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bank reports. Statement of the condition of the Ontral Rail Koad, ami Banking Company and Branches, October 1, 1838. Resources, Xote* discounted run ning to maturity, good, 660,231 34 Bills of exchange run ningtomaturity, good, 60,606 84 Notes and bills under pro test, in suit,' 31,427 38 Notes and bills under pro test, notin suit, 17,705 18 Making total of discounted P a P«r. 759,870 74 Os the paper under protest there is considered good. 43,889 01 Doubtful, 4,397 29 Bad, 846 26 Sterling exchange good, 8,888 88 Due by other banks, 60,280 37 In the hands of agents in New York and England, 21.399 96 Stocks of other institu tions taken in satisfac tion of debt, 4,225 Banking houses anil lots, 42,579 62 Real estate taken in satisfaction of debt at principal bunk, 7,100 Expended on and in relation to Kail Koad, 753,284 54 C urrcnl expenses, 0,955 74 Premium on exchange, 729 68 Protests, JOG Clash, viz.; Notes of other banks, 53,340 Bp«‘'ie. 179,298 20 Change bills, 231 50-232,869 70 $1,808,290 23 Liabilities. Bank capital, $678,647 50 Kail Rond Capital Stock, 771,950 Bunk notes issued, 955,000 on hand 746,275 In circulation, 208,725 Rail Komi tickets in circulation, 18,898 45 Due to other bunks, 86,203 53 Due for unclaimed dividends, 3,010 09 Individual doposites, 179,012 87 Profits, viz; Reserved fund, other hank prolits, und rail road profits, 51,106 27 Balance between principal bank and brunches, 699 92 $1,898,290 23 Statement Monroe Rail Road and Bunking Com pany, October 1, 1838. To bank capital, 300,0000 Kail Hoad do. 300,000-600,000 Bank capital, extension above Forsyth, 4,390 Rail Road do. do. 4,390 8,780 Bank bills issued, old emission, 240,000 New do. 8,000—248,000 Old and new on hand 94,485—153,515 Discount account, 7,600 52 on bills of exchange, 725 91—8,326 23 Time checks, 63,500 Bank of Columbus, 3 Unclaimed dividends, Nos. 1, 2 and 3 1,734 50 Conditional deposites, cer tificates out, 20,000 Individual do. 20,201 91-40,201 91 $866,060 64 By disbursement on Rail Read und real estate, 325,666 22 ditto on extension 37 326,190 59 Nines discounted rniiuiiig to maturity, good, ' 344,979 73 ditto doubtful, 2,994 73 ditto lying over, good, 23,305 ditto under pro test. do. 500 ditto do. in suit do. 3,000 374,779 46 Bills of exchange running to ma turity, good, 49,575 Amount due from other banks, 21,778 19 Salary account, 2,625 Premium account, 1,297 77 Protest account, 29 Incidental expenses, 33 43 Cash account, viz; In specie, 50,787 41 Bills on other banks. 32,215 Checks and evidences of cash, 6,743 74—89,746 15 $866,060 64 Statement showing the condition of the Bank of St. Mary’s, October 2, 1838. To Capital stock paid in, $61,810 00 Notes in circulation, 63,620 00 Individual deposites, 18,092 61 Due toother banks 624 28 Profits and surplus, 2,504 37 Dividend unclaimed, 267 00 $146,918 16 By cash on hand, viz: Cold and silver coin, 13,868 08 Drafts, 2,200 00 Treasury notes, 100 00 Notes of other banks, 4,117 00—20,285 08 Advances made C. Freymouth, U S. Agent and Qr. Master, 727 52 Due from other banks and agents, 9,802 75 Banking lot 500 00 Add for building on do. 2,662 71 3,152 91 Notes running to ma turity, 106,187 42 Notes over due, und nofinsuit 3,853 04 Notes over due, and in suit, 600 00 Bills of exchange, 1,720 54-112,361 00 Over drafts, 364 04 Protest account 12 50 376 54 Exjientcs, 2jo jg $146,918 16 - ■- . ■ Coc»Tr.BFEiTS.—We learn from the Nash ville Whig, that an organized scheme for counter feiting the notes ol the Bank of Tennessee had been detected. A man by the name of Peav has been lodged in jail, in whose saddle bags' were found moulds for counterfeiting specie, and gold coin, and a quantity of the counterfeited, unsign ed paper of the Bank of Tennessee, lithographed in imitation ol the engraved ten dollar notes, but poorly executed ; a few were filled up. The M hig adds,—“They are printed, not with engra vers, but with printers ink, on dark paper, atid wear altogether an unfavorable aspect. The words ten dollars around the toj> and bottom mar gins in the genuine notes, are in the counterfeits unintelligible or entirely omitted ; the vignettes el'Amsily executed—particularly the eagle on the left hand end ; the filling up very indifferently imitated. Ihe notes that have been brought to light are all of the letter A. dated the 23d June *B3B, and payable twelve months after date Peay is yet alive, and likely to recover, so that the j ■ whole scheme will probably l>e brought to light. t Indeed it is thought thatenou gli is already known, to lead to the apprehension of several of the vil lains concerned, though wc should not deem it prudent at present, were Wo at liberty, to go intc details.” Peay made an attempt to commit suicide, bn unsuccessfully. The public should be on thcii guard, as others may have been more successful it putting them into circulation. UHKONICLE AND SENTINEL. 1 AUGUSTA. TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 25. Cj* This day being Christmas, no paper wil 3 he issued from this office again until Frida; 7 morning. r ’ Mr. Swart wont. The special report on Mr. .Swartwout's defaloa tion has at length appeared. The amount is as 2 eertained to be $1,374,119, The abstraction: commenced in 1830. The French frigate Hermitage, of 60 guns | tom- Bazoche, with u crew of 560 in- n, f o Ha j vunu bound to Brest, ran on the rocks off'the Wes end Bermuda, on the 3d, and soon sunk. Tin officers and crew landed at Ely’s harbor, on tin same evening. Several articles of rigging ant I some small stores have been saved. I Letters from Philadelphia nnnouin e that tin Bank of the United States will issue no more post notes for any purpose. From Harrisburg. The following intelligence, the latest received, we gather from the Baltimore American slip, of the 18th, by which it will be seen that three of the Whig members have taken their seats in the Van Burcn division of the House of Representative*. HOUSE or It EC IKSENTATI VES. Monday, Dec. 17, 1838. At 10 o'clock, Mr. Hopkins, the speaker, cull ed the House to order. Mr. Smith, of Franklin, announced the pre, sence of Messrs. Butler and Sturdcvant, of Lu cerne, and Mr. Monlolius, of Union. Before going forward to take and subscribe the requisite oaths. Mr. Butler made some remarks in behalf of himself and those that presented themselves with him in relation to the course they had taken. After Mr. Butler, closed his remarks, the three gentlemen announced by Mr. Smith, wore duly qualified and took their seats as members of the House. In the Senate, on Monday, n report was pre sented by the minority of the Committee ap pointed on the contested election in the Blh dis trict. A committee of seven was appointed on the contested election case between William Wag ner and Samuel Stevenson, of Philadelphia county. A committee of seven was also appointed in the ease of the contested election between Messrs. Bell and Brooke, of Chester county. Since tne above was in type, we, bavo received the Charleston Courier, the Washington cor respondent of which slates that the Harrisburg difficulties have been arranged. More Whig members have gone over to the Porter party, thus leaving the Whig House without a quorum, and giving the other House a majority without the Philadelphia twenty members. The Philadelphia U. S. Gazette, says that the remainder of the military which left that city for Harrisburg, on Saturday week, under Major Ge neral Paterson, returned on Monday afternoon, arriving about 4 o’clock. They were received by several city companies, and by « part of Briga dier General Goodwin’s Brigade, and the whole passed in review in Coates-strcet, before Col. Richard M. Johnson, Vice-President of the U. States. Wo learn from the New Orleans Bee, that in structions have been given to the District Attor ney of that district, to enquire into the circum stances of the rescue of the schooner Lone, seized by the French squadron, for an attempt to violate the blockade of the Mexican jiorts, and to insti tute legal proceedings against the commander of the Lone, if there shall appear to have been any thing in his conduct upon the occasion, which subjects him to prosecution under the laws of the United States. Communicated. Mb. Jones— Last evening I was trmpted to visit the “Moving Dioramas” now exhibiting in the building adjoining the Bridge Bank, upon hearing u gentleman who hud visited it, (and whose judgment in such things is authority) re mark, that “it merited the patronage of all lovers of the arts.” I had seen no notice of it by any of the journals of this place, and had conic to the conclusion from that circumstance that it was probably no more than a hoax. I visited it and spent one and a half hour with much pleasure,—it fully justifies the nn tto over | their Proscencum" Ddectando Parclcrque Monen do,” for I was equally delighted und instructed. 1 shall notice their views, though 1 am convinced that I shall not do them that justice, which their merits call for. The Calabrian Landscape is a specimen of the pencil rarely to lie met with, the life-like motion of Shepherds’ dogs, cattle and sheep, are truly natural. The Polar Redons is a pretty scene, but much is added to it, by the different hues it assumes in exhibiting the “Au rora Borealis.” Rome, is certainly beautiful, well worth the charge for the view of that scene only. The optical delusions in Dover are really astonishing, the “toutc ensemble” of that scene | leaves an impression truly gratifying. The Gratia of Antiparos entitles the proprietors to roueh credit, the description given of it in their bill does it no more than justice. The Norn/ Combat went oft well, indeed, beyond my ex pectations, for 1 know something of a naval ae. tion, —the British frigate being to the windward had the advantage in choosing her distance, she makes the attack—the American ship is seen to “up with her courses,” then commences the roar 1 e of her at tiller*, and go well kept up !• it, that tie t- Macedonian’s masts arc seen tailing one by one, j’ until she becomes a “ hull ,” though thus crippled) it she sppears loth to “strike;” however, a few 0 broadsides from the United States, soon compels her to hoist the “while flag,” and number her tt j r self with those who had already contributed, to 11 add so much glory to the navy of the “stars and stripes.” The Fire-works are splendid. I will conclude this, by observing that a visit _ toil will richly repay one who is fond of look ing at the productions of art. There is nothing in this exhibition that can he considered repug. nant to the feelings of the most pious or fasti — dious female. The manager is very strict, and d* has taken much pains to have order and deco iy rum maintained, —the room though not central, is nevertheless, well fitted up, and upon the whole, I think it richly deserves the patronage of the citizens of Augusta, and I have no douhti hut once properly known, it will be cheerfully afforded them. D. is From the N. 0. lice, Dec. 20th. Mexico. s , The schooner Sarah Ann, captain Oontemp, x- arrived yesterday in eight days from Tampico, brings highly interesting intelligence from that unhappy country. The news of the attack of the government troops upon Tampico, was published ie in our extra ofyesterday. The particulars of that d engagement, the address of president Bustamente to his nirny, the terms ol the capitulation of San Juan de I; 110 i, and whatever else wo could gather from the letters and papers which came into our lC possession, arc subjoined, e The President of the Republic of Mexico to the Army. Companions in Arms! — Our country lain t danger, and calls us to its defence. The govern^ ’ merit of a powerful and distant nation, whirfi 1 perhaps only knows us from the gold of our mines, ; and the treasures which many of its subjects t have acquired among u.;, now insults us in every possible manner, and thinks it will civilize u.s • though commencing by our degradation, ft seeks our friendship, to impose upon us disgraceful con ditions by which alone wc maybe admitted toils amity, and because we have resisted nobly and Justly,it has waged war upon our coasts. Our moderation and magnanimity, our desire to pre serve peace, have been construed doubtless into imbecility and incapacity for self defence. In short we have been mistaken for Algerines; let us prove to them that wo arc MEXICANS. Vali. a n t Troops!— Remember that you art* the same who, without foreign aid, without mili tary tactics, even without chiefs, astonished the world by your heroic deeds, by your constancy in the combat, by your fortitude in enduring toil a nd fatigue; remember the resolution with which y ou plucked from the hands of your rulers the lam ols of triumph, and brilliant trophies of conquest. Soldiers !—The French have thrown do'wn the gunnllet in Vera Cruz—it has been raised by some of our comrades, and the strife has now- be gun. Let us hasten to maintain it, and lot us swear ou the altar of our injured country, taking Heaven and our posterity as our witnesses, never to lay down our arms until our rights are respec ted. Comrades!— ln this sacred struggle we will constitute the vanguard ; our corps do reserve will he the nation en mass, which admires our deeds! and will crown our victory or revenge our glorious death. If the Mexicans in general, 1 whocannot be indifferent to this title orto the mi- i tionul glory and honor, will follow our footsteps ; and if the struggle to which we knvo > un justly provo’io.t should prove adverse to our cause die vast territory of this republic will be converted 1 into « single sepulchre ; the conquerors and the conquered will he equally overwhelmed in it, and an admiring world will say, “The Mexicans no longer exist—witli them has disappeared their name, but it has vanished without spot or blem ish ! dory to so magnanimous an example! Shame to their unjust and haughty aggressors.” Friends I Let us fly to merit such enviable distinctions—let us struggle unceasingly. Justice and the good wishes of all who know and appre ciate valor and the independence of nations are in our favor. Vour cause is not alone that of Mexico, it is that of the whole continent of every republican people, of all for whom divine liberty is something more than a name. All look to you with anxiety—all are eager to learn whether they shall term you their deliverers or shall load you with execrations. Who will doubt vour choice 1 There yet exists among you illustrious exam pies ot those who led you to the combat, during the glorious periods when you achieved your in dependence. A thousand others will rush to the Iray, und all will emulate your indomitable val our. Mexicans, one and ale. —Yourgenor.il the president, swears to you by his honor, that he will not he the last, and that linked with you, he will either share the triumph or seek a glorious death, AN AST ASIO B USTAM E NTE. Mexico, December 1, 1838. Th« Engagement at Tampico. We translate the following account of the bat tle between the government troops and federal for ces, from the Tampico Telegraph of the sth inst. The journal in question is attached to the federal cause. Our readers will pardon the verbal inac curacies they may encounter, as the translation was made hastily, and amid a press of business. As we announced in our former number, we in sert to-day, the detailed account of the action of the 30th alt., with all possible exactitude, promis ing further information, as well ns an account of various acts of pronunciemiento, passed with the utmost firmness,enthusiasm mid decision for a fu ture number. At 3-4 past 4 o'clock a. in., of the 30th the en emy began to fire upon the left of our line, placed upon the Carpenters Lake ('Laguna Carptn ttreJ charging bayonets from the fort of Guerre ro, us far ns the banks of the said Lake. The movement was a bold one, and carried so far that they succeeded in occupying the extreme oppo sing point of the entrenchments, and some of the enemy even leaped within them. Our comman der in chief sent a reserve to defend the point at tacked, by which a brisk fire was kept up. A four pounder which we had was directed against the foe from the principle fort of Landeros, at the same time that the hitter throw grape shot among us from a mortar of seven points, placed on a height overlooking the road in the direction of Altamice, with their attacking party, who were destined for Port Guerrero, and who had been sent there by General Cos and Colonel Francisco An drade. The warmest part of the action was the attack on Fort Liberty by another body of more than six hundred men, under the command of Gen. Jose de las Piodias, and although the garrison of that fortress had been augmented by fill ecu men of the reserve, and the rest had been subsequently sent by the general, they did not arrive in time, and the point was occupied by the cnamv. ' Our commander in chief seeing that the greater part ol the lino of Santa Ana, and from the Ger- I man forts, situated on the river. He likewise caused the valiant active battallion G. C. from Tampico, to be concentrated within Fort Linde ros. The citizens protected the line of Guerrero, f and the attack upon Fort Liberty was recoramen , ced with more vigour. The enemy advanced upon our cavalry, but as 1 it was foreseen by our general, they were attack r ed in the wood by the cavalry and infantry, who were unaided, and were then taken cn theit left, by two companies despatched for this purpose. As soon as the enemy were driven from the ; wood and thrown back upon Fort Liberty and its neighborhood, the gun boats sent by his Excellen cy, opened a brisk lire from the river on their rear. Fort Landeros did the same on its front, and the companies from the wood advanced towards the right at the same tim- that the others, protected j by the fire from the guns of Landeros, marched 1 towards tlio front. The action was continued until after 10 o’clock, when the arms of the Coventry obtained a com plete victory. The impregnable fortress of Lib ertad was carried by the bayonet. The bravery of its defenders was extraordinary, and the field was covered with the dead. More than 200 kill ed and 38 wounded of the enemy were taken from the field. On our side, we had 14 killed ami 70 wounded, while it is certain that more than 300 of the enemy who were wounded left the spot, of those some.fell dead ou the road, and were buried by the companies belonging to the place, who picked up 4 who were wounded and lay in the road. .Some scattered prisoners are still made, and 22 were yesterday brought in who had been seized by the officers ofjusticein Jancasnequi, be sides many more who will lie taken by the hands of the cavalry just sent out for that purpose. The following commanders officers and prisoners were made in the city ■' General B Jose de las Piedras, col. D Francis co Andrade, Dr Juaquin Kodal, Don Anastasia Parodi, Don Nicolas Villaloba, lieut. col. J M Gomes, lieut. col. Ponucano Egurcn, capl. Louis Echcgary, capt. Juan Jose Navas, capt. Thomas Sato, capt. Juan Sanchez, Don Joaquin Montaya, capt. Jose Montes, capt. Teddocio Lara, sub lieut. D Kamon, Paredos, Don Nicano Lows, Da Ra mon Olon. Our commander in chief ordered a body of in fantry and cavalry under the command of Lieut. Joel Don Felipe Briones, to advance upon the enemy’s camp, for the purpose of accelerating their retreat, with express directions to discontinue fir ing, as the number of victims of those who wish to usurp the people’s rights wore already suffi ciently large. Lieut. Briones obeyed the orders faithfully, and the enemy abandoned the camp, leaving a few dead and wounded, a piece of artillery after burn ing the carriage, arms and ammunition, equip ments of various kinds, provisions, clothing, &c. of which our troops brought hack more than 100 accoutrements of war, 30 loads of (lour, a vast quantity of corn, salt, and some clothing. The two gun boats, after the action had ter minated, received orders to repair to the bar, and to take possession of it, hut from a misunderstand ing they did not execute this order until night, in consequence of which a few officers and soldiers of the enemy managed to escape by the route of Tuspan. ’[’hey are, however, closely pursued, and Tuspan will soon be occupied by our troops, which will leave the whole department of Pa-blo Vicgo free from the oppression to which it was subjected. The enthusiasm with which our troops fought is the more admirable, as they are almost all mili tiamen and raw recruits. The dragoons of the regiment of Tampico, who had been made prison ers at the Parmco, and whom our commander in chief induced to join our ranks, fought bravely under the very officers who had been captured with them, among whom Capt. Jose Maria Safi na, was particularly conspicuous. in short, despite the discipline, experience and numbers of the troops by whom wo wore attacked, the discomfiture of the enemy was complete, al though their position was advantageous, and the battle took place at the foot of Libertad, occupied ! at the time by them; hut the freeman who defends j his rights is invincible. The battle of the 30th has directly proved this axiom. Our principal strength was those composed of the Tampico mil itia battalions, of Pueblo vu-y. „„.i t h« other cantons, little skilled in arms, but full of an heroic valor that enabled them to rival the disciplined troops of Tampico, and the companies of Caza dores, Libertad and Union. Wc stated above, that the enemy had abandon ed the field, but yesterday they were at Attamira, where they left a few of their wounded, who have been sent to the hospital of this town, on the route many dead men were picked up, and interred by command of our general. The courage of our commanders, officers and soldiers who sustain the cause of liberty, is unde niable. They arc the linn supporters of the sa cred rights of the people. Gen. Piedtas was conducted to the bar, in that order he might avoid the fatal consequences whicli would have resulted from the hatred of the troops. On his head and on that of Col. Andrade and the Mexican government let the blood which had been shed rest. Capitulation of St. Jnan tie Ulna. From the Supplement to the Gazette of Tampico. We publish the capi tulation which took place between the commandant at Vera Cruz and the admiral of the besieging squadron, in order that the public may learn the result of the imbecile management of the ) iresent government, and that all Mexicans may be. convinced of the ignorance of tile faction, whic'.i, on so many occasions com promised the national honor by abandoning the question of Texas, and precipitating the country into a war with L*'ranee. Articles agreed upon between the rear admiral commanding the French squadron, Charles Bau din, and the general commanding the district, Don Manuel Rincon: Art. 1. The garrison of the town of Vera Cruz shall not ex ceed one thousand men. All above that numbe r shall leave the town in the space of two days, ■md on the third day shall lie at the distance o.f six leagues. General Rincon shall keep the command of the place, and give his word of honor that the garrison shall not exceed the stipulat ed number of men until the differences between Mexico and France shall be terminated. Art. 3. As soon as these articles arc signed by the t wo parties, the port of Vera Cruz shall be opened to vessels of all nations, and the blockade shall be suspended for eight months, or until a final arrangement of existing difficulties is con cluded. Art. 3. The commander of the town will take care that no opposition be offered to the French troops occupying the Castle of St Juan de Ulua, and that said troops be furnished fresh provisions in the town of Vera Cruz. Art. 4. The rear admiral promises on his part that the fort of St. Juan de Ulua shall be evacua ted by the French troops and restored to the gov ernment of the republic so soon as the present differences shall lie arranged, together with all the munitions and materials of war, agreeably to the inventory that may be made. The French subjects who have been forced from Vera Cruz in consequence of the hostilities, are at liberty to return, shall be respected in their per sons and property, and indemnified in full for the losses they have sustained from the inhabitants and from the Mexican authorities. The amount ot indemnity to be fixed by the arbitrators and the tribunals of the republic. The present convention is made in the two lan guages, and after the same shall have been exam ined, it shall be signed and ratified by the two contracting parties. On board his majesty’s frigate theNereido, 2Sth Nov. 1838. CHARLES BAUDIN. MANUEL RINCON. Vera Cruz, Nov. 28lh 1838. DURING my absence from this city Mr.HICH ARD B. WHITE will act as mv attorney. EBENEZERSKINNER. Augusta, December 8, 1838. dj” F° r sale, a fine pair of Northern Horses.— Enquire of R. B. White, at Spears it White’s, dec 10 trw2w Fra:. i the Haiti.-,Cot Amerimn. , Proceedings in Congress, Washing rox, Dec. 10, ISo 9. ’ Mr. Tallroadga has given notice tiiat he will to morrow bring in a Bill for abolishing imprison- I ment for debt. ; Mr. Fives, during the day, introduced the fol lowing Resolve—That the Secretary of the Trea j »ury communicate to the Senate, at as early a day I as practicable, the information called for under the following heads of inquiry : l. The period at which the third bond of the United States Bank, sold to that institution, amounting to $3,254,871 38, was placed to the credit of the Treasurer on the books of the Bank —the terms oh which it was negotiated—the person acting on behalf of the bank, with whom the negociation was made—the particulars of any understanding or agreement, if any has taken place, respecting the benefit which might accrue to the Bank in the transfer of money it should make to distant places on account of the Govern ment. 3. The period when the sum of $1,600,000, in part payment of the second bond of the Bank of the United States, was placed to the credit of the Treasurer by that Bank, and the nature of the agreement or understanding had in reference to the payment of a part of said bond before, and of another part of it after it became due. 3. Whether any sum or sums of the public money have been deposited in the Bank of the United States, other than there have been deposit ed from the payment or sale of its bonds—if so, the amount and date of each deposife, and by whom and by whose authority and direction they were made. 4. The aggregate balance standing weekly to the credit of the Treasurer, in the United States Bank, its branches or agencies; whether subject to draft or not, ns well as the weekly aggregate balance in the Treasury from tire time the depo site was made. 5. A list of all the branches and agencies cf the said United States Bank on which the Trea sury Department has drawn draffs—the amount of the public moneys directed to be placed at each, and of the drafts severally drawn on them, and lire rates of exchange between Philadelphia and each of the places to which sums were ordered to be transferred. 6. The amount so far as it can be conveniently ascertained that has been drawn from the U. S. Bank, its branches or agencies, in notes of said Bank, for paying Indian annuities, or other de mands of Indians on the Government, or for de fraying the expenses attending the removal of the Indians, and in general the nature of the “arrange ments,” if any, made for the more distant public disbursements in the notes of the Bank, together with all the correspondence, agreements and in structions given or entered into, connected with any or all the heads of inquiry above stated. Also that he communicate the natuic of the arrange ments made with him by the Banks in which, according to his Report of the 3d instant, portions of the public money have been “ placed to the credit of the Treasurer on special deposite,” the kind of money in which the said special deposites were made, wheth ;r the san o were entered on the books of the Bank, whether the identical moneys depos'led were continued to be held by the Banks, whether the drafts of the Treasury Department thus have been drawn, or those deposites have been paid in the specified moneys deposited, and wheth er the balances remaining are part and parcel of the very moneys originally deposited. The other matters before the Senate arc unim potant. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr. Adams, from a Select Committed, reported a bill with amendments, to prevent the giving and re loiving of challenges in the District of Colum bia. The Bill was read twice and made subject lo the further action of the House. m. o -Mor.pt from the c. mm’ttec of Vi 7 'ays and Means reported a Bill for the payment, <>r Revolutionary Pensioners for 1899. Read twice and referred to the Committee ( f the Whole. Mr. Cambreleng also r. potted a Bill making appropria'ions for the defence of the Northern Frontier of the United States. Read twice and referred to same Committee. The unfinished bn iness before the House yes terday was then quickly disposed of through the Previous Question, and the petition offered by Mr. Saltonstall referred to the Committee of For eign Alfairs. The President of the United States sent a mes sage to the House, agreeably with the request of the resolution of Monday, calling for information relative to the alfiirs of Harrisburg. The mes sage of the President was accompanied by a num ber of Documents from the several Departments, and from the Governor of Pennsylvania, the Collector of the Pi rs of Philadelphia, &c. &c. The Documents give a detailed account of the transactions at Harrisburg, and also contain the correspondence between the authorities of Penn sylvania and the President of the United States. The reading of the documents occupied an hour.—After they had been read, Mr. Naylor, cf Penn, moved that the documents be committed to the whole House on the State of the Union. After some discussion between Messrs. Naylor, and Porter, a motion w.is made to lay the message and accompanying documents on the table. The motion was sustained, and the subject disposed of by ordering the printing of the documents. The proposition before the House some days since, proposing the appointment of a Select Committee to investigate the uflairs of Mr. Swart wout, then came up. Mr. Wise commenced a long speech, pending which the House adjourn ed. aTcard; ’ ' The proprietors of the Moving Dioramas return .heir sincere thanks for the liberal patronage ex tended to Ihem since their opening in this city.— They respcctfu ly announce that the evenings’ en tertainment for Monday Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, will consist in the exhibition of eight Views, each view illustrated by Moving Figures, giving at once to the beholder the rural and custom ary occupations of the country exhibited.* Dioramic views differ in all respects to most other exhibitions. In it, there is nothing calculated to tinge the cheek of modesty, or cause the pious to regret his presence there; neither is there any thing demoralizing to the youths—on the contrary it not only instructs, but delights the mind. It has been handsomely patronised by clergymen and members of the different religious denominations, and has always given satisfaction. Rigid order is enforced —none arc permitted to remain in the room whose conduct during the exhibition is obnoxious. Relying upon a continuance of the patronage heretofore afforded them, they p’edge themselves to render their exhibition worthy of such patronage, and it will be their aim so to conduct it, as to insure repeated visits from those who may visit it for the first time. * Besides the Chinese Firewoiks. dec 24 MARRIED, On Thursday evening, the 20th inst.,by the Rev. Mr. Ford, Maj. Thomas M. Nelson, of \ irginia to Mrs. Anna M. Tarns,of Augusta, Georgia. ’ Consignees per South Carolina Rail R«7^d~ ... p, Tr Hamdukg, December 21. I. Dawson, Huntington * Son, G. T. Dortic W s n / a f k ® on > T - J- Pi-rmelee, J. S. Hntchin son, S. Buford. Scranton & Smith, Clarke, McTier & . ( i°-> R ®? s ® & Bea ", Stovall & Simmons, M. Fred erick, I. M. Cooper & Son, D. S. Hontit, F. Lamb; c r, K. ooTjety Rathbone& Baker, Haviland, Kislev & D° ’ t & Bu ' k , !e /» !• Moise, H. W. Sull vn, Pcrntt& Young, H. L. Jeffers, G. Parrott, J. F. Bcn- t'OMMKRCIAL. ' New-York, Dec. 19, I Cotton—The news by the Vilie dc Lyons rt n ». ! n ’ ! appear to have affected this market Holder I aie firm at the advance noticed in our last viz r , cent. The prevailing opinion among i purchasers in this market, seems to be that present prices win' not be maintained. For this, however, there is n plausible reason—on the contrary, every thin- n the p esent appearance of the trade indicated « further | Savannah, Dec. 22. Cotton— Anived since the 14th inst., 9154 bale- Upland and 16 bales S. I. Cotton, and cleared at the same time, 6212 bales Upland and 10 bales K Cotton; leaving a stock on hand, inclusive of all ship board not cleared on the 21st inst. of 21 7% bales Upland and 84 bales Sea Island. In the early part es the week the demand for Upland continued good at full prices, but during the last few days there lias been less apparent dis* position to purchase. The sales have been 4801 bales at from 10 to 14 cents for W. In. Sea Islands the sales have been 22 bales, at from 30 to 42 cents per lb., and 12 stained at 12a12i. marine intelligence. Charleston, Dec. 24 Arrived on Saturday— Steam packet Gov. Dud ley, Ivy, W ilm'n-ton, N. C. Arrived yesterday— Brig Lancet Kruse Phil, delphia ; sehr Esther Eliza, Ryareon N ’ York • steam packet, North, arolina, Davis, Wilmington, Cleared Br. barque Euterpe, Tclfer, Greenock Uent to sea on Saturday —Line ship H. Alien Besiier, N. York; ship Calhoun, O’Neill, N. York’ Sw. brig Zephyr, Searberg, Amsterdam; brl- Mox. ’ Grant, N. Orleans; brig Smithfield Andros,” Provi-’ dence, R. I; steam packet, Gov. Dudley, JvV vvil. min-ton, N. C. ■ ’ Went to sea yesterday —Ship Marathon, Shaw Havre; brig Planter, Sturges, N. York; brig Buenos Ayres, Stuart, N. York; brig Lagrange, Harwood, N. York; brig Catharine, Rose, New Orleans; schr Financier, Norton, Cuba; schr Levant, Willey Jacksonville; schr Forest, Baker, Savannah. ’ ffjT Mr. CAMPBELL will preach in Au-mtn, on the 4th, sth and 6th days of January next. ’ dec 22 trwtd Benevolent Society. The Visiting Committees for the ensuing montli are as follows: Division No. I.—Mr. A. McLano, Mr. C. Pike, Mrs. Crump, Miss E. Marshall. Division No. 2.—Mr. Joseph Davis, Mr. Gpom Rackett, Mrs. Boggs,Mrs. Cole. w £ S m 3 ;, —Mr .' Jolln Flemming, Mr. John W. Hilton, Mrs. Beriyfield, Mrs. Hart dec 17 U. F. STURGIS. Sec’v. (O' We me authorised je-rnAT DIiED J. TARVER, as a candidate for Surveyor of Richmond County, at the approaching election in January. td dec 17 CCT We are 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* OCT VVc are authorised to announce WILLIAU KENNEDY as a candidate for re-election to the office of Tax Collector for Richmond county, at the election on the first Monday in January next, dec 17 ‘ swtd (£/■ JOSHUA S. WALKER, respectfullyoifois I himself to the good people of Richmond county, I as a Candidate for the Receiver of Tax Return’s,! and solemnly pledges himself faithfully, seduouslyj and indulgently, to discharge the duties of the sti-| tion, should his Fellow-citizens be so kind as tog elect him. td PURE JUICE OF THE GRAPE.—The sub-1 scriber has received on Consignment 6 Quar- j ter Casks of Choice Madeira, The Pure Juice of fie I Grope, which he offers for sale at a lower ntel than it can be imported for. Judges of Wine arc ; requested to call and taste the samples. Also, 25 Baskets of Superior Champagne, Uni• J 7"”* '"■-"‘G which will be sold low by application! i£ [dec 25] ISAAC HUISK. | nikMl ° tenement of theU Bridge Bank butldmg on Broad-street until I the Ist October next. Possession to be give., t*,. K tween the 15th and last of January. Apply for M terms to Mr. Charles or Nelson Carter. I dec 25-swtw I; Ct OFFER.—2O7 Bags Cuba Coffee, just received( ' J and fa sale by JAMES RHINO, dec 25trwot Mclntosh-st. near Bay. I (t ANAL FLOUR. I —IOO Bbls superfine Rochester I J Flour, Williamson's Brand, will be landed in > all tills week and sold from the wharf, by JAMES RHIND, I; dec 25-trwit Mclntosh-st. near Bay. M JOHN TRUELLE, (from Paris) Ornamff.nl Hair Manufacturer,at Mrs. Hobby’s late dwel ling, back of her formerstore on Broad-strect.kcopl constantly on hand, a large assortment of Orni-I mental Hair, of all kinds, such as Braids, Platt-1 Puffs, CurD, &c. Also, Ladles’and Gentlemen’s Wigs, ready made I or made to order at tl e shortest notice. N. B. Country me,chants supplied at the low“ I rates. dec | NOTICE —All persons indebted to the estate a Eleanor D. Appling, late of Columbia count; I deceased, are requested to make payment; O | those having demands are requested to render the* I in according to law. GREEN J. DOZIER. Dec. 25-w3t* Executor. I LINCOLN SHERIFF SALES. j WILL bo sold on the first Tuesday in Febm I ary noxt, befo e f •- Court-House door £ I Lincointon, Lincoln county, between the «?■'£ H hours of sale, on- negro girl by thh name of AiugH seven years old, levleJ on as the p operty of Reid and William 11. Reid, to satisfy a li. fa. i?s* : H from tlie Superior Court of Lincoln county, JoinH Tramel vs. Jane Reid and Wi liam R. Reid. H Also, at the same time and place, will be sol. ■ 100 Bushels of Corn, and One Hundred and Ninel* H Nine Hides now in the vats, levied o;i as the pror-B ertyof William R. Reid, to satisfy a 11. fa. i«suolM from the Superior Co;> ‘ o' Lincoln county, miah Aslr on- vs. William R. Rc’J. . |i| Also, at .be same time and place, will be Two Acre? of Land more or less, lying on the water-■ of Little River, adjoining the lands of .Tabes G* r ‘H nett and others, levied on as the property' of J’-'B Lundy, to satisfy a fi. fa. issued from the Supent-M Court of Lincoln county, Rem Bemson ex. ol be l - 1 ® Remson,deceased, vs. John Lundy. .Id Also, at the same time and place, will be soyHj Sixty Acres of Land more or less, lying o' l wJB waters of the Savannah River, in said county, a t i joining the lands of Thos. Searls and other?, ' eVl !gß on as the property of James Owens to satisfy a from the Justices’’ Court of the 269th DitU John Eady vs. John Owens, levy made an\fi rU"" j ed to me by a constable. owl BENJAMIN F. TATOM, H December 25, 1838. Deputy Sheriff, NEW SCHOOL. 4 T the request of a number of friend?, • . ■ DUEL will open a School for a limited bar of children, on the first Monday in J*'';, J in Mr. Camobcll’s building, on Mclntos.i ? ■ jra fourth door from the corner of Reynolds stri-c- Bd From her experience in teaching, Miss B- n-' herself that the exertions she will make will ? Zm: entire satisfaction. , . Terms may be known, end the names of sci ‘ n entered, by application at Mr. Plant’.? Book -- ; i f dec 24 u I t