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' Bartlett. published every «!■ r^'lne « Knict on Mulberry Street, east ride. j*%U your, r paid m ad- pollaMi if i>»« pai'l before the > P Subscribers living at a distant e Bin »i' cases to pay in advance. '^StapleDry Goods. fiUOIE has received nml opened, with in Slut few days, on extensive assortment I*. ;„7ludin<? almost every article required Ctidtet, among which nre the following; pgVS.., black, brown,-olivo and green WmS, Merino and rowan Cassimores, Lnst- i cireassiaus, very fine French Bomha- I iJiints and Satinnetsj also French I.in- tiSffiwr. and superfine nnd common Veat- ri. Mandarines, Orliudas mid Orleans r nlendid articles; Cambric and furmlnre ««is».iackonct,boo!i ami cambric Mus- silk and cambric Ginghams; also 100 ruirocs and Prints, very choice patterns style; fancy Handkerchiefs and Scarfs; ,d(<isase; plain and figured chnngcnblc C'yisn and (Jrodcnaples do Capes; Col- Jl’ilarines; thread and hobiuct Luce and * Ribbons, Gloves and Hosiery; Irish JfJaens, and cambric Handkerchiefs; also Rj misses’ Leghorns, open straw nod Dun- Jftxwets; Umbrella* and Parasol* very lid Handsome; powder boxes and puffs; Lettensive supply of Soaps and Perfumery, I *f Rosen. &c. &c# K., general assortment of Hardware, Cut- BJoii China Ware, Crockery, Castings, IKI esses gentlemen’s beaver and silk Hats, L* and common, including white; drab and 17,iso Shoes, cotton Cards, Idarksmitb’s Kmletei cross cut and mill Saws; enrpen- ImIs. Guns, (it. &c. ' „ »a very general assortment of Omtries, • lkegi«g, tie. (ft. t subscriber requests tho attention of his inn i the public to his w hold stock in trade, .ill rnntinue to dispose of iho same upon [ he is confident will give general sa- JOB MAGIE. sn . • >■ AtfEW GOOAI5. yjf. II. ItUUDSAI.L is now receiving and opening a general assortment of Seasonable Good?, the offers for sale at the most reduced pri- [iMttgst which are the following: loo Saxony bine, black and colored Cloths, o Cloths. [black and fancy mixed Sntinnetts b point and rose Blnnkets. fshite, green and yellow Flannels fa; and Canton white gauze ditto Till) qr. Damask table Diaper h eve and Russia do ^Circassians l and Blue Bombazotts and Circassians ^Linens, Flemish Sheetings, Cotton Ozna- • Cloths, Linscvs J hares and Bhell Combs t.Spittallicld k Italian Lustring, black Sarsanct ami Sin- un,Mack Gros do Berlin, black Grosdc Japlcs, Colored do do diriori and Florinccs, black and colored din Crapes )nean4S»tm Garniture ban salsilk Velvets, Merino and Cashmere: let Wool, Damask Silk and Crape Shawls s Handkerchiefs a diamond straw and I .eg hom braid Bonnets i diamond and chain Bonnets t sad gauge Veils, figured ami plain Bobbinet pad Randanna Handkerchiefs serai assortment of coarse Shoes and Boot*. 1'iMd Youth's Fur Hats I Leather, and Hair Capa, IWS J3 . ■■ . Just Deceived* [11)0 cases Fancy D ant tab Us. Dec 17 40 \VM. H. BURDSAM,. MACON, .GEORGIA, SATURDAY, APRIl, 7, 1832. Vol. YI—No. 14. T IlE Kut’seriher having sold his wliolo stock . 1 ^'e lo WILLIS T. SAGE, the husi- "T** ,Mtur f." 1 l,| be curried on by him at the same store which I have occupied since the Gre, ou Cherry street. OLIVER SAUK. Jiincon, Jan.4 73 B rv ..,, Daw'Notice. 1 n ARlt, ' s and JAMES M. * 111 have associated thcimclvct in the PB ACTICB OP BHB LAW, under the firm and style of Harm and Smith— 1 hey will practice iu all the Courts of the Flint e7J B - l £ ’Fhcir office is kept in the eastern end or Griffin * building, Iorsyth, at which place one or the firm may at any time he round, unloss ab sent on professional business. Feb ID 73 Sni English Mcrinocs. IERINO SQUARE SHAWLS just rc- . reived by WM. H. BURDS ALL. 54 F WARE MANUFACTURER. xunaearT, Nzan Tirtru street. ' ' 1!IE subscriber manufactures and keeps cf h itsnlly on hand, a general assortment of , . Tin VJaro, Hie will sell whclcsulo ami retail at Baton Augusta prices. lull WORK; dono at tho shortest untioc nt f. ,P °n Third street, next door to Ellis Shot- WILLIAM S. El.l.lS.. Iw sent to ’Ellin, Shoticcll V Co, will re _e prompt attention. S"ll 17, • ' • ^ ' Merino Cloths, ..* received an elegant assortment of Me- ,. nM Cloths, Merino Shairls and Mantle*,' -««t.aslv. assortment of fine BOOTS *‘g 1 A. SI10TWF.LL & J. S. SMITH. Practice of Medicine. iho suhscriiiers have uuited in the Practice of Medicine. A. BABER. . J. T. PERSONS. [^'ron Jlny 3. 10 OBODOB JfDWDTTi I* •"Brad, comer of > ry aid Second sit. I®'!* reeeiviog firom New York and Boston. tajTOW supply of Goods, which, in addition hand, will make his.stock very largo "is i ‘ w kich ho olTor* on- ns reasonable *'they can ho had . in this moeket. His 5w jnpnse a genera! Assortment of Groceries, bt—150 hags Coffee, 45 lihds St Cridx, Porto Rico and N. Orleans Sugar, ~1 hid* Loaf and Lump do nniJS Rryhost* Tea y .’"; ■ »>.00O llis iron 10 bhds Mnlasses •- 1 >00 bushels Salt .*2 r^b'cs Ilemu and Tow Bagging, 40 kegs Noils' ■ * Jamaica R\(m Cognac Brandy • ■ ' Northern Gih,'Northern Rum Whisker, Apple ilrumly,' Wine, Powder, Shot, (ce. ite. * .« , ALSO, 1 Kardxvnvdi CoUery, lAT^n. Mwts, Shoes; T,> ’ Afi RETS, SXblJEDS, 0ttJ2 43 «<•• (it. &t. Rodgers' Guv/wteder, A GENERAL assortment of the different qua- il lities, direct from the Factory, for sale by J«n 7 1 C. A. HIGGINS. „„„ Particular Notice. | Gil E those persons that nro indebted to the A late firm of Filh If Harden, a particular iuvi- tiitiou to call and settle the same, (a* fair promises will not pay my honest debts.) Feb D L. FITCH. Carpeting. FI HE subscriber* will sell their remaining J stock of CARPETING at very reduced prices, having a large quantity on hand, and wish :o discontinue Reepiug the article. Jau 26 A. SHOT WELL (c J. 8. SMITH. NSW GOODS. \*7TI.EY, BAXTER, & FORT, are now V/ opening, on the corner of Second street uid Cotton Avenue, opposite tho Washington ilnll, a general assortment of European and American Goods, Consisting of Dry Goods, Hardware, Crockery and Glass Ware, Castings, Leghorn and Straw Bonnets, Fine black and drab Hats, wool Hats, Window Glass, White Lead, Cotton Bagging, Bagging Twine, &c. &c. A largo Stock of Negro Shoes. Ladies, gentlemens, boys and children’s fine SHOES, Ac. Merchants, planters and the pnhlie generally enu now bo supplied from a stock inferior to none in the state. WILEY, BAXTER & FORT. COACH MAKING. Fin HE subscribers will continue tho business _sL nt the old stand, corner of Walnut aud Fourth streets, where work will bo dono in nU its various branches. They have on hand work of their own and o- thcr Manufactories. Also, an assortment pf Coach Materials, con sisting of Laces, Carpeting, .Morocco, Bnrnuch ;»nd Gig Springs, do. Sulkcys, Plated Bands, Joints. Moulding Loops, &c. &c. Having mado arrangements with Crane, Mitch ell, & Co., Newark, N. J., they will receive and forward all orders entrusted to their care. Arti cle* ordered warranted to please, or no sale. Jsn 14 2 BENTON & BACON. INSURANCE. „ FIIHE .Howard Insurance Company of Xcsr Jj|_ Vorit continues to insuroCOTTON. when shipped on good Boats or Boxes, against the dangers of the River. Rales of Premium are moderate. Apply to C. DAY, Agent. Dec 20 51 milF. TOKEN, SOUVENIR and AFFEC- J. TION’S GIFT, for 1832, for saio by Nov 5 ELLIS, SHOT WELD & Co. Georgia Negroes for 8a Ir. FBI HI subscriber keeps constantly on hand a . supply of Georgia Xegrots for saio. They will ho found to lie of such ngo or sex as will suit purchasers'. Ho uow hasten or twelve on hand. Ho will nlso purchase Uemt£ Negroes for whom cash will he giv?n. 8“ F. BLATTER. East Macon, Feb 4 68 SUPERIOR MERINO MANTLES just received nndforiale hy )VU. H, BlIRDSAU. Nov25 ■ 3l) , . Negro Clothing. nrqHE subscribers have just received a large JL und extensive assortment of Negro Clo thing. which will he sold nta small profit. Dee a A.8HOTWELL& 1.8.MITII. v Dissolution. 7*1 HE Copartnership heretofore existing be- B tween the subscribers under die firm oi Ralston tf Jones, is this day dissolved hy mutual consent. The unsettled business of the concern will be attended to hy David Ralston, who can he found at the store of Robert S. Patton, (theur old Fch 25 82 JOHN I» JONES. wpgT received hy HUNCERFORDS and STODDARD, , 15 dozen Calf Skins 10 ilo Lining Skins . i 1* do Goat Bindings 1000 lbs Sole Lcadtcr 50 sides Gin Band Leather 50 do wax upper Leather White and Yellow Stitching Thread Root Cord, Webbing and Bristle* 200 Ibi Grey Shoo Thread Which we offer low for cash 8 Get tfl Clothing Store.. ~ Ncio Line of Post Coaches most MACON *TO SAVANNAH. FAKE REDUCED. ' The fare hereafter to and fro in Savannah, will he Tbir- tecu Dollars—tu and from Four /Dollars—thro’ • hour*. The Coaches will leave Ma- Wednesday ami. Frida,, ai four o'clock it. the moniiiig iirrtvo at Savan nah at 8 P. M- next day. Stage oflito at W.ash iogjpn flail, Macon, loNGSTREET. jWm W J.ILGUERDOJL _ FOR THE MACOS TELKOHAPIt. TO MISS When tlioa art from me far away, And meiaucholy cloud* thy day, Or darkest prospects crowd your view, And fortune sad your step* pursue; W hen saddening thoughts your bosom IVell, And sighs alone, its anguish tell; When horror or the blues invade. Or sorrow's tears thy checks o’ereproad; Or when all these, at once shall prey, And drive each pleasing hope atvay; 1 heu let these blessed curses he On some kind breeze conveyed to me; I'll hear them—love them—-as divine. Because, dear girl, they once were thine. But wbeu thour't from me far away, And no dark cloud obscures thy dny, Or when thy heart with joyous glow, And purest bliss shall overflow; When blest sensations thrill it through, And gladdening prospects fill your view; Or when each transport these bestow, At once into thy soul shall flow; Remember, bow thy yes or no Will seal my happiness or woe. Enchant some zephnr, then, to wing It* either way to me, .and bring Pome charm responsive to the flame,' Which ooelty (alone) can blame. ROMEO, From Hood's Comic Annual. BAILEY BALLADS, He has shaved off his whiskers and Mackeucd his brows, W’cnrs a patch and a wig of false hair, But it’s him !—oh! it’s him ! we exchanged lov ers’ vows When I lived in Cavendish square, lie had beautiful eyes, and his lips wero the same - And his voice was as soft as a flute: Like a Lord or a Marquis he looked when he cauie To make love in his master's best suit. i thousand long years from my hi r forget what ho told. irth, If I lived for a . I shall never How ho lov’d mo"beyond the rich women on earth. With their jewels, and silver, mid gold ! When ho kiss’d me, and bade me adieu with a sigh. By the light of the sweetest of moons, Oh! bow little I dreamt I was bidding good hye- To my Missis's teapot and spoons! >. ON ARTESIAN WELLS. On the employment of the i earn t rater Iroughtfrom depth for economical purposes. ■Whence do artesian wells derive their water, and how do tiicy acquire the power of ascension, which sometimes occasions in the middle of plains nt a distance from hills and mountains, the sur prising phenomenon of spouliug spriugs? arc questions which Imvebeenoftcn proposed, and ve ry variously answered. The most nnturul ex- planation. is undoubtedly tbat which supposes the witter of these wells, like that of natural wells, to bo derived from tho atmosphere, and their power of ascension tho hydrostatic pressure of a more elevated.reservoir, w ith which the perfora ted canal or bore stands in connexion. Soiue'- times, however, the local relations are such that it is difficult to refer the water to such a source, and then it is that framers of svild hypotheses stand forth with their absurdities. A late obser vation, whicli affords a striking proof of tho accu racy of the above explanation, is therefore the more worthy of being noticed. At Tours, on the Loire, an artesian well, with a bore of inches, which brought tho water from a depth of 335 feet to the surface, was dam aged, and they were obliged, on tho 30th of Jan uary, of this present year, to remove the tithe till witliin 12 feet of the surface. The water sudden ly rushed out, increased fully to a third more than its former quantity, and continued to flow for se veral hours. It was noiv no longer clear as be fore; on the contrary, it brought along with it a great quantity of fino sand, and surprising enough, also numerous remnins of plants, aud bivalve shells; branches of the thorn, several inches long, and blackened, owing to their residence in the wa ter; further, fresh stems aud root* of marsh plants seeds of many different plants, and nlso fresh wa ter shells, ns Phinorhis mnrgiuntus, also Helix ro- tuudatn, mid Helix striata. All tlicso resembled those which are found after floods, on tho sides of smaller rivers and brooks. The fact is so remark able, that the truth of it might lie called in ques tion, had it not been accurately determined.— There result from it tho following conclusions: 1. The watcfol tho artesian well of the city of Tours must occupy not more than four mouths in flowing through its suhterranenu canals, because tho ripe seeds of harvest have reached the mouth of the well without bout* decomposed.. 2. As the water carries along with it shells and pieces of wood, it ennuot reneb us place uf filtra tion through layers of sand, hut must have flow ed through more or less irregular cannls. g. The source of this water is to be looked for iu some moist valley* of Auvergne and the Vivnra- The remains of the plant* and animals are de posited in the mineral cabinet of tho city. As soon as the seeds,,five or six in number, nre refer red to their plants, naturalists will, in places situ ated higher titan the basin of tho Loire, ho able to make out the points where these sublctranean waters nre poured out. It is to he wished that French observers would state lion- they prove that the waters of this wull will come from Auvrrgue, about 130 miles dis tant. If till, shall be proved, the ennsid.-ralde rise uf artesian water in other places, where no bills occur near, or wlicre they are bored in the most elevated points in the neichlinrhood, wjij lose every thing puzzling.—Hdinlurgh NVts I'hi- losophical Journal. ERUPTION OF VESUVIUS. Miples, ,D(e. 30. 1631—After tho lava from Vesuvius, on the side towards Pompei. had ceased to flow for nearly two months, and the volcano, with tho occasional eruption of a thick smoke had been tolerably quiet, we were suddenly a- binned on the eveuiug of Christmas day, by see ing a considerable stream oJ lava flowing down tho side of tho mountain toword* Naples or more properly Purtiei, precisely on the way by which travellers usually ascoud froai the hermitage&nl- vatorc. Previously, in the meriting, we hnd re marked circumstances which scorned to prog nosticate.this ovent. During the whole day, the cutire declivity of tho mountain had been envelo ped in a dense fog, Which remained stationary, and proved to be the smoke from the streaming lava, that became VHilj!e.ijt the approach ofeveu- On the first evoulng the stream reached the vat lev of Atrio del Cavalhv which lies at tlm loot of the mountain.' On the sccotrJ day, the 20th, rt FOR S^LE AT THIS OFFICE. | made a turn towards tho tight, as seen farm ihfc place in the direction towards Rt sina; the hermit age lies ou tlie right, and will therefore escape) It appears tli.it it flows in the cuorniinu bed of the lava of 1822, and will, it is hoped, expeud itself in it before it reaches tho vim yards. But should it last huger than the preceding one ou tho oppo site side, it may possibly occasion much damage, as the vineyards are here much nearer to the cra ter. The stream has uot been accompanied by htly, unless very partial, eruptions from tho cra ter ; though soino persons affirm that they have heard damnation* at this place. Thus wo have every night a sccuo before us, to behold whieb a- lone would repay a visit to Naples. SWL—England imports from abroad annually five millions of pounds of raw and thrown silk, lor the use of her Factories; mid one third of tho vast amount annually used up in the Factories of France, she also obtains from otlter countries. With a climate us well adapted tu the production of silk us that of the Cuitca States, we might, iu a few years, supply a great proportion of the im mense consumption of the French and English looms. A vast field, therefore, of domestic in dustry and wealth opens itself to our country, if we improve the opportunity; shall we embrace it or neglect it/—.Vo/. Intelligencer. — Miss Frances irrlght.—letters have been re ceived iu town mentioning the marriage of the no torious Miss Wright to a foreigner, neither young uor haudsoinc, hut rather having something uf an ogreiu his appearance—io other worth what Indies would call “a fright.!’ It is added that tho aid of Lttciun was sncccssfolly invoked by the happy couple before they had recourse to Hymen. The least said about such matters the better in gene ral cases; bin there is something in the particular instance peforo us “to point a moral,” if not “to adorn n tale.” The siilyi-i-t of thescandpl, though long since thrown off und disowned by the kind friends whose feelings her manifold improprieties outraged was at one time n woman whose talents,. intelligence and modesty of deportment, rieliiy.cn- titlcil her to nil the courtesies which Were extended to her, She lost her respectability, not by being carried away by the vanities of the world, “the intoxications of life acting upon a weak miud,” hut by an attempt, less uot remarkable for its impudence than its absurdity, to break through the usages of society wj;h impunity, and set its established rules nt defiance, tier present condi tion contrasted .with, tho former estimation in wdiicli she was held, reads a striking lesson to her sex to confine their umliition witliin their own leculiarsplicre of power; and to the followers of icr tenets generally does this termination of her course teach the absurdity of embracing doctrines whose tendency their, original proqmlgator has so forcibly illustrated—.V. Y. American. ., ... Gtnranlee Companies.—I’etitions nre new he-, foro the Legislature ofReuusrlvania,. for the incor poration of a Guarantee Company in Fhiladel- phin, whose business it shall he to discount notes, on the faith of tho drawer „dy—charging one- fourth per month for the guarantee. The propo sed mode of operation, aud its advantages, are thus illustrated: ~... .j . A man—John Smith, for imtauco—sells $300 worth of goods to John Doe, who gives his note payable to himself, for the amount. Smith offers liis note to the Guarantee Company for discount; they saj they don't know John Doe; their chartor obliges them to ascertain his responsibility by in quiring of his references, whicli John Doe fur nishes. If tho inquiry ho. satisfactory, the Com pany take the note of Smith, charging hirn.three- fonrths per cent a month interest and guarantee. Smith does not indorse tho note, but by allowiug tho quarter per ccnt guarantee, is at once dono with it. A company of this kind, with an ade quate capital, would accommodate a class of deaJera.wnoM no/cs jre now seldom even looked nt by a hoard of directors, hut which aro not a whit less safe, Mechanics, small traders, and all others who could furnish satisfactory references, would lio enabled lo do business with increased facilities. It would break up tho system of en- dorsements, which occasions so much uumerited distress, and he in other respects of vast advant age to the really industrious and deserving.— Poulton’s American. Epicures have struck upon a new fashion at tho tallies “At dinner parlies a custom (ins Inlo- ly been adopted of placing, before each guest , a glass vase of rose stater, in which a drop of the es sence of must has been infused; the extreme cool ness which forms one of the properties of the herb, leaves a pleasant freshness in the snoUlh during the evening." — " ■' The last Huntingdon (Penn.) Gazette says:— 31 r. Mallet, the individual supposed to lie mur dered in the seven tnouiituins in Centre rouuty, made his appearance in iiellcfunte one dny last week, and upou his solemn declaration tiiat he was not murdered, the person immured on suspi cion of linving cuimnittcd Die deed, was releused. Heierpapers in KnglanJ.—The stamp upon a newsp.qrer, minus the discount, is about 3],I, to which adding ljd for paper, makes the price at it before a single type is set (for the stamp duty is invarinhly paid per advance,) just four : pence halfpenny. It is soldtotbe newsmen for six pence—this iufact, being the price for which the publisher accounts to the proprietor. The pro fit, therefore, ou a single paper which pays so heavy a tax, and iscouilucted at so much risk— the unavoidable hazard of damages m civil ac tion, fine and impridoumcot, is precisely three half pennies! For this paltry profit is the whole world ransacked for news—a sentinel, in llie shape of a foreign correspondent, stationed in every capital city of Europe and America—an agent nt every seaport and market towu—a spy in every court and camp—au cvesdropperiu every public office—r reporter at the elbow of every inviiibef of parliament—a reporter nt every public feast and funeral—at every meeting of the saints—at every gathering of tin- rfamiion council and Die prize ring—at every fete chamjxtra and every public whipping and eh- rily sermon—ai the fir-t appearance of every thief iu the police epurt, who is watched till ho wnves hit stolen handkerchief oil hoard the bulks—at every market where wo men, or oats, or horses, orstraw, or coals, arc sold—at every trial for treoson nr petty larceny—nt the inquest held uponevery ,lrumprtwha drowns lierv lb or patriot who ruts liis throat—at every commission of lunacy, at every royal coronation. For a poor penny fialf penny on each paper is all this done—all 'these persons employed, and nil that passes iu the world is milled on a broad sheet from pole to p.de, in spite of the plague, cordon saiitaire, or civil, war,'. , Capture of Coun f trf,ilrr*.—Tho Police. Office presented n lively scene ibis morning, occasion ed hy the presell, o of twelve eo*,ntrrfriivr> who were apprehended last eveuing iu their n11. ntpis to pass contlterfeit five dollar bills o! the Ftlluijj Bank. As soon as the hills ware detected, it u 115 presumed hy, |bq ,Police tbat Urge auainitici of them would "be pul in circulation m the course of the evening, aud information was commune, tied to the shopkeepers as early as possible, with A view to the arrest of every suspicious person who might nflerto pass them. Before morning eleven notorious characters were snfely lodged in the watch house,—under circumstances that leave no doubt that they constitute a part of the gang who operate ns agents of the manufacturer*. It is bt - lieved that several thousand dollars were pasted during the night. The accused were confronted this mortiiltg with the complainants, and after be ing examined, were fully committed (p trial. One individual confessed that he had pasted ntout 2D bin*.—.V. Y. Jour, of Com. Caught 'Stealing.—"While some men were row ing upNewtotru Greek day before yesterday they discovered a Ben Dog stealing Bass from a fuifc of a Bass Net. They succeeded iu taking him, And he was brought to this city, and of course wa* instantly boftght hy Dr. Sr.udder for the Ameri can Museum, whereheis now exhibiting.^—H. Y» Com. Adv. Massaehuseth State Prison—By a report at tho concerns of this institution, to the Oorerisot 1 and domicil.of Massachusetts, it appears that a- hout three-fourths .of the etmvict* ascribe their present dreaded condition to intemperance—that of tiie prisoners, one hundred and tscenty-etvm Were inhabits of iatcmpernuco before they had attained their 16th year, 82 were brought up id idleness,* irithostt learning a ttade, or having any regular employment; <!A had left their parrots without tlic'r approbation; aud 20 unacquainted with their alphabet! A bricklayer, who was working at the top ef ft house, happened to fall through the rafters, aud not being hurt, he bottueed up, and cried with a triumphant tone to his Ifcllow laborers, “I - defy aify man to go through his work as quid ns I did." The colnct has been already seen at Gibraltar, A letter received in LOndOft states: “A conside rable portioti of the tnil Of tho comet wa* visible to the inhabitants in these parts. The comet it self was not seen, hut its direction wa* found to lie nortlicily, so that we may soon expect this ce lestial visiter.” -v:.' - •) An application for a new’Theatre at Wham poa, has been refused, for tho reason thfct there are already fivo theatres in that city, which are qitiro enough for its population, which does not extend 350,U00. fjiire for the Gnut—“Pray, Mr. Abernathy, what.is a. cure for tho^gout?” was the qtteilion of an indolent and luxurious riti/.en. “Liveupori a sixpence a day, and earn it!” was the reply. Letters received in New Orionns, ISlh inst. nn- nbudcn the death of Judge 11. II. Gurley, late n mriuhor of. Congress from Louisiana, He died at Baton Rogue on Thursday, J5ih ult. It lias been remarked ns a singular coincidence that the present overseer of the estate of Dousin' ane, in the neighborhood of Perth should be Mack- betli—n family name now almost extinct in thi* country.—Glasgow Evening Post. Receivei! at the Treasury Department, front the I'nited States Consul ut t'limpcacby. iti com pliance with a circular, issued Ou the 6th of Sep tember, 1^7. COCHlNCllL' i'LANT AND INSECT, * v.'i [Cactus Opunlia.) [Coetvs Catli.] , A tradition relative to the foundation of Mexi co is commemorated on its coin, by the represen tation of nh Eagle, with r serpent in hi* beak, standing on the Nopal, or prickly pear,—tha plant wliieh nourishes tiie living insect known after death in eoimuorce hy tiie name of Cochi neal. Tho series of oval und fleshv masses, com- inonly failed leaves, which cou 1, 'te this plant, do not extend along the ground like the prickly penr of the North, but ascend into the air in lha form of. a shrub or tree, tho lewer ones becoming converted iutq n woody stem. The great impor tance of tyonnl to VuMis gcncrftlly known, hut it is not perhaps ns public, that since the indepen dence of New Spain, the insect has been success fully introduced iuto thb Peninsula of Old Spaio, anil bids fair to become a source of prosperity to that uuhnppy nation, A* the Peninsula of Flori da, with a happier climate, has a much happier Government, it is very reasonable to believe, that in n few years, this Territory also will produce al least enough Cochineal for the consumption of the United State*. The Royal Economical So ciety of (,’iidiz, after five years attentive observa tion on fifteen years generation of this precious inset t, published in 16/5, the result of their expe rience on the imimigemcut both of the Nopal and the.Cochiueiil, best adapted lo the seasons and people of Spain, The Indians of Osjacn, in its native Mexico, affirm that there are two vnristiea of this bisect, the domestic nnd the wild; and tbat tho latter is.inimical to the former mid iujurioo* lo the plant upon which it subsists; but tna So ciety denies even the existeuce of the wild varie ty, nml attributes to accident alone the inferior size and quality of tha insects which origiuato this distinctive epithet. Tile Society also state* that by experimt-uts made on the ranoas kind* of ! Nopal, iu the vieiuity of Cadiz, the domestic in sect finds sufficient matter for nutrition and growth to accommodate its,If to nil, that a scan - tv cultivation of these plants improves their quali ties hy rcndcriug the quantity of the prickle* lees numerous, the texture of the cuticle more delicate, ami the substance of tlm leaf inure tender; and that lieiico tiie insert is enabled to attach itself with more facility io tlm manner most appropri ate to its existence nml preservation, The So- i ciety fiirtlu r asserts that iu Spain, neither the I insect nor the plant has been attacked by any of the numerous enemies to wliieh they are subject in thrir native roniury. How encouraging are these facts to nil our Southern Stales. The production of Cochinesd is effected with very little capital and very light labor, but it re quires great vicihuiro mid enre. Tho plants must he defended from heavy showers, from strong winds, and from intense cold, without da- priving them in serene weather of the beuaiicial influence of tiie sun and atmosphere. Of the numerous varieties of Nopal, a preference is giv en to those w hose leaves have the fewest prickle*, the most juicy suhstuueo, the tendrrvst cuticle and the most downy surface. Ai these qualities are changed by age, no piaut is employed longer than three years. Tor a small experiment, a lew insects may bo attached tu * leaf, a year qjd, i planted iu a flower pot, wbief) may he'reinovwj [ or covered at the pleasure or convenience of tho ' experimenter. Tiie general cultivation of tha ! Nopal, is Cnmmt need hy that slight preparation ! of the soil which is usual for common horticuku- | ral vegetables. Tile leaves eight days Sjfler cut- i tin-, are planted about two fei t frojnibach otbar in facing tiles, which are si, feet. 1 ' part. Imme diately around their tendt r roots, the weed* lira extracted hy tW hand. If‘necessary., in tha hot test uud driest w. atliej of summer, » little water ■ nay lie sprinkled r.t tilt funt df each plant, early in I lie morning, or Into iu tho evening, oi iXjff