The Wabash Courier, Volume 17, Number 36, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 5 May 1849 — Page 2

THE COURIER:

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.FOR GOVERNOR,

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A. MATSON

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^FJTBANIAIK COUNT*. JF. FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,

THOMAS S. STANFIELD, OF ST. JOSEPH COUNTY.

A S E E I O N

ij-We are authoriaed to announce JOHN H. BCRNAM aa candidate for Recorder of Vigo, at the ensuing August election. rrWe «ntboriae4 to announce SAMUEL HAGER a candidate for the office of Recorder, at the next August election. fcy-We are uthoriwd to announce BELL 8 a candidate for the office of Recorder, mt the next August Election.

John A. Matson.

Excilemcnt in Canada.

It is reported by telegraph from Ndtv York, under date of April 27th, that the Governor having signed the Rebellion bill .the tones were very much excited,and have burned the Parliament buildings, including valuable library and public documents. Mr. Moffatt, a member o* the House, has been arreted on a chargo of high treason.

Later uccounts froin New York, Apr. 30th adds: The Governor, on Saturday, armed 500 special constablos in Montreal, but disbanded them in consequence of a fight in the street with twenty English gentlemen. Cannon were planted in the streets, and the gar rison wcro under arms. nil was ouiet. I

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European Nobility in Aincricn. The last number of the Lavaca (Tcxu*) Journal contains an advertisement of •ft sale of lands in that State, on a writ of attachment of a claim ol 86,945. against tho ostatc owned by numerous German hoblcmen, and a citation for thcin to appear and answor, viz:—The Duke of Nassau, Duke of Mciningen, Duke of Coburg Gotha, Prince Frederick of Prussia, Landgrave. This army of German nobility is known in Texas as the German Emigrating Company, under whose ntispiccs large numbors of German Emigrants havo been introduced into that Stato. The claim against tho Company is for 85,945, on account of several drafts drawn by the Company's agents. ________

EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY-TWO. —Tho St. Charlos (Ills.) Peoples' Platform nominates tho Hon. Thomas H. Benton for tho next Presidency, and John A. Dix for Vico President. The Hopkinsville Delta renominates Jamos K. Polk. The Milton (N. Car.) Chronicle declares its preference for John M. Clayton for Prosident. Tho St. Mary's (Ohio) renominates Lewis Cass. Gen* orals Taylor and Scott, and Henry Clay, have also beon nominated for tho noxt Presidency by a large number of papers. The Floronoe (Alu.) Gazetto nominatos tho Hon. Edward A. Hannegan.

Mammoth Muleti,

four years old, by Everett & Young's jack, Mammoth, Montgomery county Ky., is eighteen hands high. Tho other, the same age, a brown, female, by John Scott's Jack, Franklin county Ky., is sovontoen and a half hands high.— The two were put on tho scales together and found to weigh 3000 pounds.— The price demand for them is 200 cach. Both raised by Mr. Thomas, in Scot! county."

WIHCHELL.—-The prince of FUNSTERS, VVinchell, has been amusing tho community in our Town Hall. He made all laugh. They had to laugh, there was no escape—and VVinchell did nt care, not ho, if thoy cracked their sides.

Wo could have forgiven this Wincholl, but for some newspaper readings, of which he gave the audiencc a sample. Ho read a few of the tallest yams, and then said ho did'nt believe it himself. That was too bad.

Indiana Penitentiary on Fire. The new Penitentiary at Jeffersonville caught fire on the 24th ult. and a considerable portion of one of the wings was burned to the ground. The fire originated in the dry room of the lumber house, and is supposed to be the work of one of the convicts. None of the prisoners escaped. The loss is about $ 1,200.

Since going 10 press we have received the proceedings of the Whig Convention which assembled in Indianapolis, on the 3d inst. By reference to the proceedings, which will be found at length in another column, it will be seen that JOHN A. MATSON, of Franklin county, was placed in nomination for Governor. A most excellent selection. A good and true man and strong Whig is now before the public. Mr. Matson can be electcd. The Whigs can succeed at the next August election by mak 8 ouMravelthc other, it is feared that the young nroper effort. That effort

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Emigration on the Plains. The St. Louis Republican, has a regular correspondent at Independence, furnishing full accounts of emigrant preparation and progress for the plains to California. These communications are interesting—many of the companies are occasionally enumerated—so far, however, we have not noticed the names of any from Vigo county. The correspondent seems to have much trouble in finding all the companies, as they have encamped over an extent of country, many tniles in circumference, at points twenty or thirty miles apart.

According to this correspondent Ohio has more emigrants in the field than any other State in the Union.

We give an extract or two from the latest communication, dated from Independence April 21st. The writer says:

Nearly all the companies that have been forwarded you, both from this point and St. Joseph, "intend to be the first to the plains." This is their calculation, and I have no doubt each will make every exertion in their power to carry it into execution. To be sure of "being first," several have already moved as far as Kaw [Kansas] river, are there in camp, and ready to proceed when others appear. This desire to be in the lead, will, I fear, cause many to urge their teams beyond their capacity at the start.

Much apprehension is manifested, owing to the immense emigration, that the grass in the vicinity of such places as must necessarily be selected for camping, will prove inadequate, even at the most favorable part of the season, to subsist the stock. Those best acquainted with the country, however, deem it ample for the number that will move this season, yet consider that companies hazard much by a too early start, unless provender is provided. The great majority that move first, make no such provision.

The companies you have already published as in camp ready to move, including those given in this communication, comprise 2,500 persons, who will carry at least 3,000 head of stock, in oxen and mules. This body of men, with this ammount of stock, intend moving the coming week. Allowing that all succeed in starting, each anxious to out-travel the other, it is feared that the young

grass they will find near their camping places will

fjn(jnear their

prove wholly insufficient, and, aided by hurried

and success will lollow. marches, tend to reduce tneir stock. This being

camping

places will

done at the start, will retard them greatly in reaching their destination. The past few days the weather has been pleasant and warm, and vegetation is advancing finely.

Dating from St. Joseph, April 25th— The same correspondent says:— The roads, in every direction, are lined with the wagons of emigrating parties from the lower counties of Missouri, and from Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan and Illinois. The majority of these intend moving leisurely as far as [old] Fort Kearney and Council Bluffs. and there make their final start.

Up to this time at least three thousand emigrants have arrived at this point, en route for California. Several companies have already departed, and are now about one hundred miles from the frontier; they intend remaining in camp for some days at Grand Island, which is about two hundred and eighty miles distant. From that point you may expect my next communication. The roads from Independence, St. Joseph, Fort Kearny and Council

Bluffs there connect, and in order to obtain a full and accurate register of these emigrating, (which it is wholly impracticable, if not impossible, to obtain at any other point,) as well as report the progress of the various companies, I have deemed that point advantageous. The trying times to

many will arise before they succeed in reaching Grand Island, of which, as well as other matters of public interest, I shall endeavor to inform you.

Kini'- Postal communication ceases after leaving their

Postal communication ceases after leaving their

outbreak wus reported ui i\ir 1 .«•«« omnrmnt

several places of rendezvous, and the emigrant has no ready means to communicate to his friends his progress, &c.; reports from that location will, therefore, I trust, prove of interest, as well to them as the public. -----

Latest From California.

California dates of the 3d of March have been received at New Orleans by way of Vera Cruz. Fifty vessels arrived at San Francisco in one week, with full cargoes, and at the last accounts the market was overstocked with

The steamer Oregon touched at Mazatlan on the 16th of March. Aschooncr had arrived there from San Francisco with fifteen thousand ounces of gold.

WUJO TINTS

IN

EXPEDITIONS TO CALIFORNIA.—The Government

sisting principally of dragoons, starts from Fort Smith for California, via New Mexico, taking the middle route. The third division is that under General Worth, which leaves Lavacca, (Texas) for California, <via> El Paso and the Rio Gila. -----

THE RAILWAYS or MASSACMRSCRRS.—In Massachusetts, as appears from the annual report of the railways, published by the Legislature, there are thirty-four railway corporations, with capita! of #50,001,100. Amount paid in, #38,749,314. The coet of all the railways ia #46,777,009. Debt, #11,070,971. Earnings for the past year, #6,067,IM. Expenses, #3,984.933. Nett earnings, #£,- 716,990. Average coat per mile, including 290 miles of double track, #13,781. Length of railways, 1043 miles. Average speed of passenger train, £3.13 miles per hour. Of freight train, 1435 miles per hour.

Tho Sword voted to Gen. Taylor by the Legislature of Virginia, for his distinguished military services, and when it was little supposed by that body, that his election to the Presidency would follow, was presented to him, on the 29th, by a committee for that purpose. Speeches were made by the committee and by Gen. Taylor* A very large crowd was present.

Hon. R. VV. THOMFSOR reached Terre Ifaute a few days since. Mr. Thompson has been engaged since the adjournment of Congress, in prosecuting some claims for clients in some of the offices at Washington.

If you would keep your secret from «ny enemy, tell it not to a friend. Blessed is the horse whose owner is poor, for he cannot afford to buy a whip.

Rencontre in Mexico—An American® lK*t4 A party of Clifornia emigrants mnf the United States reached a city in Mexico, called Irepuato, containing 8,000 inhabitants, sometime in March, and several of them went into an eating house to procure breakfast, when a dispute arose between them and the landlord, the latter contending that they owed him one shilling more than they had paid him, while Mr. Charles Dupbam, a young man, of Ware House Poirtt, 'Conn:y averred that nine cents of it had been paid. A letter from one of the party, says:—

The Alcalde, was

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provisions, which were dull sale at New York prices. The steamship California was deserted by the crew the next day after her arrival at San Francisco, and was unable to return to Panama for want of hands.

Geld still held out, and was as plenty as ever. It was reported that new placers had been discovered in Lower California, which for richness rivaled those on tho Sacramento.

NEW YORK.—The recent mu­

nicipal clcctions in New York have resulted in showing that every city in the State is Whig.— They arc named as follpwaBuffalo, Rochester, Auburn, Syracuse, Oswego, Utica, Schenectady, Albany, Troy, Hudson, New York, Brooklyn.— This was never before known, and It is added that iu the counties throughout the 8lats there is a greater aggregate number of Whig Superuisors than were ever chosen at any one previous election.

The Cincinnati papers speak of an ox hibition there of two mulos from Scott men, goes from Jefferson Barracks, (Mo.,) early in IT _i .v.., the summer, to Oregon. Tho second party, concounty, Ky., which arc tho largest ever seen in that city. "One, a black male,

has organised three expeditions, which will shortly proceed towards the Pacific, opening a way for and extending full protection to all emigrants.

One column, consisting of artillery and rifle

Mien

GREELEY,

called by flie

Mexican to prevent Dunham leaving.—. Upon this Mr. Charles Carroll (one of our party) was called to act as interpreter, who stated the case to the Alcalde, the Mexican all the while denying that anything was paid. Mr. P., directed Carroll to offer the Alcalde the remaining three cents, which was refused. At the same time Carroll was ordered to dismount. This he refused. The guard which was called by the Alcalde, then pointed their guns at him, our men at the same time urging him to obey. Carroll then began to dismount, and at the same time took hold of his pistol. The guard observing this, instantly struck him with their guns, and felled him to the ground. On this Dunham put spurs to his horse to escape, and had advanced a short distance, when one of the soldiers shot him through the heart with two balls, making one opening in his back where they entered, and two in his breast where they escaped. He exclaimed, they have killed me, and fell a lifeless corpse to the ground. The soldiers then fell upon our men indiscriminately, beating and firing at them. The result was that they were badly injured, by blows only, the guns either snapping or missing. Mr. Bidwell, myself, and some twenty others, were at some distance from this scene, and escaped unmolested, through the kindness of two priests, who opened the gate of the Cathedral yard, and thus enabled us to escape from the mob. After several interviews with the Alcalde outside the city, in which he expressed much sorrow and regret that the affair had taken place, declaring it impossible to have prevented it, he brought out the wounded men, having first dressed their wounds. He also promised a Christian burial for the deceased. We parted with them and resumed our march. The deceased was an interesting and worthy young gentleman, who leaves a father and mother to mourn his loss.

The wounded have mostly recovered. During the affray, one of our men-being hotly pursued by a Mexican, turned suddenly upon, and with a blow from the brooch of his gun, felled him to the ground, sinking the lock in his head just under the ear.

From, the New York Tribune.

The Cholera oil the Rio Cfrande—Frightful Mortality—Route to California. MATAMOHOS, April 6, 1849.

Esq.—Dear Sir: I ac­

knowledge some remissness in not sooner addressing you but our city has been the scene of the most appalling affliction for more than four weeks past.

Thai dreadful scourge the Cholera broke out in Brownsville, just opposite to us on tho American side of the river, about the 23d of February last, where it raged with great dostructivoness for some ten weeks before it crossed the rivor. After breaking out in our city, it raged with unabated violence for four weeks, carrying off from 30 to 50 per day. It is estimated by those having good means of knowing, that not less than 1,000 persons have fallen victims in Matamoros alone.

Thanks to a kind Providence, however, the epidemic has now ceased to rage among us, and we are in hopes that hereafter our city will be able to boast its usual healthfulness.

There is very littlo news from the interior. Several merchants and traders have recently returned from Zacatecas and other large towns, who report good sales, and prospects flattering.

We havo now hero ready for shipment a large printing press destined for Monterey, upon which is to be printed a large papor to be called The Sierra Ma.' dre, which is to be devoted to the measure of a separation of the country this sido the Sierra Madro Mountains, by peaceful and moral means. Success to the undertaking.

This is ono of the most popular and frequented places for the outfitting of California—taking the overland route from hereto Mazatlan. The journey is usually made in about 30 days, and the road is said to be good, and water and forage abundant.

The facility with which mules, horses, wagons, &c. &c. can bo procured here, givos us a great advantage over almost any othei place, for entering upon an overland journey to the Land of Promise. More anon. Yours truly, Z.

BSrA meeting of the citiiena of Boston waa held a few days ago, to discuss the subject of a railroad from St. Louis to San Francisco. The Journal aaya that ihe meeting waa well attended, and waa addressed with good effect by P. P. FDegrand, Esq., E. H. "Derby, Esq., Sam. Greele, Esq., and other friends of internal improvement*

The remarks of Mr. Degrand were principally in explanation of a plan proposed by nim for the construction of the San Franctaco Road, and were listened to with great interest. Resolutions were unanimously adopted by the meeting in favor of this plan, and a committee was appointed to forward a statement of the same to the President, and to aak his approval and recommendation to Corareas.

Hie niah) features in the plan of Mr. Degrand, are that a company shall be chartered with a capital of #100,000,000: of this #2,000,000 is to be paid in by private subscription, and the remainder to finish the road, not exceeding #98,000^)00, it is proposed to borrow of the Government in stock payable in London. It ia also proposed that Congress ahailgive to the Company a atrip of land ten miles wide, north of the track, and shall mnt the right to take gravel, atone, dcc., from the public lands to construct the rood.

The malarial for building and contracting the road are to be entirely of American manufacture. To secure the loan of the U. S. stock, and the carrying out of the Company* contract, it is proposed that the United Statea ahall uka a mortgage of the road and iia property.

WOULD NOT GO IK.—A man with an enormous large mouth called on a dentist to get a tooth drawn. After the dentist had prepared his instruments and was about to commence operations, the man of jaws began to strain and stretch his mouth till ne got it open to a most frightful extent.

4*Sta?

sir," said the

dentist," "don't trouble yourself to stretch your mouth any wider, for 1 in» ttnd to surnA oh the outside of It, to draw your tooth!"

Pram the Indiana State Journalm^ WHIG CONVENTION. pursuant to a call of the State Central Committee, the Whigs of Indiana met at the State House, on the 3d of May, 1849, for the purpose of nominating a candidate for Governor, and as a temporary organization of the Convention, Col. JOHN VAW*B*, of Morgan county was called to the chair, and TC. Noble of Vigo, appointed Secretary.

On Motion of Mr. Harvey, of Hendricks, a committee of ten was appointed to report officers for the permanent organization of the Convention, cottsisting of the followinggenUemen: Messrfc. Harvey, Suit, Reese, Beard, Dunn, Holland, Henderson, Finch,Dbugherty and McClure. The Committee retired for a few moments and reported the following as the permanent organization

For President.

Col. Henry S. Lane, of Montgomery For Vice Presidents. Samuel Reed, of Jennings county, Miles C. Eggleston, of Jefferson ct»., J. M. Huddleson, of Rush co.,

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David C. Shawan, of Henry co., Gen. Robt. Hanna, of Marion co.? Cyrus Wetzell, of Morgan co. C. W. Layman, of Putnam co., Wm. P. Davis, of Boone co., J. D. Parker, of Hendricks co., T. W. Rees, of Randolph co.,

Secretaries.

John H. Farquhar, of Franklin co., Mathew Simpson, of Parke co., Howard Stapp, of Jefferson co., Wm. J. Burns, of Tippecanoe co., C. T. Noble, of Vigo co., Col. Lane was conducted to the Chair, and made his acknowledgements in a speech of surpassing power and eloquence.

On motion of Gen. Stapp, Resolved, That all Whigs in attendance be hereby invited to participate in the proceedings of the Convention, as delegates from their respective counties.

On motion of Gen. Stapp, Resolved, That a committee of five be appointed by the Chair, to report to this Convention the manner of voting, and the number of votes to which each county or district is entitled in the nomination of an individual to be a candidate for Governor.

Gen. Stapp, Geo. Holland, Isaac Naylor, Hugh O'Neal and Jonathan S. Harvey were designated as said committee, who, after a short retirement, made the following report, which was adopted unanimously 1st. Each Senatorial District here represented, be entitled to one vote, and the Counties here represented be entitled to the number of votes, equal to the number of Representatives they are respectfully entitled to in the House of Representatives at its next session, provided that each County here represented shall be entitled to one vote. 2d. That the delegates from the several Congressional Districts shall assemble together, and determine for whom their vote shall be cast, and appoint a delegate to cast the same, and the delegates so selected shall meet and nominate by ballot, the person to be named for Governor, and report the same to this Convention, voting as above directed. 3d. When a Senator represents two or more counties, the county where the Senator of last session resided, shall be entitled to the vote.

And the Convention adjourned to meet again at 2 o'clock P. M. 2 o'clock P. M. Convention assembled,

On motion of Mr. O'Neal, Resolved.,

That a committee of

Resolved,

Jive

be appoint­

ed by the Chair, to draft suitable resolutions tor the consideration of this convention Messrs. O'Neal, Howard Stapp, Davis, Hart, and Hunt composed said committee, which after a few moments retirement, reported through Mr. O'Neal, the following resolutions, which were unanimously adopted.

That this Convention, and the Whig

party in Indiana, fully approve the patriotic sentiments of President Taylor, as expressed in his inaugural address and that they have full confidence in the ability and integrity of the entire Cabinet which he has called around him.

Resolved, That the course pursued by the President, and the measures adopted by him, so far as the same have been developed, give ample assurance to the people that the administration of the General Government will be speedily restored to its original purity.

Mr. Hammond on behalf of the Committee heretofore appointed by the delegates from their respective congressional districts, now came in, with said committee, and reported that they had unanimously nominated JOHN A. MATSON, Esq., of Brookville, as the candidate for Governor, which announcement was received with marked applause, and by the Convention unanimously confirmed.

On motion of Mr. Defrees— Resolved,

That a Committee of three be ap­

pointed to wait upon Mr. Matson, and inform him of his nomination. Messrs. Defrees, Cushing, and David son were accordingly appointed.

Mr. Matson being in the city, was immediately waited upon by the com mittee, informed of his nomination, ap peared before the Convention, and, in a brief but happy manner, accepted the same.

On motion of Col. Vawtcr— Resolved,

That the Whig Central Committee of

Indian* be, and the same is hereby fully authorised to (ill any vacancy that may occur in the office for a candidate for Governor and Lieutenant Gov em or.

Resehed,

That the thanks of this Convention

he, and the same are hereby tendered to the President, for the dignified and able manner in which he has discharged the duties of the Chair, and to each of the Vies Presidents and Secretaries of this Convention.

The Convention waa then addressed by Messrs. Wm. M. Dunn, Howard Stapp, Nicholas McCarty, Genls. Hanna and Stapp, in spirited and pointed remarks.

And on motion adjournfd

sine die.

HENRY S. LAKE, President

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How AID 9rirr, JWM. J. Bvass, C. T. NOBIS,

The National Monument to^the Father of his Countty, had its foundation completed on Friday last, and the laying of the marble of the stupendous column has already commenced. According to the Intelligencer, the mighty structure has a most substantial and workmanlike basis.

An exchange paper observes, that it is fully as impertinent to ask an editor th^ name of jome of his correspondents as of an old maid her age,.and you will get the truth about as soon.

Whig Meeting.

At a meeting of the Whigs of Vigo, held at the Court House, in Terre Haute,on the 28th of April, 1849, for the pur-? pose of appointing delegates to attend a State Convention to be held on the 3d of May, at Indianapolis, to nominate a candidate for Governor Jonas W. Baker was called to the Chair, end.W. J£. Edwards appointed Secretary..

The following persons were appointed delegates, ami authorised to supply any vacancy that may occur, to-wit:

From Harrison Township.—Jesse Corfafd, C. T. Noble, Edward Barneu, W. K. Edwards, J. K. Kinney, Zenas Smith, Albert Lange, R. N. Hudson, John Evans, Carlton Belt.

Honey Creek.—Ishmael Pugh, Jacob Jones, Samuel Cummins, Dr J. B. Ham ilton, Abraham Jackson.

Prairie Creek.—Hiram Hight, C. N. Benight, W. T. J. Shattuck, Asa Frakes, Byram Tichenor.

Otter Creek.—Joseph Evans, L. A. Burnett, Frederick Markle, William Stevenson, Libbeus, Watkins, Anthony Creal.

Riley.—Dr. S. M. Wrigbt, Dr. H. D.Lee, I. M. Ray, Nathaniel Lee, M. L. Wyeth.

Lost Creek.—J. S. Jenckes, George Hussey, John Dickerson. Eumoes Hall, Ralph Wilson. it

Nevins.—B. F. Hall, James Brooks, Noah Eversoll, S. G. Barnett, Josiah Downey.

Sugar Creek.—Joseph James, Thos. McCulloch, Wm. Goodman, Wm. Ray, Hezekiah Burnham.

Fayette.—J. H. Nelson, Franltlin Tucker, Orman Barbour, George Ransdale, O. Dowdy.

Linton.—Ephraim P. Kester, J. H. Taylor, Hugh Reed, Joseph Tichenor, Warren Harper.

Pierson.—Joseph Liston, Joseph Denton, Taylor Pierson. Felix Beard, William Brown.

Ordered, that these proceedings be published. J. W. BAKER, Pres't. W. K. EDWARDS, Secretary.

The Expedition of Sir John Franklin. The utmost efforts of the British Government to unravel the mystery that hangs over the Expedition of Sir John Franklin, had, up to the last accounts from England, produced no definite results. The history of this enterprise is doubtless familiar to our readers. The object was the discovery of a north-west passage to the Pacific, and Sir John Franklin, in May, of 1845, left England, under the auspices and patronage of the Government, with directions to proceed at once to Lancaster Sound, and to penetrate with as little delay as possible, through that and its continuation, Burrow's Straits, until he should reach the longitude of Cape Walker, about 98 degs. west, from which point every effort was to be made to penetrate in a course as direct as possible towards Behring's Straits. Two fine ships composed the expedition—the Erebus and the Terror—and were manned by 138 men.

Nothing has been heard from t'r.em since the 26th of July, 1845. Not a trace of the expedition has since been found,although orders were given to Capt. Franklin, after passing latitude 65, to throw overboard once every uay closely sealed bottle or copper cylinder, containg a paper stating date, position, &c. The expedition had provisions to last foor years, and it is asserted that'no dependence whatever is to be placed on the very few Arctic animals which are to be found in high latitudes for a supply of food.

Three expeditions have been sent in search of the missing vessels by the British Government one under command of Sir James Ross, of two ships, determined to follow the track of the Erebus and Terror by way of Lancaster Sound, another under the command of Commander Moore, which was to enter the Northern Ocean by way of Beh ring's Straits, and explore the shore as far to the eastward as the mouth of M' Kenzie river and a third a boat expedi lion under command of Sir John Richardson, that was to descend M'Kenzie's river in boats, and prosecute the search as far and as thoroughly as possible, to the eastward of its mouth.

These expeditions left England in the summer of 1847, since which time wo believe nothing has been heard from any but the expedition of Commander Moore, one of whose ships was at Panama some months ago from the north, and had been sent from Mazatlan, in the Pacific, to Behring's Straits, to join its consort, the Plover. As yet this ship had made no discovery of Sir John Franklin.

Recent accounts from England state that as the period expires during which the hope of recovery of this gallant expedition, may be reasonably entertained, a deeper interest is felt, and more extensive exertions made. The Arctic Ocean is open in the summer but six weeks and to improve this short space of time every expense has been resorted to, and every expedient. We have already seen that Lady Franklin, the wife of the fearless but missing navigator, has offered large sums to induce individual enterpriies, for the recovery of her husband.

It is urged also to offer to the American whaling ships, of which there are six hundred, rewards for researches along the Arctic seas and we presume a suggestion so eminently practical has promptly been acted upon by the British Government. Russia has taken a deep interest in the lost expedition, and boat parties will be sent during the ensuing summer from the Asiatic side of Behring's Straits.

ARUVAL

Let us fervently hope, therefore, that no long period of time will elapse before definite tidings is obtained of this daring but lll-fatea enterprise.—Phila. Penn.

GOOD PAT FOR A REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT.—The French constitution fixes the salary of the President of the 'Republic at 600,000 francs per annum, or about 9)0,000 per month. It being impossible to propose an increase of salary in the face of that distinct provision, a law has been passed allowing him an additional sum of $10,000 per month for "expenses of representation,"«r for halls, entertainments, &c. By this arrangement the President is made to toucn the pretty little sum of 9660 per dav.

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By Express and TdsgmpU )rom Hali The steamship Cambria arrived Halifax at 24 o'clock, p. on Wednesday, from whence her news was expressed to St. Johns, and at 1(H o'clock last night, the following interesting synopsis commenced qoming ^St.

The general operations of the last week have been feeble. The revival of Continental disturbances interrupted every branch of trade. Cotton dealers look anxiously for further accounts from both the United States and India.

General Intelligence.

Hostilities have reccommenced be tween Denmark and Prusia. A Danish fleet in attempting to capture the fortress of Eckenford, on the 5th inst., were ut teraly defeated, and a line of battle ships and a frigate fell into the hands of the Prussians. The line of battle ships grounded, and taking fire shortly after, exploded. There were seven hundred men on board at the time. .s

Hungarian Victory.

A victory has been gained by the Hungarian forces over the Austrians. The latter lost 1,300 men, 24 pieces of.cfg^non, and 40 wagons.

On the 7th inst. Lord Palmerston received notice of the blockade of Palermo by the Neapolitan Government.

On the 31st of March the blockade of Venice by Austria was formerly announced. A dispatch of 13th instant published a strict blockade of the German ports of Cammin, Wolgart, Grieswelde, Stratscend, and Rostoik, by Denmark.

Central Germany is in a state of the greatest confusion. The King of Prussia having refused the offer of the Imperial Crown, made to him by a small majority of the Assembly at Frankfort, new distractions have arisen.

In Italy the people have gained a temporary triumph in Genoa and Tuscany, and are preparing to resent the farther encroachments of Austria.

Rome, though quiet, is unsettled.— The Pope still continues at Gacta. The King of Naples is preparing for an immediate attack upon Sjcily, and has hitherto been restrained by an apprehended rising of the Calabrians.

France is tranquil, but all parties are preparing for the great electional struggle. There are now thirty vacant seats in the National Assembly in consequence of death or resignation, and sixty members are confined by indisposition. The appointment of Changarnior to the Legion of Honor will not be officially announced until it is known whether Cavaignac will accept the same honor.

Doucherne, editor of Le People, has been sentenced to five year inprisonment and fined 6000 francs. Do Lescelce, the socialist, was sentenced to three yeats imprisonment and fined 1000 francs.

The La Presse states that neither the French or British Government will take any part in the negotiations about to be opened at Verona, for the conclusive peace between Austria and Piedmont.

nnnrtm AT TVTT^T!I7'Q vided his forces into five detachments, OK ElvX LN J\1 W JO each of which attacked one of the gates. tillery of the Citadel opened its

The Constiiutional states on the au-

thority of a letter from Perpignan, that a sanguinary battle had taken place at Catalonia, between the Royalist Chief Pons Bindelali and Cabrera, in which the two Generals were killed. Other accounts state that Cabrera, who had been wounded in the action, took refuge in a tavern where he was put to death by the Emiamlaps.

A special train arrived at Paris on Thursday evening, with 250 Londoners, forming the first portion of the English expected on a visit to the National Guards. They were receivod with honor by the Authorities.

England

Is quiescent, but with a less favorable prospect of a revival of trade. Austrian Italy.

Destruction of the town of Brascia— Slaughter of the Inhabitants after a Siege

dtaug of Eight Says.—Brescia, or rather what was once Brescia, is in the hands of the Austrians. The town was bombarded for six hours, and the streets were carried at the point of the bayonet, and the inhabitants driven into the houses and burned alive.

The Concordia says, the Austrians surrounded the town, so that escape was impossible. The carnage was immense.

Aastria.

Vienna Journals contain the rumors of Gen. Berias' defeat by the Russians and the flight of his troops in Wallactria. It appears on tho contrary, that the Austrian General Punkner, surrounded by a hostile population, has thought proper to resign his command and place himself under the protection of the Prussians in Wallachia. Three other Austrian Generals accompanied him. His troops were left under the care of Gen. Gillcand.

The Milan Gazette of the 3d inst., contains a summary of the revolt and capture of Brescia. It says small detachments were drawn from Verona and Montua, in order to save the city from the anarchy fomented by the Raimodi. Marshal Ravhan also repaired to the city, and on the 30th inst. sat down before the walla with 3,200 men and six cannons. He offered terms of arrangements, which not being acccpted, he di«

The

JOHNS. April 26

The steamship Cambria with London papers of the 13th. and Liverpool of the 14th inst., being one

week^ iRtijr thai

the inteligence by the Euro^a, arrived at Halifax at o'clock yesterday -afternoon. Our express immediately set off and arrived at Granville, from which place it was conveyed by steamer, which reached this place at 9£ o'clock this morning.

The Cambria has 46 passengers for Boston and she will probably reach there at 4 o'clock to-morrow. She has on board £52,000 in specie.

Money Market.

The intelligence of the Blockade of German ports, and of Palermo and Ve nice, has produced much fluctuation in the Money Market during the past week, but it closed firmly on Friday evenin at 92^ for Consols. Exchequer Bill 47 to 50 prem. Foreign Exchanges for three months bills—Paris 25-60 to 25-55 Harrisburgh 18-11^- to 18 12$. ,(5old is dearer in Paris than in London..

$fire a§Jhf same time. The attack was terrime, ftSHMtch house was taken by as* sa^lit btrr on the 1st inst. the victory was accomplished.

The Austrian

short

forces at Cronstadt, were

of ammunition, and were preparing to return tp, Wallachia, their baggage Tiaving aTready Yeft for thai province— [Here the despatches confused.] Pre* parations were being made to take Cron

stadt, the only city in the kingdom of Transylvania, that was still hel| by the A us an 1 1 4

Intend—l^cMnn.

•""The reports of the lwt year froffr the District Poor Law Inspector, to the Commissioners at Dublin, record a vofume of misery most dispiriting to glance oven Every page of this book teems with evidence of exemplary patience of the unhappy peasantry of Ireland, under sufferings that fyave no parallel in the civil* ized world^ A clergyman from the parish of Connaught says: "The whole district is now almost a wilderness.-—1

Out of a population of 12,000 four years ago, scarce half :hat number remains, so that creatures who still live and move here may be termed an accumulation of dead and dying humanity, rather thai? what is generally meant by a population.''

The Rev. Dr. Cooley, a Roman Cath* olic Prelate, died of Cholera at Drog* heda, on the 6th instr^He was highly esteemed by citizens of all religious and political sects.

France—Cholera.

The Cholera has made sffd ravages amongst the troops quartered in temporary barracks in Pafr?s. ft is believed thatthedampness ofthe weather contributed to the development of the disease.— Measures have been adopted for the removal of the troops to more healthy quarters.

Gjenoa.

Letter from Turin of the 8th announces that after Massora had bombarded Genoa for 24 hours, and the city had been set on fire in several places, a deputation from the Municipality had waited on him the evoning of tho 6th to request an armistice of 48 hours, in order to proceed to Turin to arrange a capitulation. The armistice was granted, and a deputation proceeded to Turin, where they arrived on the 7th inst.

The Triumphants had fled from Genoa, with the exception of their leader, Ariana.

MINESOTA TERRITORY.—The Washington Whig denies the Lecofoco statement that this rapidly growing Territory contains only 333 white inhabitants.— The Whig says: "It is at least 10,000 at present, and before the close of the year it is expected to exceed 30,000. Our friend Gov. Ramsay will, we learn, set out for his new duties in a week or two, taking the Federal City in his route. He is just the man to be popular with the hardy constituency of that far-off region, and we predict, that when they resolve themselves into a State within the next two years, which we think will bo done, the Governor will visit Washington as one of her new Senators."

A Washington letter in the New York Journal of Commerce says:

I heard to-day of a very remarkable and excellent circular letter,just issued by Mr. Meredith to tho chiefs of all the bureaux in his department. The circular slates that the public interests require that every office should do its duty promptly and efficiently, and that every officer should do his duty thoroughly and without unnecessary delay. The circular requires a statement of the condition of the work of each office and officer, and directs that nil work in arrears shall be speedily brought up, and that to effect this object the clerks who have been negligant shall be required to work extra hours.

Here is the beginning of a great system of reform. No man, for thirty years, has ever come to the seat of the federal Government, on business, without experiencing one of the miseries which Shakespeare, in his enumeration of those which flesh is heir too, lays stress upon—to wit, the "laws delay —and to that in a thousand and one instances, might be added "the insolence of office," and, if you p|ease, "the spurns that patient merit from the unworthy takes."

The Pacific Mail Steamship Falcon, Captain Thompson, sailed on the 19tn inst. for Chagres. Col. Robt. T. P. Allen, Post Office Agent for California and Oregon, went out in tho Falcon in charge of her mails. We learn from Co). A. that the California mail from this city WBB of Borne two tons weight, and that probably another ton would be addeclfrom the Poet Offices at Charleston, New Orleans, Sue.

Col. Allen goea oat as a sort of Post Master General for our Pacific possessions, having power toestabliah Post Offices and appoint Postmasters at such points as be nballdeem necessary, both in California and Oregon/ He will probaoly make San Francisco his neadquarters tor tho present, though from the nature of his service he will necessarily be "in the saddle" for aome months after his arrival out. He designs making California his permanent home, and his family will follow in January next.—N.

T. Tribune.

ECONOMY.—A slight knowledge of human nature will show that when a man gets on a little in the world he is desir* ous of getting on a little further. Such is the growth of provident habits, that it has been said if a journeyman lay by the first five dollars his fortune is made.— Young men shouTd thtnk of this f-r t/* A 6UM»E Tvnbt—Surgttal

Operation.—The

Sia­

mese twins, who have oeen living for some yeare with wives and children, on their own plantation in North Carolina, are said to be on their way to New York to embark for Europe, with a view to consult the most eminent surgeons on the practicability of an operation to divide the ligament that binda them together. It is further said that one of their sisters had been adopted into the family of the Emperor of Siam. -'•i" *?THE MOST USEFUL PEOPLE.—Persons who are always cheerful and good-hu-mored, rank amongst tho most useful in the world for they maintain peace and happiness and spread a thankful temper amongst all who live around them.

BE EASY.—A Frenchman, who waa totally unacquainted with ouv language, being lately introduced to a ijircle of young ladies and gentlemen of Boaton, after the usual compliments had nassed, seated himself beside a beautiful young lady, end being deprived of the aatiafaction of converting with ner (his countenance, however, expressed the amotion of his heart,) he seized her by the bana-~ she requested him to b$ easy—which he mistook for the French word baisez,

(kiss me) and bsgsa

kissing her, to the mirth of the whole comptny The consequence was that the ladies came to unanimous determination never to say "be easy to a Frenchman.