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m a land where every vice of i hich the native* are guilty may be traced to into: cation, is not at all limited to those who make t e vow. Their example is already making thei neighbors asha med of being found drinking fer lented liquors ol any kind; and, as to drunkennesi it is completely disappearing every where—at le st it is no longer seen in the streets, or at the fa -s, to any thing like the extent that prevailed ev< i a few months ago. e u- Some of the necessary com ?quences of tni.- marvellous change have ahead made their ap pearance. A very eminent d tiller in or’, who, this time last year, was ol iged to some puncheons of whiskey fropi a r ° ; er tiller, in order to meet the demtn s o * s tomers, had actually last week spc un re ! ' cheons of spirits in his stores, so w ic no prospect of a ready market. he trade was everywhere threatened with entn » rum, and pru dent'men engaged in it were mak ng preparations to withdraw their capital from tb t business alto gether, and apply it to some oth r. Mr. Math ew's character will be better undi stood when we add, that one of his own brothers lad a large dis tillery at Castlelake, in the coun y of Tipperary, and his brother in law has a still more extensive establishment of the same kind ii Cork. CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL. A U CI’ST A . MONDAY MORNING, MARCH 9. mail North of Richmond last night. (Tj* We are occasionally requested by subscri bers at a distance, to inform them how and to whom they shall pay their arrearages. Under the present regulation of the Post Office department, it is the duty of Postmasters, to for ward any money placed in their hands for news papers. We therefore request those of our pat rons who desire to make remitts'-nces to us, to place the funds in the hands of a Postmaster, with instructions to forwerd the; same at oun RISK. The bills of all the Banks in th State, Rome and Darien excepted, are received it par in pay ment of arrearages. The Fayetteville N. C. Obsem ■ of tha 4th inst. says. We now state, that tve saw, last week, an original letter from Genl. larrison, to a private citizen, dated at Cincinnatti| 16th Febru ary 1840, in which, in reply t| a question, “ whether he now is, or ever has bee|3, a member of an abolition society,” he answersjemphatically 710 / I So ends one more slander ! W1 it will come next! Genl. Harrison. To-day we continue our publi< ition of the opinions of Genl. H. on the subjectfof abolition, inserting his letter addressed to the Inquistor, written in 1822, while he was a candidate for a seal in Congress. Our readers will recollect that this letter was intended for a constituency that favored the views of abolitionists, a«d Genl. H. was beaten, because he deprecated eliy action up on the subject of slavery, unless th«l States inter ested should consent. ! Correspondence of the National Intelligencer. New York March 2. The packet-ships that left this rr. irning were full of our agricultural products. 7 lie shipping of the country is doing a good busim is. Freights are now high, and, as flour falls, the ■ ecline leads to exportation. As soon as onr can 1 opens, the stores of Michigan and Northern O! io and Indi ana will be down upon us. The i ierchants at last seem to have turned the tablel upon the planters and farmers as to the suffe ing created by the experiments of the Governmt it upon the currency; for the merchants and n ;chanics of the cities and towns, badly off as the are, are al together in a better condition than Ihe farmers and planters. Exchange on Engla d for these packets was from 108 to 108£. No later packet-ships come in up< i us. It is remarked in one of the papers that c|ir dates are later from Palermo than from Liverp pol, and that vessels from the Mediterranean have lad perfect ly pleasant weather—one of them, tht whole vov i _ ' ■’>* ae, not reefing a sail. The Great Western is to take out passengers for $l2O, steward's fees $5, the pric< heretofore being $l7O. The London packets ask MOU. The “ President,” steam-ship, it is suppoi ;d, will be able to leave Liverpool June Ist. We shall have a whole fleet of steam-ships luring the summer. The State of New Jersey has in part—in a great part—abolished imprisonment so debt. The law of New Jersey has been a serious annoyance to New Yorkers, spies having been et oiten to dog their movements, and watches to < itrap them „ if they crossed the Hudson into New . ersey. Correspondence of the U. S. Gax dte. New York, March , p. m. I have scarce any thing to write yo\ . No bu siness has been done except in stoc ;s. L. 8. Bank has fallen 4 per cent., and if ih ; accounts from Harrisburg continue of their ] resent de structive character, we may expect a urther de cline. Drafts on Cotton shipping ports au becoming very scarce, indeed the demand for all iland Ex change is increasing; in foreign nothin done. Prices at First Board : U. S. Bank 70 a7l ; Del. and Hudson 724 a 73; Canton 7£ a 284; Stonington 16; $6500 Exchange oii Philadel phia 935. Sales at Second Board : 50 shares I . &. Bank 69; 179 Del. and Hudson 72f a 73|; 55 N. A. Trust 50 a 52. Correspondence of the North A met can. New York, March 2, 3 p. m. Our stock of cotton has become so n uch redu ced, and the assortment so much hr ken, that shippers are compelled to stay their han for want oi slock, ihe sales to-day are only ht fas large as on the last days of last week. Flour has fallen very much, owing a much as anything to the leading influence of you citv. On Saturday, there were sales as low as 5,2 for Phil adelphia flour. But to-day, sellers third they can do a little better. Sales Southern Corn .his mor ning at £8 els. cash, 561bs, The news from your Legislature has knocked : down U. S. Bank stock, 3 per cent to day. All i other companies are about steady. North Amer ican Trust is the leader of the fancies now. Some i 2000 shares or more, were sold at the Board to i day. Domestic Exchanges are much the same as ; last week. The rates to-day are as follows: Philadelphia 6J a 6|; Baltimore 54 a 6|; Rich mond 6$ a 7; Charleston 3J a 34; Savannah 5 a ! 6; Macon 9 a 10; Mobile 7$ a 74; N. Orleans 44. Adjournment of Congress. We omitted to notice in our paper of dav that the Hon. Wilson Lumpkin, has intro- I duced a motion into the Senate that both houses of Congress adjourn in May. He was warmly supported in his motion by Mr. W ebster, who ex pressed his decided approbation of the motion of Mr. Lumpkin. From the New York Express of the hd inst. From Cunt oh. j The ship Talbot from Canton, arrived below last night, having sailed 6lh Nov. Left Java Head, Dec. Ist. She brought no loose papers. We learn from Capt. Story, that the difficulty between thf British and C hinese, was thought to have been settled, and that two British merchant ships had gone to Wampoa. When they arrived the Chinese Governor staled it to be his wish that all the British vessels should come up and trade as they had done before the difficulty,but insisted that a man should be given up for a Chinese that was killed sometime since by an English sailor. Capt. Elliott declared ffe would not give the man up, and immediately sailed for the Bogue in the sloop of war Le Vauge, and another sloop of war, to prevent any other British vessels sailing for Wampoa. Capt. E. sent a letter on shore to the Cumshi, which was returned unopened. Shortly after the Chinese gun and fire boats, to the number of 300 came around the vessel, and he thought with the intention of attacking him. He sent and gave them 30 minutes to leave, and if they did not leave in that rime he would fire in ito them. They paid no attention to his threat, | and he commenced firing upon them from both sides of his vessel—(the other sloop of war did not fire a gun.) Two of the boats were blown up, two sunk, and the others made off as soon as possible. About 500 of the Chinese were killed. They made no resistance—not so much as fired a gun. It was the intention of Capt. Elliott to blockade the port of Canton with what force he had immediately. More British vessels were daily expected. The above Capt. Story learned from an Amer ican and an English captain—both of whom were eye-witnesses—just before he sailed from Macoa. Capt. S. reports that the ship Oneida, Barrett, from Canton, for New York, put into Singapore, Dec. 27th, dismasted, and would remain to repair I damages. Virginia and New York. In the House of Delegates yesterday, says the j Richmond Compiler of 29th ult. “ The greater I part of the sitting was taken up with a deba'.e I upon the report of the Select Committee on the i subject of the controversy between New York and Virginia.—The first resolution of the report ' was amended and adopted on the 20th inst. The remaining resolutions after some amendment of the 2d, were agreed to yesterday; and then the , preamble was slightly amended, and also agreed ! to. The resolutions as finally adopted by the House as follows: 1. Resolved, That the reason assigned by the | Governor of N. York for his refusal to surrender Peter Johnson, Edward Smith and Isaac Gansey, as fugitives from Justice, upon the demand of the Executive of this State, ere wholly unsatis -1 factory ; and that that refusal is a palpable and dangerous violation of the Constitution and laws of the United Slates. 2. Resolved, That the course of the Executive of New \ ork cannot be acquiesced in; and if sanctioned by that State, and persisted in, it will become the solemn duty of Virginia to adopt the most decisive and efficient measures for the pro ■ tection of her citizens, and the maintenance of rights which she cannot and will not, under any circumstances, surrender or abandon. 3. Resolved, That the Governor of this State be authorized and requested to renew his corres pondence with the Executive of New York, re questing that that functionary will review the grounds taken by him, and that he will urge the 1 consideration of the subject upon the Legislature i of his Stale. 4. Resolvtd, That the Governor of Virginia be requested to open a correspondence with the Executive of each of the slave holding States re questing their co-operating in any necessary and proper measure which Virginia may be forced to j adopt. 5. Resolved , That the Governor of Virginia be requested to forward copies of these proceedings to the Executive of each State of this Union, with the request that they be laid before their re spective Legislatures. To the Editor of the Inquisitor: Cincinnati, September, 16, 1822. Sir—ln your last paper you recommend to the | candidates at the ensuing election, to publish their | political creeds, that the electors may have a fair opportunity of choosing those whose sentiments best accord with their own. I have ever believed that every elector has a right to make this call up i on those who other their services to the people, and that the candidates are bound to answer it. I might, it is true, avail myself of the kind of ex ception which you make in favor of those who have had an opportunity-of shewing their polhi : cal opinions by their conduct. But as I have no reason to dread the most minute investigation of ray opinions, and that ray fellow-citizens may be enabled to compare my actions with my profes sions. I offer you the following outline of rny po litical creed, which you may publish if you think it worthy of a place in your paper. This meas ure is more necessary at this time, as some of my new friends have very kindly, in various hand bills and other anonymous publications, under taken to make one for me, which (if I have a correct knowledge of what I myself believe) is not a very exact likeness of that which I profess. I deem myself a Republican of what is commonly called the Old Jeffersonian School, and believe in j the correctness of that interpretation of the Con stitution, which has been given by the writings of that enlightened statesman, who was at the head of the party and others belonging to it, par ticularly the cclAirated resolutions of the Virgin ia Legislature, during the Presidency of Mr. Ad j ams. I deny, therefore, to the General Government, 1 the exercise of any power, but what is expressly given to it b} r the Constitution, or what is essen | lially necessary to carry the powers expressly i given into effect. 1 believe that the charter given to the Bank of the Lnited States, was unconstitutional—it being not one ot those measures necessaiy to carry any of the expressly granted powers into effect; and whilst my votes in Congress will show that I will take any constitutional means to revoke the char ter, my vote in the State Legislature will equally show that I am opposed to those which are un constitutional or violent, and which will bring us in collision with the General Government. I believe in the tendency of a large public debt to sap the foundations of the Constitution, by creating a monied aristocracy, whose views and interests must be in direct hostility to those ot the mass of the people. I deem it the duty, therefore, of the represen- i i tative of the people to endeavor to extinguish as i as soon as possible, by making every retrench- ; | ment in the expenditures of the Government that a proper performance of the public business will | allow. I believe in the right of the people to instruct their representative when elected ; and it he has 1 sufficient evidence that the instructions which may be given him conic from a majority of his constituents, that he is bound to obey them, un less he considers that by doing it he would vio late the Constitution, in which case I think it would be his duty to resign and give them an op portunity of electing another representative whose opinion would accord with their own. I believe that the existence of slavery in our country is the greatest evil that wc at present lie under: and I believe it to be the duty of non slaveholding States to offer to their sister States every inducement, and afford them ever facility, to get rid of this curse. But lam equally con vinced that, upon constiutional grounds, as well as those of expediency and propriety, all the measures for the accomplishment of the impor tant object of emancipation, must lie begun and supported by the States holding the slaves ; the Constitution having given no power to interfere in this domestic concern, without the consent of those most interested ; and every step which we may take without their concurrence, will assu redly rivet the chains which wc wish to break. I believe that upon the preservation of the union of the States, depends the existence of our civil and religious liberties; and that the cement which binds it together is not a parcel of words written upon paper or parchment, but the brother ly love and regard which the citizens of the se veral States possess for each other. Destroy this and the beautiful fabric which was reared and embellished by our ancestors, crumbles into ru ins. From its disjoined parts, no temple of lib erty will again be reared. Discord and wars will succeed to peace and harmony—barbarism will again overspread the land ; or, what is scarcely better, some kindly tyrant will promulgate the decrees o ! his will from the seat where a Wash ington and rq Jefferson dispensed the blessings of a free and equal goverment, I believe it, therefore, to be the duty of a repre sentative to conciliate, by every possible means, the members of our great political family ; and always to bear in mind, that as the Union was effected only by a spirit of mutual concession and forbearance, so only can it be preserved. WH. H. HARRISON. Liability of Stockholders.—The recent adoption by the House of Representatives, of a provision making stockholders liable to the amount of Stock held by each, is looked upon in this community, as an act of gross injustice and outrage. Let us suppose a case. An individ ual reads over a law. incorporating a Bank—sees that it is an agreement or contract between the Stockholders and the Legislature, and on the faith of such contract, invests §IO.OOO. Six months after, the two houses meet and violate that contract by imposing upon one of the par ties, to wit: the Stockholders, a new obligation, and an obligation moreover, of the most onerous character. If this be justice and fair dealing, we do not understand the true meaning of the terms. In the case of a fraudulent bank, the result would be hard indeed. Thus, a widow with stock amounting to §SOO, might in the first place, lose the whole of that stock ; and then, should the lia bilities prove unusually great, beheld bound for a still further sum. Surely, the members could not have reflected duly on this provision, when vo ting for its adoption, or they sought to kill the Bill eventually, by rendering it as odious and in iquitous as possible.— Philadelphia Inquirer, 3d inst . Latest from Jackson, (Mi.) —The Nat chez Courier of February 24th, says: “We un derstand that the Legislature have passed a law extending the time of collection under executions, nine months. What the features of the bill may be we cannot tell, but we presume that they ex . tend to all existing, as well as to all future execu tions. The bill specifying certain and different periods for the payment in specie of Bank bills of various . denominations, such as one day for redemption of s’s, another for that of 10’s, and so on, has passed. The Banks have certainly obtained better terms from the locofocos, than would probably have been granted by a Whig Legislature.” The state of affairs in the part of Mexico bor ’ dering on the Rio del Norte, continues to be a matter of anxious uncertainty. The recent ac counts from that quarter are so full ot contradic- i ; tions, that no reliance whatever can be placed up- j on them. At one time we are told, on the authori- I fy °f letters received from persons of respectable character that the Federalists were triumphant, * had gained a great victory before Monterey, and would soon march to the certain capture of Mat araoras. Scarcely a week had elepsed, before oth er accounts were received, emanating from sour ’ ces equally entitled to credit, that give the lie to the previous reports, representing the Federalists as defeated and dispersed, and iguominiously fly ing before their victorious antagonists. Amid so great a diversity ot statements, it becomes impos ; sible to arrive at any satisfactory conclusion on the subject. Our doubts cannot be solved until ; i later arrivals bring more authentic and consistent | accounts. We are rather disposed to think, that the Federalists, are not quite so badly whipt as ' their enemies would represent them. One fa vorable indication, is, the opening of the port of Matamoras for the importation of foreign grain • a measure that would scarcely have been re sorted to, unless the Federalists were in possess ion of the country and were stopping the receipt of supplies from the interior. At any rate, the ( friends of the cause should not be discouraged. . 1 From other quarters of Mexico we hear of the triumph of liberal principles. The good seed is sown, no doubt, over the whole country, and 1 must grow and acquire the ascendancy in spite of ! opposition.— N. O. Bulletin. How TO MEASURE ACORN Clllll. We have i been asked in a variety of instances, the rule by 1 which to arrive at the quantity of Corn in a crib or house. That our patrons and their neigh ‘ hours may understand the rule hereafter, we give ’ the rule, as it may be of some use to them. What -1 ever may be the length of the crib, house or pen, measure its correct length, breadth and height, 1 j multiply the length into the breadth and height*, then the height into that amount. Now for the ’ rule—as there are 1728 cubic inches is a cubics | foot,and 2150 cubic inches in a bushel, and 10 bushels in a barrel in the car, all you have to do is to multiply the length, breadth and height by each other as above. This will give the contents in cubic feet, and then multiply the product by ’ 1728, the cubic inches in a foot; this will give the number of inches in the house or crib, then divide by 21,502. the number of cubic inches in a barrel, and the quotient will be the number o barrels in the cars. If you wish to know the number of bushels divide the number of cubic ’ inches by 2150, and the quotient will be the j number of bushels.— People's Advocate. 1 A Comet.—The Thomaston, Me. Recorder, of ■ the 20th observes ; “ For a number of evenings past a comet has been seen by many of our cit izens. It first appears in the north eastern hori i zon. It has quite a brilliant appearance, flashes up occasionally, and has no tad. Its movement t is eastward. It may be considered by some as ominous of war, from the fact of its appearing in 1 th« direction of the Aroostook territory !” A scene in Paris. — Ti averse the Rue de Sevres at what hour you may, you are sure to meet with one or more Sisters of Charity, in their course woolen gowns and clean white quimps, gliding along with the noiseless step acquired by habitual ministry in the chambers of the sick; bent either upon some pious errand between one hospital and another, or carrying succor to the afflicted, or commissioned by their superiors to enquire into the authenticity of some tale of woe. If young, and many a face both young and fair may he found under the shadow of the quintpe, the nun’s countenance is usually cast down as she n.oves along; and, as she passes, her lips may be seen murmuring a prayer or paternoster. But if middle-aged or more, she looks straight fore her; her spirit being too much engrossed by the cares and duties of life to need forcible «. s trangement from the scone around. Then conics the grave-looking priest, pale with vigils and fas ting, about to convey to the pillow of the sick and needy those spiritual consolations of which health and opulence have yet to learn the value. Unlike his spruce, snug reference of the English church, his form is spare, his eyes fixed with in ward meditation. “Noihingcan touch him fur ther” of the vanities of life. He hath but one thought, one hope, one care ; the folding of the flock of which he must render an account to the Lord. — Mrs. Gove. No Work after Supper.—Do you remem ber the anecdote I once told you of the great Miss G , who undertook the management of some of her land I She thought herself clever enough to manage John Chawbacon and the rest of them ; so one day she stood by when John was at his dinner—and he did not make the worse dinner for that. Now, knowing the elasticity of John’s stomach, as he was rising to his work, time up, she said, “John, it would save time of coming and going if you would sit down again and take your supper.” “No objection in the world,” said John, and down he sits and instanter despatches another pound or two, and drink in proportion, ending with her ladyship’s health and many thanks. “Now, then, John,” quoth Lady Boun tiful, “you may go to your work.” “Work, ma’am,” said John, with a grin, “I never works, j ma’am, after supper,” and so he threw himself I down, and in three minutes snored like a pig.— Blackwood. The Loafer.—“ln the shade of this ’ere tree, I am for the present a leetle past comfortable. If a body needn’t get up and change round to keep out of the sun, I would never give a shinplaster bit to be rich. If it warnt for the clothes and eating, I don’t see the use of gold or paper cur rency. Everybody’s asked to drink as often as he’s dry, and more times than he needs it—par ticularly about ’lection times. I keeps a stick and tallys down the whig and democratic drinks I done tuck—hut I think the schoolmaster what cyphered ’em up cheat dme all to run. I’ll vote on t’other side next time, just to show my inde pendence, and keep up the right of universal suffering .” A Counterblast to Tobacco.—Col. Stone, editor of the New York Commercial Advertiser, has delivered a lecture to the good people of Phil adelphia, in which he denounces the practice of using the weed the “ most abominable of all abominable customs ” The Philadelphia papers handle the Colonel’s lecture with full as much severity as he did the use of Tobacco. How ever, we content ouiselves with a few facts, elici- i ted in the course of the evening, which we take . from the Philadelphia Inquher. In the progress of the Colonel’s account of the j history of tobacco, we learnt that it was believed to have been first sent to Europe in 1559, by Fer nandez Toledo; and the introduction in 1578, and trade in tobacco, was deemed an honor to Santa Croza, almost as great as the bringing home a sacred relic, from which he derived his family name. At one time it was supposed to be a cure for almost every disorder—except Love! Monarchs and governments became alarmed at the rapid progress of the use of tobacco, and sumptuary laws werepassedto restrain it. We learn from James 1., whose writings on this sub ject proved that he was not so great a fool as some persons had supposed him, that instances were known in England, of wealthy individuals indulging in the pernicious drug at an expense of £soo per annum.- Popes Urban VIII and Innocent VIII, enacted laws—in some cases extending to excommuni cation—against those who used tobacco or snuff in churches. In Turkey, Amurath 111. made it a ; capital offence, punishable with a loss of the nose for smoking a pipe. In 1634, the Grand Duke of Moscow proscribed its use; and 1690, Schah Abbas, prohibited the use of tobacco in Persia, under the penalty cf having the nose of the of fender cut off. An individual, ignorant of the prohibitory la%v, went to the Persian camp with tobacco for sale, and Schah Abbas ordered both the man and his tobacco to be thrown into a fire and destroyed. The Empress Elizabeth had pro hibited the use of it in her dominions in 1635. How to prevent madness in Dogs.—A cor respondent of the Delaware (Ohio) Gazette says, that by extracting from a dog’s tongue a small while worm, which can be easily discovered at the root of the tongue, on the under side, the dog will be prevented from going rabid even if he should be afterwards bit. He states that he has seen it tried in numerous cases, and that it never j failed in a single instance. For Bachelors.—From our exchange we clip the following about Adam: He laid him down and slept, and from his side A woman in her magic beauty rose: Dazzled and charm’d, he called that woman‘bride,’ And his first sleep became his last repose. For the Ladies.—From our brain we pluck the following about woman : Oh, woman ! bright creature of beauty and love Thou link between man and his heaven above, i If « 7 e knew a delight through our brief span of years i Beyond winning your smiles, ’tis in drying your tears. 0 Now, ladies, aint we gallant and well behaved 1 1 but we believe in that stanza about Adam not ; withstanding.— New Orleans Picayune. A tall company.—A volunteer company has been formed at Frankfort, Ky. no member of which is under five feet ten inches in height. Most of the members measure above six feet the tallest of them being six feet four inches. from the Charleston Courier. Messrs. Editors—\ esterdav was a happy day with the Founder of Hamburg, S. C. The citizens having understood that he would arrive from Charleston, whither he had gone on an im portant and successful mission for the welfare and prosperity of the two cities, determined to pay him that respect which has been won, and justly merited. An hour before the arrival of the cars, the Carolina Riflemen, a fine and well drilled com pany, within whose bosoms beat hearts ever warm with philanthropy and honest independence were seen preparing for the glorious moment,and were soon marched to where they took their stand in readiness to welcome the Founder on his re turn. A splendid coach, drawn by four white horses, was provided, in which wcre'the Hon In trndant and Wardens of Hamburg, thus repre senting the able and distinguished Commit tie who had been nominated, and reported so favor* ably in relation to the trade between Charleston and Hamburg ; all of whom were enlivened by the Hamburg hand of musicians, as they played * several appropriate national airs. On the arrival of the Cars, the well manned cannon, on the magnificent heights, poured forth a deafening sound, awakening up many linger ing thoughts of hope, soon to be realized by the unconquerable enterprise of him who engaged our thoughts and good wishes. Animosities were laid aside and forgotten, and peace and friendship slept forth to fill the void. A hearty welcome being given, Mr. Shultz seated himself in the coach with the aforesaid members, was escorted through the principal streets l*y our noble volunteer- , all of whom mov ed to the enlivening airs of the Hamburg Band, and proceeded to his mansion, where bountiful refreshments had been provided by some ot Mr. Shultz’s friends for the occasion. The sparkling glass passed around with nu merous appropriate toasts. Among these wag one given by Maj. Jos. Wood, a member of Coun- i cil;—Charleston and Hamburg, S. C., —May they be united like the Siamese Twins, and may the great natnral cord that connects them, be the ■ Kail Road. As soon as the evening shades had set in, the Heights were illuminated with numerous brilliant lamps, extending around the ramparts for one half mile, presenting to the spectator a scene more than equal to the enchanted groves of old of which we have read, hut till now have never witnessed. Ever and anon the belching artillery would ar< use us to a sight beyond imagination. We have seen respect paid to merit, and we have known of processions in form, but this da\ r , we witnessed grateful hearts, in unison with the enterprising Founder, expressing that gratitude for which he had striven for these nineteen years. Happy, thrice happy, must he he. 'The gloom which so long has overspread his energies, has disappeared—friends are confirmed and enemies are confounded. But enough. Actions will speak stronger, and prove more things for the rising greatness of Hamburg, than the feeble pen of your correspondent. The course of Hamburg is onward, onward, and still onward, until her name shall be respect ed among the cities of the earth. The planter that brings Cotton to Hamburg will shoitly be supnlied with a sound and valuable paper cur rency of his own state and be in no dread of a } sufficiency to pay his tax. And perhaps, this 1 may be one of the means of drawsng a large portion of the staple from Georgia, instead of vice versa as was intended by freeing the public highway between Augusta and Hamburg unless | the Georgia Banks apply the only remedy, of I ‘‘paying specie,” to make their notes at par with | Carolina bills, for already one hundred and : twenty thousand dollars are gone for the two j bridges, and but little Cotton yet. A Spectator. Hamburg, S. C., March 1, 1840. COMMERCIAL. Latest dates from Liverpool, Jan. 7 \ Latest dates from Havre Jan. 10 — Charleston, March 7. Cotton —We have no change to notice in the gen eral features of the Upland market since our re view of the 29th ult. The quotations given in cur last have been the ruling prices of the week. The : operations are about 7040 bags, at the following prices:—ll3 at 6; 139 at 635 at 6s; 441 at 7; 199 at 7s; 55 at 7§; 603 at 7|; 224 at 7§; 1177 at S; 23 at 8 1-16; 216 at S£; 921 at Ss; 125 at 8|; 499 at 52 at 9j- per lb. Dealers in Sea Island have taken 17 bales at IS; 13 at 19; 11 at 20; 109 at2l;22at i 21 j; 90 at 22; 32 at 23; 24 at 25; 305 from 20 to ! 40; with some stained do from 7 to 13; 40 Maine at 20; and between 4 and 500 bags Santee from 18 I to 22; and a small lot do grown from line seed, at 23 cts per lb. I Rice —The business of the week in this article ! has been light, and at unsettled prices. About 1628 tierces were sold at the following rates, viz: 178 at 2£; 151 at 2§: 224 at 2s; 23 at 2 9-16; 400 at 2§; 132 at 2 3-16; 245 at 2|; 47 at 2 13-16; 190 at 2jj; and 107 tierces at $3 per 100. Rough Rice —The sales have been 1500 bushels at 73; 2045 at 75; and 2275 at 77 cents per bushel. Grain —The receipts of Cornjhave been 11,750 bushels from North Carolina, which sold at prices ranging from 55 to sScents per bush. About 2700 bushels Virginia Oats have come to hand, and been taken at about 39 cents per bushel. Hay has been selling on landing, and to arrive, at prices ranging Irom /5 to 80 cents per 100 lbs. No arrival of Peas since our last. Flour —Our Flour market has been rather quiet during the week, the operations having been con fined to purenases for city consumption. Notwith standing the decline in the article in most of the Northern markets, the light receipts has had a ten dency to keep up prices. Baltimore and North j Carolina have brought within a fraction of last week’s prices—we quote the former a 6s, and : the latter 5$ to according to quality. Sugars —Louisiana has been selling during the week by private contract, in small lots, at 5 cents per lb; a small lot Muscovado, Victoria brand, brought 9 cts per lb. At auction, a lot Louisiana’ was so'd at 4$ a and a parcel Muscovado, branded “F. D.” at 7 cts per lb; and 102 who e and 103 half bbls received per Ostrich, from Puerto Ca bello, from 5g to 4| per lb. Molasses —About 26 casks were received this week from Ponce (Porto Rico) for which 26 cents per gallon, Avas offered and refused. Coffee —The balance of the cargo Rio. received some time since, per Express, has been closed at prices ranging within quotations—viz: 10$ a 11|. About 757 bags and 4 hhds, part of the cargo per schr Ostrich, from Puerto Cabello, was knocked off at auction at prices ranging from 10$ to per lb The cargo of the Ajax, arrived" this week Irom St. Jago, consisting of 20 hhds, 22 bbls and 230 bags, has been put in store. Bacon —The business of the week, in this arti cle, has been confined to the retailers, at about our quotations. Lard Ihe stock on sale, at present, is vciy light, sufficient however, for the demand. We quote extremes 8 to 10 c s per lb. Salt —About 4295 sacks Liverpool have been received since our last, which brought 130 a 1624 per sack, according to quality. Turks Island from store is held at 40 a 45; and Cadiz at 35 cts per bushel. * F Exchange —Bills on England 9 a per ctprem; on 1 lance, 5174 a 525; on New Vork short sight bills have been sold at 24 a 3; 30 day bills I alj; and 60 do 4 a 1 per ct prem. heights lo Liverpool 1 a Igd for cotton in square bags. To Havre engagements have been made during the week at 2$ and 2$ in square, and 24 a 2f per lb for cotton in round bags—and $5 per 600 lbs for rice. To New York we quote 3’ a s per lb for cotton, and 1J per tierce for rice. To Boston f a ! ct for cotton, and 1| per tierce for j rice. STATEMEN f or COTTON, i 1 S. I. Upl’ds. j Stock on hand Ist Oct. 1973 2733 ! Received this week, 309 8522 j do. previously, 10803 163542 13085 174797 j Exported this jweek, 99 2 previously, 8874 13537 Clipboard, JO iss 9916 25755 Stock on hand 3169 14664 2 A.. . . , Savannah, Marck G. Cotton Arrived since the 2Sth ult. 12441 bales I U pland, and 223 bales S I Cotton, and cleared at the same time 7972 bales Upland and 244 bales S I Cotton; leaving a stock on hand, inclusive of all on shipboard, not cleared on the 6th instant of 49604 bales L pland and 2817 bales S I Cotton’. The dull state of the market represented in cur last review, continued for several days, and prices of Upland were barely supported—but th re lias since been an active demand, and our quotations of last week are readily obtained. The sales arc 8432 bales, viz: 14 at 5; IS at 54; 34 at 6- 23 at 64; 16 at 6|; 72 at 64; 3S at 6£; 384 at 7-’ 42 it 7g; ~3 at T«, ,2 at 7 5-16; 41 at 7§; 63 at 74- 211 I 7 h 307 at 7h 1117 at 8; 512 at 8*; 1812 at B*} 218 at eg; 1062 it 8$; 224 at S§; 78 ai s 9.1 c 1208 at 8|; 307 at 8|; 501 at 9. The business in Sea Island has been extensive, and at lower n r i CG . for the finer qualities, but rather higher for the in* fevior descriptions, particularly during the i a \ thiec days. The sales are 930 bags, viz; 22 at 41 at 1 <; 15 at IS; 1 at 184; 40 at 19; 9at IQl* 97 at 20; 13 at 204; 171 at 21; 39 at 214- §3 22; 89 at 225; 179 at 23; 73 at 231; 32 at 24. STATEMENT OF COTTON. . Lpl’ds. S. I Stock on hand, Ist Oct., 1503 j ‘ Received this week, 12441 2 0 3 do previously, 134056 5043 j 148020 5384 I Exported this week, 7972 244 do previously, 90444 2323 95416 2557 I Stock on hand, including all on ship board not cleared on the 6th inst- 45604 28P Rice —The market since our last for this staple I has been rather dull, the sales extend only tosniail i parcels from 2$ to s3—principally at 22, with a I light stock. Flour— Remains without change in price and I thc demand confined to small parcels for city’cor ■ sumption. We quote Howard-st. at a7- j nal ats7f a 8. 9 T j Corn Sedsinfots to suit purchases at 65 a i 70 cents. j Groceries -In Coffee, Sugar and Mo asses a ffir 1 rc r taii business doing at all prices within the ran*e or our quotations. 0 1 Kay—Sales on the wharf of GOO bundles at 87 a $!• 1 Spirits —ln domestic liquors, small sales of N E._Rum at 36 a 33; Whiskey at 34 a 35; Gin at 45 Exchange—On England, 10a 10$ percent prom Drafts on New York, at sight, 5$ per cent prem -5 days sight, 44 per cent prem. Freights —To Liverpool, 1 a l;$d; New York Ic ito Boston, li- ct. ’ * Boston, February 29. Coffee. —There is considerable inquiry for com mon and inferior qualities, of which there is but little in narket. The sales are small and unnr*. portant, at former prices. A few hundred bags St Domingo have sold, 9$ a 10c ; and Rio common quality a 10$ per lb, 6 mos. Sales by auction of 50 bags St Domingo, partially damaged, 9c per lb, 4 mos; and 25 bags Java ordinary, KHc per cash. ’ Cotton. —The market has been exceedingly dull throughout. Considerable has arrived, and the stock is now quite 1/ngc. The sales since our last report are only about 300 bales, and most!}-at a considerable decline on last week’s prices.* For ordinary there is no demand whatever. The mar ket closes inactive, and prices unsettled. Molasses. —The arrivals of Cuba are large, and the stock heavy and accumulating. The sales this week embrace two entire cargoes Havana and Ma tanzas at about and 4 a 500 hhds do do in parcels, at 24 a 24r’c; 250 hhds Havana old. for distilling, 22 a and about 100 hhds Trinidad and Cienfuegos old crop, 26, and new crop 28c per gal, 6 mos There is little or no demand for dis tilling, as all the principal distillers have a fair slock on hand. Sugar. — We have no alteration to make, either in price or demand. Sales of 150 a 200 boxes Ha vana brown, part new, 8 a Bsc per lb, for good quality ; 100 boxes white, 9$ a"9sc per lb, 6 mos; hhd Sugars continue dull; 150 hhds Porto Rico sold for refining at per lb, 6 mos. Sales by auction of 100 hhds New Orleans, part very ordinary, a s|c; 35 hhds do, of another lot, s|c; 50 boxes Havana brown, ord. 7|c per lb, 4 mos. Columbia, S. C., March 6. Cotton. —Very little cotton is coming in and the market is dull. Prices remain the same and wc con tinue the quotation of last week —5 to 7| cents, extremes—principal sales at 6$ to 7s. Mobile, March 2. Our Cotton market < losed on Saturday with a drooping tendency,—the disposition of ho ders to realise the current rates, having determined itself into an anxiety lor that end; but the want of ves sels continues to operate as a serious drawback on transactions. Were that obstacle removed we might anticipate an active state of affairs ; for it is I understood the rates now ruling are within the limits of purchasers. In the meantime the daily receipts are very heavy: the sales on Saturday were about 3000 bales. Having postponed the publication of our Prices Current until Wednesday, we annex a table of quotations at which the market closed on Satur day. LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATION. Good and fine - . - 8j a 9 Good fair-- _ - 8$ aßs Fair -- - - 7i a 7$ Middling - - . - 6| aC| Inferior and Ordinary - _ 5 a 6 The receipts of the week were about 52.000 bales, MARINE INTELLIGENCE. Savannah, March 5. Cleared —Br s' ip Ann Liffey, Stewart, Liver pool; brig L Baldwin, Basset, New York. Arrived —Ship Lotus, Looke, New York; steam boat John Randolph,Lyon, Augusta. If ent to sen —Br ships Thetis, Brown, Liver pool; James Moran, Ferguson, do; Br bark Jane Iladdow, Suttie, Greenock; brigs Poland, Gardner, Havana; Wm Taylor, fluey, New York; Br brig Penelope, Ferguson, Trinidad; brig Seaboard, Den nis, Provident e. Departed —Steamboat D W St John, Pond, Au gusta. M arch 6. Cleared— Br bark Magaret Bogle, Smith, Gree nock. Arrived Br ship Alexander Edmonds. Strange, Liverpool; Br bark Clarence. Betts, Jamaica; steam boats Georgia, Norris, Augusta; Oglethorpe, Wil liams, do; Erin, Hubbard, do. H ent to sea —Brig L Baldwin, Basset, N York. Charleston, March 7. Arrived yesterday— Brig Delaware, Ross, Hava na; U L brig Moses, Loveland. New York. Cleared.— Schr Ajax, Wheeler, St Jago de Cuba. Went to sea yesterday —British ship Wakefield, Young, Liverpool; Sw brig Snail, Ohman, Stock holm; brig Daniel Webste-, Adams, Havana. ifr THE FARMERS' REGISTER , a monthly publication, devoted to the improvement of the practice, and support of tiie interest, of Agricul ture; published at Richmond, Va , at $5 per year. Edmund Ruffin, editor and proprietor. in 6 (jffT Lr. C. 11 . H EST offers hi? professional services lo the citizens of Augusta and its vicinity Ills office is in Mclntosh-street, opposite the office of the Constitutionalist: residence at the Eagle and Phoenix Hotel. feb 13—trwlm (fff Doctor J. J. WILSON offers his profes sional services to the citizens of Augusta and its vicinity. He will bo found at his residence, the first brick building above Guedron’s stable on Ellis street, recently occupied by John L. Adams *ug 17 ‘ t s Cj" EXCHANGE ON NEW YORK— At si Hit. and at one to tw ty days sight. For sale by 110 v 23 GARDELLE & RHIND. J. W. JONEI S, is my authorised Agent for th® adjustment of my unfinished business. mar 3 WILLIAM E. JONES. tiff A OTICE. —From this date freight on Cotton per 8. C. C. Rail Road Go. is reduced to forty (40) cents per hundred for square bales, and fifty (50) cents per hundred pounds for round. A. B. ST URGES, Agent. Hamburg, March 4, 1840. CffRAIL ROAD FREIGHT artk es usually earned by weight to Hamburg, vri!l be charged at 40 cents per 100 ponnds (instead ot 50 cents, as customary,) till further notice. mar 2 JOHN KING, Jr., Agent. CTj’ LAll X OTICE. —The undersigned practi ces in the Superior Courts of Columbia, Washing ton, Scrivcn, Burke, and Jefferson counties. _Jeb 19 2w CHARLES J. JENKINS^, Cfr TO the lovers of the arts.— The Paintings at Mr. Richards’ Drawing Academy, (Masonic Hall,) will hereafter be opened to visi tors, every Saturday afternoon and evening,Horn 2 o’clock until 9 o’clock p. m. At night the rooms will be well lighted. dec 19 W. G. 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