Post Office, Uneeiing, 18Th May.
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Post office, IpheelinS, 1871 may.


GENTLEMEN :-Believing you to be inter-
estcd in the welfare OF the "Nation' Guest,
| hasten to inform you of serious misior-
tune which befel him on his passage from
Nashville to Louisville. The Steamboat
Mechanic, which had been chartered to con
vey him to Nashville, and thence to Louis
Vile, ian on a snag, about l5o miles peio"
Louisville, and sunk in C fe7o minutes. The
General and all the passengers got SAFE 10
shore but am sorry to inform you, that
his carriage, baggage and papers, as wen as
those of the other passengers were lost, with
the exception of five trunks. The Steam
boat Paragon, with full freight tor Orleans,
passing shortly after the accident, was hail-
ed by her owner, Mr.. Nelson, o. LousViiie,
who happened to be passenger III the
Mechanic, when she struck. The Paragon
rounded to, and brought the General and all
the passengers to Lou sville, where he ar
rived safe, OH the 1lth inst.


By the arrival, this morning, of the steam
boat General Pike, in three days from Gin
cinnatti, information was received, that the
General had left Louisville to visit Frank
fort, Lexington, SC. and is expected to be
in Cincinnatta this day (19th.) He intends
coming to this place by water, where we eX-
pect him ON Tuesday or Wednesday next.
In haste, respectfully yours,


/ RICHARD MCCLURE.
( Mcssrs. GALES & SEAToN,


Editors Nat. Intelligencer
The loss of his papers. we apprehend, th'
General will seriously feel. We hope i
will be the last loss he will sustain while Of
our shores. -


Col. James Sewcll was unanim ously elect
ed. ON the 22nd inst, President of the Elk
ton Bank, Md. -


The President of the United States ha
officially recognized BucHET MARTINGY
: vice consul, ad interim, of France tor the por
of Philadelphia.