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Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-05-06
BATTLES ON THE WESTERN PLAINS.


The Santa Fe mail arrived at Independence Mo-
on the 23d ultimo.
IL brings intelligence Of fight the 5th of March
between detachment of twenty six under the
mand Of Lieut. D. BELL, of the second dragons, and
party OF Jicarilla Apache Indians, number unknown.
The loss Of the United States troops killed and
four wounded; the Indian loss nine killed and twenty
one wounded. The celebrated Apache chief Lobos
among the killed.
On the Both Of March another fight took place. twelve
mics from Loar, between company Of sixty dragoons
commanded By Lieut. ]. W. DAVIDSON, first dragons,
and party OF nearly three hundred Jicara Apache and
Utah Indians. The soldiers suffered severely losing
twenty-one killed and eighteen wounded. The Indian
loss is unknown but supposed TO be very great Another
report gives the number Of soldiers killed at forty.
strong force under command Of COL Cook went pursut
of the Indians.
The 81. Louis Republican mentions the receipt Of some
private dispatches relating TO these sangunary battles,
and says that " the troops under Lieut. DAVIDSON
TO have fought with great desperation, and it has seldom
happened that command was completely up 1t
cannot be otherwise than that the Indians sustained
much greater loss" Kit Carson accompanied Lieut. Da-
wilson this expedition guide, aud knowing the
country Familiarity the Indians themselves, he Of
course took good not to permit them to sntrap the
command in peri,ous position
Twenty United States soldiers deserted their post at
Fort Albuquerque the 2Tth umo taking forty Of the
best horses and all the Colt pistols belonging to their
company.
Gov. MERIwErHEs Of New Mexico has returned, on a
visit to his late residence in Kentucky.
Mr. JAS MILLGAN, Of the Fremont party, has ar
rived ut Westport (Mo.)
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-05-06
FROM LIBERIA

We have advces to the 25th of February. President
RoBERrs in letter dated the day previous, says that
affairs prosperous throughout the country and good
health prevalent. All the emigrants who left New York
by the Isla de Cuba arrived out safe By this
sci the Rev. Mr.. MCKAY, who visited Liberia as an ac-
credited agent from the State of Indiana came passenger
He expresses himself highly satisfied with the evidences
of prosperity, intelligence, and morality which he
He heard profanity, saw intoxcaton, found the
churches with large congregations the Sabbath well OBJ
served the people Industrious healthy well dressed and
hoptabe the soil excellent, the houses well furnished,
and many of them built Of brick. This may remark,
is the general current of all the receive from
persons visiting Liberia for examination amer.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-05-06
MASSACHUSETTS,

The Legislature of Massachusetts, adjourned sine die on
Saturday, after session Of four months during which
great deal of business was done. We copy from the
Boston Journal the following enumeration of some of the
acts passed during the session:
An act loanng the credit of the State the amount
of 600 in aid of the Hoosac Tunnel changing the
mode of electng members of Congress- making plurality
elect the first trial instead of the second heretofore
establishing the city of Fall River providing for the
nexaton of Charestown to Boston, subject to the raca
ton of the people of the two cities Nineteen banks
of eposte and discount have been incorporated during
the session, and fifteen savings banks Resolves have
been passed protesting against the passage of the Nebraska
BILL and in favor of the cheap postage and resolves have
been initiated providing for the amendment of the cons
tuition by dsrctg the State for the choice of Senator's
and Representatives prohibiting the appropriation of any
portion of the school fund for the support of secaran
schools making plurality elect in all cases changing the
day Of election to make conform the day of Pre-
sidentia election making the councillors elective in
single districts and making the Attorney General Secrc-
tary, and Treasurer elective by the people These
solves must be passed by the next Legislature and then
be accepted by the people before the amendments
incorporated into the Constitution All attempts to alter
or amend the liquor law Of 1852 have failed.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-05-06

MILITARY Court MARTIAL.--The trial by court-martal
of Major WYsE of the Third Regiment of u s. Artillery.
commenced at Governors Island IN. W on Tuesday.
Major WYsE arrested the 18th ultmo, by order
of Major General scoTT for refusing go board the
steamer Falcon with his detachment consisting of
panes D. J, |, and K. Sajo Wyse had been the
fortunate San Frahcsco,' and deemed the Falcon"
unfit for the transportation of troops 1t will be remem-
bered that the latter compelled to into
Norfolk with her passengers and afterwards return to
New York for repairs The Major is to be tried two
charges first dsobedence of orders in refusing to lead
his troops board the Falcon; and secondly conduct
unbecoming an officer and gentleman.
The result OF the trial of Col GATES for alleged mis-
conduct in command of the Third Regiment of United
States Artillery board the wrecked steamer San Fran
cisco, has not yet been officially announced.
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NAvAL.-The U. S. sloop-of-war Jamsesto@a has just
arrived at Philadelphia, after three years cruise the
of Brazil On her passage home she got reef
Of rocks six miles from the shore and within sight of the
harbor of Pernambuco, and with great difficulty
cusd from this perious situation. On board are large
number of nvalids sent home from the various ships
belonging to the Brazil squadron. Her officers and
will be detached in few days. The following is list
of the former:
SAM. W. DowSfSG, Commander; Chas F. Mcintosh First
Lieutenant Roger N Stembe Second do Charles Dcas,
Third do. John p. Hail. Fourth Acting do John NJ Fotz,
Surgeon John s. Gulick, Purscr Frederick Horner r As
ssant Surgeon Joseph DeHayen, Acting Master; George
Holiness Lieutenant Of Marines VIM. Cheerer Mdshipman
Henry A. Adams, do Albert J. DeZeyk, Captains Clerk
The u s. steam frgate Massachusetts, r. W. MEADE,
Lieut.. Commanding, went into commission at Norfolk
Monday morning.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-05-06

UNFAIR.-Some of the waggish papers are run
ming their rigs on neighbor the Union in attri-
buting to it the subjoined paragraph, when it is
well known to be from Mrs. Partinqton's la.e work,
entitled The Carpet-bag:'
"An atmosphere of integrity surrounds each Depart
ment which repes the advances of SPECTATORS whether
they come in single spies or in greedy Galphins re-
mark made by of the numerous claimants upon the
treasury as we heard it repeated the other day. tells the
whole story How different things are now from what
they were under Mr. Fillmore, who was such gentcel
President, and had such polite Cabinet Now the Off
of the Departments just curious and dsust
fu as they used to be under Mr. Polk
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THE THREE-DoLLAR GOLD COIN.

will be recolected that Of Congress of Febru
ary 1853, directed the coinage ofhreedoar gold pieces
at hemnt and branches Specimens of this coinage hav
ing been submitted to and approved by the Secretary of
the Treasury, the coins will be Immediately put in crcu-
lation The Union" thus describes the coins
THE diverse Of this coin represents ideal head with
the feathered cncture symbolic Of America the word
liberty appearing the band encirclng the head and
the Inscription United States of America surrounding
the whole. On the is wreath composed of some
of staple productions of the Unned States viz wheat
cotton Indian corn and tobacco the denomination and
date being in the centre.
CAS- compared with the other gold coins the devices
and arrangement novel, but perhaps not less appro
prate and together with the difference in the diameter
OF the piece will make it readily dstDguishable from the
quartereage which approaches it nearly in value.
1t is l620tbs of inch in diameter, and weighs ia
=-oZ 1925
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-05-06
DESTRUCTION or A CHURCH EDIFIcE.

The large and beautiful edfce known as st. Paus
Church. situated the southeast Of Charles and
Saratoga streets Baltimore destroyed by fire about
o'clock Saturday morning When the fire was dis
covered the flames had made such headway render
it impossible to the building The calamity is at
tributabe to- the hand Of incendiary there had
been fire in the building for several days. The iron
safe containing the records and other papers of the Do
cese of Maryland saved. The church was built at
cost of $l30Oo0 and was dedicated thirty years
ago, lin March, 1919 There was insurance upon it
of $4,000 One of Baltimore contemporaries states
that it the third church erected that spot since
the organization of the congregation.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-05-06
THE VETO.

The PRESIDENTS Veto Of the Bill granting do
nations OF land to the several States for the relief
Of INDECENT insane persons-which has, very much
to the public surprise, been predicted by rumor
during the past week.-Mrs. become certainty. The
PRESIDENT yesterday returned the bill to the Sc
nate with his objections. To enable ourselves to
give the Message at large we omit number of ar
ticles prepared for this days paper.
The regular readers of this journal are too well
acquainted with our sentiments in regard to this
bill to need any expression of our deep regret that
the Chief Magistrate should have felt himself under
the necessity Of giving to it his official interdct
Nor is our surprise less than our regret. The pub
lie lands have been bestowed by law on so many
objects of humanity, education, and public improve
ment that when this most benefcent measure of
all-not local or partial but general in its applica
tion-giving to the States for sacred purpose to
which their individual resources are inadequate
only portion of that which is their own-a mea-
sure which had received the sanction of one branch
the other of successive Congresses, and now the
concurrent sanction of boh-we confess that we were
not prepared to see it receive its quietus from the
| application of the Tribuntian power of the veto.
We sincerely regret to have to differ with the Pre-
sident on this very grave act Of his; but we con-
fess that Lis constitutional objections to this
were the unexpected to us because we had seen
some gentlemen in the Senate, not only of his own
party, but of the strict construction school, defend
the bill against the argument of unconstitution-
ality. Amongst them we remember Mr.. Brown,
of Mississippi, whose remarks, brief and to the point
we would here subjoin if our space permitted.
However,
q There is in things evil some soul of good,
Would men obseryingly dstill it out"
And we draw from this lesson of the bard the
consolation that the considerations which have, so
much to our regret, led the PRESIDENT to negative
this beneGcent provision for the insane, will
his rejection of any of the wild schemes should they
come before him in the shape of bills to give away
the public domain to all who may choose to ask it.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-05-06

meeting was held few days ago in Versailles, In
diana, to appoint delegates to the Democratic Convention
to nominate candidate for Congress- The district is
represented by Gen. LANE, but there number
of other persons in the district equally anxious for the
place, among whom is DR.. MULLER, who present at
the meeting and called to the chair. When the
solutions read it found that they strongly de-
nounced the Nebraska BILL The Dr. refused to put the
resolutions to vote they then turned him out elected
another chair and passed the resolutions. Gen. LANE
present at the meeting, and apparently enjoyed the
fun.-Cincinnati Gazette.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-05-06

CoNNEcTIcuT.-The Legislature of Connecticut
was organized at New Haven on Wednesday In
the Senate JOHN BOYD was chosen President pro
tenn, and in the House LAFAYETTE s. FOSTER was
elected Speaker. The election of Governor and
other State officers took place on Thursday, when
the Wing candidates were all elected, viz HENRY
DUTToN, Governor; ALEXANDER G. HOLLY, Lieu
tenant Governor OLIVER H. PERRY, Secretary of
State; DANIEL W. CARY, Treasurer; JOHN Dun
HAM, Comptroller. The inauguration of the of
icers took place on the same day they were
elected
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-05-06

Mr.. PoLLARDS MoSKEr.--Jack, as he called, seeing
his and companions drinking, with those imta
tive powers for which his spec is remarkable finding half
glass Of whiskey e took il and drank it off, 1t e of
course to his Amid of laughter he began
skip. hop, and dance Jack drunk. Next day, when
they with the intention of repeating the u take the
monkey his box he rot to be Looking
inside, there he lay crouching in Come out said
his Afraid TO disobey, he walking on threo
eghe paw laid his forehead saying as plain
as could do that he had headache. Having left him
days get wel and his gayey they
him of the old of reve On entering he ey ed the
glasses with manifest terror skulkng behind the chairs
his master ordering him to drink he boed
house top in twnklng They called him down would
not His master shook whip bin. Jack asrde
the pole, grnned defiance. gun, which ne al
ways afraid Of pointed at this disciple teupcance
he ucked his head and slipped
Two guns wero now eveed him, from each side Of the
hou upon which, seeing his predcament and less afraid
apparently Of the fire than the frewatc The monkc leaps
one bound on the chimney top and getting down into the
bue held on with his lie would rather be suged
han drink. He triumphed and although his kept
him twelve years after that he could persuade the
Sey 70 taste another drop Of whiskeyDr dpdrics Old
Years Warning
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-05-06

RIPE For REVOLUTION A correspondent of the
Washington Union" writing from Cuba under date
of last month"; says that the Cubanos are tired of their
yoke and are ripe for revolution to throw it Off
We do not believe word of their readiness to reyou-
tionize the Island Remember Lopez They were
ripe then if any confidence could be rcposed in their
words but when the time came to fight they show
ed the white feather, and left their betrayed com
rades to die under the garote and the prisons of old
Spain. These Cubanos do not deserve to be free !;
they are too illylivered, and wo be to those poor
fellows who should be seduced into their revolution
airy plots, by promises of cooperation from them
Better would be for them had they been born
TNiiiedgeriNe (Geo.) Union.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-05-06

PRAIRIE FIRE.--The ST. Anthony Express, a newspa-
per published at St Paul. Minnesota, says that the cti
of that place had for several days been enjoying
the spectacle of prairie fire. When evening sets in the
whole horizon is belted with wall of fame now
shooting heavenward in vivid strcaks and again bending
like low reed before the blast At it rushes
along with hoarse roar tapping up every blade and
twig in its path, and in another it resembles the camp
fires of tented host knotting every knoll and mound
As the red fame glares upward, now deepening, now
pang, it far surpasses in sublimty and grandeur the
mightest pyrotechnc efforts of man.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-05-06

REMOVAL THE MAIN BONE THE LEG OF A Boy
John Baja, lad 10 years OF age of widow lady of
Allegheny city, had received six months ago.
injury of the right leg by fall in consequence of which
the whole shaft Of the bone had become decayed
the limb DR.. WALTER removed last week. while the boy
was under the influence of chorofor the main bone Of
the leg from the knee to the ankle by extirpaon In
credible as it may appear to the professional that
limb could be saved and be made useful by the removal
of the whole Of its main bone, still experience has taught
and that the shape length and usefulness of the limb
will be preserved This is triumph of modern surgery
thus to limb while it is blessing to the afflicted
to be restored without mutilaton. The boy is doing
WE'LL free from pain and his recovery appears to be
tain -Pi kbarg Journal
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THE CUBAN MOVEMENT IN TIE SENATE.

IHE OUDAN DIUFEWENl IN TIE oENAIE.
The New York Express, speaking on this sub
ject, says:
"We commend to such Southern gentlemen as
enamored of this scheme to ponder such declara
tions as these from the " New York Times,". a
sort of Freesoil journal, that, though in favor of
Mr. SLIDELL's proposition to repeal the neutrality
laws, declares, nevertheless
Upon one thing Mr. SLIDELL may confidently count.
whether Cuba shall shall not become independent
whether acquire it Territory by purchase
sciU neUer be admitted the Union as Stare State with
out such struggle this country has yet
that subject And if the ultra pro-savery propaganda
shall succeed in forcing this country into to pre-
vent the ultimate abolition of slavery in Cuba tile dssou-
ion of the Union wM be much hey than its
admission %
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-05-06

RHODE IsLAND.-The General Assembly of
Rhode Island convened at Newport on the I'd
instant, and HENRY Y. CRANsToN was elected
Speaker of the House. VIM. w. HoPPIN was in
augurated as Governor with the usual ceremonies.
The two Houses afterwards met in grand commit
tee and elected the following officers in default of an
election by the people: JoHN j. REYNOLDS, Lieut..
Governor VIM. Il. WATSON, Secretary of State
CHRISTOPHER ROBINSON, Attorney General; SAM L
r. VERNON, General Treasurer.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-05-06
FROM MEXICO.

By the arrival of the Texas have advces from Vera
Cruz to the I'D ultimo.
The Eco del Comerco of the 10th ultimo contains an
official despatch to the Governor OF Vera Cruz the
city of Mexico, in which it is stated that on the 18th
utmo action fought between the two forces
der the command respectively of Alvarez and Santa Anna
in the Coqua mountains, which, after desperate re-
sisance resulted in the complete overthrow Of Alvarez
who it said retired towards Acapslco with the nten-
ton of dispensing his forces and making his escape Great
reoicngs, firing Of cannon and ringing Of bells are
nounced in all the cities and honor of these events
accompanied by fusome adulations of Santa Anna.
subsequent despatch from Santa Anna himself to the
Minister oil War; dated Coquillo April announces that
this was complete victory. 1t says that the revolution
lists were in possession of strong position defended in
addition to its natural strength by cannon notwithstand
ing which it carried at the point Of the bayonet This
all complished without any splng Of blood Alvarez
endeavored to the assistance OF his forces which
numbered about thousand says the despatch bat
did not arrive in tme and il is asserted retired Aca-
pulco and dsbanded his forces There loss, it
said, on the part Of the revoluonists Santa Anna
to his Cabinet that the may be considered
at an end
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-05-06

THE CRY OF GLAsGow-The British mail steamer Cur
lew arrived at New York on Friday morning from St.
Thomas and Bermuda She makes report Of the City
Of Glasgow having been heard Of in the vicinity of the
West India lsands Letters from mercantile house in
st. Johns, Newfoundland, late the 18th instant,
state that tidngs of the missing ship had reached
there any thing known of her the out
posts along the coast
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-05-06

THE SLAVE SmP.-The persons found on board the
brig Ganmorgan, captured by the United States brig
Perry the coast Of Africa and sent to Boston, have
had preliminary examination and been fully committed
for trial The testimony was conclusive that the cap
tured vessel was fitted for the slave trade The penalty
against the captain if convicted of the charge death
of the not exceeding two years Imprisonment and
fine not exceeding 1000.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-05-06
The following is the vote in the Sennate, Marcl

The following is the vote in the, Sennate, March
sth on the passage of the bill granting land to the
several States for the benefit of the INDECENT Insane
YEAs-Messrs. Badger, Bell, Brown, Chase, Clayton
Dawson, Dodge of Wisconsin, Everett Fessenden Fish,
Foot Geycr Gwn, Hamlin, Houston, Jones Of Tennes-
see Morton, Rusk, Seward Shields, Stuart, Sumner,
Thompson of Kentucky, Wade, and Walker-25.
NArs.-Messrs. Adams, Atchison Butler, Cass Clay
Dodge of Iowa, Douglas, Fitzpatrick, Mason, Petit
Weller, and Willams-l2
Absent, 23-two vacancies
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FREDERICK W. SEWARD, of W. H. Seward JOHN
TEN EYcK and PHILIP Ten EYcK have become associat-
ed with Messrs Weed Dawson, and Visscher Ten Eyck
joint and equal of the Albany Evening Jour
nal establishment In announcing this fact the journal
says: The infusion of youth, talent, and ambition,
elements essential success into the Journal establish
ment will as intended and believed, enable it keep
with the progress and spirit Of the age and times
Buffalo Comm. Advertiser
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-05-06

PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL AssEMBLIEs.-The General As
semby of the Presbyterian Church Od SchooD will hold
its next annual meeting in Buffalo, Thursday the 18th
Of May instant The New School General Assembly meets
at Philadelphia on the same day.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-05-06

We are informed by the agent Of the Steamship GLAs
that the accident to that vessel in the Clyde by
striking sunken rock, is such will detain
her for repairs several weeks The directors have there
fore resolved to abandon the voyage and she will not leave
Glasgow till her next date Of sailing viz st Of June
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-05-06

Gov STEVENS, in his Message to the Legislature Of
Washington Territory the 2sth of February states
the number Of votes 1882 inhabitants 1900, since
considerably increased. :...
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-05-06

Hon. JOHN S. PENDLEToN, late U. S. Minister
to Buenos Ayres, sailed from Rio on the 10Th of
March for Baltimore.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-05-06

LouDouN (VA) LANp.-Jonathan Hrst sold on Mon
day the 24h ultmc in Loudoun county, tract Of land,
Goose Creek meeting house. containing sc acres,
for 81 900, being $l25 per acre.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-05-06

The Legislature of Ohio adjourned sine die on
Tuesday morning.
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IN Inc htesiimprovemet yet discovered for saVs
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whittier and softer hon ilan if bleqohed on the grdaa
satisfy herself Ontat pUint, BY sOaknga piece OF oton
or Lanin Tho Fioid hll strength, foT q hours which
will clearly ahOw that u must DO purely harmless, when
diIuloi With gallons Of VatoT 20 hafa pint Of hhd
The Chinese washing Fluid is worth ihtce times tie
single siXpeneo which will boy enough f0r alargo family
washing, which can be done IN or h0uIb,
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tlI.sa 90 dDg tI trout Intsi
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ria 100 pair Yawl ana Sklh Oarsi
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DISSULUTI0N.
FlHE paTnerSNlp he etOTo existing Under tlo Arm of
QoidOn, Ilslia g Co has this day been dslolypih hf
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THRANZuRIM & LUTz have remnyel their whPlesele
II Liquor store from Tho Spligs House lnllls9 10 no
Whor they will Us heretofore, always kes on handt Stock
Of Tie best Wines and Liquors, at the lowcel price,
ans d3n. FRANEIBlM & hu 70