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NORWALK, CONN ., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1857.
ljt Sslrtii, dfiimrulimi, 2<r.3<r.---<tatah1iayii in 1800.
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Life Insurance.
A. E. BYINGTON,
(At. the Gazette OIllcP,)
AGENT FOR run -
AMERICIIN TEMPERANCE l.lFE INSURANCE COMPANY.
of H-.1i'tl'ord, Conn.
J. r. rooms,
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
OFFICE OVER .M./lLLORI”S swam:
Nor-walk, Conn.
H. C. RANDLE,
Hats,‘ Ca1I.v.I,[-I-I-lMo3Ili’_s & Boy’s
STRAW GOODS, &c.,
Ladies Furs, Gents Gloves, Canes,
‘$3111.13:-ellas, cbc.,
No. 2 Skidilws Block.
x. xxx. _.x.r.- . ..'-_'c ~./'x’\.
3:355: PI BEI.DEN.’_“
5IA.‘1Ul-‘AC’l‘lIltl~)lI sxn
lI"fioIcsule and Retail Dealer in
Tin, Copper, &. Sheet Iron Ware
_ \‘ORW.-\l.K,O0N_N.,
Opposite D. .j-. N. Rrzi/.-‘cad J_.7.-721;.-.‘, arnrl
cm‘! In Stop/ic71,so7z.’s Ho/el.
1:. 3. iirroivrii-sow.
AMBROTYPE ARTlsT.
OVER D. .s~ N. DEPOT,
NDRWALK, CONN.
Ti". H. NASH,
Wiioi.iss.u.n nun Rt-JTAII. ni~:.tLr:a ‘(N
STOVES,
MANUFACTURER". 01-‘
‘Pin, Sheet Iron & Copper Wares,
Has constantly on lumzl to/.a7‘ge assort-
ment of general I-Iouse-keeping
F1e'r*rlz't2¢7'e, at So. Norwal/6.
Conn.
Dentistry.
Doctors HILL 6!. FITCH-
Surgical &-Mechanical
D E N T I S T 3,
Office over the Storeof G. J. Gruman,
NORWALK , CONN.
A. HiLL. CHARLES Fircn.
C. J. GRUIVIAN,
Dealer in Foreign and Domestic
DRY GOODS, GARPETINGS
(~'wrn'age Trimmings, Clot/zs, Cassi-
meres, Sati-news,‘ Vests"-ngs, and Tail-
ar’s T-rzrmmngs, by the Yard.
Piece or Package.
StlEl-J’I‘INGS, SHIRTINGS, JEANS,
At the lowest possible prices.
NORVVALK, CONN.
C. & E. K. LOCKWOOD, 81. C0
NORWALK. CONN.,
'L!ANUFAC'|‘URls‘.IlS OF
Tin, Shoat Iron & Copper Wares,
AND DEALERS! IN
Stoves, R'angcs, Furnaces, Cutlewy,
BM’-tannia Porcelain and lVooden
II/'a-re, and Kitclien 1"m'm'tu.7'e
in general, Pumps, Sheet
Lead 4- Lead Pipe,
(7«roc/cery, Glass
and C’/riiza
IVa,re.
lE'I‘IilA INSURANCE COMPANY.
Of Hartford.
Ivzrorporated in 1819. C'II.a.rter Perpetual.
Cash Capital, - - - - - $1.000.000-
I/zsuxre agttivzst loss /1/ml ziwmage by Fire,
, on Terms adapted to I/It’//I-(LZ(l.7'll, and
cousislcvit will; tlze laws of I
rompe-nsat'im2.
GEO. R. COWLES, Sole ./Igent,
For Noi-walk and vicinity.
D. B. BOOTH,
Attorney & Counsellor at Law,
6| IVALL STl{El<‘/I‘,
Nl-‘.W YORK.
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AMOS HUNT,
General Pension & Patent Agent
And P2-osecutor of Claims before
the sevewzl I)epa9‘tme-nts and
the Court ofC'Zuz'ms._
Vvasliiugton, D. C.
‘wliolesale
PAPER DEALERS,
MARSHALL BROTHERS,
58 Co-u.-rtlwridt Sereet, N. Y.,
(Between Washington and Greenwich-ate.)
Roarar T. MARSHALL.
1y24 _ BENJ. L. Mnzsucn.
Orders and consignments respectfully so-
‘:3
Norwalk Post Office.
.MaiIC'loses.——Wi-13'!‘ .7.30 A. M. . 3.00 ,I‘.M .
do do Essa‘, 8.30 A. M., 4.301’. M.
do do D.&'.N. R. R.,8.4.").
do do New York City, 4.30.
Wusrou, Tuesday at: Saturday at 2.00 i'.M.
.Ma1'l Due.—-—D. db N R. R. 8.00 A . M.
do do Wi:si'r,9.:i0A.ii..6.00 r.M.
do do E.i.s'i',8.30 A.lsI..3.-I5 r M.
R. A. WILLIAMS 1’. M.
Saugatuck Bfsllli.
BANKING HOURS
From A. M. to 12 M.,
“ I P. M. to 31’. M.
H. STAPLES, I’i'esideiit-.
B. L. Woouwoaiiii. Ct1SlIlel'.:
Westport, J une 19th, 1857
New Goal Yard.
HE subscribers have established 3. NEW
COAL Yum at Norwnlk, on the east side
of the Bridge, on Suiith’s Dock below the Pot-
tery, where they intend to keep constantly on
hand and are now delivering a vcry SlI}I(’I‘f01'
article of Coal, oi the ditfcrciil. sizes required
for family use, such as lor the furnace, parlor
and kitchen stoves. Our stock is zllljrrs’/I and
pains have been taken to SecI1l‘ethcbrsII.'imIs
lmown in the market, such as Spring Mount-
ain Lehigh, {Lll(I_l.llH Locust. Moiintain .\Vhitc
Ash; iickiiowledgcd by good judges to have
no superior. We have also the l’it.tstoii vari-
ety, all of which kinds we will sell at fair re-
uiuueruting prices. A share of the public
patronage is respectfully solicited.
We also keep the above varieties at our
Yard in Wiunipaiik. _
tf:l5 G H. & J. C. RANDLE.
25
LUMBER! LUMBER!
ILL dz HUBBELL have recently com
fiieuced the Lumber Business at the old
stand lately occupied by Mr. Charles Thomas,
and intend to keep on sale
Timber, Lath and Lime,
together with every variety ofLumber sold in
this market. We shall be happy to accommo-
date customers with any thing in our line at
liberal prices. M. HILL,
15 J, C. l-‘JUBBELL,
Wu. ALLEN. WM. '1‘. CLARK.
ALLEN &. CLARK,
Attorneys at Law. Real Estate
Brokers and Gene-ml Land A gems,
DAVENPO RT,IOWA.
AND Warrants bought, sold and located-
Farms Houses and Lots lea:-:ed. Real
Estate of all kinds bought and sold on Com-
mission. Money invested. 'l‘a.\'es paid for
non-residents. Money loaned on iiiieucuinber-
ed Real Estate scciiritv. M28
mIlfe.I:n0Val.
I IIE iiiidei-signed would respectfully an-
nounce to his patrons and the public gou-
erully that he has removed to No. 3 Phoenix
Block, where he has fitted up it beautiful store
which is now opened with a new and splendid
assortment of Cloths, Cassinieres, and Vest-
iugs ‘_ for the Summer of 1850. G(ll‘lli(‘lll.S
made and trimmed in the neatest and most
fasliiouable styjc. A complete nssortniciil of
Men and Boys’ Clothing ready made.
Grateiiil for long and continued favors at
my old stand, I shall endeavor with renewed
exertion to merit theircontinuation.
N. B.-.—-Goods bought of me will be cut gra-
tis if desired. 27 THOMAS RILEY.
Q Land For Sale.
ABOUT eight acres of good Laud, near
Main-st.., one mile north of the Bridge ,is of-
fered for sale upon very reasonable terms.
It is admirably adapted for building lots,
or for gardening purposes, having a quick
and rich soil, and a large bed of vegetable
mould or compost niauure, thereon _; or it is
well calculated for afii'strateineadow. Itis
wcllfenccd, and in it very eligible location.
For further particulars enquire atthis Ol-
fice.
Horse and 0x Shoeing. -
HE subscriber having taken the old stand
formerly occupied by Wiiterbury and
Duncan, in the rear of the old Bakery, foot of
Mill Hill, devotes his entire attention to the
careful and judicious shoeing of Horses and
Uxen. for which he has unequalled facilities.
From his many years e.\'pel'l(‘l'l(‘.I}, devoting
himself exclusivel'y to this branch of business,
he is confident he can give entire satisi'ucl.ion
to all who may favor him with their patron-
age. Particular attention paid. to shoeing
Horses with tender and diseased feet.
. JAMES D. SHEA.
Norwalk, March 27th, I857. M13
fldlabinet Ware lj-I
WESTPORT !
HE Subscriber would respectfullyinform
hisfrieuds and the public generally,
that he is still located a few doors north of
the turnpike, opposite the Store of Alva
Gray, where may be found a geuernlassoi-L
iueut of CABINET Fnnxiruim.
Umlerla/ringin all its depurtinentsatten-
ded to at the shortest notice and upon rea-
sonable terms, 13 ALLEN RENOUD.
N orwalk Iron Foundry.
VERY descriptioii o ICASTING done at the
shortest notice and in the best manner,
as cheap as can be obtained at any other es-
tablislimeiit in the State. Galvanized Chains,
Chain Pumps,Iron Fcncc,Posts,P.ailings,etc
furnished to order. Patterns executed at
short notice and upon reasonable tci-ins.
lyl ALEXANDER AUSTIN.
Horse Blankets.
FINE lot of Carriage and l:I0l'.‘1.e Blankets
just made up by the subscriber. Also,
Buffalo Robes, &c.,—all for sale at “ hard
times prices.” WM. S. JONES.
East side the Bridge, Wcstport, Conn. tf44
ALII of a Thousand Flowers.
Balm of X Thousand Flowers, for sale by
KNAPP dc LYNES.
Do you want a superb Sq/‘t Fur Hut .7
Go to RANDLE’S.
HE AMERICAN GAS BURNER, one of
the best air-tight coal stoves in the mar-
ket, for sale at BELDlsl-.‘1’S.
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Corn Shellers.
EW pattern Corn Shellers. a first rate ar-
ticle for sale by W. C. S’[‘REE'l‘.
RIED Apples, Plums, Peacht-sand Cher-
ries, at MEEKER ti: 0i.Ms'ri-:.ur's.
VOUNTRY Pork. clear, at
(J S. E. OLMS'l‘EAD‘S.
TIMOTHY SfilED,at
9. F. OLMS’l‘EAD'S
Imported Cigars.
F Choice Brands, always on hand at the
Store of
KNAPP &. LYNES.
_Ii7_oi-stedsl Worsteds IW
VERY SHADE, by the Pound or single
Sllelll, at the Jewelry and Trimming
Store, Main street. 0. S. CLARK-
A. Great National Work.
AN‘ABRlDGhlENT OF THE DEBATES OF
(AJNGRESS, from I789 to 1856. D. Ap-
Dleloll & 90., l’r.blishers, 346 and 348 lii'oa«l-
Way» N- 3- A. ii. CAMP,
Sole Agent for Noiwalk.
Tooth Brushes.
A NEW '0‘ Just received by
KNAPP 3%‘ I.-YNES.
New Flour.
icitcd.
JUST received ii lot of new Wheat Flour
at GORNWALIJS. ’
Norwalk Emporium.
PROVISIONS, FRUITS.
Vegetables, Fish of All liincls,
Clams, Oysters, &c.
As good as theniarket. affords, constantly to
be found at the well known establishment of
MEEKER & OLMSTEAD.
_7;E~3‘G-oodsi of the above description re-
ceived alm‘,/;i,-, and for sale at wholesale and
retail on the most fu.voi‘able terms.
.'£'u1-thejr Notice.
‘HE undersigned having extended bisho-
siness is now not only prepared to re-
pair and re-paint Carriages and Wagons as
usual, but is also prepared to make the
same to Order. 'l‘astcl'ul Carriages or heavy
Wagons made in every style to suit the pur-
cliasei',and'at prices to siiiitthetimos.
EDSON BEERS.
At the cstalilislimeiit formerly occupied
by Cliai-lcs Isaaci-i. _ .
Watches, Jewelry and Fancy Goods
NEW WINTER STOCK !
. THE Subscriberliasjust retiirned
fi'om New York with a new Stock of
‘f .~ Fashioiiable Jewclry,Watches, Pla-
ted Ware and Fancy Goods. which he offers
to hiscustoincrs very cheap.
Clocks and Watches repaired.
Accordeous tuned and repaired.
Collin l’latcs,Spooiis, Rings, &c., neatly en-
graved. O. S . CLARK.
S. E. OLIVISTEAD,
IV/mlesalc and ReIoilDeaI(-r in Grocerirs
Prm:i.~.-imis ,8,-c., J\/‘o. I4 (rm! [6 Jlloin-.s-I.
l lssjust rcccived an entirely new and
extensive assortment. of goods which
he will sell on as favorable terms as any in
the trade. The public are respectfully in-
vited to call.
Norwalk ,Jau. lst, I857.
New Styles. E
'm.New Goods 8:. low prices
HARLES FIELDS has now on hand as
large and varied an assortment of Gen-
tlcmeu and Ladies’ Gaiters, Boots, and
Slippers, as has ever been presented to the
piiblicinthis market. The styles are new;
the ivorkniuuship neat and beautiful ; while
the inatci-ial is of the fincst texture and
most durable quality. He has some very
elcgaiit, plain and fancy colored, Ladies
G-.i.iters; also, Gent-‘s Patent Leather Boots
and Shoes, with an endless assortment of
Boys and Misses Shoes, all of which will be
sold very low for cash. The public are invi-
ted to call and examine his stock for them-
selves. t.f'21
Oils ! Oils !
OILED and raw Linseed Oil, winter
strained, bleached Lard and Polar, Lamp
and Machiiie Oil. Boiled Paint. Oil at 75 cts
pergallon, purc‘Neats Foot Oil. The above
Oils are of the best quality, and for sale by’
the barrel, or retail by W. C. STREET.
Great Bargains in
I.a'U'1\aZ2BE.‘El.,
AT sourn NORWAL|\',BY
THOMAS 1.. P303.
JUST RECEIVED, 100,000 ft. Spruce ’l‘im-
ber, all sizes; 150,000 Spruce Luths,200,-
000 ft. Boards, 190,000 ft. I 1-4, I I-2, and 2
inch Plank, 30,000 ft. Siding, 25,000 ft. Spruce
Boards, 25,000 ft. Spruce Plank, 50,000 ft.
Hemlock Boards, 50,000 ft. 5-8 Boards, 800
liiiiiches Shingles.
THOS. L. PECK.
South Norwiilk, May 16, 1857. 1
Notice.
“ TURO U GH B I’ DA YLI GII T.”
Selleck’s Line of Packets
« It On and after Tuesday, March l7th.
.'\_. 1857, the Sloop Mary A. Selleck will
’=‘ commence her regular trips for the
.‘3G'\.90ll, leaving Norwalk every Tuesday, and
Pike Slip, N. Y., every Saturday.
The Domestic loaves Norwalk every Satur-
day and Pike Slip eve'ry Thursday. One of
the above vesscls will be at the Pike. Slip
dock at all times, so that Freightcrs may ship
their fi-eiirht at any time, and be sure of hav-
ing it put on board.
1 I SELLECK & DEMMON.
N. B.---All freight to or from the line of
the Danbury Railroad, taken from and deliv-
cred at the Company’s Freight Depot, without
charge.
IYOUNGS, Irons oi. co.,
Merchant Tailors & Clothiers,
successors to Jas. H. Beers,
I74 and I76 Chatham Square, New York.
CHAS. E. YOUNGS,
LIs‘.WIS Ilorrs,
H.l:lNRI’ M . l’izowir'r.
It’-.
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Norwalk Machine Shop. -
HE subscriber having taken the shop here-
toforc occupied by Uimon Finch, and fit-
ted it up with special reference to a Gem-ml
.Ilfuc/rim) Jobbing and Repairing Business,
would respectfully solicit the orders of all
who may require his services in Repairing
broken or defective Machinery of any des-
cription. He has Latlies,a Planer, etc., for
all work appertaining to his business, and
from his many years experience in Manufac-
turing, and his familiarity with all kinds of
Mniiiifactui-ei~’s Machinery, he feels confident
that he can execute all orders in a. substan-
tial and workmaulike manner. Having had
iuucli experience in the manufacture of For
Mucliinery,Biiilding of Blowers, &c.,he is
cnnbled to give particular attention thereto.
2 A. C. ARNOLD.
Old Brown Windsor Soap.
LOW & SONS, genuine for sale by the gross
dozen, or single Cake, by
KNAPP dz LYNES.
Notice.
J HANDES having l'uruished himself with
o a suitable team for a general Carmen
Business, would respecfully solicitthe patron-
age of those wanting carting done. Orders
left at the store of Chas. Murry, (Fish Mur-
ket) will be faithfully and promptly attended
t
0.
Norwalk, June 22nd, I857. “$25
- Just Received,
NEW supply of those fine Pocket Books
and Portnioncas, which will be sold at
very low pl'lCf'.E| by KNAPP & LYNES,
Patent Chain Pumps.
NEW and superioi-Chain Pump.tbe best
in use.for sale by W. C. STREET,
OWDER and Shot, PatentFiise, &Cap
at OLMSTEAD’S.
‘VING’S PARINA CRACKERS,ut
S. E. Oi..\is'i'isAi)‘s.
Selling Off
A LARGEl_ot of Dress Trimmings, Vel-
._ vets, Moire Antiques, Friuges, Moss
Tl‘llllllIlllg8,&f‘..,Zli. extremely low prices.
0. S. CLARK.
salt I Salt I
SACKS ofprime LiverpoolSalt,jus
received and for sale ;also,
100
Sugars.
Cheaperthan ever, by A. MOREHOUSE.
Hides ! Hides !
ASH paid for all kinds of Cattlea Hides,
at S. E. 0i.usrnln’s.
POETRY.
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From Russell’: Jvlagazin e.
Love‘s Logic.
BY HENRY TIMROD.
And it'I ask thee for a kiss,
I ask no more than this sweet breeze,
With far less title to the bliss,
Steals every minute at his ease ;
And yet how placid is thy brow l ,-
It seems to woo the bold caress,
While now he takes his kiss, and now
All sorts of freedom with thy dress.
Or ifl dare thy hand to touch,
Hath nothing pressed its palm before 5‘
A flower, I’in sure, hath done as much,
And ah ! some senseless diamond more.
It strikes me, love, the very rings
Now sparkling on this luind of thine
Could tell some truly startling things,
If they had tongues or touch like mine.
Indeed, indeed, I do not know,
Of all that thou hast power to grant,
A boon for which I could not show
Some pretty precedant extant.
Suppose, for instance, I should clasp
‘l‘lnis, so, and thus, thy iilender waist ;
I would not hold within my grasp
More than this loosened zone embraced.
Oh. put the anger from thine eyes !
Or shut them if they still must frown,
Those lids, despite your garish skies,
Can bring a timely darkness down.
Then it in that convenient night,
My lips should press that deny mouth,
The touch shall be so soft, so light,
Thmi‘t fancy it—-this gentle South.
.4.>.
[The following beautiful lines were compo-
sod by Timothy Swan. the well known author
of those celebrated tunes, “ China,” and “ Po‘
land,” when in the 73d year of his age. They
weie sent to his son, then a resident of New
York.— Young Mr-n’s Jlfagazimn]
“ Ye ken, dear bairn, that we inauu part,
When death, cauld death, shall bid us start ;
But when lie’ll send his dreadfu’ dart
We canua say,
Sa’ we’ll be ready for his cart
Maist onie day.
“ We’ll keep a’riglit an-‘ gude wi‘in,
Our walk will then be free fra’ sin ;
Upright wefll step thro’ theck and thin,
Strait on our way,
Deal just wi’ a’, the prize we’ll win
Maist onie day.
“ Ye ken there’; Ane, wha’u just and wide,
Has said that a’ his bairns should rise,
Au‘ soar aboon the lofty skies,
An‘ there shall stay.
Being well prepared, we'll gain the prize,
Ilaiat onie day.
“ When He who made a’things just right,
Shall ca’ he hence to realms of light,
Be it mom, or noon, or e’en, or night,
We will obey.
We’ll be prepared to take our flight
Moist onie day.
“ Our lamps we'll fill brimfn’ 0‘ oil,
That's gude and purc—that wiilna spoil,
We'll keep them burnin’ a’ the while,
To light our way.
Our work bein’ done, we’ll quit the soil,
Maist onie day.
MISCELLANY.
ELEGANTLY EMBELLISHED WALI. PAPER
FOR SALE.~—Ab0l1t thirteen bushels of
engraved paper, ready “ to go to the
wall,” consisting of Railroad Bonds, se-
cured and unsecured by 1st, 2d and 3d
mortgages, Income, Construction, Inter-
est and Sinking Fiiud bonds, with and
without coupons, of an endless variety of
patteriis—perspectives, landscapes and
water views——liqiiidated and uiiliqnidated.-
Together with railroad share certifi-
cates of every variety of color, design,
pattern, size and line, the par values
ranging from five dollars to a thousand.
Also the scrip and bonds of coal and
iron, life and trust, foreign steamship and
inland , navigation companies ; stage
coaches, consolidated and unconsolidated;
clty railways, telegraph, balloon, steam
road-carriage, penny bridge, ferry, and
every other known water power convey-
aiice association.
Also, powers of attorney, revocable
and irrevocable ; powers to collect divi-
dends earned and unearned, and t.o trans-
fer stocks; proxies to vote at regular
and special meetings ; Bull contracts and
contracts of Bears, very spirited in style
and execution, with horns, lioofs and jaws
properly distributetl, but without the
“roar,” and on all ‘terms from “buyer
sixty” to “seller ten.” .
The signatures to these works of art
are 7‘(3(?/!07't‘]le and unique, and character-
istic of the age we live in. The whole
comprising an assortment of variegated
shadows and styles of figures, colored and
5&4 ,...-_.---0,’... ’.»,(.r.v..\.vw,--,w,.,..\-.-.-.~-—
' plain, size and variety of line and mezzo-
tint engraving probably never heretofore
and positively never hereafter to be met
with in any country, age or clinic.
Some of the bonds are slightly creased
by the eternal fold, which time and a
damp brush will eradicate, so that they
willhyvith the institutions whose memory
they perpetuate, go readily “to the wall,”
and take to it kindly.
The above assortment is the scrapings
of a life-time passed in “ the street,” and
coinprisies the crumbs of the “bread of
carefulness,” eaten by the advertiser.
They will be sold at wall paper prices,
for hard cash, and are recommended for
the upholstery of Wall street ofiices after
the present crisis.
For terms, &c., which will be reasona-
ble, address in all confidence,
Bvcouns,
Office of the Ere-7i27ng Post.
0
QUICK WoRK.—At a late fire in Cin-
cinnati, Ohlo, an individual, who happen-
ed to be at the door of the steam fire eu-
giue house, thus describe the effect :
“The firemen, who were sitting near the
stove, sprang instantly to their different
posts. One applied a lighted match to
the prepared fuel underneath the boiler,
another lit the lamps, others got the exci-
ted and impatient horses ready, who start-
ed from their stalls at the first peal of the
bell; and in precisely one minute and
twenty-six seconds the steam fire engine
started from the house into the street.”
Foreign C'o1'respon(Ien::e of the Gazette.
U. S. Siiir PORTSMOUTH, Unni-2R
W1-ticu AND CLEARING rm: RI\'ER
YANG-rsi-2 KIANG, Aug. 22, 1857. S
I hasten to forward you my valedictory
letter prior to selling for J open. It will
be several days before the overland mail
closes for lionie; but I may as well give
you all the intelligence I am in possession
of up to date.
The news from Canton province is but
scant. The English forces niaintain a
state of perfect quiescence. The only
new movement of any consequence that
has been made is the blockade of the
port of Cantoii, by order of Rear Admiral
Sir Michael Seymour. Due notice has
been given to all parties interested in
commercial pursuits or otherwise at that
port, that the blockade will be strictly
and unconditionally enforced until his Ex-
cellency, the Admiral, sees proper to re-
move it. What advantage will accrue
from this new movement on the part of
the British naval Commaucler-in-Cliief, I
am really at a loss to determine. The
blockadiiig of Canton will do more injury‘
to the English than to the Chinese, for it
eifectiially cuts off all reuiaiiiing hopes of
carrying on the surreptitious tralfic with
the Chinese merchants, whose inordinate
love of dollars reigns paramount to pa-
triotism. As for the Chinese, as a mass,
in the province, they care but little for
the trade of foreigners, and, in fact, with
the exception of those merchants who
have become afilnent. through the channel
of foreign trallic, would rather not indulge
in any intercourse, commercial or social,
with foreigners. This is all I have to re-
~ cord from Canton province to date.
At Ningpo there has been quite a. se-
rious disturbance, originating in some dif-
ficulty between the Cantouesc* and the
Portuguese. It is a mixed up, confused,
and complicated matter, and would oc-
cupy considerable space to unravel and
develop in full detail; therefore I will give
you an abbreviated description of the
transaction. ‘
The Cantonese and Portuguese claim
the prerogative of certain fishing grounds
in the vicinity of the Chusan group, oil‘
Ningpo, and 9. feeling of bitter animosity
and rivalry has long existed between them
for priority. The storm that has long
been brewing has now burst forth with
unmitigated fury, and the consequences
are truly lamentable to record. Ningpo
has been the theatre of a terrible and
blood-stained tragedy. As I before men-
tione‘cl, the details are too lengthy to pre-
sent in full, so I will therefore simply re-
mark, that a number of Portuguese and
Cantonese met at Niugpo and forthwith
commenced ii scene which completely baf-
fles description; fire-arms were used in the
most unscrupulous manner, and the result
was, that some 40 or 50 of the parties
were killed, while many were wounded
seriously, if not mortally. The Portu-
guese Consul, feariug for his life, evacu-
ated his Consulate and took refuge under
protection of some of our inissionaries,
and being under the protection of our
flag, the rascals dare not assail him. The
“ Fou-tae” of Ningpo arrested quite a
number of the Portuguese and retained
them as prisoners inside the city walls-
In the height of the disturbance, the
Portuguese sloop of war Moudego, Capt.
Tavares, arrived, and on learning that
Portuguese subjects were retained as pris-
ouers by the ‘,‘Fou-tae,” he sent him 9.
message to the effect that if he did not
deliver the said men up within a certain
specified time, he would come and take
them. The_“ Fou-tee ” promptly respond-
ed, that if he really wanted them, he
would suggest that, agreeably to the in-
timation contained in his communication
to him, he would fulfil his threat, and
“come and take them.” The poor com-
mnudant was not anticipating such a re-
spouse, and feeling his inability to cope
with the Niiigpoese, was mortified and
chagrined beyond measure. The result
was, that he did not go and take them;
but he did some!/ting, which, while in itself
is truly laughable, one cannot help feeling
a degree of pity and contempt—the former
for the imbecility of this deteriorated na-
tion, and the latter for the obvious pu-
sillanimity of the commandant of the
Portuguese war vessel. What he did, I
hereby explain. The “Fou-tae,” finding
that the Portuguese commandant made
no exertion to recover the men, and at-
tributiug the cause to what in reality it
was-—viz., cowe.rdice——seeing now that
he had nothing to fear, began in his turn
to threaten, and the commandant, fearing
that the Ningpoese would make an attack
upon his vessel, actually “cut. and run,”
or, in other words, got under weigh in
the night, and the ensuing morning found
him clear of the Chosen Islands, running
before the wind for Shanghae, where he
might remain in safety! This strikes me
as being decidedly rich; a large vessel
like the Mondego could, if her batteries
were properly worked, keep at bay 9.
flotilla of such juuks as the Chinese could
bring to bear. Whether it was owing to
” The Cantonese in Ningpo are a set of vag-
abonds and itinerants, pursuing no teady oc-
cupation. Their principal employments are
fishing and pirating; the former primitive
occupation forms an admirable cloak to cover
the infamy of the latter. The Portuguese
fishermen are mostly residents of Macao, a
Portuguese settlement a few miles to the ,
Ioutliwvlt of Hong Kong.
cowardice on the part of her commandant,
I can only infer, but, to say the least, his
conduct looks suspicious. Before dismiss-
ing him, I will remark that I have been
informed, on very reliable authority, that
this some vessel, but a few months since,
was challenged by two Cantonese “lor-
cheas” to open combat, but the com-
mandant positively declined accepting
the offer.
The disturbance in Ningpo has now
nearly abated. Severe examples have
been made, impartially, by the Prefect of
that place, of the principal ringleaders of
the atfray. H. M. F. M. Consul has re-
turned to his Consulate, and peace appears
to reign again in the usually quiet. pre-
cincts of N ingpo.
The North China Herald, in speaking
of the affair takes occasion to remark,
“although U. S. vessels of war were pass-
iug the port, they did not stop to quell
the disturbance.” Now, in justice to our
Commander-in-chief, I must asseverate
that our squadron was so disposed of as
to prevent their visiting the port at the
time the tragedy was enacted; and fur-
thermore, as it appears necessary for the
editor’s edificatiou, the British war steam-
er Hornet lay within range of the whole
scene andndid not interfere in the matter.
Had it been so arranged that one of our
vessels could have proceeded there, I am
confident that her commander would have
used his utmost endeavors to check a
scene of bloodshed and infamy wherein
the lives of our citizens and the interests
of our flag might become involved. The
officers oi the Hornet, on the other hand,
appeared to enjoy the whole affair ama-
zingly, or, to use an almost worn out
cockney phrase, it was “dem foine sport.”
The news from the-interior is alarming
and heart-sickening. A terrible pesti-
lence has broken out among the belliger-
ents, and has spread with fearful rapidity
throughout the entire ranks of both par-
ties. Unburied corpses, in a state of
decomposition, left as a. prey for the vile
vultures; are said to be seen in many
places, while hamlets and sometimes whole
villages have been deserted by their popu-
lation, and in somelfinstances large towns
have been nearly dep0pulate(l—-the mis-
erable people being driven by want and
an insidious disease to the very verge
of despair; and as though'Providence had
visited them specially for’ their wicked
course, large quantities of locusts have
made their appearance, thus augmenting
their almost intolerable miseries. Thus,
to all the horrors of iuternecine war is
added this sweeping epidemic ; want
stares the insurgents in the face, and is
vividly imprinted on the attenuated forms
and emaciated features of the'rebel party.
From what we can learn they are fast de-
generating. Their success appears to be
fluctuating—at times successful, and
again, the reverse ; latterly, however,
they have not been so successful ; rumor
bas it that Nankiu, the rebel stronghold,
has fallen into possession of the Imperial-
ists. All, however, at present, may be
deemed mere conjecture regarding the
authenticity of this rumor.
Beforecoucluding, I have time to call
your attention to an extract from a copy
of the New York Jom'7ial of Commerce of
April last, which I have been fortunate
enough to come into possession of. The
editor remarks that “Commodore Arm-
strong’s course has been universally ap-
proved of at Washington, notwithstand-
ing the remarks made by irrelevant cor-
respondents.” I have to say, in order to
correct. this palpable mistake on the part
of the Editor, that, with the exception of
a solitary instance, Commodore Arm-
strong’s policy has been uiinnimously ap-
proved of and applauded, both by corres-
pondents and the many merchants, whose
interests, at least would lead them to an
acknowledgment of the truth. The in-
‘stance in question was that of Silas C.
Burrows, Esq., who told the Commodore,
in a series of letters, that his policy in
leaving so much Ainericau property at
Whampoa. was unwise—besides, making
general comments on hissubsequeut trans-
actions. The Commodore, in reply, beg-
.ged leave to inform that gentleman that
the very valuable property he left unpro-
tected at Whampoa consisted of 9. float-
ing Bethel and a chop,* and furthermore
informed Mr. B. that, as Commauder-in-
chief of the U. S. naval forces, he should
pursue such a course in all things relating
to the flag as his sense of justice dictated,
or words to that effect. Mr. B. felt, like
the renowned Midshipman Easy, disposed
to “argue the point.” His logic, how-
ever, if such it was, was summarily
brought to a termination by the Commo-
dore declining all further correspondence.
I am constrained to mention this in
justice to the many, who, by their cor‘
respondence and sensible good feeling,
have so warmly supported our brave Com-
modore. Therefore there has been, 50
for as I can learn, no irrelevant corre-
spoudeuce.
We are now bound to Hakodadi (Ja.
pan), the northernmost port. Returning
with the change of the monsoons, we will
touch at the principal ports in J apau and
the Loo-choo Islands, en come for Hong-
Koug, making a trip of about two months’
duration. Soon after arriving at Hong
° A small vessel housed over, for the recep-
tion and storage of merchandise, «to.
Kong, we are led to presume we will hear
the cheering cry, “All hands up anchor
for the United States I” I will endeavor
to send you a letter from Japan.
(In haste,) Yours truly,
G. W. H.
0»
OLD FASHIONED LOVE LE'l"I‘ERS.——LeI-
ters between the first Governor of Mes-
sachusetts and his wife, about the year
1625:
M r Mosr swam‘ FIosa.iNn:——How dear-
ly welcome thy kind letter was to me, I‘
am not able to express. The sweetness
of it did much refresh me. What can
be more pleasing to a wife, than to hear
of the welfare of her best beloved, and
how he is pleased with her poor endeav-
orsl I blush to hear myself commended,
knowing my own wants. But. it is your
love that conceives the best, and makes
all things seem better than they are. I
wish that I might always please thee,
and that those comforts which we have
in each other may be daily increased, as
far as they may be pleasing to God. I
will use the speech to thee that; Abigail
did to David: “I will be a servant. to
wash the feet of my Lord.” I will do
any service wherein I may please my good
husband. I confess I cannot do enough,
for thee ; but thou art pleased to accept
the will for the deed, and rest contented.
I have many reasons to make me love
thee, wherefore I .will name two: first,
because thou lovest God; and . secondly,
because thou lovest me. If these two
were wanting, all the . rest would be
eclipsed. But I must leave this discourse
and go about my household alfairs. I am
a. bad housewife to be so long from them;
but I must needs borrow a little time to
talk with thee, my sweetheart. I hope
thy business draws to an-end, It__will be
two or three Weeks before I- see thee,
though they be long ones, God will bring
us together in his good time,-for which I
shall pray. Farewell, my good husband;
the Lord keep thee.
Your obedient wife,
M.sRc.iRsr Wmrnaor.
’ MY coon Wm-: :—-Although I wrote
tothee. last week, yet, having so fit an
-opportunity, I must write to thee again;
for I do esteem one little, sweet, short
letter of thine (such as the last was) to
be worthy two or three from me.
I began this letter yesterday at two
o’clock, thinking to have been at large,
but was so taken up by company and bu-
siness, as I could get but hither by this
morning. It grieves me that I have, not
liberty to make better expressions of my
love to thee, who art more dear to me
than all earthly things; but I will en-
deavor that my prayers may supply the
defect of my pen, which will be of use to
us both, inasmuch as the favor and bless-
ing of God is better than all things be-
sides. -
I know thou lookest for troubles. here,
and when one afiliction is over, to meet
with another; but.remei,nber,-our Saviour
tells us, “Be of good comfort: I have
overcome the world.” Therefore, my
good wife, rise up thy heart, alndgbe not
dismayed at the crosses thou meetest with
in family affairs, or otherwise, but still
fly to Him who will take up thy burden
for thee. Go thou on cheerfully, "in obe-
dience to His holy will, in the course he
hath set thee. Peace shall come. I
commend thee and all thine to the gra-
cious protection and blessing of the Lord.
Farewell, my good wife. I kiss and
love thee with the kindest affection, and
rest, Thy faithful husband,
Join: WIN'rnxor.
Mosr LOVING AND coon HUSBAND :—I
have received your letters. The true
tokens of your love and care, now in your
absence, as well as when you are present,
make me think that saying false, “Out
of sight, out of mind.” I am sure my
heart and thoughts are always near you,
to “do you good, and not evil, all the
days of my life.” I rejoice in the expec-
tation of our happy meeting; for the ab-
sence has been very long in my conceit,
and thy re-presence much desired. Thy
welcome is always ready; make haste to
entertain it. _
And so I bid my good husband fare-
well, and commit him to the Lord.
Your loving and obedient wife,
MARG.\RET WINTHROP.
_._N........%__:.
LOW-NECKED DRi:ssns.——Mauy people
seem tn think that the ladies of the pres-
ent day exhibit more neck than the W0-
men of any former age ; but it is not the
fact. Women seem to have had a keen
perception, in all ages, of the most..beset.-
ting weakness of men, and has not been
slow to avail herself thereof. O Not to men-
tion the courts of Charles II. of England,
and Louis XY,,_of France, wherein.fe.1nale.
volnptuonsuess -reached the apex of its-
most bewildering, jolly “come-tumbleisms,
we find that even in,.the infancy of the
staid village of William Penn-his beloved
Philadelphia—the men had to fly to the
law for refuge against the allurements of
the sex, and enact :
“That if any female, of ten years or
upwards shall appear in any public street
lane, highway, church, court house, tavern
ball-room, or any other place of public re-
sort, with naked shoulders, (that is, low-
necked dresses,) being able to purchase
necessary clotlzing, she shall pay a. fine of
not less than one, nor more than ten
pounds.”
The closing paragraph of the law, how-
ever, permits women of ill repute to bare
their shoulders, as a badge of distinction
—.the chaste and the unchaste. -Such is
the disreputable origin of fashion which
many good, but thoughtless or hold wo-
men, now seem to exalt in beneath the
broad blaze of the sun and the‘ glare of
gas chandeliers. '
.9-o-9-————
E‘ A vessel arrived at Philadelphia,
on Sunday, from Genoa, bringing 125
passengers, all of whom intend proceeding
west for the purpose of engaging in the
culture of the grape, with a view to the
‘production of wine. j
e.;§.I,'ii.... with": ah-1. I
“coming home from Syracnscfiwc
event in the life of a country boy}
tion of our personal appearance at__
of our story, we will give it as Vcoiic,_i,Q,e_l],f,_.,.
as the subject will allow." _ In; re_t'ci'cn,cg,,.,-,
imagine a tall, lean, cadaverous',‘svv‘ai‘th‘y.‘-,'
we designed to travel down both"sidesiof_
seventeenth year of his'a'gc.'
of December, we chanced tobé: in-"‘spé1“-‘-
ling school” not a tlious_and’_inil‘e's from
fusion-around her beautiful heiidf iiiidilict
person, to our ravished iinaginat_ioii,_
the sculptor’s art.
perish in the attempt.’ AS.SO_0ll_,, thetefotv
teinplated, and then learned ‘an importing
“ Jeems,” of the Baidwinsi-ii1§f(lfI:§,‘:I_z’.,' .;
Gazette, whose genial misadventure! J,’ ,
before our readers, thus describes
time is absolutely essential to the --
AT TWO DOLLARSIPER AN N UM, IN "C
We were between sixteen.‘and_,s,cvell-Q, _.,_
teen years of age when tlie_ev,ent,,aboi_it,.,‘.,_
to be related transpired, and as '-~
V!
VOLUME
then to that period, to say that,'\ye',Vtoro ., _'.
green in the usual acceptatioiijof
term, would give the reader but ,3,
idea of the figure we displayed.
looking chap, with legs like at , ,_
tongs, a countenance about as
as a. plate of Dutch cheese,‘ a’moiith_‘,.tlia‘_'§'_m'
came very near making an ‘1s1angl"of‘ :_§Tl;l:,fl
the headabove, covered withafnrze,tliiit_., _
looked very much like the dowmoii
newly-hatched gosliu, with a gait‘ '
"would lead the beholderto conclude, out '
the street at the same time, and yoii'll_i,i’v;§¢”’ _
a. correct daguerreotype of,Je:eui_'s in tho ' _
Baldwinsville, where our eyesI'e_ll _ou‘a __ ,
“fairy form” that immediately s'et._'oi'1l.t"'f "
susceptible heart in a blaze. she fwallf‘
sixteen, or thereabouts, ‘with" 7' C
red cheeks, and cherry lips,‘ while the
burn ringlets clusteredlinia wealth ofl’
~-i7‘) ’.'.'..
more perfect ‘in’ "form and‘ ,
the most fault less statue". ever .chiscled.hy:
As we gazed, -oiir feels-'~‘ ~-
ings, which never before hsdfaspired f‘
ward, were fully,-’a_r'oused, nnd"we"détél§,’T_1”'.'
mined, to go home with her that K‘
One dark gloomy night iii tlicmoutll ' I I
,.
L
as school was dismissed, and our1.“la'dy"’ ‘
love” suitably bonneted and cloaked, -in f“_ 5 _’
approached to offer our services‘ as coué '
lesson, viz ‘: the diflerence between}
red, green, blue, and yellow light flashed}
eour knees smote together like
to the Recording Angel, but ,certainly:.1l
our elbow as nearly at right ' angles"v'vitE*
would admit.
The night air blew keenly, whichservf-.
solving and doing. As we neared her, ,
we were seized with a partial bli-ndnessé-~' ~
upon our vision, and appeared‘ and
peered like witches in a phantosm‘ag6fi,i" '
zer’s when he discovered the llBD(I‘WFItIg‘.‘?§" =
on the well, while our heart. thttmplll”-‘
with apparently as ‘much force "as "if '
were driving ten penny nails iuto'our,‘rIfl__O,'f
We in the meantime, managed to’mnmbl,i:,'.
over something which is perhaps known, ,-
uot to us-, at the same time pokiug—"odt','"1-’ ‘-
our body as our physical couforiii‘6t_i¢_i_1 '
.-.
I.
ed in some sort to survive as, and occur. - .
senses returned what were our einbtloillt‘ ‘*5 '
on finding the cherished -object of our fint
down greased rainbows, or feed’
in comparison to those mighty ones that
swelled our bosom nigh unto the hunting
words of the" commencement“ of this"
sentence. , ,
Well, we passed on pleasantly towards
come, that we actually proposed‘ “fto’_ _
in and sit awhile,”,to’_which ‘o_nrjp‘_figjtii
»‘:~.‘£»i=.i 3:. ‘ l'.Il
ismooth.?"~ ' ‘ _
Sally :had ''a‘ ’brother‘ some
mm W1155.°¢5ml5%nis3‘.§fi$.iilohéiltlifiéi
gling in the height of his glee,-‘and ‘eyeing’
past us and tore for the house as -if p -7‘
exclaimed at the top of his voice-
in’ hum with Sail l” _
“Is he ?” screamed the old woman In
the sapnead knew enough I”
3?Doesticks, the funny writer, had”
editions are contemplated.
———:%0
ya- Mrs. Wotldinan, who has recent»-
ly got into the papers, -was known ‘in
dresses.”
and who v_tis.iii irbxiderfnlliigh. spiri.tI.ii.t.;.
theidea of his sister’s havi_n‘g’u. bent,-asnd-1:: ~ .
he" would walk around us frequeutl'y‘,='g'ig"=‘~ u“ ’ ‘
taken unto himself a wife, and is now I _
to be engaged in a ‘new work entitled
“Matrimony and its Results.”
bk.-J.
love, clinging to our arm with
nacity a drowning man is fl '
at a straw! Talk of Elysium, orjslldiug-_} - -v -
03. '
German flutes, what are such “ phelluki’ ~ I
of our waiscoat buttons. ' Our lieppinul“ "
was sublime, snblimity, subliinated, ‘V
every person who has ever felt the _
throbbing of a fledged love priuciple,_fnl-. ".f , -
1y understands the world of bliss couched -' - ‘
in the fourth, am. sixth and ’sev'.inii'**'
ins as closely as‘ if oursélf‘ “and” Sall‘y‘viélle‘f". L‘;
the world reno'wnegi,‘Siames twins;-airlift; f
was taking . his firsft Idfok. l.3i.1“1f.’.,l3i'._.t.|i.i=....'. ~;
way, was 9. stabbed, .chuckle-headed hoy,..-_- E:.'a‘= - -
whose habiliments would have made -the-* : - .~
fortune of any two dealers in 1"
sued, by a. thousand balls of Bashan.—--‘T-"
He flung open the door with 9. bang, and ’ ‘ " ’
“Mother 1 mother I Jim Clark is coui- I I
reply, “wal I declare! I didn't think , . -:
Sally’s home, talking-of “ love‘ and
and part,” until so courageous-*lrad~iivo‘Ifi-“''-’f ‘"1
" -.\;>'i mi.-..~--i
very graciously assented.
-how soon were. we to be. reinindeddhnt-1 . -....-..
the .“ course of true love nevérilid “ii 1
At. length we reached the"b:i,l,'s‘;,"‘,'9:h'il,":
while we were letting them down’-Billy, .
Saratoga as the “lady with seventy-‘five; O‘ ‘ '
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