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Christmas day to Pringle - ? to Tom K 26th dined at [?] introduced to Viscount Cramayot - the French Chargé d'affaires ad interim Saligny may be expected out soon. The Lafitte Steamer went ashore in the night half way down the [?] the cotton on bd of her [?] be saved but the vessel is a wreck - German Brig came in with goods & a few Emigrants - 28th Viscount Cramayot went to Washington - Christmas day - Plundered a quarter of beef from [?] the sheriff for protecting a man from being Lynched for bearing true [?] to a case of C.C. New Years day 1843 - Since the last Northers the Weather has been very fair