The Texian Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 48, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 3, 1852 Page: 2 of 4
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e-eloclloti of Mayor
anya: "There nov-
New Orlciuis which
up. In a political point of
to tell which party ia
The Council* ore close—the
ayor ia whig—the Recordar nro oil do
mocralic — the Surveyor, Treasurer, nud
probably Controller and Street Commit-
eloper, are whig.
id romim display made over
him ther« than in nny groat ciiiy ho has
yet visited. Tho City Council Imvu mudo
arrangements for his reception, nud pr v¡J-
ed npartinonts at a hotel.
The absence of one of Ihu editors of this
paper, and the indisposition of the other,
Will account for the lack of cditori.il matter
in the present number.
The Presbytery which met nt Goliad on
last woek, have Agreed to locuto the Col-
lege at that place. Wo congratulate our
neighbors on their success in carrying off
the prize from their competitors. Though
liberal bids wero made, yet Goliad offered
.the beat one, and triumphed.
For particulars sóo an articlo in another
column prepared by a friend who was pre-
sent at tho meeting.
Arbkst tiih scamp ~A follow calling
himself 3. P. Siroot camo to this place
about ono month since, having in his pue-
•cssion a likely negro woman. Suspicion
was growing strong that ho had stolen the
girl, and on Sunday night lns>t ho decamp-
ed suddenly lulling tho girl with him. On
Tuesday evening several gentlemen arriv-
ed here from Alabama, in pursuit of Street
and tho stolon negro. Street is rather low
and heavy built, has sandy hair and light
whiskers, florid complexion, wonrs a white
hat, and is between S3 and 30 years of ago.
Saya he has lived gomo placo on the Bra-
ios, whore he pretends to havo left u bug-
gy. We learn the gentleman now in pur-
auit of him, offer a hundred dollars reward
for his apprehension. These jjonllnnon
wero unfortunately pa^cngi'rs on the In
dependence. Had that vossal met with no
detention, they would havo nr-
Wm
¡mi
log.
The Federal Government of Switzer-
land has oddrcsacd n lottcr to tho Govern-
ments of (he cantons on the frontiers of
Piedmont, recommending that 110 political
French rofugoes from Piedmont shall In
permitted to o'ntor, unless with passport*
eigned by the Swiss Minister nt Turin, and
bo able besides to show that they aro In
possession of mfliclont monoy to pay their
expenses to England.
We learn that a young man named Wil
liamDuggan wae drowned on the 15th tilt
while attempting to cross the Sun Antonio
river at Carlo*1 Uauch, in this county.—
Mr. D. fell out of the boat in attempting to
catch the rope, and wad iost. Tho body
wae (bund a few days after, and decently
interred by the citizens. Mr. D. was from
the State of New York, and was a stranger
in tbia county.
Mortamty—Tho Jonesbo-
l.) Democrat of tho 10th ult .states
•w daya previous a disease similar
> the cold plague broke out In tho family
eC Rey. Wm. Reed, of Washington county,
oT which throe of his chltdrcn died within n
few hours after they wore attackod. A
fourth child was attacked with this myste-
rious disenso while returning from the fun-
eral, end died shortly afterwards. Tho
Democrat «tatos that A. Sligar's family also
suffered from tho same disease. Also, that
others have been attacked with tho samo
malady. The Democrutsays: "It I fear
ful in Ita operation ¡ in a few hours hurry
Ing those it attacks from earth, in spito of
every romedy our phisicinns havo yet pe
■cribed.
English papers announce tho do-
Thomas Moore, better known as
most delightful of ail mod-
friend of Byron, and
of wits and bards tlmt
t the early part of tho
he event, which hod
a long time, occurred on
26th, at the poet's rosl-
CotUgc.
the great degree of
in the city of Now
tice Lathrop had
risonera brought
on Sunday mor
esa and oonse-
A movement
', in the Board
the city police
930men,nnd
arreats last
140,973 were
it is stated
WESTERN TEXAS PftiSSOYTERY.
A friend, who wan present nt tho recent
gestión of this hotly, ha furnished un with
tho following outline of its proceedings:
The Presbytery of Western Texas held
its regular spring meeting last week, com-
mencing at the designated hour on Thurs-
day, there being a quorum in attendance.
In the absence of the last Moderator, Itev.
8. F. Cor.ke, tho chair wus tuken, and Pres-
bytery constituted by prayer, by llev, W.
C. Blair tho last Moderator present. The
opening sermon wus preached (on account
of the indisposition of Mr. Blair,) by the
Uov. Jool T. Case, from Mat. 51: 3—"Pre-
paro ye tho way of the I.ord, make his
paths straight." lluv. Mr. Caso was chos
en Moderator, nnd Miles S. Bonnet, Tom
pornry Clerk of tlio meeting.
Rev. John MeCrue was received as i
member of Presbytery, having presented
his certifícalo of dismission froth tho l'res-
bvL¡-ry%f Now AHÍnny, Indiano. TlA-ro
were two newly organized churches re-
crivéd under care of Presbytery—one iu
Gonzales, tho other iu Goliad. Wo learn
there nro now eleven churches under the
care of this body—-and nil of them making
steady progress in numerical strength.
Prenhytery eloeted Cofnt^fsslnncrs ro the
General Assembly, as follows: Mininlem,
VV. C. Blair, principal, and N. P. (.'harlot,
nlternntc. Elder a, J. T. Story priucipnl,
and Miles S. Bcnnet, altérnalo.
On Saturday afternoon last,.at 2 o'clock,
Presbytery proceeded to make ehuice of a
location for n College, to be under its care.
Among the resolutions reported by tho com-
mittee, nnd adopted by Prcsbv lory, was the
follow ing:
Resolved, That in consideration of the
vast importance Of securing a location lor
this college, which shall be, ut tho same
timo eligible, healthy, nnd convenient ol
noces. , nnd also of socuring nn entire una-
nimity of feeling nud purpose on the pnrt
of this body nnd of the rhurehrs within our
bounds, when the point shall bo ehesen, this
Presbytery will hold n season of special
prayer, with refercrco to this object, when-
ever tho question of determining tho locali-
ty shnll come up for filial adjudication.
There were three places iu nomination:
Loclthar', Goliad, i)nd Victoria. After a
season of prayer, oh contemplated bv the
above resolution, members were called up-
on first for remarks, and afterward for the
placo of their choice. Goliad received six,
and LocMnrt throe voles. It is proper to
remark, that tho church at Victoria was
without a representative in this election,
tho delegate from tho Etlership having
failed to attend, and tho Moderator being
incapacitated from voting, except in cose of
a tie. Tho churehos at Lavaca, Indiano-
la, Brownsville, anil S.m Anionic^ were
Y
probably upon very roliublo grounds, that
at least throe of these would havo given
Goliad tho profcrenco.
Tho bids that wero offered at tho differ-
ent points, wero in substance ns follows:
Lockhnrt 03080 in cash, 2153 acres of
land, and 9500 worth of building stone,
within ono mile of tho edifice.
Goliad, tho building of tho old "Arana-
ma Mission," upon which the corporation
Ins expended $2,500 in alterations and re-
pairs, together with 20acres of laud upon
which it stands, with all of the old walls,
and building stone already prepared for use,
and ono leuguo of iho unsold lands of the
Town tract. Individual pledges of cash
subscriptions wero made while tho question
was pending, nmmdMgig to $1000—and
lands, in the county orfioliod, amounting
to 20,000 acres,
Victoria offered as an inducement, 810,-
000 on the pnrt of tho corporation, and
Presbytery had assurances that individual
donations, of both monoy nnd lands, would
bo of a liberal character.
It Is worthy of noto, that one portion of
tho grounds upon which tho"Ar«nnma Mis-
sion is located, coutnins a quarry of ovcel-
lent building stone, and another an abun-
dunco of limostone of tho finest quality.
Wo learn thero is to bo a "Grammar
School" In conncction with tho college,
which tho ProBbytcry have bound them-
selves to put In operation by tho 1st of July
noxt, with n good and competent teacher.
The present building, with but little altera-
tion, will bo admirably adapted to tho do-
slgn of such a school.
Tho noxt regular mooting of Presbytery
is nppiitnled tu be nt GonunUn on Iho third
Thursday of October, at 3 o'clock, P. M.
Presbytery adjourned, to hold its muel'
ings (should nny business require the
same,) during the eession of Synod, nt
Ilunlsville, on, and after the 30th of June
next.
Fruin the «V. O. I'icuyuue.
TDLKORAPUK ITCm
Nk\v VoilK, March 23.—Uecent accounts
from Buenos Ayres state that a great bat-
tle had berti fought between (ho forces ol
Koniib nnd these of L'rquiza, resulting iu
tho complete defeat of the former, and the
loss of four thousand on both sides. Rosas
lied to tho protection of tho English vessels
Í war. Urquiza bus advanced as fur as
Palermo, tho country sent of Rosas, Tho
accounts are cuntid' red unsatisfactory.
Ai-rivul of til Europa.
Nr.w Yohk, M ireh 25.—Tho Europa has
arrived. Cotton has declined one-eiyhth.
Sales ef the week, 55,000 bales, of which
11,000 bales havo been taken by specula-
tors and 21,000 bales bv importers.
Fhanoe.—A decree fias been Issued bv
t
-niiin ■
un fhii hdiunula liulkHu.
H'liiii Of lifF lii(lt'|i u(lfiii'C""l)lk-
íK ' ^jiy Lo*s of Life!
tin Ollíec, Jiut'tanolii, March ¡)0, '52.
liuil
Wo have t| unnounce the most heart-
ill
Louis Napoloou declnring that nn onth to trouble tlireeihours
support the President and the constitution pendenee imvjhguo
rending and rfcl.-tncholy calamity that litis
occurred on this co.ist within our knowl-
edge. The mrw stonmship Independence,
Cnpt, Cliarleu^tuddardi on her first trip
from New olfeans to tliis Bnv, is nftotal
wreck, the cin^o almost entirely IofI, and
six lives liist.friio circumstances attend-
ing the sad ev"it are tlrse: Tlio vessel at-
tempted to croti the bar at 10 a. m. Rlircli
20ib, without! a pilot, having on board u
good freight, iÁ)d about J20 passengers, be-
sides offieerstnd crow. Tho Louisiana,
I drawing overiffoot moro than thu indepen-
i denes, had cAni over without tho least
beartlelt emotion upon some, that truths -
fnnuds their meution, that their names may
be honored by all who appreciate nublo dar-
ing and humano hearts, iu this li.-t tho
rescued point toCupts, Nichols, Kerr, Law-
less, Cuuunings, i).ike, Messrs. Uimond,
Tin; IJmtkd Si-atia, Fuanui;, ami tub
Sanuwicii Islands.—The Washington cor-
respotuleiil of tho New York Journal of
Comm 'rc<^ iu a letter, says :
"it has been thought possible that a diffi-
Foster. tho mate and crew of tho Rabun, eulty would arise between tho U. States
the detailed crow of tho Louisiana, Morgan, and l'ancn, in reference tho Sandwich
Uailev, Serrill, nnd others who perilled their Islands. Should 1'ranee prosist in the do-
lives.' Cnpt. G. lleald Bav Pilot, Alfred uiands sho has mudo on those Islands, nud
Da Costa Clerk, Wm. Randolph carpenter, ¡ oiiforeo them, as she has threatened to do,
and the detailed crew from tho Louisiana, | it will create, of course, u question of very
is indispensable to qualify persons to hold
oflieo in the Government of Frunce. The
before, but tho Inde-
lilot, undertoi k to cross
lie mile north ol tho chau-
bronk^rs r>.so high, and iu
ck violently on the bar.—
louts proved her to bo in a
jid tin* engine was crowd
the 2d
the roef, abou
nel, whom t
members of the Assembly who may refuse' (¡hort timo
to take this oath will bo regarded ns huv- Dm a fi'wjn-
ing resigiioif their scats. It is believed^lnit (jiio-lttjcrs sTtua'
Cuvaignsc will rui'oso tbiJO:i^uiid4that lie eif,ini| v*¡a éttéToáÁir IV forceJier ovor—
«■ill uf>/jMrir iii liio C'Baoifler n.id protest n- she worked nh-nd so littlo as to cause great
alarm and convince these on bonrd she must
become wreeli. Messrs. John Ayr and
r.aoghlin M'Kav, part owners, were on
board. It is enough for us to say that the
attempt to come in without a pilot, to say
I lie Ica.t, was censurable, but it is not our
wifli to li .rrow the feelings of iho-'; alrea-
dy in di.- tress.
H 'Oil alter lb-! vess I struck, ('apt. Win.
No.hols, ene of the pilots, boarded iter, and
ftjr. Morgan attempted to do so, but was
the ;siv¡unped in tho breakers, and escaped inr-
,vns mwly with his lile. About noon, the !u-
gainst all that has been dono since
of December, and I hen r> tire.
It is believed that on tho opening of tho
Chamber, on the 20th instant, Louis Napo-
leon will bo declared Emperor.
Rumors aro current that the arming ef
the fortificntious in Paris i* progressing ra-
pidly. It is understood that N. I). Persig-
tfy will be Minister of Foreign Affairs.
EnuIiAnd.—Parliament reassembled
tho 12th iust.
On tlio opening of Parliament, on
12th instant, tho Russell reform bill was
on !
withdrawn. Tho Earl of Derby has given
iho programme of his policy. The newdr-i
cree of Louis Napoleon respecting the Uni-
versity of Franco has caused a great com-!
motion in the literary world.
Austiiia.— A serious conspiracy to over1
throw tho Austrian government, was on:
loot, nnd troops were movmg. Every pnsi.
between Austria and Turkey was guarde/,1, |
Tvokey.—A consplrnev, having for its
design the overthrow of tho government,
Iiiih been discovered in Turkey. All the
largo towns have been strongly garrisoned,
oud every bridge and li rry is guarded.
Balti.hohi:, Murch-23.—The U. M. Con-
sul nt Panama, has informed tho Depart-
ment nt Washington that eight hundred
Americans aro on tho Isthmus with spuri-
ous through tickets for California, issued
dies declining the hazard oí the frail boats
alongside, Judge Webb, of Austin, Mr. Jas.
D. Cochran, ol Lockharl, and three Ger-
mans were brought off. Directly after,
one of tho vessel's yawls, manned by Mr.
llubblo Hovoy, tho chief mate, and two
men, look on the young bride of Lieut. W.
Jones, U. S. Rifles, the wilb and three
children of Mr. Stephen Minott, (late ol
Kingston, Jam., moving to Gonzales,) and
young Mr. ilorrell, of St. Louis, Mis.-ourl,
(nephew to (>en. Somervell.) and instantly
followed a scene of agony and horror, tho
recital of which chills our blood. The boat
filled iu leaving tho ship, and capsized in
tho furious breakers. The mate, iu a no-
ble effort to sustain and save Mrs. Jones,
sank with In r to rise no more, and before
aid could be had, tho greatest consterna-
tion and shrieks prevailing on board, Mrs.
.Minott and three children perished togeth-
er, lhe helpless innocents clinging to her
sequence. ¡to the last. Both husbands were witness-
Tho war at the Cape of Good Hope basics of tho horrid scene. Mr. Ilorrell was
terminated. Tho Kaffirs havo made an
unconditional surrender.
by Palmer &. Co., of Now York, ami that
many families wero in groat distress in eon
TheSwi s papers confirm the reported,
settlement of the difficulty with France.
B vi/ri.MoitK, March 25.—Tho reported I
rupture in tho Cabinet and the withdrawal |
of Corwin, Imft been authoritatively declar-
ed to ho without the Rlightesi found 'lion.
Tho following letter, which we copy
I'rotn the Mobile Tribune, will be perused
with interest. Mr. Queries' proposition to
tost the sincerity of iho Massachusetts men
rescued in a lifeless condition, but restored
by prompt attention. No farther effort
was made during tint duv to carry off iho
KOSSUTII IN JACKSON.
Jackson, Miss., March 23.—Kossuth
was received by Guv. Footo in tho House
of Representativos last evoning, nnd made
a lengthy speech in reply to one delivered
by tho Governor. Little or no enthusiasm
has boon shown in KobbuUi's regard by tho
citizens of this placo, nnd it is not at all
probable that his doctrines will bo receiv-
ed with any considernbtadegreo of favor in
Mississippi, Ho will find no material aid
here, that is certain. Ho is by no means
so fluont in the use of tho English lan-
guage ae ho h«* boon, represented by the
northern presses—or, at ail events, ho does
not show it hero. Ho is expected to leave
here to-morrow for New Orleans. He is
spending tho day witH Gov. Poete.
Now York city ia to raise $5,732,708
for expensos in 1852; and 93,417,770 of
this sum must be raised by direct taxation.
Mouii.k, March 2, 1852.
To the Gui'cntur of the titule
of Musxachusctls;
•Silt:—I observe that ono brunch of the
General Assembly of tlio State of Massa-
chusetts has thought fit to appoint n com-
mittee to institute enquiry ns tu what ac-
tion shall he taken t<> procure Iho restora-
tion to freedom of tho three m gro men,
who wero a short timo since sold at Gal-
veston, Texas, under the laws uf that State,
and purchased by me.
Willi a view to facilitate thr labors of the
committee raised for the benccolcnt purpose,
it may not lie doomed inappropriate to placo
them iu possession of thu main facts con-
nected with this transaction.
I happened to bo iu Galveston nt the
timo these three negroes wero detected in
the act of kidnapping or abducting slaves
I'rotn their owners. They were tried under
llie laws of Texas, w here the offence was
committed, found guilty, and of course sub-
jected to tho penalty imposed by the law
of that Stale, in tho execution of this law,
they wero exposed to public sale and i be-
cttmo tho purchaser, and they nre now my
property.
If the Legislature of Massachusetts or
tho abolitionists are really sincero in their
Jispnsition to restore to citizenship nnd lib-
erty these negroes, I will afford them an
opportunity of doing so. They havo ex-
pended much sympathy and philanthropy
on the slaves of the South, and surely they
will nut object to expending a little money
by way of illustrating their fidelity.
1 will, therefore, proposo to this commit-
tee or to tho abolitionists generally, if they
will pay me tho amount of money it has
cost to reclaim a fugitive slave iu Boston,
they can Imve these negroes. This propo-
sition I consider fair, liberal nnd just; and
it will bo regarded ns a test of the sinceri-
ty of thoso who manifest such a lively in-
terest iu the wnlfnro of this peculiar people.
My place of residence is Mobile.
I am, respectfully, your obedient ser-
vant, _ SAMUEL QUARLES.
Violent and Dkstructivh Stokm.—
On Friday night, tho 12th iust., the settle-
ments in the luwor part of this county wero
visited with a tornado both violent and de-
structive. The town nnd neighborhood of
Chappell Hill appear to have experienced
the effects ol tho tempestuous breath of the
storm in a greater dogroo Hian any olifrr,
neighborhood wo havo hoard from, though
considerable damage wns done to several
forms in other portions of tho county. At
Chnppel Hill tho frame of a large wnrc-
room—tlio property of Messrs. Ruthven &
McDado — which had just been removed
from Warren and put up, was blown down
nnd much injured. Tho iron bolts of the
dour shutters uf a store-house were snnppcd
in twain, by tho irresistablo forco of the
tempest, with ns muchenso ns a child could
break n broom-straw; nnd a lightning-rod,
which wns adjusted to another store-house,
was, in an instant, doubled down to tho
shnpo of a lish hook. On tho form of Mr.
Hargrove, in tho vicinity ofChnppell Hill,
the damage was very serious; about eight
hundred patinéis of fenco nnd an out-houso
being blown down. Thero wero other
farms in that neighborhood damaged, but
to what extent wo havo not tenrttod.
(Washington Lone Slur.
passengers, all the bouts being crushed to
pieces.
At day-light on Saturday the 27th, the
steam propeller J. W. Rabun, Captain It.
Million Kerr, having been advised of the
wreck, ran down and anchored inside Iho
breakers, about -100 yards iu front ol the
ill-liited independence; and iu conjunction
with Captains Nichols, Cumtnings, D e-
row, Mr. George Morgan and others, made
i'V(.ry wtr~.ll will' itin I'm.,u !I«.«A. I- «■-
tri,v(!rW the piiisi ngurs. About noon they'
suceeei 1*1 in rescuing Mrs. Lucy Mitchcl,
ol Grotor, CV<nn., and Mrs. Charles W.
Eldridge, of Ml. Carmel, Illinois, (mother
and sister of Mrs. John Henry Brown, of
indianola.) with four other Indies and nil
infant; but from tho increased violence of
tho breakers, and tho loss of their boats,
wero forced to desist.
In thu meantime, Messrs, Webb and
Cochran reached the U. S. mail steamer
Louisiana, Captain James Lawless, nt the
Indianola anchorage, at ¡U i'. 3T. same duv,
with tho sad news. She had on a full bead
of steam, 111 waiting for the New Orleans
passengers, then near by on a sloop, and in
thirty minutes they were on board and this
noble steamship under a heavy press of
stenm foi tho wreck. Our senior, (Mr.
Brown,) happening to ho at the anchorage,
and learningthat his relatives, before nam-
ed, were on tlio wreck, went down on the
Louisiana, and, from that time, witnessed
nil that passed.
In the stream at Docrow's, Cnpt, Kerr
mot us, ho being in n yawl, enme on board,
and from that time he, Cnpt. Lawless and
tho gentlemen wo havo already named, act-
ed iu concert. The Louisiana came to two
miles abovo'tho wreck, under Pelican Is-
land, nnd manned her two lifeboats nnd
ono qunrtcr boat, Capis, Lawless,Kerr and
four men in No. 1, Mr. II. Potter Dimond,
chief mate, commanding No. 2, and Peter
Foster, 2nd mate, tho quarter beat. Arri-
ving iu front of the wreck, nbout !i00 yards
distant (now half an hour to sun set,) the
tho breakers rolling like high hills, Mr. Di-
mond wns ordered if possible to reach the
vessol,—and never did a man make a more
noble and daring effort! Whilst in the
midst of the breakers, his bout swamped
and rolled over nnd over, tho crow clinging
to her, nnd by an almost supor-huin'Hi el-
I'orl got through, half a mile above tho In-
dependence. It was now dark and the sea
became more dangerous; but the dauntless
Dimond baled his boat, and made a second
attempt to savo the lives of others, ut the
hazard of his own, in which hifi boat again
swamped, floated ¿nsido tho breakers, and
¿vas ngai(j bailed.. Yet uiidnuntud^ie made
a third struggle, and for tho third time was
%^ampcd; when, finding his nnjp foiling,
with a roluetant henrt hat gave up tho ef-
fort, nnd floated inside, two of tho crew be-
ing in nn almost lileless condition.
It was nowell) o'clock, tho wind rising
rapidly, nnd all hopo for tho night gone,—
Pires were built on tlio shore, signals set,
and dispositions made lor a day-light effort
mi tho morrow. During the latter part of
the night distress guns were tired by tho In-
dependence, wBich, with tlio roar of tho stir f
added to tho horrors around.
At day-break (Sunday, the 28th,) tho
work was renewed—oilier help camo in the
ñamo ot'Cnjit. J. Duke, and others frointhe
bay, nnd about 8 o'clock the first life boat
load was laken off and transferred to tho
Rabun;—at 3, p. m., nil were safely on tho
same vessel—the Inst gun was fired, and,
amid loud huzzas, tho distress signal was
tnken down, nnd thu ill-futcd ship, nlready
broken in two, abandoned to the mercy of
the sen.
To discriminate among gallant men on
such nn occasion is not our inclination or
purpose; but tho praises of all on hoard or
in view of the scene, were heaped with such
aro highly complimented. Wo should also
state that nt the request of Cnpt. Lawless,
rtti Sunday morning, we sent nn express to
Indianola for moro help, especially the cus-
tom house I i lb boat. Tlmt appeal was
promptly answered by tho life boat with a
volunteer crew iu part, Cnpt. Boehner,
with the Louisa, and others, who against
a strong head wind, got down before night,
though after all wero snfe. But we cannot
nnmo all, and no doubt have omitted some
as meritous ns some wo have mentioned.—
Where all engaged did well 'we can add
no more.
But llu ro is a dark side to the painful
scQy, reflecting upimjpoor human nature
to shame. Some few wrsolis in shore (who
they wero we know not) appeared to be
callous to tho scene before them, and tu be
led nwnv by the love of plunder. The crow
ol the New York schooner Clinton, Cnpt.
SMITII, lying in the stream with cotton,
manned her yawl with six halo men ami
spent the 28th in picking up floating bag-
gage, furniture and merchandise, against
the entreaties of those around them to <ro
to iho wreck. A part of the crew of the
Independence robbed the passengers' bag-
gage, boxes, &.c., and after becoming intox-
icated, mutinied, nnd made an attempt to
g.i ashore on n raft with their booty, leav-
ing the passengers on board which was pre-
vented by the coolness of Cnpt. L. McKay,
to whose praiseworthy conduct throughout
the passengers bear willing testimony.
In justice to all concerned, we will intro-
duce here tho following noto from our broth-
er-in-law, Mr. Eldridge:
",/u/iii Henry Brown, Esq.—Di:ar sin
The following items wero communicated
to me by Cnpt. McKay, respecting tho loss
of tho steamship "Independence," nnd 1
placo them at your disposal. I was in my
state room till near the timo the ship struck
and consequently know nothing personally
ns to tho facts of her going in. In sub-
stance Cnpt. M. said—
'On approaching the bar at Matngord
Bay, n signal for crossing was made on
shore, with u flag on a pole, as we suppos-
ed, by a pilot; and judging ourselves right,
we attempted the crossing. As soon as
slio struck the shoal water, she sheared to
tho north, and the cum nt being very
strong in the samo direction, slio was
brought on the bar at equal distances from
deep water on either side. Every effort
was made to save the ship by throwing over
her enrgo and working her engines, but
without avail. She remained heavily thum-
ping upon tlio bur for 30 hours without bil-
ging, tho ongiuo most faithfully performing
its work until the water extinguished^he
tiie lires."
"It was a feurful nnd distressing termi-
nation of a trip that bad been commenced
nnd, till then, prosecuted under tho bright-
est aiij.|.i„(v_ iilfunlinsr the jireatcst satis-
faction to nil the passengers,*of which tho\
had designed giving a public expression.—
IIow far culpability attaches to the Officers
of the ship for venturing upon tho luir, un-
der any circumstances, without a pilot, 1
am not prepared to say. But of ihis 1 am
perfectly .sure, that though the I iss of their
ship to them wns great, they fell it as noth-
ing in view of the precious lives that wore
sacrificed to a watery grave.
"And i would bear evidence, which nil
the passengers, so far ns I could learn, would
corroborate, to the calm, judicious and de-
voted efforts of the officers nnd owners (on
honrd) particularly. Cnpt. McKay, for the
comfort, protection nud safely uf tho remain-
ing passengers whilst exposed on the wreck.
"Yours, trtilv,
CHAS. W. ELDRIDGE, of III."
Such of tlio pnssongers ns saved their mo-
noy, offered liberally to reward their deliv-
erers, but in every instance it wns prompt-
ly refused. The Income reply was, "we
havo labored tosave lives—not for money."
Under these circumstances, u contribution
wns raised nnd committed to the manage-
ment of Mr. Eldridge to procure appropri-
ate medals to ho presented to Capts. Law-
less, Kerr, Nichols and Mr. II. P. Dimond,
representing respectively the Lousinna, Ra-
bun and the Pilots and their assistants.
We append a list of the passengers as
full ns wo could get:
Passi tigers—Charles W. Eldridge, Indy,
Mrs. Mitchcl, Buchanan, lady nnd 2 child-
ren, Tcnnemnn, lady and 2 sisters, Thomp-
son, W. O. Slienly or Sliily, 1.3, from Illi-
nois;—Judge.Webb, Cochran, three Ger-
mans, S. Poured, Fred. Chnninan, W. Lit-
tle, N. Lutschkn, E. L. Jordan, 10 of Tex-
as;—J. W. Broach, lady, 6 children, broth-
er nnd 3 negroes, J. W. Okes nnd brother,
Ilorrell, J. W. Prcwitt, J. M., John nnd J.
A. Qiiinn, Mrs. Quinn (this name is doubt-
ful) nnd daughter, J. M. Anderson, Broach,
nnd Reeves, 21 of Missouri;—G. Rueker,
S. Diedrich nnd Col. 1). P. Sparks, .'5 of
Louisiana;—MeCarter, lady and 1 child-
ren, J). D. Williams, Thompson, Indy nnd
1 children, 10 of Mississippi;—J. W. Jones
nnd '1 negroes, M. Halliburton, Indy, 7chil-
dren, servnnt nnd daughter with 2 children,
G. Barber nnd servnnt, 20 of N. Carolina;
—Stephen Minott, Indy, 3 children, nnd
nephew Donald MeKyiv 0 of Jamaica;—
Mr. "Minott's Governess, 3 Indies nnd ono
child, f>, (names wo did not get, but their
friends uro in this list;)—Miss Haffeny,
Stewardess;—J. M. Brcm, lady and child,
3 of Tennessee;—Lieut. W. E. Jones, lady,
her cousin T. B. Edmondson nnd 1 servants.
7 of Virginia;—Cnpt, Palmer, U. S. A;—
J. B. Bruce. G. Alexander and W. A.Bick-
ley, 3 of Alabama,—Sob. Mnlzicher, C.
Baumgnrten, 2 of Germany;—Totnl 117,
besides her olHccrs nnd crew, nbout 50, we
suppose, or 107 souls all told, 0 of whom
perished ns abovo stated.
Dialogue.—Sam, my undo Abraham
had such big feet that lie had to get out
of tho bed to turn over; and Aunt Sarah's
were so big that the shoemaker had to
work out of doors. There wns another
brother who was so tall that they would not
let him voto, bocnuse his head was out of
tlio county. The fntltcr of this family had
such largo loot that ho had to put his pant-
aloons on over his head.
•l' .i can you tell mo wlint is ti Virgin?'
'To be sure I can, Jimmy !'
'Well then will yc boafthcr doiu it?'
'Yes, it's jist n woman that's nivor bin
married at all!'
'Bo ya in urnest, Pat?'
'Yis Jimmy'.'
'Tho saints In hoaven bo praised then;
my mother is a virgin; my father niver
married her at all, sure.'
serious importance between that govern-
ment nnd this.
l.i.-t July, our Executivo Government
notified the French Govi inincul in u spe-
cial dispatch, that this Government would
not permit, without iut> rlV renco, any at-
tempt en tho part of France, to take pos-
session of the Sandwich islands, or to estab-
lish her powt r over them. Tho message
of the President ofthe United States, at the
eomineio i incut of tlio Into session, ulso
shows ih a it is the fixed and necessary pol-
ios of liii: enunlry to preserve iho indepen-
dence ol the Sandwich islands. Wo ulso
learn, from into and authentic sources, that
our Government has given ussurnuces to
ihf iiuthoi Jk s tú itm siauiw U b ¡slutids .that,
I heir ¡ndcpoTiipncc sljiffl bo pfbscrifcd.
I leurn from naval officers who have vis?
i ted the Isluuds very often nnd have h.d
opportunities to notice their present condi-
tion in comparison with wh t it was ten ur
twenty years pgo, tli.it tho nativo popula-
tion oi the Island is fast decreasing. The
result must be iu the filial e.xtincii li ol the
aboriginal race, and iho substitution lor it
ol the Anglo-American race. The settle-
lie ut of tho Pacific const by Americans, tin 1
thn iivro frequent commercial intercourse
with Asia which is to result from it, will
expedite the settlement <f the Sandwich
Islands by our people. A lino of steamers
is already established or proji < led between
San Francisco nnd these islands. It is
well known that the authorities of tho Is-
lands wish to make tho people ol the Uni-
ted States ill ■ ir heirs nud successors, nnd
that their sovereign has been invested with
power to place tho Islands under the protec-
tion ofthe Umled States in the caso emer-
gencies.
Under these circumstances, it npponrs
certain ihrit tilo Sandwich Islands must ul-
timately become inhabited by people of the
United States,and he possessed and govern-
ed by them. That tlicy will also be politi-
cally connected in some form with the Uni-
ted States is very probable, as their dis-
lance from Sun Franeisce is only 2,100
miles, and ns they are iu the track of cin-
trado to Asia, ''tul on the route of our whal-
ing vessels. Whether Franco will under-
take to expedite ibis result by enforcing
her threats iu regard to these Isluuds, is mi
interesting question."
Gkn. Scott.—Gem Scott appears to be
much more '•incase" with Northern Whigs,
i lian Southern ones, rather a singular fact,
as he is a Virginian, vol iu view of his
Northern Free Soil predilections, it is net
surprising that Southerners should refuse
to support liini lor the Presidency. It dot s
seem to us that the American people have
seen enough ofthe folly of elevating to the
Presidency mere uiilil irv che l'tain-1. fir n.
Scott is lilis and no m -re—his whole life
litis been in tho army—by nature bo isom
of the vainest and most haughty public nu n
in tlio Union, nnd with it nil, an aristocrat,
tu off-set which. Iitt is a great General, no
more. We should regret to see such a man
made President of the United States, nnd
at this crisis iu the uffiirs of the
wn should regard it ns morally certain thai,
if t locted, bo would lie iu tiie keeping of
Northern Free Soilers, n class of men lor
whom no true Southerner has any ntfinitv.
When we see men born south of Mason
and Dixon's line, imbued with those north-
ern ideas on the subject of southern institu-
tions, ns Gen. Scot I nnd Thomas II. Boil-
ton, we havo no faith in them;—the hope
of northern votes has led theui from their
faith, nud the South, ns ono man, should
opposo their elevation to power nnd inllu-
enco. At present, it seems that the con-
test for tho Whiir nomination will bo be-
tween Scott and Fillmoro, tho hitler being
the strongest in the South; the result wo
think very doubtful. On the Democratic
side, there are Messrs. Cass, Buchanan,
Douglass, Dickinson, Houston, Marcy, nnd
Butler, seeking the nomination. Wo think
Buchanan, Marcy, nud Dickinson, stand no
chance. The contest lies between Cass.
Doily lass, and Houston, with Butler as the
most probable compromise man, should the
others all tail. It is only in this way Ba-
ler litis nny prospect. Douglass will carry
the largest sectional vote, the great North-
west, while Cass will be first choice in ma-
ns States and we think second best in ma-
ny more. Tlio result is really very nn-
certain, but we inclino strongly to the
opinion that the great contest will bo be-
tween Douglass nnd Cass—tho hitler's
prospects nre improving. We cannot ar-
rive nt nny data upon which to calculate
Gen. [logon's prospects, but wo feel quite
confident h will not be the nominen.
[Indianola Bulletin.
Tin: French Confiscation.—A letter
addressed by the late King, Louis Phillippe,
to Cassimir Porior, on ascending the throne
touchuig the subject of confiscation nnd the
lorecd sale of property, litis just been re-
published in the English journals, nnd will
be rend with interest at this moment. It
is ns follows:
I have to inform tho President of the
Council of Ministers, that my conscience
and my onth not permitting mo to sanction
any measures contrary to the charter, I re-
gard us synonymous with confiscation—
which the charter absolutely interdicts—all
sequestration or obligation to sell property
possessed in Frunce, whatever might bo the
delay allowed for effecting the sale; for in
my conscience I consider that every obliga-
tion to sell in a confiscation.
LOUIS PHILIPPE.
New Oiieiiua Murket,v
New Ohluans, March 27, 1852.
Cotto.v.—Tlio uufnvorablo advices re-
ceived by tho Pacific, Iho steamer of tho
10th iust., nnd by the Europa, that of the
13th iust., have hud nu other cíi'cct on our
market tliuu to make factors free sellers,
and up to this morning the stiles readied
48,000 bales at irregular but generally eu
sier prices. This morning tho letters by
the Niagara bringing many orders created
groat animation iu our uinrkot, nud led to
tho tule of fully 13,000 bales, mtiking a to-
tal for the week of 01,000 bales, tho larg-
est transactions durinir tho season. Tho
)
i
Mb. Clay' Health.—A Washington
correspondent of the N. Y. Tribune says
that Mr. Clay's health is declining nguin.
Tho wnrm south wind of yesterday quite
overcame him. Ho is likely to pnss thro'
tho eternal gates "ore June's swoot roses
blow." May the soft breath of spring
sooth his exit, and tlio inspiring odors of
Pnrndiso saluto his regenerated senses
while ho pusses to the celestial mansions
of on eternal felicite
outside figures apply to strong i
sisi-ippi Cotton. The bulk ofthe purchuscs
has been for English account. We quote:
Inlcrier "i a Cf; Ordinary t>4 a 7; Mid-
dling 71 a ?§ ; Good Middling 7¡ a 8 ;
Middling Fair a i>3; Fair
Hu.L'¿!¡ngt Kv. pcrjuril, l¡¿u KM*.
li tic UtijH', kyM |ht Il „ j u
lit t Hvvax, yellow, pur lb., a*«*3c.
Calico prinis 'j a 1 jc.
Coil'oc, Rio, U.Ü a U¿c.|Java 1^2 a lóc.
Chocolate, 10 ctn. p< r 11 .
Cu milis, sperm, per lb., «10 a 43c.
Corn IMful, per l bl„ 1 7j a $'.l.
Cider, pi r blil., I a
Dye# indigo, per lb. 0U a £|.
Flour, per bbl., Ohio £3 75 a 3 90.
St. Louis a 4 2'j
l \ atbers, per lb., 34 a 35o.
l'"i«h, Maekercl No. 1, per bbl. $10 50.
drain, corn iu sacks, óOe.
(Junpowder, per kog, $3 .V),
l'la H, B by 10 per box ol 50ft., $1 GO a I 75.
Gunnv ling?, Hi a Ujc.
I lay, pi r ton $15 50 a 16 25
Hides, Dry, (J a 7c.
Iron, ttngiiiili, per ton, 50 a $60.
Country bar, per lb., 4|c.
Lead, bar, per 11/.,;5¿ n Gc.
I.ime, Th"iUHííion, per bbl., ¿1 GO a 1 /5.
Most , per lb., a 3c.
Mollified, per gal., 17 a «Gc.
.\ni!n, per lb., 3 a 3$'!.
Naval Stores—
Tar, per bbl., £ J 50 a '2 75,
i'iteli, pi r bblM I 75 a $2.
llo.-in, 5'I -0.
spirits Turpentine, per gnl.,45 a 50c.
Yarnifli, per gal., '¿Oa *¿5e.
Oils— Lard, per ijnl., 02 a 36c.
LlriHoed, 07 a 70e.
Sperm, winter, I 40a $1 50.
i'a* tor, 6') a 65 c.
Provisions—Heel, IMeys, 13 a $14.
( In t se, A in. 7 a 8c.
Goshen Butter, a 24c.
Pork, .Mi'.-'h, ¿'!o\
Uacon, liaiiis, per lb. 9 a |0c.
Cnnvatwd limns, On lie.
Hacon Miles, a 0¿c.
I.¡ml a flje.
P..tut,., n, p' r bbl.', 80a ¿I |0.
P.'tints— Vt nui!li"n, p' r lb., vJ5 a $"Z.
Hi (I lead, per 100 II .,
White lit ad, $G 50.
Rice, per Ib. 3.J a 3Je.
S.i'/ar— La. brown, 2 a 5c.
Whill Havana, 6| a life.
Sail, l.iv rp.iol coarse. I nun store, 0>e.
Stui'I—IJngiiah JlliBter, peril) Uy.
American blistt red, 5j a Gc.
Soap, No. 1, per. lb 4 i a 5Jo.
Spirits—Am. Ur: n-ly, p -r gallon, 25 n 31c.
Holland Gin, UTA a 0¿¿c.
Jamaica Hum, I 50 a #1 75.
Rectified VVbiskev, 17á a lT.jc,
A le- lio!, jut ual. 40c.
Tal low, per lb., H a 6¿c.
I'- •is—Imperial, 30 a,$1 25.
V'ounir Hvhoii, 25 a ,£1 2G.
Wool, per lb., American, Ü a 20c.
Mexican, 13 n 22c.
LAVACA PRICES CURRENT.
Copied from the Commercial.
liiiL'giilL', |u-r yard. It) n I lie,
ll:iir Kn|>r, |!l-r 111., tl II 0c.
CnllV-c, llin, |"-r lb., !l ii lOe.
Ciirn, [u-r IiiinIii-I, 7.i n $1.
('oiton, p' r I'vvt., ti 50 n $1 75.
Klmir, pi-r bill., 5 n $!> 75.
per ilu/i'ii, ¡10 ii 40c.
Fish, i-mi, per box, | 50 n $1 75,
illiicki-rcl, per liurrvl, 10 a $lti,
l-'ruiis—liiiisins, per linx, '250 ti '#:t so
Drii-il nppli'8, por lli. (> n fie.
Dried pulidlos, por Hi., Ido,
AIiimuhIh, per lli., 1(1 ii '."¿p.
fliinpowilor, pi r lu'u, ti n ¡¡¡" 50.
(¡Iíiss, pur liox, '¿ ii JJ4-25.
Iron—]¡ii! lisli, pi• r lb., 4 n 5o.
Swi ilc, 5 ii Gc.
C:ihI i li •_£>«, 5 n fi;1.
J.nrii, per lli., II) n 12c.
Lumber, roiigli muí drceai-d, por M, 2-2 a 430.
K!iíii'_m , $5.
7,uili#, ij l
T.nnil, per bur, 11 n 7c.
I.imO, per burrel, 2 n £3.
MnltiHscfi, per gull,in, yOa 35c.
Nnils, per lli., 4 n 5c.
Oils—Ijilisei <1, per Kill., 00 n $|,
Luril oil, 75 ii ,f I.
Provisions—Huron Hums, pur lli. 12 n I5e,
Ilttenn sities, 12 n 124c.
Duller, per lb„ 25n 35c.
I'oIiiuk s, Irish, per bbl., 3 50 a 4.
Sivoot potatoes, 50 a 75c.
Mess pork, JtU.
Uien, per lb., 5 u flc.
Salt, per b¡i!f,2 25 n250.
Sugar, per lb , 7 u 8c,
Whiskey—Reclilieil, per ¡Jul,, 17 a I8c.
MononRiiliela, 75 a §1.
Iiidhtuolit wliolcKitlc PiiccK Cur*
rent.
Copied from the. Bulletin.
n.-iirtrinj, per yipcl, 10 a 10c.
Hale Hope, per pound, 8 n fc.
Cotton, per owl., go 50 a
Coil' o, Uio, per Hi., 10 ti I Ic.
Java, 10 n HJc.
Canilles, sperm, per lb., 48 ti 52e.
Star, 22 a 24c.
Conlngo, Manilla, per III., 10 n tflc.
Corn Meal, per barrel, ,$4 50 n 5.
" bushel, 1 ti 1 85,
Ciller, per bill., J5 n 10.
Flour, Ohio, per libl., $5 50 n 5 75.
St. Louis, §5 75 n 0.
Glass, t! by 10, por box, $2 25 a 3 50,
10 by 12, $3 a 3 25.
Gunny Hags, per bag, 12a 15c.
It'ules, dry, per lb., 54 a 0c.
Iron, assorted, per lb., 4 a 60.
Cuatings, per lb., 5 a 0c.
Lumber, assorted, per M., $-¿2 50 a 25,
Molasses, Texas, per gal. 22a28c.
New-Orleans, 28 a 30c,
7,ard per lb„ 10 a 12c.
tincon sides, 11 a 124o,
Sugar cured Ilatns, t4 a lia.
Rico, 5 a Co.
Sugar, Texas, 0J a O.fc.
" Louisiana, 04 a 8c.
Salt, fino, por bag, <2 25 a 2 50,
" coarse, C2 n 2 25. t
Tea, imperial, 00 a 1 25.
American Brnnilv, pergal, 50 n 75e,
liolland Gin, I 5lla 2 50.
Rertifled whiskny,20 a 28c,
Monongahela, 75 a 1 00.
CARRIAQF.8, lltiggies, and Wagons, lor salo
bv tho tindoraigiiod, cheap for cash, ctittlo,
mules, or sheep. CHlPMAN ti, CO.
Indianola, 9th Feb'y, 1852
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