The Van Buren press., 1859-07-27


sufficient eAeasation was made into which
tsss f,litivc erawies. ,1-si sfrs islics. CT
cred him with the ashes first taking the
precautioa TO procure quantity of quilts,
which she placed one into another, so as to
fora continuous tube, throllgh which the
man could breathe while remaining III his
novel situation. Syarcely was ali this ac-
complishcd, when the lursuers appeared.
and questioned Ms Fisher sharply, al The
same time examining tie house and the
grounds Several times during the search.
Mrs. Fisher thought the hiding place was
about to be discovered and when one Of the
party walked directly over the asb heap,
she gave up all for lost. Rat finding no
clue to their enemy, they departed. leaving
him in safety, ami overcome with gratitude
to his preservcr.
Crmocs r.crs ABotr r.la cd Er or wAa.
When we divest war Of the heroic and
ehivalric associations which unfortunately
g,yc ii q charm To man, from the romanii.
element that is a portion Of every ones com
position, ami bring 1t down to a mere ques-
tion Of profit and loss, expense and receipts.
we shall find that war is a wastcful amltse-
ment, and a luxury that should be too dear
for the richest nation to indulge in. The
cost OF the present war, and the neaterlel neg
essaly to carry it on, may be roughly .esti-
mated from the details oi tLe supply Of men,
ammunition. provcnder, etc, which were
sent TO the French army in the Crimea. AT
the present time such calculations are inter
esting, and we are enabled to give these de
tails. which have been furnished by the
Minister of War in France VI. valiant
lhe whole tsfcc sent by France to the
Black Sea was 300. POS soldiers and II .I4
horses Of the former 20, eco were killed
or died in the hospitals, or were otherwise
missing l. is considered That 93 900 were
wounded and survived. OF the horses only
{, 1000 returned to France. The great guns,
howitzeys. &c, were GA, besides COS furn
ishn.LLy chs navy. iiho light artillery for
lield service furnished 500 guns nlose. and
in all there 4,S00 wheel vehicles for cannon
sent from France The missiles OF death
too, were iearfully vast 9. 100000 Of shells
and cannon balls cartridges. Onc hundred
batteries and fifty miles of trench were con
structed, besides ten miles of defensive
works, and FIVE miles Of sulterranean gal
-ieries IN the solid rock
The food sent from France, besides items
Of smaller Quantities, was 10000, 900
pounds of biscuit %, coo, 900 of flour.
cguaf 60 ijj, 900 barrels I ,090, 900 pounds
Of preserved beef; l40oo 0oe pounds Of
salt beei and lard S,0U0.o .o0o pounds of
rice 1900, OQ1 pounds Of coffee 5,000
eco pounds of sugar; 10000 head OF live
cattle: 1900, 600 gallons OF wine and near
~ 2.o0o,oo0 pounds of Chollet's preserved
vegetables Were among the larger items of
supplies. The horse feed, too, was immense:
lI0,0Oo,0 ,0Uo pounds equal 10 50 900 tuns
of hay $50, 600 600 pounds (90, 600 tuns
of oats and barley : - ,00O tuns coal, char
coal and coke. There were l50 ovens to
bake bread, and l4o presses to press hay.
The clothing was another bFanch of large
supply, comprising garments in such hun
dreds OF thousands that it would he tedious
to cnumerate them; but as somc\clne to tie
matter, the number ranged from go 900 to
$50. 900 Of each article Of clothing. For
the piercing cold of the Criemea there were
$4,000 sheepskin paletots, pot, 600 sheep
skin CATERS, and tents for go, 900 men =
The harness and farricry departments pre-
sent an imincnse quantity OF supplies :;
am mong them Were $4,000 horse-shoes, and
In nothing do the French so mach excel
as in hospital arrangements. They sent
- .Uoo bedsteads for invalids, as many mat
trasses, and AZ, 900 coverletS. There was
the material for ambulances for "a 900 sick
men, and 600 cases of instruments, and
10000 pounds $3.50 tuns of lint, handa-
ges and dressings of various kinds. Then
for the sick there were the most liberal sup
plies for tlleir sustenance, such as concen
trated milk, essence of bouillon, granulated
gluten, dc. The money expended at the
seat OF war was S56. 6.000,0 coo. Marshal
Valiant also tells of the vast maritime pre-
paratlons for conveying the army and its
supplies over the sea. Among the vessels
employed between France and the Crimca.
though not stated in the report, were 40
1eo tuns of American shipping, embracing
some OF finest and largest clipper vessels, /
Is We'll as some steamers of the American
mercantile marine, and for whose services a
LIBERAL compensation was made. Taking
he totaitity OF all the voyages made by all /
he men, horses and materials, there were
conveyed by the French government during
he two and a half years of the war, 55U,-
,oo men, $4,000 horses, and 720, 600 uns
II materials.
New BRANCH or LITERATURE.-The Bar
lenders Guide, a complete cyclopedia for
making drinks, is announced as in press in
New York, 'and will contain plain and reli-
.ble directions for making all the fancy
rlnks III the United States, together with
he most popular British, French, Ge.man
nd Spanish recipes.
@SA.-
E Jonn Adams being callel upon for
contribution to foreign missions, remark
d . have nothing to give for that cause,
ut there are here in this vicinity, six min
'ters, not one will preach in the other mans
ulpit now, l will give as much and more
han any one else to civilizc these clergy
aen.
AZ Never employ yourself to discover
he tanits oi others look to vour own