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Yesterday wu
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iV^AY,
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APRIL 22, 1843.
anniversary of the Battle of San
with becoming spirit and
ei*
honora by our eititen-aoldrérs. A grand military pi
ade took place, which -$K*ed no&nily to comraemor-
ate the great event whleh'freed Aft country from the
presence of its oppressors, but also to^idicaM that
our people are ready to repeat the ach|yPSeut1 H¿n,
«ver circumstances require it. Tbankft JPfh
anees of our enemies, the military nptfit of ourcltlx
is still kept alive, and presents asure guaquee for
the safety and permanency of the country.
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03* We are gratified at being able to ann
that the Trinity Church, in this cilj, which waa near-
ly dem >lisbed in the storm of September last, stands
again erect, in even more than )it# original strength
and beauty. Our rising city is indebted, for the res-
toration of this ornament and honor, to the peraever*
ance and energy of the Rector, Rev. Mr. Eaton, se-
conded by the liberality of his friends, and the friends
of the Church, in the United States, without which
•wing to the depressed circumstances of our own
citizens, this now handsome building must have
mained, for a long time to come, a ruin to mar the
beauty and denote the poverty of the place
ceed. This is precisely such atase as was supposed
by Sit Robert Peel, and he only claimed the right
for bis Government to act in the same way under
similar circumstances, declaring that a vessel with
regular papers could not be detained, even if she had
slaves on board. The U. S. Government, Lowever,
seems to think that England-says one thing and
meaos another, and is determined, like a prudent
knave, rather to acknowledge too little than run the
rislr of acknowledging too much.
The Austin paper apologizes for the fierce attack
it made upon the administration on account of a Clerk
in the General Post office having examined some of
the packoges of that paper, under the suspicion that
an attempt had been made to defraud the rpvenue.-r-
Allhoijgh all that the Advocate man said upon this
occasion goes for nothing, It serves to show how he
"could a -fout," and he intimates that folks would do
well to look out hereafter.
V One or two editors have had the simplicity to ar-
gue seriously against the policy of accepting Santa
Anna's propositions for the re-annexation of Texas
to México, as though the possibility of such a thing
bad ever entered into the minds of the people of this
country. Even if such a course might bo considerec
desirable, how could it be accomplished/ Mexico
b'ss bo Government for us to come under. Fcr eight-
teen months she has been withoutaa Constitution, ant
without officers either elected by the people or es-
tablished by any civil institution of the country. The
authority of the pretended Government of Santa An-
na dues not extend beyond the points of the bayonets
of bis soldiers. Revolution follows revolution so
rapidly in that miserable country that the uews ot
the assumption of the reins of Government by c
Military usurper could scarcely roach Texas before
another would snatch them from him.
The Act concerning Rents, adopted by the last
Congress, seems to be as unpopular in other counties
as in this, and meeta the indignation it deserves.—
Members of the Congress by which it was adoptee
excuse themselves for its passage by saying that they
did not understand it as repealing the law to exempt
certain property from execution. While these gen-
slaman should hnvn full credit for their good inten-
tions, but little is due to their vigilance and attention
to the interests of their constituents in thus allowing
an act to pass without a knowledge of its most impor-
tant feature. They may be Very honest sentinels of
the people, but they have certainly for once been
«aiigtU asleep on their posts, h.
To us it seems that the right of search (or right of
Visit) doctrine contended for by Great Britain is los-
ing ground in Europe. A case of apparent injustice
lias occurred under the measures taken to cairy oul
the right as established by : a treaty between Great
Britain and Bremen. A Bremen vessel was seized
by a British cruiser on the coast of Africa and sent
bome for trial, because the officer appointed to make
the search believed that she had more water and more
extensive perparatjons for cooking than were requi-
site for the crew. It was proved that neither was on
. a larger scale than were required for the wants of the
ship, and she was discharged. An Bction was then
brought by the Bi.emen vessel for damages for the de„
tendon,.injury to the ship and loss of cargo, and judge-
ment given in he favor, when the English Govern-
ment appealed to the Supreme Court, instead, as the
U. S. papers say, of making the prompt reparation
promised in such cases. It would seem that Bremen
i not satisfied with the operation of the treaty.
Although France is at present bound by a similar
treaty with England, it appears that she too is sick
of the bargain. The recent address of the deputies
tó the throne contained the following passage.
"Uujtcd by the feelings of humanity, the Powers
«poly themselves to the suppression of the infamous
traffick in black slaves. We have seen with satisfac-
tion, that, in continuing to lend to this just aim the
•apport of France, the government of your majesty
bas refused its assent to an extension of existing trea-
ties For, the strict and faithful execution of these
treaties, as long as they exist, Vye repose on the-vigi-
lance and firmness of your government. But struck
by the inconveniences, revealed by experience, and
to the accomplishment of the common task, we look
forward with the strongest hope to the moment wheu
our commerce shall be replaced under the exclusive
surveillance of our own flag."
The U. S. papers cdntain another lengthy letter
from Mr. Webster to the American Minister in Eng-
land on this subject, to be communicated to the British
Government. TheU. States still resolutely denies
acknowledging any "right" of the character conten-
ded for by Great Britai n.
By tl • way the U. S. authorities have lately come
much nearer the recognition of this right in practice
thap by words; A man¡ of war of that Government
sent recently to search for pirates in the - vicinity of
the Isle of Pines, gave chase to a suspicious vessel/
overhauled and examined her, when it appeared that,
although having some hundreds of slaves just brought
from Africa on board, abe bad regular papers as. a
Spanish merchantman, and ¿he wasjpermitted to pro*
The Jackson (Miss.) Southern, contains an account
of the events which lead to the death of Col. Shellori.
We extract such portions of has may serve to throw
additional light on this subject:
"The immediate circumstances connected with his
(Col. Shelton's) death are, if we have been correctly
informed, substantially as follows: He was in Jack-
son on Thursday, the 23d ultimo, and was summoned
aa a witness on the trial of Graves. His evidence, as
given in, was not material, although from his manner
it was evident he knew facts which were concealed
or miarepresented. He left On the same day for his
residence at Brandon, and never returned. W. R.
Crane, Esq., just' about the time of the'Detnocrátic;
Convention, loaned Shelton five or six thousand dol-
lars, which he placed in the Treasury, for the purpose,
it is presumed, to enable Graves to make a fair show-
ing, provided the office should be examined. Shortly
after this, Mr. Crane told Shelton that he must bave
the money. Col. S. diew the money out, and left it
in the hands ofa friend of both parties^ Mr. C. told
him not to take it away again; but it seems that Col.
S. took the money and gave it to Graves immediately
before his trial came on, for the purpose of again ena-
bling him to have the full amount of funds. Col. S.
on this occasion let him have upwards of bleven thou-
sand dollars. The day previous to Shelton's death,
Crane wiote a letter to him, stating that if>he did not
pay over the money loaned, he would expose him, and
indict him for the perjury which he had commit-
ted on his examination. On the next morning, (last
Thursday) Col. Shelton took a very affectionate leave
of his family, and started with a friend to Jackson.—
On the road he stopped ata house where he wrote a
letter to Mr. Crane, stating that he might cease his
operation, tor, before he received that letter, his soul
would be in eternity. Soon after this letter was re-
ceived, Mr. C. and some friends started over the river;
to look'for him. About one mile above the ferry they
fouud bis horse, saddle-bags aud his cloak; at a short
distance, on a stump, his gloves and riding whip.-—
They followed his footsteps for about fifty yards, to
the bank of the Pearl river, where tbéy found his coat,
hat, watch, breastpin and aletter written to,Mr. Crane.
In this letter he stated hi§ principal circumstances
which had induced him to lake away hiBoWn life-
Graves had ruined him and he had not a dollar in the
world—he had borrowed money from his friends to
save Graves, and had no means to refund it'after
Graves had run away. He wrotVa letter to his wife
on the bank of the river, the contents of which we
have not heard.
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The following is a copy of s memorandum left by
Col. Shelton, in relation to.circumstances connected
with the awful catastrophe. The first part was found
in his pocket book—the latter part was written by him
immediately preceding his death# and fouud on the
bank of the rivert
I have 97283 in State warrjmtslncloied.all of Which
except $500, belong to W. R. Crane. The balance,
or about $500, belongs to' me, together with a profit
on Mr. Crane's part, which a book he has in my own
land writing, and one in my portfolio shows. The
two I refer to, in case of death.
1 W. H. SHELTON.
Deposited also, $ 875 Treasury warrants,
« " 1201 34 State
« •« 1734 38 " "
" " 1128 25 " " Old.
I have borrowed on account of tthe above $61
from Mr. Thomas, $29, 3 Treasury notes, $316 50
from R. A. Patrick, to pay A. Miller, $1000 in gold
liought for Wm. R. Crane, to pay George T. Swann.
March 18th—Borrowed in Treasury warrants, and
paid W. R. C. $1001 58
20th—I fear my fute is fixed. Graves will do noth-
ing to-day, and Crane is uneasy—so are others who*
have entrusted me with their funds. If I am deceiv-
ed, I.cannot survive it. My fortune is gane—"my cre-
dit also. If I am deceived, 1 cannot meet my friends
who have relied on me. How am I to me?t my Qodl
Vlust my destroyer live and I diel- Oh God! how
awful! Yet it is belter to die by my own hands than
to live in agony; or meet my God with my own than
the blood of another on my hands. It must be if I
arr. deceived—Monday. Tuesday, 10 o'clock—No
better. What is to be done? Night, 11 o'clock—1
have received nothing but promises, depending on
Government. The truth is, my warrants háVe been
used to fill up examination. As far as gone the spe-
cie is in amount full. If the investigation was over,
or excitement atan end, I would receive all in gold,
or as much as I . need at present to satisfy all who
have entrusted me.
22d—The question now is, will those persons con-
tinue the delay longer? I am sure myself that all is
safe—if they do not, I die today by my own hands.—
Oh God, forgive me! Oh God, take care of my wife
and little ones.
The following is a copy of a note left upon Che bank
of the river, and supposed to have been written Just
before his death.
Before I take this dreadful leap, I swear before the
living God, that Graves has all the i|inds I could get.
It was invested in Stale warrants left him under the
promise that gold should be paid at par as soon as the
investigation Was over—all ia gone.
The only warrants which I can describe 1 have no
doubt are in tlje Treasury— "
An old warrant $1220.
Tracy warrant, 738,—belonging to T P. 'Ware,
$875 wrapped in Tracy's account, left as colloterial
security, belonging to w w *
1 further « wear)
Mr. Graves has $7283, and about $4000 besides: not
one cent have { received unless it be $300 boriowed
of Mr, Thomas, and $291 of E. Graves, so help me
God! W.H, SHELTON.
March 30tb, 1843. v
A Riot.-.—The Levee, from the old vegetable mar-
ket to the Mint was the sceueof much confusion and
uproar, yesterday. Lieutenant Florez of the first
Municipality police, together with officers Hifaid and
Suzenau, had been called upon to arrestkdeserter from
one of the Texan vessels. They found the man at
dinner in a sailor's boarding house aud had arrested
him and brought him to the street, when at' a given
signal certain sailors and ruffians to the number oftwo
or three hundréú made an attack upon them and frefe-
cued him. A fight ensued, and the sailors repaired to
a pile of stone^, with which they assailed the police-
men in a most brutal manner. Officer Huard was
dangerously wounded in the bead, having received
several severe blows with heavy stones. Officer ySu-^
zanau was also much bruised in the side, and Lieut
Florez was slightly wounded in the kee. As soon as
the officers were conveyed to'he Guard House and
their wounds dressed, a large body of-policemen from
the City and Recorder's courts repaired to'the apot>
but none of the miscreants were to be found, they
having secreted themselves. For the credit of the
community we hope to see the ruffians brught to jus-
tice.—N. O. Herald. •.. '
Mr. Alexander Mabane, living upon the Riverain
Lamar county, has picked this Beason, from six aores
of land, twenty foufthousand pounds of seed cotton;
and his whole field of forty five acres has averaged
thirty three hundred pounds. The same gentleman
has averaged eighty bushels of corn to the acre. We
would thank some of our neighbors in Arkansas 'or
Louisiana to beat this. 1 here was uo extra tillage
in this case, to make a brag crop, but it is merely this
crop produced by ordinary work, upon ajich piece of
land. '
Mr. Riqbard 0- Miller, of Lamar, raised sjxty
bushels of corn to the acre upoo the prairie land. The
wheat raided by the same gentleman, has been pre-
viously noticed in this paper.— Northern Standard.
From Farnham'i Travels and Ohservttions In the Fur W Mt«
OREGON AND THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS.
A new work on the Oregon Territory, by Mr. Farn-
ham, to be published in New York this month, will
po&ess more than Ordinary interest, to judge from
the extractswithwhich we hav^beeu furnished. Mr. uPon the surface of a cup of molasses. The lntelli-
:y's aci
W. R. Crane.
have pot • dollar—my family ha*
Farnbam and his band penetrated the Oregon Terri-
tory, from Missouri, by the Southern route—Arkan-
sas, the Colorado of the West, and the Lewis or South
branch of,the Columbia river—a "devious and sterile
route, scarcely ever travelled before them, but aboun
ding in the most magnificent exhibitions of nature, ¡in
her sternness and . naked grandeur." His narrative
appears to have all the charm of romance, in addition
to the more substantial value of-undoubted truth.
The following extract describes the* arrival of the
band at "Brown's Hoje," or ."Port David Crockett'^
an islet of "verdure and genial skies; in the midst of
the thousand leagues of blackness and sterility, which
stretch from the Kansas almost to the Pacific," and
the first white settlement West of the Rocky Moun-
tains. After alluding to the emotions with which they'
approached the Fort, after having wandered for
weeks and months amidst the deep and silent t^niple?
of the eternal mountains, cut off from every habit and
sympathy of civilized life he proceeds:—
'■Thus it seemed to me, as we rode into the hollovir
square, and, received from St. Clair, the personin
charge, the hearty welcome of an old hunter to 'Fort
David Crocket.' A room was appropriated immedi-
ately for our reception, our horses were given to tha
care of his horse-guard, and every other arrangement
within his means was made, to make us feel that with-
in that little nest of fertility, amid the barrenness of
the great Stony Range, far from the institutions of
law and religion, far from the sweet lies of the family
relations, and all those nameless endearing influences
that shed their rich fragrance ov^Hfmman nature in
itj cultivated abiding places—thattKffe even could be
given us the fruits of the sincerest friendship. Such
kindness can be appreciated by. those only Who have
enjoyed it in such places, who have seen if manifested
in its own way; by those only who have starved and
thirsted in these deserts, and been welcomed, and
made thrice welcome, after months of weary wander-
ing, to 'Fort David Crockett.'
"After partaking of the hospitality of Mr. St. Clair,,
strolled out to examine more minutely this.wonder-
ful little valley. It is situated in or about latitude 42
degrees north, 100 miles south of Wind River Moun-
tains, on the Sheétshadee [Prairie Cockj river;. Its
elevation is something moie than £,000 feel-above the
level of the sea. It appeared to be about six miles in
diameter, shut, in all directions, by dark, frowning
mountains, rising 150J feet above the plain. The
Sheelshadee, or Green river, runs through it, sweep-
ing, in a beautiful curve, from the north-west to the
south-west part of it, where it .breaks its way through
the encircling mountains, betweeu cliffs, 1,000 feet iri
height, brokeu and hanging, as if poised on the air;—
The area of the plain is thickly set with the rich
mountain grasses, and dotted with the little copses of
cotton wood and willow trees. The soil is alluvial,
and capableof producing abundantly all kinds of small
grains, vegetables, &c that are raised in the North-
ern States. Its climate is very remarkable. Altho'
iu all the country within 100 miles of.it, the winter
months bring snows, and ihé severe cold thai, we
should expect in such a latitude, and at such an ele-
vation above the level of the sea, yet in this little nook
the grass grows all the winter. So that, while the
storm rages on the mountains in sight, and the drifting
suows mingle In the blasts Af December, the old hun-
ters here heed it not. Their horses are cropping the
green grass on the banks of the Sheelshadee, while
I hey themselves are roasting the fat loius of the
mountain sheep, and laughing at the merry tale and
song.
"The Fort is a hollow square of one story log cab-
ins, with roofs and floors of mud, constiucted in the
same manner as those uf Fort William; Aroud these
were found the conical skin lodges of the squaws of
the white trappers, who were away on their ''fall hunt,'
and also the lodges of a few Snake Indians* who had
preceded their tribe to this, their winter haunt. Here
also were the lodges of Mr. Robinson, a trader, who
usually stations himself here to traffic with the Indi-
aiM and white trappers. His skin lodge was his ware-
house, and buffalo robes spread upon the floor, his
counter, on which he displayed bis butcher-knives,
hatchets, powder, lead, fish books and whiskey. In
Mtchange for these articles he receives beaver skins
from trappers, money from travellers, and horses
from the Indians. Thus, as >ne would believe, Mr.
Robinson drives a very snug little business. Aná#j
indeed, wbeu all the 'independent tiappers'are d¿iy i
en by approaching winter into this, delightful i elree J
and the whole Snake village, 2,000 or 3,000 strong
impelled by the same necessity, pitch their lodges af
round the Fort, and the dances and merry makings/!
$ long winter are thoroughly címrooncedi. tbet'tfi||l
no want of customers.
The Alexandria Gazette breaks forth in
ing beautiful- strain upon the unusual brig^
the firmament a short time Bince:
"The night was cold, the atmosphere clear, th
stars shone out in all their brilliancy, and sfudde
the skies "with their constellations—tha milkey wa _
was traced with its mild light, forming.a path iu wbic
angels might tread—whilst athwart the great expans
the Commet flamed and attracted all eyes by i
strange but splendid appearance. All who lookc
must havo lingered upon such a scene—wbqre tl
Creator had spread out before us the wonder of h
Wisdom and power, where the revolving worlds, ,i
t^ey rolled on in silent aud solemn gesture before o« *
eyes not only proclaimed 'the hand that made thei
is Divide,' but impressed upon the behplder thoq ,
sensations of reverence and love, which are most sal
(jtary and touching in theic influence."
Two men stopped at the Steam boat hotel on Fri
day last, having a box which they expressed gret
anxiety about the security of. Being shown a roon
they had it taken thenfie, but not thinking it sa
there, iliey delivered it to the well known, accommt
dating and trustworthy landlady, with numerous in
junctions to keep it safe, to be remarkably particu
lar- with it, as>it contained a large amount of gold an< °
silver. It was taken by the landlady, with fear ant'
trembling. The responsibility of so valuable a charge
did not sit well upon her mind, she being fearful thaC
somebody might steal it from her.—On Saturday
morning the two men were missing, and upon open-
ing the box supposed to contain so valuáble a treas-
ure, it was found to be filled with a first rate, aiticlé
of wet sand. A nice way to make a small tavern
bill;—Natchez Courier.
Marks of Mesmerism.—We like the remarks of
the National Intelligencer in relation to the receht a— 1
chievement of Dr., Collyer, whereby be took a
d.agurreotype impression of another man's thou|)bta.. . a
Pi
N
gencer gravely goes on as follows:—
If Thought is reflected from mirrorrlike bodies, of
course it has the power of refraction, as Well as re-
flection; it could therefore be transmitted through
lenses, so that men whose mental action wants inten-
sity will be able to get their thoughts thrown into a
focus when they like. Nar is tbis all. It will be ea-
sy after this by means of proper optical instruments,
to collect from a hundred or á thousand heads at
once their thoughts, and direct them all into a sin-
gular brain, so that you can produce any quantity of
intellectual power you please. The invention of the
steam engine is nothing to what this will be.
We are now satisfied of the truth of Miilerism; for
it is clear that the wotld is getting too wise to . live *N
long., ' It seems a man m.ay now have bis thoughts
put up in.pots, like calves' foot jelley, and sunt to
any part of the worid he chooses.
A new Millerite paper has made its appearance.—
It is called "The Vial of Wrath, tend.the Junk Boule
of Destruction."! It is about the oddestafffir we have
ever seen—full of queer stories and queer pictures.—'
We have only room to day for thp following "impor-
tant calculation."
The BeaSt had seven heads, aqd ten hons on each
iead, which makes seventy horns, ensuring to the',
seventy weeks of Daniel. Now the tailif this beast
was 666 feet,long, which is the number $ beast. Mul-
tiply this by seven, and it makes 4662,Jpich was the '
age of the world when the firát Ahti-f
legan to reign. Now tie up the beast'd
mots, and it will shorten it to 614
which, being multiplied by 3, the nij
gives 1843 exactly—lha year iu whicli
be burnt up. But there U another >4
cidence. Martin Luther wore boots
soles, just 263 nails in both boots, whid
plied by the seven heads, gives 1841.,
two boots, which correspond to Milr and H>meir
and it gives 1843, .1 '
Hstian Pupa
ail into three.
|et 4 inches,
aber of knots,
Tie world*will
Harkable coin-,
jtb nails in the
Ibeing multi- !
[ThioW in the
ng sportsmen,
ionQ. contained
|un that is not
pecially in the
ruction of the'
nd, be'well os-
d lona fide by
merely got up
, and á pirated
gu<
Caution in the use of Guns.—To
especially, we recommend the injiin
in the annexed extract:
Never purchase or shoot with
perfectly souud in all its parts, and
inside of the barrels, and in the coj
locks; and whether new or second
sured of its having been manufact
a respectabble gun maker, and n
foi" sale, .with a deceptive extei
name upon it. NeVer suffer á guá,at any time, to
he held for a moment or ever carried so as tó be like-
ly to come in (he direction ofeitHor man or beast.—
Never put your hand or arm upon the muzzle of
Í[un whether loaded or unloaded. Nevér u$e a j
or anjr other purpose than the one for which it is
viously intended^ and especially as s hammer, a ma
let, a walking or a brush-beating stick:; as a hopk tl
draw the boughs of a thorn or tree towards y0ü¿
staff to "bang dog," to lean upon, or to'iuppbtt ;
self, to assist your fat friend upon a bank, pvüi
out of a ditch; or as a prop oi leaping poltíf'i
help yourself over hedge or ditch; not is,t here ahy
casion to lake flying leaps with it in'ybiir hand,' hi
ever auxious you may be to show your agility.- N
er take a loaded guu in a house unless the caps
primers be first removed, and the tops of the nippli
rubbed with a glove or handkerchief, the gun to I
kept in your own hand or immediately placed unft
lock and key. / /j w
■
New Theatre.—¿The new theatre at Louisville
seems to be a drojl affair. The Penant says:
Our new theatre is now open—admission free,
"free as air"—although as yet there has bee'n no ap-
pearance upon its boards, as the boat ds themselvea
have not made their appearance. The scenery,li-on
a grand «cale, representing "all out doors," inclu*
ding a b,.od viewofthe heavens, with the tail of the
comet, and the stage is an excel'eut
of the soil of Kentucky, so excellent
doubt a crop of coiri toigtit be persuaded to
it. The whole affair is well ventilated, <i
plan, which to be appreciated muM be understood.
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