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OtXR COU.VTRT-OUR COUNTRY'S IXTEKESTS-AND OUR COUNTRY' FR1KXDS. I51C. F. CLAKKSOX. BIIOOKVILLE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, MAR. 29, 1850. VOL.XVIII NO. 14

Religious Denominations.

"rce Will Baptists. I tised washing the feet of each other, in imitalien In the year 17S0, the first church of this de- of what Christ did for the apostles; but they m:n.tion was organized at New Durham, in . have now dispensed with this custom. They nommauu cf,i t,.r. Dr consider baptism by immersion, and the laying New Hampshire, under n cf hand, after lipti.in, so highly important, Elder Benjamin Randall. They have sincej that tney wj commune with none but such as cnread into various parts of the country, and . have received both of these ordinances, theirnumbersincreasedveryconsiderably. The, They believe with others in the following tneirnuii j Ipointsof doctrine: thesupreme divinity of Jesus increase for a number 01 years was a.. w. . chrjst. (he M -f G(J()head; original deof seven and one third percent. jpravity; salvation by faith; the absolute necesExternal Politv. 1. They have held the' sity of perseverance after the new birth; the .il,intnres to be their only rule of faith and ! resurrection of the body; the final judgment;

practice, to the exclusion of written creeds, cov snants. rules of discipline, or articles of organi MVI.J K.u..r- - tation. Some, however, think no religious order can be maintained on the basis er Scripture without, at least, an implied agreement in their understanding of the Scriptures, and believe it better that this understanding be definitely expressed and known; and they have, in some instances, adopted written articles of organization, in the form of aconstitution. 2. Government is vested primarily in the churches; which are usually composed of such believers as can meet together for worship- These send delegates to the quarterly meetings; the quarterly meetings to the yearly meetings; the yearly meetings to the general conference. Io cases of difficulty, appeals are made from one body to another, for advice and instruction. 3. The officers in the church, supposed to be designated in Scripture, are Elders and Deacons. After having been licensed and proved, the elders are ordained, jointly by the church to which they belong, and the quarterly meeting acting by a council. They are authorized to baptise believers, administer the Lord's supper, assist in ordination, and to organize churches; they are amenable to the church and the presbytery. In each quarterly and yearly meeting, is an elders' conference which, with the general conference, regulates the affairs of the ministry, so far as the presbytery is concerned. No inferiority of rank is acknowledged in the ministry. They consider piety, and a call to the work, to be the essential qualifications for a minister; and maintain, that one having a call to preach, ought not to delay for want of an education, or theological study ; nor neglect preaching to acquire literature and science. Doctrine. The Free-Will Baptists reject the peculiarities of Calvinism formerly denominated the "Five Points," so far as they represent the happiness or misery of man, es resulting from a divine decree, aud not influenced by the personal actions of men; believing them, as they have understood them to have been held, unscriptural. They believe, that by the death ofl Christ, salvation was provided for all men; that, through faith in Christ, and sanctificatiou of the Spirit, though by nature entirely sinners, ail men may, if they improve every means of grace in their power, become new creatures in this life, and, after death, enjoy eternal happiness; that all, who, having actually sinned, die in an unrenewed state, will suffer eternal misaery. Respecting the divine attributes of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, they in substance agree with the Calvinistic Baptists, and other rthodoz Christians. Yet some individuals, for want of properly knowing the Scriptures, or from adhering to such professing Christians, and each authors, as advocote unitarian, or Arian views of Christ, and the Holy Spirit, have im bibed Arian notions. This is a departure from the faith of the first Free Will Baptists, and of the connection as a body. From a neglect to extirpate such doctrines, by sound discipline, and from the repeated attempts of the Christian Society to assimilate the two denominations, the Free Will Baptists have lost much prosperity at home, and much reputation among others. They are a people distinct from the Christian Society, and ought always to be so distinguished. They essentially differ from the Christians in several important poiats of faith and church government McTrn Day Bnplil. The Sabbatarians or Seven Day Baptists are those who keep the seventh day as the Sabbath;

principally !f not wholly among the Baptists , u)e seed therein, each sort separate, and cover They object to the reasons gererally alleged for'them with light earth, from about half an inch keeping the first day; and assert that the change to an inch deep. Watering and shading the from the seventh to the first was affected by'oedsindry hot weather, will be very necessaConstantine on his conversion to Christianity. ' rVi BI1(j t0 contjnue it occasionally, while the The three following propositions contain a sum-' plants are young. Cultivator. mary of their principles as to this article of the ' Q.kk .1. i. i . . . . ,. ... , , Battrr Making for .Tlnrket. sabbath by which they stand distinguished: 1.1 n . , , , . , , , . j A GOOD SUGGESTION. I hRl I - rw) hath r.nnMil a l.api-aniMi t F h

, . , , ... , ,1 eui, or last oay oi tne ween, to oe eoservea by mankind universally for the weekly Sabbath,

2. That this command of God is perpetually and sell, as well as these wha buy, suffer great binding on man till time shall be no more. And, inconvenience, arising from the Act that many t Tif.t.i.- j . ,.. ... purchasers are not good judges of butter, and That thissacredreatofthe seventh-day Sab- unot distinguish the good from the bad, and bath is noi (by divine authority) changed from but very few are willing to pay enough differthe serenth and last to the first dav nf th week. . ence in price to compeusate those who take ex-

nnh.i n, o..:... j..u u .' ma ..-v i i huic uum uuw uera require i e , 1 observation of any other Jay of the week for the weekly feabbath, but the seventh day onlv. I They hold, in common with other Christians, tne distinguishing doctrines of Christianity.I nam Bar. 1 ; U ol f ... . - .1 , cuiigrrgsiiuus OI me Sabbatarians in London: ona amnncr the r.n.l Baptists, meeting in Mill Yard, the trust-deeds' nf whirl, i.,.f.,u.v..tl;-o . . . .. ! ' ,v" which is

IlUll llllliiuw uv-. v " 1 now greatly reduced in number; the other'could be relied on for a good article of butter ,1

among the Particular Baptists, in Cripplegate.1 There are, also, a few to be found in different parts of the kingdom; and in America they are more numerous, having, seme years ago, eighteen churches and about three thousand communicants. A tract, tn support of their doctrine, was published by Mr. Cornthwaite, In 1740. Ml Principle Baptist. Tkl.U.J r-.L-.- j i . " huu j ui isnrisuans uenonuuaie inemseives "Baptists," and of the "Ancient Order of the Six Principles of the doctrine of Christ and his Apostles." They are called Baptists, because "iy reject the doctrine of infant baptism, and hold nothing to be true baptism but the immerion of ad ult believers. They take the name S ix Principle, from the six points of doctrine mentioned in Hebrews 6: 1, 2: "Therefore, leaving principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go oa to perfection, not laying again the foundation repentaace from dead works, and of faith towards God, and of the doctrine of baptisms, nd of the laying on of hands, and of the resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment." these peints of theology they consider highly "nportaat to all who would flee tha wrath to cwe, and enjoy the smiles of Heaven. But toough they take their name from these, they

I are tenacious of other principles, some of which I are of infi nite importance. They formerly prsc-

the everlasting happiness of the righteous, and the eternal misery of the finally wicked. Caltare of Krfigieewe. A taste for evergreen trees is rapidly increasing in this country, especially among the restdents of towns and cities, where space can only be afforded for a small number of ornamental trees; and it is desired to give a cheerful aspect to the premises in winter as well as in summer. The difficulty of procuring good evergreen trees In this western country, and the want of knowledge in regard to the best kinds are great barriers in the way of the rapid increase of these trees; but many of our more wealthy and tasteful citizens are beginning to surmount these obstacles. A few kinds of evergreens, as the Balsam Fir, Norway Spruce, Red Cedar, Arbor Vita?, &.C., may be found in many yards and gardens, and will soon become quite common if our nurserymen can manage to grow or import them in sufficient numbers and at moderate prices. At the present time, the supply is wholy inadequate for the demand, both here and in the eastern states. On raising Errrgrrns fram Ptred. Several nurserymen in Ohio, have made inquiry through our columns for instruction as to the mode of sowing seeds of evergreens, they having generally failed of success in the operation. Our experience has been quite limited on this point, and we have not seen any definite remarks upon it in any work published in this country. No great difficulty is experienced in this business in England and in Scotlaad; but in this climate the hotter sun and greater extremes of temperature render more care necessary, especially in providing shade and moisture to the youug teedliugs. The following remarks on raising hardy evergreens from seed, are copied from Loudon's Gardener's Magazine. "The common kinds, such as Scotch Fir, Larch Spruce, and Silver Firs, Pinaster, Stone, and Weymouth Pine Seeds, and even the Deodar and Cedar of Lebanon, my be sown ia the open border with groat advantage in the follow ing manner: Select a good fresh loamy soil which is not stiff, and rather sandy, and about the end of March dig ana break the surface rather fiuelv: thrnnmark the rround out into beds about four feet wide, leaving an alley of a foot between each bed; aud on eonw flue dry day eow the seeds broad cast, rather thickly covering them over from a quarter tohaJ'an inch deep, according to the size ef the seeds: then smooth the surface by gently beating it will.' the back of the spade; (this must only be done if the soil is dry, and rather light.) They will then require no other care except keeping them from weeds and the attacks of birds, mice and slugs, which are very destructive to them when they first make their appearance above the ground. "By placing come small branches thick over the beds until the young plants have thrown off the old seed-coat, they may be protected from the ravages of birds, and from severe winds. "The seeds of the greater part of the pine tribe come up in about six weeks after sowing in the open border, and the most of them will be fit for transplanting into nursery-rows the first year after sowing; afterwards they may be treated in the same way as other forest trees." Aberocmbie says: "The seeds of most kind of evergreen trees and shrubs, such as the Cedar of Lebanon, Pines, Firs, Cypress, Juniper, Arbor-vita?, Red Cedar, &c, should be sown in March. Dig a compartment of light ground for these seedSt and d;vide it jnl0 8mall 80W Mr. Editor- You are aware that there is much difference ia the quality of butter usnally sold in our towns and cities; and we who make tra oains to produces really nice article. Then : . , i : ,i again, butter alwavs looks nice in marKet, when 0 tria H ig f0ond" bad, and the buyer does not know the name of the maker or vender I Now to remedy in part the evils, would it not m VrnaA theelnltioV r . J . . . . the maker s name on tne roi is, ana always use ih ume stamn. This would excite emulation an,on8 ll,e butler maker8 nd ensure a better oualitv of butter: and buyers would soon learn . j-' :m:., K-t.oon thnsA irhns stamn and those ol doubtful character. These stamps could easilv be made bv any ingenious mechan ic if there was a demand for them. What think vou of the plan Mr. Editor? Respctfullv, &e., M. B. CHOAT. Milbrook, O., March 5, 1650. Remarks. We think the suggestion is first rate, and hope some of our good butter makers Will start the practice at once: others will soou follow, and those who cannot or will not make . -A .riicln. will be shortly driven out of 6"" ' market we hope. Ed. CDown south recently, a young lady asked a clerk in a book store it he had the -cxiie ti Siberia." No ma'am," was the answer, "we haint got no eggs ile, but we've get a prime ar tide of bar's ile if that'll answer. 0Quetion for the debating societies in sickness, which man suffers most a short man or a Ion? onet In other words, isn't there more (9 pang in six feet of pain than in five four? ICIn a certain benighted part of the country mav be seen, on the outside of an humble cot tage, the following inscription in large letters A Seminarv for Young Ladies." This was perhaps, too abstruse for the Villagers, as imme diately underneath is added, in rude characters 1 0tey beney allso, a Gals School."

Something Tor The Curious. The Oregon Spectator published at Oregon city, says that on the eastern border of Marion Go., two or three loud reports were heard resembling distant thunder, accompanied by other unusual movements in the elements. Immediately afterwards. Silver Creek, which is a good sized mill stream, dried up, and no water ran in it for some twenty-four hours. When the water did resume its course, it was so thoroughly impregnated with alkaline substances as to have the appearance of strong

live, and as also to cause the death of the fish in the stream.. About the time of the occurrence, strong winds prevailed from the south, a heavy fall of ashes was noticed in most parts of this valley, and a dense cloud of smoke settled in the atmos phere, shutting out the light of the sun for nearly a week. v hether a volcanic eruption has taken place, or whether the phenomenon was produced by some other agency, we have not as vet the means of determining. One fact, however, is worthy of notice. The whole Cascade range of mountains are on fire, and the vast amount of vegetable matter tl.us consumed would be en tirely sufficient to account for the ashes and smoke which have prevailed. And it is probable that the prevalence of fire mayaccount for the other occurrence. Fhe intense heat occasioned by the fire may have extended far enough into the rocky bosom of the mountain to have come into contact with gasses found in the cavities of the rock, and thus produce an explosion. This might have occasioned a landslide, throwing a portion of the mountain into a deep ravine, and arresting the water of Siver Creek for a time. And this seems the more probable view of the matter, as the gaseous and alkaline substances by the explosion would be brought to the surface, and coming in contact with the waters of the creek would change its character. Home Affections. The heart has memories that never die. The rough rubs of the world cannot obliterate them. They are the memories of home early home. There is magic in the sound. There is the old tree under which the lighthearted boy swung many a day; yonder the river in which he learned to swim; tl ere the house in which he knew a parent's protection; nay, there is the room in which he romped with brother and sister, long since, alas! laid in the yard in which he must soon be gathered, over-shadowed by yon old church, whither with a joyous troop like himself, he has often followed his parents to worship with, and hear the good old man who ministered at the altar. Why, even the very school house, associated in youthful days with tho'ts of tasks, now comes to bring pleas ant remembrances of many occasions that ca.'l forth some generous exhibitions of the nahlc traits of human nature. There where he learned to feel some of his first emotions. 1 here perchance, he first met the bein: who, by her love and ten derness in life, has made a home for himself, happier thari that which his childlood knew. Then; are certain leeimgs of humanity, and those, too, among the best, that can find an appropriate place for their exercise only by ot?e 8 ow n fire side. There is privacy of thit which it was a species of descration to vio'ale.ie who seeks wantonly to invade it, npifhpr mnri nr less than a villain: an'l lence there exists no surer test of the de- I basement of morals in a community, than I tne disposition to toicraie in any inuue, the man who invades the sanctity of private life. In the turmoil of the world let i - . . , i there be at least one spot where the poor man may find affections and confidence which is not to be abused. Ur. liawKeg. The Country Lassie and her I.over. BT RICHARD COE, JR. "To-morroV, ma, I'm sweet sixteen. And Billy Grimes, the drover, Has popp'd the question to me, ma, And wants to be my lover ! To-morrow morn, he says, mamma, He's coming here quite early, To take a pleasant walk with ma Across the field of barley." "You must not go, my gentle dear. There's no use now a talking; You shall not go across the field With Billy Grimes a walking. To think of his presumption, too ! The dirty ugly, drover ! I wonder where your pride has gone, To think of such a rover !" "Old Grimes is dead you know.mamma, And Billy is so lonely ! Beside, they say, to Grimes estate. That Billy is the only Surviving heir to all that's left ; And that, they say, is nearly A good ten thousand dollars, ma About six hundred yearly." "I did not hear, my daughter dear, You last remark quite clearly, But Billy is a clever lad. And no doubt loves you dearly ! Remember then, to-morrow morn, To be up bright and early, To take a pleasant walk with him Across the field of barley !" Father Mathew arrived at Mobile, on to the 2d inst. A public reception was tendered him, but he respectfully declined. He is in good health, and is administering the pledge to thousands in mat city. Ripe strawberries have made their appearance in New York at the moderate price of $2 per dozen! According to a Chinese notion, and it is not a very bad one, the soul of the poet passes into a grasshopper, because the latter sings till it starves.

They .Say. Well, what if they do? It may not be true. A great many false reports are circulated, and the reputation of a good man may be sadly sullied by a baseless rumor. Have you any reason io believe that what they say concerning your brother is true? If not, why should you permit your name to be included among the "they" who circulate a scandal? They Say. Who stys? Is any person responsible for the assertion? Such phrases are frequently used to conceal the point of an enemy's poignard, who thus meanly strikes one whom he dire not openty assail. Are you helping the cowardly attack? If "they" means nobody, then regard the rumor as nothing. TJiey say. Why d they say so? Is any good purpose sewred by the circulation of the report? Will it benefit the individual to have it known; or will any interest of society be promoted by whispering it about? If not you had better employ time and speech to some more worthy purpose.

Jhey say. To whom do they say it? Po those who have no business with the affair? To those who cannot heln it or mend it, or prevent any unpleasant results? That certainly shows a tattling, scandal I loving spirit, that ought to be rebuked. j 1 hei sat. Well do they say it to him? Or are they very careful to whisper it in places where he cannot hear, and to persons who are known not to be his friends? Would they bare to say it to him as well as about him? No ona has a right to say that concerning another which he is not ready to speak in his own ear. They say. Well, suppose it is rue. Are you sorry for it; or da you rejoice that a brother has been discovered erring? Oh, pity him if he has fallen into sin, and pray for him that he may be forgiven and restored. If it should be true, dan't bruit it abroad to his injury. It will not benefit you nor him, nor society, to purish his faults. you are as liable to be slandered, or err, as your brother, and as ye would that he should defend, or excuse, forgive you do ye even so to him. Remember ihy follies, thviins, and ihy crimes. How vast is that infinite debt: Yet mercy hath seven by seventy times. Been ewft to forgive aad forget! Odd Signs. In the ninth avenue there lives a man who has put upon his sign, . Hater. Let him hate her who cares? but why "keep it before the people?" Speaking of signs, thers are some queer, ones in these diggings. In Thirty fifth street, near seventh avenue, one reads Tar for Sale Hear. And not far from opposite, Milk and Butter Depot, And chape grocer yJs. Then, in the seventh avenue, there is this terrible "warning to young men," painted in staring capitals over two separate entrances to a wood shed Beware of a IVerry Savidge Dog. These are poor indications of intelligence and education. They are bad signs. . J . paper. Temperance is the best physic. True, but like other kinds of phjsic, it is very disagreeable for many people to swallow they won't take it. They throw physic of this kind "to the dogs" while they themselves go to the bugs, in conseqence. jY Smart Horse. On Tuesday fore noon, a horse, tackled in a carriage, standingby the .Railroad btation in .North Dan vers, became frightened at the passage of the cars, and ru.n away, carrying the for ward wheels and iCre pa" of his vehicle with him. In his fiit.fit he leapeil over four "cow ditches," niaaV fot the purpose of preventing cattle from getting upon the railroad, after which he came t'O 311 exca vation made for thenassace of caJ!"3 un der the road, which he leaDed over n."a and clearlv. earning- tha wheels nf carriage. The width of this last heap has been measured and found to be between eighteen and nineteen feet. The weightjof the horse is over 1400 lbs. Salem Gazette. Very Singular. Some forty years since the family of Dr. Denormandie, formerly of Attleborough, Bucks county, Penn., received a paper written in a language they did not understand. It was thought nothing of, except as a matter of curiosity, and remained, among the fimily papers until lately, when it happened to be seen by some person, who translated it; and behold! it proved to be t will, leaving the familv an immense esttte.' Dr. D nortnandie llt three sons, and perhaps other children. Two of hit sons went to Kentucky, about 1818, when one ol them died; the other two it :,s believed, are still living. They were worthy men, and Ml - a a. many menus win rejo ce to learn if at the long neglected bequest may yet be realized. Trenton A". J. Gazette. The girls down Easi frequently ride tame wolf to meeting, and in the South it is not unusual to meet a lady astride of a domesticated crocodile. An Oregon girl frequently sits down to tea with a rattlesnake coiled up in her lap, the serpent thrusting up its lead occassionally to take a view of the company. "Tom, stand out of the way of that gentleman." "How do you know that he is a gentleman?" "Why, he wears a stand-up collar and swears! When a woman loscth her good name, she can't get it back again. Such is, precisely, the case of a dog made into sausages he is gone forever.

The Iiate Murder of Americans by Mexicans on the Bio Grands. The Rio Grande Sentinel, of the 27th ult., gives the following account of the atrocious murder of three American traders, citizens of Rio Grande city, Messrs. Bowen, Campell and Worthington. The deposition of a Mexican named Desederio

Mata, who appeared before the Alcade cfi Monterey accompanied by the U. S. Consul, Mr. Glover, gives all the circumstances attending this outrage: He states that he was travelling towards Monterey when he was stopped in the road by a party jf gurds and citizens, armed, numbering eleven persons, who had taken possession of a large number of mules, loaded with merchandise, belonging to five traders (three Americans, one German and a Quadroon,) who were some miles in advance. A notice was sent to the owners of this detention, and they returned and paid $150, which was demanded for the free passage of their goods. They then, in company with the deponent, who was invited to join them, proceeded on their way. The next morning at day -break deponent saddled his horse to go on his route, but, on coming into the road he was halted by an officer, who, with eight cavalry soiuiers, detained him; that, with the offi ccr and soldiers were likewise the guards

auu vulsella, ui wiiuiit iic iias inaue men- . c, . , , ., , -,n, A . ' , l to a Slates-man who has outlived his Hon. 1 hey all went to where the o;oods i. .- .

.. 1 I .l.:u i-j . - " " no o P.,cu, mu. wcii: siirruuuueu uy the citizens and guards Tt, Am.,; were then told to surrender and give up M IIV Jl llll i twaiio their aims, to which they replied that they l.l .u: i- u... .1.-:" uu,upruFu,c.tguuS, uu nu. wieir arms, i lit answer was, that it they did not give up the.r arms there woum something happen that would be unlucky, to which they answered "let it." rhe officer then arranged his men and ordered them j to nre, wmcn tney oiu at tne same momem, as likewise me guaros anu citizens, a i xi- i : f- a -M ii mt me omuer uaving nrsi torn ine mexicans to separate themselves from the foreigners, ... 8 .w.t.g..c. j themselves One of the party passed over to the soldiers, but the other four stood firm and iciuiiicu tuc uic, iiH, iuil ucilie llldiuiicc were killed and one surrendered; of the another had his leg broken. The officer sent a message to the judge of the rancho' del Colorado, that he might appear and ceruij io me result, out ne not oeing wuling to come, the officer ordered the bodies ot tne three Americans to be buried on the road side, and that the wounded man be carried on a litter. The combat was finished at 8 A. M., and about mid-day the soldiers caused the loads to be taken up, and returned with the same muleteers who brought them the deponent remaining Iree to continue his road, with the passport which the officer returned to him. Tornado at Joflronrll. On Sunday afternoon, while the storm prevailed here, the furv of it was exner - enced across the river, at Jeffersonville. where considerable damage was done. The loss is variously estimated at from $4,000 to $6,000. Ave give as near as recollected, the particulars of the losses sustained:

Carter & Logan's carpenter shop was Pla" the finest formed busts of any women blown down, and stuff got out for two 1 ever saw- Before the Americans visitbuildings scattered in every direction. ed this people, they were pure, innocent Mr. Carter's residence had The gable blown, children ot nature, hur.esi, simple, and in and the roof blown off. virtuous; but now, since emigrition has A large frame, occupied by Germans,' poured in from civilized countries, they while the inmates were all at home, and ,are directly the opposite. Very few of enjoying themselves, was blown down,'t,ie females have any scruples to sacriand strange to sav, no person was hurt. ifice tne'r virtue for money; there are how Mr. French's stable, which was built ! ever some exceptions; in some are still over the big ditch, was blown over, and) to be seen the modesty and timidity which one ox out of several yokes, taken with it. adorn the nature of women. I have seen The floor was left remaining, and nrescn-kw of these latter indecently clad; they

ted the appearance of a bridge spanning the rav ne. with a lot of cattle upon it quietly ruminating.

A brick building, just erected, was the belles ot some or the cities of the "razed to the ground," and the mortar - States; their arms and breasts are always washed from the bricks, as clean as if there Mre, but they manifest an exceeding shyhad been none used. Perhaps they may j ess when approached by strangers in be piled op next tirae.J (their thus exposed condition, and hasten

The extensive brickyard sheds were I to conceal their nakedness, as I have obcompJetely prostrated. Iserved in several instances. Taking all How ard's large shipyard shed was things together, the New Grenadians, as blown over into the river, and would havejfar as I have seen, are as filthy and disfloated off, bu was towed ashore and se-'guslng a people as one would wish to cured. Damage $1,500. j come across. While & Co.'s large pork house es-j 1 he town or Chagres is situated on a tablishmcnt had the gable end blown in narrow strip of land, having on one side nn,l -n rwnrU' n'irelv unroofed, with I the Carribbean Sea, and on the other a

considerable other dan.rg. j prominence on which s an old .lilapi.UMyers' board vard was rostrated, and, ted fort. This eminence is somewhat some of the planks (Jack Hi.'Jard says); difficult of access, yet could not not re.o, ;,,i,i ,,,, ' o half feet in sist au attack from American soldiers.

11 lit i Ik- VA kill V ve w - the earth "

v.r,l- nun. 9 fnnthAr hed was.'boring country is raiher unhealthy, par

seen floating in the river, and it was sup-iularly to foreigners; but doubtless, sicknosed to be a relic of Madison or some ness is roost occasioned by dissipation or

other olace that had not stood "rooted to the ground." The wind was terrific, and the great cause of wonder is that there is no loss of life to record. Louisville Jour, of Com., 19i. The Brooklyn Advertiser is responsible for the following outrageous paragraph: "Dip the Atlantic ocean dry with a teaspoon stop this journal from going ahead twist your loe into the heel of your boot make postmasters perform their promises, and subscribers pay the printer send up fishing hooks with balloons and fish for stars get astride of a gossamer and chase a comet when a rainstorm is coming down like cataract of Niagara, remember where you left your umbrellachoke a musquito with a brick bat in short, prove all things hitherto considered impossible, but never coax a woman to say she will, when she had made up her mind to say that she wont." Two hundred tons of salt-pere were lately sold in Providence, R. I., which had "been held on speculation ever since tin last war with GraC Britain.

Correspondence of ti Ciu. Enquirer. Panama, (N. G.,) Feb. 6, 1850. Dear Sir: Pursuant to promise, I herewith proceed to give you, for yours and the benefit of those ol your friends who may be among the coming generation toward these parts, a fair and faithful transcript of my experience' across the Isthmus, with occasional glimses and glances of towns, scenery, &c, which may not be wholy uninteresting. It wiil be made up of trials and tribulations, of dangers by sea and land, by mountain and valley, and hardships, perils, &c, such as you 'read of. We arrived at Chagres, Saturday. 26th ult., at 3 o'clock, A. M., after rather a. tedious voyage of thirteen days frooi New York. I was overjoyed at the prospect of once more setting my feet on solid ground, and therefore lost no time in making arrangements for going ashore. We anchored off the beach about three miles. The means of communication between the town and vessels is usually by canoes owned by natives, and large enough to contain from six to fifteen persons and baggage. At daylight on the morning of our arrival we were hailed by one of these, rowed by three natives, and soon after were surrounded by them in

pursuit of employment in transfering pas isengers to the town. It is quite a novelmn imtiti s swimmmir iiini;. in scr iiipsr K 1, .1 ...... , . ujw owiiumuiK uuic) iu ,,: VM :n .,. nf nprr,l, ,!;,,. .;,h " r ; the exception of a narrow robe tied round their loins. As soon as I could drive a Iua,6 bargaiu, I proceeded on shore to contract for nassasre for ten nersons and b A " k. ; 'k T urer ofsour cr0wd8 i pected to 9ee m cha somethig cf a town, but found me6re, g colleCiion of rude huts thrown promiscuousiy, wilhout svslem or or(er. .-f heir structuVe is quite sir quite singular anil unTheir sides are composed of bam a hnn onoa elnL. , tVl r,ln,i r,,rnn. diculai, and lied togelhe by th of 5ark The roofs are made of a peculiar I kind of a rush found in the neighboring tha,ched roof occasionally seen in the S,o,oa "ho flr,r.r ia I o haro rrrrmn,! The mmates cook ins-lde building lheir pmi .i. in thl Bnmp rnnm Spv.. ftK Mi,h;pr i:iaa hnv(. 3 n,i.i: ,ional room aUacUed t0 lhe main building, and gome a slceping apar,ment above, but nine.temhg of lhe people have neither the one or the other. 1 he natives are a diminutive, puerile race of beings, aver aging ui hight about four feet eight inches, although occasionally is seen an athletic man and tall and well formed. 1 hey ap pear to be of egro origin, or a cross between Negro and Indian. Their color generally is a dark mulatto, but some are quite black, and all invariably have black woolly nair, uncn nps, oroau ui Hosts, 1 1 i . i . i - i i .i . . and other characteristics of the Negre of oar oumern stales. i ney are general !y however, rather intelligent, and some luite shrewd. The majority read and wnte the language of the country, which u amongrei opanisn. i he lemaies are much batter formed than the males; their arms are round and plump, and they disusually wear a thin frock hanging rather w n e snouiaers, anu aecKeo with numerous large flounces, in imitation of T f 111 l-i j I am informed that the town and neigha neglect of the usual precautions neces sar)' to be observed by strangers suddenly changing their mode of living. For my part contrary to advice, I partook of the various Iruits ol the country without experiencing any disastrous effects. Physicains prohibit foreigners especially from eating oranges, coco-nuts and bannanas, except early in the morning and before breakfast; and it is considered fatal to eat these after night. Theru are in Chagres three Hotels, either of which, would con'rastmosl unfavor ably with the commonest hovel in the States. Two of them are built of rough pine boards, and contain two rooms each. ot course uie interior accommouanons are in keeping with the external. Provisions and all articles of merchandise exposed for sale command exorbitant prices, fully three hundred per cent, higher than New York rates. On the evening of our arrival, in company wiih nine others, I took my departure for Gorgona, distant about sixty miles; the owners of the canoe being drunk, it was late before we started, but after hunting thrm from house to house, wr finaily

got them together, and cleared Chagres. For want of room we had to sleep in the canoe in a sitting posture; we continued our journev alt next day, but owing to the rapit current of Chagres river made slow progress. The heat was excessive, far surpassing in intensity any day of my experience, and as the river water is unhealthy, we suffered much from thirst: occasionally, however, we came across springs of good water, and thus relieved oui parched lips. We landed this day two or three times, and slopped for a few hours at the huts of the natives for refreshments, but succeeded in obtaining only miserable ba4 coffee and filthy hard bread, at exhorbitant prices; at night our crew would proceed no further, so we tied the canoe to a stake, and slept in the open air on a sand-hank. In the eailv part of the evemjigR- American tiger or cougar was-seen prowling in the neighborhood, and was- supposed to be the same that had killed a bull the night previous; several of the natives went in pursuit of it. but wilhout success. We were in constant dread during the nihtof boing attacked by thrss ferocious animals and anaco.ulas, which abound here, and consequently we slept on the field in battle array, all passed quietly,, however, and next morning at five o'clock we continued our voyage to Gorgona. The sun shone to-day with great intensity, and we suffered much in consequence, I in particular, to whom (our steersman having got drunk) was entrusted the guiding the helm. In the performance of this duty, I was all day exposed to the almost unendurable heat, several parts of my neck and face

were burnt to blisters. At length we ar rived within about eight miles of Gorgana. and found the river so shallow that we could proceed no further with our hjeavy load, so we all started to walk the dis tance; we commenced this difficult task in our shirt sleeves, uid I for convenience in crossing small streams took off my hoots. and went it bare-looted; after travelinr under the hot sun for two or three hours we discovered we had lost our road, and were wandering into the interior of the Isthmus; at this time we were fortunate in meeting two natives, who agreed to guide us to Gorgona; we must have walked at least twenty miles that day, and considering the extreme heal, miserable road, and various obstructions, I will venture to say we out-experienced in point of hardships, auy of the travelers who have gone this route before us tome the suffering was excruciating, (or being barefooted, and the pathway eovered with sharp stones, prickly pears, brambles, thorns, &c, I was bumped, and stuck anJ stung at every step. I was also bitten on the great toe by some poiseous insect, my feet become much swoleri, coming in constant enntaat with poisonous plants, and occasionally when in an open space the ground was so scorching hot, that iln-ir soles were burnt to blistsrs. At length we reached Gorgona my companions pitched a tent, and I gladly availed myself of a berth therein. I slept on the bare ground, yet never to man was repose more sweet Next day I could not walk, but kept my feet soaked in brandy all day. We were called on by several Americans, many of whom had got lost on the same road. and had suffered considerably, but when informed of my having gone it barefooted, would hard y credit me. Gorgona is somewhat larger than Cha gres, and situated on higher ground, there fore more healthy. J here is but one Hotel in the place, and the proprietor is coining money. With one thosand dollars cash a lorlune might be made there at that business, or even here. On Wednesday morning, 30th ult., our company struck their tents and prepared to march for Panama; we hired two mules forgaggage and one for saddle; a lien about half a mile on the way 1 discovered my baggage was not forthcoming, so I went back and left my mule in charge of a companion this unfortunate circumstance delayed me some hours, and I did not overtake my mule until I arrived at the-half house. Here I found a young man very ill with diarrchaja, and loaned him the mule to ride to Panama, consequently I had to foot it the whole distance from Gorgana to Panama. During Thursday night I stopped at a hut on the road side and slept in the best bed I had seen for some time, which was an ox hide thrown on the ground, passed the night very comfortab y for atraveller, and - at three o'clock, next morning (Friday) continued on to Panama, wh?r I arrived same evening at six o'clock. The journey irom Chagres to Panama exceeds all belief. I was prepared from information acquired through newspapers, to encounter many difficulties and dangers, but my imagination, ardent as it is, never conceived more than a shadow of the reality. The road from Gorgona to Panama, is over a continous chain of rugged and sleep mountains, and is very narrow. Some of the pathways are cut through hills some four or five feet below the level of the top, twelve to fourteen inches wide at the bottom, and two to three feet at top, and appear like chasms. Through these passages, moles and travelers must pass. It is true, some parts of the road are belter, but the best part is vastly inferior to any I ever traveled before. No wheeled vehicle ever attempted to cross the Isthmus, and in its present condition never can. It is now summer here, and the thermometer stands at ninety degrees in the shade before breakfast. There is but one redeeming feature in the Panama route, viz: the magnificent scenery. On either hand, the eye beholds medium sized mountains, Iuxuriently clad in nature's favorite color, green. There is scarcely a foot of ground but is rich in vegetation. The country abounds in all the tropical fruitj and plants.