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CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL.
AKitSTA.
MONDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 21.
FOR PRESIDENT,
WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON,
Os Ohio;
The invincible Hero of Tippecanoe—the incor
ruptible Statesman —the inflexible Republican —
the patriotic Farmer of Ohio.
- FOR VICE-PRESIDENT,
John tyler.
Os Virginia;
A State Rights Republican of the school of ’9S—
one of Virginia’s noblest sons, and emphatically
one of America’s most sagacious, virtuous and
patriot statesmen.
FOR ELECTORS OF PRESIDENT AND VICE- RESIDENT,
GEORGE R. GILMER, of Oglethorpe.
DUNCAN L. CLINCH, of Camden.
JOHN W. CAMPBELL, of Muscogee *
JOEL CRAWFORD, of Hancock. ;
CHARLES DOUGHERTY, of Clark.'
SEATON GRANTLAND, of Baldwin.
ANDREW MILLER, of Cass.
WILLIAM EZZARD, of DeKalb.
C. B. STRONG, of Bibb.
JOHN WHITEHEAD, of Buikc.
E. WIMBERLY, of Twiggs.
FOR CONGRESS,
WILLIAM C. DAWSON, of Greene.
R. W. HABERSHAM, of Habersham.
JULIUS C. ALFORD, of Troup.
■EUGENIUS A. NISBET, of Bibb.
LOTT WARREN, of Sumter.
THOMAS BUTLER KING, of G ynn.
ROGER L. GAMBLE, of Jefferson.
JAMES A. MERIWETHER, of Putnam.
THOMAS F. FOSTER, of Muscogee.
FOR SENATOR,
ANDREW J. MILLER.
FOR REPKES fc-NTATIVES,
CHARLES J. JENKINS,
GEORGE W. CRAWFORD,
WILLIAM J. RHODES.
o 'j* No Mail north of Richmond last night.
The Richmond Hill Barbecue.
The dinner at Richmond Hill, on Saturday, was
•one of the most complete triumphs for the friends
of Harrison and Tyler in Richmond county, which
has occurred during the canvass. There were pre
sent from eight hundred to a thousand persons, in
cluding the ladies, many of whom manifested their
interest in the great causa of Reform by their at
tendance.
The most ample arrangements had b.;en made by
the committee in every particular, for the accom
modation of the audience, and the whole went off"
in the most happy style, unless, perhaps, with a
few Locofocos, who no doubt wished they had not
been there. Both parties were invited, and dis
cussion sought, and we are truly grati/ied that the
Locos for once were spurred up to a meeting with
our orators before the people.
The committee had regulated the time that each
speaker should occupy the stand to one hour, which
was as closely adhered to as circurastnaces would
•authorize.
Under this arrangement Col. Gamble opened the
discussion, and as we only heard the father part of
his speech, we cannot give a sketch of his remarks.
Indeed, the limits assigned to this article, will not
permit a detailed sketch of the efforts of any. Then
George Si hly, Esq , was introduced to the stand,
who, for his brief hour, occupied the time in a de
fence of his party, and in reply to Col. Gamble, and
very adroitly endeavored to lead off the audience
from the true questions before the people. After
him came George W. Crawford, Esq , who in one
of his happiest displays of forensic eloquence, com
bining sublime oratory.argument, wit and sarcasm,
made a most triumphant reply to the- effort of Mr.
Schly. W hen Mr. Crawford concluded there was
a suspension of the discussion for dinner. Here,
again, the liberality and judgement of the commit
tee was most admirably displayed, »n the abund
ance and excellence of their repast, which com
manded the admiration of all parties. 1
'I he dinner over, Gen. Glascock '!ook the stand
•and commenced, by saying that he had not intend
ed to take part in the discussion, and should not
have done so, but for our editorial ol that morning.
This was a compliment which, however flattering
to us, we are sure the General did not design to
pay us, and we did not until then know that we
had him so completely under our management. —
We can assure the General and his friends,
that the editoral accomplished its entire object.—
We opine, however, that he will not again permit
or thank us to goad him into a contest, in which he
gathers so few laurels. We had he?id much of his
manner and style of speaking since ihe commence
ment of the canvass, much of his round assertion,
unsuppoited and unsupportable by proof, but we
confess we had no idea of the extent to which he
carries his unblushing and broad declarations. We
•did not suppose that any man, why aspiring to be
the leader of a party , would rise up before an in
telligent audience, and make statements and as
sert as facts, what the records of the country whol
ly disproves —but we were deceived. With the
effort of the General the Locos seemed quite de
lighted, but unnfortunately for him and them he
fell into the charge of A. H. Stephens, Esq., who
handled him with glove less hands. Never have we
witnessed such an overwhelming triumph, such
was its overpowering influence that many of the
Van Buren party who were presentrvere compelled
In admit that victory w -.s never more complete.—
He exposed the shallowness of his blustering ef
fort, and held up before the admiring audience, amid
repeated shouts of applause, his bold md reckless
assertion, alike destitute of argument or tiuth.—
W T hen Mr. Stephens concluded his withering re
buke of the writhing Locofoco, the meeting adjourn
ed, amid the shouts of all, save t ie sadly discom
fited Locos.
Sons of the Emerald Isle.
Compatriots of the martyr Emmet, ye whose
hearts ever glow at the recollection of your own
native Isle, or the mention of the Shamrock, read
the communication of “ Emmet” and the letter of
Rufus King in anothei column, and recollect that
this same Rufus King, refused your own noble,
generous, high souled Emmet an asylum in the
“ land of the free.” Recollect too, that Martin
Van Buren was the warm and zealous supporter of
this same Rufus King, for the Senate of the United
States, after the blood of the immortal Em net
had drenched the soil of his own beloved Ireland.
News Ahead.
From a gentleman direct from New York, we
hear that the steam ship British Queen had been
telegraphed prior to his depanure.
Maine Election.
Portland Advertiser Office, ?
September 14, 9 o’clock, p. M.y
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The great battle has been fought throughout the
State, and the result as far as heard from, is of the
most cheering character. We have news from the
towns in the county of Cumberlehd, quite enough,
we think, not only to make sure of defeating Al
bert Smith, the V. B. Representative from this dis
trict in Congress, but to secure the election of a
Whig Representative.
We hope the news we send out to-night is but
the beginning of the end. If old Cumberland is
redeemed, as we have reason to believe she is,
the victory will be unparalleled in New England
and the country.
A Postscript says: —Our opponents give it up.
A member of Congress, Senators, and a majority of
Representatives, so far, are ours.
In 18 towns in Cumberland county the vote
stands for Governor thus :
IS4O. 183 S.
Kent, (Whig,) 5,32,2 4,976
Fairfield, (Locofoco,) 4,950 5,037
Nine Towns to be heard from, which gave a Van
Buren majority in 1838 of 224,
Cumberland District lor Congress.
The Boston Atlas Extra of Tuesday morning
says :—Fessenden’s (Whig) majority over Smith,
(V. B.) in all but five towns is 466. The others gave
only 277 in 1838, he is elected by 250 majority
The Whig Senators are chosen in Cumberland
county by over 300 majority.
In ten towns the Whig gain of members to the
Legislature is four, and the loss none.
For the Chronicle and Sentinel.
When an assertion was made, some lime since,
by one of the Whig speakers, that Rufus King,
while Minister to England, had interfered and pre
vented the emigration of certain State prisoners
from Ireland to the United States, i f was denied;
and some went so far as to say, that history would
refute the charge. Upon examination, however,
history confirms the charge, and 1 tnguage, from
Mr. King, himself, constitutes the pioof.
In addition to a letter addressed by Thomas Ad
dis Emmett to Mr. King, after his return to this
country, charging him with the fact, we have a
letter from Rufus King himself, to Mr. Jackson,
one of the Irish patriots, who asked his permission
to emigrate to the United States. No one, we pre
sume, will deny that Rufus King was a Federalist
of the deepest dj e. That he was a warm advocate
of the Alien and Sedition Law, and an enemy to
the Irish patriots of 1798, the extracts from his
letter, which will be found below, constitute proof
beyond the possibility of contradiction. That Mar
tin Vau Buren was a warm supporter of Rufus
King, the political history of New York will clear
ly show. That he voted, In the Legislature of N.
York, to instruct Rufus King to vote against the
admission of Missouri into the Union, without she
would abolish slavery, no one will pretend to deny
That his course as a polirician, from the beginning
to the present moment, has been characterized bv
acts utterly at variance with the true spirit of re
publicanism, and the real interest of the democracy
of the country, the journals of the Legislature of
New York and Congress, and his recommendations
and practice since his election to the Presidency,
most clearly show. Will the democracy sustain
such a man ? Will the true republicans support a
President whose course has been so utterly anli
republican. Will the sons of the Emerald Isle—
the descendants of the Irish patriots of 1798, insult
the memory of their martyred fathers, by voting
for the man who was the warm supporter of Rufus
King, who refused his consent to their emigration
and settlement in the United States ?
Emmett.
Copy of a Idler from Mr. Rufus King, the
American Minister at the court of London,
to Mr. Henry Jackson, one of the Irish state
prisoners.
Brighton, August 28, 1799.
Sir, —“ I ought to inform you, that 1 really
have no authority to give or refuse permission
to you or any other foreigner to go to the United
States; the admission and residence of strangers
in that country being a matter, that, by a late law
exclusively belongs to the President. It is true
that the government of this country in the
courseof the last year, IN CONSEQUENCE
OF MY INTERFERENCE, gave me an as
surance, that a particular description of per
sons in Ireland , who it was understood were
going to the United States, should NOT he al
lowed to proceed without OUR consent : this
restraint would doubtless be withdrawn in favor
of individuals against whose emigration I should
not object; and 1 conclude, that it is upon this sup
position, that you have taken the trouole te com
municate to me your desire to go and reside in
the United States. Without presuming to form
an opinion on the subject of the late disturbances
in Ireland, I entertain a distinct one in relation
to the political situation of my own country. In
1 com i on with others, we have felt the influence
of the changes that have successively taken place
in France, and unfortunately, a portion of our in
habitants has erroneously supposed that our civil
and political institutions, as well as our national
! policy, might be improved by a close iniita ion of
the models of France. This opinion, the propa
\ gallon of which was made the duly and became
the chief employment of the French agents resi
dent-among us, created a more considerable di
vision among the people, and required a greater
watchfulness and activity . om the government,
than could beforehand have been apprehended.
I am sorry to make the remark, and shall stand in
need of your candour in doing so, that a large
proportion of the cm grants from Ireland, and
especially in our middle States, has, upon this
occasion, arranged itself on ihe side of the MAL
CONTENTS. I ought to except from this re
mark, most of the enlightened and well educated
irishmen, who reside among us, and, with a few
exceptions, I might confine it to the indigent and
illiterate, who entertaining an attachment to free
dom, are unable justly to appreciate those saluta
ry restraints without which it degenerates into
j anarchy. It would be injustice to say that the
j Irish emigrants are more national than those of
: other countries, yet being a numerous though
.| very minor portion of our population, they aie
' capable from causes it is needless now to explain,
of being generally brought to act in concert, and
under artful leaders may be, as they have been,
enlisted in mischievous combinations against our
government. This view leads me to slate to
. you Without reverse, the hesitation that I have
felt in your case; on the one hand, we cannot
; object to the acquisition of inhabitants from a
, broad, possessing Capital and skill in a branch of
; business that with due caution, may without risk
, or difficulty, and with public as well as piivate
: advantage be established among us ; but on the
other hand, if the opinions of such inhabitants
1 are likely to throw them into the class of malcon
: tents, their fortune, skill, and consequent influ
ence, would make them tenfold more dangerous,
and they might become a disadvantage instead ol
a benefit to our countiy. You must be sensible
that I possess no sufficient means of forming an
i opinion respecting your sentiments, but the mo
tives which lead me to interfere with your govern
ment to restrain tne emigrations of the per
sons above alluded to, oblige me to observe a
due caution on the present occasion : at the same
time, I desire not to act with illiberality, and
should be unwilling to bring upon my country
the slightest imputation of inhospitality. What
Mr. Wilson* has written, so far as it goes, is
satisfactory ; and on the whole I have concluded,
: after this unreserved communication, which I
, hope will be received with the same candour as
. it is made, to inform you, authorizing you to
make use of the information, that I withdraw
every objection that may be supposed to stand in
1 the way of your being permitted to go to the
United States, adding only my earnest wish, that
c you may carry with you an unbiassed mind, may
: find the state of the country, as I believe you will,
, favourable to your views of business, and its gov
[ ernment deserving your attachment.
I must beg your excuse foi the great delay that
has occurred in sending you this answer, which
I assure you, has arisen from other causes than
the want ot due respect to your letters.
W’ith great consideration,
I have the honor to be
Sir, your most obedient servant,
RUFUS KING.”
* The American Consul in Dublin.
Health of New Orleans, —The Bulletin of
the I4th says :—We are happy to be able to state,
that New Orleans is a healthy town. Not only are
there few deaths, hut few or none within our
knowledge, are even unwell. The country —the
planting districts of Louisiana and the adjoining
States—are more unhealthy than the town ;
and we really believe that the people of New Or
leans, at the present lime, are as exempt from ill
ness of any kind, as the same population arc in
any section of the Union.
Health of Mobile. —The Advertiser of the
loth says : —lt is now the middle of September,
and we are happy to inform our absent citizens that
we are still free fiorn sickness. Our city contin
ues remarkably healthy, and intelligent physicians
who have spent years in it, are of opinion that no
fears need be apprehended from any epidemic at this
late period of the season.
i Pennsylvania.— Signs of Union and Harmony
—The Ledger, published at Milton, Northumber
land county, Pennsylvania, has placed the name of
(lovcinor Porter at its head, for nomination at lh c
4th of March convention; while the Backwoods
man, published in Jefferson county, has hoisted the
flag of General G. M. Keira, of Reading, in refer
ence to the same office.
State of Parties in Ohio. —The Editor of the
Wheeling Times says, that having lately had occa
sion to travel through the counties of Harrison,
Tuscarawas, Stark, ne, Carroll, and Jefferson,
in Ohio, he took occasion to sound the battle cry
ot “ Hurrah for Harrison !” to every man he met
or overtook, with a team or at work. Seven hun
dred and sixty-two persons of the number thus ad
dressed, promptly responded, and but forty-three
°pposed the scniimcnt!
Signs in Virginia.— The Rdchmond Whig of .
the Kith says, in reference to Grayson county ;
Iremendous changes have occurred in this strong
county, in favor of the Whigs. The Lynchburg
Virginian publishes an extract from a letter from
that county, in these words: ** Ido not hesitate to
say, that we shall carry Grayson for the patriot of
North Bend.” The Viiginian states that among
the changes in favor of General Harrison, is the
delegate elect to the next Legislature of Virginia .”
From the Eastern Argus.
Pardon for Commanders—Flogging for
Sailors.
Gold for Office Holdei s—Rags for the People.
Mr. Van Buren’s policy, wherever carried out,
seems to establish a bold distinction between the
government and the people, between rule's and
the ruled, between officers and subjects.
Two cases have occurred recently, involving
two persons of these same opposite grades, and
how different is the bearing of Mr. Yin Buren
towards the two !
We allude to the case of Commodore Elliott,
the friend and partizan of the President, and the
case of the humble sailor, Livingston. Take the
facts. In the case of Commodore Elliott, he was
sentenced by a court martial to be deprived of his
pay and emoluments for the term of two years,
and suspended from public service. This was on
chaige of using government property “for his
own private benefit,” and lor inflicting a greater
number of lashes upon an offending seaman than
the law authorized. But. Mr. Van Buren took
up the Commodore’s case, and affected to find
“mitigating circumstances ” in all his conduct,
except in his causing seamen to be immoderately
whipped —and, notwithstanding this exception
of incontiovertihle barbarity towards seamen, Mr.
Van Buren remits the penally of loss of pay in
favor of Commodore Elliott.
Next came the case of one Fleming Livingston,
a common seaman in the U. S. service, who was
sentenced to 120 lashes by a similar Naval court
martial as had condemned Commodore Elliott
the case was submitted to the President, and no
“ mitigating circumstances ” were sought for in
his case, but the poor sailor had to bare his back
to the full penalty ot the court ! The President
in the case of the poor sailor could not assume
to be wiser or more humane than the court hut
in the case of the influential Commodore he
could set aside and remit the judgment of the
court, and still asks the sailors of our land to
; join with their aristocratic commander in hoisting
. Mr. Van Buren again into, the Presidential
Chair !
r ,F Sailors — American Jack Tars, are so
, ? ame and insensible to their wrongs as to do this,
. so he it. But, it they are, then let them throw
s up their caps and cry, not for sailor’s rights—but
MKGCIiU WAGES FOR OL'K COMMODORES,
( AND
’ TT Ta 7‘ CAT TAILS for our sailors !
- VAN BUREN DEMOCRACY FOREVER!
1 Shetland Ponies.—>l iss Sinclair in her inter
cstiDg work of “ Shetland and the Shetlanders,”
1 Spe n r in fr of the Shetiand ponies, says, that when
we fed Irons an early age, they grow nearly to
toe height of a donkey; but some years ago, Mr.
. Hay raised a perfectly well-formed' poney which
> mea>urcd only twenty inches high. Not so tall
. as a moderate sized hobby-horse. Miss Sinclair
f sajs that the ten largest men ride these tiny litt'e
ponies full speed, looking from a dEtance as if
they had meiely hooded on a. pair of additional
5 !e g s ? beia s scarcely raised a foot off the ground,
, and yet racing rapidly along.
From the Savannah Republican of the 19Hi.
Late from Florida.
The steamer Forester, Captain What, arrived
yestnrdav from Black Creek. By the attention
of our correspondent at Jacksonville, we have
received the subjoined letter and the “Advocate”
of the 15th inst. The only news of interest is
the following:
Indians.— Lieut. Hanson, at Wacahoota, has
recently had an engagement with the enemy, in
which he lost one man, and had four wounded.
£ame day (6ih inst.) a young man by the name
of Griger, was murdered at the same place.
On Saturday, the 13th, an Indian with two po
nies, was seen about 17 miles of this place. One
of '.he ponies was taken, but the Indian with the
other escaped. He is supposed to be one of a
large party concealed in a large swamp near that
place. A scout of citizen volunteers started this
morning to scour the hammock.
Correspondence of the Republican.
Jacksonville, Sept. 11, 1840.
Gentlemen —I have nothing of interest to com
municate, in addition to what the “Advocate”
"contains, except the particulars ot the murder of
Griger.
Griger was one of a party of volunteers attach
ed to Fort Walker, who carried the express to Lt.
Hanson informing him of the Indian signs.
When his companions left W acahoota, Griger
remained behind, but soon followed after. I hey
| were but a little distance in advance of him.
Thev passed the battle ground in safety. Nothing
more was heard of him until Thursday, the 10th
inst., when his body was found horribly mangled.
The Indians at first whipped him, until his body
was a mass of gore, they then ripped up the flesh
of his legs from his heels to his waist, and cut
entirely around his body in such manner as to
almost sever the upper from his lower parts. Not
satisfied with that, they cut out his heart, and
cut off his head. His head has not been found.
They were about 100 strong.
Distressing Fire.
Last night about 12 o’clock, a fire broke out in
Bagatelle street, which consumed fifteen or twen
ty dwellings, kitchens and hack buildings. The
fire originated in a house in Craps street and ex
tended to Bagatelle, from thence the flames de
stroyed nea r ly all the buildings on the right hand
side of Bagatelle street to Union. The half ot
the square was destroyed. The amount ot losses
although not considerable, will be severely felt
by the unfortunate sufferers. — ISew Orleans Bee
of the 15 th.
A Fire.—This morning at about half past 12
o’clock, and just as we were geing to press, a fire
broke out in the large building, corner of W ater
and church Streets, known as the Church-Street
House, kept by Mr. George E- Holt. The tire
was first discovered on the roof of the main buil
ding, and spread slowly until the engines arrived
and succeeded in directing streams of water upon
I it. W r e left the burning building about one hour
after the first alarm, and then the flames were
nearly extinguished by the energy and skill of our
firemen. Thereof and third jffory are destroyed,
hut the first and second floors are uninjured.
The loss will probably amount to about $2,000,
which is covered by insurance in the Georgia In
surance and Trust Company ot Augusta.
The building was no doubt, set on fire, as Mr.
Holt closed the Hotel early in the summer and
left the city. Two or three of his servants lived
in the kitchen near the house and a gentleman
who has been in the employ of Mr. Holt for a
year or two slept in one of the wings of the
building, far distant from where the fire was dis
covered.—Mobile Advertiser of the loth.
Bovs no you ht.au that? —An accident,
which might have proved very disastrous, occur
red on Sunday afternoon last at W estminster,
Carrol county, Md. The particulars, as we gath
er them from an eye witness, are these : On Sa
turday last a number of Loco Focos met at West
minster to have some speechifying, <fec. and then
to raise a hickory pole in honor of the “succes-
which th.y did 157 feet high, with stream
ers, llajs, &c. On Sunday afternoon (the very
next day) the heavens frowned upon this inap
propriate emblem of the gold spoon candidate,
, and a blast from a thunder cloud broke itoli'ahout
17 feet from the ground, when it fell, with a ter
rible and ominous crash, full length towards
Kinderhook ! JVitf Ced I—Log Cabin Advo
cate.
The Salem Observer relates the following amu
sing incident, which is said to have occurred at
the Monument Fair, Boston, on Wednesday.
Among the numerous visitors was a noble-harled
jolly tar, who, after having wandered about some
time, viewing the rich and varied articles of ex
hibition, suddenly came to the table of a love
ly and rich young lady, when Jack, after view
ing the table and eyeing the lovely damsel,
could refrain no longer, and said to a friend near
by; “ I swear I would give twenty dollars
to kiss that girl.” No sooner said than done.
“ Vou may,” said the young lady, timidly stepping
forward, and receiving a sweet kiss. Jack, noth
ing daunted, planked the money,and left, feeling
that he had made a good bargain.
“I’ll vote for an Honest Man.”—A sound
hearted old Democrat in every respect, says the
Roxbury (Mass.) Patriot dropped into a store in
that town the other day, and was immediately
accosted by a Locofoco with—
“ Well, Mr. B. they say you ha-e turned
Whig.”
“ I know they do,” replied Mr. B. “I never said
SO.
“No ? I heard you did.”
“H is not true. I only said I meant to vote
for an honest man next November.”
This answer was a sufficient confirmation of
the report and Mr. B. was quietly passed over to
the Whig ranks.
Bat State Democrat before an Election
“While we consider Massachusetts, Vermont, and
New Jersey doubtful &c.— Boy State, Au<r.
15. &
The Same after an Licet on. — -‘Vermont gave
her elcctoial vole in 1836 to Harrison, and we
never had any doubt of her doing the same in
1840.”— Same, Sept. 5.
W r hat an effect a State Election has now a
days in sealing the doubts of a Locofoco editor !
The Fortunate Brothers.—“An extraordi
nary reconirc, worthy,” says the Journal de /’ Ar
rondissement da Havre , which relates it “of
figuring in Arabian Nights Tales, has just oc
curred at an hotel in Havre. Amongst the travel
lers who had arrived on the same day, and who
where dining at the table d'hote, were three who
were relating to each other f:eir adventures. One
had anived, after an absence of twenty years, from
the United Slates, where he had been to improve
his fortune, and had succeeded. Another who
left France at the same time, had gone to Egypt
and entered into the military service of the Pacha,
who had rewarded him with fortune and honors:
and the third had been for twenty years attached
to various voyages of discovery as an artist, and
now returned with a competence and a pension
from the State. These three persons are brothers,
and were born at Rouen in the same house. At
the death of their parents they set out on the same
day, and, by a sin.ular coincidence, they return
ed on the same day, after an absence of twenty
years, during which thev had never heard of each
other!
Another Change.—A young lady at the
west has promised to marry her lover, provided
Gen. Harrison, is elected President. The wav
t le young man, who was formerly a loco, is going
it for “ whig principles” is’nt slow.
The Odium War.—The New York Star rc*
marks on this subject:
It is believed by those most conversant wuh the
subject, that the intention of the expedition is to
cto up directly to the YeW/w Sea, and make an
assault upon the capital itself of the celestial em
pire, Pekin, and bring the emperor to terms.—
Otherwise, to do as the British so successfully
have done in India—ferment dissensions in the
interior, stir up a spirit of rebellion, ai d finally
overthrow the Tartar dynasty, by substituting
some new aspirant to the throne. It the English,
in this unrighteous war to force a peaceable, un
offending people to purchase the contraband opi
um poison , can unhinge the settled policy and re
lations of a highly educated and exemplarily mo
ral people of 300 million of souls, and who, shut
out from all the world besides, have religiously
adhered to their sound precepts for thousands ot
years, it is more than we believe they can, in a
moment effect, without much more difficulty
than they imagine.
The American Board of Commissioners for
Foreign missions held its 31st annual meeting at
Providence, R. 1., on Wednesday of last week.
In the absence of the President (Hon. John Cot
ton Smith of Conn.) Hon. Theodore Frelinghuy
sen, Chancellor of University of New \ork, look
the chair. From the Treasurer’s Report it ap
peared that the expenses of the Board for the last
year were £263,774 46, and the receipts for the
same time, from all sources, $241,691,04 leaving
a balance against the board ot $24,083 42. In
the former part of the year there was a diminution
in the monthly receipts. But this diminution
was arrested and not withstanding the embarrass
ments of the times, the contributions ot the yeai
are greater in amount than those ol the year be
fore. The legacies have net been so large and
the gross amount is therefore about S2OOO loss
than in that year.
The sum necessary for carrying on the opera
tions of the Board without the relinquishment ot
any portion of its system, is about $?00 000
annually. More than $70,000 has been collet ted
and paiJ into the Treasury from the Stale of
Massachusetts alone, in the past year. This tact
affords striking evidence of the confidence tell in
those who have the more immediate direction ot
this Society, by the community which has the best
opportunity to observe iheir movement and ascer
tain the character of all concerned in the discharge
of this important trust. — Philad. JVbrth Amer.
Shipping Statistics. —The w hole registered
tonnage of the United States is stu.cd to be 834,-
244 tons. The enrolled and licensed tonnage,
at 1,153,551 ; fishing vessels, at 108,682 ; making
an aggregate of 2 096,478 tons. It is stated that
the whole number of tons employed in the whale
fishery, is 131,845. 'Flic total tonnage of ship
ping built in the United Slates, during the year
ending Sept. 30, 1839, is, registered 55,069; en
rolled, 65,932; total, 120,988.
Loss of Steamboat Boston.—The New
burgh Journal of the 12th has the following par
ticulars relative to the sinking of the steamboat
Boston, mentioned in the last Commercial.
About 12 o’clock last night the sloop North
America, of Troy, came in collission with-the
steamboat Boston, near Buttermilk Falls. The
sloop struck the steamboat on the larboord side
and displaced her boiicr. We learn that one of
deck hands of the Boston was killed, and a pas
senger drowned.
The Boston Courier thus alludes to the Fanny
Els>!er mania in that city : The rush for tickets
was fairly suffocating ,- live hundred and twodol- j
bus was the amount received for the choice of
the boxes. Highest premium S2O.
“Suspension.”—Under this head, George
Chapman, editor of the Wabash Enquirer, tells
his subscribers in iiis last {taper, that during the
ensuing week he will be compelled to answer an
indictment for perjury, and that consequently no
paper will be issued from ins office; but that if
he is not sent to the Penitentiary, they may ex
pect the Enquirer to he continued.
COMMERCIAL.
Latest dates from Liverpool, Avgust 10
Latest dates from Havre, July 31
Charleston, Bcpt. 19.
Cotton. —The apeiations of the week iu Upland
have been very limited, about 598 bags having
changed hands. The general features of tne mark
et have undergone no change since our last of the
15th inst. The transactions are 41 bales at 8; 60
at 84; 116 at
127 at 10 cts per lb., 9 bags of which were of a
new crop, and but fair quality. A small lot Bca Is
land sold at nrices ranging from 20 to lib; and a few
bags stained do. from 10 to 15 cts. perib.
Rice. —Uwinglo the limited supply i n sale, the
transactions iu this article have necessarily been
light. Our quotations have been well maintained.
The sales are 17 tierces at - lb; 156
at 34; 139 at 3 9 lb ; and lb 9 at 3£ per 100.
Grain. —About 4000 bushe s North Carolina corn
have been received since our iast. Our quotations
may be considered a fail criterion of the market,
although the transactions of the week have been
at prices under our highest rate. We qimte 55 a
58 ets. bushel. About 4000 bushe.s of Mary
land Oats brought 29 and 30 cts. bushel. 300
bundles of Hay have been received, and sold at
lg to 1 3-1 b'lhs 100 lbs.
Flour. —The business of the week, in this arti
cle, has been confined solely to purchases for the
home trade. About 400 barrels of Virginian bro’t
$64, and Baltimore Howard street has been selling
at prices ranging from to sb| 4* barrel.
Bacon. —T he only demand for lhisart.de, lias
been for city consumption.
Silt. —Received ibis week 2156 sacks- The
bulk of the operations have been at 14. We
quote fine and course l g (a) lg per sack.
Groceries. —Our man.et continues very quiet.—
Dealers have a fair supply of the leading articles
on hand, ready for the opening of the fail trade,
A lot of Muscovado Sugar brought Bc. 43 10. and a
parcel of Cuba Coffee 11-lc. 49-lb. We have no
transactions in Molasses to report.
Exchange. —Bills on England 63 a 7 ct. prem.
On Fiance, nominal. The booth Western Rail-
Road Bank was drawing on New York yestciday
at sight at 14, and the Bank of Charleston at 14. —
Out doors negotiations were also at 4> cent, pre
mium.
Savannah, Sept. 19,
Cotton. —In Uplandsthere nas been a good enqui
ry during the past week, but from the limited stock
on sa.e the transactions have been light The new
crop is coming in pretty Ireely —a lew bales of
which have been sold at 10 cts., but prime might
, he quoted as w rth 104 cts., in proportion to the
sales of other qualities. In Sea Island we have
heard of no trans.returns.
Rice. —There lias been a moderate demand for
this article during the past week. W e quote S3L
to $3$ —principally 34-
Corn. —This article aasadvanced a little. We
quote 80 cts 43 bushel.
Freights. —To Liverpool 4d (ft |d 43 lb. To New
York,so cents to $1 per bale for Cotton.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.^
Charleston, Sept. 19. ISfoT^
Kent to sea y ester da y—Line ship Conga re e
Doane, Bostoi, ; Line bri* P„,i T. Jones. Ireland,’
Philadelphia ; L. L. brig George, Hull New Yoik •
schr. Zephyr, Trescott, West Indies.
, 1 T Savannah, September IS.
Cleared bark Louisa, Woodside, New York •
brig t/.vannah, Shapter, New Yoik ' ’
At * lved ~ scfa r. Haty Chase, Thomas, Boston.
a«r«f-brig Catherwood, ChaseXTon"
11 ent to sen barque Louisa, Woodside, New
}.o*l' ; bn ° r Jane > i it/gerald, Baltimore ; brig New
Hanover Carty, Philadelphia; dig Savannah,
Miapter, New \ oik ; brig Tyhee, Livermore, New
p, 5 ® c . br * Antelope, Gifford, Philadelphia; schr.
Eagle, Kmnear, Boston.
1 Consignees per South Carolina Kail Road.
Hamburg, Sept. 19, 1840.
G Robertson ; Rathbonc & Baker; I Davidson •
G T Dortic ; C A Greiner; Russell k Hutchinson •
T J Parmclec; E D Cooke; S Kneeland; p q
Baldwin ; J Kent ; W & J Nelson ; Paul Kit» !TJ
mons ; II A Richmond ; J M & W Adams - R C( ,
& Beall; J W Houghton; Rankin, Boggs &( 0
T Dawson; StovaP, Simmons & Co; G Parrott'*
T Kernaghan ; J F Benson.
(XJ* The exeicHc of Mrs. BOWEN’* SCHOOL
will he resumed 0:1 Tuesday the 6th Cctohcr t 1
middle tenement of the Bridge Bank. w i H ’ *
usual w-ill be taught all the biauchcs of a tho 0 u
and refined education with French,Music kc
J e P l L 21 __ \v3t
AUGUSTUS REES,
attorney at Law ,
sept 5-ly Madison, Morgan county, G a
JOHN 11. STANFORD,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
jyl7] Clarkesville, Ga
B. 11. OVERBY,
ATTO It NE Y AT LAW,
feb 2-5 Jefferson. Jackson county G a
ROBERT Y. HARRIS,
.Attorney at Law,
Augusta, Ga.,
Has removed his office to the Law
door over the Post Office. He will practice in u,
different Courts of Richmond county, and in the
perior Courts of Burke, Columbia, Warren and
Hancock. july 28 ;f
THE READING ROOM
Attached to this office is open to subscribers and
strangers introduced by them, every day and eve
ning (Sunday evenings excepted) until y o’clock
Subscription $5 ; for a firm of two or more sfo
Zffßr. GARDNER, fuimerly resident surgeon
n the New fork Hospital, ami physician at ficlio
\ue Hospital, New \ork, tenders to the public his
professional services.
, DTce in Washington street, between Broad and
Ellis streets Residence, tinted fctates Hotel
ap 2
(Cr EXCHANGE ON NEW YORK —AtTi-ht
and at one to twenty days sight. For saie tn- ° ’
nov 23 _ i.AKIiKLLr: x RiHST).
ffjr LV. < .B. DILL offers his professional ser
vices to the citizens of Augusta and its vicinity.—
He will be found at .he Drug bloieof J. L. Houston.
sept 8 1m
Cj Miss TRAIN will resume her School at
Summerville on the first Monday iu November.
ang 13 if'
CO Lr. I! . S. JOKES lenders bis professions
servi es lo the citizens of August;, ami its vicinity
He may Le found at las oßue, No. 211 8;0..d st.
or at ms residence. LTII tea Bfates Hotel, ap 2d
(fj Dr. J. J. fl lias removed for the
Summer to the home of James Gardner, Esq., Ist
door below the Academy. ; uue g
Dr. WM, FLINT, member f the Mam*
chusctls Medical Society, would inform bis friends
Unit he has removed his place of residence to the
boavding-house of Mrs. Camlield, at the comet of
Jackson and Broad streets, w here he may be found
at all hours during the summer season. His pro
fessional seivices are respectfully tendered lo the
citizens of Augusta. if—juue 6
WSf AUGUSTA BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.—
For liic benefit of tiie sick poor of Augusta. 'Hie
committee lor the present month are as follows;
Division No. I. —p. H. Mai.tz, Nathaniel Giecn,
Miss Margaret Smith, Miss Mary \v igfitman.
Division No. 2.—W. F. Pemberton, J.M. Newly,
Mrs. if. F. Roberson, Miss A. t. Righton.
Division No. 3. —Jolm Cashin, James Panton,
Mrs. Treraley, Mrs. E. Camlield.
sept 7 J. W. \V IGHTMAN, Scc’y.
&T IV. G. NIMMO, General tom mission Mer
chant, office on Mclntosh street, next door to the
Constitutionalist. nov 7
{fff NOTICE. —i he Rail Road Passenger Train
between Charleston and Hamburg, will leave as
follows: —
UPWARD.
Not lo leave Charleston before 7 00 a n.
“ “ Summerville, “ - -S 30
“ “ Georges’, - “ - 10 0
“ “ Branch vp.le, “ - 11 00
* “ Blackvillc, - “ -1 Oft f. m
“ “ Aiken, - - “ - 300
Arrive at Hamburg not before - 400
DOWNWARD.
Not to leave Hamburg before 6 00 a.m.
“ Aiken, - “ - 730
“ Blackvillc, “ - • 915
“ Midway , “ - - 10 30
“ Branchviil “ - - 31 00
“ “ Georges’, “ - - 11 45 m.
“ “ Summerville, “ - -1 15p.m.
Arrive at Charleston not before 215
Distance —136 miles. Fare Through—slo 00,
Speed not over 20 miles an hour. To remain 21
minutes each, for breakfast and dinner, and noi
longer than 5 minutes for wood ami water at any
station.
To stop for passengers, when a white flag it
hoisted, at either of the above stations; and also it
Sinealhs, Woodstock, inabinet’s, 41 mile T. < L
Rives’, Grahams, Willeston, Windsor, Johnsons 1
and Marsh’s T. u.
Passengers uu will breakfast at Woodstock anil
dine at Blackvillc ; amen, will Drear last at Aiktf
an d dine at Charleston. mav 4
t fri k 13 r o it iii l s: .
SECOND PROSPECTUS.
The unparalleled success with which onr enter
prise has met, has induced us to increase our ex
ertions in the good cause. In order, therefore, to
induce our friends to foan clubs for the promotion
of the cause, we shall, after the first of August,
reduce the price to FIFTY CENTS a copy, oil" 0
copies for ONE DOLLAR.
Those, therefore, who desire to have theirn ame ’
enrolled on our list should have them here in fi™
Let our fiicnds be vigilant and active, snJ
success is certain. All the people want is
and if we have a corresponding effort on the paH
of the friends of Reform, they shall luveHgh6___
BAGGING, liOFii, AC.
PIECES 44 inch Bagging, U a l-i itN
per yard;
2UU coils Bale Rope ;
50 ps. heavy milled and bleached Sacking;
1 bale plaid and striped Hemp Carpeting-
For sale by GARDILLE a '
may 16
INSURANCE CO. of 1 COLUMBIA, 8. C*
Stockholders of this Company havingu
-1 teimined lo close its business, notice R lu l
p_> given of the same, that those who have nn
i.isuranee with the ui.dersigut J, 3gent lot A
gusta, may renw then risks elsewhere as ffej e
pile, due notice of winch will be given. _
T hose who may have claims against the 0
pany, through this agency, will present tiie** 1 *
adjustiner.t lo J, G. DUNLAP, Ageu •
may 9
DUPONT’S POWDER.—SOO Kegs U. F* U
sporting Powdei,
50 i kegs do do
15 kegs-Eagle” Powder, in canisters,a ,
1000 “ Blasting do. Just received
for sale by (dec) GARDELLE «fe
VERBENA CREAM, an Emollient
X which affords real pleasure in shaving pro“’“'
cing a rich, fragrant, creamy and permanent lab’- c ■
just received and for sale by
ap 22 GARVIN & HA
' | 'HE YOUNG MOTHER’S GL IDE and
a es’ Manual. A few copies of tiiis val ua L |
little work cuu be had if applied for soon, a*
may ,20 GARVIN & MAIN** 8 -