NEWs Foot“ MEXICo —A lct'er received at New Orleans, states that Santa Anna, in his advance to the city ochxieo. had been compelled to fill back, and was in full retreat t-i-vards Jalappa or Vera Cruz. At the latter place, it was believed he, would not he received. The whole country was in a spirit of rev: ‘t,

The goi'crnment of Texas has di- rected its minister til-road to make a' declaration to the foreign friendly governments to the purport that if Mexico renews hostilities against the

THE MORNING NI'HVS.

\VEDNESDAY. JANUARY 8, l8-l5.

CIIEA I’ LITERATURE.

'I‘rii: MORNING News—Sixteen months and upwards have elapsed since we first launched our little sheet. upon the broad waters of Public Opinion. Like may. a larger craft, we have bad to encounter, during that period. literally as well as

' O ifiguratively, “rougligales and stormy

new republic, Texas, instead ol'ttct- weather." yet our little hark has gal- rng on the defensive as heretofore, ran"). hwaned the wave, and “many

will assume an offensive attitude, and will no longer be hound by the limits of the Rio Grande, but will carry her arms into Mexico. A great country this!

Au. THE ISIIABI'I‘ANTS or a VILLAGE Masseuse av 'rur. INDtsN3.—:\ cor- respondent. at Matamoras, gives an account most painful to peruse, in the language which follows:—

Matamoras. Nov. 18.

There has been, during the past month. an irruption of 400 Indians of the Comanche, Tahnacano and Cad- do tribes, that has spread atfright and desolation along the banks of the Itio ,San Juan. whiclijoins the Rio Brain) about fifty leagues from Matamoras.‘ The savages massacred every soul in the villages situated on the frontier ofthis department, with the exception of some few who managed to escape intinre, and a handful ofwomen and children whom they carried olfac- cording to custom. While this horri- ble butcher-y was going on, the troops cantoned on Rio Bravo, who where fully aware of the incursions ot'the savages, remained tranqiii‘lly and etoically in their barracks, while the poor inlialiitants, who are crushed with imposts for the maintenance of these scampgasscmbled together and marched in Illll'elllt ofthe niiirauders.

The latter w ro overtaken on the owns «a s'ul'iua, untI rotllt‘tl, leil\llt;.

on the field of bottle ‘20 killed, and more than 50 captives, whom they had not been able to carry away. The ericans lost nine men, and had some 40 wounded.

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Vsrn' HORRIBLE Mariana—A cor- respondent of the Post, in a letter from Hooksct, N. l I ., relates the par- ticulars of a dreadful murder, that oc- curred at that place on Thursday.— An elderly woman by the name ol Eatliethrrrali, was found dead in her house, her head resting on the bed, her body on the floor. Marks OI'VIO- lence were discovered on her neck, which leads to the suspicion that she was strangled to death The parties accused are John Dari-ah and L-llnrles I’. Ihrrali, the husband and sort ofthe deceased. 'rilt' old man,

aim, was upon the bed with his clothes on , after Ills wife was dead.— It appears Charles had been at Man- chester during the day before her- death, and had returned as early as eight or nine o’clock, on the evening of Monday. Some time during the latter part of the night Charles went to some of the neighbors, and iii- formed them that his mother was dead.

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The German Universal Gazette saysz—A conspiracy by the onus of the convent of Varateii, against the Princess Ilreakovaz, who, after re- linquishing an immense for-tune. took the veil in that convent, is the subject of general conversation. At the death of the late superior, these 1000

and perseveringly held her onwal’ll course. Often encouraged by the fair wind of popular favor,and cheered ly the brigbtsun of fostering patronage—with Truth for her cotnpass,—Ilnnesty and Integrity of purpose her Sheet Anchor- she still rides cheerily on: and though perhaps not so first a sailor as some of her consorts, yet. she is, we trust (despite her short and somewhat inefiicient crew) steadily accomplishing the great aim and object of her voyage—PUBLIC Uri- List.

To drop the metaphor—When we com- menced the publication of the Morning News, it was with a deep conviction that a cheap periodical. containing such varied information as should suit both town and country readers ; anti at the same time, be within the pecuniary reach of all clueses of the community. - was not only a disidcrolurirou this Island, but becoming a matter ot absolute ne- cessity. “'a saw in its catablishment, an lioi. “'iblcand uscl'tilspln-re of exer- tion, wherein, w hilt: we lultillcd the al- lotted doom of man, in “earning our bread by the sweat of our brow,” 2' would be in our power to serve and be- ttefil. the t'“"""""“r "Hmnusl when. "lit" lot was cost. We looked to the mother country, and there behold the giant strides by which information was gaining upon the masses. “'6 saw old preju- dices giviiig wiry, looi: t'IJHI‘ttlHI falla- cies uprooted : Hie [Mind of inlellccl was slrelched forth against [he dominion of ignorance, and the i-ichiry n-ns actor or a moment doubffal. 0h! it was a cheer- ing—on minoliling sight to IcitUItI the wise, the great, the noble, the wealthon the land—using their influence, their knowledge, their their wealth, as a measure towards the ini- provemenr of those classes who had too long been Cottlt-‘tt'pltttitlsiy ('ollctl 'lhe viilgar.’

station, and

\Vhile Meclianics’ Institutes, and literary and scientitic associations sprang into existence us it by the touch of the enclranler’s wand, and were. cliecr- ed and encouraged by their fostering patronage—one great and prominent means by which this national and moral regeneration (for it may truly be so call- ed) became reflective—wits, the ditfusion of sound and usclul information, through the medium of cheap periodical litera- ture. Thus the moral and philosophical truths propagator! 3n the lecture room ot the Institutes, or iii the halls ot the asso- ciations, were upheld and sustained by the power and influence of the Press.» The revulsion iti public taste and opitti~ one, wrought by this humble and unpre- tcudiog,yct powerful and discriminating agency. soon became evident; the Pen-

nuna refused to “merit the. Princess as her successor, she having excited their animosity by‘expressing a deter- mination to make a reform in their conduct, Which she considered to have been much too free. The re- bellious nuns carried their opposition 'Io farts to break all the windows of the convent. '

ny and Saturday Magazines and Cyclo- pardias, with other uselul and cheap works of: similar character, superseded (with their real and valuable informa- tion,) tlietresby sentiments of a former day. Scotland, ever among the first in 'tIlG march of iarprevernerit, trailed the

advent of such papers as “ (Tliarribcrs' Journal,” “ Information for the People," and the “ People's Newspaper.” as a new and bright era iii licr moral and literary existence; and their diffusion has now become almost universal in ilhat moral and III iIlPI'dntI the prt-wtli of cheap literature has been sotiiewliiit retarded by the po- ; Illit‘itI, Social. and religious differences ‘wliich have too long agitated that otherwise favored country; but the good seed has been sown, and front the quickness of intellect possessed by her people. and front the love and veneration with which learning is uni- versally regarded by the Irish, little doubt can be entertained that it will soon become a mighty tree and “ spread its broad branches o’er the land.” May heaven speed the mark of knowledge, as the best. and most effective panacea for Ireland’s marry siill'erings.

It would be foreign to the object of this sketch, to follow the progress of cheap literature, throughout continental Europe; but we cannot but bestow ii passing notice upon the manner in which the dissemination ofknowledge. through this means has been carried into effect. Those who have assumed the task of contributing tothis description of perio- dical literature, have invariably sought toelevatethemoral as well its the iti- tcllectaal character ofniziti; and which

intellectual land.

they have familiariscd the minds of the people with the beauties of philosophy, they have generally iuculculcd the lollier truths ot revenlrd rrli;ion.

(This subject will be rcsumcd in Sa- turday's paper.)

uff'I‘lie Colonial and United States

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Mails arrived on undo} last, bringing.y “"c

i-ntt.‘ "Hint: 501190 I airy intact-sting extracts froru our est-bangle papers.

those due for the past two weclts.

CEV‘I‘RAL Aan:cvr.run.u.Socrsrv.— We are requested to state that the An- llllrII iticcting ol ti 0 Ci-nlriil Act iciilturiil Society will be held at the Court House. this evening, (Wednesday) January 6th, 11‘45. at (5 o’clock precisely.

'I‘satpaaaxcn Tm Paar? —-Our readers will not loreet that tlie'l‘i-a Par- ty of the Independent Temperance So-

The

lricntls ol'this bcucvolctit cause will do

ciely, will take place this evening.

well to attend, as every preparation has been made to render the Entertainment one of the most agreeable of its kind,

INLAND NA\‘IGt'l'l0.‘i.~—Il i.- ratify- ing to witness the rapid improvements in navigation, by which‘ through our lands we can enter at one extremity of the union and circuirin ivigate the w hole country. A canal steamer arrivr-d at Philadelphia from St. John’s, Lower Canada, Inn in; thrt-e sloop rigged ('Itttnl boats in t.iw',loudcd altogether with 950 tonsi‘iaiXscr-d- St. John’s iii near Mom :rcal. The Boots probably come down pike Champlain, entered our northern ritual, came into the Hudson down to New York.and through the Delaware and Itaritaii canal to PitlItttieIleId..‘Iln.p. Mosramr. Cirv ELECTlnm-Tht' result oftlie election has been alto- gellier in favor of the Conservative party, who have succeeded in return- in: all their members in the. five wards which they ('UIIIEsIPtI. Unfor- tunately, the victory has been bought with blood.

'I'wo Spanish hrigs ftill of slaves. and‘a large gmonrit oi;I specie, turn- up ureittn epteniber tut, by it. M. 8. star, mum to Ascension.

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DIIFADl-‘Ul. AND FBtR'UL Rm:

cum. on BETWEEN Ml INDIAN AND F0“ BEARS.—-Itl the hack [art or the

County of Ioiiiculinrgh called Chelsea. an are which is dcserviiig oft ty of Indians had eneamped there for the purpose of catching moose. Ac. cordineg they prepared a rim] "pd began to call them; but finding“,. moose rather long in coming. the thought it best to separate, and drive them into the yard. While one of them was in search of the game, he encountered a party of bears, foiiriu number. He succeeded in killino thrce,but the fourth was t0o stron. and unfortunately killed the poor In. dian. When found by his companions who went in search ofhim, his gun was completely bent over, as is sit posed by blows given to the animal, and the poor fellow had grasped hi. knife in the hope of despair-hing him. lie was considerably mangled.

_ i "l I place ident Iluppemd “"It'e, A par.

Sevens "all. Sroarats Imurstsitr, 'I‘he Utiacbits Courier gives an ac. count ol the. most severe hail storm ever experienced in this state. and which visited that parish on the 8th tilt. Many of the stones were the size of a liens egg—Some even larger. I“trWIS were killed, the cotton left in the fields was completely destroyed, Ste. Fears were entertained of other terrible disasters in that state, occg. sioned by that tremendous storm.

Camus Mains FROM Excuse.- A letter has been received from Capt. Douglas, by a gentleman ofthiv city, which statics. that the new arrange- ments which am now being made for the transport of the English made from Boston to Canada. will not af- fect the summer route, and that the ‘ LIIIIC’II‘II, will run as Usual, duringI the season of navigation, between this port and Promo, with the mails. Qttuh.'c I).'t"‘c)'.

Ax Earnvoaoisuzv ‘:P;)UTl-‘.!t.-.‘ fzzo rnginc called the Native Anteri- cziu has IH'Plt built at I'Illitltlt‘Ipllia for a New 0i lcaus co:iipany. She threw water to the following distances- si-le strcaiii l8? fccl; out of her gal- lmy Ill? fcct,tltt‘ough a seven eighlhs inch llUZit'.

A new and astonishing instance of the pun cr's ofcalculat ion, is mention- ed liy several ofthe It‘i-enchjournals. M. Lihi-i't, one ofthe chict clerks in the “'ar-omce, recently, without the aid ofa \tritlctt note of any kind. cxlr'nclrd in six minutes the square root of 20,5”,8“ ; and in quarter of an hour also worked without note! the riiultiplicatiori of 5-179 625343: by the some, figures 'I 9-,. may be re- garded as one oftbe. most retriarlta'ble instant-cs ol'liead work iii ciifculatton hitherto recorded.

The author ofthe ‘ Life of LO"d Eldon” and a man oflitciary at We“ as legal attainments, Mr. “0'!” 'l'wiss, has been appoint!3d .V'ce Chancellor of the Duchy Palatine of Lancaster.

'I'he mortal remains of Walt". “l. cciiiposcr' who died in l8'26. ha" just lit-ctr finally dcpositt‘th\‘ilh ‘0'”. pump, in the Catholic cemetery 0' Dresden.

The London 'I irites, ofa late 63“ states that six new iron steam frlzll" are forthwith to be constructedI '9 be propelled on a new screw pl'lnc" E.

A bark canoe, with five men ""1 three women, belonging to the 53"" St. Louis Indians. perished iii "05" trig front Lacliine, to the Villugcic" nada‘ on the “.‘titli ult.

ARRIVAL—Tit. Newt? endlartd Time. OI the 27th November, has the arrival 0' ‘I’. Margaret Jane, Kelly. P. E Island, In”... and cats, to C. I". Bennett & Co-