Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1863-02-17

A BRAVE OFFICER The government Of
India has resolved to construct an lnternational
TELEGRAPH Of its own, and Col. Patrick Stewart
has been selected as general superlntendent,--
According to aLondon journal, this officer is
famous in India for personal daring, tor unya-=
rying success and for habit OF getting kllled,
In 1858 he accompanied Lord Clyde as Direct
or General of Telegraphs into Dude, and how
over fast the Commander In Chief nigh naych
by evening the electric telegraph was ready in
his tent to communicate with Calcutta. One
day Lord CLYDE received a message fr,m the
Viceroy. running thus: ''Do not let Pat. Stew
art be killed. He cannot be replaced. Rails
inc his eyes, he saw the subject OF the message
sneaking out of camp, rifle in hand, as volun-
teer on q particularly dangerous expedition.
He was brought back. 'Contound you, sir,
said the chief, s:what have you to do there?-
IF you are killed, sir, by George, LII arrest
vou?" O1ce carried off by a tiger, once rip
! ed up by bear, once pronounced dead OF
cholera, Col. Stewart has seen more, done more
and dared more than most men OF twice his
age, and has in India the reputation OF making
a habit OF success. E..~
MESSAGE OF BRIGHAM YoUNG.-The Deser-
ct News has document headed Message OF
the State of Deseret,' . and signed Brig ham
Young, of which the following is a synopsis
''Our Senators elect, W. f. Hooper and
Geo. @. Cannon, went to Washington last
spring, and in vain endeayored to secure the
admission of this State: Congress took no nc ac~
ton on the petition. They, and j. NJ. Bern
hisel, are still diligently laboring for the same
object. tits the privilege Of American citi-
zens to govern themselves; still [says the Gov
ernor] we prefer to conform. to established usa~
ges, and hope soon to be admitted. The
State is in a condition ct great prosperity Its
population, during the past season, has been IN
creased by several thousand immigrants, It's
southern settlements strengthened, cotton IS
to be grown machinery has been Imported es~
pecially for manufacturing wool, and there Is
every reason for encouragement as to future
prospects.
The FLoR1DA-By the arrival OF the Creole
we have the following intelligence fronfHayana:
The Confederate gunboat Florida was coaling
at Havana on the Goth ult. She departed the
next day, the Bio Bio hence for New York <, via
Havana leaving at the same time, but dld moi
modest the latter, owing, 1t is SAID, to pledge
given the Captain General to that effect. The
San Jacinto pursued the Florida immediately
upon her leaving port, but she eluded her pur~
,suer A number of other i. S. war vessels sub
sequently went in search of the Florida, and
succeeded in compelling her to take refuge IN
Kingston, Jamaica where she was lying at last
accounts Among the vessels destroyed by the
Florida was bark from New Orleans tnanle
unknown with q cargo Of sugar and molasses
for northern port The purser of the Creole
favors us with the following: :@.t,- ~
#"The Florida is reported to have captured
ten vessels of the United States commercial ma
rine, between their ports and San Juan delos
Remedies. All the U. s. war vessels in the