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THE SEIGE OF MATAMORAS. The
New Orleans Times of October 80 fur
nishes the following respecting the late
attack on MattamOros 5s.5
The United States dispatch boat Eliza
HancoX, Shuts, from Brazos, via Gal
weston, arrived here this morning.
Among her passengers were General
Steele and staff. Before leaving Calves
ton General Steele received the follow
ing telegraphic dispatch from General
Weitzel, at Brownsville: sest
! OCTOBER %, 1865.
MAJOR GENERAL STEELE: AS far as
can learn Escobedo rccOnnOitred
Mejia's lines this morning. General
Ynoza misunderstood the orders, and
attacked the fort below the town, his
column being led by about seventy
Americans. They carried the works
with little loss, because, as the Impe-
rialsts say, the garrison ran out of am
munition. Mejia in person, with his ia
vorite troops, charged and retoOk the
works, furnishing the Liberals pretty
well.
General Ynoza and several officers and
quite u number of men (Liberals) are
here wounded. The fight lasted about
three hours, and is how over.
Everything quiet. Liberals say they
will make an attack in force tomorrow.
VIII keep you posted as get informa-
ton.
G, WEITzEI., Major General.
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a copy of the report which, conformity
with his Excellency M. lie Ministre Of
agriculture, commerce, and public
works. I.have had the honor to present
upon this subject to the Emperor, who
has delighted to approve its conclusions.
This document is not intended to be
communicated to the government to-
which you are accredited, but you may
base upon it the arguments which sup
port the views set forthin this despatch.
4Receive, &C., ~
"DROUYN DE LHUYS,p
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THE NEWS.

Garibaldi lately caused two. of his
horses to be sold, in Genoa, on the pub
lie market place. King Victor Emman-
uel having learned what was going to
occur, gave orders to purchase the two
animals, which brought three thousand
francs, and then offered them as pres
ent to the general. The spoiled child,
however, positively refused to receive
them. sTf 70
The return to the stage of Edwin
Booth this winter will be in every way
a theatrical eDent. There is a general de-
sire to hear him and extend n most cor
dial welcome to him. A biography of
Junius Brutus Booth, by his daughter,
Mrs. Clarke, wife of the comedian, will,
by the way, soon be published.
The money stolen from the American
Express Company at Chicago on Thurs
day, was recovered by the. arrest of the
robbers OH the same evening. The
amount was only forty thousand dol
lars and not eighty thousand as at first
reported. -s ysi-. 44-.l4- ~
The country is dividing itself in clas-
ses. First we had the upper ten since
the rise of the shoddy aristocracy, we
have had the upper tin and now we
have, since the Boynton balloon affair,
the upper brass. s.
A negro who had learned to read,
wishing to give an idea of it to some of
his acquaintance who had never seen
book. said: "Reading is the power Of
hearing with the eyes instead of the
ears.n as t=.i 40 sh ssie.3 l'
Tue Persimmon County Debating
Club out in Indiana, are debating the
question, (Which is the proudest, a girl
with her first beau, or a woman with
her first baby?"
A man appeared at Winter street
church, in Boston, on Sunday, with only
the right side of his face shaved; the
clock struck ten when Mr.. Gwinn, the
barber, was half through.
The French Emperor is trying a gun
of his invention, rifled, made of steel
inside and brass outside. Prince de join
vile says, 81 have no faith in it," ig
Florence is to be fortified at a vast
expense; at least such is the recon-
incubation of the Italian Minister of
War.
Major Dixon, who was shot in rem
contre at Alexandria on Friday died
this morning at six o'clock.
A monument, seventy-fou feet high,
to O'Connell, was lately inaugurated at
Ennis, Ireland.
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THE lAsoRs OF THE PRESIDENT.

Since those days when Moses in the
wilderness personally heard the muir
muring complaints of the ignorant
freedmen whom he led forth from Egyp-
tian bondage, and decided all their
causes, passing judgment in each case
himself, perhaps no ruler or leader in
the land has been burthened with so
much thankIess labor as Andrew John
son, the President of the United States.
When we consider the magnitude of his
daily and really self imposed duties, for
the Constitution requires but little at the
hands of the Executive. further than to
see that the laws be faithfully executed,
we are at q loss to know how he finds q
moments time for rest, recreation or
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-14
D9s- DYsPEPsIA.-What everybod

Bay" DYsPEPsIA.--What everybody
says be true We have heard Dr. Stricklands Tonic
spoken off frequently by those who have been benefit
ted by it, that at last we compelled to make 1t known
to the public that really believe it effects in
every case; therefore say those who suffering
with Dyspepsia Nervous Debility, to go to their Drug
gsts and get bottle Of Dr. Shickland's Tonic.
WELLS 4 co, Agents, 115 Franklin street, NY.
Wake co. and NJ. CA. SANTOS, Agents for Nor
folk Va. nov6-6m
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Workmen from Washington COM
menced removing the iron on the track
Of the Government railroad between
Fortress Monroe and Hampton, but the
work has been suspended by order of
General Miles. ,. .... .t5..
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DIED.

In Georgetown, n, c. Wednesday, the 10th Of 0cto.
bcr aftera weeks illness Of typhoid pneumonia HENRY
W. DUCACHET, Jn,. NJ. D., surgconln-Chief of tho
garrison Of Washington, aged ~ years.
He the only child Of The Rcy: fDr Ducsehet, the
Rector of st. Stephens Church, philadelphia formerly
the Rector of Christ Church in this city He buried
in the family vault IN the Cemetery Of his fathers
Church. II.
Day Book please copy. tFI .y5zy ''-s
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Arrivals at the Atlantic Hotel Nov. 49,

PB ITulse Miss Boetcke, John Gray, L s Kendsley
II II McGuire, New York Wad, II Holman, Thomas
Symmos. j A Pullman; G II Kenciretta, Baltimore: W
Mott Virginia. Scott Portland; Captain 4 Wal
lace and lady, Washngt, II Boze A Inlay, q Strows
Strows Boston; q Ash l. Simon, Newborn: MORT
son, New Hampshire John NJ Dredge, John NJ Grant,
Kendall Hopkins, c Barnes New York; J Henner-
man Batimorei NJ D Goodwin, Richmond ] Berry
Maine Samuel Smith, Baltimore. q t g.
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The English people at large despise
Lord John Russell quite as much as the
Americans do. He Ii a little trickster-
The London Times sneers at the tempo
rary premier. at is needless for us to
repeat our opinion of Lord RUSSELL"
says the Times, :" to whom her Majesty
has committed the continuing of the
Administration, and under whom his
colleagues have declared themselves
content to serve. We regret that 10
should be necessary to recur to a politH-
clan more than seventy years of age !,
the representative of the narrowest
school of whiggism. Yet we conceive
IT to be tile duty of every Liberal to give
his support to the Administration, and
the duty of all parties TO grant it fair
trial. We would rather have another
Premier than Lord Russell, but we are
content to admit that for the time he is
inevitable. Whatever may have been
his merits or defects, he has had through
life the faculty of making himself ne
cessary to the Liberal party. He is the
chief of the wings, and that race must
always supply large element to British
Goyernments. because it very closely
typifies the country. A Wing is all
aristocratic Liberal, and the country, as
. whole, is at once liberal and aristo-
cratic. Lord Russell has become the chief
OF this caste by the union of birth.
talents and energy. M.rlt ~.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-14

Contributions are advertised for in
Baltimore to make up the sum Of twen-
ty thousand dollars to complete the
equestrian statue of Stonewall Jackson,
which is in the hands of an English
artist, and Ii to be set up in Richmond.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-14

The City Bank of Trenton, New Jer-
sey, has closed its office; but its paper is
redeemedat the Merchants Bank. The
City Bank was under the New Jersey
general banking law, and its securities
are deposited with the state treasurer
for the redemption OF bills.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-14

General Gilmore, Of the United States
Army, lately interested himself in Sc
curing the pardon of General Elliot,
who defended Fort Sumter against Gen.
Gillmore's siege. General Gilmore
asked the President to grant the appli-
cation as personal favor to himself.'
General Elliot was occupying a fisher
mans hut at Port Royal, and was sup
porting his family by fishing. This
pardon will~secure him the immediate
restoration of his lands, close to which
his fisherman 3 hut now stands.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-14

Newsmen and newsboys desiring papers I'll please
have their orders at the counting room the e nhg pre-
yious before six o'clock.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-14

Mayhem & Brothers, Booksellers and sht'ners are
authorized agents to sell the Norfolk Post and all orders
LET with them will be attended to the same as II left at
the once of publication.
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HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF VIRGINIA, |
RICHMOND, Va, Nov. O., 1865.


Breuet Major General Turner, Conc
manding District Of Henrico-G General:
IL having been reported to these Head
quarters that certain persons, claiming
to be agents of the United States Treas
ury, are taking horses and mules from
farmers and planters in this Depart
ment, under pretense of authority from
the Secretary of the Treasury, l am in
structed by the Major General COM
handing to inform you that he is Off.
cially advised that no Treasury agents
are authorized to take up horses, mules,
or other live stock. He therefore directs
that measures be taken to prevent the
commission Of such acts in future, and
that any person found attempting to
take live stock under pretended author
ity of the Treasury Department, be
placed in arrest and the facts reported to
these headquarters.
I have the honor
to remain, General,
Very resp'y your ob't serv't,
(Signed) i. w. SMITH,,
z.I. AAA Gen'I
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-14

The head of the Presidents Cabinet
Is the Secretary Of State lat present the
Hon. VIM. H. Seward), who has the
management of foreign affairs. And il
il post of delicate and important du-
ties, The present Secretary Of State,
says the Catholic Telegraph, is acknow-
lodged to be one of the ablest who ever
filed this office. In the present critical
juncture of affairs, it is one that will call
forth the utmost powers of his mind,
but we believe that Mr.. Seward will be
found equal to the task. ~ s.5 gss
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g. NJ Pettergll 4 Co., authorized Advertising
Agents for tho Post In New York and Boston.
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CORRECTION OF AN ABUSE. The fol-
lowing order from Department Head
quarters will arrest an abuse from which
the people of Virginia are said to have
suffered extensively .Rs
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Advertisers requested to hand IN 'heif "'ef''e
,,.n,s before six o'clock in the evening" pr yious to
uAlication.
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oct12-1nl
VALUABLE II I M B f R LANDS
AND
FARMS FOR SALE.

VALUABLE Il M B E R LANDS
FARMS FOR SALE.
We offer for sale the following valuable farms:
1st.' A Farm of 1875 acres, miles from Norfolk.
I'd. A Farm of 430 acres, 16 miles from Norfolk
Sd. A Farm of SO acres, in Nansemund county
9th Farm of 1000 acres, 20 miles from Norfolk
9th Tract of Wood land, 300 acres, 20 miles from
Norfolk.
sth One Farm of e6 acres, 4 miles from Norfolk,
9th One Farm Of q acres, q miles from Norfolk Norfolk,
lh One Tract of Land (hal cleared1 of 20 acres, g.
miles from Norfolk
18th. Farm of 200 Acres, IA miles from city.
18TH A Farm of III Acres Il miles from city.
10th. A Farm of 800 Acres IS miles from city
Goth. A Farm of Az Acres, II miles from city.
2lst. A Tract of Wood Land, 100 Acres, miles from
I'D A Farm of 1,al2Acres, 6 miles from city
23d A Farm of 150 Acres "a miles from city.
Gath. A Farm of 5000 Acres, 10 miles from city,
25th. Farm of 600 Acres, II miles from Norfolk.
2eth. Farm of 50 Acres, 10 miles from g
9th. A Farm of 100 Acres, miles from
2sth. A valuable Tavern Stand,20 I"
10Th. Farm of SO Acres IL miles from
3Oth. A Farm of 47l Acres, 80 miles from Is
3lst. Farm of All Acres, 10 miles from
Sod Farm of 500 Acres, GO miles from
33d Farm of ,l20 Acres, 50niles from &c
3lth. A Farm of 700 Acres, So miles from
35th. Farm of $50 Acres, 65 miles from
Seth. A fourstory Brick House, on Main street
37th. Two Frame Houses on Church street.
3Sth. Two vacant Lots ON Church street.
39th. -Four Lots, on Newton street.
4Oth. Three valuable lots, on Main street,
4lst, Farm pf 80 Acres III miles from Nofl"lK
AID. A farm Of 113 Acres 30
43d Piece of Wood land III Acres, 30 miles from Nor
folk.
44th. Farm of 100 Acres ON Chesapeake Bay.
45th. Farm of 265 Acres 20 miles from Norfolk.
46th. Farm of 800 Acres, in Nanscmonl county
47h. A Farm of 20 Acres, near Princess Anne G H.
4Sth. A Tract of 300 Acres wood land, in r. A Co.
9th. Tract of 200 Acres oil wood land, in n o.
Goth. A farm of 800 Acres, on james River
5lst A Farm of IA Acres, on Pagan Creek.
SD Tract of $50 Acres Timbered Land, IN N. @.
b3d. A Farm of so Acres, miles from Norfolk.
6ttl,. A Farm Of 1893 Acres miles from Z"
55th. Farm of 1870 Acres, ="
seth. A Farm of65 Acres, near Pungo Bridge.
9th. Tract of 1910 Acres Tmbercd Land II miles
on s. h r. Il. Il.
6st Valuable Brick House and Lot, Church street
59th. Valuable Farm in r. A. Co., near Atlantic Ocean
Goth. Farm of ~ Acres, 80 miles from Norfolk, 5000
We have just perfected arrangements by which We
have facilities for placing lands before purchasers abroad
not possessed by any other house in the city. lands
placed In our hands for sale will be advertised free Of
cost in Northern Fapers and in Europe.
Nearly all of the above Land is water and
the large tracts heavily Timbered description of
each will be furnished application to the undersigned
We give special attention to the purchase and saeof
Real Estate on Commission.
F0IGER, CARTWRIGHT Co.,
Auction and Commission Merchants.
aug7-tf % Wide Water street Norfolk, Va.
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coffee, take his afternoon nap, read
the morning newspapers, and learn
how to govern the county.
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All communications relating 10 BUSINESS matters ''
ueCted with Thu. paper should: be addressed to f. NJ
rr.pn Norso,k Past All communications pertaining to
ra,.oa, matters. and all correspondence intended for
tor,a he addressed to John Clark, Editor.
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PRIVATE SALES

VALUABLE WHARF PROPERTY
FOR SALE.
We offer for sale fF
THE WATER LOTS
South side Wide Water street. with front on the said
street of (307) three hundred and seven feet.
TIE TWO WHARVES tal
known as Taylors and Wrghs's, extending 20 the
Port Wardens line.
These Piers, with some repair could be made to
ACCOMMODATE SIX TO EIGHT VESSELS, ALLOW
ING EACH TO DISCHARGE A CARGO AT THE
SAME MOMENT.
Au advantage not possessed by any other Water pro-
perty In the city.
ALSO,
One lot E. corner of Madison and Wide Water Streets
having front the former of III feet and the latter
43 feet.
AND
The adjoining lot having front Of 43 feet on Wide
Water street. and depth of 1G0 feet
Plot of survey be seen at our Office Mol Roanoke
Wake & CHAMBERLAINE.
octl2-1m Real Estate Agents.
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From all we hear, Jonathan Worth is
elected Governor of North Carolina,
over w. w. Holden, the present Pro-
visional governor. But w rth, it is UNI
derstood, will not be suffered to assume
the functions of Governor, the admins
tration having notified Mr.. Holden to
continue as Provisional governor until
otherwise. ordered by the President. Il
issaid that Mr.. Turner whowasa member
of the Confederate Congress, has been
elected to Congress from the Raleigh
district, and Mr.. C. Clark, from the New
Berne district, Neither of these gentle
men can take the test oath. ij.ts'. az
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-14

SCRAP BooK.--The gentleman who
borrowed scrap book from our office, containing the
unera obseques of Daniel Webster viii confer favor
by returning it, as is much priced by the owner and he
has forgotten to whom il was loaned a.
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---A4l u
The necessities and advantages of an
Emigrant Aid Society, are enforced, to-
gether with some observations upon the
resources of Virginia, in an article
printed on the first page of this nlorl,-
ing's paper. It may be, it contains sug-
estions worthy Of the attention Of our
lellow-citizens, and we trust they will
and time to read it. We have over and
over again, called the attention of the
public to this matter; but so far, little
or nothing has been done. If the views
which we advance are worth anything,
measures should at once be taken to Sc
cure flow of farming hands into the
state without delay. This could be done
hy the employment of agents in New
York and Boston this winter. e3fs,,ss
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NOR SALE OR CHARTER.

A LIGHT DRAFT SIDEWHEL STEAMER of eighty
tons burhen suitable for Freight Passengers--well
fitted and in perfect order. Also, FOUR LIGHTERS,
decked over, drawing thirty inches water with FIFTY
CORDS OF WOOD--bnt In tho most substantial manner
expressly for Tightening wood
Apply to, or address,
Messrs. DUDLEY BEAN q co,
augl9--tf ttt No. IA Roanoke Square
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~ o II 8 A l. e.
I One STEAM ENGINE and BOILER, about 10-horse
capacity complete with Governor, Heater Valves, Lead
Pipe &c. and will be sold less than its value Apply to
s. II. BORUM,
"Tiptop" Wine and Liquor Store
oct21-tf No IL under tho Atlantic Hotel
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The French Emperor is trying a gun
of his invention, rifled, made of steel
inside and brass outside Prince de join
vile says, 81 have no faith in it" ig 80
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-14

A man appeared at Winter street
church, in Boston, on Sunday, with only
the right side of his face shaved; the
clock struck ten when Mr.. Gwinn, the
barber, was half through.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-14

OUT tHe JOuTucy thaiit ho io1 oHIy GUS
out the work, but is required to
make it up, and perform what should
be and could be as well done by many
ready hands. He should have more depu.
ties and his assistants be made person
ally responsible to the country and
Congress, and all the responsibility
ought not to be placed upon the should
ers of one man-unless you give to him
all the power. AS we. spoke in the out
set of the heavy labors of Moses, we
will close by stating, that when his
father-in-law, Jethro, visited him, he
counselled the great law-giver toappoint
assistants to attend to the common af-
fairs Of the people, -that he, himself
might only be seen and heard on great
occasions. Thus should it be with our
President. His person should be as
sacred as that of any ruler i'm the
world--and his privacy held i'm as
high respect, = and the sooner we
give up our extra-democratic notions
about our public officers being the in
dividual property of every busibody,
meddling charlatan, mountebank or
demagogue, who may visit Washing
ton to enter complaint, make speech,
or ask favor, the better for the coun-
try. We would place guard at each
entrance to the Presidential mansion,
and allow none to pass that were not
regularly presented by some minister
who knew the visitors business was ur-
gent, and that he was not trifling with
the precious time. of the country, and
annoying it's chief magistrate. Then
would Mr.. johnson find time to sip his
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Florence is to be fortified at vast
expense; at least such is the recon-
mendation of the Italian Minister of
War.
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sen All DlUeolsfs.

Sols Agent fSr the United ssatesand Canada,
JOB A00ne. ~ cortiAndt st., New York.
H.B.-SlO0 and . postage stamps enclosed TO any -
tAes1sd Asent, hCstiss taisint soPul
b1rssusn nail nov1-d1y ~
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DeaiAsea Engsash Kan0s paA 0peana
William the coDqusror, died from En-
ormous fat. from driAk, and from the
WalAs Ra1ss al ~ asa.k & Ia
poor stays that be hunted.
Henry I. died Of gluttony.
Henry IL died Of . broken heart, 90,
casioned By tho bad conduct Of bis chill
dren.
Richard Ceur de Lion, died like the
animal from which his heart was named,
by az arrow from IN archer.
John died, nobody knows how, but it is
said Of chagrin. which We suppose Is IN.
other term for dose Of helleb0re.
Henry Ill. is said to have died ma
turAl death. ggss
Edward 1. is likewise said to have died
cfa natural Sickness, sickness which it
would puzzle all the college Of physicians
TO denominste.
Edward III. was most barbarously and
indecently murdered by rufians employ.
ed by his own mother and her psnmour.
Edward Ill. died Of dosage, asd Rich
ard II. of starvation, the very reverse of
George the w.
Henry w. is said to have died of fits
caused by uneasiness' and uneasiness in
palaces in those times was very common
complaint.
Henry v. is said to have died sof =
painful affection prematurely 7 This Is q
courtly phrase for getting rid Of king.
Henry vi. died in prison, BY means
known then only to his jailor, and known
now only to Heaven.
Edward v. was strangled in the tower
by his uncle. Richard III.
Richard III. was killed in battle.
Henry VII. wasted away a. . miser
ought to do. and Henry VIII. died of car
buncles, fat and fury, while Edward VI
died of decline.
Queen Mary, is said to have died of =
broken heart whereas she died Of . sur
felt, from eating too much of black pud
dings.
Old Queen Bess, is said to have died
of melancholy, from having sacrificed Es
sex to bis enemies-her private character
not being above suspicion.
James 1. died of drinking, and of the
effects of a nameless vice:
Charles |. died righteous death on
the scaffold, and Charles Ii. died sudden
ly, it is said of apoplexy.
William LII. died from consumptive |
habits of the body, and from the stumb
ling of his horse.
Queen Anne died from her attachment
to strong water or in other words from
drunkenness, which the physicians polite
ly called dropsy.
George /. died of Drunkenness, which
his physicians as politely called an apo
pletic fit.
George II. died of rupture OF the
heart. which the periodicals of that day
termed visitation of God. 1t is the on.
ly instance in which God ever touched
his heart.
George III. died as he had lived-a
mailman. Throughout life he Was at leas.
Q consistent monarch.
George Nv. died Of gluttony and drunk.
enuess.
William w. died amidst the sympa-
thies of his subjects.