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The senior Editor of the Richmond Enquirer writing from
the Fauquer Springs quotes much of letter to the Bal
more Patriot describes the attractions OF the place. and
adds the following very proper remarks
"The rest Of the letter. with few exceptions is in exc.
cradle a and far oversteps the bounds of odesy and even
common-le proprety. No gentleman has right to single
out, as the suibor does BY initials the private Of
is the decscy which envrons all their social character and
whose highest privilege to be shielded from public
and criticism"
There single custom of modern days which should bc
shocking to delicate mind. than the one so common in
the North, Of publishing in the newspaper. Of the
ladies collected at The different watering -plsces
Richmond Times.
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The New York Tribune expresses " its abhor-
renee of such enactments as Indiana has been
guilty Of in reference to free negroes, and adds
But the fact Of its passage is none the less fact
because we don't like it. The immense majority
forbids the presumption that any resistance could
have been effected. And, although there said to
be peculiar reasons for the magnitude of this vote
in indiana we cannot doubt that the same PROPOSE
ton, in like manner submitted to direct and naked
popular vote, sUould prevail in nearly evsry tree
State of the Union % What an admission from
Abolitionism So them after twenty years war;
every free State is brought to this And these are
the philanthropists Alec. Gazette.
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The GERMANS resident in the city of New York have
menced the formation Of societies evidently intended to
operate efficiently very distant day with the friends
liberty in their native land. These associations are nom
naly for the enjoyment Of the nvgora,ng and pleasing
oympan games gymnastcs at which the members do in
deed practice but the address made festival
sion by two Of these societies indicated more elevated object
in these organizations, which presume will become nuner-
throughout the United States It may be remembered
that in the riot Hoboken last spring. band Of Germans
clad uniformly in white, and armed observed to
to call from buge by Of them. While we may
pray aden,y for the overthrow Of tyranny in Germany we
should be careful how encourage the formation societies
which, though among are not ofu for Us and are
dangerous in proportion as they strong.
(Corresp. Akr. Gazette.
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FIVE BRoTHERs BURNr-One of the most terrible
lames that have been called chronicle took
place in the town of Brighton Eve miles from Cleveland,
Ohio, on Tuesday night August 9 We have gathered the
following particulars
Mr.. Onacker's house built of wood two stories m
height and, is frequently the case the construct
ed on the outside In this Mrs. Onackcr had been
baking during the early of the evening. and upon finish
ing had removed all the Goals
About midnight Mr. Onacker and his wife were awakened
from sound sleep by the dreadful hieks. They jump
cd from the bed the smoke pouring into their room
half sitting them with its thick hot volume The most hor
be cries and goans proceeded from the apartment occupied
by their five The awful truth flashed at once upon the
minds Of the poor parents They attempted rush to the
of their children. The flames choked their way In
ten minutes the house would be smouderng heap OF ruins
Now the only time escape, and the miserable father
and mother almost crszed with the Of the dsaster
snached up their aixb, and last child, mere infant who
fortunately slept with hem and rushed into the open air.
II is supposed that the fire had surrounded the where
the bsys slept before they awakened that egress from
the windows and door cut off, and they quickly su
located. The ages of the boys 16, H. H. ll and
lCepeland Plaindealcr.
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CALIFORNIA,

Professor SHEPHERD, who has recently explored
this land of wonders, thus writes of it. 81 have
now explored California for nearly two years. |
can truly say it is land of wonders. There are
fresh flowers every month in the year, and winter
: now wears the bloom of spring. | have found
waterfalls three and four times high as Niagara;
natural BRIDGES of white marble, far SURPRISING in
beauty that Of Rockbrdge, Virginia some thou
sands Of godbearing veins, inexhaustible quanti-
: ties of iron and chrome cresIead, bismuth and
quicksilver, most beautiful porcelain clay, and, in
Short every thing that can bless an industrious and
: enterprising people. In one valley found more
: than forty springs over one hundred degrees
Fahrenheit. In another valley sixteen geysers,
like the famous one in Iceland. In this famous
abode Of Vulcan the rocks SO hot that you can
stand upon them but short time even with thick
. boots on. The silicious rocks are bleached to
snowy whiteness, and brecciated and conglomerate
: rocks are now actually forming. The roar oi
geysers at times may be heard mile or more
: and the moment is one Of the most intense int
rest as you approach them"
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SAD AccInxsr.--AndreW McCorie, aged twenty-five
years. of Fall River washed off the rocks at Seaconne
Point, while fishing Wednesday last and drowned Mr..
Teat who with Mr.. McCorre, and made unsuccess-
ful attempt to him. gives the following particulars
tanned in letter
He washed from the rock last evening about 81
o'clock He of party from the house, and was
standing next to myself the hopper, within three feet
when an immense came and knocked him of. was
knocked down myself and sharing the fate Of
McCoRRIE, who fne fellow. AT the time we were
knocked down fast to very large bass, and McCore
watching After recovered from the shock of the
sea- and finding him overheard called him take my ne
which still fast the fish. He did so and wound il
round his wrist. held him for full fifteen minutes till he
killed by being thrown against the rocks when my line
parted and he sunk to rise Gen. ComBs was also
But the rock which be occupied less difficult to land upon
The very heavy yesterday much SO than ever
saw il before"
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THE RECENT EVENTS AT HAVANA.

We are authorized to state that the steam-frigate
Saranac will be dispatched forthwith from Norfolk
for Havana, with Commodore PARKER, of the
Home Squadron, on board, who has been instructed
to inquire into all the circumstances attending the
capture and execution of the American citizens re-
Gently shot at that place, and to ascertain the proofs
under which they were put 10 death, for having
been, as alleged, engaged in an armed expedition
which invaded the Island. full investigation will
also be had into the circumstance of firing at the
United States mail steamer Falcon by Spanish
cruiser.
AT the same time that these steps being taken,
renewed and rigid instructions will be issued to the
civil, military and naval officers of the Government,
to take all legal steps, and employ all the means at
their command, to check and break up any armed
and illegal expeditions from the United States
against the territories of friendly Powers, and to
seize any vessels and arrest all persons who may
be concerned therein; it being the fixed determine
ton of the Government to maintain its treaty obli-
cations and to enforce the laws of the land, the re-
cent violation of which, in the case of the expedl-
ton of the Pampero, has led 10 such lamentabe
results. 6
The Saranac was waiting at Norfolk for the prr-
pose of conveying Gov. LETcHER to Vera Cruz, ,on
his way to resume his diplomatic duties at he
city of Mexico; but her present mission being OF
such pressing importance, she will depart without
him, and another conveyance will be provided for
that gentleman
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sYMPATHIzING MEETING IN NEW YORK

The CUBAN SYMpATH1zERs Of New YORK held
a Mass Meeting in the Park on Friday evening, to
express their Indignation at the of the Span
ish authorities, well as of our own Government,
in regard to recent events in Cuba E. F. PuRDY
presided. The speakers were Captain Rynders,
Thomas N. Carr, Judge Green, of Cincinnati Mr..
Reed, of New Orleans; and Mr.. Price, Of Ken
tucky. Having adopted series Of infammatory
resolutions, the meeting adjourned. As sample
of the spirit of the meeting it may be stated that
Mr.. CARR, in the course of his address, stated to
the crowd that later intelligence had been received
from Cuba than that contained in the newspapers,
which was, that " Gen. LOPEZ had gained con.
quest so great that there was no hope Of stopping
the progress of liberty there" This was received
with loud bursts of applause. The cause ofliberty
he said, was spreading from Cuba to Mexico, and
ne predicted that in less than one year the whole
Continent from here to Patagonia, by Cd, would
belong to the United States.''
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-30

If Mr.. MCDONALD is elected Governor of Geor-
gia, his success will be hailed by the Disunion
party and presses, North and South as an evidence
of the strength of Disunionism. Now, in order
that the public may bear in mind the state of the
game, we beg them to recollect that the Georgia
Southerner, of the party organs has this para
graph, before the election, which is copied conspi-
cuously and apparently endorsed by the Southern
Press, the chief organ:
The object of the cry that Mcdonald is Dis
unions and that the Democratic and Southern Rights par
ties dsunionists is getting be well understood by the
people, and they determined be deauded Of their
votes and their rights by Ibis transparent humbug"
Let this be borne in mind.-.4Ier. Gazette.
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KENTUCKY ELECTION.

Every thing is Wing in Kentucky but the Gov
ernor. Mr.. PowELL's majority will be from 500
to 1000. JOHN B. THOMPSON (Whig) is elected
Lieutenant Governor. The State Senate stands
20 Wings and Is Democrats, and the House 55 OF
Sc Wings and Al or As Democrats. Thomas s.
Page is elected Auditor without opposition; James
Harlan, Attorney General Elisha A. McCurdy
Register, by about 10000 over Mcgowan; Hag
gard, President of the Board Of Internal Improve
ments, over Thompson by 8 900 or 1000 majority
and r. J. Breckenridge, Superintendent of Public
Instruction, by some 1900 or 1000 over Matthews
the next highest of the candidates. All Wings.
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THE RANDOLPH NEGROES.

writer in the Baltimore Patriot, who is travelling ir
Ohio gives this account Of the Randolph negroes, who,
will be remembered driven from their homes which had
been procured for them by the whites:
sTroy, about twenty miles from Dayton, is small and
rather apidated town, between this place and Pequa Along
the canal the majority Of the Randolph negroes located
was in the adjoining county Of Mercer that the large
Of land purchased for their settemen from which they
were forcbly elected by the white inhabitants The cond
ton Of these poor creatures is sad commentary on the mise
rabe policy of emancpatng negroes and allowing them
remain in this country The majority Of these nvau
able servants worthless pests upon the community
among whom they located, and often want for the
mon necessares Of life. heard several express arden
wish to return the shores of Roanoke again. where they
bad peny and did not know what it was to suffer lo
want0
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ANOTHER REVOLUTION IN NEW GRENADA

u
CORRESPONDENTS NEW YORK EXPRESS.
CARTHAGESA, JuLr "a, 1851.
A revolution has broken out in Aniocha and Popayan,
the two richest provinces of the country, and will be
widely extended.
General BoRRERo at the head of thousand men, had
raised the standard of rebellion in the Medilno and was
every day receiving large accessons his forces The A-
lery battalion of this city left to-day, and the Infantry are
der marching orders leave any hour We fear that
Withdrawing the troops from this the important post Of
the country will but tend the immediate outbreak Of
the revolution here. The militia called out, and the last
day or two piles of sabes and muke have been
ried through the streets to the place Of distribution AS for
mery wrote, will be the most bloody revolution New Gre
nada has Witnessed. Tho truth my
conadced at the time, but results demonstrate that
was right am no aamist and have too much public
excitement to be easily led astray by false reports.
The fact that General Boreo, the first citizens and
soldiers of the Republic and patriot should be at the
head Of the revolt, indicates that it is chd's play
farce the public by show of apparent patriotism
but serious and honest endeavor to overthrow admins
traon which, under the guise of liberal Interpretation of
publican institutions has been guilty of acts which would dis
grace despotism have bias of party, but do think it
not in the spirit of to bear such mposons
been pacsed by the socaed Liberals towards the Conser-
vatves An instance occurred in the Province of Antiocha
brought by the last mail which caused the blood curde
family attacked by the members of the Liberal party
The father and two other members murdered and their
bodies cruelty maltreated The females were tied up
beaten, and violated and the very political chief cf the
ton, styled efe Poco is said 10 have headed the mob.
Such is Ne,1 Grenada; country possessing ua-
bounded resources delightful climate, and euery thing
else TO make life desirable and pleasant But what security
for life and property now Foreigners be sure are re-
speced but when mob gets nfurated, who calm enough
stay the threatening hand against foreign property
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-30

FRoM SALT LAKE.-E DESsIsTos, Of Kalamazoo coun-
ty, Michigan and LucIUs A. BoorH Of Tere DAute from
California and Salt Lake City, passengers in the Cataract
yesterday They left the LIST and arrived
Fort Leavenworh lh instant seventy days out-hich
is the second best trip made They saw but two new
made graves the route had there been any sickness
during the journey.
They stopped three days Salt Lake City, Business was
dull and the market overstocked with every thing All the
parties Of emgran,s which they the Plains pro-
eressinq WELL with sickness among them. COL Mchels
party were met the 7h Big Blue four days from Fort
venworth all well-St. Louis Republican Of l7h.
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The New Bedford Mercury discourages the con-
tnuance of agitation at the North on the subject Of
slavery. 1t says:
"Such movements in free States, carried forward
: with the Incorporate zeal which distinguishes
Northern fanaticism, do more to sustain and per-
petuate slavery than the annexation of dozen
Cubas would do. They breed bad feeling at the
South, and create reaction there against the
cause of emancipation. Delaware, Maryland,
Virginia, and perhaps Kentucky, had now been
free States if left to their own counsels But the
Abolition movements at the North have broken
up the emancipation societies of the South, and
to discuss the evils of slavery in that quarter has
become almost reasonable -
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U. 8. MAIL STEAMER FALcos,

HAvAEA, AuoUsr ~, 1851
SIR arrived here with the Falcon yesterday afternoon
at o'clock from Chagres which place left at p M. o
the In.
You will doubt have heard by the Brother Jonathan Of
the Ohos accident. She left ChagIes on the 10th at p
NJ and long she could be appeared to get along
almost fast with wheel she has done with two
In consequences Of the crippled state Of Ohio we udg
hopes that the passengers of the Sarah would reach
Chages In time to take passage with us but up to the time
we left there was no news Of her arrival at Panama.
The Government here is much troubled and alarmed by
the landing OF body Of invaders from the United States
and the expected arrival Of Yesterday when running
for this place. chased by steam-gate, but kept INV
course and she did catch but another under
the command of the General of Marines oa from under
the land and intercepted She fred four asern and
ahead OF us and at length ranging alongside hailed to us
to STOP which, after many repetions Of bis hail. did He
sent an officer board inquire into the character of the
ship, and wished go board Of him. which refused
to do, telling him also should upon my arrival at Havana
make official protest concerning the affair. The laws of
nations and existing circumstances may justify bis course
and thought better al the time eopardxe the lives of
the and interests of the using my force
although at great sacrifice Of personal feeling that
refraned shall the Consul to-day and make protest
The Captain of the Albany and the Consul have already
told me that the pursued by these people legal
and proper, but think it question.
Respectfully. &c.
HENRY RODGERS, Lieut.. U. 8. Navy
Commanding steamship Falcon.
To M a RoRrprs Fan
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New FIRE ASEIHILAroR.--The Newark Advertiser
of Friday evening contains the following

"A NEW FIRE ANNIHILAT0R.-Ihe Newark Advertiser
Of Friday evening contains the following:
"Yesterday Mr. G. DowDEs, of this city, made an ex-
pertinent with incombustble gas for putting fire. He
filed barrel open both ends about one-ha its cspa-
city, with dry havings, and other combustbe materials
and when gnied and in full blaze few sheets Of common
wrapping paper saturated with the gaseous preparation
put under the bae and the fame eXtngushed in few
seconds leaving nothing but smoke produced by gss
mixed with small portion of smoke Of the fire. To those
standing in close proximity it found nnoxious This
experiment several times pested with like results The
barrel then removed lesvng the combustbles in heap
upon the ground, which fred and when fully ignited
and in blaze, Mr. d. applied the gaeous paper, and il
instantly eIngushed leaving nothing but the smoke refer
red to above The philosophy of the thing according
Mr. Dowden, is this. The gas used ncombusble, and
fame cannot exist in where there any consider
able portion of it. Hence he supposes that the mode
OF using any ncombusble is to put out the fame of
burning building, and when the fame stopped very small
quantity Of water will reduce the temperature Of the cinders
below the burning point Mr. D. considers this process Of
extinsuishng fame discovery by himself accidentally
made He intends to make other experiments the sub
ipco
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-30
THE LANDING OF LOPEZ IN CUBA

The schooner Zephyr, which arrived at Charles
ton on Wednesday, with Matanzas dates to the
18th instant, brought the first news to that place of
the landing Of Lopez at Bahia Honda. mer-
camille letter from Matanzas thus mentions the
event:
A body of marauders landed at Bahia Honda,
fifty miles west of Havana, under Lopez, on the
18th instant, said to be 800 to 400 men. Then
,oere attacked by the Inhabitants before the arri-
: val Of the troops and t,oo Of their men killed.
: The troops are now in hot pursuit.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-30

BOTTLE PICKED SEA-At Galveston, on the
2sth ulmo bottle picked up, containing slip Of pa
per with the following memorandum:
Brigantne Bermudiana, of Bermuda. Paul s. Outer
bridge MASTER fourteen days from Pernambuco the
coast Of Brazil bound Philadelphia, U. 8. A. n latitude
10 deg Is min. N, and longitude SIS deg. W. December
81, 1850. All well on board
"P g. OUTERBRIDGE, Master"
From this il appears that the bottle had difted twenty
hundred miles, in direct line, in seven months and
even days.
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THE GOVERNMENT OFFICERS AT N. oRLEAN,

THE GOVERNMENT OFFICERS AT N. ORLEANS.
We notice in some of our exchanges that com
plant is made as to the negligence Of The officers
of the United States al New Orleans, in not pre-
venting the departure Of the expedition under Lopez.
We have made inquiry on the subject and have
ascertaned that the most stringent orders were long
since issued and renewed on the subject by the
different Departments, and that satisfactory ex-
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Hon. A. w. VENABLE.-We learn from the Mil
ton Chronicle that Mr.. VENABLE declared in his
speech IN Granville, few days before the elec-
tlon that ne ,oould Internationally abide by the
Compromise :" "that he would do nothing TO de-
stroy IT = "that ne would stand by the Union upon
the terms of the Compromise"
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-30

CLKRsrmAs KILLED.-Thc Rev. H. ]. DURBIS, Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church, and the agent of the Anne
rican Bible Society for Southern Indiana, met his death
few days ago under the following circumstances He had
started from Geensburg Tnd after preaching, for Vernon
when storm up while ne was riding through the woods
and seeing the beginning to fall be attempted to return
when large fell him, breaking his thigh, and other
wise ajurns him. He managed reach house. however,
bot much injured that be died In four or Eve days AFTER
wards
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-30

second meeting of the Cuban Sympathizers'
of New York was held on the steps of the City
Hall in that city on Saturday evening The Journal
Of Commerce says it was slim affair, and that the
speakers, with few exceptions, were the same that
appeared the previous evening, though their audi
ence was greatly diminished.
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The Baton Rouge Democratic Advocate an
nounces that the Governor of the State of Lousi-
ana has appointed Col. X. @. NICHOLAS, ex. United
States Senator to the office of State Superintendent
Of Public Schools in the place Of ALEX DIMrTRY,
| resigned.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-30

Hon. LUKE LEA Commissioner of Indian Affairs,
returned to this city Sunday last, from his visit
to the Territory of Minnesota, whittier he went in
June TO conclude treaties with certain Indian tribes
and bands of the Northwest. He appears to be
in excellent health.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-30

The man who went Niagara Falls, several days
since, was jeremiah McMursy, gardener, from Grand
Island He had been Chippewa sell vegetables, and
getting intoxicated there fell asleep in his canoe and was
not aroused until the boat reached the FIRST rspd when was
too late.
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THE HAVANA PRISONERS.

We understand that despatch to the Depart
ment of State from the American Consul at Havana
states that all the prisoners tried 1--WE presume
by military tribunal previous to their execution.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-30

WING NOMINATION IN MARYLAND-The Whig
Convention of the Second Congressional District,
which assembled at Hagerstown on Saturday, nomi-
mated J. PHILIP ROMAN, Esq, of Allegheny cour-
ty, for Congress.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-30

The United States sloop-ofwar Plymouth,
Commander JOHN KELLY, sailed from Norfolk on
Saturday, bound for the East India station, via
Brazil and Madeira
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-30

The SECRETARY OF WAR returned to the seat Of
Government on Monday from his visit to Fortress
Monroe.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-30

The New York Commercial says that the great FIRE bell of
0u0 pounds about to be hung in that city, will take rank
among the most celebrated bells of Europe the weights Of
which thus stated:
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THE BOARDING OF THE FALCON.

The following is the official account of the board
ing of the American mail steamer Falcon, on the
10th instant by Spanish vessel of war, off
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-30

COL Ross, Of the 7h infantry, died Boston Sunday
at the Revere House. He formerly of Maryland
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-30

The last mentioned bell suspended and probably
never will b. Il would require engine to ring 1t.
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To NJ. o. RoBERTs, Esq.