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THIS CONSTITUTIONALIST. ( J A M £ S G ARDNER. JR. xsnras. Daily, per annum $3 00 Tri-Weekly, per annum G 00 If paid in advance 5 00 Weekly, per annum 0 GO If paid in advance 2, 50 To Clubs, remitting in advance, FIVE COPIES are sent. This will put our Weekly pa per In the reach of new subscribers at TWO DOLLARS A YEAR. tnrSubscribers who will pay up arrearages, and send four new subscribers, with the money, can get the paper at £2 00. [pl=All new subscriptions must be paid in ad vance. must be paid on all communications and letters of business. [From the N. O. Delta, Ith i/ist,] From Vera Cruz. The ship Peter Hattrick, C’apt. Rockwell, arrived yesterday from Vera Cruz. She left on the 27th ult., four days subsequent to the sailing of the Massachusetts. She brings no papers, nor have we received any letters by her from our Vera Cruz correspondent. V elearn verbally, from Capt. RockAvell, that everything in the interior continues to be a sealed book to j the people of Vera Cruz. Since the sailing of j the Massachusetts there Avas no arrival from the Canital, nor from our army ; which leaves them there in as feverish a state of anxious ex citement as we are here ourselves. The American forces abandoned Tabasco on the 20th ult., in consequence of the prevailing j ill-health. They still, however, keep up the j blockade at the mouth of the river. The state of the health among those on board the vessels, is rather unfavorable. We regret to learn that Maj. Smith. X". S. Quartermaster, at Vera Cruz, Avhose severe in disposition was mentioned bv our correspondent in his last letter, is dead. lie died on the 24th ult., and AA'as buried on the 25th. His remains were attended to the grave by a large concourse of American citizens; for, although brief the ' term of his service in Vera Cruz, his frank and courteous manner had secured him the esteem of a large circle of his countrymen. Mr. Chiappela, late Alcalde of Tabasco, and , his famih’-, came passengers in the Peter Hat trick. Having been appointed to the office by ‘the American authorities, he thought it pru dent to leave when tlvey left. The steamer Fashion atrived at Vera Cruz | on the 2Gth ult. The British steamer was go ing in, as the P. H. avos coming out. Still Later from Vera Cruz. The steamboat Fashion, Captain Ivy, arrived j last night from Vera Cruz;. She left there on the 2d hist., Up to which date she has brought us a file of “The Sun of Anahuac.” The hqws, if any there may be said to be, is contained in the following article from that paper of the 2d, and that settles only one point; which is, t hat Gen. Scott had not entered the city of Mexico j dn the 17th ult. But to the article from the 1 Sun—it is as follows t From the Interior. —The courier arrived here I dh Saturday night last from the city of Mexi co, but from the various reports received by him, Ave can only inform our friends that no j new movement on the part of Gen. Scott has yet taken place. We had, the pleasure of an intervieAV with a gentleman yesterday, from wiioni we learn that General Scott had, when our informent saAV him, 10,000 men fit for service;and about 3000 others,sick and in other capacities, in which he could not well reckon upon them for fighting purposes. But, avc learn, it Avas his fixed determination, the mo ment of Gen. Pierce’s arriA'al, to march at once upon the capital; and, AA'e may add, as a mat ter of course, to take it. By letters received here last Saturday eve ning, we furthm learn, th it despatches have been forAvarded from Headquarters, IT. S. A., for Washington city, and that our expresses bearing the same must haA'e been cut off, noth ing whatever having been receiA'ed by that source. Tae Fashion experienced very scA-erc weath er the latter part of her passage. She made a voyage to Tampico and back to Vera Cruz, I since her absence from this city. She brings a large mail. The XT. S. steamphips Mary Kingsland, Tele graph, and Noav Orleans, all arrived at Vera , Cruz on" the Ist and 2d inst. To Mr. F. L. Walsiugham, who came pas senger in the Fashion, we are indebted for some valuable information, and for the prompt : delivery to us of a package of letters, forAvarded through him by our Vera Cruz correspondent. We learn from him that letters to the 29tn of July from the city Mexico had been received at Vera Cruz, from English merchants in the Capital to their correspondents at the latter place. Congress had met and adjourned, with out coming to any decision Avith regard to the propositions from our GoA'ernment. Gen. Valencia had arrived at the city of Mexico, from San Luis Potosi, Avith a force va riously estimated at from 0000 to 10,000 troops, j From the best information received from the j Capital, it would seem that Santa Anna has at last determined to advance from the city, Avith all the disposable force at his command, for i the purpose of making a final stand outside the walls of the Capital—another battle is not, therefore, improb ible. AH the letters from the city of Mexico agree in one thing; that is, that Gen. Scott can take the city Avithout difficulty, whenever he thinks proper to advance against it. We learn from our correspondent, that there Is noAV but one paper —El Gubierno —published in the city of Mexico, all the others having fcusen recently suppressed by order of Santa Anna. The foreign merchants in the Capital were anxiously expecting the arrival of Gen. Scott. Lieut. Whipple, who was lassoed by the guerrillas, as our readers Avill recollect, some time ago, outside the walls of Vera Cruz, and supposed to have been murdered, is still alive. ; Letters had been received from him by his friends at Vera Cruz, giA Ing the particulars of his capture, See. After his capture, he Avas ta ken to Quatepec, and subsequently to Tlaslis coyan, Avhere he Avas at the last accounts. In his letter, he speaks in the highest terns of the hospitality Avith Avhich he has been treated. Gov. Wilson has, we are informed, made ar rangements to have him exchanged. A split, or quarrel, has, it is said, taken place among the guerrilla baud commanded by the Padre Jarauta, all his principal officers having left him. We have f all and interesting correspondence, which Aye will lay before our readers to-mor row morning, the lateness of the hour at which we received it, preventing us from more than glancing at its contents. [From the Sun of Anahuac, 30th ult.] We have been favored Ayith the folloAving letter from Lieut, Whipple by one of our friends, and we hasten to give it publication. We have been assured that the Lieutenant would be exchanged for a Mexican Major, now prisoner in Vera Cruz. Dear Sir : I have been a prisoner at this place two days, and have the honor to report myself as a live man. lam credibly informed that my friend, private Barnes, escaped with life. The particulars of the capture, were as f jIIoWs ; Induced bv the lively description of Mr. \ Barnes, I visited a Catholic burying-ground outside the city walls of Vera Cruz. —It proved j farther than I anticipated, but as many peep-© were on every side of me, I never thought of danger, though Barnes was wholly unarmed not having even a stick, and myself was Avith out pistols, either in my holsters or about my i person, and armed Avith my sword only, which, under any tolerable advantages would be all a soldier might ask. We dismounted and hitch ed our horses near the gate, and entered the yard Avhich is surrounded by a very high brick wall. Here I leisurely observed the novelities of the first Catholic burial place I had eA'er seen; and as avc came through a small gate avg i I were surprised by three men on horseback 1 within 20 feet, riding towards us with car bines presented and demanded me to surren der. At first I could not believe these men to be in earnest, a subject on Avhich I soon saAV they entertained no doubt, for seeing me plant my back against the Avail and draw my sword, : they dismounted, made a flourish with their carbines, repeating their demand of surrender —I advanced toward them one or two paces to get in striking distance, Avhen they all drew their SAvords and made towards me—one of them, a Mexican captain, as I since learn, named Jose Maria Prieto, made a strong bloAv directly at my head; —just as they dreAv and advanced my friend Barnes not having a sin gle "weapon, turned directly hack through the ga.fe, and I saw no more of him. I fortunate ly broke the force of the blow by a parry, not * however in season to prcA-ent the Captain’s blade making such striking impression on my skull as nearly to stun the, but not sufficient, owing as 1 think to the dullness of his blade and my cloth cap, as to inflict any gash—of : course I reciprocated his attentions by a strong cut at his neck, when he and the ‘other two soldiers who hud been kept back by the swing of my blade, sprung hack about five paces from me, threw their SAvords upon the ground and drew up their carbines, which they had re tained in their left hands, aimed deliberately j at my head all cocked, and again demanded a | surrender. I then stood my back to the wall and the three men on the other three sides all beyond my reach and so far from each other as to giA r e me no chance to strike at them or their weapons. I then asked them Avhat they Avant ed in order to gain time, affecting not to knoAV whether they wanted my money or myself.— i They soon seemed aware of my intent and al though from the beginning it Avas obvious they Avi.shed to aA r oid discharging their pieces so near the city, still I suav unmistakeable signs that the time of parley avss closed. Fin able to reach my horse or attack them, I sur rendered to the Captain and the three bind ing my arias behind the and taking the end of the rope with which they had tied my hands, one of them lAoVmtcd mV h6rse and putting me on a mustang, rode off at full speed.— Further particulars of my journey I shall write ’ hereafter. . ~ , .. , . , I arrived within ten miles of this place late at night, slept a short time in as good lodging as any body, on the premises a feAv scattering rancheros, rose, and got here about seven in the morning. From the time of ray capture I Avas honorably treated by the captain as a prisoner ; of Avar. After crossing a deep ri\er, he loosed I J my arras and Ave Aveut on, strange to say AA'ith ' that perA'ersity of character Avhich never fails me j I rode on through the deep forests the sequester j ed paths abounding in new and beautiful flow er and vines dnd all that my heart had ever j concc.h’-ed of loveliness in nature, so lost in ad- j miration of the unsurpassable glories of the j wav as to feel almost forgetful that I was bound j and Avholly careless about the result of my | novel situation. Some faint description of this j truly lovely route, you shall haA'e hereafter. Noav a feAv AA’ords of mv treatment. In me, all j that has been said of Mexican cruelty has been Avholly falsified. I was placed in the house of the Signora Augusta Fernando. She has treat- | ed me Avitli more than hospitality. I haA-c re- j ceived of her hands the kindness and tender ness of a mother, To-hight I cannot dev'ote time to particiilars, but I earnestly desire all may know her kindcss to Cii American prison ! er. Bat this is billy fi beginning.—You Avill be astonished to hear that all the inhabitants of this village have extended towards me more than the elegant clviliti -s refine 1 life —they have received me cordially at their houses— theA’ have given me assistance Avith a delicacy and proprietA' which no American community can excel. —For instance, the Signora Caused me to be furnished with a clean lined shirt add had all my dirty cloths (thanks to life in camp) washed. The Catholic Padre Manuel dc Silvia, furn ished mo c\ T ery comfort and crowned all his j attention to me by communicating in Latin i that my friend Barnes had been heard from and Avas aliA-e. He walked AA'ith me arm in arm about the A'illage visiting the Alcalde, a most benevolent and kind hearted man, and j the principal places in the place, and his church among others, and gave me money and 1 clothes to dress as a citizen and save me the ; mortification of going to Cordova in American i uniform, all at his oavu suggestion. He has done me the kindness to propose to carry or cause this letter to be sent to Vera Cruz, and in every thing been truly to me a friend and a Christian —God grant his example may be im’tatcd by all clergymen. By means of the Latin I could learn and communicate most that I could be made to understand, for no one understood English. Casto Fernando, a citizen here, bestoAved on me every attention, and gave me money Avith a delicacy so exquisite as to make it impossi ble to decline with grace, though of course I did so. Others made ms similar presents, and j one young gentleman, Jo-e Maria Villegas, of i talent and excellent heart, seemed to exhaust his ingenuity in making me happy- As to com fort, I assure you it neA’er in my life was more j j consulted by my most intimate friends. From some reason, all who approach me, particular ly of the Avhite or Spanish blood, bestow up on me more favors than I can name, and in a manner which I cannot refuse. For instance I —the young man aboA'e named, since I com- ; menced writing this, came as I sat at the table j and handed me a dollar. Os course, I declin j ed. He gently put his arm around my head, j j clasped it to his bosom in a manner so tender I : and a countenance so full of entreaty, that to : j say a Avord more would haA'e been sheer bru tality. Another young man very coolly came in since I commenced Avriting, and laid three dollars on the table Avith a sort of business air, and Avhen I began to decline seemed so inclin ed to be offended that I said no more. This gentleman is called Estevo Tons y Camp.— There are two beautiful and interesting young ladies Avho have honored me with every atten tion that my situation required. In short, I cannot describe to you the gen erous treatment X have received at the hands of this people —never shall I forget them—l would go from Vera Cruz to visit the lady Sig nora Fernando for her kindness to me—God bless her and her household, is my fervent ejaculation—but it is late and I must close,— Let this account of the kindness I have re ceived, be published in justice to the Mexicans themselves, and if our arms are ever turned upon this, those I have named, and all the in habitants may be remembered in mercy. My health is first rate; to-morroAv evening at 4 o’- clock, I start for Cordova. The Senora sends one of her servants to see me well there, and Marianna Fuster, a young Castillian, has kindly A'olixnteered to accompany me —so you see I am kindly treated in more ways than I can describe. I am informed Lshall be kindlA T treated at Cordova as a prisoqer of war, and* exchanged r in 11 wi—HHHii ly—K'-B mm I iji ; due time. My personal regards to every officer in my regiment, and especially to my I Colonel and Major, Seymour and Lally, and Dr, Steven. ; * lam your most ob’t. serv’t., WHIPPLE, Ist X,L Ad”t. 9th Inf. Lord! Palmerston and fbe Debts of the States. Among the extracts from English papers brought out by the last steamers, avc notice in the remarks made by Lord Palmerston, on the subject of English loans to foreign States, the following pointed afxd significant ones in allu sion to the debts due by some of the States of this confederacy. , “But the Northern American States, who really are able to pay, and who have no ex cuse whatever for not paying; who have no internal revolution, no military dictator, no civil war to justify their breach of faith, 1 should hope would not wait for the example of their southern brethren, but would them selves wipe from their history that blot, which i must be considered a stain upon their national character. I do not differ from my noble ! friend so far as this goes; as if it were the poli cy of England—the wise policy of England— to lay down a rule that she would enforce the obligations of a different kind, I think we should have a fair and full right, according to the laws of nations, to do so. “Although I entreat the House upon grounds of public policy not to impose at present upon her Majesty’s Government the obligations which the proposed address would throw upon them; yet I would take this opportunity of warning foreign governments who are debtors j to British subjects, that the time may come when this House will no longer sit patient under the wrongs and injustice inflicted upon i the subjects of this country. I would warn them that the time may come when the Bri tish nation will not see with tranquillity the sum of 450 millions due to British subjects and the interest net paid. “And I would warn them that if they do not make proper efforts adequately to fulfil their engagements, the government of this country, whatever man may be in office, may be compelled, by the force of public opinion, and by the votes of Parliament, to depart from that which hitherto lias beoe ’the established practice of England, arid to insist upon the payment of debts due to British subjects. — That we have the means of enforcing the rights of British subjects, I am not prepared t 6 Ma puto. It is not because Ave are sfraicl of these states, or all of them put together, that we have refrained f.om taking the steps to which my noble friend would urge us. England, I trust, will always have the means of obtaining justice for its subjects from any country upon the face of the earth. “But, this is a question of expediency, and not a question of poAver; therefore, let no for eign country who has done wrong to British subjects deceive itself by a false impression, either that the British nation or that the Bri ; tish Parliament will forever remain patient ac ! quiescents in the wrong, or that, if called upon | to Enforce the rights of the people of England, ! the government of England will not have am i pl 6 power and means at its command to ob i tain justice of them.” The latter part bf the fioble lord’s speech i was listened 'to with the profoundest attention, and when the noble lord resumed his seat, it was amidst a burst of prolonged and energetic cheering. [F, dm ike DaUiihore Sun, 9fh i‘ sLj England and the United States. We thought when the Oregon question was i amicably disposed of, that {ill Caiise of dis -1 sension between the Un’ted States and Eng land had retired to some remote accident of I the future, when the influence of peace would be sufficiently potent to restrain any disposi tion that might manifest itself towards the i strife of war. And although we do not yield that opin’on now, it cannot be denied that the restless chagrin of the British government L | sufficiently disgusting in its mode of display to give rise to some doubt of its integrity in 1 the profession of its desire for an enduring i peace. If Great Britain insists upon continu ing a system of official bullyism towards us in the face of the w r orld, it must eventuate in a serious collision; when there is no doubt that another trial of strength would put a stop to that sort of nonsense forever. There is, on the pari of the British govern i meut and press, a Avilful inaccessibility to American truth ; and it seems to us that a statement of facts, though made by impartial A'ouchers in the British cabinet, and actually believed by British ministers, -would be reject ed as unworthy of credence. Indeed, the ac tion of the British ministry has been continu ally in conformity Avith this paradox. It is, of course, aa'cll known in England that the indebted States of the Union are steadily working up to their libalities, and one by one ; Avheeling into line for the resumption ofpay j raent of interest on their debts; Avlille seamarl have made provision for the liquidation of the capital. Thoui-h this la«t, is an excess of *•- tue quite as undesirable in England as it is de sirable Avith us. In the midst of steady and persevering effort, and Avith the most amicable relations groAving up betAVeen the peonle of the two nations, however, avc have the Secretary of Foreign Affairs of “her Majesty’s Govern ment/’ and other kindred spirits, indulging their eloquence Avith indecorous menaces | against the people and government of this : country, in its national capacity aa Ith exclusive reference to the individual indebtedness of the States. It is true, this is done generally by indirection, under color of a warning to the South American States, “the twin spendthrifts of the Peninsula and the infant monarchy of the Morea;” but Lord Palmerston also spoke of the North American States in terms of re proach, and held that “by the Iravs of nations” England might “enforce obligations.” Putting I out of question her ability to do any thing of the kind, avc are surprised that such an opinion should be entertained and expressed In such a quarter. With regard to Spain and Portugal, Greece, Mexico, the pOAvers of Central Ameri -1 ca, Venezuela, Buenos Ayres, Chili, Peru, Ecuador and Ngav Granada, all of Avhich are : repaesented as debtors to British capitalits the question involved in the opinion of Lord Palmerston, may, under the Iravs of nations, be open to inquiry. But the case is conclusive against England, as it refers to us, and defies her ingenuity to make a cause of Avar Avith the United States out of the indebtedness of Mary land. We say Maryland, because the proposi tion reduces itself to the indebtedness of a i single State, and the case is precisely the same I as if Maryland AA-ere the only defaulting State. I And according to Lord Palmerston, because the State of Maryland borroAved British capi tal, and failed to pay her interest, the British [ government, under the Dav of nations, pos sesses th e right by her navy, to make reprisals upon the commerce of New York; or in other words, to act offensively against the govern ment of the United States. It is possible that the case AA r ould be better understood in England, if they would put it to their common sense in this wise : The city of Canterbury, in its independent municipal capacity, to accomplish some specified object, negociates a loan with some merchants of Bal timore; but fails, eventually, to pay the inter est on the debt. Can it be for a moment con ceived that the government of the U. States, upon the application of these Baltimore mer chants, would be justified by law, by policy I or popular opinion, in an indiscriminate attack i upon British commerce, the sure preliminary | to fa state of war, byway of reprisal ? The proposition is monstrous to every rational [ mind; yet with the difference of the name of I the legislative authority authorizing the loan, the cases are parallel. And it would be a par allel case to substitute the city of Baltimore, i for the State of Maryland; or, indeed, any in stitution of the city, or association of indiA ridu als; indeed we do not recognize any difference botAveen a -ingle individual and a single State, save in the extent of the responsibility, if the debts had been contracted by the general goA'ornment, or under the pledge of the gen eral government, then "he matter in question would Avear a different aspect; and Lord Pal merston, if he chose to hurl reproaches upon lis, in the midst of a general effort on our part to meet our national liabilities, would, we ap prehend, find our people quite a* ready to ad mit his view of the law, of nations, as he to offer it, were it only for the sake of the argu ment. [From the Hamburg Journal, \ L 2th inst.J Georgia Gubernatorial Election, The following paragraphs are. extracted front a private letter to the Editor of this paper, front a friend iioaa' in Athens, Georgia. , We have taken the liberty of publishing them for the information they contain. To the people of Georgia, they may prove interesting, | as containing the opinions of a gentleman, total ly disinterested and entirely unconneeted with the local politics of their State: to the people of this State they are important only, as de veloping a feature in the Gubernatorial can\*ass never before known here to exist. The Avriter is a gentleman unconnected Avith politics and a citizen of this State. We are glad to learn that a great number of the Whigs of Georgia are dissatisfied Avith Judge Berrien, and hope he may be defeate I for the Senate. Judge Ber rien has proved untrue to the South on the Ta riff question, and they have no guaranty that he avill be more faithful to them on others of more vital importance. But to the extracts : “Athens, Aug. Gth, 1847. “Gen. Clinch and many of his friends have been here. ’ He is in fine health, but I fear not in good spirits. The contest for Governor goes on sharply; and to a man unhackneyed in po litical warfare, and of sensitive feelings, it must be particularly mortifying, He has, h iwever, seen and heard but a small portion of Avhat he has to endure. The Avar is only begun. The Democrats are sanguine of a large majority. The General while in Congress, or lack of effi ciency there, and his bitterness as a Whig par tisan, have weakened very much his influence. I The Democrats who supported him then, Avill shrink now. “But the main feature in the canvass is the election -of U, S. Senator. The Democrats desire a change. The Whigs themselves are not entirely satisfied with Berrien ! and ap i prehertsive of his re-election by a Whig Leg- I islature, many opposition Whigs will vote for , Toavus.” Col. Towns passed through this place yes terday, on his way tp the Agricultural Con> ventibft, which assembles this clay at the Slone Mountain. Before his return, he Avill \usit some of the mountain cp ditties, and on his way home, Avill stop a day or two with the people of Pike county. The Colonel looked remarkably well, is in fine health and spirits, and very much like beating old Withlacoochie at the race in October next.— Griffin Jejfcrso nian, 1 Ith inst. “The State of Georgia is Avide aAvake on the subject of internal improvement.” — C. Pa per. Yes, a great deal is said in this State aboiU Rail Roads, but just at this time a large por tion of our citizens prefer to build up and sup port Towns! —Mountain Eagle. North Carolina Fisheries* A Correspondent of the Southerner, publish ed at Richmond, Virginia, Avriting from Eden ton in this State, speaks asfdlows of the Fish eries iu the vicinity of that place. “The Fisheries contiguous to this place are j a matter of considerable intere t and quite Avorthy a brief notice in my letter. For the A'crt brief season they ex? t, they arc a decided ly the most important interest known to the people of this State*. There arp, on the Albe marle Sound alone, scinie 28 Fisheries, Avhich I work Seines varying from I.GOO to 3,000 yards i long, using each about 100 bauds and 1-5 or I 20 horses. Some of these seines have been known to catch as many as 300,000 herrings and as many as 13,000 shad at one haul! The amount of capital invested in the different i Fisheries in the Albemarle District, is Three Hundred Thousand Dollars, giAdug employ ment for two months in the year to about fiA’c thousau 1 hands and tAvo hundred A'cssels, con suming annually about one hundred thousand bushels of salt, and putting up annually ninety thousand barrels of herrings. Os the fish caught three tAventieths may be allowed for shad. A feAv years since one haul was made on the Roanoke River containing forty-five | tons of Rockfish! This I knoAv, will sound to you like a “Fish Story,” but I receive my in formation from one of the most respectable and intelligent citizens of Edenton, and am willing to stand by it. The seine happened to encoun ter regular shoal of rock 1 .” A Valuable Table. The following table, compiled from the cal culations of J. M. Garnett, Esq., of Va., Avill be found exceedingly valuable to many of our mechanical readers: A box 24 inches by 16 inches square and 28 inches deep will contain a barrel, (6 bushels,) or 10,702 cubic inches. A box 16 inches by 16,8 inches square and 8 inches deep will contai n one bushel, or 2,150.4 cubic inches. A box 12 inches by 11.2 inches square and 8 inches deep, avIU contain half a bushel, or 1,075.2 cubic inches. A box 8 inches by 8 inches square and 4.2 inches deep, avIII contain one gallon or 288.8 cubic inches. A box 7 inches by 4 inches square, and 4.8 inches deep, will contain a half a gallon, or 134.4 cubic inches. A box 4 inches by 4 inches squre, and 4.2 inches deep, will cantain one quart, or 67.2 cubic inches. Royal Jewels. The European correspondent of the Boston Atlas, Avriting from Dresden, gives the follow ing description of the jewels in the Royal Cabinet of Saxony: The old sovereigns of Saxony must have pos sessed Aladdin’s lamp.to have amassed the rare j ewels, carving in precious metals, and costly works of art, accumulated in the cases of the Grume Gew >lbe, or green vaults. Large gobblets composed of agates,chalcedony,and lapis lazuli —vases cut ; "om solid rock crystal—sapphires, pearls, rubies, and diamonds, to the value of many millions, exceed any similar show I haA'e ever seen. One of the diamonds is a green brilliant, Aveighing forty carats,and among the cornelians is a stone on which is cut a cross, set in a ring for Martin Luther. The seal-ring of the Reform er is also here, bearing a death’s head, around 1 which is the motto mori sccpa cogif.a! The most costly works of art are by Dingling er, the Saxon Benvenuto Cellini, whose mas terpiece represents an Oriental Emperor hold ing court, surrounded by his guards and no bles, in full costume, to the number of 138 I figures,all of pure gold enamelled. This trin ket occupied Dinglingcr eight years, and cost j .$58,400, at a period when not one Saxon in j ten was taught to read. It is said that the diamonds alone in this collection would pay i ! off the heavy national debt Avith which the { country is burdened. I A Circus Affray.— An affray occured at ! Blacksburg, Montgomery county, A a., on the 24th ult., bctAveen members of the National Circus Company and citizens of Montgomery, which has probably resulted in the death of a worthy young man, Avho was in attendance at the Circus. An elopement at Worcester, Massachusetts, on Tuesday night, has occasioned some excite ment. The bride contrived to escape from home at midnight, though Avatched by her -father, j and being joined by throe female accomplices, ! AA r as married by a magistrate and escaped out , of tOAvn Avith her husband, 15 minutes in ad- i vaitce of the pursuing father. Augusta, (Georgia. FRIDAY ftlO R 13. FOR GOVERNOR H3M. 0. W. TOWNS. OF TAL BO r, We are indebted to a friend in Vera Cruz, for tAvoecqjies of “The Sun of Anahuac,” the latest dated the 30fh ult., Avhich contains the letter of LieUt. Whipple, AA'hich Avill be found iri our colfinins this morning. The reqiiest of bur friend will hd cheerful ly attended to.* A Curiosity. We had left at our office, a cabbage, groAAn in the upper part of this city, Avhich is a curi osity. On one stalk there are tAvelve distinct heads, in a cluster, six large and six small. — The six large heads are well filled and hard, the others are in a state of formation. The curious can call and see it. Virginia Special Election. R. Kidd Meade, dem., is conceded to be I elected by a majority of about 800 from the Petersburg district, to fill the vacancy occa sioned bv the death of Gen. Dromgoole. The vote cast for both Meade and Bolling, is unu sually large. Kentucky. We have a feAv returns from this State, but they are so contradictory that avc Avill Avait a day or tAvo before giving them. The Demo crats have every thing to gain and nothir g to loose. Indiana Election. The election returns from Indiana come in as usual very contradictory. From the returns received, it is impossible to say how the result Avill stand, though the Whigs, it will be seen, have already elected two members, which was all they had in the last Congress out of ten : Reports from the First (Evansville) district* show a i/ain hi favor of Embree, (W.) but Mr. OAVen, the democratic candidate, is conceded to be elected by a reduced majority. In the Second district, avc find in the Cin cinnati papers several different complete sets of returns. One of them elects Mr. Henley (D.) by 77 majority: the Others announce Da vis (TV.) to be elected by 52 majority. The LouisA'ille Journal (Whig) states that Henley (D.) is elected by a small majority. In the Third district, Robinson (D.) is elet edby a majority of 408. In the Fourth district, Caleb B'. Smith (TV.) isrc-elOctcd. Ills majority is said to be 600. From the Fifth district, Wick (D.) Is re elected OA’er McCarty (TV.) by some 200. In the Seventh district, Thompson (TV.) L elected oa t ct J.A. TV right (D.) In the Eight district, Pettit (D.) is elected over Brier (TV.) —Mr. Pettit getting a majority in Tippecanoe county. In the Tenth district, avg haA'c only reports I from Randolph county, Avhicn give Ewing (W.) a majority over Rockhill, (D.) and the Greenville Herald says Ewing has a reported gain of 50 in Jay county* Election Returns. The Montgomery Advertiser and Flag, of j the 10th inst., says—“We publish, to-day, re turns from 38 counties for Governor* ITic re- J maining counties will giA'e Chapman not less than 5000 majority. The Congressional elec- ; tions haA*e resulted favorably to the Whigs in the Ist and 2d, and to the Democrats in the 3d, 4th, sth, Gth and 7th districts. Mr. Hil- ! liard, (AA'hig) the 2d district, had no opposi tion. We have not received full returns of the elections for Senators and Representatives, but sufficient is knoAvn to insure the Domo i crats a majority in both houses. The Telegraph. We belicA'e, says the Camden Journal, that I the posts arc now up from Raleigh to Colum j bia, and we understand that the Avire is ex pected shortly via Hail Road to Columbia. The Telegraph. The Richmond Times, of Tuesday last, un der its Postscript head, says —“The communi cation by telegraph Avith Baltimore was inter rupted by the storm yesterday evening, and we received no telegraphic despatch.” Bloody Battle. The Minden Iris (Clairborne Parish, in Lou isiana) of the 24th ult., says that it was credi bly informed that morning, as the paper Avas ; going to press, that a bloody fight took place at the Dorchete Bridge, near the line of the Parish on the 22d ult. There seems to haA*e been two parties, numbering some twelve or j fifteen men, Avho mutually agreed to meet at this bridge and settle some old difficulties by ! fighting with rifles. Two men were killed on the spot. Their names Avere Hardy Miller and a Mr. Simpson. Mr. TVatly rccciA ed a Avound in the abdomen, supposed to be mortal. Mr. Price was dangerously Avoundcd. Mr. Robert SaAA'ycrs had tAvo fingers shot off. Some others Avere wounded, Avhosc names our imformant did not learn. Some sixty guns Avere fired— so says the runner Avho came for medical aid. N on-CommittaL A gentleman from Mississippi, on his way to this city the other day, says the Memphis Eagle, stopping at a tavern in , inquired of the landlord, (who happened to be a shrewd Dutchman, and likes to be on the safe side of all questions) how the contest stood between the tAvo BroAvn’s. To which Hans replied ; “Von Meester Frown ish runnin like te tevil J in dish part of tc konctrv, but by tarn, tuder i * 1 Meester ProAvn is peating him like tamnation!” The Weather, Crops. &c. The New Orleans Picayune, of the 7th Inst., says “The papers in this State, in Arkansas, Tennessee and Mississippi, although they uni versally complain of heavy and long continued rains, generally speak of the crops of all des criptions as presenting a fine appearance, and I anticipates good returns to the planter, unless ■ something unforscen should occur to mar the' ! prospect. As we have had occasion several 1 times to notice, a worm has appeared in some | quarters, which in most instances is not ber lievecl to be the army worm, but in others is said to be the veritable worm which proved s<y destructive to cotton last year. Since tlur above was in type we have received Arkansas papers of a late date, and they say that the worm is doing great destruction to the cotton fields throughout the State. The New Orleans Delta, of the 7th instant, | says—“ln several of onr exchanges, printed in the cotton region, we find lively apprehensions j entertained, lest the late rains should severely I injure the crop. We trust that the fear alone jis father to the thought. We hear nothing of i a general or certain nature, to lead us to be lieve that it is not so. There are, however, iso lated complaints, such as the following, which we take from the lied River Republi can : The incessant rains wc have had during the whole of the present month, hare injured it so seriously, that a full crop is not now ex pected under any circumstances. A caterpil lar was brought to town on Wednesday last, from the plantation adjoining us above, and the fact, as may be supposed, created much excitement. Everybody came to sec him, to satisfy themselves of his indentity, and some, though very few indeed, doubted his being the real cotton caterpillar.- One planter, an ol>- serving, intelligent and experienced man, says it is not the army worm; that he has had the same kind in his field, artel though they eat the cottcn a little, that they disappear without hurting it. But this may be owing to their being few in number. Flour and Meal. The last number of Blackwood’s Magazine contains an interesting paper from Prof. Johrt son,the celebrated Scotch agricultural chemist, upon the comparative substance in coarse arid fine flour; and the point he seeks to establish is that whole meal—or flour containing the whole of the ingredients of the wheat —is not only more healthy but more profitable than fine flour from which the bran, &c., is extract ed. The gist of his argument is, that there are three ingredients in the human body which need constant nourishment—viz: fat, bone and muscle. The vegetable food we consume con tains these substances almost ready formed. Flour, from wheat, Contains those in larger or smaller proportions, according to quality— loss in fine, more in unbolted; and the food must be most wholesome which contains these ingredients most abundantly. The Professor proceeds, by a formidable array of analytical demonstrations, to prove how much richer the whole meal is than the fine Hour in the three above mentioned essential substances. The following t iblc contains all the facts that arc necessary, exhibiting at a viaw the quantities contained, respectively, in 1000 lbs. of the whole meal and fine flour;— Whole Meal. Fine Flour. Muscular matter. . . . l->0 lbs. 100 lbs. Bone material 170 “ 00 “ Fat..;: t . ..;; 28 “ 20 “ “Taking the three ingredients, therefore; to gether,” says the Professor, ‘ the whole meal is one half metre valuable for fulfiling all the purpose? of nutrition than the fine flour”— “arid especially is it so,” he adds, “to chil dren, to mothers, and to those who undergo much bodily fatigue;” “It will not be de nied,” he lif grics, “that it is for a wise pur pose that the Deity has so intimately associat ed, in the grain, the several sribstaiiecs which are necessary for the Complete nutrition of animal bodies. The above considerations show how unwise wc are in attempting to undo this I natural collocation of material*. To please the eye and the palate, we sift out a less gen erally nutritive food; and to make up for what we have removed, experience tea'-hos us to have recourse to animal food of various den scriptlons.” - What sort of Keys are required to unlock the Halls of the Montezuma r i >’yc give it up r The Yan keys, to be sure. Escape of the Brazilian Slaves. As wc mentioned in Saturday’s Journal, the i case of the two Brazilian slaves was to come before Judge Oakley this morning on another \vrit of Habeas Corpus. But as it was the opinion of almost every lawyer who heard the case, that Judge Oakley must do as Judge Ed wards did, dismiss the writ of Habeas Corpus and restore the slaves to the captain of the ves sel, the friends of the slaves determined to li ; berate them in spite of the law; and last night they were both abducted by some unknown j means from the prison in Eldridgc-st. How,or by what means they escaped, is not as yet known. The keeper of the prison says that ho locked them up on Sunday night with the other prisoners, and took the keys of th*e pri ■ son, as usual, into his bed-room, where ho found them this morning ; but on opening the ; prison he found that the two slaves had escaped ! during the night. As to how they escaped, he pleads complete ignorance.— N. V. Jour, of Com. 9/A iust, STEAMBOAT COMPANY OF GEOR GIA. (O” This Company having been re-organized and placed in an efficient state for service, are pre pared to send forwarded without delay all freight that may offer. Goods consigned to W3VI. 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. GLTE r, June 6 I—y Agent at Augusta. (O’ 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 one door below Mr. J. Marshall’s Drug Store. June 13 6m 215 Doctors EVE and CAMPBELLS will at tend to my Proiessional Business during my absence for the summer from the State. July 17 PAUL F. E\ L. ALEXANDER McKENZIE, JR-, ATTORNEY AT LAW, WAYNESBORO’, GEORGIA. April 20 ly 178 PLEASANT STOVALL Renews the tender of his services in the - AGE AND SALE OF COTTON AND OTH ER PRODUCE, at his Fire Proof Warehouse. Augusta, Ga., Aug. 4th, 1847. S mos. on JAMES GARDNER, JR., ATTORNEY AT LAW, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA