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♦ W W K 111111 Wo Save already (says the Journal of Com merce) published nbi» . statement corresponding with the sjibjoiupd, which appears to us some what tinctured with ths marvellous, fn the first p! ieo. it is rather strarae that such a cumpar,} - shouid bo absent on an exploring expedition fur efruen years. Hot (hit is a point which can be easily ascertained. It is strange too, that at any pi.-.ce couth z*f JJeltnng’s Straits, which lie he- t Toen let. <33 .and 4W, tlic sun should not ri:.c for e'X months. There »ro some other strange tbuigs cbtst t!,r e.trrstivc; ‘nt we give it a» wo find us pre"i '.fit .'furi-Ata (Ohio) Republican. JJtptditisn tic it of the Ruc!:ti Mountain-—We have hern informed that during ibo session ol Cat'grett fer aa act was passed author- Iting *he r.i>iugof a company of-Wtitcu to ex plore the Rocky Mountaius, and north liom the Mexican iir.e, tho Beli:-iii-*'*t Straits, surd S3 de- p.-ro? uorib irtifude. Wb have endeavored to lay o:?r haads upon tho act, hut have not sue- c*o !.;d, nhh.urh a ured by mauy of our citizens tSoil* n*t tllC th ! i: ia within their recollections. From the liar; time the comp my have been absent, {near ly cloven ye VIS.) tiil hope’ of their return was a- bendeitcd. as it'was supposed they had either fil’cn victims to ike savages or the severity of the ] 'Ow£iu (Jour. climate. J Ou Wednesday evening, tho lCtb, one of tho party, Mr. William Clawson, stopped nt ths Ire n jo rl a gentle man in Fearing township, in this oo-ja'w on Iris wav hotnuwmds, (Noriau.n- heriant c<imj»y. P i.) who has politely famished r* v-’.-h lh? following particular* ubturued from Hr. ClnwscR." The company, consisting of Colon*! Henry Lee.vecrrorr'h. eon *:and.iut. 1 from near Aluauy, K. y.: Hcipin Hosier, a uotice of Fr tuje, topo graphical eng'nev': Janies Watson, frnu Haiti- mire, and John Giltis, from nf«ri'ndadeljdiia, physicians—under pay of S 39 per mo ah—and ,17 privates under pnv of S-'O—organised in V.’nshiagton City, nnl'lcft there in July, I $21. from thence they proceeded to Erie, where they went on hoard ths topsail ueboouer C.ipt. Bird- stil, lauded nt Green l’.ay and wintered—went l>y Prairie da Chic a to St. Anthony's Fall}, Mis sissippi—went up the St. Peter's. li‘J'1 miles, nt search of lead mines, where they discovered vcr\ • alaahle ones—wintered tlisre—treat down tin. same river, and dawn tho alhiissipp: i > the tu^ulli i f tho Missouri, tiicseo up'tho .V.;i»ouri to the foot of the Jtoclsy Mountains—winured there, and contaiuod to tho niid.lv) of August—then 'crossed the Mountains, and were west eight years. While travelling by the Fraz.-n Ocean. and hav ing been over into A da,'south towards the head of thr Columbia river, they were overtaken by a snow storm, and compelled to bitiid houses sad stay there nine month), six of which tb) sun nev er rose. and the darkness was as great as during our nights. The snow, part of the time, was Id feet deep, auJ the company were compelled to •at 41 of their pack horses to prevent s'arviug, while the only food the horses had was hirk bark, whk h the company cut and carried to them by walking on the snow with suoiv »ho-s. Each of the company was armed with a doable barrelled ride, tnade f'r the purpose, a brace of pistols, •word, butcher knife, and tomahawk with an edge and three spikes. Added to these, they carried on n horso a small brass piece of ord naneo taken from General Rurgoyuu in the Rev olution. After passing the Mountains, they pass- c I 383 diderent Indian tribes, snmo perfectly white, some entirely covered with hair (Jcnonii* Bitted Esan Indians) who wero among the most singular, and so svild that the company were com pelled to rundthem dosvn with hnr-es to talto thrir dimensions, which was part of their duty, whilst others evinced the moil friendly disposi tion. . ... Whilst west of tho mountains, they fell in with a tribe denom'na’.cd the Copper Indians, who received tln ir nami Irani extensive copper mines; 3 )0 of th an armed with bows and copper darts, copper kuives and axes, attacked tho company in day time: a severe action ensued, and only a- bont'DO of ths Indians escaped—tho rest were killed or woundod, with a loss of two of the com pany end several wounded. Among tho Various discoveries made by tho company we have only room to mention those of extensive beds 1 of pure salt, tho largest of which was 18 acres, several inches drop on the bordcrw, found to ho pure mid wholesome; also innumerable beds of uluin, iron, lead, copper, gold and silver ore, thogold almost pure. A- moog the animals, Sir. C. describes tho grissly .hour, as tho most ferocious, aud lord of tuo fu- rc .t. Tho weight of several killed by the company vnried from 6iK) to 11150 pouutl.s. Their strength was *nrnri«mg, and tides told of it wero almost beyond nctief. Ths remains of the company started for home .in August, l&JL They recrossed the mountaius tile ou to heads of the Missouri river, tjiore built a ■boat and those who were lamp went ou hoard, ■ the rest on foot. Cant. Leavenworth being Inrao, .rods<Mi horseback with those on foot, nud is sup- -' posed to lie in Washington City by Mr. C. Of (he compnuy bye diosl by sickucs, one by break ing a wild horse, ono by tho fall of n tree, and filtceu were killed by the Indians—-total 1hi. A- innug them was Dr. Watson, who was killed 1 ; hv the Hlackfoct Indians, threo miles from the Ho Icy Mountains on the way out. llo was found by tlu company, shot, tomahawked and stripped i naked. Three of tho fifteen wero never found, .- supposed to have been killed near the bead of the . Columbia river. Ten of nineteen of. the survi vors ore lams, aotno by lu.li.ms and some by ne- eilunt. Captain I.cavruwmt'i is sinning tiro number. IIj whs on horseback half a roilo dis- t iht from the camp, when ho was shot hv an lu- di,in, Which broke his thigh and dropped his horse —the hars] fell upon tho injured leg and broke ii again below ths knee. The horso continued to hi,Id him thus, whilst tho ludian ran up to scalp him. when tjaptnin Leavenworth seized n pistol from hi* stddfe aud shot him dend, after w Inch he was got safe to'ihe camp. J We are aware che^tliovo sketch is very imper fect and far from being satisfactory, Imt tt wi.l at lAvt prove interesting. Tho notes taken by tbo company will ha published, and vro look with soma anxiety for a notice of ihiir arrival in •tho city of Washington. It cauuot fail of being gratifying to tho citizens of the country to know tb it even a part of the company Lave returned, besides’the joy it must givo their relatives aud friends- quantity of sweet otl, atnl.'tht whole xubstnnce a palatable aud agreeable, aud is eat.with great Or vidity hy those who make use of them. If Choc olate l be mndc from ground nuts, they rau be produced in great abuiidiiucc, so as to uUord the article at a very moderate price; aud providing this llur could he niado use offer rids pur-me, air: generally introduced, it will givo a zest to the rinutiiern planters, to change their couise in pi mtihg; and grow na article with less labor, aud a more ccrtuiu crop. C. Tho Pcyta or Peruvian Cotton was uoilced last spring ju the Chnrlvstim papers, au account oi which Wc then copied. It is said to be Weil suit ed dolour clinictc, aud !,o very productive. We bavo small parcels of the seed, for the acceptance of nujr of oar friends, who may have 'leisure for small experiments. Those who wish to make ihem ou a larger scale, can he supplied with any quantity by Messrs! Rather and Hfiir. of Jhi> city. Judging front ths small specimens of the wool which wo find among the seed, its texture is, wo think, fitter and softer than that cultivated hero. We suppujo. Columbus found Marne Ca- p ic and Oft-lin, clothed with this silky material.— A JlruarZaS/e Ant:Jolt.—Lord Craven lived i-j’L'Jit.lou wheu the great plague raged. His house was ia ’.hat part of the town called Cravcu-huild- :rg-. Oa that sad calamity growing epidemic, hi» lords’clp, to avoid thedauger, resolved to retire to his sent in the country. Ilis toaeh and six tvere aecoydiiigiy at the door, the h-.gga;<9putupand all ii.inpj io rtadiacss for tbo journey. As he was From tht Chat it ton Courier. Mr. Ciit { r:—poyiag m srriclb in yourpaper of Saturday, respecting Ch'ieol Ue, extracted from •■. tha Journal of Health, and which the uorlheru pa- p. rs b ivo so highly rccouiratuded, as being an nlimant so hutrictous aud acreeabla, aud rtgreif ting that it could not bo afforded to families ala no’fo moderate price, so that they could at nil ti nae mnxouaa of it, I wbh to remark, that time aod expcfienco hu jnSSciemly proved tho good- cars and vnlno of the production of the Tbeobro- ut, Cacao,'of South Atnorictr,'and its good pro*- per tin :iro not^o hutch nppreciated-ks thAy mhy bj—itill, nature lus not conTuicd sillier proper ties to one ptant, u irdo I co.uidgr-that tbn Cucoa Nut u supjrior to the Arichis Hypogaa or Arne- viem Birth Nut, vulgsriy calleil (iniund Nuu. Til.- q iaH(ios of this tribe of- plants,- (f’apiluiu s- cbm) b •« i'-rtivto simmundnd by all Uotanlsts to be nnioentiy. ua’ri rioue,' both for man and beast, s n po«s«*sUi| the loost deleicrioue substance, CD I ih'rv nut nroms to rank ia quality equal if uut . »t purine - to tbo C been late Nat. It coataina a Every .one; hero Is • satisfied that Mr. ClUy’s conduct during the present session bes betn m- dhcreet. titiwue. nn l vthnrenih per-onal and vindictive—withdut dignity, w.ihi ul any of tlinsc manly feeling* lor which b; In* been praMCii. from one cml of tbe c-'miiU-v lo the other. Waswsotox, 1 April 14. Io the Semite, yiMerrfny, thqgciibral itjq w| 'in tioii bill win tek ll up. nu'i cunsi lcro l ns il.tr tin (iiii hrd iiutiues*. Mr. Miller mowd to »:nk Iron tbe hill the appropriation for the ou-.fit of i mini.-ter to Fraure. nit the ground, that an appro* pri’tiiun, in the first imUniue, would lie allirm ng. on the part of.tlie Senate, ti e right of tlv I rest dent to make appuiutine its of miuLtcre in tin; re cess of the Semite, a power whit b lie denied.— Ho was for leaving that questiou open, end if Mr. !<ives, .our present in uLter in France, returuei during the retess, and the state of ioir rel-iti 'ii w ills that country I emit-red »n iininciiiate appoint incut ujccrt iry, the President could make tht api'oinUut iit. and pay tile outfit out ol the coutai gcutfuqd fyr iorcigu iiiterioursc— a fund nmpl) sufilcirct fur the purpose. A debate then eu.*ued, ici w hit Is the inotinU was sustained by Messrs. .Miller, Holmes, Clay, Chambers. Foot aud Taze well. ;.nd opposed by Messrs! Smith, King aud Forsyth. Un t kiug the question by yeas and nays, it was decided in themfitmative—yebsSI— niiy-s 21—the Vice Prcsileni g viug the casting vote. Jlr. Clay then proposed to strike out the ippropriatiru for the salary of a t.'hargc to I’.elgi- mil. On this questiou Messrs, Clpy, Tazewell mid Ewing .idvocaltd, aud .Messrs. Havue, Mil ler aud Vi’ebrtei opposed tho motion. Hel'ore ta- Uinganyquustiuu, lito Senate adjourned.—Ttl.- giaph. “Washington, April 14. •The present week has been one of much more than ordinary excitement inzho Senate Chamber. Day after day the Appropriation Hill has been, u> use a phrase mure familiar and expressive limn it is elegant, hung up by the skill ol its teeth.— All the moving appeals of Mr. Smith, the old hairmao Of‘tbe committee on finance, have not aid the cii'ccl of forcing this measure through.— What nilli discussions aud motions, so much time has been ceiisumed that I think ull the dt preen- tjou of Governor Miller, of being compelled to sit ners through tbe dog-days, may uot he able to save him liom that severe ordeal, uulcss a less h.position to talk, ami a greater one to do busi- n«3* shall speedily manliest itself. Governor Miller made a successful motion yesterday to strike oul the outfit contained, in the Appropria tion Hill, for a .Minister to Frauce, to succeed Mr. Rives, It was hardly contested—tbe lneitds of Gun.'ral Juczsou writhed terribly under the i- Uea or lie ng bcuteu. Mr. Senator Hill frotvueu •nut looked tempestuous, aud 1 have uo doubt a storm w ill discharge itself ou tho heads ol the of- •endiug.senators, m au early uuiulicrof the AVer lljirij/siiire Pali i'it- General riiu.tbs it *tdl witb all the philosophie apathy of fotir-scuie, as il lie had readied that poiut at n Inch human piisstons forsake human beings. Mr. ! orsyih lehucd lint k iu one chair, aud lilted his leg to an equal eleva tion ou the opposite one, n bnh cue ul the stu.i- ten froi;i,M>ss»sipp.i, (Mr, i.lli.-,) bas lell uuten anted for sumo days, uiul tuiieuvorcd (hi-pclcss efi'ori) to mould bis features into a suule. Mr. Kcuton put on an air of sombre dignity, and Air. Kune looked over his spectacles with au impor tant inquisitiveness, as the Vuo Frusideut an nounced the result of the vote—“Ayes 21, uoc- 21; the Chair votes iu the affirmative, therefore the motion of the senator from tiouth Carolina i. agreed to'.” • “I do not think Mr. Clay has been so discreet as was to have been expected, in two motion- which he submitted today mid yesterday. Yes terday; he moved to str.kc out the provision for chargo to Guatemala, who had littu confirmed by the sotiate hill a few days before. This very circumstance took away all d.aurc of success for his motiou. Thesnhjei t ha I been before the Se mite long enough for him to have communicated the knowledge iu his possession, mid had he done this at aa earlier day there appears to lie u^doubt lhAt tbe nomination would have been rejected.— I do not think that the keeping back the know ledge so long, and the subsequent conimuiiicatimi of it nt sn iiiipropitious a moment, were in ke;p iug with his usual soundness of discrimination.— The other instance is, his motion to strike out the provision for the mission to Helgium. at n time when the nomination is pcudiug, and when the question of oropnety or uccessttv cannot lie dis cussed, without infringing on tha obligation* which prevents seuntnrs from di*. l i ng ma ters which have reached them under tha seal of t-ou fidenre, The obvious comae scorns to have hern to attack tho mission iu executive session, wln-re the w hole of the evidence before tha scuato might haro been used iu illustration, mid the subject would have opened a lull discussion. The selec tion of a difi'.-rent course has, it is true, led to the consumption of n good- deni of lime, but lo no o (her result Ijlit a reference of it to the Executive- Council, to he debated on the questiou of con firming the'nnmiiiation.”—Conaponucnct of tht Charlatan Couritr. H’athingtun, 1-1/A April, 1332, Tbo. adversaries of the Hauk of the llnitrd Slates begin to show symptoms of despair. The accredited accounts from 1‘hiladelplua concur in -stating that Air. Clayton, with the aid of his drill ed terriers, have inn h*eu Hide to ferret out the rut, that eat the ling, that held the malt, that lay in the house that Jack built. 1 hope they 'examin ed the account df mio of ihc committee, standing many years on tho account of “profit mid loss.” The coiiditiun of tho committee is snmcthipg like that of a hu-b-indnmu who dreamed that there was ii bear on his place. In the morning, ho rose, seized his lifle, and went in pursuit ol him Me heat up and dowu tho brush fence, examined tbe barn, and all the tiny stacks, and sure enough, snys he, there wan. no hear' there.—Corrtojjon draft of the Journal of Commerce. WaaiiisoTox, April 18. . After the morning business, bad been gone through with yesterday, tho Senate took op tho n’nplalpri.itiou bill,, tho discussion of the details of which occupied tbo whole day. Mr. Clay, with- oi t making a specific motion, celled thenttcutiun of the Senate lothooppropriatiooj for salaries of agents of claims at Fans and London,-both of which he considered as perfect sinecures. There being no claims against the British Government, aud those Against Franco being provided for hv tho treaty lately negotiated hy Air. ltccvcs with that country. Mr. Smith replied, that ad. tho pa iitrs relative, to.the;.French claims wero in iho hind bf the consul at Paris, Air. llarrot, who was tho agent, audtthafit-was proposed to comiuue his salary until, the papers wore w.tiitlrawu, and fh’n agent uherehy abolished. . With respeaurtho S eat; in England,- tho consul nt London, this . ntlemen had. very onerous duties imposed on him; for. which tha emolument* oL bis office 4m consul afforded no adequato remuneration. Tho duties imposed, on; him were to disburse the fund fi>t thy assisLaiiH qpd protection of destitute sea- _ _ into, a vast iiuuiber-of whemv fomul ibeir way to eight thousand dollars was spent ofii one raroMon- Jwwdyn. The v/Hbuiamcu\liacnu m.-tde in roih vi-.al iiuz through :hc hall with his hat ou, hit cane uudeir his arm, mid putting ou his gloves, in order to step into his carriufe, lie overheard Its negro (who served as n po-Mdoti) sayin? to another aer- vaiit, ‘I suppose, by Lord’s quilling i.uudon to avoid the plug tie, that kisGoil jives iu the country, aud i:*-tin town.* The poor lu gro sold this iu ih? ,-j-n ;:iji:y of bis hsirt, as re dly bjlieviiig •'plurality «,f r ’;o..!s. Tbe speech,h.)We«e.*,4)iucl- l.ord Gra ven very tenaibly, and made him pause-- ‘.My GuiH thought he) lives everywhere, avi'J can preserve me in town as well as iu the'eobiitry; I’ll o’eu *Say where I am. The ignorance ofthatiicgrp has preash-j (nuscruilcs on to me—Lord, pardon :h.‘.t uubciicf, and that dh,tru*t of thy providence, which made mo tlnakof tnnning uway from thy hrud,’ Ho immediately ordered the .horses to be taken from tho conch, and in..gage to hel-rought iu. Hs continued iu Loudon, War remarkably usulul amciig his sick naiithbors, nn ! never caught She in- foctiou.—j'ulpit I'el ll, p. 270. A (evenfid Interrmirtisgt-—\pretryeo.addera- ide piece of.matrimonial business Inis ihtciy been ircnsactcd at Snto, Maine. On CkrEtmns'F.ve. ihellcv. Wm. Jenkins married Tlicophilus. liich- ard.Tlmmas, Tims. Jonathan, F-beio zcr, and Joint Huteke-iou—to Miss Martha, lilija, Sarah, Auu. Mary, Judith, Virgiuia, and Fc-ggy Wells. A eertalu lodging house wax very much infested liy vermin. A gentleman «ho slept there one nighi tol i th a landlady so in tho morning, when she said. “La, sir, woh iv’nta single bug hi tha house.” Mn ia i'nr.i said he, “th-.-yaro all married, aud have lurgr.firuilut too,” CONGRESS. Corrttj.on/lMct .V. Y. Enquirer. Wasuixotos, April 11. It is curious and instructive to see the nullifica tion gentlemen of tho Senate invariably voting with tho “nationals" whenever tho latter want a few hours, or even days,'to waste tho public ti. e, and say hard things of General Jackson aud tbe administration. On cu-ry such occasion ono can see the completeness of tho new coalition. A considerable number of private meetings have heou held recently on tho subject of tho tariff! Mr. Clay wants to secure the aid of tho high ta riff party, nud is also desirous of playing, ns for an odd ttiek, for tha moderate anti-tariff people ol tho south. How can he kill two birds with one stono? He has reported n bill repealing the du ties ou nil uuprmccted articles. Thissei-ures the tariff' men. When tho Secretary of the Treasury presents bis scheme of compromise, Mr, Clay will endeavour to fiud fault—to attack—to mystify— to sophisticate—aud to promise amendments, which he trill characterize ns being iu fact more fur the interests of the South. Mr. Clay's object is undoubtedly to play the same part iu the tariff that he claims having done on tho Missouri ques tion. lie will cxnsperate tho two parties with each oilier, mid then step in between them with a com promise nnd cry out “gentlemen, harmonize, har monize"—“do pray harmonize"—“the unicit gentlemen"—“oil. the union." Air. Calhoun notwithstanding his coalition with Clay to put down General Jacks iq as well as Air. Vim l‘lu- ren, has a game of his'own to play in the Tariff', nnd these two patriots may clash. Mr, Webster stands neutre. The Im uk committee will positively be here on tho 19th, nud will report ou tho 21st, Wo sir,II have warm work after that day. 1 understand that hy a general order of tho Pre sidetit, tho good old military cqrtumc of the Revo lutioa will no restored to tho U. H. Army tm the 4th July. This is a good sign. May it not iudi- cuto n restoration of old principles, and a little portion of the old spirit 1 W'abiunoto.x, ,12th April, 1832. The opposition was most awfully frightfully nud lamrntahly defeated today iu tho Beunto, iii nn utlompt to defeat indirectly the nomination of Major Shannon. Charge lo Guatemala. Mr. Clay led ou ths'attack byn proposition to striko out tho outfit and salary for Unit officer.— Ho denounced the.mission ns useless, nud riilicul* cd tho ndminUtr itiou lor iustitutuig it. General Smith, Messrs. Biff.i aiid Uenlou, replied to Mr. Clay’s satistUs of Guatemala, and completely upict all his figures. * -Mr. Tazewell also.took a liberal part iu the debate, nnd gave a side bluty to Jobu Holmes, which turned him upsidodowu —ho was settled for tho rest of tho d iyv I never saw Mr. Cloy so chagrined—so mortis cd—so completely cut up, as tie was by the man ly eloquence, tho home thrusts, aud tbe legisla tive experience of Mr. Forsyth of Georgia. That same Forsyth b on exceedingly nblo mao. So cool—so much self 'possessiou—so much real talent and rapid execution does bo possess, that he is equalfo’r any man in tho Senate. Bo tmall and contemptible did Air. Clay's motiou appear to the hulk* of the opposition, that he was com pletely deserted by bis own party, except lhu.ua- il’mcliing, thoroughgoing fellows, such as Sprague, Ewiug, .Vauilam,' Foote, Clnytou, &e. Even John Holmes had to fly from the question of ayes and rides, Mr. Chambers, df Alary land, endea vored! to prevail on Clay to withdraw his propo- sitioni but hq .would not. ;JJ.\I * r ' Mr. Cfay'asked for iho'tivd's nnduocs on Ms ilifib. Cla-toti, W into, and WdUtcr, fottotsetl Mr.* Miller. On taking the question, tbe eerate re fused to concur wi b tlw amend tut Oft at.optod iu committ e: re ts 15. nays 21, leaving tbs origmitl apprup i-1,. ii i as w ide by the liou.se. flW « coate tlitw iidjoaiut'd. In ill': Ho'a-icnfR jir. sent itivss, '.hecommittee mi I'rivihgf-s, ejqioiuicd to repoit.iu tin. case, ut t j.j L )i irji; ngiin-ii Gov.’Houston, presented f ru- purt on lil t sul.j'-ci dircutiug tbe made of p:o- rcciiiiig tlicrvuu; wbnti. *iW a tomider-ible di-i ciisswii, w-s cmi.-iirrjd in I ’y. t‘ic House. The trial of the east- wu» then appointed f«r 1:. oM.nk tiiUdlPa WxsntsoT n. April 10. In the Semte, yesterday, a iii »s ij,e w is re- ec-ivtd Ironi the Fresh efit of Uic Luitcd Blutes. tia.u-nnUing a report fr.ni tin- Secretary of the Tru sury, coutaiuiug the nrformaii' n culled ter liy a nso.lt louo! tile BklUtcoi tile Htiihuil., wi.h le pect to ti e amount ol our exports to, aud im- I o. is (rum, ton Luropc ijl purls of (Ire t Hrita.n l i e principal part ol the day was ocaiuied with the ui„ u-.ioii of the bill fur providing the means of vaccinating the Indians, whi.h came up on its ttiird rending, and was decided ill the affirmative: yeas 39, nays 11. 1 he bid rope.ding the tonnage duties on l'ortuguese vessels anivingiu the L uitcd Bt itc-J, was read the second time aud ordered to a third reading. Iu the House of Representatives, in pursuance of tbo onlcr of the preceding day, took up tile subject of the trial of Bautucl Houston, for a lire u-h of privilege. Air. Johnson of Teuncssee, stated to the House that Mr. Houston intended to employ counsel in aid of his definite, aud that Francis S. Key, Esq., bad been employed as such. Ho moved that Air. Key bo assigned a seat nt the bar, which was agreed to. Air. Fat- ton of Virginia, submitted a resolution prohibiting, during the pendency of tho trial, tho publication of ull proceedings iu relation to it. Upon this pro position some discussion arose, iu which Mr. iVayue, and Air. Davis of Alassaclmrctts,.partici pated ; the latter gentleman inquiring where was the authority of uo House to restrain tho pulwic press, to he Ibtiud ! Tho discussion tvus continu ed with mneh animation, mol Alessrs. Drayton, Wayne, Al'Duffie. Davis of Massachusetts, ami Wilde, successively addirssi d tho House on the subject. Air. 1‘uttou. subsequently withdrew his n usitiou. Air. Houston was iIkii conducted to ar of tho House, intended hy the Sorgeant- at-Aims, and the trial was proceeded iu. Air. Houston submitted, through bis eouus.-l, a pica, questioning the jurisdiction of the Ilo;i30 iu the case, and a motion objecting to ono of its mem tiers sitting upon the question, on the grounds of his hiriug expressed an opinion prejudging it,. After some discussion, the House granted leave for its withdrawn!, ami tho interrogations reported hy the Committee of Privileges, were propounded hy the Speaker, to tho accused, and responded to by him. At hitlf-p.ul two o'clock, further pro- cecd.ngsnn die trial were postponed till 12 o'clock this day, with ii view of enabling tile committee appointed ou Tuesday to meet, aud tho accused was conducted from itio bar. Mr. Conner offer ed a resolution to admit him to bail front day to day. until tho close of the trial; but before the questiou was taken on'the proposition, aud nficr a protracted discussion, the House adjourned.— T.l:graph. We have Ummits—is “thick as blackberries" —That changes arc to take place iu the Cabinet Air. Rives to tho Treasury, Mr. Livingston tt France, Mr. Al'Lanc to the Stite Department, *ir. Btephi-uson to Kiiglmnl. The Correspon dent of the U S. Gazette writes /rum Washing ton (iu his 2",1st letter ) that "Air. Andrew Ste phenson will probably he nominated as the succes sor of Air. Van llurcii."—The papers teem with such reports—Mr. Bteplieiisou is generally quo ted for tho mission to London.—Hat certainly nu nomination lias yet been made. Possibly, none will lie before the next session of Congress One report in the paper is, that the President may wait to sec iu what spirit the British Govern ment takes the rejection of Air. Van Hurt’ll. Of the new east of characters in the Cabinet, we know n thing. We hsai nothing but rumors, in which wo place no reliance. Of the Hunk Committee, Too, we have reports •piantum tuff. They have determined to kci p every thing lo themselves, until they make th. ir Report.—Hut things are said lo have leaked out, whirh have given rise to some unpleasant reports. T.ufir effect was seen in rHitiiri.ig 'he stock from 125 to 119$. It had however got up to 122) Richmond Enquirer. Motion. ,bj)t whotj ha .found bow matters were going, ho stihgnf t<5 wilhfrtiw tho putting the' re cord, Air. Forsyth slept ap and gave bun*a sc- \\Tfc lectota on-the diplomacy of tha former ad- mhiistratiptw nod thought.It was bomewbit too Otrauge to* h&ir-'Mr. Gl'iy talking pfsiicb small affairs ns tbe Charge to Guatemala, whoii forty- to England when he was BeCretacy of Plate.— Mr. Clay apologised and excused himself the best way he could. When tho question liens taken. Mrl Websts/ and tneuv nthare wore fount! ahecut —it stood 3(1 to 8. They endeavored however to force several times nu adjournment, to reernit tUoir forces, but ovVa thoao cffiv**.wvru dcfeatodi milted were tlro-ei jiortod-to the Bruato, nnd «e- v. ralof them conrttrred ill. - When tha amend- nnait iuereasiiig llte'apnroprinion iniul 9199,900' to 2A0,i)u0, for'tiie Ju liciaiexper.s.-sof uie United Stater, came up. Mr. ALIIcr ruse, aud made some remarks in opposition to it. -A debato ensuod, iu which Muter* Morey, Foot, Bu.iii, Johnson, If the present session of Congress i« distinguish ed for nothing else, it it notable lor its />itg ,a--ih/. The personal condicts anil contentions of its members, are without parallel in history. On the 1 Ith in-t nt, the Speaker laid before the llouso the following letter: “To tht lion. Andrew e-trtuvon. Speaker of the House of Hi preeentn'ires. “Sin—I was wnylai I in the street, near to mv hoarding house, lust night, about 3 o'clock, anil attacked, knocked down with a bludgeon, and severely bruised and wounded hy Samuol lions- t '0, late of Temicsxec, for words spoken in my plncein tho House of Knprosentatives, hy reason of which I am confined to iny bed, and mi dde lo discharge my duties in tho House and attend to the interests of my constituents. I communicnte this information to yon, and rc- quost you will lay it buforo tho House. * WM. BTANBERY, Memler of the House of lh preientatica from Ohio." Tha House took tip tho subject, nnd after n long debate, passoJ the following resolution, aves 145; nays 25: ° 1 “Resulted, That tha Bpcnker do iisuo his war- rnnrdircctcd to t)ie Bcrgcsnl-st-Armi attending tho House, commanding him to tako in custody, whereverto he found, tho body of Samuel Hons- ton, and the same m custody to keep, auhjeet to tbe further order and direction of this House." Tho U. State ^Telegraph explains, that “the S etoxt for the outrage was tho remarks w hich r. Btauhory made iu the House relative to tho contract for funiUbiog ratious to cmigraut Imli- arts contemplated by Governor Houston with Alajor Eaton." The appointment of Hugh S. Lenta of South Carohua, to he Chargo d'Alfoircs to Belgium, has been confirmed by tlm Senate of the United stales. Colonization—Tho bill appropriating 8200,- 000 for the purpose of enabling freo negroes and mnfattMS to emigrate to Liberia, paracri tbe Ala- rclanti house ofdtlcgntcson last Saturday night, after much debate, hy a vow of fftito liff.—Com- nuraal Advertiser. ■The Ciurp'c:ts.—Tlw Washington coaeipond- cut of tho Commi rci.nl Advord^r« mys t ’ * General Jacksou.-as I informed you some time ago, filly expects to .bavo a spoedy treaty with the Cherokee*, for their removal—aud yetictdav. Governor C«s». tho Secretary of \\ ar, in whore iqiinious I b.ive nthousHud times more cuufiduucc, cxptvptcd a similar Itoliefand expect!,tion. I have abq been iuiorined. upnu tiie best au- thortty, that it WM he ri commodileii to Governor liunipkin! ns ro.m as tlia Tre ty is made, to dii- nJigfS tho Ali-ium ncs, withi-nt terms,—tffo honor maiulamed, by the course wtncb .il has already tak, a in tegarJ to tha «- rumpuona of tin bupreme Otrart. • . , . r • A*’. * •. • TiCLKGKAPii. x,- Acpiff, QBoacfjp SA1I IIIJAY. APBuTgs. rd OCTOBER , M e nre i.utiiorized to »uiioum e ff,. flll I gentlemeu as candidates lo rtnresent ,k "" iu the next Bute legislature: lUu *< For Senator. TIMOTHY MATTHEWS For Representatives. ‘ LUKE ROBB. ROBERT COLF.A1AN, The Cherokee?.—Ml e have convened » ! gentlemen from the Cherokee eouutry fa, m 1 we learn, that tile Agent employed by the r*f mcul in enrolling the names of emigrauti h, 1 more successful than was to have beeneistij nearly eight hundred h ive departed fortbeto cm country—and he gives it ns hit oniniw J whether a treaty is made with the Chit fill most of them will he induced to tmimuf Il ls no doubt, that nt least fifteen huuditd J ready to deiinrt by the enatiingTnll. \) e , stand that the Agent has found tho laic- d, of the Supreme Court instead of retarding been an auxiliary in inducing the Indians to Tho Chiefs had boasted a good denial,out ine tlioy had gut their land aud law. hick bo eiilighienened Indians out of authority did n -onsidcr it. At a meeting called by the (,'J .lave the Decision road, the Indians sere J satisfied as was expected, nnd tho Agent i (c d oil in cnrolliug between thirty nnd furry bj] All the ludialis not concerned iu the gnvernid ngiee in believing tlmt it will be for their y to emigrate, “ Another Cherokee Cate.—An Indianof theC rokec nation is lying in jail in CampheD rod and will be tried tliis-aveek for murder. If 1 d.-mued to he hung, (as it is supposed he «i',|| ami nn appeal made to the Supreme Coon, iJ rest judgment, (which is quite probable,) *il|l that tribunal according lo precedent be compel to reverse tho decision! True, the mnricr j perpetrated upon a white man, aadwitbieibi tuni limits of Georgia, but that is mnhin;* purpose: ns tho Indians onee owned ihevbol ritorv, and have never received a toii-JL eonsiderntiou for the same, according tn ilie L fangled logic of Alessrs. \\ irt aud SnrgMotil liclongs to them, and is subject only to ihrirJ which justify some species of murder. Ifthe J wretch should lie tiangod liefore his sentence c he arrested, what nil opening it would lew. another hue and cry ag.tiust the crutlticiaodl pressious of Georgia! ROAD HANDS.—Unexpected obstacle!b liccn thrown in the way ol the Sbperiutct his operations through Alouroe, by tbe im of that county: it was dcciut-d liy him nnstiJ srblo to work where his lalmrs anil the I ' of the Le-islalurc would lie hotter app And havirg been petitioned by upniinfi cfl hundred persons to thatcffect, lie Las actordi withdrawn tile hands from the Forsyth liesil placed them upon tho Road trading from I sh ill's Ferry, hy the way of Thoninitun, I tower’s mills, «c. to Alaeon. A Gold Vlosrom! Au unmarried w're I of respectable nninexioiis, is now awiifigl trial >u Gnrroll county, charged with the c r I murder. Bhe had unfortunately herimu-tvr ther of a child —and what is still more *1 pti- of a y How one!—owing; prnlrahly.to the|r • ty of her residence td the gold mines. Th -1 was found dead, under elrrum t-imcr shid| tached strung suspii-iomupon its ninth -r. err * 1 w is .accur.liiii ly rein itided for trial, Tb? p r* of the Indy nre also implicated ns ac.-csoa.*.! Summary Ju tier.—On Batnnlayl ut.: man. reccndy from the College ul Allik-dgevB in which ho ii.al twice graduated, took if a bolt of checks in a store in ihi< place, tm tempted to will it by n foot race; l'UtMn,-r l short avinded, avi.s easily ovi.-rt .k,-u an t'».!J slake. Ciimiui-.l process! was iin:ii" it-' agaiiiit Jiiu,; but it living tbobght th t t'- :i tion of the I nv would frill in it, edgi-t '• I million of tlic offvuder, and treonly h rulml ppuse to the county, various sii!'*litiitrs"''' : 'f gestod. Sumo thought that tsrrisg. festb a ami cold halhingin the river would lain, the d r.us of the delinquent to the drsM-k ter.qri lure, while others were of oj*:tiico that tM mediate ure of t|ie whip would be more tM mis nil4 loss dilatory—lo the Isltcr of whshl gentleman himself gave the prefcrrnrf, « e t taken at his word, aud forthwith hauled op t< post iu Iho street—at which lie received fieej tween thirty and fifty lushes, faithfully «“®j] tcreil by n stout urm and n heavy h"r?e wrj Tito operation was not undergone with hility, as grimace, tenrs, shouling, jumping W shrugging tc-stifiow) that the man phymcsl * quite Hvcessililo to feeling, Itow callows W* might be the poison moral. On being instantly mounted his policy, nnd cnuteivH hide his blushes wnd lament tho mischiKWj pains of untoward fortune. To poorcoer wo rocomiiieiid this-mode of diittibutiogp as economical, certain, ami calculated ton tho profits of magistrates. cunstnhles,lawyrr otlior cut-worms of the wealth of tho peep* 1 We ha Vo board of considerable diniif-1 places, hy fire ia the woods. ■, In thin settlements, burning tha a* 001 -'* does much injarv, and often hy , done iutcntioually, to remove the nthru# force up Ihc tender grass. In thicker retti-® 1 aud iu' seasons of drought, howerer, ® lamage U frequently occasioned by it. jj 0 ! timber, hut tho soil itself is consumed: b Ul - destroyed, aud lifo uot uofrcqucutly b; 11 -, j supposed by some, that tlio vast P ral,lfl , ■ 1 Weak whew scarce a vestigo of trec.ft ! " )i , found, were caused by repeated bantutp' gradually destroyed tbo forest* * uJ *' til I !- nf: :• - in their stead. , ^ Tito method of stopping the progress f’ j, tho woods, is ns effective ns it ream P ir ,. ;# . it is not hy throwing ou water, nor .7 :'.ie Cl..:' U.to.lcs; hut simply by \ fire! Thi prudent husbsridwau, vvhone er prebends danger from, the «PP r0 ’ ftl ® i vouring element, sets'fire to tho dry 6 , leaves, at intervals of a few feet. nI ' . j tet premises. Iii this way, tho ■MK**rV fl> i •hurt distanro before they are met by o' all expire for the wont of sasmusore: ' left to take their course without tnw P a* tiny gather ..treugth at every *ttp|»“, ^ come untn ungealde, ond swoop ni' lUO j, An I'WIr.MlSlra /si.nll.K'i* it Kill IU l” 1, . ■ if.