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CIIKONICDTA ND SE N TIN EL.
AUG!J N T A .
FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 26.
Wc arc able, al last, to give our readers anoth
er sheet, and if the health of the city continues
to improve, we hope soon to resume, our regular
publications. The following remarks, from the
Constitutionalist of yesterday, give a correct ac
count of the health of the city. In addition to
the deaths mentioned, that of Simeon Walker
was reported yesterday.
Hsu.ru or Aiocsta, Ac. —The health of
our city is improving fast. During the last week
we have, had but lour deaths by lever to report,
vir,; Mr. John Sloan, Mrs. Gunter, Mr. Trimble,
(all residents,) anti one negro in the country;
and the number of new cases are diminishing.—
The weather has been cool and cloudy, and we
had a light rain, hut its effects on the cu'lh are now
scarcely perceptible. Yesterday it cleared of!
and the sun came out as warm as ever and il we
are not shortly visited with a good hard frost, ami
such of our citizens as have escaped so tar con
tinue their precautions, we are fearful our list
may again increase. To such of our citizens as
have absented themselves, we would continue
our former advice, to keep away until wc have a
frost, which cannot he long, us we arc in hopes
of being able in our next to give the welcome
intelligence that they can return in safety.
To our country friends who arc in the habit of
dealing in tins city, we will say they can bring
in their produce without fear of danger. They
will find our merchants prepared to receive thorn,
as the stock of goods now on hand is good, and
daily accessions arc being made.
Cotton begins to come in pretty freely, and is
selling from 11 to 11 $ for new, and in one or
two instances sales have been made at lljj for
choice Inis iir square hales. The market, howev
er, may lie considered dull, as there is very little
inducement to buy until things become more set
tled. We learn from all quarters, that this year’s
crop, as regards staple and quality, will he. us
good as any over grown.
The following is a list of deaths since our pa
j<er of sth insl. to Wednesday lust at noon.
Henry O'Neal, Resident.
Miss Frances King, “
Charles Hart, “
Robert Lyon, “
Mrs. Mary Duncett, “
John Nelson, (son of Mitchell,) “
W. C. Crimes, Georgia.
Moses Daucett, Resident.
Joseph Collins, “
Mrs. Ann Burns, Ireland.
(Dr. Isaac Bowen, Resident.
Philip Daucett, “
t Edward •‘'nook, England
1 ) John Lewis, Resident.
Thomas McCenna, “
Mrs. Caroline F. Gunther, Germany, j
Adeline Martin, (b years old) Resident. j
And six negroes.
4 Died out of the city.
The Flection.
We have had neither time, nor spirit, to talk of
political matters, while Enduring under the visita
tions of disease. It is loj true that Georgia has
“bowed the knee to Dual,” and elected the parti
sans of our present administration to rule over
her. Il is idlo to mourn over the result. The
people have a right to select their own law givers’
and if they choose to he governed by such a elan
u s is now predominant at Washington, God help
them! Wo can live under any system that our
neighbors can: or (to borrow an illustration from
a friend) as an old federalist once said to Gideon
Granger, “I can live hr hell as long as you or
Mr. Jefferson.”
Ratification
Is negatived by a large majority. So mote il
be. Tme, this county gave a heavy vote in its
favor; hut that was a mere matter of accident.—
No interest was taken in the question, as our
people, generally, had hut little choice between
the obvious evils of the present system, and the
gross injustice of that proposed. The tickets of
both parties were printed “Ratification,” that
each voter might prefix "No," if he thought pro
per: and very few thought any thing about it.—
Wc do hope the time is not far distant, when the
good sense of the people will lead them to see
the absolute necessity of reduction, on a plan
not founded on sectional or party intcicsts.—
Whenever such a plan can be submitted to the
people, it will certainly prevail: and it xriU ho so
submitted, when the people will send delegates to
a Convention, elected to servo the Shite, and not
a faction.
The Boston Transcript says—“We learn from
a friend in Boston, well acquainted with the
Canton trade, that the American interest in the
opium allair is $1,350,000.”
Yaj.e Collkok.—The present number of stu
dents in the different departments of Yale Col
lege is about six huudred and fifty —a greater
number than at any former period.
Ohio Elections.—The Ohio Statesman slates
that the Administration party has succeeded by
an increased majority in that State. In the Se
nate the parties stand: Democrats 32, Whigs 8;
6 districts to hear from. In the House 40 Demo
crats and 13 Whigs; 20 to hear from.
Medical College of Georgia.
Wc arc requested to state, in answer to the
enquiries addressed to this city on the subject!
that the Lectures in this Institution will eom
nißnce, as advertised, on the second Monday of
November next. The Trustees arc now engag
ed in filling the vacancy occasioned by the la
mented death of Dr. Antony, and of which due
notice will be published.
The newspapers which have advertised the
College Circular, and all others friendly to the
Institution, are. respectfully requested to notice
this announcement.— Constitutionalist.
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site the termination ot State street, and that
building was a mass of flames before he
, arrived a, the spot. The wind bwtS
| "orlbeas, -el carried great volumes of
and flame over the market, scattering sn a ,k,t
| J? r - eVe " as Several little buildings around
m JP e ed,f d,l y *; au sbt, and it was evident from
he lust that nolemg could save the large groce-
1 ry occtipic3Ty*Mr. Thane, on the east corner of
Anson and Market streets. This building, to
gether with two smaller ones, were successively
blown up as they caught, and by this means, and
I lie great fcxerliona of the Fire Companies, the
misclliel was limited to this corner. Had the
wind blown in any other direction, the destruc
tion would probably have been greater. The
number of buildings destroyed was altogether
six, all of wood, and with the exception of the
corner building, of inconsiderable value. This
was one of the liest managed lircs wc have ever
witnessed in Charleston. —Charleston Mcr. 33 d.
Vermont Election.
Til V. ItUESTIO.V SETTLED, —TllO following
letter, published in the New York Courier and
Enquirer, of the 13th, will show which party
has the majority in the Vermont Legislature.
Mo.vreKLiEii, Vt. Oct. 10. 1839,
The Vermont legislature assembled this morn
ing at 10 o’clock. The test of the House was
the election of speaker : which is the first busi
ness after the house is called to order.
The members elect are 331 ; absent, 4.
Whole number of votes for speaker, 337.
The result of the ballot was for
Carlos Coolidge, of Windsor, (Whig) 110
Paul Dillingham, (Tory) 109
V'iiig majority, 7
In the senate there are 18 wliigs to 13 lories.
W'hig majority 0
The ascertained majority for Governor Jcni
son, (whig) and other State officers, is 3351 ; a
«nlli< iently large majority for all useful purposes.
The falling off in our vote is to he attributed
merely to the over confidence of the wliigs, and
their consequent inactivity. We shall give the
larger majority on this very account for the can
didate of the Harrisburg convention—whoever
he may be of the individuals now prominent be
fore the public.
The Bank or the United States and the
Pahih Bankehh. —Tlio following paragraphia
from the New York Express:
Only one Bill of flic United Stales Bank lias
been returned to this country, and that was a hill
of ninety thousand francs—less than twenty thou
sand dollars—which in the negotiations ul Paris
slipped hack to this country, and was instantly
paid by the hank here. All the oilier lulls have
been accepted, and wc know that those on Franco
will he met. Those on England arc accepted,
and it is believed they will he paid. Since the
acceptance, over two millions of dollars have
been sent forward to meet them. It is now slated,
and by authority, that Hotingucr &. Co. of Paris
were hound by their agreement to honor these
drafts. If tills he true, their want of good faith
lias beep of incalculable injury to the institution
and to llie public.
Rumors arc again current that Mr. Woodbury
is about to leave the Treasury Department. No
occurrence would give greater satisfaction to the
public.
j Flection Returns
For Governor, and for and against Ratification.
1839. 1837.
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Appling, in 46 161 98 000 000
Baker, in 143 1(11 53 344 95 J
Baldwin, 337 378 305 337 140 379
Bibb, 090 447 039 650 388 457
Bryan, 7 99 74 79 11 80
Bulloch, 313 7 383 11 33 343 <
Burke, 114 583 300 595 379 351
Butts, 393 189 379 345 01 399
Camden, in 80 831 140 163 99
Campbell, in 315 401 330 000 000
Carroll, 530 300 470 333 319 300
Cass, 700 481 537 341 485 466
Chatham, 330 300 573 411 415 138
Chattooga, 238 108 000 000 181 139
Cherokee, 480 386 385 159 134 450
Clarke, 373 693 390 567 478 750
Cobb, 070 335 480 251 100 451 >
Columbia, 363 375 375 418 187 400
Coweta, 705 536 699 690 723 381
Crawford, 479 255 510 311 35 055 <
DcKalb, 053 400 794 564 386 289
Decatur, ni 30 254 317 176 307
Dade, ml 15 38 90
Dooly, 301 137 322 154 55 282
Early, 300 165 346 100 201 153
Effingham, 00 143 130 100 22 174
Elbert, 70 905 116 964 310 496
Emanuel, 153 114 304 125 000 000
Fayette, 474 286 533 334 114 546
Floyd, 333 188 303 192 361 188
Forsyth, 417 298 449 370 94 473 1
Franklin, 092 306 681 445 800 133
Glynn, 33 131 46 78 33 116 i
Greene, 70 786 57 787 47 750 I
Gwinnett, 019 <SOB 755 780 403 003 l
Habersham, 594 384 081 333 579 114 i
Hull, 497 403 537 452 596 230 (
Hancock, 301 376 373 446 394 283
Hams, 458 733 453 775 111 900 i
Heard, 387 204 353 236 390 120 i
Henry, 836 (549 863 730 355 738 i
Houston, 055 449 647 598 430 553
Irwin, 257 14 335 30 105 134 I
Jackson, 511 508 571 504 077 204 i
Jasper, 507 440 503 019 443 433
Jefferson, 108 456’ 110 433 107 314
Jones, 503 447 481 483 365 405 '
Laurens, 5 390 10 409 10 378
Liberty, 87 139 78 149 21 184
Lee, in 18 130 183 000 000 i
Lincoln, 195 244 230 305 43 339 ’
Lowndes, 234 349 287 301 309 334 i
Lumpkin, 051 349 008 353 743 48 i
Macon, 317 343 000 000 13 493 (
Madison, 309 379 326 204 65 488
Marion, 234 332 337 490 20 488 i
Montgomery, 243 10 161 24 37 148 |
Mclntosh,' 128 11!) 139 63 83 74 ,
Meriwether, 705 071 754 647 139 949 I
Monroe, 803 671 704 783 544 758 I
Morgan, 313 457 351 400 338 197 ]
Murray, 642 87 240 117 309 84 I
Muscogee, 847 836 726 900 74 837 I
Newton, 467 850 425 793 412 702 i
Oglethorpe, 107 497 136 013 185 341
Paulding, 231 316 165 96 71 257 (
Pike, 492 349 353 449 333 370 |
Pulaski, m 161 379 214 53 357 I
Putnam, 343 519 264 615 93 398 <
Randolph, 509 490 430 311 116 648 1
Richmond, 373 449 448 826 655 103 ’
Striven, 134 211 184 231 33 338 1
Sumter, ml 3 370* 270 110 399 i
Stewart, 793 751 017 574 83 903 t
Tulbott, 855 787 853 815 57 807 t
Taliaferro, 29 405 31 411 31 358 i
Tattnall, 08 276 77 235 48 367 <1
Telfair, 139 194 104 203 141 135 i
Thomas, 203 313 113 400 183 204 h
Troup, 646 942 389 1132 193 1163 r
Twiggs, 463 331 4-18 301 334 304 r
Upson, 393 644 409 580 87 035 (i
Walker, 471 237 405 375 174 39il l
Walton, 633 442 778 454 361 401 t
Warren, 317 429 514 591 130 566 r
Washington, 594 583 544 580 133 883
Wilkes. 368 436 446 412 112 471; .
Wilkinson, 485 394 517 345 10 80“ 0
Ware, m 181 150 9 000 000 t
"sync, mS3 406 275 8 117 I
| Election Return*
For Henators and Representatives —the first
| named is the Senator—and those in Italic State
j Rights men.
Baker —Holmes. Neehara, Collier.
Ji ai,ov' i \— Williams, Kenan, Beecher.
Biiib— Tracy, Campbell,Dennett, Chappell.
Huy an— Smith, Linder.
Hi;i.loch—Cone. Deawark, .Strickland.
Hi ii a >: — Lawton. Evnwi, Mulkey, Berrien.
Hirers—McDaniel. Darden, Berry.
Camden— -Brown. Cone, Clark.
Cami'Hkll— Cochran. Camp, Carlton, Brad
ley.^
Ca « no ll —Springer, Cohh, Dspcy,
Cass—Baker. Mayes, Wul/cj.
Chatham—Gordon. Miller, Ward, Arnold,
Stone.
Ciiattooo a—Cannon. Ellis.
Cherokee—Camden. Ford, Hunter.
Claukk— Vincent. Moon, Stroud, Richard
son,
(to ll n—Anderson. Guess, Mays.
Con, Mill A— Robert,on. Burt, Scot', Ballard.
Coweta Smith, Grier, Calhoun, Jester.
Ch a w ,i n Bradford. Hancock, Hunter,
Decatur — Neal. Cheater, Arnett.
Di.K a i,ii—Wilson. Murphy, Farmer, Collier.
Dooly— Graham. Cohh, Famuli.
Early—Scarborough. Wilson, Frierson.
Csf' yuuAM—Morgan. Wertman.
Ei.nkii'r— Christian, Jones, Warren, Craft.
ij ma-N Ca kl —Me Gar . Hurnnor.
Payette Whitaker. Ware. Robinson.
I oiisyth. roster, (treen,Erwin.
Fiia n k 1,1 Morris. Knox, Camp, Neal.
viilm mi—Cooper. Jonee.
G i,» %■ n— Scarlett, Dart.
Cuv.y.ny.-Porter. Daniel, J. E. Kins, T.
P. King. 3
(j winn ktt Loveless. Stcll, Baker, Hamil
ton.
Ha ii rush am— Stanford, Sanford, Cleveland,
JJarclay.
Hall —Dunagan. Roberts,Harden, Reives.
Hancock— Brown. Butts, dander, Hudson.
II ah ms— Kennon. Carter, Pratt, Whatley.
Hla it i) —Awbry. B. D. Johnson, Ghent.
Hkniiy— Johnson. Malone, Coker, Hand
Houston— Kelly. Ruda, Drummond, Sikes,
la win —Slmc. McDuffie.
Jackson— Meigs, Chandler, McMullan, Be
lajmrietre,
J a se e ii —Jordan. Robinson, Waters, Wyatt.
Jefferson — Smith. Berrim, Boyd.
Jones— Gordon. Gray, Day, McCloud.
Laurens— Wright. Robinson, Ashley.
Jiee — Janes. Ingham.
Liiieety — Waltham. Spencer, Cassets
Lincoln— Henley. Winn, Hagerman.'
Lows "Eg Knight. Lennan, Graham.
Lumpkin— Crane. Chastain, Gartrell.
Macon Bryant. Whigharn, Greene.
Maim.son— Polk. Pittman, Bullock.
Marion — Bivins. Minlcrn. Wallace.
Mclntosh— Hopkins. O'Neal, Leftle.
Mijrewktiier— Alexander. McMati, Phil
lips, Bailey.
Mon hoe— Philips. Parker, Dunn, Long, O'-
Neal.
Month o mkii v— Creek. Me Arthur.
Mno an Porter, Martin,Gees, Peoples.
Muiiuat—Bates. Carson, Holcombe.
Muscooef.—Lewis. Watson, McDugald,.
Livingston, Gucrry.
Newton— Williamson. Harris, Reynolds,
Loyall,
Ohletijohpe— Thomas, Hubbard,
Willingham,
Paui.hi no— Payne. Ledbetter.
Pikk—Pryor. Neal, McDoivall.
Pulaski— Bostwick. Collier, Whitfield.
Putnam— Branham. Linch, Turner, Whit
field.
Rahun—Beck. Cannon.
Randolph—(Tic.) Harrison, Smith.
Richmond — Miller. Jenkins, Cranford,
Glascock. J
Seni v kn— Green. Prescott, Perry.
Sumter — Tomlinson. McGolrick, Pickett.
Talbott —Drane. Dix, Riley, Burks.
I'ALiAFEitKo — Harris. Stephens, Lawrence,
Tattnall —Collins. Mann.
J elfaih — Fryer, McKennnu.
Til OUT — Jenkins. Darden, Taylor, Hendon,
Hall.
Union—Rutherford. Bryson.
Upson — Holloway. Goode, Meadows, Wal
ker.
W alkeb—Huff. Dixon, Smith.
Walton—Echols. Stroud, Bryant, Haral
son.
Warren— Harris. Blount, Darden, Welcher .
Washinotoji— Warthen. Flournoy, Long,
Wayne —Raulorson. O’Bryan.
Bethea.
Wilkes — Anderson. Moombs, Wingfield,
Kill grove.
Wilkinson—Beall. Rivers, King.
The Harrisburg “Keystone,” after announcing
the suspension ofthe Philadelphia Banks, says—
We understand, that in order to prevent the
issuing of small notes by irresponsible corpora
tions and individuals, which produced so much
inconvenience and evil during the last suspension,,
that the Attorney General, by the direction ofthe
Governor, will forthwith issue a circular to all his
Deputies throughout the commonwealth, direct
ing immediate prosecution to be instituted, in ev
ery ease where the laws suppressing the issue of
small notes may be violated.
We have since received a copy of Gov. Por
ter’s letter to the Attorney General, which we an
nex:
Executive Chamber, Harrisburg, 7
October 10, 1839. $
To Ovid F, Johnson, Esq., Attorney General of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Sir:—The suspension of specie payments by
most, if not all of the banks of this common
wealth seems likely to produce the same debase
ment and derangement of the currency of the
country, that have attended the same occurren
ces on former occasions.
The several acts of assembly prohibiting the
issuing and circulation of notes, tickets, and other
papers of the similitude of bank notes, under the
denomination of live dollars, afford ample protec
tion to the community against the evils arising
from this illegal and spurious currency, if pro
perly enforced. The only defect in these laws is,
the omission to enjoin the duty of enforcing
them, upon some particular officers of the com
monwealth.
To this omission it is probably owing, that
these salutary laws have been practically disre
garded, and treated as a mere dead letter. As
the Executive of the commonwealth, bound to
“take care that the laws be faithfully executed,”
I feel it to be my duty in this emergency, to pre
vent as far as possible the violation of these laws.
1 owe it. to the people of Pennsylvania, whose
dearest interests arc involved, not to shrink from
the performance of this duty. It is my desire,
therefore, that you, as the proper officer, should
immediately adopt such measures as you may
deem best suited to the attainment of the object
in view, to wit: the entire suppression of all notes,
bills, checks, tickets, and other papers, of the si
militude of bank notes, or promises to pay mo
ney or other things under the denomination of
five dollars, from being issued or circulated within
this commonwealth, so tar as the laws in relation
to the subject furnishes adequate powers for that
purpose.
It is proper I should state that, in directing this
proceeding. I do not intend or believe that it will
operate to shake the confidence of the public in
the ultimate ability of most, if not all of the
banks of this commonwealth to meet all their ob
ligations and to redeem their faith plighted to the
community; nor do I think it will throw any ob
stacles in the way of their doing so; on the con
trary. I firmly believe the expulsion of all small
notes from circulation, will tend more directly
than any other measure that can be now devised,
to protect the public from frauds and imposition,
and to enable the banks *o fulfil their respective
engagements.
The circumstances by which wo are surround
ed will doubtless lead to the cultivation of a spirit
of mutual forbearance and moderation on alt sides,
as the course best adapted to restore a sound and
healthy condition of affairs. Every attempt to
aggravate existing embarrassments unnecessarily,
should be discountenanced by all cool and reflect
ing citizens.
There is, beyond question, abundance of specie
in the country to fill all the channels of domestic
circulation, without distressing its private holders
or the banks, and as the suspension of specie
payments by these institutions, cuts off a great
portion of the foreign drain upon it, it must readi
ly find its way into the hands of the people.
Respectfully yours, &c.
DAVID R. PORTER.
In compliance with the above proclamation,
the Attorney General has issued a circular, ad
dressed to all the Deputy Attorneys in the Stale,
instructing them to institute proceedings against
all persons or corporations whatever, who shall
issue any substitute for money of a less denomi
nation than five dollars.
Flouh koh England. —The New York Post
states that orders for flour received by the steamer
Liverpool are to bo executed, notwithstanding
the advance in price which has taken place in
that market since the receipt of the news respect
ing the unfavorable prospects of the harvest in
England. Upwards of 12,000 barrels will bo
shipped this week. Should the next accounts
from England, of the corn crop, be equally unfa
vorable as the last, the shipments of flour from
this country must be very large.
It will he seen by our Report (says the Balti
more American 19th) of the Baltimore Mar
kets, that the advance in the price of Flour, since
this day week, is just one dollar per barrel, and
the advance in Wheats from seventeen to twenty
cents per bushel. These are excellent prices for
the farmer, and should stimulate him to send his
grain to market with all reasonable despatch.
Line of Packets between Charleston
an n Liverpool. —We perceive with gratifica
tion and pride, from an advertisement in our
columns, this morning, that a line of packet ships,
owned in Charleston, to run monthly between
Charleston and Liverpool, is to be set in opera
tion on the Ist of February next—so that on the
Ist of every month there will be a departure from
Charleston for Liverpool, and on the 15th of
every month a departure from Liverpool for
Charleston. The ships to compose this line are
the Chicora, and the Thomas Bennett, both built
in this port, the Liverpool and the Medora.—
May they have rich freights and be wafted by au
spicious breezes across the broad Atlantic ! The
merchants, who have the honor of originating
this patriotic and public spiiiled enterprise, arc
Messrs. Jonathan Lucas, James Robertson & Co,
and Higham,Fife& Co.— Charleston Courier.
Destruction ht Fire of the city of
Quihiio, on the Spanish Main. —The Ja
maica Royal Gazette of August 31st, contains
the following:
“By papers from the Spanish coast, intelli
gence has been received of the almost total de
struction by fire ofthe city of Quibdo, capital of
the province of Choco. The event took place on
the sth August. The ruin and desolation caus
ed with the short space of three or four hours,
were truly deplorable, thousands of comfortable
and wealthy families having been in that time re
duced to a state of utter destitution.
Special Election in S. Carolina. —An
extract of a letter, dated Barnwell Court Honse,
October 10th, published in the Charleston Mer
cury, says—“ I send you the result of the elec
tion for a Member of Congress from our District.
The vote is the smallest ever polled in the Dis
trict:—Butler, 1142 ; Jamieson, 220; Caugh
nmn, 44—total 1406.”
Health of Mobile, —We have no improve
ment to report in the health of our city ; although
we do not yield, to a very pievalent impression
that the malignancy of the epidemic increases.
As we remarked in our Prices Current issued
this morning, which will be found in another
column, undoubtedly much sickness has been in
duced by the fatigue and exposure to v hich all
have been subjected, still it is found recovery
very generally supervenes. We would continue
our caution to distant friends, not yet to think of
returning. The interments during the past
week to include the 18th were 24, the whole
month to include the same 73.— Mobile Chroni
cle of the 19 th.
We have information which states that seven
thousand regulars are to be sent to Florida,
among them the eighth infantry and a large por
tion of the artillery arc to go from the northern
frontier, aad likewise the second regiment of dra
goons. General Taylor has been authorized to
send to Cuba for a large number of bloodhounds.
— Nat. Gazette.
Commerce of New Orleans. —The com
mercial year in New Orleans ends on the 30th
September, and the operations for the year just
closed arc thus stated in Levy’s Commercial In
telligencer; It appears that 1825 vessels from
sea, and 1573 steamboats, have arrived in the
port of Now Orleans, besides flat boats, barges,
and pirogues so numerous, that no one has ven
tured to keep an account of them.
In the river craft, have been brought thither:
393,000 bales of cotton
70.000 hhds. of sugar
25.000 hhds. of molasses
39,630 hhds. of tobacco
436,237 bbls. of flour
218,673 kegs of lard
205,007 pigs lead
166,113 bbls. of pork; and—
-7,192,156 lbs. of pork in bulk
1.700.000 staves
20.000 hhds. bacon; besides—
- 1.501.0001.000 lbs. bacon in bulk
30.000 bbls. whiskey
49,539 pieces Kentucky bagging
63,107 coils bale rope
And a great variety of articles of minor im
portance.
|gThc Africans, now in jail in this city, have
excited a superabundant amount of sympathy in
the bosoms of many good people, perhaps more
than would have been felt for the same number
of whites under similar circumstances 1 Within
a tew days a black man, who understands their
language, has been brought to this city from on
board a British man-of-war now in New York,
who has obtained from them their history.—
Cinquez acknowledges that he has been a slave
dealer himself, and that he was brought away for
failing to furnish a certain number of slaves by a
stipulated time! They have no wish to return
to Africa ; and we have heard that several of
them give, as a reason, that they would probably
bi< again caught, if they returned.— Columbian
j ( Ct.J Register.
“ Eternal vvigilance is the price of liberty,” os
the thief said veil he vas dodging the aofiicer.
A member of the “ Lazy Club” at Buffalo waa
seen in the street talking with an acquaintance
without leaning against a post! He was imme
diately expelled, of course.
The loss of property by the great fire in Con"
stantinople, a short time since, is estimated at
120,000,000 francs, or about £4,800,000. Some
accounts say that 5000 bouses were consumed.
DIED,
In Edgefield District, S. C., on the last day of
September, William H. Bunch, in the 22d year of
his age.
COTTON CROP OF THE UNITED STATES.
Statement and total amount ofthe Growth, Export,
Consumption, tfC., for the year ending
September 30, 1839.
new-ori.eans. Bales. Total. 1838
Export to—
Foreign ports 442,706
Coastwise 138,111
Burnt, lost in
repacking 1,000
Stock on band
Oct. I, 1839 16,307
Deduct —
Stock on hand
Oct. 1, 1838 8,843
Rc’dfm Mobile 16,768
do Florida 1,080
do Texas 2,871
Missrssirn. 668,562 711,581
Export from Natchez,
Sic.
To Foreign ports 2,009
Coastwise 14,423
alahama. 16,432 19,675
Export from Mobile to
Foreign ports 149,945
Coastwise 99,784
Burnt 1,195
Stock in Mobile 1
Oct. 1,1839 1,380
Deduct —
Stock in Mobile
Oct. 1,1838 59
Rec’d fra Florida 285
do Texas 218
Florida. 251,742 309,807
Export to—
Foreign ports 14,767
Coastwise 60,760
Stock on hand
Oct. 1,1839 660
Deduct —
Stock on hand
Oct 1, 1838 1,000
ceorgia. 75,177 1 06,171
Expert from Savannah
To foreign ports,
Upland 106,342
Sea Island, 4,225
Coastwise, 88,609
199,176 ,
From Darien—
To N York and i
Boston 8,373
Lost in steamer
Clarendon 316
Stock in Savan
nah, Oct 1,’39 1,641
In Augusta and
Hamburg, do 6,000
Deduct stock in Savan
nah and Augusta,
Oct. 1, 9,937
Received from
Florida 457
south-carolina. 205,112 3 04,210
Export fm Charleston,
To Foreign ports—
Upland 148,285
Sea Island 9,975
Coastwise 54,454
212,714
From Georgetown—
To New-York 11,801
St’k in Charles
ton,Oct 1,’39,4,706
Deduct—
St’k in Charles
ton, Oct. 1, 3,169
Rec’d from Sa
vannah 14,104
do Florida and
Key West 1,837
NORTH-CAROLINA. 210,171 294,334
Export—
To Foreign ports 21
Coastwise 11,315
Stock on hand
Oct 1,1839 600
Deduct stock on hand,
October 1, 1838 800
Virginia. —— 11,136 21,439
Export —
To Foreign ports 7,800
Coastwise 5,700
Manufactured 9,000
Stock on hand
Oct 1, 1839 500
Deduct stock on band,
October 1, 1838 800
Received at other ports 2,280
Total crop of the United States 1,360,532 1,801,497
Total crop, as above, bales 1,360,532
Crop of last year, 1,801,497
Decrease, bales 440,965
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Total Crop of 1824-5 560,000 bales.
Do do 1825-6 710,000 do.
Do do 1826-7 937,000 do.
Do do 1827-8 712,000 do.
Do do 1828-9 857,744 do.
Do do 1829-30 987,845 do’.
Do do 1830-1 1,038.848 do.
Do do 1831-2 987,477 do
Do do 1832-3 1,670,438 do!
Do do 1833-4 1,205,394 do.
Do do 1834-5 1,254.328 do!
Do do 1835-6 1,360.725 do.
Do do 1836-7 1,422,930 do!
Do do 1837-8 1,801,497 do!
Do do 1838-9 1,360,532 do.
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Total Crop of tho U. States, as
above stated 1,360,533
Add-
Stocks on hand commenc’t
of year,
(Ist Oct. 1838) In the Southern
Ports, 24,570
(Ist Oct. 1838) In the Northern
Ports, 15,735
Makes a supply of 1,400,837
Deduct therefrom—
The Export to Foreign Ports
1,074,689
Less Texas and other foreign
included 4,635
Stocks on hand at the close of
year,
(Ist Oct. 1839) In the Southern
Ports, 31,784
(Ist Oct. 1839) In the Northern
Ports, 20,460
Burnt and lost at New Or
leans, 1,000
Do Mobile, 1,195
Do Darien, 316 |
Quantity consumed by Y
and in the hands of C
manufacturers, jIB3B-9 bales 276,018
Do do do 1837-8 246,063
Do do do 1836-7 222,540
Do do do 1835-6 236,733
Do do do 1834-5 216,888
Do do do 1833-4 196,415
Do do do 1832-3 194,412
Do do do 1831-2 173,806
Do do do 1830-1 182,142
Do do do 1829-30 126,512
Do do do 1838-9 118,853
Do do do 1827-8 120,593
Do do do 1826-7 103,483
Note—lt will be observed by the above state
ment, that there is a decrease in the crop, com
pared with last year, of 440,965 bales; but if we
deduct 150,000 bales, included in that year,
which were believed to have belonged to the pre
vious one, the actual difference of this year, com
pared with last, will be 290,965 bales.
It will be seen also that we have deducted from
the New Orleans statement, the quantity received
at that port from Texas—Texas being a foreign
country.
Our estimate of the quantity taken for con
sumption, does not include any Cotton manufac
tured in the States south and west of Virginia,
nor any in that State, except in the vicinity of
Petersburg and Richmond.— Commercial hist.
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COMMERCIAL.
j Latest dates from Liverpool, Sept. 20
I Latest dates from Havre Sept, 14
Charleston, Oct. 19.
j Cotton —During the early part of this week our
Upland market wore quite a gloomy appearance
and rates began to recede, caused in a great meas
ure by late unfavorable advices from England
j subsequently however, prices recovered, more’
confidence was perceptible in operations, and the
market closed at an average of last weeks quota.,
j tions. I
It must be difficult to determine, how long our
staples can sustain their present prices, under the
severe pressure in money matters which now par
alizes and perplexes every department of trade,
I and causing too that general distrust and appre
hension, which are sure to succeed. The sales
amounted to 1113 bags Upland, viz:—B at 10i; 32
49, 12H 16, 12*! 731, 12 i; esfllf**
and 122 at 12|c per lb. Os Long Cotton 115 bags
were sold at from 38 to 46. for white a 13 to 35c
for stained.
Rice Very little has been done in Rice, the
article finds few purchasers, even at the present
cwt pnCeSi 264 tierces brought from $3 to 3* per
Flour —The demand since our last for new Flour
was brisk and all descriptions have advanced 50c
Per bbl; 40 bbls. Baltimore H. S. sold for 48' 300
bids Virginia (Fred) at 7* to 8; 100 bbls. Howard
st. at 8 a 7|; and 300 do. Richmond at S7J a§.
Grain Two cargoes Corn were received during
the week, and stored for better prices.
Hay— 6so bales came to hand, a part of which
were disposed of at sl* per cwt.j the balance
containing some inferior Philadelphia sold at
prices not communicated.
Groceries— Are again very dull, we have heard
ot tew transactions worth noticing, 70 bbls. white
Sugar sold at auction for 9*c per lb.; 55 hhds.
choice Porto Rico at $Sf a 8 6-8 c; and 100 hhds.
Muscovadoes various qualities at 4 6-8 to 7| per
Domestic Spirits— so bbls. N. E. Rum sold at
10c per gallon.
Bacon-Hams are worth 13 to 15c; Shoulders
B*c; Sides 9 a 10c.
Lard—May be quoted at 11 a 13c per lb.
Salt— Boo sacks Liverpool sold at $1 62* a 1 76.
Exchange—On England, 10 all. On France,
~5 c ’ Sl ß ht Che<ik3 on New York, Boston
an< i a ' tllnore >3 per cent; on Richmond 30 days
par; 60 do.; 90, 00 do. Philadelphia, do. on New
Oneans and Mobile 00 per cent, on Camden and
Columbia, S. C. par.
Freights —To Liverpool dull at * to *c per lb.
for Cotton. To Havre, I cent per lb. To New 1 -*
York, 50 cents per bag for Cotton. Rice, 50c nor
tierce. r
Savannah, Oct. 18.
Cotton Arrived since the 11th instant, 316
bales Upland and obales S. I. Cotton, and cleared
at the same time 434 bales Upland and 00 bales S.
I. Cotton; leaving a stock on hand, inclusive of all
on shipboard not cleared on the 18th instant of
1194 bales Upland and 120 bales Sea Island Cot
ton. The market, since our last report has been
extremely dull, and the few sales made have been
at a reduction of * a * ct on the prices current last
week —this reduction is mainly attributable to the
suspension of specie payment by some of the
Northern Banks, and the difficulty of negociating
by buyers. Liverpool advices per steamer Liver
pool to the 20th ult., have been received, since
which we have heard of but few transactions.—
Our supplies continue small, and will probably
continue so until we have a permanent rise in the
river. The sales of the week amount to 308 bales,
as foHows: 3 at 11; 16 at 11*; 46 at 12*; 10 at
2 5-16; 144 at 12*; 73 at 12*, 15 at 12*, 7at
10. in Bca Island we hear of no transactions.
/tree—The transactions in this article during
the week, comprise about 350 casks at $3 9-16 a
$3* —principally at s3f.
Flour— There was some demand at a small ad
vance. Sales of 1.50 bbls Howard st. at s7*; 250
bbls Canal at |8 a 84.
Corn— ls retailing from store at 85 a 100 cents,
according to quality.
Groceries We have no particular change in
toffee, Sugar and Molasses to notice. The de
mand continues fair, at all prices within the range
ol our quotations.
Bacon— Sales of 500 Hams at 10 a 15c; 10,000
lbs Middlings at 10* a 11.
Salt Sales of 1500 sacks Liverpool arrived
curing the week, sold at $156,
Spirits —ln domestic liquors, we report sales of
N. E. Rum at 43; Gin at 50; Whiskey at quota
tions.
T Exchange —On England, neminal. Drafts on
New York, at sight, nominal, and very little offer
ing
IttT Dr. F. M. ROBERTSON has rctumcTo,
his professional duties. ts sept 19
Dr. JOHN M7LLEN hexing prepared him
self for the Botanic Practice by three years study
and experience, and, having failed in no single in.
stance to relieve his patient, confidently offers his
services to the public as a Physician. He may be
found at the Richmond Hotel, or at the Medical
store of flic late Dr. Griffith,
sept 3 ts