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\Vill doubtless be referred to in coming time as a year of
UNUSUAL BUSINESS ACTIVITY
IN NQRVIALK,
ill 0 I‘
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e pai'tieulai°ly
at the
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us, this si.
\Vl:llClI has already become so no noted for {.:~:.-xi. lNi>uci~:.v.ir..\"1‘s proffered to, and ac-
cepted by its numerous eustoiucrs.
ft. is with feelings akin to pride, but with more of gi'atitiule, that the subscriber hero ten-
ders his thanks to those friends who have helped to siistaiii hiiu in this ciiterprise, by their lib-
eral patoriiago and good will——(in the abseeiice of the first, the l.-ittiei' goes far.) for the short time
he hug hem, 3 c,mdiil;u.e fay their favors, iiiodestlycoiitiiiuiiig his solieitntioiis for their liberality
in the future.
It is perhaps a inisfortuno that this stand lias not the advaiitages (.7) of one ofthe mnnyliigh
sounding cognoiiieiis so much in vogue—“rlt-ad (-Q,narters,” (to. yet; “what vii'tnro is there in ii.
Iianie.”
\Ve must. needs be content with seeking :1 r
eputiitioii for character. integrity, true merit, by
which we expect to stand or fall; be judged by the people.
New Spring Seeds
are being Z1llll.)S-t wooklv added to the alre.=uly llll‘g(¥ stock on hand, so that purchasers may rely
upon finding zitfrui/'1II'iccs, nearly every film‘-I W
sziiisf-,' tlieir wants in the line of
DRY oooi‘)s iii. \v..\i.ii)'s.
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s or E ew €:>‘.§.‘.t§.
Tl..ll*l sloop JL}.lJ[.'?L has com-
,,,,.iiceil her ro_giiliir trips and ‘\"\:ill
lt:tiV(,*. the Laiidiiig at Five faili-
; lliver on r.l‘Ll(‘.;~',tl‘tl_y' evening, .‘30:li of,
P\I;|1'(;l1,:|:J(l Ne\\' York on Sat:iird;i_\f, April zlil,
,,,,,] Wm (;():|tlli‘.lO. to Slllj‘()l]‘fji‘tl(\:<tl;|5~s alnd Sat];
urdays of the scasoii. * reig itaiu pror uce wt
be coiivoyod as usual on the most: farorable teri:i.<.
1'i‘(,,- f,-ciglit or passage apply to the captain on
board or at. the store on tll_{.‘.Vltllléllll.é. \‘ ‘I _
‘. . 5.4‘! Ali‘ TIS-
F've Mile River, Mnrcih 2‘.ltli,E-17. T
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For Es eve or. i .
Rl£(}UL:\l{. '.l‘l{.li’S FOR THE SEASON.
A ..\_ Y‘ '1 llli‘. Sloop MAR.Y \VlLLfS,
, Capt. \Villis J. Merritt, liav-
ing coniiiieiiced her regular trips
for the Season, will leave Norwf1ll<i
East. side the Bridge. every Tuesday lwciimg.
and New Yolrk every Saturday.’ I H P 1 t
Any one iaviiig )l1SlllOSS witi .10 t1(:((3
Office during the absence of the vessel. Illfly,
apply at the Cabinet Shop of \Vnt.erbury as
Quintard, on the Dock.
\VlLLl.S J. MERRITT.
Norwalk, iifarch ‘.29. 1847.
_u_: ’ I
Selleels s Line.
\‘i'est side he Bridge.
THE Sloop Mary
, . A. Selleck, Capt. Gru-
__{ i man, will coninience
"gal *" her \Veekly Trips for . .-
New York on '_l‘iiescl:i_v the 10th of March, and
the Domestic, Capt‘. 1‘dei'1'ill, on the Saturday
following N. SELLECK.
Norvvalk, March 9, 1847.
NE\V (EEKOCKEIRY
AT PECK’S BRANCH STORE.
UST Received a large and splendid assort-
inoiit. which will be sold cheap for Cash.
Oct. 13, 1840'.
‘tvantexl Iinmed iatcly
More Shirt; Hands. The highest
prices in CASH or trade will be
paid on delivery of the work at
M. W’.-iiciziim-.\"s
In the store formerly occupied by J. A. \Vced.
Norwalk.
sfiiirno ARRANGEIYIENT,
Comilzencing i$'a(zu'dny, Jllarc/2 6!/L, 1847.
PORT CHESTER, ROCKY NECK,
S T;ll'IFORD AND NOR VVALIK.
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The New and Splendid Steamboat
JATALINE, Capt. Curtis Peel-x, Jr.
'\Vill leave New York from the Pier east side
Catharine Market Slip, as above every after-
noon, at two o’clock, Sundays_ excepted. Re-
turning will leave, Norwalk at seven o'clo;k,
Stamford at 8, Rocky Neck at halfpast 8, and
Port Chester at quarter before 9.
Stages will be in readiness at; the Landing to
convey passengers to \Vest,port, Sout.hport:, Fair-
field, Bridgeport, Danbury, Ridgetield, New-
Cnnuan and \Vilton.
ll?°All persons are forbid t.rusting miy indi-
vidual on account. of this boat: or hey ownel-5_
New York, March 6th, 1847. ,
Plolwls-—lIALL’S ‘.l’reniium Plows’
and Castings for sale by S. E. OI.hISTl$AI)'
Q Kid Glvocs. .
fresh supply of those superior Kid Gloves
1-e(;’d, at '
Aipaea. ' -
OTTON \Varp Alpaca, from 28 to G2 ets.
' pr. yd. Silk warp do. from 50 cts. to $100
BISSELL & MOODY.
G:u'¢lcn Seed.
IIE subscriber has on hai-id a large quantity
of fresh (i'rari.len Seeds, comprising assort-
ments from all the Seed Gardens in this part of
the country, and warranted to be the growth of
last year. J. A. \Vl£lCD.
or loss tjiiiiiitilyriit.
F 1."ov"i’é.
OLMb'TEAD’S.
at
Elli.-"i.€3{£ I’-‘i‘?:.”a"I."E.’{’.‘§ COAL
at tfac E-'t~o:s2'.:i l‘;;°.e:-11 Hizawjilag
SOUTH N(,)'i,{\Vi.\Ll\.'.
l"§_'1 L. t\'.. J. ll. 1’l~If_.Tl{ will be discharging
_S_ a this wool-; a <::ii'gii of Siiperior Black-
5iiiEtli’.-: (foal; tliose in want ofthe above Coal
will do well to call and exaiiiiiiio the same.
New €.-‘:c-o~;l's-
i'i"‘“illE Slll;‘:'-'Cl'll)0l' has just. received largc~atldi—
E ttional supplies of llARl)\VARE, CUT-
LERY, llOL L()\V—‘.VA.l.{l*I, GUNS, lRO.\’
i‘-.;'D S'.l.‘l£l*}L, li‘i\Li\ll*IR’S U'].‘l.-II'SlLS,
PAINTS, OJLS, \VlN,D(_)\V-(ILASS, &C.
which are offered either wholesale or retail at
the lowest New York prices.
V. C. S'l‘REF.T.
Norwalk, March 30, 1847. .
Dry Goods !
1 HE subscriber liasjust returned from New
York with an e.i.tire new stock of season-
able goods suitable for the Spring trade, em-
b racing as complete and desirable assortuicnt as
ever brought into Fairtield County.
I am receiving daily from my agent in N. Y.
the most desirable goods in the 'iiiarkct, bought
at auction and ofthe importeis, which will be
sold on the most favorable terms for cash.
Please call and judge for yourselves.
\VM. J. FINCH.
\Vestport, March *2.‘)th, 1847.
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I-Eyer s P1 s.
THE AMliIR.ICAN IMPROVED
i“i!_vgei:x:i Vegetable Tiieaisainc.
THE ‘li Pills are one of the best Medical Coin-
pounds in use at the present day. As a coniinon
faiiiily pliysic, for adininistratoii in all temporary
coiiipluiiits of the stoniacli and bowels, head-iiclic,
colds, &c. they may be fully depended. upon, and a
prompt use oftlieui on the first appearaiice of indig-
position will iiivririably save mncli sickness. They
are peculiarly adapted to :ill cases of weakness and
generaldebility——any deraiigeiuentof the system,
and e.-‘pccially with feinales-—and a steady, uninter-
rupted use of them, in strict couforuiity with the di-
rections will very soon restore the organs of the
stomach to their uatiiral tone and action, and regu-
late the bowels, and renovate the whole system.
Tlicre is no disposition to give extravaigrint coni-
mendations of them. \Vliat is here stated, is the re-
sult ofaclual experience with them, and that through
a period offifteeii years. It is not sapposed.or pre-
teiidcd,that they will raise the dead! neither are
they designed to be used as we use our food! Such
is not the true purpose of medicine. Its only op-
propriate otliee is to assist nature in restoring the
sy.-zteni to a proper tone and action, when unavoid-
ably, or through cmelessiicss or excess, it becomes
deranged. Many are careless and hence need this
aid. And the most careful areliable to irregularities
of the system It is needless almost to say, that a
prompt use of safe and effective remedies, on the
tirst appearance of illness, is the part of wisdom.
,, Such a Medicine the l‘ropiietor knows these
Pills to be. And he is certain that in tortv nine ea-
ses out oflifty, where a fair trial is made according to
the directions, they will be used again as a standard
medicine. He has never known an instance, where
they have been thus used, in which they have no:
met with unqiialilied approval!
Nuiiic-roiis testinioiiials may be seen at the general
Oflire of sale, and references will be given to sub-
stantial living witnesses of their valuable curative
properties.
The Pills are purely vcgetablc,_are of two kinds.
stimulant and piirgative, purifying the blood, iiud
producing a healtliy action through the entire sys-
tem; are a valuable Anti Billions Medicine, and
eminently useful in alllingering conip|aiiiis—\Vciik-
ness, General Debilily, l)ysp(-psy. Pnliiioiiary Af-
fections, Liver Coiuplaints, Rlicuniatie and Spas-
modic Atfections, Female Complaiiits, Palpitatioiis.
.fV()./'(t7)Lif_7j, after a/‘air trial, will bcwithou-t them.
They are put up in FIFTY Cl".N’I‘ & DOLLAR
packages, each having a pliaiuplilet embracing a
valuable Treatise on Disease, with full directions for
use. 'l‘lie Dollar packages are the cheapest to the
purchaser.
As you value I-Icalt§i—'l‘ry Them 1
Sold lVholc.mlc and Ilclczil at No. 140 Fulton
street, Qcl _/loor, N. York, between Nassau and
Broadway, N. Y.
From a personal knowledge of, and use
of the above Medicine in my fainily.1'or about 15
years. I can coinnieiid it in the most unqiialificd
manner. 1’, PRICE.
Sold by NOAH S. BAILEY, west side the
llridgei N0|'\V-‘ilk: B. J. Daskani, Stamford, and
J. Beach, -VVall st. Bridgeport. 48
ING IIA 1“ S .—S ome
§ 9!
choice styles of
Scotch and French Giiiliaiiis are now of-
fereil to the Ladies of Norwalk, also a beautiful
article of Ginglianis at 12 1-2 cts. the yd. 1 yard
J. MALLORY & CO.
wide, by
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POETRY-
oaici_2:iu..
S P R I N G .
3 The spring is coming, the new-born spring,
And O! is it not a glorious thing?
To wander forth, in its balmy air,
And see the bright world, so fresh and fair.
It will quicken the pulse, and glndden the heart,
And give the sad spirit an upward start.
i’1‘hc spring is coining—deliglitful spring,
\Vhon the rippling waves, octhe swcetbirds sing
Ten-'.l.iousand notes from the forest trees,
Arc wnfted along on the gentle breeze.
And glittering insects, here and there,
:Ase humming their notes in the soft, spring air.
, The spring is coniing—the gorgeous spring,
|\Vl1cii beauty illuiiiiiies every thing.
- Like a fairy-queen, in her banquet halls,
' Responding aloud, to her lover’s calls.
lOii the graceful st'em—by the nodding flower,
I have watclied her Majesty, hour by hour.
The spring is coming—the cheerful spring,
\\' hen the sound of merry voices ring, lplain,
And back to my iintive home again ;
The children join in the chorus there,
And tlierc’s music around me every where.
Romaine.
TI-1}) HERITAGE.
BY JAMXCS nnssrzm. LOWELL.
The rich man’s son inherits lands,
And piles of bricks and stones, and gold,
And he inherits soft, white hands,
And tender flesh that fears the cold,
Nor dares to wear a garment old;
A heritage, it seems to me,
One would not care to hold in fee.
The rich man’s son inherits cares;
The bank may break, the factory burn ;
Sonic broatzh may burst his bubble shares,
And soft white hands, would hardly earn
A living that would suit his turn;
A heritage, itseoiiis to me,
One would not care to hold in fee.
‘What does the poor man’s son inherit ?
Stout. muscles and n siiiewy heart,
A hardy fraiiie, a haidier spirit;
King of two ha iids he does his part
In every useftil toil and art;
A heritage, it seems to me,
A King might wish to hold in fee.
\Vh'at does the poor man's son inherit?
\Vishes o’crjoyed with huuible tliiiigs,
A rank adjudged by toil worn merit,
Content that; from employmeiit, springs,
A heart that in his labor sings;
A heritage it seems to me,
A King might; wish to hold in fee.
\V1int does the poor man's son inherit?
A patience learned by being poor ;
Courage, if sorrow come, to bear it,
A fellow—feeling that is sure
‘ . I . '
'1 0 make the out-cast .)l9aS his door;
A heritage, it seems to me,
A King might: wish to hold in fee.
0, rich man's son there is a toil
That with all others level stands;
Large charity doth never soil,
But only whitens soft wliito hands;
A heritage, it seems t.o iue,
\Vorth being rich to hold in fee.
0, poor inan‘s son, scorn not thy state.
There is worse weariness than tliiue,
In merely being rich and great;
\Vork only makes the soul to shine,
And makes rest fragrent and benign ;
A heritage, it seeius to me,
\Vorth being poor to hold in fee.
Both heirs to one six feet of sod,
Are equal to the earth at last;
Both chlidrcii oftlie same dear God ;
Prove title to your heirship vast
By record of a well-tilled past;
A heritage, it seems to me,
\Vcll worth a life to hold in fee.
From the iVew Ym-/c Tribune.
REJOICINGS FOR VICTORY.
Glad shouts upon the air are borne,
Glad shouts for victory won;
But many a mother long shall mourn
Her ne’er returning son !
Glad music swells its thrilling peals,
Bright banners flout the sky ;
But many a widow’s bosom feels
Grief’s wild, strong agony !
Loud cannon boom o'er hill and plain,
Rojoicing bonfires burn :
But many an orphan asks in vain,
His slaughtered sire's return!
By night, carousal pageants sweep,
Joy's festive lights are shed ;
But many a band of sisters weep
Bravo brothers with the dead!
Then shout for “glorious victory” Won!
’Twere surely cause for mirth,
That husband, brother, sire and son
Have perished from the earth,
A)’. send your shouts o'er ocean’s flood
To gludden all earth’s sky,
That such, in agony and blood,
Have laid them down to die!
Go to the slaughter wlicro they fell,
The red-field where they died,
And there your rapturous paeans swell-
To Moloch deified.
There, mangled, blackenod,trainplcd, torn,
God’s images are strewn !
Ilow pas’d each one to death’s cold bourue ‘I
In agony, ulonec
N 0 mother, daughter, sister, wife,
Sustained his (lying head,
And soothed the pangs of parting life,
And wept; when he was dead.
Yet thousrinds.were around him thei;e—
Perchance, e’en by his side,
A brother——of his pangs aware-
And dying as he died 1
Go, then, where strode \Var’s demon rout,
Go, raise th’ exultant yell
Amid \Var‘s “trophies” thorc,—tlJe shout
Shall echo back from Hell!
.flz'rl_forlre1and.-—The total money re-
ceipts of the Treasurer of the Relief Coni-
mitlee of the city of N. Y. up to the lat
inst. amounted to $135,307 70.
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N ORVVALK, CT. VVE DNE SDAY.
Through the iiiouiitaiii gorge——o'er the sloping!
M
lg 1’v_I1SCELLANY.
THE BURIED Tot 7;" .
A spot, which was to me one ofthe most,
-meat, and the people were little better
interesting in all my rambles, was where
the village of Plcurs, with about twenty]
AY 19. 1847.
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WILLIAM TELL.
More than four hundred years ago, the
country which goes by the name of Swit-
zerland was under the Austrian govern-
tbnn slaves. They were made to pay'_very
,five hundred inhabitants, was overwhelmed ilieuvy taxes, and to perform the most rnen-
jin the vcar l6l8, by the falling ofa moon-i
Jain. This terrific avalanche took place]
in the night, and was so sudden, complete
,und overwhelming, that not only every
lsoul perished, but no trace wliatcver of the ’
village or any of the remains of the inhab-
litants could afterwards he discovered.
‘The mountain must have buried the town
to the depth of several hundred feet-—
Though the all-veiled gentleness of nature
has covered both the mountain that stood
and that which fell with luxuriant vegeta-
tion, and even a forest of chestnuts has
grown amidst the wilderness of the rocks,
yet the vastness of the wreck of the avail-
anche are clearly distinguishable. Enor-
mous angular blocks of rocks are strewn
and piled in the wildest confusion possible,
some of them being at least sixty feet
high. The soil bad so accumulated in
the space of two liundered years, that on
the surface of these ruins there are smooth,
grassy fields at intervals, and the chest-
nuts grow everywhere. A few clusters
of iriiserable hamlets, like lndians’ or gip-
sies’ wigivams, are also scattered over the
grave of the former village, and there is
a forlorn-looking chapel that might serve
as a convent for banditti. 'l he mountains
rise on either side to a great height in
most picturesque peaks and outlines, and
the valley is tilled up with a snowy range
at the north.
it was a solemn thing to stand upon the
tomb of twenty-zive hundred beings, all
Si’-.'pUlUl'll‘C('l alive. No efforts have ever
discovered a trace of the iiihabitants—-not
a bone, not a vestige. The mountain that
covers them shall be thrown off at the
resurrection, but never before. It was
the mount Corito that fell; the half that
was left behind,:still rises abrubt and per-
pcndieular over tlze iniglity grave. It is
siiigular enough that the town was situated
itself on the tomb ofanotlier village, which
had previously been overwhelmed by a
similar eat-astroplie. For that reason it
was named li)lCUl‘S, The Town of Tears.
For the times of old, as often as in holy
one city has been built upon the very
same spot, except, indeed, in the case of
Pompeii, so that it is no uncommon thing
for the same earth to be leased to the dead
and the living.
The Town of Tears was one of the gay-
est, richest, laughing, pleasure-loving,joy-
ous little cities in the kingdom. It might
have been named_ Tears because it had
laughed till it cried. It had palaces and
villas of rich gentlemen and nobles; for
its lovely and romantic situation, and
pleasant air, attracted the wealthy families
to spend especially the summer months,
in so delightful a retreat. I wonder that
no poet or romance writer has made this
scene the subject ofathrilling story. The
(lav before the lid of their vast sepulchre
fell, thepeople were as happy and secure
vius eruption—and much more innocent.
There had been great rains. Vast mas-
ses of gravel were loosened from the
mountains, and overwhelmed seine rich
vineyards. The herdsmen came hurrying
in to give notice that strange movements
had taken place, with alarming symptoms
of some great convulsion; that there were
great fissures mid rents forming in the
mountain, and masses of rock falling, just
as the cornice ofa building might topple
down in fragments before the whole wall
tumbles. The cattle were seized with
terror, and probably perceiving the
trembling of the ground beneath their
feet, fled bellowing from the region.
Nevertheless, there was no dream of
what was to follow. The storm cleared
away, the sun rose and set on the 4th of
September as a bridegroom; the people
as those of l’ompeii the night of the Vesu- ‘
ial offices, while the Austrians lived upon
the fruits of their labor, and governed them
as with a rod of iron.
One of the Austrian governors by the
name of Gesler, was a very great tyrant,
land did all he could to break the spirit of
the Swiss people; but it was of little use.
Gesler went so far in his tyranny as ‘to
command his hat or cap to be placed on a
pole in the market place, and ordered that
every Swiss who passed it, should bow to
it. The poor Swiss people did not like
this at all; but they were afraid to disobey
the order as imprisonment or death would
be the consequence of their disobedience
There was, however, one noble minded
man, who was afraid neither of imprison-
ment nor death, who refused to bow to
Gesler’s cap. His name was VVilliam
Tell. He not only refused to bow to the
hat, but incited his fellow countryman to
throw off the Austrian yoke.
He was soon seized, and brought into
the presence of the tyrant. Williani Tell
was a famous bowman, and had his bows
and arrows about his person when he was
seized. Gesler, telling him that he should
exhibit a specimen of his skillas an archer
proniising him that if he could hit atrop-
ple at a certain distance he should be free.
Tell was glad to hear this, and began to
have a better opinion of the governor than
he deserved; but the cruel man called
Tell’s only son, a boy seven years old for-
ward, and placed the apple on his head
bidding his father fire at it.
Wlien Tell saw this, be nearly fainted,
and his hand trnmbled so much that he
could scarcely place the arrow to the
string. There was, however, no alterna-
tive; he must attempt the feat or die; but
that which unnerved his arm, was the
fear that his skill might fail him, and tliat
he might kill his only son.
llis child, seeing his father’s distress,
sought to console him. “I am sure you
will not hit me, father,” said he. “l have
seen you strike :1 bird on the wing at a
great distance, and lwill stand quite still”
'1' he grniind was now measured, and
the boy was placed against the tree. It is
impossible for you to understand what the
unfortunate 'l'ell felt as he prepared to
shoot. Twice he levelled his arrow, but
dropped it again. His eyes were so blin-
(led by his einotionhthat he could not see
the apple.
The assembled spectators ofwhom there
were great numbers, seemed to hold their
breath. At length Tell summoned up all
his courage. He dashed the tears from
his eyes, and beat. his bow. Away went
the arrow, and, piercing the apple, cut it
in two and embedded itselfin the tree?
The spectators shouted and applauded.
Tell was taken to Gesler, \vho was about
[0 set him free, when he observed another
arrow sticking under his girdle.
“Ha I” said he, “an arrow! Why that
concealed weapon '1”
“It was destined for you,” replied Tell,
“if l had killed my child.”
Upon this during threat, Tell was again
seized by the tyrant‘s soldiers, and was
hurried away to be put to dentb._ But be-
ing a strong and resolute man, he made
his escape, and fleeing away into the moun-
tains, incited the people to throw off the
tyrant’s yoke. They accordingly took up
arms, and made Tell their leader.
But he was again taken prisoner; and
being put into a boat, with Gesler and his
men, for the purpose of rowing over one
of the lakes, a storm arose, and the boat
\vas,'_driven ashore. Tell leaped out, be-
fore any one else could land, and, snatch-
ing a concealed arrow from his person,
took aim at the tyrant, and shot him dead
as he sat in his boat.
lay down securely to rest, or pursued their
accustomed festivities into the bosom of
the nigh; with their plans for to-morrow;
but that night,tlie mountain fell and destroy-
ed them all' At midnight, a great roar
was heard for over the country, and a
shock felt as of an eartliquake. and then
a soleirin stillness followed; in the morn-
ing, a cloud of dust and vapor hung over
the valley,and the bed of the Maira was
dry. The river had been stopped by the
falling of the mountain across its channel,
and the town of Celano had disappeared
forever. All the excavations of all the
for its gold and jewels; and there they li
at rest, churches ‘d palaces,
liovels, priests, peasants, and nobles, where,
neither gold, nor love, nor superstition,
nor piety, can raise them from t.heir=
graves, or have any power over them.
C’/zeever's “Pz'lg7;im of the Jungfrau.”
\Vc have the pleasure of publishing, at last,
says the \Vn9hington Union, something like an
oflicial account of Doniphnn’s victory :
I\'Ioi\"i‘r.ai~:r, Mexico, April 4, 1847.
Dear ./llujor: VVe have just received
the official account of the capture of Chi
liuuhua, with Col. Doniplian, with 930
Missourians. He met the enemy at Sac-
ramento, twelve miles north of the city,
and dispersed them immediately, killing
scverahhundred, and taking ten pieces of
artillery. Our loss is said to be three or
four. Very sincerely, D. l'lUNTER,U.S.A.
Maj. Lloyd J. Beull, Puyinaster.
laborers that could be collected together,
failedto discover a single vestigc of the, N
inhabitants or of their dwelling placesajilhe
The uiiiiers could not reach the cathedral,
ei
villas andl
After this, Tell roused the people, and
they soon gained their freedom; and
‘Switzerland is a free country to this day.
Tell has never been forgotten, but the
- people always think of him with gratitude,
and consider him as the deliverer of his
'eountry. i
NORTI-IE RN MEXICO.
nv CAPT. crsoacr. w. uucmzs.
More than half of the whole State of
jCoahuila belongs to two brothers, Sanchez,
who also own some 30,000 persons. Sev-
'eial of their vast estates are managed by
stewards, while the remainder are rented.
ir principal town residence is in Salt.il-
lo; but their favorite country seat is the
niasznificent hacienda of Patoa. This
powerful family, together with the rela-
tions, the Blancos, Yoarras, and the Zun-
lugos own nearly the entire State and its
population. They have taken no open or
active part in the present war, and have
preserved friendly and even kindly rela-
tions with many of our officers; but the
Blancos and Saiichz-zes are understood to
be prepared, imder more promising cir-
cumstances, to uphold the Mexican gov-
ernment with their wealth and influence.
Except for the Mucation of the clergy,
there are no seniinaries of learning, de-
‘serving of the name in Coahuila, but there
is an ecclesiastical college in ‘Saltillo, of
some reputation, but the course of in-
struction sedulously excludes everything
approaching to science, and is confined to
the classics and to the reading of the
Fai.liers. The consequence of this. state
of things is, that by far the greater portion
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of the population are plunged into the
most profound ignorance, and can neither
read nor write. Many of the better class
were formerly sent to the United States
to be educated; but, for some years, this
plan has been abandoned, and they are
new seat for that purpose to France and
to the city of Mexico.
Four-fifths of the population of no 1li'ern
Mexico are ofilie aboriginal race, (pure, or
mixed in different degrees with Spanish
blood,) the lineal descendants of the once
powerful Aztec monarchy. E In habits, cus-
toms, mode of life, wants and civilization,
they have probably changed b..t little, with
the exception of the abaiidoiimeiit of their
barbarous sacrificial rites, since the con-
quest; and they retain even inueb of their
original language. They are a good look.
ing people, and while one seldom sees a
very large man amongst them, they are
certainly a well made, agile and 'muscular
race, who we have been inuch in the cus-
tom of uiiderratiiig; of abstemious habits
and of great powers of endurance on foot,
or on horseback, they are scarcely equalled
as couriers, and are unsurpassed in march-
ing. It may seem a paradox to say that
they possess much bolt/ness and little cour-
age ,- they would venture where braver
men would hesitate, and yet would offer
faint resistance when danger is upon them.
Hence it is that they so often fall victims
to the lndians.
Fancy to yourself a rather lightcolored
Indian, dressed in a pair of leather unmea-
tionablcs, without susp~;-nders, buttoning
from the knee downwards, which are usu-
ally l-..-ft open in warm weather for comfort,
and to exliieit the drawers underneath; a
common cotton shirt, generally ,like our
hunting shirt; a red sa.-~h tied tightly
aroiiiiel 'tl!C'\V€llSl., a pair of sandals on hit!
feet, and enormous iron spurs on heel, with
-.1 heavy, conical felt hat, (that would al-
most resist a sabre cut,) on head, and a
loagashcn iron l'!0lfllf‘(l goad in hand; and
you liave a perfect picture of the ranche-
ro, or ra".lier vachei'o, iTlOlll‘il(‘.(l on a spir-
ited ,r.-oucy, with a lasso at his saddle bow;
and he is no mean adversary fora single
man to encounter.
The we-altliier classes dress very much
in the same style, but of richer fabrics;
their buttons bring usually of silver, and
they are particularly ostentatious in their
saddle housings, wliice are often overloa-
ded with heavy silver ornaments. They
are also very curious in the color and pat-
tern of their blankets, and the materials of
their cloaks.
The women are rather under what we
regard as the medium size, slight in fig-
ure, well formed and graceful; and while
few are beautiful, many of them, while
young, are good looking and agreeable.
Their hands and feet are small, with well
turned aiicles. They have generally white
teeth, a good mouth, magnificent black
eyes, and glossy black hair-—in the dress.
ing of which they daily bestow much
pains. They appear to be amiable and
kind hearted, and are said to make good
wives and mothers. Their usual -dress
consists of thin slippers, without stock-
ings, a cloth pettieout, usually red, and
chemise, which exposes more of the per-
son, than is, in most countrics,consid,ered
to be consistent with a due regard to mod-
esty; but this the custom of the country.
and I am not disposed to criticise it.
With a rosary around the neck, and gold
earrings, you have the female "costume
complete. When they go abroad, the re-
boa is generally worn, either over the
head, concealing the greater portion of the
face, or over the shoulders like a shawl.
It is worn by all Mexican women, its qual-
ity depending on the condition of the
wearer. To their ordinary domestic duties
they add the weaving of reboas and blan-
kets. The latzer are worn by men, as an
outer covering, and is literally “a bed by
night, a garment all the day.” Many of
them are of fine texture, and of great bea-
uty of figure and color. Their prices va-
ry from $3 to $85, and even to $1000.
Many of of the better class of females are
well educated and accomplished ladies,
who would grace the saloons of the most
polished capitals.
S}l(Imz:fu[.-—P~.)l'SOnS _recently arrived
from Mon'erey inform us that in coming
down they beheld strown along the road-
side where had been massacred the team-
sters who fell into the hands of Urrea’s
assassins in the attack on the wagon train,
;.the decayed and mutilated remains of up-
'ward of fifty of these unfortunate men.
Where they fell, there still they are suf-
;fered to remain—-their flesh made the food
{of vultures and wolves and their bones
‘scattered about by these beasts and birds
ofprey. Train after train has passed them
:by with no more notice than a-- passing
lcommentary upon their sad fate~—none
‘have stepped forth to give them burial.
Humanity sickens at man’s indifference to
‘(man-——dea.th parts friend from friend, and
bother from brother; and in one brief
hour all the, ties which bound them to-
gether are forgotten. Such is a conse-
quence of war-—~it deadens the sensibility
and brings man to a level with the unrea-
soning brute. ,
The Portguese Government has opened
the port of Lisbon for the admission, until
the 30th of Juiie next, of about 280.000
bushels of foreign VVlieat, in GT8"! 01‘
Flour, subject only to the same duly 35
Portuguese Wheat an] Flour.
There is also .czreatsca1'C|tY Of bread’
stuffs in the Island of Maderm. and 2793'‘
suffering among the poorer inliubita.nts,on
account of the high prices ot grain.
Norwalk Chronicler