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VOL. IX. S UM T E R VIL L E, S. Co., APR!I 4, 155.
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Poetry,
For the Banner.
Addrotm, to the tiock Bird.
I.
Oh sing on yet
- Thou minstrel of the .sweet ncove
'[1 y tong 01it hode of life ai I love;
Bleik \voter', wiij hth ceai-sedi Io bile
A ilunnyaat r tu ilio to g-'I
The i rees ha.1ve in.-t thei, tiol!, of woe,
And wanton birds begin to coo.
11.
Oh .in onl vet!
MV goni% in thy liits.:iJ .ns.
Which warms- mle itoice;14 api-l,
To ve ii Lve's peliuid streais,
And tetint on sweel ewachimg drev,...
01 wili vo,d uypiphs and hower-i t ce,.
. iu:: set i fs iury Sneen0t.
Ill.
Oh sing on yet
Thy voice relumes a btned flaiue,
Anid brings to iltmd a hong itloved name,
Whose melody halls on mme ear,
(Long de;tf 1to Ilope's sweet voice) as clear,
As when I lved on B tuty's .v.iters,
And drank t he sighs of her n ild daug hltcr.
IV.
Oh sing on yet
Nor cense, siveet mis' rel i lhus 1i) sing,
And welcomo back returning sprimgr
The miibre baoniom driiks ilhy liy,
As withered ro-ses, dews of Mav :
The love k-n., heart will cease to pine.
Whilst it c~m drink such strains as thiiine,
Oh sin-g oi yet
A NEW BUr.T ExrAcro.-An En.
glishman by the namet of Miles' Ilas on -
~sttructedi an instrioent which, it is
thought, will inusuro cotmparat ive ease-,
rapidity and safety, inthe priienas of ex
itractitng butilts fromn woundts .-it is
tthus described:
"Thrme conivanc2 consist of a small
sir pumup and cylinder, to v lich-l a tap is
affixed. To tis tsp is aunichvl au suita -
ble length inf fl1.xible ltubing ahonit a qnuir.
ter of ano inch in diameoter. li ned in ide
with silver wvire, to p'revenut its cal l psing.
-At the othier end of th,:s tiub. th on us a
smlh globe, froum w hichi a tubat sallil cent.
ly minute t) pass into ai biil.tm woundl~ is
fixedl, the enid terii at ing wn an~ tindiah.
rublber collar. Out t I ltp of the g;uibi
-ther in a small taip, in order to, aduin t a
probe tol pass down the tuiln, to sonund wheni
.oi thue bullet. TPhe mino of ip,.-rating~ is
thint--A vacutm nis creamed in ihe cyliin.
der, the tube before.-atlnded to is ascer
tained ho be .on thme ball, lte tap in the
cyhnider is opened, whmeni the bullet he.
comnes fied to the tube by the vaetmin
thus erected, and us ts wvithidrawn. Th'le
great merit of this invonton consists in
its'n obviating the necessity for the paiiful
nd -dangerous -operation of cutmg oiut
hlets, and bly its means a moteil moan,
witii the aid of ant asststantu to work at
''the atir-hutnp, w ould be able to accompilh it
~he work witich now occupies mtaniy usmr
- -y.eonw. When the cylinder isi on1ce ex
hadstadJ, l, would oxtract several hluliets,
2 thout the neci'oty of agauin wvorking
pump. rThe Medical Board has5
4Vnditedtionsi tul all emlinentl instr innent
uI56~)ftp the aplparatte "
ju *i~i A'~t% h ditthe Hon. Jetffersont
~ ttfpiuttttentt to the
Visit to the Seraglio Palace.
To Visit the iuIties ldt! the Se
ragliii P.aIlace i firmaii or perinit miust
be had 11r.m the Governal ment, anad
that is to be paid l0 rouidly. An of
lieer or two miust attend with hii.,
sword and stall. iand they iiist be
feed Weil. Tlieni at every is. Sapine
and other sacred place you visit th.-re
aic scrvants to lie feed, if a party get
through the day's excursin litr forty
dollars they do very well. M. i ovii,
the iDragomanl of the United Stat
Legation, kindly priuued lur us a fir-.
1111111 tId Selit his owi Cevasse. to
leaid us. ie Governimtent eiit an
other, 6u that we Were well provided
Witia lin escoret. SevIraI ladies jPined
our party, and added largely to the
pleatisures of that, delightli and inter
eatinig day.
Wihere the Golden Hlorn sels up
from thle Lshiuthe old city tif
llyzihthtim ,tid. and Mltpom~ed 11.
s -etield this niteivall d it.e hris
pI.dare, atI . ld ll L "u. is ;!.-round,, anld
pirejpalred a re id n t tst, had. 11,1
etjtlal ill thle ILderil u t ark. Arllv-Id
!.itiits aliiitt'dI as by tile great
paviion, which is cal led the J'urte
;ate, old Iilti this the G)iloilli
Eipire takes its liailc. 'it.3 lin.li
are the usual giurd at this door. We
We'e At onice inl the iniidlt tf a vast
co.urt-yaLIrd, (1 be whoI le pal ace g rounds
aIC threet' miles in circitL) a d la->si..g
titeisss it v-' were utilidtluted ilit the
p IItdae. A 1 ght tit sta:rS breo wlh. us
LI) tilt. alidteele. Cll iber, I Wi-le a
jIar-linv'ia, v'il t-ed mlid su'rrmmldeel
wVitlh a i 'el ii ivan. i lie thirn - ro.-iii
W is Ei'lsl~ tt tltl ld ssa
sii'wVii~g LI coi. igility to LI \;ste.t ii -.
Anlltier :ll1 i.imlo 'Ir ehzllitiler. ill
m e enitered the ,i i'., batJI, uixii i
tIlt' coltriv!iites i tr iillitart \Viehic
Ltole, peopJ le i i e j .y. A in a , li
us,~~~~~~~ rateatheglsinoridu
tikAt thial i the eilt li the ha
Well. Nip rnite 1u41 inay cross u18;1;
.t~iliii id]. N a an but I ,- 1i:i0 .i1
ii., L.\ iktI% tI liei itvj tilt 11ii i - ji 1
illt lii' li- Iliil' Li 11\ 1 e '. l tI a ;o li a
e yitili 'hll s ji'll ' li ! ir, w I, Iiiw L . i
hau.'it thoe Shah. Mhi ehgriiin li.
It it if tipl m', U. 0 :"i i in
ed llt i; : i ye 1 . Tire i . iil
llm d 1 in ; : ;;ii l~ Int.dre .' :::: I e'
ti i ' i l* it(! li o t e i * l hit'i e re
Lonll tat . CiIit l ii e i~ iie lifi t..i,
e ril it VI- t li a ihat h dr. p, hi h1:114l
ke i i t I h fi tl, 41 (it ian e I it.,
Ia I n the,.ell %Ct. S .vv sfill.
Tim mu h Ibli.< b1.1l1 wev -s r l :1b,11,
toi the lii l v .ia e t i l' th1 1* ei t-S1:mlit
n nledIIg a.111111 in tI lie II ti ls,swo irds.
dilks, '.i I ii'han-, e ii ia ii ele
,I it'! ( MtIe ill 6~hillt'l his jct ird. i
felegfjit, . ~i ship.V gat.ln''d iti:i
g6ob1i Iti.d in t l S , m alten
till wVas call'ed . all .-i i ai arl
lilteit, t, l t i t it le , i -d hie ilistr.
iTwsi jaii.:uiai WL'h i hane fed ti'nis
s ll d g eltt ileilt! i ti ii'i ice;p pvr
notted jil i t ill, lie in , n it 1 v.1 en d
It Was repil ui' tud te cipal elit,
the ugh(1i1, ehai yeliti'// t/r e h t (Ih.
1owed1111 to igo ill ; 3: t:1 ht I'r,.m
Ing o'n their ivilerl, ha liedi
teip ike, b 21t rsIIt4 e d gIs o the
glluards broagt, them ) t'o Isude b
othe thruies 11)1. IL'could sii the e
mi'gif ient cath and t hs giy ad
ptos fuiturte o he nun'h, wi hr
tIn 'thiiirden of th plae. palse and
nerte ae'seg, r m 1 en
uit.10..idtice. will be Ili tile mairbitv
pa1l e oil tile IBo-.Iais..i S
At it usazid ll).itoses ui in the v~,v
iii Stables, wliielt w'e paii-Std 4.11 four
wa% i. mit, ; ittiii Lie liri'ss :iil tra Vr
pigColVe, ti With j1J%IrIy. atre dits
It ar'jtiirt-d tit liair to !oiik Illr.11lurI
tile tohld ialmr111y' t:li ilill-, ,Ilie tiflit.
Illts2, grv'.; ., b reast plaites ill fii irrl ol
sta.rs, &iill.,4 ifzstritflge 11211 I tilt Ull te
b 614ilert 1 41( .4.1' 14 Wer IleiINIt t , nd im
terr ily tellhc' i v* ill teir dayv, ziiid
V'.'') i lio S 1-1-%. Sii . lk 1ta -1 III Sh
10'rewad vIfir. il-c wereit lti-Lijjio diiislliiii4
fly tile dal domii' ltoa* tilt Nwari
ha.t 11111C ~ on tle stealilci wh!it iile,.
w.erec by tils tim le eqiic- jt* reiiin tis~
1 Liii 1411. mid Lot tO il e f il. lit
4hIt : alIen was IL csik'.2 i'm hei tilev 1:
Mhill-'h iiistni,'.stilt- !'-illi It2'
'lizii ud i aiy g tililig M (IfI111 l'il i 11
Iii'' ll ne(I, kep rul il, 1'ravcl
li4*ln lt ill.arp andiuhe oil. ther. c~ t
i CLCte AT* 41.s oe P.4.v!.'s L bc~
- AII vi'' tend i t ill i meigiQsttlei
Iilam dtlar he rils t i i iiieyof' hliiIt.
liditililt) ternii tm e. dilli' 4111 I li ll.S
'i liii; te lad~it the iiiile ia.u
-A ier eill titl FiSpl hilleiilt
11211 i 0it 1ies l I e f'i. iii'r (A It til.
-111 ieW irh t i t W i ,lie izuofit I - let
I III d( l t ile dW ~ i l It l ilt- Ititf
--i I I. t2 tl 4 *i'ti ily t~ sm le (111t.i
Iiuiill i l l t4. 'm il bell iithe Iiti 11i114
-Itl ft ilt tx Vi - iziietls is11 fit, 11! I*C .
Isd ilt 'I -of* i. i4h h tili han ii Illis
i1 Ili. ii jtil 1111 1 il te i~Ol imr. Msiv
lil. i-wi ls.i IZ44 .ll tile fic ltfil dial
ilttlii l thi tic il i t oulItiiIi iih
rn. i ll'tt I M i "1 It' . Aoh I t-iiiIllv
Sly il I d's watile 11.1d 1 a run f ut
i".[rlk itV--e hill- lot hit'4vi:L al~t
lillit.t I li - hii I t ,- i t , :rl
At. ks 111c. il l
JItai -ll tilt I t Slu7.ors-4 4 ill. ,-;~ J I~ WOiu
huhL CIIIOU. blit - I.tla keu vat i 1) 1s ~ :.,1!
Fro i the h:ir;olt? I Mercuiy.
Wotsuldw in lise foarl.
Tihe ilate caeic oif Piooh-t, the N ew
Ylik br1ioser, wvh.!ived ihoor t wo wveeks
withl a1 pistl ball imlbedded-k inl hiS
heart, halt- been thottgat by - ni1aniy tit
htave beeni unparalilld, tond ty -ionwt
is tihbelieved fill t strengorth (of' the
pularnitin sh i:tt ay~ woiudu in tlhe
helart is liv. essaril" 1:uillnediati-ly faItal.
[lhe I.oi)sville C.triet, hiowever, has
inkel ny' thle unl;iter at, length, an'd
oiatl-q'Ils inia1y cur'i ou;S and well 3a.
iltieteid cases . sit how t ho r erril
itiis .1 Ie I lie genend11l lotions respt CL
ogl~ woundllls Ilf! tilhear,
A phys-ician ei Nairy couinty,
Temw v,:ev, Dr. Ribdall, reporIted 111a.
ii' yearis ao tihe ase tof a 11,.groJ boy'.,
who nas w. iitlidetl i tie cliest. wiith a
ialtoa ls Sllit. The wound was givel
tlln 11th 5th ofi Api:i, and the ireatwinet
ill i1lie e:Lsc was sillul aiid Very jiltli.
-Io S. I' waS dlireeled t1) thle relief,
ofitillainat ion ofithe lung, aa111 t in-re
was (1 i.i iicatil Ilat the. Ileart, was
woInded. The 1113' ;eeined too recotv.
er r.egnharly anld slowy1u to thle six
ty.seeenth d1%a , when lie lied -idein)y,
ltiii tver.iidii gence inl eating. 'I lie
lonig %% hich wa vswoiunded never per.
I' iiied :-vt*ic aIliter receivinhg tle Ahut.
aind ile devati was due to the clidition
if tie 1i1' Ill L ing tile cturse i
the witin saft erdeath. the physiciais
w re a,tonolli-ilet; i jiniti ng L three shot
it the bo(ittil t li the velLic!e and
Iwo) slotiL inl Lilt! buttlisi of' the i anuriCle
,of tlie beati. Tile w i mds iaadc in
ille slistiallee of Ilie hieart were ill
Iriiily hevaled, 1and the iit'ernal siir.
Itee ilf tht clViLis, inl which tile shot
were iund, betniayed ito sign of hav.
ing siilhered in 1m. way IrtoiI t lie
prseceofte shot. The. bov lived
frti the 5th ill April ti tIie I Ith of
Juniie, mr Sixty.seve i iays, :uh tie
Ie a thI was die to4 thle 11n1g, neeondlng
ito the picii*.itiaii. inl the case, anld iiot
i.t the .41hit ill n lt l eIrt.
Ill thet Dictionniil Meudical.., !Saviard
liein ctins a ca!ie in which tile Ieft ven.
liele if llt heart 3a.4 I 41.he 1pt 1 In lr
w%- tia %liii h i , -i f..,ff til A igil
lii lihL..e. lii iiiiliI'll- li ' I lit
lnI lived 1111. , ir five d1 s: A e'.1
if bloodi n\e1ililbrehri iCe!,Sd I the
opeinig at lie anlid iprvnitIg lhei.ll.
M I cha; . Ill anoti h r eaise the 1, iir II
VenIItriel was; pIerced on,11 the, Vvi ltn
lived live d.s. I'lal ill :.n a h rt
a snl I was pa ed thre. gh Hish I ight
veiitl iii., the i l. iili, h ll a tici a la i yver,
:01d the 11 i liv d it . . lil 111 1 1 It d y.
.\ lltd exhibited t hi lwvart t, I hel,
Fle-iwh Av~adveny 4of se-viet, inl 1 :1-5.
.%1. le1.Veille n.-pl-rts a1 casc in wichu
lt, left ve t i wa pieced i. in rtical.
.' .\1 ia a ' w ini liur or five 4li it:
.i -l.. % ;as1-; le '1lhis Victimo lived
11n.1; Iih! 71 th day. IDehor-IS, liholdilus
-. Ohw heatL, tit it were l iintii..I, I a I itd ItiI
ie 4h li h ill , 1-9111, I and c ei n thi l
Thv I.he inn. coniract Spasui.li.
V:ill a the iwii l i -i i 11hv wea;-IIhn itl.
4.. i liitIS 11V d il a lii.. Ii. -il t-l
hlicts th e Ilh.i1 c-ts ti. t hn e h it. ilt
prven itis anirhlie 'iAi innia e le.
Ils livat Frenach ,gi . es a re.
Aitia ca. riiir.al bv.s lwk. il :
,irtsiigh-i If hlg alnItig i, uai culta il Ill
Silsi it~abl oa the luest rie xilina.
r.. eae ljcsar a tolwtiiil it wund truc itm
h evi te ne i ed ,l4 GIs -innt ic iun li:e
.\i Ii t-l.' ignono ru:e.n il ihe ase ig
--il i 't i l'h ie lss e S i si li. ( i) ii
i ll . i d t he ibht l i i . n1t.1is 111
u l, '.'seru ifil \,lh wit .wh is ci-h stf ct)
The great tlylsterV ill thocase was
the ettirise ls o'all tracte o(' the bali.
It was llot inl the veiltidio inlto wh'icll
it had certuinlv pased, tior wait there
any perceptibie wituild of the airele
litrk its passage thro'gh , it. . .l1
Ihis sitate 4) thinl g<a, .. he large Veal (f
whieh we have spOkeit vas tied, atdI
the hear't tand that, part 41l the - eiin were
t skeni imt :ad placed inl waiter. Whiht
theyv were tindergyingr uteerat$fin thet
ytohug man who wvais iaptvteling to the
In1taceratii, thfu tght, cc et r evi
deniees o' a brulise uin wait. is called h.e
t~rienspid vive .- T.1here is an' 6val
uctiig betw een the right airicle and
vetil idle which ik clsed ' y this val ve.
Th discovery hills madu by matiter'a
Litiln gave i eine toi a search ir tit.
ball. As it hatd evidetily, by thit
poljeCtie hr fee (t'1 110 powtier, passedl4
ihitgh tle ventricai aid into tlt
right auriele, iltronugh the oval open.
i ig, the sean-'h t*'-r it, was 'mie inl thle
hir.e veili of iwhich we have spok'in
is the vessel which conves tho bltod
f'rom the lotwer mnembers If tie body
into the right, atriele. Thi' I ein is
the laiiige'st il tie hilmar bodv. - The
two veir*s l'ann tlte rightanid lef't ex
tremities taite' gether opposite tie
fourth b-11tme it what i. ealled the loints.
aid make this large venous truik. lit
the right tin fif these two veins the
ball was 10ound(.'
We have heard of a remarkatle
Casll in Ii(aliuped, which can 'Ui
der the obser"Yatioi o' a hyIt sicial It
the Virgilia Spring.. This hlysI;
cianl was 644ud of' huing, and1 o I -ne
0=1as44in he killed a.fitick that. wats ex.
tratrii1arily filt. In opeeing the ali.
al hlie ituid the heart entireiv traits.
fixed with lial eldor stalk, whicir had
rti throiugh it. It was evidett, thait
appealaices, that this 'lder' slick ha I
beeni in the hiart. for.a Iwigth of tinime.
The wind. whiih ;t had made ini its
it'ress had all hteah'-d anIfectiv.:md tm
tr.ace -01' inifl-onnliationl wa1s discIOVera1.
ble. There was lit) sign ..i' disease ill
O he su b1stzlt e Ifl'i ihe li art in w hiclhlil t he
stalk wa fiw . This anliial had
sitrucklt hlim ~elfI. a1 t, so Imigni bles;.pi'I
I% tageata'4 un. 'l-ler . e'f trthif.sed
his h e:ui t, -l .\.:' t: ( re.l h1,111.
al lv it'-I at the lt iitals a a ie41444',
W e hav,.e' 4 atdt I f i-- item-e 'f4
intho nition111 1;hr )IIr rea lers, bov-l-ms4.
foft t eral; sm ri't m'et mit'e, td at
Olc fivt[ 111:11 P.i .dt | vi e leve t 1 ts
with a h.11 Ilitid ; 114ob hil et ee t W V v LI t
Ventll f hi, b .- t ..
\VA01NG[ONs'S PAw:-s AND SL.:S1-.
cateete, alt\VI-hiton:t ttlftied
Lt'lt 1:1 11'" 1k.. .141 f ' t e f 44441 4t 14j t.1
l'ihunnld llandolph had beenl .1n
Illb-je vt git' 41 -hil \V 1's i aliv 'itre'
t -ohis youtht; h114s 41'owertid i(nfint-ae l
had C: used hinm to be elected Golver-1
tit oift Virgiia; lit had tappointed him
sutcessively atimoney Genenda anld
Se.cretary) of' Statle, inld had treat. d
him in every way wih tt ulimiied
conldid'le, and1 almost par. ntal t,
ItNS. The val'ar imnd violent. aeL
wtll which he was aseailed in tlhe
lisgraced tinitster's "Vindicatin ,''
teisd n111e incen 1Sed him t anl exua..r.
i ny dh i .o -e- tilt, dcea-id w as n
dillt "I.ii-1n whc hi . ln a (m
1't'' t1l1ill tolel hist 1 elut, r 1114 1 . ate'
i1t1,ait.ilt ai llit1 a illast il liver is
it1l co4 l. \ e llave fr m amplil]
1. 54inIf -.l lb .tr Ii .t . a . L -is st . jjj ti
tratmg1 tht:is wc Im t bhs e hter
hInd t 1-1 a u t li k t tr'taerly i' Sta ee , a e
the late .\a r. J'amies titss, o 1titi burg.tf il
wais has4'ii i~i ag et. 11r th tsa l i o 1 th e -
itl thea iit It w nl~tei wLtai 0' hun al
--iy patev palor M~htsiWi gea
abrl. Ai.ios tee i- th m a
[Fron the Washintylon Un.oi.J
Time El Dorado Otltrage, Time
FactS of thme Case,
The brief aillusion made by us on
ye.terday to the lite outrage upon the
steaminer El Dorado by a Spanish
frigat. wasi bae.;cd upon unoflicial.intel
ligenctI, but so well authen'ticated, tha
we teltattbrized t0 rely upon aI.
crreetua'ss. We hatve been tav ,r -
lb1Y tle Stath] Department with a 0 'py
.,if a letiter ofta pltain Gray, th .
iander ofthe El Dorad,, addre i6a'al
ip tie acting American Constil i-t
Havana, which we publish below, and
a hieh fully .ustainiiis the accounit on
which our comitients ofyesterday were
inade. Tl itislt to our flig was
flagraniit, wholly unprovi ked, aiu
with ot the shadow of paliatio:i. An
ariiv'd Spanish ian of war deliberatte
Sfires two sihts at one of oui regilau
nMali stenners, . stops her on her vov
ge by force, and comipels -her it,
subuiit to a search by a Siniislh offi
eii.l!. It is liflilt Lop Conceiveoiif a
grosser outrige upsin our national
honor, or a boolder assertion of "the
right of scarh." If the case takes
ihe usual course; . the ficts will be
thrwarded , to' Madrid, where t e
Spaniisi-governnient will 6e cal led
uionl for relliation n. The. Spanish
go'vernient will claim time to send to
Ilavana to procnre eW(dcnce' and in
the Iealin tiie, whilst tii- delay takes
ia 1un oither Anierican vessel will
b fired into ald) 2 -as ched by another
Span1itish irigite, fnd in .this vay dii'
hisult w.d injury are never acknowl
ed 'ed or inid ior. . We will Iot
1111rsue the Suilbject, but only renirk
that our a ag and our hoiar lave'beei
in-oited aivi the right of search p'racti
.*:.y asserted. Wie have 1,111l1 oii
dence t hat - the Pirside&ii. will do his
duthiy atitthl-ily -in ie preiiii,es. The
letter of Captain Gray is a fullows;
Smtnsit E. DolAno.
Ha:!valh, March 8, 1855.
Sir: I have to report t v 1n that on
thle nl-ig t4.fl th 6t1h inst., 1'1h # 4); MVy
--'N to*~4 A W Li l )
It, a'sght to, 11) 'thu
Sii ri 'igate "Ferofonh," the cir
eniistaneSt'i a1f' which are these: n'll,
ni:ht was bean11i1ifit'lly FClear. wiith at
nII1 s t h1 set amd light breezes frnm
lie soti anl east. At twpit v min
lites pa-t iighiiijst I inl e Gspe Ai
tounio light, bearing north by west,
(per tocnpa s,) steerinog nurth by west.
3I- west, an1d. few is lihuLts aifterwards
a shiip was seen -111 (aur port 5otw with
her heai I' SI)IItII and1i west alid
courses han'edl up. A t alut 1.15,
wlein she was two points forward oh
the enin, and distant. fromn half to
three quasters of a iile, without sig
iial I aniiy descriltiton, she fired a shot
at us, wihi fell ab1ut twenty yards
froim the ship on port side, abreast of'
I to e riggiing. I iin nediately ordered
the aehin put a starboard, and rau
lhiwn towIards her, inteding t pss
m. der liher steri, but, whei within thrte
hidred %ards of her, she fired a se
ci d hot, which passe'd but a short
dhiaince ove. tie p1t wheel-house
froaiim itrwaod Lt af't. The etigines
navi ig beein previously slowed, I
s "p. eal them, aid rangIg Ly under
ir steri, asked what he wished, lIe
r aehlib asking what, ship it was,
id whi re I wais f( oii- I told hium
thle Uniied States masiIs s i,hi p 'El
IlIavanai~. lie' t heni tild ime to Lback
andi, wait.. Aftzer stopineii somile min
te. iagaini hiai led aid uiskted him,
wh it lie waint''d, sand toi kiamw ij lie
was goingto keep mec there all night.
iisweiedi bysa insg lie wouild
sen-h a boi at alion gsideu, whieb he didi.
W hieni t lie afilic~er emniie on boarid, i.
I e~jtit ed 1ii sale theL paipet s. I she wed
hin ii ile cleairaiice fromii the Uinitedi
States e..nisulat I a cst A'upiniiwalI, mid
aiso Ihe lill ofi healith; uafte'r residing
whliih, lie tol ad sme I conid proceed sii
so on s lie b' at gi t a shortit d istaince
fraom thle shaipI 'Ilie d tention of'
stopintg hieing abosut for13 -live mlini
"ites, beidestl~ ruu.ing out ofi miy
I ivavilhl fiuther remiark that d tiring
lie whliole niight, my sigiial lights were
buinii ig hi ighi antd clear, andi thsat I
wa. poir ni..g my cutrse at at ustsince
violaitinig the laws aif any c'outry.
I r'e.nini with re'spiect, you'ir obt. ser*.
ALFRED G. GRAY.
The headiiig merchants of New-Or
lesars, in ai memi al to the Legisla
tonre of~ Lomusianua regnesting that.
mueasures bei tiakenm to iiiiprouve thes
iiavigmatio n of rivers in the State, szay
hat "Iri. mi 25,000) to 30,001) ba.es of
catltiin, utnd 5 ),0.0 tai 75,000 hoaga
heiads of' sugar, wiarthi .89t0.0. to
ttl,200,0.0 ate niow due here by the
strieamts of ,aur, State alaone, .attd ae
kepit. liume our marrket by thei want of
navgaton
on the Weldbratiuifof T
birthday, we altrdAF-to- ,15i
burh-as a living waitnea itf i
luite and di;uiustingh abi E
New York Obsarver contai - -
from Mr. .Thurburn,. wrjuen.,. J5
eighty-third birth..day,-F
and da'ed at Winsted 4
where lie expects to pass
days. This letter ii deV,
to reittaiseenees of Turn"Pa
inakti tha idlo wing ext Its
we hope will be read at h0
every subsequent. anniversatq -it"d
infidel de-auches:
"As th-re is but a steplbet4* . Me
and death. I owe it to generatoas,
toL coieto tell what Lheard-ad w
oif Thomas Paine. Perhaps thor
nllot a mia on earth inho traced ht -
Irom his cradle to his gravegex
Mysel'. Carver and 1lwed 'ell
liahorers in the saigi sh!10 YA
and Carver. wqre born iiis the
town iii I5nIanid..4& ai m
boarded with Carver. I often e
Carver; i wife, and Paine, q.-1
four set by the fire on % winte, ni gh
rehearse the items of his ife, f think
lie was the worat memabe of the.
politic I ever met in all my joui W.
through lire He mar I r
ble lady, who -did 'liw -.
Ihereafter, in. eunieqilene'4 o a
treedmilent. He the; MIr
'lasighter of the. Culletor idhejo
of Ltiwis; af~rdic iggn
eda divorce for the like treatap.iei
I in 1773, ghile he heldanoffie
-.he custonhouse, (given him bjhls
fitler-in.lav) he was depteid iaki6g9 A
bribes fion the smuggleind fl 9
to Aimericam Ile was madeSi ret
ti the private Cominte C u
anlid took an oath of (Oficooe 0 t. e
secrets. . lle'brokebAtiidh% d y Vu6)g..- L.
ing the project of a sQr isso
tl Court of France by aslas D.ao p
Ile was disniised ith is
(See the-Journal (f'OngrON m8"111
or '5.) . Thi teae ' ry
1! W L _ Td.V
Rob,,paieru in his laborsor -
tali,i, reedom of Ihe pres, an
the right of speech, by neans' of the
guillotine. lie quarreled with Rob
bie, and was chalked for guillotine.
God, willing to make the wrath oft
Painle to praise Him, sent an angel
lio delivered him out of pri'on-*
(For the particulars of this miracle,
see the Life of Thorburn, 101st page.)
In isul, when King Thomdo the
First au-ended the throne of his king
daum, Ihe histantly despatched anation.
al filgate to convey to our shorestjbe1
venlerated Thiomas Paine. He arrived
early in the y ear 1802. I spoke.iAth
him at the City Hotel, Bowery, a few
hours IIteT his arrival. He rotind
letters urging him to Washington,
(thei a fisur days' journey).. As
started next morning. At George
town a messenger wits sent forward
to annonce his approach;- feast was
got ready, and all those of likethink
ing were invited. Paine entered late
his shirt unwashed, his beard unskotn
and reeling like a drunken ian A
look of consternation sho foth fom
every face; mirth cease % by one
they 'went out, leaving bria
his chair fast asleep. y be
received letters and instructions to
return to iyewv York.
WVhen A aron Barr returned from
E arope, whither he had fled after his
duel with Hamuilto~n, he kept hisofice
ini Nassauu.street, near nmy seed store.
Fr"om ii brI received the accdunt
:abo've stated.
Pauine, on his return, was uitabla to
Ibud lodgings. Carver took biun l for
old acquaintance sake. Hie [died at
G3reeniwhich, of delir-ium tremtebs Ia
1809.-Journal of Commerce.
A Liva N-onLEMAN.--Thep
amusing story concerningcsthe last s
aririvatl of the Mexico at GalvestdrW...~
It appears that among the jlit '
palssen:.rers o:1 the manifest thet in
of the "Eaurl of Durham " was~~by
recoirded. The newsquek~ye
anid was soonh omui
English Consul, who, In the
of~ his natur e, took ron or~ ~ t
coumtryman at the Tremio~1p~
proceeded to the steather to~-b
himu to his quarters, w heidn
mistake was discovered. T
Durham ont uheMeiofp
a large Durham bull. rn
Thle Consul was don
accun ~
The express, train mge,
River Railroad on Fdyr
miles in twenty.flve niin ~
It is said, tht'iere4*i
afloat in Califojrnla fdr hp~'
ment ot an 'hlidependonta6~
aill that portiu onI.thOP4
lving west of hp.16q