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> * V GEORGIA COURIER. J. G. M’WHORTER K£NRY MEALING, PUBLISHERS. Terms.—This Pap^r is published every Monday nn.J Thursday afternoon, at $”» 00 per annum, payable in ad vance, or $'(> 00 at the expiration of the year. VT Advertisements not exceeding a square, inserted the fir*»t time or 62 1-2 cents, and 43 3-1 c. nts for each con tinuance. SELECTED FOR THE GEORGIA COURIER. DOW AlCONAH, OR THE SORCERESS OF MONTILLO: A ROMANTIC TALE. Sullen and sad to fancy’s frighted eye, Did shapes of dun and murky dew advance. In train tumultuous, and of gesture strange. And passing horrible! CHARACTACUS. we cannot raise the stone and lav this ghost.” I accepted the proposal, and with some difficulty we inserted the point of the dagger at the edge of the stone, and raised it. A frightful gulph presented it self, down which we quietly descended by means of a circular flight of stone steps, having previously loaded our pistols: at the foot of 300 stairs, we came into a beautiful grotto. From this place we descended to a cav ern, the sides of which were lined with black and monumental marble. In nichos stood plain marble coffins, containing, from their inscriptions, the remains of But did Gen. Markley make su'-h a communication to Gen. Jackson in the uameofMr. Clay’s friends ? Non nostrum tantas componere lifts. We contend that the dispute is confined to*Gen. Jackson and Markley. Jackson asserts that such a proposal was made to him by a member of Congress in the. name of Mr. Clay’s friends. Mr. Clay denies it for himself, and his friends are said to deny it for i themselves. In the meantime, Markley j is known to be the man who- made the j communication to Gen. Jackson. What , is the order of proceeding? Undoubted-; !y, that Jackson should establish that the \ officers of the British army, who placed in him the utmost rconfidence.—From this time to the end of the war, he was considered as a spy for the royalists, and the principal theatre of his operations was in the coun- contignous to New Fork and the try Highlands.” Under different disguises and assumed names, such as John Smith, Harvey Wright, and Harvey Birch, he travelled through many towns, obtaining important’ information which he commu From the Tuscaloosa Chronicle, 50th ult. Horrid Occurrence.—During the last week, an outrageous transaction, which we really think disgraceful to the charac ter of civilized men, took place near the north-east boundary line of Perry, adjoin ing Bibb and Autauga counties. The circumstances we are informed by a gen tleman from that country are—that a Mr. McNeily having lost some clothing or some other property of no great value, nicated to the American Generals. His ! the slave of a neighboring planter was employment necessarily subjected him to i perils. Sometimes he was shot at by the charge 1 with the theft. McNeily, in com pany with his brother, found the negro friends of liberty, who were eager to des- driving his master’s wagon ; they seized Moorish nobility. We then quitted this j communication was made to him, provid solemn mausoleum of death, to repair t > I ed Markley denies it—or if Markley does an arched vault, whence proceeded the sound of an organ, accompanying a very j not deny it, that he (Markley) should prove that he was authorised bv Clay or trov one engaged (as they thought) in the service of their enemies, he was their prisoner, but his ingenuity effected his escape i him, and either did, or were about to chas Several times tise him, when tl c negro stabbed Alc- Neily, so that he died in an hour after wards—-the negro was taken before a Jus- AVGUSTA. MONDAY, JULY 23, 182; . (U* The GEORGIA COUR|£p will be regularly issued on Mondays Thursdays, precisely at 2 o’clock, P. jj and it is hoped all Advertisements will b. handed in, at least, by 12 o’clock on tho<» days. fine voice, which chaunted the Te Deum. ■ his friends, to make the proposal to Jac- At the end of the passage we found our- Several companies of tories, officered ! tice of the Peace who after serious deliber- « c* . -r* •. • t r it • . otmn nraivPn nntlinritr—thro j with men from the British army, fell into ation waived his authority perhaps^thro ("CONTINUED.) After this Rimanez passed over to Bnr- barv, but being unable to soften the dislike of Lady Cleona, he for many years kept her in confinement at a castle on the >ea shore; after which he acquired considera ble wealth in the service of his govern ment.—I could scarcely believe this sud den reverse of fortune, and my history ex cited as much surprise when I related it to Achmet and Solymati.—In a few days lady Cleona and Rimanez arrived, and seconded my suit with the brothers, who had made some objections to my marraige j Ila h- with Seraphina on the score of religion, and desired it not to take place til! she had been presented to my relations in Spain.—After two months stay, the latter of which was the great fast Ramadin, we took leave of Solyman and Archmet, and set forward with my beloved Seraphina,La dy Cleona, Rimanez, and an ample escort. The next day we arrived at Ceuta, hav ing procured a pass from Solyman. We remained at Ceuta till a vessel ar rived to transport us to Malaga, and after a tranquil voyage we experienced the pleasure of again treading on our native soil.—On the second night ofour landing, Seraphina took a walk to the spot on the seashore, where her cousin Nourah was interred.—We stood hand in hand, look ing at the grave, and admiring the solem nity of the water-scene, when a confused murmur of approaching voices excited our attention. A cry of distress was mingled with the noise of several Spanish sailors, and having given Seraphina a pistol to de fend herself, we hurried to the spot.—On our appearance they took to flight, and left a poor man, habited like a fisherman, appa rently lifeless from the severity of ilieir blows.—When Seraphina, by die means of some strong stimulants and chafing, had brought him to, he opened his eyes wilcih, bin still was not perfectly sensible, till the morning light.—As I gazed upon him, I thought iiis features lesembled those of l bom uis Irigiit. selves in a spacious chamber, lighted with beautiful lamps, and ornamented with the superb furniture of antient times. A lady, clothed in mourning robes, sat at the organ —she started with surprise at our en trance.—“Ye holy powers!” exclaimed Rimanez, “what do I see!—Can it be lady Juliana!” “Lady Juliana!” re peated 1, struck with her resemblance to (lie picture of Doo Algouah’s first wife ; “ it cannot bo !” “ Who is it remembers me?” said she, in a firm tone.—“1 should remember that voice somewhere, if time has not rendered my memory treacher ous.” “ This lady,” I replied, “ is Rima nez, formerly the servant of Don Algo- ’ Her countenance changed at the name, and she replied, “ Are you sent here bv Algonah ?—I wonder lie did not come himself.” “ Lady,” said I, “ be under no apprehension from us—I am your nephew Marano de Pinato, ana I will protect you.” She embraced me with tears of joy, and added—“ Then I shall see the blessed light of tho sun-— once more behold the face of nature !” “In what way, lady,” asked Rimanez, have you been nourished and confined here ? “ The secret passage to this re cess.” said Lady Juliana, “ is only known to Algonah.—Bernardo, tho old steward, and Lucilla, my , waiting-maid; have been long the companions of my imprisonment —for having accidentally discovered that the Don had buried a wax figure in my place, and that I was a prisoner in the Eastern Chamber of Montillo Castle, be fore he conveyed me secretly to this cav ern.” Lucilla now entered, and encour aged by her mistress, informed them that Bernardo, prompted by the Don’s neg lecting to send the usual supply of provis ion, had been penetrating every where for j an outlet ; that behind the grotto he had ! found a perpendicular staircase, at tlie top of which was a trap door of.stone ; this . he had raised, & beheld a company of rob bers regaling in a chamber, which had so frightened him, that he had descended faster than he went, and was recovering The friends of Henry Clay’s character, ought to be, and are pleased, that this charge ofbargaining is at last made in a tangible shape, and by real names.—Let Jackson and Markley settle the affair be tween them, and let them if they can, fix it upon Mr. Clay. If they do not, let infamy be their portion.—Mr. Chy has undergone an unparalleled persecution— his honor and patriotism called in ques tion—his feelings and person insulted, by the lowest instruments of a base faction. *—Gen. Jackson has given currency to this charge, and upon him it devolves to sustain it. [From ike Pittsburg Gaiette.'] the hands of the Americans, in conse- iear, as the crowd of persons lrom the a i quence of his adroitness. It was custom- ; bove counties had collected to the num- ary with the British officers to steal their her oi 70 or 80, near Mr. People s (the Seraphina ; and when he thanked us for -our attentive care, the tones of his voice equally stinrk me.—“ Surely Seraphina,” said I in Moorish dialect, “ this is some unknown brother ofvour’s?his voice re minds me of Solyman’s !”—He then in quired in the same tongue ifl knew Is mael Solyman.—“ He is my uncle,” re plied Seraphina.—“And I am his son Almoran !” said the youth. I was almost .speechless with the pleasure of surprise. On enquiring bv what strange accident the son of a bashaw had been metamor phosed into a fisherman, he replied, that he had secured some money in the sands, tfor the purpose of carrying them back to his native country ; and that his comrades Jiaving discovered his treasure, meant to Jiave taken his life, if we had not inter- Yered; that he had quitted home on a rambling expedition, in which lie had ex perienced much variety and hardship, and had been reduced to take up the employ ment of a fisherman. We then conduc ted the wounded Almoran to Malaga, where his aunt Lady Cleona undertook to attend his recovery. It was at this juncture that we learned that Don Algonah was about to become a husband a third time in his old age, and Rimanez and I planned the scheme which prevented the marriage ; Rimanez enter ing the chape! of the castle of Montillo, and presenting the mysterious letter at the altar, which broke off the nuptials. When Almoran h id recovered, we proposed his immediate journey to Solyman and Ach met, knowing die pleasure they would have in beholding him alive, and hearing of our welfare. Having parted from Almoran, we quit ted Malaga, and glided up the Darro, till we arrived without accident within a day’s sail of Grenada.—It was impossible I should forget our adventure in the Moor ish tower, and as we drew near, Ladv Cleona became extremely affected.— “ Beneath that building,” said Ladv Cleona, “ is one of the most beautiful and extensive caverns I have ever read of, and which I mice visited with Count Alvarez. Formerly the castle was a Moorish pa lace, but Philip’s edict has destroyed the work and decorations of ages !”—A storm now coming suddenly on, and no shelter near, it became necessary that we should land, and take refuge in one of the cham bers of the tower. The ladies not choos ing to ascend above the ground floor, we prepared a fire of wood, and spread car pets for their accommodation ; Rimanez and my servants keeping watch w.iile they lay down to sleep. As I stood admiring the dozing beauties of Seraphina by the obscure blaze of our fire, I saw in one corner of the room a flag stone of the pavement rise up on one side, and a man’s face, covered with a long venerable beard, iouk around the apartment. I had scarce ly time to point out the attention of Rima nez to the object, before the stone sank into its place. “ That is the spirit of someone murdered !” exclaimed I, look ing alarmed. “ Whatever it be,” said Rimanez,-“it is certainly a strong spb'it, to raise that stone. And if you are not m re afraid now than you were of my perform ance oa the wall of Ceuta, we will see if Taking leave of this cavernous palace, we conducted the inmates of it to the chamber whence we had descended. The day had already dawned when we awaken ed our friends, and introduced Lady Juli ana, between whom and Lady Cleona there was no danger of rivaiship about such a monster as Algonah. Having hired a house for my increased family at Grena da, and left Rimanez there, my impatience to take Seraphina to Madrid, where I understood Algonah was gone, was the occasion of my being present at an event so unfortunate as the death of Amaranta.” (To be continued.) From the Richmond Whig July 11. THE HUMBUG. It turns out, that the Member of Con gress, of “great respectability,” who com municated to Gen. Jackson that which Mr. Carter Beverly has been the instru ment of making public, was Philip S. Markley, then a Representative from Pennsylvania, and who, we believe, is now Naval Store-keeper at Philadelphia, Gen. Markley did not occur to us at first, as the man, but we are not at all surprised to learn the fact; for we have heard of him -as a busy and as a restless and shift ing politician. If our memory does not deceive us, ne was the only Member from Pennsylvania, who attended ihe Craw ford Caucus on the 14th Feb. 1824. When that hopeful project was denounced by nine tenths of the American people, and Mr. Crawford’s cause received lrom it a mortal blow Gen. Markley vibrated between Adams and Jackson, as the one or the other seemed to gain the ascendant. Ultimately he declared for Adams. It is incredible that a man of this cha racter, could have been entrusted with so delicate and confidential an employment, as that of driving a bargain between two great political parties. Admit.rug that Henry Clay was base enough to propose to vote for Gen. Jackson on stipulated" conditions—or that Mr. Clay’s friends were ready to sell their votes tor an equi valent consideration—we say it is impos sible to believe, that Philip S. Markley would have been selected as the agent of the negotiation. Not being an original friend of Mr. Clay—wjthout fixed politi cal principles of any kind—notoriously seeking office where he was most likely to get it,—it could not have entered the head of Mr. Clay or his friends to have selected him as- the repository of their confidence, and the agent of a most de licate and dangerous negotiation. If Gen. Markley did make this communica tion to Gen. Jackson—if he did assure him in the name of Mr. Clay’§ friends, that they would vote for him, provided Mr. Adams, was dismissed as Secretary of State, then we are sure, from the very na ture of things, that he made the commu nication, and gtive the assurances, upon his own individual authority. We throw out of view Mr. Clay’s denial of knowing any thing of this transaction, and the al leged denial of his friends, and place it entirely upon general probability; and upon this broad ground we contend" that it improbable and absurd. General Jaelcson and Mr. Clay.—The charges about “ bargain and sale, in trigue and corruption.” &c made, bv the opposition against Mr. Clay, are at length about to be put to a final and conclusive test,, as the reader will perceive by an ar ticle from the Wheeling Gazette accom panying a fetter from General Jackson to Carter Beverly. It cannot be doubted that Gen Jackson has fixed upon the name of some member of Congress, to be put fourth as authority for a charge against Mr. Clay’s friends. But whether that member can sustain such charge against Mr. Clay’s known friends, and against how many ofthem, or whethar it was a mere surmise of his own, or an attempt at in rigue, in which he bad no partners, re mains to be seen. It is extraordinary that Gen. Jackson said nothing of this conversation in ihe letter to Gen. Swart- vvoui, written after the election, and the purport of which was to allege corruption and vent harsh language against Mr, Clay. It is s ill more extraordinary, that, when Mr, Clay challenged an investigation, be fore Congress, of the charges made bv George Kremer, Gen. Jackson did not furnish either him or Mr, Kremer with the name of a member, who, brought to give evidence at the bar of the House, could have given the clue to the plot, if there were any,and thus have prevented the disgraceful defeat of one who had so lust ily begun to “cry aloud and spare not,” about “ intrigue and corrupt ion. The General intimates that the publi cation ot his conversation witli Carter Beverly was unexpected by him ; yet he alleges he always intended to give Mr. Clay the name of the member who pro posed the intrigue, if the latter should “over his own name,” deny the knowl edge that any such proposition was nude. The inquiry will at once suggest itself— How could the General expec* the Sec retary to answer a charge which he "did not calculate on publishing, or intended he should see ? The General, to have acted the generous and manly part he as sumes, should have long since communi cated both the charge and the name to Mr. Clay. way into the country, and obtaiu recruits justice) house, who acted as president of from among the tories, which were march- : die -*>ob, and put the vote, when n ... 1 1 1 , 1. ♦ 1% rt r- I, a, ■ . 1 .1 1. Z a .L r. ed to the support of the British armv.— decided that he should be immediatelvex fiom From tkc Boston Telegraph, The following communication the Rev. A. B a Presbyterian clergyman of this county. Cooper's il Spy of the Neutral Ground or the true Harvey Birch.—This gentle man, far gone in years, whose real name is E ——C , resides in the town of C. ot New York, about 12 miles from 1 * the Fishkill Highlands.” He is a worthy nan, possessed of a fine farm ; and for many years has sustained ihe office of Deacon m the Congregational Presbyterian Church ot G Society. Mr. Cooper has giv en us an accurate description of his person, which is- tall and meagre, and indica tive of great muspular strength. Reserv ed in his manners, and maintaining an in variable rigidity of features, one would find it extremely difficult to discover any emotion of his mind. He seldom fells dis posed to speak oi his hair-breadih escapes and severe privations, while engaged in the service of his country, during the Rev olutionary struggle. But whenever he enters upon this story, it is with modesty and self-abasement that he was so crimi nal as to act the part oi “ Husha the Ar- chite,” in the presence of the servant of George the 3d. The writer of this article has heard him utter such expressions as these “ How great has been the mercy of God tome that I was not cut off in the midst ot my call of deceit and wickedness! I have acted much from the principle mentioned by the Apostle Paul, ‘ let us do evil that good may come.’ In the year l/*6, ifl remember right, he was employed as a spy by the friends of American liberty. He then lived in the county of Westchester, a little south of the chain of mountains called ‘ the High lands. During this year he travelled to Canada and back again, for the purpose of learning the sentiments of the people concerning the war, and of ascertaining who were the most active and dangerous men among the tories. To this class of men, he professed great friendship for the British Miuistry, and expressed fears that he should become a prisoner to the whigs, who would deprive him of life. The in formation obtained by the spy, occasioned the arrest and imprisonment of several roy alists. In the year 1777, he was frequently in ! New-Yoik, in company with the principal The Spv enlisted several times under such officers, and when he had ascertained the time fixed upon for marching to unite with the myrmidons of King George, he never failed of secretly apprising some principal officer of the American army, who, of course, was not tardy in effecting their surrender at discretion. In such instances, the Spy became a prisoner, but favored by friends, who knew his real character, he always “took French leave of absence.” differ*- FROM COLOMBIA. We have received files of Bogota pa pers to the 3d May, by way of Caracas, but their contents have been anticipated by files already received from Carthage- na. One of of our correspondents in Car acas, it will be seen by the annexed ex tract, has imbibed the feelingsso very pre valent in Colombia, among foreigners, a- gainst Bolivar. “ CARACAS, JUNE l6, 1827. “ I was once disposed like yourself, to entertain a most favorable'opinion of Gen. Bolivar, and should still be^so, if any part of his conduct, would warrant such liber al feeling from a North American. Fam now prepared to join my opinion with that of many of mv countrymen,and to believe that his “pacific policy,” (if policy it can be) is a cool and deliberate intrigue on his part, to gratify ambitious views, which his calculating genius has taught him pru dence enough not to avow, or even inti mate to the public. “ That he should have preserved terms with Paez, and have extended pardon to his partizans, is not at all astonishing, nor is it difficult to divine the motives by which he was influenced in this act of lenity. He knew the power of Paez;and he feared it; ho therefore cloaked his timidity under the love of country and virtually recogni zed their proceedings. But that ho should have conferred promotion on those men who were most active in the destruc tion of the tranquility of the country, and have neglected those who were the warm supporters and defenders of the Constitutional rights of the Govern ment, is a matter so wrapped up in mystc ry, that even the Cosialeros themselves are at a loss to comprehend the tenor of his proceeding. “ With me his conduct admits of but on argument, viz:—He is either a great fool, and has imposed upon the world a greatness of character which he never pos sessed, or that his plans have not yet ar rived at tl.a stale of maturity when he can appear before the political tribunals of his own and other countries, a greater man than the world has yet known him to be. “ We are looking forward with much in terest to the opening of the next Congress, the proceedings of which will measureably determine the future destination of Co lombia.—Should they accept the resigna tion of Bolivar, as is generally supposed, a dissolution of the Government is, in my opinion, inevitable, but the consequences resulting from this separation of the Prov inces being shrouded in the womb of time, we can only view them speculatively, and prepare for the worst that can ensue, Venezuela is not a field sufficiently large for two great bodies, like Bolivar and Paez to move in ; the former is ambitious of unlimated power and political aggran dizement; the latter, I really believe, is on ly ambitious of military glory, and the un shackled liberties of his country,—thus, their views being so strongly contrasted, I conceive it impossible for them to op erate together, in so small a sphere with harmony and peace.”—Balt. Gaz. July 9. Latestfrom Guayaquill.—Extract of a letter from Guayaquil, dated April 18 ; “On the nights of the, I5th and l6th in stant, a revolution against Perez and all the officers acting under the extraordinary power of Bolivar, was effected and they and all the chiefs, who have not sent in their adhesion to the new authorities, have embarked on board a brig of war, aud will be to-day transferred to a transport and sail for Panama. “ Gen. La Mar has been chosen by the municipal authorities as political and military chief, and Col. Elezalde, wher was at the head of the revolution, has been appointed “Commandant de ar- mas.” La Mar is very popular, and, what is more in politicians, a very honest and good man. The deposed chiefs are fully of opinion, that it is intended to an nex the whole southern departments of Colombia to Peru. Such is believed! by others not to be their present intention; but circumstances may induce them to adopt such a measure.” Phil. Aurora, July A letter received at New York from Caracas, dated June 13th, says, “A Messenger arrived last night from Bogota. Congress had met, and refused to accept the resignations of Bolivar and Santan der;” ecuted by being burnt to death! The sable culprit was led to a tree and tied to it, and a large quantity of pine-knots col lected, and placed around him, & the fa tal torch was applied to the pile, even against the remonstrance of several gen tleman who were present, and the miser able beiug was in a short time burnt to ashes. An inquest was held over the re mains, and the sheriff of Perry county, with a compauy of about twenty men, re paired to the neighborhood where this barbarous act took place to secure those concerned, but with what success we have not heard, but we hope he will succeed to bring the perpetrators of so high-handed a measure to account to their country for their conduct in this affair. This is the second negro who has been thus put to death without judge or jury in that coun- ■y- s SELECTED TOASTS, DRANK AT RICHMOND VIRGINIA. Volunteers. By Capt. Finney, Presidentfor the day Adams and Jackson.—Six one, half a dozen Vother—not the choice of Virginia —either. By General Harvie. John Tyler, our Senator elect—May enlightened patriot ism, and devotion to the best interests of his country, not a blind headlong opposi tion to the Administration, constitute his strongest claim to the support and ap probation of his fellow citizens. By Mr. J. G Blair, Vice President.— The statesman in the Cabinet, the chief tain in the field. By D. C. Randolph Andrew Jackson —the Chieftain who gallantly defendend- ed his country’s rights on the plains of Orleans—the Statesman who will ably and. impartially administer the laws in the * Cabinet. By E. C. Mayo. Gen Jackson, as President—Virginia’s alternative, and not her choice. By John II. Pleasants. General Jack- son—The enemy of State Rights, and the Candidate of Virginia-r-halfhorse and half alligator. By Henry R. Brooke. Hickory for ram rods but not for cabinet making. Military Chieftains—Rome had a Caesar, England a Cromwell, France a Napoleon, our Southern Republics a Bol ivar. Let the United States profit by their misfortunes. By Wm. D. Taylor. The Presiden tial Lottery to be drawn in 1829—May the people take few tickets in the Combi nation scheme. By Dr. Julian Kean. Adams and Clay —Though interested envy may now tra duce them, posterity will recognise them as Statesmen and patriots. The Thermometer on yesterday was as high as 98°. It is a remark of several phvsiciV, that for some years past, we have J, - more sickness in June, than in anv of th- succeeding months. Some account f 0 . the fact, (if it is one) that the emigratir.• part of our population have not yet ] e ; the city, and as there are more subjects there must be more cases of disease. B • allowing all weight to this reason which it deserves, may we not look for an addi tional cause in the want of cleanliness j r the city? The police officers have not as yet, paid that attention to our yards and streets, which they think more neces sary in the months subsequent to June. r His Honor Judge Crawford, in h- late Charge to the Grand July of Talli,. ferro County 7 , gives the decisive weight of his opinion in favor of the importance and necessity of a Supreme Court, to correct the errors of the different Courts, and thus produce uniformity of decision in the seven different Circuits of the State. As matters now stand, there are seven little empires in Georgia, and pretty despotic ones too, as the Judges are in some mea sure the 1 Legislators also ; and however erroneous their legislation may be in the form of constructions, the citizen has no remedy, but must bow with submissive suffering to the fiat of the Bench. There is no superior tribunal to which he car. refer his wrongs—the decision is final, or if he seeks the only remedy which i? held out to him, he finds that it is but the shadow of a remedy, for if he applies for a new trial, the same Judge, whose opin ion wronged him in the first instance stands directly in tho way of future re dress. We hope the universal sentkneit of all our wisest men, will have some weight in inducing the Legislature to fix tho rights of the citizen upon a perma nent and indisputable basis, and no longer sufler so many independent wheels to run with jarring discard in the machinery of our Government. Tunnel through the Silver Mine of Kon- igsberg, in Norivay.—A wonderfui gal lery has been pierced through the side of the mountain, at the depth of six hundred feet, through which the ore is now trans ported, instead of being hoisted to the top, Its length is six thousand feet, and it occupied twenty three years in its com pletion. It had been commenced in 1792, but during seven years of the time it was discontinued ; it had just been opened.— The process was most tedious, being en tirely by calcination and hammering, which brought the rocks off in flakes.— Only two men could work at one time; It was commenced both externally and in ternally ; and to their credit be it recorded, that, upon meeting there were only two or three feet difference in the level, and none in the direction ; it is from six to seven feet wide and from ten to fifteen high. Jones' travels. Tennessee Volcano.—We havejustcon versed with a gentleman directly from Kentucky, who passed through Summer county, and he says that he was there in formed by several, that it was then ascer tained to a certainty, from whence those Meteoric Stones, which fell in Summer county, on the 9th of May, came, viz: A volcano had broken out in Summer county, between Gallatin and the Ken tucky line, It is said that the explosion was seen by a negro, who represents it as a stream of fire, of considerable extent rushing from the earth as high as high as a tree. The marks are yet visible to all who call. The earth on the knob is con siderably torn up, and the trees adjacent are scorched and burnt to the tops ; but there is no fire oi smoke issuing at pres ent. This discovery accounts for the pheno mena of the rocks falling eight or ten miles from that spot on the 9th of May last.—Courtland (Ala.) Herald, June 22 LEGAL TOAST. The following toast was recently given by a Judge at the South: “ The Lawyer's Declaration. “ Fee simple and a simple fee, And all the fees in tail, Are nothing when compared to theb Thou best offees—Fz-male. 1 ' Not many of the papers contain rr marks on the letter of General Jackson to Mr. Garter Beverly. As it made no disclosures, nor furnished any additional testimony to criminate the conduct of tlir high officers to whom it alludes, it will probably awake but little discussion, till the answer of Mr. Clay arrives, and the name is given to the public, of the author of the application to General Jackson.— If the statements giv» n are to be relied upon, both parties, the friends of General Jackson, as well as those of Air. Adams, seem to have looked to Mr. Clay, as the most prominent statesman, and whose claims to high office, as Mr. Calhoun was already provided for, were second to none. And if in the selection between General Jackson and Air. Adams, one of whom we may say, he was obliged to choose, Air. Clay in the exercise of his judgment pre ferred Air, Adams, and gave his influence to promote his election, we really cannot see, why the favorable opinion which he thus manifested towards him, should dis qualify him from holding an important office under his administration. Great emphasis is laid on the unfriendly feelings which are said to have existed between Mr. Adams and Mr. Clay ; but were not such feelings much less equivocal, and more strongly and publicly expressed a- gainst General Jackson? Have those, who urge this weak “ circumstantial evi dence” of their charge of corrupt coali tion, fotgotten the celebrated Resolutions of Air. Cobb for censuring Gen. Jackson, in the conduct of the Seminole War ?— Have those, who now yelp so loudly on the back trail, forgotten the part Mr. Clay took in that discussion ? Suppose then with these unequivocal evidences oi his opinion of General Jackson, he had voted for him and procured by his influ- ence his election, whether he had receiv ed fiom him. or not, the high office, to which his talents and services pointed, his magnanimity would have been applauded, or his conduct ascribed to the most cor rupt motives, by those, whose wishes wer? thwarted and expectations disappointed. We do not wish to make any excuse for Mr. Clay, and particularly the one which some have made for themselves and wish considered good, that of “ two evils, he chose the least.” We consider no evil in the case; and could wish those, whose po*yical summersets display such wonder- * oflpleness of conscience,could find bet- LteFreas'ins for their inconsistency. Wo