Of its
Makers purity. The glorious sunset and
the blushing dawn, the gorgeous midnight
and the midday splendor, mean more, .ta'
more, in these solitudes, than in the crowded
city. Indeed, they look diilerent--they are
different.