'? ! have never kent an scon rate fir.
BP- / count of the milk given, for a uy'particular^
te-.gih of it 00. The calve*; gor.oiajiv
. ; hrvve heen allows to wok until tinee or !
four month* ?U aiW wmcu it >vn* given ;
441
hayet^naported fo :r cojcg. all of
W0te c&efiMy selected uiih ngland; j
{high prices. They have ail promo
or more calves since I have
Mhem, and with one exception
ve been 'dropped in w inter. Strawfoi'cow
yonsavv at Northampton,
in July, 1S49. I have, carefully
eci chu.udlk from each soon after
, and they have averaged from 22
iar(s per day. Betsey, the first
rnporfed, gave in January, 1839,
ftor calving, 25 quart* and 4
afterwards, she ^vas "g'Ving 20
Her m.Ik was only of a fail
v,Sbfe continued to-milk very
ihtil within a few weeks of slip.
calf, Winch occurred about the
ih month after taking the hull,
__ M egain. increased,una afterward!
^ dttmn ashed to is qaarfr. ^1
My second cow, Violet, gave, after
calving, 24 quarfi of very rich iniik, and
continued to milk deeply for three or four
months, when the quantity was diminish
art 1a ifj />r l'i omiris r?or (lav. .-4.- jl
. My third cow, Si raw berry, pave by
tne*auremeqj^21 '2 quarts of milk on the
grass ahe
lures. Her milk wh- very rich and \ ieiiied
& large amount^d'hutter. fhbilgli f canbdt
way accuratelyLho*-, much as it (the
milk) was riot nil &>ught to the bouse,
v... Iftiil u fair propoitirik was used for ordinary
purposes in tho \iiiily. 21 lV? Laihlop,
on whosu farm, it iladley, she remained
four or five ffeek*, wrote to me
oh her return as h.i.ows I mtisrspeak
in the highest terms i>f Stravrbe'ry, for a
" foilklT, and butter c&w. As for size and
slmife^he speaks for herself.' She is
without doubt a very superior cow. Sue
Was nt H}<<!icy/iit October, 1-34D.
** My further cow,. Ringlet, calved a
year since, producing win heifers. She
Was hulked three or fopr times, giving
from 10 lo 12 quarts each, orulking, when
jm?w fell sick with the -milk fever and was
two or three weeks before she recovered.
During her illnesa site bruised one of her
* 'teatsso badly, that she has lost fhc use of
it. This cow is undnuo't div the best
in itch cow I have; hut as the calves have
^ sucked her until within a very short period,
I ?-an not givffanv ir.irticulars. She is
now five rn?nt|is insult* ber rfwins are
, -4)ne year okt, and sbey'gfves now from
three teals 8 quarts per dav. Yon w ill
please uudersianrUhal I measured the nmount
* ah care, fuH-bper measure, purpo. i
v- eoly.for mv n-.vr? gratification, and without j
y extra teed, tot the purpose of
were fed on
w niligy wcrt- ifl I he greatest flow of
0m-; m ^a< pt??tiie'siirtimpr
j
Toey stand our winter fnfly'-ns well as
tltvand put ou flesh very |
My ca 1 ves^atn vrHr old, wei^h from
years oH, as a common steer at^ five
} fnU supply of haV is not given. They
...nniiimuta tilfLD fKe /?r>mmnii
vvcallk of th country, t>ut they aire of
much greater size, and, a* said before,
/inali;re tnifl^cacher. My cows are m?Kstly
herd book nniimds, thorough bred.. I
enclose you ihe pedigrees in full, of Straw
berry, Ringlet, and Violet, as requested."
CONTENTS OF THKFARMKB' REGISTER, NO.
Original Communications.
The Board of Agriculture and ft* de.
signed action. . The importance of nlka.
lies in soils. Grass and grass culture Vfj
Fra neerCtire .of mange'in xtogs. Not ice |
of the Fourth Report of the Agricultural
Survey of Afassachnsetts. An ewwy on
the making, the preserving, a ad thu upplying
of manures.
FLBCTIOTV5.
..'! Mai<?stf>ne FadSerM* Club Crop of corn
*taik*.k Report on orchards. Exhibition
of grape* to the London Horticultural
' ftviecty. To keep skippers from bacon,
j T $ Papers on chcsfnnd spelt, ordarnel Grass
and hayin Franktm county, Mas+ifehti.
rsetfs. On the question of topping and
stripping com. Harvesting the crop
iterative merits of Berksjy.res and Wo .
hunri??-Banter from Mr. Ma hard to Dr.
Martin. Potatoes gapes in chickens,
tetter, mosqnifn^. Constitution of the
United States Agricultural Society. VirAitt'
MiiiiB itfrtoht nf Tr;iin
n?i? ...iwv. 0 ^
gW " Indian e<irn Broom corn. Mihnres,
Stable, row nud hog yards. Human
excrement Comport mnnure,
principally of peat or swamp mud (or
muck)Sajfpetrea? man -re. White fvtgsButter.
The a^e of cattle as shown by
teeth. Berkshires. Agriculture versus
commerce. Hints on poisons. Cockriches,
On fime as rnanuro, and calcav.
.. .r? cu* formatioos.of the mountain region.
Ef Kanagc-ment ancftyfceds of hogs in Alid.
^ -Vasiachuaetti.
v-: ..
From-the Charleston Mercury. - *
THC MISSISSIPPI BONDS.
We publish below pa. of a letter from t
oujj of-our Mississippi fiiends, as the rea- ii
dies* way of satisfying his request. We J
take leave to say, however, that the j\fer f
curp has never been on the side of repU' r
dial ion?a doctrine we utterly abhor and jj
spurn. We have, however, supposed it t
possible that the officers of a State Gov. 1
eminent might so far transcend their *
powers as to involve the community in ^
distressing liabilities, which they-have t
not and never would have authoriied, %
and that when such a case of violation of *
law was clearly made out, the State could ?
not in honesty be held bound to do any 1
tiling more than compel a surrender to d
the .'creditors of whatever remained of *
the proceeds of such deht. We have not (j
decided whether the case of Mississippi v
can be show n to be such, hut we have tried j t
to place before our readers so much of the j 1
history of her debt as has come to our ; ?
knowledge, and we have maintained that j a
the people of that Slate, while acting in j
the sincere belief thai the deht originated t
in a gross violation of their Constitution *
- r+ ?
and was consummated in a breach ol eve. j n
ry conditit n of the statute authorizing it, , f
w*< re most foully and unjustly branded j ?
with tne ep.theU of " swin iters and rob. , *
bers r
We feel bound to say, however, that if j t
we were citrzens of Mississippi, we should , <
muclr- rather pay our proportion of the j J
debt, though it were at the cost of the j
comforts of life, than that the Stale
should he dishonored for even only an
apparent breach of public faith. And j
we acknowledge the fill! force of the ar- |
giiment of our correspondent, that the ( j
-State, by not resisting the fraud sooner, . ,
has, to all appearance, made herself a par- ? i
ty to the'transaction. i
We had read the Message of Gov. MeXutf, |
for a copy of which we should hpfore have
made our acknowledgements to He Evcellency,
and were digappomted in finding that no
now farts had c une to his knowledge resjiect <
ing these Bonds. He say? very little about |
ttiein. but makesone excellent suggestion that; ,
we trust will not be lost on the Legislature? '
that a Committee should be appointed to give
the whole su'ject a thorough sifting, with 1
power to examine witnesses and documents. I
The history of these bonds is involved in the (
deepest tnysterv still?let the veii ho torn <
away and the facts be made Hear. To whom
and on what conditions wi re they originally J
sold ? {few were they disposed of by the U.
S. Bank ? We ni ght go 011 asking question* 1
of this kind, hut as we can't answer them it |
'? useless. Wo submit the letter. i
Oktidbeha Cocntv, Miss., J in. fl. I
You will oblige some of your brother Detn- j
ocrats, who by the hye arc Bond paving (
Democrats, if you will publish in reply to Gov. ,
\lcNull's late letter which you have copied '
frorii some other paper, denying iht* legal or
moral obligation of I'm State to pay le r bonds, '
a short extract from the Governor's Messsage 1
ro the .Mississippi legislature in January, i
:n relation to the Union Rank and S'ate <
Bonds. It will he found recorded on the 15th |
page of his print d .Me ssage, in the fol'owing j
words, viz: ' My recorded vnt?.* on the Jour- .
rials of the Senate, as uell as my speeches
during the canvas* preceding iny election to '
the office 1 now occupy, show that I never I
was in favor of pledging the faith of the State i
fur Biu.king purposes, but, inasmuch a* the i
question had been Jortg before ih^ people, and a
had twice received their einOlym, I signed f
the charter of the Mississippi (Jnioil Bank. ,
. . : ^ : '?
Again, at page 22 and 3: "The Stale by J
her credit al.oue, h .9 fu? the whole cap *
ital of the Afi-R^sippi Union Bank, adf?jui- 1
fire requires that she should have the appoint 1 t
rmmt of a majority of the Board of Trustees ; j
and i' is deserving of your serious ooiisulera- j.
t?on whether the charter ougl 1 not now to be
nm nded so as to secure to the $:ate a con- *'
trolling influence over the institution, The r
large interest which the State possesses in the r
Planters and Union Bank,- makes it incum. f
bent on me to call your paricuiar attention |
to the affairs and conduct of those institutions. t
The faith r.l the Sta'e is pledged for the re- j.
deniption of two millions ?f dollars of bonds ,
sold to take stock in the Plantrrs Bank, and *
for the whole of the capital of the Mississippi
Uniov " H
Now, sir. I make these extracts from Gov a
MnXutt'g Message to show you what was the p
state of public opi- ion in \T) in this State in J
relation to the Union Bank. Tha! it has
changed in '4!,' the recent elections in this
state amply prove. And as you have taken
sides with the Anti-Bond party ni the State, s
? subm t it for your consideration, whether a I
state may not incur a moral obligation to pay s
money under a contrac: made under the broad p
seal of the State and by authority of a 1 uv P
thus enacted by the Representatives of the a
fieop'e, in violation of their fundamental laws,
s the Constitution of a State to run forever *
against a claim consummated in fraud, but ^
nevertheless acquiesced in and submitted to '
* ' C ? If I I
lor a term or uiree or iuur yv<ir? ; u ujiaoio- i ?
sippi h-id taken the stand in '33 that 6he now j f
takes, all w<?u'd h;vo been well; and the x
-Mercury would do well now to adv??cate a
Oonstiutinnal Liberty. But Mississippi has
wept over her rights; she has permuted herself
to be duped by faige agents; she has c
chartered a bank in violation of iier Constitu- a
lion ; site has put it m o^uraiion. it liar failed v
in.its purpose; instead of saving the people {
of the State from taxation, it has stained her H
honor, impaired her fai'h and credit, and now j
forsooth a violated Constitution is to become
the i?razen Serpent to heal her of the malady.
What man Wou/d be deemed an houcsl m m, c
w'ho, in order To evade the payment of a loan, e
should pujloutol his pocket an instrument u
containing provisions which he had been the t
first to violate. The truth is, sir, that the e
people of Mississippi, at the time the Union
jEfank was chartered, did not carp a groat for (
the Constitti'ion; they were determined to j
have' money at every and all hazard* ; the j *
-? ' f..._ :.? ..l.i nrrf.ll uorv I ?
population oi ine ma;e na* mongvu r
ipuch since,. many who* received a share of b
the piimdt-r, have left, and their plsces are f
itow fiheti by those who, not having come in j
time to get an arcom nidation, are not d'S. j
posed to h?'i,k to the future character of th?% ^
Stare, and are glad to find any hole to get out
oi the difficulty. _ 8
SLIGHT eiRCoXSTANCKS. I
Sir*'Waiter Scott, walking onn day t
along the h-itiksroi Yarrow, where Mun- (
gD P-irk w-uvbotn. ?,iw the traveller throwing* fi
?tones in the water, n>.<i urjxu>u*ly watching the t
bubb efl that wuecteded. Sc at inijuireri tin o!>- f
j< ct oecopilion. "I was thinking." an
v'>*;5 ;z.-.$>?
rmmmipmi n?. mnuKrmmammmmmmmsmnmm
oundthe rivers in Africa, by calculating how
arig fime Ind elapsed bef re the bubbled rosg to
besurfiee." It was a slight circumstance, but
be triVeller'u safety frequently depended.upon
L, In a watch.the main spring forms a small
ortion of thq works, but it impels una' governs
hb whole. So it "is in the riwehinery ofhumau
ife; o slight circumstance is permitted by the
)ivine Ruler to derange or to a'ter it ; n gnint
alls by a pebble-; a girl at the door of a counry
inir changes tho fortune of an empire. If
ho nose of Cleopatra had been shorter, said
'asca', in his epigrammaltic and brilliant nunler.
the condition ni life world would have been
ifforent. ' The Mi homed a lis have traditions,
hut when their prophet concealed himself on
rlounl SJiur, his pursuer* were deceived by a
pider's web, which Covnrod the mou'h of f e
jve. We trace the sarnn hippy influence of
I ighl circumstances in the history of science,
'aseal was born with a genius for mathematical
liscovery; no discouragement could reprers his
nger p.ihsion for scientific investigation ; he
ica'rd a common dinner.plate ring, and irmnoliately
wrote a treatise on sound. White Galileo
VHs studying medicine in tho University of i'isa,
he regular osciil .lion of a lamp, suspended from
he roof of the cathedral attract d his observation
irwi ir?/t i,i.r> in rmiKulcr the vibritions of pendu.
uni*. K'-p er, having rmrriud the socnml Urns,
mil r Nembiing, peril p?, th*3 great Florentine
iHlronomer, in his partiality to wine, determined
olay in aittoro from the Austrian vinoy.irds ;
i-iiue diifeience, howover,arose between h.mself
nd the seller with respect to the me lsummonl;
ind Kapler produced n. treatise, which has hecn
d iced among the "earlust specimens of what is
iuw called mo eiii analysis." The blight circnmitaricj
of Newton's observing the d tlcront re.
Yangibil.ty of the rays of light, seen through a
>ri?m upon the will, suggested the achromatic
.olccope, and led to the prodigious cl.scoverjtss
>1 astronomy. Tito moimo of a epeck of dust,
it has heen said, may illustrate causes adequate
.<> g neratfl worlds.?Asiatic Journal.
From the Charleston Mercury.
We have not had a richer enjoyment
for a very long time, than the perusal of
the January numbers of the Democratic
*nd the Boston Quarterly Reviews. Their
contents cheeringly assure us that the
true doctrines of strict construction will,
not only in name but in fact, share the
triumph they have gained for the great
Republican party of the Union, and by
coming into power with it confirm its ascendancy.
We know not how wo can
bettor at present occupy the editorial
portion of our columns, than with a review
of somo of the leading papers of
these Reviews; and shall commence it
next week. In the meantime wo cannot
resist the temptation of copying from the
Quarterly, the following eloquent and
jtist tribute to Mr. Calhoun :
"We have no intention of going again
into the general meriis of the distribution
policy. In our Journal for April, and
ilso for July-last, we considered it at
length, both in its constitutional b arings
i lid as a question of expediency. Mofe:>vcr,
after the very full discussion the
subject has received in both branches of
Congress, and especially after the masterly
speeches of the distinguished Senator
iroin South Carolina, nothing in fncl
remains for us to say, but to repeat what
others have already said, and better said
than we could say it. It is hard gleanng
fter Mr. Calhoun. Wo have no amjilian
to follow him in the discussion ol
my question relating either to the princi>losof
government, or to its policy. He
istially covers the whole ground ; and
lowever we may be disposed to question
- - n a.
tome of his propositions ai rirsr, we ?re,
or the most part, obliged to surrender to
lim unconditionally at las'. To this sub.
cct of (I i*lri but ion he has had bis ntten.
ion drawn for a long time; and no small
>ortion of his efforts for th3 last t\velve
"^ars have been directed to its defeat. It
bui simple iusfice to him to say, that
to was the first ?f statesmen to see
ind expose its misi'heivour* bearing ; nno
le lins exerted himself, often alone, amid
eproachand obloquy, ?howered upon bim
Vom all quarters, for its defeaf. with a
oresight, a sagacity, a steadiness of prin:iple,
and a firmness of purpose, which
lave won for him a place in every truly
American heart; and the reputation of
?eing the finlt statesman, in the purest
nd loftiest sense of the term, that his
ge or country can boast. The American
icople have great reason to be proud of
l/r. Colhoun, and to cherish a profound
espect for his talents and worth, and a
enJer regard for his fame. With a peronal
character that has passed for years
hrough all the hitter conflicts of party
trife, unsullied by even u breath of sua.
lieion ; an intellect of the highest order,
nlarged and invigorated by a long life of
ssiduous cultivation ; an unwearied dootion,
from hi* earliest manhood, of
lis best utfoctiiMis and powers to the pubie
service, in high and responsible staions.
to every one of which he has proved
limself equal, and the duties of all of
vhien he has discharged with a fidelity
md success unparalleled in the history of
ny other public man in the country ; a
dear nnri vivid perception o'f justice, and
i m irtyr like firmness of principle, thut
vould lead him to rush in where "blows
all thickest and heaviest," to its support,
in^to brave power, and even the axo of
he executioner in its defence; always
rue to the great principles of law and
irder, and fast friend of the broadest lib.
rty, embracing in his policy the freedom
md well being of lite humblest as well as
he proudest citizen ; unsecured by powr,
unenrrupfed by success, undazzled by
eputntion, he is a man of whom his naive
country may well be permitted to
>oast; for such n man is only the slow
jrowth of ages; and in showing thatsho
inows how to appreciate ami honor him,
lis country inscibcs her name high on
he list of the more advanced nations of
he earth, and proves that she has within
i^rselfj the elements of national greatness
ind immortality.
We have been particularly interested
n thi9 last speech of Mr. Calhoun, on
he Distribution Dili, which we have pla ed?it
the head of this artiele-j-not only
is being one of the ablest of his speeches,
>ut Hs.dc.velop.ing'a, Jiheral patriotic pdlideserving
the sprcial attention of our
?vn bclovxd England. Mr, Cal
t ~ - ' * ^
h'oun proves in this speeoh that he is a
Southern man, with strong affections for
his own section of the Union, and disposed
to resist to the utmost, any,aggression
ori its rights and interests*; but also, that
he studies and embraces in his policy, the
protection and furtherance of the common
rights -and interests of the whole
country.-"
THE EIGHTH WEEK OF THE SESSION.
Has been conusmed, in the Houso of
Representatives, (with the exception of
Saturday,) in proceedings and debates of
such a character asit has given unmixed
pain to be obliged to report to our readers,
upon which, thesubject vet depending, and
we forbear for the present any other remark,
than that the shortest possible way
will, beyond all question, be the best way
in which the subject of debate can be disposed
of.
Much, however, as there has been to
deprecate in the tone and temper of the
debates of one branch of Congress, the
last week has yet been the. most fruitful
of the session. The debate in the S mate,
; for the most part on both sides learned
j And able, terminating, as it did, in a decis|
ion sustaining the Bankrupt Law passed
j at the late Session, was a worthy employ.
; ment of the time of that body, and the is.'
j sue one, in our opinion, corresponding to
the purpose, for which that branch of the
! - a it*t i r>
uovernmenc was established, ot giving a
character of stability and consistency to
the National legislation.
The final passage, in the House of
Representatives, on Saturday, of the bill
, to authorize a reissue of Treasury notes,
to an amount not exceeding five millions
of dollars, is the first step taken by Congress
at this Session towards providing
the ways and means for the support of
Government for the year 1942, ill addition
to such revenue as &e reduced imposts
will yield. Thougfdt is most seriously
to be regretted that some such
measure was not carried through five or
six weeks ago, as it might readily have
been and doubtless would have been had
Congress realized the urgency of the oc
casion for it, it cannot but be a subject of
congratulation among our readers that,
by this measure, the Treasury is restored
to a state of solvency.?Nat. Intell.
New York, January 1?.
Great Casting?One of the immense
hydrostatic cylinders used for raising
vessels by the Screw Dock Company
was cast yesterday at the Novelty Works
of Messrs. Stillman & Co. The cylind
er was 22 feel long, its bore 13 inches,
thickness of shell 9 inches; iron required
22 tons, being by far the largest casting
ever made in this country. The iron
was melted by three cupola furnace* ;
commenced blowing 10 o'clock 6 minute"
iron began to run 10,50; opened runners
at 3, 12; opened sluices for waste metal
at 3.16; time employed for preparing the
mould about four weeks. The predecessor
of this noble cylinder was cast in
f \ *
Scotland and proved defective, and the
Company determined to give their owr
country a chance. It is believed that a
better casting limn. ffyi* has never beer
made. A large number of citizens were
present to see it done.? Tribune.
france and texas.
The New Orleans Bee. " Wcporccivr
by the Galveston papers that the "French
vessel of war Sabine was on the 12th instant
off that port. Other French cruisers
are also in the Gulf. There is m.
question that the appearnnce of this fore*
i has relation to the difficulties between
France nnd Texas. But, from letters received
from Austin, we learn that the
present cabinet of Texas is in faVur ol
arranging the difficulties with the French,
j We also understand that President Hons,
ton, shortly after his installation, paid a
visit to the French Legation, h nuy
therefore be ossuut^d that this rontrover.
sy will he disposed of niTMCahly."
On the subject of tho supposed interest
of Lord Ashburton in the Slate slocks
hold in England, the following doubtless
affords correct information:?Nat. Intel],
from the new vvrk courier and en quirkr.
Lord Ashburton.?Your journal is
not accurate in regard to Ashburton. He
is a brother, it is true, of the Baring who
gives his name to the firm of Baring
Brothers Co., but he is not interested
in American stocks to any considerable
i extunt. He some time since retired from
'that firm. That house itself is not intercsted
in American stocks or bonds to
the amount jrou suppose. They have an
account with the State of Massachusetts
to the. amount of about one hundred thou?
j ik0
I SailCl puunus, Iiuiumg iui nvbiirnji mv,
I bonds of that State. With Ohio and Maryj
land they have an account of a similar a.
! mount, and hold as security bonds of those
States to twice the amount. They alsocollect
the interest dueon certain stocks of the
State of New York, in which they net as
agents for others This is the extent of
their concern in American stocks. Yours,
<fec.
[We have satisfied ourselves, by inquiry,
that our correspondent spenks from
authentic information, nnd give his statement
as a correction of ours.?'Even Post.
" A "Literary Association" has been
formed at Hillsborough, N. C. The
Hon. Frederick INash ih President, Dr.
Jam. S. Smith, C'ol. Cndwallador Jones,
and Rev, Robert Burwell, Vice Presidents,
Dennis Hearit, Secretary, and Dr. Walter
A. Norwood, Treasurer.
????-? r? .{i m
tkmpbranlr reform.
Mr. Carey, the reformed Drunkard,
.?seems to be doing wonders in the Ea?!
tern part of tie tftate. A^Newbern, the
I Society formed by. him, nuipb^ 271
J members, In Beaufort, Carteret Coynty,
I he met with even greater success, in pro,
hcrnv A Society was formed, consisting J
of about 80 members. At the last ac- J
countj4ie was in Washington, Beaufort ;
i County.-?R(d> Reg.
something new. ~
'A Mr. War#*), of Alton, Illinois, has
commenced manufacturing candles from
Castor Oil. One of them was presented
to the Editor of t he Telegraph, who was
induced to test its qualities witli a Sperms
candle. He says:?"The experiPhenf
resulted the demonstration that the
Castor Oil lasted longer than'the Sperm
c ;ndle, and the li?ht of the furmcr?*was
decidedly more brilliant and extensive
than that of the latter. Wo could not
discover the least unpleasant jjmell arising
from burning the Castor Oil candle.
o 9 ? and
believe that they are well calculated
to supersede entirely the use of the Sperm
candle. Mr. Marsh says they . could be
afforded by the quantity at 25 ?<Aits per
pound, about one half the cost of Sperm
candles."
. *
Profit of Temperance.?A worthy'
! mechanic, of Salem, (Mass.) who. from
the force of his own convictions, discontinued
the use of intoxicating drinks a
year a go, celebrated the anniversary of
[hisfreedom from a bad habit,by inviting
a few of his friends, one evening last
week, to partake of a clam chowder.
After due discussion of the savory mess
?which formed so important a part of the
sustenance of our pilgrim fathers, and in
praise of which the pen of the latest British
traveller in this country runs riot?the
host opened his desk, and took out a dra.
! war of money. Ho showed his guests
that there were more than a hundred dollars
in the drawer, and informed them
that those were the savings of his "grogmoney"
for the yenr. Every day he huJ
deposited in the drawer the sum he
would previously have spent for liquor,
and this was the result !?Here was, absolutely,
the foundation of a fortune.
Think of it, young men. and remember,
that the regular saving of this sum, with
its lawful interest, would insure a handsome
independence in old ago, for any of
you.?Salem Gazelle.
(Correspondence of the Savannah Georgian.]
East Florida, 29th January, 1512.
Dear Sir.?On the 21st inst. at Tampa
' Bay, during the absence of Nen.'.hloch*
lo-inathla, his brother Tiger-tail had command
of the band of Talis hassinns, and
1 ?? *! ?--* - * ? I* t a r? t tn m i\t >-7 n
till lllill mouo ?u^ nuvu?|/i um/hjwj.
Fortunately the plan was discovered, and
most of the band taken. Tiger-tail, how.
I ever, three warriors and four women made
good, their escape. Mrs. Tiger tad, and
i the hope of the royal House of ike Tigers,
; n lad of 15 years, were secured, which
! may induce the Sire of all the Tails of
i the Tigers, hv the operation of the "sober
I second thought, to return,
! Immediately after this break out, all
the Indians at Tampa were put aboard ol
i. the transporters in the Rnv, amounting tii
- 280, including WO Warriors, tin thr
i 25th inst. Major Plympton, 2d Infantry
i in command of 80 men of that regiment
t enconntered the famous Chief, Halleci
- Tuslenuggee, at the head of Hawk Creek
a tributary of Dunn's Lake, east of Hit
St. Johns. A snug little fight ensued ol
15 minutes, which resulted in the killing
1 of one soldier, and two wounded; the cap
1 lurooftwo warriors?one since died.
[F&>m the N. Y. Commercial Advertiser
> IMPORTANT MOVKMKM'.
The establishment of British steam
i uarkets. embracing the West India. tb?
Gulph of Mexico, including the places sel
^ forth in the following list, is one of thr
most important commercial movement
of the present ilay. Toe facilities which
will he thus offered will prove of infinite
service. T .ere will be a steam packet
twice a month from Havnna to Halifax,
calling and delivering letters at Savannah,
Charleston and New Yoik; and so nrrang
cd as to meet with the (Junarci line from
, Bi?ton to Halifax, and reluming to Hav.
J ana. will convey letters to all ports of the
West Indies, tfonth America, dee. Bv
the u^cket which has arrived, we nnd-rstand
Mr. Bu hanan her Majesty's ei>n??il, i?ir
been appointed Jcr M jury's packet Hjfift for
New York. Wo faith^r team that ao nrrnngw.
raent will he made by Mr. Bndwrnan that letters
to any part ofrho vv '."Id may bo forward Fdhi
** 1 r ? ? *i nroeont n ff/ar i>li
iNew l orn?a lacniiT ji"***'i"""- ?
At a Court reception at the Tuiferies
on 31st December, General Cass (Minister
of the United States) presented n considetnhle
number of Amercinn citizens,
who were respectively received most graciously.
Their Majesties testified f"
General Cass their gratification at the enthusiastic
manner in which their son, the
Prince de joinville, had been received
and entertained in the United States.
General Hamilton arrived in New Or.
leans on the 20th inst. The editor of the
Bee says,?Gen. Hamilton informs Us
that tho dispositions of the New British
' Ministry, were equal'y favorable with
that of Lord Melbourne's cabinet towards
I the Republic of Texas, which he repre.
sented at the Court of St. James; and
that the evening before he left London,
he signed with Lord Aberdeen, the Minister
for Foreign Affairs, a protocol indicative
of those friendly feelmgs.
General H. hastens to Texas, wifhjhe
least possible delay, to obtain the confirmation
of its government, of some important
international and financial measures
he 1ms arranged in Europe, fa the event
of succrss, he will return to Europe
in the Spring vhi the Halifax suamers.
' _ < i i
Tillt adjournment.
On Saturday last, 1st instant* the Lrg.
, i islature of A'mhnnia adjourned without a
i day, aftet a session of precisely tivr
^l months. We-pnhlish in out paper to.day,
a list, of the acts passed - and-'shah select
%
tioni, Then? is one so tbocfllghly new,
if not mischevious in prinetple, that we
intend to gratify public curiosity with it
next weekf VVe .allu le to the "act to
prevent tltejgtiBflfce of real estate.1',But
rt:
tor the exa|jp||P^ennesseer from whose :
(statute book'it is said to be copied, this
( act of legislation would he viewed as a
| mixture of insanity and rashness.
On tjie subject of the banks nothng^r^has
been done towards a change of system
; their management hjjafopnsomewhat
tatter guarded and-Jl^red ; but,
taherr together, there never convened a
set of men,'devoted to the work of legislation,
who achieved less to satisfy the w.
public mind. We hrfrnot, however,din- A
posed to apply Vcndiscriminate censure;
some of thein? of lx>th parties ejutrtodthemselves
manfully to promote
tere^t./of the State and the people,'and
were only prevented by difaculties which
can ta little understood except by those
Vho witnessed or experienced them. At
a future time, we shall indulge in more
. ?rv.^,or.f? An ?h* nroccedimrs.of 2^$
>pCCIill bUIHWvmv -... r"*T
the session.?Tuscaloosa, (Ala,) Manu
lor.
i-i?
Nkw-orlkans, JAjr.:27.
Texas.?By the steam packet New- ^ ;
York, which arived yesterday, we* have Y^'Y^S
received late (iuivaston dates.
T?iere yet exists great excifcmens in
Texas, in respect to the capture of the ^
[ Santa Fe expedition.
The Austin Bulletin of the SIst tilt.,
states that the C. Van Ness, who had just
reached that place from Sart Antonio
had with him public papers Chihuahua,
giving fuller accounts of the capture.?
The prisoners stated that they had f<mgf^sSK3
tho Indians from Austin to Santa Fe;
and when they were captured, were completely
worn out by fatigue and want of
I food.
Cook, Howard and Caldwhll are repor|
ted to have boon killed in attempting to
I escape.
An act to fund the Texran debt has passed
the Senate. Also a bill to authorzethe
issuing of $153,000, exchange
hills. > :
A man had been srreRted in Houston a
Mexican apy?but liberated for want .-ef^
At a public meeting in Gsliraston a number '
?.?.! li.oinn Inr ihnir
of resolution* were pnwwju
object the enrollment of the militia / frtr
the pin pose of.igressi v e opera lions against
.1/exiro, and the forfifixation of the isI
land ot (ialvasUm by prefer batteries
The wni fever seems to rag:e?and well
I it may. If Text* does not do something
, for the Santa Fe captives she had ijrttlbr
i follow Yucatan and rkkqrt into a Mexican
A rei.courtier took place in Anwtm,
:ween Mr. Kaufman (f rrner Speaker of
the House of Representative#,) wnda Wt.
' May ft id, a uietubir of C-?;tgt m. in coitj?5Htl??e%r
. of words spoken in d<*bat?*? which rnvftKfd
k Kaufman's receiving :t pieiul uati in lite abdomen,
>vln*oh- it l? tKtxvgML wrill -.ifiive mortal . '
' Cr>n-rej<?! In - passed a !>ill rrpidiitin^ IVla#
? hiliiies alier .he 1st of lebruary. The
t -?ld bonds or notes of the Republic arc
>ot after this date to bo lake!) in paying
of gnvermcnt dues.?Bee:
r Yankkt-! lKr*p.;virrnr.? Henry Aiken
of Franklin, N. H. has invented a machine
for cutting di ches. It can be drawn by
ej yoke o. oxen. tn ik.no a ditch 3 feet
I ;vid*? at Iho top, 2 fret at the boWotrr.afiA ^^
2 feet deep. Two yoke of oxen can
1 Ira w it half a mile or more per
means of pnlly blocks. ->
.
Nkw Orleans, JAK* 24.
Yucatan.? We learn from reliable ver.
i bal mioruiaiion, (hat-the province ?f.Av' ,?V"ir.t/?ntnn
Ii.ts rclansed into a state <>f de.
pendens ii|K>n ti e Mexican (vovernwont.
We have further, that when the Yucatan-, /y
i c:se Congress <b ei e ! upon acknowledging
the supremacy of Mexico, the event was
h celebrated at 3/erida, and the other.towna
in the province, bv tho tiring of cocgmcn,
I illuminations and offer manifestations at *,; *' *
rejoicing. The precise terms upon which ' y
the re-annexation was effected have not . . '
transpired; hut thcr have reference to cer
min privileges of local legislation which
r S .nt i Anna has o e ded to the ron..ce
i of Yucatan.?Bee*
T?a DRACO* FOR Vln.?? l*apa," said o?*?
1 of his boys to the deacoo, ^ 1 l*a?l a funny
dream./art night.' '
We If, Tommy, what wat your funny
dream V f?~$
I dreamed lire devil came into your at are. > 7
* The devil!'
* v? tKaf Hp found von
J " I BB, I n. WIV w r..f ..... 7r
I drawing "glass of gin for poor A mho Jam*, - , T *
who li-ie fi'8. and who br>ke a iittle bahy'e
arm the o*her day because she cried?wt?e*
became home drunk. Arid I thought the
devil came Up to the counter and fatf the end
of his long tail on (he chair, and leaned orer
towards the barrel where you wer?* stooping
to draw it out, and asked if joe was'iit a deacon.
And I thought you d.d'nt look up. hot
said you was. & men he grinned and shock
his tail like a cat that has a rat, and Mjr he
: me, 'that ere's the deacon for rtk! sod
j ran out of the shop laughing as loud/ that I
put ray fingers in my ears and woke ujf'~
The deacon quit the trafiicarid jumod the
W ashing ton Temperance Society,
-? i
A camV ?IT*.
At Cincinnati Inst werjc, Isnbeltt Opu
penheimer, n child of about eeven venre
of Age, recovered $500 damages against
1 the owner of a do# wo?cn unu uiiw.
l ;in the fcc^theee being proof that the
dog was vie on* and dwpoeed to wte, and
1 that the defendant had knowledge of the
fact,
A?J AXEEICAN.BAKOX,
The 5 Gazutte states, that a
' citi^n of ih?l place tw rite can lljf *' .
to his fortune" by4tie^ev|di$ion^.o* r
1 hirn of a baronial titfe^w^ large estate*,