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IlI ED.

n ., ri. rri,:,cc in Chesterfield county on the 18th
DHD a., b,vID " +. YOUNG, in the 3ith year OF his
=, ,,,rr,f. y,
mr., -, the residence Of her son, Mrs MARTHA 7.
or M Thc relief OF the late John Sadc. E-q9 after
~ xcnrs of a!fction pulmonary Affection ON TN:
i.rI, inst in the Gji ycnr oi bcrasc.
DIED on Monday, the eth inst at the residence oi nor
husband in this city, MARION MORSON the wife Of ja-.
Brooks in the 18th yesr of her aye.
The tribute OF and sympathy rarely invoked To
more affecting bereavement, In the bloom Of earl; 'vo.
manhood from home of unnlloyed lcicry 10 which "i
Jus, been added the crownins blessing Of mothers Joy,
ali the huppicst SircIrtanrcs and the most nusc"u'
hopes this Indy. useful and so cherished has pen
sunrched nitcr sudden and brief tiis,is by the c:ihnS
grasp of deutl The inir promise oi pure ana sGnt
youth had lust been fulfilled i'll the mild VIRTUES III, s'Get
affections and kindly charities Of maturity and III iHe reIa
tons Of wife friend a ncghbor, se mad secuIad rom
all who knew her admiration an love Nor "ns mere
wanting to her excellence the finishing grace o'
In the betiiu consistency OF Christian NE, Gd N ' a.
cnn, and assured hope OF her final parting n-t indeed De
found the only sonc left her husband 81 1S.s ana f s
tcted family To the benign nnlstThons el that laIh
s;S n"ss ..yirb healing on its wings, be they com
mendsd by the aspirations o friends as they We're drect'h
bv the diving niictiuns OF her who we no" seazes
how rbIessed are they who die III the Lord
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From the Washington Union.
,-o,DI, ir,n,I TIE OLD DOMINION

4 friend in Congress allows liz t" publish the t"
lowing cxrct OF II letter Just received hy INN rom
one nj TIE trurS Dcnincra's Ill rGlll. u rrihtS "
The impression nude upon rcndng the vet" message
and il expresses in eloquent anu chiiI'Hl's'ic l;lgu'sc
the feelings uf II sound Democrat:
81 hnvc seen and read the veto message "l rrcS'-
dent Pierce. It exalted the man my estimation, and
VOL, know did moi esteem Inn slightly. II Is Il i-
ilc and alorinus position he has ,ssnme'I lnnninIy
avnwc, and ably vulica,cd ne has manifested me
wisdom IF our choice. and w"rthiIy vim!ratrl our
creed and his own principles and independence. w"
urrJ.rl surh :, m..si.r hopcit may not fail t" rc-
unitc nur party n, lis true and hoblcSt foundation"
md y.ro,t and cheer the faithful dc.n cis nl the
constitutions the rights "I e STATES ana me imh ~
our uarv We should rally nnI thr people VIII %h-
rnuIsv uphold the doctrines "t ''c message. ~"
thing of late has inspired me- with 81 much joy p"l-
t,.s ~ this veto. l. is an cvidcrc that the "r"ioN
Democracy have Vet some encouragement i'r men
devotion to prjncpie. We arr now at point, ana
with u administration. where we can ana "'lSt l"
r.-,.stablish firmly and imnnvnnIy our cardinal ui-
,lu,ncntul doctrines This i critical time; we iA'ist
fail ruhlv ur triuml, glorInsIy br pr"iiisnte sci
tfsn.ss VIZ. must nll: 10y adherence |" principle "c
mnst tiuur,b. No honorable man nor patriot c;:
Lns;t,tr;n s1,,., n cu.r do hope that uhewarn De-
nmruts will .,r,w warm and Jealous nnd thu" dist'
sion will surrender cnnccr' rnHiS 'lii'l 'l'',i.,,
The doctrines of the message apl'iraD!r l" Inc ph!'
OUGHT To command appreciation. Nlil they not re-
ctiyc il
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RAORDlNhRY SCENES IN TIE HOUSE
(,F REPRESENTATIVES,
From The Wnsiiim.i0n Sur Nny lI.

\ M,>anIrY "DrrElrIN,; LrGi,r.>TIn>'' ~ run
HorSr H,Lt.-rwo nights and days "I lmrpcl'n!
session, have Gre.:ly exhausted the strength {" al
most all the members. They look tired. dirty AMI
camny; somewhat like men who have slept t"r sin
hours id gutter after being "on burst Tor four
days and nights. Their eyes are bl"od-shnt t!irr
boards long nn their llnr tangled and matted Jokes
containing bitter >rarc;sIus and rbaldry, uttered more
than half i'll earnest, being bniirtl between mil
vduals of Opposite sirS 80 loud that all VIII" VIII
may lnur them y point "f "rlcr Is made I" XIII
time, The slu;Ii;cr, u ,iirSc, ovrrrucS IL pruiniu-
w. for there is n"h. substantial III it, al'! hc cA-
Llls f, rcusUIlS why he urCrrulcs ~ a. the rules AT
orsc him 10 de-. Half dozen ;in,:-killcrs spring
to their feet nnh ask 10 bc heard Ill reply tn lic
Spenkcr-kiuwing that the objection ui single
member will be- sufficient under the rule tn prevent
either and all of them from being heart \ d""eh "i
the other side then spring To- ill,r feat and sli@ " -
object" Tie tinu-kirrs, nothing daultcd, one aipl
NIL Of them, 1t may be, 'sH'iy 10 argue nS.l'S, .e
Sneakers decision ut the same moment. Fifty oi the
other side cry ont "urdcr.' The Speaker ralS the
half ,s.cn to order yet they continue efforts I" he
heard Contrary to the rules Tiicn some member oi
the majority springs 10 hls feet drmid" "rorr III
stentol7uu tnl,cs. slams bn"k or his first uiom his
desk with crush, and cvinccs an evident 'crnilli-
tion to have personal difficulty with the one nl the
half tlcu rcnln, iiIsist" setting the rules ut
defiance" uiltcss ne 1T once "lcyS tc ORDER "i me
Sneaker tn be guirt.
The avlnltoln uf personal difficulty in the Hall re-
stores pcri,r:t quiet though by magic The party
whose point nf n:Ilrr has been nvcrrilcd appeals AMI
tileycaS ain 'iEs Itc ,a -, i,,
Some icnpr q. u,f ',' ,c,i"., y, lin ,I"
v"flS IN u.. '",,'' ill.,, h;' nr,.
htl'us '''c Hae. "a, .,,n,r;,,,s ,., ,o',yrs
"rdcr~l. Nno,'i'r "' nus ;i ' r; '', 70 =,
that wb'n 'G iiossc "oo,'iN' ' w. "'i'n ill.,.
,'t or ti"Iu,s ,tA'. ,r "'.r r ,c ~cus 'I nnys
ei,s ''.i' a., ,hr smr s;,l, ,J:
"a .il'' ;'r, ,.L;, l"st ,nn,;nu ycrs and uuv
o, ~ :" 3 ,a m ,i'i I ,h,m tI nnys mr.. Inr,Jy
m , n.n.,'u't " n,,,n rn t vote. ca Of tIr
IIon,n ~ n ;S nx, ,HndrJ uunn which the lIuus, i,
nnxt demanded moon which the vcas AMI ;tvs are or
ion.J Ion ,m% no,;nns t "xrus, mcmbcrs from voting
.;,i, 'iIs Ear ynns and nav, upu them are, renewed
"J "i';, ,,E"Jvy
"% S,, nr, IN, .nurl;uncuturv cyuctcnis fnr,lcutin"
l.s;slnn. wrl, vert. practicyd in the IIu.c hail.
f., r,"r.,v nj unnn. To- midnight lust ni.ht, with.
n""a '.'. ,','nm'. ;r,.rmssim,,
'''' -
The Ami Nebraska correspondent Of the New I"r;
/,;.;,. ,,..; Eo,,y;,,, writes.
'""'"' "'' 1'''1
WAsHISGToS, May l2.-At hali-i'ast eleven Mr.
Richardson announced that the N"br"skIn''S yielded
and moved On u'li i"irnment Intense excitement III,
mrrntcIy eils,lc,! Mr.. Hunt oi LousiuIln, appealed
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FoR rHE ES0uIRER.
TIE pEnpJ |: - NN EN'TRA SESSION


Mr.. E,litor-.t writcr styIins himself ~ Member
Of the late House nf Delegates from Eastern Ir-
.inia in the Enquirer al March 2ISi SAYS that ' Is
absolutely and indispensable; necessary i,r the good
Of the State that there ~l"uhi hc aa extra session al
the fcrslhrc next winter" llt lcl;,.vrs the large
;lllnunt nI important and unfinished business that
could not hr rcach"d rrnrrs il nr,rsSarv that there
should m one III al events He is sure the people
prct and wish il. He s aware. TIM. some will howl:
kc anticipates nothing less, but the "nJEr1n. pur
linn n the y"",k, hc verify believes, will hc salts
iic and hr finally rn,!: by SAYING ehopcs Governor
Johnson will convene tile General Assembly cycn
should the majority Tot call M linn.
This is The first im. that have ever attempted to
lnn anvrhins tn appear i'll print. must howl: is
ihr a:c member is ,!,si:"u t" reach The capital I"
assist i'll uppruriang lew more millions oi pnr
money Iy which we shall he made Ia Sit" AMI that
severely. too. far our pockets age concerned.
The prnpl; expect unl wish extra session -
So SAWS ,lc a:, inc,.ihrr He ccr,aim y has refer
,lrcr Ia ilnsc win, arc fed from tn; public crib.
knew ni no other class Ia he benefited. he people
down my WAY l,r nj work and unannI"llSly up
POSED Ia il. lie Says, 'lr rrca, ics .l internal I'M
pr''vcmrntS almost wholly neglected: =" here VIII
be- suffering indeed" Hut hv whom Not the great
lines most sslrrrdy not. Broken down gentlemen
;unl their sl- who poor and Ia" r"u'! /? labor
for their daily brrH, wlIn cXpr'i 1" DC placed on
these "rcnt !icS, will br tie sufferers Ii such c the
late member ...rilcriiu part "f the people agree
with him they will br satisfied and truly gr,'iticd
Slrnnld IN extra session l'r ra''!.
lie wishes Governor .I"hms"ii Ia convene lie l4c-
.i,!a,urr whether It ml:iioritv call "n him nr ''!.
II Governor Johnson has amy RESPECT i"r mnor-
~ oi his constituents m certainly will not rail- nm cN-
lr >s>i"n. H., has been trapped once, hut Judge
he will not hr cau"h: ayain >""l. ! have been III
formed by those who have had the pleasure of see
iii.; him, that he is plain, straightforward "'l gr-
tlrriall aul um sur, hr has b;, LITTLE inclination tn
.r'Iiiiy th"sr VIII" are :" d">r"n- t" bankrupt Inc
ATAN PAYER OF EASTERN VIRGINIA.
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ANric1pirEp Rl.rrrRE WITH SPAIN.

WA>HrSGroN, May 10, lSji.-The Imminent lam
-cr OF war with Spain cannot be over estimated. II
Is believed here that before thirty days will reach
crisis which will call Tor the most urgent
We Il" not believe thu; Mr. Soui set ou, with any in
tcn"n ut passing matters this extreme hui that tho
Instructions with which he armed were based
upon rhc idea that Spain would bc frightened into list
rning I" iEnpusl';ons for the purciaS, III Cuba.
Private letters have been received here stating llia
Mr. Sonc hns lost the good .ccS of the iick tlu..n
of Spai!r whu is r"m'ctclyi the hands of her 'ab-
net As Tor the Cabinet. they Represented a. ihe
supple Instruments al England and France hu; not
only the purchase OF Cubn, but alsn the acquisccn",:
"i Spuiu in the demands strongly u; forth bv III.
United Suites seem further oil than ever. ON the
other hand, Ir. Snul,' hIs established the most friendly
relations with the Queen Mother. and she is warmly
in favor OF the sale "i Cuba nS the Queen anG hcr
ministers uppoel 10 il. Thus the mailer STANDS
and 'lS long the present Spanish Cabi!e !u!'i To-
-ccr. English and French interests Will be m The
ascendant.
Yet ii is possible, though scarcely probable. .ras
the affair may be amcHhy adjusted. England VIII
,l"uhtrs, Try Ia tclnp"liAr, but ii our government
listen I" ANY sncI ovcrtarcs after The stand tEeu II
will lr disgracc The only hope that our pcac"aUiG
relations will he disturbed, lies III the possibility
'oI Spnns acccding to our demands.
There j. reason IL believe that the Captain General
Of Cubn has. before this instituted the inripicu st"pd
Atricanizc the island The process be adopted,
will be the emancipation OF all held slaves upon
service apprentices or enlancipecs for tr.Ii Ot
years, sealed according To nge and Other c;r,wn-
stances. The holders viii be compensated ui,er the
plan prescribed by the British emancipation ;tct o.
lSij
II is believed the British and French governments
will guarantee the sum al. twenty vivc millions "i dol
lnrs necessary effect this object i.pp"ars tina:
many nf the lar:., shareholders i'll Cuba British
subjects. and the British laws make il felony tn
their subjects Ia hold Il slave in foreign couu-
Ties. unless thrs: slaves rlaimcd by Hpaniar'.S,
the amount al compensation will, III consequence" he
greatly reduced.
II is anticipated that The President in his m'ss'1"
Ia Congress, lnay ask l"r power T" b""h"'i" aha
and Porto Rico. This l., however. rUln"r.- y. J.
IE,r1id
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ATAy PAYER OF EASTERN VIRGINIA
FOR THE ENQUIRER.
BTCKTEGiIAM FEMALE COLLEGIATE IN
SrIrI'rE


We the vnunw lnli,.s al t. buckingham Female
Cu!I,.ai, Institute have heard of the various r,-
bort, for s,, time pas; thai were in circulation. pre-
iuL;,ioI 4, th, Institute unr;irularIv IN rc~arl tn the
hSnirh Of the students anil To the management OF the
Lnor,iu., drrarmcut. A. first kunwin., their lnlsitv
'''n. ~ u ',' ~ '''' III " - i,,,,, .,i hIinv
w.: w. :. =, ,','. ~ . ~ .o,,, >, ;;, ri.uc. ,,c
l''2 'llci & ""' ~. " .m, tn'', ,h,.v
"r'',; =, r,i,,;n .u ',,;J T., hnvn nrntcd
az ~ '', 49, ,h ',;,u,, v, iIn II
!'"''' '''''' wv, ''''' .','' " Wv 'i -
NV "'''''. w. =" Wv .T: ~, ~ -, ,I ~
ki"" INC 'f"''' "t iics y, Iii
nave ih" come i'r""'' ~ y" ''''9 ~ '' "" " '''
cnt,"y u'!iniIucnc"d n.y. ~ even unknown It" any o
tlc authorities "i 'iir iIiS'h,!'''
As regards ne lI!tH Z" INC Na"e'>' VIZ h"'c "'t
I" sit%, that, III ll Times aiits III ~ pIcS, We are III me
hands ui III ill-wiSr Being. VIII" has Ia" exempted
any state az condition from disease and death. and we
have no ri.h; Ia think We will br SIcclaly favored
in This r.slur, M the Institute. We have been aiilict
ed with one death. and we have tried Ia submit L"
this with humble rcsi.iat"!r, al not with complain
in. and bitterness IL though doubted the wisdom
uf Him ,yhu sent this bereavement: and also
.,rcuiIy cnmEnrtcd by the knowledge that she received
every ;ttri,tiuli ,lurin. her illness of which, H"sr
mast rynclrncd, did not doubt: even shc herself,
inst Lcu. her death cave vent la the grateful feel
Inc, of her heart am, si 81 thank younll for your
Enlucs, md attention I" me; nr You could not have
Lru more. s4,.'' besides this deeply amlccd case,
thcrc has been but one other during the session,
which required the attention of Il pl,ysicinn IhIS
v,uur liy !. r,S well attending tu her duties. L
Inv,. mt. n, present, nor have VI. hu any epidemic
nInnurr rs, Ih,. Aforementioned eases were both
ur.uu,uIccd tu be plciinipna by the phyScI;lllS-
mi. i . only iS;l>,, W.. have Il in iii. Institute,
ryr.,,; colds hr;u-aclics Sc. which might hc cX-
,n,,,h where there i :" large collection q" v"u:
i".ris rl" ar' naturally impru'cni. ;" mitch i'r
sickness d:IIS ami tl"ichhtS
rs regards our i"!'; every one hh"M' '''"a n,''
spring Iart tis nSlccHtnyl Is h'i Il 'cts lN "I""c
season, nor Il '"c@c s"i't''c P';''t ,"'
But "llr table has been us s"l III ,tli sG'S. lc
mark rt V.
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,,,,>-prco CorSTY TROOP.

a, nm adjourned meeting nj the citizens OF Henri
co hell nj (;odlns Tavern, on Saturday the l''lii
May, 1851: ..r,,,. iii. ,,co.;,,,. ,,rocc,.I
"a ,Ic nr.,onyotinu of Troop of Drn@o"nS. by the
election t Of Captain and Orderly Serss@nt. ~, a
of Captnin, was unanimously elected. ,...,.,
VIM. ii. Richardson, Jr., was unanimously elected
Resaiycd' That the Orderly Sergeant be requested
tn notify Captain Davis Of his election, and request
linn to cali meeting of the Company ut 'l early
Resolved, That these proceedings be puhehed Ill
Ptsaiyed. Tint this meeting do now adonrn
i,''''' - r. L.. DUVAL, Chnirmntl.
wa.. II: Richardson, Jr., Secretary.
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ton.
WASHINGTON, May l3, 1854.
The lightning has told you that the House
commenced its session Thursday last usual and
the friends and enemies of the Nebraska bill knew
well what its fate had 10 be. The test votes hal plain
" indicated its passage by majority Of some fifteen
or twenty md it was hoped and expected that lis
enemies would submit with grace and dignity. Only
a few feeting moments, however, were suffered t"
pass before the signs plainly indicated that these just
hopes and expectations were edelusivc-anl faction was
rcsortcd TO to do atwhicl open and manly opposition
had failed to accomplish. Orders had been issued by
tho "IIigl Priest Of the opposition Horace Grceley
md never in our day have ORDERS military or civil
been more implicitly obeycd. For tlrty-six long
hours did tl,c notion continue, and it was not until
midnight, last night that the House was rescued from
the hands of thG factonistS; and men from every
quarter OF the country were seen in every direction
congratulating each other that the country was safe
that the old ship had weahered the Storm that the
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ny EITCHIES II PRYOR.

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From the Washington lniom.
INTERESTING FROM THE HAWAIIAN

We arr prrnit,cdby the gentleman In whom the
following exceedingly interesting letter addressed
bv friend of reliable intelligence nj llunoula, I" lay
it before our rei.crs. II willwcl repay II pcrusn:
IloNoLuLr, HAwhIr.S l>L,Np>, I
March j., lSIi.I
Dear Sir: Prcsumins that you will be- g;rn!h"i t"
learn nmytlIin. which illustrates The condition and
character of these islands. take the liberty al fur
lishinsu few items of statistical information.
\ ccli,us has ust been completed. showing III" fol
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ORR rrTATIDSS WITH SPAIN.

The Washington Union "f Thursday in iIiI article
ON our relations with Sain, remarks:
"W- mrc quite free /" state. ani in 'c'n> ;" en-
phn;i,. and mu,,lnivnr; rs /" admit Il" no lS"rrr-
ration. that il ample satisfaction is "i all"w" for the
pr;ri,l seizure Z" III" l'!nrk Warrior VIZ shall ;Vv"-
,n;,. an i,,,nc,i;uc bimkidr "i the island.
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sor-r,,rrS METHODIST CONFERENCE.

The proceedings oi Friday and Saturday in Iha
General Conference related cicty /" the establish
lncnt nf II Southern Book Concern and general p:iai-
ing Office The tfir,.ussinn very brisk, ANA many
excellent speeches were mn,c for and against. AZ last
adrccs from Columbus, Bishop Andrew Was s'i!l de
tainci M home bv sickness of his fulny BIsh%p e."
ucrs, who had been detained from the Convention by
irdsuosition arrived Saturday. Bishop Souic has
tlus iur presided.
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Total American tonnn." for 1853


The small balnmcn not stated is 1" IL. credited io
different countries mentioned, trit% amounts
ui then However, :" insignificant .n The sniI
total Of French imports.
The Hawaiian people are far more Intelligent and
civilized than is generally supposed NJ the nI'"l
States. vcry large pr"p"ii" are able I" ''ac a"d
write their avn lan"ilagr. and Gr II al&iy Tor ~.
quiring information exists among them. In England
and Wales, oi n population I'll l. .@GI.N!l ihcrc
are light millions who Iav" 'r"r acquired rTrn TIE
simplest elements ui education while III thu p""r l
pisrL : Hawaiian Kingdom. thrty-iour wear, -p
completely savage. not one person III twenty '"h IL;
found who will not write and rc'ld with facility GuI
here Amrricnn energy and philanthropy have hrctai
work. and they have accomplished such '-ur m ti's
world has rarely seen
The number OF free schools last year was i=%' ~
which II :.LI pupils between the ncrs "i tour i1it
fourteen, were taught.
The Uuwaiians make excellent scnEn"i. ari many
ur.. cn,plnvcd in the Whaling icct ana merchant
service of the Pacific.
M one can fail To- be- struck with the liberal and
almost republican system G government whi'i! OK
i.ts in the islands. If the feature "f royalty
ken away, n"thinc bur republican characteristic,
would lc LETT. Annexation I" the l n:,d State
would require II mere change al aniniS'ra'i"l-n"
thing more. The Hawaiian constitution isa model
of libcraity, and in everything winch guards The
rights of l: proplct will compare iavornb.y with
,I,,. ,.nu stituiinus ,t the American States.
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. TIE HERO OF CIIEPuLTErEC.-Wr have
noticed that several pal"rs have announced the mar
rinoc u Gen. Prlsrr i. Smith lthc gallnut officer
WHO ulunrlcd the battle and commanded ut Chcpultc-
peel with Mrs. Armstrong, ;tcw!dnw oi Major F. w.
tun,ir,ur,. II son of the amcncrl General Robert
Armstrong. late publisher and proprietor "t the
Union This rs II mistake. Major Armstrong was
the brother not the son ui the late General; Mr. D.
" Armstrong. "t the General married sister nt
the lady who WIS recently united Ill m |G.llock
IA Gen. Smith j. y. Armsiron, is still living.
and wus whrlr las, heard from hy his friends i'll this
city, in gou, health. The maiden nam" OF these Ia
rlic, was Mlard, and they were originally from
i.conar,towu. Maryland u nSh'"gt"" tm~".
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,,o>->-,.crrr1-T rrcISL,TI-RE

H,RrroRp tCt.) May l3.-Thc Connecticut Leg
;sa,rc have proposition before them for consdcra-
.; ~ so d,urud the constitution rs 10 allow negroes
,hn ri1ht of suffrage.
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IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.
Roberts * Brothers circular gives the annexed st;l-

There have been exports tn France also oi 6GS,I9J
bhIs. flour and I732iS bp>hcs of wheat since Sep
;.mbrr l. o: which 3.7U3 hhls. flour and 1906
bushels wheat vcrd from baltimore.
The aggregate imports Il: New I"k for tho first
laur months of the year have hrcn in round num-
lrr>, S,SiSHDDD, against $GiSj,D 300 during the same
unul. last wear. sh"wiu. decrease of 81 l,OE'.dOU-
The cx1.,r,s mcume specie, for the same pcrl""
have been S3U.ljU.uU0. ngair-t :2O9Jo,DOO showing
nm increase ut 81 9.O3,DuD Di ihis increase, Hh"!h
SIUInUUI ll;s been in merchandise. The exports III
April were lnlion Of dollars less than III March,
and sGO0,O0U less than in April, iS52. The imports
April show anincreasc over those OF Apnl.
for the quarter are still below those Ut
uou,u, quarter OF last year.
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In lis, Cook estimated the population al III:
group at iOO,DUO; but probably the real number was
not over 'DD00O In 1870, the number al Inhabitants
was Sl,6i. The rapid ,lminuti"n Of population
since 1919 is purity explained by the cxISr"mc" "i
measles and smallpox, which were very lnln bui,
usidc from hcs, extraordinary there Is @rt-
dual and regular iai. "il which by many Is sup
posed amount much eight per cent YEAR
The district in which iInnnnlnlu il situated con-
inins not far from 9,ODD inhabitants, "t whom lSI
foreigners.
think stated in former letter that III" lia-
waiiam archipelago consists a! im,|r'' islulis,"ii
uf them inhabited containing ol about G,iVG
square miles.
The soil, generally speaking is far inferior 10 that
of the States in the Mississippi valley. Stiliitmnyb.
regarded as sufficiently productive 10 support dense
population. Sugar and coffee the great staples;
and the climate seems admirably adapted t" thrm.-
The fruits and grains "f the temperate regions do well
OH the mountain slopes AMI "n the upla'!>
The harbor 1T this place is c"uun"'iioIs and safe
With comparatively small expenditure. it coul be-
made "f the best in the worl'i. There are ais"
several good hurbnrs and ruuclstcas at other points
of the different islands.
In 1853 the number ut vessels arriving nj and ,c-
parting from the different ports was as follows:
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TIE FORREST AND WILLIS CASE.
,Srw YORK, May l;,.--The .urY III the case OF Ed
win Forrest and Nat. Z. Willis, Tor libel have failed
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