MARINE DISASTER—'l‘I-IRILLING
NARRATIVE. ‘
Capt. Berry ofthe ship Vicksburg. which
arrived last evening from New Orleans; "9'
ports that on the 5th August an object hav-
ing the appearance of__a boat was discovered
about three points forward of the we_athei‘
beam. , The ship’s course was_ir'nme.diately
altered toward it, and on reaching it was
hove to.‘ The boat was taken alongside and
seven persons received on hoard who proved
to be the captain and crew ofthe Br.'schoon-
er‘Orange, lost on the voyage from Jamaica
to Matnnzas, Al-ax. McDonald. master ;. Wm.
Young, mate; Edward Cook. R'_¢l’_i"d
Evans, John Brown, seamen; William
Rozeve, ordinary seamen, and Robert _Wil
kinson, cook. Having been l3.days in a
boat l4 feet long, they were all as might-be
expected in a weak and critical _ state, and
three of them had to be lifted on board. The
youugest of them (Wm. Rozeve) was much
emaciated and totally insensible; and ‘al-
though every means wasgused to restore ht_m.
he only survived three hours, and at sunrise
his body was deposited in the Sa.ilor’s Grace
with the solemn and impressive service. of
the Protestant Episcopal Church. During
the night the mate was delirious, but has
since, withftbe rest, almost regained his usual
health. Their desire for water was very
great, and much care was at first used in
administering it to them; and it was not un-
til the third day that their thirst was satisfi-
ed, at which time each person had used three
gallons of water.
Capt. McDonald stated that on the 24th
July at 2 A. M. when about in lat. 2'29 45‘
N. Long. 850 4’ W. the schooner was sud-
denly capsized in rt heavy squall from the
Eeistward. The lanyards of the weather
rigging were immediately cut away. but the
ballast having shifted, and the sails and masts
being in water, all hope of righting was at
once lost. Fortunately at the time the boat
capsized the jolly boat, being stowedbottoin
up on the long bout, turned over, and all
hands succeeded in getting in and got clear
ofthe vessel, which at almost the same mo-
ment disappeared. Thus they were left at
the mercy of the waves without provision or
water, or even on our to guide the boat. Pa rt
of a seat was broken off and made use of to
steer the boat, which was kept before the
sea till day light. During the day the
lining and foot boards were broken off and
converted into a mast, on which was spread
the C5ziptain’s shirt for a sail. The boat was
steered to the southward with the hope of
falling in with the land, and in the afternoon
a bark was s: n standng to the westward.-—
Ou the 25th, there being no appearance of
land, the boat's course was altered to the
westward, before the sea, with the hope of
falling in with some vessel.
From this time to the 28th ult. the wind
continued from the eastward, and the boat
was steered westerly. On this day, for the
first time, it rained for about two hours, and
by using two pair of shoes (which were all
they had) and wringing their clothes, they
succeeded in getting about a pint of water ’
each. From this date until the 3lst_ult.
they continued without seeing‘ any vessel,
and without water. On this day and the
next it rained for about two hours, and suffi-
cient water was obtained to quench their
thirst for the time. From this time to the
6th of August the wind was south east, and
the boat’s course was to the North-VVest, and
no water was obtained——during which time
their sufferings was very great. On one of
these days a bamboo was picked up, and
found to contain four small fishes about two
inches long. which were divided, and con-
stituted the only food they had while in the
boat. On the morning of the 6th of August,
threejships passed them. but it was supposed
the boat was notseen from them. The dis-
tressed voyagers, were however, soon gratifi-
fied with the sight of the ship that afforded
them relief.— Tribune.
More Private ZVIa.z'ls.-—It is SI.-ll.t"d in a
Cincinnati paper that arrangements are ma-
king to extend the system of Private Mails
between New York, Cincinnatti and St.
Louis. '
Allen street C/i~uiclt.—-'I‘he Allen street
Presbyterian church of this city, recently
under the pastoralcare of Rev. Dr. Cheever,
now traveling in Europe has with entire
unanimity invited Rev. David B. Coe, of
Milford, Conn. to become their pastor. The
call has been accepted, and the pastor elect
will enter on the discharge of his duties the
15th of September.—-N. Y. E-mngclist.
A Disgraceful Aflair in our Harbor.—
There was a prize fight on one of our outer
Islands in our harbor yesterday, between
two persons ‘tamed Long and F. Smith.-
The contest lasted two hours and twenty
minutes, and Long was declared the victor
on the l06th round. The match was for
$200 a side, and there were private bets to
the amount of $800. Smith was severely
punished, but no more than, any man should
be who would disgrace human nature by
engaging in sucha brutal business. It is
understood that the combattants and parties
interested in their belaborment left Boston
in a sloop at 2 o’clock yesterday morning.
Boston Post.
Horr-id’Act of Lynching.-—On the 5th
inst. n mob at Frederictown. Madison county.
Mo. broke open the jail with axes, crowburs,
&c. took out a man named Smith, under sen-
tence of death for murder, and hung him to
a tree near the jail.- The Coroner’s Jury
found a true bill against the murderers, and
several of them have been arrested and com-
mitted for trial. Several have also made
their escape. We hope they will receive
the punishment their guilt deserves.
Land Slide.—The batture at Carrollton
broke away on Friday night to within a foot
ofthe principal Leeve. A man by the name
of Peter Emery, who was on the bank, was
precipitated into the water and drowned. A
considerable force was at work yesterday to
throw up a leeve. which will restrain the
water should the old one give away.
‘ N. 0. Bulletin. I2tlt.
One of the baggage cars of the Long
Island rail road, containing baggage for the
Camp meeting at Farmingdale, was burnt
up a short distance beyond Jamaica, on Sat:
urday night.-American.
. Arrival of. the Acadia. '
The steamer Acadiaarivcd at Boston on
Suitday afternoon 18th, bringing intelligence
from London and Liverpool. up to the 4th of
August.
Markets remain pretty much as they were
at-the time of the last advices‘-—cotton7 firm.
and the business of the manufacturing dis-
tricts presenting favorable aspects. From
the agricultural parts of the country, the re-
ports ofn probable abundant harvest were
general. _ '
The Parliamentary proceedings for the
last fortnight have been entirely unimpor-
tant.
Sir Robert Peel has announced that Gov-
ernment has resolved to adopt speedy‘ and
decisive measures for extending education in
Ireland, not only by increasing. elementairy
schools, but by enlarging the existing means
of academical instruction. _
The English papers have much gossip
concerning the coming accouchment of Her
Majesty, Queen Victoria. The Liverpool
Chronicle of the 3d inst. says 1--
The Queen is stated to be as well_as can
be expe.cted—-considr-ring! All kinds 'of
preparations have been made for the antici-
pated royal item of humanity. A Mrs. Par
kins, the selected wet nurse, was brought to
bed of ‘a fine healthy boy. on Friday last.
and is therefore’, in a condition to perform
her ofiicial duty. Mrs. Lilly—soft and fra-
grant name—will be monthlyniirse to her
Majesty; Mrs. Discol nurse to the royal ‘lit-
tle angel,’ and a Miss Whiting has just re-
ceived an appointment as one of the rockers.
On the evening of the 22d ult. a most mel-
ancholy accident occurred at Blackfriars
Bridge, London by the breaking down ofthe
floating steamboat pier. About 20 ‘persons
were precipitated into the water. Wh|t_=h ‘W5
then about 10 feet deep. The confusion was
at once indescribable: a mass of human be-
ings struggling together, each clasping the
other, and many of them sinking to rise no
more.
Visit of the King of the Franc/i to Eng-
la.nd.—It is well known that King Louis
Philippe has promised to pay her Majesty
a visit this autu rm. It is now understood
that his Majesty will embark at 'I‘report, in
the month of September, for this country.—
His Majesty will be accompanied by two
ships of 74 guns and four or five stea-
mers, and will land at Portsmouth. hence
be will proceed by railway to the station
nearest to VVindsor. His Majesty will re-
main eight duys i_t VVindsor, and will not
visit London.
Prince Albert has commenced hee-kerp-
ing. Tito beautifully constructed hives, of
American manufacture, filled with I)t‘€S,l]u\'€‘.
been placed in an apiary near the Castle.
The coronation of King Oscar. of Swe-
den, is to take place on the 21st of August.
The London Times mentions the death of
the Grand Dutches of Russia, daughter of
the Emperor, lately married to the Prince of
Hesse, and at the same time that of her off-
spring.
The Duke of Bordeaux has sent a notice
to most of the European Courts, to the effect
that he will never relinquish his right to the
Crown ofFrance.
The harvest in France promises to exceed
any gathered for many years.
A report was in circulation at Constanti-
nople, that the Russians had been beaten in
a severe battle with the Circas.-ians, and had
lost a large portion ofiheir army. ,
Prince Frederic William Louis of Prus-
sia, brother of the king and heir. apparent to
the Prussian throne, is expected on a visit to
Queen Victoria.
Democracy Gone to 'I‘e:ca.s.-—A Demo-
cratic lricnd writing us in relation to the po-
sition of his party on the Texas question.
says: 'I have hoped better things, but it is
all over. VVe are a lost party. True and
Christian democracy has no more affinity
with slavery than heaven has with hell.—-
Our good angel left us it hen our party man-
agers went for Texas. For Democrats, who
pretend to hold the doctrine of man’s (qual-
ity, to go shouting about the country for
slaveholding Polk and his slave-cursed Texas
is uiiendurable. VVe shall be defeated, and
we ought to be.’---Lowell Standard.
Charles J. Ingersoll, of Philadelphia, has
challenged John M. Clayton of Delaware to
a public discussion of the Tariff question.-
Iugersoll isa stong man. but Clayton is
vastly his superior, in addition to the fact
that -he has the right side of the question.
New Orleans in Danger.-—The last in-
telligence from New Orleans is of an alar-
ming character. About forty miles above
the city the levee had given iv-.iy,and as the
Mississippi is about ten feet above the sur-
rounding couniry, the devastation created by
the waste of water was terrible. All efforts
to stopthe breach were una-railing, and the
roar of the water through it w-as heard miles
distant. '
A Large Moutliezl Ma.n.—'I‘he New
York Atlas tells a funny story of a man
with a tremenduous large mouth going to a
dentist to have a tooth extracted. On open-
ing his ponderous jaws the doctor remarked
that he need not do it so wide, as be was go-
ing to stand outside to perform the opera-
tion ! r
Insolence of 0fice.—-‘The new Tyler Col-
lector in New Orleans recently attempted to
make the merchants of that city uncover in
his august presence, to which act ofobseIqui-
ousness one of them most properly revolted.
-Upon consultation with legal counsel .ihe
Collector found he was in the wrong box.
and very wisely he rescinded the insulting
order. .
The Troy Whig says that the 'Orioina]
American Dwarf’ is now in that city.°and
next to John Tyler, this Gen. Tom Thumb
is the smallest pattern of a man ever raised
in Virginia.
The silk culture is rapidly extending in
Tennessee. Large quantities ofcococns are
raised and sold at $3 per bushel, and a com-
pany with a capital of $100,000. is located
on the Red. River, 35 miles below Nashvima,
engaged in the exclusive manufacture of
silks. - -
One ofthe convicts at the State Prison was
drowned in Weihersfield Cove on Sunday,
while riding it horse into the water.
‘a voice which cannot be misunderstood, her
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M‘ " 51;“
‘Mr. Cla.y’s Nei,.ghbors.--Whata blush of
shame ought now to mantle the cheeks‘ of
the vile traducers of Mr. Clay! W,Il_h all
the influences whichthe baseness of_ his en-
emies could bring to I393!‘ 3g“_|0Sl- h"“-_ l}‘3
neighbors have given the Whigs a majotlllt‘
of 720' being 3 gain over the vote of I840
of III. Where now are Gen. McCalliI and
old Bob Wickliffe? Fayette has spoken in
verdict of condemnation against the bitter re-
vilers of the pure and honest statesman ofthe
west, and if they are not wholly icnorrigea-
bit». as we suspect they are. they will hide
themselves in some private retreat and not
again appear before their outraged fellow.
citizens, at least until after the Presidential
election.—IlIa._i/soil/e Eagle.
The correspondent of the N. Y. Tribune
writingfrom Washington under date of the
l9th inst. states that the Scretary of the
Treasury has over eight -millions to his cred-
it in the public depositozies, above the curl
rent wants of Government and the loan of
live and a half millions. not due till January
next, is already being paid off Not very
bad business for a Tariff, which the know.
ing ones decried as not be-ingable to pro-
Mn. Cnner on Dt:t;x.irie.—Thg] following
letter from Mr. Clay to a riumber of citizens of
Fayette and Westmoreland Counties, who had
addressed him on the subject ofdueling,deserves
the atienIion’ofal_l who would know the views
and feelings of that statesman in regard to the
practice in question. ‘
ASHLAND. Aug. 1, I844.
Gentle-men,—I duly received your letter
ofthe 15th ultimo, on the subject of dueling
fund I appreciate fully the friendly. pious and
dress it to me. Pernicious as the practice
undottbtedly is, I hope yoit will excuse me
when I say that there are other questions in
our public aflairs, of much higher and more
generul importance. The victims. or vola-
ries of that practice are but few in number.
and bear no comparison with the immense
number of sufferers from the rejection ofwise
measures ofnationul policy, or the adoption
of those of an opposite character.
I expressed, in strong terms of condemna-
tion my opinion against dueling in a letter
which laddressed to my constituents, in Mar.
1824, which is to be found in tl.e puhlisbtd
collection of my speeches. Again within a
ducc twelve and a half millions annually?
So much for Whig wisdom, whig firirtnessfr
and Whig patriotism. ‘
Catholic Missionaries in 07'egon.—'I‘hi
last number of the Ami do la Religiomwhic
was received by the Britannia, states that
seven female Roman Catholic missionariesi
were at once to embark for this country,“-iilyl’
the intention of settling at a small colony in;
Oregon in the service of the IIudson’s Bay’
Company. This colony bears the name of
Willamette, and is compostd of Canudiins
and Roman Catholic Indians. The Pope
has already appointed a bishop of the whole
tcrritory with the title of the Bishop of Phil-
adelphia, et in purtibusfirleli-um. On board,
the same vessel are to come Father de Smel-
with his company of priests and settlers. and
Father dc Vcrcuys. of the College of Peace
both of whom come on a mission tothe Flar-
head Indians. Both these ecclesi:tstics_ with
their trains, bring with them all the Ilflpltit
rrients and materials for colonizing. and foi
manufacturing. I-Iousis and mi.ls are to be
erected and permanent settlements begitnl
with religious designs are at once to be t'-
rccted.
Fau-rierism -—A writer in the Ledger
gives the following account of the manrieriti
which the education of the young is conduct-
ed in the Fourier Association at Sltuneutales
-‘(}ic_7/ may either attend scliool or absent
t/ieinselccs as l/ze_1/ sec proper, no compulsion
is used; but their lessons being rendered at-
tractive and agreeable, it is very seldom that
any fail to attend. Most oftht-ir teaching is‘
in the open air, in the woods and fields; and
at times, boys and girls,accoinpaniv d by their
preceptress. who sets the example, repair to
the garden. and commence hoing planting,
&.c. with the utmost cheerfulness.’ '
E.t:citemc7it Among t/ic Mormons.-—-Joe
Sm-itli Risen from the Dead.-—A Mormon
has arrived in St. Louis, who reports that
goo Smith hascrisehn from i|heVde-ad, and has,
een seen in -art use uni I iiuvoo, moun-
ted on a white horse, and with a drawn
sword in his hand. He says that as Joe is
thus restored to life everything will go on
prosperously with the Mormons.
A splrndid monument is said to be in the
course of erection at Tiiii‘-pico. which is in-
tended to rncejve S.int.t Anua’s le,g——-the one
he losiat Vera Cruz while fighting the
French. It is construct»-d of a beautiful»
marble recently found in the vicinity.
Bitter and S-iccet.-—'I‘liere is on earth
much sorrow and much darkness; there is
crime and sickness, the shriek of despair and
deep, deep. long silent iortitre. Ah‘ who
can name them all the sufferings of human-
ity, in their manifold pale dispensation l-—
But God be praisedl there. is also an afllu
ence of goodness and joy! there are noble
deeds, fulfilled hopes, moments of rupture,
decades of blissful peace, bright marriage
days and calm, holy death beds.
‘ Miss Bremcr.
It is stated in some of the Philadelphia pa-
pers that in several places the Roman Cath
olics have erected political poles surmounted
by a crossl This is one evidence of the dif-
ficulty with which a ’Roman Catholic can
think of politics except as favoring the ad-
vancement of his own peculiar views of re-
ligion.
In New Orleans, a Frenchman named
Quennisset was arrested, for attempting to
kill a woman. He made a desperate effort
to escape from the officers who had him in
charge. Quennisset is the w ould-be regi-
cide who, it will be recollectcd, attempted to
assassinate Louis Phillippe. the King‘oftbe
French, some three or four years ago, for
which he was banished from the soil of
France.
p lllare C}ta.nges.—-Col. Lindsey of Read-
ing. Pa. and more than five hundred other
citizens in that vicinity. have deserted loco-
focoism and rallied under the whigstandard.
It is also stated that Col. S. will authenticate
the fact over his own signature, and probably
at the head of a thousand reformed locos.
VVe learn by the Hartford Times that
Din Thomas, the negro man who was found
guilty at the present term of the Hartford
County Court, with an assault witl_t an at-
tempt to commit a rape, upon the person of
Mrs Ensign, on the 5th of July, has been
sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment in the
State Prision--the full extent of the law.
Health of the Cilz/.— For the information
ofthe thousands of our citizens abroad we
would state that the weather is still hot and
dry, and the health of the city remarkably
good.—N. Q. Pic.
Diiiidenrl —The Manhattan Gas Light
Co, N. Y. have declared a dividend of three
per cent. payable on the 2d of September.
A box of goods was recently seen uponn
sidewalk in Boston, marked frir "Nove Sko-
site.’ It is supposed that the schoolmaster was
out of town when thebox was marked.
HOW JOIN! Davis. of Massachusetts, has
returned from his visit in Europe, arriving
in the Acadia.
few years past, lg-we evidence of my strong
dis-approliation of it. by voting, in the United
States SCI)-il.C, for the bill for suppressing du
cling in the district of Columbia.‘
with ih. st» proofs of my sentiments Ithink
gentlemen, you ought to be satisfied. But
on ask me \\'llPIl’I{,’l', If I were chztllengvd
l0 fight a duel. I would reject the invitation .7
Considering my age, which is now past 67.
I feel that I should expose myselfto ridicule
if I were to procluiiit whether I would or
would not fight a duel. It is certainly one
ofthe most unlikely events that can possi-
bly bc imagined. and I cannot conceive a
case in which I should be provoked or
tempted to go to the field of combat. But,
as I cannot foresee all the contingencies
which may possibly arise. in the short rem-
uant of my life, and for the reason which I
have already statetl, of avoiding any expose
of m_\’S('lf to ridicul»-. I cannot reconcile it to
my sense ofp-roprieI_1;. to make (1, declaration
either one way or (lie other.
You have, gentlemen done me some, but
not full justice, in respect to the affair of the
lamented Cilley. When I first had any
itnrm-ledge of his difficulty with Mr. Graves
I did not think there was the smallest r-cc:is-
ion for a combat between them. _ I believed
from the first that the matter would be ami-
cably accoirimodaiteil; to that end ull my ‘ex-
ertions were directed. Idid not know that
it was not accontittodated until the d iy when
;|Il(I alter the pirties went out to fight. On
that day I was confined to my room, by ill-
H953, and it was altogether accilentul, that I
obtained information that the parties had
gone out. But I was neither informed as to
the plan, nor the hour oftheirmeeting. Con-
trary to the impression which you entertain.
I did advise the employment of the p )llCC to
arrest tlt ‘ parties and to prevent the duel.
The constables accordingly went out insvarch
ofthem, but like myself, being ignorant of
the time and place of their meeting, they
mistook the route, and failed in the accoin-
.pl,iShment of the object. If you would" read
attentively the whole of my correspondence
with Mr. Wise. to which you have referred
you will find that it sustains the pycceeding
statement. [-1. CLAY.
More Robbc/'3/.——W7e mentioned yesterday
the arrest oflwo youngsters at Norwallr,
for breaking open the house of Mr. Church,
near that place. It appears that the spoons
and Bibles found upon them, were the prop-
erty of Mr. R. L. Johnson, of Orange whose
house they broke into Commencement day,
while the family was absent. They also
broke open the house of Mr. Stratton of Mil-
ford the sanie day, and took a purse contain-
ing some change, and other articles of little
value. Mr. Johnson traced them as ‘ for as
Bridgeport, where he left information ofthe
robbery with the police. of that city. They
were very ragged and dirty, so much so, as
to be observed by all who saw them. We
think it not improbable that these may le
the persons who entered the store of Mr.
Parmelee, and attempted other depredations
inthis city —-N. H. Courier.
Making the Most ofa. Wood Cut.-The
wood cut in one of the New York papers.
which the editor pretends is a correct like
ness ofJoe Smith, had previously been used
for McLeod. Parson Miller. Babe the pirate,
and the ‘Razor Sirop .' lao.’—Bu_.fa.lo Ga:-:.
The Ojibbewav Indians, that have made
so much talk in England, are on their way
to this country, among them the interpreter,
C»-dotte, and his English wife. They intend
to sail in the new steamer Great Brittin.
Ta.rifi'Anecdote.—-A locofoco farmer came
to Wheeling market not long ago with
cheese to sell. He made a bargain with a
shoemaker and took shoes for his cheese.-
After the trade was made, he began to grum-
ble about the Protective Tariff: Said be,
‘Now with your rascally Whig protection,
you have pocketed just the amount of the
protection, and taken it from me without an
equivalent.’ The shoemaker replied th ll. be
was mistaken. No. said the farmer, there is
no mistake about it; the consumer always
pays as much more for the article as the pro-
tection amounts to, and you may preach your
Whig nonsense till you are gray, you can’t
make. me believe it. “fell said the shoema-
ker. I will make you a fair proposition, and
if your doctrineis true it certainly is fair. I
will deduct the protection from the shoes and
you shall deduct the protection from the
cheese, and so we will make a fair exchange
Agreed, said the'Loco. Upon examination
the protection on shoes was about 50 per
cent. and that on cheese 9 cents per lb. The
poor loco gave it up and backed out; for,,he
found his cheese was worth only six cents
per lb.‘,in that market, and that after deduct-
ing thelprolection, he would not only‘ have
to give away his cheese. but three cents. for
every pound beside, He went home.hoisted
an ash pole and now goes for Clay and.pro-
tection. T (His name can be given if rcquired.
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The Great Berkshire, Mass. Jubilee comes
off at Plttsfield on Thursday and Friday
next. The Dinner. Ice Creams. &.c. for
3,000 guests are to be prepared in Boston by
John Wright and transported over the Wes-
tem Railroad, a distance of 150 miles!
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\Vc}l‘ncs¢lay, August 28, 18-141. _
FOR PRESIDENT,
-HENRY CLAY.
-FOR. VICE PRESIDENT,’
THEODORE FRELINGHUYSEN-A
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For Presidential Electors.
CLARK BISSELL, of Norwalk. _¢
CHARLES W. ROCKWELL. of Norwich.
NATHANIEL O. KELLOGG, of Vernon-
SAMUEL A. FOOTE. of Cheshire.
JOSEPH S. GLADDING, of Plainfield.
TRUMAN SM ITH. ofLitchfield.
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disgusting aspersions of Mr. Clay’s character which
defile. or rather perhaps, adorn the columns of the
more vile and degraded journals oftliat party. The
unwary however may be staggered by the bold and
barefuced reitetations of the charges, although the
object ofthem has for rt long life received the honor
and confidence of the purest attd best men of the
land. Under tltisitnpression we suppose a gentle-
man ofNeivark, N. J. Mr. J. 'G..Goble, addresseda
letter to the Rev. Dr. Buscoin, of the Methodist E.
piscopztlclturch, who resides near Mr. Clay, and
who is the distittguislied President of Transylvania
University, at Lexington, Ky. asking for testimony
respecting the private character ofltis distinguished
neigltbor. To this letter Mr. Bttscoinlprotnptly re-
plied as follows:
TRANS\'L\'.ANlA Uivivtznsirv. 2
Ll-ZXINGTON. K_y.Jol_y 21th, 184-I. S
My dear Sir:—In reply to your letter- of
the 9th inst. I owe it to truth, virtue and the-
cluirns of society. without any reference to
the political strifes of the day. to say I have
been in intimate and confidetttial intercourse
with the Hon. H. Clay, both in public and
private lif--. for more than twenty years, and
know the charges t‘f)UlIlt‘I'{llt‘CI in your letter
against the private character of Mr. Clay, to
be utterly and basely false. Mr. Clay as is
known to the whole nation, offers no claims
to christian pi:-ty, in the parlance of our
church--.2, but in view of the ordinary accred-
iteil principles of good, moral character, no
cliuzg-=. can be brought against him, without
violating the obligations of truth and sound
justice. . To each interrogative chargv-,thcre-
fore, contained in your letter, and ieiichiitg
me in the sh -pe of .i q-iestion, I return for
urf answer that I regard one and all of them
as shuirtvfully unjust, because not true in
whole or in part.
Very respectfully, your ob’t s.-vrv’t.
Dr. J. G. Gable. H. B. BASCOM.
Dr. Goble subsequently wrote again IO M r.
Bascom, asking permission to publish this re-
ply, which permission, under date of.-Xugust 7,
was freely given.
\\'t'rttnn.\wAr. or-‘ JOHN 'I’t'i.ntt.—--The
force of nominating John Tyler for re election,
l)flS.l’eSUllE(l in ilie enactment ofanoilier equally
ltidicrous. It is noihingless than the Captain's
formal witlidravt-.'tl from the presidential contest.
This mortal event is aitnounccrl in the world in
a document of some two columns. I-Ie accept
ed the noiriiriaiion, he says, because the locus
hail “made no public movement indicative ofa
friendly feeling” which produced the conviction
that duty required him to “maintain his position
unmoved by threats and uniniiinidatrd by de
ounciations,’_' and also some niisiy and blear no
tiou that the annexation question “might by
some way be controlled by the position be oc-
cupied. It would have been iitore gratifying
if he had sufii-retl himself to have taken his
chance. He might then have obtained a very
graphic view of his own piiablecondiiion. As he
has not directly intimated to his friends which
way his preferences run, they will perhaps feel
at liberty to start a new candidate, or throw their
might in favor of eiilier ofthe oiliers.
The Madisonian has formally declared in
favor of Folk and Dallas. Some friend should
be ready to compose its limbs beforetheir plian-
r.-y is lost in death. Will not the galvanized
corpse ofthe Globe take it upon. him to see that
nothing is wanting to prepare his neighbor for
the gravel .7 We know that he will!
Over two /z.una’red and fifty thousand dollars.
in bills ofthe Fairfield Co. Batik, as it was. went
iuioohlivion, on Friday last by the aid of com-
bustion.
TESTIMONY OF MR. BUCHANAN.
In a speech delivered by the Hon. James Buchan-
an, before the members ofthe Pennsylvania Demo-
cratic State Convention, in August, 1840, when
speaking of the nomination of Gen. Harrison over
Mr. Clay he says ;—
The Whig party had in Mr. Clay is can-
didate of whom they may have been justly
proud-—a man of high and commanding el-
oquence. and at man ofdistinguished abilitv.
Although opposed to his political principles,-
yet I have ever felt for hint a high regard.’
AN EARTHQUAKE on Sotut=:'ruiNG.—'I‘lie
Journal of Commerce says that about 9 o’clock
on Monday evening, 19th 3 violent shock was
felt all alougthe Sound shore of Connecticut,
West ofNew Haven. which niade the windows
rattle and the people jump upon their feet. -
Some said it was thunder, some a powder _mill,
some a big gun, but as the signs were against,
all these, it was charged to an earthquake.
This shock was felt at Stamford, but we have
heard nothing of it here.
The Whigs of Bridgeport, Conn. bad a noble
muslering of their forces on the evening ofthe
19th. The assemblage was addressed in the
most effective manner by Gov. Ellsworth, in a
speech of some two hours in length, in the
course of which the Whig Tariffand its effects
upon the industry ofthe country were ably dis-
cussed.
CHURCH Mtrsic.—Anoiher new collection of
Church Music hasjust been published in New
York, prepared by Thomas Hastings and Wm.
B. Bradbury‘. The pieces are said to be mostly
new.
NO,RWALK,_GAZE'I,‘TE.i r
. For the Gazelle.
A TRIP f‘DOWN EAST.”
_ Nlrvvront. August 10. 1844.
MR. Enrrott :-—To give a particular history of our
excursion, is not my present design, although there
are ample materials for spinning (as the sailors say)
a-very long “yarn.” But I purpose to give you a
racy’ description of the celebrated Yatch Sailing
Match, that came off at Newport the present week.
Agreeable to expectation aiidthe announcement of
the pitblic prints, this delightful hurbor has .b,ee_n
made the rendezvous for numerous fast sailing craft,
from N.York, Boston, and various other places, for
the purpose of trying their speed in a grand sailing.
match.
The place selected for this exhibition, is one of
the utost delightful that can be imagined. Point
Judith on the West, and the rock bound,-shore of
N” “"3 "t 3” a°q”a””e" with locoroco politics’ i Newport Island on the east, forms a spacious bity
will give a inomeiit’s credence to the shameless attd ‘hat “es open to the broad Atlantic on the S0mh._ ‘
Six miles front Point Judith, this noble bay is divid-
ed by Connecticut Island, stretching northwarrl
some ten or twelve miles, furnishing an eastward
and westward pas.-age to Providence, which lies up
the river, some thirty miles. On the east side of
Connecticut Island, lies the beautiful city of
Newport, which for beauty of location aitd salubrity
of climate, is scarcely exceeded by any in the world.
Between Connecticut Island and Newport, lies
aitother small Island, known as Goat Island. East-
ward of this, lies all the fast sailing craft. And here
we ntoorcd our favorite‘ Domestic’ about ten ifclocfc,
P. M. on \Vedrtesd:ty last. Early the next morning
we run up our long pennant, which, as soon as it
was observed, excited particular attention, attd our
vessel speedily becartte art object of special interest.
By those who came on boardfttre sooit learned. that
the Grand Yatch Race had come off the day before-
(Tlte particulars of which were published in tho?
first trial, the Cygnet, among the Yutclts' was suc-
cessful. Bitt the Sloop Eliza Ann from New York
went» out in contpany. and beat them all by about
five minutes. The distance sailed was twenty five
miles, comprising the circuit around Connecticut
Island. The next day another match came off be-
tween the Yutches, the particulars of wltich, I can,
not itow stop to detail. It would be very difficult
for those who were not present, to imagine the ex-
citement that everywhere prcvail_s in this place, rela-
tive to" the sailing of these vessels. Numerous
groups of persons gather about the wliarfs, and on
board of vessels (of which the harbor is ftill) discus-
sing the mcrits ofthe different craft, and tlicirnauti-,
cal speed, and other excellent qualities. Our good
Sloop Domestic, has been examined from stem to
stem, and various speculations entered tnto with
regard to her. Some think she can out sail the
Eliza Anti, vvlticlt, by the way, is called the fastest
sloop on the North River. Others think that the
Eliza Aitn cart beat the Domestic. But there is nota
man oit board the Domestic that is not anxious for a.
trial.
On Tliitrsday morning they informed our Coin-
mander, wlto went on board to converse with theitt,
that they were engaged to take outa party at 4 o’clk,
I‘. M. This we thought would furnish us a fine
opporttuiity to test the rel:ttive speed of the two
vessels, and were determined to start with her if
she left her moorings. Accordingly it pilot was de-
tained on board for that purpose. Four o'clock
c:tme—on board of the Eliza Ann there were no
signs ofsailiug—5 o’clock came, and there she lay.
VVe then pronounced her iii a state of blockade.-
Tlte next morning a gentleman came oit board and
offered to bet a thousand dollars that the Eliza Ann
could ottt-sail the Domestic. He was informed that
otir Captain would not sail her on a bet, yet, if they
would hoist anchor and make sail, we were ready
to follow them at any time. But“There they lay
all that day.”
This inorniitg—haviitg dispaired of an opportuni-
ty to test the relative speed of the two vessels—we
conclude to haul down to fort Adams and discharge
some freight, and then sail for Fall River. After
lounging about Fort Adams, for some time, with
our company, souie in one place, and some in an
other, we saw the Eliza standing dowtt toward
us. This, we considered unfair and cowardly—in-
asmuch as it was taking advantage of our situation.
She catttc by, passed around Goat Island, and then
came by the secottd time, and stood down the Bay.
We thought the opportunity should not be allowed
to pass,'unimproved; however great our disadvan-
tage. As speedily as possible, oitr freight was dis-
charged, a pilot was obtained, our decks disencum-
bered in part, of rubbish and luiriber, and we were
beating down the Bay with the Eliza, full two miles
dead to the windward. The time intervening be-
tween our starting, and her passing us at Fort Ad-
ams, we judged to be full 3-4 of an hour.
Our vessel sailed after tier with a variable wind,
around Connecticut Island, coming up just twenty
one minutes after her; thus beating her handsome.
ly from ten to fifteen minutes. As we came by tho
Eliza Ann, we hoiltted our longpenant, or ‘bragger,’
(as they term it) acid passed by, thereby giving them
a chance to follow us. We passed once more
around Goat Island, and come to anchor, while the
multitude were gazing at us, and many booting at
the Eliza Ann because she would not follow us.—-
So much for thispart of our excursion “down east.”-
Should I have time, and you, Mr. Editor a suffi-
cient interest in the matter, you may possibly have
some further particulars relative to our delightful
excursion, from your friend DOMESTIC.
questionable authority that the Capt. of the Eliza
Ann acknowledges that he was fairly beaten by
the Domestic.
AMERICAN FREEMEN READ ll
From the London Timrs.
‘A subscription was recently opened to
raise funds to circulate Free Trade tracts in
Foreign countries. About $440,000 were
subscribed. Some of these tracts are to be
printed in New York, for circulation in the
United States.”
One of these tracts referred to above, published
in New York, contains the following paragraph: I
‘At present, duties should be laid with an
eye to revenue alone, with occasional reduc-
tions from time to time and thus in a period
of a few years a system of direct taxation
could be maimed and established. by this
means. all interests would have ample op-
portunity to a new and a better state of
things.’
Tm: G 1.032 vs. Gov. Por.x.—In 1839 tbe_'Globp
spoke of Gov. Polk as follows: “Mr. Polk is who]-_
ly and totally an unfit man for Vice President ofthe
United States. He possesses no single qunlificatioit_
which shouldontitle tum to the cortsidegation orihg
party for that high ofl_ice."r
“Herald ofthe Times,” and other papers.) On that
N. B. Since writing the above, I learn from un- -
Norwalk Chronicler