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1 t: CHROMCI.K aN ,) SKNTKjKu » T' Al <• I«T A. I 'SATURDAY MORNING* FEHHUAr| I. —" T Theatre* Thi« is the 1M night of the present seas in. and the company leaves again for Savannah! The performances arc for the l*>nef,t of Mr. orbos, ® the enteprising manager, who deservee ■oe at * the hands of the play-g<*»9 \**&* " f A : “ UeU ’ than any man «ft» has ever visited our j *J » *thal To untiring perseverance, e has added the Ideality in his arrant ;nent s . •nd has indeed made the Theatre worth; of the most extensive pa ronajo. Let him ha-.e hum per! The following extract from the proceei -ngs of the Senate of Pennsylvania, contains tin quint i «»;ii eof Locofoeoism. That Stale Wt Am to liorrew money, and in the very WU *®Us rixing the loan, they refuse to insert a clause a tnow ledging the liability of the State to pay th| debt! We are coming to it as fast as the moat ss|iguino loafe r rould desire, and it will not be the agrarian doctrine will he prevalent*, debts will not be regarded as binding, and the nghl to property will no longer bo considered. , ‘•ln the Senate, the bill from the ilousq of Re j resentatives, to authorize a permanent | nan of 0770,900, was reported by the commiiletgon re venoi bills, and was immediately considered.— Mr. WHliams inquired of the Senator fnjn Ly coming. Mr. Fleming, whether such a loanVoul.l ho a oonfract. and whether it would hujJ the Hiate.- Mr. Flcining refused to reoly, whjn Mr. Williams made a speech of considerable mi the subject, and with his usual ability!. Ho thought the State stood a poor chance of getting this loan, if the doctrine that contracts fre not binding, became recognized. Mr. Fraley (city) offered an amendment) to the hill, “that the State contract for this lain, and that the faith of the State be pledged tar is pay ment,” which after some debate belwccfi Mr. llrown and Mr. Fialey, was negatived | by the party vote.” i Several suits have been commenced at Provi dence. R- 1., against the proprietors of the Lex ington steamboat, by owners of goods msl on board. __ For the Chronicle 4- Sentinel. Mr. Forbes’ Benefit, and last uig|it of the Season. } By referenve to the bill ot to-day. it will be seen that tjie entertainments of this evening arc # appropriated for the Benefit of our popu.ar and enterprising Manager, Mr. Forbes, —being posi tively the last night of the Company’s perform ance this season; when will be brought forward* expressly for this occasion, a new Drama, |nlit!ed “The Fault,” altered fr» m the French of jSrribc* “Une Faute,” in which Mr. Forbes will Sustain the character of Count Dc Cawlis. Thi is the first representation of this Drama on the-Ameri ** ran boards, and since Augusta his been frlooted for its introduction, it is to he expectci| that a crowded house will attend. The Dratna Itself is taken from real life, of the fashionable if.rcle in J France. M. Scribe has long been the favorite dramatist of the Parisian stage, and this piece is consider-.! one of his finest productions,? “The Fault,” as will be represented to-night,(is new from the pen of" a gentleman of this ijify, by whom it has been expressly arranged |or Mr. Forties. It is a true specimen of the | ;, rcnch Drama, unity of action being observed ti rough" out, —every circumstance being suhserV ent to the main* action, and not distracted by occurrences so as to destroy the illusion! The language throughout is strictly moral, nd in *omc parts even more effective than the Stran ger of Kotzbue,” The lovers of the Drai ia may anticipate a rich treat, as the characl irs arc strongly cast. The appeal of our Mar iiger to (he lii»crality of this community, is sii licient, independent of any attraction. We wi 'h him what he richly merits—an overflowing h .use.— The ladies most assuredly will not abseil them selves to-night. Ti* the influence 1 their smiles which alone can enliven the scene. X. e Correspondence of the National Intelligencer. Ntw York, Januarl 25. Icc is hemming us all up. The Soumils clos ed again. The harbor is full of floating^ice.— The ferries with difficulty pass and repassi r J’hc v father is yet bitterly cold. Two packe* ships went to sea this morning in tow of steal 'boats. The Gladiator, thrown by the icc along de of the Battery, on which, by staging, she ui oaded her caigo of flodr, rice, and tobacco,hash ?n got off without much damage. Wc have i » boat from Providence. TI6LE or DOMESTIC IXCBAXGI. Exchanges. Rhode Island, 1 to l| Mobile, 8 to 9 Philadelphia. <») to 7 New Orleans, 6 to 7 Baltimore, 7 to 7$ Louisville, Ifto 11 Richmond, 7 t.» 8 Nashville, i| to la N. Carolina, 8 to I<> Natchez, 2% Savannah, 11 to S St. Louis, I« m Augusta, 7 Cincinnati, * 1 to 12 Charleston, 3j to 5 Detroit, |$ to 12 Apalachicola, 10 Bank Notes- .. New England A Louisiana, to fi N. Y. country, Ato 3 Kentucky, 10/ to 12 j 1 Redback, to 3A Tennessee, lO»to 12 Maryland, 1 to S Mississippi, lOito 25 \ uginia, - 7j’to 8 .Missouri, g N. Carolina, 10 Ohio, 10l to 12 Georgia, 5 to 7 DeLoit, |o| S. Carolina, to 7 Indiana, 12§to 15 Florida, 10 Illinois, 10# to 1’ Alabama, 6 to 8 | Theroasonforsomeofthe.se rates, itlwould puxxlc a Nectar to tell; but-so they arci when they are at all, for it not unfrequently l&ppens that a hill cannot be negotiated al anv ra|, or a bank note disposed of with any sacrifice, (These inequalities, however, are the natural reljits of an abandonment by the General Govcn«r*nt of •Is power to regulate the currency, to thol.S rates, their brokers, and their banks. The prod, see now locked up by ice in Michigan, Lidiuna. O ho. and Illinois, avails nothing in th*’ equalizing J of the carreacy.for it can be drav n upon now Inly as it touches the great mart ; and when it fmoves, broilers speculate upon bills as upon an J thing else. But, as I have before said, we ( 2 New Y ork can aland it as long as any bodv el.l*. \s “‘ ing our Wall street screw. *he empire of our lircula jiO . ...J money no lo„ w bv , j bounds even of our own (State .1 ,V funWtimu, of >he Union 1 l " The Sub-Treasury bill will but pit, „„ h h specif* of the I aiou, and the drafts of the Tre is urers will he the levers for our brokers to vrmdc with from Arkansas to Maine. Treasury notes a re already the tools of some of our banlis; and » tvben such tools cannot work, the Preside nt '-i uu Vi.it. here, orders a prop up -brongh lo,mw of the public money—a;i in the of the North American Trusland BantingCoinpon,.. A. , rite be Imught .y aoeh appliat.eea, I know. 1 rathe/think it will Ire. far "K* • ,h ' most incorruptible on earth ; but the Federal Government has not wealth enough to buy the interior now, with all its treasure, all its patronage, and all its power. I urge upon Congress, how ever, the importance of instituting an inquiry into the Government’s money practices in tic city of N. York. i should like to see an official expose of its man agement with its4Treasury notes in July ! :ist; £ n ' the country ought to be told by authority t a , when Mr. Van Buren was in this city, on bis return to Washington, a great sum of the public money went into a certain hank; and t iat ,\ er wards, a nicely-balanced county, within sight ol the city,surrendered itself, for the first time for a lone while, into Ids arms. The money market is without change. 1 here is nothing remarkable among the movements o Wall street. For the Chronicle and Sentinel. Mit.EniTOß-Sir, I see by the Charleston Mercury that Dr. Samuel Kirkham (Phrenolo gist) is interesting the Charlestonians with the > publication of a series of lectures on the subject of Phrenology. It i« given out he will visit Au gusta, to enlighten the people of ibis community on the same subject. In order to prepare the people for the reception of his lectures, you will very much oblige by publishing the following, which shall be continued until the subject is tho roughly investigated. Humbuggery has carried such a sway of late throughout the land it is high time the people should be informed of the absur dity of this science before it is introduced among us. Phrenology—No. I. This “ science, falsely so called,'' is among the prevalent and prevailing humbugs of the day ; and it should be put on a par with animal magnetism, because of its claim ing to be of similar antiqu'ty, and of kindred character too ; since both profess to be eminently philosophical. The same indi viduals who embrace the one, very frequently be come the willing disciple; of the other; and it is fortunate for the interest of true science, and for the character of our common nature, that both are equally vulnerable to defeat and overthrow, since each of them is capable of great and com plicated mischiefs. It will not be in place here to enlarge upon the early history and great antiqui ty of those theories which have led men to at tempt the explication of the phenomena of mind 1 by physical signs, although all these arc now quoted in confirmation of the doctrines of Phre nology. It will he sufficient for our purpose to name Dr. Gall as the modern founder of the system at present reigning under this name; and toascribe to his illustrious pupil, Dr. Spurzhcim, the if it be such, of having devoted his learning, in. dustry, and eloquence, to the establishment of the doctrines of his distinguished predecessor, with a zeal worthy of a bctr.er cause. The doctrines of Phrenology may be briefly stated to he the fol lowing ; Ist. The brain is the organ of all our instincts, propensities, aptitudes, intellectual faculties, and “ moral qualities.” 2nd. Each of the»e has a portion of the brain which is specially appropriated to it, and the de velopernenU of these “ Utile brains,” or organs, is manifested on the cranium or skull; and by examining these protuberances, or bumps, an adept in the science can ascertain and describe the dispositions, and intellectual or moral char acter of any individual. This brief summary of the doctrines may suf fice, since they will serve to show the “primer dial ideas'' on which the system is based; and j without pursuing the subject any lurther, the j reader may estimate the character and claims of | Phrenology, since the whole may be correctly judged by a part; especially by the corner stone of the entiic edifice. The name given to the science would lead us to expect that its founda tions would be laid in consistency with the estab lished law.’ of mentaii and moral philosophy, since 1 it arrogates the title of the “ science of mind;” , instead of which, however, it will be perceived j that the whole*fabric is ostensibly built upon the b »ld hypothesis that the brain, which, is the most Trail, delicate, and important structures of the body, in its growth and devclopements, not only moulds the form of the head in the plastic and yielding condition of infancy, but that the exer cise or cultivation -if any particular faculty, in stinct or moral quality, so increases the part of the brain which is the supposed locality or organ | °1 that faculty, as to result in a “ prominence } protuberance, or bump,” upon the cxtjrnsl sur face of the skull, by which the form, shape, and ! configuration of this bony easement is so essen tially modified and changed, that the Phrenolo. gist can detect and describe the intellectual and moral character of the individual, by seeing and feeling tha head. J'hc intrinsic absurdity and nonsense of this starting point of the system 1 would have written the epitaph of Phrenology long since, but tar throe causes,; to the combined in j fluence of which th s humbug owes its prolonged and temporary existence. These causes are the following; Ist. Ihe array of great names, including those of learned and scientific men, who have cultiva ted and taught it and dignified it by the misno mer of philosophy and science. 2nd. The ridicule and persecution of its vota ries, by which alone it has been chiefly opposed ; lor, like every other species of fanaticism, it is thus enabled to enlist public sympathy and im pose upon popular credulity. 3rd. The native gullibility of human nature, by which a natural bias exists in most men, and women too, to believe the marvellous or the su pci natural without evidence; while sober truth accompanied by ample testimony, is rejected, or at least hstened to with doubt and incredulity The two former cau.es have so obviously opera ted in perpetuating *nd sustaining Phrenology that they require no illustration. The latter, how ever, will not be so readily admitted; f. Jr ’ most men can bettor bear the impeachment of their" legrity. than an insinuation adverse to their in tclligcucc. They seem to prefer blame to pity the charge of impostors to that of dupes, *bd bad rather be regarded as knaves, than supposed to be fools. In other words, a man seems often to pre fer any measure of reproach and contumely, even for moral delinquency, rather than to be written down an ass. There is but one way, however, to escape the dreaded alternative, which ia to ad mit into our creed the unwelcome axiom, “ Mia World is given to lying /” ° r * n the quaint ex pression of one, “ there is the least dependence to lie placed upon mankind of any pftoplt in the WOrid.” AVTI-HI'MBC6«ER. # (To be continued.) • Noah Webster, the veteran lexicographer, who definca the vvor.l Humbug to signify *‘an imposture .” By this synonyme, we understand any system of science, philosophy, or religion, which -‘seems to be what it is not.” And when s'uch a system is found to “steal away mens brains,” by ingenious sophisms and false logic.or by its appeals to the corrupt or baser passions of the shallow thinkers, who abound in every com munity ; or in any other way intoxicating the “ weak sisters and female brethren ’ whose intel lectual imbecility renders them an easy prey to delusion; such an imposter is, surely, byway of eminence, entitled to be called a Humbugger. Upon the subject of the present state of the Boundary Question between the United Slates and Great Britain ome opinion may be expec ted from us, wo cai. > .dy say, that after more ma ture consideration of the matter, we do not see any immediate cause of ala m about it. The on ly danger is that of Gov. Fait field’s undertaking a second campr.igne against her Majesty’s Pro vince of New |Brunswick. We think it quite likely, however, that he had enough of his last experiment of that sort to deter him from inconsid erately undertaking another. The question is in the hands of the diplomatic agents of the two Nations, and it may be hoped that a friendly ad j istinent of it will not be marred or defeated, as it probably (and almost certainly) would be by the •State of Maine’s resolving again to take th 3 busi ness into her own hands ; an interference for bidden by the terms of the Constitution of United Stales, an 1 to which neither this Govern ment nor that of Great Britain could submit with out surrendering, or at least compromising, their political rights— Nat. Inf. Philadelphia, Jan. 22. A report having gained extrusive circulation yesterday, that the Bankofthc United States had refused to redeem its marked notes, we were in duced to institute some inquiries in relation to it. We found it, as wc supposed, incorrect, or rather, . capable of ample explanation. Immediately after the suspension, a gentleman of New York, had notes marked to a large amount. Subsequently be commenced suit up on them—filed copies of them, and obtained a judgment, when the Bank entered the usual stay of execution for twelve months. Here the mat ter rested until the ninety days came round, when he demanded payment of his notes in spe cie with twelve per cent, interest. This the Bank ofcouisc refused to pay, as he had himself | selected the course he intended to pursue, and , one of the two the law gave him, against the [ Bank. He waived the extraordinary modepoint j cdout in the charter and proceeded in the ordin l ary mode by a suit at law, by which he must of I course abide. We farther IcarnT that all demands 1 upon it for its marked notes, where the parties • have nit res mod to the other process, have been I prompt y mot. — North American, From the Sandwich islands. j Extract from a letter received at New Bedford* dated, 11u xolitla, July 27, 1819. ( “We had an exciting time here week before last. The frigate Artemise arrived here to de mand satisfaction for sundry insults to French sub jects in times past beginning with the expulsion of the Catholics some years ago. The captain required $2 1,000 to he deposited on board his ship, and free toleration for the Catholic religion, throughout the inlands, with other matters, and allowed 48 hours for his terms to be complied with ; but as the king was absent ; he extended ; the lime six days for his return. The captain of fered a refuge on board his ship for Americans or I Englishmen, who would be endangered in ease of hostilities, excepting those individuals who, (said to be born in America.) influenced the King in his government, or directed his counsels, • meaning the Missionaries. We had a meeting of the residents t) concert means fer the safety of j ourselves and property, and organized, with the sanction or the government here, as a force to re pel all ill-disposed natives who might be disposed to plunder, and in case of war. Some aj prehen sion was although not serious fears, that the chiefs would not comply with the demands of France; howevyr, it is all settled, and the French war is over.” The Senate anJ Hoasc of Representatives of | the South American Rcpuolic of the Ecuador, have recently enacted. 1. That all the Spanish American Repub lics may obtain greater favors and privileges than those accorded to European nations. 2. The United States of North America shall he considered as a sister Republic, with option of the same favors and privileges that may be gran ted to Spanish American Republics. 3. The measure of these favors shall be at the pic igure of the State. 4. To no nation shall privileges be granted as the most favored nation. I 5. Ihe term, most favored nation, shall be excluded from all treaties with th ; s Republic. Ihe above enactment has been published in the Gasefa del Ecuador, the oflicial Journal, published at Quito, the capital of the Republic. Tar, Slave Imiemvificatiojt.—The follow mg paragraph is from the London Courier of Dec. 14th : “His Excellency Mr. Stevenson, the American minister, attended yestciday at the Treasury De partment and the Bank of England, and closed the negotiation which has been pending so long between the Government and that of the United States, relative to the number of slaves claimed by American citizens as their property, and which having been shipwrecked some eight or nine years ago in the Bahamas, were liberated by the authorities of Nassau. The amount of compen sation which we understand her Majesty’s Gov eminent finally agreed to pay, and was yesterday received by the American minister, amounted to between twenty and thirty thousand pounds ster hng. From the AT. Y. Commercial Advertiser. The Letixoto* IxacxsT.—CaptainChes ter Hilliard, sworn I was horn in Norwich Con. necticui—l have followed the sea latterly fop about six years, lam 24 years of age. lUent before the mast as a raw hand; I went fiy c vova ges before th« ma.t, which took me u. ,* J&i 3 years; I then went as 3d mate of the ship Sher idan, to Liverpool one voyage, I then went 2.1 mate of the ship Mississippi, to New Orleans and ’ Liverpool; I then went as chief mate of the same vessel, under Captain Bebee. Capt. B. died at New Orleans, and I brought the ship homo. I then made a voyage as master of the Mississippi o New Orleans, and arrived here four weeks ago next Saturday. I took passage on board the Lexington on last Monday week to go to Sto nmgton, on my way to Norwich. I have no family; I have three brothers and fwo sisters, two half brolftefa and one half sister; my parents are both dead; my father was a seafar ing man. ? I went on hoard the Lerington at 3 o’clock, F. M. I don’t know the number of passengers she had on board; I estimated from the number at the table, that were 150 passengers; but I have since been induced to believe, that the esti mate was too large. Ipa d no particular atten tion to the landing of the freight on board. I think the greatest proportion of the freight con sisted of cotton; it was stowed under the promen ade deck. There might have been boxes of goods on board, but I did hot notice. Between the wheelhousc and engine, there was sufficient space for a person to pass; whether more than sufficient for one person or not, I can not say. There was a tier of cotton bales stow ed in the passage—l think on the side next to the whcelhouse I went into the forecastle. I think there were over the forecastle three or four bag gage cars. The life boat was on the starboard side of the promenade deck, forward of the wheel house. I took no notice of the boat, until I saw persons endeavoring to clear her away. She was covered with canvass, I also saw the two quarter boats lowered away, after the fire broke out, but did not notice them before. We took supper about six o’clock. There were two tables set, I should think more than one half the length of the cabin. These tables were filled, and some of the j assengers were compell ed to wait for the second table. Jhe boat ran perhaps 12 to 14 knots per hour, I think that «c must have taken supper somewhat before 6 o - clock. I think that the supper occupied from half to throe quarters of an hour. I don’t know Captain Child, and cannot say whether he was at the table or not. It was about an hour after supper that I heard the alarm of fire. I was then on the point of tur ning in. I had my coat and boots off. I think my berth was No. 45 or 49, the third length aft the companion way, and very near it, on the starboard side. I did not at the time apprehend any tiling serious. I slipped on my coat and boots and went on deck. I put *>n my hat and took my over coat on my arm. W hen I got on deck I discovered the casing oi the smoke p'peon fire, and I think a part of the promenade deck was on fire. There was a great rush of the pas sengers, and much confusion, so that I could not notice particularly. The after part of the casing was burning, and the fire was making aft. I thought at the time that the fire might be sub dued. I saw the fire below the promenade dock. I did not notice whether there was any lire be low the main deck. I was aft at the lime, and could not, therefore, see distinctly. I was never l*eforc on board of the Lexington, and know no thing of the construction of the smoke pipe. I saw nothing of the commander, but from wl a 1 I could hear of the crew forward, I suppose they were at work trying to rig the fire engine ; I saw no buckets used, and think they were not made used, of; I saw the fire engine was not got to work as I saw nothing of it. I shortly after went on the promenade deck; previously my at tention had been directed to the passengers, who were rushing into the quarter boats, and when I went on the quarter deck the boats were both fill ed. Tney seemed to be stupidly determined to de stroy themselves, as well as the boats, which was their only means of safety. I went to the star board boat, which they were lowering away, they lowered it until she took the water, and then I think I saw some one cut the forward tackle fall, it was at all events disengaged, and no one could at the time have unhooked the fall; the boat was instantly filled with writer, there being at the time some twenty persons in her; the boat passed .Iy ■mem, ai'iiny clear. I then went to the other side ; the other boat was clear ed away and lowered in the same manner as the other, full of passenger r. Phis boat fell astern, entirely disengaged, as the other had done j'shc fell away before she haJ entirely tilled with wa tci. By this time the fire had got so that I pretty much made my mind up “it was a case.” f thought the l>est thing that could be done was to run the boat ashore, and for this purpose went to the wheel house to look for Capt, Child, ex pecting t > find him there I found Capt Child there. I advised him to run for the shore. The Captain replied that he was already beaded for the land. The fire by this time began to come up around the promenade deck, and the wheel house was completely filled with smoke, There were two or three persons on the promenade deck near the wheel house, and their attention was turned to the life boat. I was at this time appre hensive that the promenade deck would fail through. The life boat was cleared away. I assisted in striping off the tarpaulin, hut I had no notion of going in her, as I made my mind up that if they got her down on the main deck they would sene her as they had done the oth ers. The steamer was then under head way.— They cleared her away, and I think launched her over the side. Before I left the promenade deck I thought it was time so leave however, as the fire was bursting up through the deck, I then went aft, and down to the main deck. They were then at work with the hose, hut whether by the aid of the engine or not I cannot say. I did not know at the time that there was a force pump on board. The smoke was so dense that I could not sec distinctly what they were about. I think that the communication with the fore part of the boat was by that time cut off. Up to this time, from the first hearing of the alarm, perhaps twenty' minutes had elapsed. The engine had now been stopped about 5 minutes- I then recommended to the few deck hands and passengers who re mained to throw the cotton overboard. This was done, myself tendering aid. I told the passengers they must do something for themselves, and the best thing they could do was to take to the cotton. I here was perhaps ten or a dozen bales thrown overboard, which was pretty much all there was on the larboard side which htd not taken fire. I then cut oft a piece ot line, perhaps four or five fathoms, and with it spanned a bale of.cotton, which I believe was the last one not on fire. It was a very snug square bale. It was about four feet long by three feet wide, and a foot and a half thick. Aided by one of the firemen, I put the bale upon the rail, round which we took a turn: slipped the bale down below the guard, when we both got on it. We got on the bale before wc lowered it. The boat then lay broadside to the wind and wc were under the lee of the boat on the larboard , . r p . ,aced ourßclve s one on each end of the bale, facing each other. With our weight on the brde it remained about one third out of the w J at « r * The w ‘ nd was Pretty fresh, and wc drift ed at the rate of about a knot and a half. We did not lash ourselves to the hale, but coiled the rope up and laid it on the top of the bale. My companion did not like the idea of leaving the boat immediately, but wished to hold on to the guard. I determined to get out of the way, believ mg that to remain much longer it would become pretty hot quarters. Wc accordingly shoved the bale along round the stern. The moment we had reached the stern, we left the boat and drifted away about a knot and a half. This was just 8 0 clock by my watch, which I took out and look ed at. • v , As we . ! e {* T the wrcr k I picked up a piece of b< Jf. rd ’ whlch I u»ed as a paddle or rudder with which to keep the bale “end to the sea.” * At the time we left the boat there were but few pe sons remam.ng on hoard. I saw one lady. " Ihe ladies cabin was then all on fire. The son why I noticed the lady was, that her rMM had g ot overboard and was then about two rJd, from her. We passed by the child so near that I could put my hand on it as it lay on its K i The lady saw us approaching the child and cried out for Ur to save it-Wc then drifted.w"y Sj the boat, and in 10 minutes more we eoulil see no parsons on board except those on the forecas ■ tie. I sh< uUI think the child was a female fro* l * its dress I think it had on a bonnet. The child was dead when we passed it. I don’t recollect how the lady was dressed, or what she said. J did not see any other child with the lady ; I could not notice particulars, as it was very rough; 1 had as muc i as I could do to manage my bale of cotton; we were sitting astride of die bale with our teet in the water; I was wet up to my middle from the water which at times washed ov er the bale; we were in sight of the boat all the time till she went down, when we were about a mile distant; when we left the wreck it was cloudy, hut about 9 o’clock it cleared off, and we had a fine night of iymtil the moon went down. I looked at my watch as often as every half hour, through the night; the boat went down at 3 o’clock, it was so cold as to make it necessary for me to exert myself to keep warm, which I did by whipping my hands and arms around my body; about 4 o’clock thebaic capsized with us; a heavy sea came and carried the hale over en wise, my companion was at this |ime with me, we managed to get on to the bale on its opposite side; wc at this time lost our piece of board, and afterward the bale was ungovernable and went as it liked ; my companion bad complained a good deal of the cold from our first setting out; he didn't seem to have that spirit about him that he ought to have had, he was continually tret tiug himself about things which he had no busi ness to. Fe slid his name was Cox, and that his wjfc lived in this city, at 71 Chcrry-st. He appeared to have given up all hopes of our being saved. On our first starting from the boat I gave him my vest, as he had on his chest only a flannel shirt. He had on pantaloons, boo's and cap.— He said he was a fireman on board the boat. Cox remained on the bale after it upset about 2or 2$ hours, until It was about day light. For the last half hour that he remained he had been speechless, and seemed to have lost all use of his hands, as he did not try to hold on. I rubbed him and heat his flesh, and used otherwise every effort I could to keep his blood in circulation. It was still very rough, and I was obliged to exert myself to hold on. The bale coming broad side ' t-9 the sea it gave a lurch, and Cox slipped oft and I saw him no more. He went down without a struggle. I then got more into the middle ol the hale, to make it ride as it should, and in that way continued for about an hour. I got my feet on the bale and so remained until the sloop picked me up. The sea had by this time become quite smooth. On seeing the sloop I waved my hat, to a tract the attention of those on board. I was not frozen in any part The name of the sloop was the “Merchant,” Captain Meeker, of Southport. I think Capt. M. and those on hoard the sloop uic entitled to a great deal of credit, as they did more on this oc casion than any one else. It appears that they tried during the night to get out to the aid of tho>e on beard the Lexington, but in coming out, the sloop grounded on the bar, and they were com pelled before they could get her off to lighten her of part of her cargo. It W'as 1 1 o’clock when I was picked up. The sloop had previous to reach ing me spoken the light boat to make inquiries re lative to the direction of the fire.—On going on board the sloop I had every possible attention paid me—they look me into the cabin and then cruised in search of others. They picked up two other living men and the bodies of two others.— The living men were Captain Manrliesti r, pilot of the I cxington, and the other Charles Smith, a hand on board. One of the persons was picked np on a bale of cotton and the other on the wheel house. I sup posed Captain Manchc-tcr was on the hale, hut from what Captain Comstock said yesterday, it could not be. 4heca-e. Captain Manchester was. picked up, but I was in the cabin at the tirr.r was below w hen the other was picked up. They were both picked up within half an hour. When they were brought on board, Captain Manches ter was*prefty much exhausted ; Smith seemed belter. -They put them both to bed Smith was a fireman, and belonged to Norwich. Conn. They continued to cruize about three hours i longer, and then returned tp the harbor of South port. In the meantime they had picked up two dead bodies—one of them was on a piece of the wheel house, and the other on a piece of the wreck. When we were about half way from the wreck to Southport, the Steamboat Nimrod over took us, and I went on board of her. She was bound into Bridgeport—we arrived there in about three-quarters of an hour. I went ashore and went to the house of Captain Davis, an acquaint ance of'mine whom I had formedy sailed with staid there that night— next morning at 8 o’clock went on board the steamboat Nimrod and came to New-York. At the time I went to the wheel house and saw Capt. Childs he seemed confused—he said they were running for the land—he then went into the wheel house, and that was the last I saw of him. I rather think he stayed there until he suffocated, as I do not know lhat he was seen afterwards. As regards the tiller ropes, I do not know certain about them, hut I had the impression that the tillei ropes were burnt off, but cannot tell posi tively., Directly over the fire room was a grating laid across, through which I could see xlown. I think lhat after the life boat*was thrown over board a person could have passed from the fore to the aft or the vessel on the promenade deck. I did not know,' that there was an extra steering gear on hoard. I did not notice whether the til ler was shipped or not. By a Juror. How near to the smoke pipe was the cotton or baggage stowed. Answer.—l don I know, I didn’t notice, you went to the wheel house how soon did the pilot leave ? A.—Why if it was he who hove over the life boat, he went while I was there. I don l know lhat I have had any conversation with Captain Vanderbilt, relative to what ought to have been done when the fire broke out. Ido think, however, that when I first saw the fire there would have been little difficulty in putting it out with the buckets, if the engine had been stopped. Ihe quarter boats might perhaps have earned safely, fifteen persons each. CHESTER HILLIARD. From the New London Gazette. Most extraorhinat cask of Fasting ! -—An instance of very uncommon fasting has ex cited a great deal of interest in this vicinity for some weeks past, and we have taken pains to as certain from a very intelligent medical friend conversant with all the circumstances, a cone -t account of the matter. ,C ‘' t It appears that Calvin Morgan, of Porfcrsvillc m Croton, a member of the Methodist Church’ and a man remarkable for his probity, piety and veracity, has been for ten years one of est neighbors of o U r informant. He has been for some time past in the habit of fasting for one or two days in the week. “On the 28th day November |last, he commenced a fast of 40 days from all food taking nothing but a liule cold water, say half a pintin every 24 hours fir S's" continued to do so evc n in ,ho ve?y cold days of last week. In 21 days of fcis abstL nence, nullam std unam evacuationcm habuit - v^tbL^^T 4010 50 in minute, and ’ and lhere w * 3 noth ing, hut once to indicate any activity of the bowels. On Tup day evening of the present month, with his mirM tranquil and pleasant, he commenced eatin- and this afternoon (the tenth inst.) I called to vift him, but found him absent on a visit to his f, h or, who resides about 3 miles from this place ” It appears lhat Mr. Morgan has beeq abated by some itdiglous motive in the abor# fine of--- duct, and has depended upon faith for his 8u ' through all their troubles. If he has had n «i er sustenance, surely the days of miracles ar „ Zj paused. The Hardware Company’s principal buildi \ near the railroad depot at Canton, in Massachus* * was, with its contents, totally destroyed by • on Saturday the 18th. Loss $25,000.—V * * Star. An ExKTiiavAKK. —The Albany Evcni Journal states that a convulsion of the earth > sensibly felt in the vicinity of Fairfield, Hcrkirr ? county, on Friday the IBlh inst. r It appena* from statistical information in p t French Agricultural journals, that the bnd cult/ vated around Paris, as kitchen gardens, Yields * amount of nearly eight millions ot dollars, a» ally, and maintains half a million of persons 'p* flowers and fruit produced there, yield also Bevtf ‘ al millions of francs. About two hundred flo-*y , gardeners reside at Paris and in the ' and supply the markets of the capital, 'fl are days, especially the eves of grand fete«, 3"'. the sale is very large. H. Herricart de Thur affirms that on the 14th of August hst, sio worth of flowers were sold in Paris, and that ' the depths of winter, certain grand soiree* e '" rise to sales amounting to between 1,000 and 4° 000 dollars. In the same season, bouquet ofnat ural flowers are dispatched, in tin boxes, not i* to the remotest towns of France, but even to Mu nich, Vienna, and other distant foreign ports -J Ne wherry port Herald. OXK HUNDRED HOUSES SWEPT OFF Thff Rev. Mr. (Joan, of the Sandwich Islands, in a let ter to Ills brother, published in the Evangelist describes a scene of terror, witnessed one evening at Hilo during the progress of a protracted meet ing, held there in November, as follow* ; opened the meeting with a sermon from the text •Prepare ye the way of the Lord.’ God wrought for us. Hundreds gave evidence of conversion. On the second day, at evening. God came in ter ror ! The sea rose suddenly to the perpendicu lar height of 15 or 20 feet, and fell in one moun tain wave on the shore, sweeping away nearly 100 houses, their tenants and effects. All wa* sudden as a peal of thunder. No premonition! were given. None had time to flee. There wan no earthquake, and no visible cause of the phen omena. The scene was awful. In a moment hundreds were engulphed. The roar of the ra ging sea was deafening, and the loud, piercing cries of distress, were heart rending! Only clev" cn were drowned; but five have died since, by in juries received in the water. Had the catastro phe been at midnight, or had the people been less amphibious, hundreds must have perished. To drown a native of these islands, is almost like drowning a whale; so much are they at home in the water.” We learn from the Southern Reporter (Grena da, Mi.) as well as from private s -urcer, that G. Weir, Esq. Marshall of the Northern Distri.t of Mississippi, was killed xiew days since in au encounter with Gordon D. Boyd, Esq., in Kcm ciusko, Mi-s. We understand the fracis commenced by an attack from Mr. Boyd with a stick—Weir then ft ed a shot-gun at Boyd who immediately drew a bowie-knife ami se/croj Mr. Weir’s head from his shru de aat a single b.ow. We have Icanml no further particular. —R pity Free Pr. ts. The.Knnxville R -:,t.-r ~..y~ that the bilfpre. sented in the Legislature as Tennessee by On. Jacobs to p-ovidc for an union of the L. (.’. ami Coa; icslon and Hiwassee Rail Road Compa nies, and to amend the (’barters of said Compa nies and the charter of the .Southwestern Kail Rood Bank, was indefinitely postponed in the House of Representatives on the 13th inst., hy a vote of 30 to 34. Never look Sad. - Never 'ook s^j—nothing’s so bad As getting familiar wi'h sorrow ; 1 rent him to day in a cavalier wav, And he’ll seek othcrquaiters to-morrow. Long you’d not weep, would you put pecfP At the bright <ide of every trial ; Fortune, you’ll find, i; often most kind, When chilling your hopes with denial. Let the sad day carry away , It* own little burthen of sorrow ; Or you may miss half of the bliss ’ I hat conics in the lap of to-morrow. When hope is wrecked, pause and reflect I f error occasioned your sadness • If it be so, hereafter you’ll know How to steer to the harbor of gladness. J l l om the London Weekly Despatch, Farewell! farewell! is often heard I rom the lips of those who part; ’i is a whispering tone—’tis a gentle word But it springs not from the heart. It may setve tor the lover's closing lay, To be sung ’neath the summer’s’ sky’; But give me the sincere lips that say The honest words—“ Good bye ! ’ Adieu I adien • may greet the car In the guise of courtly speech • But when we leave the kind and d ar, . I,s not what the soul would teach Whene’er we grasp the hand of those We would have forever nigh, The flame ot friendship bursts and g’o’.vi In the warm frank word—“ Good bye I” T he mother sending forth her child I o meet with cares and strife, Breathes thro’ her tears, her doubts andfrau i*or the loved one’s future life. Ao cold “adieu,” no “farewell” lives tto j (^ee P e? t sob of anguish gives— God bless thee, boy ! good bye !” P a * e an( * dying one, When the glance has lost its beam— When the brow is cold as the marble stone aj d wor *d a passing dream j And the last pressure of the hand, . *’• l°°k as the closing eye, \icld what the heart must understand, A long—a last “Good bye !’. 1 NIMMO, General Commission Mer chant, office on Mclntosh street, next door totbf Constitutionalist. no v 7 authorized to announce Lt. Gol, WILSON, as a candidate for COLi UNhL oi the 10th Regiment Georgia Militia. Jen 21 td 6 03" EXCHANGE ON NEW YORK— At sigUL and at one to tw ty days sight. For sale by nov 23 GARDELLE & KHINg^ CJG* CURTIS, House,Sign and OrrnvM*" .al 1 a inter, 187 Broad street. —Sign and tal work done at short notice. dec 5 NOTICE . —Dr. Munroe, Surged Dentist, has returned to Augusta. d cc C3* S. M. SHAUVIRE, ARTIST, has opened h* Hooms at the Masonic Hall. 2d story, where be will be happy to receive orders for Miniatures.—C’orrafl likenesses will be warranted dec 28 trwlm* GEORGIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY Tte hrst anmyersary of this Society will be celebrated on M ednesday, the 12th of February next, when an Historical Discourse will be delivered by the on. ilham Law. Members residing in ddfC‘" e- 7' sections of the State, are earcestly desired to unite wit us in the services of this interesting occasion . Hue notice of the order of exercises, &c. wilßf | given prior to that day. rK. Terer* Williams, -] Ccmmittee Rob’t. M. Charlton, )► of Wm. B. Stevens. | A. A. Snzxs, J Arrangement Arrangement*