Camden Journal, 1852-10-22

UllU\>t'U IVJ^M W?l (UtM mV'Vl rtVMIIV V 1 1*0 111IV. i ll J'?\ j paration" which induced a (/nasi hemorrhage of 1 Llic lungs that never failed to produce an immense ' sensation, to draw both the anxious mothers and ( their lovely daughters in crowds to his chamber! 1 The Captain, moreover, was, according to his 1 own modest story, a hoi the first water?a ( Creole Cuban, who had joined the standard of 1 hurt/. and fallen desperately wounded in the :I light at Cardenas. In proof of his patriotism lie would separate his beautiful jet black wliis- 1 Iters and expose the ghastly scar inflicted by the t blood-thirsty Spaniards ! lie also tuld of a sc- n l ions wound which he had received in one of his l thighs from a catliine. Valencia, in short, was i the "lone star" that gilded the fashionable hori- < ton. lie was wined and dined andpolka-ccl un- j. til lie became sick and disgusted with the fool- <pries of Saratoga. lie accordingly turned his i face towards West Point. There lie made the f acquaintance of some gallant officers, who had < served in Mexico. i At once our Cuban transformed himself into i a Mexican. lie described minutely the battles : of Corro Gordo, Coutreras and Chepultepcc; in \ all of which he had borne a part. He even per ] sanded a distinguished officer into the belief that t lie was the identical man who had inflicted the ( wound which came so near taking off the comely 1 head of our hero. Having thus ingratiated him- t self with the gentlemen at " the Point," lie fi- t nally obtained letters of introduction to their 1 c..: 1? WntAfflnit Tlinrn ho bnrrnwoit snmn 4

[?;irucuiai i\ 11 unj ^ ? ..?. . VV.-1! suppli. i with the " r<<t<hj rhtlio'* Jit: ' dances, sings, plays, Uiittfr^, llirS, :it:<l fools tli- ; 1 viuely. IK' is, emphatically, a little lei- ' low"?a "precioit's angel"?a "love of a man." 1 He quotes j>octry?says prayers in Spa libit? ' talks French?wears kid glo\es, aul sjioris, that 1 universal woman-killer, a iiucmoU'.tacho. II.-is < withal, a kind of .spiritual rapper?endowed with ! ] the jioWef of unbiquity?ami possessed with the | faculties of the chaineleoii. 11is traits of clia- [ 1 racier are taken from his associate;. He can be I ' ' grave or gay. nfutllotc or sever./," according to ' :l the whims or fancies of his companions.?-He is !1 i Spaniard, a Portugese, a Cuban, or a Mexican, ' 1 just as occasion require*, or as it is profitable to j' be one or the other. Wo lirst heard of Capt. Yai.k.\*cia among the ! ' upper ten. alias the number one cod-tidi ari>to- ! 1 ;raev of Gotham, lie lodged in sonic of the I 1 inarblehalls in the vicinity of Washington. Square 1 ar the Seventh Avenue, lie rolled leisurely ' through Broadway in the same chariot with a > distinguished " leader of t he ton," from Mobile. ' With her, he visited Newport, Saratoga and ' other fashionable resorts. He flattered the ' mothers and fumbled the daughters through all 1 the l.i-hioiiable polka- of the day. If he failed ' to excite sympathy suflieient for his purpose, he ; i i i ..*,,1 i i. ,.i i i

,v" vi .iiiuuivuviuu^iJj iitn AUIAJ O<IIU r of to have been favored a few days since, with the an, view of a lar^e body of soldiers inarching and !dy light. If this sight were really witnessed as staat ted, we should like to know if there are any sol- ' is a cliers stationed within ten or twenty miles of He that town. If there be, then the phenomenon He can be explained, without resorting to the mihe raeulous. If there be not, we must suspect the <? ' appearance was an optical delusion. The Duke the de Sully witnessed a similar exhibition, in day ito, light. The armies appeared to approach each irts other in the air, and to engage in a tremendous we battle. The manoeuvering, firing, <tc., were disis tinctly seen?and finally, the retreat of one of his the armies. The attention of the whole village on- where the Duke theu was, was directed to the ?on spectacle. On the next day, an account was rehc ccived of a great battle which had been fought ely at the very time indicated by the appearauce in the air: shewing that the atmospheric phenomenon was the reflection of occurrences then tranful tranfulspiring. - spiring. tranfulspiring. This is the solution given by the duke eb- de Sully, and is no doubt correct. But, whilst It we would, in every ease, endeavor to account for its extraordinary appearances or events, some occut* uc- rences take place which cannot be explained by our philosophy.?Scientific American. The Washington Republic states that the 4*?iilnrn /vf fli/i ^ U'jnlr tl?n TTninn" Vino ir% a

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ng Charleston, was that the Caj't. (Icneral of j Julia ha.I lixial a large price upon his head, and ie was afraid ?if being kidnapped! He remained a lew days in Macon, and iliencc ]>rocceded o Tallahassee, where his letters gained him imucdiate access to the cheerful homes and generuis conlideiice of the most intellectual and lioslitahle gentlemen in that glorious land of chivilry and of (lowers. Sig. Carlos dc Castro \v:is soon the lion of Tallahassee and all the surrounding forests. The gentlemen admired him tor what he had done tnd suffered for Cuban liberty?the ladies ad11 ired him, just Incause thci/ could not help it! Vtiother hemnrrkaye was necessary for the ac :omplishiuent of his purposes, and to furnish a jood excuse for hi.\ loitering so long amid the range groves and bland breezes of Florida. Ac ordinglv, the performance cat.ie off to the satisactioii of all. Again, lie was carefully nursed luring his illness. By way of variety here lie ntroduccd some new features in the play. lie ndulged occasionally in a kind of intellectual iherration, in which lie made some startling de'clopments. From his incoherent expressions lartly in Spanish and partly in English, his at eiidanls gathered, that in his devotion to the atisc of liberty he had been regardless of human ife. lie would frequently exclaim : "Ah ! mi ? .1 il'.L,.

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intrinsic beauties, but as a purely literary prod tion : Richmond, Va. ) 5 o'clock, A.M., April 29, 1847. j My Dear Friend Whether it be a favor an annoyance, you owe this letter to my e? habits of rising. From the hour marked the top of the page, you will naturally coiiclu that my companions are not now engaging attention, as we have not calculated on bei early travellers to-day. " This city has a pleasant scat. It is hit the James River runs below it, and when I w out, an hour ago, nothing was heard but the r of the Falls. The air is tranquil, and its tempi turc mild. It is morning, and a morning sw< and fresh, and delightful. Everybody knows morning in its metaphorical sense, applied to many occasions. The health, strength and be t y of early years, lead us to call that period,' morning of life.' Of a lovely young woman say, she is 4 bright as the morning,' and no c doubts why Lucifer is called 'son of the ui mug.'" '4 But the morning itself, few people, inha tants of cities, know anything about. Arno all our good people, not one in a thousand s the sun rise once a year. They know nothi mm - i '