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rhe nion Abroad.

1t Ia said that Napoleon, in q conversation with
an American gentleman, upon the possibility OF
dissolution Of the American Union, expressed the
opinion that, In that event, the South would iorfn
an alliance with France, and that England, from
her dependence on cotton, could not ally herself
with the North. In short, the South would ts
eour,ed on all sides, like rich widow, and have
her choice amongst the powers and potentates OF
Europe.
such a conversation may have taken place, but
the prospect Of seifaggrandizement will never
affect the loyalty of the South to the Union. she
did not enter the Confederation from motives OF in
terest nor will she leave 1t under the influence Of
appeals to her cupidity.~ SO long AS the rights
guaranteed to her by the Constitution remain I'm
disturbed, she will cling to the Union as to the
sheet anchor Of Liberty. She is united by common
race, lineage and tongue, with the North, and It
would be like giving up her own identity, TO cast
4 the family ties, and reduce herself to French
province. Not until the partition walls OF the
States are on FIRE with the flames OF abolition, will
she dream of an independent organization, much
less foreign connexion, which will DO only a re-
turn to colonial vasssiage.
Tbers Ia but little discomfort with the Union at
this time, either North or South. On the slavery
subject. there are evidences Of returning in
all quarters. n lew pottiChAno hsio "ho thoio,
manufacture soms Disuuion for Buncombe, but,
on tsidp OF one or two nulifying States omnibus
might hold all that honestly desire the overthrow
Of the government As for those. to whom the
Union 10 really not acceptable, that small minori
~, almost invisible to the naked eye, let them 60
in peace-ths world is wide, and there is room
enough in IL for all There is no evil which follows
Union that Disunion would not multiply hundred
fold aud sggravate beyond endurance; no great
blessing that the Union involves which could long
survive its overthrow. These things being 60, the
mass OF Americans will cling to the glorious fsg
Of this grand, growing, powerful Republic, and
scout the idea of becoming wrstched prosiocals,
or citizens Of dozsn weak, impotent contempti |
bic governments, such as the United States would
be split into If dissolution should ever cur-
Their natural aud justiaable pride revolts at the
idsa of such downfall OF their dignity and hopes.
eefrespect and patriotism alike protest against
the humiliation.
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Financial and Commercial.


Sales in New York Thursday, of $1,000 Va. SIS at
90; $1,000 Tenn 6s at &c. and $1,000 N O. 6s at 961<'
The New York Journal of Commerce of Thursday
afternoon Gays:
This has been an actiye day for the pigment OF
dividends, and semi-monthly fin Ancial settlements,
but there s nothing sse srsnsLrng OF especial III
terest. The offerings of regular business paper at
the hanks are verT light and prime signatures at
sbo, dates continue scarce, while upon nrst class
signatures in the streets money can be obtained at
rates of interest tina. are merely nominal.
Foreign Exch snge remains inactive. but is very
firm. We understand that 81 10000 Of the gold
bars here have been sold at z per cent. discount,
which will make specie remittance profitable; we
took, accordingly. Tor considerable shipments Dy
the next Two steamers.
lis said that estimate has been made OF the I'M
ports into the United States for the six months Of
Is5s, beginning July lst. which makes the total
three fourths Of the corresponding total Tor leS1-
This may be realized for the last fave months CT the
year. but can hardly be true ofJuly, - during that
month OF last year. owing to the action Of the new
Tariff the imports 81 this port alone reached near
~ thirty nine million dollars! The following 10
comparison of the total imports at New YORK
for the latter six months Of each Of the last four
years:-
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Notinxs An Rockingham.
OF THE RICHMOND DAILY DISPATCH
HAazIsosnuRG, July Is, 1858.

UAszIsosBuRG, July Is, 1858.
That which nos.s interests the people no" - the
crops The WHEAT harvest 10 over 10 TINS county,
and the farmers report very poor yield, NOT more
than BALI an average crop. The oas crop 10 gene,
rally believed 10 be good We have been yisi'eo
with some very fine showers OF rain. when mas
greatly advalced the corn, and there 10 now a iair
prospect of ne large yield last year The ifni,
crop is good; there will be an abundance OF ali
kinds OF fruit.
A correspondsnt OF the Register, writing from
TimberviIle, in the lower portion OF this county,
give. the following list fcasasites that have occur
red n that section within the past two weeks Mrs
Mary Horner fell from ladder into an ice nonse'
aud broke her arm; Mrs Mullen fell from eherfy
tree and broke her arm; daughter ofJacop may
fractured her arai aud dslocated the wrist joint;
Peter Cook was thrown from e load OF hay, Ifac-
turing the shoulder-blade and one rib BESIDES
the above, there we're several others, which were
ubmportant.
The weather is still warm during the day, with
cool mornings and evenings.
We understand that there are some visitors al
Rawley Springs, though we have not heard the
number We have also been informed that there
10 large company at Orkney.
Saml T. Walker, the editor OF the Valley Dem
ocrat. 10 lying very i'll at the Mansion House, IN
this place. lie had just returned from Western
Virginia, where he was taken i'll.
Yours, &c. VALLEY.
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AocrDssf --on Thursday Last, IT Lakes Tunnel
Sec No. IL, covingson and Ohio. Railroad, two men
engaged in driving head works. were killed py 'he
fall Of material from above. They we're very maen
mutiiated, so much 90 that one Of them had 10 70
taken ont piece by piece. There were some twenty
men In the tunnel at the time none Of the others
were hurt.
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NEw soUTRsRs Liss.-Ths +" star OF the soa'a
10 the name Of steam propeller Of 100 tens regis.
ter, which 10 TO run between Petersburg, Va, ahu
New York Her drsusht, when loaded 10 on'y
eight feet, and will admit of her running IN inc
Appomstrox river. she will make the trip 10
thirty six hours, and Is to be commanded by Capt
Thos. W. Badger.
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rasi.na .nd France

Ths Paris correspondent tJans ID Of the New
Yesk Obmss<yciag Advertasa ssys that England
hss nads an sliisncs With Austria. and that
should Francs attempt 70 eress the chsnnei, Aus.
ssia viii ~ let ioose upon her in the rear as was
done when the arst Napoieon was At Boiogne, rea.
~ vithhis army to cross over Int Esglsud The
Rcd Republicans Of France, Italy and Germany
viii Also BE- reused TO the crusade. The same wri.
Ter lays the effect OF the Regina Coil slavery
diseassion IN the Brifish Parliament has been to
asouse degree Of Irritation IN France, which has
not bsfsss tsss sasslisd. Bas discretion b the
bstsss past Of yslorg
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THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH TWO FAILURES
-STIIJ. SQAE HOPE

BosroS, July 16--1he ship Alice Monroe, from
I,iysrp,rsl has arrived here She met the niagara
in lat so s. long. $50 l5, ana received from Cyrus
W. Field. on board. the folio" ing:
squadron experienced very bad weather, iooA
10 days to reach the destination Two nnsaes ~
full attempts made Second attempt made on the
2ssh June. in which upward Of 10 miles OF csDlo
was laid, and tine vessel going timely, when CON- a.
munication broke aud the ships returned 70 sno
starting point, to splice and make ano'ne' -
tempt" .noo,
The Alice NJ left the Niagara on the AFTER n 400.
of the Goth. Since then the weather nas o9y.
fuygy and unsettled. The whole Heel propaoiy
snirits And thought the attempt would succeed
The stormy weather iuterfered with their oPeis
tions very much; one ship was slightly oa1isseu SCI;
Tho Nixgxra's machinery worked well. All VOL
ON h0Aru.
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ACQUITTED the Hastings Court
yesterday tho jury Ia ths case Of John d. Perrin,
came into court about O'Clock and rendered e
verdict of not guilty. When this Gaze came on be-
fore, MIR. Perrin was found guilty and fined 81 90
Not satisfied with this Judgment. and believing
that he would establish his innocence. he asked
for and obtained new trial. The result we have
already announced.
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NHax;iAL GOxICAa
~
eHRes NoTICe. subscriber hayiu

sG NOTES.-THE subscriber having
purchased of Dir. w. Peterson the entire stock OF
DRUGS and NJ EDlCINEs at the htore on the soroer
OF Main aud Wall streets, formerly Gaynor Woods
City Drug store, ami having made large additions
and the public generally, everything in my line as
good and as cheap as they can be purchased else
where, aud would be pleased to have Them give me
call beo.e purchasing, as feel confident Of giving
them satisfaction.
jy 17-dts&cw4t CHAS DAWSON.
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Agstat1on Coing Down.

The Black Republican journals ara making n'oss
lasabrious efsrtsso keep up tho ansisisssry asi'
t,sion. THEIR once blatant and dehant sane mas
subsiies i,s,o di.mai death rattle, Indicating
that their cause Is in ertremss Unless some nev
occasion 81 irritation occurs TO keep up Their spir
its s()theilo's occupation a gone
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Capt. james Jarvis has sold his farm of 12O acres.
on Mason's Creek five and half miles from Nor
folk, for $4,000. Dir Walter Blount, of Portsmouth,
IL the purchaser.
Captain Walter Simpson, master of the ship
Ann +. Hooper, of Baltimore, died on the 10th
pool.
A prize fight took place at Savannah. Ga, on the
18th inst, between John Mcclure, an Englishman,
aud James Dufie, in which the latter was beaten
The body Of Mr.. Nicholas, Of Texas, one Of the
victims Of the explosion of the Pennsylvania,
was found in the Mississippi on the 18th inst.
The kanawha Star advocates the claims OF
Judge j. W. peterborough to the Governorshfp.
banker at Peoria Ill-name not given---has
absconded with 81, 900 of the banks funds
Tracy Robinson has been elected Superintenc.
snt of the Mississippi Central Railroad.
1t is proposed by the Virginians in New York
T. form an .'0ld Dominion Clab"
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We are glad TO see that one Of the new sioops OF
war 10 to be built at tho Gosport Navy Yard. The
excellent constructor and mechanics Of that station
are.abie 20 turn out admirable specimens OF naval
architecture sad efficiency.
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Northern Markets.
Richmond Markets, July 10, 1858.
MARRIED,

On the l4th instant, by Rev. A. N. MoCaesney, at
Locust ain, Caroline eoanty ya , the residence OF
Thos H. Catlett, Miss MARY Il. SCHoOLsh. unugn u,
ter OF the late L. w. schooler, decd to Mr.. MILES
CARY, OF Richmond, Va
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tfs tpf~fAt g N
lotto 10 AssvERTlsEns.

N 1890 :, =, susxs Z a. ~ ~ - spr I ~ Qa
- -
Advsrtlssmsats ~ tas pnpArcs must b handed
BY cir a'eoek 81 ~ AFTERNOON. In order 20 appear
eas next asy. EAs hsavy pssaavs =
uvon ~ cotamns OF or pepss, Wm ~ ess -
$500
DTaPATCU FOR THE SPk NGS.
persoa@ going 10 the watsfins places. can Lsss
he DspAYcx mailed 10 them. Tor any .enssa 80
time. By leaving their osdefss sas ooan. CONN.,
and paying n advance Hf Va "as.A
-. . :. a.. authorized
WV. =. HVN ""' y 80 "a por,smonth
80. ~ 80 ~ ia. Vii obtain their papers
ssr ~ - :. a.. earliest possibe moment
.1ea. a.
axa-~r- - u.aa.
RiehmSnd ana
fo." .,..o, -.
There 10 no raiirosa W 49,. "a
look with moro interest 'n.a ...,.
straight route from hienmonu ~ ' W.
o. that bright, BROAD oes1e.., ~. En-, vben
The very contemplation W e"' 1870 from
shat road u eomp'sssu, -.,.r. In
town TO the banks OF snoss a.. ~
almost - snort TINE - "a h.cL
travel from Rockets 70 bfooAs A''". -. f,,ts.
Is enough 10 make us so'e'so'y w. -. ,ro,
bic for about hve minutes oa', ~ "a The
salt water baths, and deilsnusi oiee'''' 4,
finest Ash that svin the ocean, 10 say no. Us
oysters that have no TWAS 10 'ne ~" q. ~.
m opening for pleasure anu or. tom
multitudes OF our city, VINO ra.e. "a n.v
their exhausting occupations. "hs' 'a 18th
life for she children, worn out ana eAn" ,.,a
the facilitating heat Of summer. u,o
a run down to The river side, ana spen1 800,
more, amid its invigorating ana e"l'' 80,
Change OF air, even for DAYS. o,teh y W
eft 10 the health than "eo, ~ picb.
River VIII be the great ofes''i"s
mopd, when the railroad 10 eofnp'e'eo'
fore we say, hurry mp the IRON h'''o
The grand dement's OF this IL" 80. 50,
commercial point OF view, ha'e "'e. tn.
forth. But they will bear repe'i'ion :.
by way Of Jogging the memor'o'' ."1 90.
the interest OF our community 10 'n' - a..
Thirty-six miles from Hicnmoha ~ s,, %
York River terminus; thence oo,5 '.. -, c.,
Chesapeake Bay, and but sAS'h'' a.. d.
OF vlrgiuai The river deep sno's" w a..
LeviAtr D. sHa'sn. IA, ,.ta har nm the
brings shik into the cspes. VIII .Ano ~" ~.
river, end the WIND thas VIII .".e nd
river will van her into 'he ~. ..o.m.
bars and Swallows on tnis ri'ei :" 10y ,oo IL.
srs like the Ericsson, "nicn s.u a.. tina, in
below Richmond, sne so' s .,..noar
the James and the Posomsc. o' ,,''.i. Drill.
steamers, between hch"o.u o.. -. in time
ads'ph'a ana Ne~ ioA 49, -, collision In this
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BAD Henry Jones, a Pc
tersburg free negro, arrested here for want Of
proper papers, was ordered to return home at
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LrBxRaErrY --Nessrs. Il. G. Brown ana "i'ha"
Rawlini rece0tly subscribed $500 each 70 the
erection of q Methodist church in Mfcdiepufg, va.
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FRoM MAaYLANB.-Theoph.lus, q free
negro from Maryland, was arrested with Captain
Mathew Creighton's pass, and committed TO the
cage. He appeared before the Mayor yesterday
aud was DISCHARGED.
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FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT-FlVE KILLED
.ND EORTY-SEVEN WOUNDED.

Nsw YORK, July 16.-An accident, by the oreaA'
;ng az a rail. occurred on the Erie Railroad thiI
,norn;np. az shin Hollow, rs miles from here, BY
which two cars of the express train for Dunklrk
ware thrown from an embank ment 30 fset-killine
Louis Lay, child, aud wife, OF New Orleans, aud
two other children. Forty-seven were ~oahoed--
sevan fatally.
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MIHcHASTs' ExoHAnaH.-Msny Of our
merchants favor tho establishmsnt OF An exchange,
whore they can meet 70 sell and buy, but before
moving 10 the matter, they prefer waiting lev
nonths to Ascertain the practical operations Of the
Tobacco Exchange. 5sa
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DRuHK.-John Hamlin, drunk and ~
ing on the sidewalk, was reprimanded aud dis.
charged
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Crops I'm Charlotte, Sc.


CHARLOTTE C. H., Va, July 18th.
Thecrops Of wheat and oats in this section have
been secured. 1t 10 "a general impression among
those who ought to know that the former is fail
ure, and the latter much below the average. The
corn and tobacco present remarkably healthy
appearance, and there will be a heavy yield OF
both, should the season continue as favorable as
il has boon.
On Friday night there was q most delightful
party ut the eagle" in this place-dancipg com,
ulencing at the Fashionable hour Of 10 O'Clock, and
continuing until midnight, when splendid sup
per was amour ced; and after that, until the "ro
seste fingers of morn" began to "furl the dusky
banner of night" fashionable pas de deasI by
two Of the fair participants, was much admired for
its artistic execution YOUNG AMERICA.
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FEED INJURED Tho out crop is go much injured
this year by various diseases, that it has, We
learn, in Buckingham and other counties on the
James, proved unvholesome food for stock. Many
cattle reported TO have died from eating it
We have not heard any similar complaints in th.
immediate Observation-Disclosures ia Al.
roc
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s. LH4 Orr. - sAn Scott vAs beforo the
Mayor ysstefdsy 10 answer for thrsateuing his
wifs, bat - she failed 70 appsar b vas discharg-
ID.
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"HAvI You Cor pnor on BoaRD?"-Snce the
adventures OF the National Guard of New York on
board the Ericsson, in our Southern rivers, the
expression 'iave you got pilot on board'" has
become by word in New York.
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Iswns ce1pAsr.--All tbs stock lpe bsss sakes
10 ses Norfolk ssA Lynchbsrg Tovisg Company,
40 4 viii sses g into opsrstion.
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LOOK OUT FOR CoUNTgRPElTs-It will be reco'-
lected that BY an accident the Seaboard and
Roanoke Railroad, some months ago, some Of the
freight were broken to pieces one of them
the express car, in which was a bundle of bank
notes, In sheets of the Bank Of Wilmington, n
c., sent on from the North aud on their way to the
Bank. This bundle was supposed to havo been
among the articles destroyed by the accident; but
fact that two Wilmington notes Of genuine plates,
but counterfeited signatures, have recently been
detected in this city. No one can be deceived who
will examine the signatures, which are cIumsly
inc, may deceive many who are not 90 CAREFUL
I,,A
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nANIEo IaTELLIagNCa.
Fort Of xssamond, July 16-Hssh wafer 90 sel

Fort Of Richmond, July 16-HsSh wa'cy 95l s'en.
ARRIVED,
Steamer Roanoke, Skinner, New York, mdze and
passeugers Eudlau1 Watson.
steamer Belsidere. Keene, Baltimore. mdze. Lud-
BARK winired. Munson. Rio. cofse. CreDshaw &
Sehr Haxall, Winters, New York mdze. W
Currie.
Shells " Colautt Co.
SAILED,
Schr Halves, Macon, Washington, Wis Port
WalthalI, coal, w ID Colqui't Co
schr VI ii Tanner, Toddy, alexandria, via Port
Walthali, coal, W ColqnitI & Co.
HAMPTON RoAps, July l6-Arrived, bark Mary
lony, 100 days from Uallao. considerably damaged
The Ship Carrier Dove 60 days from Callao, passed
Cape Henry to-day in a damaged condition, bound
for New Iork.
PASSENGERS PER STEAMSHIP ROANOKE. THOMAS
SKINNER Master.-Serg't ralrett, Corporal Mlchafd,
private Beauchsmp, private j Levy, MAJOR IL w
Fry eergt Miner, Corporal Mathews, Corporal
Trancs, corporal Allegro, privstes ade. pussDer,
j Jones, w Thorn, w Williams. Thos Houston.
Mick, Miss Hunt, Capt l. 1Soner. Anderson,
Jr. Nelson, serst Matters, C9 Siie, Sso Ear
master cherry privates huett, Jacobs. MI Ali
cots and lady, Lieut. Mauie. 4 Tompkins. Mr. q
Wiley Lieut. DslwoTth, Mrs Mahoney, Ferns,
Wright, II Fitzpatrick and lady. Corporal Page.
privates ood, Vaughan, Binford, Carrlogion, Pr
zlni, Bossieux. Jarvis Anock, Heath, Gibson.
Moses FLETCHER private Ryan, serg't Beber, 7
Campbell aud lady. nurse and 2 children. d hcGar-
thy. Hurley, Patton. private trim. Lieut. Fog
son, A McKenny. nj Underwood, and 20 iu steer
age
Also s to seas Starter
keyiIi Francs U Donneisoe. Neyltl.
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. n6ECLAAsIcAL AND MarHHMArIoAL

GEo HARRIS JONES,
Wall street. opposite st Charles Hotel.
Richmond, Va.
suffered with Corns fer several years up to about
eighteen months ago, when used one bottle of
Jones' preparation for Corns, which relieved en-
tirely. l have no hesitation in saying that be-
lisve The above Liniment to be the best cure for
Cores that have ever seen. L w TURpIN.
RICHMOND July Is, 1853.
Mr.. JoNEs-Sir: have used your Corn Liniment,
and ind great relief from it. 1t has cured two harI
Uorns, which have b. suffering from for two
years. ! take pleasure in recommending il TO all
who suffer with Corns either soft or hard as the
best article have ever known.
J ID FITZHUGH,
with L JOHNSTON BRo.
RICHMOND July IA, 1853 Jy l6-2t*
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~ DECENTRALIZATION Tnpru
I0-RRAD THIs!-The undersigned in.

vi.es attention to the following certificate:
PoRT MAYO, Henrico Co., July TO-
Mr. HENRY-DEAR SIR My wife has b. en- sufTer-
Ing for the last twelve years with severe pain in the
small of the back. sometimes che could scarcely
move about the house. heard of your linment
and procured box. After two applications to the
affected part she entirely relie, ed and at this
time is as well As ever she was.
JOHN g. GIBSON
~ The Linment referred TO in Mr. Gibson's tes-
fimoniai has effected numerous similar cures lt lis
put in tia boxts of two siz sold 1T so cents
and . cents. according to szs by the druggists OF
this city.
~ PINE SW HENRY proprietor
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DsAp BopY FoUsp --Yesterdsy mora
ing the dead body Of a wlite man was found on the
Falls Plantation. Ia Chester ied near Manchester,
and one Of the Justices, attended b. Constzbh,
P. x. Morgan, held M frquest, when ths tcl-
lowing facts we're elected: The deceased was
stranger apparently about 3s years Of age. He
WA seen 90 the plantation on Thursday By Mr..
Marks, the owner. who senta note to Mr.. Wells t.
lock aifer him He vas small man, rather good
looking. and bad heavy light goates The jury
rendered verdict that no came TO his death BY
causes unknown TO them.
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Ryyo1ur,osARY REIIcs.-In

REVOLUTIONARY RELIcs.-In o late
visit Of the knights Templar of this city to Bos-
ton, besides being most kindly treated and cared
for, they were shown many places rendered sacred
by revolutionary history. and presented with few
relics of those stirring times, which they will ever
treasure. Among these, We have been permitted
to examine q block of wood six inches square,
neatly eacased in mahogany, which ives originally
portion OF the old u s. ship Constitution" aud
on the end of which are brass clasp Of sword
belt, on which is engraved the name s'Richsrd J
Fiiton," human tooth, and q musket ball, which
doubtless caused Fiiton's death These relics were
discovered in grave on top of Bunker Hill, while
the grading for the monument was being execu.
ted When the grave was first opened, 1t contained
the skeleton of q human being, but as soon az the
bones were exposed to the air. they crumbled into
dust. In another grave, on the slope of the hill
skeleton aud portions of uniform were discoy.
cred, but these too soon turned to ashes when
brought in contact with the air. brass button,
however, was found, which had upon ii the figures
s'29, and near it was discovered grape shot which
had been the messenger Of death to the English
soldier tJ v hose uaiform the button was attached
As We have said, these relics were presented to
Richmond Commandery No. 2,nty De Molay En-.
campment of Boston, and we're discovered by Mr.
Williams, civil engineer, and member Of Do No
lay Encampment, while grading the hill for the
erection OF the Bunker Hill Monument. They are
not only treasured for their revolutionary antiqui
~, but as mementoes of friends who endeared
themselves 70 their Virginia brethSer by act OF kind
ness and friendship.