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* -w ItUI’lililVlCAN. J. CLKLAND, Citv axd County 1’niNTKn. DRCBMBfcR t, im ' Jl.iil v 1‘nnrr, SS pnr Annum ; fay •» mmitl)*, • 83 Xydumrv.I’apcr, 5 jmt Auaiftn ; far 6 month*, $3. . » • . (^AYAUT.JS Ijr At) VAN OK..) Me$ and New A-lverilnytruti, appear in both Papenij Onice*litfchd conior of Bny qd«l Uiill-»lr^w«|OVM Mr.’J. D.Oaudry’n Store- [FOR THE HR^UBUCAK.] A Thought* I eit down sometimes—and Ithlhk, • , How happy I would bo, , IConld I bat only firmly link . V Through life—sotno girl tame; : Some darling girl,—of lively mind, With wit, and «olid aenao combined. i w ant' some power to qualify Wild passions of my own; £ spirit that car, psMfy; , * And sooth ray roughlesa down; Dear woman can,—and only she! 'Tia so ordained by God's decree. I care not for the beauteous face, Tranaccndant in its kind, I'd rather one where Uvea the grace Always—of heart and mind; A look angelic and serene, - Where softened dignity is aeon,. The cleanly, -cloudless morning »ky, - ‘When summer yet is young; - • The rich—but sweetly mellowed dye, . O'er summer evening hung! Alight—thus purc—I’d wish to see, - In woman's face incessantly.' Man meeting mon—ia steel to steel,’— 'But woman—UkBthb dove, Is sent to teach him how to fcol The 1 innocence of love,— of the receiver. Hut if any person nhtdl. wHVm month* alloy such return to the 1'xocu* five office, present otthe .ladgc oftho Superior Court o 11 county where iniff land 1 es,a poll ion stating his claim thereto, the Attorney or Solici tor General shall be hound to reply to the, tome inuanter, in behalf ortlio State, and the said Jul$e shall cause tho issue so made , up .to be .submitted to and tried by a .special jury, at tho next term of said Court, whoso verdict shall bo final, saving to tho Court and power to grant a continuance- or new trial, according to law odd usage. And upoh fil ing irf tho Executive office a certificate from the clerk cfsaid Courfiorthe pendency ofmich poti. tion, it shall bo the duty oftho Governor 16 forbealr fr6uv granting or selling sakl land until the issue on said ffotitioff shall have been finally decided,in manner aforesaid. And he it farther enacted, That it shall bo tho duty ortlie receiver to specify, ,in seporato col- - 11 *- ia 1 and tin *1’ id c f.ook at oil. tlie talil :! Ti -the land sufy. If .. ; _ f ho the duty of die Comptroller to prepare and foryvard to tho several receivers a form of tho returns to be made, whicli tHo receivers respectively shall causo to be pubHshod, in tho nearest newspaper, at least ono month before the time appointed for tak ing returns. Atilbeit further enacted, Thai the tax collectors of tho several counties shall deposit. the amount of taxes due to the State, from timo to time, as t iey'sha’1 receive hundred dollars or more, in such oftho Banka of this State as may be desig nated by the Legislator?, and if no designation by it be made, then in such ns may be selected by die Governor, nud thb certificates of deposit oftho proper officers of stick batiks shall eutifie the collectors to credit at the Treasury for the amounts thereof." And be it further enacted, That if any person •hall filo an affidavit of illegality in relation to any cx'ecHtion issued for taxes, such execution and affidavit shall bo returned to the Superior Court of the county, by which die matter »u dispute •hall be determined in such mode os is usmu in cases of illegality of executions; and if tho ground of illegality be not sustained, person shall be liable for double the amount of tax in dispute, and exe cution shall issue from said Court accordingly. And be it further enacted, That all acts and parts of acts now of force, in relation to the assessment and collection of taxes, not inconsistent with the provisions of this acts and necessary to carry this act fully into effect, be and the -same are hereby continued in full force. And be it further enacted, That the tax on the real and personal estate aforesaid for the political year one thousand eight hundred and forty - shall be ono of one per cent on the value of the same as aforesaid. She interposes -with hec smiles And soou all savageness beguiles. HAROLD. And bl'U further enacted, That the commissions oftho receiver under this act shall be per cent, upon tho amount of his digest, and tho commission of the collector under this act shall be percent upon the amount collected by him. ' A BILL, To bo cutitled an act to alter uni amend the sev eral Acts in relation to taxes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the State of Georgia, in General As sembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, all real uftd personal estate within this State, whether owned by individuals or corpor ations}' shall be liable to taxation, subject Ho the exemptions hereinafter specified. _ . . 1 n<l be it further enacted, That the terms "real estate," os used in this Act, shall be construed to include land itself, all buildings or other articles' erected upon or affixed to the same, all trees and under wood growing thereon, and - all mines, minerals, fossils, and quarries in and under the same, except mines belonging to the State;, and the terms "personal estate,,'us tised in this Act. shall be construed to include all chattels, monies, debts due, or to become duo from solvent debtors whether on rtoto, bill, draft; bond, judgment, .or mortgage; goods, wares, and ■merchandise; negro slave i, stockcattle above the number of. 4 horses and mules about the number of - ; pleasure carriages; public stock and stocks in monied corporation; also qudh portion of the capital of incorporated companies, liable to.taxa tion on their capital, as shall dot be invested., in ;>[' pci'jtiiiWi vrtiih*, . _ — . . • .—- - 1 v m| And be itJHrther enacted, That the following, property shall be extempt from taxation : All-ex empted from taxation by tho constitution of this Stato or tinder tho- constitution of the United States; all lands belonging to this Slnte or tin? United State?; every building erected for the uso of, and used by, a college, incorporated aca demy or other seminary ofleurning; every build ing tor the public worship; every school bouse, court-house andjaij; and the several lots wherc- onsuch buildings arc situated, and the furniture belonging to each ofthem; all books and philoso phical nparatus, not held as merchandize and for the purpose ofsale;eveiy poor house', alms house, house of industry, and any house belonging to any charitable institution, and the real and per sonal estate belonging to, or connected with the same; tho real and personal estate of any public library and other literary association; a 1 ! stocks owned by tho State, and by literary, and charita ble institutions; all plantation tools and household furniture, not held ns merchandize and for the purpose of sale; all property exempted bylaw from execution; all property owned by any .per son whose real and personal estate, liable to taxa tion, does not amOunt to' dollars; and all turnpike, bridgo, or canal companies, whose pet annual income does not exceed five per cent, on the chpital p:iid and secured to be paid. The owrjcr- or holder of stock hi any incorporated company? liable to taxation on its capital, shall not bo taxed as an individual for such stock. And be it fnrt/tcp enacted That lands held under warrants and surveyed, but not granted by - the, State, sliall be liable to taxation iu the same tnan- . ner as if actually grunted| qml nil lots drawn hr any )ottery,ulthoiigh the grants may not havetieiffi taken out. And bait furthest pnnrlrjl. That all ninna»tr«»l/»*• Stock corporations', deriving i/icome ijr profit from thoir'capital or otherwise except as bcforeexcep- ted, shall be liable to taxation. ' And be it further enacted, That each nud every white citizen, obo^e te age-qftfcvebtymiie -years, shall be .taxed annually hereafter, the sum of one dollar, whioh tax, after deducting the expense of collection, shall'be set apart exclusively os a fund for education by common-schools. And be'it further enacted, That t^e Receiver of tax returns in each county, shall receive oil re turns to him on the oaths of die persons making them? and atsnch valuation as they may' affix; and if any person shall fail to make return. or to SAVANNAH: . WEDNESDAY EVENING, DEC. 4, 183$. 03* No Mail Nortli of Charleston. *r of these m ci one-: he pa< ed by Congress, arc not the private interests oftho minority sacri ficed. lfthe Tnriffbe abolished—do not tHo matt nfacjnrors suffer—and if It ho passed, do notsthe planters itt lijto manner suffer. If the public do main be^ivon.away to the new States by tho ma jority—do no( tho old States suffer, nud douiot private interests suffer also? What becomes of, tho millions invested in public lands upon the faith—thutthey would bo sold to'others as they had been sold to them, and that they would grow more valuable as the quantity diminished. If the Sub-TVeasury be passed, by the majority, and nothing biit specie received in payment' of publie dues, willnot owners of bank stock suffer—yea, and private individuals holding notes of these, banks, will they not Milter by the depreciation In vulue? But pur opponents may say that Otero are a kind of rights called vested rights, which even majorities hate uo right to touch. This ve ry question cf vested rights is to become one oftho most momentous Which will occupy tlio attention of our age, and the sooner we begin to understand it, Uie better. Wo may as weti-bro&ch it touch ing the conflicting interests of a Bridge and a Ca na), as tho validity of corporations grantod by legislative authority. Vested rights—is.a very convertible term, and may bo tuado to. apply to almost every kind of rights, but Umitsmust Be set to them. Strango— thot they have never yet been defined. Lawyers no doubt haVe a sort of prescriptive limit, aud conventional Usage establishes perhaps a still broader one, but thoy aro not accurately defined to suit our ago and ]}te genius of our government. Our ideas of vested rights are derived in a great measure from England, where they go baud iu hand with hereditary titles & personal privileges. We have already abolished many of thorn, and if rumor speak* truly, are about to lay the n*e to the foot of the tree, iu addition to lopping off tho ’We > SUJM \V( all ;r I. affix a value, the Receiver shall male? such valitaj tionand assess the Jax thereon, from tjie Best in* formation in his-power to obtain; and in cases where no retumis made, or rib valuation made by the person vetunririg, he shall assess a doable tax*. , And be it further enacted, That it shall be tho duty ofthe Receiver to assess all real and pentoual*es- tale not returned, oc,not assessed-by the person returning the same, iilita full market vulue. And be it further enacted, That iu all cases where taxes remain unpaid, and,the Tax Collector shall proceed to sell any laud-liable for the same, he shall sell the whole t?uct, and the surplus moltey- remaining after paying the taxes due, and expen ses of sale, shall be paid into the Treasury, sub ject to the claim oftho owuer of the land, if made within ‘ -'years after such safe-;* and.the Governor shall_ draw his warrant ori the Treasury for the same in favor of tho- clairiiant,' if satisfied ofthe justice ofsach claim. . Aud be xt further enacted, That in all cases \yhgn the receiver shall know of any lands m hUcoun-. ty being vacmit, or unclaimed, he shnll’.give / notico thereof, in ond or more of the public gaze ttes of this 8tate ; particularly describing the Iocaliqn and boundurieB, and stating that miles* tho samo be claimed, and tho taxes-thereon puid, (which shall be assessed, • in case of payment, at tho full market value,) the tome will be returned to tho Executive office us vacant land; and such land shall thereafter Im liable to bo-sold and grant ed, on such terms as the Legislature shall pre- • scribe, at any time after expiration of months from* time tho same is returned to’the Ex ecutive office, which shall he immediately after the expiration oftho time of publishing said liptiee* of THE.BRIDGE! THE BRIDGE!! The opponents of the Bridge are very active, tit preparing for tlie coming contest before the people on Saturday next, not in coining.speech es or preparing arguments, but in-drumming up voters, and we have beard it suggested. Unit they intend to propose that tlie votes*shall be cast in the ratio of property. Can this really be thought 6f f £rd gentlemen, with professions of democ racy yet warm upon their lips, going to foreswear the grqat fundamental doctrine of our faith 1 We Cannot Bunk it—dm?, lest some thoughtless per- sons might be induced to advocate such a mea sure, we will at emee lay it bare to the public gaze in all its deformity. The doctrine of voting according to taxable property, hosmet with no advocates in our coun try in recent times, except in our banka and joiut stock companies. No Slate, county or town, bos ever incorponOed such‘an aristoCratical prin ciple into its constitution, however much some States may have qualified tiie right of suffrage. No one has ever dared (sp fur os we know) to propose that A, possessing two thousand dollars, ■hall have two votes, while B, -possessing one thousand-, shall have only ono vote. Then, if no Sfiite, county "or town, has yet ventured upon the detestable principle, shall Savannah adopt itt But it may be only proposed in reference to the Bridge question. Now, we say, it is just as ap plicable to any other measure, as to tiih one. If tlio principle is good touching the building of a Bridge, it is good also touching our subscription, to tbo'Central Rail Road, stock—and if it is good in regard to tlie stock, it is good likewise with re gard to a fifteen gallon law. Hah! have we touched you upon a sore point,gentlemen? Re member then, that the moment you broach this doctrine, tho'advocates of that measure may, with os clear a right, demand that the principle shall be carried out. Nor, is this all—once let tbjs odious doctrine find on entrance into our statute bookr, and pot only our democratic but republican insti tutions, are at an end. You at once establish the two different ranks of ptebians and patricians. ,Has the Bridge question then bronght as to this, that the rich ore required to have twice as many votes as the poor? We almost could find it in our hearts to laugh at the ridiculous position irt which this mew principle would place our opponents. The very high, priests of democracy—spurning with their feet the free offerings of the people, and desecrating tho altars of freedom with their idolatrous offerings before tlie Golden Calf. How the quondam worshippers Would stare, and gaze at the profanation, to see the purlieus Ofthe tem ple, once sacred to tlie cause of equal right*, thus occupied by flie patricians of. the laud, proclaim- ing to the people—Ho! every one that i« clothed iu fine linen aud fares sumptuously every, day— come ye rip and occupy tlie high places secured by the money of your sires. The day-that such a thing Is attempted, will be a proud one for the opponents of such a measure. Wo will carry our Bridge upon the acclamations, of fiiepeople, and we wvill pot only celebrate the paMpver/ btit we Will build unto ourselves* new altnrs and elect new priests Ho serve before the people. - But, notwithstanding that this- thing is rife in our, streets, we cnmiot believe that it jviJl be seri ously proposed; and until it is so, we are wil ling to believe it an idle rumor.- Nevertheless, when such moitrous things are found even lurk ing about the high-ways, it is well to seize them by.the forelock and drag them into the light of duy. ' . Tho doctrine, however, that public interests, rind the prosperity of a gfeui community are to succumb befofe private- views, ,is scarcely less monstrous than this v . It .strikes, also at tlie very root of Democracy. What Is the great funda mental doctrine upon which our ipstitutions are based! Itjs, ffiattlie majority shall govern. If, then—majorities are to govern us, of course mi norities must submit,'Olid this holds as true when the interests ofthose niinorities arc involved, as in case's vyhero individual feelings do not' enter in to the controversy at all. What'great question ever divided a Democratic people, .in which the iulcresta of tlie few did not go dowu before tlio branches. Thfe simplest process for a popular essay, will be-to proceedfrom one right to auother, until wo cQtne to the Stockholders of a Canal', pint, •hen, a matt's right to a piece of lapd which ho has paid for arid received title deeds to,in Ike sim ple, is one, which no majority can toko away. A Bank charter to run 50 years, vests certain rights iu tlie Stockholders and their successors for that term, and v c anno the resumed by tho grantors,un less tho rights be forfeited by tlie violation of such statutes as may be in force at the time ofthe pas sage oftho aot, whatever maybe the majority in favor of doing so. Stockholders in a chartered Canal Company, have, the same sort of rights, and they cannot be token away by the votes Of majorities. Bat, there are certain kinds of charters called,in common language,monopolies. Suppose, for instant, tlie Ogccliee and.Alato,- malm Canal Company had received from the Le gislature tlie exdusivo privilege of connecting these waters with the Savannah. Then the voto of a majority of tlie Legislature could neither take it away nor confer it upon another compa ny, Now; this brings us to tlie ppim. Have the Canal Company vested rights, with whicli tlie erection of a Bridge over the Savaunoh will in terfere ? Wo will not moot the queatiou whether Legis latures of Republics have the power to grant per petual monopolies, but wo will proceed at once upon tho assumption that they have, or we will grant they have, for the sake of argument. What then are tlio vested righto of this Catial Compa ny ? Do their righto extend farther than tho Ca- nai and tlie land necessary to carry it into opera tion ? Dp thoy extend, ad infinitum, over the land each side?. Cau no planter wagon bales of cottou outside of their toW-path, because it would Interfere with the legitimate carrying trade of tlie Company ? Is a boat precluded from ruuning within a certain distance of the focks, in tlio ri ver? Do their righto extend to all collateral ad vantages over the land eacli side, so that no man or set of men can either trade there directly or indirectly ? Here we approach tlie point at issue —in those collateral aud aud presumed righto growing out of the direct grant. Then to the point at once. Have the Canal Company sueh a monopoly by their charter over tlio city ,of Sa- vaunqli, that the said city cannot build -a bridge over tho river into which* tlie canal empties, lest by so doing they interfere with the collateral pri vileges of-the Company? If they have 7 how completely they have honnd us hand and foot. They may speak to us in this wise: Wo have a charter Tor a Canal Company, that presumes all tho advantages growing out of a Canal—such as wharf lots on its banks—not only these, but all other laud or lots interfering witjrtheso lots—not only so, but with dll new enterprizes interfering even indirectly with theso said privileges. The Corporation of Savannah shall not build >vhorves above us—they-shall not build abridge which will make these lots less valuable by introducing the very trade which we intend le carry on exclusive ly on these lots. Now, lias the Legislature' thus ■old us to thd Canal Company? _/ Were it true, in its broadest extent, that the Ca nal Company have such chartered righto, then we might, when reduced to tliis extremity, turn back upon our own chartered righto. We, too, have an act of.incorporation, older than theirs, and co vering the very ground claimed by the Company. Thus far wo bad arrived, when tlie Georgian made ito appearance. Our opponent, it seems, has droped his modest guise, and comes out this morning in a bran new Roman Yoga. All the arguments adduced by him this morn ing are simply a repetition of his old ones, about the submarine difficulties, which have been an swered already. As to fighting off the opinion of our Engineer by employing a greater one to swallow, him up as Aaron’s rod did the magician— We are perfectly content with the Engineer who has thus far enrried ns .and our improvements kate\y on. Is ilto be presumed that an Engineer capable of laying out Rail Roads and Rail Road Bridges and who is constantly studying the na ture of Soft them rivera.does not know the pecu- liaritierof the Savannah if there aro nny. Has he not already constructed a bridgo over thojOgee- chc, arid does that differ very widely from the Sa vannah? We* presume not. As to tlio under estimate—expense—and pro rate taxation, wo shall allude to these points at another time,is well ns to horse bouts—steariiboato and the .single bridge plan. - Our opponent could not get along it seems with out recurring to the old habit of bandying small wit about wind work and all that sort of tiling. If We have too much sail for our ballast—lie has too. much ballast for hi* sail, and if we are! likely to clipsi/,o by a flaw of wind, bets already hopeless ly. stuck in tlie mud at the bottom ofthe river. lie winds up by a compliment to his imaginary auxil- lam now it is barely possibly that thore- are two Dromio's, but if there are, they are so much ulike, • that like their prototypes thoir own''masters could not tell them apart. •- isli the follow mg f'ounnittiicaltoli u of tlio author, who thinks that uTtics requires, tilts nt our baud ), tecodo to his Tcquest, and at the pair© time,’would suggest to t o Georgia*, file propriety of copying tlio answer upon ptocisoly similar reasoning. \ , From the Georgian. THE BRIDGE We seek to establishHho faaWim of C&imstiug freely nud fully, asis^ono elsewhere io the neivs- phponsevery publiriquestion which may prices ho ping that such a eourso will not only oxcitofAvery man to think of tiie prosperity of tho citv, but in due© overy. ono tp move and act under the best counsels ft>rthe public good. This subject reqiros more mature consideration than is usual* ;iven to public matters by tho citizens general ly of Savannah/ It will have an effoct In bring ing more produce mid small trade to'tlio city; but it may have an uufhvornblo effect upon our pros-, jority through tho financial nrmngemoto necessa ry to Build tho bridge; and its " position may he made such as to be exceedingly injurious to our harbor and the navigation ofthe river, as well n* destructive to tho interests of many. \The reviv ers and actors in this measure, will, uo doabt, be fully prepared to shoVv what will bo the iucrcnsod amount of trade. And we trust that sotno of those who htvo been appointed guardians .of the city, will explain ftilly what it? ability to pay for this pro ject; and if taxation must be resorted to, whether tho amount necessary will be such as will not be be too onerous even to tho widow and tlie orp han ; and whether it may hot fmvo tho effect of depressing Iho spirit Which is so resolutely engag ed in cartyuigout our undertakings,tlie Roil Road and tlie Cana), and our otli'or means of communi cation with'tlio iutcrior of tlie Stato and the Groat West. ' • . " ' The river opposite tlie town,is narrow, and tho accommodations for shipping so contracted, that wo qre daily, even in tlio* present Infaucy of-our trAde, seeking to enlarge them. Our commerco, as compared what the natural advantages of> our location prom iso, is Lii.li ptmix/and wo should sedulously endeavor to increase it. And the pro posal of a bridgo across the river, near the mlddlo oftho town, is certainly not only n proposal to ob struct the free navigation, but to fill up that space on the surfaces every (oot of which we hope one day to see wanted, aud for mofe than the mere swinging of ships to their anchors. This obstruc tion on the surface howover,’ though a serious ob jection may be a trifling ono, when compared to tlie probable consequences at the bottom. We not only of tit? present generation, bavo but our ancestors had for yeapi been trying to remove some obstacles in tlie river, and to increase Its depth. Befors this period, and at this moment, officers of tho government have been and are stationed hora, with large appropriations,- whose duty >t was and is made to improve the.navigation of our river: and while tiffs to going on, wp gravely meet in serious deliberation, and propose to build obstructions at a large cost. Methinks we hear some one in thoir.wlsdQm say, abridge will be no obstruction, either’at the top or,attho bottom ofthe river, and refer to other cities.—Wo, in .greater wisdom, must request thorn.to compare closely and accurately this river and its change* top and Bottom with other river*. It to the river w? look at. It was here .before the city—and was the cause of ito foundation and ito increase. Injure it, and there is an end to nil our expected greatness. Examine minutely tlie con sequences of obstructions oven of the smallest kind in Southern rivers not far from their months, and especially of our own whose chauuel to divid ed. Tho’ comparatively but a youth,- we luive seon Islands of some acres formed in the channels of rivors on a little ballast thrown from a sailboat, ahd sonto smaller ones on tho lodgment of a brauch of a tree and even of a pole; pud yet we, in a river of floating sand and mud in our flat country, and genomlly* shiggtoh stream propose erecting a bridge at our city in tho Very midst of stated. Tho ono......v...... .» mm uiuu i p stwity, while tin? other.would destroy our fair hopes of becoming THE QUEEN OF THE SOUTH- )NE DOUBLY INTERESTED. . ■— Comiacvciitl .Toiii'iihl., Paragon Kate O’Brien i. i ti.st daTE8,- v - • > ■ From Liverpool^ Nov. I I From Mobile.Nov.18. From Havre....... Oct. 31 | From N. Orleans, Nov.fiQ.' • ""•nitv. V After which tho celebrated Revel F pear on tlio qnio-z.# n _ v v , SAVANNAH-EXPORTS, DEO. 3. Per Br. brig Bella, for Deinerara—276 casks Rice. RICHMOND, NOV„ C8..--TUer 0 U U?tWng new In our market and monqy affairs deserving notice. \ey have done for cor will make tho more and the commercial commu nity ho an much more relieved hy that course. ■‘CoMon.u-UJ to-llJ cents ^ lb. ' . yofrncco.—Rccoipts tight. Transtfctuffis chiefly con fined to loose parcels, wnieh soli fVom 82J to 8J,' Lugs in lthdfl. 891 to 31, Loaf 8S a 8]^ Demand more brisk _ .to3jt than fot* several weeks. JP7«mr.-.Citj* Mills hold at 80 J. C$, some holders ask 8GJ. 8 fT Demand Country, sales at Wilhclmim;. .V" nw . SI ™. Ub, ami rarqtiotlo Ono Uolh,r-a„iF c , l'»- Smtt.cunbo.ocrodotmo Coorg^C' CONSIGNEES VFJt HA1E HOAD CARS . Arrived yo.Iorday—442 linles Cotton to C Unr- tridgo, Ailiuu. & Burroughs, R IlnbomlmiA & Sdn, Wimborly & Jonos, N AHnrdco, I, Bold win, Bouton &, Rnndlo, S, Goodoll, 1) Bonce & Son,E Sinclair,‘ WoBliburu, Lonia&Co, Comp- field & Noylo, E Hendoraon, mid \V Dimcuii, Sliippingr Intelligence. PORT OF SA PAXyRIl,... .DFCEMDER 4, 1839: ARRIVED SINCE OUR EAST. Schr Bold.Commmtdor, Wing, Now Haven, vin Charleston. Mdee to A Clioiror. Sloop William, Lowis, Biecbdro’. 42 baloa S I Cotton and Wood to G Andcriou '& Brother; R Habersham &. Son. Sloop Viator, Eden, Ricoboro'. 2900 bnsltels Roush Rico to R Ilaborsham &, Son. Steamboat Georgia, Norris, Augusta, with tow boat. 7 mid 17 to Stonmboat Co. 637 halos Cot- ton to A R Gordon, L Barie, W Taylor, H Har per, and Corn to F Shells. CLEARED, Br.- brig Belle, Bell, Detnernra—F Sorrel (,• Co. DEPARTED. Stoamboat Gen Clinch, Brook, Black Crook. . Steam packet Savannah, Freeland, Charleston; Steamboat Georgia, Norris, Augusta. MEMORANDA. Ship EU Whitney, up at Boston Tor this port. our small harbour. The proposer of this sito can nevorhnve observed and reflected upon the efleets of the attehipts to stop the passngc* between Hutchinson mid Argylo and Fig Islands.—If they have,'wo would ask what' havo boon their deduc tions? Oursaro, that a bridgo would form similar banks with ono or two sinicos for the passage of tlic watcr; or if the current should be much in creased by the lessening of the passage far the river, it would deepcu the river just at the points of increased rnpidity by removing a portion ofthe bottom; but itwould doposit it a Utile lower down; and the'dividing oftho channel just below, by Fig tsjand, would most probably fix the very basin of our harbor ns tho spot of deposit. It will not be necessary to point to a great distance to observe tho cflects of obstuctions. Wo have them both above and below town. Above the river, can now, on banks formed within no veiy long periods und daily enlarging, be forded two thirds across at low water. Below we havo tho changes ofthe bottom and tho effects of obstructions daily before our oyes i even lint a short distance from tho propos ed site of tlio bridgo within a few months, wo &re told, during the absence of many of tho Commis sioners of Pilotage, an obstruction was permitted to remain, and ulrcndy a Bank has commenced rapidly its formation. If such has been the eflect of small obstructions, what must bo that of a bridgo with piers and abutments,&c.7 We fear literally the filling up of, some portion ofbiir Harbour. This subject might be pursued, and many views suggested; hut pretending to no yicncc, wo leave it for the present to those of more skill nnd expor- ence; and only suggest if a bridge should Go do- (crmincd upon, let -it bo placed so far. above tlio city diat the Bank which;it will form shalLnot ‘‘embarrass our commerco;” and if one is built, that it shall be constructed with a full study of fls hydraulic and hydrostatic effects. A. to a bridge ofa single arch, wo prasnmo if the span should not bo too great, that the expense■ might be too great; if not, the destructiveness of our climate to wood would forbid at so groat a cost its erection, TJiere is another effect which will and. should be brought to view, viz: that upon-privnto and iocnl public interests. - Ifu bridge is buik-at any. part oftho city, it must losscn tho fiicility ofap- proach to some wharves, and consequently their value, A groat undertaking hue been cptnmeu- cod by tlio Catial Company, nnd idrondy has much money und labor boon expended to increase accommodation for shipping, and ’give fueilitieS, which have deeu intich needed, to the lnjnber trade.. A-trade which as now. conducted, is at great detriment to die river. A bridge .built be low the canal'must prove a great injury to the projcqt as well us seine, others', and to tho in terest of n-.any. Wo have already before our eves, presented in a strong light, lamentable in. stances of tho destruction of private interst add private jtappincB for supposed public good. But CHARLESTON,Deo. 3 —Arr. Br ship Scot- land. Black, Liverpool—sailed. Oct. 23d._ Sw. hnrqiio Emma Theresa, Lor.mtz, Stock holm, via Cowes, 52. days. 18tli ultipio, lat 31, ion 64 44, fell in with tlio wreck ofthe Ganges,of Walwich,totally dismasted and abandoned-blow- ing fresh nt tlio.time, could not board her. Brig iVudhiiigton’s Barge, Williams, Malaga, 44 days; schr Mary, Griffin, Portland 7 ds. For Philadelphia.' Tlio coppered nnd copper (listened ' NEW HANOVER. Capt, Carty, wiil's ,100 whola and 68 half lihls superfine Flour. 03* Tho '* ’ ' * ‘ __ coppered and copperfastenod Brig JANE, Capt. Byinonds, will succeed tho .New Hanover, and sail next week.' For (Velghl or pas- soge, apply qaUbove. dec 4 For WSw-YorU—Brig Line, The rogdlar packet Brig AUGUSTA, A H Shccrwodd, muster, Ijtving most of her curgoj engaged, will clear TO-MORROW, 6tli inst. For balanco of freightor passage, apply on board, at Mongin's upper whorl, or to WASHBURN, LEWIS & CO. N B—Good accommodations for steerage 'pas sengers. dec 4 For SJarscn, 5rouswlefc7 gt. Sire n's, Jacksonville and Black Creek. The steamer IVANIIOF, Copt. 1-Bailey, will leave (hr thc'abovo plncoa TO-MORROW, tlio 5th, i r™-” ‘"--‘“ppv", mi., instant at — o clock, . For freight or possngo. apply on* board, or to N6bLE A. HARDEE. N. B.—All freight payalfig by ahippefs. Slave' passengers must be cleared at the Cus tom House, dec 4 For Charicwtou, via Beaufort. Tlio splendid now steam pack t ■Wlirnri:-. BEAUi'oUT DISTRICT, Capt. Simpson, will Jeavo for tho nbovo places every Monday morning ot 7 o’clock. For freight or passage, having splondid accommodations, opply to tlio Captain on board at Giiilniartin’s wharf. '' „ JOHN GUILMARTIN. CTTho Beaufort District goes inland from her to Beaufort, outside from Uiero to Clutrleston. dec 4 Steam Packet Savannah. Permanent Arrangement bettoeen Satanmh and - Charleston.—Onleitte Passage. FJna i|8—TrfnoooH in 0 Houns h g** Pt Tho splendid steam packet SA> arrSmar-VANNAll, 1 G. Freeland, master •«. 7 1 r si. , u ’ 1 iouiiuiu, iimsier, will depart for Charleston every 1 Tuesday and Saturday at 6 o'clock in tho morning; returning, will.Ieavo Charleston every Thtirsnay and Sun day same hour. For freight or passage, apply on board, op to npy 16 COHEN &FOSDICK,Agents. For, Charleston, via VTiltOn Head, w BcnnfortanffEdisttf, The elegant steam packet ISIS, KfiSSsasSS-K-Cluwo, master,.will-depart for the abovo places on MONDAY-'MORNIN.G at 7 o’clock. For freight or nnssngo,’having excel lent accommodations, imply oh honrd.or to CLAGHO^N & WOOD. N. B.—All slnve passengers must be -cleared at the .CuitoiA House, dec 4 ’ * Stolen, From tlie stable of Mr. John Whitehead; in Burke County, on tlie 29th November last, a beautiful Bay HORSE, black mane and tail, (inuno very thin} one,or' two white foot,four years old last spring,walks nnd trot8,fmo.-/ A liberal reward will be given for delivery of the Horse, and a reward of $50 for the apprehension of the ‘thief, with proof to conviction. . Tho Horse to bo delivered in Sa vannah or Augusta. Letters to bo directed to Mr. Hibler, Augusta. ■" 241ca* dec 4 1 nis evening, " 11 Permed the l'nice of I'EKFECTI©!,/^ ■'if*, bail To pour on thu Xltrlif i,» " ll)r w ® be followed wiil, ,h„ f‘,3; loumia. or re. ,? 11 * Tom To conclude will!'tho Operatic F„„ rru E Mr. p. Xhlity .'MHotisumTiMiiir OREENE AKB.PULASKI LOTTERY. . C M SS NO. 65, FOfl 1839 day.ol'December, 1839 7 ** I prize of. 1 1 -r i i .50 50 do do- do do do . do do *30,0(10 10,009 8300 (797 1000- 1 400; Tickets, 10, Hulves.'$3,Muan^Msg: ""deed ? r"; l ;™N«TON' Lot'y & Ex. Offic, on j,. i ■faBEweiSs To all. whom it may concern- WHEREAS John I*. hlkmuE of CMtlrainmm forTotterao'f fZin°^' on tlio citato ond effects of PalerMiS Chatham county, deceased- Tiiom Ore tberorore to cits and and d ©aasei ..ofilotboirot^n^f^tt to the granting of Uw administration^ dV of tlio deceased to tho uppliaant in iU h, offico of tho said Court, on or before tin 4th of January next; othenvise letter, of edmi tion will be granted. Witness, Rw Hon. Antb’y Porte,, 0 », rf irraisr 1 urt ’ ,h ° ^ ** ° f d « ’ EDWARD G.IVIUOK ‘ ,eo ' 1 .. Deputy Clerk c.o.e.. Prom Genoa and Malaga. By W. A. Caldwell* Sons. On FRIDAV, tlie 6th inst. will be sold will nny mntmor of rosorve, on Prico’ wharf, u past 10 o'clk, The entire cargo of brig li'ashington’s Smt din from 0 Ochoa and Malaga, consisting of 1000 boxes BUNCH RAISINS 500 half do. 500 qr. do. 140.bqxcs Muscatel do. 300 do. Bloom do. 300 do. Christina do. 200 halfboxeo Bunch do. in layers 10 oasoo do. in fancy boxes ' 100 boxes Lemons 100 frails soft Shelled Almonds 100 bbls. Grapes 300 half, do. 300 jars do, 100 half do. 30 qr. cosks'Oiivo Oil' ■ 15 do. old Sherry Wine 10 do. Indian bbls. do. I0O boxes Italian Maccaroni 100 do. do. ’ Vermicelli 50 bogs White Beans 35 do. Walnuts 20-oi os Parmozan Cheeio 4 pipes Linseed Oil 50 boxes Castile Soap 8 casks Garlio 20 bills. Flaxseed 10 do Ganard Seed 100 Marble Mortars and Pestles 100 qoxes Florence Oil in bottles 300 rcatns Letters nnd Wrapping Paper. 'The nliovq Frait is all of tlio celebrated hi; George Luring, und tiie whole curgowili puali ly bo Hold to tlio liigliest bidder. Conditions—sunn under $200,cash;500 600,- sixty days; 000 to 1200, ninety dsyi; it 1200, four months for approve paper. Charleston dec 4—c Exchange. E XCHANGE on Boston at 00 days, M by LADD, TUPPER & 813TARE. .dec 4 ce, Uaisins, Scgnrsj&c. ■4 4« BAGS Coffee, 158 boxes Began J. i 6 boxes Vernincelli, 8 cases I’niaa G boxes Preserved Plums 2 bags Picon Nuts, 10 bbls crushed Sup 10 hhFs LonfSitgar, 25 j cbesis Tea 4 chests Ten, trap 1 ,, 100 boxes Raisin) 200 Jinlf boxes Raisins, 2O0qrdn do 25 boxes Lemons, lOOItogs Grapes 70 ensks Malaga-Wine 75 druina Figs 25 I casks Malaga Wino 1 Just received per-schr S Carolina and*l boatSavatmah,nnd foraaiolg BOXES 1 S^reiCand’iM,4 , i,o’ ,ul1 5U .“s s ai aio(]o do Spring <io . Right Wlihle do Hiilliburt Fins, Onions, Potatoes Tongues and Sounds, Codlisn Butter otnl Cheese, Spices ' Soap, Tallow Candles Whole nnd half bbft Canal Flour Half ahdqr do Buckweat • Loaf and Brown Sugar _ Hyson, Young Ilysonand Black less Woodeh and Stouo-Waro • Fine Cnlf nnd thick Boots and Slices Winos and Liquors ^‘T^VoUGLASS^Ancieox'.^ ALSO, a- »v CONTRACT will bo made for putting Mott X will — „ _ down Brick Culverts on tho Louisville Rond. Proposals must bo bunded in to either ofthe un dersigned, on or before tlio 20th instant. For timber particulars, enquire of . ROBERT VV., POOLER, 7 Commis- BENEDICT BOURQU1N. J sionera. deed .2411 City Sheriff’s Sale. O N tho firet’fuosdayinjnnunry noxt, will bo solo before tho Court House in tho city of Savannah, between the uoiial hourseofsalo, ono grey Horse, snddle and bridle, one mahogany side board, one ditto dining table/ ono ditto stand, One - sofa, one carpet, six choirs, two looking gtassos, two pair ofiiiidirons/flbdvol and tongs; levied on by virluo ofOiii’s.issuodfrom tho honorable Court ofContmon Pleas and of Oycrnnd Terralnor for the city of Snvnniinli,nttlie instance oi James II. Wndoct; al. vorsits Compfleld & Breed, James Palmer ef. nl. vs Nathaniel Canipfiold; properte pointed out by plaintiff’s nttornies. doc 4 LEVI S. RUSSELL Sheriff. 7ERY & JOHHBtiiv, '“ "•: ro6 a 3L Blaclt, blue black, brown, claret,?" West of England'Clotlis - hncre , Black, mixt,!vawn, striped, &o, p rcUU i Oxford mixt, black, brpwn, green, Sutinets ■ , f orBO nan u Heavy rnixt, ^ do. • i](J j 0 . JentLs, Linaeve, &c. . AiXC riMontund Whitacy, R« South side Now Crop Coffee. 4 A BAGS prinio green Havana. Cofieo of lU the now crop, just received and for.snle by LADD, TUPPER & SlSTAJtE. dec f MenhadonFiab, for plantalion use, on ‘-jj mont. ’ 2-iJlr