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From ihf Mitaoun Saturday At a l Frontier Incident. When Gencml Hull was marching, a little before the declaration of war, at iho head ot the northwestern army, through the black iswamp. he halted in the middle of the day, with his suite, on a dry spot of ground, to dine. A lady, wife of one of the officers, travelled on horseback with the old General during the day, as the duties of her husband with his company denied Inin the pleasure of being a' ' her side until the camp was formed at night. 1 In the instance to which we refer, the lady 1 lingered at the spot where she had dined un- J til her husband, who commanded the rear guard, should arrive. The purpose ol her ■lay was to enact one of I hose acceptable du- j lies, the manner of which it is easier to name than truly define. She was preparing his fru gal meal, with the while napkin envelope en- ] closing the few comforts of life which a sol. ( •her can command in the field, when the (I- n- | cral and his aids rodo forward. Uoforo the rear guard come up, a shower of raiiijt'ell, and , the lady sheltered herself beneath the hark | which had been used by a hand of Indians as , the roof of a temporary lodge. Not long al- , ter the departure of the General, she observed , that he had left his sword and bell behind i him. I When the lady was ready to proceed, after i her husband had arrived, she buckled tiie belt i of the military chief around her waist, alter 1 taking tip a yard or two in length to adapt it I to a more fragile form, thus converting it into • « zone, the golden embroidery of which was not inappropriate. When she overtook the ' eobcrpaccd dignitary, the heroine playfully in-. 1 (pured— ' ‘Are you in arrest, General?’ ‘ *lu arrest!’ exclaimed the warrior, awaking 1 from his dreamy inusings, ‘I can scarcely com- *■ prebend your meaning madam.’ •Seeing yon without sidc'annn, General, 1 ' conjectured you must have fallen under the censure of the Government. No report to that effect hud reached me, I assnlß you.’ ‘itlcss my life I’ exclaimed the unarmed ( chiettam, ‘I have lost my sword, id omen as t jt is!—Abram!’ continued he, addressing Ins 0 •on, who was one of his aids, ‘gallop hack and ) look (or my sword, and do not return without j, it. A pretty figure I sin making at the head of an army m the field, without side-arms!’ t ‘Veil must be olibeled with absence of j mind, General;’said the lady,‘and dreaming, r doubtless of the laurel which you are destined I: shortly to wear.’ n ‘To toll you the truth, madam,’ said he,‘l i was arranging, mmy mind, the stirring rhet- li uric of a proclamation, with which T shall as- i tound the enemy on our arrival at Detroit.’ h ‘l’ray, recite to me a passage or two of the ' forthcoming production; you know we, who u are called the weaker vessels, are sometimes 11 tasteful critics. 1 may suggest the rounding of a period, which would scatter the enemy’s columns more effectually than grape and can- ° nislor. Vou know wo are killing some-' 0 times.’ " ‘Well, madam,’ said the General, ‘us I res- 1 peel your judgment and taste, i will give you 1 a paragraph; (I hope Abram will find my | sword.) 1 shall begin thus—‘Canadians! the ( inighiy army I command is only the van guard j, of a nincli greater winch will follow, and train-, pie the Canadas under foot !’ „ ‘That will do, General—lake your sword,’ ( | said the lady, ‘you have much to do.’ ,1 Hood vs. Animal Maonbtihm.—lt j takes Hood to express an opinion of humbug. \ Concerning Animal magnetism he discourses in the following choice vein: “Take,” says c lie, tho wildest freaks of the most fuddled, j, muddled, bcpuddlcd soaker; such as “trying t, to light Ins pipe at a pump,’—attempting to n wind up his plug with a watch key, or requos- tl ting, from a damp bed in the gutter, to be fu tucked in, —and are they a hit, or a whit, or a it jot,tor a what not, more ahsind, more extras in vagant or more indicative of imbecility or rca- sy eon, than the vagary ol a somnambulist grave- I" ly going through the back-gammon of reading ce Hack’s Journal, or a back number of the Uo- ln trospective Review, through the buck of Ins ' vi head?” vo un Legal Dkxteiiitv.— The anecdote now lie going the rounds of the press, from a London 'l* l paper, of Gen. Wiron’s advice to the French man who complained that mi Englishman knocked him down whenever he attempted to ' J ' rise—“My friend when an F.nglishman knocks 1111I 111 you down, never do you gel up until he is gone -I* 1 away," reminds mo of a story of Sergeant A Davy. The Sergeant having abused a wit- “J. ness, was on the following morning, whilst in bed, informed that a gentleman wished to s|io<ik to him; the Sergeant concluding that it was a client, desired that he might he shown up; tho visitor stating his name, reminded the , Sergeant of the abuse which ho had heaped on him uu the preceding day, protesting that J he could not put up with the imputations, and )( must have immediate satisfaction, or he should ,j insert to personal chastisement. On this the Sergeant raising himself up, said, “hut you won’t attack me surely while I’m in bed, will n you?" “Certainly not,” said the aggrieved .j party, “I should never think of attacking a man in bed.” "Then I’ll he ,” said the | Sergeant, wrapping tho clothes around him, '•if I get out ol bed while you are in this town,” J —London Magazine, Tbs Cob menus.—lt is a singular fact in 1 history, that the tribe of Indians called Cu- 1 tnniw/ien, who live a wandering life in the ! Mexican territory in and about Texas, have t maintained their independence against the powers of Spain and the Mexican stales since the days ol Cortes and I‘izarro. They arc I more numerous, warlike and independent, I than any other tribe in America, and have been fora century past the terror of the fron tier proviiooesof Mexico. They arc the Tar tars of the American continent. Their warriors | are all splendidly mounted, and as horsemen , they are unsurpassed by .any people in the ( world. More than a hundred years ago, a ] party of them w cut to the sea-shorc, and were , attacked by the Spaniards and all killed.; and j since that the tribe bus never been known to . venture near the coast. —Louisville Journal. A« Estixulk Cuauactkh.—The Uideigh Register announces the death of Mr. Thomas W. Covington, a veteran member of tho typogra phical iratetnily, He had been foreman iu the otiicc of the Register, without intermission for da lasi twenty four yeans. The editor of that jour nal, in announcing his decease, pays him the following tribute, which wo know to he wel meritrd; “A thorough and intimate acquaintance with Ins character justifies us in saying, that though unobtrusive before the world, a better heart ’ khan bis never throbbed in human bosom-, nor do we believe that a single seliish act ever Idol- Cud the even tenor of his career through life. Acts rafkindness were with him the every day results oS unaffected philanthropy, and their merit was greatly cnhanceed by Ins endeavors to conceal them.” A few drops of sweet spirits of nitre will, it is asserted, effectually banish the Cimex species j ( AngliceJ 4>ugs, from your couch, A secret worth knowing, if true, | From tht .V, 1. Duity Whig, Jure 11 There are men in this Union—Wliigs, llioy call themselves, and friends of die country —who do not U'iievo that any grout harm, or any harm at all, will (low from the adoption of the suit tie i»- ury scheme. Such men arc very superficial ob servers. They do not tcoin to see that iho con lost is not for the adoption of some mode of col. leeling, keeping, and disbursing the revenue of the country in the money of that country. They do not appear lo see that the object of the ad ministration is to change ah imo the money of the Union and to strike out of exigence the creators of paper convertible money—the people’s batiks. They forget that commerce and trade can only flourish under the liberal exercise of confi dence between man and man, and the free use of hank crdils regained only hy the law of supply and demand, when it is executed hy a supreme power vested in a National Institution. Hut the effects to he produced hy she adoption of the poli cy of the present administration are so plain that he that runs may read and understand them- Hence wo cannot he charitable enough lo ascribe j sincerity of motive to those Whigs or to those Loco I-’ocbs who pretend to believe that no harm can come lo the country from the schemes con cocted hy the man of Kinderhook and his coun cillors. Experience has taught this nation the true results of different financial policies. In France we see iho Huh Treasury policy in full operation. Is there any American with u drop of Anglo Saxon Mood in hiu veins, who would wish to sec the property, enterprise, industry and labor of those twenty-six Slates reduced to the standard that now prevails in that kingdom. The dcvclopernent of her resources is entirely pre vented by her metallic currency system. Under ils influence men acquire narrow and contracted views. The plant of the national enterprize sick ens, withers, and droops in the range of its at mosphere. After fifty years of growth and ener gy, this people will never submit to such a degra dation. If Martin Van Huron carry his plans, revolution may he the consequence. The people ■nay not wait till 1H42. There is a point beyond which the tyranny of an elective chief magistrate may not go. If any man wishes to he satisfied that the ado ministration contemplates a complete change in the money, and financial policy of the country, and when that is effected, to proceed one step further towards their nefarious and ultimate ob jects, whatever they may he, lot him look at the exertions of the District Court of the United .Slates in the southwest portion of the Union. Judge McKinley, the til tool of Van Huron ty ranny, decides that a corpoiation of one State has no right to bring a suit for the recovery of monies due it in another Stale. Under this rule the United Stales Hank of Pennsylvania has been debarred the excicisc of its rights in Louis iana, in u very late case. The appeal will doubt less go to the Supremo Court, hut cut buna ? Was nut the Judiciary the special care of Conors al Jackson when he was in power? Did he not appoint in many instances mere political tools to the bench ? We may rest assured, therefore, that the Supreme Court will sustain the opinion of Judge McKinley. If the bunks can ho ousted out of their rights acquired under the sacred law of contract, they will have received a deeper stab than any yet given them hy their enemies. There is fear that the Judiciary will he sustained in its opinion hy the people themselves, the debtors of tlie hanks. We know the result of the old con test between the new court ami old court parties in Kentucky. That party was sustained which went for the abrogation of contracts as a mailer of relief lo the hunk debtors. What is to hinder the like result in this new contest ? That the design of the administration is to push this mat ter to a head, we are fully assured. All will depend on the purity of the grand bench at Washington. The condition of things, therefore, in litis country, is curious enough. How the strife that is now going on will eventuate, it is impossible 0 predict. It is a strife that strikes at the pernio, nency of our institutions and threatens their over, throw. 'The elements o( that strife nro to he bund in the resumption of specie payments hy he U. S. Hank of Pennsylvania, and the deter min'd hostility oi the Government to the hanking • ysteni. The combat is between the old and new lolicy, Trie Hank of the United Slates is (he enire around which the forty year old and well 1 ied policy of convertible hunk paper currency, 1 nth all ils avails and blessings necessarily ru shes. Tho Executive is the focus of the new id untried (in this country) policy of a metal : medium and Government notes. To destroy 1 io great centre of bank attraction, the United i tales Hank, is tho object of Mr. Van Huron. | 'he conquest of the State hanks necessarily fob >ws: To arrest the course of Mr. Van Huron nd chock him while he is in power are the ob cts of the people, who adhere to the old policy. L disgraceful rejection of the present incumbent 1 the next presidential canvass is the sure result f the successful opposition of tho Whigs. Then, nd not till then, shall we see our currency rusto ed, and our prosperity come back. Fire. Fourteen Horses Burned. — Our city was tgain visited hy a lire on Thursday night, incurring in a livery stable, which proved tar more serious than that of Saturday night last. Flic stable (located on Gary street) was that of Mr. Harding, for some time known as owner ot a livery stable in tins place. Tho alarm wits given between one and two o’clock. The combustible nature of the building, to gether with the hay and other things deposit ed in it, consumed so rapidly that it was im possible to ruscue all the horses, notwithstand ing the utmost vigilance was used. Fourteen ol them were burned lo death. Two houses adjoining the stsb'e were burned—one belong ing to Mr. 11. Smith, and the other a .black, smith's shop, owned hy Mr. Woodson. The inmates (ail females,) of the former, made a narrow escape, mid lost all of their furniture. The horses burned were valuable. Five of them belonged to Mr. John Brown, and one to Mr. Weller, ol Augusta country; one to Mr. James Kerr, of Potersuburg; one to r IjollUnd, of Rockingham country; one to Mr. Joshua Alvis; one to Messrs. Davanport, Al len & Co., and one to Mr. Malone, of this city, one to Mr. Massio of Goochland, and one to Mr. Watkins, of Powhatan. Mr, Hardingb’loss, we regret to say, is about $lOOO. This is the second time Mr. 11. Ims had a stable burned on the same lot within a tew years. It is supposed to have been set on ftto. A while man was arrest'ed yesterday morning under strong suspicious of having been the incendiary, and was committed lor examina tion.—RidunonJ Compilcr. Fine. —The Newhern Spectator reports the arrival of the sebr. Alalia, at that port, from Mariegalante, and in the announcement is the following paragraph, “Reports the town of Miuiegalanto ncaily all destroyed by tire on the 19th April, with a large amount of property, bat no lives lost as far as we haveunderstood.” The office holders would destroy the whole credit system of the country for the sake of get, ting their own paltry salaries in specie.— Va. . Free [trer s. They have just about ns much .public ephit as the fellow, described by IJulwer, wbo would burn up a city for the purpose of roasting his eggs. Prentict. BY £XPJKERS MAIL. I — — - ‘ From our Correspondent. Washington, June 15th, 1838. When I closed rny letter last evening, the bill granting i)rc-cm[»tion rights to actual settlers on the public lands, was under discussion in the House. The debate was continued to a late hour, but was of an exceedingly loose and dcsul ! lory character, and a great deal of lime was lost i in unsuccessful motions to adjourn, to recommit, to lay ofi the table. At last, about half past nine, , j P. M. the previous question was called and sus i lained, and the bill was passed—Yeas 107, Nays |M j Mr. Oakland, of Va., gave notice that he ; would move to reconsider the motion. I To-day the House resumed the consideration of Mr. Cushing's motion to recommit all the papers relating to the annexation of Texas, to the ’ Committee on Foreign Affairs, with instructions to report fully on their merits, with Mr. Thomp son's amendment, instructing the Committee to report a resolution directing the President of the United Slates to lake the proper steps for the ; annexation of Texas, as soon as it can bo done conveniently with the treaty stipulations of this government. Mr. Adams offered a resolution to the effect that Congress docs not possess the constitutional power of annexing any state to this Union, but that the power is vested solely in the people.— And that in case the Executive should take measures, under the instructions of Congress, for the annexation of Texas, such an act would be a usurpation of power, and a violation of the rights of the people, which it would bo their duty to resist, Mr. ilowAiin then concluded his remarks against (he motion to recommit. Mr. Adams rose and put the same question to Mr. Howard which he propounded yesterday to Mr. DnoMouoLX, namely, whether the papers relating to the annexation of Texas had received the consideration of the Committee fur even live minutes, Mr. Howard said he took the same ground as that assumed by Mr. Dhomgoolk, namely, that neither Mr. Adams, nor any other member had a right to catechise tho Committee as to their proceedings. Mr. Adams was obout to proceed, when tho Speaker announced that tho morning hour had expired. The House passed to tho special orders —pri- vate bills, and was engaged with business of a private character until the end of the sitting. In the Senate, Mr. Koane presented a memo rial lor a charter of a now Seminary of learning in Georgetown, District of Columbia. Mr. Tallmadoe presented the memorial of Henry Hall Sherwood, relating to discoveries in magnetism made by him, and improvements in tho construction and uso of tho magnetic needle. Head and ordered to be printed. Mr. Grundy, from the Committee on tho Ju diciary, reported the bill referred to them in favor of the authorities of Savannah, Georgia; which bill was considered, and finally passed. After somo private business was disposed of the Senate look up and passed the bill to create a new land office in Louisiana. Tho bill to establish the office of Surveyor General in the slate of Michigan, was, after some discussion, laid aside for the piesent. The Pre-emption Bill from tho House, with the amendments adopted by that body, was referred to the Committee on Public Lands. A message was received from the President covering a communication of the Secretary, giving the information called for, respecting the dispo sition of tho Indian tribes on tho borders of Ar kansas, from which it appears there is reason to believe a hostile disposition towards tho whiles exists among them; but that though the pros pects on that frontier, were rather gloomy yet hopes are entertained that peace will be preserved, The bill to authorise tho officers and members of tho Washington Monument Society, to erect a monument on the public wall in this city, was indefinitely postponed. M. r front the New York Daily Express, June Lb] Lower Canada. Wo mentioned a few days since, that a bearer of despatches from Lord Durham to Mr. Fox, passed through this city on his way to Washing -1 ton. The Montreal Herald says: i Mr. Fox is directed to introduce Colonel Grey . personally to the President, and he has received distinctions (rom the Governor General to call ■ upon Mr. Van Uuren lor an avowal of his views ■ on the subject of the late daring outrage, and - what are the measures he intends adopting for tho i purpose of bringing the offenders to justice, and s preserving the tranquility of the frontier. Ade , mand will also be made for those individuals who have been already apprehended, to bo given up to , tho British authorities.” , James Buchanan, Esq., the British Consul at this port arrived in Montreal on Tuesday morn, j- ing, with despatches from London, received by j the 181. Andrew, for Lord Durham, which were immediately forwarded by mail to Quebec. ' The criminals who were ordered to Quebec for transportation, arrived at Montreal on Saturday and were taken in a steamer on Monday, to Quc bi c. ’ Tho other State prisoners, are in confinement in Fort Henry, Kingston. • Tho American steamboats call at Prescott, as • usual, On entering that port on the evening of i the 7lh, tho Oswego's musicians played • Hule i Britannia," and on leaving “God save the Queen.” The Courier of the 11th, details the particulars, , of a most daring robbery on Amherst Island, a , few milles from Bath, as follows: \ “Fourteen or fifteen men, in two boats, landed on the Island, repaired to the house of Mr. Uobert Preston, and robbed him of six hundred dollars in cash, as well as every thing variable in his house. They were all armed with pistols, and 0 Mr. Preston, while attempting to prevent them 1 from carrying away his properly, nearly lost his L ’ tile, a ball passing through his hat. The bandit who fired the shot, then beat him with the pistol I until he broke the stock entirely to pieces. Tho p two sons of Mr. Preston were beaten in a similar ls manner. After the departure of the bandit, a 1 boat was despatched to Bath, for Doctor* Slew art and Fairfield, the wounds of Preston and his a two sons being considered dangerous; and in the • course of the day depositions were taken before '• Messrs. M'Kay and Hancox, Magistrates, and forwarded by express to Kingston. A man of ls the name of Patterson, who resides on the island II was robbed on the same night. There is no ~ doubt but the banditti wore well aware of the unguarded slate of that part of the country.’’ ——————————( CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL. ' AHtJUST.L | Tuesday Morning, June 19. i r ' l The Criminal Docket of the present term of , the Superior Court of Richmond County, was ( taken up yesterday morning. , City Arsenal. ‘ We respectfully recommend to the attention < of our city readers, the remarks of “A Citizen,” 1 in today’s paper. We fully concur with the * writer in the opinions he expresses, and are not less surprise than himself nt the strange and in- 1 appropriate silo selected, An Arsenal would ' he worse than useless, in such a location, and 1 the money expended on it worse than wasted or 1 thrown away; for, as “A Citizen” states, it would 1 hy a just cause fur increased alarm, rather than ' of confidence and safety. It is highly important 8 too, that such a building should be in a central, 1 as well as secure position, and we can conceive of none better calculated to attain this end, and f at the same time all other reasonable advantages * to be derived from such a building, than the one I in rear of the Masonic Hall. We decidedly ap* t prove of the erection of a City Arsenal, and of < the enlightened prudence, sagacity, and folcsight I of the Council, in providing for one, but at the r same lime believe, with “A Citizen,” that it f would be much better to have none at all, than 8 one on the unfortunate site selected. We feel i assured, too, that the citizens generally will fully agree with us. So far as we have yet heard a their sentiments there is not a dissenting voice; c except that some prefer the intersection of Broad * and Jackson streets, to the Masonic Hall lot. t We understand that the Maryland State Loan C of $ 500,000, redeemable after 1890, to bear an 1 interest of three per cent, per annum, was taken j up on Monday at Baltimore, G 3 per cent. '} ho President of Texas, has vetoed the act for * the removal of the seat of Government from c Houston to. the Colorado. i ■ —a The amount contributed, in the city of Balli. i more, for the benefit of the Charleston sufferers | is $2,856,92. ’ i Several of the steamboats at Pittsburg and Wheeling are having affixed to their boilers Raub’ s ! patent safely valves—an invention which is be lieved to be a perfect safe guard against explo sions. | The Toronto Patriot says, that Lord Durham a has made a demand on the British Government t for 12,000 more troops. t The steamboat Temochi, arrived at New Or. * leans on the 14th inst. bringing 250 Seminole In- ' dians and 20 negroes. She burst one of her boil- * ers on the lllh, scalding five of her crew, two of 1 them severely. . i The New York Herald of the 14th, announ- j «ed three cases of yellow fever in that city. ( The Michigan State Loan of five millions has < not been taken by the U. S. Bank, as has been 1 reported. The stock was offered to the Bank by ] Gov. Mason, but was declined. It is said tha i Morris Canal Company have been instructed ; with the disposal of the stock in Europe. j Ohio Banks. ‘ At the meeting of the convention of the Ohio 1 banks, held at Columbus, on the 7th inst. rcaolu 1 lions wore passed that the banks of that slate ' should resume specie payments on the 4th of July, provided that authentic information shall have been received at that time, that the banks of Phil adelphia and Baltimore had resumed the payment ' of their notes in specie, A committee was appointed to correspond with the banks of Indiana, Kentucky, Western Vir gins, Western Pennsylvania, ami to ask their aid in bringing about a resumption of specie pay ments concurrently with the batiks of Ohio. [hor the Chronicle and Sentinel.] The proposed City Arsenal. Mr. Editor:—The gratification I derived from learning that the City Council had determined on the erection of an Arsenal for the city, has been more thr.n counterbalanced by a knowledge ot the unfortunate and most inappropriate site selected for it. I conceive such an edifice a mailer of the first importance to the safety and welfare ol the city; and not less so—nay even I more so—the location to be adopted for it; for on i this its value must almost entirely depend, and ; the question, whether it will not bo an injury, ' rather than a benefit—a source of actual danger j rather than of safety. What arc the requisites . for such a location! Centrality, strength, sccu i rity from surprise, and convenience of general ap ’ proach. It should be central, that it may be ap t proached with as nearly equal quickness as prac , ticable, from all quarters, and capable of dispen ’ sing its means of protection with equal celerity 1 to all. The strength of such a building, and its r security from surprise, must depend, not alone on , its construction, but its position, in reference to - the population, the buildings around it, &c. And it is of the greatest importance, that it should be L so constructed, as to the surrounding buildings, , as to comprise, as far as practicable, qualities and f advantages of a citadel,as well as an Arsenal—a ® place of refuge for our women and children, while the men are under arms. Prompt and es» j fectual strength and security must depend on an instant concentration of the male papulation, a; ' the spot where the arms are located; but, unless g there be a place of refuge there for the women and g children, what husband, father, or brother, will 1 leave them, no matter what the common danger i the necessity of united action, or tho authority | exerted. 1 It is essential, then, that the proposed Arsenal 3 should be immediately connected with such bull. r dings as may serve as such a place of refuge, and J happily, this not only may be effected, but at the 5 same lime all the advantages of centrality, and s security from surprise; for had a spot been provi. 3 ded proposely for this alone, in constructing the ’ edifices around it, it could scarcely have been ] done more judicially than has been accidentally, a in the one in the rear of tho Masonic Hall, on tho o same, lot, and fronting on Ellis Street. Then we. have at once a central and strong position, —1 combining all (he advantages ol an Arsenal and Citadel; for were the Council to erect a place of refuge, in ease of danger, how could they provide a better, as to strength, size, and convenience of accommodation, than the Masonic Hall, aided, if necessary, by the whole range of brick buildings above and below ill Ho v secure from fire—how comparatively easy and safe of access, through the most public, open, and secure portion of the city, from one end to the other—and how equally convenient as to distance, from all quarters! It is in the very heart of the city, not only as to space, but wealth, strength, and population, also. The square, itself is a natural Citadel; and as to security from surprise to the Arsenal and its arms, what position could bo belter than the one sug gested, between two of the principal Hotels, and in full sight of those buildings, where the in mates are generally up earlier and later than else where, and composed principally, of young and single men, who could be most prompt in arriving there, in ease of alarm. Contrast, now, this site, and its peculiarly great advantages with the ona selected—the cor ner lot on Washington and Reynolds streets, op posite the Carriage Warehouse of Mr. Roll, and the Cotton Warehouse ofCapt. Gumming. Scan each with a military eye, and who can hesitate in his decision for a single moment ? But, to say nothing of the great natural advantages of the former—leaving them altogether out of mind and question, as though they existed not —who js not absolutely amazed, yea, shocked, that the latter should have been selected, of all others, as a suitable site for such a building 1 Could any one have been selected more inappropriate, with* in the same distance, cither way, from the cen tre of the city 1 I really think not —can conceive of none such. Removed as it is from the busy portion of the city—in a retired spot, on the very outskirts, with but two dwellings in its neighbor* hood, and consequently so few to hear and delect, and fly instantly to the rescue, how easily might it not bo surprised, and its contents removed to or over the river, by the retired and wholly un inhabited street in that direction- Moreover, as the Council will not of course expend upon it the many thousands necessary for a Citadel, or place of refuge, where is such a place to be found immediately connected with it, and at once com* modious, appropriate, and secure, under its com* mand and protection ? To my mind an Arsenal in such a place, would be a positive nuisance, be- source of danger, rather than of safety—of alarm, rather than of confidence, and consequent ly, much as I feel interested in such a building, and warmly and earnestly as I have advocated the erection of it, for years, I had infinitely rather that the city‘should bo without one forever, than erect one in such a place, which would really be worse than throwing entirely away, the money expended on it. I could never have dreamed, for a moment, that the Council would have selected a site so inappropriate, or I would have been the very last to take an interest in the matter. I trust it is not yet too late to amend the error. I un_ derstand Ihe spot was dotermined on by a vote of Council at Us last meeting, and that the Mayor, Mr. Hale, was authorized at the- same time to purchase the lot. It is not however yet purchas-1 ed. As far as I have yet heard the c' f ihe citizens, they are decidedly opposed > 0 it, At present it is scarcely known—bec- jmo g 0 t 0 m y. self only on Saturday last, 'anj l have not heard a single person speak of It yet but with asto „ is h, ment like ray own, an d decided opposition. I trust, then, that the Mayor, with his accustomed judg, ment and sagacity, and just regard for the wish es and Feelings of the citizens, will not consum mate the bargain till he has had an opportunity of becoming acquainted with them—that the cit izens will take the earliest opportunities of speak ing to him on the subject—and that when they have done so he will present their views to Council, and give it an opportunity of reconsider ing the matter, before placing it beyond its pow. er to do so. 1 understand that he is instructed to report the purchase to its next meeting, on the ensuing Saturday, and there is consequently no time for delay. As to obtaining the rear part of the Masonic Hall lot, on that point there is no difficulty. The Society is willing to sell it, for Ibis purpose, at a fair valuation, and to receive the money at once or merely the interest on it annually, and in per* peluity, as the Council might prefer—especially if the Council would include in the building pro posed, rooms for a Keeper of the Masonic Hall— having contemplated erecting a building on the spot in question for that purpose, and as th 0 Council would doubtless provide rooms for a kee per of the Arsenal, the keeper of both might thus be combined in one person, and the purp u scs of the Council, and the Masonic Society be thus made to harmonize entirely, I have no doubt, from what 1 have heard from Trustees of the Masonic Hall, that, liberally considering the object as one connected with the general interests of the city, they would cheerfully take a price to he deter mined by the valuation of disinterested persons Some, I understand, have suggested as an objection to this spot that it would te 100 small— -50 feet front, by ICO feet deep—as 10 feet from the whole 60 would be reserved for an alley from the Masonic Hall back. Ido not concur in this opinion, believing that a building 50 feet by 100 would be amply large, especially, as it may be made three stories high if desirable. Moreover, it may be constructed CO feet by 100, with an archway through the centre ; and I understand that the Trustees would probably waive the reservation of ten feet, if the Council considered it indispensable to a use of the lot. The apartments required under the purposes designed by tho Council, are a Guard room, for the city Night-guard—a room for one or two Engines—another for the two Field,pieces oftho Artillery company—all of which would of course be below : another for about 1,000 muskets, &c.; another for a gent.al evening Drill-room—and about two others for a keeper:—all such, it seems to me, without however a minute calculation, might easily be included in such a building three stories high. A central and public situation, like the one in question, is desirable, not only for an Arsenal’ but for the Guard room contemplated; and as it is designed that the arms in the building shall be used by the several District Companies of the Ci ty Battalion, on each muster Jay, as In Savannah and Charleston, the position in question would be of all others most convenient to all the Compa nies, while the other selected would be exceeding ly inconvenient to those in the upper part of tho city. In every point of view, then, tho site in tho rear of the Masonic Hall is far the most eligible one in the city. I feel assured that it will meet with more general approbation, on reflection, than any other, and earnestly hope that our citizens will speak out decidedly on the subject, ere it be too late for them to choose. Some few have suggested the intersection of Broad and Jackson slicets as a suitable site, to which I have no material objection, except as to its effect on the general view and appearance of our beautiful main street, which is justly the great pride of the cily ; and I cannot for a moment be lieve that the citizens would consent to so mate rial an obstruction to it as the building in ques tion, which, however ornamental in design, would be’ very detrimental to the appearance of the street. A CITIZEN. MARINE INTELLIGENCE. CHARLESTON, June 18.—Aron Saturday, ship All leglinny, Michaels, Philadelphia; blip Alice, Clapp, Newbury port, sch Driver, 'l aylor,do. l)epo*itc,Driuk water, Camden; Napoleon. Sargent, Portland; steam packet Neptune, I’ennoyer, NY. “ “ Cld, Ur ship Lady Rowena, /‘age, Liverpool; schrs Mo ry Dow, Tilley, N Y; Empire,Si.uthwick, St Augustine Alert, Porter, Georgetown; Frederick & Lucy, Lewis Wilmington; Phoebe & Margaret, Smith, N Oris. ’ Wentto sea,.team packets N Y. Allen, N Y; N Caro, lina, Ivy, Wilmington. ’ ship”..” l —■■ 1 PREMIUM paid for notes of the Banks, by JOHN G, WINTER. June 19 2w ROUGIIT TO AUGUSTA JAIL, or, the 18th mst. a negro man, crdlsSjaiselt SAM says he belongs to Hezekiah Baslia, Cahnntaa to! Ga.; be is 25 years old, 5 feet 7 iacfces Stigi, light complected. The owner is requested to eotiso for ward, pay expenses and take hint frontp il June 10 w3t ELI MORGAN . Jailor. A desirable conveyance foe FreigM Iron* Liverpool to Savannah. vJ3i The first cla as coppered skip ROBERT ISAAC, Capt Milts, will sail fironv Liy. ■Tr ”, rrpool lor ‘Savannah on tie 15th day of August. Freight er.gßgeraents can be mettle ap plication to the subscriber here, or with Messrs. Molyneux, Wel'-.erby <Sc Co. Liverpool. Savannah, June 19 6t G. B, LAM AJL HAYS’ LINIMENtT “ Price $L F ’.ction.-This extraordinary chemical rom " sll ’.on, the result of science and the invention of I a celebrated medical man, the introduction of which to the public was invested with the solemnity of a death-bed bequest, has since gained a reputation unparalleled, fully suslaining the correctness of the lamented Dr. Gridley’s last confession, that “ho dared not die without giving to posterity iho beno- Ci of his knowledge on this subject,” and ho there fore bequeathed to his friend and attendant, Solo mon Hoys, the secret of his discovery. It is now used in tho principal hospitals, and the private practice in oar country, first and most cer tain'y for the cure of the Piles, and also so exten sively and effectually as to bafilc credulity, unless . where its effects are witnessed. Externally in tho following complaints ; for Dropsy —Creating extraordinary absorption ’ at once. All Swellings —Reducing them in a few hours. Rheumatism —Acute or Chronic, giving quick ease. Sore Throat— By cancers, ulcers or colds. Croup, and Whooping Cough— Externally and over the chest. All Bruises Sprains or Burns— Curing in a few hours. Sores and Ulcers —Wbother fresh or long stand , mg, and fever sores. Us operations upon adults and children in redu cing rheumatic swellings, and loosening roughs and tightness of the chest, by relaxation of the parts, has been surprising beyond conception Ihe common remark of those who have used it in i Ihe Piles, is “It eels like a charm.” i The Piles.—The price, $l, is refunded to any , person who will use a bottle ol Hays’ Liniment for tho Piles, and return ihe empty bottle without be ing cured. These are the positive orders of the proprietor to the agents ; and out of many thou ’ sands sold, not one has been unsuccessful. We might insert certificates to any length, but . prefer that those who sell the article, should exhibit the original to purchasers. ) Caution. —None can be genuine without a . splendid engraved wrapper on which is my name, and also that of the Agents SOLOMON HAYS. To Editors, &c.—All country papers who wilt f insert Ihe above six months, and send one nninbe; s I°. *t le agents, shall he entitled to one dozen of the Liniment. For sale in Augusta by 1 ANTONY & HAINES, : Juno 19 Agents for Georgia. 5 HEADACHE. r H. SPOIIN, a German physician of much j AJ note, having devoted his attention for some s years to the cure of Nervous and Sick Head ache, liasflhe'satisfaclion to make known that ho ; has a remedy, which by removing the causes, cures . effectually and permanently this distressing eom ’ plaint. There are many families nho have consid -1 ered a sick headache a constitutional, incurable fam -3 ily complaint. Dr. S. assures them that they are mistaken, and laboring under distress which they i might not only alleviate, but actually cradicaie btv > the use of this remedy. It is the result of scienlific research, and is of en tirely a different character from advertised patent medicines, and is not unpleasant to ths taste. Dr. S. is so fully assured of its success, that he has ’ given instructions to his agents to refuse the money i if the users are not quite satisfied with the article. B. SPO/fN, m. d.. New York. ’ For sale by ANTONY & HAINES, June 18 Augusta, Agents for Geotgia.