THE CONGRESSIONAL. ELECTION-Er
{"character_count": 2366, "word_count": 431, "ccnet_language_score": [0.9829000234603882], "ccnet_perplexity": [749.2999877929688], "fasttext_language": ["en"]}
THE CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION.-En- tire returns have not been received-a report how ever. reached here day or two since which, if true rendersit extremely doubtful whether Newton or Rust is elected. If Noland had have withdrawn Newton would have been elected by majority of TOO votes-as it is We fear that we have lost Whg Congressman.

 BUFFALOEs IN THIS COUNTY-some time about the last of December a young Buffalo weighing about 300 lbs. was taken at the plantation of Mir Ellis Ward, in this county about l6 miles from this place. He was run down by dogs after chase of about hours, and was so much exhausted thereby, that he soon died from fatigue. MT. Ward informed us that its extremely fat, which no doubt was the occasion of its death from excessive heat. How this animal became estranged and sep arated from the herds (none of which are known to be within less than so 90 miles of this pace) is mystery, though it is conjec;ured that he probably followed stray OK into this county

 LOSS OF THE U. S. BRIG SOMERS-On the Sth December, this vessel was capsized and sunk, in heavy squall from the North, off Green Island There were about 80 persons on board, of whom, 1t was supposed at the time, 39 had perished and among them were Passed Midshpman H. A. CIemsen and John Ringold Hynson. Since then l6 out of the 30 have drifted ashore, one of whom died from exposure. Eight men went ashore o1 hen-coops, Vera Cruz, after having been in the water 90 hours, and were taken prisoners of war by the Mexcans. Great credit is due the officers and crews of the English and French vessels of war at at anchor near the Somers the time: every assist ance possible their part rendered

 

 CONTEMPLATED ATTACK ON VERA CRUZ.--It seems to be well understood by those who are in the way of correct information, says the W Washington Fountain, that descent upon Vera Cruz from the has been decided upon fy the Government The plan of operations, we learn is to concentrate forces at tf mouth of the Antigua river that emptes into the Gulf short distance to the North of Vera Cruz and to ascend to whee the high road from Vera Cruz to Jalapa crosses that stream. From that point it is stated, the to Vera Cruz can be fully commanded, and the Gvest- ment of the town be made with certainty of it's speedy fall. With the town, 1t is believed, will go the Castleof San Juan de Ulua