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CO,\GItEB f» tON AI i.
Tuesday, Dkcehbrii?, 18J0.
IN BKX ATE.
\ tnessftge was received from the House
Qf Representatives by Mr. Clark, infor
ming the 81-01110 that a quorum of the
House hail assembled, uml was ready to
proceed to-busincss.
On motion of Mr. Woodbury, it was
Unsolvedunanimmutly, Tliat the Jl4*h Kale
for conducting tbu business of the Senate
be snsjiendcd, and that the Senate pro
ceed to the election of the Chairman of
the Committee on Finance.
On the first l>allot, Air, Smith of Alary
land, was re-elected Chairman of said
Committee.
The following Committees were then
On Foreign filiations. —Messrs Ta*o-
YVcII, Sanford, White, Hell, and King.
Ori Fiminee. —Messrs Smith, of .Mil.
tfmilh, of S..C. Silsbee, King, and John
ston.
On Commerce.— Messrs. Woodbury,
Johnston, Silsbce, Sanford, and Fnr-
Jsy»h.
On Jjfo/ti \fartures. — Messrs. Dickerson,
Jliorgied. Krtljfht. Seymour, and Bibb.
Oil iJricii Messrs. Marks, Wil
ley. Noble, I {.own, Otnt S^moOv.
On .Win,,., ’lt"
ton. Barnard, Troup, i\a." JllU! i ,int ’ ,r< ‘‘
dell. . .* „
O-i the.WlHla Messrs Bfiriinn.
Clayton, Noble and Hibb.
On .y.ivul Affairs.—Mimßi'n. Ilayne, [
Tazewell, Bobbins, Livingston, and
Webster.
Oa Public Lunds. —Messrs. Barton, Mc-
Kinley. Kane, Ellis. and Sprague.
On Ft irate Land Claims. —Messrs Knne,
Darnel, Poindexter, Grundy, uint \au
iluia.
On Indian Affairs. —Messrs. White
Troap, Kendricks, Dudley, and Benton.
On Claim'!. Messrs. Buggies, Bell,
Chase. Fool, nod Brown.
On the. Jndiaari /. —Messrs. Bownn,
McKinley, Webster, Ilayne, und l-Ve
liaghtiysen.
On hie Past Office and Past Roads.— -Ales
rrs. Grundy, Burnet, Forsyth, Dllis and
Seymour
On Pensions.— . Messrs. Foot, lloiincs,
Jlariis, Chase, and Chambers.
On the District of Columbia. —Messrs.
Cb minors, Tyler, Holmes, Clayton, uml
Sprague.
On the ConJinfruit Fund.— Messrs. Ire
dell. Baker, and Knight.
* On Jin grossed Utils. —Alessrs. Marks.
Willev. and Baker.
Oil 7 toads and Canals.— Messrs. Men
rlrieks, Tyler, Buggies, Dudley, and
I’o.udexler.
A message was reeeived from the House
Os Ueprese.datives by Mr. Clark, m
for mig the Senate ll.at a joint Kesoln
tloa had been Adopted on the part ol me
lloi.se, appointing a committee to anile
with n similar committee tronDlic Sea
fUc. to wait on the President id the I ui
lea bales, and Inform him that < ongress
was ready to receive nay communion -
lion be might be prepared to make; ami
that Messrs. lI.iYM-s, ol Georgia. n.c
Jon.'suv of Kentneky, composed said
committee.
On motion of Mr Woopncnv, this ro
■ST.-Tfiiui iv.iJ~miiS‘nTitfjsty ttjrrmV Vtr.
and Messrs. Woodbury, ami Grundy.
wen* appointed llioeominiUcc outlie purl
of the Senate. Alter walling ohlhe Pre
sident of the United .Stales, the Commit
fee returned, when Air. Grundy inform
f;tl the Senate that the President bad
gn n for answer, that he would make a
< oinmmuoatioa to both Houses of t on.'
gressnt half past one o’clock.
\ t pint hour, the annual message ol
the President was received, alter it was
ic.ul In tic- Secretary A his Chlel Clerk.
On motion of Mr. Ivis'o, it was
UrsulevS unanimously, ‘Flint O.tHlO eo
pies of the President’s Message, be print
« d for the use of the Senate.
On .notion of Mr. King, it was
He.solved unanimously, That 1,500 copies
of the documents neeo.i.panying tb.
President’s Message, be printed lor tin
use of the Senate.
The bill authorizing an appropriation
to the. stock of the lamisville and Poet
j:i n<I 'ail'd Company, retained by the
l*i —:■ l-.-nt a. the last session, and aeeom
pc i:ig Ins message, was ordered to
jie on the table
V. onrsoat, Of,cumber Bth.
IN s.’EWTE.
The Prusiijen r pro te„. communicated
tin ai.nna! n port of the Heei'clary •>! the
8 a ne on the Contingent Fund, pi boi,'
II uses of Congress; and.
O i motion of .Mr Kins, it wnt: ordered
to be printed for the i.-e of the Semite, A
referred to the Co.n.nittee on the Coniio
g"ut l and.
On .notion of Air. White, that part of,
the President s message which rilnted to
Indian a Hail's, was referred to the Com
mittee on iinlina Alfairs.
On mation of Air. Troup, that perl ol
t’c message which alludes to our milita
ry iift’urs, was- referred totlie Committie
t: . i.litarv Aflliirs
B M si; OF KBI'MESEXTATIVBs.
Air T.ivi.or moved that the Housea
ikipl the following resolution:
Orde red, That tin* House proceed to
the appuiulrtuuil of the (Standing Com
niittces.
The Bi*raker said, that lie had not even
ft list of the members of the House: und.
>4O therefore, from that eireumslanee singly
independently of the state of Ins health <t
could not be. in his power to appoint tin
committees then; he trusted, lummr
Unit hetilioelU be enabled to do so to
«iorrbw.
' pudhuito tey the resolution on tbe
I liif tieried hnanirnoiisly.
V -fflhfrfAS susi that pending the in
. _«!' tlie casf of
hml confined to We i\wurtm£t%y
il!:»<r>ir, and bonscuneriliy te r, him not
matte blunged' .urtien udy jPymioU'it
a '■^J'mciiibefSofA>e Ilou-c werepls. ed
e. ~ ]IL ofllrcn, he sidd, was to nseerlmi
fe. euSdent number
ca,s< ’
rihr < it* rk.
v**- ■ »v*tii
brrxjaQnaHußMaSKXaflirßißßiinsssKtMresßi
in the tSennle, on l!ie bill mst. little bu
: sjiiess of importance was transacted.—
Alter the presentation of a low petitions
by (Messrs. Baktu.n und llendricra, and
. the organization of a committee to take
into consideration Hit* subject of our cur
. rent coins, the Wenate went into Kxecu
, live business. VS ben the doors were
opened, Alessrs. lb,us, of .Mississippi,
mid K vm% of Illinois, ottered resolutions
of condolence for the dentil of their late
colleagues, the Hon. Houert 11. Adams
uml the Hon. John .M'Jjean, accompan
• ied by Home very eloquent and highly
complimentary remark on the character
and i|unlitieations of the deceased gentle
men. The resolutions were nnaiiiino'.is
ly adopted; and, as an additional mark
of respect for the memory of the lute
Senators, the Senate resolved to adjourn
over till .Monday next, Utliitisl.
In the House of Representatives, Mr.
Hot t.man saoiaitted a series of resolu
tions in it Committee of the Whole on
the slate of the Union. Mr. Wn.Ki.irrK
in the Chair, referring the various sub
jects eaiitnined in the l*resident’s .Mes
sage. to the usual committee*. To the
one which proposed to refer the subject
of the 11. W. Bank to the Committee of
Ways and .Means, Mr. Wayne moved an
amendment, Unit it be submitted to n .Se
lect Committee. An interesting discus
sion arose out of this motion, belli in the
Committee of the Whole und afterwards
in tile lloitee, in which Alessrs, Wayne,
HomiAN,Tayi.or, Dams, (ofS.Carolina.)
..'mi Camkheleno, took part. The pro
p,, H i l ,, ‘il was ultimately negatived, on a
division b v J' , ‘ as ‘V nays, by a vote of UW
, , **CJ "
to 07. 6. /V - '
■i'tlfer'
Till: PIIESIDfH’S MESSAGE*
It is tin* highest praise to say. Unit tins
document is e</a;i/. .1 ant superior, to the
lirsf. n.eimaable Afcssage. An oiiposi
lion print in Bahimore declines it to bo
belter. /Vs a composition, it is ns lumin
ous ns the most appropriate* words and
the clearest tboughta can make it—digni
fied in its manner—and passnges are in
terspersed throughout it of commanding
eloquence. The whole disquisition upon
the condition of the Indians is one of the
in ist beauilfnl pieces of composition,
which we have ever seen in any state pa
,icr. The views throughout the iMes-
Jiige are striking uml powerful—mnoy
new propositions are udvuneed —hut the
m hole is supported with an ability u liii.lt
."lights the mind and must command re
•n * t from nil impartial persons—even
11*0111 bis politieul enemies And there is
•tie feature about ii wbii-h is entitled to
lie highest commendation. Nothing can
ie more explicit, more direct, more frank,
diaii nil its statements. There is no ehi
• anery. no inisliticntion, no Stale trick.—
Cvery body se< s tho man's heart—He
•ivies it in his hand—and nil the pro ver
nal subtlety of (be politician is exi hnng
•d for the noble frankness of the mini.—
iveii bis enemies are compelled to do
on justice in this respect. The Ualti
iore Chronicle, which predicted that
Inc Message would be ambiguous and
Iceeptive, is now compelled to admit
(bat "llie sentiments of the Fresidenl are
Icarly and intelligibly staled ’ —lt is u
<i*ite Paper which abroad will shed n
new lustre on the literary .pnd puiiikai
'•’.WM'WCWeen**A)*y, - Ibchviond 'tiitq.
■-S4H -
President's Message. —The Message w ns
nn ied to Unlliinoi-c in S hours and K ini
iinl.es, in ii light mail-wagon, with I hor
ses, driven by Air. A. Fuller, the agent ol
the L'nn ii 1 j'no. The express met with
aeeideal until it reached Baltimore,
when in turning a corner, three of tin
orses w ere thrown. No injury was sus
tained.— U. S. '"tlegrajih.
Fires.—About two o'clock, I’. M. on
Jsiitnrday, a Fire was discovered in
the brick store and itorksliop in l)ey
*treet. near Broadway,
The principal portion of (bo plank m
the e-sltiblishiiient was saved. The roof
■ oftbe adjusting house. No. J>, was eon
-4 —l-.rubiv injured, and saved from eoin
,.lce"eo’iinfrt'iliou by tl'e very active
cxirtio sot theflrf!t>etl engaged.
1 uere enlcrlioned at one for the
large brick house No. 11—it, hoiVCver,
sullered but very little damage.
About tio’eloek in the atlernoon ol'lhe
' - line day. the printing olliee of Air. Pier
ey. ill the rear of *<;s Bowery, wus en
•r. Jy destroyed by lire. The building
ivns of wood iwostorn’s in height; the
I tire was discovered very soon alter it o
’ rigiaaled. n man being at work ilirectly
‘ u.aler it. The building we iniderstaml
I biji'nged to the Rev. Air. Clough, and
Ws,' ini-i:"ed The other property was
not ii;nu.' ed.-vV. V. Fretting Journal.
Yesterday ave. v interesting race was
' run out tho Tree’lt.'. 1 Course fort*«ot)(),
by.Mr Johnson's Rif. Alinges
P.dly Jones. Air. Doswells
and Mr. Bilker's John .'lielmrda, ntiJ "its
won in three heats by Air. Doswell s f n
okniiui. Air. ASingc’s mare taking the
lirst heat. —lUchmo id C inputs, 11 thinst.
uOo—
duel was fought on the east
side of the Alississipj i.opposilelhe mouth
if VV Idle River, hetwren John ll.Cocke,
mid Aloj. VV F. Hope both of tide place,
w hich Jhappily terminated without se
: ions injury to either party—three shots
were exchanged. At the second lire,
the ball of Dr. C. passed through the
■•bulling of ids antagonist, and broke the
skiitoflhe abdomen —be fell, but imme
dialelv arose, and alter the third fire,
wliidi \v.-*>- without ettcet. a compromise
wnselfeeteil. mid nil dittieulties nrrung
cii.—Lillte lloCn • Idm cale.
—l>3?©
p,. a m tin- Jt .lmuorc Kepiiblicnn.
A fact has ec.me to our knowledge rc
ecuily. which iilu.-lr«tes, strikingly, the
force of ihitipatby n, on the animal spir
it*. A child in this city about six years
old. having red hair, had contracted an
aversion so strong for that appendage ol
its pfpnun, that the most unconquerable
rupngnaiiee to see itself refleelr.il in a
linrrer was emit meted. Anil sneii was
the fon’e and ettiel of (be anlipatby. that
the child pined and fretted ilsell to death.
Every expedient hud been resorted to.
inorderto divert its attention front (he
object of its aversion, the most etteelual
• of which wns dying the hair; but Iheeßeel
of.’tlm eoloi whs hut temporary, the
child relapsed into its wonted slate ol
■ 'depression This is a eircumstiinee so
i' •reniurtcablo th.ih.we have thought it wot
. thy srf notice. Hi* a counterpart lor the
table f Narcissus? who is described us
I pining aw«j’ joA V for jtiniseik
From the Boston Putrioi.
PIRACY AND AIUUDEK.
* Croat excitement has been occasioneo
1 in New-York by a case of piracy an :
5 murder, near N. York harbor, on board
- the brig Vineyard, of this city, comntund
- ed by Capt. Thornby.
This vessel cleared from Ncw-Orlenns
, for Philadelphia October 7, with u cargo
* of sugar, Ac. und, it is said, ig5.50,000 in
> specie.
* ? The history of the whole transaction is
- detniled in the following examination ol
’ Roliert Dawes, one of the prisoners. -
Four of the crew tiro in prison. Three
- were drowned in the jolly boat. The
Vineyard und cargo were insured in N.
1 York for more (bun $0(1,000.
Robert Dawes, one of the prisoners,
i was brought up for examination, and
gave the following statement:—Six men
. including examinant, shipped on board
the brig Vineyard, Capt. Win. Thornby,
i bound for Philadelphia. The unites
i inline li as Win. Roberts. On the pas
- sage, one day in the latter part of \o
* veinber, when they hud been at sea about
* 0 days, as the hands were at work in the
t forepart of tho vessel, the steward came
I forward nnd said there was money on
i board. The crew began to talk among
■ themselves, and concluded to kill the
* captain and mate and take charge of the
! ves.tel. The men's names were Charles
* tiibbs, A. Church, Sc the steward. They
. asked Jas. Talbot Ac Jack (Riowiirigg)
I if they would Join, bat they relaxed, when
they concluded to kill them in'so. They
determined, one night, alter that, to eoni
-1 inence the business, and witness was
afraid to say any thing, us they threaten
ed to kill him also. TtSEy got their deck
ready, but concluded to (Mil It oil' till ano
ther night, because they tliil not wish to
kill Talbot and Jack ,< B.'oivnrigg.) On
tlicthhl of Nov. they g it every thing rea
dy at night, bat did not idng. On the <i‘Jd,
between 1:1 and 2.4. A 1 while Jack was
aloll, witness loiil the steward to conic
all trim the light. 'l'liestewiird. enine
with n knife ia bis liano , which lie drop
ped and picked up the p amp brake. The
( aptain at the time wn < t landing along
side of witness. Tlic steward then
struck the Captain on the back of the
neck with the pump brake, which stag
gered him—he then full owed up the blow
und struck him on th :* oilier side—the
captain called out murder and oh.—
< bai'lcs Oibbs A. the Hlewurd then riiri'w
him overboard. At this time Henry At
well and A. Church stood at the head of
the companion way waiting-for tin* unite,
who ut that moment came up without his
coat und asked what was the matter
Atwell then struck him on (he head with
a club, on which he run dawn into the
cabin again, and Charles tibbsfollowed
him down, hot it being dark, lie could not
And him. He then returned on deck,
took the light out of the linnm-le, and
went buck again. He fomd the mate
bleeding, and took liold of him. Atwell
anil Cliureh followed into (he cabin, «■>,.!
each struck the mate several blows w i.h
the pump brake nnd n elite, while C.b(.s
held him. They then deceit him on
deck, still ajiie, and failed liir witness.
He came and the mute inimMliately seiz
ed hob) of his wrist with n death* grip,
when the other men caught bald of him
/Hid throw Inin overboard, tin- male
did not sink inmedialely, hut called out
several times, ‘ Oliloh!’’—but hent last
sunk.' One ofthe men told witness to
go forward A call up Talbot. He came
1 all, when they told him nut to hr afraid
as they w ould not hurt him, if he proved
true to them. They then gave him some
grog and sent him to bed. They told
Jack the same thing, (iihbs then tuck
charge ofthe vessel, and told witness tq 1
take the helm and styer py p Tin y
then wont.below and got the money out.
They then overhauled the captain's trunk
and took from it about $-10 in money und
n gold waleb. Talbot, Jack and witness
were compelled to do as they did, but
talked several limes of re-taking the ves
sel.
The next day they divided the con
. tents of,{ kegs, each of which contained
i about *StMO. The balance were all slurt
, eil into lu gs. 4 V; ■'“••••duv evening, w lien
Inc brig was about 16 miles 8. ot .Boiho
Hampton Light, they scuttled tin* lu-ig,
. set her on lire, and took to the boats.—
There was B*‘IS,INH) in the long boat, and
$15,000 in tho jolly boat. The money
, belonged to Stephen ttirard, of I’liilailel
phin, as appeared by the papers. Stood
in for the shore, and made the land jn>t
before daylight on Alotuloy morning. Jt
then came on to blow fresh from N, j' \
the /oily boat swamped, and all the men
w ere drowned. They still continued to
stand in anil struck the bar, when they
threw overboard i'll tin* money but about
S3OOO. They then heat over and landed
on Felicun or Barron Island, where
they buried the money—met a man on
the bench, whom they asked if he could
give them any refreshment. He took
Jhfin to his house, and gave them some
thing to cat. 'file man’s name was
John. on. In the evening witness went
to bed, m..* Jack sat up, and told John
son that lit libs A the steward were mur
derers, and that behave himtelfaml wit
ness up ns informers. Witness is J 8
years of age, a native of Lancaster, Eng
land. Has sailed with Libia* and Church
before, in the ship Lexington, from Bos
ton to Ncw-Orleans. where ’hey left her.
Arter they had landed, they saw n man
gunning on the bench, who came up to
them, ami Uihhs told him that they hail
lert the brig William, four days before,
that the Captain was lost, and they want
ed to get to the town of Brooklyn, nml
to New-York. Henry Atwell, Church
and the steward threatened to kill witness
if he made any disclosure. Uihhs told
witness to keep tip his spirits, nml said
the others should not injure him. Wit
ness did not know that they gave John
son any money Witness knew that
they intended to murder the Captain
* and mate a week before it was commit
ted. Did not dure to tell the captain for
four they would take his life. The only
motive for killing them was to get pos
session ofthe money. The captain and
mate were both very fine men. If it had
not been for the steward and Gibbs, the
deeil would not have been committed.—
The steward was the only one who saw
the money pat on board, and Gibbs wus
the only one who understood navigation.
The names ofthe prisoners are Charles
Gibbs. Thomas Williams, (steward.)
John Brownrigg ami Robert Dawes.—
The names of those lost with the jolly
boat were James Talbot, Henry Atwell
und •—*- Vhwch, «t colored mud
j
In possession of Thomas \\ illianis,
. lovvever, a protection was found, dated
i it the district of Norfolk A Porteraoiitli,
fit, Feb. loth, signed by A loses Alyrca.
1 i ’ollector, and tilled up in the name ol
Thomas J. W’ansley. a mulatto, horn in
Milford, Del. aged ‘Zi. Its description
if person corresponds with the appear
, nnee of the steward.
The money, said to he buried in the
and. had not been found. The officers
s found the [dace, according to the de
, seription given, with the corresponding
‘marks, but not the money. The house of
. Johnson, the only innn living on the is
. land, wus then searched from garret to
cellar, anil nothing was found but what
he (Johnson) shewed to them:—This
consisted of H Mexican dollars; a five
1 dollar bill of the U. 8. Bank ; a sword
cane, a spy-glass, cud a silver Watch,
1 which Johnson stated the sailors to have
given him to pay for bringing them olf
I the Island.
—-•*•«*-
Shi? Perfect. —A letter from a pas
senger on board this ship, dated at Bo
■ dy's Island, coast of North Carolina,
Nov. JJfith. snys—“Our ship was strand*
i ed on the betlch of this island, on the
■ night of the 37th. She was in ballast,
Almd sails A stores and for the Mary ij
• Sms. n, with some cabin furniture for the
i ship Dover. Crew and passengers all
saved ; also the rigging and most of the
i stores.’’ Air. Charles Barton, Mr. J as.
L. Krvß M.f,, A a youth, not named, were
the only passengers. —Charleston Courier.
Baltimore, December 4.
By the Ganges, Which came up yes
terday from Buenos Ayres, the editors
of the Ameriean have received their let
ters and papers to the Ist October. The
Gaceta Mercantil of the jOlh, states that
the expedition sent up the river in search
nf tin* national schooner Sarmuli, return
ed on the September, having found
the vessel in die river Uruguay Colo
nel Cue, who headed the expedition, was
received with public demonstrations of
gratitude. Rosales had secreted him
self titling the islands that nboitr.d in
that river
One of the letters to the editors, under
date of Sf'ilh September, says ;—“ 1 nm
very much afraid of another revolution,
as the measures of the present govern
incut are rather beyond the bounds which
characterise n republic. A few days n
go I saw at the prison upwards of sixty
persons of the first respectability, who
had been confined on suspicion of en
tertaining politieul sentiments opposed to
the present rulers. The less one speaks
of politics here, the better.”
Fxtracl of a Letter, dated Cui/shorough, .Vo
t>a Scotia, October 37.
“ The catch of mackerel has been very
great -more abundant than lor many
years back. The importance ofthe mack
erel fir’ -ry of this bay is ex ident, from
me number of vessels that conic from
Newfoundland, New Rranswick, Prince
Edward’s Island, and the coast of Nova
Scotia. Lust week the number in Crow
Harbor was KHI, in Fox Island 50, Can
so and Tittle 70. Their tonnage aver
aging from 70 to 100. allot’ which came
Ibr mackerel, and with a few exceptions,
will be supplied.”
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The Solar Eclipse oj February next. —The
American Almanac, just published, con
tains n great variety of calculations rela
tive to the great solar eclipse which will
lie visible throughout the lin*t«*d £lmes
on the 13th of February n.,- x t These
Calculations exhibit rry minutely the
pad* ofthe crural eclipse, nml of sover
,«i ut (he digcls and the phases of the
eclipse at a large* number of places in the
IJ. [Stales. The path ofthe eclipse is still
more clearly marked out upon u map of
the United Stales, attached to the Alum
nae for the purpose.
The central eclipse will enter the Uni
ted States from Mexico, anil will pass
through the states of Louisiana, Missis
sippi und Alabama, the north part of
Georgia and.Soulh Carolina, North Car
olina, and the southeastern parts of Vir
ginia and .Maryland; (hence proceeding
••inug the Atlantic at a distance of 50 or
(it) miles from Long Island, it will pass
through the southeastern part ofthe isl
and of Nauturket, and thence to Halifax,
in Nova Scotia. The nnobscurod parts
of lliesun will present an annular appenr
ir.ee at all places within about !)5 miles
nn each side of this track, und the ring
will become more or less uniform in pro
portion ns the place is nearer to the
ei'Mlfi’.l truck. The duration of the an
nuiar ellipse, in places where it is ecu
(nil, tviJ he a little over two minutes.
The path of tin? *nniular eclipse w ill ex
tend to the to wit of Chatham, in the coun
ty of Barnstable, hut to no other part of
the continent in the New England states,
and to no part of the middle states, ex
cept the southern extremity of New Jer
sey nml Delaware.
The eclipse will begin in Boston at 11
o'clock 4!>ni.3(!s. A. IM. The time ofthe
greatest obscuration will he lli. 31m. 11s.
the end will be3h. 4Gm. 18(js. uml thedn
rution will be 3b- 37m The digits
eclipsed will be 11 17’ 3Tdeg. —Boston
Daily Advci ltser.
VIVE LA LIIJEUTE.
On Saturday evening the western w ing
nftlic old Bridewell was illuminated, the
lights broke through the bars ofthe w bi
llows nntl sounds of hilarity and frequent
huzzars “pierced the nights dull ear.”
(In i nquiring into the cause we found
that the imprisoned debtors were cele
brating the glorious liberty achieved by
the French Revolution! The remains
ofthe dinners—l he half emptied decan
ters and pitchers of punch of the day
previous, the “funeral baked meats”
were kindly served up to them. Poor
fellows—what a commentary on Liber
ty!
The rich rogue lives on the limits, hut
he who has no money to pay his debts,
is locked up in prison—w here Le may
enjoy every bodys liberty but his own.
8o far so well for one day ; hut what
is to be done for the future ( The winter
is approaching. There are at this mo
ment thirty poor debtors, locked up hi
Bridewell, many of whom arc in want
ofthe necessary clothing Ibr the season.
Who has un old coat? Here is a shiv-,
ering back for it. Who has an old pair
of pantaloons? shoes? garments? As
tho inside has been lined for one day, let
the charitable and linmane try to line the
outside for the season.—.y.. y, Cwtiicr ij-
s, A bill reported last winter in Congress,
d by the Judiciary Committee, authorising
i, the Secretary ofthe Treasury to coin
1, pound and discharge all government
f debts due from insolvents, will probably
i be acted upon ut the approaching ses
i sion. Tho bill is merely retrospective
- in its provisions, Including only insol
vents whose debts were contracted prior
e* to passing the act, excluding all govern
■> meat defaulters, and in tiict being mainly
confined to persons whose debts wore
f contracted with the Custom Houses, nnd
f in other commercial transactions with
■ the government. There are in this city
i many hard cases of this kind, nnd wel!
; deserving the relief which such u bill
• would extend.—,V. Y- Post.
I An old cavern in the state of Conner
, ticut, known ns an abandoned copper
■ mine, has recently been purchased by n
f company of individuals from New York.
who intend to employ n capital of {JO,OOO
dollars in erecting works and bringing
. the ore into play. They have procured
two skilful miners from England to ex
amine it; who have given it as their opin
, ion that it contains a rich and extensive
• bed of copper ore, which will yield GO
, percent. Bucli is the confidence of other
• judges in the wealth ofthe mine, that the
i purchasers hnx’e hml several oilers for
their bargain.
—o£*v
The Season. —As evidence ofthe extra
ordinary mildness of the season, wc will
state, that one ofthe editors of this pa
per linsa line crop oflrisli Polatoes.being
the second which he has cultivated this
year—many of them measuring from 10
to 1; inches in circumference; mid that
there is an Apple tree in his yard, which
has produced fruit the second time since
Inst spring. The Apples of the second
growth are considerably smaller than
those of the first, hnt perfectly ripe.
A*. C. Slate Gazette.
■ IC9“-
Tho New York Post states that the
prize altered several months ago l»y Mr,
Hacked, for n comedy in three acts, has 1
been adjudged to (he author of a piece
entitled “The Linn ofthe West, or a Trip
to Washington.” The successful candi
date is understood to bo James K. Paul
ding, Esq. The hero of this production
is a Congressman from Kentucky, “half
horse, half alligator, and a little touch of
the snapping turtle.” There were eight
or nine competitors for .Mr. Hacked's
prize.— lb.
*9«"
MBS. FITZIIEUBERT.
This lady, who once exercised such
an important inllncnce on the fortunes of
the Prince of Wales, afterwards George
IV was so deeply affected when inform
ed of his lute Majesty's death, that she
has ever since been confined to her
chamber, very seriously ill; and from her
advanced age and consequent infirmities,
her .recovery is considered doubtful.—
Her maiden name was Smith; her father
n Roman Catholic gentleman of nn an
cient and respectable family; and pre
viously to her connexion with the Prince,
she had been twice married—on the first
occasion, when only 15 years of age, to 1
.Mr. Weld, the proprietor of Lulworth
castle (the place assigned to the ex-King
Charles X. us a residence.) who was dt- ,
•irons of an heir to his extensive estates.
In this, however, ho was disappointed,
for he died without issue in less than a 1
i year utter marriage and his estates puss 1
1 eil to his brother Thomas, father of Dr.
j Weld, whom the Pope has lately invest-* I
■ ed with the dignity of Cardinal. The i
lady was again married before she had
! completed her 30th year, to Mr. Fitzher
• bert, but in little more than three years 1
1 she wus again a widow, anil remalficii
i' single until the period when the heir ap
■ parent to the Crown saw and was fas
cinated by her charms, then ripened into
maturity. Her virtue, however, was
proof against the temptations of becom
ing the mere mistress of n Prince, nn.'
I" they were privately married, arcor
• ding to the form both of the Protestant
anil Catholic church. The Roman Ca
l' tholir priest who married them consult
• ed his sandy by quitting England iinine
i (Lately alterwards, uml he was well pro
vide,'for in another country. A sepnr
, at ion induced by prudential considcrn
> linns, iirtenvurds took place; but there
- seems, notwithstanding, to have been a
: strong mutual attachment; and alter the
: Prince's unhappy marriage with, nndse
- partition from, the Princess Caroline of
■ Brunswick, the connexion was renewed.
The lady lias for many years lived in
comparative retirement; she hud an al
, lowancc of iGfltlO a year from the King.
■ the continuance of which has been seem
ed to her upon his Majesty's death. Hie
f has been on terms of intimacy with most
, ofthe other members of tho Royal fami
ly. both mule and lemalc, and has receiv
ed from them i isits of condolence since
the death of their Royal brother.
('uledonian Mercury.
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IIONTIMTIE* OX A SHALL SCALE.
A letter from R;o Janeiro of .'•eptem
i her 30th, gives the particulars of n spree
i ofu brace of French Midshipmen, which
has caused some excitement among the
people. It appears that the Middies in
question went on short*, for the purpose
: of gunning. They went about shooting
■ oyer a gentleman's plantation, until they
were ordered olf, lest they should kill i
L some of the negroes to surround them !
and give them a heating. This job was
I soon done, & the Middies went un board.
■ But they returned soon afterwards to the
shore, with forty men, surrounded the ]
> planter's house, took him on hoard the
■ ship, and gave him thirty lashes with the
■ “('(»?.” The Emperor called a council to
deliberate on (lie oflence, and demand 1
■ was made upon the French Admiral to
deliver the offenders up for trial. The
admiral has refused this demand, upon
; the ground that such is the excitement of
, the people, there would be no safety for
the ulfenders on shore; but it was propos
ed that they should be tried upon neutral
ground—that is, on board of a British
■ ship. Meantime the people ore very
turbulent, and it is rumored that tlu*
i French Minister and Consul have de
-1 nuinded their passports in consequence
, of it; which tho Emperor not only refus
ed. likewise has detained the men of war
• from leaving the port.—.V. I*. Commercial
i Advertiser.
t
Tho Roman Catholic Church of St. Peter, at
Columbia, was to have been dedicated, on-Sun
astf Bghoji J
Ar<iil T STAB I
SATURDAY. DECEMBER 18, 1830. I
“ Eo jvst, and fear not." ' I
We are indebted to our Representatives ij
Congress, the lion. Messrs. Lcmpkin and L».
»un, for copies of the President’s Mossane ty
pamphlet form.
Prom a report current in this city, which w#
presume is correct, wo understand that oar
worthy Post Muster, James Fi rVq. ,y
about to r.sign his office, which be has held fop
th« last tvvenly years, with credit to himself and
the department; and to the general satisfaction
of the community.
The River. —For a few days past, there hnj
been a rapid rise in the River, and from the drift
of limber, boards, &.c. no doubt there has been
considerable damage done above this place.
Our Merchants may now complain of its heigh*
as much as they have done of its being too low
for nearly the last seven months. At 6 o’ctocS
on Wednesday morning last, the River was tajt
low for Steam lloat navigation, about which
hour it commenced rising rapidly, and coatinued
to do so, until Thursday night. Tho water roao
about 22 or 23 foct, which may ho said to bo
14 or 15 feet higher than a good navigable river.
At some periods, r. o arc Informed it rose at
rate of one inchin a minute.
On Wednesday night, a boat drifted dotm
the River, and struck against one of tho peersef
the Biidgc, with such force as to cause consider*
abla damage to it; some say at least SI,OOO-,-
and another boat called the Eagle, belonging Us
the State of Georgia, which had been laying
idle some time past, above the city, parted hc«
fastening on Thursday, and also came down
in contact with the Bridge, and suuk during lha
night directly across the channel of the River..
The wharves are supposed to have received conj
sidcruhln damage, to what extent is not known,
being now overflowed. The low ground*
on the other side of thoftivor are inundated,
and a great number of Cattle, &c. are said tp>
have been drowned or washed away.
At dark last evening, tho water had fullejy
three feet, and was rapidly filling.
We loam from tho New York papers, tIuTJ
J. J. Ajiams, Esq. formerly manager of tho Aui
giista Theatre, who has lately returned from a
tour of Theatrical performance in England, is
about to deliver a course of Lectures on Drama;
tic Poetry and Elocution, at the Masonic Hall in
that city; previous to his engaging in mercantile
pursuits.
ron the curoxici.e akp advertiser
Cll’iwrio • \VI» A.'iSWERSIj
(FOR EVERY DAY VSE.)
JVhat is Lores An illusion—a dream froii£
which to awnko dissatisfied. Important only
when it concerns ourselves—ndicnlons wlteflr
we observe it in others.
Can it be bought? Nohut though os
tremely precious, is generally thrown away.-*-
When it is oflbred it is genuine ; when asked;
the commodity rendered will generally bo gratj*
tilde.
ft here does it come from? Heavenif purtf
it mounts thither again. It is too exquisite fur
earth, and seldom rests on it long.
What is beauty? A key to the heart of tlat?
beholder, the apology for many follies, and thO
inducement to many more.
Can I buy it7 Not the thing itself, but you
may buy the person who has it.
tl'hat is wedded happiness made nf? MuliiaJ
forbearance, tenderness and respect.
Is it dear? It cannot be dear at any price.
IT ill it break? When it is broken by dualjf,
it is rejoined in Heaven.
B hat is flattery? The act of deceiving oth
ers, in order to ingratiate ourselves in their goo{J
opinion.
if hut is necessary to happiness? A sounS
body, an easy fortune, and an enlightened mind.
II hat method must iro take to lead an irre
proachable life? Do nothing winch we should
condemn in others.
R hat is disappointment made of? Hope.
H hnt is hope made of ? Our wishes—it dari
ecs before our path, hut flies when w-e attempt
to grasp it: like the rainbow which seems fo
rest on earth, bat is only the creation of our
Vision.
I Vhat is most powerful? Necessity; bocaust - ’
it triumphs over all things.
What is most difficult? To know thyself.
What is most easy? To give advice.
What is pity? Tho uneasy sensation we feet
when we look at suffering.
Rhat is it good flst? Nothing: Unless ad*
companicd by active benevolence.
II hat is Justice? The principle and cause of
all virtue, as light is the principal and cause gs
all Coluttr.
Can it be sold ? Yos: but it is very dear.
St
FOB THE CniIOSICLE A-VP ADVERTISER,
X. I
Mr, Eslilor —Should tlio following calculations*
and observations bo deemed interesting to ynu'r
readers, and worthy of a phtoe in your paper,
be pleased to insert thorn there.
This State contains (hi round nmnbeis) '
four hundred thousand inhabitants, forty thou
sand families, allowing ten persons to a
family: now it is within reasonable bounds
to calculate that one third of tlioso fami
lies, thirteen thousand three hundred and thirty
three, or in other words, one thirtieth part of four
hundred thousand, purchases annually from the
drovers of Kentucky and Tennessee, pork ta‘
lue average amount of two thousand pounds
each, and at the average price of font cents ai:i*
a half a pound.
The statement I make thus j.
10)400,00(0 inhabitants.
3)40,000 families.
13,333 purchasers of pork.
2000 wt. cjicfa. W
20,WX),000 wt, of pork.
4 12 els. a pounft.j
1 Ofi, 054,000
13,333,000
l™)lHM>p7,n(<jj) cents—pr.rtie qjillid’b