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CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL.
AUGUSTA.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 22.
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(”h*r headers will find in this day’s paper the
particulars of the loss of the steamboat Lexing*
foni together with upwards of one hundred and
fjftj passengers. She was lost on her passage
froip New York to Providence,
f The enterprising Manager of our Theatre has
feclipsed all former *ffor* to make R worthy ol
patronage, by the pr-duclioo of the beautified
Oj|ra of La Bayadere, in a highly successful
tna|ner. The new scenery prepared especially
for |he occasion, is indeed beautiful. Misa Wells,
the celebrated opera danceuse, fully justified the
expectations which hail been formed of her. She
greatly surpassed any one we "ha-ve ever seen,
and if Celeste or any one else can surpass her
they must be perfect fairies.
Congress.
We received such a quantity of Congressional
proceedings last xnght, which had been accumu
lating by the failure of the mails, that it is im
possible for us to give it in detail.
In.the Senate the Sub-Treasury bill had been
discussed for two or threo days, and was finally
ordered to be engrossed by a vote of 24 to 18.—
It has probably passed before this time.
In the House of Representatives a resolution
wa#under discussion about the reception of Abo
lition petitions. It was introduced by Mr.
Thompson of South Carolina, and is as follows:
“Upon the presentation of any memorial or
petition praying so.- the abolition of slavery or the
in any District, Territory, or Stale of
and upon the presentation of any res
olution or other paper touching these subjects,
the question of the reception of such memorial,
petition, resolution, or paper shall be considered
as made, and the question of its reception shall
be laid upon the table without debate or lurther
action of the House ”
Several members have made speeches on the
subject, and among them Messrs. Cooper and
Cofquitt of this State. We shall endeavor to
lay them before our readers when received.
Some disturbance had also been created in the
H«|tse in relation to the election of Printer to the
House, growing out ol some publications in the
Muftisonian and Globe. We shall endeavor to
give such cf the particulars to-morrow as will
it understood by our readers. It is howev
et, not of much consequence.
I he vote in joint meeting of bolh branches of
the Legislature of Pennsylvania fur Senator of
the United States, at the late flection of Mr.
Sturgeon to that station, was as follows': for Mr.
Sturgeon, 87 ; for Charles Ogle, 26; for Richard
Biddle, 17.
Cohen’s Rheumatic Embtocatfon.
We understand that its properties are so high
ly ARP rove d of by the Medical Faculty of the city
* New \ ork, that they have now generally
adopted it in their treatment of Rheumatism.
Ihe advertisement in our paper o-day exhibits
some strung testimonials in its fa vor. For sale
by the sole agent, Mr, B. F. Ken ick, proprietor
of the Mansion House, in this city
Correspondence of the United States Gazette.
New York., January 15.
Stocks down again to dav. U. 4. Bank shares
84J.
The following is an authentic liccount of the
state efiour market :
Cotton—A slight decline in rates having been
submitted to, purchases for expert, have been
made to a greater extent,— The transactions of
th« four days embrace 2800 bales; in which were
K«0 bales of Mobile, at 9$ a 11 cents; 710 bales
New Orleans 9a 11 cents; 1100* bales Upland*
Bsa 10J cents; and 800 bales Florida, at 8* a
10$ cents.
Coffee—There is a moderate demand for Cos.
fee, without any material variation in rates; 250
bags Laguayra have been taken at 1 I a 1 lscts.;
600 bags Brazil at 9$ a 10$ cents, and 140 bags
old Government Java ax i3j a 14 cts—on the
Usual credit.
flour—ln consequence of the Foreign order*
hid ing been withdrawn, the market has again be.
® COnie inactlve —i sales being confined to small par
cels for the use of the trade. Western Flour,
(common to good brands) is held nominally at
$6.50; Ohio Canal do at $6,25 a $6.50. and
Georgetown at $6,25.
Sugars—There*has been more enquiry for su
gars since our last. The sales consist of 60 hhds.
St wrou at 8| a 6; 50 do Porto Rico at 7c; 160
hhds New Orleans (new crop) at sss a SJ; 217
hhds do were sold this morning by auction at 5J
a5 j and 5,56; principally, howejver, at 5J 4
tnos. 900 boxes brown Havana uid 100 hhds
Porto Rico have been taken for ejjoort on terms
& not made P«bUc. Molasses remanls without any
vanauo ; 100 casks new crop Iberia has sold at
J 9 • 301 c. 3 and 4 raoa;and 67 f hds new crop
Orica,,, by auction thu tnorjiing. at 254 a
26c cash. I
jVutinng further worth mentioning in business.
From the Sew York Journal ofiCommerce
I hk Amistad Africans. —Judge Judson. on
Monday, pronounced his decision fin the case of
these negroes. He declares them! free, with the
exception of Antoine,and decides hat. bv virtue
*f existing laws they ought to brjcom milled to
*j* e care ot the I nited States gXernment. for
the purpose of being restored to he land from
which they weee stolen. #
“Prompt” to enquire, and “Fai-niFCL” to re
ward.
We learn from the BoonsviU; (MoA Emi
£uul .'id',"r c “‘"‘ n ‘ Br "* 1 in that
.. . * r ß , ‘ number of citizen i Itvute in the
netghK.'hood, p.ntmned .he Poa.n rater General
******* ‘ C* “Sc. a, tha, pJe, and a, .1,,'
same time recommend -.1 ; r n , >
Mje town a. . ao.btMe *" ,lulm “ ol '“'l ">
« Amo, wrote back tiTnTljtlt.,'!
# •!>' tndtvidual named was a ’[“ 1
hta letter is offered to public inapecbil T f rr ’ “I"
he was told he was a Whig, and SJ * n
the citizens heard, was that a mar IlivS nCWB
Wte.nt.le. off Who i.» Tory, hall
i appointment. —Knoxville Timet, i
r I
i
From the Baltimore American of the nth.
AWFUL CALAMITY.
Loss of Steamboat Lexington, with
nearly every sonl on board, in number |
from one Hundred and fifty to two
hundred persons.
Bv yesterday ’s Eastern Mail we learn the par
ticulars of a most appalling calamity, involving |
the loss of abou; one hundred and fifty lives in |
consequence of i he conflagration of the steamboat |
Lexington, wl tie on her way from New \ ork to ;
Providence. All the details which have reached
u? are subjoined. It will be seen that panic and
terror in the ex .rcrae followed the annunciation
of the fact that the steamboat was on fire, and
that those who rushed into the small boat under
their influence, while the steamboat was under
full way, were all suddenly lost. The burning
of the hempen tiller ropes, soon after, rendered
the vessel unmanageable, and the use of this arti
cle, in defiance of the Act of Congress, doubtless
led to the loss of many Jives.
Office of the Republican Standard.
Bridgeport, Jan. 14.
The Lexington left New York for Stomngton*
on Monday, 3 o’clock, P. M. having, it is believ
ed, about one hundred and fifty passengers. A
large quantity of cotton was placed upon her
decks. At 7 o clock, when about two miles from
Eaton’s Neck, the cotton took fire near the smoke
pipe.
The boat was headed for the shore as soon as
the efforts to extinguish the fire proved unsuc
cessful. She was provided with three boats—
yet such was the panic which took possession of
all minds that they were hoisted out while the
boat was still under headway and immediately
swamped. The engine a few minutes after gave
way, leaving her utterly unmanageable. The
scene woich then ensued, is described as most ap
palling.
Capt. Chester Hilliard, of Norwich, a passen
ger on board from whom we have gathered these
few particulers, states that soon after the engine
stopped, the passengets began to leave the boat
on boxes, bales, &c. In company with one of
the Firemen ha was so fortunate as to secure a
cotton bale, to which he lashed himself. He re
mained upon this bale, the wind blowing off
Long Island share, until 11 o’clock this morning,
when he was ts ken up by the sloop Merchant, of
Southport.
His companion in the meantime had been re
leased by death from his sufferings. Two others
were taken up by the sloop, a fireman and the
pilot of the boat. Both were nearly insensible.
It is surprising that any should have survived the
exposure. There is too much reason to fear that
the three are the only survivors. It is however
poesible. that others may have been saved.
The Boat drifted up the Sound with the tide,
and was ofl' ths harbor about midnight. Capt.
H. stales that she sank at three o’clock, as he
matked the tinr e by his watch.
The efforts which last night were made, in ths
vicinity and at Southport, to go in aid of the suf
ferers, proved, owing to the ice in the harbors,
and to other untoward circumstances, entirely un
availing.
We learn that a boat which succeeded in getting
out of Southport harbo-, after reaching the mid
dle of the Sound was compelled to return.
Theaccoum which we have given of this aw
ful catastrophe, is exceedingly imperfect. It may
be well imagined that our informant is hardly in
a situation to furnish many details.
From the Republican Farmer.
Bridgeport, Jan. 15th.
Steamboat lkxingtojt burst—owe huw
nuF.D ash fiftt lives lost. —Our citizens were
alarmed on M onday evening, by the appearance
of a great light at some distance west, on the
Sound, which was generally believed to be a
steamboat on lire. Nothing conclusive, howev
er, was heard in regard to it till the arrival of our
boat from New York, on Tuesday afternoon,
which brought the melancholy intelligence that
the light was occasioned by the conflagration of
the steamboat Lexington, which was entirely de
stroyed, and that all on board except three per
ished. One of (he survivors, Capt. Hilliard, of
Norwich, this State, whom we have seen and
conversed with, came on here in the boat.
The Lexington left New York at 3 o’clock, P.
|M. for Stonington. About half past 7 o’clock,
when off Eaton’s Neck, L. L, the wood-work, ca
sings, &c., about the flues, was discovered to be
on fire.
\n alarm was immediately given, and all ef
forts to subdue the flames, proving unavailing, the
pilot headed tic boat directly for Long Island
shore. In about 15 minutes it was found the til
ler ropes were burnt in two, and the boat conse
quently unmanageable.
The engine, however, kept in operation, under
a heavy head of steam. The three small boats
were got oul with all possible haste, but they
swamped soon after they struck the water, in con
sequence of the speed at which the steamer was
going towards the shore.
A life-boat, which was aboard, was also launch
ed, but by some means was in a few minutes un
fortunately lost. No relief, therefore, was obtain
ed from either of the boats.
When the Lexington had got within about two
miles of the shore, the engine suddenly stopped.
All hopes of escape to those on board, except by
clinging to such articles of freight as would sus
tain them, were cut off.
The freight of the Lexington consisted princi
pally of cotton, on which some of the passengers
tried to save themselves, but none succeded except
Capt. Hilliard and a fellow passenger, both of
whom got astride of a cotton bale, on which thev
kept together till-6 o clock in the morning, when
the strength ct Capt. Hilliard’s companion failed
him, and he fell off and was drowned.
t H. continued on his bale of cotton till 11
o’clock, A. M., Tuesday, when he was taken off
by a sloop which went out from Southp. rt, ha
ving been thus exposed about 15 hours. Two
others, ciingir g to a fragment of the boat, were
also rescued by this sloop—one the engineer, the
other a firemon of the unfortunate boat.
The bodies of two others, one a colored wo
man, were likewise taken from a part of the
wreck, on which they had perished with cold.
The number on board Capt. H. thinks, was
not less than 1 75, of whom 150 were passengers,
out of which, be believes himself to be the onlv
one saved. A raong the number, were five or six
women, and two or three children.
The scene on board was awful beyond descrip
tion. 7he firs being midway of the boat, cut oflf
al communication from one end to the other
1 he passengers crowded together in the how and
stern, moaning and bewailing their fate, till com
pelled to east themselves into the watery deep to
escape the flames. * ’
, T h f dl ifted the tide, and sank at 3
o clock, off our harbor.
Correspondence of the United States Gazette.
New York, Wednesday, P. M.
I enclose you a slip containing an account of
one ot the most appalling disasters that ever
occurred. I have procured for you—expressly—
the creTjll f passengers'and
-
>. Henry. Manchester. England.
Henrv (. raig y of the house of u 9 ;«i i r
nedy & Co. Maitland, Ken-
H. 8 Finn, of Newport, ths Comedian
Charles W oalsey of Boston, some sav with a
wile and seven children. ' ltn a
John Brown of John Brown & Co. Bo s ,„ n ■
Charles Lee, of Boston. " ,
Mr. Masou, of Gloucester.
Geo. Child, ofStoninglon, Commander.
Jesse Comstock, of Providence, Clerk,
Capt. Stephen Manche ter, pilot, (saved.)
N. P. Newman, Steward.
Ed. Tberbcr,Mate.
j D. Crowly, 2d do.
Courlland Hempstead, Engineer,
i Wm. Quimby, 3d do
i Martin Johnson, Wheelman,
j Joseph Robinson, (colored) Cook.
I Oliver Howell, do 2d do.
R. Peters, do 3d do.
Job Sands, head waiter, (colored.)
5 others.
8 deck hands, 1 boy.
4 firemen.
2 wood passers.
Susan Hulconib, Chambermaid.
Chas. H. Phelps, of Stonington.
Chas. Woolsey, wife, and 7 children.
John Cosley, of Providence.
I have no time to add further particulars, amid
the general excitement.
Election op U. S, Senator. —R. J. Walker
has been elected Senator from the State of Mis
sissippi. Both Houses of the Mississippi Legis
lature assembled in the Hall of Representatives
on the 9th insf., and on the first voting (viva
voce) the following was found to be the result:
R. J. Walker, ... 70
8, S. Prentiss, ... 37
John Smith, .... 3
John Black, - - - 2
George Poindexter, - - -1
Thos. H. Williams, ... 1
H. S. Foote, ... -1
R. J. Walker was then declared duly elected
Senator of the United States Congress, for the
term of six years, beginning on the 4th of March,
1840. I
Norfolk, January 15.
Shipwreck.—The schr. Mary, (ol Wilming
ton, Del.) Strirg, 31 days from Albany, with a
cargo of W. P. Lumber, bound to Baltimore,
went ashore on the Bulk-head Shoal, Ocracock
harbor, on the 22d Dec. last, and went to pieces
—the crew and part of the cargo were saved.—
Capt. String informs that five other vessels among
which was a brig, were lost at the same time and
place.
January 16.
From Africa. —By the arrival yesterday of
the packet ship Saluda, Capt. Waters, from Mon
rovia, whence she sailed on the 14th November,
we learnt that the health of the Colony was good
at the time of her departure. The Saluda brings
home a cargo of Cam Wood, Palm Oil, Ivory,.
&c.
We regret that the slave trade on the coast of
Africa is carried on as brisk as ever, in spite of
the untiring vigilance of the British cruisers, and
it is still ra«re painful to know that the pirates
engaged in the tralfiic are American citizens, and.
their vessels built in this country.
We are informed that the schr. My Boy, H ar
vey. master, of New Orleans, was seized in S ep
tember last, at British Acci, by H. B. M. I >rig:
Lynx, Lt. Broadhead, and taken to Sierra Lee me,
where she was duly condemned as a slaver, and
the Captain detained a prisoner. However, on
the 16th Nov. the Saluda spoke the Lynx, and
was boarded by Lt. Broadhead, who infon ned
Capt. Waters, that the Capt. of the My Bov was
then on board, and would be conveyed to M on
rovia, for the delivery into the custody of th< ■ U.
S. Agent at that place.
Lieut. Broadhead also stated that there wa s a
great number of American vessels on the coast
for slaves, and that he knew of three lying in a
river waiting a chance to take slaves on board.
From the Ist Nov. to the time when the Sa
luda sailed from Sierra Leone, there had been
twenty vessels under Portuguese, Spanish and
Brazilian colors, brought in by the British crui
sers and condemned.
Capt. Waters informs that several of the com
manders of the British armed vessels told him
that they had received strict orders from their go
. vernment not to interfere with any American ves
sels, unless there was positive proof that slaves
were on boaid, or the vessels were in British wa
ters, as was the case of the My Boy, where the
right of search was exercised. This caution was
used in order to avoid all ground of collission
with the United States.
The Colony is represented to b« in a flourish
ing condition.
On learning the state of things on the Coast
I of Africa, the question forcibly suggests itself,
why have not the United States a half dozen smart
clippers to repress the unlawful traffic in which
the vessels of this country are engaged ? It is
true that one U. S. vessel has lately sailed for Af
rica, but the mature of the traffic demands a squa
dron of light craft. It is questionable whether a
single vessel will not promote the views of the
' brigands, as she may be regularly dodged by one
of the pirate clippers, while the others are enga
ged in loading with slaves.— Beacon.
Description op the Galvanic Telegraph:
at the Great Western Railway. —The
, space occupied by the case containing the machin
. ery (which simply stands upon a tabic, and can
be removed at pleasure to any part of the room,)
is little more than that required for a gentleman’s
hat box. The telegraph is worked by merely
pressing small brass keys (similar to those on a
keyed bugle,) which acting by means of galvanic
power, upon various hands placed upon a dial
• plate at the other end of the telegraphic line,as far
as now opened, point not only to each letter of the
alphabet, as each key may be struck or pressed,
but the numerical are indicated by the same
means, es well as the various points, from a com
ma to a colon, with notes of admiration and in
terjection. There is likewise a cross (X) upoia
the dial, which indicates that when this key »
struck, a mistake has been made in some part es
the sentence telegraphed, and that an “erasure*i*
intended. A question—such, for instance, asthe
following—“How many passengers started from
Drayton by the 10 o clock train V* and the an
swer would be transmitted from the terminus to
Drayton and back in less than two minutes. This
was proved on Saturday. This mode of co®mu
mention is only completed as far as the West
Drayton station, which is about 13* miles from
1 hCre Bre W ‘ reS ( as nia y he ima
gined) communicating with each end, thus far
completed passing through a hollow iron tube
not more than an inch and a half in diameter'
which is fixed about six inches above the ground'
running parallel with the railway, and about two'
or three feet distant from it. It is the intention
of the Great \V estern Railway Company to carry i
the tube along the line as fast as completion of the I
rails takes place, and ultimately throughout the I
whole distance to Bristol. The machinery and I
the mode of working it, are so exceedingly si mD i e
that a child who could read would, after an hour
or twos instruction, be enabled efficiently to
transmit and receive infoimation.— Observer.
Resources or tub West— The geological
survey „f ,he mineral region, belonging J*Se
Lnited Steles has led to some net, and important
The "P'fri-S party have reamed
ihe IM. ' nda - of
tne 12th December says that “the exact bounda
ry me of the lead region has been ascertained
Mcur's hfs I 0g "' a !l f0 ™ ~,ion. i n " hich a,one lea >*
occurs, has been determined. Sixteen „/>♦/, J;*
cover,e, of lead have been made, ,
P"S‘ here,afore been ff d
“aTu° t »h,chT ICC ' d,ngly ; ich ' -'- the
tracts in which they occur of great /
one locality, hitherto unnoticed , the lead was col
Ced * trnved on the *urjacc, so pure that W(u J
• readily run into bullets on the spot. I hes©
i valuable discoveries will, we presume, be reserve
I by government, and it is supposed that they wilL
j repay, three or four times over, the entire cost of
; the expedition.”
A magnificent collection of geological and mm
j eraiogical specimens has been made, and forward
led to Washington city. It is contained in sixty
i or seventy boxes, and embraces probably four or
! five thousand specimens.
Circulation of the Lonuon Press.——
i Official returns show the average daily circula
i lion of the following London papers;
! Times, 11,190
I Morning Chronicle, 6,830
| Morning Herald, 6,394
Morning Advertiser, 4,936
j Morning Post, 2,672
Sun, (evening) 3,578
I Standard, 3,493
! Globe, 2,965
j Courier, 1,363
; The Weekly Despatch circulates in a
j week, 51,413
j Weekly Chronicle, 44,306
Bell’s Life in London, 18,615
i The Weekly Despatch states that in the years
\ 1837 and 1838, its aggregate amount of stamps
I was 5,347,000 —an average weekly of 54 418.
The number of stamped daily and weekly pub-
I Jicalions in London, during the two years named
j amounted to 149—with a circulation in the two
[ years of 58,045,201.
The revenue to the government amounted to
JE24l,Bss. —BicknelVs Reporter.
From Burton’s Magazine.
Losing the Frigate’s Figure Head.
I Society is composed of eccentricities and ordi
l naries. Like an old Dutch clock, it has its big
' weights and its little weights, its large wheels
: and its small wheels, its hour and its minute
! hands, its escapement and regulator, its keys and
! its winding up affairs, and, above all, its enor
: mous pendulum; and notwithstanding it is con
| stantly running down, it never stops, but being
’ well oiled, it creaks, and ticks, and whizzes, and
j strikes with a regularity only equalled by its con
j slant want of repairs. Its face is brazen, its top
I is all sun or moon, and its bottom is as useless as
its superstructure is valuable. Its solitary angel
| is a gilded one, and its brightest polish a coat of
| varnish. Under such circumstances is it strange
1 that some persons should be found ready to serve
j the devil for fun's sake—or to trip up their
i grandmother’s heels Just for the purpose of hav
! ing a laugh at her awkwardness in rising!
It was the 3d of July, 1834. Night was slow
ly settling upon the good people of Massachu
setts Bay, and dark rolling clouds, tossed by the
whirlwind, and rent by the bursting water-spout,
hung over the harbor of Boston, and shut out the
beautiful islands, from the gaze of the spectator
Bright streams of liquid lightning, singled out the
most prominent objects in the distance, and the
long hollow thunder held an awful dialogue with
the breakers on Chelsea beach. A brassy cloud
hung over the setting sun, and the state house of
the neighboring city seemed melting into sky, as
the low, white breath of the thunder cloud play
ed with the chimney pots on the tops of the
houses, and wreathed around the little spire, like
whiffs of tobacco smoke around the peaked cap of
Souter Johnny.
Anxious mothers were seen looking out of
half closed doors for truant children and lagging
husbands. Chamber windows were shut by
frightened chambermaids as if by magic. Tim
id matrons smothered themselves in huge feather
beds, and cowardly children put their fingers in
their ears and hid in the clothes-presses and dark
corners of their mothers’ bed rooms.
A few lamps glimmered, so as to let the people
see how wet they got in walking a given distance
as they passed along the streets. Lower-story
window blinds were closed, to prevent the light
ning from knowing that some people burnt can
dles during the thunder gust; and stray dogs,
with their tails ‘ hard up,” streaked it along the
streets, like express mails in the back settle
ments.
il ake it all in all, it bid fair to be a gulf-stream
night of the first water , and such an one as the
inhabitants of the earth undoubtedly experienced
before the morning watch of the ark of Noah took
a final departure from the highest mountain peak
of Asia, and scudded over a deluged world.
Old Ironsides—for we have come to her at last
—having been thoroughly repaired in her hull,
and having a splendid figure of Old Hickory sta
tioned at her bows, now lay moored at the Navy
\ard at Charlestown, between two seventy fouis
the Columbus and the Independence and
awaited her commission. The cabin light of the
commander of the Receiving Ship, fell broad up
on the threatened figu e-head, and a marine, with
a loaded musket, with fixed bayonet, paced along
the heel of her bowsprit. Surely in such a night
and with such safe-guards, no mortal could be
silly enough to deem her in the least danger of a
visit from the spoiler. Human reason, and hu
man experience went against such a supposition
and therefore, when the ship’s bell tolled eight’
“the s“ntry walked no more his rounds,” but, if
common fame be true, (which by the way, is of
ten an inveterate liar,) he pillowed his head on
the softest plank in the solitary gun-deck, and
slept beneath his post.
There was at that time in Boston, a perfect
dare-devil of a seaman, from Barnstable, or some
where else who had been a commander of a ves
sel, and whose propensity for a frolic often led him
into dangers as unnecessary as they were uncom
mon. 1 his seaman, whose name was Dewev
and who said he was friendly to the administra
tion, had heard a great deal about the figure-head
and feeling a desire to see it closely, and wishing
at the same time to proveto the natives that
some things could be done-even in a midnight
™ n jTT7T as We,, - as °^ lers » he waited until
ten o clock of the evening above mentioned, and
then, with a tarpaulin hat and monkey jacket up
on hia upper man, he put a hand-savv under his
o^^der^2g^ the “ Wha - S
Having taken a ship’s boat without sails, he
sculled up stream until the lightning showed him
h : rC L he V f the ° ld Charles R ‘ v er Bridge—
which, by the way, are square—and then shin
| Ihe storm had now come on in its fury. Dark
| ness, dreadful as the shades of Erebus, rested on
I the scene, except when the chain lightning ran
I d^ Wn r untain Side of and crinkled
I along tire diverging conductors that protected »he
roo sos the giant ship-houses. The rain foil n
buckets full and puffs of almost resJtle Jwlnd
rocketi the old hulks beside the wharf, and rattled
their mooring chains in stormy glee
Drenched with rain, baffled by the wind nn,i
almost baffled by the vivid lightning, theadventu
rous spoiler hauled his boat under ihe bows moon
l . be '■““X" oflhe frigate, and sawed away
at the head of the wooden figure. y
The rain, as it ran down the wood iu*
made for his boarding-house and .VrCl ’ he
mg to his chamber, locked the head m his
and went to sleep. s ches L
Morning came upon the sleeping citv nn i ■
environs, as beautiful and balmlv as thfJ d -i
previous had been wild and cheerier, \
the first rays of the risirg sun limped the L<‘ig
of Woburn and Cambridge, hundreds o. heavy
cannon, and scores of deep-toned bells, us kercd
in the anniversary of Freedom’s Jubilee. The
sentry on duty on board the frigate now began to
cast suspicious glances towards the head. Saw
dust was thrown in rich profusion round the head
rail, and the flat neck showed evidence of a noc
tural application of cold steel. Long and anx
iously did the guard look at the object of his so
licitude, and feeling certain that foul play had had
full play during his watch, he said nothing about
the circumstance, but shouldered his musket, sa
luted the corporal of the guard as he brought him
his relief, and followed him to the garrison.
Being desirous of hearing the morning salute
at the dock ya.d, and being weary of the turmoil
of the night, the captain of the Receiving Ship
i arose from his pillow, and looked out upon the
I deep. A slight haze was floating swiftly aiong
the water. The flags on the distant shipping
waved gracefully amid the fog, like banners amid
the clouds of battle; and now the Erie sloop of
war sheeted home her topsails, and swang round
upon lier heel, while her parting thunder-note
died in echoes along the babbling shore. Having
looked around upon the gay scenes before him,
and having satisfied a seaman’s curiosity , which is
far inferior under any circumstance, to that ot
the backwoodsman, the commander ol the Colum
bus was about to turn upon his heel, when his
eye rested upon the mutilated figure-head of the
Constitution. He thought at first that it was an
optical illusion. He looked again—it could not
l >e —the top of the veteran’s shoulders was as flat
as a pancake, and the glory of the watch had de
parted. Soon an official report was made to the
commanding officer of the station, and after a
fruitless endeavor to discover the perpetrator of
the midnight outrage, a piece of canvass was
nailed over the figure-head, and the sentinel was
sent to the barracks.
Some months afterwards Old Ironsides sailed
for New York, and as she left the port of Boston,
I discovered that a fine striped flag enveloped the
mutilated figure, and that her parting salute was
fired towards Williams’ Island. Whether these
things meant any thing or not, I leave for those
of more experience to guess. Upon her arrival
at New York, the covering was removed, a new
head piece was clapped upon the figure, and the
gallant frigate went upon her ocean way rejoicing.
But where was Dewey ail this time? Where
the successful adventurer, who. in spite of tain
and wind, and the darkness and lightning, and
leaping wave and rolling thunder, and sentinels
and sea-watches, had mounted the forecastle of
Old Ironsides undiscovered, and had sawed off, in
journeyman the much-talked-of-figure
head ?
He tossed to and fro in his truckle bed, in bro
ken slumbers. Now half-awake, be began to re
flect of the risk that he had run, of the crime that
he had committed—for it was a crime to mutilate
a national vessel. Then, as he dozed more
soundly, disrict attorniesand U. S. marshals float
ed before his eyes, every shadow seemed to be
token the awful presence of deputy Bass, and the
beg of wool in the corner seemed to be the dis
trict judge in his bob wig, while a row of empty
porter bottles, in an old .lemon box by the fire
place, seemed to be the gentlemen of the jury,
duly impannelled, and waiting to be charged. —
At length, a flush of lightning followed by the
heavy roar of the morning gun, fully aroused
him. He started from his bed, put on his Sun
day suit, pocketed a shirt from his trunk, called
in a brother lodger, and making known to him
the circumstances of his midnight undertaking,
left the head in his charge, and repaired to the
city of New York. In this mighty London of
the west, many adventures befel him, which I
purposely omit, but which I may relate hereafter.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Savann ah, Jan. 19.
j Cleared —Ships Hilah, Hammond, Liverpool; Al
exander, Copie, do.
I Went to sea —Barque Tasso, Condy, Havre; brig
Wm 7'aylor, Hoey, New York.
Charleston, Jan. 21.
Arrived yesterday —Barques Abagun, Wright,
1 Boston; Oceola, Milliken, New York; brig Chili,
1 Rogers,Matanzas; brig Malaga, Burges, New Lon
: don; schr Chickatabut, Coleman, Turks Island.
1 In the Offing —Ship Sarah Sheafe, Merry Liver-
I pool.
At Quarantine— Ship Stephen Phillips, Thomas,
fiom Boston.
. i . Cleared —Barques Ohio, Levy, Bordeaux; Fran
cis Stanton. Lefavour, Havre; Henry Newell,Burn
’ | ham, do; brigs Cohansey, Moore, New Orleans; J C
■ j Calhoun, Bullen, Havana.
j Went to sea yesterday— Ship Medora, Turner,
, Bordeaux; brigs Espalata,S pr oull, Dunkirk; Mon
[ tilla, Hynes, St. Joseph, Fa
COMMERCIAL.
: Latest dates from Liverpool , Dec. 9
. Latest dates from Havre Dec. 7
1 New Orleans, Jan. 15-
Cotton,— Arrived since the 1 Oth instant: of Lou
’ Mwswsippi, 12675 bales—Tennessee and
Noith Alabama. 618—Arkansas,271 —Florida 100
• —lexas,297—together, 13961 bales Cleared in
4^Q arn u t,me : Sf. Liver P° ol . 4535 bales—Havre,
tm?7^ aVana ’, 2i8 ~ NeW York > 1202—together*
1077 bales— making an addition to stock oT 3187
bales—and leaving on hand, inclusive of all on
sisaftaL**" 4 ,),e Hth
The Transactions in Cotton, on Saturda last
amounted to about -3500 bales, at prices not essen
tially varying from these quoted in our publication
of that morning.
The neivs by the Havre packet ships Burgundy
and Louis Philhpe, at New York, had the effect in
some degree, of further depressing L our market
as buyers for France have not bee.* operating to
Monda tCnt S “T Us recei P* The transaction! of
Monday scarcely amounted to 1800 bales, and at
prices, generally, indicating a downward tendency
h the market, for the lower qualities. Yesterday
450(T a rathei ,™ ore general inquiry, and about
4aWba,es changed hands .-—prices f or the lowcr
sons however, again inclining in favor of the buy
anv " 0t 80 much 50 as to authorise
fa?rnn f ln our quotations. Qualities from
lair up, continue comparatively scarce, and forn *>•
prices are we'l sustained. The sales for the three
days amount to about 10,000 bales, and we notice
them as follows, viz: 600 at B^—32at 74 m-J .
S 9 -16-33 ..BJ--179 a, 9-ll.t &1*
421 at 10—50 at 6| —25 at 7^ —102 at 9&- at
9—22 at at 8j— 15 at BA—l6t fe' 6 , na
—3379 at 7 a at 7—3*B It *2l
—560 ar9 a 10^ —150 at 81 a 9i— 84—iVaV
9—l Os a t 93 400 a- and 1100 at 7j celts \\\
Loiu-uanns and Mississippis. 5 1 ’ 1
Liverpool Classifications.—Lousmn* and Missis-
Sl PP!—Ordmary, 6* a 7 ; Middling, 7J a 8 ; Fair 9
; Good Fair > 10 a l°i ; Good and Fine, 1U a
M-iJ Cn T See and olth Alabama—Ordinary
Middling, fair, Good Fair, and Good and Fine 64-’
alO extremes; Fair crops —a —. ’
STATEMENT OF COTTON.
1839. Oct. I,stock on hand,
Receipts last three days 130* 1 824
Previously, 349150 362111
Exports last three days, 10774
previously, 263018 273792
Stock on hand, ITTTTi
sugar. —Louisiana— The Levee has a
supply, though the stock is not large- but the
limi, * d - »” d ‘ransactio-' a~
SI ,0 parcels at former prices—say 4 a
4 cents—the latter figures being still obtained for
lots of very choice quality. We are advised of
but one sale on Plantation—a lot of 500 hhds bai
ance of a crop, at cents. ’ ba "
Molasses. —Small sales from the I evo« v.»
are still made at 21 a22 cents per gallon Thl*’*
is but little doing in the article on Plan ta in J w®
notice sales of 55,000 gallons favnrabi We
not far above the city, at 16 cents. situated
4
Mobile, January ft!
Cvtton —The sales of the two precedin'* a
(Tuesday and Wednesday) may be compmfiU*
2000 bales —principal Ivan actions on 1 uesdl? at
The market stands about the same as last Jw
with a downward tendency. We hear of s e tn ’
concessions, though not of sufficient importaiif f
warrant a notice of any decided in ral °
Buyers were inclined to hold back yesterday
wait for further advices, which are expected b* ?
next mail. Letters from New York (no papers r *
oeived) advise of two packets from Liverp u 0 '
in the offing. f ,n ?
Exchange —ln this department things remain ,
active, hills on New York at 60 days sight a!
held at 1 a 1$ per cent; 30 days at 3 a 4; sig|t £
percent premium. New Orleans funds 4asjh r ’ ern
—transactions limited. Specie 4i a 5i per c ?r>
premium. t
SCrWe are authorized to announce Lt. rv
SAMUEL C. WILSON, as a c andidate for Cot
ONEL oi the 10th Regiment Georgia Militia. ‘
jen 21 td
"(£/’ EXCHANGE ON NE W YORK— At
and at one to tw ty days sight. For sale by 5 ’ I
nov 23 GARDELLE & RHIXD
(Uj Lr. B. HARRIS oilers his services i n th e
practice of his profession to the citizens of Au<t Us .
ta and its vicinity. Mes-ages will receive promp;
attention if left at his drug store in Broad street. o |
at his residence in Ellis street, below’ Washing:
ton. not T i,
i)or w. G. NIMMO , General ('ommission M er , f
chant, office on Mclntosh slreet, next door to th,i
Constitutionalist. nov 7 ’
Doctor J. J. WILSON offers his profe>.
sional services to the citizens of Augusta audit,
vicinity. He will be found at his residence, the!
first brick building above Guedron’s stable on Ellej *
street, recently occupied by John L. Adams.
augl? 4f
—,— ..
( fj ’ Dr. W. FLINT offers his services toXliecr
tizens of Augusta in the different blanches of hr £ ►
profession. He may be found at all hours at tin
late residence of Mr. A. M. Egerton, second dat
from the corner of Mclntosh and Reynold sjfeets
nc v 29 ’
M. CURTIS, House, Sign and Ornarnen.
talPainter, 187 Broad street. —Sign and omantea.
tal w r ork done at short notice. dec 5
Zff PUBLIC NOTICE. —Du. Munroe, Surgeo t
Dentist, has returned to Augusta. dec 9
Q'jP- NOTICE. —The Rail Road Passenger Tran,
between Charleston and Hamburg, will leave;,
follows: —
UPWARD.
Not to leave Charleston before 7 00 a ji, I
** “ Summerville, “ - -8 30
• “ “ Georges’ - “ - 10 00
“ “ Branchville, “ - 11 00
“ “ Midway, - “ - 11 30 m
‘ “ Blackvlile, - “ - 100
“ “ Aiken, - - “ - 300
Arrive at Hamburg not before - 400
DOWNWARD,
Not to leave Hamburg before 6 00 a. jj I
“ « Aiken, - “ - - 730
** “ Blackville, “ - • 930
“ “ Midway, “ - -10 30 ® A
“ “ Branchvill “ - - 11 00
“ “ Georges’, “ - - 12 00 m.
* “ Summerville,“ - - 2 00p. m.
Arrive at Charleston not before 300
Distance—l36miles. Fare Through—slo 00.
Speed not over 20 miles an hour. To remain;.
minutes each, for breakfast and dinner, and n
longer than 5 minutes for wo* 1 and water at art
station.
To stop for passengers, when a white flag. ■ ’
hoisted, at either of the above stations; and also i
Sineaths, WToodstock, Inabinet’s, 41 mile T.0.j %
Rives’, Grahams, Willeston, Windsor, Johnson:
and Marsh’s T. O.
Passengers un will breakfast at Woodstock u
dine at Biackvule; aown, wiF* orcaKiast at Aikr.
and dine at Summervihe. may2l -
A REAL BLESSING TO MOTHERS.
DR W. EVANS' CELEBRATED SOOTHIy.
SYRUP, for Children Cutting their Teeth.—lb
infallible remedy has preserved hundreds of chi
dren, when thought past recovery, from convib
sions. As soon as the Syrup is rubbed on tin
gums, the child will recover. The preparation
so innocent, so efficacious and so pleasant, that s
child will refuse to let its gums be rubbed with.
When infants are at the age of four months, thoor
there is no appearance of teeth, one bottle of ts
Syrup should be used on the gums, to open tin
pores. Parents should never be without the Syria
in the nursery where there are young children;!
if a child wakes in the night with pain in the gun *
the Syrup immediately gives ease, by openingtir ;
pores and healing the gums; thereby prevent®
convulsions, fevers, &c. Sold only at Dr. sh
Evans ’ Medical Office, 100 Chatham street, Ne-
York, where the Doctor maybe consulted on*
diseases of children.
PROOF POSITIVE OF THE EFFICACY(
Dr. EVANS ’ SOOTHING SYRUP—To theAp
of Dr. Evans ’ Soothing Syrup : Dear Sir—T;
great benefit afforded to my suffering infant:
your Soothing Syrup, in a case of protracted ar
painful dentition, must convince every feeling pi
lent how essential an early application of such*
invaluable medicine is to relieve infant misery®
torture. My infant, when teething, experiencf
such acute sufferings, that it was attacked wr
convulsions, and my wife and family supposed tin
death would soon releac-e the babe from angtn :
till we procured a bottle of your Syrnp ; which,
soon as applied to the gums, a wonderful chai.
was produced, and after a few applications I*
child displayed obvious relief, and by
its use, 1 am glad to inform you the child has cm
pletely recovered, and no recurrence of that an:
complaint has since occurred ; the teeth are
nating daily and the child enjoys perfect hea
I give you my cheerful permission to make th
acknowledgment public, andwill gladly given
information on this circumsts nee.
WM. JOHNSON
TONIC PILLS. —The power of Evans' Comox
Pills are such, that the palpitating heart, the tn
ulous hand, the dizzy eye, and the fluttering mh f
vanish before their effects like noxious vapors w - |
fore the benign influence of the norning sun."
They have long been successfully used for then .
of intesmittents, together with fevers of the irreti
lar nervous kind, accompanied with visceral
structions. (
This tonic medicine is for nervous
eneral debility, indigestion and its consequent j
or want of appetite, distension of the stomach,at j
ity. unpleasant taste in the mouth, rumblingm j
in the bowels, nervous symptoms, languor, w
the mind becomes irritable,desponding. though: ]
melancholy, and dejected. Hypochondiiucism.f
sumption, dimness of sight, delirium, and alio: t
nervous affections, these pills will produce a ■ * i
and permanent cure.
Evans' Camomile Pills were first introduced
America in 1835.
EVANS' FAMILY APERIENT PILLS > c
purely vegetable, composed with the strictest i | 1
cision of science and of art; they never prod » l T ;
nausea, and arc warranted to cure the folio" 1
diseases which arise from impurities of the M- a
T* z xy, Bilious Affections, Coughs, < 1 8
Ulcerated Sore Throats, Scarlet Fever, Asthma , I s
a ':' lve7 \ complaints, Diseases of the Kidnu <
Bladder, Affections peculiar to Females, ai d T
those diseases of wl atsoever kind to which hut' r b
nature is subject, where the stomach is affected >'
More conclusive proofs of the extraordinary r ‘
caey oj Dr. Wm. Evans' celebrated Camomile •*
Aperient Anti-Bilious Pills, in alleviating (iffi 1 |
mankind. Mr. Robert Cameron, 101 Bowrt 1 *'
Disease—Cliionic Dysentery, or Bloody J ;
Symptoms, unusual flatulency in the bowW* "M
vere griping, frequent inclination to to stool
nusmus, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting,'ll
q ency o pvi.se, and a frequent disciiarge ft J { '
cu.iar foetid matter mixed with blood great : [I
°^. b > ll ’ nil1 g hea t, with an intoleiabie
of . P arts - Mr. Cameron is enjoying J
ect hea.th, and returns his sincere thanks lW *IE
extraordinary benefits he has received.
SoM by ANTONY & HAINES, ® B J
Sole agents in Aug"*' 1 -* T
J. M. &T.M.TC RN F.R, Sava"" 5 * f,
P. M. COHEN & Co,, Charleston 4
SHARP <fe ELLS, Miiledgevilk 1 - I
C. A. ELLS, Macon, 1 J
A. W. MARTIN, Forsvth M
’* x. E. EjuLa, Druggist, Afl ,l * lIJ Ss
MARK A. LANE,Washington.
July 23 '