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mlSCELLANOES.

The earth is tender and kind mother to tho
hushandmeu, and yet one seasoa he slra7s
harroTs her bosom and At another be pulls b. r
ears.
ToAnr!sx-Some dirtT water Ien hy the
Prince If Wales in basin in bis apartments at
Quebec. Was bottled and sold a& fonr sbillincs a
vial to some Of his toad, ing admirers.
1SA FU.-The Supreme Court Of New York
has decided that Ill marriages thas have
been performed by Notary Public are Illegal.
Thousands are thus divorced, withou. expense
ot suit. 4 tine tine for ths di.cosdan.s Il hit
discoroans city.
Major Donaldson, United StAtes A1mv. t,s&
presented to the Ahrylznd Agricultural Soc;e:-
two fcur'hoEued rsms, captured from the Says-
Joe Indians. lie saIs that this breed Of aheep
hare sometimes stx aud eeven horsz On each
head!
Last week, while the landlord Of the Nam
sion House, in Cleardeld, Penn, was searching
for pair OF saddle.bags in tie attic story, be
foupd N old mail bag, which WAS delivered to
tbs Postmaster, and, on being opened. WIS
Tha Poat-marks dated back thsea years.
The Marshal 1nakes bi, return from Cold
Spring Township, Penn: Population, AL: 10
farms, no grain raised il the tovnAhip. m
churches; one school with 80 schoIaEa. and Ia
uuoceupied houses More empty than popula-
tlon! This extraordinary result has puzzled
almost everybody. Tne fact Is, that coal mine
oopeaed there gaTe on, aud they have been ob-
Gged to emi1rate.
TuE pR1ScKs or WA1rs.-Beginuiup With Ei-
wand OF Ccnarvon aod including TIE present
incumbent. there have been eighteen Princes If
Wales, aud Of these eleren only came to the
throne and died Kings. Four came - their
desths bv violence Twelve we're married.
three to En9lish ladies' and niue to ladi-a Of
other couatEes- Four Of tho lstter were frcm
France, one from Portugal, one from Spain, OF .
from Saxe.G31hA.
"A correspondent Of tbs Troy Ar<aa says
that among the visitors It Sara.oga Springs is
a1unaway nun; nick aud tired Of confined
life, ahe ran awsT from The e!slster, aud il now
here With her friends, reeuperz,iog her health,
\ eontrast which must be sensio}J felt. Her
face il re.J beautiful and ahe assrscts 10 little
attention ty her modest, unassuuln2 behavior
There Is touch Of melancholy on the eo1uten-
aues, rhich time will, no doubt, remore, bat it
adds charm 10 the beanty Of her face.
, 1860-08-31


Tie annexed extract from q latter received in
this city, from person Ct hisn credit in Tam.
pico, confirms the reports previously feciaY.l
OF the hostile Intentions Of the Spanish aeet.
and also gives us soae important in,etiipence
from the iatsrior:
"0ar present political situation ia ~ follows:
Yesterday We learned from Vera Cruz. bY tbe
pilotboa1 Luis, which left that port on tbe Alb
3nbs., tlat declaration Of WAT WA tbout In h a
immediately made BY Spain. On The sa-ne dav
oearer Of dispatches far the Ccnst,tut tiousl
Government, and for Airauon, landed from The
Spanish friYa'e Defenguela- When the Luis
sailed ereryshilg & was In st1te Of Increment
and preparation.
II :e4rn from Mexico th1t every day there a.o
attempts at arerolniion In that city. 4 fer DAYS
ago there WAS 4 movement ia favor Of the (,nn-
stitu1ou, which was st. fled IN its birth md in
consequence ot the falur+, seyeral persona-
ff1enda Of mine, hare been imprisoned. There
are ten OF tbesc, and Of others whon do nat
know ttete are tEo hundred. Il is supposed
tbs: they will te shut.
1T bis aaoEulnarv policy has ID 10 other ef.
lect than to csu*a the Gtes OF revolution 70 burn
stlll more hesce'E, and to augment the enthu-
The a-:e and Of humanity. The torrents a. htooI
which have been shed will not serve to delay
or Interfere With the triumph OF our nrinct.
pies; but will only tecundate the seed. .; ,;oer.
"Ffom San Luis, / have Just received a letter
1utotuing me that on the sdinst .Sr, Dexoliadt,
ieh tea: city to place himself atthe head Of the
iofce oelo~> aad to terminate she revolution.
lhese foEces are those commanded by Berr1o-
zoha>, 0rtega, F4rias, Carrsial aud Pusbita.
aud their number amtunts to $3.50 meu aya,oat
g ,00o uader Ni.smen in Leon. We % not doubt
thae we sha!l aooo receive newa Of bis complete
overthrow"
, 1860-08-31
Il SIGNIFICANT ADMISSION.

The Mobile Register; edited by III. Forsyth,
is well known to be in the confidence Of Nj.
Douglas, snd Is the ablest supporter he has in
the South. It's uttera1ces. therefore, on any
entjec. connected with current political mat.
tcrs, have IN Importance beyond those Of or
dinary partisan journals. In view Of this fact,
We invite serious attention to the following
remarks Of the Register upon the piraica1
movements Of Walker in CoItral America.
We quote:
"Ths eucccss Of Walker wo consider OF far
more vital moment to the South than the euica-
dl claim for protection which sets the brains Of
40 many oa FIRE, snd serves SO many others ~
pretsxt to crafty their personal ambitious.
No territory ta.t wa, eau acquire through The
Federal Government can be OF use 10 the Souta.
and e.ery friend Of :he South ought to resist
aach acquisitions. Fl Aqps net A<9rdes enough
for ur ts,n utt, much {tAs to ptoth ntsc couh.
tr5x, and ii: sure tr1de cznnot De IgaHy ,e.
cpe,sed for q qcod While Yet. But the eslab:ish-
znent on our aou.Asrn frontier Of 6lave.holdiog
Republics. encouraging md leg8liziIg the III
portation Of Alricans, injares no 'established
financial interest Of cur owu, and gives us Lat
urnl allies who may, eyentu ll:y, if deemed prop.
e, he connected WITH Us By closer ties. 11* il
fh trt 4o61the11 PakicY. and one well Under
atood BY those wao hare preserved their sober
nsss Of mind Gmii the sanseless clamor which
has caused 80 many Of our people to go mad.
Walker las always been an enthusiastic
admaer and supporter Of Douglas. That
Douglas, in return. favors his pira1ical designs
upon Central America, has long been suapect-
ed Ths above paragraph, considering its
aourcc, would seem to establish the connection
bstWeeu the tive beyond dispute. Tho dec1ar'
stion, also. that H.oe (the sou;h) hare not me-
"proes enough jor our o.on USE" and Tint Tho
"s1aue trade cannot Be legally re.opened for q
'4good n|4iI< y=t,' establishes, with equal 1orce,
ths facl th.t upon this subject there is a fair
understanding between Douglas and his South.
eru supporters, Of a nature entirely satisfactory
IN fha }attar
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Americans IN tt,s Interior of China--
TheY vtsie \ Chinese military &n-
ckmPmenf.
III. sAaazhl correspondent Of ths New
York Tbst writes under dste Of May 3lss,
that
rhe limited Statea steamer Hartford arriTed
herr from tho south On The 25:h inst 6ho u
ihe f1ae .ship Of tho East INDIA squadron. Coca'
S.ribllu9 u on board, and tho officers and mea
are II present mostly well. The aged patsef'
3lr. Speeden, learn, is to be sent home as Al
invalid. Hon. John E. Ward, American rea Itn. ns.
is.er, cane abo.rd tho Hartford. Tnero aas
been neither minister nor man-o1'war in th'a
port Er orer six montbs; now nc Lave tne
uiniater and two vessels. the Sasina" aui tho
Hartfpr1. Blessings like misfortnnss, ns'eE
conc singl3.
Ssre1al parties Of cur eountfymea ha.e'
within tie Last month, penetrated into the inte.
r:or further than has before been considered
eate. Tho ci,ies Of oo-Chow and Hang Chow
have both been yilited, aud gentlemen have
passed days within the city walls, examining
tho wonders Of thsse vast hama1 hives, snd
have not met with the slightest difi>ulty or
rudeneas On the part Of tha people generai!T.
ity Of $40. Chon, where the rebel army has
been making rostile demonstrations OF late.
WAS called upon By tho General in command OF
the imperial troops, who were enesnped IN tee
ueighhorhood Of tho city, to protect It from fne
rebe1A.
Tho General invited cur friend. to visit the
imperial camp. which they did They were re-
ceired With eord:a1ity. and treated With great
courtesy. This was, perhaps, the first iostases
in which foreigners ha's been inrited to 7isit
Chinese military camp. They do not speak
enthusiastically Of the appearance Of the army.
One thing they did not note. ard il il peraspss
American dri1's They Looked new aud white,
and many Of the teot. bad the stamp and mark
- well al the name Of the Massachusetts, Man.
ufacturezs still upon them. Think OF that, old
Massachusetts, ard be proud! an Amarican
traveller, away il The interior Of the Chinese
Empire, recognizes the familiar fabrics Of his
na.ire State, and 1e.ds the well known paues
Of his ne'ghbors and friends upon the white
tents that shelter the soldiers Of this. the mos.
ancient and populous empire on the globe.
Whi5s the d5easties Of Europe are 6ghhne With
iting them with all The horrors Of an armed in.
rasion, it is &: and proper that We, one Of the
youngest in the family Of nations, should send
them missionaries, the Bible, and cotton goods,
the product Of our ingenuity and industry.
, 1860-08-31
Wonderful Cure of Z Lifelong Cripple
lie goes to bed Latne and ynaAes

The Madison wis Journal tells marvel
Gus story OF the manner in which gentleman
residing in Deloit MAS cured of laueness. From
bis birlh his right hip had been out Of place,
so that his right leg was ssreral inches shorter
than the left; and it was only By wearing a
very .hick se!sd shoe taat he Was able to limp
about. When f4tiGued he Was accustomed to
feel great psin in his hip. Two Or three n1onths
ago be YVES in Ch1csgo. attending to some bu-
siaess matters. which kept him for aereral
weeks. lie Was : professor of religion, and
while here attended seriea Of religious nest
Jugs, becoming vssJ deeply interested in The
subject:
0ns Saturday. suffering from seyere pain il
his hip, be calisd upon surgeon TO have il ex-
anined, and 10 ascertain rhether something
could not ba done to alleviate tho pain- Some
Interruption occurred, however, 10 that tho
examination vas postponed until the following
Monday. That night. a'ter going to bed. the
pain rontinuin it occurred u hin whether or
not, if he asked in the proper tpirt, some di.
riae as:ista-cs might he rnucbsafed, a. in the
old time when the prophets and apostles walk.
ed 1t earth. liz aroee from his bed, procured
light, and tsk;ng his bible. opened By chance
to chapter in The new testament where Christ
nliracul .us1y heAled q lame man. After read
ing it, be proceeded to invoke, in an earnest
prayer, some similar invitation in his own be-
half, AID then feeling greatly cheered and sup.
ported By trust in The disine benehcence, be
agaia retired 10 rest aud aoon fell aAledp.--
During the night he treamed that Christ came
TO him accompanied By q surgeon. the game up
on whom he had called duncg the daY The
surgeon examined his hip and told him it could
be relieved, but ouly By an operation. To this
ha raised some objection, desiring that it
shon!d be postponed, but the surgeon seemed
suddenly to Sc 70 and orerpower hin, and With
some Instrument laid open his hip to tho bone,
end arranged The Joint in its place. During
the operation be had the impression of suffer
ing severe physlcs1 pain, as ii really under
The liife Of surgeon. After it he bal no fur-
ther remembrance Of anything until morning.
Upon rising he found, 10 his inter astoniah-
:uent, cot only that his short leg WAS length
ened out 50 a 10 bs eren with the other, and
bis hip All right, but that be could walk with
ont 1implng or Inconvenience. lie walked
about the room several times, then put on his
c,othes snd ran up aud down atAra 10 assure
himself That be was axake and no longer lame
mau, but eoupd aud Rhs1e. His joy and graft.
tude cannot bs we'll describel. lie imn,edi-
xtely discarded the b,ot with the false sole,
which hAd hitherto been . necessity, and put
on pair that we're mates. His lex WAS still
weak, though liupinz sl'ghtly from lo1g habit,
he could walk As straight Is any other man
when he chose. II has since Rfowu stronger,
and his general heal:h EsrJ materially impror-
ed. lie Of course considers tbs care dirsct
aaswe1 to his suppleatons.
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NEGRO k1LL1p II nj, AAs7xa--0a Wedas&-
Day ertcioG, negro nAmsd George, belonging
aad when his n7aaser s..smp p..d to eorrse: him
hs rst'sstsd u tbs stabls, ssnsd himself with
~ AZ, ind tl1sascned to Kill the frss man that
approached him 6ama sf tia n&igahors joinsd
With LIZ. Ta1lsy, aud sudsarossd to capture ths
nsgre, but hs made tight, and his nsatsr was
forcsd to ahoot him. Several ahota took efsat,
1nd ths negro died alnost instaatly.-Bor<Ar
(Xo,, Gtkrs
, 1860-08-31

The New York correspondent Of the
Ch.1leston Rtrese-y does not seem to be very
hopeful oTsr the fusion prospects in that STATE.
He says:
"There is now no doubt that The Dreckiu.
ridge men ef New York will mite with The
Douglas aad Bell Everett parties il ~ attempt
to delest Lincoln. The Dop2lAs aud D.tckin-
ridge ai5siation will be : rerJ easy mat,er, but
the 1eaions ce=opcrztion Of the Bell EreTess
folks il aot - surely eounttd On. They lean, by
Instinct snd sympathy. to Lincoln, and ahon1d
they auspeet ttat their leadera Intend to sell
them ont to Dou3isa, tbeJ will certainly vots
tie Lincoln electoral tickst ioaaead of ihe fnson
one- No one caa no y gueas rhero the rote3
ars to come from whica will conquer Hacola in
this State"
, 1860-08-31
Republican MRcxah:- at NafF1xtGxv 1---
The fr0Ce7ktOu AtInC4 cd bY RufIf aus
--'A1ten,pts to throw = ISnllrond
TraIn OF the Track.

Iron the Philadelphia tFosne5.) prarr Of NocdayJ-
On ThursdsJ evening number Of clubs and
ward organizations connected With the Peoples
rRrty Of thi. city prrcteded to Kspab,csa
meeting At korr,stoHn. The entire body num-
bered sone eighteen hundred Pereons.
As the train mored through .M1uJunk on its
wsy up, the men who were stationed on the
platform wers assaulted with shower Of bot
Les, stones. mud, kc. Sand was thrown into
The windows Of the car, and several perAona
we're alnost bhnaed By zsesir1ng parsse!ts Of
it in their eyt1.
Tbs evening had tesn reserved for the torch.
light procession, and consequently no PARTIES
attempted to speak, saTe 1t 4 late hour, when
small meeting WAS organized pesr Bfowc1's
Hotel. Prior to this timo, loHerer, parties CT
men coDgregsted upon the streets through
which the procession passed. aad hooted VI
clubs,E
When the procession had broken up, some
fifteen meA gathered in the vicinity of BroKer's
Hotel. and applied insulting epithets 10 some Of
the" "tnvincibles" Of this city. The la.ser han
died them severely. THIS was the signal io1
general ou.breat. which las.ed for some time,
but peace was 1t length restored.
About O'Clock, tle Philadelphia delegation
took the cars and proceeded cut Of tho place
Word was At orce passed from car to car thst
number Of the roFdiss had gone down the rail-
road some distance to attack The train. and to
tAAc euo1 % ~ tuta" lsHou4 AHe st*ee: Wnen
t9o cars we're aooot quarter OF msfe beio~
SoHlsso"n, solles ol snafp stoaes' c4uos' &:r
were hurled with grett force through the win
dows OF the cars.
John =. Aewpott7 Marshal VI aikinsha~, John
Il. Jones and u. Il. Brown were seriously in
I jured.
The cars at this TINA were moving at SOW
rate. aud the Republicans could no. dismouut
| to chast;se their assaiianta.
The most serious part ot the cutriRe yetre-
| ma1ns to be toid. an lnofF1oual named George
Hawthorn, while stnnc1ng upon one OF the rear
platforms, Was sttuck VII = hesFy 'n!ssle, ard
fell to the ground. The train was in rapid mo.
t'ou, and o*lng to some mlaunderstanding WAS
not checked Tor several minutes.
| detachment! OF the passengers left tha cars
md made dtfieent search Along the track for
| the irlurtd man. but their thorss were uusuc-
ccssfnt, md they were compelled to return to
/ the city without HIN.
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The Census Of Ohio Cities and Towns.
Tbs following hare bean reported to date, The
most Of which Ars ascursse, while few a1s ap-
prp1imAte estimates:

The yield At wheat Is so Iasgs IN soma
loealitiea Of AinnssotA, that owners Of threah-
ing machines are offering to thrash out tho pro
duet of aone aeIda for The exoess over th,r1y
buGhals par Aera- The usual rsts il one.tsuth.
Thsy ars calculating OF yield Of orsr thirty
hires busksls par aers.-Sk Ftui D+m:eyak
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-Nr. Frederick Daekar, Of 0ssias, Livtnxs-
ton county, y. r. called It ths Tribune adies
on Wedsssday, and paid his Poaderous respeets-
high. sud weighs tArss hundred pounds. Hsit
|. lunbarnsn, and sazua his brssA bY the sxsat
Of massive brow.
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AFoo1t CArkas.-Whaa ths Prince Of Wales
was about oontssring tbs honor Of Kut7hthood
On ths SPEAKER Ct ths cAuad,an Psrhauen.,
Wed:eadsy, that o0icer ridiculously. vent
whits leeeins With the s.rain. Rising 1nd
backing ont in bis confusion, ha trod upon biz
long gown, and foil backward upon thu crowd.
It wa very cheap exhibition ef toadyt1ua-
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- lIIil u.
more c;rcums:a1sial account Of the capture Ct
Truxillo. 1r Walker, than VIC have heretofore
~..- nna,;.1 r.a+,,,.r+
aspul Aa13LnpAu!tu " eeI1i'uAtc'a4 etattneAb
e1 the tfRnS aEo eapecsat1ons oi Ahat Huao1a aous
Stt;,,.,.~ a...aa:. - +A;. ,,,,t,,-;t1
Alupus:ef. AeceIuluB u LILY ouluolHts
uY,t.,o- tn. . ,+r.o, xar+r - hin 1oo1r p,d
"A'Ae' naa nt'oaR pa'Ay al LIS o1sA' 1u"
VIII Aa'@ Nv o4Aoeo'11 "u"se'e' ~ "4eai4oe
4ha r,nvern,nen+ IF Hondurus rror, Euariinto
so0 Eo'e' 'AA4cn@ u AAoAea. 90 A'ot' ou@i 4o'D'
affa+ 1phinh 1,a .t411 aoo;v ivy h;s hpnd t,nnf
N' "''~" '4o VIII Ae@A" ~ "'' "A"0 oPoA
A"A' LAY "'so 20 90Se0so'o '"sAe' ~
tho thought. Tie South gvmna! !hixes fully
@
with the plratica1 schemes Of Walker and the
more readily Gives crederce to aur ruuaor
WHICH IL favorable 10 his SUCCESS. 4n8tea 40 oi
belnx supported by Cabhnae ne have it tFoEa
.,,.. ~:.; ~ ~. Cat. ~ c..
QuEaa u now c1tl1en ot Inc otate OF aan
e.,r,d,- .h4 T. .n..o.r.. ~ ~.
SAs20Nf tnat ID cVueequeIcS u "4s
K1eat age be haa entirely Withdrawn
from public life, and 1enounced aN
political aspirations Don Jose Maria 1azo is
at p:essut the leader Of that party in Hondu.
ras-a gentleman Of wealth aud Of European
education. As it's not pretended that he en-
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.fmsr4ea. Iastsf*ts or Isssrnesfss-- Coz.
119@s ~ xi-n,nanss.s1 ~1H* .Ho@rd..-mtaof
&hese-" 1hs .u~rsha,z Hrstyard Camp
tco-,n,,,.... ....--..-. - -
.ar no.@", 4,, Aur q. ,sa,
The American Institute Of fnstruction held
ita annual meeting in ths fremont Temple On
the 21st, e2d, and q3d Of hupn.t This ras the
thirtY frat snnr., ....;,- ,1.ro, lincoln d..
80, =. 44~4 seSs'sn' A@se.
'siso lno opening address. AZ 'ae ''t!ous
meetings regular addresses were delivered bJ
Professor Felton. or Harvard College: Prof
yr,.. u ..u - D.. t1n;-s-s:tr Nosa.
- Auge', u oto"A
!. Nro"n, Superintendent Of tue fob llc cehoois
Of Toledo; Hen. Francis Gillette. Of Hartford i;
ncv 4 n min, IF J.m.;ca p,s;n. ard other
': ~ 49, s:..;-.s;.s.d ton .h.;. .a.;t;on nra
keo14e@en o4sensa alsoee 4o' 'oe'' posA'e" -
interest in the eause Of education In the
courac Of The meeting, the erection Of statue
~ 1,ox.,. Mo,n o,rs,dv ,,a,a,n,;n.a ,r xa.
" n.'Aee 44A' |, ~ 49,
u'ged' and contributions so"afd II recelfed' a
subject which excited special attention was
svstem of gymnastics. dr.eribed br Dr. Legis.
e W. Eo,xtau -L;.h 49,. 80. ,>...
"'Ss s"'90. "a'-D 'Au' A"AJ wa wv -
sw1ngs, laddeEs, &C.. aad substituted simple
and amusiag exerciseA,, T1o exhibitions OF
~. .rs,s,, -.va u;rar avid 20 of 1a,,rhts.
-, 49, = "'" b,
ine esine syssem has been IN use loF scme
years in various schools md colleges. It con-
sists in a ,,rsat variety ot simn}e movement.
.,.s a.,
4eee0'eo 11'e'1' e1lne7 ~ e'as ~ conee'1.
The principle Ia that eaah movement will
strenrthcu a nartieplar mart and That The rana.
1;,;.n - .;r.,. ..-.I.
>''''u w., " o''op'| .o''s'. se'es oes'er IT,
suit than tbs use ol more difficult movement.
Thus to more the aru,s a hundred timer. a. ia
5-.,r;ro ~, ,.a,,,+. :. ,,,++o. 49,, =.
s ~ veg. - ue1.ef 'nAh ~ ufa" tae
"Ggnts the lev times which are possible. The
truth about this sgsten il. that it il the thine
e., 81, na,.ooe ,rbo h.ra ~, .,r,a s.....,h e
~ ~ 49, oe es'easso VI
nuseie 10 start On, 1ef ell "co wonla run auy
rink in making violent e1ertion. It does not at
al superseda TIA ordinary ornna.;rm IN tba
-. =, - :.
'a@' Jay u .ue eess'on' 1ae lnst.u'e were tac
guests Of The city at The Music Hall. Music,
speeches. and An excellent dinner followed hr
J,..;,a cu.a -,.....
~aAs' u"ea " oe'efAs p'saaan. nouio'
1he letter OF ioF. banks, declining the nonor
of reo9nfnation, has czu:ed quite asensaiion.
No man in Massachusetts has on the whole
.,,~ -~;..,, 80 ,,,,1a..f,,- :. Mi.
uoo0 o. no't5: "4os! "na 0ueess''u''5 ~ poo"S
lie as Nathaniel !. bac6s. Ills prospects nfe
yerr bright for future political emiueuce. The
administrative ab;,itv vh;ch he bas shown IN
=" ~, -.
governor OF THIS tonmon"ea"n' espee1a15 ID
reducing cur expenditures, he's pointed him
mt to the 1l1iaois Central Railroad as the uau
, 1860-08-31
PARTICULARS or THE UApTURE
OF TRUXILLOs
Arms, Aumuuitlous Men, fFospests.


rrsoz, tho Few Orleans. P1sa1nns, asthl
Tho schooues Dewdrop. Capt Terry, arrived
at this port t1u moraipg from RuAtan 1a1and,
tho 18th inst. Among the psaseuxer. is gen
temau who loft T1uxlllo on tho 1ssh. From him
NJ have full particulars Of the capture Of that
city. and full narrative Of the events up to the
latest date
Walker made his appearance before the town
Of Tru1illo on the 6th Of Auguat, 1t ahaut
three or four O'Clock in the morning. His whole
force numbered Ill men. all counted. They
+ TIE 6rss WAS lended so1ne three miles below
the city on the beach, aud proceeded towards
the towa By land. Thesecond Was debarked in
small boats and proceeded pavi pasu along the
Shore. They were Ill well armed with Nina
muskets, and twenty rounds Of cartridge apiece,
and were Tell supplied with everything else
The news Of the landing WAS conveyed to
the town and fort BY Cl1ih. The fort was
garrlsoued By EeyeptT-6ra to cue hundred
soldiers, sustained by threa OF four bundled
p1trso:<t (citizsns), who were, Of cout.e. innme.
diately called to arms to dispute the entrance
Of the Americans.
There we're mounted TWO 24pounderg. and
some eighte n smaller pieces-tae frst two
braas, Of old Spanish manufacture. As tie
party advanced along the beach and in toats
earthe shore, the two larger gunsweEe opened
upon them.'
u ae4 HttaIQ nal1 ndlte Of 1ae tprt, the iatd
paety feE iato au sulouscade Of the patrio.ts,
AID "ere dred upon from the "bush," which
was ga!lani}y and promptly returned BY the
Americana They we're soon scattered, and
completely routed. The Americans thea con.
tinned their advance in full de6ancs Of the fort,
and toe order was gisen To charge the rampant,
which was done in handsome style, aud the
occupants driven il eyery direction before them,
The firing at this tine was sharp, aud to give
true description Of it, Gays our informant,
would require person more familiar with the
mode of" warfare Of these people, and one who
bad not quite 80 many mustet balls to dodge as
himself Notwithstanding the burning Of 50
much powde. ne took the fort and place with
the loss Of only wounded. Their loss as near
al can be ascertaiaed IL Il killed and ~ many
N te wounded.
Tho peopb Of the tnwn seem to haTe great
confidence in Gen Walker. Many of the stores
gre open. and doiag tusineas as usual; others
have lett, taxing their FOODS with them-not, as
tneX ~ Slsge, oa aesount ct thar fear OF Walk.
r. ~. .! ~ ~..sek on ne town ~ soue band
TX ~ III tnss. ~ ~. 3ouoezs IRON tne lnter:oF,
80 s,et;na w." ~ ta as Pfs'eaea 1or plandesing
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