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NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
GENERAL SCOTT AND THE ARM A’.
TO THE EDITORS.
Permit me to have the use of 5’our columns to
say a few words of exact, and, I hope, not extrava-
gant praise of the American army, especially in re-
lation to its recent and most remarkable success.
Exact praise is what merit now-a-days rarely com-
mands. Panegyric is so ludicrously dispropor-
"tioned to merit, and what are called “ strong epi-
thets ” of praise or censure are so freely and habit-
ually used, that the effort to discriminate with pre-
cision as to the merits of any thing, or to make the
public appreciate such praise, is far from easy.
There is not a book from the press, not a speech
from the bar, or a sermon from the pulpit, that is
not hyperbolized. Adjectives and. adverbs of en-
comium are fairly run to death. The measured
praises of former days are dull by contrast. The
simple eulogy which John Marshall pronounced
on Georgb Washington is flat alongside of the
obituary praises that every day adorn the columns
of the press. The consequence, as it seems to me,
is, that now that a great event—for such every re-
flecting man must pronounce General Scott’s con-
summation of the Mexican campaign, great in the
chronicle not only of this country but of the world—
occurs, writers seem dumbfounded, and their read-
ers—prostituted words of praise b^ing so thread-
bare—find little or no response to thogenerous sym-
pathies of their grateful heairis. My remarks are
of course general, and liablepb exception, but, de-
pend on it, they are just. fRB lastgtactories of the
American army have not rec* ed here at home the
discriminating and enthusiastic applause they de-
serve.
Other circumstances have their influence. It so
happens under our popular institutions that no soon-
er does a public servant, especially a military man,
perform some feat of distinction than he becomes
an object of political favor. The only honors we
have to bestow are political ones. The American
General has neither “ Peerage nor Westminster Ab-
bey” to tempt him onward, but he may be very sure,
such is the generous impulse of a free and a mili-
tary people, if he gains a victory, that he will be
thought of and talked of as President of the United
States. All this is very well. It is right it should
be so. Sometimes it happens that rival sentiments
struggle in thq people’s heart. That two or more
gallant men, standing in rank on the same high
platform, earning the same sort of fame, acting un-
der the same high sense of duty', attract popular
admiration. If, as in the case to which every one
will see these remarks apply, these gallant men
happen to entertain the same political opinions—for
Scott and Taylor are both accredited Whigs of
the most conservative school—the perplexity is not
lessened. Technical Democracy has been rather
unlucky with its peculiar heroes in the late cam-
paigning. Be that, however, as it may, the effect of
the political honors thrust by a spontaneous move-
ment on General Taylor has been and is (and in
this relation only do I refer to it) to check the
praises which otherwise would so freely be bestow-
ed on General Scott ; and to this cause may no
doubt be attributed some of the moderation alluded
to. In spite of every effort, comparisons suggest
themselves, and the most judicial mind—such as
seeks to^ive due and exact praise to each—is more
or less tormented by solicitude lest the hearty praise
of one General may be construed or converted into
disparagement of the other. This, it seems to me,
though very natural, is all wrong.
It will not do to say that disapprobation of the
war is an element of disparagement or of modera-
tion in praise. The war was as cordially detested
and its authors and promoters as sincerely con-
demned when General Taylor’s battles were fought
as now. No one regrets its occurrence more than
the writer of these remarks. General Scott (hap-
pily for himself, using Mr. Buchanan’s very words)
does well, looking down on the mangled remains
of his own heroic soldiers and the slaughtered Mex-
icans—for those at least who died at their posts
were brave and worthy of a brave man’s sympa-
thy—to call it “an unnatural war.” But if the
prowess of the professional soldier—whose fame
is gained in the discharge of a precise duty—is to
he disparaged because the war in which Govern-
ment employs him is a wrong one, then indeed is
his function hard and thankless. There is a clear
distinction between strong condemnation of the war
and earnest and cordial applause of the army which
conducts it.
Another matter must not be lost sight of. While
it would be premature, without seeing the Execu-
tive correspondence with the Commander-in-chief,
to form an opinion as to the support actually given
' to the latter, no one can doubt that there exists
something kindred to jealousy of the praise bestow-
ed on Taylor and Scott, and a clear disposition to
play one off against the other. General Scott was
never put in command till General Taylor’s popu-
larity became uncomfortable at Washington. When
Taylor will be pushed forward again will no doubt
depend on the amount of praise that the exploits of
the 20th of August attract. This jealousy, with its
root in the hearts of the Executive at the seat of
government, extends itself to every leaflet of Fede-
ral influence over the land, and has greater effect
than the casual observer at first supposes. It is
perfectly demonstrable that the whole press of the
Administration (a power of vast influence) has its
cue of faint and measured praise1 of General Scott
and his really distinguished officers. The Union
has began to hint doubts of General Scott’s good
judgment in the conduct of the negotiation, “ cau-
tioning him against falling into a trap,” and has put
forth its authoritative scale of military merit, elevat-
ing Pillow above Worth and Twiggs and Smith,
and characterizing the Commander-in-chief with the
poor adjective of “ the experienced Scott.”
All these things, thus cursorily alluded to, com-
bine to check that ready enthusiasm which other-
wise would have been excited by the recent mili-
tary incidents. It is my hope to call public atten-
tion to some of the features of the campaign, from
the landing at Vera Cruz down to the date of the
capture of Mexico—its peculiarities as affected by
the character of the country, climate, and popula-
tion through which the invading army has marched,
and the singular merit of every movement of Gen.
Scott, from first to last—merit which deserves and
will receive, by-and-by, when history comes to do
its work, high praise. The writer of this has had
some opportunities of personal observation, having,
years ago, passed some time in Mexico.
VALERIUS.
Philadelphia, October 20, 1847.
■ Pleasing Incidents.—On Tuesday last the children from
the Long Island Farms, 290 in number, visited the fair of the
American Institute. While there one of the boys, James
Dines, found a gold bracelet, and took it immediately to the
manager. It was proclaimed, and the owner was found to be
a French lady, who highly valued the piece as a family relic ;
the honest lad was rewarded with a §2 note.
Another of the poor boys found a pair of gloves, restored
them immediately, and made a speech (and an excellent one
it was) on the beauty of truth. Good songs were then sung
by the whole corps of children, and afterwards they departed,
as they came, under the fostering care of Commissioner
Leonaid, alias highly pleased as they were admired.—Tribune.
rhe Nashville Whig states that an affray recently took
place at Yorkville, Tennessee, in which two men were killed.
It appears that a misunderstanding existed between W. N.
Anthony and a family by the name of Read. On entering a
stoie, Anthony was shot by one of the Reads, who had con-
cealed himself behind the counter. Anthony discovered ano-
ther one of the Reads standing in the store and shot him dead.
Anthony lived but a few hours. He left a family.
TO THE EDITORS. ,
Philadelphia, October 14, 1847.
Messrs. Gales & Seaton : Gentlemen : In your Lon-
don Correspondent’s letter of the first of this month I see it
asserted that 44 European free-traders appear to limit their ex-
ertions to the repeal of duties upon raw materials, and have
never, in a single instance, spoken about lowering the protec-
tion upon manufactures of their respective countries. ” More-
over, that neither Sir Robert Peel nor Lord John Russell
“ has ever relaxed for an instant in his protection of British
manufactures.”
To show you how contrary these asseitions are to every
thing like truth, allow me to give a few extracts from the 9th
and 10th of Victoria, c. xxiii, s. 4 and 6 :
Cotton Manufactures, not made up............duty free.
Do do made up...............10 per cent.
Linen do not made up...........duty free.
Do do made up...............10 per cent.
Woollen do not made up...........duty free.
Do do made up...............10 per cent.
Hair or goats’ wool manufactures..............10 per cent.
Lace of all kinds.......................... do do
Brass, bronze, copper, iron, and steel, latten-
wire, lead, and tin manufactures.......... do do
China and porcelain ware................... do do
Silk or velvet manufactures................. 15 per cent.
How, then, can your correspondent so recklessly assert that
there has been no relaxation 44 m the protection of British
manufactures P” In fact, nearly all the duties now levied
on foreign articles imported into Great Britain and Ireland are
strictly revenue ones, and rarely exceed 10 per cent, ad valo-
rem. The almost only exception which I at this moment re-
collect is the tax imposed by Sir Robert Peel on foreign cop-
per ore, for the protection of the Cornish miners, which has
benefited no one save a few smelters in the United States.
There are other passages in your Correspondent’s letter
which I feel half tempted to notice, more particularly his ac-
count of that tool of Louis Philippe’s, the tyrannical and cor-
rupt Collet i; but, as room in your columns is precious, and
as the Greek Minister’s character must be already notorious
to the greater number of your readers, I forbear, and will con-
clude by subscribing myself, gentlemen,
Very respectfully, yours,
A CONSTANT READER.
P. S. The duty on tobacco imported into England, how-
ever enormous, cannot be considered as a protective one,
scarcely a plant of the’44 filthy weed” being cultivated in that
country. I trust, however, that it will, ere long, be very
considerably reduced.'' At present upwards of one-third part
of the tobacco consumed in Great Britain and Ireland is smug-
gled. Let me add, that, although myself a free-trader of
thirty years’ standing, I have been giving no opinion on the
policy or impolicy of the system, but have confined myself to
a few facts, in which, if I am wrong, you may instantly cor-
rect me.
NOTE BY THE EDITORS.
Preferring to let our London Correspondent de-
fend his own position, which he is every way ca-
pable of doing, we have now but a word or two to
say in his behalf. If we correctly understand his
position, it is that British Statesmen have never re-
linquished the policy of protecting their own manu-
factures. On two occasions, within the last six
years, if we do not mistake, there have been modi-
fications of the British Tariff, but in each case the
amendments have been so made as to aid and sus-
tain the British manufacturers, by abolishing the
duties on raw materials and provisions, with the
effect of enabling them to manufacture at less cost.
In 1846 the duties on ordinary manufactures of
wool, cotton, and linen were taken off; but this ap-
pears to have been done upon the principle that
such duties were unnecessary, since the superior
advantages enjoyed by Great Britain, in her abun-
dance of skill and labor and the best and most eco-
nomical machinery, for the manufacture of such
goods, were of themselves sufficient, when further
fortified by the advantages then conferred of cheap
food and cheap raw material, to prevent foreign
competition in their own markets. This we have
supposed to be the policy of Sir Robert Peel, as
regards the above descriptions of manufactures.
But such was not his policy in respect to other
manufactures, as is evidenced by the above citations
from his tariff', and much more so by a view of all
its charges. While the three kinds of manufactures
above specified are admitted free of duty, when not
made up, it will be perceived that all others are
charged with ten per cent, on their value, this be-
ing the highest rate in the tariff, except silks and
velvets and artificial flowers, which are charged at
fifteen and twenty-five per cent. Now, if this be a
purely revenue tariff, without regard to protection,
why is this discrimination made ? And how hap-
pens it that, while certain goods in the manufacture
of which no nation can compete with Great Britain
are admitted free, all others in which the People of
France and the rest of the Continent can enter into
successful competition with her are taxed with the
highest rate of duty ? It was in reference to this
policy, taken as a whole, it appears to us, that our
correspondent spoke in his letter of the 1st instant—
embracing in his remarks all kinds of manufactures,
and referring as well to Great Britain as to the other
nations of Europe. In justice to him we republish,
in this connexion, so much of his letter as relates to
the matter in controversy. He says :
“ There has been a good deal of speech-making at the Free
Trade Congress at Brussels and some strong resolutions pass-
ed ; but I do not think that much light has been thrown upon
the subject; and I am further of opinion that the true ques-
tion of free trade was scarcely touched upon. Do its advo-
cates contend for unlimited free trade, or for free trade only
to a certain extent? If for the former, why do not its Bri-
tish advocates recommend the abolition of the English pro-
tective duties in favor of Manchester cotton goods and Bir-
mingham and Sheffield hardware and cutlery ? Mr. Brown,
the member of Parliament for Lancashire, says : ‘ England
‘ does not owe her commercial prosperity and supremacy to
‘protection, but to her climate and maritime position.’ Does
he include manufacturing as a part of commercial prosperi-
ty ? If so, let him and Mr. Villiers and Mr. Cobden advo-
cate the repeal of all duties upon the importation of foreign
manufactures into England, and take the risk of the future
support of their constituents. European free-traders appear
to limit their exertions to the repeal of duties upon raw mate-
rials they have never, in a single instance, spoke about low-
ering the protection upon manufactures of their respective
countries, although they have not been sparing of their com-
ments upon the United States, because the silks and the wines
of the Continent, and the cotton and woollen goods and hard-
ware and cutlery of England, are not admitted into New York
and New Orleans duty free. It is time that these free trade ad-
vocates took a more correct title, for they are now acting under
false colors. The anti-corn-law league was a very useful
movement; it produced incalculable good ; but to call Sir Ro-
bert Peel or even Lord John Russell a free-trader, because he
advocated that salutary reformation, would be most decidedly
absurd, seeing that neither has ever relaxed for an instant in
his protection of British manufactures. Let your politicians
do the same in respect to American manufactures, and each
will be laboring properly in his vocation.”
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TO THE EDITORS.
I have read with much interest the remarks of your corres-
pondent A. on the introduction' of barbarous phrases into our
tongue; and as the subject is one of deepest importance to
•the interests of literature, I beg to submit the following disqui-
sition as a trifling addenda to the article alluded to.
INNOVATIONS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.
There is something in our nice conception of the exact
shades of meaning in the words of a language which every
one feels, (and more especially if he understands more lan-
guages than one,) but which it is impossible to explain. For
instance, the French word mceurs has by some been translat-
ed morals and by others manners, while each party must have
been aware that his word but imperfectly expressed the idea
intended ; both are right, but both deficient, as the original
has an intermediate meaning, or rather includes both, with
all the hair’s-breadth ideas associated between them. Yet still,
though so expressive a word, it can never be properly angli-
cised, and we ought rather to content ourselves with our defi-
ciency' than attempt to graft so heterogeneous and crab-like a
mixture upon our stock. The word ennui has lately made
more rapid strides among us than its laziness would seem to
countenance, (and the fascinating tale which bears its name
has aided the adoption.) But how miserable a figure does it
cut in our English uniform ! Fashion prescribes that its Gal-
lic pronunciation shall be preserved ; and surely it is enough
to give atl American the vapors to twist his jaws to the bar-
barous attempt at ong-wee. The trial is ridiculous, and while
for our comfort we have lassitude, weariness, spleen, languor,
and the blue-devils at command, I should think our vocabu-
lary is as rich and copious as the heart of melancholy itself
could desire. Some recent adoptions have highly pleased me,
as according well with the standard of simplicity, and improv-
ing themselves at the same time to the judgment of the Eng-
lish in their etymology ; and such words as telegraph, pano-
rama, and kaleidescope will hold a deserved place in our dic-
tionaries as long as these elegant inventions sbali be known ;
but never can common sense or American ears be reconciled
to the horrid jargon of ayd de caung, sang-froy, bong-tong,
shay-doo ver, bong-mo, ecclaw, see-de-vaung, rong-de-voo,
o-ture, duy-numaung, tray, day bu, and such like trash,
which is like to delude us to infinity. Can a mere American
pronounce them ; or, if he could, why must he ape a know-
ledge above his conception ? He may mangle them till he is
tirdd, or till the feelings of his hearers are completely excru-
ciated, but never will he fully comprehend their meaning nor
articulate them at all better than a jackdaw. Let us take one
or two instances from these samples for inquiry, and see if
consequence, beauty, or necessity can offer any thing in their
favor. Bon-mot (good word) will, by any Frenchman, be
understood as wit well expressed ; but our witticism gives all
the sense and a deal more of propriety; lor what will be
thought of a counsellor who should offer his services to speak
a bon-mot for a criminal at the bar ? We have a provincial-
ism which deserves some degree of tenderness and respect from
the extent of its circulation, and for a still better reason, that
it was till lately the standard pronunciation, and perhaps ought
to have been so continued. No small degree of ambiguity has
crept in upon us by pronouncing, beat, feat, meat, Ac. as
beet, feet, meet, &c. It is true, that if the old sound were
continued, assimilating with bait, gait, Wait, &c. some con-
fusion would still remain, but certainly not so much as would
be sacrificed. One of this class still retains its primitive sound,
and if great be allowed to rhyme with strait, surely treat hag
an equal right to the privilege. Take, then, your new-fan-
gled Anglo-Gallicism trait, and it will be found not a whit
behind the other in absurdity ; it is totally untractable, and
will no more class with English perspicuity than a pig will
class with a zebra. Pronounce it as you will, and you gain
nothing but a confusion of ideas : call it tray, and it smells of
the butler’s pantry—of the japanner’s shop ; or your hearers
are left to guess whether you mean your dog or a tea-board ;
pronounce the terminating t, and it may then become turtle-
soup, lolly-pop, or any other nick-nack in epicurism. And
why admit this illegitimate upstart, when our good old feature
contains every tittle of the other’s meaning ? Feature of the
face, of the mind, of the country, of a book, is as comprehen-
sive and analogous in every respect whatever.
It is useless to investigate the crowd of Gallicisms that might
be presented, and ninety-nine in a hundred of them would be
found as useless in their application. Two or three examples
may be stated to show the effort a language is capable of mak-
ing to relieve itself from the harsh admixture of foreign intru-
sion : the word curmudgeon must be acknowledged to be
whimsical and grotesque, both in appearance and sound. No
length of time or literary patronage can make it an elegant
word, though it can hardly be denied to be an impressive one;
and it harmonizes infinitely better with us than its original,
coeur mediant, (bad heart.) Liftenant is another crippled
subject, tortured into submission, and losing what little im-
portance he had in military gradation by merging into unin-
telligible nonsense. For a post of honor to be thus turned
into ridicule may to some be a subject of regret; but, in the
language of the kitchen, much precision ought not to be ex-
pected, and blomonge may be as easily comprehended as blanc-
mange, (white eating.) A few words, by way of digression,
majr show that our lively friends of France can rival us in
similar absurdities. They have adopted boo-lin-grin for bow-
ling-green, and rosbif for roast-beef; and if those alone who
are faultless are entitled to “cast the first stone,” we have no
right to commence the fray.
I have given these instances as borrowed from the French,
that being more generally understood than any other language,
and because our literary and commercial intercourse have ex-
posed us most to the innovations of which I complain. Many
other examples might be adduced as taken from other lan-
guages, and which are countenanced by the literary world ;
of these (to avoid prolixity) I shall only notice the ill-matched
and discordant terminations from the Greek and Latin plurals.
We have naturalized the useful and expressive word memo-
randum, and why should not the s form its plural, and thus
correspond with our general rule ? But no—
“He drew his bow arid shot at random,
“And killed his wife for a memorandum?'1
Or, as our innovating pluralists would have it—
“And killed two men for memoranda.”
Thus we have phenomena, stimuli, strata, fungi, errata,
and a thousand more ready to fasten upon as individual ca-
price may suggest—each one contributing his share towards
the obscurity and eventual destruction of a language which
probably has had more varied capabilities displayed by the ge-
nius of writers than any other which ever existed.
But, whatever reasons or apologies may be given for these
mongrel innovations, as if this evil were not sufficient, the
public are fostering another already, and altering our pronun-
ciation as fast as ignorance or levity can dictate. Singularity
appears to be the predominant whim ; and I fear many of my
distinguished contemporaries had rather be remembered by
their absurdities than sink into oblivion.
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PROGRESS AND PROSPECTS OF GERMANY.
CULTIVATION OF COTTON IN INDIA.
Mr. Wheaton’s Discourse on the Progress and
Prospects oP*Germany.—An interesting discourse
with this title was delivered by M^Wheaton, our
late Minister to Prussia, before the Phi Beta Kappa
Society of Brown University, on the 1st of Septem-
ber. Mr. Wheaton resided many years in Germa-
ny, and observed its condition with the eye of a
statesman and a philanthropist. We give an extract
or two as a sample of the vein of strong sense which
pervades the work. Of the late Assembly of the
States of the Kingdom of Prussia Mr. Wheaton
says:
“ The manner in which these powers were exercised in the
discussions of the assembly is, upon the whole, highly favor-
able to the ultimate success of this experiment. The previous
training of the deputies in the deliberations of the Provincial
States has developed a much greater amount of parliamentary
talent and practical statesmanship than was supposed to exist
even in that enlightened country. They have shown a greater
spirit of moderation than might have been looked for from the
frequent disappointment of their hopes. This is especially the
case with the Rhinelanders and the East Prussians, who were
supposed to entertain extreme opinions and factious views,
but who have unequivocally shown their desire for the main-
tenance of the Prussian monarchy^ and the injustice of the
suspicion with which the Rhinelanders have been treated, as if
they wished again, to become French, or desired more than the
complete development of free institutions. They certainly de-
sire to retain the written codes of law established at the time
when .the Rhine province formed a part of the French empire,
and to which they have been so long accustomed, together
with the right of trial by jury in criminal cases, ai d the publi-
city of judicial proceedings, both civil and criminal. At the
same time the people of that province are as warmly attached
to the German fatherland as those of any other part of the
Prussian monarchy. The time is gone by when nations can
be apportioned by mere geographical boundaries, by rivers and
mountains. The moral distinctions, of origin and race are
what unite nations together, and separate them'from each
other. Nor are we to look for any sudden and violent effort
on the part of any portion of the Prussian people to obtain
further concessions from their sovereign. German enthusiasm,
though deep-seated, is patient and enduring, and breaks out
in violent acts only at long intervals and on urgent provoca-
tion. The social revolution of Prussia has been long since
accomplished by the deliberate wisdom of her statesmen with-
out the aid of popular violence, and her political reform, it
may be hoped, will be accomplished in the same manner, by
a pacific compromise between the Prince and People.”
Again, concerning the progress of freedom of dis-
cussion, and the approaching eventual emancipation
of the press, Mr.W. remarks :
“ The wall of separation between her lettered men and the
active world is now broken down, and they are beginning to
see the necessity of using the same language and the.same
literature for all classes of society. The habit of discussing
public affairs in the national and provincial diets, and the in-
troduction of public and oral proceedings in the courts of jus-
tice, must soon form a class of public men such as exist in
every free country, and such as can only be formed by a pub-
lie life at .once active and practical. The establishment of the
Customs League, by which the great majority of the German
People and States, and those the most enlightened, are bound
together by the powerful bonds of commercial and financial in-
terest, has been followed by the construction of railroads, ra-
diating throughout her widely-extended territory—connecting
the Mediterranean with the North Sea and the-Baltic, and
forming links in one unbroken chain of communication, by
which the ancient intercourse between Europe and Asia
through Egypt will be restored, and continued throughout the
northern hemisphere to the Gulf of Mexico, until it encircles
the globe. These magnificent improvements in material inte-
rests must infallibly operate on moral interests. The obsta-
cles to free commercial intercourse between the different Ger-
man States, and between them and the rest of the world, be-
ing removed, and that intercourse facilitated by the wonderful
inventions of mechanical science, ever teeming with new dis-
coveries, it is evident that the same means must contribute to
the diffusion of political knowledge among all those different
nations. If commercial intercourse is thus promoted, the free
exchange of ideas and opinions cannot be prevented by any
contrivances, however subtle, which the ingenuity of despotic
power can devise.”
ANDRE’S DEFENCE.
To the Editor of the Boston Courier
There can be no doubt that the piece, published in several
papers, purporting to be Andre’s Defence, is spurious. Major
Andre was not tried. The court that set"upon his case was
merely a court of inquiry, instructed by the commander-in-
chief to examine into the facts and report their opinion. An-
dre made no defence. The particulars of the examination
are narrate!! in Sparks’s Life of Arnold, from which the fol-
lowing is an extract, (p. 261 :)
“ The Board assembled, and the prisoner was brought be-
fore them. The names of the officers constituting the board
were read to him. Before the examination commenced Gen.
Greene (the President of the Board) told him that various
questions would be asked, but the board desired him to feel at
perfect liberty to answer them or not, as he might choose, and
to take his own time for recollection and for weighing what
he said. Andre then proceeded to give a brief narrative of
what occurred between the time of his coming on shore and
that of his capture, which agreed in every point with his let-
ter to Gen. Washington. He also confessed that certain pa-
pers, which were shown to him, were the same that had been
concealed in his boots, and that a pass for John Anderson, in
the handwriting of Arnold, was the one he had exhibited to
his captors.
“ Being interrogated as to his conception of the manner in
which he came on shore, and whether he considered himself
under a flag, he answered that 4 it was impossible for him to
suppose he came on shore under the sanction of a flag, ’ and
added that 4 if he came on shore under that sanction, he might
certainly have returned under it.’ Throughout his examina-
tion Major Andre maintained a manly, dignified, and respect-
ful deportment, replied to every question promptly, discover-
ed no embarrassment, sought no disguise, stated with frank-
ness and truth every thing that related to himself, and used
no words to explain, palliate, or defend any part of his con-
duct. So delicate was he in regard to other persons that he
scrupulously avoided mentioning names, or alluding to any
particulars except such as concerned himself. Gen. Greene
spoke of Smith’s house, in reference to the place of meeting
between Andre and Arnold. ‘ I said a house, sir,’ replied
Andre, 4 but I did not say whose house.’ 4 True,’ answered
Greene, 4 nor have we any right to demand this of you, after
the conditions we have allowed.’
44 The examination being closed, Major Andre was asked
whether he had any remarks to make on the statements that
had been presented. He replied in the negative, and said he
should leave them to operate with the board. He was then
remanded to the place of his confinement.”
From this extract, as well as from other authorities, it is
clear that Andre made no defence, and that the pretended
defence now published under his name is fictitious. More-
over, the sentiments contained in this piece are totally un-
worthy of his character, as it was exhibited from the begin-
ning to the end ot the affair which proved so disastrous to
him ; and the composition differs in all points from the letters
and other known writings of Andre. The 44 brief narrative”
mentioned above, which he read to the board, may be found
in the appendix to the 7th volume of Sparks’s Washington,
(p. 535,) and it is only necessary to compare it with the pre-
tended defence to be convinced of the impossibility of their
having proceeded from the same pen. Andre was betrayed
and ruined by a traitor; he paid the penalty of his indiscre-
tion with his life; let a generous enemy be satisfied with this
sacrifice, and award to his virtues the merit they deserved.
Flight of Horses.—About the 10th of June, 1810, at 2
o’clock in the morning, while Col. R. M. Johnson’s regiment
was encamped on the peninsula, below Fort Wayne, in a beau-
tiful grass plain, some of the horses that had passed the line
of sentinels and got some distance up the St. Joseph, became
alarmed and came running into the camp in great fright. This
alarmed all the horses in the regiment, which united in a solid
column within the lines, and took three courses round the
camp. It would seem almost incredible, but it is a fact, they
appeared not to cover more than about forty or sixty yards of
ground, and yet their number was about six hundred. The
moon shone at the full, the camp was an open plain, and the
scene awfully sublime. They at length forced their passage
through the lines, overset several tents, and carried away sev-
eral panels of fence, passing off through the woods, and
were in a few minutes out of hearing of the loudest bells that
belonged to the regiment. The next day was spent in col-
lecting them, 'Some of which were found ten or twelve miles
from the camp, up the St. Joseph, and about twenty or twenty-
five were never found, although pursued above twenty miles.
This alarming flight of horses of that regiment injured them
more than could be supposed, for they had run so long in a
compact body that very few had escaped being lamed, having
their hind feet cut by the shoes of those that crowded on them.
The writer of this was an officer of the guard, and then on
duty. The night being clear and calm, the moon rolling in
full splendor, the flight of the horses, which resembled distant
thunder, the idea of an immediate attack from the Indians,
and the ground of our encampment being paved with the bones
of former warriors, all combined to furnish one of those awfully
sublime night scenes that beggar all description. A similar
flight of horses took place about the 22d of June, after the re-
giment arrived at Fort Meigs.— American Anecdotes..
FROM THE LONDON TIMES OF SEPTEMBER 28.
With regard to cotton cultivation in India, the importance
of the question to the interests of Bombay as compared with
those of Bengal, is illustrated by the last monthly return of
the imports into Canton from the respective presidencies, Bom-
bay having furnished 24,984 bales against 3,127 from Cal-
cutta. The great want of railway facilities in the former pre-
sidency continues, consequently, to be strongly urged, and,
under these circumstances, the following paragraph would pre-
sent an unsatisfactory prospect had we not reason to believe
that steps in the right direction have been already decided on
by the home Government:
“Notwithstanding the failure of the American cotton crop,
and consequent supposed inducement for the ryots to extend
the cultivation of cotton, it is a fact that there is not a single
acre planted this year more than last, the reason being that
there is now quite as much grown as there are means of trans-
port for, and it is no use raising produce to rot in the ground,
or be damaged or destroyed on the road. The great want is
good roads, and it is matter of the strongest wonder and regret
to find those who have the means to remedy all this wanting
in the will.”
From the Mauritius the dates are to the 9th of July, and
these give at length a variety of commercial information. On
the subject of the weather and the appearance and prospects of
the next crop it is remarked : .
“At the end of the month some good showers were expe-
rienced, which, it is considered, will prove beneficial to the
windward districts. With respect to the coming crop, it is
generally, believed that nearly all the estates on the seaside
will make less than last year, but on many in the interior it
will perhaps be an increase. The districts of Riviere du Rem-
part, North and South Pamplemanses made last year about
62.000. 000 lbs.; the reduction is estimated by many planters
there at a sixth ; in the lower parts of Flacq and Grand Port
some diminution must also be expected. At Plaines Wil-
helms the same quantity cannot be looked for, but from Sa-
vanne and estates in the interior of other districts there is every
chance of an increase. Under these circumstances it is pre-
dicted that the reduction will be from 12,000,000 lbs. to
15.000. 000 lbs. on the quantity just shipped, which has near-
ly reached 132,000,000 lbs.”
MR. FRAMPTON’S INTRODUCTION TO A ROYAL
TIGER.
44 When I was a young shaver, having lived in the world
some twenty years or so, I was engaged as a sort of super-
numerary clerk in the house of Wilson & Brown, at Cal-
cutta ; and having no one else who could be so easily spared,
they determined to dispatch me on a business negotiation to
one of the native princes, about eight hundred miles up the
country. I travelled with a party of the-dragoons, com-
manded by a Captain Siingsby, a man about five years oider
than myself, and as good a fellow as ever lived. Well, some-
how or other, he took a grfiat fancy to me, and nothing would
do but that I should accompany him in all his sporting expe-
ditions ; for I should tell you that he was a thorough sports-
man, and I believe entertained some strange notion that he
should be able to make one of me. One unfortunate morn-
ing he came into my tent, and woke me out of a sound sleep
which I had fallen into, after being kept awake half the night
by the most diabolical howls and screams that ever were heard
out of Bedlam, expecting every minute to see some of their
performers step in to sup, not with but upon me.
44 ‘Come, Frampton, wake up, man,’ cried Siingsby, here
is glorious news.’
“ 4 What is it ?’ said I, 4 have they found another hamper
of ale among the baggage ?’
“ 4 Ale ! nonsense,’ was the reply. 4 A shikkaree (native
hunter) has just come into camp to say that a young bullock
was earned off yesterday, and is lying half eaten in the jun-
gle about a mile from this place : so at last, my boy, I shall
have the pleasure of introducing you to a real live tiger.’
44 4 Thank ye,’ said I, 4 you are ; but if it’s at all inconve-
nient to you this morning you can put it off; another day
will do quite as well for me—I’m not in the least hurry.’
“ It was of no use, however ; all I got for my pains was
a poke in the ribs, and an injunction to lose no time in get-
ting ready.
“ Before we had done breakfast the great man of the neigh-
borhood, Rajah somebody or other, made his appearance on
his elephant, attended by a train of tawnies, who were to
undertake the agreeable duty of beating. Not being consi-
dered fit to take care of myself—a melancholy fact of which
I was only to» conscious—it was decreed that Siingsby and I
should occupy the same howdah. Accordingly, at the time
appointed, we mounted our elephant; and, having a formida-
ble array of guns handed up to us, we started.
44 As my companion, and indeed every one else concerned
in the matter, evidently considered it completely as a party of
the utmost pleasure, and seemed to be prepared to enjoy them-
selves, so I endeavored to persuade myself that I did so too ;
and, consoled by the reflection that if the tiger had positively
eaten half a bullock yesterday afternoon, it never could be
worth his while to scale our elephant and run the risk of
being shot for the sake of devouring me, I felt rather bold
than otherwise. After proceeding for some distance through
the jungle, and rousing, as it seemed t^me, every beast that
had come out of Noah’s Ark except a tiger, our elephant, who
had hitherto conducted himself in a very quiet and gentleman-
ly manner, suddenly raised his trunk, and trumpeted several
times—a sure'sign, as the mahout informed us, that a tiger
was somewhat close at hand.
44 ‘Now, then, Frarnpton,’ cried my companion, cocking
his double-barrel, ‘look out!’
44 4 For squalls,’ returned I; finishing the sentence lor him.
4 Pray, is there any particular part they like to be shot in ?
whereabouts shall I aim ?’
44 4 Wherever you can,’ replied Siingsby ; 4 be ready, there
he is, by Jupiter; and, as he spoRe, the long grass about a
hundred yards in front of us was gently agitated, and I caught
a glimpse of what appeared a yellow and black streak moving
swiftly away in an opposite direction. 4 Tally ho !’ shouted
Siingsby, saluting the tiger with both barrels. An angry roar
proved that the shots had taken effect, and in another moment
a large tiger, lashing his sides with his tail, and his eyes glar-
ing with rage, came bourfding towards us.
44 4 Now, what’s to be done ?’ exclaimed I—4 if you had
but left him alone, he was going away as quietly as pos-
sible.’
44 Slingsby’s only reply was a smile, and, seizing another
gun, he fired again. On receiving this shot, thd tiger stop-
ped for a moment, and then, with a tremendous bound, sprang
towards us, alighting at the foot of a small tree, not a yard
from the elephant’s head.
44 4 That last shot crippled him,’ said my companion, 4 or
we should have had the pleasure of his nearer acquaintance.
Now for the coup de grace, fire away !’ and as he spoke he
leaned forward to take a deliberate aim, when suddenly the
front of the howday gave way, and, to my horror, Siingsby
was precipitated over the elephant’s head into, as it seemed to
me, the very jaws of the tiger. A fierce growl, and a sup-
pressed cry of agony, proved that the monster had seized his
prey, and I had completely given my friend up for lost, when
the elephant, although greatly alarmed, being urged on by the
mahout, took a step forward, and, twisting his trunk round
the top of the young tree, bent it down across the loins of the
tiger, thus forcing the tortured animal to quit his hold, and
affording Siingsby an opportunity of crawling beyond the reach
of its teeth and claws. Forgetting my own fears in the im-
minence of my friend’s danger, I only waited till I could get
a shot at the tiger, without running the risk of hurting Siings-
by, and then fired both barrels at its head, and was lucky
enough to wound it mortally. The other sportsmen coming
up at the moment, the brute - received his quietus, but poor
Siingsby’s arm was broken where the tiger had seized it with
his teeth, and his shoulders and chest were severely lacerated
by its claws, nor did he entirely recover the shock for many
months. And this was my first introduction to a royal tiger,
sir. I saw many of them afterwards, during the time I spent
in India, but I can’t say I ever bad much liking for their so-
ciety—umph J ’
A Two-sided Compliment.—“We are afraid B-’s
4 compliment ’ (B. of Alabamy, not of Boston,) is ambiguous,
and 4 catamount to none.’ It is certainly capable of two read-
ings ; although it may be as candid and vfall-meant as the one
paid by the rustic, who had never before tasted icecream, to
a lady who at an evening party had helped him to a plate of
4unsuccessful frigid milk,’ under its usual simple designation
of‘cream.’ 4 Your cream is very sweet,’ said he ; ‘butaintit
a leettle tetched with Irost V It was a compliment 4 over the
left,’ but it made considerable laugh at the time.”
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oct 2—epiftO30 Washington.
TY RUSSELS, INGRAIN, AND THREE-PLY CAR-
J ) PETING.~Was opened yesterday (Wednesday) morn-
ing—
20 pieces new sty l’e patterns Superfine Ingrain Carpetings
14 pieees new style patterns Fine Ingrrin Carpetings,
very good
4 pieces Imperial Three-ply Carpeting
24 pieces new patterns Brussels
50 new style Rugs, assorted sizes an! prices
These goods are direct from manufacturers and importers,
and will be sold Certainly at lower prices than the same
quality of goods can be bought south of New York.
Persons in vvantof Carpetings will find it much to their in-
terest to ca 1 on us before purchasing, as they can save fully
10 per cen'. in all kinds ot Dry Goods. All we ask is a call.
D. CLAGETT & CO.
oct 28—6tif [Union&Win’rVirg’n]
y\KESS CAPS ONLY3T 1-2 cents —Just received
I 7 a large assortment—
Bonnet Ribands from 10 to 50 cents per yard
Black Demi Veils, very fine at $2.50
Face Flowers from 6f to 75 cents per pair
Illusion and Tarleton Muslins for evening dresses, uncom-
monly cheap
French Work Muslin Capes only $3.50 each, worth $5
Also, a large assortment Fringes, Gimps, Laces, Feathers,
Nets, Scarfs, &c., which will be sold 25 per cent less than
the usual prices. . J. T. & C. KING,
oct 28—3t Penn, avenue, between 10th and ltth sts.
pLAVrOH’S MERCHANTS’ DI1RY FOR 1818.
\J A blank book,' letter paper size, ruled with printed head-
ings, setting apart a column for every day in the year and every
day in the week, for past or prospective memorapda. Just
published and this day received by
oct 28 ' F. TAYLOR.
BY A. GREEN, Auctioneer.
TI OUSEHOLD AND KITCHEN FURNITURE
5 1 at Auction.—On Saturday, the 30th instant, I shall sell
at 9 o’clock, in front of the Centre Market, g lot of furniture,
viz : 40 second-hand Chamber Tables, with.a lot of other art i-
cles not necessary to enumerate. Terms cash.
oct 28 [Union] A.- GREtSN, Auctioneer.
Sty <//. GJtElijy, Auctioneer.
TjIAMILY HORSE AND CARRIAGE, BUGGY,
Jj and Barouche, at Auction,—On Saturday, the 30th
instant, 1 shall sell, in front of my auction store, on Pennsyl-
vania avenue, near Brown’s Hotel, at 4j o’clock P. M., for
cash, viz :
One first-rate Family Horse, 7 years old, perfectly gentle
One do do one-horse Family Carriage
One beautiful and neat Buggy, made in Philadelphia to or-
der, and used but two or three months
As the owner has left the city, and the articles must be sold,
bargains may be expected, and I respectfully invite all in want
of such things to attend the sale.
The Horse and Carriages may be seen at the stable of Mr.
L Pumphrey, ou C street, who will give any gentleman de-
siring to know the character of the horse,
oct 28—3t [Union] A. GREEN, Auctioneer.
BY' A. GREEN, Auctioneer.
A VALUABLE TRACT OF HEAVY-WOODED
LAND AT AUCTION—On Monday, the 1st No-
vember, 1 shall sell, at Fowler’s Tavern, on the road leading
from Washington to Upper Marlborough, about four miles
from either Benning’s or the Navy Yard Bridge, at 12 o’clock
M., a valuable tract of Land, containing 134 acres, entirely
covered with wood, which will average from fifteen to twerty
cords to the acre, and has a-large quantity of chestnut for
fencing. The land lies immediately on the road to Upper
Marlborough, adjoining the farms of Richard Young, Robert
Marshall, and the late Mathew Wright. *
Terms of sale: One-half cash ; balance in six months, for
notes hearing interest. A deed given and a deed of trust taken.
Title indisputable. A. GREEN,
oct 25—6tif Auctioneer.
BY A. GREEN, Auctioneer.
mRUSTEK’8 SALE OF A VALUABLE FRI-
X vate residence in Philadelphia Row.—The subscri-
bers, by virtue of a deed of trust from Robert P. Anderson, re-
corded in liber W. B. No. 126, folio 28, one of the land re-
cords of Washington county, in the District of Columbia, will
offer for sale at public auction on Tuesday, the 30th day of
November next, all that piece or parcel of ground in the city of
Washington and District aforesaid ; that is to say, part of lot
three, (3,) in square three hundred and forty-four, (344,) be-
ginning therefor at a point on the south line of said lot twenty-
three feet four inches east from the southwest corner of said
square, and running thence north eighty-five feet, thence east
twenty-three feet four inches, thence south eighty-live feet,
thence west twenty-three feet four inches to the place of begin-
ning, with a right of way as incident and appurtenant thereto
through and across the rear of said alley, and the improvement,
being the centre one of the three fine three-story houses called
44 Philadelphia Row.”
Sale to take place at 4 o’clock P. M. on tlje premises.
Terms : The purchaser to pay one thousand dollars of the
purchase money at the time of sale, and give his notes bearing
interest lor the remainder in equal payments at twelve and
eighteen months, secured by a deed of trust on the premises.
If the terms of sale are not complied with in three days, the
trustees reserve the right of reselling the property at the risk
and expense ol the first purchaser.
HENRY BLUNER, ) Trlistees
SAMUEL TOLMAN, j iruslees-
oat 28—3taw&ds A. GREEN, Auctioneer.
BY R. W. DYER, Auctioneer.
HALE OF REAL PROPERTY.—By virtue of a deed
£3 of trust from William Bush, and Lucy, his wife, to the
subscriber, bearing date 22d day of September, 1846, and re-
corded the same day in Liber W. B. No. 129, one of the land
records of the county ot Washington, in the District ot Co-
lumbia, I shall proceed to sell, upon the premises, on Tuesday,
2d day of November, at4 o’clock P. M. at public auction, to the
highest bidder, the following piece or parcel of ground, with
the buildings thereon, known and described on the plat of the
city of Washington as lot No. two, (2) in square No. 734, tront-
igg south on North Carolina avenue 64 feet'4 inches, and con-
tains 5,917 square feet.
Terms of sale : One third cash ; the balance in two and four
months, with interest from the day of sale, to be secured to
*the satisfaction of the trustee. If the terms of sale be not
complied with in three days thereafter, the trustee reserves to
himself the right to sell at the risk and expense of the first
purchaser. JOHN A. LINTON, Trustee.
oct 27—WTS&Tu4t R. W. DYER, Auctioneer.
TYXTENS1VE SALE OF VALUABLE JAMES
ID RIVER LANDS AND COAL PROPERTY.-In pur-
suance of a decree of the Superior Court of Chancery, tor the
Richmond Circuit, made on the 29th June, 1847, the under-
signed will offer for sale, on Wednesday, the lOtn day of No-
vember next, if fair, if not the next fair clay, the following val-
uable estates, lying on James river andTuckahoe creek, viz :
No. 1. The upper Plantation, adjoining the lands ol Thomas
Mann Randolph, Esq., containing by recent survey 1,250
acres, a large portion of which consists of river low grounds,
250 acres being on Tuckahoe island, with a considerable body
on Tuckahoe creek. This tract is situated immediately in the
line of coal formation, having pits now in successful operation
on each side of it, aud a few years ago coal mines were exten-
sively worked on the premises. A thick seam of coal on the
land adjoining this tract has lately been opened and worked
nearly to the line. It is believed that no lands in Virginia
offer a more favorable prospect for those who wish to engage
in the coal business.
This estate lies in a compact form; the buildings are near the
centre of the open land, and the whole of it is in excellent heart.
No. 2. The ti-act formerly owned by James Currie, de- .
ceased, called Ellerslie, adjoining No. 1, and containing by
survey 765 acres, of which about 200 acres are low grounds ot
the best quality. On this tract th-re is an excellent stuccoed
brick dwelling house, with an ice-house and other convenient
out-houses.
No. 3. The lower Plantation, purchased of the late David
Meade Randolph, containing by survey 691 acres, of which
about 174 acres are river low' grounds, with a large body of
second low grounds. There is a dwelling house on this tract-
which at a small expense might be rendered a very comforta,
hie residence.
No. 4. A tract of land bought of Thomas Mann Randolph,
having thereon a grist and saw mill, and containing about 195
acres. On about seven and a half acres at the southwest cor-
ner of this tract Mr. Randolph has reserved a right to dig coal.
These traets of land are contiguous to each other. They
form a body of land of great fertility and in the highest state
of improvement. Their vicinity to Richmond, being distant
from ten to twelve miles ; the advantages of the canal, which
passes at the foot of the hills, in a situation to do the leastpos-
sible injury; the means it affords of irrigation and of a water
power, (there being a perpetual w'aste of water at two points,)
with the value of the coal property, make it perhaps the most
valuable estate that was ever offered for sale in Virginia ; near
300 acres have been limed with great benefit. About 1,000
bushels ot wheat will be sown before the sale.
The tracts will be-offered for sale at Ellerslie, which :s nearly
central, in the order as above described. The Terms, accord-
ing to the decree, will be as follows, viz : One-iourth ot the
purchase money in cash, and the residue in three equal instal-
ments, of one, two, and three years, bearing interest from the
first day of January next, when possession of the property will
be delivered ; the purchasers executing bonds for the credit
payments, and receiving no conveyance till the purchase
money shall be paid and the conveyance directed by the Court.
Mr. Jenkins, residing on the estate, will show it to any one
desirous of purchasing. B. W. LEIGH,
1 YVM. F. WICKHAM,
Commissioners.
Before the end of the year the Slaves, about one hundred and
thirty in number, the Stock, Crops, No., will be offered for
sale, ol which due notice will be given. B. W. L.
sep 14-ctds____W. F. W
- TKINITY SCHOOL,
Eight Miles west of Raleigh, North Carolina.
Right Rev. L. S. IVES, D.D., Visiter,
llev. FORDYCE M. HUBBARD, Rector.
rjYHE second term ot this school will commence on the 10th
1 day of November.
Terms, payable in advance ;
For board and tuition in a course of studies fitting the pupil
for entrance into any class in college, including Frencn, it
desired.........................................50
As a general rule, boys will not be received over fourteen
years ot age. A uniform dress, for Sundays and special occa-
sions, will be required. This will consist, in winter, ot a
roundabout and pantaloons of dark gray cloth with black vest.
The ordinary wearing apparel must be plain and strong. Be-
sides a sufficiency of outer clothing, boys require eight shirts,
six pairs of stockings or socks, six pocket-handkerchiefs, six
towels, night-clothes, &c., all distinctly marked with the own-
er’s name iu lull. ‘ oct2eo4w
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