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CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL.
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MONDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER J4L ...
Editor's Correspondence.
Milledoeville, Thursday, November 12.
When I closed my letter of Tuesday, the two ■ -
houses were engaged in making Militia Generals
which resulted ia the choice of Messrs. Blackshear
of Thomas county, and Warthen of Washington
county. Having accomplished this the House ad
journed over till this day for the alltdged purpose
of attending the commencement ceremonies of the
Oglethorpe University, ueai this city, and" altho
many were sincere in their professions of that ob
ject. it is shrewdly suspected that other honorable
gentlemen gave countenance to it for the purpose
of attending the sports of the Turf which are al
so going on near the city.
The Senate however not being disposed to seek
relaxation from their duties sat during the day,
without however transacting any important busi
ness.
In the Senate yesterday an effort was made to
bring up the resolutions of the Senator frdm Mus- :
cogee, to bring on the election of Senator to Con
gress, but there being a majority of the Adminis
tration Senators present the Senate refused to take
them up, and it is supposed and even feared that
they are determined if possible to give the matter
the go by for the present session of the Legislature
under the hope that the succeeding Legislature
will place in their hands the power, and enable
them to place an Administration Senator in the va
cancy of Wilson Lumpkin.
Being desirous to witness the ceremonies of
Oglethorpe University, I in common witn a large
and highly respectable number of citizens and leg
islators repaired to Midway, the seat of the insti
tution, which bears the honored name of the illus
trious founder of the colony of Georgia.
The number of the graduating class was eight,
all of whom delivered addresses, highly creditable
to themselves and reflecting much honor upon
their tutors and the faculty. When the degrees
had been conferred by the President upon the
graduates, the Hoa. Eugenius A. Nestrit, in obedi
ence to a call of one of the literary societies of the
College, delivered before the Phi Delta and Tha
lianaocieties an oration, characteristic of his high
reputation as a profound scholar and chaste and
graceful orator.
In the Senate this morning the Senator from
Paulding, Mr. Jones, has called up the resolutions
introduced some days since, to suspend the opera
tion of the Western and Atlantic Railroad for 12
months. The resolutions are new undergoing a
rather animated discussion on a motion to lay them
on the table for the balance of the session, which
motion it is quite probable will prevail.
Since the foregoing was written the motion to
lay on the table has been withdrawn, and the far
ther consideration of the subject deferred.
The two houses are now progressing in the elec
tion of State Printer and another Militia General,
i The first ballot fer Pricier has just concluded
without a choice. The mail is about closing and I
:annot keep open this communication to give you
;he result.
In the House to-day nothing has transpired of
my interest. Yours, " J.‘
Milledgfvxlle, Friday, Nov. 13.
When I closed my letter yesterday the two hous
es were engaged in endeavoring to elect a Printer,
and after five ineffectual ballots, the Senate retired
to their chamber, and adjourned till ten o’clock
this day.
Last night the advocates of Reform in Milledgc
ville gave vent to their joy, with which the news
Torn New York and the East inspired every bosom,
sy a most beautiful and brilliant illumination,
which went off admirably. After the illumination,
i large portion of tho>e who had participated in the
general joy assembled in front of the Hotel of
Messrs. Beecher & Brown, and called for Judge
Law, of Savannah, who promptly responded to the
rail in a brief and eloquent speech, and was fol
lowed by Messrs, Flournoy, of Muscogee, Jenkins,
nf Augusta, Judge Berrien, and Judge E. Y, Hill,
all of whom were called up and obeyed the sum
mons, and enchained and delighted for a time the
audience.
This morning when the two houses were ergan
ized the llou e sent a message to the Senate, in
forming them th it they were then ready to proceed
to the unfinishe i business of yesterd iy, to wit, the
election of Printer, Ac., ami on motion of Mr. Gor
don, of Chatham, the Semite determined to post
pone the election, and forthwith introduced a bill
to repeal the law electing a Printer, and to have
the printing let to the lowest bidder.
The Senate has since been engaged tip to the
time of closing my communication, in receiving
and reading the first time vaiious unimportant bills.
In the House this morning, the only question of
any importance that has engaged its attention was
the proposition to June the instruciing resolutions
of Mr. Flournoy, of Washi gton, which motion
was lost, and they were then made the special or
kr of the day for v\ edne>day next, 'i he House
hen proceeded to the call of the counties, in which
tis progressing when this communication closed..
Yours, J.
Correspondence of the Chronicle Sentinel.
Washington. Nov. 11th, 1840.
The last lingering hope of having carried Penn
lylvnia for Martin Van Buren is now taken a
way from the Federal Locofovos. The Official re
turns of the election have been received: the fol
lowing results are copied from the official report
at Harrisburg.
For Harrison, 143,756
Van Buren, 143,492
Harrison’s majority, 261
I have the high gratification to be able to add
that the whole Electoral Ticket has succeeded !
The variation between the highest and lowest elec
tors on the ticket does not exceed twenty votes.
The thirty Electors are chosen ! I give nrom
inence to this fact, becau'C many of the Locotocos
hoped to vitiate their bets, by the failure of two
m the Harrison electors, to be elected. This
broken reed even has failed ihcm.
New York.
The Senate of New York will stand 21 Whigs
to 11 Van Buren men. The Assembly Whigs 60,
Locofocos 62, Whig majority on joint ballot—l'.
rThe majority for Gen. Harrison will be about thir
teen thousand.
Os Michigan we have returns from seven coun- ]
ties, inc.uding the city of Detroit, Harrison’s ma- j
jority is 1227. In Buffalo both parties were claim
ing the State, though the better informed Adminis
tration men conceded that Michigan had gone for
Harrison by a small majority. The vote is howe- •
ver exceedingly close.
From Richmond you will doubtlefSly receive (
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newi es Virginia one day later than I could send
: you ' The result there, is regarded in this c ity as
-yet ia some degree doubtful; though-,the chances
are va saver of Martin Van Buren.
Georgia has done nobly ; and a voice of congrat
ulation and praise will break upon the cars of her
patriotic citizens from every part of the Union.
J _ j * D.
For ths Chronicle Sf Sentinel'.' , ' *.
To t 'fie Honorable, the Senate and House of Repre
sentatives of (he State of Georgia in General
A\%ranbly met: ~ '
gl’.ntlemen —Doubtless your attention has been
directed to a Memorial addressed to you through
the jicoSumns of the Chronicle & Sentinel of this
city§ under date of the 10th inst., signed by a num
ber ts the citizens of Augusta, stating the obliga
tion* due by Banks to bill-holders —what condition
.those institutions, “ prudently ” managed, should
now* be in, and calling upon you to require a gene
ral Ini? early resumption of specie payments, and
enf©;rc3 the same by law.
These gentlemen have,of course, examined well
the question, and are actuated by the public good.
The w riter of this will, from conviction, take the
othf: nideof.the question. He addresses you over
an i: acinyiiieas name —if his arguments convince,
a nr. tie is not us moment —he will here observe
is t\ tirely in favor of banks paying specie—tegrets
a si ever took place, and is anxious for a
saft sure, and permanent resumption.
A a early resumption must be but for a day, and
wh a every debtor to the Banks will have been
solcfoiiu. then the Banks will follow in turn —sus-
pend slgaui —and a long farewell to the poor and
houfsi; man’s best aid.
V\’h;it is the present state of affairs in Europe ?
The great Powers about to draw the sword to di
vide perhaps among themselves Turkey and Egypt
—a blow struck, and what becomes of your Cotton,
our o|i!y available means of paying our debts ?
It wip be a useless drug. And to carry on this same
war tlie gold and silver (now in the United States)
would command a premium, and like all other ar
ticles of trade, would fitd the highest market—to
Europe it would go on the wings of the wind, des
pite a U your legislation. Hoping peace instead of
wai; (proving we live in an age of reason.) will
prevail, and all things move on well in Europe,
whj;t ),s our situation at home ?
Tihci Government itself a borrower —the States
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all borrowers —their securities nearly all at a dis
cou£t-;—a numoer of the Banks in other States bor
row«rj. —the people all more or less in debt—pro
perty,) if saleable, at a miserable price—the is
suejof|l:he Central Bank now in the hands of the
peobhs at 8 per cen* discount for current bank bills
—Si|id| with a resumption, would scon cec.,;i- to cir
culate!, bei ause the Bank cannot redeem them, and
the holders could not dispense with their use un
til shp realized her tong and do ibtful paper or
Baij-k locks. By your own declaration, me crop
of in the Atlantic States is very deficient
—b.iti owing to the excessive crop last season,
priest very low—under these circumstances, you
arelcjdled upon to require a general and early
res-jmjption. This is the state ot things in the
cociitjy— this the rcquiiement. Now, can the
pia|it ; ” pay the merchant? if not, (as I know
«ev|n|eighths cannot,) how is the merchant to pay
his-d<|bts to Banks? and if not, of what henefi?
wilt a Bank resumption be ? A resumption at this
tinfr cannot add to circulation, for I take it for
granted that no one will contend, but that so long
as thei indebtedness of the Slate is beyond the abil
ity of the State to p y—so long, (as is now the
cas4) must the exchanges bo against her. To re
sume how, will not be to issue aid pay coin, but
to cinjte issuing, simply because tuon.-y would be
lost by the business.
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I? :|ay be said Banks should never issue if they
do hol| pay coin. I answer. Banks would always
do ?o If the people paid them. Exchanges it may
be saijl, should never be at a prem.um. 1 answer,
the pjemium benefits the produce::—for it adds to
the vijlue of the crop, and if the planter's d 'bis are
the State, is so much gain. Pass a law that
the Bjnks shall resume, and the result will be that
buiiri|ss is to Li Is of exchange against
taken at interest oil I —to this extent they
will i|sue, and call in debts due them to the ex
tent their present limited circulation—a few
moriljj and the cotton crop is sold —their circula
tion if retired—the debts hue out of the State set
tle.! J t par —the cotton crop sold for a diminished
price r-and things worse than now , as the circula
tion will be less —who then will be benefitted—
tin; planter ? No. 'i'iie Banks ? No—only the
party; indebted abroad.
Another view of the case—has Pennsylvania re
sumed-—when will she? Is a proposed issue of
Pust-riotes at twelve months, specie payments ?
Gentlemen, 1 call upon you to act cautiously.—■
“Rome was not built in a nay’’—ycu cannot relieve
the country and restore the currency by a simple
resolve —Banks aie anything at present than mo
ney making concerns—great and important in
terest'; are involved—the currency question has
put at fault the first and most experienced
minds—the system has been built up with care, and
by degrees —it can be exploded in a moment—
what you do, be sure you have reflected well upon
—ano her suspension, and the banking system (our
great lever as a trading people,) is undone—a sure,
safe, and permanent resumption, and we will have
light where darkness now reigns. This jou can
prepare for, but cannot with prudence enforce, for
it can only take place to continue) when exchanges
are in favor of the Slate—the result of good crops
and fair prices—diminished indebtedness—econo
my, and small foreign pun bases. Georgia.
From tht ( rescent City of the 9th.
ILouisian.t Flection.
The Whig majority in thisstste will scarcely fall
short of the caK ulations of the most sanguine. The
fol owing is the tesult as far as heard from.
Whig majority.
Ist Congressional District, (complete) 224 S
2d do. do. do. JO6
Four p.rishes in tie 3d district exhibit a Whig
gain of 315 over the voteof last July, if the remain
ing parishes vote as they didin JuljMhe Whin
majority in the Matt- vsili be about three thousand
J he gain, as far as heard from in the State already
is 635 votes.
The returns from another parish, Carroll,came in
last evening. Democratic majoiiti IS, The same
party had a majority in July of 66.
Tennessee.
Alia, Messrs. Loro-tocos, how do you like the
small sprinkling of News from Tennessee 1 Shel
by county gives a Whig majority ol 269, being
a gain of 219 over the majority given to Can
non in ’39 Fayette lias given 300 whig ma
jority gain 246. In Hardeman the loco-fuc 0
majority is 231—whig gain 80.
Alabama.
i
Cham bkits touNTT — The Columbus Enquirer
i of Monday says —It is rumored n this city that
, Chambers has given a majority of near 500 for
Ti » ipecanoe. \Vfi know got that the report is
correct, but certain we are that the citizens of that
county have given a greatly increased majority
1 for the People’s Candidate,
j in Mobile county the Harrison majority is 432;
1 111 August the Whig majority was 90.
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presidential Election.
ACTUAL EESULTS.
H. .
L.New Hampshire,... Cij'?
2. Rhode Island,..-• ••' 4 /S -■*
3. Nev? Jersey,. -. .8 M,-.. wr
4. Connecticut,. ........8
5. Maryland,... ; 10
6 Georgia, .*.ll
7. 0hi0,... :.^.!.21
8. Pennsylvania, .. . . .30
9. New York, 42
10. Maine, * 10 '
I 11/ Kentucky 15
12. Indiana, 9
i 13. Delaware .....3
14. Massachusetts, ... -14
1 15. Louisiana,. .5
s 16. Tennessee, 15
205 7
i Louisiana.
1 The New Orleans Bee of the 10th has returns
• from 23 parishes, in which the Harrison majority
I is 3,636.
Mississippi.
1 A correspondent of the New Oilcans Bee has
• furnished the editors of that paper with official re
i turns from 23 counties, which show an increased
r gain for the Whigs, < f .
» The Bee adds—'“We'do not hesitate in saying that
f the state has gone fox Hanisonby a majority that
• will prove to our tu ers at Washington that the
1 will of the people is supreme.”
Alabama.
Coosa county, locofoco majority 161. In Au
gust it was 336.
| Baldwin county, whig majority 19. In August
it was 36.
( Autauga county,West Wetumpka precinct, loco
foco majority 18.
’ ' Washington county. The Moblc Register says,
‘ We have just heard from St. Stephens that the
| vote at that precinct gives for Van Buren 57, for
Harrison 49. There are about tnirty votes more
than usual.”
• Delaware.
New Castie county has given a Harrison raajori
-1 ty of 135, and the reported majority in Kent is 438
• for Harrison. Sus-ex, the remaining county has
' always given a con-idet-able whig majority.
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Massai h i setts.
The Boston papers of last Tuesday afternoon
state, that the majority for Harrison ifc the Stale,
is not less than 12,0U0. The Whig Governor’s vote
is nearly the same. Ten Whig members of Con
; gress are elected, and in the 4th district, Parmen
| ter, (V. B.) the present incumbent has been chosen,
iit is said by 8 votes. In the 10th district there is
, : no choice —the Van Buren candidate has a plural!-
1 tv of 4 votes, and there are 73 scattering.
Indiana.
Partial returns have been received from this State.
Old Tip’s majority will be between ten and fifteen
1 thousand.
Illinois.
Our correspondent o the Terre-haute Courier
writes under dale of the 3d instant.
“ In Illinois, the whig* have curried the hither
- to strong Van Buren County of Edgar by 70
■ majority; they have carried Clark Co. by near
- 100; and Crawford County (loco) by 82 major
. ity. In every direction, the ball of revolution
t appears to be rolling onward with an increased
: velocity; and we hope we are living in an era in
• our annals, signalized by the universal upraising
I of the People against servants who have betr y
> ed their trusts and violated their confidence.—
• Baltimore American.
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Virginia.
The Richmond Whig of Thursday says;—We
, are still without returns or even rumors, from 8
countie>: Scott, Russell. Lee and Logan (Adm.)
ami Braxton and Lewis, F iyette and Nicholas
(W.) The returns from other counties are in
many respects erroneous, and many of them are
daily corrected. — Whilst the probability is, that
> the electoral vote is against us by a few hundred;
1 the fact cannot be certa nly ascertained, until the
receipt of the official returns.
Tennessee.
“Times” Office Knoxville, £
Saturdat9 o r clock r. m. Novv 7.
The People have Triumphed !
“OLD TIP” GOES OVER THE MOUNTAIN
With a majority of Six Thousand / /
From the table of returns which we publish
’ below, from all but five counties in East Tennes-
I see. it will be seen that Gen. Harrison’s majority
so far is 6 829. Two of the remaining Counties
- are Whig and three Van Buren. The present
» majority cannot we think, be reduced ,as low as
6 00U and our majority in the Slate will not cer
tainly be less lhan 10,000, and may reach 15,-
p 000 ! The Whigs of East Tennessee deserve
enuuring honors. In the hour of their Country’s
suffering and danger, they have rallied to res
cue with unexampled energy and zeal, and most
nobly have they triumphed ! !!—So far we have
1 gained more or less in every County. Where
• ail have contended so gallantly, it would be in
. vidious to bestow particular praise. The honors
; of the victory should be shared alike. The bles
sings which will follow, belong to the People !
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Election Returns.
, EAST TENNESSEE.
1840. 1839.
FOR PRESIDENT FOR GOVERNOR.
Harrison. V. B. Cannon. Polk.
Anderson,. .425 maj. 507 259
810unt,...1198 640 911 811
1 Biadlcy,.... 331 maj. „309 803
i I Bieusoe 443 « . 516 263
Claiborne,..632 733 489 820
Campbell .. 151 “ 279 467
Cocke, 917 80 673 240
Carter, 837 99 770 141
Grainger,.. .646 “ 801 690
Greene,... 1032 1559 874 1701
Hamilton.. 623 438
Hawkins,.. 198 “ 804 1433
Jefferson,..lßll 131 1615 210
J0hn50n,....398 49 334 97
. Knox 2096 314 1611 464
; McMimi,.. 1055 924 960 13-2
: Monroe 923 928 850 1077
Meigs 416 “ 95 580
. Ma ion 135“ 474 401
Morgan, 57 *• 114 178
[ Polk, new county.
Roane 1047 545 943 575
Rhea 174 “ 176 433
Sullivan 328 1386 250 1412
5 Sevier 882 “ 752 191
Washington.B9l 1081 796 1119
16,426 16,125
MIDDLE TENNESSEE.’
’ Davidson,. .*625 rndj 1704 1607
Franklin 645 1461 510 1607
Jackson 710 “ 1112 690
Robertson,.. 517 “ 1067 692
r Rutherford...2s6 “ 1643 1749
t Smith 2657 CB9 *290 779
• Sumner,.. 920 maj. 751 1999
> Warren,... .514 1944 395 2110
t White 1201 386 1100 497-
Wiliiamson.l32s “ 1788 919
Wilson .... 1680 “ 2273 1157
•Incomplete,
FOR 84LT RIVER,
KINDERHOOK, AND ALL INTERMEDIATE
LANDINGS.
THE STEAMBOAT VAN BUREN.
ONLY FOUR YEARS OLD,
Commandant, AMOS KENDALL,
Will leave on the 4- h of March, for Salt River
via Kinderhook,
For Freight or Passage apply at the White
House, Washington City, or at the Captain’s of
fice.
N. B.—All Baggage, Extra Globes, and Glent
worth Pajrers, at the risk ot the owners.
Hypocrites will be in attendance to amuse the
passengers, free of charge.
B. F. Butler, Jesse Hoyt, Recorder Morris, F.
P. Blair, and other choice spirits, it is expected,
will be among the forward deck passengers.
(XT Gold and Silver only received for passage.
Penusylvan ia.
It will be seen by the tahie in another column
that the official majority for the Harrison Elector
al ticket is 343. All the returns are in,officially.
Tne whole number of votes polled was 287 ; 695.
—Baltimore Americanj 1
The election of a memoer of Congress for the
thirteenth Congressional district of Pennsylvania,
composed of the counties of Cumberland, and Ju
niata to supply the vacancy occasioned by the death
of tne Hon. Win. S. Ramsay, will take place in ac
cordance with a proclamoiion of the Governor, on
Friday the 20th of November instant.
Correspondence of the Savannah Georgian.
Four Holmes. E. F., j
Nov. 9th, 184 U. 5
Sir—Five Indian women and seven children
were taken about the Ist instant, on the Wekiwa,
by Lieui. Sibley, 2d Dragoons—they are now at
Fort Reid. The same officer about the sth inst.,
with a party of 30 Dragoons, war so close upon
Goacochee (Wild Cal) and bis parly, near Lake
Jcsup, that the Indians about 12 in number, were
forced to abandon their packs containing plunder
taken near St. Augustine recently; the packs
were taken by ibe Dragoons, the Indians making
their The plunder consisted ot some
filly or more new blankets, new clothes, dresses ot
all sizes aijd. descriptions, children’s clothing, silk
hose and hankerclneU, &c. The “great talk”
with Tiger-tail and Artuc-lus-te-nug-gee and their
bands, will lake place to day at Fort King. The
Arkansas Delegation, fourteen in number, have
arrived at Fort King, under the charge of Uapt.
Page. It is said that they are prepared to make
to their red brethren a very favorable report of
the country West of llie Mississippi. Tiger-tail
says that it Wild Cat does not come into his
measures relative to tne proposed treaty, that be
will turn in and “lick him into shape.”
Yesterday three warriors arrived at Fort King,
and reported that His Majesty Tiger*;ait, would
soon be in, and said that they were sent forward
to announce his approach. Gen Armislead is
confident that the war is ended. Would to God
it were so! We poor devils who have worked
and slaved here fur ihs last two or three years,
would like once more to gel a peep at the United
Stales. Our experience has made us cautious
and doubtlul of the Seminole honesty— mais
nous verrons ! Yours truly.
From the New Orleans Bee of November 9.
Mississippi Regenerated.
We record the redemption of our sister state
with the liveliest feeling of satisfaction. The
Van Buren party have constantly boasted thst
Mississippi was theirs beyond a peradvenlure
But the progress of Reform has been so irresis
tible that even Mississippi has fell its auspicious
influence, has s-.ruggled with the incubus of loco
focoism, has freed herslf from its baleful oppres
sion, and has followed in the wake of Louisiana
We have returns, official and reported, from 23
counties, which exhibit so heavy a gain to the
I Whigs that we believe we can with safety exclaim
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ALL HAH. 1C EG E.VE RATED MISSIS
MTPI I
The returns from 23 counties show a majority
for Harrison of 3,433; Whig majority in 1839.
1,259. Gain in 1840 for the Whigs 2,174, leav
about Locofoco majority to be overcome in i
the remainder of the Stale (33 counties.) 'This j
will easily he done. Mississippi is safe by from I
one to-two thousand majority.
In‘Jackson county the Whigs have gained 67 j
votefc.
Foogoox) to be Lost.—The f Bowing was writ
ten on the back of an fbectorial ticket found in the
Second Ward oox in the city of Buffalo. It is too
good to be lost:
“ Malty, O Matty beware of this day.”
For the work has begun ami •* the d—l’s to pay
The “Buckeyes and ' Key-stone”hive kicked from
your traces,”
Which gives all the Locos confounded long faces
Andnow we New Yorkers, to follow the fashion,
Have turn’d out to-day, to help put the lash on,
We’ll give you at J asl 25,000 blows.
And 42 kicks the whole matter to clo«e ;
The threshing you’ll get, will long make you re
member,
The second and third and fourth days of November.
So “hang up your fiddle ” and pack up your duds,”
For you and y> ur party are “ all in the suds;”
There’s no hope in your case, so he off“like a book”
They are waiting to see you at Old Kinderhook.
Your doom is a just one,you’ve nothing to say,
For time after time you’ve b en “warned of this
day,”
The People for months have been telling you what
You soon must expect but you heeded if not
Now let their just vengeance on you this-d.ty fall
Burying you and your pa] ty — head shoulders a, d all
Destruction of 1000 Peusons.— Letteis
from Ttfflis, received in t>t. Petersburg (says the
Alhenffium.) give further accounts of the convul
sion of Mount Ararat, by which it appears that
the consequences have been far more fearful lhan
the first announcement had given reason to
apprehend. The town of Nakitchevan has been
lo’ally destroyed : all the buildings oi Eivali
more or less injured; and the whole of the village*
in the two dislrictsof Scharour and Sourmata have
perished. The cotton anu rice plantations are all
laid waste; but the immediate neighborhood of
the mountain itself has been the scene of the most
awful calamity. A huge mass slid from the
mountain, overwhelming every thing and person
in its progress, tor a distance of seven werst«
(about five English miles.)— Amongst others, the
great village of Akbouli has had the fate of Her
culaneum and .about one thousand inhabitants
have been buried beneath the fallen rocks. The
mountain opened, giving passage to a thick fluid,,
swelled info a river, and following the
same direction, swept over the ruins. At the
date of the 13th of August, Ararat was iiol yet
quiet.
Another aid in the Field.— The St. Louis
Republican-guvs—"We were credibly informed,
yesterday, that a member of Gongress from Illi -
nois, who has heretofore pursued a conservative
course, but nevertheless gave his support en most
measures to the administration, has recently c >me
: out and taken distinct grounds in favor of the e ec-
I lion of Gen. Ilgimon.”
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The half IHftst Flag.
As Rowley is famous foi pumpkins, and
Charlestown lor pork, so is Beverly for Deans. As
current rumor goes, pigs could not course lire
street there with the impunity they do here. In a
vast kiln, the cooking ollhe pulse for theconsum
lion of this town of Daniels daily goes on, and
pork which unctuates the otheiwise dry mass, is
driven in'alive and whole.
AH this, be it understood, is the assertion of the
hogs of Charlestown, the pumpkins of Rowley,
the Marhle-heads of Marblehead, and otner ene
mies of the ancient town which once formed a
part or precinct of Salem. No Bcrvely man will
confess the impeachment true in all its counts,
I though many of them are ready to go their death
on bears, as Gov. Hamilton was on bis sugar. -
The vessels from Beverly take out an abundance
of the article among their stores, and it is a mat
ter of report that a Beverly vessel once signalized
herself in distiess for provisions, on coming home.
Assistance went down, and it was discovered that
nothing was deficient in the harness cask, or meat
barrel, there was water enough on board for a
month longer, and bread and potatoes sufficient
for the same length of time. The only article
deficient was—beans! and without them the
mariners would not and could not support the
fatigue of working their vessel up the harbor.
That, probably, however, may be mere fiction,
and, as veracious chroniclers, we are bound to
stick to facts. In the fall of 18—, a large number
of American vessels were assembled as usual, at
Constadt, in Russia; and wherever there is a
large naml»er of American vessels in any port,
you are pretty sure to find some of them cjmman
ded by captains from Cape Cud, and,so along
shore in Massachusetts; and very .likely to find
among these Massachusetts boys, a small sprink
ling of lads from “Beantown.” The youth there
a r e amph bious, and f r om padding and living
among the docks, are not unfrequen.ly seen with
scales on their feet—particularly when they have
been catching fish.
Among these American captains at Constadt,
there was one thorough blooded “ beaner ” Ask
him the particular characteristic of America, and
he would tell you it is the continent on which
Beverly is situated. Enquire into father details,
and he would mention New Fork, Pniludelphia,
Boston, and some other villages, as also situated
in the United Slates. But Beverly was always
uppermost; it was his Jerusalem, to which, after
all nis wandering, he “calculates” to return. So
do many others; and surely it is no had place
which clings thus to the hearts of its wandering
children.
That our captain was roasted like parched pulse
among his countrymen, the reader will easily
guess. He bore it all in very good part, without
a word of complaint, hut looked unutterable
things. He retorted upon his fnends with the
soubriquets of their places of nativity ; nut beans
stuck the best, and while all Jones on him told well
none of his jokes told upon others. He was
decidedly in a most hopeless minority.
One morning the flag of our Yankee frrend’s
vessel was discovered banging at hal mast.—Oth
er American captains immediately answered the
signal, out of respect to their friend, and all the
American shipping then in port displayed the
same token of rnouming. E»ery body was asking
the news, and the occasion of this testimonial;
hut as nothing disastrous pertaining to the gener
al weal of America was heard of, the conclusion
was very naturally reached, that some one on
board the Beverly vessel was dead. Several
Englishmen, out of general respect to their dis
tant connexion, the Americans, out of courtesy
to our friend in particular, hoisted their ensigns
at half mast too. and some of the French ve»sels
followed suit, so that the Constadt mole was pret
ty generally clad in mouning.
Enquiry soon possessed the captains of the
fact that no one on board the Elizabeth was dead,
and the last and certain conclusion to which th»y
arrived, was that Capt. L. had got the news of
the dtalh of his w*fe. The fact that he had not
made his appearance on shor**, strengthened this
opinion. Capt L. was a universal favoiite. and
it is justice to other shipmasters to say that his
misfortunes cast a real gloom over ah their faces.
They pitied him. and thought of their own wives,
children, and friends, and each as he thought of
the possibility that the next melancholy intelli
gence Tom home might be far him, repaired at
his earl cst convenience, on board Capt. L’s ves
esl to offer condolence-
Sailors may not he always capable of the fin
ish and accuracy of speech which concent insin
cerity ; hut they jare honest in their assertions,
and pretend to no sympathy when they do not
| feel it. Capt L. sat on the locker in his cabin;
I his elbow rested on a table, and his head un bis
: hand. His grief had as yet found no utterance in
words, and the cabin was filling up with visitors.
I Silence would not iiave answered so they began
| to throw consolation in by random shots.
I “It is hard to lose a man’s wife,” said one, “hut
i we must all die.”
i That did not seem to hit the Captain’s grief;
and another tried.
“ I felt the loss of my child three years ago,
but Heaven has been kmd, and sent me another.”
The wound was not yet probed.
“When a man’s mother dies, who has lived on
ly for him, as a boy may say, it is natural and pro
per to feet bad; and a man must have as little
feeling as an anchor-stock who don’t.”
The bird did not fall from the bush at this, nor
at any other of the saillies of the visiters. At
: length it was time to go and one of them stepped
; forward with his hand, and feeling as awkward as
any body would, who was about to make a speech
and knew that every body is looking at him.
“ Well Capt. L.. we know it is not decent nor
ship-shape, to perplex and annoy a man with
questions, who is in trouble, but we should like,
before we go, to have you put it in our power to
know, and for what to feel lor you.”
Capt. L. slowly arouse, with ail the narks of
orep grief on his crunteuance.
“ Gentlemen,*-’ he.commenced, and did not
have to call their attention twice, “ I iiave indeed
met with an afflicting dispensation. That 1 shah
be able to support it I have no doubt, especia.ly
as I have the condolence and commiseration of
go many frunds. Great as is my grief, I will
briefly state it. My steward, gentlemen, neglec
ted. until it was too late to provide them for this
day’s dinner, to inform me that there are on board
this vessel —wo hkans!”
The lisun rs ’odeJ from the speaker to each
other in astonishment. The first stared vacantly,
tnen smiled; then laughed; then shouted; and
three times three as uproarious cheers, as were
ever uttered, rung in the little cabin.
It is unnecessary to say that alter this Capt. L.
heard no more taunts about the pabulum of the
infants and aciules of his native town.
From Flo'rida.—The Pensacola Gazette of
the 7th inst. says: “By the Scbr. Rio Grande,
Cap tain Jenkins, arrived this morning from Tam
pa Bay, we learn that the Indians have again
broken laith and left the whites to wonder ul their
trea hery; On breaking loose at Tampa, they
killed one man. firing seven halls into his body
scalping him. within a few hundred yards of
2500 troops. On the day the Rio Grande left,
Gen. Armstead started with a regiment ot men for
Fort King. 1 hus ends this last attempt to form
a treaty with the Seminoles.”
A new invention has been made public in Eng
!°nd, having for its object a greater security on
railroads. It is rendered halt impossible for the
cars to run off the tiack ; for by elevating the line
of rail sufficiently high above the ground, a large
portion of the carriage body will go oel<>w the
.wheels on w .jch they rql».;—These wheels are to
L-e on each ot the carrriage, making the centre es
gravity much nearer the rail than at present.
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COitniEßClAir^ 885 *
Latest dates from Liverpool.. .. 7^7"" —
Latest dates from Havre , ” “ \ Uc [ ob * 2 0
ctober 29
, SavAHNAH, Noreinhi (
Colt on.— Arrived since the 6th l4 ‘
bales L pland and 44 bales S, I Cotton 3,25
at the same time 2573 bales Upland and Off :
S I, Cotton; leaving a stock on hand.SZ- bt,e>
all on shipboard not cleared on the 1- . e «f I
4263 bales I pland and 107 bales S. I r„! ( lnst of
On Monday the Steamer UrittznU’i .
were received, staling an increasing nrohv r !v * I
the peace of Europe being maintained bn, o(
h.g a gloomy picture ot the Money’anHT° rd '
Markets, aiso of the Cotton trade general I • 11 *
intelligence has not had much effect h O . * ’
this market for Uplands, owing to the v'crv*)^ 10 *
quantity for sale and increasing belief m 1
ficient production of this State. Liverpool f 6 de
selling at 9g in round bales and fully f a ;7in air “
bales at The sales of the week ha" ?<^Ulrf
1614 bales Upland, viz: 22 at 8, 10 SI *
146 at 9. 78 at9£,325 at 9*. 503 at 9?’ o, atß i t
7-16, 495 at 9* Bat 9s. In Sea Islands 11 ’
sales of 4 bales at 23 cents. * re P°n
Receipts of Colton at the following •
October Ist. I4(J S
Georgia,Nov. 13
South Carolina, Nov. 6. 2]330
Mobile, Nov. 4 -
New Orleans, Oct 31 71018 t 4oi
Florida, Oct. 10
North Carolina, Oct. 10
'“° rinu -.06000 000^
109752 (Uin-
The following is a statement of the stock f
Cotton on hand at the lespective places namei °
Savannah, Nov. 13 ..4370 -JL
South Carolina, Nov. 6 1:488
Mobile, Nov. 4 6641
i New Orleans, Oct. 31 74085 cq!- I
Virginia, Sept. 30 ’..900
Noith Carolina, Oct
Augusta & Hamburg, Sept. 30. .3730 c jS
}S 1
Florida, Oct. 10 377 „ J
Philadelphia, 0« t. 31 S7O IQ ,
New York,Oct. 31 1 u ; oo 9.^
114 47 1 9804'
Rice. —The demand since our last has been to
a fair extent at a small reduction in price, n,
sales of the week amount to about SbO casks vi/
92 at SB, 310 at 3s, 66 at 3 3-16, 331 at U ’,(l 1
3g. We quote $3 0 3$. at
Flour. —ln this article we have no change to no
tice, the demand being confined to small parcels for
city consumption. Sales of Howard st. aKG 1 (V
nal 0 64. 4 ’ ‘
Corn— ls selling in lots to suit purchasers, at 6j I
0 75 cts.
Groceries.— In Coffee, Sugar and Molasses,there I
is a fair retail demand without variation in puce 1
Sales of Ciffee 12® St. Croix and Porto Hi-1
co sugar at Cd> lo£. Molasses 24 (3 25, New Or- f
Jeans do. 32 (a) 33.
Hay. —Sales on the wharf of 900 bundles at 751
cents.
Bacon. —This article continues in limited de-
mand at last week’s prices.
Spirits—ln Domestic Liquors, the transactions I
continue limited at former rates.
Exchange.—On Knglang, 1 cent p:em. Drafts
at sight on New York, 3 & cent prem.
Freights —both Foreign and Coastwise are dull |
To Liverpool, $d ; New York, 75 cent^ba.e.
STATEMENT OF COTTON
I pFds. S, L 1
Stock on hand, Ist Oct 1983 a ’
Received since I6lh uit 3125 14
Do previously 6265 06
11373 ft |
Exported this week, 2573 00
Do previously, 4537 21 7119 211
Stock on hand, including all on ship
board not cleared on the 13th inst.,. .4263 107 s
Charleston, Nov. 14. *
Cotton.—There has been an active demand foi
Upland since our last, and the operations have ex-9
ceeded those of any previous week tins seasonal
bout 6UUO bales of all qualities having been taker I
by ihe buyers. The general features of themarkeil
have undergone some change since our review oil
the 7th inst. (in Saturday last, and Monday ofthil
present week, in cans* quence of the heavy receipts,!
a slight decime was sutmimitledto by-holders whial
caused a general atten lance of dealers on Tuesday !
when, in consequence of the heavy business don.l
and an increased anxiety to purchase, prices rail.-1
ed, and the rates of the previous week were ot- I
tained ; on Wednesday and Thursday, however, 1
sales were negotiated at an advance on the raw, i
and yestt rday the market closed at the 1
prices ; inferior and ordinary 7A a middling ||
! tnidd iog tair 8$ Q 9|, fair to fully fair 9f ;n?i !
good and fine and choice, none.
Rice. —The transaction of the week in thisar- jj
tide, owing to the very limited supp y on sale hats ■
been light. Sales were effected on landing at a W
advance on the piicesof the previous week. A-f
bom 780 tierces brought prices ranging from 3!. • s
s3j 100.
Rough Rice. —The sales are 1600 at SO; oOoOatß
83; an.j 2400 bushels at 83£ cents per bushel. I
Grain —The receipts of Corn have been 2COO»
bushels from Noith Carolina, which sold atapwß
within the range of our quotations; 55 ‘d> 57
per bushel. The arrivals of Hay, which havetwß
light, have been taken at quoted rate, 75 (filsOcfcß
per 100 lbs. No Oats or Peas have been receiver I
quotations nominal.
Flour. —Sales light, and the market very dull- ■
Richmond has been selling at 6 and 6g; Virgins■
superhne ss; and Baltimore at and per MB
Bacon —A limited business has engaged del; B
c’-s in this article at the following rales: Haini ! B
0 13, Shoulders 6a 8, and Sides 8 a cents pa B
lb.
Lard. —Has been selliag in small lots at pii* B
within quoted rates —11 0 13 cents per lb.
Salt. —Received this week 3304saiks Liverpi- I
Sales from on shipboard have been effected at; ■
40 0 1 50 per sack.
Sugars. —The receipts of the week haveb* s I
66 htids. and 14 tierces from the the West Ini**- I
and 33 hhds from New Orleans. We have m I
transni t:ons to report.
L'rffte —On Saturday last, about 500 bags R-f
were sold at a II cents; more recent y, however n
the article has been disposed of in small lots at VI ■
and 11 2; a lot of 3uba green bought, ni (3 hi fl
and about 10U bags common do. cents P er ‘ |
The receipts are 229 bags.
Molases. Received this week from the West ■
Indies, 29 tihds, and from New nrlt?ans, 63 h* fl
36 tierces and 170, bbls. New Orleans, B
b- en selling at prices ranging from 29 to 33;
sweet do. is held at 35 cents p«,r gallon.
mands our quotations 21 a 23 cents per (gallon, f
Fruit. —Malaga Raisins, of toe new crop cent® ■
ues to command our quotations—2i 02} pfr :(,t B
Exchange. — hiils on England, we conim« .®||
quote 8 0 per ct. prem.; on France, 5 10(3 3i I
15 per dollar: sight drafts on New York have btf I
negotiated during the week at i and U P t;C '
prem.
Freights. —We continue former quotati ns
Liverpool and Havre. There are two vessel* il
pie sent loadiigfor Boston at the following ritf*^
1 and li per square bag ’or cotton. To Ne>v' oiK f\
we quote - cotton 60 075 cents per bag and 50 c T A
tieice for Rice.
M A KIN E INTELLIG ENCE.
Savapnah, Nov-
Cleared —brig Cyrus, Clark, Boston. - £: k
Arrived —biig Augusta, Sawyer, New i° f 1
steamboat t hatfi&m. Wood, Augusta; stearin - l \
Lamar, Croker, Augusta
Departed —steamboat Chatham, Wood, Angu* ;
November D- I
H ent to sea —ship Asia, Sears, Liverpool; 5 •
Newark, Mervin, New York ; brig Madson, *
ley, New York.
Charleston N° v * J|
Arrived yesterday —schr Carioean, AHcfl, ‘
andria, (D. C.) » J!
Went to sea yesterday —brig Maty Ann.T h-' j
son. Ragged Island; schr Candid. Wilkins,
more ; schr Thames, Axworthy, Richmond.
jMnwij 1 ■■■ ii_ l| iiiJ.iJJi— '
EXCHANGE ON NEW YORK —At i
and at on« to twenty days sight. Tor ■' a ‘C'^ r J
oct 23 uAiibF.LLZ x KHr> • j