, 1858-03-12

leaving his affairs with the Government in
tho keeping Of his supporters at Washing
ton. He was well received at Richmond, =,
Va, where a dinner was given him, at
which the most prominent citizens were
present. He made very able and telling
speech, which was received with the most
enthusiastic applause, and in the course Of
which he said Twice have l sworn on
bended knee to support the laws Of Mica
ragua and as long as l have brain to
think and an arm to strike, SO long will l
strive to fulfil that oath"
Gen. Walker declares his intention to re-
turn to Nicaragua The President reiter.
ateS his orders to all the federal officers to
prevent, so far as possible, the departure
Of ilibusters. Gen. Walkers men were
discharged from the Saratoga yesterday.
The Fillbuster steamer Fashion arrived
at New Orleans from Mobile, and was i'm
mediately seized by the authorities
"OLD BULLION" on BANKs.-Thomas H.
Benton has published long communication
in Washington paper, on the banks and
currency, designed to meet the suggestions
in favor Of the establishment Of a National
Bank, which have appeared in the public
journals since the commencement of the
financial revulsion. Benton still cherishes
bis ancient enmity to bank notes, and
warmly advocates the mint drop currency.
na~ The new line steamers will COM
mence with the Orizabs, March 9th, and it
is earnestly to be hoped that they will be
well sustained, as the State. has already
suffered long enough from the Odious mo-
nOpoly. Besides having a competent sur
geon, each steamer Of the new line will
havO full supply of the Graefenburg
family medicines, a sufficient guarantee in
itself for the good health Of the passengers
They will only run the Panama route for
short time, when the Nicaragua transit
will be complete.-MorHiHg Gail.
n9-The nuns of the Holy Virgin at Je-
rusalem have purchased the ruins Of the
pretorium on which Christ was sentenced
The Turkish government have sanctioned
the purchase. The intention of the nuns
is to build near to it monastery, with a
large wall, which is to include the ruins,
which they intend to keep in their present
state.
REMARKABLE INSTANCE OF HERoIsM.-
The Rev Mr.. Scudder, of India, in let
ter to the Christian Intslligencer, gives the
following instuucv Ur neroism, called forth
by the Indian mutinies:
"Lct Americans never be asnameu tuuT
Englishmen are their forefathers. England
is noble country. Her sons are heroes
and her daughters are heroines. This re-
belion has, brought out deeds that deserve
to be associated with those valorous actions
which we, with throbbing pulses, read in
history. In one place, lady and her hus-
band fed in their carriage. He stood up
right. She took the rens. She lashed the
horses through band of mutineers, while
he, with cool aim, shot dead one who
seized the horses heads, aud another who
climbed upon the carriage behind to cut
him down. On they fed, till again they
found themselves among foes, and a rope
stretched across the road made further
progress seem impossible True to herself
she dashed the horses at full speed against
the rope, and as they, bearing it down,
stumbled, she, by rein and whip, raised
them, while her husbands weapons again
freed them from those who succeeded in
leaping upon them He was wounded, but
both escaped with their lives. In another
place young lady, the daughter of IN
officer, shot seven muIineers before they
killed her. A captain, pressed by the Sc
peys, with his good sword slew 26 Of them
before be fell!
RarThe Washington correspondent of
the Independent gives the following vivid
description of tho Little Giant when un-
der full headway: Senator Douglas is
very short in stature, but of such physical
proportions, aside from this lack, as in
stantly to attract the attention Of a stran-
ger. A very large head, connected with
broad and powerfully built shoulders by
short full neck; q chest sufficiently roomy
to contain the lungs Of giant, and pair
of short, dumpy legs, complete the pbysi-
cal picture Of the Little Giant" if we
except the broad, lofty Websterian brow,
and the deep set caVernous eyes, that spar
kle and glow, when excited, like miners
lamps beneath it. 1t is the tremendous
brain power lodged in that perpendicular
precipice Of a forehead, and shooting out
its fires from its shadowed eyes, that has
given him the sobriquet which he will car
ry to his grave. When excited and in full
flow Of debate that massive head rolls and
shakes with the emphasis Of his thought,
and the huge hand doubles until the nails
indent the palm, or else the broad, open
hand receives the blow of its mate and ital-
icises the sentence with a stunning report
The sweat pours from him profusely, and
falls from his head or is thrown clear of his
shoulders by these inimical shakes Of the
head, as the rain drops are shaken from
the trees by storm. Add to this thick,
bushy head Of black hair and a restless,
uneasy feeling, which prevents bis being at
rest for five consecutive minutes, and keeps
him moving from one point to another in
the Senate chamber, and my picture Of the
Little Giant is complete.