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Aunt James Picture of Rich White Man.

We have heard mnch of late of the poor
white trash of the South, who are led to the
battles of secession by the rich white men and
their sons; from the following picture of
one of the latter, by" "Aunt Jane" the col
ored contraband nurse from Harpers Ferry,
who accompanies Mrs. Goddard, it will be
seen that there are "mighty mean men" among
the rich and chivalrous sons of the South and
we challenge any sympathizer with south-sde
institutions and south-side politics, in our
midst-tor such with shame we confess we still
have down east-to show us any Yankee prac-
tce that equals in meanness and cruelty this
related by "Aunt Jane," of one of her late rich
masters.
At the late lecture given by Mrs. Goddard,
on the surrender of Harper's Ferry, "Aunt
Jane" told her story in straight forward
modest manner, that told of its entire truth
fulness and with language wonderfully cor
rect for an illiterate person who still has to
spell out the words when she reads.
Aunt Jane" has been the slave of several
Virginia masters; but one of them treated
her so cruelty that she got his consent to let
herself out to planter some miles off, upon
agreeing to pay her master the sum of sixty
dollars per year part of her earnings.
At Christmas, which is the general pay day
South, her master rode on horseback to col
lect his sixty dollars worth of poor James
sweat and labor /; this she paid over to him
promptly, and of course, her talk was of her
five children. from whom she had been sepa-
rared rs soon as they were six or eight years
of age.
With all the affection of a mother-and we
suppose that our neighbor of the Advertiser,
as low as he classes the negro, will admit that
the natural instincts of the colored mother are
as deep and ardent as any white woman's-
with, we say, the affection of mother, Aunt
Jane asked to see her children once more.
The ready reply of this Southern Yankee was,
shut Jane, you know they won't allow niggers
to ride in the stage, and it is too far for you
to walk" True" replied Jane, 'but then.
master,I can ride horseback as you do, though
not as we'll" "Ah, Jane" was the reply, but
you know the times are hard, and l cannot
afford to pay for horse for you; you must
therefore wait till another time )" and thus with
the sixty dollars of this poor black woman's
money in his pocket, this ehvalrous son of the
First Families of Virginia" coldly rode off,
and left his bond-woman to toll on, year after
year, without allowing her the satisfaction to
greet her own children once more.
And yet there are mean men at the North
who would still restore slavery "as it was,'
when this picture of Aunt Jane is but one of
a hundred which is being now revealed to US
as the legitimate fruits of chattel slavery.
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BROKERS', BOARD.
MARRIED.

In this city Oct ed. at the First Paris Church by
Rev. Mr. Boles Lieut.. Inman, of the 18th U. 5. Reg
to Miss Eunice. daughter of J. w. Dyer. Esq
In this city Oct 2ls at the First Parish Church, by
Rev. Mr. Stebbins, stephen r. Richardson ESQ., Of
New York, to Miss Ellen, daughter OF John Dow,
Esq, of this city.
In Cumberland Oct 2lst, by Rev. Z. S. Jordan, Mr.
Calvin w Young to Miss Martha II. Small, both of
Gray.
In Raymond Oct 14th. ID. F. Knapp of So. Bridg-
ton, to Mrs. Ann Osgood of Standish.
In Bridgton Oct 1lth. Edwin A. Fogg to Miss Myra
A. Dresser, both of b.
In Saco Oct llth. 0bedah Sawyer to Miss Eliza
beth Wells. both of s 18th, Isaiah NJ Clark to Miss
Anna ID. Webber. both of Biddeford; 18TH Francis
w. smith of Biddeiord, to Mrs. Abbe II. Goodwin
of Saco.
In Buxton Oct 18th. VIM. H. Andrews of Saco, to
Miss Sarah w. Lane of B.
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DIED.

In this city Oct 22d. Mr.. Henry Baxter, aged 76
years months.
~ Funeral this Thursday afternoon, at 2I ocl'k,
from No. l6 Deer street. Relatives and friends are
invited TO attend.
IL years.
In this city Oct 18TH Pauline S. daughter of BENZ
amin and Mary A. Garland, aged ii months
In Freeport Oct 18th, Mrs Anna widow of the
late Maj seth Townsend, aged So years
In West Falmouth Oct 10Th, Mr. Geo Hall, aged
20 years 10 months.
In Buxton Oct 18th. Mr.. Porter L. Foss aged 80 ;
18TH Ruth. wife of JOS Bradbury. aged ~ wears.
In Alfred Sept 25th Mary H., wife OF VIM. Bck-
ford aged " years.
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lFrom our Regular Correspondent. )
Letter from the State Capital.

AUGUSTA, Oct. %, 1852.
EDIroRs PREss.-The 2sth Regiment, Col.
Woodman, will leave Camp Keyes, for the seat
of war on Saturday, the 25th instant, the 21st,
Col. johnson, on Monday, the 9th instant
and the oath, Col. Atwood, on Wednesday, the
29th instant.
Gen. Howard arrived here yesterday, on his
way to his home to recruit his health.
The following appointments have been made
since my last.
Charles c. Drew, Augusta, 1st Lieut. and
Adjutant, Sd Regiment.
james IL. PIaisted, Watervlle, Captain, Co.
"H." Sd Regiment.
Malcolm w. Long, LIST Lieut., Co. "B,' 14th
Regiment.
Luther Lawrence. Gray, Captain, Co. "H,"
1lth Regiment.
Julius B. LitchGeld, ,Rockland Captain; Ar
thur Libby, Rockland, lst Lieut., and Eben
Harding, Rockland, I'd Lieut., Co. 3D. 4th
Regiment.
William Shields, Rockland, Co. 3D." 4th
Regiment.
Roscoe G. Abbott, Thomaston, I'd Lieut.,
Co. ID" 4th Regiment.
Daniel H. Adams, Thomaston, Captain Co.
Ak" 4th Regiment. SKIRMIsHER.
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Gen. Mitchell and the Con,rabouds.

Gen. Mitchell-"Old Stars'-has never been
opposed to them. Last year he wrote letter
in response to an invitation to address an an
ti-aboliton meeting in New York. in which he
took decided ground in favor of non interier-
ence with Southern institutions in the prose-
cution OF the war. But like Gen. Hunter, he
has had occasion to modify his opinions, and
the manliness to be true to his convictions
On recent occasion a negro preacher was
installed as pastor of a church of contrabands
at Hilton Head, and Gen. NJ. made brief ad-
dress to the sable congregation, in which he is
reported to have said:
He thought God intended all men to be
free, and that a new time is coming for the
coored people, and door opened for their
deverance He called upon them to help
themselves, to organize into families, to till and
cultivate their own crops, to be industrious,
and TO render the experiment of making them
selves sel'-supporting successful by the eXhi-
bition of their best energies. As an incentive
he promised them that they should be permit
ted to gather and sell the products of their
own industry for their own benefit, and should
own their own savings. He warned them that
If the experiment now being made should fail,
there would be all end OF the whole matter,
and the only opportunity let slip for serving
themselves and their oppressed race. He as
sured them that the good should be encourage
ed and the bad punished, and strongly urged
the women to be cleanly in their houses, and
to study to make them comfortable. They
must have flowers in their gardens and bios
SONS before their doors. They also must help
themselves And then when the question was
asked, What will you do with the black man
after liberating him?' the reply will be, we
will make him useful, Industrious citizen
We will give him his family, his wife, his child
ren--give him the earnings of the sweat of his
brow, and us a man, we will give him what the
Lord ordained him to have"
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FOREIGN PORTS.

Sailed FIN st Helena 1lth ult ships Mou,er, s,,;.h
from sun sumairal for Psrnambuco; Old England. De-
Oreenman, from Akyab for do.
Ar at Pictou 9th inst. bark Jane Ross Mckenzie
Portland 1900 i'0i'
Ar 10th. brigs Alma. Reeves. and st Vincent. from
Boston; sch Hero, Fowler, do.
Ar llth, brig Waredale, Corning, Belfast
Mcknnon, Bath.
Cid 18th. sch Morning Star, Miller. Portland
Cid at st John NB 18th, ship Harvest Queen Batch.
elder for Liverpool; sch Mountain Eagle Ames, for
Baltimore.
lPer steamship City Of Manchester. at n York;
Ar at Liverpool 4th inst. Lucy Thompson. Crocker.
New York; 9th, Grotto, Davis. Boston, 9Th Intrinsic
Weiton, New Orleans; Z B Hazeltne, GNkey Ban.
gor tsept 1th); Britannia, Paten. Akyab; Delphine,
Nichols. do
Cid 4th, Illinois, Lovejoy New York; + A Palmer
Post, and Hillyard. Loyett. do.
Sailed 1st, Dreadnaught, samues. New York; 4th,
Belle Wood, Bush, do.
New York; Andrews Hardy. Philadelphia; 9th
Marquit;a Barrett, from New York; 6th Yorktown,
Ent outward. Esmeralda. York, Mauritius.
Ar at Deal 4th. Addison, Gipatrick, London for
New York tand sldl; Z w Farley. Nichols. do for
Boston; Fanny McHenry, Smith do for Philadel-
phia land both proceeaed.l ID L Choate. McManus,
London for Akyab land sld.l.
Saied An, sparkling Sea- Treat, Boston.
Ar at Falmouth 4th Rochester Patten, Akyab.
g. sai,sd ath Stephen Duncan, Tyler tfrom London)
Ar at the Pin 4th. II I vennard. Drinkwater. from
New YORK and passed up to Bristol; 9Th. Pioneer,
brewer. Rotterdam, do do; Hero, Crowell. York
for Gloucester.
Sailed 4th Golden Era Snow. Cardiff; 5th Craw-
ford Brown, New York
Sailed from Sunderland 4th. Louis Napoleon, Cum
mings. New York.
Sailed fin Glasgow 4th. Polly, Boyd for Portland
Ar at 6recnock Sd. Glad Tidings, Wilson, N York.
Sailed 4th Greenock. Coulter, York.
Sailed from Belfast Sd. Berlin, Jackson n York
AT at do 4th. Ann Augusta. Vickery. New York.
On weymouth Sd. Constitution, Higgins, from
Liverpool for Philadelphia.
Ar At Queenstown 81, Louisa Jewett, McEaren, st
John NIB; waredale. Blair, n York.
Ar at Antwerp 4th inst, Henry Wright. Park, fn
Akyab; Ellen Hood. kiby, do
Ar at Bremerhaven I'd inst, Eventidge. Partridge
from Trinidad.
Ar at Flushing 4th inst Curwin, Chase from
Buenos Ayres.
Ar at Cadiz 22d ult, Mary Cobb. Low New York
Sid 22d ult, Avols Crowell, Boston; 2Tth. Carni-
Ola. Hopkins. Rio Grande; Saxon, Bodde. for New
York.
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sg- The following note received by Col.
Briggs, of the Mass. 10th explains itself, and
shows that there are some ehyarous feelings
yet left in the breasts of South Carolinians -
Colonel: having obtained from one of my
men medallion containing, l presume, the
likenesses of your family, l return the same to
you. The medallion was found in your camp,
in which my regiment slept the night after the
battle of Saturday, the 3lst May. Though
willing to meet you ever in the field while act
ing as a foe to my country, do not war with
your personal feelings. |, supposng the me-
dallion priced by you, take pleasure in return
ing it, NJ. JENKINS,
Palmetto Sharp-shooters.
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Caution.

THE undersigned would most respectfully inform
the public that he is in no way associated or con-
nected with ANY OTHER KELLEY OR OFFICE in Bos-
ton, Portland, or elsewhere, and that DIR. H. l..
DAVIS is the ONLY PERSON authorized by him TO
prescribe his Medicines i'll the above places There
fore persons should be their guard against Medi-
cnes puIporting to be his. ike his his genuine
Medicines are only to be had as above.
j. CLAWSON KELLEY,
Originator and Founder of the Analytical
System and Practice OF Medicine.
oct 10th, 1852. eod2ws
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Diseases of the Urinary Organs.
oct 10th. 1862

sS-J. c. MOTT, VI. d., OpeI ating and Consulting
Surgeon and Physician, attends exclusively to Dis
eases OF the Urinary and Genital Organs and Female
Complaints OF all kinds, and the more obscure dis
eases OF the Pelvic Vicera, Piles. Ruptu ydro-
Gee, Varicocele Fistula. Early Decline OF Manhood,
&c. DIR. NJ keeps himself posted in all the improve
ments in the of Disease. made in this country
or Europe, and spares no expense that his patients
may have the besr medical and surgical treatment
the world afol DIS. ADVICE FREE. sS-0tice Sc
Court street, BOS TON. Hours from 10 A. NJ. TO 2
r. NJ and TO s Z. NJ.
Mrs. NJ, who is thorou ghly versed in the affective
ma aides of her SEX can be consulted by ladies.
Patients furnished with board and experienced
nurses. oc 3eod6m
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ECIAL ES.


HEAD QUARTERS CAMP ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
Portland, Oct. 9Th, 1862.
All absent members of the different Regiments in
this encampment are hereby ordered to report them
selves to their respective commanders forthwith.
Towns that are still deficient in filling up th cir
quota must make up their deficiency at once
Per order Commandanr
T.. ). NORRIS, Post Adit
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GooD SPRING BED has become almost indis-
pensable article, not only of comfort and necessity
with every family, while the united testimony of
Physicians has placed their healthulness beyond
question.
No invalid should be without one.
As an evidence of che superiority of
COREY'S "PREBLE" SPRING BED
over all Others is the fact that the demand for this
Spring Bed is quadruple that of any other kind.
October /, 1862 If
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DISASTERS.

Sch l. Berry. from Boston for Philadelphia was
capsized 20th inst, by squall of Handkerchief
Shoa and the captain and steward drowned
The rest of the crew saved.
Sch Commerce. tof rremontl Mullen, from Provi-
dence for New York, while at anchor in Newport
harbor 10th inst took fire in the cooks gallery by a
stray spark, the outside OF which burned. and
severa large holes in the foresal No further dam
n WAS done
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SPOKEN.

Oct s. lat 40t n, Ion 20 w. ship with red signal
white diamond and letter VI in centre
oct lat y, lon 81. brig Patterson, IA days I'm
Providence for Trinidad.
Oct 10. lat 81 40. Ion 81 40 sch Joseph Nickerson
Baker. from Boston for Cape Haytien.
Oct IL. lat % AZ, lon 50 AZ, bark steering
south, showing blue signal with white square and
letter w in IL.
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25TH MAINE.-This regiment arrived at
Washington Saturday night. Sunday after
noon they received their arms, and in the eve
ming marched into Camp Casey on Capitol
Hill
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CITY OF PORTLAND.

In BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN
october 20 1852 I
nRDERED. That the City Clerk give notice in the
~ daiN papers that at the next meeting of tho
Board Monday, Oct. %, license will be granted to
some person applying for permission 10 collect and
carry away house ofal. according TO the ordinance
of the cty
Atrue copy-Attest: j. NJ HEATH, City Clerk.
Portland, Oct. 81, 1862. dtd
[Other dailies please copyl
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PHYSICIAN AND SURGEoN.-H. A. LAMB NJ d.,
Office, corner of Congress and Chestnut Streets
Portland. Ne.
Particular attention paid to Surgery. including
diseases of the eye and ear. aug7-d6m
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ng- The Saco Democrat speaks of the Port
land Advertiser as zone of the most able op-
ponents of the Administration"
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BANGOR-Ar 10th, brig A Iarrahee c.r;s,.
Breed. from Boston ' anu Daniei
Ar zisi, Orig Allston, Sawyer Portland: schs Day-
spring. Andes. Rosannah Rose. and Hudson. from
der Portland. ' haiphser' NY
BATh-Ar 2lst. schs james r.. Andrews po.tor
for Gardiner; Rio. Fairbanks fm Gardiner sor No,r
York; Ellen, james. Gardiner ioi Nc"
Boston. 'io-'caf' I'M
Ar 18th. sch Emblem. Sherlock. Portland.
Ar zstn. sens Emeiine Colby. and Coquette soufh
Mary Ann, Merry, do. '' N0'
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DR.. T. p. QUIMBY. would give notice that he ha
returned to Portland, and can be found at his Room
No. l3 INTERNATIONAL HOUSE, Tuesday, August
18th, where he will attend to all wishing TO consul
him.
First Examination at Office. e,.................S2 50 90
Each subsequent sitting at office. ............. so
City Patients, first Examination at residence, 80
Each subsequent visit at residence, 90
August l6, ls62-tf
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IMPORTS.

TURKS ISLAND-Brig Manzoni-77l2 bush salt,
to McGilvery, Ryan Davis.
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Mails are forwarded by every steamer in the regu
lar lines. The steamers for from Liverpool call
Queenstown, except the Canadian line, which call a
Londonderry.
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eR-Consumption and Catarrh, and all diseases of
the Throat and Lungs, successfully treated by lSHA-
LATIoN, By c. MORSE, NJ. D.,
au1S SO cod Corner Smith and Congress SITS.
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CLEA II ED.

Brig ASHER. Thcstrup. Havana, BY Isaac Emery.
Brig Stromness, Brl Warwick Hillsboro NIB
Brig Isaac Carver, Shute. Fortress Monroe, by
Baker.
Steamer Chesapeake willets, New York
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MARINE NEWS
PORT OF PORTLAND.
"Wednesday, Oct. 22.
An RIVEn

Bark Mary Fox, Fredericks. Matanzas, in ballast
Brig Manzoni, tof Prospect) Carbon. Turks Island
81 iBsr.
Brig J ID Lincoln, Weber, Philadelphia.
Brig Loeb Lomond. Black. Philadelphia
Brig } IA Crowley. Drisko. Boston.
Sch Gertrude Horton, jameson, New York
Sch Mathew Kinney. Ogier, Boston.
Sch L B Hodgman, Prince Bangor for New York.
Sch Frances Ellen. Ryan, Bangor for Boston.
Sch Lucy Ann. Blake Bangor tor Gloucester.
Steamer Daniel Webster Wood. Bangor.
Steamer Forest City, Luseomb. Boston.
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MAINE AGENCY
Soldiers Relief Association,
No. 275 F Street.
Communications to be addressed to
J. HATHAWAY.
Maine State Agent. Washington, d. C.
oc2l If
MAINE AGENCY
Freedom Notice.

fUNHIS certifes that have given GRENvILLE III.
Il DEERING his time during his minority. and shall
claim none of his earnings nor pay any bills of his
contracting after this date.
HIRAM W. DEERING.
Portland. Oct Goth, 1862 oc2l dit
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DENTIsTRY.-Dr. JOSIAH HEALD, No. PAL Con-
gress Street. first door east of lst Parish Church,
Portland, Me. augIdly
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THROUGU TICKETS

rTo NEW YORK, PHILADELPHi A. BALTI-
Il MORE and WASHINGTON, aud to all parts of
the WEST and SOUTH and NORTH WEST. via all
the most popular routes, aud at the tocest Boston
rates Tor sale by W. ID. LITTLE, Agent.
Oot.2 diff Office 81 Exchange st.
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DRs. LOCKE KIMBALL, DENTISTS. No. III
Middle Street, Portland, Me. augl6-ly
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1g- The dispatches to last evenings pa
pers contained nothing of interest.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-01-04

THE Boor ON THE OTHER LEG.-Last
spring, the inhabitants of certain part of
Indiana, did not at the time Of the taking
of FIT Sumter, manifest that degree of in
dicnation which some of their neighbors
thought they ought to manifest and so the
latter, distrustiug the loyalty Of the former,
required them under penalty, to take an
oath Of allegiance to the Administration.
Time rolled on, and some administrative
events TRANSFERRED, not altogether conso-
nant with the views of the neighbors atore-
said, and hey began to think themselves,
that the Government ought not to be sup
ported in everything, or in fact, in anything
that clashed with their views. For the
removal of Fremont, they loudly de-
nounced "Old Abe, and, were ready to
depose him at once.
Seeing this want of loyalty those on
whom the oath OF allegiance, had been
previously enforced, thought tseir turn bad
now come to: enforce an oath of loyalty
and put the boot on the other leg. So
they surrounded the excited Fremonters,
and made them take the oath. Served
them right.-.Nsnaota Ismce
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them up. He found the rebels 500 to 900

them up He found the rebels 500 to 900
strong but attacked them vigorously and
routed them, killing and wounding $50,
and losing killed and ! | wounded
The bridge burning business on the
North Missouri Railroad has been nearly
stopped. 1t appears the damage done by
the concerted movement Of the rebels two
weeks ago was greatly exaggerated, and
that $4,000 would cover the whole. The
notorious jeff Owens, ringleader in this
business, with 30 of his gang were tken
on the 9th, near Martinsburg, by Colonel
Scofeld, of the State militia, and turned
over to Gen. IIalleck. They were at last
accounts being tried, and most of them it
was believed would be shot
The troops about Upton, Sedalia. &c,
have been given to understand that they
would need no winter quarters, and indeed,
on new year, G,O00 of them were started
towards Weston on an unknown cXpe-
dition.
a number OF vagabond slaves, i:npri-
soned in st. Louis and supposed to belong
to seccssionists, were taken from prison by
Gen. IIalleck the other day and turned
over to the Quartermaster. An intima-
ton was given that if any of them be-
longed to Union men they should come
forward and claim their property, other
wise the slaves would be set free as con-
fiscated rebel property.
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Col. CorCOaii.

The Lieut.. lIurd, whose story in the "
y. Times about the escape OF Col. Corcoran
during the Charleston fire, created a
lively sensation, turns out to have been
a myth-a humbug No federal prisoners
at Charleston escaped, or came near es-
Gaping during the fre-the story was all
bosh.
1t will be pleasant, however, to the
friends of Col. Corcoran, Wood and other
gallant officers held as hostages by the
rebels, to know that On the suggestion of
Mr.. Faulkner, their prison will probably
be rendered more comfortable. That gen
tlcman, upon his arrival at Richmond,
read the military authorities lecture upon
their neglect to do SO at an earlier day,
saying that even the privateersmen in
custody in the North were better treated.
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CoyGwEss-There was brief session in
both houses on Monda, the only meeting
for the week. Nothing was done in the
Senate. In the House, Mr. Stevens re-
ported a bill abolishing the Southern ports,
remarking, among other things, that the
blockade was a Quasi-admission of the ma
tionality of those whose ports are block
AIDED, and that it was not correct princi-
pie for a nation to blockade its own ports
incidentally, abiding TO the adjustment
of the Trent affair, he said that the
conduct of France was impertinent, as she
was unlimited to interfere in the affair;
but, when we shall have settled our do
mestic troubles, we will look into the
Holy Alliance of France and England,
and see how far they shall be permitted to
control our conduct
The House adjourned until Thursday.
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Spanish War with Mexico,

The Spanish feet and Amy, of the sail
ing of which for Mexican waters we had
heard so much Of late seems to have been
completely successful. Late accounts
from that quarter say the castle OF San
Juan d tlloa surrendered on the 10th ult,
and Vera Cruz was evacuated by the MeXi-
cans next day. The Spanish General is
sued a proclamation Of conciliatorv char
acter, regulating any intention OF per
manent occupation of Mexican territory by
his troops if certain little differences could
be adjusted. The inevitable Santa Anna
turns mp again, and is said TO lie cooper
ating with Miramon in certain schemes
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The WESTERN RIVER ExPEDlTIoN-The
number of gunboats to be used in the river
expedition now organizing at Cairo is l.,
of mortar-boats or bomb ketches thirty
eight, ana Of tugs and steamboats, twenty
eight-seventy-eisht in all The sunboats
are absolutely shot proof, having been
proved TO be SO by actual experiment, and
will carry q very heavy armament; and the
can be used for bridges, besides carrying
each one Of the heaviest mortars used
in modern warfare, and being loopholed
for musketry 1t is believed that no de-
fences of the rebels can stand against this
formidable armada