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Thw following stanzas were written in the 1
good old days of primitive simplicity, when the
young ladies and old maids used to be fund of leap
year, and hailed its qtadtennial return w ith “glad
hearts and free.” They ftiay also he applicable
to some of our modern Aliases, who think more \
about matrimony than the cultivation of the mind
and the heart. To all such they are respectfully j
dedicated.
f wish he would decide.
I wish he w'ould decide, mamma,
1 wish he would decide;
I've been a bridesmaid twenty times;
When shall I be a bride?
My cousin Ann, ray sister Fan,
The nuptial knot have tied;
Yet come what will, I’m single still —
1 Wish he would decide!
He takes me to the play, mamma,
He brings me pretty books,
He woos me with his eyes, mamma,
Sdch speechless things he looks!
Where’er I roam—abroad, at home—
He lingers by my side;
Yet come what will. I’m single still—
I wish he would decide!
I throw Put many hints, mamma,
1 speak of other beaut,
I talk about domestic life,
And sing, “they dpn’t propos’e.”
But, ah! how vain each piteous strain,
II is wavering heart to guide!
Ho what I w ill. I’m single still
I wish he would decide 4 .
I really shall insist, mamma-,
If nothing intervenes,
My brotherThornas question him,
And ask him what he means!
And if he wants to break, mamma,
My passion or my pride,
Unconquered yet, shall scorn regret—
-1 w ish he would decide!
\t'rom the N. Y. Evenin'? Post, 2 '2d inst ]
Ocrt. Taylbr’* l.ctter.
The Express of this morning publishes
a letter from General Taylor, said lo he
addressed to a friend and relative resi
dent itl this city.
It is a confidential epistle, in which the
writer gives very freely his views of the
manner in which the war ought to be
carried on. The person to whom it ig
addressed makes it public, according to
the Express, on account of the “envious !
malignity of the administration, its ser- i
vants, and friends,” towards the Gene
ral, How this envious malignity has
been shown we are not exactly aware.
■General Taylor’s bravery and services
Ivave been admitted on all hands, and if
■there is any difference between him and
the government in regard to the liberal!- i
ty of the terms granted by him to the *
Mexicans at Monterey, it is not a differ- I
■«nce which should surprise anv one.—
The community in general, when they
read the first despatches giving an ac
'COHnt of the taking of that place, were
■surprised that he should have let them off
eo easily, nor has ibis matter been yet
explained lo the satisfaction ofany bodv.
But we will give General Taylor’s own
•explanation of tire matter in this letter,
-and let it have its just weight whatever
That may be. The letter is dated Mon- j
terey, November 9. He says:
■*‘l have this moment received an ;
answer (to my despatch announcing the j
surrender of Monterey, and the circum- |
stances attending the same.) from the j
■Secretary of War, stating that “it was re- j
the President that it was not
deemed advisable to insist on the terms
l|had proposed in my first communication
to the Mexican commander, in regard to ;
.giving up the city,” — adding that “the
■circumstances which dictated, no doubt
justified the change.” Although the
Terms of capitulation may be considered
too liberal on our pan by the President
and his advisers, as well as by many
others at a distance, particularly by
those who do not understand the position
which we occupied, (otherwise they might |
come to a different conclusion in regard
to the matter,) yet, on due" reflection, I
eree nothing to induce me to regret the I
Course I pursued.
“The proposition on the part of Gene, j
ral Ampudia, which had much to do in i
my course in the matter,
was based on the grouqd that our govern
ment bad proposed to him to settle the ex
isting difficulties by negotiation, (which I
knew was the case, without knowing
the result,) which was then under consid
eration by the proper authorities and
which he (General Ampudia.) had no I
doubt would result favorably, as the !
whole of his people were in favor of peace.
If so, 1 considered the further effusion I
of blood not only unnecessary, but im
proper. Their force was also considera
bly larger than ours; and from the size
and position of the place, we could not
completely invest it; so that the greater
portion of their troops, if not the whole,
had they been disposed to do so, could
any night, have abandoned the city, at
once entered the mountain passes, and
effected their retreat, —do what we could!
“Had we been put to the alternative of
taking the place by storm, (which there’
i* no doubt we should have succeeded in
doing,) we should, in all probability, have
lost fifty or one hundred men in killed,
besides the wounded, —which 1 wished to
avoid, as there appeared to be a prospect
of peace, even if a distant one. I also
wished to avoid the destruction of women
and children, which must have been very
great, had the storming process been re
sorted to. Betrdes, they bad a very large
and strong fortification, a short distance
from the city, which, ifcarried with the
bayonet, must have been taken at great
sacrifice of life, and, with our limited
train of or battering artillery, it
would hare required twenty or twen
ty-five days to take it bv regular ap
proaches.”
Ootcral Tajlor afiewards proceeds to
1 give his opinions of the manner in which
; the war should be carried on. Ho is not
I for carrying the invasion any further
than Saltillo. These are his views :
“If we are (in the language ot Mr.
Polk and Gen. Scott) under the necessity
of ‘conquering a peace,’ and that by ta
king the capital of the country, we must
j go to Vera Cruz, lake that place, and
| then marchon to the city of Mexico. To
i do so in any other direction I consider
I out of the question. But, admitting that
| we conquer a peace by doing so—say at
the end of the next twelve months—will
the amount of blood ami treasure, which
i must be expended in doing so, be compen
sated by tiie same? I think not, espe
cially if the country we subdue is to be
! given up; and I imagine there are but
; few individuals in our country who think
of annexing Mexico to the United States.
“1 do not intend to carry on my opera
tions (as previously stated) beyond Sal
tillo, —deeming it next to impracticable
to do so. It then becomes a question as
to what is best to be done. It seems to
me, the most judicious course to be pur
sued on our part, would be intake pos
session, ut once, oflhe line we would ac
cept by negotiation, extending from the
Gulf of Mexico lo the Pacific, and occupy
the same, or keep what we already have
possession of: and that, with Tampico,
(which I hope to take in the course oflhe
next month, or as soon as 1 can get the
means of transportation ) will give us all
on this side ofthe Sierra Mad re, and, as
soon as I occupy Saltillo, will include
six or seven Stales or Provinces, thus
holding Tampico, Victoria, Monterey,
Saltillo, Monciova, Chihuahua, (which 1
presume General Wool has possession of
by this time.) Santa Fo and the Califor
nias,—and say to Mexico, “Drive us from
| s he country!”—throwing on her the res
‘ ponsibility and expense of carrying on
| offensive war, —at the same time closely
j blackodirtg all her ports on the Pacific
and the Gull,
l “A course of this kin 1, if persevered in
for a short time, w’ould soon bring her to
her proper senses, and compel her to sue
for peace.—provided theie is a govern- ,
j ment in the country sufficiently stable for
! to treat with, winch, 1 fear, will hardly
! he the case for many years to come.—
i Without largo reinforcements of volun
■ leers from the United Slates—say ten or
; fifteen thousand, (those previous! v sent out
i having already been greatly reduce 1 by
i sickness and other f ':isuahies,) I do not be
| Here it would be advisable It) march be
j yond Saltillo, which is more than 2o()
i miles beyond our depots on the Rio
j Grande, —a very long lino on which to
i keep up supplies, (over a land route, in I
j a country like this) for a large force, and |
! certain to be attended with an expense
I which will be frightful lo contemplate, i
; when closely looked into.
“From Saltillo to San Luis Pglost, ilie j
I next place of importance on the road to j
i the city of Mexico, is three hundred miles
—one hundred and forty badly watered, j
where no supplies of any kind could he I
procured for men or horses. I have in
formed the war department that 20,000
; efficient men would be necessary to
i insure success if we move on that place, i
I (a city containing a population of CO,OOO,
t where the cnemv could bring together i
I and sustain, besides the citizens, an army
i of 50.000.) a force which, I apprehend,
; will hardly be collected by us with the !
: train necessary to feed it, as well as to j
| transport various other supplies, particu
j larly ordnance and munitions of war.”
Ampudia’it Account of the JUatAe at ?lok
teicy.
The Washington Union has several
columns of translations from Mexican pa- .
j pers, among which we find the following !
! account ofthe doings at Monterey bv ;
! Gen. Ampudia. It is a letter addressed ,
to a friend ;
San Luis Potosi, Dec. 2, 1846.
I have written to you heretofore by
private conveyance, and believing you
I would have answered my letter had you j
j received it, 1 now repeat it in substance,
i as I wish to give you an account of the
j events at Monterey in September last.— i
When I arrived at t-hal city, about the i
first of said month, the enemy were at
Cerralvo, two days’ march from my bead- :
quarters. 1 was without money, the for
tifications unfinished, without the neces
sary supplies of provisions or munitions
in case of a seige, and with no lime to
provide all this, when the enemy present
ed himself in front of Monterey on the
19th. I had already communicated lo
Gen. Torrejon the orders and instruc
tions, which 1 preserve, that from Marin
where he commanded the division of cav
alry, he should harrass the enemy on his
march, and to General Candles that he
should cut offhis communication, and ob
struct his transportation. Nothing was
done, my friend, and God and everybody
knows that the Yankees arrived at Mon
terey without any sort of interruption,
notwithstanding my repeated efforts to the
contrary.
They spent the 20th in various recon
noisances around the city, and, on the
21st, the attack began and continued till
the'night qf the 23d. Although very su
perior in numbers, the enemy, in every
encounter, suffered great loss; and this
is so certain, that while we lost about 405
men, all counted—killed, wounded, and
missing—the loss of the enemy was 1,.
124 killed, 1,090 wounded, and upwards 1
of 1,000 missing, principally volunteers. |
The extent of our exterior line was such,
that, not having force sufficient lo cover
it, I was oblige to concentrate in tlie city,
with a view to make a more vigorous de
fence against the enemy, already fright
ened, but who, relying solely on nume
rical superiority, determined to take the
place at every cost. They had already
broken into several houses to place their
artillery since the 23d; and as our real
situation was not unknown to several of
our chief officers, 1 was invited to pro
pose an arrangement, for which object I
called them all together, though they have
since vilely pretended to deny it. The
convention was agreed upon on the 24th,
in the terms you may have seen; and
though they say that I came out of this
badly, 1 believe that others might have
I come out of it much worse, under the
| critical circumstances I am about to ue
i tail.
In the first place, the caprice of certain
j chiefs in giving preference to their unjust
i personal animosity against me, to the na-
I tional cause and to the true interest of the
I country. Secondly, the disobedience of
| some, and the cowardice of others- And
! thirdly, the want of money; for the esti
| mate for September, being upwardsof two
I hundred thousand dollars, all 1 received
j was eighty one thousanddolllars. Fourth-
I lv. F.v the want of munitions, principally
| ofartillery and provisions. Fifthly, The
| absence of the 4th brigade under General
| Ponce do Leon, u ho, notwithstanding the
; most | osilive superior orders for Iris rapid
march to Saltillo, the efforts of the civil
and military authorities of this State, and
my urgent communications, never passed
Verrado: and the best of it is, ho did not
leave that place until the 271 h Septem
ber, three days after the date of the con
! vention. What will you say now, my
1 friend? Have they justice on their side,
I who are pursuing me to the death because
■ of the late events at Nuevo Leon? 1 say
; no. And they must be convinced as soon |
as my case-can be heard; as soon as i !
can satisfy all my fellow-citizens, as I
have offered to do, through ilie papers of
this capitol, for a month past. I have,
therefore, demanded a trial, although 1
am satisfied that I have performed mv
duly as a general and as a citizen.
[Reported for the Baltimore Sun.]
WENT YNINTIt CONG!!ESS,
SECOND SESSION.
Washington, Jan. 22, 1847.
SENA PK.
| The bill from ti le House, authorising !
j the issue of Treasury notes, was read
twite, and referred to the committee on
p
rmance.
• On motion of Mr. Westcolf. the Secre
. taryofthe Navy was requested to com
; municafe to the Senate the causes which
: induced the return of the frigate Cumber
land an I the steamer Mississippi,
i Mr. Cd!ey submitted the following pre
i amble and re.-olution.
Whereas, a speoly and honorable
peace with the Republic of Mexico is ex
ceeding desirable; and whereas, “the
j constitution of the United States has
| made no provision for our holding for
-1 cign territory, still less for incorporating
| foreign nations into our Union,” there
| fore
Resolved, That the President of the
) IT. S. he requested to order the army of
the U. S., now in Mexico, to some place
in the U. S. near the frontiers of the two
countries.
4 1 he resolution lies over under the
rule.
On motion of Mr. llanegon, the Presi
i dent was requested to communicate to the
} Senate, any information he may possess
i in relation to the recent misunderstanding
between iMr. Wise and the Brazilian gov--
°
' ernmerit.
'l’he resolution of Mr. Johnson, of MJ.,
i calling upon the President to report re
j lative to recent transfers oftlie public
I funds from New York to New Orleans,
, bow made and at what cost, was adopt-
I ed.
The resolution ofMr. Corwin, calling
| on the Secretary of the Treasury to re
j port the quantity of land sold which bad
I been offered for sale, or subject to private ,
entry over 15 years, was adopted,
'The special order, being the ten regiment
bill, was taken up at one o’clock, and
1 Mr- Houston spoke lor an hour in defence
I of his amendment, changing the char
acter of the tioops from regulars to vol
unteers.
lie- was followed hy Mr. Allen, who
1 offered an amendment to strike out the
whole bill and insert a provision to raise
10.000 volunteers in addition to the 50,-
000 authorised’by the resolution of May
last, and under the same restrictions.
Mr. Crittenden submitted an amend
ment providing that the company officers
shall fie elected; but that the field offi
cers shall he. appointed by the President.
Mr. Cass spoke in favor of regulars
and in opposition to the amendment of
Mr. Houston.
Amendments were also proposed by
Messrs. Atchison, Jarnagin, and others,
and the debate was continued, with every
symptom of its being protracted to a late
hour this evening.
Mr. Johnson, of Maryland, spoke at
some length, and directed his remarks to
the “ways and means’’ for supporting
these troops, after they are authorized to
he raised, and the various plans which
had been submitted for conducting the >
war.
Mr. Turney followed in support of the
amendment of Mr. Houston
The Debate was continued until G o'-
clock hy Messrs. Turney, Houston, Gil
ley and others, when tlie amendment of
fered by Mr. Houston, to change the
character of the troops from regulars to
volunteer-;, was rejected hy a vote of 14
to ‘2B. Finally, at quarter of 7 o’clock,
the Senate adjourned until Monday morn
ingr, without any further action on the
bill.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr. Boyd. from the select committee,
to whom had been referred the bill to in
crease the pay of non commissioned offi
cers, musicians and privates, both regu
lars and volunteers, of the army of the
United States, reported back an amenda
tory bill, which was read twice, referred
to the committee of the whole on the state
of the Union, ordered to be printed, and
made the special order for Monday.
Mr. Stephens, of Georgia, asked the
consent of the House to offer the follow
ing joint resolutions, which were read for
information.
Whereas, it is no less desirable that
the interests and honor of our country
should be cordially sustained and do
tended, so long as the present war with
the Republic of Mexico continues to ex
ist, than that the conflict should not he
unnecessarily prolonged, but should be
terminated so soon as an honorable peace
can be obtained:
And whereas, it is believed that a
diversity of opinion prevails, to a consid
erable extent, as to the ultimate aims and
objects for wcichthe war should be pros
ecuted;
And it being proper that the matter
should he settled by the clear expression
of the legislative will, solemnly proclaim
ed to the world:
Be it therefore resolved, by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the U.
Slates, in Congress assembled, that the
prosecution of the war with Mexico is not
waged with a view to conquest or the
dismemberment of that republic, by the
acquisition of any portion of her territory.
Be it further resolved, That it is the
desiroof the United States to terminate
hostilities upon terms honorable to both
parlies, embracing a liberal settlement on
our part, of the questions growing out of
| the proper and rightful boundary ofTox
j as, and the full recognition and proper
| provision on her pail for all the just
claims of our citizens. The whole to he
adjusted by negotiation, to be instituted
and effected according to the established
forms of each government respectively.
Objection being made to the reception
at this lime, Mr. Stephens moved a sus
pension of the rules, and on this motion
demanded the yeas and navs. The rules
were not suspended. Yeas 7G, nays 88.
A motion to suspend the previous orders
and go into committee of the u hole on the
State of the Union, was negatived, the
yeas and riavs being demanded by Mr.
Rathbun. Yeas 72, nays 108.
The House then took up the private
calender.
A great number of private bills, which
had been ordered to he engrossed, were
read a third time and passed.
'Fhe House then went liho Committee
of the Whole, on private bills. Several
were read hy their titles and objected to,
when thee nominee rose, and the House
adjourned.
[From the Washington Union, 23d inst.\
tongi ci>>ioi)a I.
The Senate did not sit 10-clay.
The House passed the bill establishing
certain post-routes in Texas, after a brief but
interesting debate.
Hereafter the House will meet at a 11
o’clock, a. in.
Very Coo!.
An apparently unsophisticated youfh
went into a refectory a few* days since,
and asked for something to appease bis
hunger. The keeper gave him a verv
good dinner, after which the youth said to
him.
‘lf you overcome up our way, call.’
‘That won’t pay; your dinner is a
quarter.’
‘O, I haiu’t got no money; but if you
will come up to Alleghany county, I’ll
give you a belter dinner than that for
nothing.’
‘Why, said the keeper, ‘you are very
cool.’
‘Why, yes, I’m a very cool chan, so
much so that mother always makes me
stand in the pantry in hot whether to
keep the meat from spoiling.’
A Lawyers Stfjiort of a e’attlc.
At a dinner given on new-year’s eve by the [
citizens of Cincinnati, to Col. “Mitchell and
Adjutant Armstrong, of the Ohio volunteers,
on their return borne, from tlie army at Mon
terey, where both were severely wounded,
among the other good things said and sung
on the occasion, was the following, drawn
up by Benjamin. J. Fessenden, Bsq :
United Slates Regulars and Volunteers vs.
CUtj of Monterey. —This was an action in
the case, to recover damages for breach of
treaty contract. Declarat ion, Ist count, spe
cial, reciting contract, breach, &c.; to which
were added the “money” counts. Defendant
pleads in law “Mexican batteries and for
tresses.” Plaintiffs reply Anglo Saxon pluck
and resolution; upon this, issue taken and
causes submitted.
Generals Taylor and Worth, for Plaintiffs.
For Defendant, Mr, Ampudia.
The cause was argued on both sides with
great force and considerable feeling, but the
arguments of the plaintiffs’ counsel, derived
from and based upon maxims and principles
of the canon law’, which were made to bear
upon the case, were peculiarly convincing.
Court find,for plaintiffs on is:-ue made, “1h it
Mexican batteries are no bar to the Anglo-
Saxon pluck and resolution.” Judgment for
plaintiffs. By consent of parties, stay of
execution for eight weeks.
The Bed Room of Queen Victoria.—
The following description of tfie private
apartments prepared for Queen Victoria on
her recent visit to Arundel Castle, is from a |
London paper;
“The private apartments prepared for the 1
Queen and Prince are of remarkable ele
gance and splendor. The Queen’s bedstead
is unusually gorgeous and superb. Massive
posts, richly gilt, and entwined with pearls,
support the richest brocade silk hangings and
canopy of crimson gold, and the fringes of
the curtains are of gold. The whole appoint
ments of the rooms are of the richest and
most costly description, all the table orna
ments, candlesticks, and articles of the toilet
being of solid gold.”
Departed this life on the 6th inst., at bis
residence in Eik Ridge, Anne Arundel coun
tv, Md., Gen. Charles Sterett Ridgeley, in the
Gath year of his age. Me was the father of
Captain Randolph Ridgeley, who so highly
distinguished himself in Mexico, and who re
cently died at Monterey in consequence of a
fail from his horse.
The largest cannon thM 1 ever saw,”
said a traveller from Spain, “was at Gib
raltar; 1 drove into the muzzle with a six
horse team!” Don’t believe it,” said bis
hearers. “It’s true,” I assure you, said
one of them; “1 was inside with a horse
; and butrgv, at the same time, and in or
der to let him turn round I drove out ot
the touch-hole.”
AUGUSTA, GEOI
W EDNESDAY MORNING, JAN. 27, 1847.
Letter SSiei't t*rlce» Current.
At the request ut several of our merchants,
we will, on Wednesday next, issue a Letter
Sheet Prices Current from this office. It j
will embrace a,faithful review of this mar
ket, with the Sales, Stocks and Receipts at
Augusta. It will also contain the Receipts,
Shipments, and Stocks df Cotton at New
York, Mobile and New Orleans, made tip to
the Wednesday previous, which will be three
days later than can be obtained through any
other prices current, and the Stocks, Ship
ments, &lc. from Savannah and Charleston, I
made up to the Monday and Tuesday previ
ous—as also the square rigged vessels in the
I two latter ports.
j This is the revival of a plan pursued by
| this ollice in former years, and which proved
| itself highly useful and popular, when Au"
gusta was connected by business intercourse
with a much smaller extent of country.—
.
Since then, our Rail Road enterprises have ,
brought us in daily communication with dis
tant towns and other States, and our trade
is daily extending and increasing.
We will distribute (he first Number among
our merchants gratuitously, so that they !
can judge for themselves of its merits, and j
to such as wish to patronize the undertaking, j
we will furnish two copies a week for §5
per annum—extra copies 50 cents per dozen.
The Augusta Company.
The books will be opened to-day lor sub
scriptions, under the most flattering auspi
ces. We understand that near one hundred j
'and fifty thousand dollars is already-pledged i
to the enterprize, and no doubt is entertained
that in a short lime the amount will be
! doubled.
We hope onr citizens will step forward
j with alacrity, to make up the amount desired !
| during this and the two succeeding days.
Telegraphic i.iae through Aag«iln.
Mr. Wm. 13. Lloyd, Agent lor Hie Tele- '
1 graphic Line to be constructed from Peters- i
I burg, Va. to New Orleans, is in our city for
the purpose of enlisting the interest and co
! operation of our citizens in this enterprize,
| with a view to Augusta being taken in lire !
I route. His engagements permit him to re
in tin here but one day. lie may be found at :
the United States Hotel, where we hope our
citizens who feel impres.-ed wiih the impor
tance of bringing this line through our citv,
will call and cooler with him on the subject.
We h ave not time now to pourtray the manv i
advantages that must accrue to Augusta
lr an tms proj 'cf, and as i to show how ex
ceed ngly profiiabie the stock must be to
the share holders. We will recur to it ut an
early day. We hope steps will be taken at
once to ctf.ll a meeting and to appoint a enn
notice of our citizens to correspond and de
! vise measures to secure this great boon for
! our city.
O’Edwin Forrest, the celebrated Trage
dian, is fulfilling an engagement in Charles
ton. When begets through, he will meet a
warm reception in litis city should ho come
this way.
xMr. Lover, the author of Handy Andv,
Rory Off More, &c., is uho in Charleston, and
| is to give his favorite “Irish Evening,” on
| Thursday evening. Saould be glad to see
\ him also.
Ship IVcw York,
A loiter from tins ship,dated I2Mi instant,
i says—“ J’iie cargo lias all been landed with
| out any material damage, and we intend to
get it forwarded as sco.i as practicable. The
[ ship will probably be got off without much
j difficulty: she sits perfectly upright and it is
thought she is not much injured. The sal
vage lias not yet been settled; 1 hope so get
through with it in the morning. The salvors,
17J in number, value the cargo very high,
and claim $16,000. I think it will bo got
down $2,000 or $2500.”
Hail Hoad to the Pacific.
j In reference to the construction of a rai!-
I way to connect the Atlantic and Pacific, vve
. find tiie following facts, condensed by the
Mobile Tribune, which are taken from a re
cent pamphlet by Mr. George Wilkes:
The estimate of the cost of tlie road, as
made by Col. Abert, of the topographical bu
reau at Washington, is $38,000,000, or
020.000 per mile. The distance is 1930
miles. The sum looks large; but the present 1
war, perhaps, lias cost nearly as much. The 1
Croton water-works, built by New York city |
alone, cost half as much. The rail-roads
already in existence in rhe United States, 1
| amount in length to five or six thousand
miles. These probably cost 0200,000,000, I
and have mostly been constructed within the
past ten year*. At the session of the Eng- i
lisli parliament in 1846,20,000 miles of rail- |
road were proposed; and the preliminary fees !
of registration alone amounted to 075,000. 1
Taking these facts into consideration, the !
work, after all, is not so difficult as at first
sight it appears. Mr. Wilkes proposes that
it shall be completed by government within
five years. An appropriation of eight mil
lions a year would be sufficient to complete
it within that period.
The work of growing superior India cot
ton lags, and looks discouraging. It is said,
by Truman & Cook, 13 >mbay merchants, in
their last overland circular, that the cultiva
tion ‘‘solar from increasing seems to be rap
idly on tiie decline;” and that this year the
exports to China, Singapore and Great Bri
tain, have very materially fallen off. Dur
ing the six months of 1843; the export was
from Bombay to these places, 299,053 bales;
in 1844, 298,474 bales; in 1*45, 132,755,
bales; in 1846, only 146,894 bales.
LJTlie death of Peter 11. Livingston, on
Tuesday morning, at Rhinebeck, in the 81 si
year of his age, is announced in the New
York papers. Mr. Livingston had acted a
conspicuous part in the political history of
his State.
IT'Since noticing llie counterfeit Eight
Dollar bills of the Bank of Charleston a few
days since, we learn from an officer of the
Bank that one of the principals engaged in
the counterfeiting and circulating these bills
has recently been arrested in Surry county,
j N. C., arid is now in jail there, and it is more
than probable, from me information obtained,
the whole gang will be broken up.—Charles
ton Courier. 26 th inst.
Union of the United States with
Canada—A union has taken place between
the United States and Canada. The light
ning line of telegraphic wires now connect
Buffalo with Hamilton, and when completed
will extend to Toronto, passing through Ni
-1 agara, St. Catharines and Hamilton.
I sport* of Breadstuff .
The New York Journal of Commerce says
that “the va-t increase in our exports of
breadstuff’s, at high prices 100, lias spread joy
ful prosperity throughout the country. Tl e
increase is almost all to Europe, where our
wise men have tried to make (lie country bt
lieve we could never compete with ihe Bal
tic and Black Sea. But now the facts put
j down tiieir theoretic prophecies. If men wi I
i any longer believe that the home market can
consume our immense products, they will
believe that Jonah svvalloed the great fish.”
DCT Statement of the business of
j the Georgia Kail Koad during the week ending
i Saturday, January 23, 1847.
Passengers, $2,366 02
Freights, 6,332 43
Mail, 769 46
Amount, $10,017 91
Geo. K R. A: Bk’g Go., ?
Transp. Off. Jan. 26, 1847. y
Jan. 27 —1 93
LAW NOTICE.
J. T. SHEWMAKE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
WAYNES BO ROUGH, GA.
j Jani 23 ly 95
GIBSON & BUTT.
A T T O K N 13 V S A T L A W .
WAR RENTON, GA.
LVW COPARTNERSHIP.—The Subscribers
have entered into a Co-Partner-hip, and will prac
i Use in the Northern Circuit. Any business entrus
• led to their care will meet withprompt attention.
WILLI UI GIBSON.
JUSEFiI 11. BUTT.
Jan. 22 6rn. 91
ft A If M fO S » P * 4 I
U u 111 iTI Lilt i ,i Lr.
| latest OATES KHo.M i,i veai’oo Ldec 8.
L.iTK T dates from ii .vv it E.dec. 7
KAXK STOCKS, &c.
j )rigi>ntii Present , i>n id's.
I cost, j value, f per aim
iMechanifs’ B ulk, JOO jKm & iut.‘B p> r <t.
Aug. Ins. &. Bk. Co. 100 : 85 a— |8 per ct.
Bk. of Brunswick, 100 109 aPM !8 per ct.
Bk. of Augusta, 10!) j >9 a yo ,6 per ft.
Bk. State Georgia, Jot) j 82 a 83 6 per ct,
(t. It. !t. At }>%. 4 0.. 100 | /.Ln 80 1 per ct.
Iron Steam Boat Co. 100 iincc’m.* i 8 p.-r ct.
*There has been no sale of fifis stock for some
time, and we cannot give the exact quotations.
A U«U S T V P SI I C E S C I 11 K E N T.
COititn CTK I > VV EEKJ. V.
ARTICI.rS. WHOLE-ALE. RETAIL
ISAtiGiiMi,Ki itu li i 12 ,
Ciunuy,.... “ none. , none.
BACON, II uns flij y a .. 10 «
Hides ** j 7 a ! 8 a 9
Siioai Jci 5,.... “ 6 n .. a
CANDLES.Sperm “ 3! a 52 37 a
Adamantine,. “ 2b a .. 5, a
Tallow, “ IA! a .. | )5 « 1C
COFFEE.J;iva “ l-’a .. 14 a
Ltiiruiru “ i 9 a .. 11l a JJ
Ru» “ H a 9 10 a 11
CHEESE,in Casks,.... “ 9 a 5j ]0 <t
in Dose's “ )0 a .. I2t,j
- ( .Mackerel, N. . 1,...p 01. 1 i 0 0 n ■■ I 4"« a
I. S N 0.2,....2,... “ jtl si) «9 .. ;uOn a
No. 3.... “ 5 '*o a»; : coo a ..
STloUll,Canal “ 7 « J 1 ’ 5 750 a 8 ,iQ
(iounti j , “ 4i'i a 5 Li) 500 c 5 ;.{J
GRAIN,Corn, -p bn 50 a•• 02 a
Oats, “ 95 a -- 40 a
Peas, “ 5u a .. Ci a
LARD Vft Ha .. 10 a ..
LI.MK t>|,i 150 a .. 200 a ..
MOLASSLSjN.Oi 15.,.4f> mil - "4 * •’•> 4)! a
Cuba,.... “ 24 a 2a a 27
ROPE, Kentucky, 4f« ft, 6 a Cm C]n 7
Manilla, “ 7 a .. It) a
RAISINS, box 2 -5 a .. 250 a ..
RICH 4,*' loo’lhr 400 a .. 025 a
f Co". Brandy, F’jral 00 a .. 300 a
■/ j floliuml Gin, “ 120 a .. ]ls a
y- I .lunaicu K uni...... “ 2 5(1 a .. ..a
Domestic \V Jnskey, “ -J C a .. . 37 a—
Do Rum, “ ! 5 1 a .. 37 a
y : Do Gin, “ oC a .. 40 a
Do Brandy,. “ 4> a .. C'i'.u
SUG AU, Santa Croix,. ft Jd a li JO « 12
Porto Rico,... •• j 9 a .. 1 ]Q a
New-Ui leans,. >l Hio 9 10 a
SAI.T F' sack 15~ a 00 1 5(1 a ..
Do Dus.li 40 a 45 45 a 50
B" AD %>’ lb 5 a .. 7 a ..
Tf.AS,lmperial 80 a .. 87 a
Gunpowder, ... “ 80 u .. 87 a
_ Hyson, Co a .. s7 a !!
TWINE, American.,... “ 15 a .. : 20 a
English, ‘‘ . 40 a ..I 45 a
SPICES, Pepper, “ 12 a .. i a ..
Pimento “ 13 a .. IS a ..
WOOL, waslied, “ 18 a j ..a
Do. unwashed “ 15 a a
LEA THEG, Sole, Hem, “ 34 a .. 17 a
“ Oak.. “ 20 a .. 25 a
Do.Upper,Northern pr.dz 10 a .. if, « ..
Do. “ Southern, “ 15 a 20 a
SI 1 LLP, each 125 a .. 150 a
Aii£U4ta ITlarket, January 27.
COTTON.—Our last review left the market
with a limited demand, hut an upward tendency
in prices, caused by later advices from Europe,
said to have been received at Savannah. Tues
day evening’s mail developed their purport, and as
the Liverpool accounts proved to he highly favor
able, with a large business transacting in that
market, at an improvement of about id. in price,
holders in this market put up prices, and refu#d
to sell unless their asking rates could he obtained.
The stringent rates demanded by them, in a nrnas
ur •, kept buyers out of the market—some few,how
ever, entered, and ilie sales since made have been
at an advance on the prices paid last Tuesday,
of full llhsofa cent, and in many instances »c.
During the week tlie market has been in an unset
tled state, holders showing hut little disposition to
sell, even at the above advance, whilst buyers on
the other hand, seem disposed to await thesteam
ersadvices of the 4th inst., now daily expected,
in tliis state, our market closed last evening. Tho
sales of the week stun up 5,412 bales, as follows :
47 a 9; 19 at 9’; 24 at 9 3-16; 96 at 9*; 23 at 9 5-16;
156 at 91; 73 at 9 7-16; 364 at 94; 235at95; l;'.2at
9 11-16; 621 at 91; 149 at 9 13-16; 317at9i; 20 at
9 15-15; 1121 at 10; 29 at 10 1-16; 271 at 10R 916,