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! j CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL. AUGUST aI MONDAY MORNING, M iRCH 30. dj* See Jirst page. | Congress, * The intelligence from this bcjlj is to the eve ning of the 25th instant. The!House adjourn - ed, after a continued session of wf hours, on the Treasury Note Bill, when it agreed to adjourn, upon an understanding, that the . Bill should be taken up the next day in comrnit(|ea of the whole, and disposed of before the body adjourned.. Theatre. \ Mb, Madison’s benefit takes| place to-night. The bill is an attractive one—se| advertisement. Mr. Richards’ Lecjjares Will be continued this evening! at the Masonic Hall—See advertisement. ( A letter from Washington in the New York American says:—“l am informed that it has been decided upon to send a squadrot to Canton, for the protection of eur commerce with the least possible delay. I am not auth j'ised to stale it as positive fact, but, from the resj Notability of the source, I think the information biay be relied upon.” | The Opinion of Jit! ue. The Legislature of Maine have adopted a se ries of Resolutions respecting the 1 oundary qnes tion, one of which is as follows: Resolved, That unless the Beilin i Government’ during die present session of Cots ;ress, make or accept a distinct and satisfactory imposition for immediate adjustment of the boundary question, it will be the duty of the General Goverment to take military possession of the disc uted territory; and in the name of a sovereign stu e, we will call upon the national government toi ulfil its consti tutional obligations, to establish ts e line which it has solemnly declared to be the ue boundary, and to protect this State in exten ing her juris diction to the utmost limits of oui ;srritory. The Whigs of New York h; 'e nominated David Graham, Jr. as a candid; i 3 for Mayor* of that city. i The First Regiment of U. S.l Artillery has been ordered to Holton, Maine. \\ Manhattan Bank.—Jonathiih Thomps Esq., has been unanimously electdl President of the Manhattan Bank. — Nearly 300 converts to the Mfjtji odist church, have been made at Maysville, Kk., within the last few weeks, through the insjiumentality of Mr. Maffit. |j Rhinoceros.—The New Yor-lj Star of the 25th, says: “We regret to learnipiat the Rhi noceros belonging to the Zoological Institute, died yesterday. The animal ||as valued at $15,000.” Correspondence of the North American. New March 25. There were some pretty large itfies of cotton at the close of yesterday and to-da|/, which make that matter look a little more livelyt F'.our hangs heavily, and the idea of making ilenessee bring $5 62 has been abandoned, and s#*so ia now the asking price. New Orleans sell 5 , a $5 a 5 06, Philadelphia $5; Georgetown anpi Howard str., $5 a5 25 for all brands. Nor:h<l n Rye sells at 55 a56 cts only; Corn 64 a56 ctl Oats 23 a33 cts for all sorts, southern and norlf ern. Exchanges on Philadelphia s|! a s£; Balti more a 4J; Richmond 6£ a 7.1 Charleston 3 a 3£; Savannah 4£ a5; Augusta 71 7j; Macon 8 a 8$; Mobile 5 a SJ; New Orleans 5 as|; Ster ling a 85. \\ We are several mails deficient | from New Or leans. • I Suspicions have come up again s ,rtbout the man in the bag, and a new investigatic|| is going on. I The Hon. Thomas Butler Kli ng, submitted the following resolution on the 23( instant, which was read : Resolved, That the Secretary cf the 1 reasury be, and he is hereby directed to sen A to this House all his correspondence and the coi 1 espondence of any officer of his Department wb lj any bank or banks on the subject of borrowing* >or raising mo ney on sale or purchase of Treasury Notes, or placing and receiving them on deposit; and to inform this House what has beenjlhe actual cost of issuing Treasury Notes under the several acts passed from October, 1837, to Mlirch, 1839, in clusive, authorising 4he issue of lUeasury Notes, and to send to this House a state nent of the in terest paid and due on the several issues of Trea sury Notes from October, 1837, to 30th June, 1839, inclusive, and the terms » n which they have been sold to any banks or individuals, or placed on deposit. From France. The packet ship Louis Philippe, at New York sailed from Havre on the 2d insta it. The Paris Presse of the 29th st ;,es that the of ficial part of the Moniteur, to be published on the following day, was expected t > contain the announcement of the compositk|i of the new Cabinet. | Forty houses were destroyed b| fire at Lille, on the night of Feb. 24th. | Hamburg papers of the 25th, hi d been receiv ed in Paris. A great sensation las created in Gottingen by the arrival there, on [he 10th, of the Minister Van Stralenheim, withpn order from the King to the University, to proceed toTthe elec tion of a Deputy on the 21st. A similar order, but for a different day, was delive ed to the Ma- , gistrates, directing the citizens to olect a Repre sentative, which it was expected th > would obey. Correspondence of the Commercic i Advertiser. ! Havre, Ist March, 1840. i I wrote you yesterday by the Bn .ish Queen.— ] The sales ot cotton effected since a lount to 3000 i bales, among which are 650 bales New Orleans, t old crop, ($ petit courant and ico nant,) corres- 1 'S Uver P“>> g°* Wr. at 87f; i and 2200 bales Orleans, ejected by three 1 vessels, at 80f 50 for bon ordinaint-say Liver- t poo mid. fair. Ordinary and lo'„ cottons are t freely offered, and importers seem jjenerally anx- t ious to realise; our market in consequence looks t downward, and the quotation may} he written If f lower for all descriptions under ftOlj—the prices of t good and fine cotton being steady.} ; Y ester Jay the accounts from Ro pn announced \ that large quantities of goods had been run off but without improvement in prices, which re mained very low for all articles as well as for yarns. A Van Buren paper at Nantucket says:— “ Congress, it is believed, will adjourn early in June. It might as well. The House of Repre sentatives has shown itself to be as contempti ble in point of decency, as it is in point of talent.” The Editor talks like a man of sense, and ex presses the opinion of four-fifths of the inhabi tants of these parts. — Phila. N. Amer. From the Baltimore Patriot ts Thursday. Recognition of the Charter of the United States Bank. The resolution to which wc alluded yesterday, as having passed the Pennsylvania House of Rep resentatives, on Monday, authorizes the Governor to borrow of the United States Bank one million of dollars “for repairs of public works,’’ at four per cent, reimbursable in twenty-five years. The amendment authorizing the Governor to require the loan from the Bank, caused considerable de bate, but was adopted—yeas 51, nays 41. The resolution, as finally agreed to, was passed by a" vote of 58 to 32. The fallowing is the provision in the charter of the U. S. Dank, under which this million loan is to be demanded, and will doubtless be obtained, by the State : “And the said corporation shall also, whenever required by law, advance, on permanent loan, any sum or sums not exceeding, in the whole, six millions of dollars, and for each sum of money so loaned shall receive from the Commonwealth a negotiable certificate of stock, reimbursable on the third day of March, one thousand eight hun dred and sixty-eight, transferable at the Bank of Pennsylvania, or such other place as the Legis lature may hereafter designate, bearing an inter est of either four or live percent per annum, pay able half yearly, at the Bank of Pennsylvania, or other place as the Legislature may hereafter de signate, or as the law requiring such loan may determine; and, in case the interest shall be five per cent, shall pay to the Commonwealth one hundred and ten dollars in money for each hun dred dollars of stock, or, if the interest be four per cent, shall pay one hundred dollars in money for each hundred dollars of stock.” The talk about repealing the charter of the Bank may now be expected to cease. There has been too much of that talk aheady, for the good of the Bank or the credit of the State. Gratifying Intelligence. Residue of the Crew of the Flora Res cued. —Capt. Ivy, of the Wilmington steamer Governor Hadley, arrived yesterday morning, states that he spoke, off Cape Fear, on Thurs day, the Pilot Boat Margaret, Capt. Davis, just from the wreck of the Br. ship Flora, with the remainder of the crew on board, having been all saved. Capt. Davis said that the ship’s bottom had been separated from the top, and that she would be a total loss. The Governor Dudley and the Margeret start ed for the wreck in company, the preceding day, but, on account of the severity of the gale, could make no progress, and were 'compelled to put back. The rescue of these unfortunate men from their perilous situation, is truly a matter of much gratification, as from the stale of the weather there was hardly a hope that ihev would be saved. We are informed that those first saved were on the wharf when the boat arrived, anxiously awaiting information as to the fate of their ship mates, and when their safety was proclaimed, gave vent to their joy in three hearty cheers, which met a ready response from the spectators. Charleston Courier , 28/A inst. From Florida. Ivdfan Murders.— Every week brings its tale of blood. Capt- Brooks of the General Clinch, informs us that some time last week, the Rev. Mr. Mcßae, of the Methodist Episcopal Church was killed while riding his circuit, by Indians, within three miles of Micanopy. Also, that an expres arrived at Garey's Ferry on Saturday evening, bringing intelligence of tire capture and destruction of a train of wagons, some where in Middle Florida. The wajjons were burned, the mules killed, and the sergeant in command of the train mortally wounded.— Advocate 24 th inst. Col. Twiggs' Expedition. —On Thursday morning, this gallant Col. started from Garey’s Ferry, in the steamer Gen, Clinch and Wm. Gaston, with eleven Blood Hounds for the Ode* lawaha. The number of Regular Troops was 275, besides a large number of citizen volunteers. The entire force is reported to have been in excel lent spirits, warmly animated with the hope Os of success, and confidence in the enterprise.-ifoV/. Army News. —By a letter received from East Florida, we learn, the United States’ troops have continued actively shouting. Capt. Smith cap tured an old Indian, a few days since: the rascal piloted him to Tiger-Tail’s store-house, in which were found plenty of dry goods and other arti cles, and some powder. Tiger-Tail’s depot was between the Suwannee and Yacassassce. Tiger- Tail is wandering about from swamp to swamp, keeping out of the way of the troops, and subsist ing as he can. The Indian prisoner, it is said, ; has promised to pilot the troops to a camp of forty or fii.y warriors under Neah-Tuskla-Mathla. We have also seen a letter from an officer, da ted camp Alburtis, which speaks of a contempla ted expedition, any notice of which we are en joined from publishing, as it would be a breach of the rules and regulations, &c. Maj. Loomis is an active, talented and vigilant officer, and we auger well from his movements. Floridian 2 Is* inst. A Fracas.— I* he Ladies Victorious! From a statement relative to some proceedings had before the commissioners appointed by the committee of elections, made by Charles Inger soll, Esq., Philadelphia, son of C. J. Ingersoll, Esq., claimant for the seat in Congress occupied by Charles Naylor, Esq., and published in the Pennsylvanian of the 21st inst., we learn that a fracas occurred in that city on the 20th, of which the following is the substance. It appears that Mr. Naylor,on the 18th, made a publication in the United States Gazette, of Philadelphia, con taining some offensive epithets and allusions, which Mr. Ingersoll appropriated to himself, on account of which he, on the 20th, wrote Mr, Naylor a note, demanding a retraction and apol ogetic publication, which was promptly and la conically refused by Mr. N. This peremptory recusancy on the part of Mr. N., left Mr. C. “no alternative,” save the transmission of a hostile note by “his friend,” Col. Pleasanton, who was bearer of the first. Col. P. found Mr. N. at his residence, in a front room, in company with a gentleman not named; and refusing to deliver his “message’ in his presence, was taken by Mr. N., into a back room adjoining, where he handed over his note, which, alter once refusing to read, Mr. N. did finally peruse; told Col. P. he would send a written reply, and desired he would leave the house. Col. P. refused to budge; Mr. N. called in his friend, put his hand on the Col’s collar and repeated his order. The Col. caught Mr. N. by the throat; Mr. N’s friend struck the Col. and then a fight of two against one commenced; when three la lies rushed into the room, and, vi et ar mis, drove the three male combatants into the street. Mr. N. and his friend immediately re-en tered the house, and put themselves “under the protection of the ladies,”! while Col. P. made the best of his way to his “principal” and repott ' ed process; and while the latter was reporting the case for the edification of the public, he recei ved a note from Mr. N., telling him that when he can find a person to carry his notes “who knows how to behave like a gentleman, they shall receive am answer.” Such, in substance, is one account of this war, “bloodless as yet;” what ‘•the party of t ie other part” has to say on this subject, we have yet to learn.” —Baltimore Sun. > - - We notice as one of the “signs of the times” the perfect silence of the Van Buren press on all the prominent measures of the party. The more violent portion of it confines itself to abuse its opponents, while the more moderate, like our neighbor of the Pennsylvanian, discourses most agreeably on matters and things in general, but leaves out the measures of the administration as subjects of any particular interest. —Phi I. N. A mer. Jacksonville, March 17. The Blood-hounds —a//a.s , “P£ACE-Houxns.” We understand that nine of these canine warriors 1 arrived at Garey’s Ferry on Friday last. Our informant states, that they are the most ferocious looking anifnals he ever saw. They are to be used by Col. Twiggs, of the 2d Dragoons, in an expedition to the Ocklawaha. We are also in . formed that an experiment was made on Sunday which fully tested the utility, as well as sagacity, of the dogs. An Indian, some time a prisoner at Garey’s Ferry, was liberated, and instructed to travel a distance of five miles, and climb a tree. The Indian did so, and the dogs were put upon his trail. They went directly to the tree, and the trail dog attempted to climb it, and before the other dogs came up, had got up the tree about six feet. — Advocate. A Fit Elector for Martin Van Bl*ren. — The locofocos of Indiana have placed at the head of their Electoral ticket the name of Robert Dale Owen. This man is well known in this city, ay, throughout oui country, and perhaps the civilized world, as a destructive of public morals; he pub lished himself to the world as opposed to the mar riage contract, and in favor of a community of goods. He had the audacity, last fall, to offer him self as a candidate for election to Congress, but the people of his district signally rebuked his pre sumption, and we trust he is doomed to meet the same fate in the new position in which he has been placed.— N. V. Times. The Damage on the Rail Road. —We learn from Mr. Gordon, President of the Central Rail Road, who has just returned from a visit to the 100 mile station—that the injury done by the freshet in the Ogeechee, is, in extent—a break in one embankment of about 1000 feet, in another about 200; neither of these embankments exceed an average of five feet in height, and can soon be repaired, when the waters shall have subsided ; and as the river had fallen two feet, when he left yesterday morning, it is expected that by Friday or Saturday the repairs can be begun. The bridges across the Ogechce and its vicinity, have not been injured, but a portion of the embank ment on the western side of the river has been carried away, though not to any gieat extent. The cause of this disaster is mainly to be at tributed to the newness of the embankment, and to the fact that it has been built in a most unprece dented drought, and consequently was unprepar ed, in its dry and incompact condition, to resist the pressure of so great a body of water sudden ly on it. The new embankment will be built two feet higher than was the old one, and will be riveted with rock, which abounds in the neigh borhood.—Savannah Gcorgiari of 2 6th inst. Distressing—Fire with Loss of Life.— Between 12 and I o’clock, Saturday night, a fire accidentally took place in the dwelling of Mr. John Asten, at Yonkers, New York, by which the house was with its contents totally destroyed, and melancholly to relate, six children of Mr. As ton’s, one a 3 r oung man, and the others girls be tween 6 and 12 years of age, perished in the flames. Another young man, also a son of Mr. Asten, was badly, though not dangerously burnt. Mr. Asten with his wife, with difficulty es caped with their lives, and succeeded in rescuing three of their children —girls, and an infant child. The origin of the fire is not known, though it is supposed to have caught from a light with which some of the family retired, who lodged in the upper part of the house.—iV. Y. Cour. From the Baltimore American. Virginia Bank Law'.— The Act of the Le gislature of Virginia in reference to the Banks of that State, passed March 18th 1840, provides that the forfeiture of their charteis for refusal to pay specie, incurred under existing laws, shall be sus pended until the end of the next session of the General Assembly ; and so much of any act as may prohibt them from issuing notes for sums of five and ten dollars shall be suspended until the Ist day of April, 1841. The amount of any note or debt due from any Bonk, with legal interest thereon, may be nevertheless recovered in any of the modes now authorised by law. The notes ot the Banks which are now receivable in pay ment of debts and taxes due to the Common wealth are to be received as usual, and the depo sites of the public revenue are to be made as heretofore in the Bank of Virginia and Farmers’ ,i °f Virginia, unless the Executive shall otherwise direct, in which case the Treasurer, with the sanc t.on of the Executive, shall provide for the safe keeping of the public monies. The law also provides that every Bank which shall avil itself of the provisions of this act shall make no divdend exceeding six per cent per an num, unless it shall for one month previously thereto have buna fide , resumed specie payments; the outstanding debts of every Bank moveover are not to exceed their present limits. The rem edy against the Banks of the Commonwealth by motion upon ten days notice is suspended until the Ist of January next; that mode of procedure having been designed to operate upon the Banks as culpable delinquents, and not as delinquents in consequence of unlooked for exigencies. It is prohibited to the Banks to receive in pay ment or on deposite Bank notes of any Bank out of the State of a less denomination than ten dol lars. They are also forbidden to put in circula tion any note, bill, or evidence of debt, which is not payable on demand. The Banks in which the deposites of the State are made, iFthey ac cept the provisions of this act, are required to pay the semi-annual interest due from the Common wealth in the month of July next in specie or its equivalent, if so required by the creditors, with out charging any premium therefor. New-Orleans Races—Eclipse Course. — The four mile sweepstakes over this course was won on Tuesday, the 17th inst. after a hard con test, by Billy Townes, in three heats. Ist 2d 3d heat. Billy Townes, 2 11 Maria Black, 12 0 broke down. Ralph, 3 drawn. AltorfF, paid forfeit. Time, Ist heat 754 ; 2d heat 755 ; 3d not given. The Massachusetts Loco Focos follow servile ly the cue given at Washington and the Hermi tage, and have on their ticket substituted Col. Polk, as Vice President, for Col. Johnson. Depreciation of Real Estate.— General Green’s estate of 50 acres, together with a large mansion, barn, &c. on the Passaic, New Jersey, four miies from Newark, sold, Thursday, at auc tion, for Paganini in a Scrape.— The Paris jour nals give an account of a trial the other day, ii which the modern Orpheus figured as defendant and was found liable in damages to the amoun of 50,000 francs. Two years ago, in conmnc tion with certain other parties, he embarked in scheme for the establishment of a Casino, a plac of public arausemeut on a novel plao consistin of a fashionable clubhouse, concert-iooms, a 1 brary, an athenaeum lor the scientific meeting and lectures. A joint-stocK company was forme of 700 shares of 1000 francs each, and the estal lishment was denominated “The Casino Pa{ anini.” His performances was reckoned upo as a principal attraction, and he engaged to pe form no where else. A magnificent house an grounds were obtained in the most fashionabl part of Paris, and ihe concern commenced open tion; but to the astonishment of his associate Paganini (who had taken an active part in th arrangements, and occupied apartments at th Casino) refused to make his appearance at th very first concert, though he had been announce and all the tickets had been sold at 20 fianc each.—ln this conduct he persisted, notwithstanc •ng the entreaties and remonstrances of his assc dates; and the public considered the whole a fair a piece of humbug. The enterprise, const quently,wa-5 ruined, and the parties who had los the large sum of money invested in it sued Pas anini for damages occask ned by his breach c laith. His defence seems to have been a serif of quibbles. It was proved under his hand the he had engaged to perform nowhere but at th Casino; but this,he pleaded,could notconstitul any engagement to perform there. He also pleat ed inability from ill health; but it was prove that his health was as good as usual, and that b was constantly fiddling within doors, taking £ much care as possible that nobody should hav the gratification of hearing him. At first dan ages were given against him to the amount ( 20,000 francs; but, both parties having appealei the result of the second trial, on the 3d inst., wa that the sum was enlarged to 50,000. The Sq nor, we believe, is in Italy at present, but n doubt there is property in France from which tli amount can be made good. Common Schools in Pennstlvania. —Th Whigs in this State, and throughout the countr must feel just pride in the recent report to the h gislature of Pennsylvania. Spite of the oppos tion of the destructives, who cried out again; the establishment of common schools as invo ving the State in unnecessary expenses, but whos real object was to keep tue people in darknes that they might be led by the nose to the pol to vote for whomsoever the leaders designate! this great measure, so republican in its charactc and so indispensable to the perpetuity of our ir stitutions, has obtained at last a firm foothok In 1835, only 536 districts accepted the terms c the law, and there were but 100,000 scholar now, 887 have accepted out of the 1050 districts and there are necr 300,000 scholars. The sur expended in 5 years has been nearly two mi lions. This is truly a proud triumph for th cause of education and human civilization. 1 the dissemination of truth and enlightenmer and enlargement of intellectual power, in thi free country, will not emancipate the mind an morals from darkness and crime, then is the las hope of the progressive improvement oi our rac extinguished.— N. Y. Star. The Rival of Sam Patch.— An America! named Scott, has been astonishing some of th people in this neighborhood by his extraordinar feats, having leapt into the water twice (on dii ferent occasions) fr?m a very elevated position on board the San Joset, bearing the flag of th Admiral Superintendant of the dockyard. Oi the first occasion, he descended from the lop sai yard-arm, a height of about 120 feet; and or the second from the top-gallant yard, a height o about 190 feet. Even at this inclement season it is surprising to see the number of persons as sembled to witness the extraordinary perform' ance.— Plymouth f EnglandJ paper , Feb. 17 \V e presume this is the person, who, at tin time Sam Patch was in the zenith of glory, wa in the habit of amusing himself by leaping fron the rocks forming the ledge over which the Fall of the Passaic River are made. A workman liv ing at Paterson, named William Scott, was ac customed about that lime to jump from a heigh of one hundred feet or more into the water be low, not to show, as his illustrious predecessor “that some things could be done as well as oth eis,’ but just “to wash himself clean o’ a Satur day night.” He was certainly more modest ii his pretensions than Patch, for while the latte attracted thousands from all the countiy aroun< to witness his wonderlul feats of jumping, th< former generally satisfied himself with Ihe ap plause ot what few straggling factory boys hap pened to be near the spot. Since he has gom abroad, however, he appears to have lost some what of his retiring delicacy, and has no objec lion to making his performances public.— N. Y Post. Files of Newspapers.— There are few whe deem it worth while to keep a file of their news papers. Those who subscribe for them most lib erally, rarely preserve them. This is wrong. I a newspaper is worth taking, it is certainly wort! preserving. A complete file of a newspaper is far more valuable at the end of the year than th< money it costs. Newspapers are transcripts o the history of the times ; not always entirely faithful or accurate in all respects, yet even ir their fictitious colorings and party attributes, the} furnish matter of interest for future speculator and reference. As years pass away, these files will continually enhance in value. Whatwoulc the oldest inhabitant of our city now give for a file of newspapers published 60 or 70 years ago ! What more interesting legacy can those living bequeath to thei. children and grand-children than a file of newspapers of the present time 1 Admit that much contained in newspapers is trash; still that trash is a part of human life ; de duct from existence its trifles and frivolity—how little, how very little is left. Every family ought to keep a file of their newspapers. As children grow up they will become interested in examin ing them; and the fund of general information thus acquired will be by n > means inconsiderable, The pains necessary to preserve them, if attend ed to weekly, would be trifling. It has become a fashion in Paris, to bind books in the most expensive manner. A correspondent mentions a recent instance, in which the binding of a single volume cost about §IOOO. He adds; “ I lately saw another book, which will be a little more expensive. It is of folio size, and con tains 300 pages drawing paper. The owner is a Count of the Empire, a man of great wealth, who chooses to conceal his name. He has the book made, and intends to have a water color drawing made upon each of the 300 pages by a French artist. For each drawing he will give the sum of 1000 francs. No artist is to contribute more than one drawing, and thus the sum of 300,000 francs will be distributed among 300 anists, This is what I call true patronage of art.” A letter from Yicksburgb, dated on the 9th in stant says:—“ A duel came off this morning op posite Vicksburg, between Mr. J. A. Richard son and Mr. Wm. Murtry, both of this city. A horse whipping, bestowed’ by the former gentle man upon the latter, occasioned the meeting. A shot was exhanged without effect, when the af fdr was suspended. A large nnmber of the citi zens were on the ground. Another meeting be tween two political parlizans from Jacksonfis in contemplation—to take place next.” r- 1 Nomination.—lsaac L. Varian, the present n mayor of New York, has been nominated for re it, election by the friends of the administration. at c " The Baltimore American states, that the revi a val in religion has been very considerable in that ce city of late. The condition of the times, ob serves the editor, wearing during the past sea son an aspect of gloom, derived from the depres- S s sion of business and the prostration of worldly hopes among so many, might well occasion in the minds of the community much serious reflection. S' If the result shall be to call forth and strengthen 3n the religious sentiment, bringing the conviction ;r " that upon no other basis can the superstructure of human happiness be safely founded, it will be *l® but another exemplification of the great truth, a * that it is often “ good to be afflicted.” es , tl6 f T le The Thames Tunuel is finished to within 70 1C feet of the wall at Wapping. The workmen I finish ten feet each week. It will be complctad cs in June. d- 0- Small Talk.—Says a bed-bug to a musqui if- to, whom he chanced to meet the other evening e- on an expedition, ‘‘How is it that you make out >st to extract so much more of life’s current than my g- self, when I can bite as severely as you I —How of can you explain 1” es “ For particulars see small bills," quoth the at musquito with dignify.— Picayune. lie le A Great Excitement prevails at Glouces u* ter, (Mass.) among the fishermen, against Dr. the surveyor of the port, for writing a h e letter to Senator Benton, approving of his bill to as abolish fishing bounties. A large collection of ve people surrounded Dr. Moriarly’s house, and threatened to apply tar and leathers, of J(], ' Manufactures in England.—An English paper states that notwithstanding the pressure no upon trade and manufactures, it appears that, | ie between 1835 and 1838, no less than otre thous and manufactories were opened, employing as follows:—Cotton, 39,167 hands; woollen, 15,- 172; flax, 10,204; silk, 3636; increase, 68,179 “ e hands. y. le- Theatrical Criticism.—The Apalachicola si- Courier says : “ Nothing could surpass Mrs. ist Judah’s personation of Sir Roderick Strangeway )1- —her ‘ damme' was exquisite." ?s. Sensation.—l O U are the vowels which 11s create more disagreeable sensations in the minds :d, of honest men than all the rest of the alphabet er put together. n- It is apparent, said the President, in his Mes °f sage (o Congress in 1835, that gold uud silcer rs > will take the place of bank notes under twenty 3 5 dollars, and become the principal circulating m medium in the common business ot the farmers *l* and mechanics of the country. The State banks, ‘ le according to his notion, were soon to consum ff mate this happy condition of things. Have they done it? Let the “farmers and mechanics of 13 the country,” whose eyes have not been blessed id with the sight of a gold coin of the value of five st dollars for the last three years, answer.— Nash ce ville Whig. Consignees per South CarolinaJßail Road. Hamburg, March 30, 1840. .y Stovall & Simmons; Reese & Beall; T Dawson; f. j J P Seize ; D’Antignac & Hill; R C Baldwin; Force, n, Brothers & Co; Gould & Bulkier; J W Houghton; G le C Gordon; A B Mallory & Co; A J Massingale; S n Hewlett; A Frederick; W E Jackson; W& J Nel son; Baird & Rowland; Clarke, McTeir & Co; J F o{ - Benson; Maher & Rooney; Jeffers &; Boulware; C q Churchill; J Hubbnrd; G Parrott, s- (0‘ Consignees will attend without further no -- tice. 7. ' j . ; e s COMMERCIAL. V Latest dates from Liverpool, Feb. 29 s Latest dates from Havre Feb. 25 c " Savannah, March 27. it Cotton —Arrived since the 20th inst 8978 bales e- Upland and 151 bales S I Cotton,and cleared at the r> same time 7192 bales Upland and 478 bales S I Cotton; leaving a stock on hand, inclusive of all on shipboard not cleared on the 27th inst. of 54712 r * bales Upland and 231 S bales S I Cotton. The Lusi n ness of this week has been very limited, particu -r larly since the British Queen’s accounts reached id us—and although holders would sell at + cent de le dine, buyers appear unwilling to operate without j. further consession. Our quotations are in accord ance with the few sales of yesterday—those of the week amount to 3010 bales, viz: 8 at 5; 61 at 6; ie 55 at 6+; 63 at 61; 25 at 6j; 72 at 7; 4S at 7£; 92 at 7i; 102 at > 652 at 8; 622 at 8*; 405 at Sf, 195 at 8f; S2at 8 r. 7-16; 122 at S* ; 41 at 25 at 9; 69 at 9f. In Sea Island only 64 bales changed hands, viz: 12 at 17; 7 at 18; i 0 at 20; 10 at 20A; 15 at 21. Receipts of Colton at the following places since October Ist. 1839 1838 ” Georgia, March 27, 186008 172576 J " South Carolina, March 20, 202000 150009 [f Mobile, March 20, 269396 21243-* h 3|New Orleans, March 14, 642278 372103 | s March 7, 59725 55525 e North Carolina, February 29, 5857 7175 Virginia, February 10 11500 115C0 y 1376764 981322 n The following is a statement of the stock of cot y ton on hand at the respective places named, n Savannah, March 27, 57030 26912 s South Carolina, March -20, 38619 45626 ( | Mobile, March 14, 167784 79883 New Orleans, March 14 151716 141309 ~ Virginia, February 10, 3100 3000 North Carolina, February 29, 3000 1700 S Augusta & Hamburg, Mar. 1, 32861 25C91 •> Macon, March 1, 23823 10690 1 Florida, March 7, 32247 17500 s Philadelphia, March 7, 300 1317 New York, March 11, 10000 70000 v ■ t 520480 423028 a statement of cotton. i- 0 , UpPds. S. I. n Stock on hand, Ist Oct., 1523 118 Received this week,l 8978 151 do previously, 168242 67?3 „ , . 175743 6982 Exported this week, 7192 478 do previously, 116839 4186 124031 4664 s Stock on hand, including all on ship jt board not cleared on the 27th inst- 54712 2318 g Rice —The market for this article is dull and the ; sales limited. The transactions of the week a a mount to about 600 casks at $2 56 as 275 princi pally at the latter price. ’ ' Flour —There is very little dojpg in any desci ip a tiou of Flour. Sales of Howard street at A6 a 64. o Canal at s7*. 9 4 ’ k Corn— ls selling from store in lots to suit nur g chasers at 62* a 65 cts. v h Groceries In Coffee, Sugar and Molasses, a fair u retail justness doing, at all prices wiShin the range e of our quotations. ° Hoy Sales of 500 bundles on the wharf at 75 a 0 85 cts. Spirits In domestic liquors, we report sales of Whiskey at 31 a 32; N E Rum at 34 a 35; Gin at 3S a 50 cts. Exchange —On England, 10 a 11 per ct prem; drafts on New York, at sight, 6 per cent prern; 5 '* days sight, 5* per cent prem. Freights —Both foreign and coastwise are dull, k To Liverpool, £ a ld;£iew York, Boston, Ic. Charleston, March 28. Cotton —The operations in Upland since our last have been to a fair extent; and but for the incle- l * ment state of the weather, in the early part of the ! * week, a more extensive business would doubtless n have engaged dealers. The receipt of later accounts per the British Queen on Sunday, shewing a still further decline in this staple in the principal mar kets on the other side, have not effected the Jr of the article with us—on the contrary the Ci ness for the last two or three days, show a congee ’ able firmness on the part of holders— and it i‘ ti opinion generally, that the fair to fully fab-and . fair sorts, have recovered the decline noticed review of the 21st inst. The sales are ins Ur at the following prices: 5 at 5; 18 at M- 23J -1’ 68 at of, 94 at of, 195 at 6; 246 at 6*.’ 109 Vt ri 5 54 at 732 at 173 017 If, 961 at 8; 8o at 8|; 495 at 84; 22 at 8 4 "‘’ -t? at Hf 7 1 « Sit 332 «9, a str.ctly choice or' l l “ oy lot would bring 9-J per lb. The Sea Ish n a aD ' ket having come down to the limits of buyer? ar ' have operated freely at the following n, J ’ thcy 18 at 19; 32 at 20; 105 at 21; 36 at 00. W es * Vl » at 24; 36 at 25; 28 at 26; 64 at 28; no ‘! 7 31; 64 at 3li; 46 at 33; 280 from L t \ 6 from 31 to 50; 20 Mains at 20 sn l 05.'” l ° A Santee at 20 ct per lb; in all about 80 ba S s Rice— Although the business done L a***' . has not been to the extent noticed j n 115 ai ti( le there has been no decline on stilJ on the contrary the prices quoted hav .1 !le '. obtained. The sales are 1622 tierce~ e c n ee lv 30 at 2|; 380 at 24; 310 at 2 9-16 ii' f °";°' VS: ~ at 2 11-16; 200 at'2^ ; 126 at 2 2 |’’ 326 tierces at $3 per 100. ’ an d 103 Rough Rice— The sales of the week W v but 2707 bushels at 72 cts per bushel 6 bcen Grain —Received since our last n 4000 bushels North Carolina Co- n u ; . en 0 at 'd cents and under. About 33 busoels Vi- Ti?^ 53 have come to hand, and sold at oumnntM ats 36 cent, per bushel. No arriv 35 1 ceipts of Hay have been disposed of at'rricce idg from 70 to 75 cts per 100 lbs pn ° CS tan S- Flour There has been some demand for this nr tide since our last. About 570 bhl s * r * Howard street brought 5$ a 6; and ICO bbl, 0 ?S same descriplion, a superior article, sold at 6-' North Carolina has been selling in small ] 0 £ at puces ranging from sto 5| per bhl. 11 Baron A lot Baltimore new Hams sold at ll cts; and a lot old do 8 cts per lb. We quote 1L * aua perlb A lot Baltimore new Lanl S °W at 10 cts Salt— The receipts of the week have been sacks Liverpool, the greater portion of which has per n sack * PnCPS ran g‘ n g t 0135 I rCCf ' iptS are 140 b °xcs from Trini dad, and 70 hhds. from Matanzas. Louisiana has been selling during the week at 44 to 5A per ]h according to quality. About 90 hhds. mss?ov uo nave brought prices ranging from to SL We quote this description, extremes 6 a 9 cts per lb i -About luO bags Rio have been sold'at 10 i wfi 1 5 and 700 ba S s Gree “ Cuba, at 10 10+ and 10* cents per Jb.-Received tl.is week *I2OO bags from the West Indies. U Molasses—A. lot Neuvitas, in tierces, hhes and bbls. from 22 to 20, and 72 hhds. Martinique at 25 cts per gallon. About 110 hhds. have been shir ped to a Northern port—received this week 67 hhds. from Martinique and 108 hhds from Trinidad Exchange Bills on England 9+ a9+ per cent" prem. On I ranee 5f 20 per dollar. On New York we quote drafts at short sight a 3 per ct. prem., 30 days 1 a 1 * ; b 0 do. 1 per ct. heights lo Liverpool and Havre, are about the current rates of the previous week. To New i" e 9 uo l e I*2 a 3-4 ct. per lb. for Cotton; and per tierce on Rice, and cull at these lates. I o Boston— nothing offering. statement of cotton. , , S. I. Upl’ds. Stock on hand Ist Oct. 1973 2733 Received this week, 300 87:5 do. previously, H 896 192892 14169 204350 Exported this wee£, 125 3358 ‘‘ previously, 7630 162657 On ship board, 615 3528 8360 169542 Stork on hand 5809 34508 Columbia, S. C , March 27. Cotton —The supply is small, in consequence of the planters holding on for higher rates, and very little is doing. We quote prices at 4+ a cents, extremes —principal sales at 6* a 7*. Boston, March 21. Coffee —We can only report our last vemarKs.— There is but little demand for the article, and sales are small; about 1000 bags St. Domingo have sold, part to go out the market, at 9* a 10c, principally at the former price ; 200 bags Puerto Cabello, at a price not public; 43 bags Havana green, sold at auction, 10 57 per 100 Jbs. cash. Cotton —The market continues exceedingly dull for this article, witii large arrivals. The stock is rapidly accumulating, and the demand very limited. Ihe sales since our last report embrace only 4 or 500 bales of all kinds—prices ranging from 8 a per lb, G mos. There are some superior parcels in market held above the latter price, and ordinary lots offered below the former. The advices per British Queen mention a dull market and a further decline of gd on American. The market closes inactive Fish —Sales of Grand Bank Cod 2 25 a 2 37 ; 25C0 a 3000 qtls. Bay J 2 a 2 04; Hake have further declined; sales at 125 per qtl. Mackerel are dull, and prices declining: sales No. 3 5 37 a 5 50 ; >o. 2 950 a 9 75, and No, ] 11 50 a 11 75 per bbl cash. Molasses. —The arrivals continue large. Tne transactions for the week show a fair business, with an improvement on Havana and Matanzas The sales embrace 17 a 1800 hh 3 Havana and Ma tanzas 23 a 24c, and one parcel 24?,c. A cargo of Cardinas sold the early part of the week at 234 c; 300 hhds Havana, old, for distilling, 22c 6ms. A cargo of Surinam at a price not public ; about 100 hhds do 24c per gal, 4 ms ; 3 a 400 hhds t ienfue gos and Trinidad 27 a 28c, principally at the for mer price, 6ms Sales by auction of 25 hhds New Orleans 29c per gal, cash. Sugar. —At the close of our last report the mar ket w r as bare of good box Sugars, which were wanted ; since, there have been arrivals and sales of about 800 boxes Havana brown, new crop, 8 a 85c, principally at for good quality. There is nothing doing in other kind that requires particular notice. Sale by auction of 142 boxes Havana biown, old, 7 80 a 7 90 per 100 lbs 4 mos. MARINE INTELLIGENCE. Savannah, March 26. Cleared —Bark Calico, Lombard, Cuba; brig Ken tucky, Hatch, Havana. Arrived— Steamboat John Randolph, Lyons, Au gusta. Sailed —Brig Persia, Chandler, Cuba. Departed —Steamboats Larnar, C res well, Augus to; Florida, Nock, Black Cieek. March 27. Cleared —Brig Citizen, Tiling, New Y'ork. Arrived —Hark Ranger, Merril, Portland; brigs Morea, Chapman, New York; New Hanover, Carty, Philadelphia. Below —Brig Robert Wain,Matthews,Boston. Went to sea —Ship Ocmulgee, Leavitt, Liverpocl; brig Augusta, Crabtree, Jamaica. Charleston, March 28. In the Offing —Ship Trenton. Maxwell, Bath,Me. At Quarantine —Brig Baltimore, Jones, Boston; line ship Lucas, Eldridge; and brig Action, Hunt, Boston. Cleared— Brig Virginia, Talbot, Liverpool. 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