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THE CONSTITUTIONALIST. JA* vl GA H N£ R. JR. 1 TERMS. Daily, per annum $8 CO Tn-Weekly, per annum 6 CO If paid in advance 5 00 Weekly, per annum 0 CO If paid in advance 2 50 To Clubs, remitting $lO in advance, FIVE COPIES are sent. This will put our Weekly pa i per in the reach of new subscribers at TWO DOLLARS A YEAR. who will pay up arrearages, and dend four new subscribers, with the money, can get tbe paper at $2 00. fly All new subscriptions must be paid in ad vance. (JJPFostage must be paid on all communications wed letters of business. The Draught of Blood. BY R. M. CHARLTON. At mid-hour of a gloomy night, , In France’s fair domain, The eye beheld a wilder sight It e’er may see again ; A vision of that troubled time, When men, fierce demons were. And each heart w r as the throne of crime, Or horrible despair. To a prison’s walls, a savasre crowd, With a wild outcry came, And threats of vengeance, deep and loui. Their voices did proclaim. Against the noble of that land—*■ Bv cruelty placed there.- The remnant of the fated hand Os France’s brave and fair. And one bv one, each Hapless heart vv 'as dragg'd from dungeon cell. And quickly pierced by sword and dart, Mid shout and frantic yell; And as streamed forth the purple flood. As fast as Autumn’s rain, They quail’d deep draughts of reeking blood From every mangled rein. And in his turn, an aged man Was led the portal thro’— When from the crowd a maiden ran, And to his bosom flew ; *‘Srike ! if you will,” she wildly cried— “ Wreak, if you must, your ire ; Your swords must drink my own heart’s tide. Ere they shall touch my sire !” Those fierce men paused; the noble maid Had won their savage heart; But yet they stay’d, with lifted blade,* Unwilling to depart. And while they thus uncertain stood t One seized a cup of gore, Filled to the brim with noble blood, W hich to the maid he bore : “Drink !” be exclaimed—“this purple stream Hath flow’d from pamper’d vein— A fitting goblet, it would seem, For one so fair to drain. Drink ! and the deed thy sire shall save, His footsteps shall go free ; But pause not, or a bloody grave Shall hold both him and thee I” The maiden took the proffer’d cup, That she dare not deny, While thousand torch-lights lifted up, Fash’d full upon her eye ; Oh, ’twas a wild and thrilling scene, To see that bright one stand, Like guardian angel plac’d between Her father and that band ! And loudly rang a demon cry, When she the bowl had ta’en, And with sad, averted eye, To latest drop did drain Down fell each red, uplifted blade, That draught had quench’d their ire : All honor to the peerless maid, That saved her aged sire ! [From the N. O Picayune of July 20.] American Prisoners in Mexico. We have been allowed, to make use of a letter from Lieut. Barbour, of the Ist Regiment Kentucky Volunteers, who is now a prisoner in the city of Mexico. It will be recollected that he was taken prisoner when in command of the escort of a train cut to piece * by the Mexicans. After the publication of the para graph in this paper which elicited the letter, intelligence was received of Lieut Barbour's fate, and published, yet the letter is interesting for some of its details, and we give it, omitting paragraphs of a private nature. The letter will awaken new alarm for the fate of the handful of brave men now prisoners in the city of Mexi co. The perfidy of Santa Anna in the case of these prisoners is sufficient to justify every stigma which has ever been cast upon him. It is eminently cruel and contemptible, and far more shameless than most of his unworthy acts, for often the man endeavors to propitiate universal regard by traits of apparent magnani mity: City of Mexico, June 29, 1847. Dear Sir—l was surprised on receiving a number of the N. O. Picayune of the sth inst., to find that nothing was known of me and ray command since our capture on the 24th of February last. A correspoa lent of the Pica yune supposes that we were murdered and the editor concurs with him in opinion. I had written repeatedly and had confidently hoped that some of my letters had reached their des tination; indeed, I was very certain that my friends in Monterey had received intelligence of us. I regret this the more, as it has doubt less caused my family and friends much un necessary uneasiness. On the 4th of this month 190 of our prison ers (among whom wore Charles and John Swigers) left the Castle of Santiago in this city for Tampico, where we were told they were to be released, but it is with regret that we loam, through the city papers here, that they were stopped at an Indian village 150 miles from this by order or Gen. Santa Anna, and that they were starving, Gen. Garay, who has them in charge, writes to the Government here that he cannot obtain provisions, &c. I refer you to the paper El Republicano, which I •end you. We have suffered great hardships, particu larly the men. They have been in a state of nakedness, famine and disease for the last five months, and many of them would have died had it not been for the foreigners here, through whom aid was given them. We have been on our parole since the 20th of April last, and this pity is assigned us as our chartel. The Govern ment has paid us during part of this time four rials (50 cents) per diem , and they charge us the name to obtain it; so in fact we get nothing.— But we have not been in leant for mercantile houses here are willing to supply us with whatever funds we want. It is known officially to us that Miy ors Gaines and Borland, Capts. Clay, Heady and Danley, Lieuts. Churchill and Davidson, were agreed to be exchanged at the battle of Angostura. — Capt. Smith, Quartermaster, Midshipman Ro gers, of the navy, and myself were not pro vided for. But the Government, or rather Santa Anna, has no idea of releasing any of u j. It is his wish to send us to Acapulco on tbe Pacific. The most rigid and compulsory mea sures on the part of our Government will [alone] do us any good. [There is evidently a word wanting in this sentence in the original, and we have ventured to supply it. It is but a conjecture.] As I send this by the British Courier, theneo by the packet via Havana to New Orleans, I cannot mention any news of local or military Character, as_it would compromise his neutral ity. Respectfully vour friend and serv’t. ' WM. T. BARBOUR. Midshipman Rogers—lnteresting Letter from hini his Father. Muratco, May 2S, 1847. I wrote to you on the 15th of February, the , eve of ray departure for Rerote, since which time I have ha l no opportunity of saying One word to you. 1 know you have been very anx ious about mo, more especially as the .posi i tion and circumstances of my capture, deter mined this government to regard me as a spy. I think I can now assure you that you may banish all such fear; their inquisitions must : have proven my condemnation would be od j posed to all the rules of civilized warfare. My situation has been critical, and even now I j look back to it with painful feelings. I give j you a mere synopsis of my wandering and pri i vations. | On the evening of the 19th of February, I ! arrived at Perote, under the surveillance of a i strong escort. I was immediately locked up in a forlorn-looking apartment, paved with brick, and without one single article of furni ture. I passed that night upon the floor, without the covering of a cloak even, as well |as the two following. My baggage was sent ; to me from Vera Cruz, but the coach was rob bed, and I lost it all, With more than $l5O in money. I purchased other clothes here,and proceed ed towards Mexico. On my route, I was rob ! bed of everything, and arrived in the capital without a cent, and without apparel. Through i the interference of some few foreigners, I was j put upon my parole, and am now allowed the I liberty of the city. I will here add, I have ! not received any support from this government. Such is a mere outline of hardships —when ! the apprehension of being shot as a spy is su | perinduced to them, you can at once sec what i has been my position and the nature of my 1 feelings, fcuch has been my treatment, that I learned yesterday from an American paper j published in Vera Cruz, the President has sent special instructions to Gen. Scott in re ; ference to a retaliatory course. Your letter of January Ist. my dear I I have received, and determined to refuse your generous offer, which affected me sensibly; but ■ as I am without any other moans—as \ Jesl everything in the Somers, and have twice since been robbed of all except the clothes on my back, I am compelled to draw on you, al though most unwillingly. I feel certain I do not impose upon your kindness in doing so, for you would prefer such a step than I should so suffer. How long I maybe here, is a subject for siir- I raise. I have at times been three days without i anything to eat—ragged and cold. I Fcom the MilledgeX'ille Federal Union.] Commencement at Oxford, July 22, 1847. , Messrs. Editors. —Perhaps a sketch of the Commencement exercises of Emory College, may not be unacceptable to you or uninterest ing to your subscribers. For who does not feel a deep concern for every thing connected with education in Georgia? Who does not rejoice in the success of her Colleges? What patriot oi philanthropist does not ardently de sire the prosperity, not only of our State Uni versity, but also of our denominational institu tions? On Sunday, the 18th, the Commencement j sermon was delivered by Professor Means, to j a crowded and attentive audience. His text j was taken from Psalm 145 and verses 11th ! and 12th. “They shall speak of the glory of i the kingdom and talk of the power; to make | known to the sons of men his mighty acts and | the glorious majesty of his kingdom.” I should I do great injustice to the Dr. if I were to attempt jto sketch this discourse. It must suffice to ! say, it abounded in elevated thought and sen ! timent and a richness of imagery peculiar to j himself, whilst the starting tear from every I eye attested the moving pathos of his elo ; qucnec. Dr. Means is an able man; he is an j ornament to the sacred desk, as well as to i Emory and the Medical College of Georgia, in both of which he fills the chair of Chemistry. On the following Tuesday, the Junior Ex hibition came off. The compositions wore all creditable, to the young gentlemen—credita i ble in style, thought and sentiment; and they ! were well delivered. Perhaps I might single i out two or three, superior to the rest of their ! fellows, but where all were so good, it were perhaps invidious to speak of shades of differ enc°. The following is a list of the speakers, and their respective subjects: Mjjlliam H. Ellison, F. S. Talbot Co. Ga.— The influence of local associations. William F. Williams, P. G. S. Columbus, Ga. Woman. Asbury A. Adams P. G. S. Putnam Co. Ga.— Wealth—its tendency and influence. Ishara H. Branham, P. G. S. Putnam Co. Ga. —Oliver Cromwell. : James B. Ware, P. G. S. Perry Co. Ala. —The j decision o f Paris. ; Joseph S. Key, P. G. S. Sparta, Ga. — The in i finance of literary institutions. j Mark S. Andrews, F. S. Chambers Co. Ala.— i Error in the garb of truth , et vice versa. | James B. McGehee, P. O. S. Panola Co. Miss, j “ Then let the mind your noblest cause engage , Its beauties lost beyond the flight of age." ; James B. Bass, P. G. S. Putnam Co. Ga.— The i South. Brice T. Gaither, P. G. S. Oxford Ga. —Frailty j thy name is Woman. Albert Gray, P. G. S. Talbot Co. Ga.— Wash ington and Napoleon, compared. | James A. Pa’mer, F. S. Burke Co. Ga.—Popu ; lar appearance. Luther M. Smith, F. S. Coweta Co. Ga.— The nineteenth century. The letters P. G. S. and F. S. denote raem j bers of the Phi Gamma and Few Societies. After the close of the Junior exhibition, the j Rev. Geo. Pierce addressed the audience in | behalf of Emory College, in advocacy of the ! plan suggested by some friend of the inatitr : tion to raise $50,000 for its endowment. Like i every thing coming from that gentleman, the j address was beautiful and forcible. I believe some $3,500 were subscribed as the fruit of his effort. Wednesday was tho commencement day. The audience was immense, as large, I think, as I have usually seen at Athens. The follow ing is a list of the speakers. As no handbills were circulated, owing to the failure of the printer, or the mail, I do not remember the subjects of the several addresses. J. R. Bran ham, C. Haralson, G. Lamar, R. Connally, P. Heard, H. 11. Harris, R. Hardaway, and R. Davis. The last speaker delivered the vale dictory. I mean no empty compliment, when I say these addresses were all highly creditable to the young gentlemen, and to this infant College. May success attend them as they , take their places in the wide business world. At the close of the Senior exhibition, the | President, Dr. Lpngstreet, conferred the de grees of A. B. on the graduating class, and de livered his Bacchalaureate. Then came the address of Mr. Hilliard, of ; ! Alabama, before the Phi Gamma and Few So cieties. The subject of his oration was, the privileges, duties and responsibilities of an A merican citizen. Upon the whole it was a fine j production, beautiful in style and elevated in thought, but not remarkable for depth or origi nality. Mr. Hilliard is a polished gentleman, and full of ease .and grace of manner, not only j on the stage, but in social intercourse. On the evening of commencement day, the Crescent Society had its celebration. I know nothing of this association —more than it pro fesses to advocate the necessity of moral cul ture, blended with education. The address j was delivered by Mr. Hardeman, of Macon. It contained some fine passages, and on the whole, : was creditable to the speaker., For I was in- | ! formed he is a young man. The location of this College, is very favora ble as to health, and accessibility. Oxford is already a flourishing village, and distinguished for the hospitality of its citizens. I venture I to predict what I sincerely hope will be realiz j ed, that Emory College is destined to a brilliant I and useful career. Respectfully yours, &c. ■ (From the Savannah Republican, 21th inst.] Rail Road Meeting’ in Hancock,. I On the 23d inst., according to previous no : tice, the citizens of Hancock co.unty held their I Rail Road Convention at Spart i. R. P. Sars | not, Esq., was called to the Chair, and , Johnson, Esq., was appointed Secretary. The Chair explained the object of the Con vention, and Judge Thomas, after some re marks, called out Judge Andrews, of Wilkes, who entered into a detailed statement of the advantage! and certain profits of the proposed Road. R. R. Cuvier, Esq. the President of the Central Rail Road, then addressed the meeting at some length. He was followed by I the Hon. R. Toombs, who made a most elo quent and statemanlike speech, informing the j meeting that Wilkes county was pledged to subscribe $200,000 cash, towards the proposed 1 Road, and calling for a caffi subscription on i the part of Hancock of SIOO,OOO. This was i responded to on the spot by a subscription of I near $ ‘.0,000, and not a doubt is entertained j I that the amount can be easily made up. In j addition to these subscriptions, we learn that i further subscriptions will be secured in Talia i ferro and Washington. Savannah will lie called upon to make up the i deficit. A subscription of SIOO,OOO on the | part of the Rail Road will leave SIOO,OOO to |be made up by citizens. It cannot, and ici.ll not i be, that the people of Savannah will stand still I and fold their arms in view of this new avenue ; to her prosperity. An avenue so sure to return ; to us almost immediately, all that is paid out, j i whether by the Contend Road or by Stock- | ; holders. Accurate returns made,show that the ; business of this must, a* the very begining , amount to more than SIOO,OOO per annum, and every Stockholder will be interested in its 1 welfare. The assumed cost is $-500,000, or perhans with its equipment rather more. Allowing the most extravagant estimate for the expense of running and repairs—this will pay back 7 percent interest, and leave an annual surplus ; of 15 or $20,000-. Savannah has her part to perform. Will her | citizens forget every cause of local disunion | and dissatisfaction, and come forward to the i work r There are no words, there is no de i clamation to be expended here. Action —ac- ; tion, action are the requisites. Here is an ob | ject before which the most cherished of our ; individual projects Loses discountenanced, and like folly shows.” The proposed Rail Road communication ; will intersect the Central Rail Road perhaps at Tennille, or, say 13.5 niiles from Savannah. ! From Tennille to Gumming, the point of its i intersection with the Georgia Rail Road, is 4-5 I miles, from Gumming to Atlanta 113. Total i distance from Savannah to Atlanta, 293 miles, j against 292 miles via Macon and the Macon and Western Road. If, however, (which is not improbable,) the point of intersection with the Central Road be at Hardwick’s, which is ; some thirteen miles nearer Savannah, the j whole distance to Atlanta will be shorter by I at least eight miles than by way of Macon, 1 and that too, without increasing the distance | between the two Roads . more than two or j three miles. We need hardly add to this brief account of | the proceedings in Hancock, that the meeting was a very large one, and the determination just such as our fellow-citizens ought to have been present to have witnessed. We have , been seeking a connection witu mti ...m the Georgia Rail Road. The resolute action I j and the firm State feeling of our brethren in | j Wilkes and Hancock have pointed out the j | route —upon the result will depend whether i Georgia is to be indeed “the Lion" of the South, • i or whether she shall only develop© her re sources for the advantage of Charleston. Such L , is the plain—direct —the Undeniable issue i wived —and it need not be blinked. Jr i Cotton Manufactory in WaknUa We understand that it is in contemrjfc ion ; to erect a Cotton Factory, oir the site n#w oc ! cupied by Mr. M’Bride's Saw Mill, ©a the j St. Marks river, about two miles? above ■ Newport. Mr. Wheaton, a citizen of Gads den. county, who possesses much wactical knowledge of the manufacture of Cotton fab rics, and has also much ingenuity as aranchiu i ist, has lately examined the site mentioned i above, and pronounces the location as onVwell i calculated for the purpose contemplated, nav j ing a plenty of water to gi/e the necessity i power, and no danger of sustaining damaite from freshets —two very important consider tions. Mr, Wheaton estimates the cost of erecting a factory at this place to run 1000 spindles, including all the necessary machine ry, at from sl-5,000 to $20,000. 1000 spindles will spin at a low calculation, 1.500 yards per day, consuming one bale of cotton of 500 lbs., , o 13 )0 bales a year. Immediate efforts, we are informed, will be made to obtain subscribers to erect a factory at the above named point, and should a suffi cient number be obtained, to have the factory erected, and ready to go into operation some time during tire coining fall. The advantage which such an establishment would be to this section of Florida, must be obvious to all—we shall not, therefore, dwell upon them at the , present time. —Xewport (Fla.) Gazette, 20iA i » [From the Southern Banner .j : The Savannah Republican the Organ cf Gen. Clinch— The War. Gen. Clinch is a resident of the county of j Camden. He is the candidate of the whig party for Governor of Georgia. The Savan- j nah Republican is the only organ of the whig party in the low country, and may be consid i ered peculiarly the exponent of the views of i Gen. Clinch, whose name files at the head of its columns. Hear the Republican of the 21st instant: “We deem this point conclusive then, that \ the war originated in the march of our army | to the Rio Grands; that it was Mexican Tbr- I kitouy, and consequently an act of invasion, j I for all the consequences of which the admin- j istration is solely responsible.” | Again, “ This is a war of conquest and ag- 1 i GRE33ION.” These arc Gen. Clinch's opinions—he goes into the canvass with them, unless explicitly renounced! Let the people of Georgia then j connect his name with a denunciation of the I war as one of aggression and conquest—as ! one brought on by an “invasion” of the “ter- : i ritory of Mexico! !” Through his accredit- j 1 ed organ Gen. Clinch proclaims, at a juuc- I ture like the present, when the President of the United States is calling upon Georgia for two battalions to serve in the war with Mexi ! co, that the war in which they are asked to ! volunteer their services, is a war of aggres sion and conquest, brought on by an invasion of the territory of Mexico ! And this is the | encouragement which Gen. Clinch and the whig party holds out to the ardent and chiv ! alrous young men of Georgia, to volunteer : their services, “Go! volunteers —nerve your , amis, and beat your proud hearts in your ' bosoms, in plundering Mexico of her territo ry ! Bjwbrave in aggression upon her —ride ; 1 I down ncr rights under the hoofs of your horses ! ( —sabre the injured and oppressed, and when you draw your reeking steel from their bosoms, lift your hand to Heaven, and say, not upon me, but upon my country be their blood !” Is this patiotism, or is it treason? The thunders of the ballot-box will answer. The dwelling of Geo. Schley, Esq., was struck by lightning yesterday afternoon about 3 o’clock. The electricity passed down the conductor on the N orthern end of the house, and entered the building near the chamber floor; the weather-boarding was scattered in all directions, and the timbers of the house somewhat shattered. We caution all those who have rods on their houses, to see that they are in order, or they are very dangerous appendages. In the case ! above noticed, the interior ring of horn used as . a non-conductor between the rod and the bolt securing it to licuse, had fallen from its posi tion, and through this bolt the electric fluid was conducted into the house. Happily no | person was injured in the dwelling. —Savannah Republican , 27 th inst. Attempted Burglary. The clothing store of Messrs, Price & Veader was broken open on Sunday evening by two negro boys, who were fortunately caught in the act. Mr. Ripley had occasion, about 7 o’clock to go to the store, and when opening the door, discovered that the goods had been displaced. Having called assistance, he pro ceeded to the back part of the store and found the panel of the door broken; search was made, and the burglars were traced to the roof, where one of them was arrested; the other had escap ed by the roof of Gaudry’s buildings (now re pairing) and descended by the scuttle to the ground floor, and thence to the street. He was shortly after apprehended at his master’s house. The names of the boys are John and Sam, the property of Messrs. Geo. and Clias. ! Ash. — lb. American Rattles. i The following are the comparative loss of the battles of the Revolution, arranged accord mg to priority: Bn. loss. Am. loss. : Lexington, April 19, 1T75 273 84 Hunker Hill, June L 7,1775 1054 453 Flatbush, August 12, 1776 400 200 White Fains, August 26, 1776.... 400 400 Trenton. December 25, 1776.. . .1000 9 Princeton, January 5, 1777 400 100 Hubbardstown. August 7,1777... 180 800 Bennington, August 16, 1777 800 100 Brandywine, Sept. 11, 1777 500 1200 Stillwater, Sept. 17, 1777 600 350 Germantown, Oct. 4.1777 600 1200 Saratoga, Oct. 17,1777 5752 sur. Red Hook, Oct. 22, 1777 500 32 Monmouth, June 25, 1778 400 130 Rhode Island, Aug. 27, 1778 260 2!1 Briar Creek, March 30, 1779.... 13 4-00 Stony Point, July 15, 1779 HOO 100 Camden, August 16, 1780 375 610 King's Mountain, Oct. 1. 1780.... 950 96 Cowpens, January 17, 1781 800 72 Guilford, C. H. March 15, 1781.. 623 4GO Hobkirk’s Hill, April 25, 1781.,. 400 4 Eutaw Springs, Sept. 8, 1781... .1000 . 550 > Vofktown, Oct- 19, 1781..... i. .70/2 sur. Total. 24,853 9,607 Augusta* Georgia. JULY 29. FOR GOVERNOR H3:i. d. w. umi. or TALBor. We were in error in stating, as we did a few days ago, that the meeting of the Agri cultural Association would tttlvG place at Stone Mountain, DeKalb Cotinty, on the 13th of Au | gu-t. The time of meeting is Wednesday the 1 lith. Should the editorial fraternity of Geor | gia think it a suitable occasion for a prelimi nary meeting in reference to the telegraph, ! wejfrkCfThc happy to unite with them. Thc Magnetic Telegraph. We are informed by Mr. Win, H. Chester, | the Agent of the Telegraph Company, that ! contracts have been entered into to complete tire whole line through this State, including that portion between this city and Vv aynes horo. It is his opinion that the line from Washington to New Orleans will be in opera tion by the first of January next. Wlclancholy Accident. Mr. James Hurlbert, Carriage Maker, while engaged, yesterday, in piling some lumber in liis yard, had one of his legs broken, and was otherwise injured by the falling of one of the piles on him. lie' w r as doing as well as could be expected last evening, and we are gratified to learn, that there is every probability of the limb being saved. Telegraph from Richmond to Washington. At five minutes past one o’clock, F, M., on Saturday last, a telegraphic communication from Richmond to Washington, announced that the wire had reached the Richmond sta tion 30 minutes before 12 o 4 clock ol? that day— the first shaking of hands between Richmond and Washington. The St. Augustine Herald of the 20th in=>t. savs—“Capt. 11. E. W. Clark, 13th Ilcgt. U. S. Infantry, arrived in this city last week. We understand, his company is now nearly full, and will leave for Mexico as soon as transpor tation can be obtained. The regiment is to be | attached to Gen. Taylor's command. We can- i not doubt the company will maintain the honor of our young State nobly on the battle field, should opportunity occur.” A Ckaag-c. The magnificent villa of Joseph Bonaparte at Bordentown, where, in his fallen fortunes, he had assembled the books, the pictures and the bijouterie which, in his days of royalty and power, he had collected from all parts of Europe, has been sold and is to be converted I into a manufactory of glass.—“To what vile 1 uses may we come at last.” Alexander’s body i made to stop the bung hole of a beer barrel is | scarcely worse than this. Where now is that ! “divinity which doth hedge a king?” Fur- j naccs are to be erected in the halls, and bottles for Swaim's Panacea blown in the chambers, j where the elder brother of the great Napoleon : was wont to ruminate upon the strange revo lutions of that wheel of fortune which raised a family from obscurity to place its members upon the thrones of the world, and then, in less than one short life, hurled these very ac tors from the thrones on which they had been placed to die in the obscurity from which they had temporarily emerged. The Marietta Advocate of the 27th instant, says—“ The Cars ran up on Friday last to Dal ton (Cross Plains,) which makes the length of the Western & Atlantic Rail Road, now in operation, one hundred miles.” Steamers on the Way. There are three steamers now on their pas sages from Europe, which will keep us well supplied with new's for the next ton days.— First is the Washington, from Southampton; the 10th instant; next the Philadelphia, from Cherbourg, 15th; and the Hibernia, from Liv erpool, 20th. Dooly Superior Court. The Superior Court of Dooly county, Geor gia, held its adjourned session last week. The Grand Jury after four days incessant labor, in the examination of 67 witnesses, returned a | true bill against three of the citizens of that county for the burning of the Court House. They have given security for their appearance at the next regular term of the court in a bond ; of $20,000 each. Postages by the French Steamers. The New York Herald gives the following tariff of postages established by the agents of the French steamers, for all letters sent to France or England: Pontage of Letters from New York to Paris via Havre . Postage at the New' York post office, 1 cent. “ to cross the Atlantic, 20 “ “ from Havre to Paris, 10 “ SI “ | Postage of a Letter from New York to England via Havre. Postage at the New York post office, 1 cent. “ to the Atlantic, 20 “ “ from Havre to English shore, 2 “ English taxation from the shore to the letter’s destination, ;10 “ 33 “ There Is, says the Herald, a difference in the weight allowed to a letter for these prices be- I tween France, America and England. The ; weight of a letter for France ought not to be | over a quarter of an ounce, whilst for England and America, the allowance is hall, an ounce. Dahloncga Branch Mint. The following is the amount coined at this i. . I mint m the month of June: 5,918 half eagles, I 1,455 quarter eagles, amounting to $33,227 SQ. Troops for Mexico. : A detachment of one hundred troops sailed ; from New York on Monday for Brazos Santi ! ago. The N. Y. Commercial says— These troops were recruited by Lieut. R. A. Bouton, of the 10th regiment U. S. Infantry. : | They have sailed under the command of Major j Fowler Hamilton, First Lieut. R. C. Morgan, acting commissary and quartermaster of the detachment, and Second Lieut. A. Bouton. — This makes the regiment 950 strong. They are ordered to report to Gen. Taylor. AT. Armstrong, Esq. has disposed of j his interest in the Federal Union to his partner i Col. D. C. Campbell, who assumes its entire 1 j management. Good Toast. The following excellent toast was given at ; i the late celebration of the ith, at Coder Keys, ! Fla: The Present Administration. —A quarter of a century crowded into four years—an epoch in history, an era of great events and exploded fallacies in the science of Government. A re- I ply to the Question, “Who is James K. Polk?” [ Correspondence of the Baltimore £9«n.J By Magmatic Telegraph. Philadelphia, July 25, 6. r. m. | Fi?6 by Z*ig’htning p .—Church Destroyed.— Tremendous Ham Storm. | This aft 'moon, at half-past four o’clock, during a severe thunder storm, which broke over the city, the German Lutheran church, (St. Paul’s,) corner of Brown and St. John streets, was struck by lightning, and quickly set on fire. The fluid passed down the steeple to its base, communicating flames to the or- I gan immediately beneath, sml the whole south ; cm portion was in a blaze in a few minutes. The entire wood work of the bitildlng was destroyed, with two organs, bells and clock.— ; The cost of the structure was $20,000, only ■ ' $9,000 of which was covered bv insurance.- ! j The congregation had been dismissed but flf- j j seen minutes previous to the catastrophe, and I the sexton had left the building only a mo- ! : incut before. Had this not been the case, a ! 1 melancholy loss of life might have ensued. The rain was falling in torrents during the ! whole time of the conflagration. F. Retributive Justice. Os all the Representatives in the last Con ; gress, who voted to censure Gen. Taylor, bat four have been re-elected; the others have all { been forced to “walk the plank.” Where was i G. W. Towns, when that vote was taken?— | “Echo answers ‘where!’”— Savannahßepitbli- i can , \sth inst. | Col. Towns was at the residence of his fath er-in-law, Gen. Jones, in Va., confined by ill ness, to his room, when the vote of thanks, j not of censure was taken. Is the Republican j answered?— Macon Telegraph. Special Notices. S IEAMBOAT COMPANY OF GEOR GIA. £EU* Tills Company having- been reorganized and placed in an efficient state for service, are pre pared to send forwarded without delay ail freight that may offer. Goods consigned to WM. P. WILLIAMS, Agent at Savannah, will be forwarded free of Commis ] sions. The connection of R. M. Goodwin with this Company has terminated, JOHN B. GUIEU, June 6 I—y Agent at Augusta, (LT Doctors EVE and CAMPBELLS will at tend to my Professional Business during ray absence ! for the summer from the State. July 17 PAUL F. EVE; : ID 3 DR. J. A. S. MILLIGAN, will at tend to the practice of Medicine and Surgery, in Augusta and its vicinity. Office in Metcalfs Range, up stairs. Entrance ne o'oor below Mr. J, Marshall's Drug Store. June 13 6m 215 Asthma Cured by Jayne’s Expectorant. Lambertvills, N. J., April 27,1817. Dr. Jayne—Dear Sir —By the blessing of God. your Expectorant has effected a cure in me of the most distressing complaint. In December last. I was seized with great severity by a paroxysm of | ASTHMA; a disease with which I had been af i flicted for many years past. It was attended with 1 a hoarseness and soreness of the lungs and throat, together with a laborious cough, and complete pros tration of strength, and worn out with suffocation, when a bottle of your Expectorant was sent to my house. At first I thought it was nothing but quack ery, but seeing it was so highly recommended by Dr. Going, with whom I was well acquainted, I was induced to try it, and in a few days it com pletely cured me, nor have I ever had any return of the disease since. I have now formed so high an opinion of your medicine, that if I had but a few bottles of it, and could obtain no more, I would not part with them for ten dollars each. Yours, most respectfully, JOHN SEGER, Pastor of the Baptist Church, at Lambertville, N. J. No Bxccsc for a Bald Head. [ From the SumerciUe, N. J. Whig.] Sometime since I called upon Mr. P. Mason of Somerville, for Dr. JaY-NE’s celebrated Hair To- MC, to restore my hair, which was then falling out daily. I procured one bottle, and applied its con tents according to the directions. When the bot tle was exhausted, I discovered to my great sur prise and satisfaction, that the Young Hair was starting handsomly; I therefore purchased anoth er, and soon till I had used three bottles, and now,as a compensation, my hair is as thick as ever. And what is more surprising, my baldness was not occasioned by sickness, in which case there i l * greater hope of restoration—but was hereditary. Jas. O. Rodgers, Methodist Minister. Mount Horeb, Somerest Co. N. J. Prepared only by Dr. Jayne, Philadelphia, and sold on agency by July 29 * W. K. KITCHEN, Augusta. Sand’s Sarsaparilla. It was said by Archimedes, the great mathemati cian, “Give me a place to stand upon, and I will move the Universe!” Ferguson, the celebrated as tronomer and physician, calculated the result had "he request been granted, but as this was impossible no practical benefit resulted. Not so, however, with Sand’s Sarsaparilla—give it a chance to oper ate, and disease will vanish before its healing and restoring powers. Disease of the mucous mem branes. chronic derangements of the digestive or gans, obstruction in the glands resulting in scrofu la, king’s evil, hip gout, white swelling, cutaneous eruptions, viz: barber’s itch, scald head, salt rheum, and other diseases, originating in an impure state of the Hood, or unhealthy condition of the vital fluids, will be safely and effectually cured by its use. further particulars and conclusive evidence of its superior value and efficacy, see pamphlets, which may be obtained from agents, gratis. Prepared and sold, wholesale and retail, by A- B. & D. SANDS, Wholesale Druggists, 100 Fulton, corner of William-street, New-York. Sold also by hAviland, RISLEY & CO. And by Druggists generally throughout the Uni ted States. Price $1 per bottle, or six bottles for $6 July 27 OBITUARY. Departed this Ine on the 17th nit: Mrs. Lucv i Ann Whitfield, consort of .Mr. Benjamin F. | Whitfield,of Jasper, and eldest daughter Alexan- I der C. Maddox, Esq., of Putnam county, aged 17 ■ years and 7 months. The subject of this notice was a most amiable and interesting lady, In the varied relation of wife, daughter and acquaintance, she endeared heractf to ail with whom she associated. Like her, If I must die, Oh, let me die, In peace with all mankind; And change these fleeting joys below, For pleasures all re lined. A Friend; DEATHS, In Butts county , in the 29th year •of his i Col Robert F. Douglass. In Talbott county. Miss Amanda V.. second dauglile of Maj. Alfred If. and Mrs. Auey Brown, in the IBlh year of her age. On the 13th inst, near Barasvillo, Mr. John Jenkins, a revolutionary soldier, aged 87. In Portsmouth, Virginia, on Wednesday morning, the 14th inst., alter a iong and painful illness. Com mander W.m. P. Piercev, U. S. Navy,in the okh year of his age, leaving a wife and affectionate re latives, who deeply mourn his loss. At Maulmain, llurmah. in 'April last. Rev. E. B. Bullard, Missionary of the Baptist Board, of Cholera. In Macon, on the23d inst., Mr. Joseph Barker, a native of Brantford, Conn., but for the last two years a resident of that place, in the; 32d year of his age. Commercial. LATEST DATES FROM LIVERPOOL... JULY 4. LATEST DATES FROM HAVRJ......... .JURIS 30. MACON, July 2G.—CotW—the Market du j ing the past week has been quiet, as buyers and j. holders seen disposed to await the effect produced ! by the steamer’s news in the Atlantic markets. As | there will probably he some change in prices, we . j omit our figures until quotations are settled. S CHAtIEEiS I'ON, July 28. Cotton.— The Cot- I ton market may be said to have been brought to a i stand still. »o little has been done in the article since j our last report. Dealers hare been anxiously look j ing for the accounts by the Washington, and their i non-arrival bits limited the transactions since our last to about 100 bales. Jlice.- —There is nothing doing in this article. NE W-YORK, July 21, P. M. — Cotton —looo bales sold at full prices. Fiouris still higher, Michigan sold at $0.31 a 38, and Genesee at $0.11*00; 1000 Georgetown at , Grain stands very much as yesterday, except : oats, which are dearer, say 40 a4t>c. j Whisky 26c; ashes $4,88 and 0,00, sales, i Freights and exchanges as yesterday, the latter | very Hat. COLUMBIA, (S. 0.) July 27.— Cotton. —Small sales of this article were effected yesterday at 10. J and II cents. We quote extrems 10 a J I£. Clow . —This article is in demand. Sales have been made between $4 and $0 00. Very little arriving. Com. —There is rather a brisk demand, hut the ; article continues scarce. The late English news ; has caused a further decline. It would now com ; mand 00 a HO cents. Shipping intelligence. ARRIVALS FROM CHARLESTON, Brig Adela, Watson, Havana, Schr. Vandalier, Mclntyre, Portland. Br, sloop Charlotte Jane, McKinney, Havana, MEMORANDA. The ship Sullivan, Waite, for Charleston, clear ed at New York, 24th inst. The schr. Santee, Dickinson for Charleston, cleared at Philadelphia 24th inst. Convoy, Getty, New Cleans; schr. Excel, Meany, Havana., Cid, Bre. bark Beta, Poppe. Bremen; schr*. Merchant, Tessier, West Indies; Henrietta, Brown, do.; Isabella, Roby, New Orleans. At Quarantine —Brig Tower, Morrison, fm Hav-, ana. CABINET FURNITURE BY ON HAND. Always importing and manufac turing the best and most fashionable styles of FURNITURE. 1 would particularly call the attention of purcha sers to CHAIRS of my own manufacture, the work manship of which I guarantee to stand; if not, re turn them ; likewise all articles of my manufacture. Also, on hand a beautiful assortment of Window Shades and Transparencies, of numerous patterns, and 1 propose to sell for such prices, as will leave no excuse for purchasers. CHARLES A. PLATTS. Jan. 19 ly 91 FOR TH3 TOIXiET. A N invoice of Harrel’s Shaving Cream* and -I jL other Soaps, with a great variety ot Essences and Extracts, Brushes and Combs, Eau Lnstrael, and Hair Dye, Powder Boxes and Puffs. \\ ith a great variety of other articles of Foreign and Do mestic manufacture. Jan 19 J. L. MARSHALL.