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an J valleys, and, passing tri j primi- , five mountain barriers, died away ( along the shores of the Atlantic’ ocean. In the region now under' consideration, during the coniinu-j a.ice of so appalling a phenomenon, which commenced by distant ruin-' bling sounds, succeeded by dischar ges as if a tho usand pieces of artille ry’ were suddently exploded; the earth rocked to and fro, vast chasms opened, from whence issued coin ms ; of water, sand and coal, accompani-j rd by hissing sounds, caused per-I hans be the escape of pent up stream ; whilst ever and and anon flashes of j electricity gleamed through the tiou- ■ bled cloudsol night, rendering the; darkness doubly horrible. The' current of the Mississippi pending this elementary strife, was driven back upon its source with the great-, est velocity for several huors, in con-' sequence of an elevation of its bed. But this noble river was not thus to be stayed in its course, its accumu lated waters came booming on, and overtopping the barrier thus sud dently raised, caiiied every thing before them with resistless power. Boats that floated on its surface,-shot down the declivity like an arrow from a bow, amid die roaring irmows and the wildest commotion. A few days action of this powerful current sufficed to wear away every vestige of the barrier thus strangely inter posed, and its waters moved in their wonted channels to the ocean. Ihe day that succeeded this night of ter ror brought no solace in its dawn. Shock followed shock: a dense black cloud or vapor overshadowed the land, through which no sunbeam found its way to cheer the despon ding heart of man, who, in silent communion with himself, was com pelled to acknowledge his weakness and dependence on the everlasting God. 'The appearances which pre sented themselves after the subsi dence o! the principle commotion, were such as strongly supported an opinion heretofore advanced. Hills had disappeared & lakes were found in their stead: and numerous lakes became elevated ground, over the surface ol which vast heaps of sand were scattered in every direction, whilst, in many places, the earth for miles was sunk below the general level of the surroun ling country, without being covered with water leaving an impression in min iature of a catastrophe much more important, in its effect, which had, perhaps, proceeded it ages before. Otte of the lakes formed on tins occasion, is sixty or seventy miles in length, and from 3 to 20 miles in breadth. Il is in some places very shallow: in others, from fifty to one hundred feet deep; which is nt'tch more than the depth of the Missis sippi riverin that quarter. I t sail ing over its surface in the light ca noe, the voyager is struck with as tonishment at beholding the giant trees ofthe forest standing partially exposed aimed a waste of waters, branchless and leafless. But the wonder is still further increased ou casting the eye through the dark blue profound, to observe cane breaks covering its bottom, over which a mammoth species of testudo is occasional!) seen dragging his >io v length a10.14, while countless myriads offish arc sporting through the aquati. thickets. iut if God m his wrath has passe I through this de voted laud, it he touched tin* moun tains and they disappdared in the a bvss his lieuetii ent influence is .still left in the soft climate, the unexam pled fertilitv of its soil, the deep ver dure of its breasts and the choicest otlerings of Flora. Gause of Marriage.—One man marries a woman because she looks well when she dances she never dances afterwards. Another mm marries because the lady has a hand some* foot and ancle, whi< h, after marriage he never takes the trouble to admire.—A tinr I ma rirs tor love which want s with the h«mt v mom. A fourth tor money, -and finds that his wife docs not choose to die. to complete Lis satismetiun. And a fi.th in wisdom »s hi a ears, marics a votmg w mem. who s'son beco lies a suitable match for him, by growing old with grief. < VEL VSilO—Herald Office, ? April 21st, 1837. $ GUO UP) U S .YEWS!!! i On this day the Anniversary of the battle of San Jacinto, the Uni ted States sloop of War Natchez, j i with the Mexican Brig of War Gen. j Urreain charge, (as a Pirate) anch ored off the Louisiana, and sent her back to New Orleans, sunk a Mex ican armed brig and schr oil Bras-' sos st. Jago. Lauded passenger Viid-i shopman Ridgely, who cominunica- 1 ted the above information; upon his return on boar tin* Natchez she got under way and sailed in search of the two brigs and schr. which ap peared off this place on I last. 1 We also learn from this source, that 1 ampico is in possession of the 1 Insurgents, a Preach fleet was oil (Tabasco and j ampico demanding ! indemnitication for the forced loans j and offered the French citi (zens at Matamoras, which if not com plied with, im uediate satisfaction would betaken at the cannons mouth. The i 1 reach have sent to the West ladies for the remainder of their fleet with the intention of blockading all o! the Mcxi. an ports on the Gulf o! Mexico, unless the above requisi tions are complied with. Tiie schooner J. W. Caldwell from New Orleans had just come to author off the Brassos ar. I JP ;R i ANT from AIEXICO. A letter from a very respectable gentleman in the city of Mexico to Ins correspondent in New Orleans, dated April 10. states ihat the votes for Presi leal were counted on that day and were almost unanimous in avor of Bu.stamente. The letter further states that Bnstamente had publiclv declared that so soon as he should be inaugurated and his cabi • net organized lie would change the 1 whole foreign policy hitherto pursu- I ed by the Mexican government, and (was determined to redress all the 'complaints of foreign powers, and f repair whatever injuries had been su tamed by the u from Mexico ile ,ai determined also to cause all militan operations for the recover) of Texas to and would order the Mexican army to return from that frontier; and further, he would recall the Mexican squadron from the blockade of Texas and order it to \”cra Cruz and y ampeachy for the protection oi the Mexican trade. It is .>aid tiiat the priests were gener ally opposed to the system of meas i ures loiiosc l to be adopted b\ j Bustamcnte, but that a majority ol the army and nearly all the peopk were m his favor. A majority of the members of ’ Congress lately chosen were sup posed to be against him but his party comprehended a vast majorit) ( of the talent and no doubt was eiitcr [ tained that his friends would prevail. Santa Amia was still at his ILmi enda of daugade Clivo in the! neighborhood ot Vera Cruz. He ; had asked passports from the gov ernment to go to the republic of Columbia the passport had not been granted, and it was thought hr ' was not m earnest in requiting them fie was accused oi attem ting to excite tumults in the < 0 mtry, and 11 fact, hlt is ii'om him had hecn in tercepted addressed to persons whom hr was striving to excite to insurrection. ihe officer comma (ling the French squadron that had appeared oil \’era Cruz, was in the city of .Mexico, t» seek r dress lor injuries inflicted upon the Firm h citizens in Mexico —the letter, from which we derive our information, >a\ s that Bus tamrnte had informed him that the moment the government should be organizi d under his auspic es, he would repair the wrong - complained of by tii; Frm li gove ..m nt T o the hffii st ext. . t mH onlv th isr, but the complaints oi aii t >rvign govern ments, and the i rench commodore had been determined to remain in l the cit\ of 'ivx.ro until iJu>taniente 1 was placed ia office. Cd. Almonte, f inner!v AM-de- ; Camp to Sala Anna was daily in close consultation with the officers of the government, and it was be lieved he had betrayed the secrets of his ancient patron. ’ The schooner Creole, Capt. Cormier, ar ! rived last evening in 7 days from Tampico, | says the New Orleans Bee, of the 3 h ins’.— (states that a revolution hid broken out in Si. , Luis do Pelosi, in favor ofconferaliou. Toe ; conducts had been stopped; and the Leavin J ones, from this port, had in consequence j tier voyage, ! “1(18 schooner Watchman was at Tampico “The Creole brings $137,305 m specie ’’ Ln test from Florida. From tie Savannah. Georgian, May 18. I rT* By the steam packet Flori da, Capt Hebb ard, from >t. Xugus tine, we ve>terday received the Herald oi Wednesday, of last week. FIU)M TAMP). .' have information from Tam- pa to the 4di inst. Preparations arc making tor the emigration of the In- ; dians as speed ly as possible. It . however, has been recommended to . en. Jesup, not to press matters too ! hard, and we leatn that he has con cluded to wait until they were all in t before he commenced. t . Fho Indians say that they were [ induced to commence the war in j j consequence of oppression: but, . they have killed all, except five or six, who have been their oppressors. 1 They give an account of the mas > sacre of Da lean! his fated band. j Micanopy. killed Maj. Dade. The i Indians in their fi'st attack were beaten off entirely, with great loss; and such was the panic among them, - that they could not be made to rally, 7 [until a reinforcement ca ne up under , j \lligator, who finished the work •» of murder which they had began. ; ’ hev stated that had those who re -1 mained, instca I of b iil ling a breast r '; work, continued their ro t* , they «I would not have been pursued, or if “ pursued, could not have been over- - taken, as they would have gained ' three hours start. Office of the Sun. | NEW YORK M\YlO —3 P M. ( sus pExsithv o f s p !■:cfE p. iy. h’E.VTS BY TUR Rt.VKS. Before 10 o’clock this morning die three banks which 11. d not agreed to combine with ail their neighbors;; last evenieg and suspend specie pay ments, came into the measures, and I oosted up notices upon their doors; that no specie could be had at tfieii ! counters. These were the Mer-' ehan s’ Bank, the Bank of America, and the Manhattan Company. By j nine o’clock large crowds had assem bled in trout of the respective bank ing houses oi the supposed specie oa'iiig institutions, and, before the isual ii inr of opening, W all street .vas finally blocka led in front of them. Officers were therefore sta iione . in front of each to prevent the entrance of such as came to drawl I specie. ill anticipation of tumult, several companies of die militia were or dered out early this morning, as also large numbers of special police offi cers, dl of whom are still on duty, though no actual violence has as yet been offered. mi attack upon the banks is, however,greatly to be fear ed before nightfall. City bank notes are bought by those who have specie at 10 per cent, discount, and few’ buyers. 12 o'clock— The multitude in Wall street has increased, and additional 1 otlicers are arriving eiery moment. j , There docs not appear to be any disposition to riot, and tne militia -till < continue in the Park. We have 1 some hopes that tin* day will pass I off w ithout disturbance. The coufi- | deuce in the city notes remains < the same, though m some in- ' stances one per cent, has been paid for I .astern, in exchange for them. [ Last evening, in amicipation of a riot, the (»ruenw ic h Ba tk provided! itself with 200 musk ts tor use, in ’ < ase sed de.euce was n cessary. ‘ Allth-- iLnks have been well provi ded with otßcers during the dav. \ 3 o'clock. — We are happy to sayp there has been no disturbance up J to this hour. [ 1 he Banks in Philadelphia have . a’so resolved upon a temporary sus-L pension of specie payments, but we have not time to give particulars.] Ed. Rep. From lhe Savannah Republican. FRIDAY EVENING, May 19. OUR BANKS. The Banks of this city held mee tings yesterday morning to take into consideration the proceedings ol a meeting of the Citizens anil Mer chants ol Navamiah, recommending a temporary suspension of spicie payments. We understand the fol lowing is the result: WHEREAS, The Banks gen erally of the North have closed their vaults as a precautionary measure against tne arrangements that are making to draw their specie ‘with a view to Foreign exportation,’ and ‘thus deprive them of the me ms of redeeming their domestic obliga tions to their own citizens: And whereas the duty is thus forced upon the Banks of this city, to protect the state and community in which they are located, from attempts to ex tract from them for the purpose of 'speculation, the specie so impera tively demanded for places to which they are not indebted: And where as, the measure of suspending spe cie payments temporarily, has been recommended to the various Bank ing Listitntutioas of this city, by a large meeting of Citizens, as one demanded by the exigencies of the times, and justified by nature’s first law self-defence: It was there- fore Resolved, That the Banks will simultaneously, suspend specie pay ments temporarily: but will redeem their bills, when required, with cur rent Bank Bills passing at par value. From lhe .Veit’ York Herold (Erlr -) May 13 Money Matters. Then’ is **’ li treat confusion & uncertain!v is regards ihe '*i>nrs<’ of com nercial events. —- ihe two runeii 'ii’S are under w ty. Specie is at or mnim of 10 to 14 per cent, but yester lav sales of it were very tie. The tuns <>f ihe b mks previous to the suspension, have thrown large amounts into luaiket and it is now a drug tn Wall street. The Board ot Brokers was engaged warm ly again yes'e.iday on the subject of a s is pension of specie payments in rela'ion t<» slock contracts. The question i- not yet decided. Slocks ar< fl c.iuatmg and unsteady—little is doing The great topic of the street is (he law ah ait io be passed b\ the I.rgtsla’ uri’. author tsing the h inks to rontintie ttu ir suspension of spr< ie pavmen s without forfeiting their char ters. The suspension is to endure tor one i ear Some of ihe provipions of this bill, if it passes nfc a law, will bear heavily on certain banks m the c ty.— It is doubled whether sev eral of our banks will mH be wound up. Suspicions are en ertained of* the manage mem of the Mauhalfen, the Slate and li.e Mechanics —Large loans have been made to tho Bi kers, in default of the Mirch’iits. I 'itougti.iuf lhe s'a <* we would supp".se the effect ol ihe law would l>e to close the doors 1 of mmy banks finally and forever Alanv I imendmerits, and rniir'li opposition, it will have 1 to encrmi ter. We e;mn t iel| therefore, what : the ex t<-i opera'mn of tin- bill may be, till n shall have passed both branches ol the Leets lature, and become a law. It is pos-ible that I some got Hie banks embraced in it may resume specie payments before (lie I mned peiiod. Office of the Bee. I NE v Oill.l. \NS May, 12. J From .Mexico. —We have neon politely furnish'd by a gei.lh man of (Ins eiiy wnh bvo letters, one from the city ol .Mexico, da ted Aotil 1, ihe other from Vera Cruz dated the 18ih both ol them from so rces in which the utmost confidence may be placid. The C 'lHetiis of the first were anticipa t'd by a let ter limn 'be same hand, the enntems <d which we putrlisli.'d in ihe B eof last Al rl day. Ihe other reads as follows; Vi.ra Crux A; rtl 18. 1-37. Dear Sir I .nn b ipp» m being able to st He that s > far as our know ledge extends, tranquil ity prevails throughout the Republic Much i' expected from Bustamentr, who is elected Piestdent. I is Imped he will restore public c.tnli'lerjre. Various rumors are circulated respect nif the composition of his Cabinet. It i- thought by some th it he in ,y recall Gomez Feris to fill fie station of minister of war. B drazi ( amd > aio likewise n imed as likely io t,.k< ffi e undt r him—but all this is mere eonjecure rather loan certain knowledge of i «t will ake place when he .s inaugurated into office. S 'tne am inclined to say that he wall re-establish the federal constnuiien of 1821, with modification. I ae war wi h Texas is to be renew’d, back ed by a loan u| mdli'Hi* of dollars, i wo miliums <»l wiii h have already been r»i goiiaiml by the governm* nt with th » lio rse of Rubio, Q mH i na Agcetro and others, whose names are withheld from tin? public. 1 hey a*e to be secured by paper on the custom houses to be f in led <>n dutms t » ih>* exclusi hi of feramr is sues « t the government, I n U S. g ivermnent and ci iz ns are in oad abrmr with ihe Mexican aniimrities and it is not thought 'he U. S. will oo able to obtain the satisfaction expected for grievances which they have experienced & it is doubtful wheth er a representative if tho government will be received at court. Affairs 1 hope will present a more favora ble aspect, when General Busiani°nte lake.'? offi ce. He is a gentlemanly, courteous and well informed man, has seen much of the world, aid dmb le-s pr >fi led much by his travel-. 1 nn inclined to think him liberal in his sentiments, and he will exert himself to concilate the friendship of foreign nations, and compose the c<mfiiet'.ng elmn**iiis of his own. B£..•]COi€D£.€ A N £> . m. ’I. tt.Vr>?KI«IHT. ICditor. Damiosisiradha., 27,1837 Branch IVKint of the U. S. It is with the greatest pleasure we announce to the public this week, the arrival of the Mai him ry designed for the use of the Branch Mint of the United States <r this place. It is 1 much more complicated and massive concern than we had expected. The entire Machienry necessary for coining, weighs upwards of fifty l.’iousand pounds, and cos* the Government for its transportation from AugtiS'a to this place, , upwards of one thousand dollars. The buil ding, however, we regret io say, cannot be ready for its reception before the latter part of the ensuing summer- The under akes, altho’ unable to complete it vvi hm the time limited ! to their contract, deserve much pr use for their pi-r-everence and tidus'rv, The continued rains d- ring the lasi summer, and the early freezing weather last fall, which continued so late this spnng. constitute the m ine cause of the delay in its completion. When it is cotn ple'ed and the coining process put under way, I) ihluhuega will, beyond all manner of doubt, I become one ol the most desirable as well as pleasant little vilagt s in the back woods of Georgia. Bnit is supposed by many tntel ligent people, who seem to be possess’d of much useful knowledge in relation to the va rious resources of the country, that so soon as ihe Mini shall hive been completed, the mines will have been exhausted of heir invaluable met; Is. Th s we assert, is erroneous. Ths mint ral res >unes of this country never did » hold out m >re flnteiing inducements to the industrious, th an at the present important cri sis in the motned world. 1 is g nerally ad mitted, that there was less labor engaged in ihe minn.g Dusiness in Hus country during the last year, than my one since the discovery of >he mines, and yet the purcoasw ol the bullion at ihe Branch nt ihe Darien B nk at this place nearly ••qu.iled that of any previous year.— 1 he wuole am iuut <»f G dd bullion extracted from lhe Gold mines m tl.e gold region of Georgia, H iring ihe last year, as near as we can asceri mi with any degree of certainty, is largely upwaids ol two hundred thousand pen nyweights. And, strange as i. m*v seem, the labor of the pr< sent year will yield equally as tnneh as tha' of the last. And so soon as the 'tint shall go into operitiun, tin Gold bullion will increase in value about 5 per cent. Un der the prc'cnt • inliarr.iss'd condiiion of the I I coumry, wo J I n no. be to t ie interest of the | cotton i furor, whose eneri'ies have been jsiraimd to ihe list extremity, for the last year or tw • in “m >kiug cotton (o buy negroe-, wnl», I und 'Hiving negroes to mako eol'on,” to tn 'gage a portion of their slave labor in the .M oes, where they can tic as-ured it will yield them 80 cents per day to the hand at the low est calculation ? —-coo Suspension oj SPECIE Payment. Nearly all ihe banking mstitmons through on) the whole of the principal commercial cities of the Union, have simullninously sus pended the payment of their notes in silver or gold. This important and responsible step, H is alledged, is a measure in self defence, forced upon the banks in the South by tho suspension of ihe b oks in New York. Plola delptii , Baltimore and other commercial cities of Hie Union. ft is fur her alledged as a cause ol tn a imp utani step, that “as m inevi table consequence, our Banks, should they con'iime under these cire.nnsiances, to redeem their notes in specie, will be speedily diaitied of every dollar in their vaults, and must i>e compe.lled eventually to stop, without ihe means to resume specie payment at a future dav. The citizen* of Sivmnh, August* & Ath« ens h ivc h< Id meetings upon this sutject, and have rei ommend' d t lie banks in those places to suspend trie pryrnent ol their notes in spe cie until the banks in the North shall again resume specie payment. All the b inks in these cities, tn accordance with the wishes of the people, have gone into he measure of suspen lon. We trust tho confidence of the people will not m the least be shak n in our banks on that account, as the reason of the measure most be obvious io all. Our banks are all able • o rede m every dollar of their issues. Tho banks in the Nor h h ve closed (heir Vaultjt, and lhe batiks m the boutn must adupt tho