The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-01-13

KUN
he French Parry in SoaOra-Late accounts
from Mexico announce the death OF the
French Count de Raousset, the leader OF the
enterprise at Sonora, and the defeat aud
submission Of his whole party. The follow
ing letter from a correspondent of the New
York Times, dated at Acapulco, Dee. 10,
gives the following particulars Of this signal
defeat: II
Uyou have not previously got the news,
via city Of Mexico, | willinfurm you that the
war between the force OF Count de Raous-
set and the soldiers of Sonora is at an end.
A battle took place, the first part Of No
ycmber, at Hermosillo, between pa French
on one side, and TOO regular Mexican SOL
diers on the other, the French burying after
the fight, 80; the Mexicans having lost, at
the first fire of The later, 81 men. The
French at the time were marching towards
Guaymas, when, as they reached Hermos-
silIo, the Mexicans suddenly fred upon them
from a large walled square, killing every one
of their officers, which staggersdthem for an
instant; but they rallied, mounted the walls
and fred down into the yard upon them us
they would have done upon a flock ofturkeys.
j ne HH1l was COULihuNh ~ -
short time in the streets, with a supposed
loss of about rs men to the Mexicans, and
none to the Counts party. The French
then continued their way to Guyamas, put
were met by a messenger from the CITY, VINO
represented that The town was destitute oil
food, and deserted; and that they would IN
evitably all perish, unless they gave up the
war. Count de Ra0usset at that time was
-. -..l - "a EItnr unnrIu dnnh
of the dysentery. All Of his officers having
been kil'd at Hermosillo,th the men then agreed
to Law down their arms, on condition that
Blanco should pay them 81 900 with which
to embark for California and Mazatian,
which he did. Raousset was taken on board
for Mazatlan in almost a dying state.
THE PRoPosED T~RIPARrtTE TR%EATY.--The
debate in the Senate on Cuba has been
postponed by arrangement until after the
reception of Mr.. Everett's letter declining
/ to enter into the proposed tripartitc treaty
with France and England, has been receiv.
, ed. The letter is expected Immediately,
, when Mr.. Soule will discuss the whole sub
1 ject. The Tribune's Washington cores
pendent writes:
The letter in question is q long and elab'
crate document, written with all the care
: aud ability for which the Secretary is dis
tinguished. 1t gives in full the reasons o
4 the Administration for declining to join
France and England in a mutual pledge new
u er to take Cuba. 1t reviews the history an
: circumstances of our territorial acquisition
of Louisiana, Florida, Texas ind California
declares that 1t is in the nature of the Amer
lean Union to enlarge itself by the extern
sion of its Constitution over new territory
and breathes the tone of Manifest Destiny
J. while it ia mild and courteous in spirit an
IL couched in language Of great dignity an
propriety.
Neither France nor England have mad
\ any reply to this manifesto.
i. THE Power OF MusIc-A Bear story Vit
a Fishy SmeR.--The following instance O
the power OF music we find in the San An
tonic Ledger: %
d An old poe, tell us of the wonderful pow
As ers of Timotheus OH his "breuthing Tyre
There are modern musicians who have a
20 chieved as great victories as the bard O
former days. A short time since Jim John
10 son, the celebrated banjo player, in compu
D. ny with a friend, started forth on a huntin
I'd excursion. Rapid horses conveyed them
as long distance from San Antonio. At night
II fall the rude trunk Of some fallen tree W.
" their pillow, and a starry dome their cham
VI Der ceiling, while the wolves became thei
. harsh serenaders. Two days had thes
amateur hunters spent in fruitless pursuit G
game. But grim hunger now bcset them
They thought they would die from %starvatio
" ere they could reach town. In very despair
to Johnson drew forth his constant compar
at ion, his veteran banjo, and commenced
warble,i in accompaniment to its sweet tone
u" n mournful ditty. He thought he wouI
rd sing ere he died. Strange to say, az /
vs. progressed in the song, and his voice swell
st ed out upon the morning air, a huge bei
was seen to approach from a distance an
" then another, until finally some seven Of III
GU species formed around our two hunters an
at began to dance. Johnson played on viii
w. his comrude used his death-dcaling weapon
ba In the space Of a few minutes, the entiI
seven were killed, and our nimrods Statistic
their appetites.
ia THE Dead or 1859 The list Of the del
IT, for the past ynar includes such names
,ra naninl NVnhatar LIanru Clnu Iohn &c