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Prom the Knickerbocker. Religion. The mariner, when tempest driven I pon a dark and stormy sea, Lifts up his troubled eye to Heaven, In hope that there some guide may he ; And if perctiance Some trembling star, Shines softly through the gloom of night, He hails its radiance from afar— Hlessing its mild celestial light, Thus when o'er life’s tumultuous surge, We struggle on through gloom and care, \\ Idle storms of grief and anguish urge Our troubled spirits to despair. Oh 1 then in that benighted hour, One guide bath God in mercy given, Shining with mild benignant power, To light our weary soul to Heaven. Religion—’tis the holy beam That dissipates each cloud of gloom, Brightens and cheers life’s dream And sheds a halo round the tomb. Moriiionism. We perceive by the London papers, that n number of Missionaries from the Mormons went out to Knglund lately, in one of tho packets, and they are preaching their doctrines with some con siderable success. Wo copy a notice of tins new religion—A’. Y. Sun „ In the village of Palmyra, in tho western part of the Slate ot New York, mi idiot, said to have Wen dumb from his birth, suddenly gave out, a few years ago, llrat “one night” lie had a visit from an angel, who told him to arise from his bed and follow him. He did so; and was conducted by his visiter to a remote and retired spot, where lay a jarge flat stone, having a ring in the middle of it. i his stone was about live feet long, three luoml, and eight or nine inches thick. On arriving at the place in question, the angel commanded the idiot, whose name was Joe Smith, to take up the slone by the ring.—Smith, as well he might, lies iluted to comply with such an order, when Iris companion told him to take it up boldly, for, if lie only had “faith,’ God would instantly give him strength to perform lire herculean task. Having prayed inwardly for some minutes, Joe look oll'his coal, and was making preparations for the perfor mance; hut the angel reproved him for his want °l biilii, made him replace his coat upon his shoul ders, ami said llrat even “il tin? stone weighed (en thousand tons, divine assistance, through saving tailh, would rumble him to lilt il,” Jot* became passive in the hands of the angel, grasped the ring, ami found to his astonishment, (but the stone weighed ns nothing in his hands! On removing it, (he idiot discovered ting it had served as a cov ering to a box or a chest o( tho same material, un d r which were deposited “twelve gulden plates or tables,” engraven all over with the mystical chiractcrs. Upon the upper p’att lay a “pair of spec aclcs” male of frees one (save tho mark,) wmeh the angel commanded Smith to place astride oi h s nose. On doing so, Joe’s “tongue was loo sened,” as ho himself slates, and his intellects in stantly became like those of other men. He saw through the freestone, nnd the engraving on lire golden plates became perfectly intelligible to him. J he angel (hen commanded him to associate with himsell “twelve other men,” whom he named as “Verities, and lo interpret to them the writing on the plates. When tho work was completely wriitcn out, they look it to a printer who demand ed 51501) in advance for his share in tho business. Hereupon the conclave, by dint of pawning, bor rowing, selling ami “finding," raised the stipula ted sum. The book was left with the printer, and tile authors were desired to call at the end of a month, when the work would be completed. They now went and “voluntarily made oath before a justice of the peace that they had wriitcn from the dictation ofSmilh, who, until the time of thoun gel's visit, had been dumb and an idiot from his birth, and that they had seen the twelve golden tables and the stone spectacles ; adding, that “no one except fSmith could see through them.” At 1 the expiration ol tin l month they returned to (he i man ot types nnd demanded their hooks. The j disciple of Caxton mot them with u long face, and told them that the whole of the first sheet (1G pa ges) hid been thrown down ; and that the man uscripts not having been preserved, ho had not been able to lulfil his agreements by the stipulated t time ; but that, if they would write it over again, he would of course print it at his own expense. The Prophets were astonished at his intelligence, * an d as they had kept no copy of their work, des paired of replacing the inspired writings; thereup on the printer, who was removing the difficulty, advised them to “lake another look at the golden plates.” The despairing Mormonitestook tho hint, nnd returned with sixteen pages of fresh matter, which the printer immediately composed. On the publication of the book, the printer wor ked oil and published the sixteen pages which lie pretended to have lost, and which were altogether iVitferent from those they had brought him tho sec ond time. This created a terrible sensation among the scribes, who were now called upon by tho per fidious printer to produce the plates. Twelve golden tablets, each of the size of a large tea tray, uro not very easy tube procured— but the angel was good enough lo step in once more to their aid. The conclave made oath that tho angel had taken the tables to heaven, on the completion of the work; —the stone spectacles, however, and the stone chest, were produced in evidence, and multitudes of persons were found to be noodles enough lo believe the absurd story. The writer of this, travelling in 1830 through the Slate of New York, fell into company with a drover, whose uncle hud been choused out of >BOOO by these fellows. Multitudes had joined them, soiling all their property, and throwing the proceeds into the common stock, and they have several establishments, one of which is in the Slate of Ohio, where they herd together after a most edifying fashion. Ofeourse chastity is not among the number of their cardinal virtues. They profess a hearty contempt for all “unbeliev ers,” and are noted for tho promptitude with w hi, h they consign lo “everlasting fire and brimstone” all not of their own persuasion. The poor drover altove alluded to, not being himself a Mormonite, and having anticipated com ing in as he was an “old feller, could in nowise keep him from speaking of the “new revelation.” Ho consigned Mormon, Joe Smith, and all their followers, to perdition after a most unseemly fa shion ; libelled the angel who had thrown Joe tho box, and observed that “the angel was sharp enough however, for he took care to carry oil' the gold; he didn’t leave that behind him.” “Now,” continued he, “that old Seubbus of an uncle of mine might have remembered that he had had ten years of my labor, and that uo man is called upon to throw away his life for nothing ; but then the old chap hadn't got no more gumption than a backwoods bull, nor no more steadiness than a monkey upon a watercork, so that when they came lo him he got clean frightened out oftho little wits that lie had.—The first time I went to New York he took the opportunity to sell his farm, and his stock, and every thing, and didn’t leave himself more clothes nor plunder than what you might rum into a pedlar’s wallet; so when I returned, 1 found myself master of the outside of the house, and a ready furnished lodgings in the forest, where I might pick and choose among the trees, aud live squirrel fashion, that is, if so be as I could have climbed and made up my mind to dine every day on hazel nuts and mw corn. I only wish 1 could huvrknowcd what was agoing on ; I'd have found away to return home time enough lo clear ’em all out with my cudgel, and that in a fashion that would have made them trem ble all the days of their lives at sight of a hickory' tree.” f doctrinal book of the Mormoniles,by thorn called “the Uible,” has with them entirely super seded the Old and New Testaments. A'copy of >jo arrived lately in Loudon, aud ii now in the possession of a gentleman residing in Bromp ton. It is a tolerably thick and closely printed octavo volume, and is divided into a number of hooks, called after the names of their supposed authors ; of those! the first is the Hook of Mor mon, which has given its name to the whole vol ume. It is a singular fact, that, in the O eck lan guage, the word Mormon signifies a mischievous \ foul or idiot. The style ami language of this new Bihlc is an awkward imita'ion of those ol the Old Testament.—The hook abounds in gram matical blunders and Yankeyitrn*, and is by no means sparing in marvellous relations of cruelty, murder, and rapine. There is hardly a glimpse of meaning in many passages of it, and tin; whole is put together in a rambling, unconnected man ner, winch plainly evinces it to he the work of a person, or persons wholly unaccustomed to litera ry composition. CHRONICLE AN!) SENTINEL. A i: G r g T A. THURSDAY MORNING, DKCKMUKR 5. Cfj- This day being Thanksgiving day, no paper will be issued from this office to-morrow. o■j’ We arc requested to stale that there will he Divine service in the Baptist Church This Morning, commencing at 11 o’clock. The, con gregation and citizens generally are invited to attend. We are ctrcmcly gratified to learn from Mil ledgeville that a Hill lias passed the House of Representatives to call a Convention to amend the Constitution so i s to reduce the number tS members of the Legislature. It passed by a vote of yeas 1 Ilf, nays 38. On a motion to rc-consid er, the yeas were 61, nays 101. We earnestly hope it may pass the Senate. Wo shall give the yeas and nays in the House in our next. The Richmond members all voted for it. We shall also give the yeas and nays on the I motion to lay the bill organizing the Supreme ('ourl. on the table for the balance of the session— the Yeas were 89, nays 75. The hill calling a Convention, alluded to above, appoints (he first Monday in April next for the election of Delegates, and the first Monday for the meeting of iho Convention. The amendments must leave each county one Representative and the Federal basis is not to he disturbed. | The hill to pardon John Cray has passed both Houses. j The bill giving the election of judges to the I people is lost. Judge While, of Tennessee, has consented to withdraw for the present, his resignation as United Slates Senator, which he had tendered to Governor I Cannon, on account of ill health. He will, says I the Nashville Whig, resume his scat in the Senate for the short Session, at least, if his health permits him to reach Washington by the first ofJanuavy. The Apalachicola Gazette of the 28th nit., slates that the Steamer Tempest, which left that place on the Sunday previous, with a valuable cargo for Columbus and intermediate ports, run against a snag on Monday night, and sunk a few miles below Ocheesec. But little of her cargo it t is thought would bo saved, I The Charleston Mercury of yesterday says ; “A private letter from Columbia informs us that the probability is that the Hon. Patrick Noble, | will ho elected Governor—that there will proba bly bo no further action on the Sub Treasury. A letter from Charleston, dated 3d inst., re- 1 reived on Tuesday says:—“Our Cotton market is doing better. A sale of 200 bales extra choice was made yesterday at 14 cents-” The Wilmington (Del.) Gazette says :—Since the completion of the Kail Road from thiacity to Philadelphia, the average time occupied in travcl- Iling between the two places is about one hour and thirty-five minutes. Within our recollection— and wo are not very old—a whole day was con sidered a quick trip at this season of the year, in the stages, and sometimes it took too or three days in the packets to perform the same distance. So much for the improvement that has been made in propulsion by steam. It is stated in the New York Post, that the Secretary of the Treasury contemplates building a stream Cutter, to be employed at that port. The great increase of commerce, the importance of being able at all times of tide and under all winds to give assistance to vessels in distress, and protect the revenue, are said to be the chief in ducements for this step. The Moving Dioramas. Mu. Jones— Having observed a very flattering notice of Iho Dioramas in the last Mirror, 1 was induced to attend the exhibition last evening, and I take pleasure in stating that the editor of the Mirror is fully sustained in his commendation of them, by the merits of the works themselves.— The Dioramas now exhibiting in our city, arc— what we can seldom say of the numerous exhihi. lions which find their way among us— no hoax but on the contrary, are decidedly superior to any thing of the kind ever introduced into this country. As a whole,they comprise one of the most rational and interesting exhibitions over witnessed. The writer has seen, in the northern cities, similar ex hibitions, which wore reputed to be by the most eminent artists, and he is confident that he will not bo alone, when he expresses his conviction that not even the illusions of the celebrated Mael zel art- more complete than those of Messrs. Com pare!, Corvcau and Wood, which were got up during the past summer in Savannah. 1 will not tax the credulity of your readers by entering into a minute description of the scenes ex hibited. for 1 am aware that no one will credit the astonishing accuracy with which places are por trayed, and peopled with beings of all classes, apparently exercising every function of life, and pursuing their various avocations, until they have witnessed it with their own eyes. I will only assert, and 1 care not how many put the as sertion to the test, that no reasonable person, who will visit the Dioramas once, will begrudge the | time thus expended for the gratification of his i- curiosity, hut will feel more inclined to visit them [ ' a second time limn to reproach himself for his gul lability. .. 1 regret exceedingly that the proprietors were I- unahlc to procure a room in a nore central part of the city. Nevertheless, I hope our cittzcn g [* will not allow merit to go unrewarded in considc if ration of a walk of a few squares. 'J'he room is well fated up, and the exhibition is conducted ° with the utmost propriety. The entertainments ,! arc of the most innocent and interesting cbarac e ter, and should he encouraged hy parents above L " all others, hy visiting the Dioramas with their * children, where nothing of a pernicious c haracter meets the eye, but where every thing is eminently “ calculated to amuse and instruct. M. From Hie N. Y. Hern Id, Dec. 1. From Canada. The 56th regiment has arrived at Quebec; 3 companies remain there and the three others pro ceed to Nicolct and three rivers. Mr. Connolly has been liberated from Quebec 0 jail, on account of ill health, on bail. Twenty three state prisoners reached Quebec from the Upper Province last Sunday. They were sent to Liverpool last Wednesday la the 1 Captain Ross. Parker, Chandler, and Waite, arc s amongst them. Mr. Alexander Dumont has been arrested it Quebec for treason. He is rich. 0 The House of Assembly of Newfoundland has voted a sum of .£5OO, to be placed at the disposal ol the Governor, for the purpose of encouraging - communication by steam, between that country (■ anil Great Britain and Ireland, j I' he thermometer last Monday at Montreal was six degrees below zero at 7 in the morning. J he following is a copy of certain papers found s in the pocket book of James Phillips, late of bas tard, Upper Canada, who was killed at Prescott. “ Put a man on un island, at the head of the ' Narrows, or on the left hand side going up—keep . a small lire—when n boat comes down, swing a . Firebrand, as a signal. The boat, if it be the Slates, will stop—the men should get in his boat, and goon board. The men must first go to Brockville; and as , certain whether any regular soldiers, are at Brock* ville; also what steam boats are there, aud the exact situation of all things. A man must go to Brockville and return, and , report as above,” PItItSOXS TO It K HA It Ft Kit AT PItKSCOTT. Major Young, Dr. Jessnp, Joint Blakcy, Capt. McDonal and brother, Doctor Scott, Aiphcus Jones, Esquire McMillan, Hooker and Henderson, The arms in possession of the inhabitants, to he immediately taken, Anns stored in Colonel Young’s house, and at the Barracks. Two companies ought to lie sent to Mcrrick villc; one at Keinpville, two companies sent to Farmsville. Crane lias about fifty men in his employment— is friendly. The officers hoard and sleep at Warren’s and Ge-nash’s.” Seven persons, sentenced to death for political offences at the last term of the Court of King’s Bench in Quebec holding criminal jurisdiction, were sent to England in the Captain Ross. The trials of the following persons were to commence last Wednesday at Montreal before the Court Martial. Joseph Narcisso Cardinal, JosephJ Du.gette, Joseph I.’Ecuyer, Jean Ls. Thibert, Jean Maria Thibert, Leaudre Ducharme, Joseph Guiuiaud, Louis Guerin, Ed. Theverin, Andre Cote, Maurice Lcpailleur, Louis Lcsiege. The Judge Advocates are the Hon. D. Mondelet, Q. C., Charles D. Day. Esq., Q. C'., and Captain Muller, of the Royal Regiment, in whose favor a warrant has been issued, naming these gentlemen to this office. We also learn that no lime will he lost, or effort spared in bringing lie guilty to justice. From the N. Y. Herald. Bill Johnson tub Uuiiunii, and BittoAxn Gbxkral Bihck.—We have received the follow ing relative to these philosophers from one of our corps of northern correspondents. Auburn, N. Y. Nov. 26, 1838. Dbau Sin—ln my last I informed you of the capture of Bill Johnson, together with Gen. Dirge and have now to state that the Marshall appre hended and brought hither four other Patriots, making in all six who arc now awaiting their ex amination, which commenced before Judge Conk ling last Friday. General Dirge, by courtesy, be ing first in the list of border worthies. None of the delinquents have as yet been bound over, and probably the examination will continue for sever al days longer. Most of the witnesses having been engaged in the Patriot service, the evidence, as a matter of course, is at once highly contradic tory and of an cx parte description; but notwith standing, enough lias already been elicited to war rant tile committal of the whole clique. The prosecution is ably conducted by a lawyer named Benton, from Little Falls, N. Y., and the defence is conducted, in part by George Rathbun of this place. His compeer in the defence of the Patriots, is a Mr. Paris G. Clark. During the past week, ail the rccuits furnished by the secret society here, have returned, venting curses, loud and deep upon the society, and de claring that the Canadians have not yet been in noculatod with McKenzie’s patriotism. People here begin to open their eyes to the fraudulent measures which have been resorted to, for the purpose of enlisting American sympathy in be half of the Patriot cause; and many wonder that tile New Yorkers should still sanction, or even tolerate, the unwarrantable proceedings or McKen zie and itis gang; but really, after all, it need ho matter of little surprise that those who could lie held in thrall by a Burehard or a Fanny Wright, should also, in their simplicity, lend an car to the clap-trap appeals of a few restless demagogues, whose forte is deception, and whoso unblushing cflVontry is equalled only hy their daring villany. M imtever may lie the opinion entertained in New York respecting Bill Johnson, the people here look upon him in his true character, and that is us he lias recently shown himself, an ignorant swaggering, cowardly poltroon. I shall advise you of the issue of the examination when it terminates, A Shocking Acimdknt. — A little girl about | six years of age, thechild of Mr. Delony, a labor -1 ing man of this city, was burned to death on Monday last by her clothes taking fire, in the ah , scnce of iter parents. — Apalachicola Gazette. Finn.—About half past nine last night, a fro was discovered in a room occupied as a nursery in the back building of Joan Glean, Esq. in North . Chtyles si. A wardrobe, with a large quantity of clothing, was destroyed, but tin-(lames were dis tinguished without further damage. Two of Mr. 1 Glenn’s children were sleeping in the room, and but for the timely discovery, might have suffered serious injury.— Haiti more Chronicle. QKXKRAL OIIIIKn. ' Navy Department, November 28. 1838. 3 The practice of bringing homo, in the public 1 vessels of the United States, various animals, such 1 as horses, asses, mules and other quadrupeds, for merly authorized by this Department, having been found by recent experience productive of great inconvenience, and liable to abuse, is hereby strict ly prohibited in future. J. K. PAULDING. This seems to be a very gentle hint to Com modore Elliott, that some of his recent doings on board the Constitution, are not considered re markably commendable by the Department. The Savannah Georgian says.—“ We arc told by those capable of judging, and who have seen and examined her, that the “Savannah” steamer, now being completed in Mew \ ork to run between this city and Charleston is the handsomest and staunchest boat ever built in this country.” “The introduction of boats of this character is in fact, but an extension as far South as Savan nah of the efficient lines of communication now in operation between Baltimore and Charleston. The next step will be a prolongation of the line South to the river St. Johns in Florida, to be fol lowed at no distant day by a rail road across the Peninsula in connection with regular steamboats to Mobile and New Orleans—so that by this route, the trip from Baltimore to New Orleans may be easily performed in six days, or probably less.” The above, from the Baltimore American, shows how little our friends in that city are aware of what is going on in this part of the country. A company was organized in Boston some three years since and a survey made for a Rail Road to extend from some point on the St. John’s or St. Mary’s River and crossing the Suwanee to ter minate on the Gulf of Mexico, somewhere near St. Marks. This project and one or two others of like character, were abandoned as soon as it was understood that the Rail Road was to be built from this city to the Mexican Gulf. By an examination of the map our readers will be able to form a comparative estimate of the dif ferent routes by which it is proposed to connect the waters of the Gulf with thoseof the Atlantic. The route of the Brunswick and Florida Kail Road will cross the Salilla at a distance of some 28 or 30 miles from this place; it will then pur sue its course through or near Waresbovough, in Ware County, bending a little in order to turn the Okcfinoke Swamp, and will then passthrough the eapitols of Lowndes, Thomas and Decatur Counties, —constantly approaching more and more nearly to the Florida line, with which its di rection forms a very acute angle and it partly in tersects it at the confluence of the Flint and Chat lahoochic Rivers, from which point it will bo con tinued to St. Andrews or Choctawhatchee Bay. But without continuing it beyond that point we have an uninterrupted line of communication to the Gull of Mexico by steam boats from thereto lola, where a Kail Road of twenty-six miles takes us to St. Josephs. It needs but a slight inspec tion of the map to ascertain that such a Road will forever exclude any other located to the South of it. The Brunswick and Florida Rail Road will have a seven foot track and heavy 'l', or inverted T. or bridge rail, to wcigli 50 or fit) pounds to the lineal yard. Such a rail is deemed necessary in order that the road may accommodate the im mense quantity of cotton which will seek an At lantic market. When this intercommunication is completed, the trip will be performed from Baltimore to New Orleans in rather loss than live days.—liruns wick Advocate. From the Savannah Georgian. At a meeting of members of the Bar of the I 1 edcral and Stato Courts, at the court-house in Savannah, on (ho 14th day of November, 1838, tire Hon. James M. Wayne, and (he lion. Chas. S. Henry, judges of said courts, and their officers attending, Judge Henry, on moti ■ a of Judge Wayne, was called to the Chair, no , Joseph W. Jackson appointed Secretary; Whereupon Judge Henry staled to the gentle men convened, that (he object of the assemblage was the announcement of tire death of Ur. Geoiioe Jones, formerly a judge of the Superior Courts of the Eastern Dislriet of the State of Georgia, and to take such order thereon as should to tire meeting appear appropriate. Judge Wayne then introduced tire following preamble, illustra tive of the public services and character of Dr. Jones, and resolution, which were unanimously adopted :j It rarely occurs that n community has to de plore the death of one of its members who lias been allied to it by so many interesting relations as were those which distinguished the long life ot our late venerable fellow-citizen George Jones, His career of public service began in his early youth. He endured, the two last years of the revolutionary war, the hardships of a soldier, and manifested in confinement on board an English prison ship, the fortitude and constancy of ayoulh ful patriot. When the war was concluded, though still a very young man, he received strong proofs of public confidence, by being placed in official relations to his fellow-citizens, the duties of which required ability, the discretion and in dustry of matured manhood. He was subse quently one of Georgia’s most prominent legis lators, and in the convention which framed our present constitution, was a leading member as a delegate from the county of Chatham. He was frequently afterwards a member of the general assembly, in both branches. Its history shows him to have been pure and disinterested; at all times inflexible in the support of correct principles, and in opposition to those schemes of personal aggrandisement which were unfortunately cor ruptly consummated by tire alienation of the most valuable portion of the state’s territory. The estimation in which bis character and attain ments were held, induced tire legislature, though he was not a lawyer professionally, to elect him judge of the superior court forthc eastern circuit, ills duties in that relation were discharged accep tably to all. His demeanor as a judge was digni fied, courteous, and patient; and when be volun tarily retired from the appointment, it was re gretted by the bar, the officers of the court, and by the public. From tire bench, he was trans ferred to the Senate of the United States. His service in that capacity being terminated, he was called, by general consent, to other stations of usefulness. As chief magistrate of this city, his devotion to its interests was unintermitted. His principles did not permit him to indulge in the ease of private life, when his services were needed for the public good - and it can be truly said of him, that he took office from a sense of obliga tion, rather than from any desire for distinction. He was for many years one of tile justices of the inferior court; and its journal will show that he was a faithful administrator of its general duties, and vigilant in all that regarded the rights of the window and the orphan. He was amiable, phi lanthropic, considerate, firm, forbearing; delicate in his intercourse with society,—and he had a modesty in speech and manners, at all times and to all persons, worthy of remembrance and imi tation. To these graces were added the belief and humility of a Christain. Resolved, That wo sincerely lament the death of our late fellow-citizen, tire’ venerable George Jones; that we sympathise with his afflicted re latives, and that in commemoration of his virtues, his services ns a public man, and Ills connexion with tire judiciary of this State, we will attend his funeral, accompanied by the officers of tire re spective Courts of the State and of the United States, and that we will wear mourning for thirty days, ‘ On motion of Judge Nxcoil, it was Resolved, 1 hat the proceedings of this moot ing be presented to the Judge ot lire Superior Court at the ensuing term in this County, and we rcspcctlully ask that they may be entered upon the minutes of the Court. On motion of Jacob Dclamotta, Esq., it was Resolved, I hat a copy ot the proceedings of this meeting be sent to the widow and family of the deceased. J On motion, it was Resolved, That these proceedings be published m the Gazettes of the city. The meeting then adjourned. r CA «r R V ES S ’ HENRY - Chairman. Jo^f.ph W. Jackson’, Secretary, vatv. Extiohino Expr.nrnoa - . —l\fr JamesffWMwfaii English gentleman of fortune is going in his own yatch, the Royalist, to explore the Asiatic Archipelago, lie goes to Singapore, ami hopes to reach it in March next —then to Malluda Bay—to Abia for Tusan Ahia—to the Celebes—to New Guinea—Australia —the Pacif ic Islands, and home. COMMERCIAL. Augusta Market. , Cotton.—Onr market for this article remains firm at former rates, and as the receipts are light, and many of our planters prefer storing to selling at present rates, all that is offered is freely bought up at the going rates, which we now quote at from 10 to 12 cents as the extremes of the market. Groceries.—The weather for the last two days has put a stop to anything like a heavy business — the only sales that have come to our knowledge was a lot of 50 hhds. of Cuba Molasses at 35 cents, from the wharf. Exchange.—Checks on the North continue at 1 per cent, premium, and on Charleston at I per cent premium. Freights, to Savannah, are still one dollar per hale, and to Charleston, by the Hail Hoad, 35 cents per 100 lbs. Our river is now in good steamboat o.dor. MARINE INTELLIGENT!E. Savannah, December 4. Cleared —Brig Oglethorpe, Sonnets, Baltimore. Arrived —Hr brig Eliza, Graves, St. Lucie. Went to sea —Brig Volta, Higgins, Marseilles; brig Oglethorpe, Sanners, Baltimore. Charleston, November 5. Arrived yesterday —Brig La Grange, Harwood, N York. Cleared —Ship Warsaw, Folger, Liverpool ; Fr. brig Victorine, Salvy, Bordeaux ; steamer Cincin nati Brooks,,Jacksonville. Went to sea yesterday —Schr Frances. Hurd, Jacksonville ; steam packet North Carolina, Davis, Wilmington. Resolved, That this Honor the Mayor, he re quested to issue his Proclamation, setting opart Thursday, the Gth inst.,as a day of Thanksgiving and Prayer to Almighty God for the blessings of health, which the citizens of Augusta, have en joyed tile past summer and fall. Extract from the minutes of Council. Dec. 1,1838 RICHARD ALLEN, Clerk. A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS an appropriate acknowledgment of the blessings received through the kindness of an overruling Providence, is the duty of those who participate in his benefits and his mercies, and whereas the inhabitants of this city and vi cinity have abundant cause of thankfulness for the numerous blessings extended to them during the past season, particularly lor the blessing of health, with which our citizens have been so sig nally and generally favored, and which with other mercies towards them, calls imperiously for a united and public expression of gratitude to the great author from whom cometh every good. I, therefore, SAMUEL HALE, Mayor of the City of Augusta, in conformity to the Resolution oi the City Council, do most earnestly recom mend to the inhabitants ot this city, to set apart Thursday, the Gth inst., as a day of Public Thanksgiving, Prayer, and Praise,' to God, for the numerous manifestations of his kindness and mercy towards them, during the past season, and it is recommended to our citizens to suspend their secular business on that day, and to assem ble in their respective places of worship, then and there to render their united tribute of Thanksgiving and Praise, and earnestly suppli cate Heaven fur tiro continued inanifoetation of Divine favor for city and country. Dec. 1, 1838. SAMUEL HALE. r O’ Thursday, the Gth inst., having been set apar by the Mayor of our city, in conformity to a Reso lution of the City Council, as a day of Public Thanks giving and Prayer, and praise to Almighty God for the numerous manifestations of his kindness and mercy towards onr citizens the past season, there will be Divine service in the Presbyterian Church on that day, commencing at half past 10 o’clock, A. M. dec 4 dJWe arc authorized to announce COSBY DICKINSON as a candidate for re-election to the office of Receiver of Tax Returns for Richmond county, at the election on the first Monday in Jan uary next. dec 4 td* PRESENTMENTS. Georgia, Jeeeerson County, November Term of the Superior Court. The Grand Jurors sworn, chosen and selected, for the November term, of said county, in pur suance of tile duties confided to them. Present the bridge over Big Creek on the Savannah road, and also the road leading from thence down tlic river to Spring Creek, and request the Inferior Court to en force the law against the Commissioners of said road. We further recommend that the Inferior Court cause the undertaker of said bridge on Big Creek, to perform his contract as stipulated in iris bond for keeping up said bridge. W e recommend to our Representatives in the Le gislature, to procure the passage of a law, requiring the owners of slaves, and landed property, in the County of Jefferson, to pay the tax of tire same in the said county. We protest against the right being granted to any Rail Road Company to obstruct the navigation of the Ogecchee river, and recommend to onr Repre sentatives tire enactment of a law requiring the Central Rail Road Company so to construct their bridge across said river, so as to admit of a free passage of boats. We tender our thanks to his honor Judge Shly, and the Attorney-General, for their prompt atten tion to us, and to the business of tiie Court during the present term. We request our presentments of a public natme to he published. Patrick B. Connelly, foreman : Stephen S. Per kins, Elbert Hudson, John W. Bothwell, Sterling G. Jordan, John C. Harman, William Linguefield, John I!. Terroll, Samuel Uigliam. Arthur 11. Cheat ham, Samuel Denny, John M. Douglass, William J. Jordan. William Parker, William Little, Nathan iel Polhill, Elijah Smith, Robert A. L. Atkinson, James MclCigney, John Wren, William U. Young, and Benjamin D. Ward. A true extrat t from the minutes of the Superior Court, at November term, 1838 EBENEZER BOTHWELL, Clerk. ATTEN MON ! JP i RI C lIM ON I) BLUES! Ji ! Appear on your parade ground, on Green street, on Saturday, the roj Bth inst., at 3 o’clock, P. M., armed Mvjl and equipped as the Constitution directs, fur your regular monthly parade. « u There will he a drill, at the Com- Vj pc pany’s drill room, on Friday eve- Va i ning, the 7th inst., commencing at Uy half past 7 o’clock, at which the vW|a members will appear witli rilles. p; ct A Court of Inquiry will he held rtirsaow#** at tiie Planters’ Hotel*, on Saturday evening, the Sth inst., for the trial of all defaulters up to and since the last regular parade, from which no appeal will be allowed, except in cases of sick ness or absence from tiie city. By order of tiie Cantain, dec 5 td \VM. A. ROBERTSON, 0. S. ] RICHMOND ACADEMY.—The Trustees of this institution will, on the 15th day of De cember next, proceed to the election of a Rector, and first and second English Teacher ; also, for a Teacher for the Branch at Summerville. Appli cants for cither of these situations will please ad dress the President of the Board of Trustees. ALEX. CUNNINGHAM, nov 20 td President. \gstaßLY CALL. |Vff R ' PimtlNl/tiliion Party, advertized to take iY fa place last overling, the sth, was postponed on account of the inclemency of the weather but will positively take place to-morrow eveuine fVri day the 7th inst.) fjee (j SOST fill MISLAID, either at Blouni’s Hotel A Vv'arrenton, or at the Georgia Rail Road De pot. in this city, on Monday last, a large Band Box covered with homespun, belonging to a young lady from Midway, near .MPledge, containing a Leghorn bonnet, and several silk dresses, capes, collars, &c. Any information concerning it, will be thankfully received, or a reasonble reward will be cheerfully paid if it is left at this office, dec 6 ts ,J. W. STOKES. A. 31 US 1C TEA OH Eit WANTED, rETUIE subscriber wishes to employ an experienced g and competent Teacher in the Female Acad emy in Covington. Good testimonials will he ex pected in respect to good moral character and ability to instruct. A lady is preferred. Apply to S. MA'i’TISON. Covington, December C, 1838. w2t imTvveuton academy. rjJYHE citizens of Powelton have again employed for Rector of the Institution, Mr. John S. In ch.\ii am, a graduate of Brown University. The citizens of this village are unanimous in employing Mr. Ingraham for the second year, and confidently recommend his services to the public. Instruction will be given by the P.ecor in all the branches usu ally taught in academics and colleges. Instruction will also bo given by a Northern Lady in the orna mental branches. The Academic year will com mence on the first Monday in January. Board and good accommodations can be obtained in the most respectable families on reasonable terms. The su perior health of Powelton, and its other well known advantages, induce the belief that the public will continue a liberal patronage. For the citizens of Powelton, dec 0 wtf CHARLES M. IRWIN. (Lj* The Standard of Union will please insert the above, conspicuously, until otherwise directed, and forward their account to Powelton. CALHOUN ACADEMY. Anderson District, South Carolina. IT is with pleasure that we announce to the pub lic that we have engaged the services of Mr. Pleasant Jardan, for the ensuing year, and that the duties of this institution will he renewed on Tuesday, the first day of January next, under the most favorable auspices. Li relation to the qualifications of Mr. Jardan, and the course of studies that will be adopted, we will only refer to a certificate furnished by Mr. Wesley Leverett, principal of the Anderson Aca demy, viz: He will teach the Latin and Greek lan guages, Mathematics to liquations of Ist degree, the requisites for entering College, English Grammar and Geography, Moral and Natural Philosophy, Rhetoric, Bellos Lcttrcs, &<•., together with all the ordinary branches usually taught in Academies. The rates of Tuition will be as follows: for Latin and Gicek $25 per year, or $8 per quarter—for English Grammar and Geography, Philosophy, Rhe toric, Belles Lettres, Ac. $1(1 per year or $5 per quarter —for Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic $lO per year ors 3 per quarter. First rate boarding and washing will not exceed $75 per year. The Academy is beautifully situated in a grove, near to plenty of good spring water, and as one very great inducement, the health of the neighbor hood is not surpassed by any in the United Slates. Indeed nature seems to havcpcrfoimed a noble part in adapting and in every way suiting tile situation to the purposes for which we intend it, and what ever requisites nature lias failed to supply we are determined that art shall furnish. The Academy lias been furnished already with a pair of first rate Globes, Maps, Ac., and to those who are disposed to patronize the Institution, we will only say, that no exertions will lie wanting on the part of either the Teacher, Trustees, or Citizens, for their advancement,comfort or accommodation. AARON RROGLES,~I JOSEPH COX, J FALBERT ACKER, >Trustees. J. P. REED. j WM. TELFORD. J dec G wit JBM . RAN AW AY from the subscriber, a ThtX. Mulatto man named EUGENE, a ifiajs# carpenter by trade, five feet ten or eleven inches high ; ho is 35 or 38 years of ago. A reward of Twenty Dollars will be paid for his arrest and delivery to me. —W. W. MONTGOMERY, dec b w3t (TJ- she Charleston Mercury is requested to cony the above three times weekly and forward their ac counts to tins office. K X RCUTOIbS he sold on the first Tuesday in January “ v nex, in the town of Greensboro’, all the real estate of Jonas Fauehe, dec’d., consisting of one house and lot, and several vacant lots in said town • also, a tract of land adjoining said town, containing two hundred and fifty or three hundred acres, on which there is a considerable quantity of wood land. Terms made known on the day of sale _dec 6, 1838, td GEO. G. MATTHEWS, Ex’r. AD3HNISTKATOIUS SALtL " WILL be sold at the late residence of Haynes S. Reynolds, deceased, of Warren county, on Friday, the 4th day of January next, between the lawful hours of sale, all the perishable property of said deceased, consisting of horses, hogs, cattle, corn and cotton, household and kitchen furniture, plantation tools, &c,, with other articles too tedious to enumerate. Terms made known on the day. EVANS CcCRARY, Adm’r. December 6,1838. td AD3IINISTRATOIUS SALE. T STILL be sold on the 18th day of January next, > T at the late residence of John Kilpatrick, de ceased, ail the perishable property belonging to said deceased, all the perishable property belonging to said estate, consisting of Horses, hogs, cattle, corn and fodder, household and kitchen furniture, to gether with many other articles too tedious to men tion. Terms on the day of sale. WILLIAM KILPATRICK, Adm’r. December 9,183 S. td Georgia, Seri veu county: VSTHRREAS Abram Hunter, Jr., applies for V t letters of administration on the estate of Theophilus Williams, late of Scriven county, de ceased; Tiiese are therefore to cite and admonish,all and singular, the kindred and crcditois of said deceased, to fce and appear at my office, within the time pre scribed by law, to shew cause, if any they have, why said letters should not be granted. Given under my hand at office in Jacksonboro, this Ist December, 1838. dec 6 JOSHUA PERRY, Clerk. NOTICE. ' Vv ,r ILL be sold at Hamburg, on Tuesday, the V V first day of January next, valuable TO WN PROPERTY, consistingof that well known estab lishment called Covington & Fair’s warehouse, witli the wharf lot and wharf thereto attached. Also, the undivided third of the warehouse known as Adams’ warehouse. Also, a lot with fine improvements, now occupied by Dr. J. W. Stokes. Also a small tract pme land, within a mile and a half of the town, containing one hundred and fifty acres, on which arc ail the necessary build ngs foi a comfortable residence, and a spring of pare and excellent water. Also, one other tract, confining two hundred acres, adjoining the town, witli an excellent mill sea t thereon. Also, a small tract containing eleven acres, in the fork of the Edgefield and Martintown Roads, on which is a comfortable dwelling recently built, anil a good stand for public business. Terms of sale —Covington & Fair’s warehouse, a credit of six, twelve, eighteen and twenty-four months, in equal instalments; the other property on a credit of twelve months. Bond, with personal security and mortgage on the premises will be re quired to secure the purchase money, dec 5 td JOHN B. COVINGTON.^ I|( E, MARTIN, DENTIST, has returned to S| • this city—Room No. 45, in the private part of the U. S. Hotel. ts nov 3' (1 ARPETING,&c. —Ingrain and J ing, Printed F'oor Cloth, and Booking Baize, just received and for sale by WM. H. CRANE, oct 29 A NNUALS FUR 1839.—The subscriber is now receiving a good supply of all the English and American Annuals for 1839. Persons fond of line books arc respectfully invited to call and examine the same, nov 29 T.H, PLANT.