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ENGIN2ERS' REPORT WHITE WATER SURVEY. Toik General Aassembly of the State of Indiana: Ta compliance with an order from the Board of Canal Commissioners, founded upon an act of the last General Assembly, the undersigned have made a careiui examination and survey otthe While Water valley, with a view to the construction of a Canal, and now respectfully submit the results. The upper part of the route, as far down as the vicinity of Somerset, is unusually favorable to the construction of a Canal, except the lockage, which forms the principal item ef expense, on this part of the line. The valley is depressed but little below the general level of the county, "and the descent towards the river, in most cases, is remarkably gentle and uniform, presenting the most favorable slopes for the location of a Canal, with reference both to cheapness of construction and safety when completed. But the descent of the river through this part of the valley, and indeed through its whole course, is so extremely rapid that the Canal where it might otherwise have been very cheaply constructed, will be rendered expensive by the great amount of lockage. In descending the White Water, its valley becomes deep and narrow, and the elope of the adjoining hills more abrupt. The river, in its serpentine course through the valley, frequently washes the base of these hills, presenting nt each point of contact an expensive section of Canal. Somo of these washed banks are composed of a kind of clay which is liable to slip; and at such points it will be necessary to guard against this evil by forming the Canal principally in the channel of the river, so that the present base of the hill will not be diminished, but rather increased by the operation of constructing the Canal. The outer slope of the bank must be protected from the abrasion of floods by a thick covering of stone, procured from the adjoining hills and ravines; and in some instances it will be necessary to enlarge the river channel on the opposite side, to give sufficient space (or the floods. A short distance below Harrison, the hills recede, leaving a highly favorable route for the Canal to the Ohio, through the wide alluvial bottom of the Miami. In commencing the survey at the mouth of Nettle creek, the first question that presented itself, was in regard to the relative advantages of the two sides of the river. The fact that all the principal tributaries of the White Water are received from the east side, and must be crossed by the Canal, if that route were selected, seem to indicate the west side as the proper route. Accordingly the survey was commenced and continued on the west side, passing through the towns of Milton and Connersville to Somerset. From this point to tho mouth of the east fork, the east side was supposed, from the hasty examination made, to be so much more favorable, as to justify the expense of crossing and re-crossing the river. The line surveyed, therefore, crosses to the east side near Con well's mill, and re-crosses at Brookville. Both crossings will be effected by means of wooden aqueducts, supported by stone abutments and piers. From Brookville, the line follows tho west side to Lawrenceburgh, where it terminates in a basin near the bank of the Ohio. But it is a question worthy of examination, whether a cheaper line could not be obtained, by continuing further down on the east side, and crossing about four miles below Harrison; and the propriety of the survey of this route previous to the construction of the Canal, is hero suggested. The timejdlotted to the examination, did not admit of a careful survey of both sides. The total distance from the mouth of Nettle creek to the basin at Law renceburgb, is seventy-six miles and forty-nine chains, and the total descent four hundred and lnPtv-0ne feet: which is overcome bv fifty-five locks, distributed to suit the inclination of the valley. The supply of water for tho Canal, must be lata ww mm drawn from tne vvniie water, wnicn can De iniro . . ... i duced as often as necessary, and with very little expense In the survey which has been made, seven dams, varying from two to four feet in height, have been located, and their cost, together with that of the feeders, included in the estimates. M"" . . , .. . . On the 5th ot Uctooer last, tne oiscnarge 01 tne stream was as follows, namely : One mile below the mouth of Nettlo creek . 130 cubic ft. per minute. At the National Road 1,670 cubic ft. per minute. At Milton . . . 2,900 cubic ft. per minute. At Connersville . . D,ou cudic n. per inmuie . - ' rt, e .km., n puflininn rxr rT von liiese measure , , . ... - Cicen., uui . ... '

of ex reme drough ., fur ,.shes b- Lo; and owing o passed at lhat lime., ''Ve'r soma further these circumstances, tho water in its natural clansortci to, with a now of collecting some , further susceptiblc of bein applied to macl inery information, from b,ch the mmimurn d "Se f BllP. cost-But afle? the larger tributathe stream could bo ea'n- Anfl ries are fved, the case is different, the facts ob tamed bae been so far eonchgto, , m flood . c,13nnc, to remove all doubts in relation to the sufficiency ' J of building and susrfKSHLS'Jr (Kffi SKSE.' so great, as to reduce WiaUy

- . UP as uie be supplied to Nettle creek, at extreme low water, is a question that must be settled by future examinaNorthoftho National road no stone has been liscovered, within reasonable distance of the line, but south of that point this material can in all cases be found, in - merset, quarries ot iimew C bilt but he excellent cut stone locks cac t be bu At, but the

quarrying and a?' i . belieVed thar stone can common low water, a considerable surplus maddiother parts oi in.e,u... oncwpr ror buildin" stron tion to the quantity required for the purpose of nabe obtained which will answer or buddm sron . . rom eeder ubove Connersville, it undressed walls f,SHS wfll be practicable to introduce, say 2,200 cubic Four oflhe.Itft bc built of timber; twenty- feet per minute for hydraulic purposes, and by reroad, are estimated 10 Conncr3viUe and Judge plenishing the Canal at the several feeders below, three others Deiw " nnrv. and the remaining the same surplus may be contirued throughout the Mount's of cut stone nasry, . Ajj whole length of the line, witheat serious -injury to

twenty-eight oi su - Nalional road except lhe

iwemy-u.6..v . National road, except the me eiisimimput;u".a uie nvci,auu.u..iS the streams south oi uk crossed valuable water power ateacl lock. Between Conru:. w.. nnrl Garrison's creek, will oe crossed i .M . ,a

by permanent stone arches. JBoth the law aut!ioring the oer of the Board pt0 wWch wo have the 2 - some estimate of the probable advantages to be de 11 TtedStSct gf 'country -bich it is supposed

ILAWRETCIBIBURGM, (IA.) SATURDAY,

this canal will form the channel of trade, is composed of the counties of Franklin, Fayelle, Rush, Henry, Randolph, Hancock, and parts of Wayne, Union, Decatur, and Delaware. The country embraced, is essentially un agricultural district, and from the climate and quality of its soil, as well as the pursuits and habits of its citizens, is capable of furnishing as lame an amount of canal innsnnrin. . o a - tion, as any district of equal extent in the west. The staple productions are pork, flour, and whiskey articles for which a canal will furnish the most suitable mode of conveyance. Tho surplus annually taken to market is already great, and must continue to increase as additional portions of the country shall be brought under cultivation. It is the transportation of this surplus produce to market, together with the salt, iron, and various other articles of merchandize which the country demands in return, that will constitute, principally, the business of the canal; and the saving in the cost of this transportation, when compared with the present mode of conveyance, will form the prominent advantage of the work. To ascertain with accuracy the amount of exports and imports of this district, is a task of difficulty, since the trade is carried on through so many different channels. Perhaps the method most to be relied upon, is to compare this district of country with another similarly situated, where the amount of the trade has already been determined. With this view, efforts have been made to ascertain the extent of country which trades to Dayton, at the head of the Miami canal, together with the probable amount of its trade. The similarity which exists between the two districts, with regard f to the nature of soil the character of the products, and the occupation of the inhabitants, justifies such j a comparison. : With some important aid received through the politeness of the Collector at Dayton, the following facts have been obtained, viz 1st. That the extent of country which send its trade to Dayton and receives its supplies therefrom, is equal to about 1,519 square miles, and in 1830 contained a population of thirty-four persons per square mile. 2d. That the exports of this district, shipped from Dayton through the Miami Canal, during the year ending 31st Dec. 1S33, consisting principally of flour, pork, whiskey, &c. amounted to about fourteen thousand tons. 3d. That the imports received for the same district of country during the same time, consisting of salt, iron, merchandize, &c. were equal to nearly three thousand tons, which added to the amount of exports, gives 17,000 tons as the whole trade of tho district. On referring to a table annexed, it will be seen that the extent of country which it is supposed, will trade through the White Water Canal, amounts to 3,156 square miles, and contained in 1830 a population of twenty-one and a half persons per square mile. By comparison, it will be seen that the extent of country here embraced, is a little more than twice as great as that trading to Dayton ; and that the population in 1830, was more than one third less. From a calculation frounded upon official documents in the office of the Auditor of State, it is ascertained that the increase of population in the White Water district, from 1830 to 1831, was thirty-three and one-third per cent, and allowing the same ratio of increase to continue until the time when the Canal could be completed, say 1838, it will then be about thirty-nine per square mile, which must be as great as that which the upper Miami country contained in 1833 the period when these facts were collected The average of population then being the same, and the extent of ie VVG Water district oeing twice as great as the district north of Dayton, it follows that its trade vvould be twice as great, which, will give 34,000 V a . ww - m tons as the amount of exports and imports that would annually pass through the White Water Canal. But this amount of tonnage is calculated to apply to the circumstances and business of the nmintni An .Via t-.m r a l Inn tF 1 1 in urnrb nnrl miict w u.p..uu v. . be increased as the improvements and products of the country increase. , 1 he cost of transportation m wagons to and from the Ohio river, under existing circumstances, may I,Q nrennoil cit for. rirvll'iro nor trill "v fc iw. t,w The Canal transportation for the same distance, could not exceed $3 50 per ton, including tolls, showing a saving of $6 50 per ton, or an annual saving to this district of country, of two hundred and twenty-one thousand dollars. An important advantage will be found in the water power created by the Canal. Above Con nersville, however no advantage should be expec )hc in U3e i mhnf 1 1 tnf i"i l c? 1 1 fiii ri i tin rifii in i i r . mi i iiin in 1 1 1 1 TT I 1 iKrt 4.rtn rv id its value, and much of the fall will therelore re main unimproved. By turning a part of the water into the Canal, the whole fall of the stream will at once be made available, and the safety and certainly of the power will be so much greater, that capitalists will be more ready to in vest in valuable machinery, and the improvements wiU be made upon a raore permanent & useful plan. By measurement of the stream, it is ascertained the existing improvements oi the river, atlording a nersville and Harrison therearo thirty-nine locks, averaging nine feet lift. Tie results of actual exerilIfer show that on a fli of nine feet, three hundred and sixty cubic fee per minute will drive a pair of four and a half fell mill-stones, which p ufficicnt or two hundred and thirty-bur pairs on this por-

tion of tho line, One fourth of this power will be at and near Connersville, and the remainder distributed throughout the line. On the lower part of

tne tanal, a greater amount of power may be safely relied upon, as the stream is much larger after receiving the east fork. From the Harrison feeder, the quantity of water introduced may be limited only by the capacity of the Canal to convey it. It may be safe to say lhat four thousand five hundred cubic feet may be delivered at Lawrenceburgh, and be used also at each lock on its passage down. On this portion of the Jine, there are four locks, averaging nine feet lift; at each of which twelve pairs of mill-stones may bo driven, or forty-eight pairs at the four locks. From the level of the basin in Lawrenceburgh, to low water of tho Ohio, is probably fifty feet. Throwing off one half this, which will be rendered useless by the floods, and will remain a fall of twenty-five feet. Dividing this into two falls of twelve and a half feet cacl, there will bo water sufficient to propel at each fall, eighteen pairs of stones or thirty-six pairs at both. If these premises and computations be correct, the power which might be brought into use on the whole extent of the Canal, would be sufficient to keep in motion three hundred and eighteen pairs of mill-stones, or other machinery loan equal amount. It is not to be supposed that all of this power would be immediately brought into use, yet a large portion of it could be profitably employed soon after the completion of the work, and the remainder would be improved as the increase of business might warrant. The current that would be civen by the passage of the surplus water in tho Canal, I woum rattier improve than injure the navigation, inasmuch as the descending freight will greatly exceed that which will ascend the Canal. The value and usefulness of the work would be increased by the employment of the water power. Besides being a direct source of revenue in itself, it would add to the revenue of the Canal by increasing the business and trade of the country. It is an important advantage, that Canals havo over every other species of internal improvement, that while they furnished a safe and cheap conveyance to market for the surplus products of the country, they also put in motion along their banks, the necessary machinery for the manufacture of these products. Perhaps somo of the greatest benefits to the State, from the construction of the Canal, will be found in the encouragement it will afford to the settlement and cultivation of lands that are now unproductive; in the stimulus that will be given to every branch of agriculture and mechanical industry, and the inducement that will be offered to the introduction of capital which will add to the wealth of the State, and be employed for the benefit of its citizens. All which is respectfully submitted, J. L. WILLIAMS, . WM. GOODING, $ gMrIndianapolis, Dec. 23, 1834. From the ?7. Y. Transcript. GANG OF LAND PIRATES BROKEN UP. Huntington, one of our most active police officers, has been for the last fortnight engaged in ferretting out and arresting the members of one the most extensive gangs of land pirates that ever infested the United States. The simple facts of tho case arc these: About two months since, the James Fisher, (bound hence for Philadelphia, and laden with crockery, silks, calicoes, muslins, &.c. to the value of nearly $8000) was cast away on the beach at Barnegat Inlet, Monmouth county, New Jersey. The night after she was cast ashore, she was boarded by a gang of one hundred land pirates, who carried off the whole of her cargo in small boats, and (as it now appears) ultimately secreted the goods in their'own dwellings on the beach, and on the main shore across the bay, leaving the ship where she now is, on the shore. She was not insured. Two weeks after the wreck of tho James Fisher,ihe schooner Henry Franldin was stranded at the same place. She was bound from Boston lor Philadelphia, and was laden with coffee, barrels of mackerel, &,c. This vessel was insured at the United States Commonwealth Insurance Office, Boston; and the captain made his protest, stating the circumstances of the wreck, &c. to the Justice of the Peace (William Piatt, Esq.) living close by, and told him what his cargo consisted of. The night after, a gang of about one hundred of these pirates (partially disguised with blackened faces) boarded the stranded vessel while the captain wa3 on shore, ordered the mate to leave her, threatened the guard with death if thev interfered, drove them off, forced the hatches open, and carried off 71 bags of coflee, (value of $7S8 10) and 35 bar rels of mackerel (value $183 75.) The mate went and told the captain what was going on; the captain and mate armed themselves, and, taking with them arms for the use of the guard who had been driven from the wreck, went down and put a stop to the plunder, or the entire cargo would have been carried away. As soon as the Boston Insurance Companies received information of the robbery, thev despatched an agent to the New York Police Office. He applied to Huntington, and gave him full powers to proceed as he thought proper, and to spend any reasonable amount of money in order to arrest the pirates and recover the property. Huntington immediately started on the scent, and before night he arrested one of the ringleaders, Capt. Hulshart, who was then on board of his sloop, (the Xew Jersey, of Bar negat) lying in the North river. After he had lodg ed tho captain in our Bridewell, he sought out and secured two sailors, (Halcomb Everingham and an other) who were also concerned in plundering the Henry Franldin. He then procured a warrant irom Judge Betts. to empower him to remove them to New Jersey, to have them tried before the U. S. Circuit Court there, and he lodged them safely in INewark goal. It is here worthy of notice that nearly twenty Barnegat vessels were lying in the North river, close to the New Jersey, at the time of Hulshart's arrest; and they all set sail, and left the city the same night, and have not been heard of smcc.l The scene of the robbery, and the residences of the pirates, not being in the jurisdiction of our Po lice, Huntington next applied to Garrett D. Wall, Est, the U. S. District Attorney for New Jersey,

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for hirn to issue processes against the offending pirates. Having procured these, Huntington took Gen.Darcy, Marshal of New Jersey, along with him applied to Swartwout, the Collector of this port, for the revenue schooner Alert, Capt. Gold, which was placed under his direction, and he also employed Capt. Henry Schench, with his vessel, to aid in arresting the robbers. They sailed from here, and met one of tho pirates, Capt. Edward Wainwright, who was corning to New York in his vessel, with a load of wood. They arrested him and proceeded up to the inlet ; they surrounded the beach, and Huntington proceeded to the tavern of Mr. John Allen, Sen. The old man had made his escape, but he arrested his three sons, Isaac, John and Abraham, all pirates; he searched the house, and found goods which ho knew to have formed a part of the cargo of tho James Fisher, for he had been on to Philadelphia to obtain the private marks from the merchants who owned the goods. Ho next arrested Reuben Grant, another tavern keeper on the beach, in whoso house he also found goods that were stolen from the James Fisher, lie then crossed the bay to the main shore, and arrested Joseph ami Thomas liunntiL sens of Dr. Bunnell, store keeper and farmer; after this lie visited the house of no less a person than Win. Plait, Esp a justice of the peace, fur the purpose of arresting him and his son, but thev had fled: in this house Huntington found some ef tho property that had j Commissioner of the District Court, who went with them for that purpose; the ethers were ironed and put on board Capt. Schcnck's schr. to be sent to Newark to await a trial. At least two-thirds of the inhabitants of that district, for an extent of four or five miles, are implicated in this demonical businessin which tlny wcro led on by a magistrate. They have carried on the work of piracy there, for years past if has been the main stay of tho majority ; many of them have grown rich, and bought farms with the proceeds of their plunder. Heads of families, farmers, enr keepers, &c. have, for fuar of punishment,-absconded and left their families and property behind them; but measures have been taken by which they will doubtless all be arrested; for their names and persons are all well known, to the number of abovo a hundred. In fact, so numerous have they been, that although the authorities (and a few others not implicatad) in tho neighborhood, knew of their piratical proceedings, they were absolutely afraid to give information, or to molest them, for fear of be ing murdered or burnt in their dwellings at night; and when Huntington started to arrest them, the general impression was that he would not return alive; and such was tho dread inspired, that he could get scarcely any one to assist him. He spent thrcQ nights on the coast trying to catch tho justice, who is still at large. These infamous wretches used to lay in wait for coasting vessels, hoist decoy lights at night on the shore, to ensnare vessels passing and repassing: and it is believed that numbers or vessels have been wrecked in this way, their cargoes stolen, and their crews murdered. The pirates would rise in the morning and with their spy glasses look out tor wrecks. As soon as they saw one, they would notify the squire; he would comedown to a tavern on the beach; his scouts would tell the captain of tho stranded ship that if ho wanted to make his protest, there was a justice of tho peace close at hand. In this way the latter would learn what cargo the vessel had, and tell his gang of the same, and in tlie night they would be sure to plunder tho vessel. Thev had even been known to take the budgets of clothes away, by force, from the passengers that were saved from the wreck; and latterly they have become so numerous and bold, that they would plunder a vessel openly in the day time. Too much praise cannot bo given to Huntington for his activity and intcspidity, and we n joico that the State will be rid of such a set of lawless and heartless rascals. Before the officer left, an offir was made to him from the runaways (through a mediator) to pay whatever the Insurance Companies claimed, and to restore all the plunder, but this, of course, was rejected. The Oration, on the life and character of Gen Lafayette, was pronounced yesterday, by Mr. Adams, agreeably to appointment, in the Hall of the House of Representatives, in the presence of the two Houses of Congress, the President of the United States, and all tho principal officers of tho Government, and an immense concourse of citizens and strangers, including some of the Representatives of foreign Governments, who attended in accordance with special invitation. It occupied in the delivery, nearly three hours, and well it might, for wide was the ground it covered, being no narrower than tho history of the last half centu ry, and numerous and various were tho topics which it embraced. To say that the oration wa3of great ability, it is enough to know who was the author. To attempt any analysis of it would bo unjust and superero gatory besides, for the Oration will doubtless be published under the direction of Congress, eagerly sought after, and universally and delightedly read. The circumstances of this ceremony were of a nature calculated to effect any mind of ordinary sensibility. there was a moral beauty in the whole scene, seldom equalled in public exhibitions; under the influence of which, it may be hoped, a pure and elevated patriotic feeling pervaded tho whole assembly. Who, indeed, could listen un moved to tho eloquent accents of tho accomplslied Orator, pouring lorth the gushings of a grateful heart in memory of the benefactor of his country, anuoi uiumunu: no, mai uore in mind the station which the Orator had filled, and tho presence of illustrious men in which this mark of respect was paid to the memory of Lafayette, but felt the inspiration of the occasion, rejoiced in it, and responil, from the inmost recesses of his heart, to the strains uttered in honour and gratitude to the deceased, as well as to tho pious aspirations of the Orator for the future welfare and prosperity of his beloved country? None, none; we hope not one. Nat. Intel

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in the employ of the Just . Three of the prisoners. W:iinunM,t nn.! ihniuJ was in testimony, ih it two dtinct report of

Bunnell, were behl m b,il l. V v i i: I1 ere beard about 12 or 1 o,,ck at niMit

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Sr. Lou?, Nov. i5th. Murder. Pci hips no case in tho annals of crimo surpasses that which we arc about to record for cold-blooded and atrocious barbarity. ' Immediately back from tho Arsenal, and n few steps from tho public highway, standi a house. "um, aiiu uccup:cu uv an ohi mm ol t u Windham, a mrdncr and an niiMi.ti.ii .... natno of on the St. Louis Market. A daughter, seventppn teen years of ago, was with hor father, the only Inmate of the house her mother bein p,ri or ciL?:ion Sunday morning hst, the attention of a citizen, who happened to be passing, was attracted to thij house by an appearance of lire issuing from it Upon opening the door, he found tho room filled with a dense smoke rendering every ihininsidj imperceptible, and perfect silence all lound. He i m mrfl in ti A hivwm i rn.l I T-t . . C ... He next proceeded to kindle a bl.Vzoo:j the liearth, and h iving done so, a scene of horror presented itself iohis view. Upon the floor, bv hi sido lay ibo 1 bo.Iy of Miss Windham; but on the bed the mangled and almost lib-less body of her father. Clots of blood were discovered in every putof lha room the floor was filled with lull m...-M..f,.i ..1 ------ vviiuiiiv u auu uivom nnn minus it was shorilv afur they went to bed, tl, it they were attacked. A noiso being heard at the door, the daughter nt with tho intention oi opening it. It is supporctT, thai the tire afforded light enough to giw1 the itilscicant a distinct view of her person, and ihcy fired at her through tho window, breul.inj a pine of glass. The entire load of buckshot rntrredtho side of her neck, and she must have lMlen dead. Tho murderers then turned the gui upon her father, who was still in bed. The discharge took effect in his face, one of the thot passing through the cjv to tho lirfnii I-Ifo not being oHtlr.t, ihry attacked hint with an axo, or some sharp weapon, and gave him several severe blows on the head. They then pro. cceded to rillo tho house; broke open the chest, took tho money, if there was any ; and then, to loavo no telltale of their butchery, thrown coal of fire t . t into tho chest, and ch?ed the lid. The riot as is seen, was almost consummated; a few minutes more and every thing would have been burnt up. Surgical aid was procured as soon as possible for the old man several operations ei formed, and one of the shot extracted liom the Lrc'm. lie was ta ken to tho hospital wheru he lingered lust evening. The old man docs not appear to recollect any thing distinctly. Ho eays, however, that a Dutchman, who boarded at a house at or near tho Arsenal, was tho only visiter on the previous avening. This man ho describes as being tall anil having Jargo black whiskers. It is said that this individual wim met on Sunday morning, near the spu, with a gun; and on being requested to assist in putting out the fire, declined doing f?, and proceeded to Jefferson Barracks. These unfortunate p?r?ons had n sided where they were attacked fur uU'iit three years and in the country fur ten or tv Ke. .Mr. Windham was a Scotchman: he, or Iraduughti r, uu nded tnntket with great regularity ; Mi.'it h theupht that aa iic waa a prudent, thrifty man, ho had Lid by some money. Republican. Silk. A female friend h:'.s done us tho cornplU mcnt to present vis a skein of pywing silk manufactured with her own hands in this town. Tho article is, in every way, highly creditable to tho industry and cnterpiizo of our fuir citizen; and we arc well assured from our own observation and that of others, that a very :ofitable business might be done in lL; culture of th'.s article in our climate. Whilst on this subject, wo n;ut express our regret at the fii lure of ;n uudertuking of a gentle man a short time since, in Oimiiimj county. Ho ilantcd an orch;rJ ii the White Mulberrv. Wo understand some seven or ciirht hundred of tho trees are in a thrifty condition. It ii lo bu hoped that they will be picscrvcd for the uses of the worm, and that some 0:10 will bo found to employ them in the raising of silk. Net? Albany Gazette Steam Pont Accllcnt, On hit Monday morn ing, the steam boat Chancellor, while rounding a point near Clovcrport, about iH) miles above this place, ran into the lhwkcyc, instantly killed ono of her crew, and damaged Icr so much trial she would have sunk, out lor tho tinulv up stance of the Chancellor in towing her ihorc". One tf our citizens who was ou board of tho Hawkevo at the time of the accident, states that bad the struck six feet f;ro or aft from where she wai-, every person on board uou'd inevitably have been lot. L?ancil!c Jcvrnalt Jan. 10. Ho, roir tt have mince pies at an,i time. Prepaio meat by boiling and chopping as though it was your lor immediate use, mix it with a suitable portion of suet, spice, end salt then put it into an cartheru pot, pound it down v.uh a pestle, and then cover it witii lhe best of molasses, keep it where it will be fit for use any time. My wife has adopted tho above course for four or five years past, with perfect success; so that wo have had mince pies'frotn meat killed in December, as constant in July fol lowing as in January, and qu;to .n acceptable. Maine Farmer. Alexandria, Lou.Xv.Qo. Wo have seen a letter, bearing date of the 'Jfrth August laFt, adJrcfsed bv Stephen ! Austin to some of his frioiuls iu Texas. " At the time of writing the letter, Austin was confined in prison at Mexico, and there was little prospect of his speedy liberation, as tho charge upon which he was detained us a prisoner is no lcs than high treason, for which he must lo regularly tried before the proper tribunal of tho country. He says Santa Ana, the president, is friendly to Texas rind to him, and would hare set him at liberty before this time if it had not been for tho intlucnco of certain persons in Coahuila and Texas, w ho havo represented him to the President and Congress in a very unfavorable light. Intelligencer,

it in me quarter wiiero lie supposed tho lire to be but a voice from the bed directed his efforts to tho 'chest.' This lie at last found, picked It up. threw

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