For the Columbian Fountain,
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For the Columbian Fountain.


GEsrLEMEN: congratulate you in your
glorious and noble enterprise-one traught
with so much interest to all classes OF the
community. The richs the poor, the learn
ed and the unlearned, should alike be inter-
ested in its prosperity and success. Cheered
by the approving smiles of the fair daughters
of Columbia, ! feel assured that all will con-
cur with Inc in the assertion, that your
course must be onward: sTruth is mighty
and will prevail" Long may it live, the
Pure Fountain, sending forth It's healing
streams, consoling the heart of the widow,
raising the dropping eye of innocent youth,
and imparting to the wretched inebriatc his
long lost joys. It invites all to partake Of
its refreshing waters, and be made free from
the yoke by which they have been SO long
cnslavcd


IL you deem this worthy place in your
Fountain, shall be content, having no
1 OtitCl itclCst IL view save VIC Soou' " '.'e
cause. And though my pen be silent in its
praise, shall give my humble share in ad-
vrncing its interests "Go ye and do like
wise" . MARION.
1 NAvAL.-Thc following is list of the
officers attached TO the brig Truxton, at N or
folk, from Port Praya, Cape Verde


Henry Eruce, commander; first lietenant,
Simon Frasisr Blunt; second acting lieuten-
ant, Henry A. Clemson; Sslim i. Wood
worth, acting master; Purser, George F.
Gutter; Surgeon, S.las Holms; passed mid
shipman, l. Blakely Creighton; midship-
men, VIM. i. Truxton, Robert Patten ;
pursuer's clerk, Jos. L. Curry; passenger,
passed milshipman James IL Spots.


The frigate Potomac and the steamer
Princpton sailed from Pensacola on the 18th
instant for Norfolk, the leaky condition OF
the frigate rendering it necessary that the
steamer should accompany her to render as
sistaDce III case of need.


The brig Laurence and the Snip Slratoga
had both arrived at Pensacola.


FATAL RENCoNTRE.-On the evening Of
the l7th instant, in the bar Of the S.. Louis
Exchange, at New Orleans, fatal rencontrc
took place, by which Captain JosFPH
CARSON lost his life instantaneously, a pis-
tol having been fred at him by M J. M
! WADswoRTH, the hall Of which passed
through his heart. Mr.. WaIsworth imme-
dialely surrendered himself into the custody
of the sheriff. The unfortunate affair was
the result Of a previous difficulty between
the parties.


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THE GREAT GUN.-The New York Ex-
press says that the gun, brought overby the
ship John RI. Siiddy, weighs 8 tons, OF
about 10000 pounds. The duty on il
amounted to $l,lO0. The freight on it abou,
| $3.50. The consignce, R. Kermit, Esq
paid $50 for hosting and landing il on the
wharf. Il took large truck and seven OF
eight horses to move it. IA,