Til STATE Li JL M 0 DEVOTED TO THE POLITICAL AND GENERAL INTERESTS OP THE PEOPLE. VOL. I. EUGENE CITY, OREGON, MARCH 22, 1802. NO. 11. T 1 i THE STATE ilEFl'BLICAX. I'ublislicil every Saturday by II. SI-jUYAV & CO. Terms of Subscription. The Kepi-blicas wilt be published ut $J 50 a year iu ad vance; i'-i oa it' paid ut tiie cud ut' six months ; or il un at the elosu ot the year. One dollar ailditiuiiul will be cliarireil tor each year payment is neglected. " So paper discontinued until all arrearages are paid, except ul our option. Hates of Advertising. Ono s.piarc (ten lines or loss) one uioiuh, Kach ndditiunal in.scl tiiui, business Cards, one square or less, one year, " six mouths. Four squares pud upwards, one year, per square, ' " si meatus, per Hquare, three months, " Adminiiitjutor's Xotices, and ail ailverti-euients re lati' to estates of deceased persims, which U;'0 to be sworn to, onu sipiare, lour insertions, $0 O'l s oo lo (HI 7 oo 5 oo 5 00 ill communications to this olhce should be addressed to 11. SHAW Co., l-iutfcue Cily, Oregon. To AuVKtiTTsrn.s. Ttusiness men throughout Orejnn and California will tiud it greatly to their advantage to adver tise in the St th It kit mac iv. Tin: i)i:n:D.r:ns. BY THOMAS HCCHANAN KKA1. Our fla;r on the laud and our fl 115 on the ocean, An nni;elot' peace wheresoever it (roes NuMy sustained ly t'oInmMa's devotion, The an'el of deiiih it. shail he to our toes ! True to its n itivc sky, Still shall our eieje ily. Casting his sentinel glances :i T.r ; Though bearing liie olive branch, Stiil in hi- (aIous s: inch Grayling the bulls of the launders of war ! Hark to the s'mnd ! there's a foe on our border A foe striding ou the i'llf of his doom ; l'.wmea are rein:; au I iiMrchitij in order. Leaving tiie plow, aud tiie unvil, and loom. Ilusl dims tlu harvest shceu Of rvth and sijkle keeu. The axe sleis :u pcice by the tree it would mar, Vetcr.ei and youlli are out Swelling the baftle shout, tlras'iiny the bolts of tiie thunders of war! Our brave mou;.tain eagles s .To-qi from their lories ; (Jur lilhe panlliers leap from tuc toiest and plaiuj Out id' tiie V.'est Hash (lie liainesof tiie prairie Out of the ll,t roil tiie waves of the main, Down from their rsort hern shores, S'u-iTt as Ni crara pours, They march, and tueir tread shakes the earth with a jar ; I'uder the S:ripes and Siars, Kach with tiie soul o' .Mars, Grasping the buli-i of the thunders of war! Spite of the sword or assassin's stilletto. While throbs a heart iit me breast of (he brave, The o.ik of the North, or the Southern palmetto, tha'l slu'.ter no t'leur.m, except in his grave! While the ','iitf l.i'.lo.v breaks, Helming Xurthc.-u lakes. -And ocean replies unto ocean afar, Yield ? no inch of land. While there's patriot band Grasping the bolts wf the thunders of war! Conijressinna CJy. Tito telegraph long ngoannouiiced the rele Oonoa'cssmaii iiiv, w ho was exchanged for L:0 of .Mr. Faulkner, of Virginia. We copy from the New York papers the following account by the re leased ot his capture, w hat he saw an I how he got home again : lie was cipturcd by a South Carolina Com pany of infantry, about 5 o'ehock, l". M. of the day of the battle at Hull Run. J lo had stopped ;it it blacksmith, shop to have his oarriag-i mend ed, and after that waited a while for Senator Foster of Connecticut, who had gone out with Mm. While waiting he walked down toward a r i vine, in which he saw a company of national troops skulking or iu :n hti-U, but us he ap proached them I hey receded, and just ss Mr. J ; i v pause 1 to return to liis crrriage, fpent musket iiail struck near him. 11 u stepped be bind a large tu-e near by to bo out ot dang r, tmd continued his observations. In a moment a cannon ball went crashing through the branches of the tree, and seemed to be felling the w ii. le top on him. l?y the time he recovered from his surprise, a company of soldiers, necnmp-niod by two well dressed oilkers emerged from the woods near by. They took him to their Colonel, and introduced him formally us "Hon. Mr. Ely, Member of Congress from New York." Instantly the Col onel drew a pistol, cocked it and leveled it nt Mr. j Idy s heal, not two paces distant, and said, " Y'ou U d rascal, I'll blow your brains out" The two oiii.:ers w ho h I arrested Mr. Fly in staidly threw themselves upon the Colonel, forced the nistol back, and oursuaded him away. Tie. v then apologized to Mr. Fly, saying they were ashamed of their Colonel, who was excited by drinking. This olli vr was Col. Cash, and tiie rfiieor who arrested Mr. Fly was Capt. Mullins. Mr. Fly was put with a large heed of prison , crs, and all were started to Meuassas, which they I reached at nine o'clock, r. m., au 1 were driven j into an open space, and surrounded thickly by ; guards, and all began to fall on tho ground' then wet with a fast falling rain, to seek rest and sleep. While Mr. Fly was preparing for a iin- ilar movement, an cflieer rode into the tar 1 mid I called aloud to know if " Mr. Fly of New York j was present." Mr. Fly thou-ht his time had j come now to be shot. Nevertheless, he answeted i the c ill, and was told that Gen. lieatiregarj n fplired hint l Como to headquarters. Ho f 'l-; lowed the cllieer and reached the log house mr j rounded by a verandah, on the porch of which, wi:h a fciti-jle candle burning on it, was a table iiro.it.d which sat Jeliavis, Ueauregard, Extra Uilly Smith, Poieher utiles, and other rebel ;!'! cers, apparently reckoning up the results of tho da;, 's battle. Pon her Miles f.pproaehed Mr. Ely Mi l ex pressed regret at his situation, but in moiic nt change J li s lone, rctttai'ni ig that he had noi j in ion of a Congressman who would come to aid an army in invading a Sta'e. Mr. Fly was sent df to sleep iu a barn, w here he found the cap tured national loiicers. Tho next day they were all started to Richmond. Mr. Fiy'g arrival mi announced by the Ri h r.iond papers and the whole press of ta.i S'Ui'.i. by which ho fooa became notorious. I! oaq lets .vere :e:;t hi:: almost dai'r, and sometimes r.' t loss t!i:m a dozen a day. His meals, too, nicely prepared, were sect liitit by the families of citi zens. The position of our hostages at Richmond is painful. Seven of them are confine J in a room about 12 by 15 feet, in the Richmond jail, hay ing two small windows, which admit but little light. They are permitted to see no person but the jailer and the negro w ho waits upon them, and are only permitted to leave their cells 3D minutes iu the, morning and the same in the af ternoon, to walk in the narrow promenade be tween the jail building and (he interwall. J heir food consists ot sonny corn urea l and nonea oeer, anu lacy are not permute,! u nave aii tiling ocitei even wioiigu uioy ptiiciiitseu ii. V lieu Mr. Fly was release! he went in compa- ny with JMf. iaulkner to the tail, and the two were granted tltu favor of an interview with the unfortunate o!lii;ers. Mr. Faulkner expressed his surprise at this rigor, and he stated that mioh w as uot the treatment that the privateers receiv d in New York and Philadelphia ; that though they were held for capital crime, they were ullowwl to receive visitors and lo have ail the comforts compatible with the'r safe, custody. Mr. Kly thinks that, based upon this last statement by Mr Faulkner, tho rebel authorities will lessen the severity of their treatment. He has not tho slightest doubt of an extended and deep li: ion feeling in Richmond, mid says if a national army were within ten miles ot Uien mtud the natioal flag would be hung front hun dreds of windows in the r(;bol capital. Never theless an utter reign of terror prevail, and no p..blio expression can be given. -a.-.V The Jcaa of Arc at t amp Hobiuson. A young lady with tho I'-ast Tonncssenns du ring their stay at Camp 1 tcl; R ibin-ou is thus alluded to by tho camp correspondent of the Cincinnati Times : One of tho featmesof the First Tcvmrrjcc re gin, ent is the person of a brave and accompli died young lady of eighteen summers, and of prepos sessing appearance, named Sarah Taylor, of Fast Tennessee, who is the stepdaughter of Capt. )ow dell, of tho first Tennessee regiment. Miss Tay lor is au exilo from her home, having joined the fortunes of her stepfather and her wandering companions, r.ceoiupany ing thorn in their perilous and dreary flight from their homes and estates. Miss Taylor has formed the determination to share with her late companions the dangers and fatigues of a military campaign. She has donned a neat blue chapeau, beneath which her long hair is fantastically arranged ; bearing at her side a highly finished regulation sword and silver moun tod pistols iu her belt, all of w hieh give her a very neat appearance. She is piite tho idol,. of tho Tennessee boys. They look upon her as a second Joan of Arc, believing that victory and ; buy wiil perch upon the standards borne iu the ranks f.t voted ny her h.Vtd procure. Mi.-n Cap t liu Taylor is ad courage ami skill. Having be come an adept in tii ; sword exorcise, au 1 a sure shot w itu a pistol, bile is determined to hai l in the van of tho march, bearing her exiled and op pressed country men b u k to their homes, or, if tailing, to oiler up her own life's blood in the saeriliee. A gentleman w ho was on (he ground on Sat urday night, the l'Jib, wherj tho order was issued to the Teniiesseeans to march to reinforce Col. tic ra I'd, informs us that the wildest excitement pervaded the w hole camp, and that the yonnn lady above alluded to mounted her horse, and, cap iu hand, galloped along tho line like a spirit of ll .mo, cheering fin the men. She wore a blue blouse, sad was armed with lislo's, sword and r.li.'. Our lnloi'iuaut, wlio lias lioeu at Mo camp tho whole time since the arrival of the Tonnes aeeaus, says that Miss Taylor is regarded by the troops as a guardian angd, who is to lead them to victory. Those persecuted men look upon the darinir girl who followed th -ir fortunes tl.ro' sunshine and shadow with tho tondcrest feeling of veneration, and each would freely oiler his life in her def .'Use. There was but little hie -p in the ramp on Saturday night, so reat was the joy of the men at tho prospect ot meeting the foe, and at a very early hour in the morning they filed away jubilantly, with their Joan of Are iu tlio van. J list bct'oro taking up their line of march, they ail knelt, and idling up their hands solemnly swore never to return without s.-ci g their Louies and loved one'. Vlr t!i. r tho Fa d lennes.scoans ol'Cainp 1 )ie't Robinson shall do daring deed or not, Miss Taylor's fame is per fectly secured. Slu is a girl of history, and po etry v. ill embalm her name in und) ing numbers. No Ni:.vsrPBH3. Use crv of .Messina, Sicily, with a population of 10 ,0.")0, Ins several llieatres but " nary a newspaper. Auw, one would very lat'erahy suppose-mat tins great city could Very well Ri .-ta'ni two or three first class dailies, l;if a iloz,ei Wct kll s, and at lea-t one magazine. U.it, lea-t s jine a Ivent inr: :, specu lating Yankee- should be tempted to take- out a teu-ovb'.der Ho.; pros;, with a f ill corps of It ". t II.. I ;i lau editors an I renorter , u woai i at him oe wr ' j "i ,:" i to consider tl...t. of t.'.o lW),ij'Hi populate, more th n 1,000 tan r- ad ; and of tiiese, one hall have no taste f-r r.-adi'-t-, and tlio otli- r half niv too poor to purchase ii wspap. rs. Th" cause of tliis ii.teilevtii.il povi rty may l e found in Ine fe t that they have no w-hoois, er.a -r public or jrivt-. Nature "has lavished h. r bounties upon the pla-.e, but man haa done comparatively nothing. Evr.ar successive t. Vgrapn a ;e.o.s the jrr.it f. ii ' f.nt that the rr--t go ol'tiu Union an 1 the Coll dilution is IV. gaining the uset mh m-y i,i the ,i.i-a.hi-od Stat.-s d' I ho Moath. a'l 1 la it I'c Union army, like bauds of iron, is 1 ed ne.,si:.g 'around S.-ecss'M mil (.;! z the wheat from til jell..:". Loyal men in tho : Ninth are fa-t havi: g ! their folten removed, and fro ioiit of thought i an I ncit u r-'aiu rest. r. I to ill Mil, nr. 1 tho 1. a 1- era in this great rebellion are fist seeking shelter hy ff, Process ot Dylug. Touching this subject, the following, from an article in the London Quarterly, will bo found comforting and instructive : The pain of dying must be distinguished from pain of the previous disease, for when life ebbs, sensibility declines. As death is tho final ex tinction of corporeal feeling, a numbness in creases as death comes on. Tho prostration of disease, like healthful fatigue, engenders a grow ing stupor a sensation of subsiding softly into a coveted repose. Tho transition revimbles what may be seen in those lofty mount tin , tho sides of which, exhibiting every climate in regu- , u. j,..,,,.,,;,, violation luxuriates at their base and dwindles in thu approach to tho regions of snow, till its feeblest manifestation is repressed by the cold. Tho so-called agony can never be moie formidable th in when the brain is last to go and tlio mind preserves to the end a ratio ial cognizance of the state of the body. Y'et per sons thus Hituated commonly attest that there are few things in life less painful than its close. "If 1 had strength enough to hold a pen," said William Hunter, "I would write how easy and delightful it. is to die." If this bo dying," said tho nieco of Newton of Olney, " it is a pleasant thing to die." " The very expression," adds her uncle, which another friend of mine made use of on his deathbed, a few years r,go." The same words have so often been tittered under sin. ilar eircumsUneis, that we could fill p;;ges w ith instance which are only varied by the name of the speaker. 'If this bo dying," said Lady Gleiioreliy, " it is the easiest thing imaginable." li 1 thought that dying had Leeu more difficult," said. Louis XIV. " I did not suppose it was so sweet t" die," said Francis Saurcz, the. Spanish theologian. An agreeable surprise was the prevailing sen li'neiit w ilh all. They expected the stream to terminate in the dash of the torrent, and they found it was losing itself in the gentlest current. The whole of tho faculties seem sometimes con centrated on the placid enjoyment. The day Arthur Murphy died, lie kept repeat ing from i'opo : Ti'ii'ht h.i!f by reason, half by mere decay, To welcome Uealh, and calmly pass away. Nor docs tho calm partake of the seiisili veness of sickness. There was a swell iu tho sea the day Collingwood breathed his la .t upon the cle mcnt which had been the scene of his glory. Captain Thomas expressed tt fear that he was di.-.tiirbed by tho tossing of tho ship. " No, Thomas," ho replied, " 1 am now in n stale in which nothing iu this world can disturb mo more. I am dying; and 1 am sure it must be consolatory to you, and all who love me, to sec how comtorta'u y 1 am coming to my end." Ti.iiiCTi: to Colonki, U.UiKit. In Jfurcr's Mmiilj t.-r December wid l.o found a touch. ng tr.biile to the memory of Colonel llaker. from :;o fii-iie pen of John Hay, Private Secretary lo President Li' coin. The following is au allusion to the death of tho Piesid -nt's friends : "Alas for the dead hours of honest friendship ! tho goodly fellowship of noble spirits! Where are tho good fellows who were such friends at Springfield in tho happier days 1 Hardin's spir it went up through the musky canopy, whose baleful shadow hung over the battling legions at I'mena Vista ; Kissed passed from lingering pain to Paradise, honored in tho highest by tho State that he had honori d ; Douglas lies under the prai rie iu the dear old State, whoa; half est rat god heart burned-with more, than tho old love for him before ho died ; Raker rests glorious in death, a Meeioiis oll'dang lo tho spirit of freedom, to which through life his wnrsiip was paid; and Lincoln stands, lonely in his power, n sadder f i leiiter, greater man than of old, time beginning to sift his early snows upon tho blackness of lis hair, his heart heavy with the sorrows of a nation, his mind and soul pledged to solemn und seif abnogating effort to keep from detriment in his hands tho costly treasure of constitutional gov ernment. The following form of oath accompanies the letter from J. M. Edmunds oflhe General Land O.fiee, Washington which we published last week: I do solemnly that I will support, protect and defend the Cons'itMiou and Govern iiient of tho FuiieJStat.es against 'all enemies, w hether domestic or foreign, and that I will bear trtl '. fa'lh, allegiance and loyalty to the simc, any ordinance, resolution or law of any State, Con volition or Legislature to tho contrary not withstanding : and, further, that I do this w ith a full determination, pledgo and purpose, without any iiion'.al reservation or evasion whatsoever; and, further, that I will welland faithfully perform all the duties v. Im-ii may be required of me by law. So help me God. Tho o ith may bo administered by any officer authorized to use a seal, or by the Register, Re eeiver. or Surveyor General ; an t must lo filed at tho Land Oliiee, iu the District iu which Lis i : . !....... I 1. 1. 11 ill 11 i 'l .1 L- 'i. Alivertisk your business. Do not hide your light under a bushel. Whatever your calling or occupation may b , if it needs support from the f alii. ', adverti-o it thoroughly and tlli .ieiitly iu some shape or other, that will arre-t public attention. There may possibly bo oecu; alioiis that do not require advLrlisin;.r, bet 1 cannot eoiieievo what they are. P. T. LiAKMM. Tns bo?,t bank ever known is a bank of earth; it t.ever r. f'ases to di-eount to h iio -t labor ; i.n I the be t sh ire iu that bank is th ; plough share, on w.ii' a, thwdonds are nut ay libei al. A t.iatl who lill been victim' 1 by a notorio.is borrower, who always pretended to , bo anxious to pay, called him one of the most ! promitiny men of h'.j acquaintance. i:asti.i: news. Wo copy condensed a summary of the Sacra mento Union's dispatches, up to tho 5th, from tho YYcka Journal : Senators Nesmith, Latham, and McDougal voted for Stark. Tho evacuation cf Columbus is confirmed. Florence, Alabama, is now occupieJ by Fede ral troops. A battle was expected nt Fort Craig, New Mexico, and the armies were near each other. Generals ?icDowell, Rut-aside, Iluell, Pope, Curtis, McClernand, Smith nnd Lew Wallace, w ere nominated as Major Generals. It is believed that the Columbus rebels have gone to .Fort Randolph, sixty miles from Mem phis, where they will probably make a stand. The rebels madegreat destruction at Columbus, and threw several cannon into tho river. Everything is quiet in the vicinity of tho army on the Potomac. The Telegraph from the Red Sea to London is open. Insurance on vessels is taken in England to run the American blockade. Orders have been received at Sherness, Eng. to dismantle gunboats prepared for commission under tho American ditlieulty. Things look warlike about Italy, Austria and Prussia. It is believed that Napoleon lias given nssur ee to tft'o Pope that tho French troops shall not i nee leavo Rome. The question between Prussia and Austria is coniitiually widening in latitude. Papers of both countries are grow ing daily more hostile. Gen. Lauder die.l from tho effects of wounds received at Harper's Ferry. The town of Columbus is being ev acuated by the rebels, and the place destroyed. Andy Johnson has been appointed a Brigadier General, and is to organize a Provincial Govern ment iu Tennessee. It is probable that a Monarchy will bo estab lishsd in Mexieo. Charlestown and Martinsburg in Virginia are occupied by Federal troop. The rebels have abandoned MurfreeboTo, and were falling back towards (he Tennessee river. The Tennessee arid Cumberland w ill be opened this week for free commerce by order of the Sec retary of the Treasury. Gon. Shields is to succeed the late (run. Lander. The belief continues in Italy that Austria ined itates a war w ilh Piedmont. Southern accounts say tho Yankees have succeeded in cutting a new road through the wo .ds to Fairfax. Tho sky was brilliantly illuminated iu the vicinity ot Columbus anil lllandville. Supposed to be occasioned by the burning of the places. An interior tax bill has been introduced in Congress. It provides for a duty of lo cents per gallon on spiritous liquors. The rebels arc said to be fortifying; below Columbus, which is well adapted to planting batteries to command the river. Advices from the Tennosseo river says the gunboats Tyler and Lexington were approaching Pittsburg llaniburg ;, a small town near the Alabama lino were fired ou by ' a battery on shore. Thu fire was returned for halt an hour, when the l attery was siicueed. A company of marines landed, but were mot by a superior force, of the, enemy and compelled to retire to their boats. Our loss was one killed and threo woun ded. At election in Savannah, Toiin., on Saturday March 1st, the Fnioii ticket polled three hundred and twenty votes, ami tho secession, forty-live. Gen Ilalleck threatens to hang all prisoners caught who poison provisions in evacuating. Post offices arid post routes w ill be established as tho army advances. The Governor of Arkansas is drafting all citi zens subject to military duty. The rebel w ar department has called on Tonn es. -co for thirty-two more regiments. Tho report of Jeff Davis making overtures to tho Government to compromise is without foundation. A private letter from Paris says Yancey lias left for Alabama, via, Havanna, fully satisfied that none of the great powers of Furopo will recognize tho Confederate Government. The Tuscarora is reported to have gono to Gibraltar, where the Sumter remains. Gen. McCicllan seems to bo advancing on Manassas, the GiLraltarof tha Southern Confed eracy. Gen. Curtis is in possession of Fayctteville, Ark. Gen. Price's army crossed tho Boston mountains in great confusion. SiSGfLAn Faxciks. Napoleon died in bis military garb, his Field Marshal uniform and boot :, w Iik h he ordered to be put on a short time before bis death. Augustus Cu-sar choso to die in n standing position, and was careful to arrange and dress for that occasion. Seward, Earl of N ot thumberiand, to n ou tho point of death, quitted his bed and nit on his armor, saying it became not a man to die like n brute, but to show his dignity. Maria Ioui.i, of Austria, tho uu forluuato consort of Napoleon, a short timo be fore her death L ll into a sort of insensibilit y. and h r cy s being closed, one of the Indies in attend anee remarked tiiat " Her Majesty si emrd to be asleep." "No," mid she, I could sleep if I could indulge in repose ; but I am sensible of the near approach of death, and will not allow myself to bo Mirprised by him in my !eep ; i winh to meet my dissolution awake." High Wateii Record. S. F. Houghton, Surveyor General of the State, lias issued a cir. cularto County Surveyors, staling that it is deemed important to preserve in tho Stato arch ives statistical information of tho la'o flood, wherefore he asks them to collect what informa tion they can without expenso to tlio State and forward it to him. lie asks their attention to tho following : 1. Tho cxtremo bight abovo low water mark at any well designated point in your county. ii. Dato of high water. 3. Tho general depth over tho adjacent lands. 1. ThoapfTrxho.Ua.iiuaut;ty of land overflowed in your county. 5. If tho banks of tho streams liavo been seri ously allected, state in w hat manner and to what extent. 0. If (in v bars wero formed, op ini,l,l.t - 1 vu....iUViaUIO change of channel occasioned, state tho facts and circumstances. 7. If there was much deposit on submerged lands, state the general depth and character oFit. 8. Upon swamp and overflowed lands, stato tho depth of water and general direction of tho current, depth of deposit, etc. It is suggested also, that all persons, having facilities for doing so, should bo requested to mark distinctly, upon 1; rgo trees or other objects, not liable to removal, tho pcint of highest water. California l'apir. . More MoilMOS TANTIiKMS. L.ntl linwa fVntv Salt Lake gives accounts of recent outragos com mitted by tlio Mormons against tho Federal officers located umoie tlii'in. ft. .n.-ma il. -p, - - ..i.j .,,, Saints, taking advantage of the embarrassments .1 .1. . 11 I T 1 . .... 01 mo uoveriimeni 01 mo r lined states, aro de termined on immediate application for admission into tho Union as a State. To this end the Leg islature has called a Convention to form u, State Constitution to bo submitted t, Congress. The act calling tlio Conecntirm was vetoed by (lovei-mir lV-iu-wmi 1,nf tl, X islature passed it by a two thirds vote over his veto. Tho Governor's conduct thus became obnoxious to tho Mormons, w ho assailed him through their press, and to make his position as uiicomioriauieus possnue, uuuiesaiid blackguards instilled him on lint streets Mot ll,i,w. in remain longer among people who thus treated I 1 IS... O I , . . . mm, ins jjxeenency Hired lour .Mormon pilots to lead him out of the city on his way to other quarters. They took his liberal pay, but when lliey got linn on tlio road and out ot sight from w itnesses, they set upon and beat him most shame fully. They aro evidently intent 011 foning either another diflieulty with tho Govern meiit, or a polygamist Constitution through Congress. .Vurisi'ile Appeal. Qu-kkn's Spekch. That portion of tho Queen's address to Parliament, relatint; to nflhirs 011 this continent, is as follows : A great question of importance, and one which might have led to very serious consequences, arose between her Maj 'sty's and tho Govern ment of tho United States of America, owing to tho seizure and foreibhj removal of four passen gers, found 011 board a British mail packet by ihu (Commander of .1 ship of war of fhe t ;iited States. The question has been satisfactorily set tied by tho restoration of tho passengers to British protection, and by the disavowal of this act of viole ice committed by this naval officer. Tho friendly relations between lur Majesty and tho President of th- United Slides aro therefore unimpaired. Her Majesty willingly appreciates the loyally and patriotism w hich have been man ifested ou this occasion by her Majesty's North American subjects. The wrongs committed by various parties and by successive Governments in Mexico, upon foreigners resident within tho Mexican territory, and for which no satisfactory redress could bo obtained, have led to tho con clusion of a convention between his Majesty tho Emperor of tho French, and tho Qi. ecu of Spain, lor tho purpose of regulating combined opera tions on tho coast of Mexico to obtain that redress which has hitherto been withheld. That convention and the papers relating to tho subject will be laid before you. Unio.v of Dkxmark axij Swedks. A bill will be introduced into tho next Swedish Diet to abolish tho Salic law in force in that country. If tho bill is voted, tho Princess Louisa, only child of the prescst King, will succeed her father and h t proposed marriago with tho Crown Prince of Denmark will result in tho union of theso two kingdoms. In that eventuality tho Duke of Ostgothland, brother of King Charles XV, who is a zealous partisan of tho Scandina vian Union, will renounce the throne of Sweden for himself and heirs. The Princess Louisa is now twelve years of age. A modest young gentlemen, at a dinner party last Tnanksgiviiig, put the following conundrum : Why are most young men who cat turkey, like babies ?" No reply. The modest young; man blushed, and would havo backed out, but on being urged gave tho reason : " because they nro fond of tho breast !" Two mid llo-agcd la dies fainted, and tho remains of tho young man were carried out by tho coroner. . May I leave a few tracts said a missionary to an elderly lady who responded to his knock. " Ix-ave some tracks? Certainly you may," said sho looking at him most benignly over her specs, " leavo them w ith tho heels toward tho door if you please." -9 Am old maid speaking of inarriago consoled herself by saying that it is like any other dis case; while there is life there is hope. - What is tho dilli-renec between a butcher and a fine young lady ? Tlio former kills to dress, and the latter dresses to kill. Whf.s docs a blasksmith resemble a rogue 1 when he forges.