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Contains a good assortuicnt of Goods recently pureliased, and Cheap.
T H E subsci'2l.ei° would call the attention of pr-.1'cliasei's to the pleasing '1.'(l7"ffl‘_7/ of his stock, and
altliougli he would not. so far impose upon the. good sense of this coinmuiiity, as to boast ofits
being the “L¢z:‘_g‘c:;l and .lt’ic.’ic.s-I. the ]3«=.sl and (,‘/imjrc.-:/,” to be found in this extensive and en
t'ei-prisiiig world, yet. he does believe, that in every point of merit, it will bear a favorable coin-
parisoii witli his iieigliboi's'.
53.2-— 2....” ‘:2 1.5.3.3 EE‘_'.3
are invited to an cxaniinatioii of his DRESS (-lOOl)S;’plaiii and twilled GINGHAMS; Mus-
lin, Rcp’d, and Casliiiiere D’LA.I.NICS ; plaid, plain, and lig’il, cotton and silk warp ALI’.-XCAS;
l3OIiIl3.~\_Z lI\'l4IS ; I~‘rcncli and G-ernian Pullfiilil ;’\'O.l_CS; plaid ('.’lu«'1l.'i/ags ; Prints to suit all fan
cies ; Brocha, Printed Cashmere, lieavy Daiiiask, and common winter SI-IA\VLS; Ho.9ier_i/;
an extensive assoitiiieiit Ifizl Cr'l0z‘(,-.s~; cotton, silk and iizoriiio do ;_ fine Swiss, Book, .Iackone.t,
and check 3,[u.s-ibis; 'c‘riiigcs, Ginips and Buttons l.'I)l'_I)I'(‘.‘;-5 .'1’rinn21'in_g'.s ; beautifril Table Spreads;
Table Linens; superior
brown Mn.-:liiis, (kc. &c. &'c.
Ilat Vclvets, Satiiis, Sill-.s, and Ilibbons, Flanncls, bleached and
(c..i*,.g n—’,:_3.,j -: :37 53,3 ...:§__,‘Ji. _,z\'.”E‘§ :r_3,‘.m.\i‘
IVILL obli,<_:o by taking a look at his Collars, Bosoiiis, Stocks, Cravats, Scarfs, Silk and Cain-
hric I**l’I)l{’i“‘.§: Gloves. Socks, Jeans, Tweeils, Sattiiiots, Cassinieres, Beaver, Pilot, and
BHOA D CLU'I‘I:lS ; Traveling Bags, Uiiil)i'ellass and CAPS.
All the above. Goods and iiiaiiy more, will be sold at the lowest market. prices for Caslz, or
slm.--It crc/.li£ to prompt customers.
Freqiieiit additioiis of fashionable Goods are made to the above
Stock.
For sale cheap, handsome OILCLOTHS, C_»".\lII’E'.l‘S, and ILUGS.
\‘5’aaztc<3 Irsamecliaiieiy.
5,000 prs wool socks and stockings.
10,000 lbs. white. and inix’d Yarn, at the
Mainnioth Sign \,/VA R D ’ S
Norwalk, Nov. "20, 18-I-6.
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III.) elegziiitassortiiient of I‘ItI‘i'll(3SS03, Siuldles,
Bridles, \\'liips-, Tiuiilis, étc. to be found at the
ca‘.-*t:ililisli:i‘:ei:t‘ efthe subscriber, eiiibi'2iciiig. as it
does ePei'y vai'iet'y of article and style of mariti-
facture. Ainoiig the lot are several sets of
double I’Iill'llt‘SS9S, whicli are worthy the atten-
tioii of ll1()\'0. tititng out pleasure c-‘p-.1ipiic*es.——
'I‘iie._‘.'o a re also several very light and air_1.- iiiglc
ll!-l‘i‘ll0.<_-jt‘.~‘, rlesigiiezl for neatiioss but uiaiiu't':ictur-
cal oftlie best ni;ite.i'ials, anti enibracing the double
IEIPYII of security and tastefuliiess. I*‘.very article
I78-iftltttl in the line, may be found here, of the
best zguality, and on very uiocleratc l.t.‘l'l‘.1S. Ile-
pairh.-_:_; as usual. \V.iI. B. Sw.A..\'.
i.\'orwall<. .liily 739, 18-16.-
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liz:-: :.'aei'als that he lias on amid a few choice
.’r':Z'.'>a‘.=.~':‘5; :3.’ ‘.1:-.i'i'§:E;§(.‘§ which he will let on
Ul-BLIC Atteiitioii is invited to the laijgo and"
':er_\,' i'e:isonalile teruis. I-Ie intends to keep
iioue. iuittlie lie.-st: kind of horses, aiidliavin,-3 pur-
cliased El. iiuniber ofNew Carriages and Ilarne:;-
sin: of tiisliioiiiilile and genteel styles. he would
iiivite mo-:e who may want an establishment a
little sc.px.-=.'ior to tlioso usually kept in a coinnion
livery stalile to give him a call.
i\IA.I-{C IS BRUEN.
Norwzillt, Nov. ‘2, 18-15.
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‘FEE’-‘.}‘.'?§.-t.§£ HIHLEI’,
" R. C II AN T T A I L O R,
‘ IVOULD ta kc this
method to iiiforni the
public that he has taken
the store foi'inerl_v occu-
pied by Mallory .s.- Lanks,
but more recently by
Scril;-iier iid Ililcy ;
where he intends to car-
ry on the tailoring busi-
ness in all its various
branches; he would teii-
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,der to them his thaiiks for the patronage here-
tofore received and hopes by careful and mire-
in'ttiiig attention to business, to secure from
them a liberal snppoi't. He will assure those
who niay favor him with a call that his work will
be done. in 'a manner that will give entire satis-
faction. Garnieiits will be furnished at as low
prices and on as reasonable terms as at any other
siinilar establishiiieiit in Norwalk.
Norwalk, Sept. 1, 1846.
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loppositioaa to niiagbosiztiont
Ed Line ninei No Ihiimbug!
Old “Kong/L and lightly” in l/icficld .' .’
THE subscriber ofl'ers to the
public at large, ladies’ and gen-
% «$59 tleniens’ SLIPPERS, at reduc-
ed prices; also, ladies’ Buskins;
also Gaiters of all kinds, which he will sell at
wholesale or retail. ' ‘hose wanting the above
articles will do well to call before purchasing
elsevvlierc. Come one, come all and behold the
reduced pric:-.s.
AARON BENEDICT 6: CO.
A. S. B. would inform his old friends to not
forget. the old stand.
Norwalk,Nov. 20th, 1846.
ciirr;_i.1ii—.
._ ENR Y Handes has just received his stock
«.2 1 of Fall and \Vint.ci' work, which is unusu-
ally large. superior and cheap. Men’s Boots,
Shoes and l3rogans, and womens and cliildrens
shoes comprise the leading articles of his assort-
ment. “
I/zclia Rul;br:r.s.—A fine assortment of various
sized India Rubbers suitable for men, women
and misses. Those who call first will stand the
best chance. Tliey will be found as cheap as
they are superior. Oct. 5, 1846.. .
47
NE ‘$3’ CRGCIKERY
AT PECK’S BRANCH STORE.
‘UST Received a large and splendid assort-
ment. which will be sold cheap for Cash.
Oct. 13, 1846.
Locusr POSTS. _
SMALL lot of Long Island Locust suita-
L bio for Fence Posts. For sale by
T. L. 65 J. R. PECK.
Oct. 1346.
~71 I«3I..-XCK .‘§l‘lii'.E‘H.'i’S 420.“.
at the Steam Boat Laind:'i:.-.g
SOU'.l_‘I:I NOR VVA L K.
L. CC. I. R. PECK will he di.-;(-liargiiig
. - c this week a cargo of Superior Black-
suiith’s Coal; those in want oftho above Coal
will do well to call and examine the same.
-':§~"~IlE subsc.i'ibei' keeps con_st'aiitly on liand,au
i1S.’:‘01‘lll’l0lll, of Shaker's herbs and prepar-
zitioiis,viz: Saige, Suiiiinor Savory, Digitalis,
i I V
Iv cane] and .\.l.a.~:,torwo1't Seed, '1 hyme, Lx’t.
Diiutliilioii, Cicutu, Bclliitloiiiifi, G-ui'ti:iii, &c.
(,ziiiary and Ilenip Seed, for sale by
J. A. \\T1£.ED.
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B'USI'I." Turks Island Salt, for sale
cheap by (ii-:0. IV. Snirn.
E-Eeyesds Pills.
THE AMERICAN IMPROVED
flygciiaaii Veg. tzatoie Itledicine.
THESE Pills are one of the best Medical Com-
pounds in use at the present day. As a coininon
liiiiiily physio, for adiiiiiiistratoii in all teinporary
coiiipluiiiis of the stoniacli aiul bowels, liead-aclie,
colds, die. they iuay be fiiliy depended upon, and a
prompt use oflheui on the first appcai':ui<:e of indis-
positiou will inv:iri:ibl_v save much sicl-zness. They
are ])i?:‘llll:il‘l_\’ adapted to all cases of weakness and
general di-liility-—z:ii_v Llerangeiiieiit of the systoiii,
and especiiilly with l'einalcs——-and a steady, uiiintcr-
ruptcd u.-to ot' them, in strict conformity with the di-
rectious will very soon restore the organs of the
stoniacli to their natural tone. and action. and regu-
late the bowels, and renovate the whole systcni
'I‘lu».-i'c is no (IlS[)U>'lIItHI to give extravngaiit coin-
nieud:itioii.< of them. \‘.'hat is here stated, is the re-
sult ufactiial expci'ieiicc wiilitheni, and that through
a period offifteen years. It is not supposed. or pre-
tciuled, that they will raise the dead! ucitlier are
they dc.-igiuid to be used as we use our food! Such
is not the true purpose of medicine. Its only op-
propriate olliceis to iI>'SI5lll:IIll1'(3 in rt.-storing the
sy.-teui to :i proper tone and zictioii, when unavoid-
ably, or llll'()i.l"lI (.'tll'(~.'lC.<.“.~l‘iC.~‘.'-5 or excess, it becomes
deranged. lliaiiy are careless :ind hence need this
aid. And the most careful are liable to irre;,'nlarities
ofllzo sy.-zteiii It is iicedlr-ss almost. to say, that :1
pronipt rise of safe and effective remedies, on the
first apperirance of illness. is the part of wisdom.
{ff Such a Medicine the Proprietor knows these
Pills to be. And he is certain that in forty nine cu-
ses out offifty, where a fair trial is made according to
the direc-tioiis,tliey will be used agaiii as a standard
medicine. He has never known an instance, where
they have been thus used, in which they have not
met. with unqualified approval !
Nuincrous lC.~‘IllIl()Ul&ll.~‘ inay be seen at the general
Oflire of sale, and references will be given to sub-
staiitialliving witnesses of their valuable curative
properties.
The Pills are purely vegetable, are of two kinds.
stirnulzint and purgative. purifying the blood, and
producinga healtbyactioii ilirough the entire sys-
tem; are a valuable Anti Billions i\ledicine.and
cuiiiiently useful in all lingering coiiiplaints—\Veak-
uess, General Dcbility, Dyspepsy, Puliiion.'ir_v Af-
fections, Liver Conipliiiiits, Rheumatic and Spas-
modir: AIIIUCIIOIIS, Female Complaints, Palpitations.
No_funn'.ly, cg./lc-r o:_/‘air trial, -will bcwitlioutt/zem..
Tliey are put up in FIFTY CENT & DOLLAR
packages. each liuviiig a pliamplilct embracing a
valuable 'I‘reatise on Disease, with full directions for
use. The Dollar packages are the cheapest to the
purchaser.
.-is you value Ilealth-—Try Them !
* " From a personal knowledge of, and use
of the above Medicine in my f:uuil_v.for about 15
years, I can coininend it in the most unqualified
inaiiuer. P. PRICE.
Sold by NOAI-I S. BAILEY, west side the
Bridge, l\’or\valk. Conn. 48
NEXV FALL AND \VINTER GOODSI
AT COMSTGCK & HALL’S
* Chernper than ever!
1 AVING been induced to purchase largely,
both of staple and fancy DRY GOODS,
from the extraordinary low prices that. have
ruled in the great. “Cominercial Emporium"
for the past; few days, we are now prepared to
exhibit to the public a f)€(l‘lll’(_../ill assorttncnt of
Rich & Fashionable I-‘ancy - Goods
suitable for the season, and
OFFER BARGAINS
in all kinds of Goods to Cash Pure/zascrs.
\Ve feel it altogetherunnecessary to enumerate
articles, but simply say, that. the ircputation this
eslablis}im.c~n.t has honestly] carnccl, not only by
selling cheap, but in keeping (1. large and well
sclcctcrl stock, shall bcfully sustained.
Those who favor us with aii early call, will
have the satisfaction of selecing from an assort-
ment uurivaledin extent and variety, and at pri-
ces which we pledge ourselves shall prove sat-
isfactory to the closest; C'ash Buyers.
We would especially invite an inspection of our
stock of MILLINERY GOODS, as it is quite
large, and a. branch of the trade to which we
pay particular attention. ~
New Canaan, Oct. 13, 1846.
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POETRY.
M l S C F. L L A N Y.
OLD TIMES AND NE\V.
Read at the New England Society’s Festival at
i\"'t-w lftqgl-:, December 22, by-‘A. C. SPOONER,
ysq. 0 oston, -
’Twas in my easy chair at home,
About a week ago,
I sat. and puffed my light segar
As usual, you inustiknow. ‘
I mused upon the pilgrim flock
\Vhose luck it. was to la nd
Upon almost the only rock
Among the Plymouth sand.
In my mind’s eye, Isaw them leave
Their weather beaten bark——
Before them spread the wintry wilds,
'3ehind, rolled ocean dark.
Alone that little handful stood
\Vhile savage foes lurked nigh,
Their creed and watcliword “’I‘rust in God
And keep your powder dry.”
Iiiiagiiiation’s pencil then
Tliat first stern winter painted,
\Vlicu more than half their number died
And stoutest. spirits. fainted.
A tear uubid(len filled one eye,
My smoke luul tilled the other ;
One secs strange sights at such a time,
\Vhicli quite the senses bother.
I knew I was alone-—but]ol
(Let him who cares deride me—)
I looked. and drawing up a chair,
Down sat a man beside me.
His dress was ancient", and his air
“7 as somewhat strange and foreign-
Ho civilly returned my stare, '
And said “I’m Richard \Varrenl”
“You'll find my name among the list
Of hero, sage and niartyr,
\Vho, in the 1‘-‘Iayl‘lowci"s cabin,sigiied
The first New England charter.
I could seine curious facts impart——
Perhaps, some wise suggestions-
But then, I’iii bent on seeing sights,
And running o'er with questions.”
“Ask on.” said I “III do my best
To give you informatioii,
‘\Vlietlier of private men you ask,
Or our renowned nation.”
Says he, “First tell me;wliat is that
In you conipartiueiit narrow,
\Vhich seems to dry my eyeballs up,
And scorch iuy very marrow.
His finger pointed to the grate——
Said I——“Tliat"s Lehigli coal,.
Dug from the cartli”——lie shook his head-
“It is upon my soul I”
I then took up a bit. of stick,
One end was black as night,
A1l(Il'11I)l;0(l quick across the hearth,
\Vhen lo, ii sudden light!
My guest drew back, uprolled his eyes,
And strove his breath to catcIi—
“\Vliat. neci'oiiiaiicy’s that,” he cried-
Qnoth I, “A frict;ioii match.”
Upon a pipe just overhead,
I turned a little screw,
\Vhen forth, with instantaneous flash,
Three streams oflightning flew.
Uprose my guest: “Now heaven me save,’,
Aloud he shouted, then
“Is that hell fire I" ‘‘ ’Tis gas,” said I,
“\Ve call it hydrogen."
Then forth into the fields we strolled,
A train came thundering by
Drawn by the suortiiigiron steed,
Swifter than eagles fly.
Ilinubled the wheels, the whistle slirieked,
I*‘arstrean:icd the smoky cloud,
Echoed the hill, the valleys shook,
The flying forests bowed.
Down on his knees, with hands uprnised
In worship, \Varren fCIf—
“Great is the Lord our God,” cried lie-
"I-Ie doetli all things well."
"I’ve seen his chariots of fire,
The horsemen, too, thereof;
O, may I ne’er provoke his ire,
Nor at his thrcatenings scoff.”
Rise up, my friend, rise up,” said I,
“Your terrors all are vuin~—-
That was no chariot of the sky,
’Twas the New York mail train.”
\Ve stood within a chamber sinall-—
Men canie~the news to know,
F roiu VVorcester, S priugfield 66 New York,
Texas and Mexico.
It caine—it went:——silent but sure-—
He started, smiled, burst out laughing;
“\Vhatwitchcruft’s that ?”——“It’s what we
call
Magnetic telegraphing." ‘
Once iuore we stepped into the street;
Said VVurren, “\Vhat is that
“\Vliicli moves along across the way
“As softly as a cat I”
“I mean the thing upon two legs,
“\Vith feathers on its head——
“A monstrous hump below its waist,
“Large as a feather bed : "
“It has the gift of speech, I hear ,-
“But; sure it can’t be human T”
"My amiable friend,” said I,
‘*'I‘hat’s what we call a woman.”
“Eternal powers ! it cannot be,"
Sighed lie, with voice that faltered :
“I loved the women in my (lay,
But, oh! they’re strangely altered.”
I showed him then a new machine
For turning eggs to chickens,
A labor-saving hc‘lZ‘Il€’I'_'I]
That beats the ver ’ dickeiis.
Thereat, lie strongly grasped my hand,
And said, " ’Tis plain to see
This world is so lrarzsmogr-2;/led,
’Twill never do for me.
“Your tclegraphs, your railroad trains,
Your gas-lights, frictiommatches,
Your hump-backed women, rocks for coal.
Your thing which chickens hatches,
“Have turned the world so upside down,
No peace is left within it!”-—
The“: whirling round upon his heel,
He vanished, in a minute.
F0l‘tl1V‘VIliI’l,' my most veracious pen
Wrote down what I had heard,
And here, dressed up in dog are! ryme,
You have. it, word for word.
THE IIEROINE OF TAMPICO.
It was mcntioue(l,in the early accounts of the
taking of Tanipico, that a somewhat important
part. had been played in that affair by Mrs,
Cliase, wife of the U. Consul residing there.
Mrs. Chase it. appears, has written a letter to a
friend in New Orleans describing her action in
the matter, and this letter we give below, it hav-
ing been coniinunicated for publication, to the
New Orleans Mercury. .
TAMPICO. Dec. 14, 1816.
Jlfy Es-teenzc-(1 F'r1’c7z(l :—A great change
has come over the spirit of my dream4—at
least within the last month—so that I ul
most don‘ t the evidence of my own senses
——u'e liaviug at this moment some twenty
sail of vessels in the river P:inuco—ste:im-
ers passing and repassing, the sight of
whioli repays me, in part,for my six months
solitude and suffering. I am not a bcliver
in Purgatory; but I think I have passed
through that ordeal by residing in an ene-
my’s country alone, not only hostile in
feeling. but subtle and'unfe(-ling.
My dear friend, I scarcely I now how to
reply to your friendly solir-itu(’e toward
me and mine especially. In beginning my
imperfect narrative, one great -‘misfortune
seems to accompany uie—niy pen can
never keep pace with my feelings. You
will have been aware of Mr. Chase’s ex-
pulsion, agreeably to the decree of I‘2th of
illay last, and in accordance with that act
he had only twenty four lioui-’s notice to
einl.arl(, or eight days to retire twenty
leagues into the interior. He prudently
chose the former, and einbar=- ed fortliwith
on board the St. l\Iary’s, the blockading
vessel off the bar of Tampico, leaving
some eighty thousand dollars in his store
with no other protection than su_cli as I
could afihrd, and two clcrw s, one of whom
was a i\It'Xlt'al1—t}l1(.l, in accordance with
the true spirit of Mexican chivalry, coni-
meiiced roabing me. In fact, my annoy-
ances were so numerous that I cannot give
you them in detail, but merely sketch you
an outline, knowing the sympathy you
feel for my perilous position in this new
drama.
In the next place, Inez de Primera In-
stancia, by order of the comiruindiiig gene.
ral, passed me a notice that my privilege,-
ceased as the wife of the American Con-
sul, and my store must be closed. I re-
plied to him in the most decisive irianner,
that I was not only his wife, but also his
was a British subject, and as such, neither
thejudgc nor the general could deprive
me of my natural rights, as the English
law admitted of no alteration—statiiig that
any infraction of its perogative would be
hastily chastised by that government; and
in confirmation of my assertion, referred
the learned Inez to the law of nations.
Thus defeated, and exasperated, I was
not allowed to send or. open note to my
liusband, then offthe bar. But, thank God
who “tempers the wind to the shorn
lamb,” He directed me, and Iconcertecl
a plan wliioh again defeated their hostile
purpose, and sent by stratagem, nine let-
ters in eight we:-ks, and tlirocgh the some
means received replies. But those things
were daily ui-.il.'iog inroads upon my health,
and my spirits, which I most carefully con-
cealed from my husband, = now-ing the in-
and particularly for my welfare.
In the mean time I drew a plan of the
city and river, and had it sent to Commo-
dore Connor and Capt. l\~’IcCluney, of the
John Adams, with correct descriptions
of all the forts, the number ofguns, a list
of the troops and how they were posted,
and every political movement, so that
through M r. Chase and his agent, they
knew every important movement in this
section of the country.
They abused andiiisultecl the American
rnames and nation to such an extent that it
often caused me to retire and pray to God
for the day of retribution. With the ex-
ception of my faithful Amelia, I had but
‘little human synipathy, as all the English
influence was against our national cause.
I am, perhaps a little prosy, but I well
‘know the sensitive heart to whom these
llines are addressed, and so continue. I
gdaily watched, not very Christian like, forggmy capmi" genera,’ and I had nothing to
ifear from all Mexico.
itlie moment of retaliation, hoping to be
lable, although alone in the combat, “to
lsquare accounts” with my fierce debtors,
land if possible, place myself and party on
jthe credit side of this entangled account.
Santa Anna recommended to the Gov-
fernment of Mnxico the confiscation of all
§Americ.an property in order to carry on the
lwar, and that all Americans residing in this
lcountry should be made prisoners of _',war,
las a fatal stroke to those usurping pirates-
lthe gentle nzimegeuerally app iedto them—
land that this garrison should be reinforced
with some 3000 more troops. When I read
this article in one of the flaming periodic-
als, it was rather grating to me in my iso-
lated condition, I determined, however, up-
on the old Roman molto—-
“W'ho would be free, liinisclfinust strike the blow.”
or, in other words, my case was at best
helpless and now even desperate, and re-
quired a desperate remedy.
Two spies came daily to.my h_0US9y ill‘
ways under the guise of friendship; and
on one occasion, one of the Wretches be-
lieving that I was possessed of items con-
cerning American movements, I represen-
ted to himithat. 30,000 troops were to join
Gen. Taylor at Matamoras, 20,000 more
had been despatched to capture San Juan,
and closed with remarking that I would be
compelled to close my house within a day
'39; =11 Two Dollals Per Aunum in Advance.
NOR‘WALK,_ CT. VVEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3.
I84-7.
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VOLUME 30—NU1i.i sea 5
I or ‘we asa force of ‘.35 000 to 30,000 troops
was coming against this pluce—wl.ich bit
of romance so frig htened my poor Ameli -,
,tbat she thought {be general here would
tcall me to account for it. 5
Next day I had a call from the captain
oflhe port, who wished to Lnow thetruth,
garid inquired if Mr. Chase had written to
‘me to that effect; and soon after some
other of the high tundtionaries discovered
me to be an important cliaractcr, in their
daily rounds. In a conversation with the
failie in law of the general, I recommen-
ded to him an early retreat, as the wisest
course to be taken; and that same night
a private post was dispatched to San Luis
Potosi upon the s'rength of tlieirformation
so received through me; the town of
Tampico was ordered to be vacated on
the appearance of this large force off the
ar; scouts were sent in every direction,
to procure mules, etc. for the conveyance
of property to the interior, and two schoon-
er loads were shipped to the city of Pann-
c0:; six hundred stand of arms were sunk,
the cannon were removed from the fort,
and the troops evacuated the place.
lthen despatched to Com. Conner an
account of the state of tliings, and in trip-
licate to Havannu, under different colors
to my husband, urging his return forth-
with. These were sent by an agent, who
supposed them mere letters conveying a
wish to my liu.-band to meet me‘ at Vera
Cruz, to accompany me to I-lavanna. I
spent a restless night and nioriiing, but it
has certainl_v brought its rewar-". My let-
ter to the Commodore was dated Oct. ‘Id;
be received it Oct. 27th, and immediately
called a meeting of his senior officers and
laid my despatches before them. It had
due weight. Provisions were brought
from Point Isabel and distributed among
the squadron, and on the 152th November»
they leftthe lste Verde, and on t.li=.,> morn-
ing of the 11th hove in sight, t-.~‘-'-ivc sail,
offthe Bay of Tampico. I \\':‘s .-.o confi-
dent of the coming of the squadron that,
in anticipation of their C0mll’lg,I had a
flag staff made one week previous, and
bad It erected upon the house top, in order
to raise the first American flag hoi.-ted as
a right over Tampico.
On my first sight of the fleet my rent
up feelings gave way, and I wept as a child
forjoy, seeing that God had brought de
liverance to the captives, and in anticipa-
tion of soon seeing the object of my af-
fection, and also in gratitude to Him who
is mighty to save, and that my feeble ef-
constituted agent—-in addition to Iliis I, ,
‘ 'll0lIal welfare.
| say
tensity of his feelings for his goveininentf
forts had wrought so strangely in our na-
Here I must ‘pause, and
I cannot pretend to describe my feel-
ings at that time. Fortitude seemed to
give way, and in the midst of this emotion,
I again saw the squadron nearing the bar,
ihel boats manned, and the line passing,
(they standing their own pilots over that
intricate passage) and the broad peuzint
flying at two mast liea(ls—-the blue and
red. My faithful Amelia and myself of-
fered a prayer, then pulled the flag down,
and alone rushed to the honsetop I cur-
ried it up and tied it on the line with my
own hands, and \ve—Amelia, myself -ncl
Mr. Uder—hois-ted it, myself giving the
fi.-st pull.- Thus we defied the whole town
of Tampico. I sent for some of the
Anierieans, but not one possessed courage
or national spirit enough to lend a hand.
In thirty minutes the ayunlamente called
noon me and ordered me to haul it down.
I replied it was raised as a right of protec-
tion. They said I had no such right. I
rejoined that it was a matter of opinion in
which we could not agree. They said it.
was a burlesque upon their n_ation—a lady
taking the city—and what. would the Sn-
premn Government of Mexico say 'l”I re-
plied very ironically, “Quten 3058-’ and
offered them wine under the new banner.
'1 hey threatened the house. I run 10 its
top, and asked Mr. Uder if he would,starid
by me. He replied, “Yes.” “T08”: ’ 531d
I, “the flag must remain, or all of as sent
over the house, as I sh I never pull it
down or suffer any Mexi n to sully it by
his touch.” I had been robbed, my store
entered and piilaged of more than $2,000,
in the dead of night; and when the regi
-meat of Puebla entered the city, they en
tered my store and carried off goods andl
‘was at hand
had no redress and still less sympathy ;-——
and though alone, the God of the Just, was
And now the hour for my redemption
I expected they Would
either fire upon or storm the h0llS€- I
rested with my right arm around. the flag
‘staff, the banner waving in rri._]cStlCiIIbe}1U-
ty, and the squadron nearing the city,
in here they saw the flag.
,lightning to pilgrims to know from whcnce~
It was like
it came, but soon the officers saw two fe-
male forms standing by it, and gave three
‘cheers in from of the city, and then came
to my house which had been now nearly
six months as if proscribed by some crime
tor plunge, and my fault was that of being
the wife of an American. Com. Perry
and the municipal authorities came to my
house on arrival, also Com. Conner.
rlespatches have been sent to the State
Department. and I have letters of thanks,
from the officers commanding. who have
changed the name of Fort Libertpd t0
Fort Ann. in compliment toine. They
arrived on the 16th. Forty-eight h°""5
after came Mr. Chase: °'°W“1“§“”my
happiness.
In a pool across a road in the country'of
Tipperary, Ireland, is stuck up a pole with
this inscription :——“Take notice. that when
the water is over this board, the road is
impassable.”
My.
JII7‘. Niles’ S_pT',(.‘C.7L.-—'I‘II0 recent: speech of
Mt‘. Niles on the finances ofthe country is thus.
spoken of by the \V'ashiiigton correspondent of
the Boston Atlas:
Mr. Niles’ speech is a source of deep
moritification and annoyance to the Ad-
ministration. It is a confession reluctant.
ly drawn from one ofits most. distin<ruisli-
ed supporters, that all its experiineiffs are
weak, unequal and disproportioricd to
the condition of peace, to say nothing of
that of war. It is an endorsement of eve-
ry: word uttered by the \Vliig press and by
W big speakers. Ile boldly declared that
the Tariff of 1846 could not yield re;-enug
enough to meet the ordinary. expeses of
the Government——and without its repeal,
and that. of the specie clause. of the Sub
Treasury, money could not be obtained to
carry on the operations. The adminis-
tration has been already advised to a-
dopt these remedies. by our friends in
;C0ng'reSS- The same suggestions are
Enow pressed from a quarter which they
iought to respect —— from one of their
-own lenders. If, in the face of these
admoiiitions, Mr. Polk persists in ad-
hering. to his fallacies, and in relieving
one evil, by adding aiioi.hei'—by a system
ofrobbing Peter 310 pay Paul--he must
look for his support among those wlio re-
gard party obligations as superior to the
higher calls of duty to the country.
T/re Califomia I-.’cg2'menl.—'l'lie Rein-
deer from Rio Janeiro, Nov. 9.7l.l1, reports
the arrival there of the ships Loo Choo
Thomas H. Perkins, mid Sn-saii Drew ;——-
the Loo (boo on the liitli Nov. in sixty
one days, passage; the Preblc two days
after; the Susan Drew and Thomas. II.
Perkins five days after. Every thing pas-
sed offquietly during the passage, and bar-
mony and good feeling prevailed.
The squadron was to leave Rio on the
28th, direct for San Francisco, the origiiial
desigii of stopping at Va'rarEso being aim’.-
cloned.
Singular.——Ii is s‘a!ed by those who
keep night watch in the meuagerie, that
in cages where there me ‘here than one
animal, it is always the custom for one to
eep watch while the others sleep. The
sentry is relieved with as much regularly
as in a well regulated camp of soldiers, al-
though not, probably, with as much pre-
cisiun in regard to time The sentinel
paces back and forth, and is very careful
not to do anything to arouse his comrades.
Occasionally he lies down, but always
\Vll.IlI’1lS head towards the front of the
cage, and never sleeps until relievcd.
.5 word to B0]/‘.-The “Learned Black-
smith” sriys, Boys, did you ever think that
this great world, with all its wealth and
we, with all its mines and mountains,
oceans, seas and rivers, with all its ship-
ping, its stcamboats, railroads and mag-
netic telegraphs; with all its million of
darkly groping men, and "all the science
and progress of ages, will soon be given
over to the hands of the boys of the pres-
ent agel boys like you, assembled in school
rooms, or playing wi liout them, on both
sides of the Atlantic? Believe it and look
abroad on your inheritance, and get ready
to enter upon its possession. The Kings,
Presidents, Governors, Statcsmen, Philos-
ophers, Ministers, Tenchers. Printers, Men,
of the future, are all boys. whose feet like
yours, cannot reach the floor when seated
on the benches upon which they are learn-
ing to master the monosylables of their
respective languages.
V\"e understand the Norwich and “for-
cester Railroad Company is buildinga beat:
to take the place of the Atlantic.
The Protestant Ciurcliman contains re-
publications of English writings, from
which it is clearly proved that the Tracto-
rian movement was oi'iginated by Papists
in disguise; and also Mr. Newmun’s con-
fession that he was really a papist, though
stoutly denouncing papacy a dozen years
“before he confessed himself such.
T/£8 Stz'eglz't::.—'I'his whaling vessel has
been reported as lost—nothiug having
been heard from her since August, 1845.
It will be remembered that most of the
crew shipped at this port, were landed at
Hobart Town and committed on the charge
of mutiny. Their places were filled with
Canadian corivict.s, and the Stieglitz sailed
for the South Coast of New Holland. It
is thought possible that she may yet be
reported safe, but such is not the general
opinion. Her new crew were disposed to
be mutinous, and at the time of sailing,
avowed their determination to leave the
ship at the first opportunity.--Stznclord.
Munroe Edwards, the great forger, who
was committed to the State Prison at Sing
§Sing several years ago, and ‘ whose name
;has become familliar to all who know any
lthing of the history of crime in our coun-
‘zry, is now in a rapid consumption and can
hardly live more than a few weeks at best.
Theprison physician has relinquished all
hope of his recovery, and his death at any
moment would not be a matter of surprise.
The editor of the Milford N. C. Chron-
icle, advises the men to be off for Mexico,
promising that he “will stay at home and
take care of the women.” '
To the names of Pickering and Story in
the list of tlie,dead and the immortal, may
now be added, that of John Davis,L.L.D_.,
who departed life very 5“dde"lY 3‘ hls
residence in Milton Place. B05l°"- H9
was for many years Judge of the U. S.
District Court.
—
Norwalk Chronicler