ofa’.
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,.-I Mr. Mallory, of Va. rose and said that at the
as
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“' 7.’ Tflere thecriesof order, mingled with laughter,
.ibe resolution.
.was in lris~seat-. having made his spccizh.
- _ ed by the clerk.
‘;_Speaker—..c;ill the gentleman from Massa-
_ to inform my coustituentsthat I am here, ttioogu
I
t r . ,0
. ml that .09
_. ad tliereon. .
'3-.[‘ __A_datns,oltjer.-tetl. _
” Patton moved the suspension of the rule.
I Ciishinan asked the yeas anti nays. d
t_Vh¢n M’,-_ Biddle’:-1 us me was called, he aske
, her the‘ motion‘ was tlcbateable.
" he "Chair said it would be if the rule was
-.-:...‘;tended. . ' , -
5'3,-.‘B.’said he would i_lten vote for it.
hemotion to suspyettd prcvailed—yeaS 130.
60." . . - .
7i‘p..:"P'aitou t‘henofl"ered the resolution. He
: ti"'w‘as olfcred in a spirit of peace and corti-
._._,._._,.,ise_ [.~,,,.,t,e sake of. peace be had made
.:at concession o _ y ,
’ -;._._ .e'rctofore maintained. _\Vlll] a view to pre-
‘ ’a 'repit_iott of the painful scenes of yester-
, ~h'e'w-oultl now do what he had never before
9: as a member of"this House-move the
. -cious question. - 1 ,
:'*.'?.r. Adamslrose. under mttch excitement, and
2 1:.’:jesse‘d,'the,Clrair.
‘ocife'ro'tts‘calls to “ordcr" followed.
“ Adai;iis—tlie gentlemarrprefaced his mo-
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further action whatever,
wiili .rer,r'tarks. and——- y
. - - -. ~ , 7
,- remendous calls of ‘order. ) ”
.1,claiin .tl'1c privilege—("order. W59‘ ""l 0f
"were‘tleafet1ing.
I '.{‘he' {louse was d.videtl by it:llt)I'S, and the
previous question was sec.otttlcd-ycas 135-
, "The [main question was ordered to be put.
yeas 129. nays'G2.
1'Mr. Wise, when his name was called, voted
‘ea; remarking that be. however, was opposed
:3 the resolution, because it admitted the
right of the House to receive such papers and
troops. _
"-1 Thequcstion being taken OH. lhc 11001-“I0” Of
-Mr. Adams, in a loud tone, at the moment
wheqhis name was CallCd.'2HIS\\'CI'€'d. “I hold
this resolution to be a violation of the Constitu-
(ion ofthe United States."
Deafeitting cries of °‘ order"-—-but Mr. Adams
The resolution was atloptcd——yetts 1273. "3_Y5
'74. «After the result was aunotuiced.
l\1r.~A«Iarns said—-.rny name has not been call-
isiiixsatls. .
5 l-J\’1!". Adams-—l have answered, sir, and Ide-
sitctltat my answer be put on ll]e_]i}UI'l)ul.
~lSp_eaker——the gentleitiati can inniie noaiiswer
but yea or ris_\;. Mr. Aduirts risked leave to
move lII11[‘lIl5aU$\\'Cl', be recorded, ivlticlt was
Ielttserl. J
Mr. Vi-’i..e. not having ansncrcd to his name
When it wa_s“'called. rose and said: I ro.-:e only
‘tn_y-.:.w‘atr1e does not appear on the vote.
flast session he olfurctl at resolution in relation to
lt'rre’~Exploriitg Expotlition. callittg for irtlirrtna-V
llion relative to the same. The call was answer-
‘g-_.-l, and :1 more rniscrable evasion w_as never
painted off trpoit the public. The Secretary
now. says it will require one million more to
equip the expciliiioii. Tiic-re has btf€()‘gfOSS
titisinaiiagcineiit a'0l‘l'l€Wll(il'9.. I cltargc. Sir. ll“?
honorable Secretary of the Navy wiili gross iii-
k-...,~H-tetettce, and with hostility to the interests
~,, 5,33‘: Navy. All this I am ready to prove. In
:’-'1 'irst place, when lit the Senate, he votccl
:.:':<.:.st the increase of the Navy, and be 0.8Vt‘:r
~‘~~al'.l have beer. appttirtlccl to that orlice. _
j,"~.is hostility to the Navy has been manifest-
' rm: in an open, bold and manly way, as the
. of the t'lPparl[Tl8!lI. but in a mean and un-
‘-.,-t.-1d way. He has set an Ufltlllt‘. current at
against the Navy. The expcditiott is now
..-.--.tt-a coiitntaiider, It has been ullered l0
ulTtcers.' both of Wllom , l1flV8 refused ‘he
.. 1. The ships are tttlsbil‘-‘\'0Tll|_Yi b‘-‘W3’
;, as is at.-kitowl dgetl. for carrying coal or
: .-. ~...,r, than fiat circuttinavigating the globe.
"~"*’:?t coiirsc of favoritisnt had. filled the N8V)'
» ': : iss:ttisf:ir-tint). Millions Oi‘ ‘lklllars IWW
. l‘.e iii the tli-partmetit which the Sccri;-_ta,ry
_ .. _. in appritpriatu or use. liitlic itreantiitic,
‘case or‘ naval tltrcc is ever") wltcre requir-
-ome ofthe arsenals and navy yzl-"Lid ‘W’?-‘Ft?
without a single iniiritic to gtinrtl them. Every
1-use which hail been laid before him he had
aid over, without dcciiling it.
He rri"ilc runny" other statements to 1-linw that
h¢,SccfQ;1:_1r_\/ wholly tll-il't-‘gt’-1l'LlL‘lI the regulations!
tftho service, by \\illI(‘ll gross irzjiisticc had bccttr
.)..:.._
one to inilivi trails. The squuorou at l t.n-.it.o
f principles’ which the South state ofaffairs in Lower Canada.
from tlte_c.ommittees on Claifns, Commerce. and
from other standing committees. The r'.ornmit-
teeon Commerce also reported a bill for the re-
ijrganizzttittn of the Treasuay Department. and
a bill providing forlhe enlistment of -boys in the
Merchant Service of the United States. Both
bills were read twice and referred.
The session continued until nearly fotrr
o’clock, and up tothe ltwirrofadjiturnmettt forty-
seven private bills were read, engrossed, and
passed. -
LATEST FROM CANADA.’
The Montreal Hearald of the 14th and the
Gazette ofthe 15th, give further accounts ofthe
The regular
troops sentagainst the insurgents collected at St.
Ettstaclie and Grand Brule, engaged wiilttiiem
at the former village and totally dispersed tlrctn.
The cltirrch in and near which the latter had ta-
ken their position. was soon fired. andfaftertliis
the route commenced. Eighty ofthe instirgcnis
were killed and about 100tal.eii prisoners. The
loss ofthe roynlists. ascording to their account.
was only killed. The village appears to have
been biirnctl by them-—-aftc_r wliiclt the troops.
prot-c'eded towards Benoit or Grand Bride.
The N. Y. Courier ofDcc. 22 says "VVe
learn that letters were received here yesterdav.
which state that Dr. \Voolfred Nelson hntl§expir-
cd iit prison on the morning of the 15th inst.
The Sllfli-.‘flllgS he hail cridurcd in ciideavoring to
escttpc from the proviut-e,’are Sl:ll3(l asihc cause
ofltrs £39?-lllh
IMPORTANT FROM UPPER CANADA.
Recrui/ingfrom Americrrn Volunteers at BtIj'rz-
lo. d,'c.——Grr_-at excitt-,ini~.nt exists at Brill-slo. Af-
tertlie great meetin:-,, it appctirs. active measures
were set on foot to raise recruits. arms, &c.—-
Manyoftlie latter were collected in the Eagle
Tavern. Hatitlbills signed by the Ex-Mayor
and others of the executive r.-oititiiiitee, were is-
sued, appointing meetirtgs of consultation with
Mr. Macltertzie. Various pit=.t:t=,s of ordnance
were contracted for. and liberal offers were made
of land and money for volttnteers '
About 150 stand of the State arms were taken
cliiutlestinely the night ofthe l3tlt_lt'oin the Court
House at B_ufI'.-ilo, and carried to Black Rock,
where there is a Patriot force. actually assent.-
bled. and in whose possession they were placed!
and they were peaceably given up.
The magistrates ofthe Niagara district write
from Fort Erie. Dec. 13 to the l\'layorofBull'alo
complaining of the assembling of volitiiteers
within the American territory for Canada. and
says that they had called the C-atintla. ttiilitia. who
were mustered to the number of 1000; but littd-
ing no imnicdiale danger they were disinissed.
They say if volunteers are permitted to organ-
ize on the Arn't=rican side. intercourse must cease.
The Mayor ofBiiffnlo ansu crs in behalfofthe
v Common Cottncil that tl.ey deprecate all inter-
fercnce. but that their powers are too liirtited to
check the evils complained of. They profess
the iitmostttetttrrtlity.
CAPTURE or CoL. N1-:Lsot~t C0.‘s'FIR1li!ED-
VOLUI\"l‘)'21-.‘Rl5 ox THE VERMONT FI16NTIEP.--
By the Boston Atlasofyestarday, we have a let-
tcr from near the line in Vermont, (4-5") dated
Dec.-16, wltich statestltat news had reached
.tl:ere from Montreal to the evening of Dec. 14,
and that Mr. Nelson had been taken near Shef-
ford, andltad been committed to prison at Mon-
treal.
Great excitement exists oit the Vermont
frontier, uind the people are organizing irtto vol-
uiiteercorps. The troops had left Montreal for
St. Eustal-he on the 10th, about 2000 in all—-—a-
mong the‘ri werethe royal volunteer cavalry.
The Ilhittreal Herald announces the release of
20 or 30.,trisjoiiers, on the ground that they were
forced lt)_'pln the patriots.
1-‘ram: LOWER CANADA.
Ilionlrerl, Dsc. 18.—The Courier says “ Sir
John Collorue and staff came into town from
Grand i3',r»iln nnfizttnrtlay. at 2- P. M. 'with the
cavalry at an escort. Before leaving Grand
Brule a ntmber ofthe principal buildings were
fired, aitdin a very short time the entire village
was in (lanes. The extreme violertce of itsin-
ilinbitants.fu all-the outrages of the insurrection.
has been stch as to render this severe measure of
rctributinnabiinduntly necessary. There are
tiiiics wheimercy to the criminal is cruelty to
tlteinnocen.”
" 3'] ajor 'uwiiscnil,_ with the troops from Ca-
rillion, and’ strong body ofthe Saint Andrew's
Volonteers,ii':iveil at Grand Brulc shortly after
the main boy from St. Eustachc. On his way
he had firedliclittusesttfa fcw notorious rebels.
g, was lately urialtle to proceed to sea for the
'ztnt of brca-_l.
ow boat was attached to the yard, But one
urgeon iit some cases, had been assigned on the
. eiliterrrtttcan station, to more than ‘:1 ltlIl‘.Llrf?t.l
"lick. Oncc having had the honor to serve the
lbituritry in the Navy, and faelittg a deep interest
in that arm of the national (l-ufencc, he had
brought this statement bolore.Cittigi'ess. and he
hoped it would give rise: to some innvetiteitt on
the part of the House in regard to this sttbycct.
jilre did not wish to iri:_tkc this a party» question.
]L.,wa's a txiulltil‘ wlticlt concerned all partic-s——
v:i)'ic.lt concerned the honor of the country-the
Vtvélfure of the count_ry.
The Secretary was bouriil from a re_-_;artl to
tltte interests of his party to resign his situation-—
hut as this was not to be expected. he would give
notice that he should bring the subject to the
notice ofthe House in a more formal way. He
had avalicd hiinself ofthe wide field of remark
offered by the subject before the cointnittee to
aim these stateincnts, and he would willingly,
at arty time. make them more specified, and
offer the proofs to support them.
On motion, the committee rose,
— Friday. Dec. 22.
-iThe Senate had the same bill under con- -
sideration which was before the Senate yester-
day, and part ofTltursday. .
lthad for its object the suppression of all notes
under five dollars in the District of Colurtibia.
It makes the offence of passing any bill under
five dollars indictable. and authorizes a fine of
fifty dollars or less for‘the commission of the
oflence-—one ltalf ofthis sum going to the rascal
who may ioforrn on the offender and bring hirri
gojudgrnertt. and the other half to the District.
_ .Mr. Clay, to-day, in a manner muclt more
excitedithan he is wont to be upon any political
‘ question, gave his opinion very freely of the
He
told the committee ef Finance, in just so many
avords. with his eye upon Mr. \Vright, the chair-
‘ ’ man, that “ they ought to be ashamed ofthem-
"gel es-for introducing such a bill,"—-that it was a
' wretched and miserable picayiine atfaii—got up
to oppress the slaves—the free negroes—-the beg-
gars--the poor woinen,and children of the Dis-
Mr. Preston responded in
similarterms. and nearly all the Senators spoke
either upon one side or the ptlier. The bill was
finallv passed, after a session of more than four
measures and men of the Administration.
' trier of Columbia.
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1...-1"’
=.'.r.rv':-i.’ 17:‘. -'
,§’lt‘.‘tt .
. in“,
No carpentcr able to build £1,
, but [tad tnetvitli no resistanc.;."
3 Exlractnf letter from Colonel the Honorable.
,John Maitlail. dated St. Scbolastiqne, 16th
'._ December. 167’ ; ~
i‘ " On my aproach to. S1. Scltolastiqur, I was
met at the enunce ofthe village by about 300
men with whit flags, who came to surrender
tlmirtsclves, ar deposited in my cttstody about
50 stand of ans. On my getting irtto the
villoge.I saw:;veral groups of lzabilans as-
semblecl from-lilfereztt parts of the parislt,
amounting to liver six hundred persons. They
all appeared loo very humble. and received
the troops with iequcnt cheers for the Queen”
UPPER:,-ANADA MOVEIIII-:.N’l‘5.
From Navy Itzud.-—-'[‘lte statements of our
Buffalo ')orresp0lent, of the Patriot force on
this island. 8l'6 C(firix]e(l,
The Buffalo Jamal says. " They have also
a number Uffield ‘races. an 18 and 24 pounder.
and a good suppl of small arms. They are
forlifying their enimprttent; and from its fa-
vorable position. it‘;-ll require rather more effi-
cient lI'0Up3 than ll“-aw militia of the Canadas
—hEJlf0fWl’l0|T| C8011 be trusted by the Queen's
officers-—todislotlgeie liberals!”
P01-ITIUAL TACTl;.—-We wish just to call
lllfl attention DI‘ the '-gemen (pf Co[)nec[iCu[ [0
the effitfls Which ‘he lco-focus are now making
throughout the Stale. sustain themselves un-
der the pressure Ufpub 0pi.,i,,,,_ Their read-
ers llaVe DOK been 50 Ultiotlful ofthe " signs of
the limes" 3310 b‘3l"5elble toltlie danger which
hangs CV8? lll6m59l"35.tl1e remnant‘ of their
party. their places. ptis and perquisites.-
However hollow their pgensions to parrgmism,
lhiiy are altogether I00 p()li(ican3 nut [0 un.
derslantl llle 0111805 in llpolitical horizon. and
they are too depply itllefted in the result ofthe
garnelltey are playing. l9el at ease undcrtheir
beclouded prospects.
Amongthe evidences o'i_,is feefing, rwihing
can be more striking t.lianj,_-if change of policy
towards that portion of thl;fi,rn,er friends and
supporters. who ltave becoit disgusted ,1,-m,,t,e
radicalism. ultraism and M-}5h,,ess of meg,-
leaders. and who have hatll'?,e||;genc,, and in-
dependence enough to avowhe'-,--,,,,p,,s;,;0,, .0
the preposterous doctrines ut,,,i,,,,, L,,¢_-0-F(,.
coisrri. None, for instance. ‘,1 i,3,,e fm-g.,,,e,,
lIUVV blller Ille Hatlfttrtl Tlltl; under [he S".
P"""l5l"“ “”"l‘" M‘ N”-es &'il. has been irt its
LICIIIJIICIHIIOIIS ofthe " 'L‘\\'zIlIlC,f.‘ and “ (jogs-er-
vatives." Tltey have been mlhemned and
. .......i._..t rt: traitors. apostates. ll ances and ,_.x,
w ‘r *" l.
~" . t--.~ ;'2ell
' ' » L '.'».tr=.;j- “ , ,_
181580. ,,v I ' _ V V. 5 ..,.,,.‘, ‘-‘_,_ -1:;-V-".'w i,r.’..‘.,,'.:._.',.,.;-. .,‘,vly._": i;',:;‘';}['g_-[_a>','.L !_ .,’,
Am” f01'm'°u.plim -0 H I in ,W .7 it Hr‘ - Ill»?/I 7x. .' "L '1 J i’
-‘ _ - - --I .1‘-V... _I,-r L, _H_rg,'; __' . '..'Ll». . V .
A fit felnllllllg III6 UUIICQ In . - d I . ‘V . ‘K V‘, I‘ JTICS
This bill has pretends to rP_]‘||LU at t.... p- _ 4 “mg
igrmy.-..r by the fire in New York-
qpaasodtthe Senate. 1
a first and second time. and re_fe;ror;l to the com
guittce of the White House.
The above bills were read linatly rid of such a “mongrel LI! and WM,
- what infinite gusto has it profeseclt ,u,.,, ,;-,,m
overto the Whigs. where they be2,ed_ s A"
Tlie Sherill'ol"tltt= county went to demand them.
all who ltave read the Hartford Times for-.the
last few months. _.
, But now. mark the change! How different
the tone which the Times and the junto who
control it have now assumed towards the cast of}
Twaddlers. Now, all is smooth. flattering and
conciliatory. Peace, brotherly love. mutual
concession, reconciliation. union and harmony.
are now the catch words in public, while private-
ly and confidentially. various flattering promises
are made to those who are supposed to have
any influence among the Conservatives. An
agent who has before been eiriployed for similar
" domestic missionar-y” operations, has been
sent for from Washington. and has ltcld private
conferences. and made numerous overtures of
peace to the “ insurgents" in this city. Besides
all this, tremendous efihrts are making througli-
out the State, by mcansofCoiinty Conventions.
&;r:.. to rally and organize the scattered troops of
Loco-Focism.
Now all this means—what? That John M.
Niles’ seat in the U. State Senate for six years
longer, depends upon the result of next Spring's
contest 3 This. irt connection with the othcr
" considerations" usually involved in our Spring
elections. explaiiisthe whole matter. Only give
"the gentleman from Poquonocli” an assurance
of hisplace foraiiother term, and how soon would
he and his brother Loco-Focosagaiu kick olftlie
Conservatives. and again damn all who sllrtttltl
dare to hold an opiniort of their own! \\"e be»
lieve. however, that these movements are urtdcr-
.~‘.2t)0(.l, and their object duly appreciated. and we
only nlliitled to them, that the people may ltccp
an eye upon them, and to show that the friends
nrlitieriy hzivcsanrczlringto do in the .appror.cli-
ing contest. J
Let the people, then. not be deceived. Let
them as their brethren of Maine, Massachusetts
and New York have dotie. prepare for a vigor-
ous coritest—and as the time approaches, let us
be ready to tnalt_ea- firm. united and gallant
charge. and the powers of L_ot-o-Focoism shall
be as effectually tlislorlgcrl and driven out from
old Connecticut..as:tliey have already been from
their former strong holds. Maine and New York!
—l\’orl/tern. Cour.
THE * coNctt.t.t'iitt).\>- MEETING
AT H.-\R'l‘F()R,D.
From the Patriot Democrat.
The much tallied of “co,nct2ssion" meeti.‘.g,
which according to the honied words of a few
interested individuals was to restore uuiou_ and
liiiriuony to the Democratic party, was held on
\Vedi1r-rsday eveitinglast—.o'tly about 200 per-
sons taking part in the meeting, It accomplish-
ed about as much towards that object as was rx-
pected, and that wasjust not/ring None of the
fathers of the Democratic pnrty,wh0 have fought
its battles in “times that tried tnen’s.soul.-,3’
were to be found tltere--and Ill‘.-‘I.eI.'1(I of fulfill-
ing their promises of conccssion—-that notliing
should be said or done whicltcvery democrat
wou'd not approve, (which promises induced
some honest democrats to sign the " call” that
can never sanction the doctrines of the Loco-
Focos) their principle measures were proposed
lfor the sole purpose of meeting the views Q/‘none
gather than (he Loco-Focosgrznd they knew full
';well that the Democracy could never unite with
,them in the support of such measures. One of
'the resolutions approves entirely of the Sub-
.- Treasury scheme, though it is called by another
,nantc. The originators of the tnectitig, no
‘doubt, would have been fully satisfied had no
other resolution been adopted, for that was the
sole object for which it was called, whatever is
said to the contrary. By this time, probably, it
is herrtlrled at Washington that the democrats of
"Hartford have expressed their united approval
of the Sub-Tree ‘*7 sclteme, and our worthy
,Sen:ttor is mztlr.:.=_ -...; tr.‘ ..-.1 .3 .._:c. of the
trcsolntions to pro; -- ' 1 Ti
- t
and ltis efforts 1 av "1 .
lBttt we trust tl‘-.= ‘it. '1'.‘ I .a¢= ;.~ ,:
l
brig Perl. 19 day: from Vera Cruz, states that
the courrtiy was in a ver.y unsettled state. and at
revolution was expected daily. No Mail had
arrived from the city 0! Mexico for a week pre-
vious to his sailing.
Mr. Barber of the Register, has got to beat
Hartford Convention federalist—his democracy
is not dccpenough for this weather—and so the
Loco-Focus have bought him out—-nttd the Re-
gister. it is expected will hereafter go the “ entire
swine" for trite democracy. The new arrange-
ment we learn will take place on the 1st of Jan.
next,when we shall have all the particulars,
and an opportunity to remark upon them.-
Palladitmr.
From the Nantuclret Inquirer.
PI-ZRUVIAN A.\"riQui'rtEs.—Capt. Benjamin
Ray, ofthis town, commaiiilcrofthe ship Logan,
recently arrived at New Bedford from t'ne.South
Seas, procured while on the coast of Peru some
singular relics. the circumstances under which
they were fuiind rr-ntlering them peculiarly cu-
rious and interesting. His ship touched at the
port of Guarmeyin Truxillo, about Int. 10 S.
the inhabitants of which have discovered in their
immediate vicinity, the sulrerranean remains of
art ancient city. from which they had dug out
many remarkable vestiges of former generations
——and cnnerning whose, history or fare on re-
membrance or even tradition survives. He
visited the site, where the excavations were still
in progress, and personally examined such por-
iionsofthe ruins as had already been penetra-
ted. . The wallsof numerous edifices were still
standing. several human bodies had been exhum-
ed and many liouslioll implements and other
articles of various descriptions brought to light.
The bodies were in a wonderful state of preser-
valion, the hair, the nails and ioteguments re-
maining entire as in life. and the muscularstruc-
titre but little shrunk. though perfectly exsicca-
ted--.-the eilects. possibly. ofthe nitrious proper-
ties oftlie circumjacent soil. The positions in
which these mummies were found, leave no doubt
that the populatiitn, who are supposed to have
numberedsome 30,000, were overwhelmed in
the midst oftheir ordinary occupation by some
sudden and terrible convulsion of rtatitre. The
corpse ofa man was found in an erect attitude.
arrtiilst whose dress were suitdry coins, which
were settt to Lima. where it was decided after
minute inspection that at least two hundred and
liliy years must have transpired since the occur-
rence of the fatal catastrophe In one of the
buried houses Capt. Ru saw the body of a female
in a sitting posture. wrapped it: it loose cotton
robe. wlto, when overtaken by the comtnon ca-
lamity must have been engaged in weaving.
with the materials of lter vocation in her hands
and around her. A small peice ofcloth. partly
woven, was streched before her upon asort of
read frarne.aod in one hand she held a sharp
thorn8or 10 incltes in length, on which was
wound a quantity of fine cotton thread, ofa light
brown color :, parcels ofcotton and worsted yarns
of various colors were also lying near. Capt.
R. procured the ttrtlitnished fabric, the thorn or
spindle. and several samples of the threads.
The finished portion ofthe clotlt is about eight
inches square. and apparently embritccsjust one
halfofthe originally intended dimensions.
What a theme for contemplation ! How lit-
tle did the poor victim dream that this specimen
of her patient handiwork should sleep. with her-
self. in darkness. for ages. era the eye of anoth-
Latest /'1om-JlIexi'co.- Capt. M‘Laren. oi ..ic’
cotton, doublerland twisted. very even, of vari -1
nos degrees of fineness, but averaging about the
size ofcommonlmilting cotton, The prevail-
ing colors are reddish brown of different shades,
blue, and OCCi!Sl0!tilll_\' scnrlet—the threads ofthe
latter color being of worsted-the whole varie-
gated Will? While- The tex:ure is quite thick.
and still firm. anti is tvrougltt into figures, gener-
ally of a small diamond from. the under side re-
sernolingin its st_vle,o.f rnaniifacttire that ofthe
borders ofthe fasltiortahle merino or cashmer
.-hawlsofthe present day. The threads upon
the thorn or spindle are not doiublerl,ant] would
compareiii fineness with the sewing cottons usu-
ally numbered 100. These however are so
much dccayetl that they may be almost pulveri-
zerl between the fingers.
Capt. R. also obtained two grolesqttelv form-
ed cartlicn bottlcairudely, yetiingcniottsily con-
structed, ofa species of clay which was either
nearly black originally. or acqttireil that line by
baking. One ofthese, containing about a pittt.
is shaped somewhat llltf‘. a quail. with a sprint
2iucltts long rising from the centre of the back.
from which a ltandlc extcntls to the side. The
other is a double vessel. connected in Siamese
fasltitttt at the ce=t3«re,_ and also at the lop, by a
liandlc t'cachin.i; from the spout or nozzle ofone
part to the upper exireiniiyofilie otlier—-the lat-
ter not being pC‘l'Ii):‘.',t[cl_l, but v.-miighr {mo 11,9
likcucss ofa very‘unprcpossessing human face.
Just at the hack oftliis head, and in tltc liandlc
aforesaid, is at small hole. socontiived that on
blowing into the mouth of the vessel a loud and
-stltrill nttte is prcttltttzetl. sitnilarto that of n ‘.-:03!-
swrtln's call ;llic~ u,t.§i:z,:t ortlii. Wlrlsilltig appara-
tus is not readily perceptible. \Ve know tint
that the structure or material ofthesc vessels dif-
fers from that of more modern articlesofthe kind.
of Pertiviari or ’li’ir=xicon inanufttcture, speci-
mensofwltich are not rare in our museunis and
cabinets. ' i -
Persevere .’—-We learn from the Lancaster
(Pa.) Examiner. that Joltn B. Suiith,one ofthe
nientltcrs ofthe House of Representatives from
Philntlclpliia citutity. is a journeyman printer,
and that in the Senate of that State, there are
foitr practical printers, itatncly, ‘;Vlt:s:-‘rs. Rttgers.
Peliz, Strerreii, ai:oKingsbury. Mr. Hamerslcy.
the Clerk of the Senate, is also stated to be a
practical printer.
0:?’ The trial ol'Frost. the steam doctor. for
the murder of Mt‘. Frenclt. a patient ofltis, by
rinsing bun with Lobclirz. terminated on Satur-
day. Tltcjnry after delilteratiiig between 4 anti
5 ltottrs, rendered a verdict of iitanslaughter. in
the -‘Lib tlegree. and recornmeitded him to tnercy.
\Ve shall publish the trial next week.
flett.t=8I;3sr:'t- isrirrs €ttrrrttt.
1:\'Ix_oLz«:s.u.1a.
Flour, wliert. per bbl. $8 75 a $09 '25
“ RYE “- 6 75 a 7 00
Indian Meal " 5 00 a 00 ()0
Wheat, perbusltel, 1 95 a 2 ()0
Rye " 1 1-2 a 0 00
Oats “ 0 37 a 00 47
if-trier *4 0 97 a 0 00
9"“ ‘‘ _ O 85 a 1 00
Plaster 1st quality pr tan 3 50 a 0 00
Beef, mess, per bbl. 14 00 a 1.5 00
Pork. 4‘ ‘s 21 50 a 2-2 00
Butter, perlb. 0 14 a 00 23
Cheese 0 08 a 00 9;}
hard " r 010;, a 0 11
Salt, Turks Isl.'pr bush. 0 37,; a 0 O0
New York Cattle Market. Dec. 18.
_Bt:t-:v1«:s--"7 a 89 50, forming an average of 8,
20 per cwt.--an advance of 25 cents on the last
week's prices. ‘
Cows <3: CA.t.vt;s—20 bead were sold at25
3:18-£0. -
' -- "" ' "rt"?-—2a $4, and 1 a 3:2 for
,. _ ,_._ '\~'
I -, _ _ —._
at‘! i; > ‘ "'¥'_-‘._‘~'i_ ,3? --.;,; -, pr;
-’.:;:s: ;
In this town, on the z‘-nit znsi by :11: la: 5:1:
Hall, Mr. Tliortias Carpenter, of Darieu, to .2.‘-i.-.-.?
Fanny Deinarcst, ot't\'0t'walk. 4
At Wilton, on the lztli inst. by the Rev. Mr.
Bowen, Mr. Jacob St‘ John to Mrs. Sarah Hyatt.
Al. ‘T.lll.0!l.I|l’L’lh".W,3 cltutclt, On Suntlay
eve-ninglttst. I)_y'I.ll' ttev. Mir. Shiinenl. Mr. Wm.
Knapp, to Miss Jane Smith. Oii---the same evening
by the saute, Mr. Clapp R. Rockwell. to Miss Bet-
sey Cr_oss_.
. ‘iiirrb
In this to: n, on 'l=liui-sday evening last. Mr. Jesse
Curtis, aged about 59 years.
At Dar-ien, on the IOIII inst. ofa distressing i.Ii‘ir-as
wl:i;-.h was borne with Christian patience and resig-
nation in the hope ofii blessed iminortality. Mr. Isaac
Richards, aged '.£8.;a1:ttx-s..-tntl6 months.
OTICE isltereby given to the stockholders
ofthe “ Union Manufacturiitg“Company,”
of Norwalk, Coiin., that a call of one and one
half per cent. on the capital stock of said Com-
pany, lias this day been tirade by the Directors
thereof; and that payment of the same is re-
qitired to be made at the orlrice ofsaid Cotnpany,
No. 96 Nassau street, New York, on or before
the 6th day ofJanuary ricxt.
R. R0 WLEY, President.
SA:tttmL G. BLACKMAN, Secretary.
Norwalk. December 25, 1837.
"'UTICE.—A Meeting of the School Vi-
sitors will be held at the South Academy
on Friday evening. the 29th inst. at 6 o’clock,
for_the purpose of establishing regulations for
visiting the several schools itt this School So-
ciety. The following are the names of persons
appointed to that office :
_Re_v. Mr. Hall, Rev. Dr. Mead, Rev. Mr.
D|ClHH‘30Ils Rev. Mr. K tox, John A. Weed, Esq.
Hon. Clark Bissell, Ansel L, Hart, Thomas B.
Butler, Noah Wilcox.
_ JOSEPH S. MEEKER, Clerk.
Norwalk? December 26, 1837. lt’.'2
. NOTECE.
THE Annual meeting of the Stockholders of
the Sugar Hollow-Turnpike Company, will
be held in Norwallt, at David Stevenson’s Ho-
.tel. on Monday, the 14th of January next, at. 2
o’clock, P. M.
CHARLES THOMAS, Clerk.
lorwulk, Doc. '24, 1837. 3t42
THE Annual Mecri.-. of’ the Stockholders in
the Nowtown and orwalk Turnpike Coin-
pany, will be held at the Norwalk Hotel, in Nor-
walk, on Tuesday. Jan. 9th, at 4 o'clock, P. M.
to transact the usual business of the Cgppany.
J. A. WEED, erk.
Nor-walk, Dec. 26, 1837. . 2t42
_ N UTICE
IS herebyfigiven, thtittjlié firm of COMSTOCK
81. WEED is this day dissolved by mutual
consent. . The business will be continued by
Seymour Cotnstock. All persons iudebtcd,whose
accounts are of six‘ months standing, are re
quested to settle witltout delay.
SEYMOUR COMSTOCK.
JOSEPH W. HOYT.
N ew-Canaan. December 27. 1837.
CASH $'roRE.
THE subscriber offers for sale hla stock of
Dry Goods. Dry Groceries. Hardtvare, Crockery.
Drugs, &.c. &.c. forcasb at low prices. Addi-
tions will be made to the stock now on hand.
The public are invited to call and examine
Goods and prices.
er mortal might rest upon it! ‘The threadaof
gm, "fa ,,,.;,.m5 ch‘a,8.;re: were then reported this must be perfectly fresh in'_tbe rtilemion of
which this cloth is __cotnposetl, are principally
SLEIGH BEI_.L_s._
3 STRAPS SLEIGH BELLS, for. sale.
by WM._J-._S'1‘REET.
Norwalk, Doc. 23, 1337. 42
GUN S I GUNS X 3
LARGE assortment of Percussion Lock
GUNS, a. first rate article. Price $5.
WM. J. STRBET.
Norwalk. December 23'. 1837. 42
SKA'I'ES.
A LARGE assortment. of first rate SKATES,
for sale by WM. STREET. A
N OrW'tlIl(,D€C..§23,' 1837. '
.STU! '1-1Hot.,DEn*s MEt:'1j1:tG,
‘HE St.ockholdér’s of the N_orw_a.lk Maitu.
ftcturing Company, are hereby notified
and warned, thttta special meeting of said stock-
holders will he held at the Norwiilk Hotel on
the 28th instant, at. ‘Z o’clock_,' P. M. '
By order of the Board of Dircc‘ors,
GEORGE ST. JOHN, Secretary.
Norwalli, Dec. 1-1. 1837. 2t4l
FOR SALE.
A GOOD second hitnd two horse LUMBER
BOX SLEIGH, and double HARNESS,
for sale by the subscribers.
HUBBELL 8L CO.
Norwulk, Dt.‘Ct:-Hillel’ 16, 1837. 41
"30, LBS. REFINED SALT PETRIG. for
“fig sale by J. A. WEED.
YE STUFFS of every description. for sale
cheap for cash. by J. A. WEED.
42-’ boarding house.
____,-.-.
-. r» x. .0.-
... J... _, _
F0111 S‘ALE,.‘.
. THAT} valunble,estt_tbliahm‘ent1IO.
cnted at the Old VVeIl, iii the town
of Norwalk, Connl, -long occupied-
-- - E” as a house of. public e‘-'iter,tI.intncnI._
and it favorite resort for News-Y_orkera_in the.
summer settsorb The place is situated upon the.
west bank of Norwttlkriver, within 20 rode
the steamboat docks, from which steamboat: ply.
daily to and from New-York. Tltoug_b,a,uac.epe.
tible of great improvements. it. already P,0.$I,¢ll.-_
es all,thc requisite buildings and accommoda-
tions for it first rate public house, or--s_.u,n_tn,I_el'._-
Money may be made h_v._sclI¢
ing ofi? part of the premises for buildinga,rt_d}va.~,
tci-_ lots. Capitalists and speculators in reri.I'eI-.
rate will do well to visit the premises, in the.
place will be sold very low. For further partig-.
ularsapply to_'Ein1o. T. Merwin, or to the sub-_
scriber. ' " HARRISON DAVI%.
Norwalk, Oct. 24, 1837 _ ~ __ tf'
ATTENTION !
EADER-—if_ on are indebted to STE-
VENS & B LDEN. and your account
has stood four months, they, wish you to ex-
prcssly understand that they tvaitt you to pay it
without delay. " ‘
34
Oct. 31. 1837.
PIANO FOR SALE;
A FIRST rate second handrlfiano for sale.--._
Inquire of the subscriber_. at. the Cttbinul.
\Vare Room, foot of Mill Hill.
. XVM. A. BA_RLOW.
Nnrwztlk. November 14. 1837. ‘36I'_
To (Its II..norable County Court to be Italtlerr. at
F ar'rfl.:lr1. u-itltirt arid jbr the County of F air-
field, on the 1:: Tuesday of January. A. D.
I838.‘
1 HF. petitit‘-it of the lllt(Ir'l‘:llg‘i‘l8(l, Selectmen of
the Tpwii pf llcrldiiig in said County, respect-
fully S_lle- cth. thin Z.ti..\to.v Hut.r., who belongs to
said 'l‘o-.-rn of Bedding. and is an inliiibitrtnt thereof.
and resides therein, lt.-is an estate real anti personal ;
that the said Zatmon, him, through age and
sickness, fallen irto ‘.1 state of mental imltecility and
has become, and now is. non rorrrpos mantis. and by
Selectmen of the
Town of Bedding.
[tilting care of hirnselfor of managing his afl‘ttit's.
upon finding them triit-., to appoint some proper
and estate, both real and personal acrortlitte to the
Dllteil at Rt.-dding, this 18th day or December,
11- S. iioUoit't‘oN,
NEW DOUBLE HARNESS. Price
CALICOES dc FRENCH CAMBRlC_S.,’
March 23, I837.
\Vestport, has limited and allowed six
LEWIS N. NASH, Jr.,
claiinsthereto; and has appointed the subscri-
ineet on the business of our said an-'""”l”“-"." 3‘
said \Vestport, on V
"VIlf‘lC‘I‘0l:€’, your nctitioners pray your llonors to
pr rson to be Conservator of the said Zalmoa Hull,
Statute in such east: made aitd provided, and your
A‘ D. I837.
('UR.'I'IS F.-\N'l‘()i\‘. i
$15 cash. Inquire at this office.
38
3 PIECES calicoes and caiiibrics, for
N {It'l‘ECE.
months front the 6th day of November, A. D.,
an assignee debtor of VVestport, in said District,
her Commissioners to receive anti examine said
"the dwelling house of Eliad ‘V’ Falfcllll-dt i"
D,,c,3mt,e,._1g37,. (Hill on Saturday. 0163- 501 day
inquire iitto tho trntlt ofthe facts ltercin alleged, and
ivlio Slltlll have the caic and clrtrge of his DBYSOII
petitioners as iit rtuty bound, will ever pray.
.toi't-N ED.uo.\‘Ds,
FOR SA LE.
Nnrwalk. Nov. 27. 1837,
stile by STEVENS &. BEL Nag
HE Court of Probate for the District of
1837, for the crLcditors of the estate of
represented insolvent, in which to exhibit their
claims, and we hereby give notice that we =0“
V.,.z..-sday, the 2'Zth day of
of May, 1858, at 1 o'clock. on each of said days.
r;F.RARDUS BOOTH,§ Commission-
, '." TONES, ers.
. - I . ~ 1 3:-10
.,.-‘ -z.-.51.-; E‘;':: 2 «-
"3.-' 3“.-it is . .3 ~ '1 ':;.,:':‘ .1; ::
Fancy Boxes, moi;-.,-e~_-= w;
for sale cheap at the Toy Shop, ’ - -1
Bridge. G. I .._._»'-_:_.,i,,;~,
Vv,rANTEDtt
AN ttpprentice to the Watch Making and
Silnerstaitlt business.
LEVI CLARK-.
Norwalk, December 7th, 1837. tf 40
4 OR SA LE—-‘Z00 bushels Rock Salt,
and 30 Pork Barrels, cheap.
W-Vantcd to purchase, it quantity of good Buck-
wheat Floitr, for which cash will be paid.
Also--All those indebted to the subscribers
whose accounts have been longer standing than
one month are requested to call and settle’ with-
out delay. ' JOSEPH S. MEEKER.
Norwalk, Dec. 5, 1837. tf 40
03” Something that must be attended to.
I ‘HE subscriber anticipates making new at-
rangements in his business. and therefore
finds it absolutely necessary to call on all who
are indebted to bitn on Book account to make
payment immediately.
Recol-lect--e-Immediately.
E. G. \.VHEELER.
Norwalk,Dec. 4. 1837. 6t39
LUMBER. 5&0. 31.01:.
45 Bunches Colborrt's X -—.-- and no
brand SHINGLES
200.000 Mercht. Pine Boards
100.000 1st and 2d clear, do.
50,000. 1g, 1,}, and 2 inch Clear Panlt
50.000 “ “ “ common do.
20.000 Pine Siding
10,000 2 inch Spruce Plank
10.000 lginch do. do.
Hemlock Boards, Joists and Titnber
15 inch Pine Lath
Cut Nails, from 3d to (iinch Spikes
ALSO. a general assortment of DRY GRO-
CERIES. .
The above will be sold very cheap for cash.
0'5" Those indebted will please recollect that
Book accounts are outlawed in 6 years.
SAMUEL JACKSON.
East side Saugatuck Bridge.
Westport, Dec. 16. 1837. 6t41
GRAND .9-:?iOClAI. nALL.
J. H. FORCE E
M
OST respectfully informs the_ ladi_es_ and
getttlemen of Norwalk and its vicinity,
that his Grand Social Ball will take place an
Friday evening. Jv.n.5, 1838, at. J. Stevens’
Hotel, Norwalk, on which occasion a n_.l.lIIIb9l' Of
Fancy Dances will be brought forward in the fol-
lowing order;
Hornpipe, by two Misses;
Indian War Dance, by 8. gentleman E
Jockey Hornpipe;
Sailor’ Hornpipe, by a gentleman E
Fancy Dance, by a. young lady;
Dwarf Dance, by 11 gentl_etnan,&.c. &.c.
Tickets two dollars, to admit one gentleman
and tvyosladies, pig he, had at
. tevens ot.e.,
D. Stevenson's do. i Norwanb
N. Gregory's Stage House, Stamford.
Mr. Goodman's Sterling-Hotel, Bridgeport.
First rate Cotillion music is engaged from N.
York for this occasion. The number of Tick-
SEYMOUR COME,’-_I'OCK.
New-Cantu. Dec. ?7tb, 1837, ' ’ tf «T2
at: are limited.
Norwclk, December 18, 18-37. 41
II
icason of his want of uritlerstauditig. is iniapabltz of
1| small plug Tobacco, Snufl‘, Saltertttus Starch._
. in abundance.
T TO RENT-—One half or ifs’.
"t’¢+' House lately occupied by the sub-_
' sci-iber. Possession given il1_lll_l9di,_-.
_ -» Htoly. Inquire. of .
' GEORGE W’. JENNINGS.
Norwttlk. July 18. 1837. 193;
tizatlsrfttgt at @171 llwrlt. I
FALL AND WINTER FASHIONS.
HARLES M. KNAPP respectfully iiiffort_nn-
his friettdsaiid the public, t-lint he has just
returned from New-York, and has obtained the
latest Fasliiona. He feels grateful. for past fa-
vors,und still solicits his share of public 94;-
ronage. Work will be done to ordtr, and no
pains shall be spared to give satisfaction to all
who may favor him with a call.
The subscriber, for‘ the present, has made.
such arrangernents, that any article ol goodi in.
his line can be had to order. Persons wishing,
to purchase can get. goods of any desct-iptiut,_
and as good and cheap as elsewhere. He will; ’
endeavor-, as far as possible, to accornmodnto.
his customers. Goods on hand at present will"
be disposed of cheap.
kegz?‘ Re;dydmat1l‘elClot£t3irttg, g00dfTl'lll'll:in °,
on an . so u ons o vane -
scriptions for Coats, ovier Coats, and Children’I
Norwa-lit. (Old Wcll,), Oct. 23, .1887. 88$!
, ti? CHE‘.-1P crrocE1rrr'js.ggi
THE subscriber has Just received and offer!-
for sale, Rock Salt, Sack Salt, Canal Flour
common‘, and fancy brands, St. Croix, Porto;
Ilélicp, I'I8.V:nl'la,Ycl’llBllcIdI and IOIIIJI‘ SUglql'L.ns_V;U%~.
o asses, est. min ‘on, ysonw t It 1
Souchong TEA, Pgotaiilli. Tammmd 9: P0“-.
Hams, Codfish,Mackei-el. G-*’“"‘l 00,398. Java}
Coffee and other kinds: 3‘-“'°°m5v R9-15 "15 fmll.
1_,_ to (;d_ n port:-nf, urran-ts, Prunes Citron,‘
Rice, s,,,.,.., mould and dipped Can es, Pilot
Brena, Soda and Milk Biscuit, Madeira and Brtt- .
t_.lI Nuts, Almonds, Oranges, Butter and Cheese. 0
Indigo, and almost every article usually kept. in
a. Grocery Store, all of which he will sell cheap“
for cash or ready pay. . ‘
JOSEPH S. MEEKER.
N orwalk, Oct. 2. 1837.
IN EARNEST;
To all whom it may content. I
r-Q-‘coca
».:.~—r .-':
notice will "trove,
".~L‘iil:'- .’.-.i~: Witt. 'ttcglGi.‘i- iitis
to settle with a third person,_ - ,
GEOR,-GE COMSTOCX-.._
Norwalk. Nov. 141.,183’Z.,
NEW Booxs.
A SUMMARY ornr.
.z_
Gall’s System of Phra-
nology, trttnslated from
the French.
* Ernest Maltrt
‘ " ' -1 - ' novel by Bulwen
Attila, a novel by G. P. R. James.
Zinzendorf, and Other poems by Mrs. Signat-
ney.
And many other new work; ust received by,
, J. A. WEED. "
Norwalk, November 14, 1837. 3811!:
FASIHIONAB LE MILLINERY.
N RS. TINDALL, would respectfully il-
. fortn the ladies of Norwalk. and its vicini-
ty,that she'has commenced the above busineii.
a few rods west of the Bank, where shc intends
to keep on hand an assortment of fashionable
miliinery articles. ,_
Norwalk. Oct. 16. 1836, 3216'
NEW But)._Ks._ -
HE Manhattan Collection of Music, In
Thorrias Hastings, adapted to the use of-
Classes. Choirs. and Congregations. ‘
The good Fellow, a novel.
The Whig Almanac and Politician’s Register .
for 1838. containing tablesof the votes for Presi-
dent, a list of chief Executive and Judicial ofli-
cers ofthe United States. Members of Congress.‘
Anecdotes, Boo Mots, écc. «See. For sale b
P ’ - Jo AI
Norwalk. Nov. 27,1837. 38%.
FOR SAIAEg
A HOUSE and seven act'es.ol-,-
meadow lnnd, situate on Belden-'1,
Hill, in the town of Wilton—now
- . ~ occupied by the subscriber. There .,
are two good wells upon the place, and fruit trees
ANDREW JAMES.
Wilton, Sept. 25th, 1837. 29t
DUTTON SHED CORN. .
THE subscribers have purchased of T._ B.
Butler, :1 selected and choice lot of Dut.-'
ton Corn, raised from Seed obtained last spring
from Albany, which they offer to the farmers of .
this county. This kind of Com. which while,
it will yield as much or more than either of t.b_e,
kinds usually planted in this neighborhood, anti,
weigh from 4 to 6 pounds more per bushel-,—t,n_:It-_
ing it. proportionably richer and more! n1_ttritio_us_
rncal—is sure to get ripe and to be all sound.‘ '
It is computed that an extra sum of 8509, ex-
pended in the purchase of this kind of Com fotg‘.
seed last. spring, by the farmers of thj_s_ court_ty,_
would have increased the value of the‘ir.eo{r,t,‘.
crop, at least 850,000. Those who wish tohej
aura of obtaininga remuneration for their‘ -labor.
manure and lo.nd,bestowed upon tlteir corn crop.'_
will secure seed of this variety for their rttjax";‘_
spring’: planting. , HUBBELL 5!. ‘CO. " '
Nnrwalk. Dec. 18. 1837i . v. = ” tr: .4}-
ASSESSORS BLANKS. for theyear 1837.
together with a full assortment of law"
to, 0
miscollanoottszblttnka. for sale b
1011 WEED.
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Norwalk Chronicler