Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1850-11-07

A New YORKER IN HIS 10th YEAR.
The Portsmouth (England) Times
states that there is now living in that
town man named Wade, ITO years old.
who sailed twice around the world with
| Captain Cook, and was with him at the
Souh Sea when he was killed. He was
wounded in lie arm by spear in the
conflict which proved fatal to the famous
navigator, and is thought to be the only
man in existence who sailed with Cap.
tain Cook. He has been taken to the
Atheneum in Portsmouth, and shown
the carved portrait Of the Captain, and
said it was very good likeness. Wade
has wife IS years of age, who is help
less. He retains all hi, senses, has been a
good looking man in his time. He would
be good subject for an artist, walks with
crutches, and subsists BY begging. He
was born in New York, and it is stated
has property there left him by his broth
er, but has no means of obtaining it.
The WEArHER.-As the hectic flushes
the cheek of the diving consumptive as
the sunken sun glorifes the clouds Of
twilight; as pleasant memory irradia-
ties the face of age; SO did Indian Sum-
mer, yesterday, beam with mellow beau
ty from the brow of waning Autumn. It
was one of those days which etherialzes
the dropping wing of thought, and fills
the imagination with dreams of Elysium;
and as the eye looked upward to the
broad blue sky, and abroad to the mist
crowned forest, one could hardly repress
the exclamation" what a capital dav
for squirrels !'-Springtteld Republican,.
Gg The Locos of Sharon have res
solved" That the present Congress, in
voting the enormous sum of nine millions
of dollars for this years support Of an
aristocratic and useless Navy Establish
ment, and increasing the standing army
from eight thousand to fourteen thou~
sand men, have shown themselves re-
CARELESS of the principles and interests of
Republican people,
Good We go IN for that resolution.
The present Congress, having mojority
| Of Locos in both branches, have shown
themselves regardless of the principles.
and interests aforesaid, and we rejoice
| to learn that the Sharon Locos are going
to attend to the matter.-Bridgepor
Standard.
G 1t is understood that Mr.. Barnum
is now getting up Mastedon two
hundred feet in length, to be manufacture
ed in Connecticut, and to be discovered
in the Western part of Missouri, as
specimen of aDtediluvian zoology.
DEPARTURE OF PORTUGUESE Ex1LEs.-
Another company of Portuguese, forming
a detachment of those who fed to this
country some time since from the island
| of MADEIRA, on account of the violence of
papal persecution, left last evening in the
steamer Isaac Newton, for their future
homes in Central Illinois. They are I'M
der the guidance Of their trusty friend,
the Rev. Daniel w. Lathrop. About
$500 had been raised in this by Arson
G. Phelps, Esq, and at public meet
ing held last Sabbath evening, to defray
! their expenses. Some 400 or 500 more
of these Portuguese are in Trinidad,
where they are doing well.--N. Y.
Jour. Of Conn.,, Oct. 81.
| The WoRLD's FAIR.-The Washington
papers of Tuesday contain the correspon,
dence between the Central Committee on
the industrial Exhibition, and the Scores
| tary of the Navy, as to the use of ma.
tional vessel to convey American produc-
tons to the Woild's Fair at London next
year. Secretary Graham, writing to the
President says =" I am requested to
ascertain. if ship of the navy can be
named for the voyage, without material
Inconvenience to the public service, and
respectfully advise that the accommoda-
tons asked may be conceded" The
President says it meets his hearty appro-
val. and requests Mr.. Graham to make
such arrangements as will carry out the
object. The Secretary suggests that a
store-ship be ordered in preference to
sloop- Of war OF frigate. The Zntelliqee-
Ger says -" 1t would impart a higher
grandeur to this pacific errand if war
vessel of the government were selected
for the purpose" The ship of the line
Pennsylvania, the largest, perhaps, that
floats on the waters of the world, m ight
be presented proudly to the eye of Eu-
rope, as noble specimen or national
production worthy to represent, at the
Worlds Convention. the power and pros
gress of our republic.
DIR. LAYARD. - In the Ethnologicat
subsection OF the British Association. late-
ly, Major Rawlinson stated that Mr.. Law
ard had penetrated inlo chamber which
appeared 10 be of the same class as the
blouse of Records noticed by the prophet
Ezra, where was fouLd the copy of decree
of Cyrus, per mitling the Jews 10 return from
captivity. In this chamber MIR. Layard
found. in terra e0sias tablets piled up from
from the fuor to the ceiling, and represent
ing, apparently, the archives ofthe Assyrian
Empire during the long historical success
sion. MIR. Layard had packed five cases
for transportation to England and these
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