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From the Globe. THE LATE DUEL. We have been furnished witlrthe following for publication: Washington City, March 6, 1838. Sir: I enclose you three paragraphs, cut from newspapers, having relation to the in quiry with which the committee of which you arc chairman has been charged by the House of Representatives. The first is taken from a letter written from Philadelphia; the second from a letter Written from this city; and the third is taken from the editorial head of the N. York Courier and Enquirer; and all of them attributing the death of Mr. Cilley to my counsels and contrivances. The positiveness with which the writers of these paragraphs detail the circumstances which enable them to charge me with the death of Mr. Cilley, may present them as proper witnesses to be exami ned in relation to that event; and, if so, I have to request that I may be allowed to be present at their examination. In the mean time, justice to the deud, who can no longer speak for himself, and a due re gard to the object of these coincident move ments from three cities, induce me to say that, so far as my name is concerned, there is not a particle oftruth in the statements of these par agraphs. So far from counselling with Mr. Cilley, and preventing him from admitting the true report of his conversations with Mr. • Graves, it happens to be the fact that I never saw Mr. Cilley, to know him, but once in his life, and that at the commencement of the sess ion, when he did me the honor to call upon me in company with Mr. Pierce of the Senate; and that no communication of any kind, writ ten or verbal, direct or indirect, personal or political, has ever taken place between us. Instead of contriving and creating this duel, it so happened that ray first knowledge of it was received in my chair in the Senate, on Friday, from Mr. Haight, the Sergeant-at-arms, who mentioned it to me as a town talk; my next knowledge of it was from Mr. Pierce, of the Se nate, and at my place in the Senate; so that I was in arrear of the town talk on the subject. With respect to this wonderful rifle firing, of which I am represented to have been the su pcrintendant, and to have expressed such high admiration, it happens to be the fact that I have not seen a rifle fired in 20 years. With respect to Mr. Graves, whose death I am charged with so anxiously contriving, it so happened that I do not know the person of that gentleman; that not a word of any kind has ever passed between us; that I do not know that he has ever spent a thought upon me, and I am certain that his existence was even unthought of by me at the time that I am char ged with planning his death. With respect to Dr.JJuncan, with whom I am charged with being in consultation nearly all the week, 1 have no recollection of having seen him until after midday on Saturday, when he and others stopped at Mr. Jone’s door, which is next door to mine, on their way out, and when my coun sels can be stated by others more appropriate ly than myself. Reserving further details for a more suitable occasion, I have to request you to lay this let ter with its enclosure, before the committee of which you arc chairman, for such action upon it as they may think proper to have. Respectfully, sir, Your obedient servant, THOMAS H. BENTON. To the Hon. Mr. Toucey, Chairman, Ape. From the Philadelphia Gazette (Whig.) MR. CILLEY. Our readers must have observed yesterday, in reading the official uccount of the late fatal duel at Washington that the impressions of the New York Commercial Advertiser, derived from rumored information, as to the blame at taching to the second of Mr. Cilley, in bring ing about his death, were incorrect. Mr. Hen ry A. Wise is the person on whom the chief blame of that cold-blooded murder must repose. Any one on meeting him, could say with truth, if the query were put as to who was the prime accessory in Cilley’s assassination—“Tiior art the man!" For Mr. Wise we have ever had little admi ration, and less respect—not from any dispesi lion to detract from his merits as a statesman —heaven save the mark! or to decry the zeal with which he is said to have supported the public cause—but from an utter and instinctive abhorrence of a passionate, congressional gla diator, who from session to session, consumes the time and money of the people, in malignant debates of no moment to the public; in bloated harrangues, of which both the motive and the object arc equally unimportant; one who, in stead of deliberating for the nation, with the rest of its representatives, constitutes himself their cheif orator, arbiter, overseer, and ruler; whose intemperance of mind bids defiance to tho idea of deliberation on any subject; a hot spur in argument, with less weight than wind; and in his constant occupancy' of the floor, a cut-purse oftho empire. We have entertain, ed these opinions; we have by turns been coax ed, besought and threatened, to relinquish their utterance; but having always held, we hold them still. Wo do honestly look upon Henry A* Wise as a banc to the Whig party —an 4 so thinking, so we say. That the man has tai ents, we admit; that he has discretion, we de ny. He is always searching the past for some political mare’s nest —hoping to dravj there from, not “the foal of an ass," but gorgons, hydras, nnd dire chimeras. In reference to his discoveries, and the evocation of by-gone plots and horrors— to what hare they amounted! They were mountains in labor, and mice were the fiuits of their parturition. FEN NSY Lv \N IA aNDTH E B A N KS. It wj|! be seen, from the following summary of the Baltimore American, that our prophecy of a few day’s old, is already verified. We said that Mr. Biddle’s majority in the Pennsyl vania Senate would save his Governor the trouble of a veto on the bill passed by the De mocratic majority of the House, in conformity with his excellency’s mock recommendations. From the Baltimore American, We learn from the Harrisburg papers that the ‘-Bank Bill,” as it is termed, finally passed the lower house of the Legislature on Friday by a vote of 56 to 40. The bill makes the stockholders of banks, etc., personally liable to an amount equal to their stock; compels all the banks in the State to receive each others notes at par; provides for the resumption of specie payments on the 16th of May; prohibits the circulation of small notes under severe penal ties of fine and imprisonment; enacts that no notes shall be issued or circulated less than ten dollars after 1841, and provides for the forfeit ure of the charters of all savings institutions and loan companies which may have illegally issued paper currency, or taken usurious inter est. In the Pennsylvania Senate, on Saturday, two votes were taken which are regarded as test votes of the opinions of that body in refer-- ence to two of the principal features of the bank bill just passed by the House. The first resolution, requiring the banks in Pennsylvania to resume specie payments in May, or forfeit their charters, was rejected, yeas 13, nays 17. The second resolution, making the stock holders liable for all the debts of the banks, was also rejected, yeas 9, nays 21.— Globe. American Houses and American Business, in England. We take the following interest ing and honorable paragraph from the Morn ing Chronicle of January 27; It is with much gratification we learn that Messrs. Gowan and Marx have given notice of their intention to pay off to-morrow, with interest, all their outstanding obligations; while we are also informed that this establishment will possess a considerable fortune over and above their liabilities, notwithstanding the dreadful sacrifices which they have been com pelled to make, and intend to resume business. This highly respectable firm, it will be remem bered, was one of those which were compelled to yield to the severity of the times last spring. It was well known at the period this house cea sed to carry on active operations, that it was extremely rich, and had assets far beyond its liabilities, but the state ofthings was such that money could not be raised upon any kind of American securities, even ata reduction ofso percent. The convulsion has now, however, happily passed away, although its ruinous ef fects are left behind. Capitalists have also found out that the stigma cast upon American securities was most unjust; and the distrust which was then felt, whicn is always the casoi in these matters, has only tended to increase the confidence which the public now feel in placing their money in these stocks. The a-, mount of capital invested in the various secur ities in the United States by the inhabitants of this country is quite enormous, and is morcov er daily increasing. Nothing, in fact, can be a stronger proof of this than the resumption of business on the part of Messrs. Gowan and' Marx, who it is well known, were such large holders and extensive dealers in American se curities. Tho firm of Messrs. Gowan and Marx is the second establishment connected with the Amer-: ican trade which has resumed payment; that of Messrs. Coleman, Lambert, and Co. having done so a short time since, and, from what we hear, we trust there will soon be a third. The remaining debts due, on account of the other American firms in Lortdon, do not now exceed two millions, so strenuous have the Americans been in making remittances to withdraw their bills. There arc only now four or five’estab lishments of note in London connected with this trade remaining to adjust their accounts; but we have it in our power to say, that their position is continually improving, and drawing near to a final settlement. Our contemporary of The Times, in his re-: marks to day on the subject of the bill of eigh ty odd thousand pounds remitted to the Bank of England by the Bank of the United States, has committed several errors which it is neces sary to point out. Mr. Cowell, the agent of the Bank of England in America, has had no more to do with the bill in question than the man in the moon. The whole of this money was placed in the coffers of the United States Bank long before the arrival of Mr. Cowell at New York, and was purposely kept there un til the rate of exchange had fallen sufficiently to admit of its being remitted on favorable terms, that the expense of probably many thousand pounds, which would otherwise have been incurred might be prevented. This has been done, and the creditors of the American firms placed consequently in a better position. We know nothing of Mr. Cowell’s movements i in America, or as to how far he has succeeded jin collecting debts, but we do know that the Bank of England is now in a position, as re gards the American houses, which precludes the possibility of a doubt as to any loss being incurred by that establishment for the advan. < ces which it made. Remittances are still ma- I king by the Americans by almost every packet on account of their debts in this country; and we deny that the fall in the exchanges is evi dence of their ceasing to do so, as asserted by cur contemporary: for the slightest reflection will show that the present state of the exchan ges is the result solely of the Americans re training to make remittances for new purchas- I cs. They arc not entering into any operations of the kind, as is clearly evidenced by the state of our manufacturing districts: nor do they in tend to do so, we are informed, until their hn i bilitics in this country arc entirely removed, acting as they have done throughout as honor able and upright men. Shipments of goods have, no doubt, been made, and are extensive ly making to the United States from this coun try; but this is done by the manufacturers and merchants at their own risk; and the merch andise must be sold before they can lead to the purchase of bills, or in any way operate upon the exchanges. WeltE RN GEOR GIAN. Rome, Marell 31, 1838, The following named gentlemen will act as Agents for the Western Georgian: Howell Cobb, Esq., of Athens, Georgia. E. M. Johnson, Esq., ®f Gainesville, do. S. Ripley, Esq., of Jefferson, do. A. Erwin, Esq., of Cumming, do. John S. Bell, Esq-, of Spring Place, do. R. M. Aycock, Esq., of La Fayette, do. Turman Walthall, Esq., of Cedar Town, Paulding County, do. Leroy Pattillo, P. M. Monroe, do. Charles Murphey, of Decatur, do. Hon. Hopkins Holsey. We publish in to-day’s p&per a letter from the Hon. Hopkins Holsey, declining a re-nom ination for Congress, at the Convention of the Union party, to be held at Milledgeville in May next. It is always a subject to be regretted, that experienced men should retire from the councils of the country; but at no time, and under no circumstances, could we* need more the services of this independent and faithful re presentative of our principles, than when the very existence of our f/ee institutions is threa tened by the designing attacks of the Aboli tionists and Bankites. It is indeed painful to a large majority of Mr. Holsey’s friends; a wound has been opened that cannot be easily healed; but we feel confident that nothing but the direst necessity could have induced this course. Every day but unfolds some new circums stance, impressing the Union party with the truth, that much depends upon the action of the Convention in May next, for our success and triumph. The present delegation in Con gress, with two exceptions, decline a renomin atien, and we have to put forward some per sons at least to represent us, whose popularity has not ripened and matured before the people of Georgia. It is true, we have many talent ed individuals in our ranks, that would do jus tice to the country, and be an ornament to the party as Representatives in the Congress of the United States; but many of them never" have served the people in a public capacity. and are comparatively unknown to a large body of the people. Under these circumstan ces. to secure the success of our glorious prin ciples, wc should call into our service those men who are most generally known to our people. Wc have some prominent men on the bench, whose names would give strength to our delegation, and the Convention should not hesitate to call them into their service.—ln deed, the great battle between the two parties, is at our next Congressional election to be fought, and he who would neglect to enter the contest without any prepaiation, would not deserve victory. Let us then as a party dis play the discretion of individuals in the man agement of their own private concerns, and victory will crown our efforts. Wc have able, efficient and popular men in every section of the State; let us select such, and our strength ; in numbers will tell as heretofore. For the Western Georgian. In my former communication written in tire “Corner,” I briefly alluded to the present and fast approaching state of political parties throughout this vast and mighty Republic; that the time had arrived, when from the very na ture of things, the minor differences of opinion in the South would be merged in the all absor bing subjects which now agitate tho National Legislature, which may be sumed up in the questions of Federal and Republicanism, and by these old party names politicians must and will be tried. Then sir, to know who are Republicans and who are not. we have only to examine the measures they support, and by their “frrrit the trees will be known.” In Congress at this time there are three pro fessed parties, but in reality but two. 'l'he Administration party, composed of two, origin ally tlie Union and States Rights party of the Union, which forms one great and truly Re publican party, and the professed Federalist and self-styled Conservative, compos ng em phatically the Federal party, ‘i bis amalgama tion vdl ripen ’ > p rfoo’ cons s’cncy in ti t“ir actions, and go together for placing the money of the people in the State Banks for private use in direct violation of the Constitution, to fatten and pompcr the Aristocracy of the country. — Who can be found advocating the deposit of the national treasure in 25 irresponsible cor porations, which at the nod of the great cen tral regulator in Philadelphia, will at all times bid defiance to the Government, and the peo ple at will, by withholding (suspension) the public funds? 1 answer no one but a Federal ist and a corrupt Aristocrat. In such an event wc should be governed (not by ourselves) but by 25 corporations, which have no motive to action but self-interest, cal culated in dollars and cents. Then sir, I give mv suffrage to a Union man, or a man once denominated a Nullificr, who will go against these projects, in preferance to any man under the garb of Unionism, but who oppose the Ad ministration in its Republican course. WALKER. Mr. Holsey.— The following letter, by this morning’s mail has somewhat astonished us, as it will our readers no dcubt, and wc re gret that our worthy representative should find himself anxious to retire from public life, for it must be acknowledged by all parties, that Mr- Holsey has acquitted himself in Con gress with high credit, and ably and truly represented the interest of his State. Sentinel and Herald- City of Washington, ? House of Rep. March 12, 1838. Messrs. Editors.— Being desirous of reti ring from the public service, I have to request that you will make known to the people ol Georgia, through the medium of your Ga zette, that I decline a re-nominatien for Con gress. Very respectfully, HOPKINS HOLSEY. Editors of the Sentinel and Herald. Mr. Clay—and a Natinal Convention- — A number of the whig members of the Legis lature of Maryland, and other wings of the State then present, held a meeting at Annap olis, on the 19lh inst. They adopted strong resolutions in favor of Mr. Clay, as the whig candidate for the Presidency—approved ol a National Convention—and requested the whig members of Congress to appoint a suitable time and place for holding the Convention. Thus the signs thickcncs around us. Mr. Clay is to be run as the whig candidate —at the head of a National Bank—and the Whigs arc concentrating in his favor. We ask again and again, is this the time for the re publicans to wrangle w ith each other—to dis cuss any subject in bad temper—to fall into any dissensions —and enable the whigs to conquer us by our own divisions? Every thing says no —every consideration for thcii party, their principles, their country, forbids the thought. — Richmond Enquirer. ANOTHER STEAMBOAT ACCIDENT. The Mobile Examiner slip of the 1 Ith inst. firing's us the melancholly intelligence of ano thcr steamboat explosion about 16 miles below that city, by which nine persons, chiefly fire men and deck hands were badly scalded, and one of Ute deck passengers, a Mr. W. I. Still well, who jumped overboard, was drowned. The name of the boat was the Ouachito; she was an old boat, totally unfit for any purpose but destruction; and it is said the engineer on board was incapable of performing his duly. APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT, By <£’ with the advice Ay consent of the Senate. John McDonnell, Collector of the Customs, Detroit, Mich., from 23d March, 1838. John G. Mawney, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue, East Greenwich, R. I. from 29th January, 7 8 38. Edv.artl Palfray, Surveyor for the District of Salem and Bcwcrdy, and Inspector ol the Revenue for the port of Salem, Mass, from 29th January, 1838. Olmstead Hough, Register of the Land Of fice at Detroit, Mich., from sth March, 1838- Solomon Clark, Receiver of Public Moneys at Pontotoc, Mi., from sth March, 1838. THE PEOPLE SACRIFICED TO PRI VATE SPECULATION. How some of the Banks administer to the general weal, is seen in the following example. It should be remembered by the way, that what is called the capital of banks now-a-days, is the mere nominal sum set down in the char ters. In Massachusetts it is required express ly by law that half th is amount shall always be paid in specie, and shall remain in the banks as a basis for tho circulation; and the oaths of the directors are taken, to secure the execution of the law. 'l'he late legislative in vestigation provesthut this whole business has been a sham. Kegs, represented to contain specie, are rolled into the bank. ()ne is actu ally opened and counted; the rest arc presum ed to contain equal sums. The directors then make the requisite affidavit, the bank is christ ened in Champagne, and the kegs arc then carted back to the place whence they were obtained for the ceremony. This done, the Boston Advocate shows us the consummation. The Advocate gives “the Hancock Bank as an illustration. Tho whole capital of that bank (8500,000) is found to be loaned to the President and two Directors, with the addition of 810,000 over that sum. The President has •8210,000, one director 8160,000, and anoth er the balance. When the great creditors of the banks run hard up, and can not pay, then the banks ‘pause,” as they politely call refus ing to pay their debts.”— Globe. A correspondent of the Baltimore American says: “Among the measures now in embryo before Congress is one which proposes the cs- tabiishmcnl of a‘Home Squadron and Naval School,’ the object of which is to give charac ter, stability, and permanence to the naval de partment of the United Stales. A more glori ous institution, one more worthy the care and patronage of the general government, cannot be conceived. Goin, of New York, the philan thropic originator of this plan, is now in this city, doing all in his power to put this enter prise in motion. The executive and navy de partments with the naval committees, favor the project, and when fairly before Congress, it can hardly fail to receive a unanimous and most triumphant approval. The mover of this expedition is worthy of all honor.” FLORIDA. Extract of a letter received in this city Oom an officer of the army, dated Fori Mellon, E. F., Feb. 10th, 1838. “Report says that Coacoochee (Wild cat) is now oil an island in the most extensive lake yet discovered in Florida, called Okecchoo beo. It is so distant from the shore as not to be visible. Here he has collected his women and children. Two hundred head of cattle were taken on the 28th January by the array. 'Pho Indians appear determined to fight to the last; so the war is no nearer to its termination, to all appearances, than w hen it first begun.” Charleston, March 13. From Florida. Capt. Skinner, of the schr. Tripoli, arrived here yesterday, in three days from Jacksonville, informs us, that the mail rider between St. Augustine and Jackson ville had been killed by the Indians, and that the repoit of Gen. Jesup’s having taken 400 Indians”, was incorrect. — Courier. The steamer Poinsett, Capt. Trathen, arri ved here yesterday, from Indian Key, via St. Augustine. Capt. T. informs that no news had been received from the army. The Poin sett leaves again for St. Augustine in a day or two. — lb. From the Charleston Mercury, 13th insf. We learn from Capt. Kohler, of the schr. Sally Miller, arrived at this port this morning from St. Augustine, that previous to his sail ing, a letter was received at that place stating that 50 Indians bad gone in at Gen. Jesup’s camp and gave up their rilles. We also learn that an Indian captured some time since by a party of Alabamians had made his escape from the army. Several contradictory reports having reach cd us of late, oftho capture of a number ot In dians by Gen. Jesup, we take pleasure in pre senting to our readers the following extract of a letter received in this city, from a source en titled to credit, that they may learn the true state of affairs in Florida: Indian Riser Bar, March 2. “At present there is a'quasi peace with the Indians. Hostilities have ceased, but how long this slate ofallairs may- continue, I can not conie- lure. There are said to be sto GOO Indians, (women, children and warriors) at or ncarGen. Jesup’s camp at Jupiter Inlet with whom he wa.s having a talk. ’l'he conference may or may not terminate in 1 Ini r agreeing to abide the decision of the president as to re maining or removing west ot' the Mississippi. The proposition of Gen. Jesup is, that ho will recommend to the President that the Indian s be permitted to remain in Florida, but if the President refuses, then the Indians must <<>. If the Indians agree to this proposition, then there is a probability that the war may soon be over.”— Georglan. Correspondence erf the Aug. Const HuUonalis!. FORT CLINCH, E. F., ) Feb. Wth, 1838. $ <Jentlemen: I When I last wrote you I stated that wo ; were to leave in a few days for “Christial Riv j er. ’ We have just returned from a reconnoi tering party by the whole Brigade of 14 days, in tho which we have paid our respects to tho Warhoo Hammocks, P< Aval’s Cove, Anurlhal aggee Hammock, and parts of the Hammocks of Clear Water and Christial Rivers. Wo were not met by any Indians, nor did wo find any recent signs until wecame toClear Water, where Col. Foster with the second Regiment under his command, discovered three Indians, one man and two women. 'l'he Col. immedi ately gave chase and pushed a head of his com mand—drew his pistol and called to the Indian to surrender, when both, the Indian and the . Col. fired; the ball of the Indian took effect, entering in tho left breast and passing out in front of the left arm—it is thought not to be dangerous. This circumstance took place on the Sth of the present inst. I'he Col. is much better. There were many balls which took effect upon the Indian, but whether the ball of tho Col. took effect this deponent sayeth not, as he was not present, and will not do the Col. any injustice knowingly. 1 hese Indians were in our fight of the 26th Dec. last, on the waters of the “Walker Sas see. ’ They say that their party have not since that time been able to collect their for ces, —that there was engaged in that battle 106 warriors, and that from 18 to 20 were kil led. I'hey do not know how many was woun ded. Ihe survivors, together with Tiyer tai! and two hundred ot his men, have e<»n<- ii is believed by them, be vend the Suwannee Riv er towards Dead Mau’s Bav—ar ]• ;«s» th- ft • two women) have not seen but. the w> ut above stated, of the partv to which t .«y tiieui selves were attached, to wit: tne 106, part ot Tiger Tails tribe. We shall go in pursuit pf twenty in a day or two, no doubt, and shoi||d vve find that they tell us the truth, *ve shall re visit Deadman’s Bay, unless our time of ser vice should be too nearly out to enable us to perform the trip. Our horses are nearly ex hausted; we have been constantly on the scout since the arrival of our arms and other mut i tions of war. Ihe fact is, the old Blue Fox,is probably one of the most untiring, pushing.