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TKXAS I.AM) DIM.
(Concluded )
Sec. 23. Jle it further enacted, Tint all .in
gle men who were in llie republic at the dale of
(he declaration ofindopemlence, and entitled un
der the coiiktilution to one-third of n league of
land, and who have Mnco married,or may within
the neat twelve month*, ahull he entitled to the
additional quantity of two-third* of a league and
a labor of lend, /‘roviileil, that the benefit* of
thia ae,c ion Khali only extend to thoac who have
contributed to the auppurt and defence of I'ieir
country: unit firaviileil, this additlon d quantity
ah ill not be allowed lo any whose wife baa re
ceived a league of land of this government.
Mae. 21. He il further emu led, That whema
many prison* have received titles under the
colonization law* aa colonials from the different
aommiasionor* of tho country, and whereas many
conditions Hereby the law attached to aueh ti
tles, that all ancti conditions he, arnl they are
hcrvhy cancelled, and the titles to all such lands
-arc hereby ratified and confirmed. I‘ruviilcil,
that such persons shall pay, or cause to ho paid,
to the president of the hoard of land commission
er* of tho county w here such land may ho situa
'led, within sit months after tho opening of the
land office, all money which may be due or owing
'cn llie same: proniiletl, that the condition of re
maining in tho country, and tho provision pro
hibiting the sain to aliens, idmll not ho repealed
this law. And further provided, (lint no till*?
by this act alnll ho confirmed winch was illegal
oh initio. —,‘lnd finthcr provided, that this act
'••hall not extern! to any grantee or individual tor
a greater amount of land than one league and
one labor.
Sec. *.>, Hr it fintherrmictrd, That no per*
•on shall, by viiluu of an imptovcmcnl, have a
light to claim more than one league and one
labor of Und, and that improvement *»lndl consist
in (he dealing and fencing in a fanner like
manner, {at least tour acre.-; and this privilege
•bail nut extend to any person or persons who
•have previously received a title to the quantum
of bind to which they were entitled, nor to any
person or persons entitled to a giant of land by
purchase.
Hge. 20. Hr it further rmictrd, That ilia
hereby declared, that all empre.• urios* contracts
having ceafled on the day of the declaration ol
independence, all the vunml binds of Texas are
the properly of I his republic, und subject alone to
the disposition of rfie government of the same.
JS»;e. *27. He it further enacted, 'That in
order to fictile tho claims of empresarios, each
nod every one o! the same are hereby authorized
(o institute ii suit against the president of the
republic of Texas, which suit oi suits shall be
liied in the county in which is situated the scat
ol government anti shall he tried us all other land
<em(«arc required lobe tried. And a'lould any
empresjfio who should !hus sue, tail to estuhli-h
the claim for which ho hues, he shall pay all the
'coals oi said suit. J’rovidrd , that neither aliens
nor the assignee* of aliens shall be entitled to the
benefits of this net.
»*S>.c. 28. Ur it further rmictrd, That it shall
1»c the duly ul the attorney general to attend to
•II such suits, in buhull' of tho republic ol Texas,
•nd the president is hereby authorized to employ
•uch additional counsel ns in his opinion he may
dcotn proper; tho expenses of which shall not t x
cced one thousand d« burs in each case.
Hr it further rmictrd , Thai every
volunteer who arrived in ibis republic alter tin;
«nd day of Mach, IH.'UI, and Indore tho Ist ol
Augxist, tSdti, at; nas received or may heieul-
Irr receive an iiunorablu discharge and taken
the oath prescribed by (ho consiitutiuii, or who
may have died, <-l ia 11 receive tho quantity ol land
by ill s act secured to original colonists.—J'rovi
drd, that the priority ol location mentioned in
the lhirly«ciglnh suction ol (Ins act shall ho ail*
bored to; and fmliter proviitcd, that none but the
pefsoii who served, or Ins hens, shall be entitled
to the benefit ol this provision, and all augmen
tation shall accrue to tho original claimant, and
not to the person to whom it may have been
transferred; provided, no person who i« entitled
lO the benefit ol 111 «• hr»:I part ot (Ida section ol
Ihi« •< ( shall ho . muled lo the benefits ol the lat
ter part ol the same; and every person who has
arrived in the republic since (hedecimation of in- 1
dependence, and previous to the Ut of October,
183 7, who is a tree while person and the bead ol
a family, und who actually resides within the
government with h,a family, shall bo entitled to
an«addiiiunul grant of twelve hundred and eigh y
acres of land by paying tho fees of ollice and of
surveying, ino conditions ol said grunt shall
be that both grantee and his or her iainily shall
remain and reside within this republic, and do
and perform all the duties required ol other such
®discus, for the term of three years; after which
time, hu or she shall receive an unconditional
deed for said lurid; and in no case whatever thall
• giant of that description be made unless il bo
satisfactorily proven tint ail the conditions and
provisions of tho law have been complied wit.i.
And all single free white men who have emigra
ted lo this republic since the declaration ol inde
pendence, and previous to the Ist ul October, 1837,
■hull be entitled to six bund red and forty acres
of land, and if they married before the Ist day id
October, 1837, they shall be entitled to au addi
tional quantity o| six hundred and forty ucrci of
land upon the same conditions as above named,
•nd ail laws contrary to the meaning and provis
ions ol this stH'tiun are hereby repealed.
Sec. 30. Hr dfurther enacted, That ali of
ficers and soldiers who engaged in the service of
3 exus previous to the Istol March, 1837, whose
families arc now hero or may arrive vviilnn twelve
months from tho date of their discharge, shall bo
'entitled lo tho sumo quantity of land as they
would have been entitled to, it their families had
emigrated with them to tho country.
Sec. 31. Hr it further emu fed, That the
board ol land commussioueis too heieby author-
Ued lo giant u> poisons claiming laud ot this
government undei tho ‘29th section ul this act, a
certificate ol their claims, upon the same proof
ttiitgjinude to theufug required ul other claimants, !
stating in said certificate, the amount ut laud to
which tho claimant is hy law entitled; ut what I
lime he or she arrived in diu republic.
Wkc. 3*. He it further enacted, That the j
commissioner o! the general land office, shall, i
when required by the president ol the republic or '
•ither house ol congress, make * plalol any laud (
surveyed under the authority of tho government
and give such information respecting the public
and concerning the bu*iuess|ot his ollice us shall,
be legally requited.
Ski. 33. Hr it further enacted, That the
commissioner of the general land ollice shall be,
and he is hereby authoiixcd lo appoint a transla
tor who shall undergo au examination us to his '
qualification, und shall understand the Caslilliun
■nd Lnghsh languages, and shall before he en
ters upon the duties of his office, lake and sub
scribe the oath ol ollice herein presetihed, shall
give bond with two or more good and sufficient
securities in the sum ot ten thou sad dollars, to be
approved ul by the secrelaiy ol state, and shall be
payable to the president or his successors in office
conditioned for the l.u hful perfumeucus of Ins
duties, and the said translator shall hold his ollice
lor the term of three years and shall be allowed
n salary ol two thousand dollars |or annum pay
able quarterly.
- £>ec. 31. Jte it further enacted, That it shall
be the duty of said translator, lo translate into
the English language, and record in a book lo be
kepi by Inin for that purpose, all the laws and
public contracts I unlive to the lilies ul land which
are written in the Castillian language, and also
to translate and record in like manner, all origin
al Idlers which ore written in the Castillian bin.
gouge, which may be on file in the office of (he
commis inner ot the general land office.
Sec, 3j. fi; <tf nther ew’ct Thai should
a vacancy occur during tho reic s of con-
gress, by death, resignation or othcrwi e, of
any member of either of tlie boards ot land
commissioners, or of the clerk of either of ine
a rd board, or of any county surveyor, it snail
he tiic (lit’y of tho board of land commission
ers, 10 notify hiiidi vacancy to tbu commis
sioner ol the land office forthwith, ami to re
commend son e person suitably nual tied to
till sucli vacancy, whereupon it shall be the
duty of the commissioner of the general land
office to (i'l said vacancy by an appointment,
ami report tho same to tlie congress immedi
ately on its next session, , which officer shall
continue to perform the duties ol the, office,to
which he is appointed, agreeably to the pro
visions of tins act, until Ins successor ;s duly
qualified.
iSuo. UO. lie it further enacted, That as
soon ns tlie certified copy of tho field notes
and plat of any survey should he made and
transmitted to the president of the hoard of
land commissioners fortlie county where the
land or part of n lies, and the amount of mon
ey fixed by law as the price of sucli land, he
paid, the president of the board of land com
inissioneis shall endorse a receipt lor such
payment on the hack ot i aid field nolcs for
which ho shall give duplicate receipts and
transmit the field notes tojiho commissioner
of the general land office, who shall forthwith
make out in due form n patent (er said land,
md record the sumo in a b mk to ha kept tor
that purpose, snd transmit the original to the
president of the hoard of land commissioners
lor the county where the land lies, who shall
enter a minuie of the said patent on Ins books
and deliver the same to the parly who iseu
litied to it, or sum : one authorized by him to
receive the same, taking a receipt therefor;
and the said patentees in all cases shall pay
as government lees the prices fixed by the
colonize uni laws of (Joahuda and Texas in
force at the tune lin y emigrated to tma coun
try. And if lin y emigrated subsequently to
tne 2nd day ol May, Indio, and previous to the
duclaral ion of independence, they thill he
required to pay the amount fixed by a law
passed by the congress of the stale ot (Jouliu
ila and Texas on l he above date.
Neo. a?, Ur il further enacted 4 , That the
president of the republic ol Texas he, and
lie is hereby un'lionaed to contract lor the
surveying, and cause lobe surveyed, at the
expense of tins government a siiliicient
quantity of land to satisfy the holders of all
land scrip that may have been issued and sold
by tins government, agreeably to the law, in
nil respects. And the secretary of the treas
ury is hereby authorized to pay out of any
money in the treasury not otherwise appro
priated, the expenses which may accrue in
completing such surveys. Provided, it shall
nut exceed three dollars fur each English
lineal mile actually run.
Kuo. 38. lie it further enacted, That
when two or more locations have heretofore
been made on, and titles granted lor the
sumo piece of land, or where the boundaries
of different titled surveys conflict Willi each
other, tlie parly who has his title or order of
survey ul subsequent date, may on proper
showing of all the fuels, and (he certificate of
a legal survey ir to the hoard of land commis
sioners of tire county in which the land lies,
have Ins former title cancelled by said board
and a new order issued lor Ins quantum ul
land or so much thoieof as shall be affected
by the conflicting lines or boundaries men
tioned in this section.
•Sue. 20. He it further enacted, That the
several land ollices contemplated and estab
lished by t .is net, shall commence md go m
lu operation on the first Thursday in Februa
ry next. — Provided, however, that the opera
tions ul the land office in the county of Fed
Fiver, snail not extend to any portion ul tlie
territory near Ihu supposed boundary line
between this and the (Jlilted iSialcs govern
ment of the north, and provided, also, that
sliotild any person obtain a certificate for land
Inun said hoard of' land commissioners lor
the coumy ot lied River, who nt ihe dale ol
the passage ot tins act shall reside east ol the
boundary line hereafter to ho run between
Texas and the United Slates, said certificate
snail he void, and their operations slial> ho
confined l» the grunting and completing ol
land titles to all those who by the existing
and previous hivvs, have acquired a prefer
ence m the first location. Ol tins class are
all dozens who were residing in Texas on
the day of the declaration of independence,
and those volunteer soldiers who served a
tour of duty m tho tinny ol Texas previous to
turn time. For this class of claimants (lie land
office slial. ho opened and remain six mouths
m operation, granting an t completing titles
alone to that class ol claimants. After which
other legal claimants shall he entitled to have
their land titles completed, us herein provided
and directed. And the several hoards of land
commissioners shall ho permitted and allowed
to commence receiving applications fur
lands, and, hearing testimony on the first
Thursday m January next, and incase the
country shall he invadt d to an extent induc
ing the president to call out at least one third
ol the militia lor its defence, the commission -
or of tho general land office shall have power
to close the land offices by proclamation,until
such invasion lias terminated, and all laws
heretofore enacted on tlie subject of public
shall he, and ihey are hereby repealed,
Sue. 40. lie it further enacted, That each
county in the republic shall ho considered and
constitute a section, and that each county
surveyor he required, as soon us practicable,
to make outer procure a map ufeach county,
| on which plats of all the deeded lands in tlie I
said county shall he made, so as to make a I
fair showing of the same, lor which he shall j
receive compensation by special a .rohattun
herealter to he made tor that purp - ,
Sue. 41. lie it further enacted. That au
dited claims against the republic of Texas, I
shall he receivable in payment of public dues 1
on lands; provided, the benefits of this section
shall net extend to any one individual lor a |
larger quantity ot land than ivvo leagues and
two labors; and any ono offering to pay lor
lands in audited paper on tho government,
shall swear e at he has not paid lor us much
as two leagues and two labors ni such paper
before, cither by himself or Ins agent, which
affidavit shall he filed with the chairman of
tho hoard of land commissioner.
42, lie it further enacted, That all
a;reams of the average width ot thirty feet
shall ho considered navigable streams wilkin
tno meaning of this act, so far up as they re
tain that average width, and that they shall
not ho crossed hv the lines of a survey.
JOSEI'H HOWE.
Speaker of the house if representatives.
MlRAread it. Lamar.
President of the senate.
\ etoed by the presiuent, and passed hv a
constitutional majority of the house of’rep
resentatives, December 14, 1837.
JUSEI’II ROWE,
Speaker of the house of tepresenlatires.
Vetoed by tlie president, and passed by n
unanimous vote uiThe senate, December 14,
1837.
MIRA REA F 13. LAMAR,
President <f the senate.
How llii* world is jf.vcn Uj lying — Okie.
’ Blair (li nks all men given to lyint . It w i
impossible for tiny one man to know tin; ,
whole world, though it is very possible lor a
man to know himself. — Prenl.ce.
(Jen. JarUso'i is the father ol the Democra-
cy — N. Y. E. Post.
This is not half bo natural a mistake as
that of the Irishman, who, while hunting r “h* ■
bits, saw a large jackass, ami exclaimed —“By
St. Patrick, 1 ImvcYound the father of all
the rabbits.” — Prentice.
Mr. Benton’s nnnd has never deviated into
Federalism. — V. S. Magazine.
But bis fingers hive deviated into his
neighbor's pocket.— Prenlice.
Gov. Pope has passed through several
s gns of the political zodiac. — Ky • dr O. Juiir.
°\Ve do not know that the Governor has
travelled through many ol the signs ol the zo
diac, though wo aro aware, that, in his late
j powerful speech upon tiie financial fooleries
of Jackson and Benton, he walked very hand
somely into the "Lion” and the “Bear.”—
Prentice.
The Globe has discovered that one of the
post masters patronizes a Whigoditor. Thai’s
proof positive of the fellow’s treachery—as
good proof as the chap in the old ballad of
Ins sweetheart's fickleness —
“And thorn I »piad that faitlduss she
A lryin'sassungers fur he.”
BY ISXPP.fiSS MAIL,
[f HUM OCR COIIHKSroSUF.ST.]
WASHINGTON, Jan. 39th. 1838.
' The Secretary of lha Treasury has transmitted
to the Senate copica of all the concapondence
between him and the Banks of the Distiict of
1 Columbia, since tho suspension ol specie pay
incuts. This correspondence is said lo he highly
1 interesting to other parts of ihc country, as well
as lo the people of ihis District.
The Vice President, also, laid before the Senate
■ a report from the Secretary of War, in reference
to the depredations committed on the properly of
I citizens of Georgia, Alabama, and I'lorida, hy
. hostile (‘reck Indians. Both these documents
shall he transmitted lo you us soon as they are
• printed.
| The usual number of petitions lor the abolition
of slavery in the District of Columbia; and memo
rials remonstrating against Ills annexation ol
Texas to Ibe Union were presented, Ibo ques
tion of reception was demanded on each of the
abolition papets; and promptly laid on the I a tile
on motion of Mr. Norvell of Michigan, oAV/J
-ei n Senator. Tho remonstrances were laid on
l lie table at the suggestion of lho?e who presented
them.
There have been several petitions forwarded to
both Houses of Congress, praying for a reduction
' of duties on woolen blankets.
Mr. WEBSTER, to-day, offered * memorial
numerously signed, remonstrating strongly against
any reduction of duty on those articles.
Atone o’clock the Senate proceeded to the
consideration of the bill granting pre-emption
rights to settlers on the public lands and the
question being on the final passage of tho bill,
Mr. WEBSTER rose, and staled briefly his
reasons fur voting in favor of the hill. Ho thought
it absolutely necessary to pass some treasure pro
viding for the existing stale of thing? were Con.
gross at the point ol time in which this pre-emp
tion policy was lo bo cowmencod. In, would most
certainly go against it. But ..wing ;o previous
legislation, there were numbers of persons settled
already on the public lands, on the supposition,
'hat they should tie Healed as all other settlers
before them had been. Nothing had been pro
posed in lieu of this measure, but to place the
lands m the market over the heads of the occu
pants, with all their improvements upon them:
He thought this would be unreasonable. Besides
the publ c auction system could nut be attempted
without a violation of tho peace; and even if it
could he, it would not he mure productive to the
Government than the plan embraced in this hill.
He would ha.o been butter pleased had sotue
clause been introduced to prevent tho passage of
any future law; hut under existing circumstances*
he felt hound to support the measure.
1 Mr. BAVAUD of Delaware, admitted that
j some nteafuie ot this kind, was necessary; and
I and be would have supported the bill had it con
| lained a clause repudiating the permanence of the
j pre-emption policy. But Ins objection was, that
the same considerations which prompted Senators
j to go for the present measure, would induce them
I for olheis in future: and thus fasten the policy
i upon us for ever.
Mr. NILES of Conn, supported the bill; and
j expressed bis hope that us principles would be
' come the settled and established policy ol the
country.
Mr. FULTON, of Arkansas, supported the
measure, and delended tho character of lha set
tlers.
Mr. CALHOUN, made some very forcible
! observations in opposition to the general pre
emption policy. Ho thought that the same ex
egencies which, it is now comended, render
this bill necessary would be continually arising
and prompting them to future legislation of a
similar character. The ultimate consequence
would be the surrender of the whole of the
i public lands lo speculators and to the injury ot
1 the actual settlers.
Mr. CALHOUN expressed his conviction j
that a revision of our whole land system was
necessary, and gave notice that in a few days
hs would bring forward a measure on the sub.
ject. Mr Clay of Ky. then look the floor, and
again made a brief but eloquent speech in
opposition to tho measure.
Mr. CL VV of Ala and Mr. HUBBARD of
N. H. replied. The discussion is still going on
The bill wilt be passed by a majority of about
fourteen.
In the House of Representatives a communi
cation was received from tho Secretary of State
in reference to the impiisonment of Mr Grcely
in the jail at Frcderickton, New Brunswick,
by the British authorities there; which with its
accompanying documents was mads lit* special
order ofThureday next.
The memorial of John Ross and othei 'hcr
okees, remonstrating against the executi, of
the treaty of 1835, which laid over from Moi ay
last, was then taken up on motion of Mr Hayi * s
th# Hours resolved to reconsider the vole b
wWch t)ie motion to Ly ti*« memorial en the I
table was rejected; and then mooted lh« deeds- j
ion and did lay it on the table.
The House then proceeded to the Mississip
pi election case; and Mr. BRONSON ot N T.
finished his speech in support of the claims of
the silting members. He was followed by Mr-
Jenifer of Md. who made an animated apcech
in defence of the claims of Messrs Prentiss and
Word. Mr. Robertson of Va. is now addressing
the house on the same side.
From the Ihiffafo Commercial Adv.
from the frontier.
From the Skat op War.—Wc have re
ceived Detroit papers to the 12th inclusive.
They confirm the intelligence that the
schooner Ann was captured, as stated in our
private despatches. The Patriots had stolen
arms to a large amount, and also a steam'
boat (the Erie’) They were upon White
wood or Bots Blanc Island. Great conster
nation prevailed among the loyalists. Ihe
Patriots wererapid y augmenting in number.
Those who fled to the states on the breaking
out of the insurrection in Canada arc now
returning, fierce for battle, and joining the
forces on the Island.
There had been a slight engagement, el
which two patriots and several loyalists were
killed, .. , . ,
Capture— Col. !-*• ll* with a
detachment of the Bth brigade, accompanied
by unc of the Deputy Marshals, succeeded in
regaining two pieces of cannon und several
stands of arms, with powder, balls, &c. be
longing to the state. They were found at
Goodrich’s, some fifteen miles up the lake.
Since the above was pot in type, we have
learned that the cannon were part of those
which were obtained trout Col. Ransom by
moans of a forged order.
The Robert Pulton, under command of
Lieut. Homans, left our port yesterday after
noon, on n •ru , ze up the lake, having eu hoard
Col. Worth, Capt. Wright, and Lieut. Tal
colt, U. S. A , with 175 men. 20 of these
were volunteers from Gen. Burt s brigade.
The Lockport Daily Bulletin of the 21st
inst. savs;—
"Wc learn by a young gentleman who left
Buffalo this morning, and whose situation is
such as to enable him to know the true state
of affairs, as well as any other individual, that
the expodit on of the Patriots is by no means
abandoned—tint ohout 500 have already start
ed on their way—that new recruits are daily
following after—that their arms are in a
safe situation, and will be ready for use—and
that a determined and resolute spirit animates
tl-a officers and so diers.
•>\Ve have no doubt that such is the inten
tion, and substantially the situation of the
Patriots, but wether they will be able to ac
complish all that they contemplate and des
ire, is a mutter of some doubt.
"The steamboat Fulton left Buffalo yester
day morning, to go up the Lake, with 2(10
United Slates troops, to intercept the patriots
and prevent their progress up the Lake. The
B ircelona. was bought from under the pat
riots, who supposed they had her sale>
by General Scott, lobe put into the same ser
vice as that of the Fulton, hut on starting, she
sprung aleak, and was obliged to return to
port, with the United States troops on board.
“It is said that the lories on the Canada
side, have with n a day or two dispatched
000 regulars up the Like, towards Detroit,
lo meet the patriot forces.
"We are informed that Colonel Hughes,
who succeeded AlcNah in the command of
the tones, died a lew days since, ut his head
theappoplexy.
f From the N. J'. Com. Adv. jan. 20.
v POSTSCRIPT.
ON K o’cl.OCK,
DISASTROUS CONFLAGRATION.
About 12 o’clock at noon, a fire broke out
in avenue D, between Fifth and Sixth streets,
in a row of modern two story brick houses.
Before one o'clock all the houses on the
avenue between the two streets mentioned
were on lire, together with sumo rear build
ings on Fifth street,
The wind is at present blowing a heavy
gale, und it is feared that the fire department
will not bo able to conquer the flames/jpitil
the fire shall have reached the river.
From 15 to 20 houses are now on fire.
These are worth probably about §5OOO each.
7’iioy will no doubt he wholly destroyed,even
if the fireman succeed in preventing the far
ther spread of the destructive element.
HALF PAST ONE O’CLOCK.
The fire, wo have just learned, has crossed
to Lewis street, and two or three blocks are
said to be on fire.
From the Neu> York Com. Advertiser, Jan. 29.
Specif.— American gold 4 a 5$ premium; half
dollars 4J a 4 j do.; quarters 3 do.; Mexican dol
lars 4j a4J do,; five franc pieces $0,97; Patriot
doubloons $l6 a $ 16,20.
Ttkasuui Hiiafts—Par.
Trkascrt Notes. —j n J premium. Sales of
$2,000 ut par, $l,OOO at J premium, and $3,000
at i do. $1,50» of five per cent notes were sold
at I per cent premium.
Boston Banks.— The associated banks refus<
cd on Friday, lo receive the bills of the American
Bank. The consequence of this wasn run upon
the latter, which it could not meet, audit accord
ingly closed its doors. The Uentincl & (iozelte
of Saturday, says—" From the character of this
bank and its directors, wo have no do bt that it
will he able finally, to redeem all its bills, and that
the holders will ultimately lose nothing.”
The reasons that led to the step in question
on the part of the associated hanks, wore, accord
ing to the Boston Courier, the issuing by the
American Bank,contrary to an implied promise,
of $40,000 in ils bills.
The Allas ol Saturday, says :—“Wc learn from
good authority, that the directors of this [the
American] Bank, have decided to wind up its
business. The hills will all be redeemed, andv
the larger portion of the stock returned to the
holders. We advise every man who has any of
its hills In his possession, not lo part with them
except lor their par value. Ihe directors ol the
Fulton Bank applied to the Legislature yesterday,
for permission to surrender its charter.
The Boston Courier of Saturday has the fol
lowing paragraph :
It is reported in Slate street that the Washing
ton Bank has withdrawn from the association,
hut offers to receive the bills of all banks in good
standing at par, and lo redeem ils own hills in
Boston money, and pay one per cent premium
for them on presentation at its uW.i counter. We
have heard that the directors of another hank in
the city, have been notified to attend a special
meeting this morning, for the purpose of passing
a vote to the same effect.
The cashier of the Middling Interest Bank of
Boston, has published the following statement in
relation to its allairs; “The whole amount of its
bills now in circulation is $55,428, to meet
which it lias $15,000 48 in gold and silver in its
vaults, a deposilc of $5,000 in the Suffolk Bank,
and bills of other banks of $4,300 —and ils re
sources arc abundantly sufficient lo meet all its
1 abilities lo the public and its stockholders.”
au«i;sta. __
Saturday Morning, Feb, 3, 1839.
The performances at the Theatre during the
week have afforded the liveliest satisfaction to the
play [going public. The pieces selected by
the good taste of Mr. Barnes have had the bare
merit of being represented by talent of the high
est order, and the selections from the various
standard dramas have been so judiciously arran
ged as to afford staple scope for the finest acting,
at the sime lime preserving all that was necessa
ry for tbe full developemeat of the intention of
the dramatist. Wc particularly instance the ad
mirable performance of ths Rivals on Monday
last, and feel gratified to learn that it is announ
ced for the Benefit of Mr. Harrison, long and fa
vorably Pknown t as one of the leading actors in
the Park Theatre, New York. This being the
last night of performing we have no doubt a good
house will convince the Beneficiary that his tal
ents are not unappreciated by the citizens of Au
gusta,
South Cauolina Collios.—The whole
number of students in this institution is 153; as
follows; seniors 39; juniors 39; sophomores 49<
freshman 36.
We quote the followintg price* current from
A. Houston, Texas, paper:
“Flour $35 pur bbl; Hams 50 cents per Ib ;
Chickens $2 per pair, and Eggs 29 cents a
piece.”
The Mail Robdeuy.— The N. O. Picay
une, of tire 29th inst says:—An individual,
suspected to he an aecompliance in the late
mail robbery, was in Mobile a few days since,
hut while the police officers were devising
means for Ids apprehension, he escaped. He
was afterwards pursued, and is believed to be
surrounded in the swamp of Three Mile
Creek. Several persons are now in the
guard-house, under suspicion of a knowledge
of the fugitives mid the place of their con
cealment.
The convention now silling in Philadel
phia for amending the constitution of Penn
sylvania, decided by a large majority, that
free negroes should no longer be permitted to
vole in that Stale.
In the case of Dkla.no, vs. Stock.
ton & Stokes, which has occupied the time
of Baltimore County Court for several days,
the Jury, on Saturday morning returned a
verdi. l of $2590 (or the plan tiff. The plantiff,
Mr. Delano, was injured, some time since.by
the upsetting ot'one of Stockton and Stokes
Sin lies, and lie brought the action to recover
dams? 08, toid them at ten thousand dol
lars.
From the Norlbik falcon of 23 d instant, wo
learn that the schr. Protecto'T; °f ® talen
airived there the day before, had 1.-st her "‘‘plain,
Nicholas B Post, overboard on Sunday about
Doort, in a heavy gale. Capt P. was walking the
deck, when lie was struck by the foreboom, as it
gibed, and precipitated him into the sea, which
was running high; every clfort was made to
save him, but in vain.
It is announced in the Philadelphia Herald
that the Committee appointed by the N. York
banks to visit the Philadelphia banks for the
purpose of consulting with them on the expe
diency of naming a day for the resumption of
specie payments, arrived in Philadelphia on
Friday the 261 h inst.
' Ihinj li iilinTliin 'ill Ini iiu ' ay '
lar famed Chief paid the debt of na.
Hire at Sullivan’s Island, on Tuesday night.
He had been sick fur some time—when we
saw him at the theatre, lie looked sad and tired
of the world. He was attacked with a catarr
hal fever; but whether he fell a victim to the
common course of the disease, or to the har
rassments of a vexed and disappointed spirit,
is a matter of doubt—probably a combination
of tko two. He had the best medical alien
dance and we believe was in nothing neglect
ed —but it would not do—his proud and un
conquerable spirit refused to be chained to a
captive body. Wc shall not write his epi
taph or his funeral oration, yet there is some
thing in the character of this man not un
worthy of the respect ofthe world. From a
vagabond child, he became the masterspirit
of a long and desperate war. lie made him
self—no man owed less to accident. Bold
and decisive in action, deadly but consistent
in haired, dark in revenge, cool, subtle, saga
cious in council, he established gradually and
surely a resistless ascendency over his adopt
ive tribe by the daring of his deeds, lire constan
cy of his hostility to whites, and the profound
craft of'his policy. In council bespoke lit
tle—he made the other chiefs his instruments,
and what they delivered in public, was the
secret suggestion of the in visible master.
Such was OsroLA, who will be long remem
bered as the man that with the feeblest moans
•■produced the most terrible cff.cts.”
Indiana Lkoislatvu*. — Each member ofthe
Indiana Legislature has, according to a custom
prevalent in lhat Stale, declared his politics in
writing. It appears, that the number of VVh gs
in that body is 57, and the number ol Van Bu>
rcnilcs, including the Conservatives, 43.
LIEUT. POWELL’S BATTLE.
By an extra from the office of the St Augustine
Herald, dated Wednesday, Jan 24th,wo are furnish
ed with seme further particulars of Lieut. Powell's
battle with the Indians, ns contained in an extract
of a letter from an officer of the army.
East Florida, Jan. 13lh, 1833.
“We are now lying in camp about 25 miles
due west from Indian River Inlet. We are
about 21 miles from Fort Basinger. Fort
Basinger is a Post ectablished by (Joi. Taylor
on the Kissimmee about 50 miles, by that
river, from Fort Gardner, which js on the
Kissimmee about cast fiom Tampa Bay.
Lieut. Powell, of the navy, had a fight on 1
the loth inst at Jupiter Inlet. An old wo. I,
mon, pretending not to s e tits troops, allow-*
ed herself lu be taken, and promised to show I
where some Indians wore. They met tho I
Indians, but the sa.lors broke and run. Lieut I
Powell says, that had it not been fur the com- I
pany of artillery under Lieut. Fowler, which I
was witb him, tils whole command would/®
have been cut to pieces. I
The company of artillery had to protect I
their ictroat, and it was as much as the offi. I
cers could do to keep the sailors from break* I
ing into a full run to the boats, and pushing
off. Most of the sailors are wounded in the
back. Lieut. Fowler was wounded in the
thigh. He, however, mounted the back of a
negro and continued to encourage bis men
The artillery retreated in good order,or rather
they kept up a fire retiring There was
nothing like running among them. Whilst
retiring on the back of the negro, Lieut
Fowler received a ball in his back. It is
not known whether the bull passed through
him or round under the skin. All the os.
cers were wounded except J. E. Johnson,who
has, however, no less than seven balls through
his hat and clothes.
There wore nut more lhan 80 Indians; and
they might have been whipped, but for the bailor#
as tho fight was in the ni:en pine barren, wirb
the undergrowth burnt; or perhaps even as it was
if the regulars had not been afraid that the sailors
would lake to the boats and Isavo them. I) U 1
for the regulars, all would have been killed; as It
was, all the killed and one wounded man was
left behind, and one boat with a box of amuni
(ion fell into the hands of the Indians. Thres
Indians were seen dead. The assistant surgeon
(of ibe navy) and his attendant, were killed
while dressing the wounded.
Our loss was, 1 believe, live killed and twenty
| one wounded, or it may have been iwenty-ous
killed and wouuded.”
We hope to hear further particulars in a day
or two. Dr. Leitner, was tho acting surgeon u
Lieut. Powell’s expedition, and though his naina
is not merit oned, ihere is too much reason ta fear
that he is the surgeon who was killed.
Home Squadron.— The Now York Arne-,
ican announces that Com, Riduely has re.
ceived instructions to send the brigs Pioneer
and Consort, and sclftmner Active, iimyfcdi.
atcly lo sea, to give relief and protection to
distressed vessels hound lo but ports. The
Pioneer will cruize in the track of homeward
bound vessels to Boston, and other eastern
ports. Tho Consort will cruize between
Sandy Hook and the South .Shoals of Nan
tucket; and the Active will cruize between
Sandy Hook and the Caposof Virginia,for
the benifit of vessels bound to the Chesapeake
and Delaware rivers. They are well found
with extra provisions and men, and were Id
go to sea from Now York on Saturday;
The new steam packet, Neptune, whits* 1
has recently arrived at Charleston, is said to
excel in beauty, strength and accoinmoda,
"on all l»er predecessors. The .NPi'diioe i»
25U feet long on dock, 23 feet four inches
beam, 11 and a half feel hold; can rn tlcj 125
berths, 12 state rooms on deck; dnd can ac
commodate 201) passengers.
HANK KUPORxf T
Statement of the Augusta ins. anti Hank*
ing Company, Thursday, Feb. I, 1838.
Amount of property owned
by tills Bank, vn:
"—miliary noies, real estate,
'&c. , 601,2)0 20
Exchange on Now York,
Philadelphia, tj-o. 318,13/ 32
079,649 42
Balance duo by othor banks
and agents, 125,754 70
Specie in vault, 120,319 4 4
Notes of oilier banks 20,269 00 141,098 4t
Total am’nt owned by this bank 1,205,493 64
Amount duo by this hartk,
vi/.:
A'otes in circulation, 530,915 3®
Balance dm, to oibor banks 69,971 80
do Depositors, 65,180 33
125,052 14
Surplus profits, 54,525 00
Capital stock, SCO,OOO 00 554,523 00
dolls. 1,255,492 it
ROBERT WALTON, Cashier
COMMERCIAL.
MOBILE MARKET, JAN 29. /
Cotton.—ln the early part of last weck-Avo h»H
an alternate of active enquiry and dulne.,s Hol
ders became anxious to sell, imt on Thursday »
spirited demand took plane, and tables were swept
at an improvement ol lolly ic.
The sales of the week weio 16,000 bales, ntths
following cj otations, viz ;
(lend Fine 111 a 13, good fair 111 a 111, fair 10 «
101, middling 8} a 9i, Ordinary 7 a 7i.
NEW ORLEANS MARKET, JAN 27.
Our Levee preseuis a bustling ami animating
scene, as it regards tlie receiving and shipments!
produce and other desenp-ions of merchandize, but
denie s of almost every class continue to complain,
notwithstanding, of the market being quite dull.
Cotton.—Bales have been made m the week to
the extent of fully 13,000 bales. We cannot quote
any positive advance, but may remark that vary
lull prices have generally bean obtained, and that
holders are exceedingly firm. I'bo stock actually
on sale is light, and in the hands of fewer person*
than usual. Buyers for the mcnufactures at lh«
north have been tho most active operators of ths
week, but there has been a considerable quantity
taken lor English account also. Os .Mobile W)B|
hales at 12i; 188 at 7|, 520 lit 8 3-4. F
MI I ■ K j
HI Alt lIV Id IIVTrci.f.IKK.IVCK.
~~S A VA.NNAIi, lee. I.—L.'d ships OniilHn, Print
Liverpool; Tropic, Jackson, do;; b.igs Savannah,
more, New York; Poland, Gardner, Havana; sclir.
CHARLESTON, Feb. I.—Arr. yesterday, ship ‘■’Bi.
drew Scott, Hartley, Portland, 13 days; setirs. FlnalK-Hli
Adams, Alatanzas, 5 days; Virginia, Williams. CltcrflH
stone, Va.. 1) days; steam packet Neptune, Penney or.
York—l, ft at IU, AM, s-unday morning. m
Cld, brigs Retrieve, Locker, Havana; Globe,
Marseilles, Arihandido, Campbell, Havre; John C. CiSM
V\ eat to Sea yesterday, sclir F.xit, Sisson,
' —Arr. G L brig Perry, Hamilton, N,
days; U L brig Join's, Hall, do., 5 days; line brig
Pinckney, Ford, Ha limore, 4 days: brig Richard
jtlurti val.t, X. York, S days; sehr. Belle, Howes,
la the oiling, Rr barque George Canning from
IT;L brig Kim, Croft, Havana. ■
Sni cd, ship Equator, Ilissan, Liverpool; Rr
Gambia, M'Cormick, London. C 1. biig Ashl.f, YVbiufln
s y. N. York; line brig Angola, Sprague, Boston; Uifln
John C Tnllioun, Ross, Havana. ' K
At his residence in Wctiimpkn Ala. on lbs
Jan. Mr, .Samuel B. Huntciii vson, sged
years Air. //. was fur a long period of his
resident of the upper part ul Georgia, whore lie
an extensive aequainlance by whom be was
respecteil during bis rosnlencn among th w
lias left behind a numerous family to lament
5—T The
Club, are requested to meet at the Engle ana ‘ I
nix Hole/, on Monday Evening next, at half r
seven o'clock. [leb. 3 2i ■