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flower disappears you know how and is imme da,ely
replaced by bud eae the fruits rpen and are gathered
and the tree Immediately puts forth now blossoms in many
instances blossoms green, and ripe fruit are seen On the
ee Man scarcely requires habtaon and animals none
thirty working days in the year all that actually required
not only supply the necessities Of life, but all the uxures
Grasses grow all the year round and in May June and
July the ojee bears fruit which, when ripe, answers the
double purpose of food for cattle and flour for man. The
soil is kind light, oamy, and aluvia least that below
the mountain districts Every article in the shape of food
ornament flower to please the taste crafty the
fruits Of every character, fowls birds FISH, game and CATTLE
here for the Of man, be obtained with but little
labor and expense. The lands be at this time cheapy
Obtained and under the laws of Mexico emigration desired
and encouraged. The description of climate soil, vegea-
on and productions Of this part Of the Mexican coast cor
respond with the along the Huascoacos and Tehuan
epec rivers AT Cazonas fifteen miles from the sea coast and
about hundred north Of Vera Cruz, French colony
have settled and doing prosperous business This colony
amounts to about fifteen hundred persons Companies of
Americans could easily purchase lands fifteen miles from the
coast, and in two three years would find their lands
profitable Many Of the valuable woods could be brought
into market and by proper industry the Of the
try fully developed Labor cheap, and the inhabitants are
generally docle and kind. WI PORTER.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-07-12
TO THE EDITORS.

WAsaISsroN, JULr 8, 1851.
GENTLEMEN communication appears in your paper this
morning from Senior CUssTA complaining of misrepresen-
aton in telegraph despatch by the Pensyluanio
Inquirer and published in that paper last Friday The mis-
representation complained Of caused by the teegraphc
operator olntng line Of my manuscripts and the moment
the paper came to hand perceived the bunde made in the
telegraph Office, and sent the following correction which was
published on Monday: 7's'
In my despatch Of Thursday an error was made which
does injustice to Senior Cuesa beg that part
the despatch written and should read thus t ap.
that Senior Cuesa interpreter Mexican Lega.
ton received from Irasequ the Mexican project who
ed to the genuineness OF the signatures arners witt
nesses and who consequently acted important part
getting the testimony up draft Gardiner for twenty
eight Thousand dollars be presented in the claim was
allowed 1t accordingly presented and Gardiner at
once paid it by draft purchased from Chubb Schenck
The statement that Mr. CUrsrA demanded an investga-
ton was could readily be BY the context aypogaph-
ical error. Mr. Curtis being the gentleman indicated.
Seno CuEsrA mistakes in supposng that gave abb
stract testimony before the Grand Jury in the despatch
alluded to- and moments reflection will convince him that
on Thursday last he date Of the despab could not have
given the substance Of evidence which he did lay before
the Grand Jury till the Saturday following regret Senior
Cuesa did my correction, promptly made as it
doubtless would have relieved him from The trouble Of address,
ing you. . sCRUTATOR
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FOURTH OF JULY ACCIDENTS.

The celebration Of the late Anniversary was attended as
usual With numerous accidents arising from the employment
OF 10 the city Of New York many accidents Of this
kind occurred, viz ~
ting OH crackers the avenue and
street, her clothes having caught FIRE.
Two boys named Hugh Shay and Thomas Brennan were
playing with loaded pistol Cross street when il went IA
accidentally and the wsd which pretty solid the
sde OF Shay nfcng serious wound He conveyed to
the city hospital. :
John Bernard boy, was firing heavily loaded pistol on
the battery when and rghty acera,ed he ripbt
side Of his face. - ..
While William Cr.ddock sailor wa. end.s vor;n, % -
the charge from pistol the Of Roosevelt and Water
street, the charge exploded and being in te
rel at the time driven into his stomach TO the den,h n
three four inches He conveyed to the city honis
and Is not expected to recover. -
VIM. H. johnson, coored boy had his thumb ho oa ond
Of his fingers very much acerated while about to dis,
charge pistol in butchers shop in Spring s,ree;.
gentleman whose name could learn, was badly
wounded il the knee by the wad OF fred in
street BY boys He the time riding Of the
Harlem cabs.
named VIM. Sailors was accidentally shot in the
knee by boy named Edward Sandy the pistol having gone
of premaurely. The charge buckshot.
Michael Reynolds boy. while firing pistol on the Bate
ry the wad hew up and striking him in the left eye inflicted
severe wound.
boy named John Barned had his thumb and one finger shot
of BY the premature discharge Of pistol in the Park
boy named John Jackson, while engaged in setting of
pistols and crackers Perry street. fell broke his thigh
Some mischevous boys who firing crackers Hudson
street, threw lghed match into wagon passing there
which frightened the horses that they wildly be-
unnsnageable After running time they came 10
contact with span OF horses detached from the Hudson River
Railroad cars aud caused them off, and driver
badly injured They captured before doing further
damsge.
Bernard Kennedy, boy, arrested for firing pistol
two The shot did not take effect
Samuel Williams another boy, arrested for firing small
shot from pistol at John Auerly.
Albert p Wanmaker, boy arrested for frightening
old lady in Chatham street. by dschargng pistol close BY
her t. ~ 3te s.
At Hanover, IN. H. Jeremiah KmbaI killed John
Cote it feared, mortally wounded and Mr. jerks
was severely injured BY the premature discharge Of
Al Sing Sing, (N. W while number of persons were
hung salute the exploded premstuely, sbocknsy
inlurng Mr.. Bentley and Mr.. Patterson They
gagged IN loading the pece and had their arms hands and
lsces sntuy mutaiee, though both expected to
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EARTHQUAKE IN SOUTH AMERICA;

Valparaiso papers received at New York by the Empire
City mention that there another earthquake at Copapa
Chilli the 26h Of May, which than that
at vapaaiso Of which have previously published the
II took place about twenty minutes pas. P. H.,
lasted during minutes, and accompanied BY strong
horizontal shocks from north south The inhabitants
in the greatest alarm. The shocks continued every
minute till eight o'clock in the evening. The damage
considerable but particulars given beyond the fact that
scarcely house left in good condition in the street
"Commercia." ,....'.as' ...... ....- - .'...
letter in the Journal of Commerce. written from Calders
two hundred miles north OF Valparaiso, the 26h of May
says:
"We felt this afternoon severe shock of an earthquake.
shaking house and driving into the street. The
and receded several times to the distance Of
twelve feet, in many minutes. To the southwark
it must have caused much damage as from thence it ap-
preached"
Late London papers, among advces received from the Pa
cfc ports by the West India mail, contain full particulars Of
the earthquake Valparaiso the I'd of April last. Ac
codng the Valparaiso Reporter 2sO houses destroyed
by this earthquake. It's duration about fifteen seconds
and il believed that if had continued ten fifteen
conds longer would have produced The disastrous
sequences the great earthquake in 1922, when the city
was almost totally destroyed
The American fgsie Raritan let 60 her lead mmedi-
aey, and bad great difficulty in hauling the convulsion
the bottom Of the having caused to sink three feet in
the sand #st aS s.m
The motion Of tie earth was observed to be of less vio
lence in paris than others not 100 yards distant
much that old and decayed houses stood the shock better
in parts than newly and strongly erected edces and
those houses in the structure Of which the timber had
been employed remained almost sound.
Durng the eveutu fifteen seconds the houses rocked
and fro many vessels at sea" -.
Houses in the port Where they mostly built a rocky
foundation, suffered comparatively little. The greatest da
mage in parts along the beach, where the ground
is low and sandy Much damage done which
liquors, glassware, and other valuable materials Much
damage done also by rain which followed the 4h
and continued for twelve hours by inundang the roofess
houses. The loss is estimated at $1,000 900
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TO THE EDITORS.

Messrs. GALES g. SEAros We must render unto Cnsa
the things that Cesa The idea Of the dminution
the did not originate with me- but is old philosophy
itself did the discovery Of the built houses of tbs
zoophites from my brain; but having been
thing of traveller in my fe-say, having wandered abou
this terrestrial sphere land and water may be three hun
dred thousand mes- found among the many beauties and
wonders of nature nothing equal may say excel the
works Of the zoophes Of the Already, by their in
industry they have added to the land, in island and
reefs, srteen millions eight hundred and sirtcen thousand
square miles Africa contains 1000, 900 and North and
South America 49, 900 600 square miles will therefore
be perceived that the zoophe has actually distracted su
cen solids from the to diminish it l6 900 square
miles.
In the Appendix to the works Of the United States Expor-
ing Expedition, volume seven, find the following analysis
of coral formations by Professor SILL1NAs with his remarks
The results annexed calculated for hundred parts
the precipitate:" SILICA 22 lime 1903, magnesa 66,
Aeude Of calcium 1884, aeurde Of magnesium IL 49, shor-
phae Of magnesia s7O aumna and irony l6.OO oxide Of
iron ls 80.
feel rather diHdent in resumng this subject, which is
about 70 be treated ably by those connected with the late
United States Exploring Expedition under Capt. WILKES
who has already five hundred varieties of the different coral
formations and five hundred thousand varieties Of beautiful
be yet described It would be eadng on the heels Of this
Expedition, and obbng these persons Of their welearned
ame for me to appropriate myself the credit Of having dis
covered the fact that the had diminished in solids by the
formation Of coral islands, reefs, and banks.
Who look down into the clear deep ocean, and
the innumerabe and almost invisible little zoophie at his work.
and remain SILENT and cry out Behold the wonders and
workings Of great Providence for mans future benefit for
habitaon To those who are fond of the beautpI
and wish to the varieties Of coral formations and Shells
the results Of the little zoophtes and shell fish, let him visit
the Exploring Expeditions collection the Patent Office
where be will every formation, from the most silk like
delicate structures solid He will see the most eccen-
trio formations, from the weeping like formation to old
Neptunes gobe all shades Of colors from the darkest pur
pe the ethereal blue to the ghtes shade Of orange Visit
The Shells and be will there again all colors and shapes
containing all that have mentioned in my former commuai
cation, with their beautiful polish Of silcisn. Yours
July 8, 1851. w. d. PORTER.
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JEsrr LIND II THE LAND OF STEADY HAB1rs.-On
Saturday evening Jenny Ends concert took place 10 Fourth
Chu1co, 10 Hartford The tickets run up to five and
zen dohsfs eacn. The building crowded. and two thou
sand persons Who could enter hovered around he bd
ing tops TO catch the soupds Of music within But the
precauon was taken closing the windows ard blinds Of The
church. 90 as 70 prevent outsiders from hearing This caused
great tumut and the mob shouted and cbeered 40 that Il
slmost impossible fr the audience 10 hear ,be
Some windows were smashed and one or two
occurred in the crowd, which did not dpee or an hour
after the concert closed. Every curses the tickle,
ator and the manner the tickets were disposed Of There
Us still much excitement. The mob SO dense about be
church that Jenny smugged through the back door I,
the closed and took the for sopp6.a
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Many inquiries daily made as to the number Of
dwellings commenced in the city since the first of this year
and satisfy curiosity state that the whole number the
time about 200 which nearly onethd obck,
and twohrds Of wood These exclusive of build
ngs pulled down for the purpose Of rebuilding larger and
more splendid large additions added many old
in every Ward Iron bridges have been thrown the ca
nal at Seventh and Four-snd ahah Streets Twelfth street
pebbe-paved the Mall and commencement made to
pave Fourteenth also the Mall Grading the Pre-
sdents square and Mall also rapidly progressing. Improving
by grading. laying foot and fagwsys going in
every Ward The Depot is occupied and the gra-
ding around that location progressing rapidly The Wash
ngton Monument 100 feet high above the ground viz
l73 commencement Of the shaft, and s63 Of the marble
work The work the exterior Of the Smithsonian build
ing is drawing close, oil the towers but being up
The work on the Patent Office is rapidly progressing, and
the old part has been painted give the whole uniform
The Treasury building has also been painted but
the building itself looks un6nshedor The want Of the south
'front.' which much needed afford more room for the trans
action Of business 10 the Navy Yard extensive improvements
are going on in building and machinery Extensive gas
works have been commenced on square G.
TO show fully the progress Of the city, it is only
cesay state that there at present in operation sixteen
brckyards having s5 tables calculated make less than
49, 600 bricks this year. The trade the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal is fast increasing large quantities Of produce
particularly COAL daily coming down, mostly to shipped
from Alexandria goody portion Of this trade will fod its
way to the Eastern Branch oucy canal deepened
so as admit boats through its whole line very cuPabe
negec, has been manifested in not deepening from the mouth
Of the Creek Fifteenth street. to admit vessels Of
dsueht equal to those passing through the Chesapeake and
Delaware Canal passing up far 18th, delivering an
thacite COAL and taking load Of bituminous as well
as various other articles lumber &c. Our manufactures are
increasing great under the enterpsng mechanics
McKus,ry Ryder Page, and sneder, in machinery besides
planning and mills fine steamboat has been built by
Mr. Page, who has another the stocks and much done
in building vessels by the Eaby at the west end OF the city
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LATE From SAsrA Five have SAINTS Fe dates to the
3oh May Several tbousnd Apaches together with their
celebrated chief CHAc n the neighborhood Of San
Miguel. engaged 10 making pottery. The Camanches were
shortly to hold grand council al which large number of
tribes were to be present. and it feared that some hostile
scheme was under contemplation.
CHAoos together with some Of The principal braves and
squa"s o. The Csmsnches, had paid visit to Gov. CAL-
mem wine bay who bad been taken captive and who was
redeemed ny the oveno The tribes which bad assembled
ior oosnc Bque Redondo had been affected with panic
effects. 7... - =. - " ~
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BALLoes AccIDExr.-A DISASTROUS balloon accden, oc-
Cured in London the 9th ultimo when Mr. and Mr.,
GaEEs who had ascended in the great balloon from ,be Hin
Podrome, received serious INJURIES the bsoon having struck
against the dome Of the Crystal Palace where II v,s only
ssved from doing vast damage by discharge Of The s..s
ssr which the machine took dcon towards some houses.
against which struck, damaging property to Tho y.us of
fiooa The accident was oeeasoned by an escsps Of sss
through rent ia The silk.
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HAYTI AND ST. DOMINGO.

The news of battle between the Hsytens and Domin
cans brought by recent arrival at New York. but subse-
quenty conuadcsd by arrival st Boston, seems to be
fully confirmed by later advces' La dacea OF 8. Do
mngo Of the 18th ultimo states that the battle in question
tough. the asth and soh Of May and that the forces
Of Emperor FAUsrs were completely defeated The same
paper contains Proclamation from President BArz an
nouncins the victory The Hayens commenced The attack
upon the Dominican post Caka the southern frontier
but the Domincans drove teu back 70 their own domnions
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PoNrEiI.-A recent letter from an American gentleman
in Naples says:
vesuvius is calmly smoking and seems disnosed 10
repose himself from the atgues of his devastating bor, Of
the last year. Pompe is slowly appearing above ground
About twenty aborers kept work. who manage 10 get
of CARLOAD of earth day from the subncumbent civ. Not
one pail the ene city syet excavaed The earthly mound
with houses OF peasants scattered its surface baton
Of the seawal has recently been unearhed which ooes 10
confirm the opinion thst the now nearly mile dssnt
once laved the walls Of Pompe"
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NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
THE GARDINER CLAIM-THE ALLEGED FRAUD
ON THE GOVERNMENT.

We have received from nj. DE CUEsTA the fol-
lowing Letter on subec, that is attracting just
now much of the attention of our contemporaries,
TO which we give place with great cheerfulness as
we trust will also be given to it by those who hs We
accredited the rumors, some of which it positively
contradicts
WAsHISsroS, JULY Z. 1851.
Messrs EDrroRs Ny attention has been CALI an
extract from letter to the Philadelphia Inquirer, published
in this mornings Sun, at Baltimore, in which my name is
mentioned in which has naturally excited my sur
prise and indignation am, therefore, reluctantly obliged
TO ask The favor Of you to publish this note.
The publication referred relates the claim OF Dr. e.
A. Gardiner before the Mexican Commission.
On the Sd Of Jolly received summons to appear before
he grand jury witness Bu,she statement says that was
summoned ss belonging to the Mexican Legation This is
no never have selonsed to it and although have
been employed by the Mexosn Minister his private
ary and interpreter my cocnexion with the Legation has
never teen sa Official one
The puAicsou referred purports to give account c
the e1aminson Of witnesses before the grand jury With
out stating what passed there (Which know according to
the laws and ussges of this country secre is due to my
personal character say that the publication is inaccurate
and fal.e in every material particular.
know nothiRg Of the claim of DR.. Gardiner. never
certified any papers festog it, had any thing do with
the getting up Of the testimony have written to
the President have not been in Mexico since 1929.
have believe that the claim fraudulent and
have had any iateres in with it, if it
The moaey received Of the indemnity out Of the
claim Of j. H Meas and received upon power Of at
torney, Transmitted from Mexico to his eIceiIenctbc Me1
Minister, and BY him transferred to II ws,
understood due creditor Of Gardiner MeaIs. But
have no knowledge Of the facts whatever.
cannot obear TO my surprise at the reckiessness
with which the Of private individual is thus brought
before the public F. DE LA CUESTA. I.
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FEAnFUL AccIDHST-Ata little before noen on Monday
terrible accident occurred at Browns hotel number
of the bckayers had gone work in the morning and
the labore 70 avoid loss Of time continued convey cks
TO the floor Of the fourth story, until range os resting
on trimmer, sunk under the weight There
spending nnes suppotersfor the oss all the down.
and they all gave wsy in succession, precpang probably
several thousand weight Of bricks and nine Of the to the
ground Three Of them carried the InrDary, sup
posed to be fatally injured One Of them, named James Han
rahan, died ast night. The Of the other two
Michael Hanrahan and Achie Brown, the latter colored
man. Six Others were hursome Of them badly, hnt not
fatally ;
The scaadng Of the building a. the Of Lous-
ana avenue and Seventh street. story high also way
yesterday morning, by which coored man was seriously
.
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CAUTION LApIEs-A Cincinnati paper states that Dr..
MrzzEI day last week called perform sim
gua operation upon the head young lady living on John
street. appeared that she had been In the habit OF twisting
and tying her har tightly the scalp had become parted
from the skull and found recesaryto open the scalp
TO The which had accumulated beneath This
the 6rs of the kind we have ever known.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-07-12

There Isl deaths by cholera in ST. Louis during the
week ending the 30th ultimo. From the 4th Of April
when the first eJ up The 30th nmo, there
$40 deaths by cholera From The s Of January
30b Of June the whole number of deaths in ST. Louis va,
l.s02 #.
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LAuneH on TIE FLoArrse BsIDeE.-We learn from the
Lake Champan Beacon that on Saturday of last week the
Work o. lsuncnns the monster float just completed by the
beach, opposite Rouse's Point,
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TO THE EDITORS.

Erroneous statements going the rounds Of the papers
and periodicals. to the increase Of the population Of the Dis
tct Of Columbia, making the increase that Of 1910 only
about s000 whilst its increase, after deducng Alexanda
receded to Virginia, is as follows:
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DERkELEY SPRINGS, virginia.-This Watering
Place Is situated two and half miles from Sir Jnhns

DERKELEY SPRINGS, Virginia.-Ths Watering
Place s situated two and M half miles from Sir Johns
of Baltimore and 40 Of Cumberland rood noun
road with this Depot from the 18th Of june
mediation of vsers Passengers from the West reach the
Springs at O'Clock A. M and from the East o'clock
These have been longer and moro avorably known
perhaps than any in the country Taken internally they
useful class of chronic and
men of the stomach, with impaired appetite and feeble d-
gestion In caculous Diseases irritation Of the bladder kc
their free USE internally and externally attended with great
benefit y
"Their delightful medium temperature, (74) in oonnex.
ion with other properties, adapt them wider range Of
diseases and gives them decided advantage other
They have been found to be beneficial the whole class
Of nervous disorders especially in those peculiar females
bronchial disease and in local paralytc see
tons Persons suffering from residence in warm low
damp climates will general. find them complete resto-
tive, in cases of chronic diarrh0a," BE. 4,
The character of the accommodations will compare vora
bly, with that of any Of the Northern watering places The
Hotel Of undersigned accommodate about four hum
dred persons and for comfort and Of
ment BY in the country About one half the
chambers are laid of suites Of two three aod four rooms
expressly for families and the whole establishment furnished
with the best hair mattresses and linen sheetng
The table supplied with the best that may be obtained in
the country markets. and from the cities where matter
will bear transportation while the fine air and BATH SO de-
i'ghtfuly invgorating make
g" good digestion wait ,ppeti,e.
JOHN sTRorHER.
H Connecte'with the Hotel is fae Band Of Musicians,
and the other OF Billiards, Nnepins, Pistol
Shooting, &c. R.t July tO--It
DONDs or the CHEsAr EAKE AND OnIO
I'D Canal Company.Noiise 10 hereby given that the in-
coupons the bonds Of the Chesapeake and Ohio Ca
nal Company issued for the completion q the canal to Cum.
beriand and also the bonds Of id company issued for
able the Of July viii Be paid and
delivery of the proper eoupous Our House. In the
city of Washinston such auds he heers may derc
checks on Baltimore, New York, Boston. Tree Of
june H-dIvf sELDEN, wTTHERs 4 co,
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r Connecetrvith the Hotel 10 fae Band Of Musicians
Shooting. &c. july t0-It