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Llovd h. Smith Lewis Clark Smith, Benjamin.
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United States Infantry, (Mexican war land which
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TIE AM AZON.

We are indebted Senator j. NJ. Mason for copy OF The
ls part OF the Exploration Of the Valley of The Amazonmede
under the direction Of the Navy Department by Wm Lewis
Herndon and Lardner Gbbon auenaps in the U. s. Ma.
w. The volume before from Lieut. Herndon and does
high credit TO the energy science and talents OF another
worthy son Virginia. following in the footsteps OF the dis
,ngushed Virsinap Lieut. aury Of the Navy The work Is
well illustrated by photographic sketches Of places mounains
&c. and by beautiful and valuable maps In separate vol
ume. We have been very much interested in skimmns
over this book and the subject may be pregnant u.
ture events n The commercial progress OF the Unitea atae
our readers may not regret brief notice OF The contents OF
the work. which we find in the Evansville Enquirer, OF
whose labor we avail ourselves
Lieut. Herndon ordered 10 1851 TO explore the Anla'
zon and report to the government, any observations
which might be deemed useful in enabling It to form COL
rect dea of Tho importance TO the United States OF the Tree
navigation OF that river He 10 discover every thing
geographical POLITICAL social, commercial, &c, that no
could concerning The country on The banks oil river SooV
miles long, He start from the lake which Is the
fountain of this stream and trace to its mouth where
It's spreads 10 width of $50 miles, Lieut. Gibbon was TO
accompany him. He was allowed cook, interpreter
and servant five thousand dollars placed al his
command IN obedience these Instructions Herndon and
his party left Lima in May 1851. Thence, mueback,
they travelled Farma. AT that point Herndon deemed it
advisable 10 part with Gibbon He himself struck the river
Huallaga and hoated down it, until, by the junction Of
other streams the Amazon s formed and down
10 It's mouth distance OF 5000 miles The ehtre voyage
was performed in dugout canoe, and we see here re-
markable example of enegyths American floating WIN
few PeruyiaRs down this vast and lonely stream Gobon
dyerge to tho South reaching the river Chapare ana hence
a,ine down the Madeira and the Amazon into ~hch 'hc
Madam emnties seyera hundred miles above it's mouth
Tins these two American explored alone the great
ar por,ion of Peru Bolivia and Brazil Gibbons report mas
not yet is now before u5 !! Is 10 'ne
form Of journal Of distances topography products 'ne
character of the people Incidents &C. Lieut. Herndon tells
very plainly and clearly what he saw but we do not hoo
a, his narration of the Valley of the Amazon realizes
glowing conceptions We had formed OF lis diamonds anu
s gold Its spces drues dye stus guma, coffee heids CO.
Goa trees aud thousand other tropical productions Ihere
is very little populations aud very little cultivation on 'ne
Amazon The people are lazy hastarved and ignorant
Lieut. Herndon could with great difficulty purchase ooo 10
that splendid valley In cases. when he approached one
tho w,eched mud houses the female occupant would cry
ou. to him nada hay ere is non before he would asK os
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Special Correspondence or the Enquirer.

Inc Designs Of France Spair-F carried out their
sequences 10 us-Purchasc of Cuba.
WAsHISeros. Feb. I, 1854.
Il, well known here ,hat is seriously contemplated in
France 10 place the Duke Of Alba the brother OF The En-
press upon the Spanish throne All these in,rigucs may,
by some be believed to be merely iancies; but i, is well
known that in Europe and especially on the continent,
diplomatic ntrisues and diplomacy flourish in tho saloons
and socially II Is not necessary that public opinion &c
heard upon matter In PREPARATION in order give il
substance aac probability ia known beyond all doubt,
that the project Of dethonng The present Queen Of Spain is
seriously entertained in high quarters in France The de-
sign being CERTAIN the for its execution not
difficult or improbable 10 warrant the belief that II
turn out 10 be piece OF mcIc fancy"
The design OF France upon Spain is only hereditary,
but il the inevitable result OF tho ing weakness Of
rich and CruEblng nelhhoring nation upon which is
powerful, and controlled by greater moral restraints
!n pS S.sa these Of sA s sr6 H c
possession Of the Spanish hroe the Jealousy OF English
interests and influence there and the present connection
rsbE are not caleust the long cherished und
natural designs OF his country.
Spain is behind all Europe in civilization She is scarce
ly much further advanced in all the eements OF modern
prosperity popular cducaou roads manufacturing and com
lnercal facilities than Turkey Financially she is bauE.
rup; her debt is about hundred millions OF doare and
Spanish bonds whose par value is 100 dollars axe aow
worth but 81 in the English market. There IS nothing me-
cessary France but the will 10 do H. ia order 10 take pos
session Of the country and capital and TO place anoI
family i,s throne 1t Is not necessary that The public
voice of France should demand war; or that there should be
any papaby good for between the countes The
meres preex on part Of France if she desired IT, would
be sufficient create war, whose consequences would
make the rumored object more than "fancy.'
Should the designs of France, known here beyond all
doubt ripcn into execution the effect would be of great I'M
porance in thar event. Spain would plainly see that
she could longer hold Cuba She would be obliged &c
withdraw her troops from it and leave unprotected She
might prefer 10 sell it 10 US bi circumstances would
compel her allow 20 oc its purchaser We could should
train of 10 pass become the possessor OF
Cuba desirable 10 upon terms entirely honorable In
view OF these probabilities, circumstances can Justify
spirit OF bus tersm let the fruit bct pen and let events
,ranspre with the natural sspidy Of the times and Cuba
must be ours Wa owe IT, not only 10 the moral tone ard
seespect OF the county 10 carry into elect in good fai'
all the Offices Of good neehbuhood and of Treaty oblga
lions but policy 10 do Persons here, well
informed from Of credit the condition of things,
venture 20 prophecy that Cuba will be by purchase 10
less than eighteen months. FAIRFAX
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FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 10, 1854

OF some miserable vanity Take It, Would to Col It were
more 1t Is small sacrifice on the tomb of Washington.
AN ALBANIAN.
~ B-From priraie Information lie lady (who copies
this piece) Informed that the "NIass Meeting "a fixed
take place on Washingons birthday, the 22i Feb, and it
10 in contemplation 10 propose THAT that all
collected, shall In case failure In the Mount Vernon
undertaking, be applied 10 Washingons Monument that
persons contributing may be se in any casc that he
money viii go towards pcpeluatiug hcr love for the me-
moIy Of Wathlnnton
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On motion of Mr.. MOORE the communication was laid
the table end ordered TO be printed.

the table end ordered to be printed.
MEDICAL COLLEGE,.
Oa motion of Mr. GARRETT bill granting indepen-
dent charter to the "hedca College of Virginia. hs Rich
niond Medical ColcgsO taken up Its third reading.
Mr. fEnBr offered the following ryder to the BILL which
was adopted:
Povdet That nothing herein contained shall be so con
strued as 10 express imply any either the Trus
tees OF Hampton Sidney College the Faculty of the
ical College 10 Richmond.
Mr. HAscccK Of Wyhe, demanded the previous question,
which the House sustained.
The bill then passed.
Mr. Fow offered the following resolution:
Resolved That this House will consider bills of an in
crna Improvement character any Of the night sessions
The resolution was opposed by Mr. STAPLES OF Patrick
and supported by Dir. WALLACE.
During Ihe consideration Of the resolution on motion Of
Mr. RUTHERFoonD the House adjourned
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RICHMOND ENQUIRER.

By RITCHIEs g. PRYOR.
MORNING, FEBRUARY o, 1851.
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anything The people very little for moneys they are
ioho OF hothng but sleeping smoking cgsres and drinking
very INFAMOUS ru'n made from the sugar The climate
Is mos, encrvating and the swarmng insecs in rich cxuoe
rance OF nature extremely annoying The native popu
aon have little than monkeys and make pro-
eress in civilization The women sucAe monkeys and, IN
some cases. il said have monkey husbands The men ore
simple as infants They religousy inclined and this Is
their only virtue.
Lieut. Herndon speaks with enthusiasm of the future
prospects OF this Valley Were Brazil 10 throw open the
Amazon 10 foreign commerce, the Imagination, he says
could not follow her giant strides towards wealth and great
ness. The Valley Of the Amazon more than millions
OF square miles in extent Large ships may sail thousands
OF miles, artificial canals would open 10 The sieamboa!
thousands OF miles The soil Is very FERTILE teemins
with all the productions Of The temperate zune with the
distinctive fruits and shrubs of the tod Lieut. H. thinks
that the citizens Of the United Staos interested
than any other nation in the free navigation Of The Amazon
Ships sailing to and from the Amazon pass by our very
doors. New York Is The halfway house between Para and
Europe. The trade Of the Amazon Is estimated by Lieut.
HerndQn at Two millions Of dollars and no is satisfied that
the establishment of steam navigation would greatly in.
crense this amount. Saw mills and gins would 90
up on The banks Of the river More Of the peculiar products
OF the country such as vanilla, Spices drugs and cocoa
would be produced if there ready market for hem-
pirate money for building up steamboat navigation
what the world wants is free navigation for all ma
tions.
There be reasonable doubt that the opening OF this
magnificent river 10 the Of the world would vastly
increase It's prosperity; but do not feel so sure oil Tie
wondrous results anticipated under The present auspices OF
that country The people made Of too inferior stu TO
hold out promise of much commercial activity Through
the Anglo Saxon and Yankee Settlers extraordinary re-
suits might be evoved but white labor would not suit ha,
hot climate. and the Indians too lazy work. Lieut.
Herndon thinks that planters might 60 hithcr with their
negroes. In this case they would work revolution In
more ways than The Valley OF the Amazon would
shortly be the POLITICAL well The natural sister OF that
of the Mississippi; and that whole country would be
nexed There Is no telling where "naniest destiny may
not lead American enterprise But such result as The
Amecauization o the Valley Of the Amazon is not yet
end cannot be for long time come. Before the ,empa
on is strong enough its become more va.
luable than two millions Of dollars.
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February for their attendance al my ONCE a. anT
sssary evidence enable perform the daes required
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sfoSa'u 9i"'~s's' ~ " " Plaintiff:
againsi. . , c,. IT Mai,
so!e Erilse James Austin, oun NJ Word George ~ i
s, teorcc orke William Anderson & Co. Alex Duval VII
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h. aoa Archer Austin and Agnes his vile, Deisn9e. -,
THIS which appears has been regularly iii and
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@ onl was argued by Counse consideration whereof he
our. udge, order and Decree that one oil the Il
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. in III. bill mentioned showing what is now due
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