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■II- ■" - K.K LMi. XUe Vurhru Carotin** of Wurtcntburjr. [Tl>« tallowing singular story emanates from one of the Imperial Chamberlain*, who alleges that he heard it related by Napoleon himself, one evening, at Malmaison. The conversation happening to turn on the Prin cess the Emperor addressed to bis Chamberlain the following question;---] “ flow old is the present king of Wurtein burg ?" no longer a young man, sire. Fre oftrick William is seventy. He was born in 1734. In 1780 he married Princess Caroline of Brunswick VVolfenbmel ; and be became a widower in September 1781." “ Yes he became a widower ; remarked the Emperor. The tone of voice in which Napoleon utter ed these words, rivetted the attention of every one present. A dead pause, ensued, and the Emperor himself broke silence by narrating the following story "On the 4th ot October, 1781, abmrt eight ■o'clock in the morning, a man called on Air. Dietrich, the Prr.leur* of StrasUirg. The ser vant, when he entered to announce the visiter to his master, looked pale and lerrifi-d. ■“ What is the matter, Frans?” inquired the Preleur. “ Sir, ’ said the servant, trem bling.—“ Why do you not answer?”—“Sir," re plied Fran*, “it is the Executioner,What can ho want ? No matter. Show linn in and go away." ‘The Executioner ofStrasburg was a man infinitely superior to those who in oilier coun tries exercise his fearful calling. He was pi ous and well-informed. He had studied sur gery, and was skilled in curing fractures and setting broken limbs. His gratuitous services in this way bad conferred on him a sort of po pularity among the poorer classes. They pi tied rather than despised him; yet his pre sence seldom failed to excite an invincible feeling of terror. When introduced into the presence of ihc Preleur, an expression of gravity, even great er than usual, was observable in his cuunto. oar.ee. “ * What have you to say to mel" inquired J«. Dietrich. “* 1 come,” replied the Executions? 1 , “to discharge a duly imposed on mo by the irnpe rative mandates of my conscience. I entreat, air, that you will receive a disclosure winch 1 wish to make to you, and that you will write it down as I deliver it. It affair of great importance, and I must slate it in detail; for to a duo consideration of all the facts 1 look for my justification. ‘‘lt will readily be mippos?d that these pre limitary remarks excited the curiosity of the Preleur. He immediately scaled himself at this writing-table, and the Executioner thus commenced his extraordinary disclosures ; “ ‘ About a week ago, that is to say, on the night of the 20tli of last month, I was at home in rny retired dwelling, in the suburb of Kiel, on the right hank of the Rhine. It want past midnight. I had gon ■to bed, and I was sud denly startled by a loud knocking nt my door. My old housekeeper being awakened by the noise, hurried down stairs to open the door. She was not alarmed, for 1 am frequently knocked up at all hours of the night, by poor persons, who come to solicit those acts of ser vice which I am too happy in being able to render to my suffering tellow-crealures. 1 bad also risen, and was proceeding down stairs, when i discovered that the pour old woman was disputing with two men, whose faces were masked, and who were bolding a pistol to her throat. “ • Murder me,” sha exclaimed, ‘but spare rny master.'—‘No barm will betide him,' said •one of the two men. *ou the contrary, he ■Will be largely rewarded. But ho must go with us immediately. Hia life depends on Ina ■compliance.' “Seeing mo descendiug the staircase, the ■men rushed upon me, and levelled the pistol at my breast. In ithe present moment of my alarm I imagined that they had come to take revenge on me lor an execution which bad been ordered by the king, and a {natural im qmlse promoted raeto implore that they would mpare my life. ‘Yonr life is not in danger,’ said they, ‘if you obey us punctually. But if ■yoiMHamfeßt the least hesitation, rest assured almtiyonr death is certain. Provide yourself with your best s*e, ami we must tio a ban* b*go aver your eye« ; be silent and follow us.’ All this lime the pistol was pointed at mu. Resistance was vain, and 1 accordingly sub mitted to their commands. My eyes were bandaged, and I was helped into a e image, in which the two strangers immediately sea ted themselves, and the horses sot oil" at u gallop. I left my house-keeper almost petri fied by terror and amasement; and as we drove off, I board one of the men tell her, that ■ if she did not carefully conceal her knowledge of their secret v sit, my doom was coaled. “I rode s i in a painful state of perplexity. I commended myself to the Holy Virgin, to whom I mentally addressed a prayer. Alter having invoked the holy name of the Mother of Christ, 1 felt my mind somewhat more at case, and I lri*d to discover is wh»t we were travelling. On this point I could ar rive at no satisfactory conjecture ; but accord ing to the best calculation I could make, the journey must have occupied between eighteen and twenty hours. On reaching the place ql our destination, I was carefully assisted out of •the carriage. The two strangers arranged themselves on either side ol me, and each look hold of one of my arms. Having walked in this way for the space of a few minutes, we ascended a staircase which appeared to be very spacious, judging from the resounding noise of our footsteps. 1 was then led into a large apartment, where the bandage was re moved from rny eyes. 1 now discoerved that it was still daylight; but the sun was setting. “A sumptuous repast was served, consist, jngnfthe most exqisite dishes ; hull could not help remarking that the allowance of wine was very sparing. At night-fall I was direc ted to hold myself in readiness to perform my duty of executioner, by decapitating a person who bad been condemned to death. Though long inured to the painful duty which the law imposes on me, and though 1 had never, for a moment misapprehended the motives of my •trange journey, vel wUcn that motive was for mally announced, a thrill of honor unnerved mo. Bull recovered my presence of mind, and 1 was expoalulating with all the energy I could command, when a person, whose voice I had not hitherto heard, said, m a tone f calm decision, ‘Do as you are required, and without hesitation, other wise you merely seal your own doom, without being able to avert that of the culprit.’ I found that further protestation would be in vsia, aud yielding to compulsion, I con sented. 1 repent my weakness, and bitterly reproach myself for it; but it was certainly a casein winch the law of necessity was im placable. The axe was placed in my hands, a blaplt veil was thrown over ray head, and two men, grasping my arms, conducted me through a suite of several apartments. At length we entered a room larger than the rest, and there my conductors halted. The black veil was removed from my lace, and I beheld ‘ in the centre of the room a scaffold, raised to the height of about three feet from the ground. A black velvet drapery covered the wood work, and that part of the floor immediately round it was strewed with a thick layer of red-co toured saw dust, I was in t painful stats of anxiety, and bewildered in ajmaze of conjec ture, respecting the victim on which 1 was destined to strike tlio fatal blow. Wy con jecturc was soon at an end. In a few mo ments a female was led, or rather carried in • The function* of a PreUur arc equivalent to (heseof Mayor, but he i» invested with more ex lendvc authority, X* 1 to >c room. She was of tall stature, 'JLa he! neck was br.l antly (air. Her light hair, ( of which she appeared to have a great profu ( sion, wa* confined under a cap of black crape. Her dress, wjjpch was of black velvet, was . confined a lute above the ancles by a purple silk cord ; her hands were alsu bound by sil ken cords of the same color. Her face was . concealed by o mask, so that no part of bur i person was visible except her neck and shoul ders, which was dazz ingly while. She made no complain', and olfuted no resistance, and a* she approached, I perceived w.th increased i | horror, that her mouth was g igged. Eight or j ten men, all of whom were masked, raised her on the scaffold ; she inclined her head, and j laid it on the block. * * * * 1 need not say, any more I 1 trust that Heaven will forgive me, 1 doubt not that the victim was a person of illustrious rank, and I would not be sur prised to hear that all the Courts of Europe have gone into mourning. “Having performed rny horrible task, I was conducted back to the apartment In which 1 had partaken of the repeat on my first arrival. There 1 (bund the table replenished, and now several bottles of wme placed on it. 1 sal down for a few moments to compose myself, uncertain what was to be my late, but perfect ly res good to tho wdl of God. At ur the lapse of a little time I again step ped into the carriage, followed by my two masked companions. We journeyed ail that night and part of the following day. Nearly twenty hours elapsed before I reached my home, at the door of which, I was set down, and a purse, containing two hundred French louis, was presented to rue. Here it the mo ney, Mr. Detrich, I place it in your hand.,, and beg you will make whatever use <jt it’ yon think fit. I was expressly recommended to observe the most idviol-.jlo tt/tonce respecting tins extraordinary event. ‘On y„ur dike re tion, eaul tlio t v ;o modked men, ‘your Bately depends. A.ny attempt to discover the secret ° •’•■tir will be utterly vain, and if you rctoii to any one what has transpired, the dis •'.Oaurc will beat once fatal to yourself and to those who receive it.’ '* The Fruteur ofStrasburg listened with deep interest and attention to the tragical and mysterious history related by the Executioner. He declined to take charge of the two hun dred loins which the Executioner wished to lodge in his h inds. ‘lf you will not recoivojtlic money,'said the executioner, ‘I will dispose of it in paying fur musses, and relieving the warns of the poor.' His deposition was read over to him by the Fre tear, and after signing it, he took hia leave. ‘•As soon as he was gone, the Preteur put tho document under cover, carefully sealed it, and sent it by a confidential courier tu the Baron de Bretenll, who was then at tlio head of the French Cabinet. At this point of tlio narrative Napalcon paused, and darted a scrutinizing giance at his auditors, as it anxious to ascertain what effect his story hail produced. That eflect was most powerful; a sensation of mingled liotror and amazement pervaded every one present. Josephine was the first who ventured to break silence, "Mon dieu I Bonaparte” she exclaimed—“why do you tell those horrid sto ries? You do it to Inghtcii ns.” Napoleon smiled good humorodly, and said, “Silunce,|Josephiiie! hoar the story loan end. Then turning to me, he said,— “What do you think was tho result of the despatches sent to the Baron dc Brcteuil ? “I cannot guess, Hire."—“l will tell you.” “Two weeks elapsed, and at the expiration of that, M. Dietrich received a packet trans mitted tu him by the Governor of Htrashnrg. It enclosed a letter from tho Minister M. tie Brcteuil, wbichwas couched nearly in the fol lowing terms: “ ‘J have laid before the King tho writen co py of the deposition which you forwarded to me, and J have received bis Majesty’s com mands respecting it. It is the King’s desire that the individual, who made the disclosure shall keep the sum of money that has been presented to ititu, aud his Majesty adds n sir'll of equal amount on condition that inviolable secrecy bo observed, respecting nil that has passed.’* • “New,” pursued Napoleon, I will give you the key 40 this adventure which is of a nature not so rare as may bo supposed in the history of conns." “The Duke of Wurtomburg contracted a se cond marriage about nine yours atler the death of his first wile. He was united during my second campaign in Italy, to Charlotte Augusta Matilda, Princess Royals of England and oldest daughter of George 111. Ho was at that time only Prince Royal of Wurtem herg, and he succeeded his father on the I9ih December, 1797. Wurtemherg hud made common cause with the Germanic empire u gainst Franco; but the Prince, on Ins acces sion to the Ducal throne, hastened to con clude peace with us. Ho wrote to mo and his letters were couched in friendly terms. 1 an swered him in the same tone and wo main tained a pretty regular correspondence until my departure for Egvpt. After that time” * [Here Napoleon suddenly stop ped short as it tearful of saying too much re specting lus then existing relations with the Duke of Wurtomburg. After n pause of a few moments, he then resumed his narrative:] “Tho Duke's first wile, who was a beautiful and accomplished woman was accused us re garding with 100 favorable an eye, a youno page m the service of tlio Duke. This page, emboldened by the kindness which the Prin cess extended to him, took the liberty of quit, ting the Ducal slates without tho permission ot his illustrious master. On arriving at the frontier, he alighted at uu inn where ho order ed supper. On silling down at tho table, he saw inscribed on one ol the Dresden china plates, the words Return or tremble! He did return. At the first meal to which he sat down in the palace, n beautiful glass, of rock crystal, was presented to him, and on it were inscribed, in letters of geld, the words Depart or tremble ! He would have been wise had he obeyed this second mandate as readily as ho did the first: but love is venturous, and the page remained. “Rumor adds that, the Prince Royal repair ed to the father of the Pago, and laid before him several letters, the perusal of which prov ed beyond tho possibility of doubt, the exist ence of a criminal intimacy between tho wife of one parly, ami the sou ot the other. “Pro nounce sentence on the culprit," said the Prince. The father, without uttering a word, is said to have raked out the ashes from under ihe grate, ami taking the p liter, traced in the dust three letters, the first of which was T, and tho last 1), (Tod, the German for Death.) “A council was immediately summoned. It • •1 am enabled to fill up, at least in part, the void Ufi hereby Napoleon. The correspondence between General Bonaparte and the Duke of Wurtemlmrg was resumed immediately after the return of the former from Egypt. Tho Duke was among the first to recognise the Consular Government; and he received his reward at die negotiation of the treaty of Luneville, when he ‘ was raised to the rank of Elector. In I SOo, dur ing the first campaign of Vienna, he received the Emiieror in his stales, in a style of magnificence worthy of Louis XIV. The Emperor said to him—“ Duke, you were my cousin before, but henceforth you shall be rny brother.”—“Does your Majesty then authorize me to lake the title of King?”—“Yes. you have the sentiments ol a King, and you deserve to he one. I feel assured that you know how to command the respect of your subjects,” Napoleon here slluded to the j conflict which the Duke ot Wurtemherg bad maintained against the nobility of his dominions. [ Tho nobles wished In assert their independence,' ! but their attempts were frustrated by the resolute determination of a Prince whose pride and oner- ' gy of mind recommended Inin to the Emperor. A was attended by flic principal members of the Cabinet, mid several of the Prince’s relatives. They were requested to examine with the ut most attention the lelllcrs above mentioned. All concurred in declaring that the proof of criminality was but too evident. One voice was raised to propose an arrangement, by virtue ol which a divorce might be obtained. A near relative ol the unfortunate Princess op posed that suggestion, and firmly maintained that nothing but a severe and irrevocable pun ishment could avenge the injured honor oi the , Prince. This opinion was adopted. “ The council broke up, and the individual . who had ventured to ra se the voice of tner- I cy in behalf of the wretched Princess hasten ed to warn her of her impending danger. He even offered to secure her escape from Wurtemherg that very night, on condition of her prom sing never more to see the page who had been the partner of her guilt. It was proposed to conduct her to Scotland where j * castle in the Highlands would bo assigned as her place of residence. Will it be believed that the infatuated Princess refused to aban don her paramour. She so positively rejected the condition on which tlio safety of her life depended, that Count C——, who had declar ed Ins readiness to protect her, abandoned her to her fate, observing, « I behoved that I was tendering my assistance to a penitent wo man, not a hardened sinner.” “ 1 he P'.go lodged in the palace ; his cham ber was at ',no uppermost part es the building: the door opened into a large corridor, beneath there was a similar corridor or passage Vi every story, down to the ground floor of the palace. It was known that the page every night passed along this corridor to a private staircase by which he descended to the apart -1 menu of tho princess. A most singular plan ■ was devised for his destruction. In each of these corridors descending from story to story, a few boards were removed from the flooring, which boards were afterwards neatly fitted in their places, but loft unfastened, so as to form 1 * succession ol trap-doors. The unfortuoatc page, having no idea of Ihc gulf that was rea dy to open beneath his feet, was at tlio usual hour hurrying from Ilia own apartments to those of the Princess. Ho had not advanced more than a lew yards from his own door, when the flooring gave way tinder his feet.—, He struggled to save himself, but in vain : he was dashed from a fearful height to the floor ings o( tlio Inst corridor immediately above the Princess' Chamber. The oeilingof this apart ment had of course, been left untouched : but the removal of the flooring above it rendered it sullicieoily fragile. It immediately yielded beneath the weight of the falling body ; and in another moment the lifeless and mutilated remain* of the page lay at the feet of the Princess. “ The sudden horror rendered her for some time insensible ; her attendants, alarmed by the dreadful crush, rushed in, and tho apart ment was soon filled by persons from the most distant parts of the palace. Most of them were lost in conjectures respecting the cause of the tragical event, btrt there were a few to whom that cause was sufficiently well Hnown. These latter attributed it to the de cayed stale of the building, and under pretence of preventing any recurrence of the accident, all the corridors were fastened up, until the floor was completely repaired. Thus the mul titude regarded tlio affair merely as a melan choly accident, unattended by any mysterious circumstances. Tho Princess recovering herself, sufficiently understood the late that awaited her. It, is possible that .alio then re gretted her refusal to accept the assistance of Count C . Now, she knew not where to find him. In this deulorabfo situation she resolved to quit tho tmminiotm of her father iu-law. Hho communicated her intention to her principal femme de chambre, whom she implored to assist her in escaping from ene mies, in whose hands she felt assured that her life was not. secure The femme de chambre threw herself at her mistress’s feet, and thank ed her for this proof of her confidence. She assured the Princess that she was both able mid willing to aid her. Her brother, she said, was attached to the police department, end with the assistance of hia agents, it would be easy to rescue the Princess from her persecu tors. it was agreed that on the following night the Princess and her attendant should escape from the palace, by a subterraneous passage, which led through some ancient vaults to a retired house beyond the boundaries of the city. There n carriage was to bo in readi ness for them. “ Assured of her own safety, the unfortu nate Princes's was reflecting with bitter regret on the fate of i.’er {.over, when she received a message from her husband, requesting an in terview with her. Ins'oad of granting this interview, she listened onif to the dictates of her passion and her pride. Mho wrote to the sovereign master of tier desliify a note to the following effect : “* You have shod the blood of a blameless victim I alone am guilty. You t\ill have to answer for lus death 111 the presence .ot'God, where probably you will likewise have i‘o an swer for mine. It you wore capable of fifing just, 1 would bow to you as my judge ; but J feel 100 well convinced that you desire to be not my judge but my executioner. I will not see you ; aud may Heaven's vengeance await you !’ “Such a letter could not fail to exasperate the already irritated feelings of a betrayed husband. Night arrived. Tho Princess had collected, in a huge casket, her diamonds, her gold, and her let ters. She retired to rest at her usual hour; but no sooner had her attendants withdrawn than she arose ami dressed hoi self, assisted by her confiden tial femme de chamber. She wrapped himself in a large silk cloak, such as was usually worn by females of the middle rank in that part of Ger many. She hoped, hy help us this disguise, to elude observation. Quitting tho Ducal apart ments, the Princess and her attemlcnt descended a narrow staircase, and then passed along a cor ridor which was parallel with the kitchens, which received its light from them. Some of the ser vaiAs were up mid engaged in their work, but the Princess courageously pursued her course. “There still remained a long range of passages to ho passed, when, on opening a door tho keys which die femme de chambre carried, fell from her hand. The noise alarmed the fugitives. Fortunately it was heard only hy themselves, they collected their keys and proceeded, “They now entered a spacious vault, in which they had advanced some distance, when they worn stopped by a closed door. This was the last door they had to pass within the walls of the castle. What was their distress on finding that none of their keys would fit the lock “ They naturally concluded that this key must have fallen along with the rest, and that they had ommitted to pick it up. It was agreed that the femme ile chambre should go hack to seek it, and that the Princess should waitkintil she returned. She waited alone and 111 darkness. A considerable limcj'iad elapsed, & the Pricess listened anxiously for tho approaching footsteps of her companion, but she listened in vain. What could detain her! Had she been surprised, or could she have be trayed her mistress ? Unable longer to endure the painful suspense, the Princess resolved to go in search of the attendant. But how ot where was she find the door of the vault. Excess of fear frequently inspires courage.! To find the outlet of the vault, she thought she could adopt no better plan than to walk straight forward until her hands caineiu contact with the wall. Having leach ed the wall, she kepi her hand upon it, and grop ed her way along, until she reached an opening, which assured her that she had gained tho door. She entered a narrow passage, communicating with the vault, and was creeping along cautious ly, in order to avoid stumbling against some frag, incuts of stonejwhich lay scattered here and there; suddenly she was slanted by the sound of foot steps above her bead, A a gleam of light penetra ted through a narrow grating, rendered her in an instant as motioulcss as a statue. The sound of I voices was heard ; and in a few moments the I 1 Princess was roughly seized hy the two arms,! 1 and dragged from the spot in which she had been j •landing, Uansfjxcjfwilh terror, 'f lie violencejof her assailants roused her from her insensibility ; shrieked, struggled, and called loudly for help.— Her cries were unheeded ; she was thrown bru tally on the ground, and bound hand and foot. Her suplicalions for mercy were unheeded : she was enveloped in a cloak or rather sack or black satin; and to complete the outrage, a gag was forced into her mouth.—‘From that moment God Slone beard her complaints.” Here the Emperor ceased to speak, and after a lew moments, silence, the empress said with profoundernouion, “ Gracious Heaven ! was this the fate of the first wife ol the Duke of Wurtem herg I And was she the victim who perished by the handjof the Executioner of Strashurg 1” “So report affirmed,” resumed Napoleon. . “ But the public voice is always so ready to ca luininaiedhc great, that wo ought not to give too ready credence to popular rumour. The mention of the name of the Elector ofWuitem. berg reminded me of this sad story. I related it, because I knew it would interest you ; but lor its truth or falsehood I do not lake upon me to ho responsible. Behove it or not, as you please.” CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL. AiJuij.vr \. Mimituy Even in if, Marc in 20. lis.tl. (Jj"Mons. Adrien has arrived—we observe on the list of the arrivals at the Planters Hotel that oltho great professor of the Magic Act—he also purposes to open shortly at the Theatre—From the reputation that gentleman bears throughout Europe and American, we can depend upon a rich treat. It is also said that he has a variety of beautiful novelties, and one of the most superior cabinets of the day. As soon as he is prepared to astonish us, wo will not hesitate to give notice of this groat professor. “ We have noticed with deep regret, the ap pointment of William N. Bishop, to the office of Feller of the Central Bank of our Stale—a man notorious from character, as a common dis turber ofihe public pence,destitute of thossjprinci pies which should actuate a high-minded and honorable man, devoid of those qualifications ne cessary to the discharge es so responsible a trust.” The above is an extract from the presentments of the Grand Jury of Cobb county. Wo have been blamed for the severe manner in which we have spoken of Bishop’s appointment to the Tel ler-ship of the Central Bank, but here is unani mous censure of the Grand Jury of a Union coun ty in politics—a county in the neighborhood of Bishop’s residence for year’s past, in which the jurors, many of whom are no doubt acquainted with him, and acting under oath, have confirmed all we ever said ! A writer in the constitutiona list over the signature ot Aristides, abused us and the editors of the Georgia Journal and Columbus Enquirer for the stand we had taken in regard to this matter; let the valiant scribbler now turn his batteries upon his own partizans in Cobb county, and upon his political friend of the Miner’s Re cordor. FOR THF. CIIRONIOL.It AND SENTINEL. Mr. Editor —Permit me to call your attention i again to the condition of the roads in the ncigh > borhood of Augusta. Are they to be never re paired—are they never to be worked upon I Dare the Tax Collector perform his duty at this time? Arc this community going to pay for a , thing they do not receive ? Who will pay the poll-tax this year. Annually wo have some work done on the principal roads leading to the city. But this year, I ask what has been accomplished ? What , is now their actual condition ? Absolutely there has been nothing done to improve them, and they ! arc at (his time, not one, hut every one almost i impassible. How long shall this slate of things 1 last ? Where are our Judges of the Inferior Court ?—Wat are they doing I True it has rained, but that must bo expected every year—true wo are getting a Rail Road, but this is no reason we should negleet those leading to our city in daily use. I say the roads must be repaired, or for one I will not pay the poll-tax. A FRIEND TO HORSES. IS I BOX B*K 80S* J?a XB h. From the N. Y. Commercial Advertiser, March \G. We have been favored by the Editors nf tha Courier with the following intelligence, brought by the Virginian from Liverpool. Wo regret to find that there has been another decline in the Cotton Market. LATER FROM ENGLAND. By the arrival of the packet ship VinnrNi*rv, Capt. Watson, from Liverpool, whence she tailed on the Slh February, we have received our regu lar files up to that dale. The news from the continent is anticipated by previous arrivals. We attract from the London Times of the 7lh, the state of the money market, which appears to be somewhat tighter, London, Monday Evening, Feb.7th. — Money —The amount of bills sent out on Sat uicj’ay by some of the private bankers greatly ex ceeded that of former periods. One house in Lombard street, for instance, had to demand pay ment on 4,800, its average on former heavy occa sions being’ from 1,000 to 1,500. The exact pro portion of Dishonored hills, did not, of course, transpire. The first estimate taken, wc consider to ho a great exaggeration, and this wo believe is borne out by the result. On any view of the case, however, thar defalcations which have oc curred, arc such as fortunately arc very rare in this region of credit. As much of the inferior paper will now ho taken out of circulation, com merce may he expected to revert shortly to its previous healthy' slate. The inactivity of the English stock market has continued throughout the day. No transac tions of any grsat an.'ount are mentioned as ha ving taken place, and i.ho quotations generally remained almost without variation. There was one transaction of .£30,000. Consols sold at 8!)I just before close of the niarke’. v’onsols left off at 89 Jta j money, add for the February ac count to |. From the Neu i York Daily Repress 1 1 tit iusl. THE JOSEPH BANK- Wall street has crowded with people to-day, ( who have assembled to «cc the ruins of the Joseph 1 Bank. The falling of such a building in one of i the busiest avenues of the city is a serious em barrassment to business, inasmuch as it is both i dillioull and dangerous to pass up and down the 1 street—for the people obstruct the side-walks and what is left ofihe walls, fronting on Wall street threatens to fall upon every passer-hy. The building is in a now style altogether.—and one which it seems will not stand the test of ex periment—The aim ofihe architect was to erect a fire proof building supporting the floors by ar ches without abutments, the arches resting upon and pressing the walls outwards. An attempt was made to correct this violation of all the rules ofurchocturo, by supposing the walls with iron bars or chains, tulining from the walls. The support it appears was not sufficient. Alarm was given some days ago, in our, and other Journals, but the architects quieted all 1 this alarm, by cenfiicates of its strength, safely, &c„ The loss to some-body, hut to whom is a question yet, will bo from $40,009 to $60,000. It is hut justice to the architect to any that he has been concerned in erecting some of the best build 1 ings ofihe country, and has been eminently suc cessful—and no man stands higher in the public ! 1 estimation. “The experiment” was the cause of ] the mischief. Tcksdat two o’clock P.M.—Wall street a round the Banking House, is crowded with a multitude of persons, and the remnants of the j ] building are being taken down. A ! 1 the materi- 11 als are badly damaged and the loss cither of the 11 architect, builder, or contractor, it is now suppot- 1 r led will reach nearly one bundled thousand dol lars. The Banking House will be immediately ,c rehult- From the Boston Patriot of March. HA. J; Fkom S.htbna—We have received Smyrna "j papers to Jan. 81. The population were condde- ably alarmed early in the month by a rumor of the spread of the plague in several quarters of the b city, but it proved on enquiry that it existed only n in two cases, in which it was ascertained that I the disease was brought from Vunrla. The disea- ,‘j sed persons were pul in quarantine, and measures j, were taken to prevent the spread of the din ear a, j which proved effectual. i Letters from Smyrna as late as January 26, 1 have been received, which state that about the 18ih, the Plague was abating at Constantinople, j and that the whole number of deaths during its j prevalence, was estimated at 80 to 100,000. Smyr na was free from it although some of the villages I not far distant had been visited by it. In Bourna bat and the neighbouring villages there had been ‘ no new cases within the last three weeks, i News had been received fram Bailout, under ; date of the 1 Ith.which states that the whole of Syria had been thrown into consternation by a '• catastrophe which had involved several towns and villages in ruin. On the evening of the first day of the year, a few minutes before sunset, the towns of Tiberius, Japhet, and several villages in ■ the ncighornood, were entirely overthrown by a violent earthquake, the shock of which was fell throughout the country, for a distance many 1 leagues. - Those towns were but a heap of ruins, and it i wassai l that nine-tenths of the inhabitants peris t hed. Every day new details of the frightful disas ter were received, from various quarters, which - showed its effects to be more extensive than was r at first supposed. No intelligence had been recciv f ed from Jerusalem or Jaffa, and this silence was favorably interpreted, as it was supposed that if j andjcalarnity had befallen those cities, the news of it must have been received. ! At Acre and Seide the shock was very severe. 1 It was said that all the new buildings at Acre had been destroyed.— 4l Seide, several houses were ’ thrown down, and all the others were mure or less : injured. The Khan of the French agent was ren -1 dered untenantable, and his wife was rescued ‘ from the ruins winh her leg crushed. More or j less damage was done at Bairout, and in the villages near. Apprehensions were felt of further ’ disasters, as light shocks continued to recur every day. 1 i Much damage had been done in the country 3 about Smyrna, by the violent rains which had prevailed. The fields were inundated, and many c trees had been blown down by the storm. • The papers contain accounts from Constantiao - pie to Jan. 18. Two officers who had been at , tached to the Euphrates expedition, had arrived C there, on their way to England. Col. Chesney with tiis steamboat was at Bagdcd. e , 1 Consulate orm U. 8. of Amehica, > j Pout Oiiolava, (Tencriffe.) Feh. 8, 1837.5 Samuel Swarlwout, Esq, New York; Sir.—The schooner Dower, Capt. James, Curtis, arrived at this port on the Sfith nil.; six s days out from New York she fell in with the rj wreck of thr schooner Spy, of New York, dis -9 masted, all her sails and rigging gone, and in a sinking state, ami took from her the captain, > Jesse Jefferson, and crew, four in number. By the deposition of said Capt. Jefferson, he sailed from New York on the 30lh November last, in ballast, bound to James River, Virginia, and was blown off the coast in a gale, and must i have all perished, had they not been fallen in with by the aforesaid schooner. I hasten to communicate this intelligence for the satisfaction of their friends, and remain ve • ry respectfully, sir. i Your most obedient servant. , JOSEPH CULLEN. ) —M I *. I :' IIIUM,JIMI um- I ——— CO.TIJIERCIAX. AUGUSTA PRICES CURRENT. ’ Revised and corrected semi-weekly , for the Chronicle t Sentinel. __— ar.: ■ • Bagging, Hemp 23 a26 Pepper, Sail i Tow 16 a3O Spice , 9a II Bale Rope, 10 a 14 Raisins, (dull) 250 a 875 1 Bar n, new litre, 31 a4l s Hams 15 al7 Spin's, Whiskey 53 a6O Shoulders 13014 N.F.. Rum 53 a6O Sides 15 al7 Cog. Brandy 150 a 350 1 Butler, Goshen 30 a35 Holland Gin 135 a 150 j N. Carolina 15 aBS P. Brandy 871 a 135 Candles, Sperm 33 a 38 Sugars, St. Or. Ilia 1-4 I Tallow 16 alB Muscovado 81 all , Cheese, 14 al6 Porto Rico 8 a 101 Coffee, gr. Cuba 131 al6 New Orleans Sail 1 Java 14 al6 Havana, white 14 als . Common Rio 131 al4 Do brown 10 al3 Cotton, 14 al7 Salt, 60 a75 i Flour, Canal 813 all Neap, yellow 71 a 9 i ! Baltimore 13 a 131 Shot, 9a 10 , Corn, 87i a 100 Teas, Hyson 70 a 100 | . hard, 14 alB Imperial 93 a 185 Hides, At. salted 111 al3 Gunpowder 90 a 135 1 , Lead, 81a 9 Mackerel, No. 1 813 a 130 j Molasses, 43 a4B No. 2 811 al3 ’ Nails, 71 aBl No. 3 s7l a S , Oils, Sperm, 135 a 137 Wines, Malaga 60 a75 j Linseed 125 a 137 Tencriffe 871 als | Whale 55 a65 Madeira 150 a 300 , Pork, Mess 28 a3O Claret, per cask, 8350 , , Prime 34 a25 Champagne 810 a 150 ' 1 REMARKS. < i Cotton.—The business done in this article dur- ’ i iug the last week was quite light, and at a daily de- , 1 dine in prices, and the accounts published in our 1 1 paper, will, no doubt, cause a pause in the operations in this arl : cle, for same time to come. W’e shall omit i quotations as no sale has come to our knowledge . this morning—on Saturday a prime crop lot of 73 1 bales was sold at 15 cents, for which 17 cents was asked on Monday, and 161 cts. refused. j • Groceries.—We have no change to notice, a ■ small lot of JV/olasses was sold at 42 els., 90 days. 1 . Exchange —On New York at sight, 2a 21 per i cent, 30 days sight 11 per cent. f | Freights—Continue at old rates. Extract of a letter to a mercantile house in tills city i | LIVERPOOL, Feb. 8,1837. J W’e confine to have an extremely dull market for < | all descriptions ol pioduec,and the slate of the mo- i 1 ney market has an increasingly unfavorable effect j upon Che trade. t The demand for Cotton is still very languid, and it is so abundantly pressed and indeed forced upon s ihe market that prices have declined fully 1 d per lb. [ -Since our Circular of Ist inst., making the reduction i ; in Ihs lust three or four weeks quae lid per lb., and 1 . oven at this decline it is irumpossiblc at present to f effect sales to any extent. The business doing is s chiefly in thn new crop, and the range of prices for new Upland is 81 a 93; very little above 91, and chiefly at 9 a 91; and tho range lor the new crop (. lof Orleans is Si a 101, In inferior low rotten there a jis scarcely any thing doing, Tho sales for the a j week eliding 3d hist,, w ere 14130 bales, of which j 5000 were Upland at 71 a 101; 5430 Orleans at 61 b [a US ; 510 Alabama and Mobile at 81 a 11. Yes terday’s sales were only about 800 bales. VV, &J. BROWN & CO, j* Extract from another letter. a Liverpool, Feb. 8, 1837. n We regret to stale that our cotton market is de- v pressed very much owing to ihe state of the money market; and prices are now fully a J per lb. lower J than the quotations in the circular here;villi sent, with but little demand. j Yours, respectfully. Tho Liverpool Circular for the week ending 3J Feb. says that the new crop of American had d 'di ned Ito 1, while the old Oh lower classes have declin- V ed only {to 1. F From the N. Y. Commercial Advertiser, March 16. tl LIVERPOOL MARKET, FEB. 4 TO 7. 11 Salunlay, Feh. 4.—Wo continue to have a very ri flat markai, and a very great desire to sell the new c j import of American Cottons, which aro being forecd ; off at a farther reduction of Id to 3d, being a decline of Id (Kir lb within the Inst three weeks; all other r< kinds are heavy of sale, last week's rates nut being t* obtainable wiihin Id to Id per lb. w Babins are nominal, and much neglected, and in w J.’asl India there is less do ng. Exporters have la- j, ken 150 Bengal and 50 Surat, GUOO American, 8»J0 Pernambuco, 300 Egyptian, 300 Bahia, 200 Sural, . and 69 Muranham, wore forwarded into the country 11 last month, unsold, being chiefly imported on consu- al mer's account. ' G V The import this week is 16,1*52 hogs, and the attics : each 11 KM) bags,viz:—GO Sea Island 27 lo 36d ; KKK) Upland* 74 a 101; 510 rthib.'iinas 8} a II; 5430 New Orleans 61 a II); 650 Pemams 104 a 12); ICO Bahian 9 a 101 ; 830 Laguyra,9) a 10; 3*o Egyptians 12 al6 ; 870 Peru 9. a 91; 100 4fu- Jraa 7) ; 760 Santa 4 a 71; 150 B.ngal* 41; 400 jl/aranham 9 a 13. Wo have had a heavy cotton market to-day. A bout 1500 bales have been sold at yesterday’s prices; namely 60 Egyptians, 12id ; 69 barms, 5.d ; 60 Pernams, Hid, a tew Bahia, Hid ; and about 1,300 Americar, from 8d to Kkl. Bales. Taken on sjieeulaliun this year, 9,500 Same in 1836, 23,003 Forwarded into the country unsolc this year, 7,550 Same in 1930, ' 4,590 Increase of import this yoar, compared with the same dale last year, 20,941 Increase of stuck, G1,7U0 Decrease of quantity taken for consumption, 19,300 Deere.ise of quantity taken for export, 1,740 Feb. 7th.— Colton —The demand on Saturda - ' con tinued very limited, and the sales did not exceed 1200 bag--. Yesterday there was a more general in quiry, and 2,500 bags were sold at rather low prices lor American. The sales include 100 ATaranham*, from lO.’d to Hd; 55 Egypts, 15J; and 50 burals, 6d to 6d per lb. From the Now York American, March 16. POSTSCRIPT.—'Two o’clock. The Virginia, from Liverpool of Bth Feb., is below. No papers are received, or political news, as yet. We are indebted to the owners for the latest commercial letter. Correspondence of the American. Liverpool, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 1837. We closed the third flat week in our Cotton market—the last by far the worst of the three. •So mneh was Colton pressed for sale, and so much were the buyers importuned to make oilers, that they, as well as the holders, took the alarm, and bought even less that) they had intended. Inferi or short stapled American Cotton was sold at a reduction of £ to id. per lb., and good new was forced off ala reduction ol j| to and even per lb., according to the fears of the seller, may in some instances have been conceded to the buy er. It is not easy lo say what our pikes ate, but, as near as we can get at them, in the present un settled slate of things, we would say in now Col ton we are down fully Ijd, per lb. from the pri ces of a lew weeks ago. Some will, perhaps, still quote the best Upland at and above 10d., but, seeing ho w tittle can be sold over 9jd. we dare not carry our quotations above and abundant ly high too, when we come lo actual business.’ And, further, we reget lo say we must be lower, unless wc have very soon a change in feeling, such as to induce the holders not to heap their Colton on the market as they have done. The sales of the week, as follows :—6O S. Is land, 2s 3d, a ;3s Sd ; 5000 Upland, 8| a 10£d ; 5430 Orleans, 5} a Hi; 35, lljjd; 510 Ten nessee and Mobile, 8J a lid ; CSO Pernambuco, 10J a 12$ ; 160 Bahia and Macao, 9 a 10$d; 400 Maranham, 9 a 13d ; 370 Peruvian, 9$ a 9 sd; 40 Demarara, 12$ a 14d;330 Laguira, a liid; 370 Egyptian, 12 a 16d; 680 Surat, 4 a 150 Bengal, 4 jd. Total, 14,150 hales. Nothing done on speculation, and only 200 bales East India taken for export. The chief sales made in Now Upland were from 9$ to 9s, in new New Orleans from 8$ to 10, and in new Mobile from 9 lo 10 ; and old of the three sorts, at 7j to Bs. The import of all sorts of Colton into the Kingdom, since the Ist Saturday, amounts to 147,700 against 103,800 hales, and of American separately to 106,*00 against 74,700 bales. The Stock, as estimated on the 3d inst. umoun'ed to 225,000 of all kind in this port, against 166,000; and ol American, separately, to 106,000, against 87,000, the estimated stuck at the same time in 1836. Turpentine is again lower, 1400 barrels were sold last week at lls 9d down to lossd per cwt. Tar, no sales. Ashes have declined in price : 800 barrels of Montreal Pot were disposed of at lower rates, namely, 30s to 30s 6d ; of Pearl the sales amounted to about 150 barrels at 36s per cwt. Our Corn market flat, and prices con tinue to go down. We remain, your’s respectfully, Upland, ordinary to middling fair, 6$ a7} ; (air to good fair, 8| a 9J ; good lo fine, 9J a Orleans, ordinary to middling fair, 6 j a 7$ ; fair to good fair, 9 a 9s; good to fine, 9J a 10J. M a/* bile, ordinary to middling fair, 6J a 7$ ; good fair, 9a9) ; good to fine, 9j a 10. J. Ten nessee, ordinary to middling, 6 i a 7$ ; fair to good fair, 7J aßs ; good to fine, Bj. Sea Island, Is 6d a 2s 3d ; and extra fine, 2s fid, 2s 9J, and up to 3s. The sales of Cotton the last three days about 5000 hales, the market very flat, and low prices accepted. REVIEW OF THE NEW YORK MARKET, MARCH 15. Coffee. —A great degree of heaviness continues to prevail for all descriptions of Coffee, and the sales which have been merely in lots for horns use, have amounted only to about 3 to 400 bags Brazil at 11 a 12 cents; 230 Laguira, 12; 200 do prime, 121; and 100 St. Bomingo, 10} cents. By auction, 950 bags Brazil, damaged, 6) a 81 cents, cash. Cotton. — During the past three days, transactions have been almost entirely suspended, 'j he shippers, in consequence ot the unfavorable nature of the ad vices from abroad, have declined proceeding in their purchases, and consumers, In the expectation of some reduction, have also mostly withdrawn th involves from farther operations. The only sales we have to record, are about 50 bales New Orleans at 10 a 18 ; 50 Florida, 151 a 17; and 50 Uplands 15 a 17i cts. The arrivals have been 5731 hales. Flour and Meal —The Flour market continues exir mely heavy, and prices of all descriptions may be considered fully 12) cents lower t an at the date of our lasi report. Wequote Western Canal sll 75 a 12; sales of Georgetown and Howard street al 81150; Alexandria 11; and Philadelphia 11 127 a 11 25. Considerable quantities of foreign flour, someofvvhich is represented as being of fine quality, have been received from Europe since our last.— Rye flour remains at SO Corn meal has farther declined, tho prices for barrels are now 84 75 a 4874, the latter with time. Molasses —ln the absence of sufficient supplies, prices continue to advance ; a cargo of 20J hlids Trinidad Cuba was sold m lots to the trade at 40 cents, 4 mos. Sales since our last have also been made of 23,000 gallons prim 'New Iberia at 40 cts. tor hhds,4o) lor tierces, and 41i fer barrels A ear go of New Orleans, arrived yesterday, had been pro vimtsly sold Precisions —There :s a fair demand for Beef, and prices are well maintained. I’ork tetmins dull, and considerable receipts of Moss, via N Orleans h is re duced the price to 822 50 a23 50. Lard lan her de clined ; Western in kegs has sold at 12 cents.— Haras are more plenty, and we reduce our rate to 12 a 131 cents. 1 ranked Beef is scarce, mid sells at HI cents; 20,000 lbs Bacon sold yesterday at 131 cents. Spirit*.—Prices of Brandy have advanced as the stock diminished ; sales have been made of Crown brand at $1 35; 35 hall pipes E bigneilo, r 37; 50 quarter do, 135; 6 half pipes A Signette, the last in market, 1 40; and 15 pipes, and 35 halves Olard, Dupuy & Co. part at I 50, and balance on terms not transpired. Sinai' parcels New Orleans Kuril have been selling it 55 cents. No change in oiher de scriptions. “Baltimore Market, March 14. Flour. —The transactions m Howard street continue to be confined lo retail sales from stores, at §10,75 per bbl. The wagon price is uniform at $lO 25. City Mills, standard quality, is held at $lO per bbl. Market dull and very little doing. Wequote Ist Rye at $7,74. Grain. —Several cargoes of Wheat have arri ved flora Europe within a day or two. We have as yet heard of no sales. In the present in active state of tho Flour market, millers appear not anxious to buy. One parcel of very prime while, which we have seen, is held at $3.30. Sales cf while Corn at 86 a 87 cents, and of yellow at 90 a 91 cents. Sales of Md. Rye at $1,20 a $1,25. Euro pean Rye is held at $1,30 —no sales- Sales of Md. Oats at 48 cents, From the N. O. True American, March H. Nothing moie has transpired in the all en grossing subject of the failures worthy of notice. Rumors are afloat that they will he all arranged —that lime will be given on the liabilities—that Ihc hanks will he liberal and merciful. We are not prepared to announce any confidence in such rumors; It may or may not he so. Under any rircumslances, the evil to the money market ari sing from ihe stoppages will not extend to tho Tgular business of tho city. Money is said to re the root of all evil—in the present instance, .ve should say that cotton was. No sales of cotton ,veie recorded by the board of brokers for this lay. The transactions in this article, out-doors vere not heavy. Prices have suffered no mate ial change, Haiders are not anxious to sell, md purchasers,*™ careless about doing any thing.! 3ood paper running 60 or 90 davs. commands I from 1a 1 3-4 per cent per month. The hanks .3 are not over liberal in discounts. There is con siderable difficulty in getting money, arising probably from the disturbed state of confidence • produced by the trepidation manifested in cer- it tain high quarters. Tidings of the late discomfi- ' lure will have reached New York by to-morrow, j We are anxiously waiting the result it will pro- | duce in that city. The rumors of the stoppages ! of the mail, with a view to retard the intelligence of our difficulties, have proven to be without foun- I daiion. Our legislature adjourns on Monday— I the bill to nppropiiate half a million to the Nashs I vilic rail road having become a law. '-1 From the N. Y. Commercial Adee.liser. 15lh, One o'clock. —Anolhet heavy day in 1J Wall street. Money scarcer than ever, and stocks I ‘ almost a drug in the market. The sales tu-day I were very large, and the rates from one to five / j per cent. less than those of yesterday. Un iled Slates dropped off per cent., Delaware 3s, Morris 1, Farmers’ Trust 1, American Trust Is, Vicksburgh 5. The rail roads, as usual, fluctuated the most. Mohawk closed al 3 per cent decline, in yester day's closing rates. Patterson 4 per cent, Har lem 5, Boston & Providence 2, Long Island 3, and Stouington 5, per cent. 16th, One o’clock. —Tho sales this day at the Board were of varying character. Soma stocks dropped down below yesterday’s prices, Among thesa were United States, sold at 116. Delaware at 86, Morris at 92 and State Bank at 110. Kail Roads generally improved; in Harlem went op to 63, an advance of 3 per ce«t on yes- •- terday’s closing prices, Boston & Providence at ton, Worcester at 91, Stonington at 66, and Long Island at 73; Taken generally, things look rather better to day. Exchange on England.— We mentioned yesterday that Bills on England for the packet of this day, began at 9 j and advanced to 10. Be fore the close of the market, yesterday they ran up to 10$, and in some instances drawers asked 10 J. This morning, cash sales were made at 9} a 10.; and in some instances, on time, sales were made at 11 a 11$. From the New York Herald. WALL STREET March 16. We are in the commencement o) a fresh panic ■ The only question is, “bow long will it last Joel” ' JStocks yesterday fell—every stock in the list came tumbling down Josephs’s new banking house— some one story —some two —some three—some four—some five—some six—some seven—some eight—some nine. Harlem fell the farthest— nine per cent —probably from an apprehension , that the magnificent tunnel might fall in tomor row or next week—who knows! I'here is, also , a great pressure in tho money market. ; By means of the financial measures of En ; gland, our cotton kas has fallen in value—pro ; liahly equal lo live millions for crop. ; Yesterday, there were imported 8,452 bags of wheat—B,2B7hags of rye—and 100 barrels of I flour —besides what is daily arriving at the cut* f pons—Boston and Baltimore. In a few days , the rivets will be open. Fiour must therefore ' come down, in spite of all the efforts of m llers , speculators, holders, or middle men, to keep it up. Provisions generally, will follow—beef is 100 i high—mutton is 100 high—p uk is too high— -1 roguery is too high—politicians 100 high- All i must comedown to reason. Kents are already i on the wane, but the fall of teal estate wilt effecl i ually bring down rents. 'J'hei e mutt be a gen l e"al fall in all the necessaries of life. The re action has appearently begun, amt nothing can stop it. The aclion of the executive or of the legislature may aid this general decline—they cannot prevent it. Speculators—the rascally speelulators—the state’s prison monopolists—tile penitentiary forestalled—must Le driven from society and their strong positions. It is high time fur common sense and moderatiou to reign in all commercial transactions. WALL STREET, March 16. This is the age of gingerbread. We eat, drink, g, sleep and transact business on brittle gin ead. Our housesare gingerbread—our stocks ingerhread—our characters are gingerbread ■ 3 are all gingerbread. 1 Yesterday, something like an additional panic to k place in the stork market, accompanied by some symptoms of a most remarkable nature. A large house, dealers in stocks, went by the boaid, to the amount of two or three hundred thousand dollars, if not more. The moment this news was circulated it spread a contagion around. The pressure lor money is enormous, and tho rates of interest, for the best paper, have risen to three per cent a month. Exchange also rose on En gland, for the packet today, to 110 and 110$, and an alarm seized the hanks that their little specie would grow still less. More failures are antici pated before the week is oat, and when there is to boa change no one knows. The merchants also, in spite their various efforts, cannot stand the present state of things much longer. It was ex pected that the early spring would bring on its breezes an early assistance. It btings nothing but mud and protests. The protested paper still returns from the southwestern states on New York, to strengthen the strength of the pressure. Alabama and Mississippi, have issued large bills which are brought here for money, without a dol lar of funds prepared to redeem them. Thus we go. Every body is again inquiring into the reasons of this new panic—this singular foretaste of the touching qualities of the new ad ministration. The present st te of the money market is caused by various influences. First, — The full of cotton in Europe, which is equal to a diminuation of 5 millions in the value of our ex ports. Second. —The increasing importation of broad stuffs from Europe, which will unquestion ably teke away our specie when we least expect it. Third. —The continued operation of the dis tribution and (arifif laws, which still accumulate money in the treasury, for no earthly purpose but to furnish the deposit banks with capital, to loan io those whoshave at 3 per cent a month. Fourth. —The want of all system, harmony of action or practical good sense in our numerous banking in stitutions, which are continually running each other for specie. Fifth. —The suppression of small hills, by which the real business ciiculation of a paper currency is made to give way to a spe culative largo note currency. And Sixth. . But we must stop. It is hardly possible to enumerate all the causes—the ever varying cau ses—which are at the bottom of the present un healthy aclion of the currency and commerce. Many begin to believe that no remedy can bo applied till a general and simultaneous suspen sion takes place among those who have been harassed for eighteen months past al the rale of 2 and 3 per cent, a month. The recent high price* in certain articles of the first necessity are ccts tainly beginning lo give way. A crash among the merchants, who have been most deeply “suck od” by the banks, would have the effect of clear ing tlie atmosphere a little. Things cannot s taiul long us they are. J he (lour market yesterday was very dull and declining. Wheat is still arriving—2009 bags yesterday. Prices are beginning to recede, in spite of the arts of the speculators. As soon a» Ihe livers are opened, and the foreign wheat can be manufactured, we expect a decided fall in pri ces. Consumers arc now buying their supplies from day to day at the present prices. The fol lowing are the leading operations of Ihe market yesterday : A sale of 168 barrels imported Flour, ®t T’J, lo 8, cash : 756 boxes hunch raisins, at $1 60; 42 half do do, at 70; 6 qrdodo, 37$ } 8 boxes bloom do, I 10; 15 boxes clusters, 75 ; 2 boxes samples, 70, 4,monlhs ; 250 boxs Bunch, at 1474 a 150; 50 half do do, 70, cash ; 95 casks raisins, 3$ a4, four months; 27 boxes Brazil Sugars, at 5J a 6, 90 ds and 4 months; 15 half pipes London Brandy, at 90, 91, a 92; 23 half pipes Rochelle do at 113, 114,at 116 4 months; 7 boxes arrowroot, at 3, cash ; 50 hhd« unmer chantable Kentucky tobacco, at 2J. average ; * sale of 250 packages foreign and domestic Dry Goods, by Messrs, John Haggerty and Sons, at 6 months credit. It was very fully attended, but pri es were low. Are dry goods lo fall too! By Express Mail we have accounts from New Orleans of the 6th. Flour there is at $8 to $9, best qualities. Ga. Insurance Sc Trust Co* PURCHASER.? of new stock are reminded that one half the premium, on the sale, is payable on 1 Wednesday, 22d inst. March 20 2t W}(. T. GOULD, See'ry