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_ .1.11 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that the condition of re maining in tho country, and tho provision pro hibiting the sain to aliens, idmll not ho repealed this law.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 ■