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commercial city, if not superior, at least: equal, in every respect, to any on tlie south-' . ern Atlantic coast of the United States,and j superior to any in Georgia. Georgia has not a moment to lose in redeeming her own commercial character in saving to her treasury, to her merchants, to the whole agricultural, professional,and mechanical industry of the State, the great blessings to be derived from her ample re sources. Patriotism, State pride, pecuni ary interest, all demand, that the great wealth of one of the finest portions of the world, should be so marshalled as to in crease our own domestic prosperity and happiness, by cultivating the means which the bountiful hand of indulgent Providence has placed so entirely within our reach and under our control. All which is respectfully submitted by the commissioners. JOHN G. POLHILL, lUIGII LAWSON, MOSES FORT. GEORGIA, Baldwin County. From the facts and considerations sta ted in the foregoing Report together with the information derived from sources the most authentic, within their reach, John G. Polhill, Hugh Lawson, and Moses Fort, on oath say, that they are decidedly of opinion, that it is advisable for the State of Georgia to render immediate aid in o pening the Port of Brunswick to the in terior of the State. JOHN G. POLHILL. HUGH LAWSON, MOSES FORT. Sworn, affirmed to, and subscribed be fore me, this ISth July, 1 Slid. B. P. STUBBS, J. P. Conflict with a Catamount.—The Lakeville, (Ohio,) Journal gives the fol lowingcase of maternal courage as a re cent occurrence. A number of Cata mounts had come over the Michigan boundary and caused great terror among the Farmers. One of them entered the window of Mr Israel Hawkins, which had been left open while his wife was enga ged in another room, and had crept to the qradle, where a babe six months old, was sleeping, before he was discovered. The mother on perceiving him, seized a broad axe which lay upon the hearth, and com menced an attack. The first blow stun ned without injuring the beast. lie re covered, sprung upon the woman, and throwing her down, tore her left arm se verely. She contrived to raise herself up on her knees with the animal clinging to her, and struck a second blow. The edge of the axe penetrated the skull, and laid the monster dead upon the floor. Her husband came home shortly after, and found her lying prostrate and exhausted, with the Catamount stretched at her feet, and her two oldest children weeping over her. The w'oman was considerably inju red, but the account states that she is re covering rapidly. Her arm and side were badly lorn, but she received no dangerous wound. - - —■ -r " A Whale Fight. From the descrip tion given us of the sanguinary battles which not unfrequcntly occur between Sperm Wales, we should think that no ani mals fight with such dreadful ferocity.— The females always go in droves of about twenty, with one very large male in com pany. A majority of the males wander o- j ver the ocean alijnc. Whenever a lone \ whale meets with a drove lie forthwith turns upon the male of the group and gives him battle. Our informant says lie attacked one of those males while engag ed in a fight, and succeeded in taking him. Their manner of fighting is hold and destructive. They run backward from each other several rods and then rapidly advance headforemost, their great square heads meeting with a dreadful sud denness. The scene was one of awful display. The two monsters, being a mongst the largest of their species, ad vanced upon each other, with their jaws which measured sixteen feet in length, widely extended, exhibiting huge rows of great teeth, and presenting the most fero cious appearance. They cleaved much of the flesh from each other's heads, and left deep marks of their immense teeth in other parts. In the affray one of them had his jaw slewed around, and many of his teeth stove out, while the jaw of the other was broken off, so that it hung to the head only by the flesh. It is said that these battles are not uncommon—and the conqueror always joins the drove of fe males and resumes the cruise. [New Bedford Gazette. Paganini. This distinguished violin ist is hourly expected to arrive in this country. He has been engaged by the managers of the New York National, and will appear at that establishment in a se ries of concerts. A Loudon correspond ent of the Saturday Chronicle, furnishes the subjoined brief portrait of the “de mon musician." [Penn. Inquirer. “He is the i nritalde monarch of fid dlers, both of ancient and modern times. In person he it a long, awkward, ungain ly specimen of humanity—thin, and the proprietor of a very singular, unearthli looking, and yet not unpleasing face— which is almost buried in long elf locks of hair, presenting, perhaps, as an ensim ble, the strangest physiognomy in the world. His gait is very ungraceful and odd—and his entire deportment, a per fect impersonation of eccentricity. 11 is arms are long, and his fingers preternatu rally so, hanging down on each side of him, like a hunch of candles. His won derful power over the instrument is said to lx- mainly owing to this longitude of his digits. When playing, his eyes in sonic passages arc literally lighted with the wild fire of enthusiasm. Ilie very soul is in the bow of the fiddle, and he stands forth a true and living representation of “ II fanatieo per mnsiea.” A'writcr in the Bangor Courier in com menting on Dr. C. T. Jackson’s report on the Geology of Maine—mentions the following fact, which clearly proves the ad vantages of an acquaintance with the prin ciples of Geology: “While at Woodstock he was present ed with a specimen of red slate covered with black oxide of manganese. An or dinary observer might have passed this by as an ordinary stone not deserving of no tice, but Dr. Jackson immediately expres sed his opinion, that iron ore would he found at the locality where the specimen was obtained. On being conducted there his opinion was confirmed, as he discover ed an enormous bed of ore 59 or 00 rods in width. The utility of this ore in the neighborhood of tin important military post like lfoulton, must he apparent to all.” Musical Dog. —There is a dog in this place said to have a wonderful ear for mu sic. We do not know that he barks more musically than many others of the canine race. But lie goes to the singing school regulary, and appears to take great interest in the performances, picking up his ears, as much as to say, “You seel too have got an ear for music.” He appears to be mo ved entirely l>y musical impulses. If any one passes the house singing a tune, he rushes out incontinently, shakes himself, and becomes as docile as a kitten. At sight of a bass viol, lie [days all manner of antics. lie goes to church as regularly as the most devout, and squats himself near the pulpit, lie heeds the sermon hut little, but when the singers commence, he is on all fours pretty quick and if he.does not keep good time with his “paws,” the shivering of his frame shows clearly that he is overpowered with unspeakable emo tions. When the Wandering Piper was here he was sulky enough, slinking away and curling hist ail between his legs—a cir cumstance which seems to show that lie knows what good music is.—[Claremont (N. II.) Eagle. Intelligence to Turfmen. —Mr. Tat tersall of London, two of whose sons vis ited Charleston at the late Foundary mee ting of the South Carolina Jockey Club, over the Washington Course, has, since their return, sent out as a present to the Club, a gold Whip, to he run for, over the Club’s Course upon the principles which govern the Whip race in England. These rules accompanied the donation, and it is anticipated much amusement will lie alfor ded by the very acceptable present. We arc pleased to think, and believe, from the terms accompanying the donor’s gift, that his sons were pleased with the hospi talities of our Club.—[Charleston Courier. Infi.amation of the Throat. Pow dered ahim, applied by the finger to tho part affected, very seldom fails to cure in ilamntion of the throat in a few days. — “The efficacy of this remedy,” says the author, “is as marvellous as it is rapid, em ployed on the first, second, and fourth day, while there is no abscess on the tonsils, it arrests all symptons, as it were enchant ment, tho fever abates, the swelling dimin ishes, the appetite returns, and convales cence is quite complete.—[Magazine of Domestic Economy. New Method of propagating Apple Trees. Anew plan for increasing plant ations of apple trees, Ims lately been carried into extensive practice by tho horticultu ralists of Bohemia. Neither seeds nor grafting is required. The process is to take shoots from the choicest sorts, insert them in a potatoe, and plunge both into the ground, leaving but an inch or two of the shoot above the surface. The potatoe nourishes the shoot, while it pushes out ! roots, ami the shoot gradually grows up, ; and becomes a beautiful tree, bearing the j best fruit, without requiring to be grafted. Whatever may be the success of the un dertaking, its novelty at least, is an induce j ment to give it a fair trial.—[Farmer and | Gardener. A Comfortable place for Lunatics. | The “Friends’Asylum” for Lunatics, at j Frankfort, near Philadelphia, is in a highly prosperous condition. The mild, pure j religion ofibe Friends, first discovered the jtrue moral key to reach the most awful of I human calamatics, mind diseased.” i And to begin with their celebrated insti tution,at York, Eng. upto the present dav, ; their humane conciliatory treatment of the j once chained and scourged victim of the . lunatic coll, has worked on this subject in , behalf of plulautliruphy and medical sci ence, an entire revolution in the cure ot insanity.—[V V. Star. A i’itn i t x i un Hit. During the perfor mance < l l Brutus at the National Theatre jon Tuesday evening last, a gentleman in ! the boxes asked his companion what was , the meaning of the letters S. P. Q. 11. on I the Roman Banners? ‘Why the meaning jis plain enough Tom,’ replied his friend, ‘it means Specie Pay incuts Quite Rare.’ [N. Y. Fun. j L A <1 iV‘l was fought at Barbadoes on the •itli of AVil, between Captain O’Connor, o! the BiuVh Navy, and MrHicksof 15.»- ton U nliVere severely wounded. BRUNSWICK ADVOCATE. THE ADVOCATE. BRUNSWICK, (Ga.).— JUNE 15, 1837. j The Report of the Slate Commissioners will be found on owr first page, and to that we refer those who arc desirous of information regard ing Brunswick and its connection with the j back country. Selected by the Legislature to examine and report the real condition of the | harbor of Brunswick, they prepared the Report j bearing their name—a document which for; accuracy of statements, strength of reasoning j and elegance of style, would do honor to any men, and will bear comparison with any Stab papers. But the reasons by which they hare been led to conclusions so favorable to Bruns wick, are of themselves unanswerable, and their Rejiort gains new strength from the con fidence which must be felt in the fairness and i impartiality of these individuals. At a period | previous to their appointment, some aid had j been rendered by the State towards construct j ing a Rail-road from this harbor to the Alta maha,nnd for the purpose of obtaining informa | tion by which to form a correct decision in regard to the course which the State should pursue, these members were selected. They visited Brunswick and no pain3 nor labor were spared to perform their duties. With no inter est except the good of the State, coming from the interior, and without any partiality for Brunswick, they examined carefully, investi gated patiently, scrutinized closely and argued logically. Unshackled by County lines , or personal preferences, they performed their task with an eye single to the common weal. And what was the result? A powerful appeal in fa vor of giving still further aid, enforced by the most important facts and cogent reasoning.— That appeal was not made in vain—their argu ments were not wasted,and the State now holds £.■>o,ooo of the Stock of the Rail Road and Canal Company. Their influence was not however to be cir cumscribed by the halls of the Legislature.— It went forth among the People and calleiTup in its favor that power, which, when all else fails,will sustain and build up Brunswick—pop tiinr sentiment Georgia has long felt the want of a sea port capable of affording a market for her produce—and has long submitted to the mortification of beholding her commerce en riching other States, without the means of re taining it within her own limits. The produce of the Eastern section passing by Savannah has found its way to Charleston, —that from the Altamaha has taken the same direction,and the rich country of the West lias found an outlet through the Gulf of Mexico. It is therefore no cause of wonder that the people of this State, should feel a deep and lively interest in the welfare of Brunswick, and eagerly avail themselves of the advantages offered them by thus creating a port, which should not only retain their own trade, but divert much from other States. Sometimes it may become tho duty of good citizens to stem the popular current, hut we willingly confess that it is much pleasanter to swim with the stream if conscience permits. And we are glad to find that in our present la bors, we have such a host of co-workers as are to be found in this State, and such instruments fashioned to our hand, as the Report of the Commissioners. They speak of the Rail Road as partially completed. This work, however, has been given up for the present, and tho Company arc engaged in constructing a Canal, which shall admit of steam boat navigation.— For so short a distance and to connect two wa ter courses, a Canal is altogether superior to a Rail Road, and though more expensive in the outset, has been preferred. Ca i.u.mnv Refuted. —Ever since the Bruns wick Canal Company commenced its opera tions, their conduct has been closely watched and every act which could by any ingenuity be perverted to their injury, has been circulat ed as widely as the petty malice of the tale tale bearers extended. The Company has | failed at least six times within as many months, I and we have concluded that this periodical i bankruptcy will continue to excite the secret j joy, but ostensible grief of those who cannot j bear the prosperity of their neighbors. It I would certainly be unkind to deprive any of ! the enjoyment to he derived from such antici | eipations of distress and ruin, we shall there fore not speak of what may occur, but merely j refer to that which has already passed. When | “Wolf” was first cried, it originated from a ■ pack of wild Irishmen, who breaking loose i from Brunswick, overran Darien for a time 1 and at length found a safe asylum in the jail. ; These men had struck for higher wages, though j at the time they were receiving more tlnn was j paid on any of the other public works in the I State. After a few days they returned to their j work and that danger was averted. Tire next j cry of “Wolf” nirain arose from the di-aharge ' of some five li ndred of these “sprigs of Shi ’ lelah,” vho having kept the whole county in ! alarm by their drunken riots and vagrant hab ; its, and performed nothing for tho Company except eat their provisions, were paid up and j dismissed. They started at once for the o7y \ of refuge for Brunswick i.udeonlf nts, and for j aught we know some of them may now he hold ! ing offices of trust and profit in the corporation. ! It was thought that the company must have I•• , 1 j failed, or whv discharge five hundred of “the j finest pi. Kin try in Europe ?” Bv some means ; or other, however, the Company survived the j loss and about four hundred negroes " ore pro cured at a high rale of wages, and provisions beito;- in quality and more in quantity than their masters demanded, arc furnished them.— j No complaint has ever reached us that they j have been ill treated or that the Company has j failed to perform the conditions of the contract except in meeting the first quarterly payment This we regret to say has not been done, and had such a failure to meet a pecuniary en gagement occurred in ordinary times, the cred it of the Company would have justly suffered, and the confidence of the community in the success of this work, would properly be di minished. But at this time when the Banks throughout the union have stopped specie pay ments, when not a tithe of the obligations t>i our citizens becoming due are met, when no species of property can be exchanged for ; cash and as by general consent payments are suspended, why should this Company more than other corporations be expected to meet its en gagements or its credit suffer, while that of others remains unimpaired ? The notes of the : various Banks from Darien to East port pass as i readily as before this pressure—their credit is j as good and their actual .ability is as undoubt ed. The same is the case with the innumera ble host of individuals who have stopped pay ! meat, and yet they show assets to much larger ! amounts than their liabilities. The truth is simply this, if the Brunswick Company had met this engagement it would liave performed more then is in the present power of Banks and individuals; they liave not done this and are precisely in the same situation with the whole mercantile world. The generous sym pathy and condescending pity which arc cx- J pressed by some, for the distress produced by j the bankruptcy of the Brunswick Company, like crocodile’s tears, are for effect. And the i best of the joke is, that they only excite the ! merriment of those over whose imaginary mis fortunes they arc shed. From our knowledge of the members and their standing at the North, we are willing to pledge our honor that there is not a stronger Company, both in wealth, re spectability and intelligence than this, and that their obligations are as secure as nincty ! nine hundredths of the debts of the Continent. j The Climate or Brunswick. —During the | last Winter and Spring a record of the varia tions of the thermometer has been kept by one of the gentlemen attached to the Engineer Corps. His various duties prevented him from keeping it with that degree of accuracy which would be necessary for any philosophical ob ject ; but his observations are accurate enough for ordinary purposes. The thermometer was observed usually between the hours of six and seven in the morning. During the month of December it ranged at that hour from 26 deg. above zero to 52 deg. Thin sheets of ice were seen on three day*. The prevailing winds from the North and East, and the weather gen erally clear. During January the extremes were 23 deg. and 47 deg. The winds gener ally from the North and West; much cloudy and rainy weather. Robbins were noticed on ! the l!>th of the month and the weather resein- I bled that of New England in June. February presents about the same results. The extremes were 21> deg. and 04 deg. Violets were ob served on the 4th. Peach and plum trees be gan to put forth blossoms on the 11 th. Much rain in this as in the proceeding month. Ice formed on three days. In March the variations | wore from 54 deg. to 00 deg. On the 4th, snow fell, but not enough to whiten the ground. The atmosphere much clearer than during the Winter months. In April the extremes were 45 deg. and Oft deg. Weather more settled.— May has been very much like a New England summer. Mercury frequently above 70 deg. at five in the morning and during the forenoon occasionally rising ft 7 deg. in the’shade. We doubt if there is a pleasanter climate in the United States than that of tho sea coast of Georgia. Asa Spring residence Brunswick is more agreeable than Boston or any part of the New England coast, as our North East wind is here delightful, and we are free from the fogs and cold rains of the North. In the Summer the mercury to he sure rises higher here than in Boston, but tho sea breeze tem- I pers the rays of the sun and the heat is less ; oppressive than in the sultry streets of tho city lor even the beach of Naliant Asa Winter | residence of course there can be no compari ; son, and next Winter we anticipate having j with us many of the invalids, escaping from the severities of the cold northern clime. “I do remember me an Apothecary.” During the last Winter a young Physician from Boston, and his wife, spent a few weeks here, and then dissatisfied, returned North. Ilis whole course here was any thing but man j Iv, and ho did but little to win the friendship . of those who were thrown in contact with him. I Vet had he been content to tell the truth of 1 Brunswick and its friends, his absurdities and i follies would have been forgiven, for like him ; self they would have been forgotten. But this j prudent silence was not in his nature, and on ; his arrival in Boston, he vented out his spleen ] in false charges against different members of 1 the company residing in Georgia. To check j those reports, we feci bound to give a \cry brief account of the man and his conduct In opj>osition to the advise of gentlemen ac quainted with the country, he determined to ■ visit Brunswick, accompanied by his wife, and ! even insisted at first on taking passage in aves-! sol loaded with Irish laborers. Now however j useful Irishmen may bo in some departments ; of life, tin y cannot be" considered verv agreed-j ‘ hie companions on a sea voyage. At length ! the Doctor and his better half, by some means J J of other, found their way Imre, and on his ar- 1 rival, the Agent gave to up tc* him, the best room in the town, thus very much sacrificing his own comfort Ile even did more and invit ed them to eat at his table, and gave them, while they remained, their board. And yet the Doctor lias since complained of the price of board he was forced to pay—thus adding the crime of falsehood to that of ingratitude.— While here lie received a good share of the medical practice in the neighborhood, and when it was understood he intended to leave, the mechanics offered to give him s‘7s per month, besides paying for his services, if he would re main. This was at the rate of S9OO per an num, and as Physicians charge here, his prac tice would have been worth as much more.— But no arguments could prevail on him to re main, and the only reason wo have heard for liis speedy departure, was, they did not re ceive those attentions, which they desired! — For this the indignation of the silly couple was raised, and go they would. What adds to their folly is the fact, that neither his educa tion nor talents ore sufficient for him to com pete successfully with the great number of tal ented and highly educated physicians of Bos ton. And he thus presents the ridiculous fig ure of a young man depending for a support solely on his talents, leaving a lucrative situa tion, because he did not at once receive attentions from the people of the county! This fact alone shows the weakness and flimsiness of his character, and what degree of credit is to be placed in his assertions. We are author ised moreover, to say, that tho charges he lias made in Boston against Mr. King, are w ithout the slightest foundation in truth. With this explanation of the man’s character, we believe his denunciations of Brunswick, will be ay fruitless as their author is contemptible. The Pressure of the Times. While the different political parties are attributing to the conduct of each, the present distress, they all seem to forget that a large portion of it should be credited to those habits of extrava grance and idleness, which mark the times. Our National character has w ithin tho last few years, undergone a radical change for the worse. Tiiat patient industry, which was con tent with small but sure returns, lias given place to a dangerous desire to amass wealth rapidly, and by desperate gambling, compress into a few' months, that which in former times was the labor of a life. The wise precepts of Franklin, and the honorable examples of our Fathers have been forgotten in the days of specious prosperity—but it is to be hoped that the disease will work its own cure. We copy with much pleasure tho following article from the Boston Atlas, a political paper. “First. Let people give up throwing away money at places of public entertainment How much is expended at theatres, which causes domestic inconvenience! As we must have amusement, let us look for it from lasting sources. For two or three hours of unhealth ful excitement at the theatre, a dollar is paid— and only one individual is gratified. For the same dollar, one or two books might bo pur chased, which would yield a more agreeable entertainment to twenty people. Secondly. A great deal too much money is expended for wines, sweatmeats and other luxuries which arc injurious to health. Thirdly. The wages of servants arc much too high. If the present state of things should continue for a month longer, both male and fe male labor must be depreciated. But now is the time! Let every house-keeper cut down the wages of his son ants or discharge them: for it is much better to suffer temporary inconven ience than final distress.” Mail Arrangements. It seems as if par ticular pains were taken to give Brunswick the oldest news. The mail is received here twice a week, w hile Darien receives it three times. Then the Southern Mail comes also by way of Darien. But the worst arrangement is in the progress of the mail departing hence. It leaves every Tuesday, and after travelling six miles, is allowed to rest until the following Friday, and the mail leaving Brunswick on that day, rests at the half way house until the following Tuesday. The Southern mail also is obliged to go to Darien, so that after travel ling about twelve miles in as many days, it at last takes a fair start for the South. Several petitions have been forwarded to the Post Office Department without any effect This ought not to be, and we hope the Post Master General will pay that attention to these peti tions which they deserve, and in this case give us proof of that vigilance and ability, which friends and foes concede he possesses. To Correspondents. “Consilius” will be published when the conclusion reaches us. No less than 50,000 men are to be assembled in the autumn reviews of Prussia. The em perors of Austria and Russia are expected to be present Such are the amusements of roy alty. Now if these 50,000 men were at pro ductive labor, rs they would be in this country j and England, their native country would be in a better condition. In the despotic monarchies of Europe, one half the men are robbed *>f the one half of the fruits of their industry, to main tain the other half in idleness. The Exchange Hotel at New Orleans, just completed, it is supposed, is the largest in the i world—22B feet front bv lftfl deep, 0 stories ! high, with a domo and tower whose top is 113 ! feet from the ground. Has 350 rooms, and a 1 dining hall 113 feet long; a superb marble' statue of ashington has lately arrived from Italy, which will be placed in the centre of the 1 colonade, at the entrance of the crand saloon. It is estimated that tho hotel will cost $550,- i 000, and the furniture $120,000. The population of the whojg of the Austrian 1 dominions at the present dnv, is said to ex- ! reed IfiO.ffOO soul v Another Abolition Riot. The follow ing paragraphs will interest our readers. The fugutive slave, alluded to, is the property of Messrs. James and Henry Sagurs, of this city, who suspecting that the Captain of the brig Susan, of Thomaston, early in last month, had connived at the escape of their man, a very valuable fellow, despatched the pilot boat Vir ginia, Captain Stevenson, after him who has succeeded it seems, in recovering the fugitive. The owners have no more definite information than what is extracted below. We would be gratified to see this Captain, if criminally im plicated in this matter, demanded of the Exec utive of Maine, to be punished by our laws.— Such acts should be visited with their sever est penalties. [Savannah Georgian. Another Riot. Tnc Boston Daily Ad vertiser of the 31st lilt says that Capt. Park inson, of brig Two Sisters, which arrived at that port on Tuesday, from New Orleans, re ports that he Spoke on Saturday in lat. Oft 36, lon. 6ft, pilot boat Virginia, of and for Savan nah from Thomaston, having been in pursuit of a fugitive slave. He was obliged to leave Thomaston in haste, without wood, water or provisions, in consequence of a row having been got up by an abolition society. The pilot boat Virginia, from Thomaston for Savannah, spoken on Saturday last, (says die Boston Advertiser, extra, of 31st ult.) had on board die fugitive slave. Imports and Exports of 1836.—The val ue of imports from England alone during the year ending .jthe 30th September last, was $75,761,713, and from the British possessions 86,022,1)15. The exports to England amount ed to 53,302,483, and to the British possessions 64,487,681. The imports from France amount ed to 36,615,417. The exports to France a mounted to 20,1)39,100. The trade with these two countries and their foreign possessions, constitutes nearly two thirds of the whole for eign trade of this country'. The exports to Great Britain and her dependencies, constitute half our foreign exports, tho imports from that country are not quite in the same proportion. Some of the principal articles of import from England are cotton goods $11,805,134, wollen cloths and cassimercs 8,598,724, linens from England, Scotland and Ireland 5,556,498, worsted stuff’goods 5,603,555, hard ware 5,581,- 742, silk goods 3,782,863, oartliern and stone ware 2,403,500, gold and silver coin 2,322,920. The principle imports from France are, silk goods 15,<> 11,188, cotton goods 2,199,982, wines 1,942,179, brandy 1,109820, specie and bullion 4,841,004. The principal articles of export to Great. Britain arc, cotton $48,902,543, tobacco 5,- 202,645. To France, cotton 17,519,757, tobac co 907,699. The imports from Spain and dependencies, were $19,345,090, of which 12,7:14,875 were from Cuba, and 3,209,043 from other Spanish West Indies. The imports from China amount ed to 7,324,810, from Brazil 7,210,190, from Mexico 5,015.819, from the Hansetowns in Germany 4,994,820, from Holland and its col onies 3,801,514, and from Russia 2,779,554. [Boston Advertiser. Navv Pension Fund. There is a strange misconception in the minds of some, as to the source from whence this fund is derived; it has been supposed that it was created by a monthly deduction of twenty cents from the pay of every officer and seaman in the naval and merchant service—thus confounding it with the hospital fund. The Navy pension fund was created by a moiety gs the proceeds of the sales of all cap tures made by our public vessels, which, during the war with Great Britain, were very' large.— Having been invested in stocks, the receipts so far exceeded the disbursements that the fund had accumulated to over one million of dollars, which would of course have been still further increased every succeeding year. As not a dollar of this money was drawn from the public Treasury, Congress very justly determined that the best disposition which could bo made of the surplus, would be a dis tribution of it among the widows and children of those whose gallantry had wrested it from the enemy. This decision, tardy though it be, has dispensed comfort to many an aching bosom, and cheered the heart of many a lonely widow, whose patli has not boon strewed with roses. The additional claims upon the fund, sanc tioned by tiie late liberal (though no more than just) act of Congress, will probably abstract from two hundred to two hundred and fifty thousand dollars from the principal, to satisfy arrcai-3 of pensions due; there will still be, however, enough left, the interest on which will meet the annual pensions. After all the old claims shall liave been admitted, the annu al increase of new cases will not be equal to the decrease by reason of the death of the pen sioners. or the expiration of the term for which they are entitled to pensions. The hospital fund, both naval and marine, is derived from a monthly deduction of twenty cents from the pay of each officer, seaman, and marine, in the naval or merchant sendee, which is appropriated to the support of sick and disabled seamen. So improvident is this class of men, that ii Government did not furnish some asylum for them, when sick, thousands would perish from actual want-—[Army and Navy Chronicle, From Rio Grande. Capt. Foster of the brig Gertrude at this port, informs the Messrs. Toplitf, that on the 2d of April, the President of the Province went to the head quarters of Bento Emanuel, commanding General of the Brazilian army about fourteen leagues from the Rio Padre, to confer with the General re specting the officers of tho Province, and was immedately imprisoned by him. He remained in confinement when the Gertrude sailed.— This circumstance caused considerable uneas iness, giving rise to the idea that the General —the most popular man in the Province— would join the insurgents with his whole army. The Portuguese residents were shipping to Rio Janeiro all the produce they could obtain. —[Boston Atlas. Matrimonial Cheat. A young man nam ed John Robbins led to the altar in SL Luke’s Church, on Sunday last, a very pretty girl, a god only 19, the daughter of George Bailly, a respectable farmer in the borough. While passing through the aisle of the Church, the entire head dress of the bride, including a ing (!) was pulled from her head, which was left as bare as die back of her hand! Ln con sequence ot this unlucky exposure, die happy bridegroom, desired further time to consider whether he would accept the bareheaded spin stor as a partner for life; and the parties left the church. The mischievous trick was ef fected by a former lover of Miss Bnillv.—[Bris tol (FmO Mercurv.