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. _ ■ ■■■—■— THE CONSTITUTIONALIST. !; -".-tr ■■ ...... ... ; < JAMES GARDNER, JR. M 1 1 TERMS. Daily, per annum $8 00 Tri-Weekly, per annum 6 00 J 41 paid in advance...... £• 00 J Weekly, per annum 00 | If paid in advance.... S SO To Clubs, remitting $lO in advance, FIVE ‘COPIES are sent. This will put our Weekly pa- , ;per in the reach of new subscribers at TWO DOLLARS A YEAR. who will pay up arrearages, and vend four new subscribers, with the money, can get ‘‘the paper «t $2 00. (TT-Yil new subscriptions must be paid in ad- i Tance. GU’Postage must be paid on all communications ■ and letters of business. na». jwma FURTHER FOREIGN EXTRACTS. Ireland- There appears to be a general inclination to . resist the repayment of the loans advanced by ; government, through lha “Relief Coiumisson ers,” to the several poor-law boards through out Ireland, for the purpose of alleviating the universal distress which prevailed in that country during the past year. Such conduct will no doubt lead to very aetiotis results, es- i pecially if the government insist upon the re- i payment of the loan. Sir John Scott Lillie has addressed a left ter to the electors of Dungafvan, to justify him self for not having come forward to oppose the election of Mr. Shiol. The reasons ho as igns are, manifold. In the first place, Mr. Shell was the steadfast friend of Air. O’Connell, an 1 his chosen champoin in the monster trials; next, personal obligation to O’Connell and respect 1 for his memory forbade Sir John to oppose his friend at the moment O’Connell's remains were about to be consigned to their last home; thirdly, there is no proof that Air. Sheii is not a Repealer, since he had spoken and voted for Repeal on the only occasion which it was brought before the House of Commons by Mr. O’Connell. The mere acceptance of of- j fice is not in Sir John’s opinion incompatible with the support of Repeal; and he instances the late O’Connor Don, an avowed advocate of Repeal, who held the office of a Lord of the Treasury; from which fact he infers that Government intend to make Repeal an open question. Up to this time there have been Compara tively few failures in Ireland; but the pres sure has been of such long continuance, that many of the traders are totally unable to meet their engagements. One of the most exten sive houses in Cork, in the wholesale grocerv line, had lately to suspend payment, although they showed by their books that if thev re ceived 10s. in the pound of the debts due to them, they would have property and assets sufficient to pay 30s. in the pound, A meet ing of the creditors of the house, however, took place, when it was finally arranged that three months should be given for the pay . ment of all demands on them in full, which was guaranteed by a person of extensive wealth in the city. Other houses have not been so fortunate in the arrangement of their affairs, and it is to be feared that several more failures .must follow. In the baking line two or three extensive failures have also taken place du ring the week. A “monster meeting” is announced at Hol lycross, in the county of Tipperary, for this day, (Sept. 19.) The movement is arranged under the semblance of a single demonstra tion in favor of what is called “tenant right.” i The Belfast papers, according to an official return, saysthe sums advanced by the Relief Commissioners to finance committees on the credit of rates, up to the 14th of August last, amount in the Stoss to £1,301,758. Os this large amount all that Ulster required to bor row was £89.762, the other three provinces having a division of £1,211,996. Averaging the three southern provinces, the amount to each would be £403,998 16s. Bd., or four and a half times more for any one than was re quired for the northern provinces. At the usual weekly meeting of the Repeal Association, held on the 6th ult.,-the proceed ings were without interest. The rent amount ed to £B9. On the meeting of the 13th ult., the rent was £67 19s. 2d. The customary speeches, abounding with invective against England for having starved Ireland, were made by the principal speakers. Air. John O’Connell has issued a circular to nil the Irish members, calling a meeting in Dublin, in the early part of November, to con sidi r the alarming state of the country and of public affairs, and to counsel as to the reme dial measures which it will be their duty to press upon the attention of the Government. The potato disease was said, as heretofore, to have re-appeared with sudden and increased destructiveness, but at present those rumors have assumed no authentic shape, Portugal. The intelligence from j isbon is to the Gth. On the 23d nit. an official statement was pub lished containing the dismissal of several mem bers of the old cabinet, and the nomination of their successors. The Con tie do Tojal, da Barca, Bayard, Lcitao, and de Almeida are “dismissed,” such is the word employed in the official dec iraent, and the following are ap pointed to vacant offices:—A. de A. Aiello e Carvalho, Alinister of the Kingdom and Presi dent of the Council of Ministers; Francisco Antonio Fernandez da Silva Ferrao, Ecclesias tical Affairs and Justice; Baron da Luz, For eign Affairs; Alarina Miguel Franzini, Fi nance; Joao de Aiello, Alarinc and Colonies; Baron Almafolla, War. These appointments were countersigned by Carvalho, who having been applied to on the failure of de Maghal heaiis to form an administration, appears to have found no difficulty in arranging the above cabinet. On assuming the reins of office, the Carvalho cabinet put forward an exposi tion of the political principles by which its members would be guided. In this they de clare that the cabinet has adopted the concilia tion between all the parties, as the basis of its policy; that it is determined to respect and ob serve* the charter; to fulfil all the diplomatic engagements contracted with foreign powers; and to carry on the Government on principles of honesty and Independence. By advices from Angola, it appears that Coalite Bomfin and his two sons, who had been sent to Alossamcs, after the abortive con spiracy to seize the government of the colony, had endeavored to effect their escape on board the schooner Conselho. The Governor of Mossamca, hearing of this, applied to the commander of an English brig-of-war to seize the schooner, which was proceeding thus in defiance of the authorities, which the Eng lish commander did, and carried Bomfin, his sons, and some .soldiers who were on board, prisoners to Angola, Th; Governor of the colony then placed them under a strong guard on board the corvette Delampago. Connt Vil lareal’s son and General Cclestino were con fined in the fort of San Aliguel. The health of all the prisoners, without exception, was good. 'Sir C. Napier’s fleet arrived at Lisbon on the 22d August, By the last accounts the struggles between 4he parties were still going on in anticipation of the approaching elections. A royal decree was published in the Diario of the 31st ult., revoking the decree of the 21st of November, 1846, by which it was enact ed that any one paying any tax or public rev enue to the insurgent authorities, would have to make good the same payment again to the treasury. Sir C. Napief gave a splendid dinner on the 30th, on board the St. Vincent, to Her Faith ful Alajesty’s Ministers, the leading members of the diplomatic body, and several nobles. — Sir Charles was to sail from Lisbon on a cruise, on the 10th ult. Corta [Cabral was still ac tively engaged in political intrigues, aue had proclaimed himself the centre of the Chartist party against the present ministry. Spain. Notwithstanding the great efforts made by General Narvaez to form a ministry,he has com- failed, At a conference hold between General Narvaez and the most influential men of the Aloderado party, and AI. Alon among others, it was agreed that no ministry could endure if its members were not chosen from among the deputies belonging to that party. Al. Alon personally declined accepting office at present, but left AL Ridal and his friends at liberty to decide for themselves, and promised his support to any administration composed of Aloderado elements. It was then resolved that General Narvaez should prepare a list of thir teen persons, out of whom the Queen should choose seven. The following are the names of those persons*. —Foregn Affairs and President of the Council, General Narvaez; Finance, AI Orlando or AI. Santillan; Interior, AL Ben avides or AL Sajrtorhis; Justice, AI Pidal or Al Arrazola; AVar, General Alarzarredo or General Corvoda; AI. Sotclio or General Ros de Olano; Public Instruction, Al. Olivan or Al. Rios Rosas. This was presented by Narvaez to the Queen, audits reception is thus described by La Presse; The Queen was not only inflexible in ref us ing to accept the industry proposed by Narvaez, but her majesty received him in a manner : which he did not expect. Amongst other things, the Queen told him that she was de termined to call the Progressistas to her coun cils, to which Narzacz replied, “Your majesty forgets, no doubt, that the Progressistas are by tradition, by position, and by system, the most dangerous enemies of your throne, and the adversaries of your prerogative.” Her majes ty —“I forget nothing; my resolution is fixed; and at the worst, I shall retain my present ministers.” “Your majesty will permit me to observe that it was not necessary to summon me from Paris to toll me this.” “It was not I who summoned yon.” “Then may mission is concluded.” “Completely concluded, and you may withdraw.” The same paper, violent always in its opposition to every thin g English, ascribes the Queen’s resolution to “the in defatigable intrigues of Air. Bulwer.” It says: “The representative of England moved hea ven and earth, and employed all his secret agents. The Queen, abandoned to her own inspirations, and reflecting coolly on her per sonal position and on that of Spain, had na turally received General Narvaez as the man recommended by his influence, his character, and his services, tore-establish order in the Government, to tranquilise public opinion, and to restore to the throne the prestige and consideration with the loss of which it is me naced. It waS*then that Air. Bulwer,who found himself particularly compromised, repaired to the palace, where he quickly recovered his fatal influence, by means of which British dip lomacy possesses the secrect. He terrified the Queen by a description of the plans of Gen eral Narvaez, whom he represented as the chief of a conspiracy concocted at Paris against her royal authority. He engaged to procure a divorce, and to obtain for the Queen the hand of a son of the Queen of Portugal, and to whom she would be merely betrothed until the day i on which he should be of age to be married. In i the mean time she should enjoy the plenitude of her authority and her liberty, and General Serrano should bo appointed idajor-dome rif the palace, and Captain General of Aladrid.” The duke of Valencia having foiled to form a ministry, AL Salamanca was commissioned by the Queen to undertake the task, and thd result was, AL Salamanca, Minister of Finance! AI. Patricio de la Escosura, Alinister of the Interior; Gen Ros do Olano, of Commerce, In struction, and Public Works; Gen. Cordova, of War; AI. Goyena, of Justice; Gen. Soleto, of | Alarine; AL Antonio Caballero, Under Secretary of State of the Foreign Department, who was to direct it ad ini&'im, until the reply of the Duke de Farias, to whom it had been offered, could be received. Gen. Alaix was to be ap pointed Captain General of Aladrid. Gen * Narvaez was expected to resign the embassy j to Paris. Should the Duke de Frias not accept : the portfolio of Foreign Affairs, it was to be I offered to AI. Onis. AI. Cabestani, the political ■ chief of Cadiz, has been appointed Under ; Secretary of State for the Ministry of the In terior. The candidates for the post of Political Chief of Aladrid are AI. Saragossa and Gen. Ilequena. AI. Pacheco is to be accredited as Alinister of Sain at Home. Tuscany. On the 4th ult., popular demonstrations hav ing reached a great height, the Grande Duke Leopold 11. was compelled to issue a decree, erecting the civic guard; and a general feeding S has spread through Italy so as completel y to j put an end to all fiar of Austrian encioach ments, whilst the cause of progress would be i promoted to almost all the Italian states. Lucca. —In consequence of severer arbitrary i arrests effected by order and under the -eyes of | the hereditary prince, the populution of Lucca, i yose tumultuously on the Ist ult. The here ditary prince is married to the daughter of the Duchess de Berry. The prince having departed for the summer residence of the Duke of Lucca, and San Alartin. a body of five throusand to six thousand men proceeded in the same direction, and meeting h's carriage, pelted it with stones. The rising having as | sumed a dangerous aspect, the ministers of the duke strongly insisted on his giving some satisfaction to public opinion, declaring in case of a refusal, that they would resign their posts. The duke acccoded to their wishes,and issued a proclamation, instituting the civic guard, and pledging himself to adopt the im provements contemplated by their neighbor in Tuscany. This calmed the popular agitation, and the person* arrested were set at liberty; in i the evening a solemn Te Deum was sung in the cathedral, and the town was illumated. In surrectionary movements, also took place on the 3d nit., at Alossina and Reggio, in the kingdom of the two Sicilies. The disturbances,however w< re productive of no serious result,two regiments of Infantry hav ing been sufficient to suppress them. Rein forcements had been sent to Sicily. Letters of the 3d ult. state that on the 2d the Duke, accompanied by his son, made his entry into the city, amidst the acclamations of the peo ple, who flocked thither in multitudes from the neighboring towns and states to congratu | fote him on his accession to the cause of reform. ! The Prince issued, on the same day, a decree of amnesty, and ordered all prosecutions in stitnted against political offenders to be sns : pended. Switzerland. The discussion in the Diet on the expulsion of the Jesuits was brought to a close on the 3d instant, when the twelve cantons and two half cantons adopted the following proceed ing:—In conformity with articles one; and eighteen of the Compact, the Diet is bound to watch over the maintenance of order and in ternal security of the Confederation. Consider ing that the existence and secret practices of the Jesuits are incompatible with the order and peace of Switzerland, and seeing, in fine, i their presence, particularly in Lucerne, one of the cantons of the Directory, decree, 1. The question of the Jesuits is -within the compe tency of the high Diet. 2. The cantoris of Lucerne, Schwytz, Fryburg and Valais, in which the Jesuits are established, are invited to expel them from their territories. 3. The admission, in future, or Jesuits into any one of the cantons of Switzerland is interdicted. The Diet, however, did not pronounce on the means by which the decision was to be en forced. This important step is reserved for the November sitting. 'I he representatives of Lucerne, Schwytz, and Valais respectively protected in the name of their constituents,and | declared that they would maintain the Jesuits in spite of the injunction of the Diet. In the course of the sitting the Directory j informed the Diet, that the Government of , Lucerne was constructing additional fortifica tion on different points along the frontier of j xVrgua. That communication was referred to the committee charged with presenting pro positions for the dissolution of the Sonderbund. The decision, of the Diet to dismiss from the , Federal service all the officers who Icfok ser vice with the League had been carried into complete execution. On the sitting ofthe Bth ult., the Diet ad journed to the i Bth of October; and the inter-j val is expected to be actively employed by both parties in preparing for hostilities, Greece. The Minister of the Interior of Greece ad dressed the following circular to all the mon- I archs, under date Athens, 21st ult.: —“We hasten to announce to you that the rebellion in Euboea is terminated in the skirmish which took place on the evening of the 6th (18th) hast., a cannon ball carried off the left aim of the chief of the rebellion, Griziotis, and worm- i ded him seriously in the abdomen. On the [ Bth (20th), towards seven o’clock, A. M., the ; i royal troops, commanded by the aid-de-camp ofthe King, M. Gardikiotts Grivas, with the zealous co-operation ofthe naval force, attack ed, with the greatest courage, the position of the rebels. After an engagement which lasted | an hour, they completely routed them, and i gain 'd possession of their entrenchments in the plain. The rebels retired into their fortifica tions on the mountain of Copana; but, being there assailed on all sides, they took to flight, and dispersed in disorder through the moun tains, pursued by the royal troops. A very small party of the rebels, bearing on their shoulders the chief ofthe rebellion, proceeded towards Kymi, still pursued by the royal troops, and their capture appeared inevitable. Turkey. Shekib Effendi, Turkish abmassadors at Vienna, has drawn up a project concerning the organization of Syria. Government has added thereto six articles concerning the tri bunals. Lord Cowley has held a conference on the subject with AU Effendi; he pretends these asticles are derogatory to the dispositions ofthe primitive law, that all the European powers had approved of, and in consequence requests to have them revoked. Ali Effendi replied that the Ottoman Forte could not give up those articleSjbut that they should not be put in vigor before the objections of the different powers should have received a difinite solution. Smyrna accounts rtf the 20th ult., refer to the continued depression of business, notwith standing the commencement of the fruit sea son, Usually an important period as regards the general condition of the markets. Ship ments of figs and sultana raisins had recently been made for England to some extent, and vessels were also loading for other places. The rate of exchangcjoa London, was marked 108 i to ICS i 3SZSCSX.&ANSOU3. Sir Walter Scott’s grandson hns been allow ed to change his surname fr„.u Lockhart to Scott. Twelve hundred Chinese crimfrt'd* arc said to have been beheaded in Canton during the past year. 'Hie American minister and Mrs. Bancroft liare left town lor a tour or. the conti nent. During h : s excellency’* absence the secretary of the legation, Mr. J. 11. Brodhead, will act as charge d'affaires* A proclamation by order or tho Queen in council will be is? ted as the proper ti ne, di recting a general thank'giving for tVs bless ings of the pre-cat bountiful harvest. Me. Thompson, secretary to the Leicester Loan and Discount Society, has absconded with £3,000 belonging to that and other so cieties. M. de Bacourt, who was, some years ago, minister plenipotentiary at Washington, is about to succeed M. Bresson, as ambassador to Madrid. The herrings cured during the year ending on the sth of January last amounted to 607,051 barrels, being an increase of 74,805 barrels cn the previous year. A specimen of cotton, grown in Australia, has been submitted to Messrs. James and John Wright, of Glasgow, who consider it a very useful and valuable description. Letters from Berlin announce that the Prus sian Government has just concluded a new commercial treaty with England. The terms of the treaty have not been made public. The Queen «..f Holland is about to proceed to Malta and Madeira, in order to re-establish her health. A rumor is current that several more Catho lic Bishops are to bo added to the Episcopal body in England. Sir Ilarro Smith has been gazetted as Gov ernor of the Cape of Good Hope, with the lo cal rank of Lieutenant General. On the Ist of January next Poland will offi cially be incorporated with Russia. The only two English papers prohibited in France arc the Weekly Dispatch and Punch. A French engineer has discovered a rich iron mine in the States of the Church, near a place called Gualdo Tadini. A dairy farmer in Lancashire lately realized £42 12s 6d by the sale of 13 3-4 cwt. of cheese, the produce of 13 cows in 38 days. The scientific congress of France opened its fifteenth sitting at Tours on the Istinst. Advices from St. Pctersburgh state that the cholera prevails in the Francaucasian pro vinces, but not to a very great extent. Jenny Lind. —This celebrated vocalist has been singing with her accustomed success at Birmingham, Manchester, and Liverpool. On the 9th inst. she sung at Birmingham for the benefit of the Hebrew schools, when the re ceipts netted £ISOO. It is currently reported that Jenny Lind will bestow her hand on the Rev. Mr. Grote, with whose family the “nightingale” passes much of her time at Burnham Beeches, near Slough. Commercial Treaty with Gauiemala. —Leiters from Guatemala, of the 3rd of July, state that the president of that republic had ratified a treaty of commerce with this country, and that our consul-general Mr. Chatfield had succeed ed in obtaining, in addition to the treaty founded on just reciprocity of commercial in terests, perfect freedom of religions belief of worship for our countrymen, a concession hitherto never accorded. Mr. Constable publisher, of Edinburgh, has 1 given the largo sum of £IO,OOO for tlic manu ■ i 11 iwimntirhm —^ scripts left by the late Dr. Chalmers. Amongst them is a commentary on the Bible as far as the book of Jeremiah. Seizure of an American Relitf Ship. —By a Galway paper we learn that the Islam, of Philadelphia, one of the American relief ships, has been seized by the Customs in the port of Galway, in consequence of some alleged smug gling of tobacco. It appears that the master of the vessel Captain Shankland. retained on board some tobacco, intended for the use of the emigrants going out in the vessel. The tobacco was said to be at first under lock and key, in the care of the captain. The Customs officers removed it to another part of tho ves sel, whence it w'as stolon. The vessel has ac cordingly been seized by the officers, and is at present prevented from sailing for her destina tion homewards. Augusta, (Georgia. SATURDAY MORNING. OUT. 9 1847 Election Returns. FOR GOVKRNOR. 1 47. 1845. Towns. Clinch. McAlUttrr. Crawford Baker. loOmaj. 351 204 Baldwin, 315 317 268 315 Bibb, 667 598 724 651 Bryan, 69 112 85 102 Bulloch, 382 34 413 27 Burke 370 590 332 549 Campbell, 669 251 474 214 Cass, 700maj. 944 611 Chattooga, 426 350 330 300 Chatham, 582 776 715 700 Cherokee, 952 680 740 533 Clarke, 437 615 398 538 I Cobh, 978 713 835 637 ; Columbia, 282 489 277 522 [Coweta,. 114maj.689 808 Crawford, 454 364 467 433 ; DeKalb, 990 759 762 577 Effingham, 110 175 110 226 Emanuel, 269 195 217 206 Fayette, 230maj. 651 4 28 ; Floyd, GOO 569 446 380 Forsvth, 185maj. 621 463 Franklin, 1032 354 922 354 Greene, 131 767 115 786 Gwinnett, 706 735 680 757 Habersham, 770 430 785 388 Hall, 687 527 699 529 Hancock, 321 456 307 507 Harris, 409 785 390 813 Heard, 45 2 355 398 313 Henry, oOmaj. 815 884 Houston, 686 625 654 637 Jackson, 664 513 644 517 Jasper, 473 429 493 475 Jefferson, 93 419 84 544 Lincoln, ,175 267 183 275 Lumpkin, 969 530 946 556 Madison, 365 336 335 338 Meriwether, 792 739 833 695 Monroe, £65 686 644 733 Morgan, 281 393 299 415 Murray, 947 502 624 403 Muscogee, 853 1039 851 1071 Newton, 412 913 471 896 Oglethorpe, 152 470 172 576 Pike, 825 716 783 642 Putnam. 312 388 381 425 Randolph, 29maj. 650 575 Richmond, 438 631 474 747 Scriven, 222 195 225 241 Stewart, 786 908 690 904 Taliaferro, 67 362 54 412 Talbot, 813 711 794 862 Troup, 42!) 999 440 1005 : Twiggs 414 2-67 403 324 j Upson, 356 611 385 £-16 Walker, l-50raaj, 554 537 i Walton. 7-T 526 744 605 | Warren, 250maj, 3*2 607 j Washington, 558 612 50S 629 j Wilkinson, 573 383 628 423 | Wilkes, 80maj. 354 439 S entvtcrs. Bjhb and Twiggs— Wigging, I Burke and Emanuel —McLeod. Coweta and Meriwether —Parks, Whig gain. 1 Cha* am —Snider. Whig gain, j Cherokee and Cobb — Hunt. Ciarkc and Jackson —Clayton, Whig gain. Columbia and Richmond —Miller. D 'Knlb and Gwinnett —St m mans. 1 Floyd and Chattooga —Montgomery, Whig | ga”l - Green find Morgan—Reese. | Hancock and Baldwin —Terrell. I Hall and Forsyth —D nr ay an. Houston abd Macon — Hunter. Jefferson and Washington—Stapleton. Monroe and Pike— Cochran. M uscogee and Harris—Marks. Newton and Walton —Williamson, Whig gain. Oglethorpe and Madison—'Willingham. Scriven and Effingham If”. J. Lawton, Dem. gain. Stewart and Randolph — Boj’nton* Troup and Heard—Johnson. Upson and Crawford —Holloway. Warren and Taliaferro —Darden. Wilkes and Lincoln —Moore. Walker and Dade — Farris. J'ilopreaentatives l Baker — Tiff. Baldwin —Harris* Bibb—-Nisbet and Atkinson. Whig gain. Bryan —Bird. Bulloch — Rawls. Buiko —Brown and Gresham. Cass —Smith and McConnell. Chatham —Bartow and Clark,(2 Whig gain.) Cha ttooga — Hoard. Cherokee —Field and Williamson. Coweta —Ferrell, Robertson. Clarke—Harris and Jackson. Cobb— Maloney and McConnell. Columbia —Fleming and Shockley. Crawford — Walker. DeKalb —Darnal and IHfoon. Effin gham —Morgan. Emanuel —Sumner. Floyd—Price, Whig gain. Forsyth — Strickland, Franklin —Freeman and Morris. Green—Sanford and Ward. Gwinnett —Brandon and Whitworth. Habersham —Phillips and Cabiness. Hall— Bauyh. Hancock —Lewis. Harris —Ramsey and Dozier. Henry —Moseley, and a Democrat. Houston —Bryan and Holmes. Jasper—Glover. Jefferson —Todd. J ones — Glover. Jackson— Penticost. Liberty—Quarterman. Lincoln —Neal. Lumpkin— Barnes and Keith. Mclntosh —Townsend, 'Whig gain, Madison — Colbert , Dem. gain. Monroe —Battle and Pinkard , Dem. gain. Morgan —Harris. Meriwether —Wtmbish and Wordman. M array — Kennon. Muscogee —Howard and Bcthune. Newton —Reynolds and Pace. Oglethorpe—Smith and Glenn. Pike —Speer and Gauldiny. Putnam —Calaway and Reid , Dem. gain. Randolph—Perkins and Hodges. Scriven — Pollock. Stewart —Talbot and Wood. Taliaferro —J. W. Harris. Talbot —Weathers and Carter, Dem. gains. Troup—Cameron and Beasely. Twiggs — Fitzpatrick. Upson —Andrews and McAfUra. ,»« .winii uug—gßOTmg-mw Walker— Harden, Dcra. gain. Walton —Jackson and Kilo ore. Warren —Anderson and Bacon. Washington—Bullard and Franklin, Dem. gain. W ilk inson— Rosier. Wilkes—Anderson and Gartrell. Democrats in Italic. Health of the President. The Washington Union, of the sth instant, says —‘ This morning’s Richmond Enquirer states that a report was ‘very current last evening announcing the President’s death.’ We art; happy to state that the President is much better, and was for several hours to-day in consultation with his cabinet.” General Thanksgiving-, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Mis souri have each appointed the 25th day of No vember next, for public Thanksgiving. It is generally expected that the Executives of oth- 1 States in which this festival is celebrated, will establish its observance this year on the same , day. Such uniformity is much to be desire I. The French steamer Philadelphia did not leave Cherbourg on the loth ult., having been detained for repairs. The next steamer of that line to arrive is the Missouri, which was to leave on the 30th ult. The Washington correspondent of the Bal timore Sun, under date of oth inst., writes — “A special messenger will be dispatched to recall Mr. Trist. lie will probably got his pa pers to-day. With the troops now in the field, on the way, and about to be called _ out, we will be strong enough, not only to keep what we have acquired, but to open communica tions with the Pacific, as I informed you in ray last letter, by the way of Acapulco. This will give us ah opportunity to communicate as quick as possible with our squadron in the Pa cific, and give an additional value to the ac quisition of California. “The war, now to be carried on against Mexico, will be similar to that waged by Na*- | polcon against Austria and Italy, by Sir Henry I Pottlnger against China, and by Sir Harry Smith against the Sikhs, i. e., it will support its own expenses and acquire territory besides —the right and lawful issue of all wars.” “The President resumed his post in Cabinet meeting this morning. Every member pre i sent. The administration have determined to ; call out, immediately, the remainder of troops : which the law authorizes, for Mexico —the j Departments are accordingly directed to ar range the details as speedily as possible, and in a very few days we shall know the result of , their labors.” The Chinese Junk. ' The difficulty between Captain Kellat and his Chinese crew, at New York, has been amicably settled. He pays SI,OOO for their passage to China, and they were to sail on , Tuesday last. ’ Fellcw Fever. The Now Orleans Delta of the 3d inst. says —Our columns daily present, in the list of interments at the several city cemeteries, grati fying evidence of the fact that the mortality of the epidemic continues to decline, and is now at a low figure. Os this, too, we sec other j proofs around us. The streets are no longer im | ccasingly traversed with funeral corteges; our • citizens are not rololy engrossed with atten | dance on the sick, *md hi pfcying tributes of ! respect to the dead. The pulse of business ; again commences to beat, and our citizens ! are beginning to cast off that lethargy bf which, j so far as all business interests were concerned, i the scenes through which we have passed were a powerful predisposing agent. But satisfactory as the change in the health of our city is, we would be still far from sug gesting the return of absent citizens, or saying that the time is come when we may be visited • with impunity by strangers. In matters of this kind, the sure course is the safe one. We believe that our most experienced medical men would not undertake to say that the unacc’i mated hazard nothing in coming to the city, and that causes, now latent, may not increase the danger. Let all, then, stay away allua acclimatecl persons —till we have frost, and the press sounds the glad trumpet to return! | The Springfield Gazette announces the death ' of the Kev. Caleb J. Tenney, D. D.. an Agent oi the American Colonibation Society, in whose service he has assiduously labored for several years. Cob Fremont’s Trial. The Boston Post is informed by a private letter from Washington that Col. Fremont’s j trial is to commence on the Bth proximo, at Fortress Monroe, (Old Point Comfort,) Gen. j George M. Brooke has been selected as the presiding officer. He is at present in command j at New Orleans. Col. Taylor, (a brother of old Zach,) now stationed at Louisville, Ky., j Col. Crane, Major Graham, and Col Hunt, of j the quartermaster’s department, are to be j members of the court. The list is probably not yet complete, though the gentlemen named above are determined on. Stockton is expect ed to arrive by the Bth. Col. Benton has late ly written from Missouri, asking to have Cap tain Smith, now stationed at St. Louis, ordered to attend the trail as a witness, on the ground that he is the author of a portion of the news paper reflections on the conduct of Fremont.” The War. A call was made through the New Orleans papers of Thursday week for a general meeting of the citizens to take into consideration the re fusal of the enemy to treat for peace, and to assure our Government “that tne people of New Orleans arc ready as they ha've always been, to prosecute the war with their persons, and if necessary, with their money.” The Courier says : “We are persuaded that a pub lic meeting held for this purpose and animated with the true American spirit, would have the happiest effect, by shewing that the Govern ment have the coridal support of the public in pursuing an honorable peace, through a war vigorously conducted, and convincing the en emy that he labors under a mistake in suppos ing that party spirit has any power to divide the American people from their Government, in questions of national rights and honors.” The meeting was held on Thursday, and was well attended. The Mayor, A. C. Cross man, presided, assisted by several Vice Presi dents. The following resolutions were adopt ed— Resolved, That the present war with Mexico is one just and necessary for the preservation of the rights, and the assertion of the honor of our country. Resolved, That it has been conducted with equal humanity and glory by the brave officers and soldiers of our army, and that they have earned for themselves a monument of imper ishable glory. Resolved, That the repeated offers by our Government of equitable and liberal terms of peace, and the repeated and insolent rejection of those terms by Mexico, leaves us no alter native but to prosecute the war with all the power of the country until peace is honestly sought by the foe, or Mexico finally subju gated. Resolved, That it is the duty of every Ameri i can citizen to do all in his power to aid our Government in the vigorous and successful prosecution of the Avar. | Alabama Rice. —We were shown a sample of ; Bice at the store of A. J. Terrell & Co. of this place, the other day, raised on the plantation of Col. Abel Hagerty, which is situated on the Tallapoosa river, 4 miles from Wetumpka, which was as pretty w hite rice as w e have ever seen from any South Carolina plantation.— | Those who have used this rice give it a decid ed preference over that of any they can pro -1 cure elsewhere,as it is much sweeter and equal ly as white as rice that is raised in any coun try. \\ e learn that Col. Hagerty has shipped to Mobile during the last two wrecks some thir ty or forty casks, and that his crop this season will be between seventy-five and one hundred casks. His success in raising this article is now well established, and as it bids fair to yield a better profit than the growth of cotton, it is probable this sterling old farmer designs to in crease his forces :n the production of this arti cle. This proves that Alabama is fast advanc ing towards a competition with her sister 1 States in agricultural as well as mineral pur suits, — Wetumpka Guard, Oth inst. [From the N. O. Picayune, 3d inst.] From Havana. The brig Adams (tray, Capt. Collins, arriv ed yesterday from Havana, bringing files of pa pers, to the 25th ult., inclusive. They are fil led with matters of a purely local interest, and the only item of news we find in them is that the brig Leopold O’Donnell, which sail ed from Charleston for Havana, went ashore at Key West, after being twenty-four days but, but was got off on the 22d ult. No par ticulars are given, nor is it stated whether she proceeded on her voyage or put into port for repairs. Our Consul at Havana.—lt w ill be remem bered that when the news of Paredes arrived here, several presses, and ourselves in the number, censured Mr. Campbell, our Consul at Havana, for not having sent a person on the steamer with Paredes, that the authorities at Yera Cruz might be informed of his hi rival at the earliest possible moment. . We have received from Havana, the followihg letter; i defending Mr. Campbell, and in justice.to hint 1 publish it: Havana, Sept; 25; 1847; | Editors of the Picayune —l perceive that there has been some excitement in New' Orleans hi i relation to the landing of Paredes itl Ter;t j Cruz‘ and a disposition to attach some censure j to the American consul for not having takeii 1 such steps as would have acquainted Gov; Wilson with the fact of his (Paredes) being oil board of the British steamer. It is generally understood in this city that | the consul had taken the necessary steps; that i he wrote to Gov. Wilson, and also to the col lector of Vere Cruz; and fearing the landingof Paredes might be erteetod before letlers could reach those gentlemen through the post office* j he sought some other mode of sending his communications. This was offered by Mr. A. H. Carpenter, who had been attached to the quartern!,ister’s department of Vera Cruz, and j who stated that he had an acqn imtance on i board the steamer who would take charge of the letters and deliver them on the first visit jof the boat from the custom-house. This was to all appearance the best mode which c< u’d be selected, unless a special agent was era | ployed for the purpose of delivery, and I have ! no idea that any agent could have been engag ed for a less sum than from five to six hun dred dollars —and, would the U. S. Govern ment have sanctioned such an expenditure for a purpose apparently so useless? For Paredes was well known in Vera Cruz, and it would not have been deemed probable that ho was known to so many could have elud ed the vigi lance of our officers and have es j capod from the city, not that I think his arriv al in Mexico is worthy of consideration. You will readily perceive on perusing the above that no blame can be attached to our consul in the affair. An American Resident in Havana _ imed, On the 2d day of Sept., at sea, on board the ship i Goethe, upon his return voyage from Europe* which he had visited tor the benefit of his impair-' ed and declining health. John F. Goneke, for -1 merly of Athens. Special Notices. [fj’There will be a continuation of the meeting at the Bush Arbour, on the Hills, This Day ami ! To-Morrow, commencing at 10 o’clock, P. M. There will be no Service in the Methodist Church on Sabbath next, till o'clock, P. M. The Rev. Mr. EVANS will preach in the Upper Market, at 8 o’clock in the xMorning on Sabbath ! next. Oct. ‘J AUGUSTA MANUFACTURING COM PANY. i By order of the Board of Directors, notice is hereby given, that an installment of 10 per cent is required to be paid in by the Stockholders on Wed nesday, the 10th of November next. WILLIAM PHILLIPS, Scc’y a. m.c. Sept. 30 t [pp Augusta Female Academy.—dha large, commodious and retired building at the cor ner of Green and Jackson-streets, nearly opposite the Methodist Church, having been refitted and supplied with, appropriate furniture, will hence forth be used for the exercises,of the above Insti tution. We have Maps, Globes, Scientific Apparatus* excellent Library.&c., and are thus enabled to of fer facilities to Pupils and inducements to Parents inferior to no other School in this State. Details are given in a pamphlet which will be sent to all making application for it. We will resume our labors on the Flßfc 1 n. : m DAY in October inst. Oct. 1 G—tc L. LA TASTE, Principal. O’Female In 9 tttate.~-R«r• **£s? designs, to resume his duties on the bIKSi * DAY IN OCTOBER. v The course of studies will be as liberal m m as in any similar institution in the country . will be assiduous efforts to secure the improvement of his pupils by thorough instruction, by the u»c of the best text Books, and by a failhtul exaction perfect recitations. BOARDING. —A few young ladies can recede Board in his Family. Terms may be known on application at his rc>i dence, Broad-street, METCALF’S RANGE. Sept. 28 +