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LATER FROM YUCATAN. The New Orleans Bee of the 13th contains the following interesting letter from their Meridia correspondent. He states that business was brisk at Sisal, and there were nine American vessels in the port when the Marion left. Merida, June 2d, 1843. Yesterday morning an officer, delegated by President Santa Anna, arrived here with despatches for Barbachino, the acting Governor, with a proposition that Mexico and Yucatan should each appoint two commissioners to meet at the city of Mexico, and form a permanent treaty of peace--the Mexican troops in Yucatan immediately to embark on board the transports, under the convoy of the fleet for Vera Cruz and Tampico. This proposition has been favorably received by those whose commercial and political interests would be benefited by the proposed treaty, while the Federal party are directly opposed to it. The grounds taken by them are, as I understand them, these, to wit: That the war now waged by Yucatan against Mexico is not for the purpose of declaring and achieving their independence, but simply demanding their rights in conformity with the treaty between them, allowing their delegates to take their seats in the Mexican Congress, as granted to them by the Federal Constitution--nothing more. The fact that Santa Anna has dissolved that Congress, abolished the Federal Constitution, forced a Junto appointed by himself upon the people of Mexico, and at the same time promulgating the doctrine of Centralism, usurping, if not in name, the powers of a dictator, would not benefit the citizens of Yucatan, should the proposed treaty be carried out to the letter. The independent party would not long submit to it, and the Federal party would have gained nothing by it. A proposition of vital importance to Yucatan and Texas was on the tapis a few days since, and would no doubt have been carried into effect had not the impolitic, to say the least of it, proclamation of President Houston against Commodore Moore, been received just in time to nip it in the bud. The nature of it was this: Ampudia, finding he had been deceived in Santa Anna, who had made representations to him, when he took command of the army in Yucatan, that the leading men of the country would unite with him and give in their adhesion to Mexico, and anticipated a short and successful campaign, finding himself wofully deceived, the divisions of the army under Generals Barragan and Lemos under terms of capitulation, and afterwards made prisoners of war, himself almost out of provisions, with his ranks daily thinned by desertion and the vomito, and almost cut off from all intercourse with the fleet of Lerma, by the gun boats of the Yucatanese and the Texas squadron, would willingly have accepted the acknowledgement of the independence of Texas, and granting to Yucatan her just rights. A proposition was therefore made to this effect, that the navies of Texas and Yucatan should assist, if necessary, in the transportation of the troops and munitions of war to Vera Cruz, and that Ampudis, upon his arrival there, should seize upon the castle of San Juan d'Ulloa, proclaim the Federal Constitution, and dissolve the Junto. There is scarcely a doubt but it could have been accomplished as he could have raised his standard with nearly five thousand troops to assist him in hurling the usurper from his seat. But the ill-timed proclamation cast mistrust and consternation among all parties, and the project was suffered to drop, without taking the sense of the proposed parties to it. Nothing new occurred within the last few days. The departure of the main body of the army for Campeachy, has left our city almost deserted. Gen Ampudia has received orders, pending the negotiation between Yucatan and Mexico, to vacate his camp at the "Eminencias" overlooking Campeachy, if his occupancy of it be disagreeable to the Yucatacos, and proceed with the army to Laguna de Terminos. Yours, &c. CHINA. The ship Natchez brings seven days later news than the Acadia brought. The New York American furnishes the following news received by her: We have files of Canton papers to the 28th of February, but do not find in them any thing of importance. The supplement to the Canton Register of the 28th contains a full report of the Macao spring races, which lasted four or five days, and were numerously attended. From a letter from China, dated February 9th, we make this extract: "We have no news here except that the Emperor is in reality preparing for war, which, it is to be hoped, will never again take place. The news, of course, we have from the Chinese, several of whom have had conversations with Mr. Gutzlaff on the subject. We are anxiously expecting to hear something further of what you are doing at the southward, and every body here is in a state of excitement." Letters from Canton of the 21st state that rumors were rife of an attack on the foreign factories, the house more immediately threatened being that occupied by Mears. Morrison & Thorn, Chinese interpreters. Up to the 22d, everything, however, remained quiet. The Natches has made her passage in ninety-two days from Canton, and sailed in company with the Oneida and Lowell, both for this port. "The Register announces the oath of the first British subject on the Island of Hong Kong. A fire broke out at Macao on the 23d, which for a time, threatened the destruction of several large buildings, but by prompt exertion it was confined to two small dwellings. The United States ship Constellation, Commodore Kearney, was at Whampoa, February 27th. Court Etiquette.--The New York Commercial gives a full account of the reception of the president in New York, and after describing the scene at the introduction of the Mayor, says, After this ceremony was concluded, the President was introduced to several persons near him, while Robert Tyler shook hands with several of his acquaintances, and in reply to the inquiries after his father's health, invariably answered, "My father,, THE PRESIDENT, is very well." The N.Y. Commercial learns that the Tyler party closed the grand procession in New York, and filled one entire cab--and there were four persons in an omnibus "who are said to be also of the Tyler party."

A Snake Story.--We judge from the following that the great Nehant sea serpent has taken to fresh water; no doubt tired of the east, his snakeship has taken a trip to the west: The SERPENTINE course of the Ohio, will admit his stretching himself at full length without painfully straightening his muscles: From the Madison (Ia.) News, June 13. A Huge Snake.--It is well known that there have been divers rumors, through town, relative to a large monster, which, it was said, was seen above this place a short time ago. Each account that we heard was so distorted by exaggeration, that we concluded it to be fiction; a hoax to test the credulity of the town; but we have learned that such a huge animal has been actually seen. We had the circumstances from a gentleman of veracity. A son of Mr. Spillman and a son of Mr. Hoagland, on last Friday week, about one mile and a half above this place, on the Kentucky side of the river, while walking along the bank, saw in the edge of the water, an animal bearing every appearance of a huge snake. They approached to within about forty steps, when it took to water, and swam nearly to the Indiana shore, when it disappeared. Another gentleman, who was riding by, upon his attention being directed to it by the boys, distinctly saw it though it was near this shore of the river, which proves it to have been very large, to be distinguished at such a distance. It was supposed to be from twenty to thirty feet in length. It was of a very dark color, and had something like a shining silvery ring about its neck. Its trail in the sand and across the roads has been seen. It has appeared several times within a few years, and about the same place, and has been seen by several persons. We can form no conjecture as to what kind of animal it is, but that such a monstrous, ampbibious nondescript has been seen we have no hesitation in believing. From the Madison Banner, June 11. The Big Serpent.--A most enormous serpent is now prowling about this neighborhood, about one mile and a half above this city. He has been seen by several persons, and is supposed to be between 25 and 30 feet long, with a head as large as that of a man and a body to correspond. Now we are aware that, by writing, by writing this paragraph, we subject ourselves to the imputation of publishing 'snake stories,' and that we will be ridiculed abroad, yet we shall say it is true--it is no hoax--and we hope, ere long, that the reptile will be captured, so of that it may be seen by all. Old Massachusetts.--The following resolutions of the late Whig State Convention at Worcester, will show how much truth there is in these reports that the Whigs of Massachusetts intend to repudiate their principles or the most eminent champion of those principles: Resolved, That whilst we cherish the same deep and ardent longing for a wise, patriotic and truly Whig administration of the National Government, which we have uniformly expressed--whilst we still hold to the Protection of American Industry--to the regulation of the currency by National Legislation--to the Distribution of the proceeds of the sales of the public lands upon equitable principles amongst the several States, and to rigid economy in the administration of every department of the Government, and whilst we solemnly demand that in no respect shall Northern rights be sacrificed--yet as the redemption of our own State from its present deplorable condition is sufficient to absorb all our energies, and is worthy of and demands our undivided efforts--and as the Whigs in Congress have recommended a National Convention to be holden at Baltimore in May, 1844, for the consideration of National subjects, which recommendation has been sanctioned by the Whigs of our own Legislature: Therefore, Resolved, That the Whigs of Massachusetts do hereby approve the plan of such a Convention--that they will be ready then and there to meet their brethren from the other States, and in free and frank consultation for the general good--and that they will abide the result. The Cincinnati Enquirer says: "A fellow somewhere about Front street, attempted to break into a home by crawling down the chimney. He got in easy enough, but when he started to go down he became wedged so fast that he could neither 'go ahead' nor back out'--there he stuck, and was compelled to hallo most lustily for help, which soon came. A rope was thrown him, but he was so closely hugged in the dark embrace that rope power wouldn't budge him--it was therefore necessary to cut out the chimney wall nearest his entire length, before he was released. We heard no names, nor his fate--the particulars were sufficiently laughable. We think this chimney should be repaired and purchased by the City Council; it is decidedly the most successful rogue catcher we know of, for the opportunity it has had.' The Grampus. The New Orleans Bulletin says: 'The last that was heard of the schooner Grampus, was the 11th March. She was then as we are informed by the Charleston Courier, off the bar of the port and Passed Midshipman J.S.K. You, her acting Master, went up in the city, visited his family, and returned on board on the of the 13th, leaving his family under the impression that they would next hear from him at Norfolk, Va. Since then no tidings have been received from him by the family; and, until the recent alarming rumors, it was their conjecture that when he returned to the Grampus, he must have found orders changing her destination. Of course the above paragraph destroys that conlecture. There is hardly room to hope that the vessle has not gone to the bottom with all on board. Destructive Fire.--We learn from the Boston Transcript that on the night of the 8th inst., the new iron works of Col. Durfee and others, at Fall river, were consumed by fire. Loss, $50,000, partly insured. The building was 130 feet long and 100 wide.--Mo. Rep. Who, When, and What.--The Richmond Whig of the 12th says: Washington was agitated by rumors of new and extensive frauds upon the Government, the nature of which and the names of the guilty have not yet transpired.

THE WARSAW MESSAGE. Warsaw, Illinois. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 1843. For President, HENRY CLAY, OF KENTUCKY. --- FOR VICE PRESIDENT, JOHN DAVIS, OF MASSACHUSETTS. Subject to the decision of a National Convention FOR VICE PRESIDENT, JOHN DAVIS, OF MASSACHUSETTS. Subject to the decision of a National Convention FOR CONGRESS, CYRUS WALKER, Of McDonough County. DISTRICT CENTRAL COMMITTEE, E. H. SNOW, of Jo Daviess. D. S. WITTER, of Hancock. J. H. MITCHELL, of Warren. NATH. BELCHER, of Rock Island. M. P. SWEET, of Stephensus. CORRESPONDING COMMITTEES. HANCOCK COUNTY. S. O. WILLIAMS, THOS. MORRISON, DR. JOHN F. CHARLES. McDONOUGH COUNTY. N. MONTGOMERY, JOHN ANDERSON, P. H. WALKER. WARREN COUNTY. W. B. STAFF, E. RISE, A. C. HARDING. HENDERSON COUNTY. ALFRED KNIWLES, SUMNER S. PHELPS, W. D. HENDERSON. NOTICE. A fee of $1,00, will in all cases be required, for announcing candidates in this paper--to be paid invariably in advance. AUGUST ELECTION. We are authorised to announce Sylvester Emmans, as a candidate for the Office Clerk of the County Commissioners' Court of Hancock County, at the next August Election. We are authorised to announce Franklin J. Bartlett, as a Candidate for Clerk of the County Commissioners' Court, at the next August Election. TO THE ELECTORS OF HANCOCK COUNTY. I offer myself as a candidate for the office of Recorder at the ensuing August election, and respectfully solicit your support for the same. Should I be so fortunate as to obtain a majority of your suffrages, the duties of the office will be performed with fidelity, and the favor remembered with grateful acknowledgement. JOHN A. FORGEUS. Nauvoo, June, 1843. We are authorized to announce Ebenezar Rand as a candidate for re-election to the office of Probate Justice of the Peace, for Hancock county, at the next August Election. We are authorized to announce Chaundy Korison, as a Candidate for the office of County Recorder, at the August Election. We are authorized to announce the name of Benjamin Avise, as a Candidate for the office of Clerk of the County Commissioner's Court, at the Ensuing election. Our next number will not probably be issued before Saturday the 8th of July. WASHINGTON AS A FARMER. General Washington, notwithstanding his numerous public duties and cares, after his resignation of the command of the Army, devoted a large share of his time and attention to the cultivation of his Farms at Mt Vernon. His directions to his managers were frequent and very minute, and his system was so well laid, and his plans so nicely executed, that it is astonishing what a vast amount of time he economised. Besides his giving general directions for farming, he appears to have had a perfect knowledge of all that was doing on his plantation;--a knowledge which he could not have obtained but by the closest actual personal inspection, and the strictest investigation. He kept a regular agricultural journal, in which he noted all the principal transactions on his farm--the day on which seed was sown, corn planted, grain harvested, &c. &c. The following extract from his journal, for April, 1786, will serve to show the minuteness with which he recorded all his farming operations, and the interest he manifested in regard to them: 'April 25, 1780.--Planted Irish Potatoes. Timothy seed sown on the oats, and the ground being too wet to roll, it was scratched in with a brush harrow, which was wrong, as the blades and roots were injured thereby. 26. The drilled wheat from the Cape, prepped to prevent its lodging. 27. Irish potatoes planted on the Neck, between the corn rows, the alternations being manured. 28. Three acres of flax sown in the Neck and harrowed in. Peas, consisting of two kinds, sown with the same plow, at the same place--the ground in all these operations being wet.' These few items serve to show General Washington's habits of life--habits which he carried with him to the camp, the councils of his country, and the shades of his retirement. It is not only as a warrior, a patriot, and a statesman, that his high example is to be imitated. His transcendent greatness shone out, as well from his every-day business at home, as from his public and political duties; as well from the quiet shades of Mt. Vernon; as from the field of his glory at Yorktown! Let that example beam forth, as a beacon star, to guide his countrymen to the Right, the Noble, and the True! It is stated that a large bundle of miscellaneous papers, once belonging to Avrod Bunt, were lately discovered at Hartford, on their way to a paper mill. The prospect for fruit in New Jersey is stated by eastern papers to be remarkably good.

JOSEPH SMITH, THE MORMON PROPHET. A rumor reached our town a day or two since that Joseph Smith, the Mormon prophet, had been arrested some where in the Rock river country, and taken to Ottawa on the Illinois river. The rumor, at best, is vague, and needs confirmation. We understand the demand for Smith was founded on an indictment lately got up int he western part of Missouri, for alledged treason, of which he was accused many years since. We had hoped that the transactions of those times would have been suffered to sleep in that oblivion which the hand of time had already began to weave around them. The verdict of the whole country was long since rendered upon those occurrences; and though that verdict might not have exonerated the Mormon people from all blame, it placed their persecutors, for by no other name will we call them, in a position before the world which no honest community should covet. We are entirely unconscious of entertaining undue partialities for either party, which would bias our judgment, and prevent us from arriving at correct conclusions in regard to the whole matter; and we state it as our solemn belief that the Mormon people, in their difficulties with a portion of Missouri, were oftener found sinned against than sinning. We were a resident of Missouri at the time, and the opinion we formed when the difficulties were new, we have seen no reason since to change. If necessary we shall recur to this subject again. We notice in the last State Register, that the Whigs are charged with getting up the writ for the purpose of affecting the Congressional election in this State. This is in Water's peculiar lying style; it shows the inability of the man to look at any thing through any other than a more selfish, partizan, party light; and reminds us of the rogue, who failing to escape by the use of his legs, beginning to cry lustily "stop thief," vainly hoping thereby that the crowd will mistake him for an honest man. The charge of the Register is entirely too contemptible and nefarious for further notice. It will excite in the mind of every honorable man feelings of disgust and contempt only, for the person so abandoned as to make it. P. S. Since the above was in type, we understand that persons have arrived in town from Nauvoo, who confirm the report of the arrest. P. A writ of Habeas Corpus has been sued out and Smith has been taken before Judge Carton for trial. We understand, also, that the persons who arrested Smith are in jail on a charge of false imprisonment. WARSAW--BUSINESS, &c. Never, during the summer has our town presented a more lively commercial appearance than for the month past. Wagons in dozens have daily made their appearance from the interior, bringing in the surplus of last year's crop--we have noticed, in fact, many of our friends from the neighboring portions of Missouri and Iowa. Fair prices have been obtained for wheat and other produce, and all are well pleased with the low prices at which our merchants are selling their goods. This is as it should be--the farmer and the merchant, to some extent, are dependent upon each other, and we are glad to see them so conduct their business as to give satisfaction to each other. Farmers in the adjoining counties cannot take their produce to a better market than Warsaw. Here may be found all the staple articles, as well as the fancy ones too, and the large sales of our merchants enable them to sell at small profits. Strangers from abroad inform us that no town on our river presents a more business-like appearance. A few dwelling houses, seven substantial stores, and an extensive flouring mill will be erected during the present season. Many causes have heretofore joined to retard the growth of our town--these causes happily do not exist at present. Hereaf we believe the prosperity of Warsaw will be steadily, and we may say rapidly, onward. P. From every portion of our district we hear most gratifying accounts of the spirit and enthusiasm of the Whigs. Every effort of our opponents to distract the Whig ranks has ignally failed. The Whig party in fact never before presented a more unbroken, undivided front, than it does at this moment. Local and sectional prejudices and feelings have been discarded, and union, for the sake of the cause and the country, seems to be the motto of the party. The flag of Walker and Clay, wherever unfurled carries all before it. Whigs of the sixth district! hold up your heads; cast despondency to the winds; be active, be viglent; nor lay your armor down till the battle is fought and the victory won, in August next. P. The Register is indignant at the course of Mr. Clay on the bankrupt bill. Is it really unfortunate, Mr. Register, that Clay should agree in opinion for once on an important subject, with Martin Van Buren and R. M. Johnson! For letters of Van Buren and Johnson on the bankrupt law, see first page. The city of Pittsburgh has decided by a vote of 881 to 292, in favor of a tax of $25,030 per annum, to pay the interest on a subscription by the city, of $830,000 to the Pittsburgh and Connelsville Rail Road. Hon Daniel P. King is at last elected to congress in the Second District of Massachusetts, by a majority of about 80 over all his opponents.

FOURTH OF JULY. Before our next number is issued, another year will be added to our National existence--another day of Jubilee will have returned--in every green valley, and on every barren hill, festivities will be witnessed, and rejoicings heard--and eighteen millions of freemen, in one united burst of patriotism and joy, will have paid their grateful homage to exalted virtues and heroic deeds. And not in this country alone, but on every foreign sea, whitened by American canvass; on every distant shore trod by American feet; wherever in the wide world the Genius of American Liberty has awakened the love of Freedom, fervent wishes will be expressed, and devout prayers ascend to Heaven, on the approaching Fourth of July, for the full and complete success of our experiment in self-government. On this day mere party feeling should be discarded--we should forget that we are Whigs or Democrats, and only remember that we are American Citizens. No matter by what political name we may be called, there are views, feelings, hopes, which we may all in common entertain. We may all revere the precepts and example of Washington, Jefferson and Jay--feel an honest pride in the exalted station to which our liberal institutions have elevated the country--and sympathizing with the down-trodden subjects of oppression in other lands, invite them to share with us the abundance of our own. We all love the country, though we may differ as to some of the means of promoting its prosperity. The blessings of wise laws we all enjoy, or the evils of bad ones we all suffer. Agreeing then upon these points, and a hundred others which we could name, let Whig and Democrat unite together in the approaching celebration cordially and harmoniously. May the spirit of 76 preside on the occasion, banish every narrow, contracted, selfish, partizan, feeling and excite within each one of us, a glow of patriotism, friendship, liberality and sociability. Our friends throughout the country are cordially invited to celebrate the day with us. For full particulars see notice in another column. P. TYLERISM PORTRAYED. 'Look on this Picture!'--'I will take this occasion also to add for your instruction, that the appointment to, and continuance in the office of Post master of any one editing a political newspaper, is in the highest degree objectionable.'--Letter from President Tyler to Selah R. Hobbie, Acting P. M. General, 28th Sept. 1841. 'And then look on that.'--Dana Winslow, Editor of the Sentinel, Burlington, Vermont: C. G. Eastman, Editor of the Age, Woodstock, Vermont; and N. B. Haswell, Editor of the Gazette, Bennington, Vermont, have been appointed Post Masters in their respective places, by John Tyler. All in the little State of Vermont. G. WEBSTER AND THE TARIFF. Mr. Webster, in his Baltimore speech, says: 'This I do know--that by making the Tariff stable and firm, we shall render it healthful and judicious.' And yet, Daniel Webster, in the same speech, proposes making it the subject of treaty stipulations between our own and foreign governments--thus subjecting it to changes by every ministerial wind that blows. A strange way, truly, of rendering any measure 'stable and firm!' G. DANIEL WEBSTER AND J. U. CALHOUN. It seems to be an impression quite prevalent, that Webster, will come out shortly in favor of Calhoun for the next Presidency. The rumors and surmisings on this subject seems to us to be not entirely without foundation. The Charleston Mercury, the organ of Calhoun in the south, in a late article launched Websters' patriotism and integrity, qualities which the journals in that quarter, and especially the Mercury, have not, until lately, been disposed to give the God-like Daniel much credit for. It is also whispered that the late proposition of Webster to settle the Tariff by commercial Treaties, originated with Calhoun himself. It will be Webster's business to persuade his old friends, the Norther Manufacturers, that this plan of settling the long vexed question of the Tariff, is well calculated to promote their peculiar interests, while Calhoun will see that his southern brethren 'toe the mark.' It does not appear as yet, that Mr. Webster's persuasive power have had their usual influence. What will be the issue of this most extraordinary coalition, if one really exists, will be developed by future events. F. At a State Convention held at Columbin, Arkansas, Richard M. Johnson received the nomination for the Presidency. Arrival of the steamboat Trapper from the Yellow Stone.--The Fur Company's boat arrived at the levee yesterday morning, from the Yellow Stone River. She had on board about 1200 hundred packs buffalo robes to P. Chouteau, Jr. &c, This boat has been absent about fifteen months. She left Fort St. Pierrie, the port where she wintered, on the 12th inst, and reports that at the day of her starting, the river rose 18 inches.--Eight or ten Mackinaw boats, belonging to the same Company, are hourly expected.--Mo. Rep. The Grampus.--We regret to say, [says the New York Commercial Advertiser,] that the Joes of the Grampus is considered almost past question by the Navy Department; as we are informed in a letter from Washington the writer of which had just been conversing with the acting Secretary of the Navy. The Jeffersonian Inquirer says that Buffulo Bill is ALIVE and fast recovering. We were in hopes that he had met with a just doom, and that the west was rid of a notorious villain.

THE MACALLISTER AND STEBBINS BONDS. A late New York Tribune contains the following article: "A lot of Illinois bonds, those used by the Fund Commissioner to borrow money from the late firm of Macallister and Stebbins, was offered for sale today at the Merchants' Exchange, and withdrawn, we presume, for want of purchasers. The most iniquitous Row which was ever created was that which repudiated this issue of bonds, and rendered them valueless in the hands of innocent parties.--perfectly unsaleable as the attempt to sell them today proves them to be. It should be placed before the community in all its deformity, and until justice be rendered to that concern for their heavy pecuniary sacrifices, and an ample provision made for the redemption of those held by innocent parties, no bond holder ought to advance another dollar of money to that State for any object whatever. The State, it appears, has agreed to give Treasury Warrants to the amount of the advance claimed by the holders of those bonds--that is the amount they payed or loaned upon them. These warrants are made payable after 1843, covering a period of years, some six or seven, and the warrants themselves not worth over 50 cents on the dollar; and this is what some of the papers have called a satisfactory settlement! It is a law of coercion and rot of settlement; and so long as it exists on the statute book, the bonds of 1805 are not worth ten cents on the dollar. It is well known that most of these bonds were sold by the parties who had advanced money on them, as as the law provides an annual payment commencing in December, 1844, and which at the rate appropriated annvally, will require more than ten years to liquidate the loan. To advance the amount necessary to hold the bonds for this period, requires in the first place no small amount of money, and in the second place, more faith in Illinois State Legislation than any recent movements are likely to create."--Tribune. The bonds here spoken of, were those hypothecated by Mr. Whiteside with Messrs. Macalister & Stebbins, for six months, on receiving a loan upon them, with the understanding that the State should have a still longer credit if it was required. The bonds, however, were parted with by Messrs. M. & S. This disposition of them the State was not disposed to sanction, and at the last session of the Legislature a compromise was effected between the State and Messrs. M. & S. by which the State agreed to pay these gentlemen the amount advanced, and the interest upon the same, some time after the present year, for which they will receive on presentation of the bonds warrants upon the State Treasury. Singular Accident and wonderful escape.--The following is from the Utica [N. Y.] Gazette of the 10th inst : Yesterday afternoon the canal bridge, hall way between this city and Whitestown, fell, with two teams which were crossing it. One was a tobacconist team, in which were Mr. Asa Armstrong and a friend. The other was a carriage, in which were a gentleman, two ladies and a child, whose names we have not ascertained. The whole were precipitated into the canal in the midst of the ruins of the bridge. Mr. Montgomery and his friend, and the other gentlemen, ladies, and child were all rescued, though all of them were more or less injured. A line boat coming down had barely cleared her stern from under the bridge, and the afternoon packet for Syracuse, with a full load, was just going under. The bridge fell not more than three feet from the bow of the packet, so that the bow struck the bridge almost simultaneously with its fall into the water. The decks and cabin of the packet were covered with passengers, and had the accident occurred an instant after, a fearful loss of life must have ensued. Mr. Calhoun nominated for the Presidency in Georgia.--The State Convention at Milledgeville, passed a preamble and resolutions, recommending Mr. Calhoun for the Presidency; re-appointing the delegates appointed during the last session of the Legislature, and instructing them to vote for Mr. Calhoun; recommending the National Convention to assemble at Baltimore in May 1844, and that the delegates vote per capita, so as to assimilate its action to that of the Electoral College. The Savannah Georgian displays Mr. Calhoun's name at the Mast head.--Mo. Rep. The Governor of Alabama has appointed the third Friday of June as a day of fasting humiliation and prayer, that the State and Union may be relieved from their pecuniary embarrastments. The Boston papers mention, that among the persons to be present at the celebration of the completion of the Banker Aill Monument on the 17th June, is Gen. Gideon Foster, a resident of Dunvers, now 95 years old. He commanded the Dunvers Minute Men who fought in the battle of Lexington, and has survived al those who served under him. He is in the enjoyment of excellent health, and bids fair to live many years longer. Reading Aloud.--One of the accomplishments which we wish to see cultivated among females, and wich is greatly neglected, or wholly overlooked, is the part of reading aloud. It is in moderation, a most healthy employment, since a certain amount of excercise in advantageous to the lungs as to the other parts of the human body. The ability to read aloud agreeably is also a truly domestic acquirement, and will form another link in the chain which binds men to their hearths. Florida--Under the Armed Occupation Act of Congress, there has been upwards of six hundred and thirty permits issued to settlers, from the Land Offices at Newmansville and St. Augustine. A gentleman recently ascended the river Ocklawaha, from its mouth to the Silver Springs, in a four oared boat. He reports having met with but few difficulties in his way, and states that four feet water can be obtained, even in the unparallelled law stage of the river. The only obstructions he met with here logs, which may be easily removed at a little expense, but few of them being embedded in the channel. The Silver Spring is described as a noble basin, capable of floating on its broad bosom a small fleet of steamboats, with a hundred and eighty feet depth of water, and a hold hore; yet an limpid are its waters that the article may be seen at this immense depth, as distinctly as though it were within three feet of the surface.--Mo. Rep.