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J B m M W W ^ T A C A S S E T T E . _ .

TERMS.—Single subscriptions, two dollars per1

annum; one dollar and fifty cents, if paid in ad­vance.

To those who take in 'packages of ten or more, one dollar and twenty-five cents, in all cases in advance.

g3r" The above terms will be strictly adhered to.

R a t e s of Adver t i s ing . 1 square 1 insertion, - - - $0 50 < 1 « 3 " , - - » „ J 00.

. 1 " . 3 months,- - * - - .3 00 1 « 6 « t 5 00 X . " 1 year,,. - - ' - - 8 00 A»d in thesameproporfionfora greater quan­

t i ty . A liberal de<;uG,tion will be made to thoBe' who advertise by the year. ^ -

CONNECTED WJT8 THE ODETTE IS A LARGE AS-.f$§. SQRTMBNT OF TY#E FOB

• B O O K & J O B J » B * W T * N « 3 ,

WHICH WILL BE EXECUTED ON REASONABLE TERMS, AT SHORT NOTICE.

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Ith the Mexicans! o f t h e q o 5 l o u r " - a d « ! War prepare for Peace !

H O U S E Si S I G N , a | i | | | g r e & O r a a m e r t t a l P a i n t i n g " a i & j p p ^ Glaring and Paper Hanging.

Ejsubscribers beg leave to inform the in­s t a n t s of Geneva and the surrounding ry, that they have entered into a partner-

v, under the name of P O w e V S & A v e r i l l , the pjifppse of carrying on the above business

.8 branches. Their shops may be fe Carriage Shop of Wm. Brun-

'Jffage, Vj®Sp9Bie old Temperance corner, Main'1

^s t ree t ; t feMher a few doorsnorth of the Wash­ington TerJiperanc'e House, Wafer street, where they will be ready to attend to all calls in their t i n e of business. All jobs from or at a distance .punctually attended to. Carriages and Wagons of every description, painted to order on short notice, in the best style and on reasonable terms.

S i g n s , Banners, Transparencies, Imitations of various kinds of fancy Woods and Marbles, Wall Painting in Oil, &e. &c. &c.

Geneva, May 16,.. 1846. O. POWERS, 72 • - B. F . AVERILL

FARM FOR SALE, j p ABOUT sixty acres of choice land, twelve or

fourteen acres in woods, and a good portion of rail limber. The improved lands are well fenced, and under good cultivation. The said Farm is 4 1-2 miles nearly in a south course from Geneva, on the pre-emption road, and 1 1-2 miles from Seneca Lake. There is on the said premi­ses, one FRAME DWELLING, and a Wood

..House of-igS)(!jj^i; one Barn and Sheds, one "~ ' "^Tfc r i ck Smoke House. Also,

ELLING HOUSE, of two sto-rieW^^MBBRe'cellars under each dwelling.— Nearlfl^BJiclcdwelling is ashed and stahliug; a well of water to each_dwelling, with some good spTings^, Plenty of choice FRUIT of all kinds.

PosselstQjjj can be had at any time desired. SeneciEi&ntario county, New York.

? W M . & GEORGE ARMSTRONG. , March 20, 1846. 64

Farm for Sale.

IQ ' f t ACRES of choice grazing O v F land—85 acres under im­

provement j on which there is a good JQwelllng House, two lSr^S "Barns and a Carriage.

Tto'tf&UhCTe'js'a gooaxirchard of" Searing frufV X&e property is located in the town of Cathe­rine, Chemung county.

If desirable, the property, will be exchanged fer good village property in Geneva.

Ifsold for cash, the greater part of the pur-' chase money m"ay remain for 10 years. For fur­ther particulars, call on the subscriber, in Gene­va. T. RICHARDSON.

N. B. The subscriber has several good C i d e r M i l l S c r e w s and fixtures, which will be sold cheap for cash.

June 11, 1846. 2m76

Photographic Iakencsses. O, those for whom wo fond emotions cherish, Soc.urethe shadow e'or the subslanceporish!

THE subscriber would respectfully announce to the Ladies and Gentlemen of the village of Geneva,

and iu vicinity, that he has just opened his new rooms, at No. 45 Seneca St., adjoining tho Mansion House, with a splendid light fitted up expressly for the purpose of toting Likenesses 01 the above description, and will be prepared at all hours of the day to wait upon those who may wish to obtain, at a trifiiiig expense, a perfect fac simile picture of themselves or their trtento to preserved future years. The public are invi­ted to call and examine his specimens, and-compare for them­selves the strongly marked, deep-toned impressions produced by hts«Miori6"r DiSOMo Achromatic Camera, with the flat and inilpld productions of the old fashioned instruments and pro­cess.

Hftcpirrmenced the business when tho Art was but in its in&ncy,«ah4 h.as carefully and scientifically followed it up through M} ftsSgtions Stages of improvement to its present "stjaraof p*rl»cfife&He forms his own chemical combina-tfijjSHnrtp^eRwiiit^Mis60 ' to *™' the chance of obtain ioiSood articles from abroad; and having been engaged in j.«Wi»gii.liW jin.,»i„. »ih) «y-w«Mf Vrrflr, wheTq the facilities for m&lrtg injtirovements ore much greater than in the oonntryj

tmlZzZ— IS. n \nna „nl,rRA nf-ovnarimfintftl oractico. obtainel

cusp, 'WL ifcoftftoiir. Geneva Ont. Co,., April 11th, 1845. Iy l5

JOWNR.JOHNSTON3-"• . MANOFACTU9EK OF

T I I I U l l l j BOILERS, Mill Gearing ftSaw-Mill Engines,

4 CiSTIMS, TURNING, PLOUGHS, . ' STOVE?- & MACHINERY IN GENERAL,

Seneca Lake Foundry,, Castle street Geneva, On­tario county N. Y.—1845,

JDoct. W m . I£imi1)ci*, «

PH Y S I C I A N & S U R G E O N . Of­fice on the west side of Main-street; five

doors north of the Bank. Geneva, January 3, 1845.

Mrs. J a m e s 91. Fulton

HA S r e m o v e d to t h e b u i l d i n g on Pulteney street, first orie south of Castle

s i , (eagt aide,) "where she wtfl attend to all orders.

MAKING AND REPAIRING

Umbrellas and Parasols. Umbrellas, Parasols and Hun-Shades covered

and repaired on the most reasonable terms, and warranted equal to the best.

Geneva, June 13, 1845. 8

Mrs. A. E . Hofer HAS removed to the house adjoining the

Presbyterian Session Room, west side of Main-st square, where all orders for cutting and basting, or making boys' clothing will be attend­ed to. Also ladies' dresses and stays made in the most approved styles. All Orders from the country attended to on short notice.

Geneva, June 1846. ly75

Patent Lever Buckle .

TH E s u b s c r i b e r hav ing p u r c h a s e d the right to use VERPLANIC'S PATENT

LEVER BUCKLE, would give notice that he has on hand Harness made with these Buckles attached, and wishes to dispose of them on rea­sonable term?. The peculiar advantages of these Buckles are to dispense with the use of the tongue and its destroying effects, as in the common Buckle. The trace can be taken up or altered with perfect ease to any required length, a light or heavy draught, which every person acquaint­ed with Harness will readily admit is an impor­tant consideration. Also, its simplicity, neat­ness, safety, durability and cheapness, will com­mend it to all persons having use for Harness.

He has also on hand, aud will make to order the best quality of

, ™HUBS, TMJJL*,, VALISES, CARPET-BAGS,

and all other articles usually kept, at a like estab­lishment ; and would particularly invite the pub­lic to examine his stock of Goods before pur­chasing elsewhere, as he flatters himself that he can suit them as to price and quality.

WEST SIDE WATER-STREET, Two doors Worth of V. Booker's store, and near­

ly opposite tho Sonoca-Honse. GEORGE B. 'PAGE.

Geneva, Dec. 25, 1845. 52

Phns, By o long cojotse ofcoxperimental practice, tftnt thorough acquaintance w>tb, every thing oonncoted wfl " r Jiit, which he feels confident will enable him to grve the

B?po,tte(iMati!ifacUon to thj)se5\v!!p shall favor him with nati, TstlsoqS

jBftrttOSjdj ""jb!

Jgtmnfirt iifstruotions in this curious j f e j a iMSttnec'tion with one of the first JRcny, to furnish pupils with the best of

JH%««JBAable terms than they could obtain fe tberej^-besides the advantage of having > trv their instruments to their satisfaction - W M . H. WORTH

1845. 33

MNASIUM! SBf & E N E V A G Y M N A S I U M , for j h e r e c r e a t i o n arid e x e r c i s e of gen t l e -l of sedentary employments, will be open from

"9 o'clock A. M. until 9 o'clock P. M., daily (Sundays excepted) at No. 10, Water street, a few doors South of J. H. Tillman's Hardware Store, Geneva. This exercise being of a vigor­ous and healthy character, is one strongly recom­mended by the Faculty foi'dyspeptics & all those laboring under affections of the chest.

A prejudice having heretofore existed against establishments of this kind, (under a different name.) because of the viees of gambling, drink­ing a n d w e use of profane and vulgar language being permitted in them, the Proprietor would inform the Rublic that nothing of this character i s allowed; that the regulations are Airier on this head, add must be complied with. Boys are not admitted, without-the-consent of .their parents, and none at improper hours. -"«enevajMay-9,1845>:^ "19

A 11. B A l t B E K , ViKSga SEXTON and UNDERT4KER.

AT hisold stand, Math Street,

Geneva, keeps con-fitanOy'•dtf bimd Ready Made Corn's, of every de'smplioh.'to furnish at short notice, Also, Shrottojij Silver Plates, &c. He will furnish Hearse and Carriages, and attend to all the du­ties of Bextoh and undertaker at any hour, as-saming'the' responsibility.

Having recently furnished himself with a new Hearse in complete order, and of the modern style} and having in a measare relinquished his former business, ne flatters himself that from his long experience in the . above business, he will be able to discharge the duties in a proper manner, always consulting the wishes of friends.

N. B. Having received from the Trustees of the village,the appointment Of Sexton, all appli­cations for interments will be made to the Sub-acribjer, who has a, j>Jpt 6f the Surying Ground,

. aifdhas the disposal of lots in the same. Gehevg, Apri l*?, 18-46.

C H A I R S 1 C H A I R S 11 C H A I R S ! 1!

Woodruff's Rochester City CLOTHING STORE.

i W . 3 4 , Seneva st^&eneum"^"—*" r r lHE 'name or'« eferreta Csfbtufrig Store" fi'aV-JL ing been adopted by those who probably

thought that they hod a better right to it, I have thought best to change the name; therefore my store will hereafter be known by the name of

WOODRUFF'S

Rochester City Clothing Store. I am now receiving my Spring Stock of

R E A D Y - M A D E CLOTHING, consisting of Coats , Pan t s , Vests, Shirts, Stocks, Collars, Overalls, &c. &c. M y Clothing is all manufactured in Rochester expressly for this market , and wil l be sold " l e s s " than it can be obtained at any other Store in " G E N E V A " — "Mark that."' and recollect that-the place to buy " c h e a p " is at No. 34 S e n e c a s t . , and nowhere else. S. R. W O O D R U F F .

Geneva, April 24, 1846. 69

Geneva Clothing Store.

THE subscriber would respectfully inform the public, that he has taken the first store above

Prescolt's Temperance House on Water street, and is now receiving a large and splendid assort­ment of

' Heady Made Clothing, consisting of Dress and Frock Coals, Overcoats , Vests, Panta loons , Drawers , ' Wrappers , Shirts, Bosoms, Col lars , S tocks , Gloves, Suspendersantl a variety of o the r goods , which he offers to'sell at Roches t e r ' l ow prices 5 (hose wishing to buy rhBan.pln.ihjng wnnlH iln well to call before pur­chas ing elsewhere. T h e y cannot fail to be suit­ed in qual i ty , style and price.

Persons wishing to have clothing made ordone to order can ha've it done in the most approved styl*. S A M U E L T A Y L O R .

Geneve, Apr i l 14, 1846. 6 8 _

Fine Green and Black Teas, THE Pekin Tea Company, 75 Fulton-alreet,

New York, and 48 Market street, Albany, sell a delicious Oolong Black Tea for 5Cteents, and a very fine Young Hyson and Old Hyson for 75 cents per pound—as good as are usually sold for seventy-five cents and a dollar.

" Heretofore it has been very difficult, indeed impossible, to always obtain good Green and Black Teas. But now you have only to visit the warerooms of the Pekin Tea Company, to obtain as delicious and fragrant teas as you could wish for"—N, Y. Sun.

" The finest specimens of Green and Black Teas ever sold in this country are imported by the Pekin Tea Company. Thflse who want good Teas, at reasonable prices, can always get them there."—N. Y. Tribune.

" We have tried the Teas imported by the Pekin Tea Company, and if we live will try them often. They are selling the most delicious Teas we ever drank."—-N. Y. Eve. Post.

S. S. COBB, Agentr.36 Seneca-st. Geneva, Dec. 26, 1848, 52

Wholesale & Betail Cabinet .. C l̂iaii* & Upholstery

Warerooms, THE subscriber will 'manufacture

and ke"ep costantly on hand all lfitfds of CABINET-WATtE, and CHAIRS, at hia establishment on Seneca si . , the most important of

9£jT 6. D. Prentice, editor of the Louisvile Journal, has h"»" fnr pome weeks at Bitari. seeking the restoration of his health. The last Journal eontafnFthe louowinybenotirat pleca of poetry from his pen:

T o a n A b s e n t "Wife.

'Tis morn—the ?ea breeze seems to bring Joy, health, and, freshness on its wing-Bright flowers, to me all strange and new, Are glittering in the early dew— ylnd.peifumos^rise from every grove As incense to the clouds that move Like spirits o'er yon welkin clear-But 1 am sad—thou art not here.

'Tis noon—a fnlm, unbroken sleep Is on the blue waves of the'deep— • A softliaje like a fairy dream

. ' Ts floating over wood and.streom— And many# broad magnolia flower, Within its shadowy woodland bower, Is gleaming like a lovely star— But I am sad—thou.art afar.

'Tis eve—on earth the sunset skies Are painting their own Eden eyes— The stars come down and trembling glow 'Like blDssomB in the waves below— ** And, like some unseen sprite, the breeze Seems lingering 'mid these orange trees, Breathing its music round the spot— But I am sad—I see thee not.

'Tis midnight—with a soothing spell The far tones of the ocean swell Soft as a mother's^cadence mild^ Low bending o'er her sleeping child— And on each wandering breeze are heard The rich notes of the mocliing bird In many a wild and wondrous lay— But I am sad—thou art away.

I sink in dreams—low, sweet, and clear, Thy own dear voice is in my ear— Around my cheek thy tresses twine— Thy own loved hand is grasped in mine— Thy own soft lip to mine is pressed— Thy head is pillowed on my breast— Oh! I have all my heart holds dear— And I am happy—thou art here.

From the New York Herald.

T h e C a l i f o r n i a E x p e d i t i o n . late H . A. Muhlenberg ," an eminent di-y i n e j n J P a x after ha'yuyy preached an el-oqent se rm6n,Tneuloa lmg ibe-pTOcepts-r--T--rr,--- - - „ . ^ - » •• » . c c and pract ice ofTel iguW. closed the s e r T „ TnJhf p W ^ t e ^ r ^ j M ^ o f _ a f -Vices of the day b y appearing in t he p u l

T h e F i g h t i n g P r e a c h e r .

Bookers. Also, a good assortment of S o f a s and C a b i n e t F u r n i t u r e in general, which WilfpBTI&ld veryoheab, by

• " * E L I A S BEACH. Geneva, May 8,1846. Tf|

which are Sofas Divans, Ottomans,

Looking Glasses, Marble Top Bureaus, Side <$• Centre Tables, Card

Tables, Mahogany, Curl Maple, Fancy and Cotage Chairs, $c; Mahogany Bed­steads, Lookers, Sideboards, Bureaus, tyc He will be ready, also, to attend to all orders for

UPHOLSTERY. Hair arid straw Mat'trasses, Church and Chair Ciishionsv o$ l , on hand.

Old hajr Mattrasses cleaned and repaired. ' '" " ' ;*'Mahogany, Blackwalnut,

"* Cherry & Chestnut CofiRns of allsizes, kept constantly

on hand'. *> The subscriber takes this opportunity of noti­

fying .the'public, that he has just fiwhisljeu him­self with a Hearse, and will b^jd bJniaelf in readiness at all times, to attend, fonerals, and will furnish Shrouds, procure Carriages, a'rrd mate all necessary arrangement tor funeral be-

He has also a plot of the Washington-street Burying .Ground, including the new part, which can ataiiy time be referred to. All applications

to WWJ will receive bis prpm.pt_andjsare-CHARLES E, r " r T O , 4 r ' ful attention.

Geneva, April 17, 1846, LSBE.

68

The following letter, giving a.description of the "Fight ing Preacher," whom our readers will remember, as having volunteered to com­mand a company of volunteers in the Mexican war, is published in the N. Y. Herald:

„$Ia tamoras (Mexico) , J u l y 7.

I n m y last, allusion w a s m a d e to the spiri t of t he Mexican c lergy , both in p r ay ing for the souls of the slain and a-ver t ing the balls of the e n e m y from the l iving, by their p r e s e n c e on the bat t le­field. W e saw h o w the holy zeal of one of the sacred o r d e r evapora ted at the approach of dange r . W h e t h e r the priest will impar t inspiration to his coun t rymen more effectually in t he n e x t engagemen t , remains to be seen .

L e t m e now d e s c r i b e the spir i t which influences some of the Amer ican parsons. T h i s wil l bes t be d o n e b y giving a single e x a m p l e . A few morn ings since, on S u n d a y , r id ing t h r o u g h ou r c a m p , I me t wi th a tall gen t l eman in a mil i tary uni-p m j a g d ^ g g ^ g r j ^ w j j b ^ a j i j a s s cap of

£C25l3ipMQ.RS,. S ^ ^ S f e ^ S ^ f i&k t ' !is m a n n e r was f r ank ana his address

familiar, and my first impression was, that 1 had met a huBler from Arkansas or K e n t u c k y , w h o had hastened to our rescue from the h a n d s of the su r round ing Mexicans . H e soon inqui red for the head qua r t e r s of a certain b r igade , to which I offered to c o n d u c t h im. On ou r w a y he said he w a s anxious to preach to the men of t h e b r igade , as, though he now w o r e the g a r b of the soldier, he was b y profession a methodis t cler­gyman . I na tura l ly exp res sed surpr ise to see one of h i s cal l ing g i rd ing on the sword , be l i ev ing it more common for the -clergy to r e p r o b a t e w a r in every form, and f requent ly to denounce , not only the polit icians w h o cause it, but e-ven the spldiers w h o obey the i r o rde r s and fight t he ba t t l e s . H e then s a i d — " I was wi th my family at Ba ton R o u g e , when the news r e a c h e d me of Gene ra l Tay lo r ' s per i lous s i tuat ion. T h i s was on F r i d a y morning . I t w a s r epor t ed , and I bel ieved, that our p e o p l e had been mur­de red on our own soil, and that our gal­lant little a rmy asd- i ts heroic oomma-ndeT w e r e su r rounded by an ove rwhe lming force ; and should h e be cap tured , the foe was barbarious a n d unspar ing . T h e s e facts made a d e e p impression ; I could not dismiss them from my thoughts du­ring the day , nor did s leep visit my pil­low at n ight . T w o g loomy d a y s and nights thus passed, and I told m y congre­gation at the morn ing service on Sunday , that I must leave them for a t ime. T h a t our count rymen b a d b e e n basely slaugh­te red , and the l ives of h u n d r e d s of oth­ers w e r e in iminent p e r i l ; their distress called aloud upon e v e r y Amer ican to fly to the^- relief; and that as a good citizen I could not rest as a christian minister.—' I felt I w a s be t r ay ing t h e g rea t t rus t re­posed in m e , and p r o v e d mysel f at the same t ime unwor thy their confidence and love, unless I immedia te ly took up a rms . In t imes of danger , no m a n ' s vocation ex­empted him from the* sacred d u t y of righting for the c o u n t r y wjhpse l a w s pro­tec t minis ter and l a y m a n al ike. M y con­gregat ion thought wi th j n e , and in less than forty-eight h o u r s 210 men were en­rolled, and I was u n d e r w a y for the K.io G r a n d e . " This gen t l eman was the R e v ­erend Captain S t e w a r t , and I will add . wor th i ly does he be long to the A n d r e w Jackson Reg imen t . H e w a s in t roduced to the chief of* t h e b r igade , and in a few minutes a .cons iderab le aud ience of offi­ce r s and soldiers was assembled . Tj ie p r eache r came ou t be fo ra - tbea i with bi­b l e in hand , and k n e e l e d in p r a y e r to the God of armies . H e then p reached a short discourse, filled wi th the mos t im­pressive persuas ions to religious and pat­riotic du ty , and closed with a master ly por t ra i t of the Chr is t ian soldier, which wil l long dwel l in the recollection of e v ­e r y hea re r . M a n y a moistened e y e in the vef^ran 'and t h e recru i t of y e s t e r d a y , a t tes ted the p o w e r of bis eloquence.—. H e r e w a s a new a n d s t range th ing . \ T h e preacbef had assumed the sword , though he c a m s no t to p r o p a g a t e his fa i th ; and on the "bank of t h e D e l N o r t e , on tha t day , w e r e reca l led the scenes and spir i t of the Kpunrjmeads w h o went ou t to bat­t le wi th p t a y e r , a h d whose victories w e r e fol lowed wi th thanksgiv ing a n d pra i se . ! f M opurse of th i s " fightifg p r e a c h e r , " as,he\|if,;feH»il«% cal led, reminds* one .o f t he d a y s W the tfettalutiott in t h e old thir­teen. I t is w r i t t e n that t he father of the

pit wi th the Co lone l ' s jglifonn, o rde r ing the drujbs to b e a t attltTe" door of the church , and a n n o u n c i n g ^ his people that the t ime for fighting had arrived. This man became as distinguished in t he field, as h e wa3 eloquent UITOS pulpi t ; and if w e have more hard fighting, wo. may look for this other useful, clergyman, and most exempla ry citizen in tlje foremost rank. After we give the enetjiy another lesson or t w o in the ar t of war r wo intend hold­ing* an immense cam[f .meeting oif the plains of Mexico. Tjgm listen to the voice of the " F igh t ing$r reache r . "

j " X . Y . Z . *

From the Bufmlo Comir^c^" Advertiser.

A D e s p e r a t e w o m a n .

R e a d e r s of n e w s p j ^ e r s have doubt­less noticed, within tha year passed, oc­casional allusions to a A m a n in the wes­tern country, who comfelained of the ter­rible wrongs she h a s Suffered at the hands of a man formerly resident in this city, and th rea tened so-lipe' dreadful retri­but ion. T h e last notice of her stated that she had left Lafayet te , Indianna, in a masculine attire anc[" armed, and had m a d e her way to some/ town in the inte­rior of Ohio. -~

L a s t Sa tu rday niopning; whi le the G r e a t Wes t e rn w a s lying at Mackinaw, it was whispered rounef that one of the passengers , w h o seemed a trim boy of some sixteen or e ighteen years was in fact a woman. Capta in Walker invited the youth to iiis office 'and there being quest ioned the suspick^us passenger de­clared herself a woman , and gave hen reasons for assuming' tho dress she wore . She said she was marrlfcd, as sho suppo­sed, a few years a g o , in this city, to a man whose name OUT informant was un­able to g i v e ; that after living with him some years , and having some t w o or three children, he r huslmnd told her the marr iage was all a sham, that he had an­other lawful wife, and fyid contemptuous­ly cast her off and he r children.

U n d e r these circumstances, she had sworn t6 have revenge*"or just ice. She-had ascertained tha t the man w h o had thus deeply w r o n g e d her was l iving at Mackinaw, and she had come there to obtain recagujpon of her rights, or ven­geance in default. Upon which she ex­hibited two loaded pistols, which she carr ied about he r person. After some further conversation sl}° gave up the pis­tols, and a messenger S a s despatched to her husband^ with am Int imation that a

, passenger" 5n" theJ^fe^^^Js>jgHi'' 'v?isn"ea1 ' "to'lfee nfm^TTe""soon came bTi btf&roT," the two parties m e t face to face. T h e woman upbraided hira with all the wrongs he had inflicted upon her, and demanded reparation for herself and chi ldren by a legal marriage, at the same time, with all the recklessness of a woman goaded to desperat ion, threatening his life with the most vehement assseverations if h e failed to do her jus t ice .

A t this point the door opened, and the man, who had cowered before he r , shot out like l ightning and escaped to the shore . She soon followed after, ascer-

fairs, w h e n it is more than probable that the ter r i tory of California is actually in possession of the Amer i can fleet in the Pacific, anything connected wi th the fu­tu re prospects of that country must be of publ ic interest and impor tance to ihe citizens of this grea t and g r o w i n g repub­lic. ' '

All t rave l le rs who have spen t any length of t ime in California, concur in the s ta tement tha t it is one of the finest countr ies the s u n e v e r s h o n e u p o n . With a climate of Orienta l njpdness, a soil re ­markable fa location o: surpassed tages , it4"n5fus' count ry . _jjtij half civilize.,, portion-of tnefl

itiveness, and a globe scarcely

pnmerc i a l - advan -!ily be a desi rable

in the hands of a I only ' requires a

e spirit of Yan­kee enjejprise to be expended upon it, to makeTTall that it can be made by man,

A company of AreyericSns going there , should be u n d e r f ^ , ' p a t r o n a g e of the Government , as it migh t bo necessary for their protection, u n d e r such circum­stances. T h e y should also have a suffi­cient knowledge of military affairs to be compe ten t to protect themselves, if oc­casion r equ i red . Wi th this v iew, the new regiment to be placed under the command of Col . Jona than -D. Steven­son, is being for'hied. I t is to consist of about 1000 men, divided into companies of be tween GO and 70, together with the suitable number of otneers, who enlist for so long a time as the war lasts. W h e n the war is over, each soldier will receive a certain amount of, land, and with his pay will be able to stock it, and thus find himself an interested sett ler of the count ry .

T h e regiment is to leave here about the first of A u g u s t — p r o c e e d to some suitable place for the purpose of dril l ing —and sail for California as soon after that time as possible. T h e y are to be taken out by two or t h r ee rgerc l^nt ships in the service of the government , and are- to b e convoyed by tho "pazee Independence , which is, we unders tand, to be comman­ded by Capt . Lava le t t e , recently of the Memphi s navy yard .

W e learn that Capt . F r i s b c e , of tho Albany Van Rensse laer G u a r d s , has of­fered his services, and those of his com­pany, to "Col. Stevenson, and that they have been ncccpted. T h e y will be im­media te ly enrol led, and ordered into ser­vice .

N o t the most uninterest ing fact in the

V i c t o r i a a n d A l b e r t .

W h i l e I wou ld not under take to-say that s h e is handsome, I was m u c h s t ruck wi th-I rer-whole- maj iner and a p p e a r a c e . She h a s a very intell igenTlaceVwitrreys5~|- -0fl-the2ath and m o u t h indicative of the firmness and courage which belong to he r race, and she is cer ta in in ly one o f the most g r ace ­ful c rea tu res I have e v e r s e e n . T h e r e is much d igni ty in be r ca r r i age , and her. whole air is mora g r a v e ' and matronly tliun usually be longs t o w o m e n of he r age. Sho is nb t , I shou ld "judge, en t i re ­ly free from high t emper—on the contra­ry, if I am not much mis taken , she wou ld not hesi tate to give e v e n h e r ^ a n * spo'sa the very—Jessie, should ho happen to dis­please her . I should say that she w o u l d be an admirab le hand a t cur ta in l ec tu re .

A l b e r t is good looking, ve ry—ta l l and well made , bu t his coun tenance is qu i t e inexpressive, in fact, s o m e w h a t vacant and h a r d . H e would aiot " take o n " much, in my opinion, a t the dismissal of a favoriteor the death of a friend. T h e r e is r a the r a melancholy a i r about hini, bu t w h e t h e r this results f rom the recent d e a t h of his father, or,' as s o m e say, t h e constant survellance of his royal spouse, I will not ven tu re to guess . H e , i s al together wha t we shou ld call in o u r l c o u n t r y , " a nice y o u n g man ," and , see ing that h e receives some d£30,00O a year , besides " boarding and l odg ing , " w e m a y safely couclude that h e is well satisfied with bis situation, even t h rowing in his curtain l ec tures .

T H E D U K E . — T h e D u k e o f Wel l ing­ton is a fine looking old man. As I bad taken u p the idea t h a t all mili tary men should be tal l and s lender , like " old H i c k o r y , " I w a s disappointed to find the D-uke rather low of s ta ture and stout of person. His w h o l e ' a p p e a r a n c e , howev­er, is exceedingly s t r iking a n d irrrpres-sive, and his manners , s imple , frank, and cordial . A g e has d e a l t m o r e severely with h im than I had e x p e c t e d . His head hangs almost upon his breast , and his step is somewhat feeble and to t te r ing . I had the opportuni ty , a few days after­wards, of hear ing a speech from h im in the H o u s e of Lords , which although.i t gave n o indication of a failure of intel­lect, showed that his physical power s were rapidly sinkizg. His health, more­over, is not good, and the public expec ­tation seems to be tha t he wil l not live long.— Cor. Nashville Eanner.

R e p o r t frontline S e c r e t a r y oif flS • - ; ' • - ^ e a s n r y ,

I n R e p l y t o a B ^ ^ l a t i o n o f t h e S e n a t e ,

TiiEASfcit-y 'BgPAB'rMiijn'.". July p) 1846s

A n e c d o t e s ©f t h e B a t t l e F i e l d . .

A privuto, on the 9 th who bad follow­ed L ieu t . Dobbins t h rough t h e thickest of the fight, raised his muske t at a Mexi ­can, and would have b lown h im througl

history of this expedi t ion, is, that a print- j if t u e poor fellow had not mos t piteously jngr p r e s s , type, and sufficient papBr.iorlcried otip.amigo^amigo^atAhe same time one y e a r ' s service, wjn be taken out>villi d ropp ing hi* weapon y the p r v a t a did the expedi t ion. A gent leman also goes | t l , 0 s ame , and advanced t o w a r d s the M e x -to conduct the p a p e r ; and a number of pr inters have enlisted, who will perform the mechanical portion of the labor .— T h e y will lead the mat ter of the paper , and the Mexicans too, if necessary .

T h e press is to be independent , al­though, of course, devoted to the inter­ests of the American Government . A portiorF-of it is to be printed in the E n g ­lish, and a portion in the Spanish lan­g u a g e . W h a t cannot a press, p roper ly conducted, accomplish ] That " the pen is mightier than the s w o r d , " is a truth

tained his place of business, and sought | f a s t £ a i n i n g g r o u n J . a n J w o c a „ on]y

another interview. As she approached the man doubtless supposing sho had come to fulfil her threa ts , and that he must de­fend his life, raised a pistol and fired.— T h e ball struck nea r her feet. S h e nev­er flinched, but drawing a pistol in turn from her vest, took deliberate aim at him, and then lowered the weapon, saying as she turned on her heel, " No , you poor, contemptible wre t ch , it wuuld disgrace even a woman to slay you !''

T h e Buffalo Dai ly Express a d d s :

lope that men of the right s tamp will be engaged in this enterpr ise , who will give a tone to the movemen t that will be felt throughout the whole of the n e w coun­try and our own.

T h e U . S. storeship Lexing ton , the pioneer of the expedit ion, will leave this port ear ly nex t week, for the Columbia river. W e unders tand that she will car­ry out Capt . Tompk ins and a company of the flyjng art i l lery, consisting of 00 men, with 6 guns . Sho will also carry

W e understand t h a t the name of the man , out 20 guns of a large calibre, Pa i tha r i s is G r e y , and that h e was formerly a clerk or Bomfords, 4 mortars or howi tzers , a for Messrs Roo t & Lewis of this city.— W e also unders tand that he had once be­fore been over taken by the injured wo­man in the State of Indiana, and that unde r some pre tence , he had there pro­cured her to bo imprisoned for some months, while ho changed his res idence . I t is said also, tha t he has somewhere a legal wife. I f the account which we have heard of him is true, he is a scoun­drel of the deepes t dye, and deserves condign punishment .

large quanti ty of a rms and amumtion, and materials of every kind necessary for the erection of a fortification, proba­bly at t h i mouth of the Columbia r iver . In addit ion to this, a l ieutenant of engi­neers also accompanies the expedi t ion, to super in tend the work.

T h e white of an egg is said to b e a spe­cific for fish bones sticking in the throat. I t is to be swal lowed raw, and will carry d o w n a bone easily and certainly. T h e r e is another fact touching eggs , which it wil l be well to remember W h e n as sometimes by accident, corrosive sublim­ate is swal lowed, the white of one or two eggs , taken immediately, will neutra l ize the poison, and change the effect to that of a dose of calomel .—Exchange paper.

W e can bear testimony to its surpr i­s ing efficacy in the latter case. One of ou r little boys, about six y e a r s old, swal­lowed from a pitcher (supposing it to be wa te r ) some of that poison. M o r e than a quar t e r of an hour had fflapsed before it was discovered, and his limbs began to swel l , and head to swim s n $ ache , and his countenance to change, w h e n t h e whi te of eggs was administered b y h i s grand-father-with complete success. ' I t opera­t ed as a violent purgat ive and j$roviden< dal ly saved his l i f e — Whig.

A certain physician at sea, m a d e great use of sea-water among hjs pa t i en t s .— W h a t e v e r disease came Oft, a dose of

i h e nauseat ing liquid wagjrfirst t h rown d o w n . I n process of t ime t h e doctor fell overboard. A great bus t le conse­quent ly ensued on board, in the* midst of which the captain came u p , and anxious­ly inquired the cause. " jOh, nothing, s i r , " a n s w e r e d a tar, " o n l y t h e - d o c t o r has fallen into his medicine chesf."

" P a , w b y . d o editors p lace litt le hands at the beginning of their j o k e s 1" asked a l i t t le urchin the other, d a y

" W h y , m y s o n , they w a n t to h a v e them handed round . ' '

T H E BOXING I R I S H M A N . — A f t e r the

fight of tho 8th became general , a pr i ­vate, an Ir ishman, found a bunch o f c h a p -par ra l be tween himself and a s t rappingI Mexican . T h e Mexican raised his piece, and taking del iberate aim pulled the tr ig­ge r ; the piece did not go off; the Mex i ­can again raised his muske t and snapped it, P a d d y all the time coolly looking on. At the second failure to discharge his piece, the Mexican in a del ir ium of wrath th rew his muske t away, and w e n t th rough various gyra t ions of despa i r .— P a d d y mistaking these eccentricit ies for a chal lenge for a fist fight, th rew away bis muske t , and placing himself in an a t t i tude that wou ld have del ighted D e a f B u r k e , sang out , " Oh be the powers , you ' l l not find me amiss with the fists, if that ' s y e r

g a m e . " L ieu t . , w h o wa3 obse rv ing this singular exhibit ion of coolness a n d chivalry, o rde red the soldier to take u p his p rope r weapon and send the M e x i ­can to his long home , which w a s d o n e accord ing ly .

/A N'ECDOTE O P W A S H T N O T O N . — A m o n g

the interest ing anecdotes re la ted mos t graphical ly and feelingly of Washing-" ton , by Mr . Custis , w h e n in the c i ty l a t e ly , was one on the landing of the G e n . eral a t Whi teha l l , w h e n he w a s a b r u t to be sworn as P r e s i d e n t ' o f the U . S ta tes . As the Gene ra l was s t epp ing o'n shore from the vessel , he w a s addressed by an Amer i can officer, w i t h " Sir, I have t he honor t o command a guard of soldiers to escor t you to your - res idence , and also on any o ther occasionyou may des i r e . " " A g u a r d ? — a guard for meV exclaimed Wash ing ton , r is ing in his stature, and qui te over looking the guard of some fifty soldiers ,« ' W h y , sir, I need no gua rd . I ask for no other guard than fJie tiffeptzntis of my countrymen." W h e r e u p o n wi th a significant w a v e of his hand, h i s g u a r d fell into the rear,, '' J

f

ican to taked him prisoner, tho Mexican then perfidiously raised his pieco and in­stantly killed tho generous Amer i can .— This s o en raged Lieut . Dobbins, tha t he drew his bowie knife and a t a bound reached tho coward a n d literally split his head in twain.

T H E V E T E R A N OF N A P O L E O N . — A s

Churchil l ' s battalion of ar t i l lery 'were ad­vancing to t ake their position in the sec­ond l ine of bat t le on t he S th ,a pt ivate in the 4th regimer.t was come u p t o , who lay upon t h e battle field wi th both legs shot off.. H e was one of t he first tha t fell af­ter the cannonade c o m m e n c e d , and was a ve te ran in Nnpoleon 's w a r s . After having escaped in the terr ible conflicts of Austerl i tz and W a g r a m , and in the re­treat from Moscow, and the ba t t le of W a ­terloo, be lived to fall on the Palo Alto, by a cannon shot from a Mexican ba t t e ry , As his fellow soldiers passed him, a n d no­ticed a t every pulsation of his heart , that blood flowed from his w o u n d s , they s top­ped an instant to sympath i se with him, the noble-hear ted fellow, as h i s eyes were glaring in death , w a v e d t h e m on, and with bis last breath sa id , " G o comrades , I have only go t what a soldier enlists for."

O L D T I M E S . — T h e N e w H a v e n Cou­rier favors t he public wi th severa l amu­sing ex t rac ts from t h e ancient r eco rds of that colony.

A l a w relat ing to " y o u n g men and maidens , " enacted as follows :

" W h o s o e v e r shall inveigle or d r a w the affections of any maid o r rnaid ser­vant, eitheir for himself or o thers , with­out first gaining the consent of t h e pa­rents or guardians, bes ides all damages the paren ts m a y sustain, shall pay t o the plantation forty shillings for the first of­fence, and for the second, t owards the saBhe party, . £ 1 ; for the thi rd , shall be fined, imprisoned, or corpora te ly punish-gd, as tho plantation *cmi r t - shan 'd i rec t . " ™ U n d e r this law, as a p p e a r s by the New H a v e n records , at a court held M a y 1, 16G0—

" J a c o b e l h Mur l ine and Sarah T u t t l e w e r e prosecuted ' for set t ing down on a chest together , liis a r m e about her wais te , hor a r m e upon his shou lde r or a b o u t his neck , and cont inuing in yt. sinful pos ture about half an hour, in wh ich t i m e he kyssed her a n d she kyssod him, o r they k y s s e d one another , a s ye wi tnesses testi­fied. Mr. T u t t l e p leaded y t . J a c o b had endeavored t o steal a w a y bis daughter ' s affections, b u t yt. Sa rah denied , and it did n o t a p p e a r to y t . cour t©; ' b u t , not­wi ths tanding as t h e y had carried it ire such a wanton, uncivil, and lacivious man­ner,* they Were sentenced t o ^ a y , each of t hem, twe'nty shillings to the t reasurer ."

I'fMiiNT.' >

. , » " : 'S JirnelasV^he following reso­

lution was adoptedbyTRfSSB^teTO^Wr&tiited^ S t a t e s ; •' '' •>';.•' •'.;. , . - • ' , -

" Resolved, That the Secretary ofthe-TreftS-ury be instructed to report to fh'^Sen^retfielist-of manufactured articles tjpdil which fri&atim ofi fifty-four millions of dollars a i r f^ f lua l^ ' pa id to t-he protected classes, by enhaic|fteftj|0'tirice • of domestic articles, and the am6Un,ir.^®f4'*iip* on each article, if he possesses -the. inet«s;3jf as- • certaining the same." ' ,' 4y."'.]; '>%it • ••

T h e following-statement upon thi*s sUKJefctW •' contained in my report to Congress of &&•$&'of? ' December last: - •'• ' - - •?.

' " At least two thirds of the taxesimposed'hy •"" the present tariff are paid, not into the treasury, : but to the protected classes. The revenue from imports, last year, exceeded twenty-seven mil-lions-of dollars. This, in itself, is a heavy tax-; but the whole tax imposed upon the people by the present tariffisnot less than eighty-one mil­lions of dol's—of which twenty seven tmHlions are paid to the 'government upon- tbelniporfs, and,fifty millions to the protected classes,' 10 enr han'ced prices of similar domestic articles.

" T h i s estimate is based upon the position -that the duty is added to the price of the inrpoft* and also of its domestic rival. If the import is • enhanced in price by the unty, so must be the domestic rival; for, being like articles, their price must be the same in the samfe matketv—- * The merchant advances in cash the duty On'the import, and adds the duty, with a profit Upon it, and other chaiges to the price—which musty therefore, be enhanced to that extent, unless the-foreign producer had first deducted tne_ duty from the price. But this is impossible 5 fors*ucli now is, and long has been, the superabundance of capital and active competition hi Kurope, that a profit of six per cent in any buBinesjs is suffi­cient to produce large investments' ofmoney in lhat business ; and if, by our tariff, a dufy of forty per cent, be exacted ou the products of such business, and thewforeign producer deducts that duty from his previous price, he must sus~ J lain a heavv loss. This loss would also soon ex- -lend bpyord thefales forourconsumptionrjjsales' to our merchants of articles to be re-exported by (hem from our ports with a drawback of the'du-ty, which would bring down tbeir price through­out the markets of the wenid. But this the for-eigrw^roducer cannot afford. The duty, there­fore, must be added, to the price, andpaidby the consumer—the duty constituting as much a part of the price as the cost of production.

" If it be true lhat, when a duty of forty per cent, is imposed by our tariff, (he foreign produ­cer first deducts the duty from the previous, price on the sale to our merchant, it must fee &-qually true v, ith a duly of one hundrsd per cent..j. which is exactly equal to the previous price,an<?J ', when deducted, w ould reduce the price, to, nolh- ~

.ing. - ,. ' : " The occasional fall in price of some articles

after a tariff, is no proof that this was the effect of the tariff; because, from improved nmchins-ry , diminished prices of the rgw material, or other causes, prices may fall even after a tariff, but they would in such cases have fallen much more for the tariff. The truest comparison h? between the present price of the same article at homo aDd abroad; and to the extent that the price is lower in the foreign market than in. our own ; Ihe duty, if eqaal to that difference, must to that extent enhance the price, and in the same ratio with the lower duty. The difference in price at home or abroad is generally aboirfe- ' qual to the difference in cost of production^ and presents, in a scries of y§ars».the»4uresj{'Pleasure of the effect of the duty—the 'eohaneej^Hjtlrr * price being equal to that difference if fn» outj' be higher lhan that difference or equal'teitjOif if the duty be lower then the enhancement is" equal to the duty; and if the article is produced, like cotton, more cheaply here than abrcjaci, the duty is inoperative. The greai.*a?^ffient for the tariff is, that, foreign labor beinS'^hpa*i^ifian our own, the cost of foreign produ'^tidn?iSif1s said, is lessened to that extent, ,an4'ti&jflw^r* . must make up this difference by an,equivalent -'l duty, and a corresponding enhanceiheht Of'{trice" in our own market, both of tbs*foreign article and of its rival domestic proclucj—tMifrerifler-ing the duty a fax on all CQpsumersjtorJ^iehen,-efit of the protected classes.'* ' " " '" '

The estimate qf fifty-four millions wiwjb'iiiecl on the very imperfect returns' of protected'artf-' cles in the census of 1§40J and",'tfler|^ore'"tnis sum was given as a minimum, . a n S W f l i ^ l i l i r and complete statement of .the actual'amOUrjK,'*

Tn pursuance of (he call of the Sena^SriiS' department has proceeded to ascertain'i^efajc paid on each of the'protected articTeC''6S|far as this information could be obtairteclin: theS short period within wlweh it was nscfissary to submit this Teport.

The table marked A, hereto annexedj con­tains a statement of most of the pririeip'aT at t i­d e s protected by the tariff of 1842. *

It will be perceived that ripon t a e ^ a r f e l e r alone, the tax paid by the people of uta tfnifed States, in enhanced prices of the domesli<rarti-cles similar to those on which (he present duties are imposed, is $75,784,405. - . . --5,

This table only embraces.the follomngls&leen articles—namely: iron and the maiHjfiffirilfes thereof; the manufactures of tobacco,.Sgftoh, wool and leather; coal, salt, sugar, nidlas^Sj glass-paper, cordage, cotton bag|ing,hatsanji caps, straw hats, bonnets and'braid, and earth'- " enware. f

The total amount of these article* rjr6du8ed"-in the United States, by the'table, ir$33J;i98j-c , 8 5 9 ; upon which, if the enhanced,Jjrfee b«|r-qual to the duty, the fax-on tfiese afticH&upoS"' the people of the United States im,posBo?}>y t i e ' tariff would be $119,770,598. *li'yjja rfevelTas-- -sumed by this department that th£ t a i was jqusl- * to the duty ; but, on the ' t iontrary^hjt ttfe-tt|i,e"-measure of the tax, was the differenft^filmg from the duty, between (he price oFfneioTetgri and domestic article in oftr 'Owp marfcfet;i|{>Sr£ the principle contained in the ex(ract as ; p d * " ted from my annual report* „, ^ , . . , . . ^ ^ 7 , ' ''.

On reference to table A, It vVo^l^Mtfj(ftj|at_; instance is the,enhancement of itaM^qPijt dutV. The case of c o f t o t f b s g g r r M ^ f 3 in no i

to the duty. Tne case ot eottWDSggnj_ an exception, the comparison be^g-toad'fW ghnny cloth, which, but for the duty, wp.u)j|_ largely uswLa&auSubstUute for tlie> articl.e'> fi t ter-. ally designated as cotton.haggi.ng",', .t . , ^ . 1 ,

The gross revenne raised by fjje"$Bttti'6n' these articles in 1845, was' $ l 8 , 3 | 6 i 4 S % W i deducting the expenses of collectioBc^jui*-"riet revenue was $17,032,28*1; and, thetota | t^I lol!h on the imports and, domestic" arfio|ef,.«tWo«Jft> bring this last irientioned slim mdViWa^&W* was $«4-,T20,85T. Thus-to bri&|_a^rref«'?ne' of $l7,032,289:.ihfo the. treasury, f p t ' f f f i g " ' posed by the tariff of .1842 ^ ^ M M M ^ t upon the people of M TOKW^&B^S** -$18,336,452 was gross reveHuVfflf t tb! |e*f§f der, $75,784,405, constituted <&«&«$&$& of these protected domestic. a|ftcle^ , , . ^ ^ ^

Tbeactua! amount-- m m . | | J a l t | f | M p V factures produced i?-ihf_V*l£'dM^Mmffl&!-

A few d a y s since, says t h e Rochester Da i ly Advertiser, a loving couple of Cincinnati had made a r rangement s t o get mar r i ed ; dresses w e r e m a d e - ^ e a k e and. wine p r e p a r e d — g u e s t s inv i ted—and the reverend gentleman, would -soon h a v e ; uni ted the twa in . U n l u c k i l y , just a t this s tage of t h e proceedings, a coup le of b ro the r s step_ped,in, a n d the j ig w a s tf|3

Forced to sjxhmit, hntneytconvmeatt^^ | seemingly accjuiesced ; bus a. ttiefaf Lr^* t w o -after, w'hile t he o p | a s i t r g f e l t i $ , w e r e soundly sleeping,, pested;;.oJf"'$tt*ib";

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