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fl'lK OKKUON A It (J US. IIY l. W. It AIM. TKHMS OV SVIISVHII'TIOtt. Till Aril"' """ ',"'",',"' Thru ""' J ,..'"'"' '' I) I'm """ '""If'1 '" "t'ir '""" ""' "f ' ' 7 Ihilhrivill Im charged for tlx manllit jjt mtirrinliaM leeenrdjm u leu period. j,,,ff itiicoiitiiiuril unlit alt nirnnnrt , ;iii. "'r' "' "" l",l'li,ler- timgltrui'iflirnity-JhrreHl: Tint IIihtihii Kkvikws. These publico lions, invuluublo to the limn of Idlers, anil klto tlio general render, tiro reeeivrd rcgu lirly. W liavo bi-fttro us tho North Rrit lull for May, 1H"-i ""'I contents rn pioro tliiin ordinnrily interesting. They ire The Church of Knglunil; Geological Changes In Scotland In 1 1 intric Times; Jlccent Homeric Critic mid Translators; Tho Commemoration of lHIVJ; Kurly po (lry of Knglnml 0M1' S ti tuml ; Present .Movements among; tho French Clrrjr y ; J.uiiuoy Legislation; Sir (!.(', Lewis on the Astronomy of tlio Ancients; Last I'u din anil other works of Mr, llrowuing; Our Colonics. We do not undcrnlwid how any scholar, or any 0110 with u tnslo for literature, rnn ilTonl to do without tin hi- publications, fspfoiully when it in known thul tho con trilmtors to their columns nre men of tlio (Illist powerful Intellects ill (ilTIll 1 iTt II 1 It , of minds tho must highly cultivated, nixl stored with nil tho wealth of ancient n in luudrru learning. Hut ublo unit instructive ns Ihcse writers ire whilst treating of subjects of u purely literary mid scientific character, thry dis play tnoNt amusing Ignorance when enter i 1 , jf upon tho domain of Aiiirrieun politics This hns particularly distinguished tho Re views mid Mack wood during tlio past eighteen months, nnd regretted to per ceive in each ulluiion to A iiicricnn affairs feeling of deep satisfaction nt the pros xvtivo dissolution of tui r greut Republic, liven the liberal Westminster, from which frre America hud 11 riM to expect 11 word of sympathy, joined in thv taunt with more vi'iiom thnn its companions, excepting jmt lisps the (;nrriihiiis Ithukwoo l, who-c nr liilcs on this suliji'ct sivirci ly rose in ilij;iii IV uliovc the dinlrilii s of tin I.0111I011 Tiini s lint there hns hcen 1111 1 pn vsivc s h nce in llieir eoliiinns sinco lYIirumy, nln n the IiIoas of tho Union lejun to f.ill upon the ri In II mi with nil the force und mpdiiy ol tKinnh rholu, upsetting the cah nl itioi s mid hopes of thi se ie propln t, who hml jii nd nl tho fet Mem m of our (invi riiineiil, underrated tin) druvery ol our Iniiips, mid predii ted the upeedy triuniph of the r ln ll Ion That tho I'liioli was dit ided, m ciiicI to lie A fnleiinv ciiiirhis'ou with tin in. Itul, for nil tin's, the lliilisli I'.i vh w nre iiidisM'tiiiljlc lo tho htuih lit nod the t'i ir.d Tender, 110 other perlo I imIs ill the world liciiij; nhle lo Mipply their pi ices. (We upenk this of the ' Hi-view h' iilone ) The present time is n lnvorulilu one to roiuiiieiiei! miIim ri, I inii, new o!nnii lie Kiniiin with the pr miiI inontli. So ud Vertm 11. out on till pne for tho l.ln r.d terms iH lid. Any 0110 wishing lo nib n-rihe, inn do so hy ! a v naiiiv mid 1110 ley ut this nflico 1U Vr.wt hl4rr. If there cut w 11 s one shnnler more foul thnn another, or more mischievous to the peace nnd luippincss of tho roiintry than another, it was tho alienation inado ly the conspirators of the South, nnd reiterated our and over n;;nii ly their u nrcely less ii kid confederates of tlio North, that thi' sole nl.j.rt of tho Itepuhlicnii parly was the nholitint. ol iiejrro uvery in the South crnStnteaof tho 1'nioii. Thul st.AM'Kii wis tho moving ciiiiso o( this war; that wis the catchword which iollnilicd the South, which ruiililcd the lenders of the reliellion to consolidate lier people and oh lain over thrm a control which prevented ni ever since KM from having a henrintf lifforo them, which hhut out from them nil ttnlimony as to mr resl principles and Uliifs, nnd left t'icin c.BiMd to Lo con firmed in their error Ij the knowing mid wildit fidsvhood.s of their nllio in the North. And, air, I linvo Iml a siui;li' woril hero lo any of those allien, mid it Is this: that 1 liavo a thousand Hmcs more f fieri for nnd fuith In tlio poor aohlii r i fthe 1 clii I army to day, and In Ms patriot iint and loyullr , tlmn I have in those cdi Hon tftUo KortU who, yenr ofler yeor wonth after month, nsnl day after day inowhi(j tho snimi to lio fnNr pul tl ihIicm! nil sent down to the Smith this giRanlir lie and Imso alander ntrnlnsl the trim men of the free States, nino liundred and ninety nine out of rvery tliousaml of w hom never drenined of iliHturliiiitf onylnxly a rotistitti ionl ri(jhts, never thoiiht of nlo!ihhir 'ro slavery whim M Jnwfully cxNted In 8lls; men who, on Ihn ronlrnry, were uohfdlcnt to (ho Conslilutlon aa to tho fceliesU of their reliirlnn, reverencing It next lo their lldiles, niul (tlvliiK now on the bsttle fields of tho Hoiilh ilia offer of their 'y Uvea to sustain it; men who never M or took a lliniinht of idnvery as I in I'osinU ainelo rehpiiiisihililr "l,nn t'll',,, who tiver would have ronio I'.lo eol 'Won with it anywliero of their own choice, "nt when it Insolently attempted oulsnl W IU leolilmiitc aphrro and within tin llnl reach to provoke utriiKRlo and Mntt tt with them an lo whetlicr the coin "on Tcrritorici of the nation should ho w homes of free wliiln mm or of scrvll mm A WiM'kly NcwHjmjtcr, devoted or,, vHr. hltodo. It was Minnie question lie- (ween tho white limn uinl tho mgro, which should hnvo tho Territories; if the nero succeeded, tho whilo in u 11 wuui tint in- huliit them In his eoinpiiny; urn if the Into succeeded, tho mro thnuld no. The victory was won by tho white mini; mid tho creed mid doctrine which iiuiiniitcd him in iichieviinr il Is " HenolilicuniHiii " Nothing more nothing less. So it wus echired mid puhlished everywhere; so it is understood hy tlio people; no elevated into power hy tho nation; so put forth ul most uunniiuouhly hy tho present Congress. 0 hnvo said we hud 110 riht, and wo cluiiued none, to meddle with ulaves or shivery in tho sluve States. All which has been mid is now perfectly understood by all not wilfnlly blind Smalor Cuwan. CiNAliA Wl fiT Takk Cauk ok Hk.uhki.f. The following frotn tin.. J,ondoii Times of d 11 nu Otli shows that the Uriti.sh Uovcrii incut is gelline; tired of npendiiiK so much money on Cunada, mid that it must pre pare to shift fur itself. Indeed, the senli- iui-iiI is Kiiining ground in Kngluud that " such of her clonics, us Australia mid Can- adu, ns can stand alone, should bo ullowcd icaccubiy to Heimrute fi out the mother country. 1 he 1 imes says; It is difficult to n nd witho.it emotion of some kind the umiounceinetil thul ut the ' present tune, mid under i-Mstlng iin iiiii utiiuces, the I'uiiiiiliau 1 'n r Ihi tnt-ii t has re- ! fused a siconil rniilinir to the bill for estali- ' ie hi ounce, l.i l us 11111K0 nil imssiiilc diictions uinl nllowKiici a before we cive ay to that emotion be it regret, Mir-1 rise, or Hid Hunt inn. I liu Alilltlil lull 1 liit-li was rcjicted proposed to raise a I force o! o(t, 1)110 nu n mid u reserve force or Ml.UlllI more. Such a inciisure could not : curr ed out without u very heavy ex pense, ami at a ercai iiiiioniii 01 privuie o-k and iiiconveuii nee. I Li t Cniiiiila look can fully nt her own1 iivuiiistanct s; let In r stati unen stuilytlici one of the American prifs, und thcslrmige unit iiiouiciiious iiosiuon 01 niin.rs on ine meneaii continent. How long will the I pr sent civil war ulloni employ nn-nt to (III. HOD mnnd meti: Or, ll the war it-: If should lint ubatc, how long the Allli-r nn goviriiiiienl be able lo bear the vast I train mi their liiiaiicis which the payment f Mich nn iirmv impl.es And, when the ' me has at hi-1 arrived when, cither from 1 the teriiiin.itiou of civil strife or the failure f money nndcrutit, the United States are no lunger aide to support their vast 1 iirmv, w hat is to prevent that army from iiniicli.iig townM ine .Miriiiern irouuer, uinl Minuting its revenue, its love of pluu r ii 1 nl of coiiipii'st, iu the r.cli and 1111 ustc il tirovilici s ol l alinilii: Let lint the Ciinadialis deceive tin in- selves by supposing Hint these things only threaten I hen, I.ecnuse tl.ey ore a Uepi - mi - eucy of the Riitish crown, and thul the moment that link is broken the danger of invasion is ihstroved with it. The danger will lie i-vieily in proportion to the pros- peels of success, anil I miuilil win oejiisiso mui li the more Jikily lo no invuiieii as an imh in mleiil province ns she would be more k ly to be i iimpn n d Let not the Cana - l aiis, on tl-o oilier li.iinl, iiilieve nun liny have in their present connect ion w it Ii 1 1 reu t Itrilmn n sufficient proleelion against in- .1 . . i i.i.. .. .1.. vnsioil witliniii inking any innioiu ii m- fend theinsi Ives. .Vir'i ml opinion if found- ft on a mittide I'utli of our poirrraml ur wilt. It is not in our power lo send lorih from this little island n military lorcc sufli - cient to defend tho frontier of Camidii nguinst the numerous annus which have ....ri.t iirms niu ilisciiiliuc in the grcni school of the present civil war. Our re sources urn iineipial to so large a concent ra tion id force on u single point; our empire in too nt't, rtMrHi'iiii'iim loo $mall, our an Innitl too virrrful. Hut if we had the iiowcr il is twili' certain that we should I . ' . i -1 1 .. ! !.. i !- Illlt IlllVCIlie Will lipuimil III r.njjiinni in icrfectlv decided that iii the connection lie- twien the mother country nnd the colony llm advantage; is iiilnntely more on the snie more on the s ..nl... ..I.il.l than the nnrciit. We no longer iiioiiipoli. tin; trn lf "I the colonies; wc no longer job llieir piilrotingo. We nninot i frl ihcm any iissisluuco for defend- in, our own shores, while we nro lo assist in protecting theirs We cannot even ou- i..;.. fr,,i tlm very colony of Cnnaihi rca soiu.bly fair tn utinent for our iiiiinuf.icturcs, which are laxcil tweinymu ..o,. .. . their vahu', to increnso u revenue which ,ho colonics will not apply to our or even .. . t..r..n... Tin re is little reel- I.. in such n relation. Should the col- procity '. ........I t. t ire trould ony Wisll 10 mi nn em. " .. nrrrr draw the word to ditrwl ,1, Canodii wilt miii.W" )'rp" r- !' urr .'...i..m. ut'tthrr will , , , enee. tram towy "-i ;,.,.. The question u noi t.uu Canada of dissolving or maintaining i. connection will. Ureal Urituin. 7 . ditmhe almn in pininirr. m I !...- !! nl it I II Ml If nuestiou is ol tlcMroyii'K ' I i i .... .,!.... ii, li.iwn nf beinif itM own liin riy i" a .elf goverued ciiinuiouweallh, or a mem- b, r or, perhaps, o- i of f,:r ,1" Son'th. suiijuatcd territory, of the United States. Tho question is much si.ni.h r thnn U Cun"'""''" '" If ihev are to bo defended at nil, liny il l niako up their minds to bear thr Srnso. This will bo tho case If they re main by " . Thn Louisville Pe-nocnit Is gmlly of ,lt) following "cl'P", ; "r "id lornbstone In the churchyard of els nlchtoo: , .Hero lies Tt.til.Hil ! Who for tho truth has no regard; When seized I'J, '"" ' . I've cmijlil old Satmi! l-tt.ryl to the Interests of the LiLoring Classes, nml advocating the ORK.UON CITY, OREGON, AUGUST 2, 1 8 0 2. Wondkhkui. Invention. Tho Mining mid Scieiitilie Tress, nn inti resting month" ly published in Sail Fiunciseo, in its July number hns tho following startling an nouncement of mi invention, which, ullow lug it lo be all Unit is claimed by the in ventor, niny well be termed tho wonder of the nineteenth century: An Invention Worthy of the H)lh Cen tury. The editor of this journal has under way a plan untl an apparatus that will rev olutionize tho civilized world, and trusts that he will mid another medium to the score of world renowned mid beneficial dis coveries for the general diffusion of educa tion und tho progress of science and urt. Holms conceived n system for printing that will at once do away with costly type mid type foundries, presses mid press-makers, together with ink mid di vit-i! lie does not claim to have discovered new nirents or powers by which he may accomplish this Hindu of printing employing, merely, the meuus ull'euily well defined mid applied to many useful and imlispc nsuhle institutions. The labor of hundreds of men in such es tablishments ns the London Times can thereby be reduced to one-tenth thul num ber ol the compositors. Such n saving to j" J " V " 7 " fnlftiliif tint 'I ho hiiriiiin nun rntihl In Titr. - : 1 1:1. .i... iiv - ..1.1 i. 1 1 is(.(1 wil,', r,1(i,K mlll,r for o.,,,!, the present cot nt every hour of the day, and with nn edition of from one thousand I to one hundred thousand! The combina tion ol the principles und npplinnccs of the ; lending features nre already well established 111 science: merely tin; apparatus iiywincii i he 1 ll'Tts the multiplicity ol copies 13 one that has cost him soino thought as to its ready application. The space required by such papers as the Loudon Times, N. V. Herald and Tribune, w ho employ from one hundred to one hundred und fifty cases nnd stands-, with a proportionate number of imiiosinu-stoncs, is crentlv reduced : and llm cimri finis kni'fil niiiv In iimiI fur the . it 11 iitipurnttis nml opcrutors. ornl, if (km U be, ' 1 ' ' ' tiii Mitnrinl rli'iiri The speeches nnd arguments of senators am! representatives and "orators of the day," can be transmitted in printed lorm im soon uttered- nnd shou Id the irrciit Kpl. Si. ' the rtV; 1, wlll'SS mutely be the case, thry may be read in every circle in which civilization prcdotni-1 cussed nt one moment in the Halls of Con gress or in Parliament, may be read thous nmls of miles nwny iu the remotest comer of the globe, the next moment or hour! Reporters nnd phoiiogruphers need no longer puzzle their wits with ipmint char acters fur representing ideas nnd sentences, or the trouble of re-writing the same for the press. The result and advantage gaiii'd by such a mode of printing present too many new features which we cannot 1 ' now kr.ow of, or grasp with our minds. Autographs', hills, abstracts, l,keneses, official nnd legal documents, may be trans- milted iu the iiiid.st of the reading matter. : .. -..i,,.,,, ,. .........iiv nf wood encraviiiL'S ! (. nMuf W11k, f irt , Ti(, (i(1;t(). j Si,V) rsm;,) is I10w ,. y ,.ni1,a Cll in jerfecting his apparatus, and of the results due notice will be given. A s Iisxoih.e Isi k. Cnreful renders of Hie ( oiig'es.sionul (in6c will Have iioliceil, thut w hl'c lliu Ia lull was peiiiling h, tit Sciiutc, Mr. Saiilsbury proposed nn , ninendiniiit to the effect that no part of the ' moneys nrismg Irom the lull should lie np- iironrinti d lo the feeilng of negroes. 1 lie ' prnpositioil was a little harmless kick at ! . . i i i ii.. .if-i i uiueK men, wii.cn proonuiy nuorucu a i,,.,.,,.,! relief to the Senator who c-ff red it. ; w,is quietly voted down by tho Senate, : nmi would hnvc passed into obscurity which 1 niot becomes it, but for tho perverso and unlucky activity of one of tho Washington correspondents of the Raltimoro Sun. This i ....fson. whoever ho ninv ne. sees in Mr. Snulsliury's iinieuilmeiit, the grand issue up on which national parties nre to be formed, upon which gentlemen arc to be elected, or defeated, os members ol Congress, mid which is to decide the fate of tho next President iul campaign. Shall negroes be fed at public expense! That according to Mr. Saiilsbury is a great ipicstion, Iml, .ac cording to this correspondent of tho Sun, it is the question. I lie Cioverniiienl is feeding men nt .m-w H.r( nt IViisueow, " "", doubtless nt a dozen other places. This ',ilM.s not violate the I oiistitniion, or woiinu - anybody' sensibiltics. Rut to feed black men! That indeed may well nronso our wrath. The negro, nccording to tho Con stitution ns eTpoiinded iu tho lred Scott case, was Hindu to support lis, not to be supported by ns. His vocnlioii is to be lived upon, not to subsist upon others. He ia to be considered Imppy, if h w allowed n modicum of what ho earns. I.ul is never n.. I.n nn n i ePt O C inniV. 1 11 icco m . . .. H. . i . . i... . - f ,!, public cr.n. is ...e . . who nro wniio. um ................ tr SmiWinrv mnkes, ami upon which iu demauds the verdict of the country.-.i- tioiuil llryuhlinm. Taikino Tiikasos. There nre many Secession sympathizers in this city who " have never dono anything," but who let off their disloyalty by talking it on the greets and In public yhices A freedom of mi. roll" which thus exhibits itself, de serves prompt punishment; ami it is a mut ter for eongrotiilnlion among Union men, that the Provost Marshal Ims determined to prevent treasonable conversations on the sired In future. Several loud talking fiecesslo.,iHt liavo recently been arrested mid plnce.1 where y can niter heir sen- timei.ts only to unsympathetic walls, nml a number of others will bo sent to keep them cu.pa.iv. unless tl.ey bo nmro circumspect thelrhingnngo. v- louh bewi. mi.. M.ti.ii..l Kivnnnn mrPlVcd tV foi- l IIU HIIIMim v w clgn governments front tobacco " from tho L iuteti eiaic uimwii..." Jmi'ohtant. We copy tho following I from the Republican of July 23: j 15y recent proclumutioii of the Prcsiffciil, the hinds embraced iu tho surveys of Or-! egon, except donotion claims pre-emptions i completed, mid the mineral lands in ull-of the iowiiships west of the Cascudo .noun-! tuins, to tho 1'ucific Ocean, ore 011 the Cth! day of October next to be offered nt pub-1 lie sale, ut the Oregon City Land OHice, W. A. Starkweather, Register, mid W. T. Matlock, Receiver, for 11II of the land Iviinr north of tlio 4th Standard Parallel south, being the township line between codling ly rich in minerals, which were tuc townships IS mid 19 south of IJnso line; cessively worked by tho Phoenicians, Car nudut Roseburg Lund Office Oct. Uth, t),,,,,!,,,,, ,, Ronmns of uiic-icnt times, John Kelly, Register und Win. Rriggs , Q ft)J ?.mm of iUq mm Receiver, for all south of the 4lh Standard 1 ' , Purallel, west or the Cascade mountains. BW. and still supplies Marseilles with All pre-emption cluims must be entered , greut quantities of lead. Corsica has mines belore thot day of sale, Oct. 0, 1802, at 0f silver, copper and antimony. Klbu has Oregon City Land Office, for the Willam ette District, and before Oct. 13, 1802, at Roseburg Land Office, for the Uuiptpia District, or they will be forfeited. It is of tho greutest importance that all doimtion claimants should complete their; proofs and settle all conflicts at an early I 1,1 t.x ..Kiieii hmui m burn tiotiilita UIIV UIIU lllKb til viur ninv, mu-m uuiLiiw , . -r . , . . , have not isned, clai.nnnts should, if they ! al,d ,ron nt Moll,e tt,l;r10- of wl"tl' have not ulrendy done so, make oath of, were worked by the ancient Ltruscmis. ullegiuncc to tho United Stutes Govern-: The mines of copper and silver ut Montitri, mem, iu completion of their papers und in ,rtZMi Massa-Maritinm, and Monte Cat compliance with the law, and without j ju, m vQ(M sam ,rio,j which no patent can issue. , , ... . , ., Iiy attention to this notice and the proe- rwurds in the m.Jdlc ages. 1 ho hnnation. much labor can be saved to the j mines of copper at Monte Catini, of orgen Loud Officers nnd many claims saved from tiferous kail at Botlino, nnd of antimony forfeiture. The proclamation of the Pros-! at Rlill vl(.,d gooJs lirofit3 idi-iit can be seen ut the Surveyor GeiietuFs 1 , ," .., . ..-, 1 1 IV, . ., . n- I' -:- i ..I llm 1 mtl ..Uli'DB lit I llirclll. I it? r'.......'n: c .i i ..rtiu ii.r.i,i..l,nni V Ul (1 1 1 in, III, IIIKI (jiiiumi uiivHpiiwiM the State, nnd will be published probably by most of the newspapers of the State, j Persons having friends 111 tho Salmon , have ma.le declaration of intention to pre- should take pains to notify them I 1.. I... l....o...:i;.... tnf.nre tit fl iliimt 1 ' l il IIV "V I r.HIMllll UHa hi n 'a vwininiiiii. I . . ; , 1 ; IhlU lli.tll'ft nr hNiellimilltOn. TitA(;K Atiimtiih:3. Tlio following re a tv of the more strikin- munifestu. i ..,:! i ,ltlns (" um'cciiiim.iuii; i""" pa.hv to certain objects to which so many 1 I (1.rs()llS arc subject, nml with instances of; ,.,.,,!, ni..,llfil.,i r,iril, ,)(.rhniis most , people are acquamtcd: I- rusniiis, though a native of Rotterdam, had such aii uver.'on to fish, that the smell or it threw him into fever. Ambrose Pare mentions a pentlenma who never could sec an eel without "''"- '"S-. . . , ., There is nn account or unother gentleman who would fall into convulsions at the sight ofaenrp. A ludy, a nutive ol France, nlwoys faint- ed on seeing boiled lobsters. Other per- sons from the same country experienced the same inconvenience from tho smell ol rose thou-!, thev were niirticuhirly partial to the odor of jompiils or tube roses. Joseph Seabger mid Peter Abono never could linns in IK. Cardeii was particularly disgusted ut the . ,. , ine exiH-riiueiiis iu i.'eiuiin- um,b uui- sight of egs. 1 . , ' . Uladisluus, King of Poland, could not ! eminent commission tested its capabilities, hear to sec Apples. j nnd reported so favorably that the iuvn- If mi npp!c was shown to Chcsiie, sccrc-- tr received on order from the Navy De try to Francis I., he bled at the nose. I1K.nl t0 Bllij, tiie mac,ine for t,e Gov- geiitlemaii in the court of the Lnipe-. 1 n1 .. , ror Ferdinnnd would bleed t the nose '0 j crninent use. Hie machine has been near hearing the mewing of a cut, however . ly finished; but some difficulty between the grent the distance might be from him. j cotitracter and the Inventor prevents the Henry 1 1 1 . of France, could never sit j (j ovirnuicnt having the use of it. Had it in n room with n cat. The Duke of Schoinbur had the same avers on. M. Vaiightim, a great huntsman in Hanover, would faint, or, if he had suffi cient time, would run owny at the sight of a roasted pig. John Rol, a gentleman in Alcantara, would swoon on hearing tho word tuna, (wool,) although his cloak was woolen. The philosophical Hoyle could not con rpi'T a strong aversion to tho sound of wa ter running through a pipe. La Mothe lo Vnyer could not endure the sound of musical instruments, though he ex perienced a lively pleasure whenever it thundered. A SlIIIKWD Sl'KCl'LATION F.VEV FOR A London Tinks WitiTF.n Tho New York correspondent of the London Timet repre- ...nt that the number of men in the federal armies amounts to about 640,001), which is i..,ni..i.., f.,r il. double work of connncr- ing Iho South mid aRcrwaids holding it in military subjection. The Secretary of War had telegraphed to the Clovernors of all tho Northern mid Western Slates for vol- 11,0 1,11 7, .. - -nnnnn'aion In the neigborhood, nmhr such upi- lln,eers o complete .Ihi rol of , 00,000 , ". (,mt M ., men. The number trill be obtained, owing ))() mmlfJ tlimedi t ly nnd lly to lo the stagnation of trade nnd tho inflation jiwia,ppi, Ji ff Davis il his illegitimate of m irtiol ardor. The Northern people, ho on, home some niilc distant from his fa ..... sAtuti. t,.rfliii,.. of the old 1 ther'i house, nnd taken hoiue by him when noii.s, i.b.iv .... ...v ... - f T , r(, ,,.:, Union in order that they may bo rtrraH?" r . , . . ... . , , Cft tnilitanj und uaral oirrr in Inrmlen - dam; that thtij maij overawe Greut JWntm and' Fruiter, but rtpreiuUil Great Britain, unit that the ntttyb. the arbiters cf the . , . . ...... fate of nationt both in the Old unit Atu U'nr , f. 't his II not avowcu in s iceeue.', but it is the troth. Powmn Rivkii A gentleman. living linn I this tihiee. nnd with whom wo arc in- tiiimlcly acquainted, called on n in few I ihivs sinef wliilti on his return from I owder. River. Ho gavo n vt ry llitterinir nceoiint of the extent nnd richness of tho mines. but is of the opinion Hint tho mining nper- : . .ini,H, en,,ned to tho ni.ii.. - V wet season, ns water Is too scarce during ,l,e dry season to ..um, o. ' ' . "V ' ,ng on an extensive i sou ? to repots tjo nide of Truth in every issue No. 1G. Minkiui. Uiciirs ok Italy. Sicily not only supplies more sulphur than any other country, but hus idso mines of iron, lend mid silver, which huvo been profitably workeJ al diffuri,Ilt hj T,(C StaU,g of . ,,. . . ,' . . , ,1,e Church contain the alum mines ol Iolfo, wlncli hove been worked without interrnp- lion ever since the middle aires. Piedmont hns copper, k-ad and iron mines, and nn abundance of aurilerous pyrites in the Vale of An.asca. The soil of Sardinia is ex- for 3,000 yeurs sent its ores to Italy and the continent, and is styled by Virgil iu his .Mieid, " mua gnierasa mrtullit." Tus- cany, the ancient Etruria, has for centuries lind mines of courier nt Camniirlia. or er- t f , d R g ' . , 0 ' I eiu nil; mi: uiiiui iiinn-s ui .iiuuiivin. unu 1 the snll mines of tho Vul di Cecilia, both remarkable for the purity of their products, ice 1840, coal has been (lug ut Monte ,.lim,l0ii nlJ for lhjrty JMrs past tIll. Ia. 01 LM l,avo r 'I""" titles ol oonc acid, nearly me whole 01 tm.I.Iiil. !s emit trt tliA tttoft,C if C t il fT. rt ut,n i.t m,iu tw vuy iwm. 1 ' vmui i- . Than Tntmmr nlcrt nr.Ki.c:i.ii im. OMIIU, liit.il i u.-n-iiiij , unu, vo .t.-s .i hh- mense stores of vuluuble tniirltle. which is exported to all parU of Ui world. All these natural resources will, no doubt, be 1-! to good purpose whet, the present troubles shall have entirely ceased, " M'BSIAUINE ANTAGONIST fOR lRON l.l.An VKssr,.s.-TI,o Philadelphia Ledger re- ! . '. " slrangeJooking cigar-shaped craft which is lying at one of the wharves of ' thut city, and says: This machine is a sub- niarine boat, wtiic-li has bun invented by ' Mr. Villerci, and which was experimented ' ., j'"' ' Delaware Lay some two or three .years, with not altogether satisfactory re- SU(S. The peculiarity is in its shape, like Uyinons' cigar-formed steamer, and in its c mbiliI f rcmaillin T nnik.r Witcr for 8:x ; i ' " . , . or seven hours without any cou.miimeufon j with the air, the atmosphere necessary to l,rcnthitig being supplied by art Gcial means, 1 probably couipresscd uir. Subsupiently to , , ' . , been received earlier, it was tho intention to try it upon the Mcrrimae w hen she came out of Norfolk. So small in itter os inter feres with its completion ocg'it not to be suffered lo exist. The new system of naval warfare which iron-clad vessels is introduc ing will warrant various kinds of c.xpiri incuts being tried which have the appear ance of feasibility. Kari.y Life or Jtrr Pavis. The Nash ville Union gives the early life cf J ff Ri val as follows: A triflimr little rebel paper in Kentucky proposes to doubt the truth of our Mate meiit resncctiim the origin of Ji ff Davis What we stated Is well known to hundreds of tho best citizens of Christian and Todd counties, Kentucky. Jeff I'av'i father y.v,,. for n number of years iu n lo, tn inn situated in what is now the town of Fair- view, twelve i...h iron, nopki. v, ,e, tucky. The houso is now woathcioonrticu and used as a tavern. Old Davis was a man of b id chaMcter, a horse trader and swindler, and of very low habits. A fine. hors was missing on one ocea- , t)mt )nrt of KPI)lm.ky. Wo would nerer lavo n,nlcd to this sinister bur of JefTs escutcheon, wero not his friend continual pra.u J - tTeeiling oi n.oii iiiopie. .. "i"' . birll )lim lnrr,. ,wi. ; i, . nortion ol ill niDseaucnv mo l ' Tho Montreal Pilot complains of dc serll. ns from the Knclifh regiments qnar I . I I., il... ..Il nnrlv 1 tho lleseri- m rrn(.,itf ,'), Vniled Stnlci, Join tho V llllt Ml 11' Mrs. Llneulu Is a regular attendant at . .... I.. Iff ...1.1. ...Int. niililatrrilllf : "0'p'r - bliw V to t 10 SICK mm WOllll.ieu. , K,nul lo . .. TllP r 0. Pepartme.it Is substituting , - I J n IIATHS OK AUVKItTISINO: One wiiaru (twelve linei, or leM, brevier nie.nnire) one inncrlioa 9-' Kueli mitiM-iiient him rtinn I 00 JtUHinewi eitrdi one year 20 110 A liberal deduction will lie made to thorn who ndvcrlino by the year. trT" Tim number of inserlinin sliouM be noted on tb murin of nn advertisement, oifierwine it will be pablinlied till forbidilen, and charged ao cordingly. tlT Obituary notineii will bo charged filf lbs ulmve ruin of advertinini;. t5T Jul I'RiMTlNrr executed wilh neatnem and lliMtch. J'injment fur Jul Printing mutt It mailt ou tlrlirrry nf llir irork. Details of Eastern News. HALLIX'K OEXKRAL-IX-CHIEF. M'CLELLAN SECY OF WAR. Memphis, July 10. Tho Granatin Ap peal hus n New Orleans dispatch denying the truth of the capture of Ruton Rouge by Vim Pornj and says the story was gut up for financial purposes. It ulso says the rebel army of Mississippi is rupidly swilling, and important movements ol some kind are believed to bo on foot. July 17- The House adjourned tin die ut 2 p.m. to day. Nearly the whole time of the Senate to day was spent iu ex ecutive session. The President has ap proved the Confiscation Act and Resolu tion. Charleston dispatches to the 10th say " Tlio enemy landed in force yesterday near Port Royal Ferry, as if for nn attack against the Charleston and Snvaiumh Rail road. They retreated ou approach of our troops." July IS. A Washington dispatch says we hnve advices from Warreiiton, Va., to the effect that Oe:i. Hatch hud occupied Gordonsville. This excited great conster nation among the leuding rebels here, who hud not the least idea that Gen. Pope would reach thut point without a greut battle. Cairo, July 18. An officer direct fiom Curtis's army confirms the report thut tho forces of Prico had crossed the Mississippi; the passage being effected by parties iu tliitboats uinl skiffs, at different points, within the past ten days. July 1ST. A dispatch says Lieut.-Col. Pierson, 2d N. V. Reg't, reached Wash ington on tho 1 8th, having left the front of our army on the Peninsula on the 17th; at thot lime no rebel forces were within 24 miles on the east side of James River; but ii balloon rcconnoisuiicc discovered a large number of rebels on City Point. It is be- lieved that James River will be blockaded by the rebels at the bluffs ut Clarksvillc. Fortress Monroe, July 19. Gunboats hnvc come down James River to convoy the troops which are ut this place, up the river. All quiet wc have no news from the enrmy. Washington, July 19th The Richmond Lwjuirer, of tho loth, is received; it np-. pours alarmed nt the order of the War Department for concentrating the forces of McDowell, rremont, Ranks and lope, and remarks of the hitter, that he is no toriously one of the most dangerous of tho Union Generals an oQic rof greut octiv-' ity mid firing, and one who is very apt to do unexpected things. The Petersburg hrprest gives nn ac count of planting light gnns, on James river, nnd firing on rederul transports, nnd says McClellan's position, in this way, may be rendered untenable, us no river offers more advantages for this mode of warfare thnn the James. July 20. It is stated that Gen. Hatch has reached Chnrlotteviile, ond cut off tho lnt important source of rebel supplies. The lending families have received notice that all their spare bedding will be requir ed for our sick soldiers. All the nnoccu pieJ rooms iu their mansions, nnd, if neces snry, llie entire buildings, will be used as hospitals. July 21st. It is positively known Hint the President, under ndvico of General Scott, and with the ncoiiiescence of Gen- oral McCtellan, has called Genera! Halleck tn Washington to net ns Gcncral-in-Llncf of the army of tho United Stules. He will have control of operations in the licln, thus relieving McClellan, who will succeed Stanton ns S. cretarv of War. St. Louis, July 21st Gen. Halleck ft for Washington lust evening, accompan ied by a part of his stuff. Julv 21. Gen. Pope telegraphed to tho War Department that the cavalry expedi tion under Gen. King left l'redi ricksburg at 7 o'clock on the evening of the 1 9th, and after a forced march ma.lo a descent nt daylight, Sunday, ou the Virginia Cen tral R iilroud, at Reaver Plum Cretk, 25 miles west of Hanover Junction, and 35 miles from Richmond. They destroyed the railroad and tehpripl. for several miles, and burned a depot which contuined a large quantity of ammunition and other valuable property. 1 lie wnuie country was thrown into a great slate of alurm. Tho cavulry marched eO mild in iv hours. Lexington. Ky . July 19. The pursuit of Morgan's command was continued yes terday. About noon, at Paris, tho expe dition tinder Gen. Smith camo up with Morgan, and a fight ensued leu to hftcen of Morgan's men being killed, and twelvo taken prisoners. Tiny broke for Win chester, closely pursued by Smith. N. v.. July 22. A l-ortrcs Jionroo letter of the 20th, says Renungard Is iu command of 30,000 men on the south lido of James River, between City Point and Richmond, to cover the rebel torts. Mei"iihis. July 19 -On the muhl ol tho 18th, tho rebel Iron clad gunboat Arkantai .in the unniitlct of tho fleet unovo i icks- burg; rnch versel poured a brondsulo Into her in passing; but she succeeded Iu getting nnd. r the guns or the rco-is ai i uasmu. A reronuoisance next morning showeihho Arkansas to be undergoing repairs. Tho rebels acknowledge that nno 7 inch steel poinUd shot went through her, but nssi rl that this Is the only daningo she sustained. Cairo, July 21st. Vicksbnrg dis patch cm. firms tho reported escape of the Arkansas from Iho Yazoo, nnd says this gunboats Cnroiiih lel nml Tnyor, with rmiv Lancaster, started tip tho river on n neon noisance expedition; when ehjht miles fmm the mouth they discovered Iho Arkansas which immtilintely opened with 08 pound ers. Roth of nnr bonis inuinlnlncd a gals hint fmht for a lime, but as tho channel of the river Trvciitid successful mniicuvt ring, they returned to the month of Iho river fol lowed by ti e Arkansas. In pusslng our the bar nt tho month of tho river, tho Ca rondi'let made a rush nt tho Arkansas, gr.ippi. led, and attempted to bounl, tut wis; "fws, they rc!i'h.trd H, l,ry