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■- • • *•■■ •■ ■ : '■*—— pL "■ '■ ".ill J l-r -- ' -'I J»J" HI ill 1 I a l PI. . I. M|-». -T" J. 1 . « ■ ■ t 1 Ijgjj-U 1.11 II »■ WILLIAM E. JONES* AVGISTA, GEO., THIIRsMY EYESING IJILe.UBEK 7, 1837. [Steiai-trccklys]--Yol. I.—No 04 daily, semi-weekly asd weekly At No. *6l Broad Street. -4tERMS —Daily P»P«*. Tea DolUr* per nMnum advance. Semi-weekly paper, at Fl ™, » Sjjereiofore i.i advance, or bu at the end ol the mr. Weekly paper. Three Dollars in advance or Pour at ihe end ol the year. 'IiIHRONtULb: AND SKiN 1 liN foo ■-’f alge^Fl. f"' Weduetday EveuGig, Itac. 0. Governor Gilmer has vetoed the resolution passed by the Legislature, to authorize the Direc- Jtora of the Central Bank to borrow 160,000 dol jjiiars. We have not yet received a copy of bis «HEMessage. I The Hon. Alfred Cuthbert, one of our Senators * in Congress, passed through this place a tew days m ijince on his way to Washington City ; and the V Hon. Wilson Lumpkin, Senator elect to fill Mr. vacancy, arrived here last night, also on /, Bis way to Congress. ' aaE In our columns to-day, will be found still fur •>ffljlher news of extraordinary interest from Canada. |*A groat battle has been fought, and the Queen's fKroops defeated anil dispersed with great slough* The whole Province of Lower Canada may ifif now bo said to bo almost in possession of the revo lutionists. : > The following gentlemen were elected on Mon day, the 4th instant, Directors of the Bank of Augusta, for the ensuing year: John Moore, Asaph Watcrmtn John Carmichael, James Fraser, William Gumming, Robert Campbell, John Bones, Samuel Clarke, 4 Artomas Gould, James Harper, j,y■ James W. Davies, Robert A. Reid, --t John Edgar. I And on Monday, the Sth instant, John Maere, iKsq. was re-elected President. TH E~RACES. 8 The Rates over the Lafayette Course com- Xaenccd yesterday. '"'M Colt Sweepstake —mile heats—best two in 4ji ree _J3oo entrance. There were six entries ijtut two run* I The day was cloudy, with a little rain in the Yore part of the morning, sufficient to lay the dust dwell, and make the turf in excellent order. The |fteats were closely contested, the mare liealing . jlabout a length. The following is the result : min. see, Col. W. Hampton’s imp. f. Emily, by Emeliua, out of Elizabeth 11 - ' ' Jdr. L. Lovell's c.c.John Guedron, by 3H eld Benrand, by Percussion S * | Time, first beat, I m s*s—second heat, 1 m sfis THIS DAV—WEDNESDAY, dat—two mile heats —futtsx S4OO. r The following horses have been entered so. -Sophia day’s race: | Mr. Eddini enters Cowper, by Medley, dam by :kwf&Timoleon, S years old. BP J. Morrison enters Soulhernnr, by Muckle ojj-John, dam the dam of American Citixen, 4 years Ipeld. | Col. Hampton enters Kitty Heath, by Eclips*, by Alfred, 4 years «ld. L.- - O. Edmonson enters Turnbull, by Pltcnome » .non, dim by Sir Andrew, 5 years old. ■: J. H. Adams enters Lieber, by Tonsnn, dam . Ay Oscar, 4 years old. <jm Tha race comes off too late to-day to gel the -result in time for this paper—lt still continues 'Mfl^ining ®’.The fdllesving'communication of our corres ‘-J Jpondcnt, Tyro, in relation to the absurd and/oo ■rf'sj'th proposition of Mr. Goodwin of Chatban to wprohibiled by law ihe circulation of United States bills in Georgia, was omitted yesterday for particular reason. p-T IOE THE CHHOIIICI.X ASS SSETISEI.. MR. GOODWIAUS BILL. : I hope the patriotic endeavors of this disinter ested guardian of tbs interests of the citizens o Georgia, will not stop short end be satisfied with letjne passage of one measure, when there are many of a similar cbaractei, which have no doubt . themselves to his cnligh,ened mind.— he should add several clauses more to hia •Will hill. I would auggsst something like the and after tha day of it shall not bo law fukfo r any person or persons to buy or sell, bor-/| row or lend, bake or otherwise use flour irvrrts from wheat not the produce of ihe State of Geor gie; but rice, bought in the Savannah market may, in every instance, be subetituted therefor. ®ac». Bs it further cnacied, Ac., That from sndl'aber iht day of it ahall not be law ful tor any person or peisons to buy, sell or eat, -within the limits of slid Stete, any filberts, al' "Mods, Madeira or other null. ’IP* honorable member from Chatham will easily perceive the value of this last section, as Savannah is the only market in this State for groundnuts, the culture and use of which wou!d> no doubt, be greatly extended by it. I hope these biala may be of use to the gentleman, and that his ingenuity may supply many more such ideas. Bbl to bo serious. If ihe Legislature have » constitutional right lo pass such a law as thai P™l*M b X this gentleman, I should like to know tkebo nods of its authority. 1 * lw »ys believed, thst if a person was indchlgd to me, sty s*o. that I have a legal and constitutional right lo receive the whole, or any lof, in any thing which I believe lo boa S consideration; and that I could give a full, if I chose to accept a piece of per, as well as if I got S2O in gold or J maintain my right to do so. s mischief of this most arbitrary mea not stop here.—lt is the planteri who ere chiefly lo tuffer by’it, How many have we seendmly,running about our streets, after having produce, trying to get the bills which • m» <ftntemplated to be prohibited, by this act, #v«fo*t* high rale of although, all oarKpiks were paying specie. They could car ry Ibdle bill* easily lo the place when they want ad totnake their piymsnt, or their purchase; and could 80l carry specie without great inconvsn jence, and considerable risk. Some wanted them lo exchange for horses, or hogs, or mules, in Kentucky—Some for Negroes, in Virginia—Oth ers I* carry with them to the West, Ac. Ac, Now the eitiien* el Georgia ara to be depri ved as tkis convenient and useful means of ex* Ik change—-fund that too by unconstitutional legis Ittiun/—Their trade with other Slates is to be paralyzed—and they compelled to use a more costly, and less convenient means of procuring their necessaries—Fur whatl I will tell you fellow citizens. Because a few narrow-mind ed individuals, connected with Stale Banka in Savannah, think it will benefit these institu ions TYRO. [tor THE CHBOXICLE AilD SENTINEL.] STANZAS. Oh ! ’twos a bright anil glorioua dream, A ray of sweet hope's illusive gleam ! But the fair inspimr now is gone, And with her, 100, the gay dream has flown. I lov'd her, —ah! y a, —I lov’d her well, And yet did not wiili my luve to tell; For, although ray breaat with passion buni'd. That passion, aiaa ! was unretum'd Nor yet, indeed, did I seek to fly From the witching glance of that dark ej# ; I knew how dangerous 'l was to slay, But hid not the power to move away. Thus the timid bird with dread will quake, Beneath the fix'd gaze of the rattlesnake, And flutter, and chirp, and gasp for breath, 'Till its little fears are hush'd in death.* But the charm is fled,—the dream is pass'd, And led behind but a dreary wasls : My hopes are wiiher'd, —my h- srt is chill, And grief, on my hrsw hath set her seal 7 LNVERMS. Sommcr-Hill, Dee. t, 1837. *Of the supposed power of tbs rattlesnake lo fas cmale or charm, a romantic description is given m the “Vttaassco” of comma. Yrum the N. Y. Courier. THE REBELLION IN CANADA. Affairs in Lower Canada are assuming a most interesting aspect. VVe have licen disposed to tbink thalthe royalist journals were disposed to exaggerate the danger ol any general movement, with a view to induce the more prompt A effective intervention of the Government, to gel rid of the refractory spirits engaged in instigating rebellion. By the latest accounts, however, it would appear, that the whole province is in a alate of alarm. A numbsi of the Banks of Montreal have despatched a large quantity of specie to Quebec, ss a measu a of necessary precaution in the event of an attack upon the foimer city. “Little as may betne real danger,” says the Courier ol tlie 27th ulii no, “of anything like a suciess t'ul attack upon Montreal tiiis winter, the piecau non is one which nobody can blame.” A report, indeed, was current in Montreal on Hunday night last growmgoul oflne well known preparations of the week previous, and the stale client that a grand meeting of the malcontents was to beheld early on that day.in the county of theffwo Mountains —that an attack upon the city was to be apprehended during the night. Strong guards of the volunteer Imtralion —which now number more than 2000 men—were accordingly posted on every avenue leading to the city. The rumor proved lo be groundless, but its currency indicates that there must have been good giounde for apprehension. We notice in the Montreal papers a card under date of the 24th instant, calling a general meet ingonthe 28th ull. of all Ihe inh.bitanta of Montreal and its vicinity of American orgin. The occasion of this call is the existence of a belief among the disaffected of Canada, that the attempt to shake offlhe authority of Her Majesty’s Gov ernment meets whit Ihe sympathies and is likely to receive the support ol the people ol the United Slates. The purpose of the signers is to exp ess ihcir conviction that the report alluded lo is uu foundeJ, and lo declare the determination of lend ing their aid in support of Her Majesty’s Govern ment, and the inainlaiiianee of tuc laws. To this call are appended about eighty names. We are disposed lo consider ibis affair of a I more serious nature than we at first imagined. The insurrection seems to be general among the French Canadians. Many reports and rumors are in circulation, and in consequence of the de struction of the bridges, and the cutting off ofthe usual means of communication, there seems to have been great difficulty in obtaining at Montre al intelligence that cunld he relied on as authentic. Lieut. Weir, of the 32d, is said to have been captured by Ihe in urgenla and shot in altempl ing to escape. Captain Marsham of the 32d, received four wounds in the affair at St. Dennis, and was brought up to Montreal on tha evening •f Friday the 24th; he is now considered out of danger. Montreal papers confirm the accounts received by the way of Burlington, of Ihe late affair of St. Dennis. To this we have now to add, the tak ing of Bt. Charlea. It wouM appear that both the villages. Si. Dennis and St. Charlea have lieen destroyed. We annex particular of the taking of St. Charles—being the Islesl intelli gence from Canada —copied from the Montreal Courier of Monday the 27th ult. DESTRUCTION OF THE VILLAGE OF BT. CHARLES. Satuboat, Not. 26. In the above narrative, we have noticed only Ihe movements in the direction of Sorel. On Wednesday night, aa we stated in our last, Lieut. Col. Witherall left Ohamlily for St. Charles at Ihe same hour at which Col. Gore left Soiel.— The force under his command consisted of mui companies of the Royals, and one or two compa niss of the 66th, with two pieces of artillery under Captain Glasgow, and about 20 Cavalry undo Captain David. Immediately on their crossing the basin to the east side of the river, blue lights fired by the rebels gave notice of their march li the lower town. Tha troops proceeded, encoun tering the worst of weather and roads, through the night, and through the forenoon of Thursday till on arriving at Kouville, seme six or seven miles from St. Charles, they found a bridge ot considerable size removed, and were forced to bi vouac (here fur the night. The next day appears to have been spent in getting up a new bridge, refreshing the troops, and obtaining information. Major Ward with the Grenedirr Company of the Royals from St. John’s, also joined toe main body—we believe, during that day. Major W. bad reached the Chamhly too lata to j-un in the march, and had thereupon taken the caution to procure scows and batteaux for the conveyance of Ins company down the River In Rouville, by which means they arrived at that place, fresh and well prepared fur service. During the whole of this lime, tke communica tion by despatches with Chambly and Montreal, was extremely irregular, most of those -enl out towards Rouville being driven hack, and little or no news being brought in from that quarter. All sorts of reports, of course, prevailed by turns. — Yesterday afternoon, Mr. M’Gillis of the Mon treal Cavalry, who had carried out despatches to Chambly the day before, returned lo town with intelligence received there just before he left.— From this it appears on what we have reason to believe the heat authority, that on Sai unlay af ternoon, about 2 I*. M. Lieut, Col. Woiheiall reached and took Kit. Charles, with little or no toss to hia own force, hut with a loss of 100 or more killed, and above 200 prisoners to its defen. dots. Among the killed or taken, the names of Mr. T. 8. Brown and • 'harlta Drolel are men tioned, but ihis statement wo believe, rests as ye 1 only on oral testimony, and perhaps requires cun. finnation. We understand that the capture was effected with great ease. Mr. Brown had formed lines of defence on three sides of the village, viz: along the river, and in the directions of Chambly and St. Dennis. On the fourth side was riling ground, which ha had reserved for occupation by a body of his om mot), in ejw> of neeev-Uy, and tvfckh commanded the village. Cel. Wetherall having i learned something of his preparations, msdw a detour lo the right, and coming in from this un. > peeled quarter, look immediate possession o ihis ground, acting from which heal once sue' ceedi-d >n dislodging tha rebels from their sup' pose nlro igliold. Toe village of St. Charles in stated t« have been totally destroyed in the attack, the houses and barns generally having been tireu by the discharge, we presume, ol rockets or hot shot from the artillery. A blight ligtr seen last night in that direction, from the ci ty, and also from the deck of the British Ame rica sou c distance dawn the r.ve < un her way up, strongly confirms ttie r. port, though in deed it is hardly one that require* confirma tion. Os the course taken by Col. W. tiller this affair, we have no certain information. Up to a late hour last night, we believe mi U» patches had been received direct from him, tael easily accounted for by the disturbed s.ste of the country, w'vch renders then transmission extremely difficult. Tha report brill’ in via Ullambly; we believe, Mated that the main body ofthe fugitives had taken the direction of St Hilaire, followed, as we un derstood, by Col. Wetherall. To this report, so far as the former are concerned, we can see no objection, on the score of probability. The route to St. Hilaire was open to them, and the reported presence of a large body of their adherents si Point Oliviee, still nearer Chambly, may have induced them to take it. o tar us tint Colonel is concer ned, we are half inclined to question it A bright lig t was seen last evening in the di reelion of St. Denis, between 7 and 8 o'- clock. would seem to raise the presumption that that village was then suffering the same fate with Bt. Charles, and doubtless front the same hands. A short time will determine ihe correctness or incorrectness of the sur mise. FURTHER PARTICULARS. The return of killed and wounded in the affair of St. Ddms, we understand to be as follws ; 1 seigeantnnd 1 private of the 24th, 3 privates of Ihe 3‘Jd, and we believe two privates of the 66th I tiled ; 5 men ot toe 320 and 24th wounded, one of them dangerously. VVe believe the above cat-male of the woim’ ted does not include Capl, Markham, nor yet those who are sl'glt ly hurt. On the other side, the numbers are now known lo he much greater. Report places Mr. Ovide Perrauh, M. P. P. among those kill- d m ihe large house. A gentleman who arrived in town yester day from Si. Albans, Vi. reports that Ur Cole, E E. Roiber, and Joshua Bell, are a- SwniUoii ; and that L mis Marchand, Bus a die Soupras,Tirtlotb Francho, Dr. D.iv gnon, Papiiiau,of Bt. Cesaire, and three others no' nu i ed, ere at Highgnte. From the New York < 'nmmercml Advertiser, Dec. i. FROM LOWER CANADA. The Montreal Herald of Tuesday, lira 28th mal.ia receiv d. VVa ban find in it no confirm ation of, or even allusion to, any such affair as is spoken of in the riloniing papc.s of Ihis day, on the authority of letters from B|. Albans, Vcimont, and in which the British troops are said to have been defeated at Bt. Charles, un Sal unlay night. It any such affair had taken place, it would sure ly be known in Montreal on Monday night. A peis'un who left till Charles on Monday morning: slates that he saw 125 bodies of the in surgents buried on Saturday nig it, and there wers many remainlhg unburied; many bodies vere burned in tha conflagration of the build ings. Tha number of woumlsd among thk insurgents is said to lie 300. Os the troops three were killed and eighteen wounded—ten ol diem severely. The Herald elates that the number of insur gents killed it estimated at 1000. Col, Wetherall was obliged to release hie pris oners, having no provisions for them. The in-urgent force is stated la have been- be tween 3 and 4000. Lieutenant Weir, of the 32nd regim nl, who wa< taken pri-oncr by Hie insurgents before the battle ofSl. Clnnles, was alterward killed at 81. Dennis,and his head was set upon a pole. Mr. Papii.au was at Bt. Marc, on the other side of the river, duri ig the engagement at 81. Charles, and is believed to have made his escape. It is evident that the accounts from St. Albans cannot lip true. They stale, 1. That the information was obtained fmin . passengers who lefi Montreal on Monday even ing. But we have ihe Montreal papers of Tues day morning, giving no such information. 2. That lira "rumor’ of ihe defeat of the in auigcnts at Bt. Charles has proved untrue. Bui we have the official despatches of Colonel Welh erall, showing thai it istiue, with all the parti culatt. 3. That lira British troops attacked the insur gents at St. Charles on Saturday night, at 11 o’clock, and were repulsed, Ihe action continuing until 6 o’clock on Bunday morning. But we know that die attack was made at about 11 o'clock on Saturday morning— that before 3 o’clock that afternoon St. Charles was destroyed, the insurgents had retreated upon St. Dennis— and the British troops, alter the engagement, had withdrawn leisurely to Rouville, the point from which they advanced upon St. Charles. More over, we have the testimony of a person who an at St. Chailes on Monday morning, when noth ing of the kind had taken place. We make the billowing extracts from the Mon treal Courier extra, date half past levsn f*. M. Monday. October 27. The interment of the dead was Ihe work of the victorious troops. The leaders who had br.-ught hese misguided men into the snaia in which hey were thus taken, were not Ihe men who oertormed the fast riles es humanity fur the re trains of ihcir unhappy victims. About sixty prisoners we understand to have ncen taken; but few or nona among thtm are of note. —T. S. Brown is thought to have fled in iha direction of Si. Denis, The occupation of the village of Si. Charles was, as has been already staled, complete. Its defenders were all placed hors da combat-, those not killed or taken seeking refuge in flignt. On Sunday, Col. W; fell back leisurely upon Rou ville The reports relative lo St. Denis and St. Ours, wnich have licen current during the day, are therefore unfounded, The spirit with which the defenders of the village fired upon the troops in the first instance may he gathered from the fact that Col. Wellrai all, Major Ward, and Capt. David’s horses were all wounded, and we believe disabled. We have authority lo slate that all eligible persons wishing to volunteer lor six months' military service, will receive Is. per day «nd rations—applica'ion to lie made to the command ing officers of the volunteer corps. All men who want work also, by applying to the same officer, will lie employed in funning harriers, upon being approved of by ihe engineer officer. VVe understand that a force of a thousand vol unteers is on the point of lieing raised in Quebec, for the defence of the city, in order to allow of the departure of more troops from the garrison for se vice in the dial u -lied districts. Tie officers are slated to ha already appointed. This ia well. Montreal raises mure than doable lira number, however. From the Montreal Herald of Tuesday. We understand that the hye streets entering from the suburbs lo tht city ara to he immediately barricaded, ami the four principal entries atone to be left open. A scaffold is also in process of erection inside the wall of the new gaol, to enable the troops to fire on any rebel force which may attempt to reacee the prisoners at present in pri mn, m enter the city from the Qwbw- vtiVh:tb, Free Pasas Ornri,? Burlington, Nov. *Btip } Direct vrom Sr. Charlk*.—A very intelli gent gentleman who left Swanton this morning, bring u- newt direct from St Charles lo 10 o clmk A, M. and from Bt. Mary’s, 14 miles froa St. tha..es, to 5 o'clock P. M. on Saiuiday. Up to Ihe hour he left St. Charles no attack had been made on that post, nor was any cannonading heard at St. Mary’s at 6 o’clock. The patrioi fore* on Saturday was known to be 4000 at St. Charles, and 1600 at St. Denis, with houry ac quisitions of men and munitions. The govern nient force, supposed to be 700 strong, then lay between St. Charles and St. Denis. This is un doubtedly the first detachment that lefi Montreal. In regard lo the second delachmen , our informant saya a report wai current that they (landed at Longuntl, with the intention of reaching St. Charles by land; but that they were assailed by the inhabitants from the bush and road side, and finally driven hack to Lnngueil. This, however, he gives as report only. But, certain it is thst this detschment had not been hesid of in the vicinity of St. Charles. T. S. Brown irommsnds the pslriot forcss in person, and is said to he in high spirits. Our informant also gives ns the official patriot report of Ihe St. Denis engagement, which varies from our former report only in this; that the loy alists lost about Jlfty in killed and wounded, and the Canadians hut seven. The loyalists left be. hind them, thiiteen wounded, two piecds rtf can non, 100 cannon balls, and a considerable quanti ty of other munitions. It seems the attack was unexpectedly made upon the troops, from the windows and doors of Ihe housCv, with most deadly effect ; and hardly had they brought their guns to bear upon the enemy in front, before thev were aUaeked in the rear, and finally com pelled to retreat in great confusion. Several of Ihe soldiers slain it is said were thrown into lira liver, and were afterward found by lira patriots with ihcir accoutrements upon them. This is the patriot version at St. Charles. Onr informant is a very intelligent gentleman, who lias good means of information, and who, we heliete, has stated to us truly what he believes to he the facts; —from all which it would appear that the loyalists have placed themselves iff a false position, and if they ever return to Mon treal again, they will, lo say lira least, he very fortunate. We understand that most or all the roads on the line are guarded by loyal militia and that ev ery person who passes is closely scrutinized. Several persons have been refused permission lo cross the line with Ihcir projwity; and some have come without it. Mi-siskoui Bay, Slab City, and St. Johna were in hourly expectation of an attack Irani the pa triots, A meeting has been held at Chunhvjlle, ’I o romo District, Uppci Canada, which virtually declared independence, and repotted a constitu tion for whai they call “the State of Upper Can ada.” Report says (hat Utdwell* is in motion again. one o'clock. P S —Since the thove was in type, we have received the Albany Argus extrs, issued yester day, from which ws take the following. We give it as it comes, but without finding in it any rea son to change (he opinions above si pressed. We have just received tbs following txtra from thii Burlington Sentinel : Sentinel Orncx, J Burlington, Nov. 20th, 1537. 5 Our Canadian correspondent, in a letter dated at Montreal, Nov 27, saya— “The Canadians are rallying. There ia very little faith to be put in the government papers— lying is now their peculiar parogative—since lira opposition papers are stopped. The Canadians are said lo he rising in various parts. ••The city is under arms—soklieis patrolling ths streets, inti business at a stand. No one talks of guy thing sa«s ‘the news f.oia the seat of war.’ ” Still later ran* tKb scene ot War ir Canada. Ae far aa we can hear from all quarters and on Imth s des of Ihe question, there lies not as yet any decided advantage been gained hy the royal ists, nut on the contrary a letter had been received ai Swanton, dated Monday morning 27th inst. fr "in Gen. Brown, in which he says that they Were attacked by the troops on Saturday, and were nnnnentardy repulsed, but lira Patriots ral lied «nd concentrated upon the point snacked, and compelled tbe royal troops lo retreat. The patriots followed here advantage, and the result was that the troops were driven in great confusion to the woods, with the loss of many killed and wounded. It appears from all wo can learn thst the news in the Montreal Morning Coulter, is much exaggerated, if not wholly un true as it regards the sflair of Saturday, indeed such it their insulted condition that il is not lo be wondered at. In the letter from Gen. Brown lo Dr. Cota at Swanton, the plan for tha future operations of lira patriots, was, for the troops under the Com mind of Dr. Cote, lo march immediately for Montreal, in the esse the patriots wars victorious at St. Charles, and the probability is, that Mon treal, if nut already, will within 48 hours fall into Ihe hand* of the patriots. The mail fmm Slanstead to Sherbroke. was intercepted and taken on Monday, by the patriot picket guard. SECOND POBTCRIPT. Ws are indebted lo the editors of tits Ameri can for tha subjoined slip from the Burlington Free Press, our own not having arrived. As be fore, wa give it for what il is worth—but it ia certainly very extraordinary that such events should happen at St. Charles on Sunday Morn ing, and lo lie entirely unknown at Montreal on Monday night. Surely some few ofthe flying troops must have reached the city—their obvious place of refuge—hy that time—a distance of leas than 30 miles. Frae Press Office. ? Bchlinoton, November 20. 5 Decisive Battle—Attack o.v St. Charle— s Loyalists Defeated anii Dispersed. An intelligent gentleman, who lefi Swanton last night, arrived in the northern elrage Ihis morning brings us inlormation of a decisive en gagement between the patriots and loyaiisls un Saturday night. Our informal, Mr. Sanborn, of Plattsburgh says that un express airivedal Swanton lust night at 6 o’clock, bringing despatches from M'. Brown, at St. Charlea,dated at 11, A. M., on Monday, giving a paruculat account ofthe Mr, Sanhurd says he saw the letter, beard it read, and was present at the examination of the messenger who brought it. There can be no mistake. The following let ter from our obliging cories|H>ndeiil, Mr. Whille mare, at St. Albans, embodies the facts substan tially as we gather them from our informant. We therefore adopt it lor the present occasion. "Dear Sir—The glorious news has just arrived here, which may ho implicitly credited, that at 11 o’clock on the evening of the 26th insl. the regular ami volunteer British fo.ccs, 1200 strung, made an unexpected assault upon the fort at St. Charles, abou 35 miles from Montreal. The assault was urged and resisted with the greatest obstinacy and must determined resolu tion on both sides until near morning, when the British were suddenly attacked in the rear hy alsiut 1600 patriots from St. Mathias, 14 miles distant, who, hearing the cannonading, reached lo ihe rescue, and eame up just in time to save tb<- fort which was about being captured. The royalists immediately fled in all directions into he woods, with the patriots at tneir heels, and will prooahly nearly all lie killed or taken prisoners, as the patriots under the orders of Gen. Brown had previously cut oil'all msansol retreat or escape, by destroying the boat* in the river • W* have reason for believing thst there is not a word of truth in the report relating lo Mr.Kidwell. Thst gentleman, wo understand, has withdrawn from political strife He is * odorarer, ten ran of ♦He fneaWntesl setersl,- <V>«- 4re Richelieu; andjitaiioning forces in the only place* where they might retreat. When the express left St. Charles at 7 A. M. , or tbe 26th, the patriots were in hot pursuit.— I The patriots Insl in the assault on the fort about t 200 men in killed and wounded. The loss of the i assailants nut known. They left behind them i two pieces of cannon; but did not burn the village ; *f St. I barlca. There ia no doubt of the resull; the British forces, this side of Quebec, are nearly, all aiimlii - latcd. A spirit of patriotism and courage is aroused in the Freneh population so much dcqds. ed, and so tauntingly stigmatized aa cowurds, which will shortly lake vengeance upon Iheii oppressors for the slavery of ni-nlly a century. It it said (here is scarcely a royalist in the whole French population. Tbe women are en gaged in making ball cat tridge, and are as entnu aiastic as their buihllndaand broth, ra. Many ofthem, ih advance of the British forces, threw into the river oil tbetr furniture and pro visions that they could not carry, and set fire lo and abandoned Ihcir house*,rather than that they should tall lino Ihe hands of the enemy. An CxpreM has arrived, requesting that lira ateamhaats bs scut lo St. Johns immediately.— The inhabitants were leaving Montreal, and the banks at that place and Quebec are sot warding tbuir specie to the Slates. Commandant Brown, in his letter Eays —‘‘the troops are flying in all directions—the patriots in hoi pursuit, and it it hardly possibla that a single ioldibr shall return to Montreal.” The mail for the State* leaves Montreal at B in the morning. We have lira morning paper us Tuesday, which of course must have left Mon treal at that hour. Up to 9 o’clock, theiefore, on Tuesday morning, nothing of all these disasters, happening on Sunday morning, was krlOvlil at Montreal! Preposterous! Specie. Wo note American gold 4J a 8 pre mium ; sovereigns $5,10 a $5.16 ; live franc pieces—a 99; doufaUnls $17,224 a $17.30 ; Patriot dn. $lO ; half dollars 44 premium; quar ter do 4 do, Theasokt Drafts—Sales of SIOOO at J pre mium. Theasurt Notes—Sales ofslooo at] prem ium, and $5600 at j. From the .V. V Evening Star, Dec. 2, ONIi DAY LA PER FROM ENGLAND. By the ship Scotland paper* of the I9lh Goto, her are received trum London, and of the 20lh from Liverpool, The Consol market continues with a heavy appearance and not much business was dune. Consols closed at 924 t(l •*> 6 for money, and fur account of 98j rather sellers. In Exchequer bills a decline of Is has taken place, being 49s 10 Sis, and India bonds 52s lo 54s premium. From the Ladies < 'ompani n for October. ON THE DEATH OF THE LATE WIL LIAM GAS ION, OF SAVANNAH, GA. BT MIS* CIIAHLSTTB * AH.IMS, Thy noble heart at length lies cold in death; For Death alone had power to qusnoh its fire; Thy friAtds were dear to thee as vital breath, — 1 To make them hippy was thy chief desire. The needy, ne'er, unaided, passed thy door,— The welcomed stranger found a horns with thss; With all thou shard’s! thy hoapilshls stmt, And blight content's sbodt thiho accrued to bs. ! Thy soul’s pure kindness blessed with equal care, ’ The servants, (who adored thee,) and tbe gusat; • B neroleticot the guiding spirit there, 1 Pervaded ev’ry thought now bushed to rest. 1 Thy loss each Southern heart for years will 1 mourn; Thau wert the pride es all their gen’rous laud, ' Tbe name of manly virtue thou hail borne Is graven on ihtir minds by friendship’s band Whate’cr the woes, and ample was thy share, That seared thy belli in manhosd’s glowing prime,—v , Their venom could not its pure course impair. E’en though the wound remained unhealed hy time. Tho’ ruthless frost* may harden each dry clod, And winter’s blast shrink each plant round thy tomb, — Affection’s tears will moisten the cold sod, And Friendship's flowers deck it with their bloom ! Farewell for ever 1 In the grave's deep bed Thy outward form e’en now lies chilled and sate : But all may hope thy nobis spirit's fled To Him whose bounteous mercy sent it hire ! An Irish cottrrier said that the only way a true gentleman will ever attempt to look at tha faults of a pratty woman, will b* ta shut his eyes. *■**—a—aw—aw ig i..nan ml' BANK KKBORTN. State of the Georgia Rail -load St Banking Cum pany's Branch at Augusta, on Wednesday December 6, 1837. Amount of property owned by this Bank, vie: Promissory Notes, Rills of Ex change, Real Estate, Ac $555,791 02 Ualancos duo by other banks and agents, 146,499 48 Specie in vaults, 128,261 79 Notes ol other banks, 26,871 31 Total amount owned by this branch, $857,423 96 Amount due hy this branch, viz; lor its notes in circu lation, $302,300 OO Balances due to other Banks, 8,586 78 Uue,tu Depositors, 33,761 II Total amount due by (his Branch, 341,647 89 Surplus owned by this Branch alter paying all its debts, viz: Undivided profits, 8,063 86 Income from Ksu Road, 4.71* 21 Capital stock, 500,(8)0 00-512,776 07 837,423 06 J W WILDE, cashier. STATE OFTHE BANK OF AUGUSTA, On Tuesday, sth December, 1837. Amount of property owned hy tins Bairn, viz : Promissory notes, Bills of Exchange, Rear Estate, Slocks, we. 1,636,479 93 Balance due hy other Banks and agents, 114,652 18 Specie belonging to this Bank m its Vaait, 200,47*2 51 do do do in other Hanks, 18,340 Total amount of specie, 218/412 51 Notes of other Banks, 111,498 71 —330,311 22 Total ain't owned hy this Bunk 3,081,443 33 Amount due by this Bunk, viz : To persons holding its notes, being the ain't in circulm’n, 484,280 33 Balances due to oilier Banks, 161,873 38 Amount due 10 Depositors, 178,705 94 Total amount dua by this Bank, 831,959 66 Surplus ow ned by this Bank alter paying all its debts, VIZ : Undivided profits, 56,583 67 Capital Slock, 1,200,000 Total am't of Surplus, 1,256,58367 2,081 443 33 ROBERT F. POE, Cashier. 1 ittrWt sra authorized to annuuncs WILLIAM KENNEDY us a candidate for re-election to lira 1 office ol Tax Collector of Richmond cauuly at the f ensuing oleatlun in Jmnesry vrexi. rfoe 8 sows • saataa ■ ■ n_i tOM.WKRUIAL. ALUU6J A MARKET. 8 Cotton.—The receipts duiiugihia week have , been light compared to former Weeks; Occasioned ! we presume hy tho depressed stale of our Colton market, and the opinion generally prevailing that a rise in the river would occasion rather a brisk- I 1 «r demand at belter prices, in which opinion wd fear they would he much di-appointed. Since our ' last report tho business haa been very heavy and the demand for prime Cottons very considerable, sales of this description have been made at an ad. vance of fully 4 cent, whilst ordinary and mid dling qualities have been very dull and difficult | of sale, even at old rales. We now quota 7 s 10] - cts. as Ihe extremes ofthe market. A sale of cn ' lire crop of nearly 100 bales was made at 10 clt, Ihe greater part prime. , Gbocihixs—continue in fair demand, only . prime sugars an becoming scarce. Country flour has besn arriving rather more freely, and is rea dily aold from waggons at from $lO all par bid. A aalcof about 100 hags, new crop, Cubs Cnflee, quality fair to prims, was made yesterday at IX] a IS cts, cash and 60 day*. Exchange—Checks on New York continue to . be sold at from 2 a24 percent, premium; oh Charleston 1 per cent premium. Freights—to bavanOuh are brisk at 1,50 per bale. No boats up for Charleston, The river is now rising, aud w* no doubt wilt have a good riv er ere lung. livuvtool market oct. 20. Coito ..—The Miautml of suit* «in«c hntinj are 1700 balm, at *hicli 2IQ oiuy arc culii lu-Uay. ■ ‘2"i„ r,-: !..' 1 ■. .■» ■aeagginp Marine InteHigence. S \ V/l*V\ AH, D> v* I.—<-UIM, brigi f tißim.vh, l.itc more, N V; Khlcii, f minei*, iiulliuum; tebr foluii.bi linker, Philu(tcl|»liiiu Arnvt d, ructoiiif, Hsirdiug, Portsmouth; iteniu- Ini ti Wm rn-übr«ok f Fivelaml, » hstruitour Dune u '*** Hat*, Wiiiiaiiii, Free Tr.nU, Crmwrll, do; t»c«i jfin/Wr y, do; Oglethorpe, Ki. kjiutrivk, do* Uciow. bai'((tu* cptuuc, from iliMtoii. Mfi.vd, fillip* NoWiirtif Dunham, Y; iNile, lilanch iird, Havre; tMkchmigc, Atknuoii, Liverpool; litrkwick, t base, do; bri£« Livenaur*', York; Wav* , Stoddard, Plu.Mdelpiiiu; Falcon. Cfannert, ItmliiMor.; Darien, nurkley tN Y; Mary Kmibal, Winter. Phi ud* I* phia; Komutus, Fnj'.iih, Providence; schrj Olivm, hriek* ell; llopknii, iN Y; Win Wallace, Spalding, Philadelphia; r. XI ra, hunter J, do; Uoht llruce, Cook, do* CHAULKSTON,/Jcc. 4.—t hared* ihip Louis Phil* 1 ippe, C into if, Havre via New York; lehr Caspian, 6vru* s. y nt. Augustine* t\ ent to ara yesterday, brig John i\ Calhoun, Host, llavannuli; line brig Align a, l ofts, Uuston; lirijy Lau rence, Hu.i. Providence; sell in Caledonia, linker Provi dt nei; Vundu ia, Saunders, IWitiinon; Virginia, Wil llama Norfolk; Kiiisbttk, Williams Norfo.k; Laura, Spencer, W iliuiiigton, (N. C.) Adiui'lislrator’* Male. WILL hssold at the Court House i) .or in Ma rion comity, on tho first TuekUay in Feb. ruary next, part ol tract of Land No. 194, 14 Dial -2d -Section now Marion county, sold hy an order ol ■he Himornlilo Inferior four of Lincoln county, while Mitring fur ordinary purpose*, bold for the benefit ol the heirs and creditors. Terms at sale | SARAH HIIIPI’, Bx’ri.l HENRY EVANS, Ex'r. Doc 6 tvld 235 I N pursimnco ol a written agreement, under tho ■ I sells of the heirs, w ill he sold at the Court hou«e in Bnrke county on tho find Tuesday lit January ■ next, the following .Negroes as the properly ofthe Estat* of Fielding Krvor, deceased, vi* ; Aaron, Nicey, Nelly and Wnrish, Sold fora division a itf ng rhehoir*. Terms of sale, credit till January | non, note* with approved security. Turchnicrs to pay for title*. MUI,FORD MARSH.) . , , FIELDING FRYER, { Adm r "' Dec B 283 ~ , POSTPONED Jclfmon KhcrilPfl Sale. WILL be sold on tho first Tuesday in Jsnunry n It, within the usual hours of stlv, at lira marl el house in the town us Louisville, o J/ouse and l-ol in tnid town w herein Noah H. Cloud (or inerlv lived, at present occupied by Patrick Price, levied on us tipi property of N. B. Cloud, to satis fy a fi fit from Kieliinoitd Interior Com I in favor of .Varcos A. Flournoy. Property pointed out by Georgo Schlov, planliff’* attorney. I. W. GREGORY Shff. Dec 6 286 Drug* Ac Medicine* riAURI'IN 4 D'ANTIGNAC have tins day asso l cialed with them in the Drug business, John B. Turpin, son of the former; tho business will in future be conducted under the firm ol Turpin,D'An tignac At Co , who have recently received 572 pnrkn ges of fresh Drugs, Medicint. Paints, Oils, Window Glass, which will be told aa low os erlicb s us similar quality are, in any of tha southern markets foe» Xt* 382 MT. CARMEL FEMALE ACADEMY. In Abbnvlllu District. 8. C. litllF. Trustees of Mt Carmel Female Academy I announce lo the public, that Alias 10 Mc- Queens, who has had charge ol'lhe Female Acs ; demy Sir five years (Mat, will continue in charge ol Ihe same the ensuing year They consider the character of the institution under tier charge so well established, that il is unnecessary to say any thing in praise. Sullies il to say, she has given gen eral satiate, lion to her employers, as well m advan cing her pnpi's in education ax in thsimprovement of their moral*. They nsk tho continuance and patronage which has been gonerally given, the nett year, with a pledge that nothing shad he wanting, | on lira part ofthe Taruhar or Trnstu a, to givo satix- Inciiun. Ihe prices us tuition to he ihe same as has boon Boarding from $7 lo $8 per month. Filer term will commence the first Monday in February. By order ol tho 'Trustees. WAI T DfIENNON, Sec’y dec 2 282 wilF Notice. A GENTLEMAN of indiiatri ms end moral hub its, who can teach tlie common branches of an Engliai. education, with the Iraiiu aud Greek languages, will bo liber illy encouraged by early ap plication lo WM 8 DUNN, F 8 TAYLOIt, EDWARD HASSELL, JAMES CARTRIDGE. Columbia county, 25 indcs noitb of Augusta, nor 24 wlf 285 WILI.be sold on the Ist Tuesday in February 1838, at t’lirnming, Forsyth county, hy an order us tho Honorable, tlie inferior court ol < olom bia county, w hen sitting for ordinary purposes, one lot of I.and, No 455 is the second district, first sec tion, now Forsyth county, n« the propeily ol Henry Wilkins, deceased, of said county. SUbANNA WILKINS,AtIm’x. nov. 23 wls 274 AGREEABLE to an order ofthe Interior Court of Burko county, when siding fir ordinary purposes, will he sold,on the first Tuesday in Feb ruary next, at the Court House door in ih * town of Waynesboro, between tho usual hours of sale, one hunred mid twenty five acres of (.and, mure or less, in said county, adj lining lands ot lolin Wimberly ' and others, belonging lo the estate ol .Matthew Liv ely, doceused. Terms on the day of sale. MARK I IVELV, Adrn’r. nov 27, 1837 w (Is 275 mom Its after dale,application will Ira made , I 1 to the honorable the inferior court of Columbia ] county whiles Uing (hr ordinary nurpese-,for leave lo sell tlie real estate of lira latu Elbert U Dunn ol said county deceased, for the benefit of the hoirs and creditors. ALFRED J DUNN, Adm’r. nov 12 *d 268 ALL persons indebted to lire Instate at Thoma Lokey, 'uto of Columbia couniy, neceasod, ara • requestor) lo inskc payment, and tfcite having de- i mauds against said estate, render thorn pro|ierly at- 1 lesied within llietiioe prescribed by low to ' n0v27—278 wOt ALEX. UAILKKY. Adm'r. Nlraj'cd o»* StoPeii I N ROM my wagon yesterday morning, unit lira new bridge, nn iron gray fl/nro, six or seven years old next spring; no particular mark is rccol- , iscii'd but a bolfowr on the luff sole of tho rump near | lb* tail Any pert in givh g such inlormation at lira . store of Hark AfoTiar K Co.i or W I Robinson, j shall farads*? libra.! re *‘uri! nee 21 vwlai ■» Bro " n '" Ferry,look Irani tK# Indians on* gtrard Chain with“Wm EloM also * !r ; w<,r k»d ,n itwith gold bead*; on » FuHJowbIW doutlo-<os«d huntmg watch, £*W « uur f <•►>«'" and key—the watch Inu ■ • , Ul . sr * I,n front case—tho owner, or any as n» can gel it hr (Icicribmg letlcra nod prov» '»„P "P® 11 ?- If no •jiplicmioh be made 11 four • I **i the watch will ne sold and iho proceed* di among (he troops,—application t*> he made to the editor of th* Columbus Herald for the bead chant, and lor the Watch to Col Hrovvn. Jno Colurnbu. 7fcrald will copy the above and forward the account to Col Drown. nov 27—ts 277 A GREEABLE to an orderot the Inferior Court T ol ( o iiipbia county, sitting as a Court o< Or binary, will lie sold at the lower Market-house ill llio city of Augusta on the first Tuesday in Janua- H nrXt '. acres ul land, the late residence of Geo. Mngruder dec d., situated 131 miles from Augusta, on the Aldledgeville road, with ■ II necessary build ings lor volition or roiivenicnce, fine spring water, and as healthy ns any t art of Georgia-sold for dw tnlmtion. Terms at sale. GEORGE M. SIAGRUDER, Adm’r. nov 2.1 wts 274 WlLt.he sold,on the first Tuneday in January licit, within the usual hours ul sale, ngree hle to an order of the honorable Interior Court of Jefferson county, when silting (or ordim.ry purposes, to the highest bidder, at th« iqafket house in Ihu town of Louisville, two hundred and eighty eight scree of oak and hickory land, adj in ills lands of Gnrdtier Arrington and others, about sii miles below belonging (O the estate of the late Solo mon Philips of Jefferson comitv, deceased. Terms eh day of sale. ASHLEY PHILLIPS, Adtn’h ocl 20,1837 S4G wtu Police. A 7,1, persons indebted lo thn estate of Hardy C, Maniid, late of Burke county, deciastdt Art requested to make payment, and all creditors tifsoid estate lo present their claims in terras of (he law. WILLIAM W. MAIi.ND, Adm’t. botl'J Wlf 2A4 _ ORletlioi'iic ilotise. COLUMBUS GROKGIA. •It HE siihtcri her would inlorin his friends lipd I the public generally, that ho has purchased find has personally taken cluirg -of this establish .itonl. and intends to devote Ins entire attention to the ci nil tin t and ncrouiiiiudatiou of such as may honor him wifi their patronage. lie led i assured I (nit long experience has enabled him to give ns general satisfaction in every lino of his business ns can bn giicin in this city,and bit pledges himscll that no effort of bis alt ill be spared in making this on* of the most desirable holms of public and private entertainment in the Southern country. The build inga nro all new, large, airy,and convenient ; the tnr nit tiro new, good, and well suited lo the establish ment. His table, (and. this, is on important item with a weary way taring man ) shall he at all lja.ee supplied with very variety that tlio city or cuUntrj’ market can afford : his bar is filled, nod shall ho Tent filled, with the best of liquors, and his tublm garnished with clean and wholesome provendor; in short nothing shall he wanting, so far as depends on ihu proprictoi, his assistants and servants, to make the I >OIIOO [eioolul and worthy ul patronage. The Oglctltrope House is situated in a Inwitieeii pari of the City at the corner nf Uglethnrpu and Knit dulph slrcois,—w here tlio undersigned would glad y sou Ins old friends and make nets acqiisintances. wm. p AicKBBN; October 31—u(!( 85S 13s the Augusta Ciiiuinclc and Henliuel of the 6th insl. Reddun J. Camion has the effrontery to address the public in vindication of an act coiniiii led by him, which is regarded by the laws ul till country at theft, hy instituting charges against me iirulcvunt to the mallet in dispute! and wholly untrue in fact. 1 will briefly detail tlio facts as they occurred, and leavo the pohUit to draw their ow n inference. An agreement was entered into between Simeon K Cannon and myself, for the keeping of two horses and the h aiding of two drivers* at thirty six dollars par month. At the time the difficulties (alluded to in bis address) occu red o<t the line, 1 was indebted to Simeon K. Canoed for four months stabling and board, la the sum, ol one hundred and forty four dollars, and wrote lo him to take tare of the horses until my arrival, when I would pay him his demand. But Redden J, Cannon, regardless of these assurance to Ills lather, and without any authoriiylrom any per.ou empowered to dispose of tho property, together with tho driver Wilson, look (he two horses stand ing at his fathers, and two kept at Minor’s, tbu four valued at five bundled and lifiy dollars, cor ned thorn through tho lower part ol'Huulli Caro lina offering them for sale, and actually did sell them, falsely avoiing, iltal he had purchu-cd them from a North Carolina Wagoner. Now, was R nut an unwarrantable, dishonest acl, thus to take property aucrcllv and at night convey it to a tlt*- I a nee, and, under an assumed fictitious name, represent it as his cr.n, dispone ol it as such, and appropriate the proceeds lo his own use I By wlmt other and mote appropriate name shall I designate it, than hy that of thcf.l which, il 1 mu rightly informed, is the felonious taking and cur rying away the personal goods of another- The taking and catrying away he atlmiis, mid lb# secret manner in wiiicli it was done, his assuming a fictitious name together with other circumstan ces fix ilic felonious intent upon him. If he hail demands against me, why did he not appeal Id the laws •! the country which have doubtlessly lully provided for such cases 1 Tho legal remedy of attachment wss open to him; why did ho cot avail himself ol it' 1 The reason is evident. He thought, that amidst Ihc general scramble for the properly of Mr. Longstreel, lie could with impu nity, inidsr the plea of securing a dehl, steal away my property, dispose of it, pocket the proceeds, and being an irresponsible person in point of pci. cunliiry liablility, set mo at defiance. Wilson, Ilia driver, for whom this honcet gcu ■ Inman puis up so doietul u lamentation, is a bird of the same feather. He had defrauded mo of more than sixty dollars, and being detected, to quiet tho matter, gave mo his ;i romissoty nolee fin tho amount thus dishonest y appropiated by him, which I now hold. Tuo statement that t left tho city of Augusta secretly, lo avoid the ap plications of creditors, anil that 1 concealed my self in the stage coach at stopping places for a likes purpose, is a base and wanton fabrication, 1 lell Augusta in the public mail coach, in the epeii day, and sought no concealment. But these falsehoods are no doubt,derived from (ho vcriialdv honest Mr. Wilson, the friend and accomplice in his villainy, to whose assertions, from the infamy of his character, no credit is lo be given. He further says, that ‘•mere was no alternative to secure payment for services as driver, and for hoard and (torso feed, but t> eeiie on property which executions had not yet found, and which I had not yet seen*” I was not aware that there were any executions or even judgments against me or Longstreel is South Carolina, nor do I how know that there are any t hut, I certainly known to the contrary, and so does he. But this is only a plea whici jhe now to-otls to, toecrceoo himself from the odium which his nefarious con duct necessarily brings upon him. Bui, il will avail him little, when Ihe facts no spread before the tribunal at which he may be arraigned lo ans wer for his violation iff the known laws of hia country; there if he piovo himself guiltless, I* him do il : a public gazette is not the proper pise* for such a discussion, and theiefore I shall notien „ mrn him in this manner no further. , . In relation to the threat of personal chastise ment with which he concludes his budget of lies, I have only to say, that Hint end Jiluct ofirri make covanlt bold. J. 11. DENTON. Effingham County, Geo. Oct. 31 1837. ON Monday, of January nail, will be anil) at iho residence of (Joshua Lasenhy. Barren county, all ihe po-eonal property ol banmel J. t-uzenhy, deceased, lute of said county, consist* me ol one horse, saddle mid bridle, blanket end md dlc bugs; three ahocis, four blankets, c it and matin*, three i rooks, razors, shaving soap, parcel of tobaeeoi Air Uinns made known on the day of sate. JOSHUA LAZUNUI, Adm t. nov 27 »ts 8,7 ALL parsons indebted to the c.- no of Samuel, J. Lsionhy, deceased, of Warren county, are requested lo make immediate payment—and those having denfmida against said estate lo render them nroiienv Stunted within the ntue prescribed hy Is# property eiuwwu p^^uv.aJtnV. rt.e- 077