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«■ • 1 CHRONICLE AND SENTlNljil AUGUSTA. | FRIDAY MORMNG, JANUARY 24. lines signed “Jane A Eliza, writ ten upon a sheet of pretty emboeeed pink billet I p«per won t do. Young ladies, before theyjven. lore upon poetry ought to know how to spell. They write ‘ booth" (pr both! Fie upon you girls, both of you—we beg pardon, "tro-a-t-h The communication from Burke county, con- Uining a Merriage notice, cannot b. pobli.hed without. re.pon..bl. name* We incline to be lieve it is genuine, but we assure our friends that * it is not sufficient for them to sign „P or Q or -R” to such communications. We must have a jpsponsibfe name? Our New York papers received by last night s mail are filled with the details of the calanv.iious loss of the iH-fated steamboat Lexington. The morning after the receptiori of the news in that city, the proprietors of the boat, the steamer Statesman, Capt. Comstock, to cnj’se in the Sound in search of bodies, baggage, dec.— Capt. C. has published in the Commercial Ad vertiser. an account of his voyage. Only Ijve or six bodies wore recoved and a number of clunks, boxes, dec. We have not room for tbe whtfle re port, but cannot forbear to publish tbe following extract. “Captain William Terrell, master of the sloop Improvement, was, with his vessel, within four or five miles ol the Lexingtou at the time she commenced burning, and thinks if he had imme diately repaired to her assistance, he could have saved a great number of lives. The reason he gives for not doing so, is, I hat he would have Lit kis tide over the bar . at the port to which he was bound, and accordingly he pursued his inhuman course, leaving upward of IUO persons to die the worst ot <fea»hs. The circumstances of this un paralleled cruelty will hereafter he more clearly exposed, and I irust be will receive its merited deserft ” » i_ We give below from the Commercial Adver tiser, a list of tbe passengers as far as known.— The second mate, Mr. Crowley, floated ashore on a bale qf cotton, after remaining in the tee and for forty-eight hours. add below a list of the passengers and crew of the Lexington, corrected from all the re sources **within our reach. It is possible that there may ho some names included in it, of per sons who were not on board the ill-fated boat, although we have used every precaution in our power to prevent such from being the case. Allo.vine this list to be cor.ect, there were 122 persons on board the boat, 87 of whom were pas sengers, and the remaining 35 composed the crew. ® or XEW TURK. H. C. Craig, firm of Maitland, Kennedy & Co. R. W /Dow, arm of Dow & Co. Stephen W*terbury, Jr. firm of Waterbary &. Mead. Mr. Lawrence, firm of Kelly & Lawrence. Charles Noyes, clerk of Charles B. Babcock & Co. M rs. Russell Jarvis, and two children. A. E. Harding, firm of Harding & Co. ® E. U. Patten, of 183 Walker street. Mr. Fowler, Charles Brackett, P. McKinna, a clerk of Donelly & Hyatt. He has left a wife and two children. John Winslow, firm ofD. L. & J. Winslow. Richard Pecket, formerly of Newhuryport, watchmaker for Ball, Tompkins & Black. Mr Ballon, or B illard, John Marshall, a glass-blower, who has left a wife and three children. Charles Bosworth, of Royaiton. Windsor Co. \ ennont, but lately a school-master In this city. S e Mr. Thomas James, tailor, of New York, for merly of Boston. Mr. Baum, son of the Clerk of the Washington Market of bostox. * Isaac Davis, Cbas. W. Woolwy, Rev. Dr. Pollen, J. A. Leach, Nath. Hobart, J.G. Low, Mr. Stii.y vosant, Mr. Everett, John Brown, firm of Browne 6c Co. H. C. Bradford, fete, from Kingston, Jamaica. Addphus Hamden, of package express. Abraham Howard, firm of Howard and Merry. Thomas While, formerly of Sudbury, Vt., and late of the firm of Sands & White. Erastus Colman, keeper of Pavilion. Ol PROVIItESCE. f apt Foster, late of the John Gilpin. W id. A. Green, firm of Allen & Green. John L. W inslow, Mrs. Alice Winslow. ( The two mentioned above, with Ml. John . W inslow. of this city, were accompanying the corpse of Henry A. Winslow, which was to be carried fb Providence for interment.] Os STOXIXGTOH, CT. Charles H. Phelps, one of the directors of the otonmgton railroad. Pratt Van Cott, keeper of the Steamboat Ho tel, Stomifgton. E* iaß ? rown - Jr - .He was but lately; married Avery, the rich heiress of Stompgion. ‘" 7 * R ““ eU,nur * e in the f»n»ily of Geo. W. W lustier, Esq. j OT BALTIMORI. ' Mr. \\ eston, firm of \\ eston <Sc Poir, Jexler. Royal T. Church, John W. Kerle. Mr. Walker, son-in law of Mr. Kerle MI SC ELL AX EOT 8. I ,au of Woree 4 m -- Cor * J ' “ Uoi » manufacturer, I nboro’, Samuel Henry, firm of A. 6c &. Henry of Manchester, England. nr 7» °* Robert illiams. Cold Spring, N. Y H. J. Finn, comedian. Newport, R. £ Charles Eberle, comedian, J. Porter Felt, J T ., Salem, Mass. I Alphonse Mason. Gloucester, Mass, j Captain Lowe .gent of Boston undvrwrit-rs Capt. Theophilu. Smith, Dartmouth, Mass * c “ r,er ’ of »i*-. Mr. Ptcw, mete of the Brontes, Portland, Me Captain Kimball. Captain Mattison. Dr. Joshua Johnson. Philadelphia. John Hoyt, conductor of Boston m>6 Provi dence railroad. John G. Brown, of the firm of Shall & Brown, .vew Orleans. j Charles Lee, Barre, Mess. Rotbu^M^ 1 ’ ,re “* urcf 808(00 Lea her Co., J * it,<lbur 5- Pa-, formerly of Brain- I Mass. • y? r 1 ?* ren, °nt. Mass W r illiam Niehol* - eh u set ts. ’ " d of *tca mer M.tssa- John Brown, a colored man. 1 tp’sio Childs, brother of iw./, Lexington Captain of the D ivj l M’Far'.aoe, mate of the W n • Jama. Walker and John Gordon f Cembndgepert, from brig Raymond.' " , vMr, RopaJ Sibley, of Pawteefc*. 1 George Benson Smith, recently of Brooklyn, j I Mr. Green, of Minol, Me. agent of the Minot Shoe Manufacturing Company. | Joseph Kay, 2d mate of barque Bohemia, Kenuebunk. _ ~ ~ Thomas Bleecker, car/enter, Dedham, Mass. J. Wilkin. Gilbert Marlin. John Wyseth. A* gentleman, lady, and two children, who ar rived from Philadelphia by the morning line name not known. , Mr. J. O. Swan left the Globe Hotel for one of the 3 o’clock boats, but i t i» by no means certain that he took the Lexington. THE CREW. George Child, of Stonington, commander. Jesse Comstock, of Providence, clerk. Capt. Stephen Manchester, pilot, (sa\ed.) H. P. Newman, steward. Edward Thurber, ma e. David Crowley, second do. saved.) Cortland Hempstead engineer. William Quimby, second do Martin Johnson, wheelsman. Joseph Robinson, (colored,) cook. Oliver Howell, do second do. R. Peters, do third do. Job Sands, head waiter, (colored.) Charles Smith, fireman, (saved.) R. B. Schuhz, do. Benjamin Cox, do. George do. Susan C. Holcomb (colored) chambermaid. Mr. Walker, bar keeper. Five colored waiters. 8 deck hands and 1 boy. 2 wood passers. si yen. Capt. Hill ard of ship Mississippi. Capt. S. Manchester, pilot. David Crowly, second mate. Charles Smith, fireman. From the Baltimore American. Later from Europe. The packet ship Garrick has arrived at New York, bringing London dates to the 13th ull., and Liverpool to the 14th. By the Burgundy, Havre dates of the 16th and Paris of 15th were also received. It is said positively that the new loan of Mr. Jaudon, through the intervention of the Roths childs, is definitely concluded. Sales of U. S. Bank shares had been made at £lB 1 Os., and eveu at £l9 for a few shares. All State securi ties wire in better demand, and sales were making of them at improved rates. The specie and buliion in the Bank of Eng land was increasing in amount. Yet tears are still entertained of the effect on the monetary system of England which may Ire produced in the spring by the importation of Bread Stuffs. The weather in Engla id has been very unfavora ble. not only to the seed which has just been planted, but to the preservation of the crop just housed; and though the average prices continue low, in consequence ol the wretched quality of the English samples brought to market, an uni versal opinion prevails that prices for good American flour or wheat will soon rise very high. The general tenor of the London advices re ceived is, that the English money market was somewhat easier. The French in Africa were hard pressed by Abd-el-Kader, and had mostly retired into Algiers, where they expected to be attacked by 25,900 Vrabs. The French would, however, soon re ceive reinforcements which would enable them to assume the offensive. The Gamps had been abandoned by the French troops, only a few forti fied positions being maintained. The farm houses on the plain had all been destroyed by the Arabs. Parliament was to meet on the 16th. A repeal or revision of the Corn Laws will, it is said, be advocated by the Ministers. A fixed duly ot I Os. will, it is thought, be fixed upon. The French journals assert that the new war in Algiers has been excited by the jealousy of England. The English Ministerial paper, the Chronicle, retorts by saying, “that their African Colonization excites not our jealousy, but our compassion.” Some new arrests of persons said to be impli cated in the afi’air of the infernal machine, had been mule in Paris. 1 here had been a disastrous gale in the Med iterranean. At Barcelona several vessels of war and others broke from their moorings, causing much confusion, but no lives were lost. Thirty two Spanisn vessels, a Swedish brig, and British schooner, were lost on the coast of Tarragona during the gate. From the Baltimore American . New York and Virginia. In reference to the ground assumed by Gov. Seward in the controversy between these two Slates, —arising out of the refusal to surrender a i citizen of New York charged with stealing a slave from Virginia—we may take occassion briefly to say that bis Excellency, in our view, places, the question upon principles too general i and abstract. If the States of this Union are to i be regarded as sovereign and .independent, in the full extension and absolute import of those terms, if their intercourse with one another is to be ulated in all points hy the law of nations, where ot each is to judge for itself, and in case of vary- I iug decisions each is to maintain its own by i force ; in a word, if the Constitution is not a para- i mount rule of action, then may such rules of i construction be adopted as those which the Ex ecutive of New York has promulgated. The law ot nations, says his Excellency, does not re- i cognise property »n slaves universally But does not the Constitution recognise it in this i country ? W hai has the law of nations to do in 1 matters which our cwn charter and principles of government have already settled and established! The law ot nations : —a new phrase this, in our domestic vocabulary. Are we to be sent in chase ot an abstraction 1 Is the “law of nations ,” which at the best is a vague and ill-defined rule, settled only where precedents of particular decis ions exist; which depends upon no authority for the enforcement of its decrees other than that of mutual or general consentis this unsteady j shadow to come tetween the Constitution and the States of this Un ion 1 Let the law of nations i prevail where no other rule has been provided I by a more legitimate authority. But while we under the protection of an ample, over-aching ! Constitution, which has interwoven certain liga- 1 ments and ties ot affiliation throughout the gre,.t system ot this Republic, binding S ates together a 5 parts of a whole, there is ,o need of asking what is law of nations in reference to our own domestic intercourse. We object entirely to placing the question on that ground. Yet if it were legitimately put on that basis, the Governor’s conclusions mfeht seem hasty, even in that view. If a foreign ship belonging to Great Britain, for example, should make a descent upon our Southern coast and car ry off a number of slaves, would that country be not r «os t >Ue .he right of I STSS °wben t" ih* ta ts when he goes into another laws. If he v.olatcs a law of S?* ?T 1 he .. r OJ e„r„,„g „h« pen.,Vl Bsr 8 s r i'“ ' Ihe same which a citizen of that Stat! L n’ cur. Can he demand be tried b“?hT 1 the State wherein he holds citiaenshh, t ' v"",° ■ -the laws of bis own State have no force , ' ~ where his offence was commit^!! ' Wherever the crime is done, there the penalty I attache#—who doe* not know this! Can the I culprit place himself under another system o laws with impunity, after having violated, within the sphere of their lawfulaathonty, the laws ot a different community! Does change of place shift the responsibility from his shoulders! Not if there be any faith in the compact which binds the autho ities of one State to deliver up fugitives from the justice of another. The sovereignty of a State extends on all sides to the limits of her territory. A citizen cannot, when he goes beyond these limits, carry a portion of that sovereignty with him as a shield to pro tect him in breaking the laws of another Slate into whose domain he enters. If a \ irgiman comes into Maryland, the laws of our State ask no questions about his birth place; he is regard ed as a citizen of Maryland in so far as judicial proceedings are concerned; he is supposed to know the laws of Maryland, and if he violates any one of them, it will be no excuse for the of fences njr any protection against punishment to say, that the act he committed violated no law of Virginia where he holds citizenship. 1 his is a matter so plain that we ought perhaps to apolo gize for dwelling upon it. Yet these long estab lished and well settled principles arc about to bo set aside, it seems, by the S'ateof New \ ork. The Constitution must yield to the law of na tions ; —we are to wander in the blue ether of ab solute space with flickering li.hts to guide us ignes fatui —that are ever changing positions and eluding definite vision. There will be no end to difficulties if these notions are to prevail. From the New York Express. The French in South America. The last number of the New York Quarterly Review is filled with several pages respecting the cruize and conduct of the French agent in Buenos Ayres and Monte Video; the article is evidently written by one who has a thorough knoweldgc of the parties and principles involved in the dis pute between the French and Buenos Ayreans. There is. however, so much of a parlance spirit in the article, such a monomania respecting the French, that its statements are to be read with some caution. The substance of the article consists in an at tempt to prove that the principal injuries which the French complain of, are trumped up against the Argentions and their Governor, Rosas; and that they have no real foundation ; and are trum ped up only to aid the French in their ambitious and grasping views, or else to employ the army and navy, so as to amuse a Parisian population with the idea of foreign conquest. The French are accused, in this article also, of interfering in the local affairs hath of the Argen tine and Oriental Republics, with the view ot so embroiling them, that in the midst of their confu sion France can profit. Thus Rivera, now in command of Monte Video, is set down as a mere French tool, whom the French established in j power for the purpose of providing an enemy to j attack Rosas in Buenos Ayres. In this part of the article there seems to he a great deal of truth, j The writer of this article after his statement of facts calls upon the British and United States Governments to interfere vigorously for the pur* ! pose of putting a stop to these Fjench projects, and movements in South America, that thus em- i barrass the trade of the world. Both the U. S. Commodore, and the British Minister, he says, have been trifled with thus far in their attempts to bring about a reconciliation, inasmuch os t.ie French do not wish for peace, and do not intend to have any there, if it can be helped. Os the character of Rosas we have a good ma ny different accounts. This writer speaks not unfavorably of him, but deems him such a man as is necessary for the people. The Portuguese correspondence we have by the way of Rio Janei ro constantly represents him as a tyrant and butch er, and there can be no doubt, that he governs the Argentines with a high hand. The last news we have from Montevideo and Buenos Ayres, is in part favorable, and in part unfavorable to the views of the French. General Rivera, the present President of the Oriental Re public, who is the President for the French, is in some danger of losing his capita] Monte Video, for Gen. Echague, who commands the Buenos Ay rean Army, which is, of course, hostile to the French, is within 12 miles of Monte Valeo. This city, however, is garrisoned by 3000 men, and perhaps many women, for we learn from this ar ticle in the Review, that Rivera had women Gen erals in his army, and by about 500 seamen from the French ships of war. These 500 seamen though, with artillery, we presume are sufficient to defend Monte Video from all the wild Argen tines. Inthemeantime.whilelheßuenosAyrean Army is near Monte Video, Gen. Lavalle another French agent, is at the head of about 1000 men raised in Monte Video, invading the Provinces of the Argentine Repunlic. Entre Rios, one of the I Provinces, was over-run by them some time ago. I According to the last accounts, Corrientes, ano j ther Province, had declared in his favor. His j force was constantly increasing; and as he had j defeated the army sent against him, there seemed i to be little check upon his prospects. The general character of the article in the Quarterly Review, to which we have alluded, is able, and the information imparted in it of great service to such as wish to have an understanding of Atlantic South American Politics. Whatev may be the opinion of the public as to the al i lege.l injuries which the French assume they ha' e suffered, there can be but little doubt that the Commercial world have allowed France quite time enough to prosecute them, and that now ; there should be an end. Trade and Commerce 1 should be embarrassed no longer. Virginia and New York.—The Ameri can, a mischievous Abolition paper, publishes ! last evening a letter from Mr. Recorder Morris to the Governor, setting forth the causes why he f ischargcii the persons arrested for enticing away a slave from Virginia. It appears that the s ave was a ship carpenter, and was employed in re pairing a schooner, and when the schooner sailed 1 New Vork the slave was misssing. The own ers arrived in New York before the vessel arrived and on going on board found the slave conceal | ff’ W t°/ tat f d that he had 1,660 to make j naselt free by one of the parties implicated.— ISo other tesUmony coming before the Recorder hat fixed the guiU of carrying away the slave on | 106 th ree colored men implicated, he discharged them under a writ of Habeas Corvus. Although there could be no reasonable doubt that the three colored hands on board the vessel did ent ce away .he slave and conceal him, nevertheless there could not have been any proofs in Virgin ia, and there were no proofs here, which would authorise them to be considered as “ fugitives from justice, being so claimed by Virginia and they were legally discharged. The slave-holding states must not allow free persons of color to come within their limits, or they must pass some laws defining more clearly their rights, and en forcing them—A. Y. Star of the 1 4 th inst. CoMMENTART ON THE PuESI dent’s M.a sare. The Cleveland Herald states that Rn m* farmers of Stark county, who wanted money to pay their taxes falling due in a few days 17*° ly visited Massillon, carrying their wheat for sale After hawking it through the town for som* the best offer they could ger was 4Q 1 me ’ bushel in barter for goods, which would nT’ * taxes, hut could not get a cash offer at all were obliged to return as they came %, 'u ?" d specimen of-that general pnLerhy*’’ u V Pre*.,™ has the W uur We can add another striking fart cl. Two or thro, wookt - ? tb *“ me **°» - Joke of oxen and a cart belonging to a farmer m Miclhiga , were levied upon by execution, and tor sale by the sheriff, at public vendue. But the highest bid that could be obtained for them was fifteen dollars The bowels of the sheriff, even were moved at the prospect of such a sacrifice o property, and he bid them in at twenty do > lars -r assuring the farmer at the same time that he would allow him to redeem them as as soon as he might be able to raise the money. Such are among the first fruits of the Sub-Treasury sys tem in the country. —A”. Y. Com. Adv. From the New York Herald. Late from Cavtos. — War between the Chi nese and English. —By the arrival of the Splen did, Capt. Lund, we have received important in telligence to the 10th of August. It appears that the disturbances of the 7th of July last, in which a Chinese was killed, resulted in some thing more serious. It will be recollected that the English superintendent paid a iarge sum to ■econcile mailers with the friendsof the deceased, but notwithstanding the Mandarins made a great disturbance about it. A steward of one ot the English ships was taken by the Chinese, and his recapture attempted. The English not succeed ing, landed in the village, and drove all the Chi nese out of it. Two days before the Splendid sailed. Captain Johnson, of the Cynthia, was de tained and examined closely by the Mandarins, supposing him to be an English Captain of the same name. The Splendid’s boat was detained in town several days, with the first officer and crew, in consequence ot two small boxes of skins having been taken to towm in her from an En glish vessel, s** determined are they to enforce the laws; and we were made to understand, partic ularly, that it was an act of especial favor that she was released. A few days before sailing an ac tion took place between an English smuggling brig and some Chinese Mandarian boats, in which several of the Chinese were killed ; the brig made her escape after bursting one ot her guns, which wounded several of her men. This last act exasperated the Chinese to a greater de gree. The English are making preparations for defence, and it is the opinion of intelligent Chi nese, that if the English actually go to war with them, that the trade will be forever stopped be tween the two countries. The Govornor of New Jersey has sent a spe cial message to the Legislature of that State, on the subject of the recent action in Congress in reference to the rejection of the members who hold the certificates of election. The substance of the message is thus stated in the Philadelphia North American : “ The Governor impresses upon the Legisla* ture. their duty to vindicate the rights of the ! State of New Jersey, and the dignity of its high i est officers and their official act. He asserts that j the State can be bound by no law passed by | Congress during the disfranchisement. lie i counsels the Legislature, however, to be govern- I ed as well by national feeling as by State pride j and inteiest, and enjoins upon them to pursue '• such a course as shall lie demanded by and be I consistent with both. He recommends h firm | protest against violence, and an affectionate ap ! peal to the States, warning them that the same injury which has been done New Jersey, may be practiced towards them, whenever it shall seem expedient to a party.” The Smithsonian Institute. —Mr. Adams’ Bill providing for the disposition of Mr, Smith son’s bequest, proposes that Trustecs shall be ap pointed, forming a b >dy politic and corporate by the title of the “Smithsonian Institute for the in crease and diffusion of knowledge among men.” The amonnt of the fund in 1838 was $508,318. According to the provisions of the bill, the Trus tees are to consist of the Vice President of the United States, the Chief Justice of the U. Stales the Secretaiiis of State, Treasury, War and Na vy, the Attorney General of the U. S. and the Mayor of the city of Washington, together with four members of the House of Representatives and three Senators, to be annually elected br the res pective Houses. The interest of the fund is to be appropriated to the erec ion, ai the City of Washington, of an Astronomical Observatory, adapted to the most effective and continual obser vations of the phenomena of the Heavens : to be provided with the necessary and best instruments and books for the periodical publication of said observations, and tor *he annual composition and publication of a Nautical Almanac. —Baltimore American. Canine Mutint. —“ The Dogs of War” let loose ! —We noticed yesterday, the arrival at St. Marks, Florida, of 33 Cuba bloodhounds. The St. Joseph Times mentions that while the vessel was at sea, the cook having slaughtered a pig, 'he dogs excited by the smell of the Wood, broke from their confinement, drove the whole | crew into the rigging, and kept possession of the deck for six successive hours before they-could be pacified. During the late commercial crisis, a commis sion merchant, who was some thousands short , stood on the portico of the Exchanges, in a brown study, from which he was awakened by the chir ping of two sparrows which flew near/ “Happy creatures” said he “you have no acceptances to pay. “No, said a lean broker, who had money to loan on certain securities, and at certain rates, “but they have bills to provide for.” Oglethorpe Universitt.— The exercises £ ot this Institution have been resumed at the ex | piration of the vacation, under very cheering f P ros Pecb*- We understand that most of the for -1 mer scholars have returned, and that already twen ty our new students have been admitted into College, and that others are expected The Am demical Department ha* likewise been resumed* under very auspicious indications; and upon the whole, the friendsof this infant but vigorous In stitution, have every thing to cheer them to the perfect consummation of the noble enterprize they have undertaken.— Southern Recorder. J A Pair of Monsters.— The New York Sun states that there are in that city the greatest human curiosities ever exhibited, in the shape of two boys with their extremities resembling the claws of an eagle, instead of hands and feet.— These most extraordinary of nature’s vagaries ’ een . V ' SUed P rivate ly by the faculty, and ex u./ew tv"; 16 '”'' ami Wi " * fubl.cly shown the T \ E V C H K n ° T "' Swo “»—Bennelt of V ’ n . H , C , ra!d "»h U>e sub-treasury ono re ' or ® an, * al * on of the miliiii r r ps ’ we believe ,here to wT -ln f r he purscana lhe o»ord._ Well, well, we go for it as fast as possible. I.et b nd hard , m ° ney Sooornment cannot be worse than a corrupt one. | Pa rnT * gent , lernan just from Alabama, w , learn that the planters there are suffering verv great inconvenience from the low state of the r ,7 ers. They cannot get bagging to pack their cot ton nor plantation su F olies_at least a great mt ny. He remarked that there were thirteen steam boats aground in the Alabama river, not far f n his plantation, when he left. * f,om In Mississippi, it is said, that lands whi.K few years ago sold for twenty dollars, unp | h ? may now be laiugiit, improved, in ma ,iv ,° d ferftom three to 6.0 dollars.- Recife*.—Major Noah furnishes the follow ing recipes for the rheumatism : , Spread raw cotton about one quarter of an men thick on a piece of flannel, sufficiently large to cover the part affected. Quilt the cotton to the flannel, to cause it to remain spread. When ap plied it will produce relief in a very short tune. Toothache proceeding from decayed teeth, has been frequently cured by filling the cavities with cotton. He adds, Recent colds may be cured, by boiling together a half pint of milk,* tea spoonful of black pepper, and a small lump of butter; to be taken hot, on going to bed—to he repeated three or four nights. A pleasant beverage and certain cure. Mining.—The Galena Gazette says it is com puted that at least 150 persons have turned their attention from other branches of business to that of mining, since the discovery of the “Harris Lead.” Within four miles of Galena, to the S. and S. W., nearly every foot of ground is held for mining purposes—two hundred square yards being the portion of each individual who has clai med and marked off his lot. Grave Announcement.—ln introducing a piece of poetry, a country paper says; “The fal lowing lines were written more than sixty years ago, by one who ha 3 for many years slept in his gra ve, merely for his own amusement” Anecdote.—John Kemble once calling at the house of Mr. Crumpton, the Irish Attorney Gen eral, in Dublin, the following dialogue took place between him and Mr. C.’s servant Patrick: “Well, Patrick, where’s your master 1” “He is out, sir.” “Where’s your mistress!” “She is out, too, sir.” “Well, then, I will just sit down by the fire until one of them comes in.” “By the powers, but you can’t‘” says Patrick, “for that’s o.it too.” The wool raised in Vermont this year, is said to be worth $3,000,000. Cabbage Garden.—Curran cross-examining a tailor—“ Upon your oath, sir, where did this conversation happen !” “In the back parlor of my shop, my cutting-room.” “What were you then about, yourself!” “Walking about.”— “Aye, just taking a stroll in your cabbage garden!” Losing a Place.—Mr. Canning and another gentleman were looking at a picture of the De luge; the ark was in the middle distance, in the foresea an elephant was seen struggling with his fate. “I wonder,” said the gentleman, “that the elephant did not secure an inside place in the ark.” “He was too late,” replied Canning; “he was detained packing up his trunk.” A complimentary dinner has been given Mr. Webster in Boston, by his fiiends, at which Mr. Grattan, the British consul, and many other dis tinguished men, were present. The following graphic description of Mr. Wise, is firm the Washington correspondent of the Boston Atlas:— Henry A. W.se of Virginia, has also gained much reputation among his friends, by the cou se which he has pursued in relation to the New Jer sey case. He has modified bis manner very much of late, and is less impetuous and violent than formerly. He has adopted a bold, manly, decisive, and conciliatory course, and has met with great success. As a file leader, if I may so speak, he has few equals, and no superior in the | House. His voice and manner eminently fit him for that position. He is a slender man, of the medium heighth, his features are rather sharp and strongly marked, and his voice is peculiarly clear | and sonorous. His hair is light, and is worn long in the style of the day; his eyes are very large and bright, and express the character of the man very distinctly. The general appearance of his countenance is that of a man about thirty vears of age, who had been too constantly devoted to difficult business for a long period ; or a man, who had suffer d some seriousshock, in his busi ness or family. ! He has an earnest, nervous, careworn, anxious look, quite unlike the hale, bluff and jovial aspect of most men from the Old Dominion. The style of his dress is careless and indifferent, and more like that of a working merchant, than of the gen tleman legislator. Mr. Wise is generally right, in his positions, and rarely yields t »e floor to an opponent until he feels disposed. His voice can ; be heard in any part of the hall, and when he calls upon the Speaker in earnest, he seldom fails to secure attention. He can always be heard above the loudest din that ever rings in that ball, and when his shrill voice is distinguished, all others soon become silent. He speaks with great directness and energy, coining the words, as it I Were * n unmalleable metal, and driving them in to your very ears. Every thing he says, is bold, determined, uncompromising—there is no hesita tion, and no pause in the torrent of words. He makes a proposition, and it must be accepted with out modification, without reserve, or it mus; be directly rejected. He charges home upon his op ponents and ceases not in the fight, until he hears qUarlers ’ oruntil the opposing force is M A R R I E D, On the 20th inst, by the Rev. Mr. Cunningham Mr. Joseph Brown, of Baltimore, Md., to^Miss’ Mary Veitch, of New York ciry. Consignees per South Carolina Rail Hoad. Hamburg, January 22, 1840 T Boisclair; W B Bush; C A Greiner; Mrs J A Rabe; R V Goetchius; A B Mallory; G H Noble; W Smith; F Lamback; P Carrie; D Bottom; Reese & Beall; A Frederick; G T J ortic; Stovall & Ham len; J M Cooper & Ron; Hand & Scranton; Jeffers & Boulware; G Parrott; E Boyce; j F Benson; J E McDonald; H W Sullivan MARINE INTF,LLIGENCE | Arrived- Ship British bark Spence, Nicoll, Trinidad; bark Turbo- Beauchamp, Boston; schr Hami.ton, Ridley Cree chee; schr Laßruce, Robbins, Baltimore; steamboat John Randolph, Lyon, Augusta. Went to sea —Ship Alexander, Copie Livernool guf«T tMmb ° al J ° h ” ltandol P h ’ Lyon, A U : ArrM tanzas; British schooner Victoria, Hudson Nassau N P; schooner Atlantic, Shepherd Salem ’ A T L“ dCr ’ Ki ' »V. AUakapi! I”’ sCh °° nCr “verpool, U%££ m **'**-* bi * Admittance, Smith. tal work done at short not;/: ign and d °™ n!eil ' Richards, Teacher ofTfi^. professio ™! f len L 2°l the K< “ g ‘ ment Geor g‘a Militia. C “ Cj" EXCHANGE ON NEW YORK— \ and atone to tw ty days sight. For sale by* S ’ • nov23 C-ARfeLLE t RHIXD, 11 1 —a-, COMMERCIAL. Latest dates from Liverpool , j) Cc 7. ; Latest dales from Havre d ec ' Liverpool December 13 There has been since last Friday very little j imation in our cotton market. We have hnd dab* a regular demand from the trade, but obvious]* limited to their actual warns, without regard to th proceedings of speculators, who bought on s a tu day a few hundred bags, and on Monday r Subsequently,our daily sales have been about 3000 I bags, and mostly at drooping prices. Merchant have generally been desirous of making greater p ro S gress, which, however, could not be done, though ’ they were prepared, in some instances, with that j view, to concede Jd per lb. Indeed, we find it ne . cessary to reduce our quotations for several de?' criptions gd U? Jd per lb. Still, we are aware of no new circumstances calculated to produce the ad ditional lukewarmness and depression which have been noticed. Our import continues very and far short of the consumption ; so that our stock undergoes a material decrease, and is now- very moderate, with the likelihood of its becoming srnail in the course of the next month, even should sh e consumption be diminished, which has lately ceas ed to be a subject of discussion. The silence however, does not proceed from any substantial amendment in the spinning or manufactvnln, ) branches. The transactions in Yarn and Goods we are assured, were ‘ast Tuesday, at .Manchester' exceedingly circumscribed, and prices again par’ tially reduced Houses of small capital are con- I sequentiy much distressed, and two or threemore of them have this week been declared in-olvent The urgency of such to sell is one cause of the very - low state of the market for their products. But the scarcity of money affects also the more weal-* 6 ! thy, and obliges them to follow, in some measure a practice which they condemn. In fact, it would I appear as if the existing circumstances were too untoward to admitof the prosperity of the merch ant 01 the manufacturer, and such as to neutralize or destioy every motive lor speculation or adven lure. In the sales of cotton which we have to particularise are included 1500 bags of American taken by speculators; and 600 American, and 100 > burat for exportation. sfl Upland, Orleans and Alabama have as usual mostly- engaged the attention of buyers, and yet sales have not been easily effected e v en by conced es 3d per lb on the prices lor the middling and lower qualiteis, and fully Jd for good fair and good which have been only in very limited demand, and’ ot which some supplies of the new crop have ar rived. Sea Island remains of dull sale, and prices almost nominal. Brazil sorts, but more especially Pernambuco and Bahia, have been pretty saleable in small lots, and at steady rates. Egyptian is not muen in request,and scarcely s ;pports its value. Surat has been in fair demand, and has gone off at previous prices. The sales altogether of the week arc computed at 19,760 bags; and the import amounts to 6927 bags. Sales from the 7th to 13th December, 1539 4260 Upland at 6|d to 7jd; S67oOrleans at 6d’to 83d; 3720 Alabama and Mobile at 6|d to 7 Jd. Liverpool, December 14. Cotton —Since our communication by the last packet of the 7th inst the demand for cotton has continued moderate, and the better qualities being I more freely offered, have further dec’ined Jd per : lb, •while in the low and middling qualities the re- i duction is barely |d per lb Only a few thousand bales of the new crop have as yet arrived—but ?o much of it has been forced upon the market this week as to cause a material depression in qua.iiies above fair. The late favorable accounts of the coming crops in the United States, seems to induce the consumers to buy only for the supply of their immediate wants, particularly as the state of the money mar ket is still discouraging The sales for the week ended last evening amounted to 19,76 1 bales—of which 16') were Upland at 6| a 7j; 8700 Orleans 6 a Sea Island at 18 a 24dperlb The stock in this ) port is now estimated at 250,000 bales, of which about 217,000 is American cotton. Havre, Decembers. [ During the week the transactions in ( otton hare not been large, and a disinclination is shown to purchase American Upon all sorts of United there is to be noted a further reduction of 3 to4cts. December 14—Sales of 1670 hales Cotton of which 1500 were Porto Rico at 125. December 13. —Sales of 521 ba'es Louisiana Cot ton at 91 a 106 50; 376 Georgia, at 90 a 101 ; 213 Florida at 96 a 100. "cj* TO THE LOVERS OF THE ARTS-- ‘ The Paintings at Mr. Richards’ Drawing Academy, I (Masonic Hall.) will hereafter be opened to vi.u- ' I tors, every Saturd/y afternoon and evening, from | 2 o’clock until 9 o’c’ock p. m. At night the rooms will be well lighted. deg 19 CU/’Dr. B. HARRIS offers his services in the M practice of his profession to the citizens of Augus- P| ta and its vicinity. Mes ages will receive prompt! attention if left at his drug store in Broad street, 01 ( at his residence in Ellis street, below Washing tQn - nov 7 CjT Dr. W. FLINT offers his services to the ci tizens of Augusta in the different branches of his \ proiession. Me may be found at all hours at the I ate residence of Mr. A. M. Egerton, second door from the corner of Mclntosh and Reynold streets, mv 29 iy j fcT~W. G. NIMMO y General t’ommission Mer chant, office on Mclntosh street, next door to the Constitutionalist. nov 7 J CfT Doctor J. J. WILSON offers his profes sional services to the citizens of Augusta and its vicinity. He will be found at his residence, the first brick building above Guedron’s stable on Ellis J street, recently occupied by John L. Adams. 17 ts G77* NOTICE. —The Rail Road Passenger Tram between Charleston and Hamburg will leave B follows: UPWARD. Not to leave Charleston before 7 00 a u. “ “ Summerville, “ - -8 30 “ Georges’ - “ - 10 00 “ “ Branchville, « - uOO “ Midway, - “ - 11 30 u ‘ “ Blackviile, - “ - 100 f “ Aiken, - - « - 300 Arrive at Hamburg not before - 400 downward. Not to leave Ham! urg before 6 00 a.m --“ “ Aiken, - “ - - 730 " “ Blackviile, “ - . 930 1 “ Midway, “ - -10 30 ) “ BranchviH “ - - HOO “ Georges’, « - - 12 00 m. “ Summerville,“ - - 2 00p. m. j Arrive at Charleston not before 300 Distance—l36mile». Pare Through—slo 00. Speed not over 20 miles an hour. To remain 2C minutes each, for breakfast and dinner, and not j longer than o minutes for wo * and water at ant station. [ hnStJ pa f en * ers > when a white pg* 1 hoisted, at either of the above stations; and also *1 - ineaths, Woodstock, Inabinet’s, 41 mile TA SSrsh??” 5 .’ W ‘ lieston - VV "' d “‘'- I°"°^ Passengers uo will breakfast at Woodstock and dine at Blackviile; aown, will nreaiuast at Aiken and dine at Nummervihe. may 21 BLANDY’S MADEIRA WINE.—The subset j hers will receive orders for this celebrated S Wine either of direct importation or via Samples may be seen at their office. A few dozen India Madeira now on hand and ft* sale by (dec 6' GAHDELLE fc RHUM_ 1 | | DUPONT’S POWDER.—SOO Kegs H. f- * sporting Powder, * 3 50 % kegs do do ! innn k fc gS V,^ le " Powder, in canisters, 1 J I°oo Blasting do. Just received »»• for sale by (dec) GARDKI.r.w jo kHI'D- "I ! —ri 1 £• UOiJRBKOIs SCOUR ER. FROM PA^ S ) < T1 ESPECTHJLLY informs the ladies and g* n * ,TTi tlemen o Augusta, and the country g ene « s lally, that he still continues to carry on his bu? 1 ' ft 1 ness in Broad street, next door below Dr. B- H» r ‘ 11 ns drug stoic, where he will be happy to attend W f , all who may favor him with their custom. * ! i kinds of Silks, Crapes, &c., wi 1 he Dyed in the fashionable Colors, Gentlemen’s app>rei Scout 1 * | and renewed, and what he does he will warrant w I give general satisfaction. Sm aug 1® I