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Wednesday, December 10, 1856.


Mr.. Mason presented memorial from John
II. Wheeler, late Minister to Nicaragua, asking
to be reimbursed for moueys advanced for the
relief of American citizens in distress in that
country.
Mr.. Seward presented memorial from citi.
zens of the District of Columbia, asking that
provision may be made for an examination of
the distinctions to the navigation of the Poto.
mac river within that District, and the report
ing of a plan for the removal thereof
MIR. Crittenden presented a memorial from
the same, also making a like PRAYER.
Mr.. Clay introduced bill supplementary to
the act entitled "An act to graduate and reduce
the price of the public land to actual settlers
and cultivators," approved, August 4. 1854
which was read second time by its title. and
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of an extra number of the Presidents MESSAGE,
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the Presidency as the greatest calamity which
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! denounced in the Senate. The Senator fron
New Hampshire Mr.. Hale had gone so far a.
to say that he had never seen man holding
such views. With what propriety, then, could
they accuse the President CT applying his re
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MISCELLANY.
THE RETREAT OF SIR GEORGE
PROVOST.

For the following important letter, we are
indebted to distinguished officer Of high rank
in the U. s. Army, himself an actor in the
scenes Of the days referred TO, and well known
in this State, Il will be found interesting to
our readers generally and especially so to all
who have any personal recolleetions of the
battle Of Plallsburgh, and its attendant circum-
stances. The light which il throws on the
retreat of Sir George Provost, so inexplicable
at the time, makes il worthy of particular at
tention. or course the writing Of such a let
ter as is poken of, and its being put in the
way of being intercepted by the British army,
must have been known to very few indeed, for
secrecy was essential to success; and those
most likely 10 know of it, are long since dead
Yet il is not impossible there are yet living
some who remember circumstances which bear
on the credibiliy Of the statement. Whoever
knows anything of that sort ought to be at
pains TO make it known, that truth may be up
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THE ATTACK AND DEFENCE OF
PLATTsBURGH IN 1914.

In the war of 1912, Str George Provost,
Governor General and Commander -n-Chief Of
the British forces in Canada, invaded The terri
tory Of the United States on Lake Champlain,
and early 10 September 1914, invested The post
at Plaiisbureh, commanded by Brigadier Gen
eral Macomb. The British force which crossed
the Canada line al Champlain, twenty four
miles north of Platisburgh. consisted of four
feen thousand Of the best troops in the province,
many of whom had served with the Duke Of
Wellington in Spain. Sir George left de-
tachment of one thousand at Chazy, IA miles,
and another Of equal strength at Cumberland
Head, miles from Plaiisburgh, which he at
tackled with flDelre thousand troops of all arms,
on land, well furnished with all needfu sup
plies for immediate use, and his rear was well
protected on short and good road to Canada.
Major General lizard had been in command
on the Lake Champlan station, but he had left
there in the latter part of August with four
thousand select troops, for Sacken's Harbor
and the upper part ofLake Ontario This fact
was known to Sir George before he commenced
his movement in Canada. Bnt the invasion,
though perhaps haslened by it, was not caused
by the departure of General lizard, for the re-
ports by deserers from the British army, who
were examined by the writer of this article at
Head Quarters, in July and August, satisfied
us that the Governor General intended 10 cross
the line in large force, with the hope and be-
lief, certainly with the design, of reaching Al
bany, in order to seperate the Eastern States,
supposed to be, in large proportion, enemies to
the war and friendly to England, from the 9th
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mrs. cAnoLlnr LEE urNrz.

The following notice of this elegant and gift
cd writer will be read with more Than usual in
teresl at this time, when the hand Of death has
set its signet upon one who filled so high a
place in the social and literary world.
Mrs Heniz. whose maiden name was Caro-
line Lee Whiting, was lineal descendant Of
the Rev. Samuel Whiting, the famous minis
ter, Of lynn, whose history is SO closely iden-
tilted with early colonial lines. She was born
in Lancaster, in this State. where some Of her
relatives now reside, and was the daugh,sf ol
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which proved TO be pneumonia. and all that az
feclon aud high medical skill could do. was
given TO her. With unclouded intellect, among
her family friends, she fingered until the liih
inst. and died at The residence of her son, DR..
Charles 4. ueniz, at Mariana. Fla.
This elegant woman, this gined writer has
departed bat the music of her life is sill
sornding lis rich and sweetest melody in our
hearts. in her death she exhibited what gave
The crowning Rlory to her life--a high Chris
iian faih; and although living and dying in
The land Of the orange and the magnolia bios
soms, she mover forgot, in the admiration be-
slowed upon her in Southern homes, the grace
ful elms which wave over toe birthplace Of her
ancestors and kindred, nor the winding river
whose ripping music found an echo in her
youthful heari.-Bosfon Transcript. s.f
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There was jolly miller once
Lived on the river Dee; uf
He worked and sang from morn ill night,
No lark more blithe than he. ..t... .....
And this the burden Of his song
For ever used 10 be-
care for nobody no, not /.
II nobody cares for me. I. lI .F i.la
II. 'i
The reason why he was so blithe,
lie once did thus unfold ~ .I..s s| q
The bread | eat my hands have earn'd;
covet no mans gold
do not fear next quarter day
In debt TO none be.
rai | care for nobody, Sc. fatf s
A coin or two I we in my purse,
10 help needy friend, 7-ii tH viH
A little can give the poor, -.t
And still have some to spend. ..... .-
Though may fail, yet rejoice
Another's good hap to see.
| care for, &C.
".
So let us his example take,
And be from malice free
Let every one his neighbor serve,
As served he ID like to be
And merrily push the can about,
And drink and sing with glee
If nobody cares dot for us
Why, not a doit care we.
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