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I 4'. 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 -