The Wabash Courier, Volume 17, Number 43, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 23 June 1849 — Page 2

THE COUBIER.

"JESSE CONARD,

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FOR GOVERNOR.

JOHN A. MATSON, OF FRANKLIN COUNTY. FOR LIEUTENANT OOVEBNOR. THOMAS 8. STANFIELD, 0? ST. JOSEPH COUNTY^-*

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E. W. McQAUGHEY, N OF PABKE.

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in the Comntiaof Clay, SulUvan and Vigo,

JOfiEPn W. BRIGGS, OF SULLIVAN.

Deft\k of EvPfttuMent Polk. The papers of Thursday morning brought us the intelligence of the death of JAMES K. POLIC, ex-President of the United Slate*. He breathed his last on Friday, the 16th inst., at his residence in Nashville. His disease was a chronic diarrhoea, to which he had been subject for some years.

It is but a short time since Mr. Polk retired from an administration that was filled with events of momentous importance to the country. Without being permitted to witness the permanent results of those events, he has been removed from among men, after having held several honorable positions, and the most exalted of all, President of the United States.

Senatorial.

We this week put at the head of our paper, the name of JOSEPH "W. BRIGGS,of Sullivan, as the Whig candidate for Senator in the District composed of the counties of Clay, Sullivan, and Vigo. Mr. BRIGGS is well qualified to represent thg. District as Senator, and we think, if proper exertion is made, he will bo elected over his Democratic competitor, Mr. HANNA.

Mr. BKIGGS will commence the canvass in Clay county, on the 2d of July, nnd will, as soon as possible,be in Vigo. He has written to Mr. HANNA with the view of having their appointments in connection.

We understand from an authentic source that HENRY SECKEST, Esq. ofj Greencastle, positively declines beingj the Democratic candidate for Congress In this District.

CHOLERA.—St. Louis seems to be most visited by the Cholera at this time. The report for the week ending on Monday, at St. Louis, states the number of interments at 504, deaths from Cholera, 404. On Tuesday, one cemctry not reported, 78 interments, 64 by Cholera.

At Cincinnati the number of Cholera interments on Saturduy 20, on Sunday 20, on Monday 22.

At New York 42 casesand 17 deaths ending at noon, the 18th. At Nashville on Saturday there were 25 deaths and 40 cases.

THE REPUBLIC.—We have roceived the first number of the Tri-weekly of this new Whig journal, issued at Washington. It is published by Gideon dc Co., and edited by A. C. Bullitt formerly of the N. O. Picayune, and John O. Sargent of Boston,both able writers and noted as good Whigs. The Republic presents a fine appearance and possesses ability of no common order. It will undoubtedly be a valuable auxiliary to the Whig cause.

DUEL.—-A duel between Capt. Henry C. Pope and John T. Gray, lawyers of Louisville, was fought on the 14th inst., on the Indiana side of the Ohio river» about six miles above Louisville. They fought with shot guns loaded with balls, distance twenty paces. Capt. Pope was mortally wounded on the first fire, and died before reaching Louisville. The parties previously had been bosom friends, nnd the cause of the duel is not stated. Before Capt. Pope died, there was a mutual reconciliation between him and Mr. Gray.

FESTIVAL.—By a notice in another column, it will be seen that the ladies of the First Congregational Church will hold a Festival at the Prairie House, on Tuesday evening next. We expect the principal "attraction" will be the ladies, and of course every body will go to see them.

MAIL ROBBER ARRESTED.—The Cincinnati Gazette mentions the arrest in that city of a man named Wm. Baker, on suspicion that he Is the person who sometime since robbed the mail between Terre Haute and Indianapolis. Baker drove the U. S. Mail, and is believed to have opened the mall bags with false keys. He was arrested by means of a "trap" letter that was put into the poat office for him, the police officers supposing he might to be lurking around Cincinnati. He applied at the office for the letter and was secured. In default of $1,000 bail he was committed. He was to have been taken to Indianapolis on Friday last. The Grand Jury at Indianapolis found a bill of indictment against Baker, for violating the mail of the United States.

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Mr. Lucas publishes a card in the Express concerning the proceedings of the late District Convention. As we care nothing about the matter, we have very Utile to say respecting it but what we will say is this, that immediately after the Convention adjourned, we went to the Secretaries* table, expecting to take a copy of the proceedings, when Mr. Lucas voluntarily promised to furnish us with a copy in time for our paper, and assured us that we might "rely" upon him to bring a copy to our office early the next morning. Directly afterwards, we understand, he left town. Did he make those promises, intending at the time he made them, not to fulfill them

Mr. Lucas wishes the Express to say that "no charges should be insinuated against the Secretary from Putnam,'* and in a letter to tu, he says, "by direction of Mr. McKenzie [the Secretary from Putnam] I brought the minute* and papers out with me." Of course we will make no "charge" about this, but merely mention it for an item, as the community has been at a loss to comprehend the wisdom of taking the proceedings ten miles into the country, when there was a paper in this place going to press the next day after the Convention.

As to complaints" about not having a copy furnished us, we made no "complaints" at all. If folks have such "ways," it don't trouble us, "no how.'* We published all that was really necessary to publish, last week, and so far as the regular proceedings were concerned, we knew, that if the usualcourtesy of an exchange was extended to us, we would receive an authentic copy of them in the "Dog-Fennell Gazette."

SPECTACLES AND WISDOM.—Some people look very wise through a pair of spectacles, and it is amusing to see what an air of wisdom others assumo, when their noses are bridged by a pair of glasses. We thought the Junior of the State Sentinel, who was down here lest week, looked "very knowing" through his specs. We observed, too, that he supported a very aristocratic pair of gold spectacles, which we thought was strange ehough for one of the ostensibly plain, unassuming Democratic editors of the State Sentinel. Had he had a pair of iron rims, we would have had faith, and considered them in keeping with the democratic effusions of the Sentinel, which are so palpably intended to operate on the honest simplicity of the "dear people." We thought, however, that it was no worse a humbug than the thousands of others the Democratic party attempts to impose upon the people.

The wisdom of the Junior is manifested in an article after his return home, in which he says the Editor of the Courier "was absent, not having been successful in his application for the Post Office." Our Editor was not an applicant for the Post Office.

TERRIBLE RENCONTRE.—On Friday last a terrible rencontre took place at Foxtown, Madison county, Ky., between Capi. Cassius M. Clay and Cyrus Turner, Esq., in which both were badly wounded. Mr. Turner has since died, and it is thought Capt. Clay will recover.

The affair occurred at a public meeting. While Capt. Clay was making an Emancipation speech, Mr. Turner called him a liar, Capt. Clay rushed at him, and both snapped pistols simultaneously. They then drew bowie knives, Mr. Clay ripping open Mr. Turner's abdomen, and Mr. Turner stabbing Mr. Clay in the breast.

THE WEATHER.—During this week we have had about as warm weather as people generally desire to have. If there are any who wish it a little warmer, we do not know where to recommend them to go. One would almost think that there was a screw loose in the machinery of the world, and we had slipped down under the equator. We think it would be a good idea to get up a private expedition to the Arctic Circle, in search of Sir John Franklin, fot the purpose of getting to some place that is cool. This would be exercising philanthropy, as well as contributing to personal comfort. The extreme warm weather, and the slightest pain either real or imaginary, in one's "bread basket," being considered unmistakable evidence of cholera, we might truly exclaim, "our sufferings is intolerable."

ATTACK ON To* HYER.—An attack was made on the life of Thomas Hyer, the celebrated pugilist, at his store in the Bowery, New York, on Saturday. It appears that a woman inquired for him, and the moment she saw him, she discharged a pistol at him, and then fired at herself. The ball did not touch Hyer, but she succeeded in wounding herself severely, and it is feared mortally, in the abdomen near the heart. Jealousy it is said was the cause of the act.

There will be an examination of Mr. Spencer's Grammar class at the Universalis! church this afternoon at 3 o'clock. The public are invited to attend. An address will be delivered by James H. Henry, Esq.

Col. Jack Hays, who distinguished himself in the war with Mexico, died of Cholera, a short time since, at San' An tonio.

Foreign New*.

Since the Foreign news by the Cam« briawas put in typo, we have news of the or ri vat of the America at Halifax on the 18th.

Affairs on the continent had undergone no important change though events had been neither few nor trifling.

The war in Hungary presents no new features, and since the fait of Oudinot into the hands of the Hungarians, no event has occurred calculated to have a permanent influence on the result of the struggle, although the Hungarians have achieved farther, and in some respects, Important victories, and the contestants are concentrating their forces. Accounts of tremendous battles are every day looked for.

Mr. Lepeps hits failed in his mission to conquer the Romans into affection for France, and has returned to Paris for further instructions. Some accounts say he will be recalled the same messenger carried instructions to Oudinot to reduce the Holy City to subjection at all haz ards, and that he would command the attack with an army of twenty-five thou sand men, on 30th May. The Romans have announced a firm resolution to fight to the death, and resist the expect ed assault and it is stated they have an efficient force of eighty thousand men for present purposes. The Pope still persists in demanding the unqualified remo val of his powers as temporal ruler, but the Trenniverte, backed by the people, declare they will never remove. There is adeiermination at the bottom of every heart to accomplish the destruction of the Pope's temporal authority, and they will fight to the last against all projects of restoration

THE AGE.—Talk of the virtue, mtel ligence, morality, and refinement of the present age. What are we coming to 1 Scarcely a day passes that we do not hear of some outrage upon the morals and laws of the country. Pistols, bowie-knives, duels* murders, suicides, fights, rows, rascality and villainy in every shape, are going over the country like a pestilence, as heinous in their character as we might expect to find among the uncivilized, the savage, and the barbariau.

In the 8th. Congressional District Joseph E. McDonald, has been nominated as the Democratic candidate for Congress. Hon. Henry S. Lane is his opponent, and from the well known ability and character of the latter we have great hopes of his election.

IMPROVEMENTS.—A great many new buildings have been already erected in Terre Haute, this season, and a large number are still under way. The stores of the Messrs. Dole, opposite our office are going right straight up, and Locust corner indicates preparation for building.

The New Orleans papers, of the 11 th, announce that there was every prospect that theSauve crevasse would soon be closed. The water in the rear of Carondolet street fell several inches on the 10th inst. ..'v,

OLD WHITEY.—The Louisville Journal of Tuesday says: We received a dispatch yesterday atl2 o'clock from Evansville, announcing that old VVh'tey passed there yesterday morning, aboard the steamer Glencoe, consigned to Dr. Thos. E. Wilson of this city,

DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENTS.—It is stated upon good authority, that the following diplomatic appointments have been definitely decided upon by the Cabinet:

Abbott Lawrence, of Massachusetts, Minister to England. Wm. C. Rives, of Virginia, Minister to France.

Wm. A. Graham, ex-Governor of North Carolina, Minister to Spain. Bailie Peyton, of Louisiana, Minister to Chili.

Geo. P. Marsh, ex-member of Conof Vermont, Minister to Berlin, or mstantinople. Thos. L. Crittenden, of Kentucky, Consul to Liverpool.

Lorenzo Draper, of New York, Consul to Havre. Edward Kent, ex-Governor of Maine, Consul to Rio Janeiro.

D. R. Footo, of Buffalo, Consul to Bogota. Col. McClung, of Mississippi, Charge to Grenada.

Occupation aad Cholera. Some curious and elaborate statistics, derived by the New York Evening Poet from the report of a French commission in regard to the ravages of cholera in Paris, in 1832 and during the second visit of the disease to that city, are published in the Eastern papers. According to these statements, persons engaged at in-door occupations are. as a general rule, less liable to attacks of cholera thatt those engaged out-doors, and the military suffer more from the disease than the civil population, the deaths of the former being 28 in 1000 persons, while those of the latter were in Paris but 21. The substantive facts with reference to th*» prevalence of the disease in that city in the year 1832, are, thai— Cim. Gazette. Vegetable dealers died at the rate ef 91 psrJQoa Day Laborers

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Samuel W. Parker has bees nominated as the Whig candidate for Congress in the 4th District.

The New* from Earope—Danger of General War. welfoeeived by yesienby's mull the papers containing full aoeoiiilts of the news brought by tiwi Europe. gs

The foil accounts are calculated to increase the apprehensions which the telegraphic reports had excited, that a general war in Europe is pending.

In the French Chamber ett the 22d of May. the manifesto of the Emperor of Russia was made the subject of debate, and the foroe of opinion, even by chose who aro regarded us among the most moderate, was very decidedly that the manifesto was calculated to provoke a war. In order that our readers may understand Mi what respects this manifesto is objectionable, we copy it entire: "By the Grace of God, We Nicholas I., Emperor and Autocrat of the Russias, &c., declare to the nation, having, by our manifesto of the24tb March, 1848, informed our subjects of the miseries which afflicted western Europe, we a. ihe same time made known that we were ready to meet our enemies wherever they might show themselves and that we should, without sparing ourselves, in conjunction indissoluble with our sa cred Russia, defend the honor of the Russian name, and the inviolability of our frontiers. fhttc :N* "The commotions and rebellions of the west have not since then ceased. Guilty delusion, enticing the thoughtless crowd with visionary dreams o! that prosperity which can never be the fruit of wilfulness and obstinacy, has entered the East and the dominions contiguous to us, subjects of the Turkish Empire, viz: Moldavia and Wallachia.— Only by the presence of our troops, together with those of Turkey, has order been restored and maintained but in Hungary and Transylvania the efforts of

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Austrian Government, distracted

already by another war with foreign and domestic enemies in Italy, have not yet been able to triumph over rebellion.— On the contrary strengthening itself by hordes of our Polish traitors of 1831, and other foreigners, outcasts, runaways and vagrants, the rebellion has developed itself there to a most threatening de gree. "In the midst of these unfortunate events the Emperor has addressed him self to us with the wish for our assistance against our common enemies We shall not refuse him. "Having called to the assistance of this righteous enterprise, the Almighty Leader of Battles and Lord of Victoiies, we have commanded our armies to move forward for the extinction of rebellion, and the destruction of audacious and evilintentioned men, who endeavor to disturb the peace of our dominions also. "Let God be with us, and who shall be against us. "So—we are convinced of it—so feels so hopes, so aspires our God preserved nation, every Russian, every true subject of ours, and Russia will fulfill her mission. "Given at St. Petersburgh the 26th of April, in the year from the birth of Christ, 1849, and the 24th of our reign [Signed] "NICHOLAS I."

In the French Chamber this manifesto was denounced by the Red Republi cans, as a declaration of war against the late revolution in France, and as calling for some decisive action on the part of the Chamber. The following resolution was proposed by M. Joley:

The National Assembly, considering that the manifesto of the Emperor of Russia, and the treaties concluded be tween Russia, Prussia and Austria, are an encroachment on the principles of public right, proclaimed by the French revolution, and sanctioned by the order of the day of the 24th of May, 1849 and protesting in the name of the French people, against this new coalition which menaces the liberty of Europe enjoins on the Government to take the most energetic measures to cause the principle of the liberty and independence of nations to be respected and passes to the order of the day.

Cries on the left: 'Supported!' Several voices on the left: The recognition of the Roman Republic should be added.

M. Joley modified his order of the day and handed it to the President. The President read the order of the day with the following modification "The National Assembly invites the government to take energetic measures to cause the independence and nation ality of the Roman Republic to be re spected." Hnterruption on the left.]

General Cavaignac opposed the adoption of the order in this form, and said

The rejection of the order of the day which has been presented, and against which I shall vote, should not be interpreted as a proof that the National Assembly is indifferent to what is taking Slace in Europe, which, on the part of

Lussia "completely changes the state of affairs in Europe, and consequently the altitude of France towards foreign powers." I think that attitude may, I fear that it will "become the cause of war in Europe," but I would not that the Assembly should separate, and let an idea be entertained that it was indifferent to these facts.

He then proposed the following substitute: "The National Assembly calls the serious attention of the government to the events and movements of troops taking place in Europe, and seeing in the state of affairs dangers for liberty and the Republic, recommends the government to take energetic measures necessary for their protection."

The substitute was warmly opposed by M. Joiy, Ledru Rollin, and others.— Ledru Rollin denounced the manifesto of the Emporor of Russia, as a "declaration of war against the French Republic," and that it ought to be met by a counter declaration.

The debate was adjourned to the next day, when M. Bastide said that as it was desirable that the vote should be as unanimous as possible, he aad M. Joley had decided on uniting with the order of the day of G«n. Cavaignac, with a slight change, which merely consisted in adding the words at the end, "and to protect the independence and nationality of all people."

Gustavo de Beaumont said be

feared there was something concealed beneath the apparent unanimity, and it was inconsistent with the previous declarations of men whose cry had yesterday been for war.

General Cavaignac said, that to put an end to any equivocation or doubt, he should insist on his proposition without any addition.

M.G. de Beaumont said he was satisfied with the explanation of the gallant General, and would rtoW vote for his

proposition without any addition- [Lc^id exclamations on tho left.] The President: I shall now proceed to put the proposition of Generel Cavaignac to the vote and afterwards the proposed addition. A division will afterwards take place on the ensemble.

The order of the day, as drawn up by Gen. Cavaignac, was ihen put to the vote, and adopted almost unanimously.

The President: I shall now put the second part to the vote, containing the addition of M. Joly and M. Bastide.

A division being demanded, that course was proceeded with, when the addition was rejected.

The ensemble of the order of the day of General Cavaignac was then put to the vote, and adopted by 436 to 184

This unanimity, not less than the pro ceeding itself, is most significant of what part France will take, if the Emperor of Russia has attempted to carry out the declarations of his manifesto.

interesting from the Rio Grande. FROM THE BRAZOS.—The New Orleans Picayune is in receipt of the Brownsville Flag to the 2d inst. A violent storm occurred at Brazos Santiago on the morning of the 28th ult., attended with loss of life and property. Many vessels were driven ashore. The steamer Ilerrera was a wreck. A Mexican schooner went ashore, and the captain and one man were lost. Several houses were blown down at Poin\ Isabel, and a Mr. Levi was killed.

The Flag has the following details of Indian ravages The accounts that reach us state that the Indians have swept, tempest like, toward their own homes. They bear with them many captives, and thousands of horses and mules laden with plunder. They have left a broad track of desolation what were once populous villages are now deserted, or are the seats of mourning.

This army, when last heard from, were moving along without opposition, gathering prisoners and taking off property. By the arrival of steamboats from towns above, we learn that families were seen along the whole line of the river, hurrying across to the Mexican sido for protection. The river being once crossed they are safe. Their ranchos may be burned, their crops destroyed, their property pillaged, their valuable stock driven off, but their wives, themselves and children are safe from these terrible savages. The accounts that have reached us of their treatment of women and children are heart-sickening.

The party of men which left this place in pursuit of the Indians have just returned. We learn from Capt. B. Willsey—for the recovery of wtoose family, it will be recollected, the party was organized—that the Indians have made good their retreat with most of their captives and plunder. This party has been absent over twenty days, having followed the Indians to Laredo. About twentyfive miles from Lpredo, they came suddenly upon a small party of savages and retook a number of mules and horses. Captain W. informs us that the Indians have extended iheir depredations far above Laredo, and had driven off thou sands of horses and mules.

The Flag of the 2d inst. has the fol lowing intelligence from the Upper Rio Grands:

The cholera is raging with violence in the vicinity of Laredo and in the State of Coahuila. The inhabitants of Monclova aud the neighboring towns are said to be dying at the rate of twenty and thirty daily.

There is strong reason to suppose that Harry Love, the well-known and daring express rider, is not dead, as stated by rumor a short time since.

The Indians are said to be still on the river for hundreds of miles and in unusually large numbers.

Serious Rencontre.

On Tuesday afternoon, shortly after the adjournment of the Democratic Convention, a serious affray took place in front of the Lafayette House.

A man named Shelby Martin, of Attica, mado an attack upon Joseph Ristine, Esq., of Covington, and wounded him severely in the arm by a pistol shot.— We are informed by eye-witnesses that while Ristine was standing in front of the Lafayette House, Martin made a rush upon him with a carriage whip in his left hand and a revolver in his right Ristine (who had been forewarned of the contemplated attack upon him) immedi ately drew a revolver from his pocket with his right hand, placed it at the head of Martin, and seized the pistol hand of the latter with his left at this moment Martin's pistol went off, the ball passing into the fleshy part of Ristine's left arm above the wrist, and coming out near the elbow, without touching bone or artery. Ristine, in his hurry, had placed his fin ger upon the guard instead of the trig ger of his revolver, and while pointing it at Martin's head, wrenched the guard from the stock and Martin's pistol would not gooff a second time in con sequence of his keeping the pressure UDon the trigger, and thuspreventing tn barrels from revolving. They then commenced beating each other over the head with their pistols, both receiving severe injuries, when they were separated by the by-standers. I

The cause oi the assnult was an old rudge entertained by Martin against Ristine. The latter gentleman left for his home on Tuesday evening, and we are sorry to state that when we last heard from him (at West Point) he was suffering severe pain from the wound in his srm. He is a gentleman of unblemished reputation, and has the warmest sympathy of the entire community in his misfortune.

Martin WM recognised in the sum of 9500, to appear before Esquire Becluter for trial on Thursday next..—Lafayette

FOREIGN NEWS.

ARTTNRJKL. Ot THB CAMBRIA.

%St J«Uire?ltrtie 14| 1849.

The* ifallfax express Announces the arrival of the Cambria Oh Wednesday at noon. She has 69 p^setogees-

Business Is improving, At Lcfadon money is easy. fcmsdW AW quoted: at 904 a 90#. The highest rates for account being 90f. Bank stocks closed at 1$5. American securities are in rood demand. U. stocks brought

LIVERPOOL, JUNE 2.—Flour is dull and lower Western being dull at 22s Sdafcfe Ohio 23s 6da24s 6d. Indian corn sells freely at 33sa35s for white $6s 6da37s 6d for yellow! Meal IBs a 16s 6d per barrel. F«it Upland and Mobile cotton 4|: fair Orleans 4fd.

The Havre market was dull, without afteration in prices. A large business has been done in lard at very full prices, and in some esses at an advance of 6d, with sales of 2^0 tons. Bacon was in rather better request. Hams are nearly unsaleable. Shoulders are rather giving way in value sales at 13s perewt. But little business doing in cheese. Inferior parcels realized 30s per cwt. There is not much doing in beef. Westerri prime mess pork has been in fiatir request at a reduction of 2 to 3s per bbl. But a limited business doing in naval stores.— Iron is very dull. Carolina rice is again dearer 600 tierces sold at 17al8c.

There has been no farther debate in Parliament on the Canadian question. Lord Clarendon had returned to Dublin. There is no news of interest from thence. Intense misery prevaded Ireland. In one district a corpse was washed ashore and was eaten by the starving inhab itants.' The cholera had broken out at London, and prevails in many parts of the country.

The French army had not yet enter ed Rome. The troqps show evident signs of sympathizing with the Roman people. Negotiations by the French embassador had failed. The Romans refused to admit the French, either as enemies or friends. Oudinot's army was exposed to malaria, and his troops were becoming jipre and more dissatisfied. ''n

The old French Assembly was dissolved on the 26th. A scene of terrible confusion prevailed, drawn out by an imputation by the President, that the Assembly was in danger of invasion by a mob in consequence of the intrigues of Ledru Rollin. This was asserted, and fouir secretaries resigned. A number of inembers were about to leave the chamber, and the explosion was only averted by the President apologizing and retracting his offensive remarks. The ultra tadicals have 210 to 240 members. A motion for a general amnesty was offered in the Assembly and lost by five votes.

A vote of thanks was passed to the army in Algeria. The Duke d'Aumale has been elected to the Assembly, who, being under sentence of exile, cannot be tfllowed to take his seat.

The Neapolitans .liave withdrawn from Rome. The Austrians aro also inactive in Italy. V-"-. 1

The Danish war continues without prospect of speedy peace. The town of Predirco was taken by

the Prussian division. A Russian fleet has appeared in the Danish waters. There is but little of interest from Germany. Commotion continues to prevail in Hungary but nothing decisive has occurred. Vast armies of Austrians and Russians continue to pass into the country, and the Hungarians are retiring to the fastenesses of the country where their chances of success will be better. Tho city of Buda is in their hands. It is said that they have treacherously massacred five or six hundred of its inhabitants. The Magyars are said to hold Treme, the only Hungarian seaport. If this be true, it will give them great strength.

The former alleged victories of the Hungarians over the Russians have not been confirmed. It is said that the Russian force employed against the Magyais reaches 170,000. After a bloody fight, in which several hundred were killed, Buda fell into the hands of the Hungarians. On the morning of the 21st, all the officers of the Croats were cut down without quarter. The loss of the Hungarians is estimated at 2,500men, 40 officers. Ofen has been captured by,, Goergy with a force amounting to 30,000 men. It is said that the Magyars have again utterly defeated the Imperial forces in the neighborhood of Oldenburg. Great suspense exists at Vienna at the non-ap-pearance of the Russians in Hungary ,and persons are asking what has become of them. Probably Bern and Dembrinski could furnish some information, on the subject.

A sanguinary battle has taken place between the Russians and Magyars near Rabb,in which victory is claimed by both sides. Dembrinski has defeated the Russians on the confines of Gallica. Pariezel had addressed a note to the Russian Government informing it of the Republic in Hungary refusing the token of friendly understanding. All the roads in Hungary are said to be covered with crowds of recruits, all of whom are going to Debreizin to be drilled, armed, and incorporated into the army. The fanaticism is even more intense and general than ever, now that the certainty of an invasion by the Russians is known. It appears from a Magyar list of military that there are now about 130,000 men in the field one-sixth of whom are Poles. The Hungarian Republic has been proclaimed at Kaschaw. Accounts from Vienna announce that the fortress of Buda was taken by the assault on the 21st by the Hungarians.

ROME.—The French have approached nearer and surrounded the city adjacent. The heights were taken possession of by a detatchment recently at Civita Vecchia. The French seemed determined to enter the city, but if possible without the effusion of blood. It is said that the service in which they are engaged is extremely distasteful to the French troops. The latest intelligence from Rome states that the Constituent Assembly, having rejected the proposition of M. Lesseps, had given authority to the Triumvirate

to treat again, And thAt ihd Triumvirate proposed the folloWihg conditions. 1. The people shall again be called to exercise theirsovereignty by means of universal suffrage.

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The Austrians, Neapolit&hs and £pati iards shall immediately evacuate thd territory and the republic, as universal suffrage woul be but a mockery under the presence of foreign arms. 3. The French shall move away front Rome. The Republic, being always generous and paternal, will grant them a garrison or place exempt from fever where they shall meet a reception mutually due to each other by republican brethren. |They shall remain their friends bdt not their protectors for the democracy of Rome will constitute itself without foreign interference. it is also understood that a deputation had been sent to Gaeta with proposals to the Pope to return under a very limited temporal rule, and with the total exclusion of ctlrdinals from exercising any political porter.

j-, Very trite frtm California. Arrival of the Crescent City—91,000,000 in Gold Dust—-Most extravagant accounts confirmed—Slavers captured,

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The st^AmboMi Cr&scetlt City arrived yesterday froih Chagres, bringing nearly one million dollars' worth of gold duSi and 126 passengers, including Gov. Mason and Capt. Forbes, of the mail steamer California. They fully confirm all previous statements of the abundance of the precious metals in California, and state that it is far short of the reality.

The Oregon and California had sailed from Panama for San Francisco, taking all the passengers waiting at that point.

Nothing has been done towards establishing a Provisional Government in California. |it

The advice^ on the whole, are very favorable. The markets appeared to bo overstocked with everything but provisions.

Sixty vessels were in the harbor of San Francisco, principally from the Uuited States.

The ship South America, from Boston, and schooner Zenobia, of Baltimore, were captured by an English sloop of war, on the coast of Africa, having on board 550 slaves, including 33 women, some of whom were brunded on tho breast with hot irons.

WASHINGTON, JUNE 5.—The board of commissioners under the Mexican treaty are in session. They are considering the memorials of tho several claimants, and determining the conformity of the same with their rules. It is strange, enough, but it is a fact,that it is a matter of great doubt what claims the board will consider as coming within thefr rules and principles. Some claims of the highest merit—claims, the validity of which was affirmed by tho former commission under the treaty of 1839,and which have been considered by the State Department as the basis of our demands upon Mexico—are likely to be thrown out altogether. So, again, with the expressorio grants by Mexico in Texas it is a matter of doubt whether they will be recognized. Then again, as whether they will be recognized. Then again, as the sundry claims for Mexican outrages on our commerce, and also, upon the persons of our citizens—though they were considered very good claims as against Mexico, they aro not deemed so good against the United States*— Jour, of Com.

KOSSUTH, THE HUNGARIAN LEADER.— Louis Kossuth is one of the most remarkable men of the present age, Not only is he an orator of the most surprising power, but he proves to be a statesman of consummate foresight, and a chief, civil and military, both bold and prudent. The effect of his oratory is said to be astonishing. In his tour through the provinces to raise the landsturm (all the abfabodies), so great was his power over the peasantry, that frequently men, women and children together, running to their houses and seizing hooks or whatever their hands could find, assembled on tho spot and insisted on being led directly against the enemy. Many women are found serving in the Hungarian ranks, and even sometimes noble ladies command in person the troops raised, equipped and paid by themselves. Kossuth is accused by his enemies of great violence and contempt ofjustice, but 1 have not been able to find a single instance well authenticated. The present position of this extraordinary man is owing purely to the force of his talents. A few years ago he was a poor and obscure lawyer in the town of Pesth, depending chiefly for subsistence by acting as secretary or steward to several deputies of the Diet. ,.

VERDICT OF THE CORONER'S JURY IN RELATION TO THE LOSS OP THE STEAMER EMPIRE.—"That the persons lost by the unfortunate accident to the steamer Empire, on the night of Thursday, May 17th, 1849, by drowning that the said steamer was coming up the river, and the schooner Noah Brown going down, beating against the wind that the jury believe that the collision was occasioned by lack of vigilance on the part of Levi Smith, the pilot of said steamboat, not seeing the said schooner soon enough to avoid her, and by the conduct of Richard Robinson, the captain of said schooner, in adhering to the custom of the river, that a sailing vessel with tho wind, meeting a steamboat, may keep on her course, while, if he had sooner gone about, he might have avoided the said collision."

FORE-RUNNERS.—4Do you believe in fore-runners?' asked a nervous old Jady of Deacon J—. 'Yes, Madam,' relied the Deacon, 'I've seen them.'—less me!'exclaimed the lady,'do tell.'

Yes,' continued the Deacon, throwing his eyes with a solemn stare on a dark corner of the room. see one now!1 •Mercy! mercy on rn©!'shrieked the lady 'where 'There! there! pointing where his eyes were directed. 'That cat, Ma'am, may be called a fore-ruiv-ner, for she runs on. all-foursl" .4

In a recent suit between Mr. Cu I benson. one of the contractors for building the Dam, at the Rapids, and the Wabash Navigation Company, a verdict for the plaintil'w^s rendcretf, pf 99,985,00.