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William Vernon was a youig .min who, from his rather's enmitenee atd intinence, oc cupied a high positioin in society. But he had formed evil associalions, and their vile com . panionship was fast leading himit into habits . of dissipation and idleness. To break him fromt his wild amid vicious companioms, Wit. Sliam's fhther determined upon sending him far awav from hiome to a Seminary of Learn. inig, where he might pursne his btudies and be rid or the prenoicious inifluenices of his evil .ssuociates.. The hour of hi6 departure soon arrived, and Wllinom left iome wit a relue. tant and heavy heart. He thouglt (if the sports he. was_ now to be deprived or-no store to wunder in the, forests in .search or tutle, or suunter by the'dashitig streams and stagie for the finimy tribe,-no more to quaff the exhilaratitg draught and revel with hoon - coinpinisin Bacchamalian glee. He must leave alLthse, to be substituted by tite rigid restraints4of school discipline, tand close ap. galling to his dissolute habits, and he left hoime quite unhappy. The kindly reception with which Willimn was greeted by his nmiable Preceptor, and his mild and winni'ng mam mner of imparting instruction and ittlJmosing restrainmts, s0111n lroke down his stubborn will, and William determined upon an nal donmmeit of his for mer halits and a close applicntiott to) his stu dies. By diligence, lie grew in kniowledge his'minid leca11mme expit.nded. and lie theIM saw the groutnd lie had toccupied and the wisdomn of the course his father had ptursued in se par atihng hi from is wild assoristes. Hedeter. tuined to aljnre irever the intoxicating cupa, amd was the first himself itt commmuticate the smitelligence to his paternal roof. The glad news was received with rejoicings at home. and was fiollowed by a letter 'rom his father contegratulatitng him upot his nmoble res-olutioni and rgimg imn to adhere witm unlinchiit tencityv tim his gnmad resolves. To'u fortify himself' in his liutrposes, Willim sought the anequaitantmce amid friendship ofl thme virtuous amnd gomod in thme coomamunity where he had te~umporarily to abide. Hi. favorite visitinig place was time residence of a worthmy Farmer, tmot far front tihe se~mina~ry. Drawn thither by time strong attraictioms of bea.uty and intelligetnce, Williiam somon loved the sweet Laura, time ontly daugh~iter ot his friend tmefarmter. He conttinused to visit his fair one-to ramble with hter int thme fields, pluck the gav flowers anmd discoutrse ol' lmve, till a tniutunI attachimetnt was forumed :ud William had thme pleasures. of knowing that lhe too was - bmeloved by the object of' his aff'ectionms. Thme time' passed rapidly forward, atnd lihe schmolas 'tic year hmavinmg expired, hie cetnme to paty his laust visit before retturnintg to his patena! tmamm sian.. Vows ott' idelity anid love wee- inter changed atnd time lovers parted with the tnnder stamuntg that William -.as to gin his father's conmset anmd then returni atnd claim time fair Laura as his inide. William's returnm home was necompanmied byv merry greetinmgs hy isi parents nmnd sisters. II is improved appearanmce, correct deport. jmnent, atnd cultivated mimnd were sources of .rich consolaition to all; yet his father tnoticed A reservedness om immnner, tan anxiouts solici iude in thme demeanor of his son, thmat camused .him uneasitess. lie tapproached Wiliiam and disclosed his observationms, iand asked ,him to unhosom hitmself to his father. William, trusting in the purity of his purploses, frankly diseloseud his lov'e to his f'athter, and *asked his cotseent to his marrialge. But, alas " time course of true love never rutms smomcoth.' The old matn rudely refusesd, amid thtreatenmed i'm his sore displeasure if he persisted in his purpose. Williain vas smortified, crushmed bay the ?ashtness of his father-hie meditated broig as to time cottrse he would pursue, and -inally determined to haisten to his aiffianiced 9ridereast himself at lher feet, atnd take her to~ his heart, de.spite all rm pposition. After a few dav's William was missing *front home. His trunmk was gone also, atnd N~s ont ascertainred that he hadl taken passligein- the stage that wvent to the resi~ 4ence-of his betrothed. Onm having an in' tervie'w with the fair Laura lie told lier ol his father's opposiiiotn atnd positive refusal to S'e 'js consent to-their marriamge, and of lisi niatioti to wed her despite all opposi aut she calmly though firmly refused her consent to such a cotmeetionm. " No, - IWilliam," said the gentle Laura, -" owimc ats I Ioye-thee, I will never consent to be thinte uagainst thy father's wishes. Tlo honor and peogparents is a precept have always beeta~ugh t to: repar4 with veneration, anid Hafenforbid Lihat I. shouldlbe the wickedI temptress to-enmse you to disobey the high -nosnnan of God." { Edward plead long and earnestly with her to revoke the sad decree she had uttered but he plead in vain-she was immovable. Conflicting emotions of anger and disappont. ment chasedieach other through his stricken heart ; but after many days and through the councilings of his guardian angel, his better feelings gained the triumph, and he resolved to address his father, let him know the inten sity of his feelings, the decision of his be. trolhed, and plead with him for his consent to their nuptials. This determination lie communicated to Laura, and asked her if lie still refused would she consent to be his without his father's bles sing. "Never; no, never !" was the response. " I cnnnot, will not be the canse of estrange. ment between thee and thy father I If lie remains incorrigible, I will cherish my love for thee ; think of thee, pray for thee-hut I cannot he thy wife! Duty to you, and my owyn self respect, demland that I should not swerve from this righteous resolve." Finding her inexorable, William betook himself to the task of writing to his father. He fidthfully and eloquently depicted the intensity of his feelings-his undying httach ment and devotions to the object of his af fections-the cause of his leaving home so abruptly-the proposal to his intended to wed her despite his opposiion-her stern and positive refusal to accept him without his father's blessing-her pious admonitions to honor and obey his parents-of the con flieting emotions that harassed him on her reinsul-and finally, that his happiness and well.hmeing depended on his consert, and earnestly plead with him to bless him with his smiles and approbation. rhe letter of William prodneed the desir ed effect upon the mind of his father. The sound sense and pious admonitions of the gentle Laura, at once and completely won the heart of the old gentleman. In her he recognized one that would guide the steps of his waywaid son aright-he relented. I He wrote to Willinm freely giving his con. sent and sending his blessing With a joyful heart lie hastened to communicate the glad intelligence to Laura. She rejoiced with him; atd in due course of time he claimed her for his lride. 11ey soon after visited the I house of William's father, and were received with open arms. "Bless you," said the elder Mr. Vernon, as lie emirared his (laughter-in-law, "the prudent, chrislian counsellings you imparted I to my son, convinceed me not only of your tlio:he. would never go astray. She who so reverences the injunction to "honor their father and mother," can but -make a devoted wife and a jewel of a daughter. God bless thee, my daughter." Laura fulfilled the bri-rhtest hopes of all with whom she was connected. From the Chronicle & Sentinel. Little Alice. DE.%u SIR:-The follow thoughts were surgPsted by the funeral notice of " Little Alice" Newby. Ifyou deem them worthy a plice in your paper, they are at your ser. vice. Respectfully yours. " TiE FUNERAL OF LITTLE ALICE."-Oh! what a world of suffering-what a treasure. house of love is compressed into that short sentence! How it tells of yearning hearts -of stricken bosoms, of the desolate home, once iade glad by the music of a child's viice, whose every tone wvas, to the father's heart, like the ringing oif silver bells! Can yon not almost see the scattered toys arounid the room I-the empty crib, the fairy slipper, taken off on that last night when their darling was undressed, and laid down to sleepi Can you not almost hear the Ibroken bahy tones lisp out her evening prayer, and that sweet'- Good night, Papa I" Can you not almost see the little robe hang. ing necar, whlich Mama had emabroided fur her darling, and whirch should have been wvorn " to-mnorrow ?"-the " to-morrow" which never camie! Oh ! what an unveiling of hieart-loves and of heart.nches, in that sentetice, " The fune rul1 of Little Alice !" How hope and ambi tion and joy have been all laid down in the grave of that " Little Alice." The Father's pride, which looked forward to the day when she should enjoy the wealth, for which he had patiently toiled through years; whien this habe should have become the accom plished, gifted, beautiful wvomnan, " The adred of alt eyes, Thme desire of all hearts." The mother's hope,,as she looked for. w'ard to the time when the youth, and the beauty sise had, with scarce a sigh given up to this, her darling, should be all, in her, renewed, and the daughter's love be a rich recomp~ense for all. And are they all gone Have all these bright hopes passed away, with that long train which bore their darling to her rest ? " Is Little Allice" dead? '1The fairy child wthio, scarcely more than one short wveek ago had sported in the early spring time, almost as beautiful as the fresh buds she gathered. Who promoised to stay a long time with us, if we should give her "beautiful flowers and red and whlite romses I Have they laid her away, so young, so fresh, so pure I Is "!ITTLF. A LICE" deadi In the Para dise of God, in youth and beauty which can never die, in Goid's own garden Little Allict lives.-'The buds we gather wither, but the angels have given her beautiful flowers red and white roses, which can never fade. 'There no (lust shall rest upon her sunny curln - for the blue eyes wvhich closed so wearily in sickness and suffering upon earth, have opened upon the gl'rny and brightness of thai blessed Home, where no sint defiles, and where nione shasll say "lIam sick." Nestled close lra the Saviopr's bosom, " Little Alice' awaits hesr loved ones, ats an gengel of God A MflgJaf4NT .examining: ; higsliead at hard waF, On eopapitring it :with thei invoice found it all right, exuopt s hammer tess thar the invoics. "9 h! dop9 b~p trnubfjppa: ey," said the Irish portetr, it sure the. nagni tooknt out nno ennn then bongasad rih." The last of the Blannerhassetts. The eloquence of William Wirt and the. memorable coispiracy of Aaron Burr, made the name-of Hernan Blannerhassett as fa miliar as a -household word to the people of this country some 40 years ago. His fame, insfortunes and history embalmed in the gorgeous eloquence of Wirt, are still familiar to many. But whilst every declamatory school toiy recites with a voice altering from a shrill treble to a hoarse growling bass, the glowing extract from the gifted orator's fa mous speech upon tile occasion of Burr's trial, none perhaps ever enquired the fate of the noble Irishman after the failure of Burr's great conspiracy. When the treachery, heartlessness and villainy of Burr had de. stroyed poor Blannerhassett's almost Eden like palatial home on the Ohio, and involved the unsuspected owner in his degredation and ruin, few inquired his fate and subse quent history. Herman Blannerhassett, all of our read ers will perhaps recollect; was the son of an Irish nobleman who emigrated to this coun try in 1797. Possed of ample means, he purchased a beautiful island on the Ohio river, and expended nearly a hundred thou sand dollars in the erection of an edifice re markable for its ahtnost Aladdin- beauty of decorations and proportions. The orna mental grounds in their beauty, and floral and horticitural ornaments. rendered Blan nerhassett's residence an earthly paradise. Surrounded by all the appliances of the most refined, with a magnificent library, costly furniture, superb paintings, blessed by the society of a refined wife and intelligent children, his wealth and. prosperity excited the admiration and envy of all who glided past his residence upon the waters of the Ohio. Seduced by the eloquence of Burr, Blannerhassett, at an unfortunate moment, became the confidante of Burr, and was,'as that person's accinplice, arrested, conveyed to Richmond, cast into prison. but discharg ed, after the acquital of the principal con spirator. The pecuniary embarrassments of Blan. nerhassett pressing heavily upon him, he was forced to sell his magnificent palhee and its tate, atid misfortune dogged his footsteps, untal ie died in Ireland in .828, broken hearted and almost a pauper, h is wife and only surviving son returned to New York in 1831 in very reduced circumstances. . The mrother died many years ago, and until a few weeks since, the world had forgotten the once famous Blahnerhassett' ian( si The followinghistoryif the son o Blani nerh:issett, taken from a recent perfectly re liable source, illustrates wvith inei elaoly forde the strange and ei&arkable revmlptins of the wheels of fortun,' in elevating the lowly, and also in crushing the crhildren of the rich in the mire of the Slough of de spond. A few charitable ladies a short time since visited the Five Points in New York-that most horrible of oodern Alsatinc-upon an errand of mercy. Here among the lowest, the vilest, the most. wretched of God's crea tures, in a damp, low unfurnished, comfort. less room, they found a delicate, refined look ing old niait, destitute of every comfort of life, without sufficient bread or clothing, forced to associate with the most rutlianly and unprincipled of the population of New York. He was the only child of the once wealthy and distinguished Bhnnerhassett. The son of the matn who od set up rner chants, patronized literature nnd tihe fine arts, and had been courted and1( hionored by thousands, who had united with, Burr to con quer an emnpire, was found almost strving in a cellar in the vilest portion of Newv York. One alone had~ proved faithful to the last of the Blannerhassetts-one aloane clung to the last spar of a shipwrecked, broken, forgot. ten, family. An old negro woman, a slave of Herman Blannerhaassett, in the days of his prtosperity, who had bel1 young Blan nerhassett on her arms, whena his father was the affluent gentleman and associate of Burr -was found by the Sanmaritans wiho visited her master, devoting all of her remaining strength to her feeble and helploss master. IForgotton by the world, this faithful slave afforded to the son of the celebrated Blan nerhn:ssett-what the world had denied him -bread, and a hunmble roof to protect him from the inelemency of a Northern winter. What a mioral does this point of the insta bility and uncertainity of worldly wealth ind position-the only surviving son of Blan nerhnssett, perishing almost for the want of the necessaries of life, ini the Five Points, and supported by the exertions of a faithful negro ! Ax ol Dutchman~ whio had recently join ed the temperance society, was takeni sick ; and sent to the doctor to prescribe for him, wordrd hinm to take an ounce of bran dy er ay.The old chap overhauled his arithmetic, and found ini the table of apothe enrics weight, " eight drams make one ounce." ~" Mite-," says thte Dutchman. " dat ish de demiperance for mae, I didn't get but six drains before and now I get eight." "WELL, PAT, miy good fellow," said a victorious General to ai brave Son of Erin, after a battle, " and what did you do to help us gain this victory ?" " Do !" replied Pat, " may it please yer honor, I walked up bould ly to wvun of the ininmy, and cut of his fut." " Cut of his foot ! and why did y-ou not cut of his head !" asked the General. " Ah, an faith, that was off already," says Pat. 'I'o sEE a young coup~le loving each other is no wond)(er, but to-see an old1 couplo lov itng each other is the best sight of all. So says rThackery, and so say we. WTsI individual wvho perpetrated the fol owing choice stanza was a genius nnd a mama of observation, lie grewv up some dis tance off towards the settig sunt. Hear Men scorn to kiss smong~ themselves, A nd rsearce wilt kis a tirothler : W~omnen oft want to kiss so bndl, 'They sniack atud Jespaejk other.. 'fir IQndjqq Pqtge i'Y~ !4 bpllowv gogfl is an nclhsn unid? ' The folowing a e pen of.Jas. A. Beve ridge, and iso riga haii Texas Stale. Times. It bespeaks an expetreip. en p that kind which. trahes terrible lessonar 11 e evidently heeat in it: " Water, fieul~ tenfr lbr Wine for the tmipsng debaucheet?" I join your freiV icato-night I grasp your'liuevt hands, With al the ,warmth for you I felt in oihl I bless the-fati u 'my stepd Amonth ee~~ rd son': he so No sparkh ng ine. rve qualr'dgm~bI etsrich and bright The datni sof'earth, And lslur wit a:d thoughtless.ien A carnival n But oh! within- thi dayleup A poiwn lurk NAN n Take back leeh Iiouih'it6 1Nor'be T'laI"Y~nn.~ k * Amid our e e yard stas In sadiies m, Ana ,n'thil onay e Thc deuika r ooe h eethe AA'a'er pn A shadow -t - Then ask me ne The friends toa.,- ht1 For 'neathits s Is found an f bIht. I will not dn eo ay y While'wate Ahqitalns p*,U At last the gon She di Iwe Fer ten loy At noon and But nonith 1She.hA. S 11 mewith' Vet back .was bro'n ad sprinkld o rv With spis-" Inclied to gre. -Thoughthnrtcen years agii'ti, 'Shoidtill looked y!Onitn m'dal - And like lob's turkey sie could' boast One feathier in her tailt The neiglibairs' fowls did all agree She wasagood oldsoul; She sometimes rocsted in a tree, And sometimes on a.pole. Whene'er the ain came pelting down, And thunder dreridful roar, She hid. herself in Grimes's hat, Uatil the storm wao'oer. She lived a plain .nd honest life-. No higher wished' t. rise. She flew at neighbor,Sampson's-wife, And scratched out both her eyes. She perver deigned thae;Isrn yard beau, is~ face tot look upon, .And loved but one, whoeelong shrill crow Was heard at early dawn': An aged cock, who oft had told Ihis descent with a sigh., From one that crow'da when he of old. Ihis master did deny. Wlmen'or old speckle closedher eje, Ie jumped the fence andl etied Hie bid the poultry all good-by, And-then laid -down and died; Kindi'eader now we'll-drop atar To Grimew" speckled he'n r"' It is too true, we ne'er shall look Upwrm her like again.'T WANTra 'rS LAND WVnna-r.-lIn thne Creek war a portion of 'those Indians who were rriendly to the Whites> have received Bounty Lan'd Warrants fr service, but' oc asional.j oune on the wrongside of thieques tion, put in his claim, most ignorantly hut with great faith in geting u. A short tune since a renowned Hajo, of the Creek. nation, reqtuested~the. service of one of our Attorneys while-travelling in-the Indian country, in j'arOCurinIghhia Land War. rant from the department. -e The lawyer was delighted at the prospect of-'a avood fee ; the lndiatn promised to give~ ltim'half -the worth of the' warrant in-the' event-of its-heing 'oba taied. The;lawyer wished toknoiv of 'his employer, the service he had' perfonieod. " Don't know talk like that," said the In -dWell, who did you' fight 'under I" 'asked the lawyer. "o fi'ght under log," said' Hajo. "No, b~ut who w~as your 'captain 1" said the lawyer.' " Me big man, me captain.'too ,'a1nswered the Indian. ""I want to know where you fought," said the lawyer, "at what battle 1"' " Me fight heap, mue 'shoot 'hind tree, me shoot under bank river', 'shoot gun' henp," said the Indian. " Well, what -did you shoot-at 1" asked the la wyer, thinking thathetwould defer iny further question till an interpreter could' be pron red. *'Me shoot at Jackson, tluc'e or four ilmes !' replid the warrant watnter. TunE amansing p&Qrfrmaysasaye y Lon don paper, of soupe of the-lveky diggprsin Austalj4 who npver had propertykbefore, nre scrceiy prpdible. Thp freat story egp -Jave lppfl ie phatof a -digger 'wlyo-came'dewn Spwghgndlred' poingshud pdig a'mat/' A1 a.131...n onas lanean na9.ialn A DLACK4UEARTED V ILLAI-.-'a uU sJI'u - Aile (Texas) ltem"'says : "A man naiied Jolin'MNDowling came here a few-weeks ago to work'ataiailot, with B. It. Clopton, of' our eown. , is a native of Brooklyn, N. Y., and went to Mu'reeshnro', 'Tenn., some yeirs agoswhere he married a young -lady of wealthy connexions, named Miss Mary Smith. .-The lady acquired some property from her relations, in the Iway of negroes, and ad the two concluded to come to. Texas, the slaves were sold, and Dowling- retained the money. They have had one child, since dead. and the.wife ispow enciente. A week ago, : Dowling gathered all the money. and other valuables ofhis wife, and sloied, leaving! her perfectly destitute; He went to New Or. 1~eane, and it is thought wiligo back to New York. 'H e is about five feet nine inches high, sailrio complexion, and the point of his pro. asis looks towards the heavens, as if it scorned connection avith his -moth.. How 11A lady ever came to marry. him, is a myste. ry to us, for she is a very handsome womanI Bot-there is no acounting for taste.' What efrects hehad left .her were sOld ifew days agI, and 'a.fun dw as raised by Messrs. Bin totdand. Clopton, enough to send her back] abmer friends.. She left in the stage on Wed-i esday. a broken-hearted, deserted, plunder.. ed woman. -TocHXYc TRAoEDY.-Thit -realities the actasl evonts of life are sometimes romantic as the dreams of fiction, and appeal more deepicto the feelings and sympathiis', we l n't doubt, and have besides a case in Pio"0 to demonstrate' the truth of th 'trite d~esa A inquest .was held yeste~rday upon the bddy of Mrs&.Mariana Lowe, a beautiful Gii:nan 6dy aged 16'years;-who had' been mihrried but; >a8ort tidie' and w up to a lihdmys previous to her death, bad lived isi entohiit s.itli 1ier husband. They de-.6l Thalia street,,between Camp. and (PEi adar:inot'long after their marriage he ing leIe ofthe wife bedame alarm 1by firainge reports of the conduct of her liiisbsadhih -wereconfird ',by various' ei anescomingnYderherown knowl. i!tedifri'mariii "ta 7dI&er,lis l-qniasencer dtom cne-4te: Eer a sfe hi~s~were awakened--tLiAdreaded ir conirmitio, -but she sought and-o' 4nedth~ti trsi ndthiat truth-bromight tlie -06ei iis h o ager en,, , 'tlove; i i, carried des.' the e0atettiist her has i~'~hei mie lte.neighiborhiood;j oan in-etr. mpe ite, nei*, and last 'Tuesday evening, she traced him to the house and became coivinced of his guilt; she returned-honie 'and -peined a letter ad. drersed to him, in which she indulged in no reproaches, but expreised her affection for him and her grief at his faithlessness in the strongest terms, declaring that nothing was left her in the, world worth living for, and that she would forgive his injustice and die. She then procured an - ounce of landanum from an adjoining drug store, swallowed it, and in a few hours was a corpse. CouRT Gossip.-The Empress of France has a rival! ' Louis has been smitten with the charms of an English lady named Smenad. At the last ball given at the Tuilleries--which, byv the way, cost the city A25,000-the Eni. peror paid her so much atten tion that the Em. press has forbidden her admission to the Tuil. eries! A letter writer (says the Washing. ton Star) in describing the conqueror (Miss Sead,) says: "She is the most thoroughly, perfect beau tiful womatn I have ever seen, either in Eu rope ormi America. ~Her type .is altogethe,r English :shte has the fair coinplexmon,te light hair, the blue'eyes, which are characteri& tic of the nation, and a trifle of that embonpoin whieb a lady may have to advantage, even at twenty-one. In form' she is faultless, and in naners she is a model. Every one sented to know ihe circumstances of the late flirts fion at 'the palece, and consequently wheni she talked, she wvas followed by a retinne ; when .she stopped, she was the centre of a dense group of worshippers, and when she sat, all circulation wtas rendered impossible, and thepassages to) and from her were block edi up hopelessly. She bore it with unbrok en equanimity ; hardly noticing that she wvas the ohject of an unusual remark; she had lear nd thtat a beautiful woman is d oubly beauti fat when unnffectedly simple. I have tiever dreamed of such a w'onderful perfection; cer tily no painter has, ever created, from the depths of his imaginatin, and yet of the un real suggestions of an inspired faney, a faice so adorably lovely ; there is not another like it except, perhaps. in Circasisia, or at Balti more. [Heigh ho! The Empress had good reason to be jealous; she herself is far less handsome."_________ A siNGUvLAR wedding ezime off' at IlightS ton last week. The lMonmouth Dpo'nerat says that a blooming yqgng damsel lhad nq less than five suiters (b her hand, tq pach of whom she- engaged bprself to marry on a certain d4ay, Thp' fjme fixed upon came round1 and all of te lads wvereon hand, and the magistrmqis whoQ was to perform the cere ony was present. TFhe maiiden had not made uip her min4 fully as to who should he iade her happy .lord, when the niggistrate requested the couple to syind up. As if dnven to dsspcration, she bouncedJ on her fet, gave Qne of the " boy,!" a nmedge with ier foot, aind. before the others had recover ed from thpir astonishment the knot was tied. The spene that ensued is said to have been peculIefly interesting. Santa Anna, it is said, hais sent an order to Messrs. Amtes,' the great apnnon mannfac turers at Springfleid Massauhusette, for two hundred guns pf from ten to fifteen pound. calibre each, aod that the' payment rof the 'or der, which of .course, includes the suipply of a vast amouig of amunition, musketry, revol-. 'ers, &c., is go he made contingeg~t on .tho passage ofthp Gadsden treaty. Sous Sx4ges.-We lean tha,t sipon the platation-of Cot.' John B; Ihapy~, int Lee poga a og was split ',oent, a ley,,dlays sj~e, ppnd twenty-eight full grown rattle. akes Inn'n within.-Federnti(Ga. Upinn: -A LU JCM0 L UCJzI There is nothing, new fom 'th Dan r far as the relative poition ofjte-tw'oarei is concerned. Operations of iagnitudesre: retarded by the bad, weather; but a constlat succession of minor eneounters arer "'ed., In almost all these conflicts: the'T6Sk'are aggressors, and*generally one f ictors. From all indications however, the Russia'ns, slowly as they move are preparing for agrand stroke. On the 17th of February -a cotnfliefto14 place by mistake between two cilum'4'ohe: Russian army. The Turkistl fositions eS extended in an easterly direciion, as.far'ai the village of Cuiperceni; which is about a mile distant from Kalarat-. For severaldayse a Turkish corps, 4,000 strong,:undep 'the' command of Col. Mirolai, had. been postid in front of this village, and in the diretion'of the Russian ourposts. On this corps the' Russians determined to make an onslaught during the night of the' '16th. For thisPr pose two R'ussian.columns were brought api each from 4,000 to.5,000 strong, one, by ttle road, which leads to Kalafat, from about ie village of Scribezii and 'the-other from the left side of it, from about Poisna;'(Prince Mil oseb's property,) tbudvance unexpectedly dp on the Turks, to surprise, enclose thoin, And cut them to pieces.., The Russian - columns .commenced their' march at three o'clock in the morning,. and, by -four o'clock reached' pa 'ositiondent"m1 whence they were only hlf an ots snaich from the Turkish pickiii. Tlie ,sedid"al unin eems either io have.misse the4,i tion by mistaking the road,'or to lave coisi* up long after its. time, Be this as it 'may, the latter columnin the .obscurity of a foggy night, ao1ided theroi-mer one to be a'body. of hostile-Turks, an'd estarnily eneadlupon them a' terrific cannonade. iviich ushiher eboldhoredun t thinitsfilie, teirned -ith. yetmdeadig erect. .'arersd each"other,...itgame ore 'longto irea of small aras.- Thit:ililomene craba.t . e4 for an hour -anile halfuntil>when day dawned, the46inbatas ifivii orhi ermii they haa miiihtt Tieo ed" 'dwoiid- einUlibiri onth t iig encoettr i reckoned IyttbNRsitanu. sel ekeeaiudes Tl n aturaily aIartneda evergipointqanditWil den,'a~hkis but gaagie adda halt it1 t 0inet(Pasha:o hearin.ithnde tie =!ivm"r mnt, butid not advanc-ns.i was at a lois to; imagine or comprehend what the Russians were about-, -murdering 'one another in: that style. It-was'not till hetween'7 And 8. m, that the Russian columns 'withdrew to their respective positions, 'carrying their wounided along with them. The Russian Invasion. We mentioned the' other day a ridionlous report, which obtained some credence ip Can,. da, of a contemplated invasion of that part ofher Majesty's dominions by Russia, The New York Herald gives the following ascount of the affair: "The source from which sprang all this ex iteinent, and which seems to have caused so much rear and trembling among the Canadi an popnlation, was a dodge on the part of AL quack doctor to advertise his nostrums. It appears that he becnme aware that the British government had ordered the seizure of all let. ers suspected of being intended for Russia, and lhe necordingly wrote a letter to the Czar, which contained the programme of opera tions as given in the articles from the Toron to papers. Of course the letter w~as seized, readl, and its autlior, just as he intended, promptly arrested. .He was taken before the Quebec authorities for examination, and on being search, a letter, purporting to hava conme from the Emperor of Russia, was found in his possession. Some time elasped hefore it could be properly translated, but when that task was accomplished, it w'as found to be simply an order for alarge quantity of the proprietor's quack medicines, to lbe sent to te Emperor .immediately. The letter 'will of coursego the rounds of the Canada papers and the doctor's dodge will no doubt be sue esful."' RxcIka MATTBns.-T'he near approach of the' spring races has rendered any hem of racing affauirs Interesthin to many of our readers. T1he famous hsorse Highlander, who it is confidently thought will be the repre sentative of Alabama for the great - State Stake, lhas arrived and is niow as ho Metai re Course. This is his first appearanaa in this' section of The p0ntry, ands~ his gran reptation has~ breceg4i 'him, mainy per~sons hve pinph curiosity to see' hyin.. Wh~a Higiander left Ch4rleston, S. .C..he .was ed qp the rae cour.ae by penmnissioq. pf his pprpbaser, wlipre lhe was not onuly .0)ph ~Ade piirsdj, but loudly cheered by the asepie Ihosands who hmd wvitnessed roie.fl~ grepperfomances. At Molile ihe aper. noe of thisieeratedI horspe also .cmisedi guite a furor aipong the ylmirers Mf 'AM animals.. Lezfjpgton is also at the Weeisiie, where he is dag~y taking 'his exercise' "N his proibable cempetitor. Leximgten, #1i, A is thpught, reprrsentferitupjky inSge Stak~e. Arow, who 9-l1 probably run for 11,9s, ana, 5and Leconste, whot is ihought .1W'ap; pear for Mississippi,'are botl|Mdaily ,agpetad~ Therj are many other borses of anote that will shoW in the statkes to be runj~cgt wee~k that are now i the'stables .at fAlae Magnirit Curseo.' 'The facing on te aheve. cours 'mil covn pne. pn Tueday next, se$!vel'lbrilli ani stkes' being .announced. . Qpi ntnr day syrllj, th'e great..Statef~oststake for/620, 000) wv1Leoma off.--N.. 0. Piamyane.24th TinE .CITIZEN.--aIoLT MIT rC .5les PAPEl -Thee' Richmond 4Whig 'ispfr jded 'thh the salesof- that paperinithe'4iftiren't al tpnren~ -that city cexdeedatId"s I11 ther nesaeindprsi~ its veesklr cirdiatiole'sapnt.s le tw-o mo'nths ini existene.n . 'soldierthateo"f eMsid i It oto waidto~~l e.il,, iae.# ti - e!e innr dsk, ithe Kin lineor hen' b ie wan anet tiem ..Iw bodygtumdih tonishmetfilu ". t edni"60 fair o , prom,~~ ;Fs iltj a TQilaen tee man, te r t _ I pas aplong.psfor phenomenOsVelksaa third infanxt, belongig lQothIes swapmiwan, like the v twIers,.atfho il eialy become. a Lilipu1ianA..zte., i-ny-kidiukpper wishes to.. make. himselfwits' trbn- DonI Raimond Selva,,a native4-f Niearagep;ish ng to make a spculation.ofthesetwo i-cur ous chilkren,.obtained thefro'm the.othr for some ounces of gold, fonr or yea s go; ad havi'ings.thu acquired hes, he started with them for. the United.Sttes, ta. king at the same time awolf1 a whitesteg,and some monkeys. On his * rravlt SaTr Juan del Nicaragua, these eurinsiies 'pqued *we know not howinto thie ands of - can. Since then til.ageyst of.Seor aSeiA has splicited from the goymet-4.the State of Salvador, docanentsi whiel0rove that his, client is owner of .thecchild1T1R_. animals ; and the administrationpla'ta tinted the testimony presented by'thi --Seotsman. the New York Commerci adits " It is understood here thWM. j1 position is one of almiost comeetsJJP, as to society, in MAdri4 .rb'.. e t that had come before himn with biscd e ng of Turgot, havp created afeelii ypnst him that hothing can overcome adic makes his 'situation ahie a painft" _______ ;h, ,NorTCU or *A .BrIr.Mil DtBk'g notice of his intentioq to'-intrdcA!bte providing that the officers, nen:et m to~ ed ollicers, musicians, and privates ot&tie 2 companies of Colonel Brisbane's niem -~ of siooth Carolina volniers inithid war may each receive th6Jarges~itUto bounty land wvhich was recevd h~ members of any company of ta Nxw SHI~otB-MACHINE-~t sure in calling thelattention ofhrdh the advertise nenft of T. P 4~ i o sell a new Shingle Machine~ een the Machine~s opergtion , is the perfectioni of .Shingle Id s very simpl, ppanntlMuitd doeitsworkthoronglyetisi a ~ kom-1500 toi2000k8 -hnl~r~ i Dg themjkelothIyfroeb *" P~~wmcLhroa 8.4e contract forhe fram St.Loi u ttjr~s field and Neosbo, to i pt boundary of tht T soutbeasteer A Fanse "~a~r tv..nt of the ' ~ ~ 1 sess insthe causing a Sund t