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GLYNN SUPERIOR COURT. State, J vs. > Robert Emmett Hooe, 3 Before Judge Hetrt. This was an indictment for voluntary man slaughter. Counsel for the Government, Edward J. Harden, Solicitor General. Counsel for the private prosecutor. O’neill, Hon. W. Law, N. Marlow. Counsel for Defendant, M. H. McAllister, L. S. DeLyon, W. 11. Stiles, J. E. Ward. The Jury empanelled were: Wm. Burney, J. Higginbotham, Wm. A. Sallens, James D. Piles, John Piles, Jr. S. M. Timmons, Wm. Purvis, M. Manning, J. J. Morgan, J. C. Summerlin, John F. May, Thos. liiggiubotham. The trial of this case has excited great inter est in our community. The Defendant, a relative of the distinguished and eloquent Irish Patriot, whose name he bears, is a Lieutenant in the United States Navy. While on service in the United States Brig Porpoise, in the wa ters of our port, in October 1836, he w as so un fortunate as to cause the death of George W. Palmer, under the following circumstances, which we derive from the evidence given at this Court by Mr. George May, acting purser of the Porpoise, and the friend of the late Dr. Palmer. Mr. May was the principal witness of the Government. Mr. Hooe was acting Sailing Master of the Porpose, in the line of whose duty it is to take charge of the hold of the vessel, to provide and account for the water and stores. While the vessel was lying off St. Simon’s Island, at the invitation of lion. Thom as Butler King, the sick were removed to his plantation hospital on that Island. Upon the same invitation to the officers of the Porpoise to establish themselves at Mr. King’s house, the deceased Dr. Palmer and witness, were residing on the Island. On the morning of the 26th Oct. Mr. Hooe was ordered on shore to complete the watering of the Brig. At the date in question Mr. May first saw him upon being suddenly awaked, while yet in his bed, about half past six o’clock, by the noise of a affray in the room adjoining his bed room.— lie, May, sprang into the room and saw Dr. Palmer nearly naked, clothed only w ith his drawers, in the corner of the room, and upon the prostrate body of Mr. Ilooe. Mr. May called at the window to the sailors who were at the neighboring well, employed by Mr. Hooe in the watering party, for assistance. They entered the dressing room and Mr. May suc ceeded in separating the deceased and Mr. Ilooe. The deceased being a powerful and athletic man and excited by tlie most violent passion, was controlled with much difficulty and by the exertion of great force.. Mr. Hooe was an invalid and was quite manageable. Dr. Palmer was forced from the room and locked in one adjoining. Thus ended the first assault. Mr. May then secured the guns which were in the entry, and returned to Mr. Hooe, begging him not to shoot Dr. Palmer. Mr. Hooe repli ed that he was armed only in self-defence and should not use his weapons unless attacked.— While he was engaged in this conversation with Mr. Hooe, and about two or three minutes after he had confined him, the deceased rush ed into the room, still undressed with a heavy pair of tongs in his hands, of the size of those produced, w hich are three feet long, and weigh six pounds, but which Mr. May is not able positively to identity. Thp deceased clubbed the tongs and struck rapidly and violently at Mr. Hooe’s bead three or four times. He suc ceeded in striking Mr. Hooe to the floor and leaping upon him in the corner, again raised the tongs to strike. At that time Mr. May had hold of the pistol which Mr. Hooe had drawn. Mr. Ilooe exclaimed he is killing me. Mr. May then released the pistol believing that Mr. Hooe was about to be killed. Mr. Ilooe then said, ‘clear the way I’m going to fire,’ or w-ords to that effect and fired, as he was lying on the floor raised upon his left side. The ball struck Dr. Palmer in the right breast and pass ed through him. After being shot the Dr. struck two or three blows and then reeled and fell into the arms of a seaman standing near. Dr. Palmer said he was dying and gave a mes sage of jemembrance to his wife, his child and his father. Mr. May had him removed to the bed in the next room, where he lived twelve flays, and witness has no doubt that he died in consequence of the wound received from Mr. Hooe. Three of the sailors of the Porpoise next gave their evidence, only confirming the above testimony of Mr. May, and this closed the ev idence on the part of the Government. On the part of the Defendant, Commander Ramsay only, was called, who testified warmly to Mr. Hooe’s character and reputation as a gentlemanly, valuable and efficient officer.— He went on to state that in the previous mis understanding, which he was aware had exist ed between Mr. Ilooe and Dr. Palmer, the con duct of the deceased had been highly reprehen sible ; but this evidence was ruled out by the Court, as being immaterial to the issue. He further testified that an officer, on the du ty to which Mr Hooe was ordered, ought to be. limned, and would, by the rules of the service, be liable to arrest, were he found without his arms in good order. At this stage of the trial the Counsel on the part of the State, and of the private prosecu tion, after consultation agreed to abandon the case, and that jt should go to the Jury upon the Charge of the Judge. 1 he Judge then, regretting the suddeunees of the call, recapitulated the evidence to the Jury and charged the Jory decidedly in favor of the Defendant. The Jury retired at half past eight Tuesday, P. M., and after an absence of an hour returned a verdict of Guilty.- This verdict excited great astonishment and notice of a motion for anew trial was imme diately given. Wednesday morning, 18th April. The counsel for the defendant presented their mo tion for anew trial, with the affidavit of the bailiff, who had charge of the Jury, that on the 17th instant, and before any evidence had been submitted to the Jury, he heard one of the Jury, John J. Morgan, declare that he would “stay in the jury room one while but that Mr. Hooe should go to the Penitentiary.” The affidavit of John Summerlin, one of the jurors, was also presented to the Court, testifying that after the Jury h id retired, John F. May, another of the jurors, produced from his pocket a letter, purporting to be from Mr. Hooe to Col. Dubignon, the contents of which letter as stated to him by the said May, decid ed his mind to consent to the verdict rendered. The Court severely reprimanded the Jury (who we understand provided themselves with liquor,)fcr their conduct in the Jury Room,which it was willing- to believe, proceeded rather from ignorance than wilfulness, and without hesita tion granted the motion for anew trial. Note bv the Editor ok the Advocate. In presenting the above report of this trial to the public, the Editor lias felt obliged only to give an account of those facts which w ere de veloped in open court, excluding such as were by the Court ruled out. Justice to Mr. Hoof, however, requires that- his conduct subsequent to tnis unhappy and fatal occurrence, should be made known. On the day after the affray, Mr. Ilooe w rote to the magistrates of St. .Si mon’s Island, surrendering himself to any ex amination they might think proper to make. ; They did not arrest him, aml after remaining a week longer at and about St. Simon’s, lie was ordered to Washington by his command er. After the Porpoise had returned, the affi davit of one of its seamen, Joseph B. Roach, was procured on the faith of which the Govern or of Georgia made a requisition upon tiie Ex ecutive of Virginia to arrest Mr. Hooe for trial. The Governor of Virginia did not make the arrest, hut as soon as Mr. Ilooe recovered from the dangerous illness nuder which he was at the time suffering: lie immediately pro ceeded to Georgia to surrender himself to our Governor, bearing with him the evidence of the falsity of Roach’s testimony. Governor Schley expressed his regret that he had made the requisition upon insufficient evidence and expressed his readiness himself |to recognize for Mr. Hooe’s appearance at Court. The recognizances were made at Milledgeville, in the lowest sum the law allows $2500, and Mr. Ilooe has since attended at two terms of ibis Court with no other desire than for a fair trial. It is also to be remarked that lie relies for his defence only upon the testimony produced by the Government, though they are arrayed against him by the vindictive feelings of a private prosecutor. We understand that there will be prepared as soon as possible a full report of all the evi dence in this case, and thereby tiie public will be fully informed of its merits. MAMMOTH BONES. In the excavation of the Biunswick and Alat amaha Canal, there has been discovered, about five miles from this place, a large deposit of bones of extraordinary size, and in a remarka ble state of preservation. Several vertebra’, of eight inched in transverse diameter, have been discovered. Teeth, of which the top is nine inches in the longer diameter and five inches in breadth, and about as large as a man’s hat, have also been excavated. These were evi dently of a molar character. There have been found also, smaller teeth of more solid struc ture, with pointed crowns, and apparently be longing to some carnivorous animal. Portions of large tusks have also been excavated, of the perfect structure of ivory. These last were much crumbled, but to judge by the size of the circles marked in the ivory, the original diam eter of the tusks could not have been less than ten or twelve inches. It is probable that the principal deposit of bones has scarcely been reached as yet, though several cart loads have been excavated, all that have yet been discov ered were within six feet of the surface. They ]ie mostly embedded in a blue clay. Thus far they have not been uncovered with care, and no notes have been taken of the relative positions in which the different species of bones have been found. In future the excavation will proceed with the attention due to the discovcry of such curiosities. We believe they arc the first of the kind that have been found in Geor gia. Specimens will be forwarded to scientific societies, aud we wait the result of their ex amination with great interest. In the salt marshes upou the shores of our bay are found, at the depth of from six to tit teen feet, frequent roots and stumps of the cy press—a tree which grows only in fresh marshes. May it not bit that the Alatainaha once discharged its waters at this port, and ‘that in the convulsion of nature which changed its bed—removing it twelve miles to the north ward, these giant animals were destroyed and embedded together, having sought for security what was then the highest point of land ? ' [For the Brunswick Advocate.] INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS. It is gratifying to perceive the many proofs of the active interest felt by all portions of BRUNSWICK ADVOCATE. I our noble State in the subject of Internal Im l provements. The People are awakening from j their apathy, and already do we see an ear nest of the complete success of this magnifi cent system. While other n turaily less fa vored States, have progressed in their im provements, and have greatly advanced in prosperity, Georgia has—to our shame be it said—been oil the retrogade. Possessing al most every variety of climate, —intersected, j by many noble rivers, and bordered by an At ! 1 antic coast which at all times is accessible, | she has been draining, as it wc-re, the pro [ ducts of her rich and fertile soil into other , States: thus enriching thorn, and impoverish ing herself. Is it not a fact, that South Car j olina on the one hand, and the Territory of | Florida on the other, have been fattening on ! our agricultural w ealth, w hile we have the j means of keeping it within our own borders? Tiiis mortifying consideration aloi:o, should excite in the breast of every true Georgian, a spirit oi' resolute and active enterprise. We have the means of becoming ail inde pendent State, and let us throw off our com mercial thraldom and commence at once a radical and thorough reform. Lot us carry in ■ to immediate operation such projected works of improvement, as w ill advance our interest, or tend to promote our prosperity. Let the policy of Internal Improvements be adcoculcsl by all who love their country, and Georgia j will not long remain in her present position. | Let her imitate the noble example of her e:i --j terprising sisters, Pennsylvania and Mow 'fork, I and her profits v.-jll far exceed tiie anticipations {yf the most sanguine. Let no sectional jealoii- Isy or partizan difference, impede the progress of this noble system. However necessary it I may he to disagree on oilier questions, there should be no division hero. But let us en gage :;3 otic man, Ir ml in Inn.l, “shoulder (o shoulder,’’ in pursuing this wise and on!ight ! ened policy, and we shall ere long possess fa cilities and advantages lor domestic and for j eign communication, second to no .State in the j Union. Let the Western and Atlantic R:\il i road and its projected brunches be completed, j and it will he to Georgia what the Erie Canal ; his been to New Vork. Let such ports as I will best advance the interest of tiro ’..dole : State, receive such -encouragement from our State government, as will effect their complete connection with the inteiior, and she will stand on an equal footing with New Vork. in regard to her foreign relations. Let such i men, and such only, he selecte ! to rente rout our interest-.* in the Legislature, as wiii advo cate this truly noble system of Internal Im provement, and the wealth of our enterprising capitalists will be speedily brought in r equisi tion to further its objects. CLi!). I A. 1 _ I Head Quarters, Ist brigade Ga. Vol e.ntkers, Camp Ealeii’.S;'nc-ar Charles’ Perry, March llth, i Brig. Gen. Ar>itst v ad, j Kir: In obedience to order- - , I took up fro j line of march from my camp, left bunk of the ; .Suwannee river, opposite fort Fanning, on the I inon.ing of the 4th instant for Deadmin’s Bay. j On the morning of 7th, after thoroughly srroi.- | ing the intermediate country, and « ncuun-: - .-- • ing much w ater produced by the recent !. • •., v j rains, I reached the Ste nahatclu-e river, in j six miles of the hay, that stream inund .ting tl,; country for a considerable extent. 1 deemed I it improvident to pass without further apparent | necessity. I turned down tint stream lor some J two miles, when the country became too soft , and wet to pass further, when I directed my course up, and as near that stream an 1 could, jby way of its sources to this place, which I j readied this morning, examining critically | every point calculated to harbor the eriemv. ; without finding the least trace of one made fur : months, except those six or-eight v.!,-j err. 1 , the Suwannee at Clay landing in Jumi :iv lust, and committed those murders in .Middle Fior ' ida which hive caused .-•■> much excitement. 1 must here be permitted to say that I was j not. aware of the apprehended danger hv Ik : : citizens ofthat section, until ( mot you o:i'Em j Suwannee, Ist of March, it is true that 1 dis -1 covered in a few days after the murders were committed, where the Indians had crossed and re-crossed, and deemed pursuit except to tiroir | retreat fruitless, and I will add tint I do not j believe that any of the enemy have been west jof the Suwannee this year, unless there be a ! few now constantly on the coast. However, ! w hether I have or not discharged the duty as signed me by General Jesup, that of protecting , tlie frontier, I feel conscious of having made ; faithful efforts. It is tine that l might have established, posts, garrisoned my troops, ami [ waited tlio approach of the enemy, but I pre ferred to meet him in hi s fastnesses, and dc jstrovor capture him when found. Although 1 have been unlucky in profitable results, vet ; the accompanying ineiiioraiul'imA, furnish ihv by my quarter master Mnj. Rogers, will sko'v •the mnrnber of miles we hive marched, ami it must he borne in mind that lie furnishes tiro ( marches and counter Lurches of the trains ; with the command without anr regard to tin; detailed duty of the command w hen the trains, | after leaving a bare guard for the day and the command joining at night. The various report ■ made from time to time w ill sustain the mem orandums, his account being 1080 miles. If w o iftld only one fourth for the scours, which I is much too small, that part of my command immediately with my presence, since the l!>th i December, 62 days, have inarched and coun | termarelied 1350, or 16 miles per day, including >rest days: built two pickets,. fort Baker and | Jennings, bridged VVithlacoocheo, at fort j Clinch, Wacassasa river, and numerous <oti.cr small streams, opened roads, &e. all of w hich show, I hope, that I have not been idle. I have the honor of being, with very liroh J consideration and respect, your ob’t servant, 3 j Signed, C. H. NELSON, Brig. General commanding volunteers. ■ From Florida. —Capture of more than five j hundred Indians confrmed. By the arrival yes terday afternoon of the steamer James Ad | arris, Captain Chase, from Black Creek, and ! through the attention of Captain C., we have ■ received from a correspondent the following ’ intelligence confirming rumors heretofore pro-1 : vailing. j 1 “To the Editors of the Georgian: Black Creek, (E. F.) I forward you a (fony of Brig. Gen. Nelson’s , | official report. You may rely upon the fol low ing as facts. Gen. Jesup had arranged : with the chiefs of the camp, near Jupiter, to I meet him in council on the 20th lilt, hut theyj fiiled to attend, and from the driving in of po mes and other indications, he believed they were preparing to fly to the swamps. The General determined that they should not escape, and. ordered Cos!. D. E. Twigg’.s of the 2d dragoons, to secure them. The Colo-, lie! arranged uniters so admirably that he sue- ; ceedcd in t iking every individual on the morn ing of tiro 21st. There were upwards of 500 men, women and children: an (among them over one hun dred and fifty warriors. in addition to these I there were taken 15:> negroes, about forty of whom are cop "bio of he iring arms. So you perceive that Gen. J’s operations in the vicini ty of Jupiter inlet have resulted in securing upwards of 600 prisoners, ami silencing near’ 260 rifle. - . Gen. Je.ntp was, up to the 27th of March, • buro'y euq Tyrol in disposing of his prisoners, i as he was anxious to push south* in order to; join Col. Rank head, who was in full pursuit of Sam Jones, and with some prospect of over taking h:m. The General has admirably man- j aged the. whole business. The force of the 1 enemy is broken and dispirited, and id! hands j agree that he lias done a!t that man could do, | under tii” same circumstances.” FROM FLORIDA. The steamer William Gaston, Capt. l’ice-i l uVI, erivn.l on the 12th inst. from GareyV Ferry, (Cuuksville.) E. F. From Capt. F. and a passenger in the Wm. Gaston, we learn; that the planters have nhan -1 dmied ih” crops between Fort H.irleo, Mie.uio i py. and Newwansviile, and had gone into the t; lor protection. An ress rider, - ill - said, was recently .•hot in hi arm w niiin a mile of Fort Hrr'oe, i.:r Ids romr to Aiic nopy, an 1 Now uui.m. ilk*, ; hii: i l id _• Ids ip:* back to the fort. •(bn MomEy, two n oil named Enow don, and Townsend, weic murdered on New River, 12 | miles from Fort Harlot*, by a party of Indians. Col. Kan*, h on Friday last, was driven from hi- - pi'nt.ition by a party of J 8 to 26 In- j (linns, mid had gone to Nown nisville. From our valued correspondent in Florida. :we also learn that on the 4th inst. Alligator j «• or.” in to Cel. Taylor at Fort Basinger, and stated that he h.a 1 bmiod the hatchet forever. I lie left on the same day tlir his fimily. It is thought tiiat the prospect of tormknt-1 ing existing difficulties is more favorable now i ill in ovv. More, however, w ill be known in l a few dnvs. A detachment of the 2d dragoons, left Fort: Brooke on the 6th inst. for Black Creel:. Tiie T.h infantry under command of Col.; Foster, arrived at Fort Brooke oil the same day, mul three companies of ith infantry, un der the t:n:m.laud of Major 1 Lei ley, were to have left Fort Brooke xm the lDth inst. for Micanupy.—[Savannah Georgian.- Tm - . »■*• t - E.t*t Fuicati:, &.C. From a; i letter in the Baltimore Patriot, with the 1 New York datuef "Mill March, *.vu snake., this extract: Tiro courtesy of (.'apt. Per" - . - , V. K. N.: , brother to the immortal hero of saint* 1 name, einliled me by a short cruise in the : frigate Fii'ton, o:t Tlmr-d.tv, to appreci itu | , tiro value of a steam I);.tterv. Due thousand tons burthen, propelled I by I'ugi . s capable of exerting nine him-; chan! iiur.-e power, moving at the rate of, id knot -; an hour, presenting a sun!! sur- j lace above water to hostile cannon, armed with six (; 1 pounders, ami enabled by tiro . distance at which she can hull an enemy, j ' without exposure to a return fire, she is 1 inv du,fide in Inrbor defence, and iflhe sy tem is carried out, V. iii render useless i further expenditures on fortifications. Her engines are perfect-—-uo vibrator; i j ti from the tremendous propeiiing force, i and a citila with his liable arm turned uj ••rank, which in an in tont ante- ted lb. progress ni this mov.ug Leviathan, and brought her to repose in perfect stillntV-;. 1 Tim Muced.inimt Frigate got .under j wav with us, am! we-towed iier round the | shoals with the ease of a canoe, and de-j scribed a circle within our own length. ! Thu science displayed bv her young cn-! gineers was most gratifying. .Midshipmen,*l just entering the service of their country, I are enabled by discipline and experience, I imparted by her accomplished command-i ei - , to regulate and control this mighty mass, and m no position can our gallant naval officers of ail grades be better em ployed than in this service. A few months imparts knowledge and j experience, and when twenty additional steam butteries of increased size, say 1500 ( tons each, are constructed, our sea coast will he invulnerable. One painful incident marred the. plea rot re oi our excursion. Just as we were , sitting down to dinner, Capt. Perry sent! to invite the surgeon—the orderly answer- 1 ed, a m in had cut his arm—-request him j to hear a hand, as we are waiting for him —the man’s arm is not'quite off yet, lint I will be in a few minutes. The humane feelings of the Captain J promptciMiim to repair to the cock-pit! and cheer the poor fellow under the opera- 1 tion. assuring him that a fuil pensionj would provide for the comforts of his lit- j tore life—-and he, thanking God that his j right arm was still left, cheerfully submit-j ted to the operation. Ilia left had been caught in the towing rope, and was sliat-j tered to fragments. The beautiful ship Levant lays in the | stream. She is one of the largest class oi l sloops of war—constructed under the su- j pervisiou of our gallant townsmen, Coin-: modore Ridgley, with all the modern ini- j provements, and is a perfect model ofNa-j val Architecture, of which the nation i may be proud. Sir Walter Scott. The sixth num ber of ' volume of Sir Walter Scott's Life, by Lockhart, published by Carey, Lea «5o Blanchard, is the most interest ing of tiie series—it includes the period of the pecuniary and domestic troubles of the great man—the loss of bis property the death of his wife. Much of the number is composed of the diary of Scott, into which is breathed the t>flings of the writer, hi? soul of honor and high resolve, Ids determination so breast tiie storm. One learns to love the man, as well as admire the author. ills feelings were deeply wrought on, sorely tried, by the; loss of his property —but when his wife ! was taken from him, the prop on which lie I leaned seemed to be removed—there was) none to whom be could open bis heart, to whom, he could talk about Ills grievances, l bis curtailments of pleasure ami his dim inution of expenses, lie bore this like a man, in the face of tiro world—but his. diary shows th t he felt it like a man. Tiie following little c-titry inthe diary; of Scott while* at Baris, is a rub —but it niau have been deserved and might have been omitted. “Visited Princess Galitzia. and also Cooper, tiie American novelist. Tliir.■ man who lias shown so much genius, has a gnod drat of the vim:ntrs,puuliur tv his count rumen. —lT. S. Gazette, Exami'i You mint do nothing be fore your child which you would not have him imitate; if you punish him for what lie sees yon practice yourself, he will not think that severity to proceed from kindness in you, careful to emend a fa i!t in him: but will be apt to interpret it, tiie peevishness and arbitrary imperi omrororo- of a fitli r, who, without any ■ground for it, would deny Ids son the icrty am! pleasure lie takes himself. Or ii‘ yon a?.-ume to yourself the privilege belonging to riper years, to which a child 'iiu.-t not aspire, you and > Jmf add now force to your example, and recommend the ac tion the more powerfully to him; for clrii 'drcii always affect to be men earlier Ilian is thought. You must be sure to treat till those wlio are concerned in the educa tion of your children with great respect, inti cause'all your fimily to do tiro same; ill - you cannot expect your children to regard anyone whom they see you and their mother and others, slight; if you think them worthy of contempt, you have chosen amiss; and it’ you show con tempt for them they will hardly escape it from your children.—| Locke. Dls-.i. i.\ om:: - ..\ Times. The New York Express, an article on “New York thirty years ago,” gives the following ac count of a duel which took place in that city in 1867: Mr. Thompson, one of the warmest politicians of the day, was killed iti a du el, by William Coleman, then editor of tli : Evening I’ost; they fought by moon light, in the Hydes Field, near where the present University now tla.m!.-. Mr. Thompson wan brought home in a car riage, mortally wounded and left in the entry ol his own dwelling by link;: >wn persons; he survived a very short time, out refused to violate the pledge of secre cy that had Ik ' u made previous to the light, of disclosing the name of l.is an tagonist. I'tibha opinion fixed on Mr. Coleman, but the’ whole affair had ligcn so secp’tly managed by the principles, seconds, and physicians, that the facts were trot kqoutn until many years a.fter wards. Lkahninu a Tk\/>;:. There arc many people \. I > dialike the mine of a mechanic., -and v.-mld rather than put thero chii.i: - ; - !! to a trade, tug fi • ] ;;*, their iiu-iijf::; :*;i4 live sparingly, fur tiro robe >1 giving tiroir children a coll’.’j.: educa tiu;j. Tiroy thiuk Uienolv _yf kroi *.».lift ••ve.irs a I ’ llL;apron, and i; imt (Ire. ad up in fi.ro ry an ’, show. This, we believe, is the vro.son why there are so many pet !yloggers and vagabond’? in the world. Many a son lias been sent to collage, with the expectations of his parents, high ly excited—but like the l’ablv* of (lie mountain, luid only produced a mouse. We* think highly of our college institu tions, ami rejoice to see them prosper,— but we are more pleased to see nn indi vidual’s mind turned in a right current. There are hundreds of lawyers who would have made better mechanics, and have obtained a more comfortable liveli hood: and there are, no doubt, mechanics, who would stand high at the In r, had they been blessed with a liberal education. But ll a child have talents they will not remain hid; and no matter whxt his pro fession is they will sooner or later burst forth. There are many distinguished in dividuals in the world, who were bred to mechanical trades. Many of the editors of our best journals were mechanics, and do credit to the station they occupy.— And our mechanics, too, generally speak ing, are the most industrious,, part c-f our community. I hey are almost always busily employed. But it is apt to be oth erwise with professional men. They are often dilatory, lazy. It is an eflort’ for them to bend their mind to a difficult pur suit. They are well informed, because they spend much of their time in reading; but this is unprofitable business, unless we have something definite in view. Woman’s Charms. “There is some thing to me,’’ says Byron, “very softening in the presence of a woman; some strange influence, even if one is not in love with them. I always feel in better humoy u ith myself, and every thing else, if there is a woman within ken.”. ! The President of ike Augusta Ceuventicrf | has wade the following appointment*, in ac cordance w ith the resolutions adopted: COMMITEE TO PREPARE THE ADDRESS. A. B. I.ONCKTREET, Esq. of Augusta, Ga. Gen. GEORGE McDUFFIE “ ALtevillll, S.C. <'okABKAIIAM 111.AND1 NO,Columbia, Sm JOSEPH GUMMING, Fsq. Savcnnrh, Geo. Col. C. G. MEMMINGRR, Charleston, S. C. COMMITTEE DP CORRESPONDENCE. Col. A. P. 11A YN E, of Charleston, aC. 1 Col. JOHN T. MI LI .SON, Norfolk, Vo. j Gen. JAMES OWEN, Wilmington, N. O CH AS. J. J INK INS, Esq., Augusta, Geo.- ! BENJ. E. STILUS, F.sq., Savannah, Georgia. J Gen. LEIGH READ, Florid.**. ;A. M. ROBINSON, Esq. Tuscaloosa, Ala.* A xoinmi Steam Boat Blrnt. Tbo. New Orleans papers state that the steam-* boat T.angipako on her way from the lake end of the Rail Road to the Balizc tools fire on the evening of the 2d inst. about four miles from Britton island. After some time spent in unavailing efforts to cxiiiiguish' the fire the Captain, Pilot and Mr. Smith a passenger left the boat oh the hatches with the intention of reaching tli* »carcert land in which effort it was sup*, posed they lost their lives. The (1 lines were ultimately quenched, and after drifting about during a. whole’ day the boat was run on shore, by whietl means the lives oflhose who remained on hoard were saved. —[Niles’ Register. Comparison op Speed. A French scientific journal states that the ordinary rate is, per second—of a. rfian walking 4 feet, of a good horse in harness 12, of a reindeer in a sledge on the ice 26, - of an English race-!.orse 43, of a hare 87, of » good sailing ship li), of the wind 82, of. sound I of a twouty-four pounder cannon-hall ! fiJOO, of the air, which so’ dr. hied returns into space, 1,393. The Thame* tunnel is so far executed as to extend seven hundred ami sixty feet or to with- ' in our hundred and eighty feet of low water mask on tha Middlesex shore. Both archways air: brilliantly illuminated with gos, and the entrance for visitors, at one shiftingyjach, is by an easy staircase. It is now thirteen years since it was commenced. The design is to form a communication under the river between llotherhithe and Whipping, to consist of two parallel archways, thirteen hundred feet long and fourteen feat wide, having the partition wall pierced by n series of arched passages to id low access front one to the other., Tho crown of the tunnel is fifteen feet be low tiro bed of the river, and the approached ■•ire formed by spiral descents of easy If accomplished—and the scheme promises a successful result—it will be one of the most extraordinary substructions of modern times. Racks. The mutch for twenty thousand dollars between Linnet and Angora, at Natch-' ez, on the thirteenth instant, three mile heats, was won by the former in one heat. Time, six' minutes six second*. Angora had tiie tfaclt! and went ofi'nt a killing pace. Ip the first’ quarter tiro saddle slipped, and in the third milff the rider fell, and she was declared distancod.. MARRIED; f i Savannah, on Monday evening, '•th imt. b’ - Rev. Mr. Preston. Mr. Addison Pratt, to M ss Ann Marla Dairyinple. 2 , . , "IA I>l-N 14 UM ELLIGEM E. POR T o F ft 11U N HWICK. A ihuved. April Uhlt. schr. Nile,Bell, Jefferson, Lum bnr to H.A. Breed. KtromjerJ Stone, Mend.all. Savannah, nidze. lu .1. ft . it’ r■ ft. 15*1*. S'r» aier Swan, Los«ee, Savannah, iiidze. 1 1 J. Franklin. •ur.so. ’ I it. Steamer J. Stone. .Mendall, Darien. 171.1i. Steamer Swan, Lessee, Savannah. ft U ft NT FORT, April 18, ISSd. J ' ’ 1611 y u would cn receipt of this, with it drrov froi.» publication *0 adVertistmsKl ft ~! |»y D. lleaik respeeftng certainAiotes i«u 'hie to the order of Abraham Mott, Sen.,and ■ - m adverse claim setup to certain land* purchas ed by sud Hi :ith of raid Molt. Mr. Mott has settled all Matters referred to in the advertise ment. like a man ss much disposed to do justice to require it. and entirely to the satisfaction;, of a!i parties intrusted. L. ODELL. fi'ov BScwtoia. The fast sailing schoonex NILE. Bill, will sail on or a bout ifftli April. For freight cr passage, having superior accom modation:;. apply to C. DAVIS, Advocate Of fice. April 5. 8 -, or „ ? <_J> and BRICKS, in lot s to eni k ro;X.?sv/<j'\jr purchasers. If required they will be carried to any landing on Ogle thorpe Bay, at a'inode rate price. Apply to° ri HENRY-A. BREED. Brunswick, Jr.n. 11, ISIS. BRUNSWICK CANAL AND RAIL ROAD COMPAHY. ... J VX assessment of Five Dollars ashata,«* Htock in the Brunswick Canal aa4 JUR ! Hoad VotHftJlny, Inrs been la.i«i - amt. (ULfafetelju ; the E.y'ic Bank, on the Jsth day -f tprilMfkl | and Five Dollars a Share, pay able oa the l»t day of May next. Per order of the Directors, . JOHN J. FISK, Trsaaarer .i Boston, March 6, 163d. *V Extract from the Acts of Incorperstion case any stockholder should ~rwtr to par Ate or their instalments when is t adp ner aforesaid, it shall be lawfut.fcr the .JMfiii ' to declare such shares of stock forfeited tolhp u*e and benefit of the n»»gwj. -» ’fl~ Before payment by the Atatc of. Ussmml* their subscription, it is<‘{’tprißed,tßM (he Com. in issi oners or r4~of jfcc otmm mi C'antl and Rail Koad Company shall wMMtY certificate that the indivWnal Stoelch fiUhrtm on their part, shall have first paid their inetaltaenS when called for, agreeable tn the terlhs nF'tW Act of Incerporatien.”