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CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL.
AI7UUSTA.
Mainlay Morning* April 30.
The following account of the dreadful fire in
Charleston was issued from our office on Satur
day evening, in an extra, since which time we
have received no further information, ns the
cars do not run on Sunday.
Awful Fife sta CJisrifsloit!!
Wo learn with the deepest regret, by passen
ger* from Charleston, who arrived hero this eve
ning by the Carolina Kail Komi, that the city of
Charleston has been visited by one of the most
awful and destructive fires that has ever visited
any city in the United States. ONE J HIRI)
OF THE CITY WAS LAID IN ASHES at
the departure of the cars this morning at six
o’clock, and the Jirc was raging as ij it would
consume at least one third more.
The fire broke out last night at a quarter past
8 o’clock, in a Paint store, on the western side
of King *t. corner of Bercsford st. The wind
blowing strongly from the South West,
blew the flames diagonally across King st. and
at the time of the departure of the ears lire whole
section of the city above Bercsford street, up to
Society street and East of King street to the Day
was burnt down or burning. From Betesford
1 to Society, are four streets —from King street
Jo the Boy about as many or perhaps more. The
fire had also extended four or five blocks West of
.King street and was still progressing with terrific
rapidity up that street in the direction of Bounda
ry street, when the Cars left. Our informant
believes it impossible lo calculate what. .will be,
the ultimate extent of the fire as it scerr.ed in no
way chucked at 0 o’clock this morning.
Among the buildings consumed arc a number
ol Churches —the New Theatre, the splendid,
mew Hotel recently erected and the whole inur
‘ket except the Fish market —Nearly all the large'
merchant* in the centre of business on King
street were burnt out —among them Parish, Wi
ley and Co., C, and G. H. Kelsey and Co., Do
rsum and Co. and all in that neighborhood, and
the large store house of Miller, Kipley and Co,
.on the corner of King and Society streets was 1
catching the flames when our informant left. The
Merchant*’ Hotel, formerly Miot’s.hnd not caughtr
but it was believed lo be impossible to save it.
At Norris’s, Hotel, still higher up King street
and on the West side, they had removed all the
furniture and bedding in almost certain anticipa.
4ion of being burnt out.
A large number of houses had been blown up,
to no purpose. All the powder in the city was
‘• exhausted,and all the water in the pumps, and
the people wearied with a whole night’s in
cessant and unavailing toil, found themselves,
' this morning, able to make but a feeble resistance
-to the still raging and devouring flames. A num
ber of person* had been killed by the blowing up
’ of houses anil throwing furniture into the streets.
The Steam Boat Neptune, lying in tho Day
.caught on fire, but it was fortunately extinguish
■fid 1 . ,
The trunks directed to this office, and to the
Constitutionalist office, from the Newspaper
offices in Charleston, failed to. come this even
ring, us we presume no papers wore primed there
last night ; and as the regular mail was closed
\ last night fie ■« tho fire broke out, no other in-t
f irrigation hai: been received here, than that from
(intssengcrs, which ia necessarily limited as to
particularp.i;.
This is indeed a mournful catastrophe! A
flourishing city laid in ashes^—her people burnt *
,out of home and substance, and millions of pro
perty destroyed in a single night! The Insur
ance Companies of, Charleston wc learn arc of.
ispiall capitals, and will every one no doubt be
ruined, and still be unable to make good but a
small portion of the losses. Hundreds of famil
ies must be utterly ruined by this general calam
ity—Yeats cannot make Charleston what she
was.
, P. S. Since the above was written wc have
been shewn a letter, from Charleston, closed a lit
tie before 4 o’clock this morning, and brought up
by a passenger which confirms all the impoitant
fact* stated above. It also slates that tho rigging
of many of the vessels lying at the wharves had
'been burnt.
W» received a letter from a friend in Savan
nah, dated Saturday, wlu c h says that Lizard was
I victorious in the long expected Doat race he-
I /.ween.the Lizard and Star. She w«n the race
jby about four lengths. The race came ,ff ßt 13
M. on Saturday.
Ualtimore Election.
The special election for a Member of con
gress which took place in the. Baltimore <li Mr j ct
on the 25th inst, to fill the vacancy occasion,,,]’
’’by the death of Mr. McKim, has resulted in the
election of Jno. P. Kennedy, the Whig candid
ate, by » majority of 873 votes. That district is
composed ihe cites of Baltimore and Annapo.
lie, and tho c.>n n ,y 0 f Anno Arundel. Defeat
awaits Van Burcn a, p ver y point. The follow
ing i* the result.
KLNNznx. MxnnioT.
j Baltimore city, 4Jj7 5337
f Anne Arundel, Co. 1053 gog
Annapolis city. 20 majority.
7029 H 157
6157
Kennedy’s rnaj. 872
The Whigs of Oxford Circuit, Connecticut,
have nominated Zadock Long, Esq. of Buckfieid,
a* a.candid ate for Congress to fill the vacancy
occasioned by the death of Mr, (Jalter.
More Specie.
The N. Coin. Adv. ot the 25th inst. says:
“The packet ship Mediator arrived this morning
i from London; she br.ngs one million , one bund
! red and twenty thousand dollars in specie, con
i signed to the following houses—Prime, Ward,
King & Co. £ 1 80,000 ; Maitland, Kennedy & Co
$12,700; 13. Dale, 100 sovereigns; March &
Denson, 2000 do ; Hecksehcrs, 10,000 do; G.
' Smith, 1100, do ; W. S. Warwick, 1500 do; £■
,F. Oclrechs,6oo do ;T. Royston, 30do; R. WiT
liams, 1100 do ; H. W. T. & II- H. Mali, 700
. doubloons, and 3000 dollars in silver ; Phcenix
i Bank, £2400, in silver; Win. Vyse, 1000 sove.
leigns.
B The New York Gazette says • “It is rumored
J that we are to have a Bank, with u capital ot $2O
- under the General Bank Law organ
’ ized in this city, at the head of which stands a
prominent house in Wall street. Mr Biddle, too,
is to start a new Bank it l this city, under the
I Banking Law, and to commence operations in
t about a fortnight.”
At a public meeting of the citizens of Augusta,
* held at the City Hall, on Saturday the 28lh of
1 April, 1838.
‘ The Moyot, Samuel Hack, Esq , was called
to the Chair,and Andrew J. Mieeeu appointed
Secretary.
The Chairman having staled that the object of
J the meeting was “to investigate the causes of
escape from public justice, of mtain persons,
j charged with high criminal offences; also, to or
. gar.ize some system ot action, to check the in.
creasing evil of gaming within the corporate lim
f its of the city.”
j On motion of Dr. F. M. Robertson.
t liesolved, That a committee of twelve be ap
pointed by the Chairman (this including a mem*
j. her of Council, from each Ward, and that he be
added to saidComrnitlce,) to take into considera
tion the objects of the meeting, and to report t« «
t subsequent meeting of the citizens to be called by
, the Chairmat!. 1
i Ihe Cha.r appointed the following named
gentleman that Committee, viz :
P rancis M, Robertson, James Harper,
Alfred Gumming, Philip Crump.
Charles B. Hilt, James I). Bishop.
‘ Wm. 1. Gould, Asaph Waterman
Edward Thomas, Louis A. Dugas.
Amory Sibley. Daniel Hook.
On morion of Dr. P. F. Eve, the meeting then
adjourned.
SAMUEL HALE, Chm’n.
, Andrew J. Miller, Scc’y.
Correspondence of the Baltimore Chronicle.
f WASHINGTON, April £5., 1838.
Hluir in a Scrape.
It now turns out that the Clerk of the Duel
Committee, without any other order ,(Jian that of
a portion ot the Committee, employed Blair to j
print thejournSl’bf proceedings, day by day, un
der the usual oath of secrecy. Blair, without
any color or shadow of right, gives publicity to
the resolution, he was sworn to keep secret, —and
in the meantime prints off some thirty or forty
thousand of the proceedings, and the repott
thereon, for circulation in the Extra Globe,
pamphlet form, and otherwise. The House are
just beginning to find out this precious little bar
gain between llte Committee and Blair. In
the first place, no authority to procure the print
ing of this document was ever given to the Con
vention by the House, and if there had been, it
would have been ordered that the regularly elect
ed Printer of the House, Thomas Allen, should
do the work. Symptoms of a snarl, or I greatly
err. We will see.
Dreadful Fire. i
A dreadful fire broke out this morning between i
two and three o’clock, on the block bounded by
St. Louis, St. JoakiiH, St. Anthony and Cuncep. *
tion streets. It originated in a kitchen occupied
by negroes, and belonging to Mr. Samuel Hop. I
kins, and completely destroyed tire whole square, a
Among the buildings lost were the large stable
of Wm, R. Hallelt, occupied by Mr. Marlin, and ,
the dwellings of John S. Kemsen, lames inner- '
arity, Mr. Irwin, of the firm of Talcottand Irwin, <
Isaac B. Codings, George H. Byard.and others
whose names we could not learn. In all tin
were ten houses burned, exclusive of the stables.
There was no insurance.
It was apprehended at one time, that the square v
north of the fire would he lost. If Col. Walton’s v
large dwelling hid caught, there is no doubt that c
the whole of the upper portion of the city would n
have been swept into complete ruin. Happily,
however, by constant effort, it was preserved. We 0
have never seen fire spread with such fear.uj ra- a
pidily, and, ever and anon, a blast of wind drove g
before it vast volumes of liamu and smoko and
cinders, blinding the spectators and inducing ap
prehension for the whole of that beautiful portion r
of ihe city. t
There was no water to bo obtained nearer than o
the river, and the delay attendant on conveying it
so far precluded the possibility of subduing the
flames. The firemen, as usual, were extremely ‘ I
vigilant, but their mu-t strenuous efforts wore not
very effectual to prevent the loss of property. c
In (he early part of the conflagration, Alderman ,
Kemsen freely offered his dwelling to be torn
down, if it would be of any benefit.
Wo observed that several individuals, who re- t
fused to tender assistance at the order of the lire.. a
wardens, were sent off immediately to the cala
boose.—. Mobile Examiner, of the A'h.
From the St. Augustine Herald April, 14.
A vet more Murders.—The murderous *
rifle arm -avago scalping knife, which reeks with c
the blood in 0 nranyt victims, are still unsatiat
ed. Still the Ooody work goes on, and daily t
vc hear of more “.suspecting victims, sacrificed
hpK lc u,l hallowed sti-ino of savage rapacity. The ,
ot the dt>ds of blood, and what
unrnoveJ 18 of tint man who can look v
actions!’? n<l upwisuch horrid trans- r
A letter «L .... w
ceived in ihVi ( " lrc y * Fprr y- April 12th re
in Alachua. **y s ■' “The Indians are thick
to retire into th&foople have all keen obliged c
of Smith were muNfc’- A family by the name
on the Santa Fce!\i the day before yesterday y
\ numhet of horses. Slnf Indians hare stolen a
i 1 have just heard of two above was written p
their name* arc Snowdon »,. ■»•*« being killed; 1
. > Townsend.”
Lieut. Linaard, aio to Gd>». ,
, this city, in the U. '6 fitcamer Poi u P. arrived in I P
1, nosday last, and departed the sa% e t' 1 on ' '
yd lata, for Tampa. NL v, via Ptro-1 s
€. Gen. Jcsup has gone to Ta:n 1 a a
Col. Bankhead, it is gajj, has captured do In
: dians.
. Preparations are making for the troops to re
tire into summer quarters. The Steamers John
McLean, Santee and Camden arrived here yes*
terday on their way south, to withdraw troops
, and provisions. —I hi,l.
WASHINGTON April ‘JGih, 18.18.
In the Senate, to dav,
The Hill supplementary to on ael to amend an
act for the appointment of a Board of Commis
sioners or for extending the time of the session of
a Board of Commissioners was taken up and
dually passed.
A report was received fiom the Secretary of the
Navy giving an account of the Navy Pension
Agents, and the Pension Agent Fund. Ordered
I to he printed.
j Mr. HUBBARD presented a report from the
j Collector of the Port of Boston, giving an ac
| count of the condition of certain Banks in Boston*
Mr. BRNTON presciiied from the Committee
on Military Affairs, a joint resolution authorizing
(ho purchase by the United Stales Government
ol the Island at the entrance of the St. Peters and
Mis sissippi rivers. Laid upon the table.
The resolution reported some days since from
a Select Co r mittee exonerating the Hon. John
Buggies fropi any improper conduct and from
certain charges made against him was, on motion
of Mr. WHI TE taken up and agreed to without
debate.
A hill to establish a Board of Commissioners
for the settlement of Private Claims was before
the Senate for several hours.
The Senate then adjourned.
The House after the reading of tire Journal,
took up the report of the duo!. The question still
being on the notion of Mr. Toueny, us made upon
the unanimous request of the Committee to print
the report and to preserve its consideration till
Monday week,
Mr. SLADE renewed arid concluded iris re
marks on the subject. He rose in favor of re-fn
commitment of the report,* *
Mr. FOSTER of New Yoik replied at Iffnglh
ta the gentleman from Vermont.
Mr. I LLI CHER of Mass, rose and asked
some questions of the Chairman of the Commit
tee, in regard to the course taken by tire Commit
tee. Objections were made to this question and
alter some conversation. The Speaker said his
attempt had been to limit tho debate to the ques
tion and had prevented any allusion to what took
place in the Committee. Some allusions had
however been made before lie could possibly fore
see their bearing. He could not permit any al
lusions to these proceedings.
Mr. GUAVfiS said that at this late stage df
the debate the discussion would not lui hoped Ire
limited. It was his wish to speak at Urge upon
the queslion before it was finally decided, ami ire
did not wislr to be limited to any narrower range
of discussion than had been taken by others.
Mr. FLETCHER moved the question which
he had asked, and proceeded upon the subject.
Ho wished the House to he put upon some course
that was practicable and would lead to some sa
. a
lutary result. Tho resolution as it now stood, ,j
could lead to no such result, without a postpone- r
ment he wished it now to put in some shape in
which the House could act upon it. 1
Messrs. BELL and SERGEANT spoke at *
some length on tho subject contending that the ft
report was irregular. s'
Mr. BOND said before ho could vole ire must
iV
hear the report read. HecaMedfor the reading
the report, Mr. BELL objected to tho reading of ll
trie report. —It was not necessary to the under
standing of the question now before tho House. ®
7ho SPEAKER said it was a well settled rule 0 |
that no member could he compelled to voto upon m
any paper without having it read. Upon the de* 8‘
mandofony member tho report must he read. J"
The report was then read in full, and the House
(hen adj ■ 'rned jyj_
■ ! HINGTON, April 28,1838,
1 ito Chair lain before the House, to day, sc
vcral executive communications, among which w ]
were a report from tho Secretary of the Navy th
correcting some mistakes in tire duties of the Gl
appointments of the members of the scientific 1)a
corps attached to to the Exploring Expedition . pj,
also a report from the Secretary of tho Treasury sir
giving a statement of tho amount of land sold in
the States of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois; also a
report from tho Post Master Genera! in reference rai
to the failures of the great Western mail; and an
of the Express Mail between New York and New ol *
Orleans. All laid on the table, and ordered to be
printed. fat
A number of bills from the Senate were re, sal
ccivc d and referred to the appropriate committee. a<l
Among them was the hill to prohibit the issue jjJf
and circulation of the old notes of the Bank of Lo
the United Stales. Il was read twice by its title in
and referred to tho Judiciary Committee.
The unfinished business of yesterday was then
taken up;—being tho motion of Mr Toucey to
print the report on the majority of the Select
Committee on tho lato duel, and postpone the |f)|
consideration till Monday after next. , w | i
Mr TOUCEY rose to address the House 0 11 dal
tho general subject. ‘ lisl
But Mr WISE interposed ; and reminded the ; 00 ;
Chair that the testimony on which the report! j.j r
was founded had nut been read ; and since the cvr
reading of the papers had been insisted on, he ,0 I
would now call for the reading of tho whole.
Tho Clerk was then directed to read all the | j_ j
evidence, which ho accordingly proceeded to do. j
This tes imony is very long, and tho reading } a v
was a most tedious business. After five hours;
spent on it the House adjourned before it was all
lead.
In the Senate to-day, Mr Clay of Alabama a
presented a memorial from a delegation of the w^ 11
Creek and Ciioclaw Indians, west of the Missis-1 (ac
sippi, remonstrating against the es'jblishaient sf j r j»
a Territorial Government west oftha Mississippi, yai
* ! f f
\ Tier some conversation on the subject in | 1-
which Messrs (/‘lay, White, Sevier ami Tipton
participated (lie memorial wax ordered; o ue prin<
led for the use of the Senate.
Mr BUCHANAN presented a correspou.
deuce between several distinguished men of set*
cnee, in relation to the improvement of public
works on the Delaware. Ordered to ho printed
Mr TIPTON from the Committee on Ponds
end Canals, reported a bill to permit the Selina
and Mississippi Kail Uoad Company to import
rail road iron. Rend twice and committed.
Mr VV RICH 1 asked that the committee on
Finance be discharged from the consideration of
the memorial of the New York Chamber of Com
merce relative to the Watc House system. 'The
committee was discharged.
Mt WRIGHT asked for the discharge of the
same committee from tho farther consideration
id a memorial from cili/.ens of Mobile respecting
tire costa paid in that city on duty bonds. The
j leave was granted.
On motion of Mr \\ ILLIA.MS.the Committee
j 0,1 ,iv,lt “flairs was instructed to inquire into
i the expediency of modifying or altering the ex
listing laws in relation to the Navy Pension
funds. '
Mr. BENTON from the Committee on Na
j val “Hairs reported a hill for tho relief of the Mis
; souri Volunteers. Read twice and committed.
1 he Senate then proceeded to the consideration
ol the special order, being the bill to establish a
Boaul ol Commissioners for the purpose es exa
mining and deciding claims against the United
States; and after debate the bill was ordered to be
engrossed and read a third time.
JUDGE WHITE from the Select Committee
on the case of Mr. Ruggles asked that the com
mittee be discharged from the further considera
tion of tho charges against that Senator. Tho
motion was agreed to. The Senate then adjourn.
eJ- M.
From the N. T. Herald April, %'i.
Money Market.
Sunday, April 22,0 P. M.
Specie continues to How towards us. This
morning the George Washington airived with
jCUH.OOO sterling reported, besides a small sum
not reported, making probably over £200,000 in
all—or $ 1,009,000. During tho week the im
ports of bullion have been immense. They are
as follows; —
Imports of Specie for tho week ending April 22.
From Liverpool. per Sheridan, $829,000
do do Columbus, 1,000,000
do do Geo Washington 1,000.00 b
do Lyndon, Gladiator. 750, not
do Dime, Villo do Lyon, 200,00(1
do do CliarUinagno, 122,00(1
do Kingston, J W Carter 100,000
do Very Cruz, Pinion, 50,000
do Carihthcgena, Marcolbno, 79,105
Aggregate imports, $1,121,165
! The amount of gold and silver in New Vj/ n
at this date is greater than it over was since tho
origin of the city, it may ho estimated as fol
lows :
srpeeir i;> 'lts honk* April 1, by returns 3,229,898
do deposited since, ] f,o o 000
do in circulation, l’o0o|oc(5
do arrived Inst week, \ 12] IG. r »
do do previously in April, I,ooo,Witt
Probable.aggregate on hand, 10,860,409
This extraordinary amount of specie, wilhprob
ubly $5,OOOvJOO more, coming in the next sixty
days, is creating singular effects. Capitalists and
monied men, scarcely know what to think ofit.-
Os the large amount received during this week
[probably $J,000,0(16 is on account of tho British
Government, $1,000,000 lor the sale or pledge
if western time stocks in London ; $1,000,000
lor the hanks, being the proceeds of New York
stale stocks, and the rest, the balance of trade,
mused by IheOiptfrts of cotton set in motion by
Vlr> Biddle, and probably a part on his account, .
These amoVnt# of specie must invitably set
he paper credits in motion again.
The Commissioners to negotiate the recent
State Loan of Tennessee, are now in this City
—also several other agents for Michigan and
ither states coming for a like purpose. They
neet with a good deal of difficulty in their no
mtiations. This arises from the want of me
tier turn, caused by the mismanagement of our ■
anks. Tho value and utility of a convertible
urrency have been ruined by contraction.
Last evening the Bank Committee had a meet !
ig, and agreed to issue $1,000,000 of additional '
otes, based on their specie, hut not to increase ]
teir discounts. They are afraid of the process
f resumption. When tho Boston banks asked ,
’hethnr in resuming, our banks meant to pay
teir deposiles, they replied “No,” The now
general Bank Law begins to alarm all the old ,
rules, as its extraordinany provisions become j
nderstood. By this law, every capitalist in the ,
nion can establish a hank of their own in Wall
root. Specie can ho had in abundance as a .
isis.
Wbunt.sdat, April 25. ,
Iho rise of stocks the last few days was too (
tpid to bo healthy, and they are now at a stand, |
id in some instances recede a little, though in ,
hers a slight advance is perceptible. Bank ol |
mcrica sales at a decline of 1 per cent on the last ,
lies; Del, or Hudson receded ,} per cent; liar,
cm, at close, declined 5 per cent on yesterday’s j
le-;;,N. .1. R. R. fell off a little; Treasury lin es ,
Ivan Ced a little. Other stocks were firm, and j
hentx Bank rose 14 per cent, and commorcitj
ank j r cent. The Mediator, below, from
andon. U reported to have on board $1,500,000 I
specie. j
t
ivm the .V I Coni. Advertiser , April 23. |
VERY LATE F ROM EUROPE. <
Arrival of the .Steam Packet, 1
Yesterday the packet ship George Washing- ,
it, Capt lloldrege, arrived Irom Liverpool, j
hence she sailed on the 20lh of March, to which |
ite inclusive we have received ouiliies of Eng- ,
h papers. The George Washington has on
iard nearly a million of dollars in specie.
This morning early, the steam packet Drip
ruts arrived from Cork, having sailed on the
citing of the 4th of April. We eye indebted
bar commander, Lieut Roberts, of the R. N.
the consignees, and to our several corrcspon- t
mts, for London papers to the Ist of April, and t
iverpool to the 2d, both inclusive. i
We understand that although tho Kirios had t
very boisterous passage, hut the boat potformed (
tnirably. (
From the same jtap.er qf the 21M. I
The Great Western. I
We tnnounred >eslerday, in a postscript, that j
largo steam ship aar telegraphed, which was, t
ithout doubt, the Great Western. About half |
icr 2 o'clock tbia was ascertained to be the t
:t, and before 2 o’clock she Cashed up tho Last •
ver in tins style; and after passing the navy i
ad, monied and esaio to anchor off Pike street 1
'■/as our micukon, to publish a accord edition - !,
liul wc could not obtain uur papers until too lale 1
all hour.
Tlie lino steamer lias performed her trip with
in'lie period mentioned by lhe most sanguine
. Irictids of the measure. The passengers Speak
■ in high terms ol her as a sea boat—indeed it is
' perhaps praise enough to say that her motion
was so (rilling us (o obviate the usual necessity,
during tlie. passage, of employing the ordinary
i Inline work to secure the dinner furniture to the
{ table.
We have received by the arrival full supplies
ol papers—London lo llio evening of the ( th—
Liverpool to the lilh, and Uriatol to tlie 7th—all
i inclusive.
I 4 i (Jrcnt Rritnin.
There was nothing of particular interest in
the Parliamentary proceedings, except a debate
■ On the 3d of April, in the House of Commons,
which arose upon two resolutions offered by ihn
i Marquis of CUandos, relating to the expenses of
Lard Durham's appointment to the government
1 of the ('anqdas.
The (Jituoi.iV proclamation was issued on the
i .‘M >'iMt. appointing Tuesday ibo 36th of June
for her coronation. The ceremony will hu aw
tended by numerous representative* from many
ol the European courts, who are making plena
-1 rations on a gram) scale, it is said, to mi shine
. each other in the splendor of t .eir appointment*.
In, most instances, if not in all, they arc to de>
tray their own expenses
ihe •Standard mentions a somewhat curious
circumstance, connected v. ith tlicQuscn’a eques
trian exercUcs. On passing through a toll-gate
with her cortege, Ui in number, the groom who
mdo last was stopped by the gate keeper ami re
quired to pay 1C pence toll. Not buying “the
change about him, bo was forced to leave a silk
handkerchief in pledge.. The Somd ird says that
it is all right—that the Queen is us much liable
to pay toll as other people.
A grand dinner was given to Mr Charles
Kean,'on the 80lh of March, in the saloon of
Druiy Lane theatre, at which a large and massive
silver cup was presented lo him. The Marquis
ol Clanrieardc presided.
London-. April 6. It is now jirelly well ini’
dorslood among the immetaiji circles that ihe
speculation of sending bullion to the United
Stales has failed, as we predicted, in consequence
oi the advance in the exchanges in that republic
upon this country, and the redueiiou of the pre
mium upon silver and gold. The Lank of Eng
land direction have, therefore, determined as wc
understand, not to Ibrwaid the amount of bullion
to the United Slates which they contemplated
*- sonic three weeks past. We believe that they*
have not shipped more than one fourth pail of
the sum they intended—6oo,ooo/., and that they
have paid forfeit freight for that which now could
not he sent without a serious loss.
In this matter the liank direction are consi
dered to bo perfectly correct, inasmuch as it is
held that it would be inconsistent with their duly |
i to their proprietary to attempt lo compete with I
1 '5 10 " ‘ld schemes of Mr Diddle, ol the United
Slates Lank, who seems, it it may bo judged
from bis late transactions,, to have adopted thoi
uniquitous and dangerous character of merchant,
or general dealer and hu.ik.-r. —Alornin * Ha ul,I.
Prom the Lon dun Sun, A jiril (i,
I hero has been bat very little alteration in
mo character of tlie money market lo day j the
Lrilisli funds continue fully to maintain the quo ‘
tations of last evening, it.v! '.hfrtj have been a
few investments made in the heavier securities.
I Lonsols left oil at 93.) a j l , money and account ;
the llireo and a bait pur cents, reduced annuities
are 1011 a I for the opening, and the now throe
and a half per cents. 101 i « j.
Lank of Lnolanii.—Quarterly average of the
weekly liabilities and assets of the Lank of Eng
land, from the Oth Janury to the 3d April, 1838.
both inclusive, pursuant lo the act 3 and 4 W.
IV. chap. 08.
MADILITIFS. ASSKTB.
Circa alien, X‘18,087,0C0 Securities, X'22,883,000
Duposites, 11,262,000 bullion, 10,126,000
J 0,249,000 32,964,0001
Downing-stroel, April 3,1838.
iiik Ro tax. Hcni’TiiK. — flit! seeptro of Eng
land is mado of gold, the handle plain, ihe upper
fart wrealined ; iri length about two feet nino in-
ches and a quarter; in circuniference about three
inches at the handle, and (wo inches and a quar- o
ter at the top. 'The pommel of the latter is on- 1
sidled with rubies, emeralds ami small diamonds, I
and about five inches and a half above the handle ’
is embellished and embossed with sapphires. On l(
the top is a mould with a cross.
France.
The American frigate United Stales was at -
Toulon on the 27th Match, and took on board a ,
number of chests of silver, supposed to he ibo hist
instalment of the indemnification. The United ‘
States sailed the next day, 1
The advices from Africa were highly favor a- i
Ideas to ihe maintenance of tranquility. The Ja
Siccle estimates the annual expense of this con
quest to franco at about jf.0,000,000. p
Russia. 1 j
A letter from Warsaw announce* the arrival of th
a new ukase from £>(• Petersburg!!, by which all
the ancient boundaries of Russian Poland are 1,1
abolished, and the latter kingdom is finally incur- V
porated with Russia. The inhabitant* arc to
pass freely from one country to the other, with' et
out obtaining passports—the custom houses be- N
tween Russia and Poland are done away the : cl
children of Polish soldiers are to belong to the K
Russian government, arid to be placed in rnilitu- r,
ry schools—and generally the inhabitants ofPo- J
land are to be governed by the game laws as those to
of Russia. n ,
It is said that the I.l7)peror has given up the
idea of a royal Congress at Topline, in comm., 110
quencc of the refusal cf the Emperor of Austria V
to attend. ~
i> ,JI
Hanover. tl,
It is now said lli.it the expectations of support »a
• rom Prussia, which the Hanoverians entertained tin
in their resistance to the projects of King Ernest,’ " u
will not he realized. Anjoliiciai letter fr nn the I 0,1
Russian minister of the interior is published,
strongly censuring the conduct of certain citizens
ofEJbingin Westtrn Prussia, who had present- mi
ed a complimentary address to otic of the banish, th
ml profesors of Gottingen, who is a native of El- su
hing, and had gone lliillicr on his banishment. 11:1
In his loner the minister says that it is the duty ’ il ‘
ofa subject to pay obedience lo his lord the King
—not lo arrogate to himself a right lo pass judg-, ah
monl on the King a orders, ih
pa
[lren the N. V. I'.re.nvn" Pn.H of tie iUh ] 1’
The Steam rackets- wc
ihe arrival yesterday of tile steam packets St Ah
rin« anil Lreat W rslern, caused in this city that °*
stir of eager curiosity and speculation which every I ! l,:r
new enterprise t,S aqy magnmnb awakens in this [ ‘'‘‘j
excitable community. The Lattcry was ihron- ! arr
ged yesienlay morning with thousands of persons ! mil
ot both sexes, assembled to look on tlie Stilus, the
the vessel which had crossed the Atlantic by the pui
power of steam, as she lay anchored near at hand,' h ®
gracefully shaped, painted black all over, ihe wa- !
ter arounql her covered with boats filled with poo- p„ r
pie were passing and repassing, some conveying *
an I some bringing I nek those who desired lo go
ah'-ar-!. An American seventy four in one of i \
j the portlx of the Mediterranean, or of .South Bcc
| Ameiica, would hardly ba cunounded with a th •
j greater throng of the natives. n
‘ " 1 n ' rt L ■ IB, ‘ kmmiwi . , ~ii i‘iq > arrriM'iiii~---r-' - nmn h 'WjTi
’ I When the Great Western, at a latoi hour, was
| wen ploughing her way through the waters to
wants the city, a prodigious mass, blacker it p os .
B I H|l,|H than hor I'todecoH.sur, the crowd became more
s nurnenme, and the whole bay, to a great distance,
" 1 wus w ‘ lh hoots, as if every thiog that could
' I be moved by oars had left its place at the whatvus.
. I It seemed, m fact, a kind of triumphal entry.
' \ , problem of the practicability of establish.
“ j j*Js,'y regular imeicoiirso hy steam between Eu
( ro P‘ ; a, ’d America is considered to be solved by
i the arrival ot those vessels, nolwkhsianding the
t calculations ot certain ingenious men m England,
[at the head of whom is Ur. Lordlier, who have’
I proved by figures that the tiling i,j impossible.
t 1 1 h,! °nly (jucHlion which now leitnina is, who.
, j 'her the greater regularity arid speed with which
j the passage is elieeietl in steam vessels will com
’ j pensale ft»r the additional cost; or whether, in
|. 1 tact, on lv,lnuring all considerations, any o'ddi-
I Initial cost will beioeuired. That the working
I ut a aicele ;.tc;ualwill cost more than the na-
I vig.dion of ti vessel wiili suds is clear enough;
b-l( it is In he considered on the ...her hand, that
ill consequenee of tho increasn speed, and the
greater reguluiily with winch the voyages will be
made by s earn, asmallei number of vessels will
he necessary, nnd dins a saving of capilnl will be
c(.ecte.l. '1 huso who me familiar with ra'enh
tmiis.ot this sort cun pcrlmps arrive nt it pridiable
solution ol this question—or perhaps it must bo
Ml to longer experience to supply materials for a
correct,decision. At all events, wo congratulate
the public dial the question is now in a lair way
of being settled.
In 11 1 0 mean time, however, we most not as
sent to the not ion that *• Drilish skill” bus now
lor [lie first time ellee.led the passage of the At
lantic by steam. The steam ship Bavanin>li,
built bv Francis Fiekclt of ibis city, mid com
mtinded by Captain lingers, went twice i 0 En
rope, and made a vast circuit of navigation. B'hu
went In .Stockholm, to Bt. IVlcr.-b irg, and nfn r
wards visited < 'nnstunlinoplo. 'J’lie practicability
ol die undertaking was. in fact, already provide.)
by “A iiieriean skill”—the. qnosdon new to be
sellled is its economy nnd its superiority to the
ii-in.l mode ol navigation, and ibis we admit will
be, due to Drilish niterprize.
I'rom the N V. Cum. ,4.1e. April ill.
Arrival ol tho steam Ships.
A new era in Atlantic navigation dates from
this JJd ol Apiil, on which we, have the pleasure
of rucording the arrival from England of the Uri -
tish steam packets Sirius and 4ireal Wcslern, in
die extraordinary passages of 1? and 14 days.
The Sirius came up early this morning, and the
(heat Western was announced to ho in sight at
about 11 o’clock—We learn from passengers on
board the Sirius, dial her performance ns a sea
Ima. dm ing „ very stormy and trying passage;
lias been most admirable, end such as fully to
I equal (lie highest expectations of her owners end
j coinmnmior.
Although a largo vessel—very nearly equal in
tonnage to our Liverpool packet ships—the fcJiri
".V s 1,111 11 pigmy I'oinpnred with thu great steam
ship, the “Drilish Queen,” of IS9O tens, which
was to he launched soon after the tailing of the
sinus, and belonging to tho tamo owners—ti e
"Lnlish and American Steam Navigation p.im
pfilly, —-which was entered upon this groat busi
. ness with ri strength ol me ins and a liberality of
ovpendilt re promising the most splendid and pro
fitable results. Tho “Drilish Queen!’ is said to
he nmastpieo o naval architecture—of most
beautiful model nnd extraordinary sfrcnglh and
solidity.
I he builders, Messrs. Curling and Young,
have had carfe-hhutofui, we understand, for cvciy
tetpiisite to security against the ilio perils of
ocean navigation, ns well in point of exponse as
ol time in building.—lmmediately after launch
ing she was (o betaken to Glasgow, to receive
her engines, yyliich have been constructed hy
Napier, who ranks among the first in England.
In a word we are prepared to see in ibis great
vessel Ihc tie /ilna ultra of naval arcliilecturu.
h* *>.■•.ivwraa/ -.„--n --t
MAimiEIJ,
In Ibis cily yesterday morning, by ibn Her.
0. Mr. llkniiv I). Lkit.s kii, of this'
city, to Miss Man vN. Ki uiu-atuick, daughter
of James Kirkpatrick, of Columbia County.
S /*■ ". NOTH'll.—Tho subscriber ban seitlod
n A >" ( oltmibiis, (hi. an.l will give his prompt nt
loiiiioii to any business intrusted to him. Iliso/iieo
is 111 Mr. Hepburn’s Illicit tenement, opposite the
Uglulhorpe House. J.' Nbxhl.T
< '"! 11 in 1. 11 s, .Mar. h wlm
A LI, persons having (lemtiiids against the ramie
. « of Mary White, ded'd, late „l Hurke comity,
Alii present tho same, duly attested, within iliotrmu
inscribed by ELLIS |j|;LL
kob (i, IW.M udm'r tor Mary While
mar 2 49
loniding School for Vou.ig I,tidies
AT
l\f Minium ;V Jrr.tri /, near Morrmhnen.
Irl ADAME (,'HKLAKAV having completed
1.0 arrangements necessary to tho removal from rho
ily ol New \ ork of ilia establishment she bus hail
iiider her cure and management’ tor a number of
’ears, in:ends to tramdirmite same to Madison IV.
ersey, on the first of May next. This village,
elebrulod tor it. extreme henltlifiilness, is o( an
asy access in the abort space of two hours from
Vow 4 ork, by means ol iho mil road from Jersey
ity to Newark, and thence by the Morris and
-ssox rail road to Madison.
i he house intended lor tho reception of young
.allies bus boon built with Iho nlniost atlenlion to.
turds their combo i, nnd parlieiilnriy with a view
a protect I hem against Iho excessive h,at of slim
ier, nr the seventy ol winter. It stands on ihw
eelivily of a 1 dll wifbjn an enclosure of several
ores ul ground ; u mllieiem y distant bum the
i/lngo to b.i free from noise un.l disinrbanee, vvhilo
is nevertheless far from being solitary. The
maiding 8. hool at Madison v ill be conducted on
if) some prineipl's, nnd under the sut.o regulations
* ike one now in Now York, with the txeeption of
(0 division o! time respecting tin, hours of study
ml exercise; ih.so will be airanged so us to be less
bjeelionntilo with regard to health, and in other
•.'ji< (is more productive ot good. J’n-1* on
ic I’iano, >inging, Dancing, Known by (heir
mg nnd wuetvvln/iiervieea in the above e»tab/iHh
mnt ut INuw York, \u\l. coniinu* to be attached to
le lioukc; in abort, there ml/ b</ no (iteration but
n b hn has appeared to b* ol mutual advantage,
mie/y, Lhoebangeol lum/ify, and in consequence,
f(!tiur?ioii in tho price ol’ Hoard, 'I uition,&c.
Wurcb i'J 57w2m
'i’bo (icorgia Juiirnn/, ui//copy dio
Jove work// months, and charge the same Io
1. Chronic/c .Seniinc/olllco.
Ti
* rioua Dots in lli'i lo vn of Hamburg, which n»»*-*«-* *■"* '
<•11 improved and rftiitablo for family residorm r N
ho, two trusts ot Lantl in the immediate vioiuity
//omburg; one contuming one iuindrixJ and tifty
res, more or lesv on which ihero arc comlorinhlo
iprovomen's, well c ilculntod for a Hummer soar;
id l bo other eoi.mining two hundred and fitly
re*, wolj timbered, and on which there is a fine
ill fcear, and if improved would bo profitable to
a uwnur. The* ah ivemontioncd propnity cun bo
irclißNod on rc.iM.n i!>!o lernin. ylppliraijon ran
i rnado to .1 l[. I- air, who resides wiijiin fivemileo
Kdgefixd IC. 11. nr In M. fha}', \in the inwn
//ambaig. Unquosiinmiblo Lilies cm bo given
r tho property. JU//.N’ D. COVJ.'VIi 1 US.
upril 17 wit
ms ha ving domamlfiagainst
thee .rate ol Kiizahcth Hr>un, lat&ofßqrk co
coose i, i!j render them in according to law,and
indebted will make payment uithoqt delay.
apnJ G Gw JA.IJ&S Ex’r.