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Country Paper, 3 per Annum; for C months, 43.
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ITT* The Mail fuilbdyestevd
of Charleston.
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ff/tu and Arw Advcrthmcutt, «Fptv in both Papn-r.
U 7* Cilice at the comer .»fB*y nnl Bull-street*, over
Mr. J. B. Gaudry’i Htore.
SsivtmnaU Markets, Dec. 30.
(CORRECTED WRKRtr.)
liAG'ilN’f!—Itsmp. 43 inch, 18 8 33 cu. t> yard.
BALK ROl’B— V IK, 7 9 W cents.
BACON—Hama, l v !b 10 a 14 coni*; shoulder.
undSide., 0 101.
S BBF-M.M, *18 VbMli Prime, *13;
BEAD—N«r», *5 ® *00 P cwL| rilot. *6| • I.
Cracker*. BuUCT, TJ * 8 cent. V 18.
BUTTEll—Goshen, 86 * »«"“* j 6 : .
BllANDY—Cnjo.c, 4th proof, *1 40 a 1M P gall..
Domestic, 30 » 02 cents! Apple, 43 i Peach,
. 65 * JO. v.
CBOCBBBY—Per cent. edv. 30 a to cents.
CANDI.ES—Sjtcnn.. 48 a 50 centt P IB) Georgia,
81; Northern, 00. * -
CHEESB-Northem. 10 a laceuu P IB.
COEFEB—Inferior to fair, 111 « la cent. 4 In.
(Oodfalrio prime, 131 » 131 choice, 00 •, Tots
toEleo.00.
COAL—Liverpool, *10 P eKaVlreitl.
COTTON—Upland, 7 » 10) P IB i Sea Wand, 82
q 23
CORN—Car CO, 00 cent. P hu.hcl i trttjrlj* M.
FLOUR—Baltimore, Howald-at. *7 a *7 S3 P bbl.,
Philadelphia and Virginia, *7 a 67 25; Cana!
•8 50.
HAY—Prime Northern, 73 cents.
HERRING—Smoked, P boa. 73 a lOOeenu.
IRON—Sweeds. P ton, 110 9 180. .
LEAD—Pig end Bar. *7 38 V cwt.; Sheet, *8.
LARD—Pdh. 14 it 14j cent*.
I.IMB—Vbbl.,*2. , „ _ ...
LUMBER—Yellow Pine Rsnrins Tunber. 6 8 *10
P M.t Steam Sawed, 18 »22; Floorras Boards,
SO a Cit River Lumber, Boards, Plank and
Scantling. 15 ^ 10; 1 inch Flooring Boards, 15
o 10: White Pine, dear, 20 S 23; Merchant
able, 14 9 13; Stave.*, Red Oak, OO 'i 00 V
M.; Shingles, 3 @ 4U. „ m ■
MACKEREL—No. 1, 400; No. 2, *00; No.3,99.
MOLASSES—Cuba, gall., 30 a 31 cents; New-.
Orleans, none.
NAILS—Cut, 4d to 20tl. 8 cents V ft.
OSNABURGS-V yard, 0 a 12cent*.
OIL—Sponn., Winter titrated, 00 V» gall.; Fall do.
*1 25 ft *1 30; Linseed,95 ’& 100;
Whale, 50 a 60. .
ronn xt M , » bbl. *20. *** ,4U *» * 10 ‘
PIPES—* crn-M <*> ® °0 cents.
PORTER—P doren, *3 ® *3 23..
PEPPER—Black, F lb 10 9 11 cents.
RAISINS—Malaga, Buuch, 1 73 9 *9.
RICE—F loom, *2| 9 S3.
RUM—Jamaica, V gall* 125 9 140-, New-England,
41 a 45.
SUGAR—Muscovado, F ft, 8 3 10 cents; Porto
Rico ami St Croix, 8 ® 10|; Havana, White,
13; New-Orlcnns, 8 ® 9; Loaf, 13 * 16;
Lump, 13 tt 14.
SALT—Liverpool coarse, F sack, 175
SBGARS—Spauish, F M., 12 ■» 18 ; . American, 2
SHOT—All sixes F ft, 8J cents.
SOAP—American Yellow, 6 a 8|.
TALLOW—American, 13 a 14 cents.
TOBACCO—Georgia, n»me; Kentucky, 10 » 12;
Manufactured, 16 a 22; Cavendish, 30 a 40.
TEA—Souchong, F ft, 28 9 55 cents; Gunpowder
and Imperial, 60 9 85; Hyson, 50 ® 63.
TWINE—Bagging. F ft, 18 G 25 ceuts.
WINE—Madeira, F gaU., *2 *2 25; Teneriffe,
L.P.1 ® 110; Dry .Malaga, 40 ® 45; Street
Malaga, 45 ® 50; Champagne, per dozen, 6
9 13.
WHISKEY—Philadelphia and Baltimore, F gall,
40 9 43 cents.
FREIGHTS—To Liverpool, at id * ft; to Ha
. vre, lie. * It*to New-Yoik, *1* V bale; to
hiladelpliia let. F ft.
EXCHANGE—Ou England, 9 to 10 per cent prem;
Brad* on N. York, 5 days, 393J per cent
prem., at sight 4 per cent prem.
REMARKS.
COTTON.—There was a moderate demand
for Upland during the past week, and prices
have receded a little since oar Uwt report for all
dualities. The sains will rnnrh nhnnf 3000 l>«!es,
at prices ranging from 7 to 10 J, principally nt9 to
9J. In 8ea Island, but little has been done.—
We quote from 22 to 23 cents.
We.take die following statement.of the receipts
of Cotton from- the Savannah Shipping Sf Com
mercial List, at the places mentioned, since the
1st of October: 1839.
Georgia, Dec. 27, 43296
South Carolina, Dec. 20, 62577
Mobile, Dec. 14 11932
New •Orleans, Dec. 14, 245433
Florida* Dec. 4, 1400
North Carolina, Nov. 30,..... .1096
Virginia,Dec. 4................ GOOD
Total, 37176CT 283938
The following i» a statement of the stock of
Cotton on hand at the respective places named:
Savannah, Dec. 27,, ....14507 ‘ '
South Carolina, Dec. 20, 11790
Mobile. Dec. 14 11301
New-Orleaiw, Dec. 14,....... 129731
Virginia, Dec. 4, 1500
North Carolina,. Nov. 30, .500
Augusta and Hamburg, Dec. 1, 25000
Macon, Dec. 1, 15337
Florida, Dec. 4 1500
Philadelphia, Dec* 7, .403
Jfew-York, Dec. 11, ..8600
Total 490135 179890
RICE.—There has been an unusual limited
demand (or this articlo the pust week—about 300
casks sold at $2| to $3.
CORN retails at 70 to 80 cents. g,
FREIGHTS—To Liverpool *d ^ ft; to Ha-
vro lu cent j to New-York $14 bole for Cot
ton; to Philadelphia J ct. per lb. for Cotton, 75c.
for Rice; To Bouton £ cent for Cotton, Rice 75
ceuts.
A jest taken in earnest.—A man in Scotland ad
dicted to stealing, and in the liubit of praying
subsequently to bo forgiven, was once followed
by a person who saw him come out of a bonne
find go behind a stonewall. Ho followed, and
heard b im pray thus.
"O Lord! I pray tlmt if I have done any thing
amiuin .tealing those goods, that thpn would.t
command this wall to fall down and erneh me to
death.”
At that moment the person watching him push'
ing the wall, jlfell with'a crash on to the praying
man ; who euppoiingliie prayer had been answer
ed, lifted his eyes towards heaven, and said:
“Dear Lord! I cannot speak a word in jest,
but that thou shouldest take it in earnest!"
TI1E STATE RIGHTS' PARTY—GEOR
GIA JOURNAL—AND OURSELVES.
Wo hnvo been looking for some time to 6oe
what the Journ.il hud to say about the tltingspro-
pamtdedto it, tu onr article of the 13th, hut not
nn!illfio3lth have wo been able to hear from it.
Now, .ay its editors, they will wait for the no.
ton of the State Rights' ^Convention in Juno,
and it appoals to us to know whether we will sub
mit to this general .rlilralionof the Party.
Wo have no objections whatever to tho Con
vention;—indeed, we approve of dial measure,
and are willing to abide by its decision, as to tho
point—whether a majority of the"party aro in fe.
vor of the Sub-Treasury, bnt wo must - reserve
the right to ourselves to say whether we will a-
dopt its nomination. If the Convention should
repudiate that profligate measure, we uu willing
to go for any man who will carry out auch prin
ciples, but should they meet as State Rights’men,
and recommend anti-Stnte Rights'measures out!
snti-State Rights' men to carry them ant, we can
not go with them. M go again* Set-'itoue-
rj, hr trio trill it ia furor of it.
As to the United Statu’ Bank, and all that sort
ofthing, we consider it laid by with the old Alma
nac. of past yean. The Journal knows that We
were opposed a United States’ Bonk when there
was inch a thing.
Incase tho Convention should nominate Gov.
Tnoc?, and he should be in fsvor or the odious
measure, willwc go IbrGen. II.maiso.vI If Gan.
IUttniso.v comes out bravely on the question
most interesting to tho South, most assuredly we
will. Bnt in ease such should be the Governor’s
views, and in tease Gen. Hauusov cannot come
up to tbe Southern mark—then we do not car.
upon whom Georgia may throw aw.y her vote.
Throw it'upnnTiiaor, rather than Vis BuR&tcof
course, for the old veteran is an honest and high-
miuded Southron at least.
Wo shall wait mostansiously to hcnrwknt Gen.
Harmso* has to say npon tho subject alluded to,
and if he counts out manfully before the meeting
of the Convention, we will ho very apt to hoist
that old flag that waved over die field of Tippa-
cannoe. We will have no part or lot in throwing
away tho vote of the State, if we can do any bet
ter. Now, the Journal knows onr position as
w»u -• we do ourselves, and can;calculate cer
tainty how we tnay act in any. contingency that
may happen. In the mean time, while the other
candidates are making their confessions of faith,
would it not be well for tho Journal to answer
some of our former questions as to the position
of its candidate I True—it may say, wait for die
action of the Convention; but the members of
that very Convention should be informed as to the
Governor's views.
The Sub-Treasury is tho most distinguishing
feature of Mr. Van Borks's administration, and
nearly all the opposition to it is Itased on hatred of
that measure, and tbe corruption which it would
engender. Now, the public mind abould be
enlightened, how a new candidate with precisely
similar views, can, in the first place, stand any
chance of elccdon—end, in the second, what ad
vantage is to be gained by swapping one Sub
Troasory President for another.
Before the Convention meets in Jnne, many
ehauges may take place on the political chess
board. A game is even now playing at AVaah-
toil, which may result in die total overthrow of
Va.v Bunes'sadministration, witboutmnch assis
tance from the Whigs at all. Bevtov and Cai.-
ttous an at deadly fued, and their enmity lias al
ready resulted in the election of a Whig Speokej
(alar! a Suh-Trcnsunj Whig,) and the same can
es may work out much greater changes yet.—
Would the Journal be very much surprised to
roe a large party formed out of the Bub-Treasury
Nulliflers—and the Sub-Treasury Whigs—and
Mr. Cauiomr himself a candidate 7 Vs* Bores
must reconcile these contending members of his
party, or lie must decline die cauvass.
Or, suppose Mr. Vas Bures should repudiate
Bestos and take Caiaious and the Sub-Treasury
Whigs into office, (which we consider by no
means improbable,) would thu Journal be still for
running on independent Sub-Treasury candi
date!
The fact is, before the meeting of tho Jnne
Convention, there will be aremodeling or parties
till round; and let them march and countdr-inarch
ns they may, yre intend to maintain our sendnel’p
post and fire at every man who gives us the Sub-
Treasury for u countersign. No Suh-Treasury
is tho motto on the flag that we nail to die mast,
mid it shall float on the brec2o when the present
petty squabbles of tactions and parties shall be
forgotten. '
Individua 1 . * Principles, not men," 1s their mot-
If; audit n attov. mo: to them, who shall load them
on to victory, so tint he h honest, crpabte, and
toithful to the Constitution.
Tire more Gon lUnnisos’t character is ea»»*
vassed, die better ho wilt ataudbefore the people—
his honesty, his capability, and his faithfulness to
tho Constitution, will bccomo tho more appa
rent. „ -i
We copy die following cheeriug paragraph
tVom the Richmond Whig, itself a tower of
■trenjdTm the South. The cause of the people's
candidate is onward in the Old Dominion, and
the sickly majority which gave tho State to Mr
Vas Bunns at the last election, Will bo .totally
auuihilatcd.—Holliman paper.
WHIG NOMINATIONS—WHIG UNANI
MITY—cm:I RING SIGNS.
The Harrisburg nominations "go ittyithn m-r-
tect looseness,” (to use uu expressive tla.li
phrase.) East, North and West, flioy aro greet
ed with a most cordial welcome. Immoiuo meet
ings of the Peoplo have been held in Pennsylvania
New York and otiicr States, at which the most
enthusiastic and oncotirnging resolutions were
adopted. When the Intelligence reached Pough
keepsie, die flourishing little village where Sena
tor Tallnuidgo resides, a meeting of Incite laitdra/
assembled npon dm instant, end vowed the most
zealous anil determined support tho Ticknt. Mr.
Talhnadga addressed die meeting in the most an
imating strains, lu tho iuteriorof Pennsylvania,
muon? the honest yoomanry,.the name of Harris
on works liko a charm,before which party ties dis
appear, and there is one great rising ortho Peo
ple, in eiipport of the Hero and the Patriot. In
die great West, tho signs warrant the confident
belief that the "era of good rooting” is about to
be restored, and that save the Government Land
Agents and titeir immediate dependants, there will
exist hut one party througkopl that populous and
flourishing region.
Tho signs inspire greater confidence in the
Whigs of this section, than Whig (marts have
known for many years It is evident, tho Peo
ple are rising, mid earning to tho rescue.—-They
are wearied of the wretched imbecility, dm pro
digality and eo raption oftlio present rulers.—
They are shocked end alarmed by thu monstrous
effort now making by* tho Federal Executive
to obtain the ascendancy in the National Lexis
leture, by disfranchising one of tho Sovereign
nwsmK.ar-J rtf fli.-i i Tlinrn ia Tltainn
A* Pray oxciwe me,” said a well dressed youmr
man to a lady in the boxes at the theatre, *'I wink
to go up stairs and cat some refreshment—don't
leave your scat.” A sailor seated in the same
box beside hi* sweetheart, disposed to do the same,
rose up and said, “ Ilurkoe, Moll, I’m going alof.
to wet iny whistle—don’t fall overboard while
I’m gone.”
Tiie following notice wasstncU’up in the Mar-
kot House in Taunton, England. ^Lost—A hemp-
ty znck, we anutlierzack in un, A Guse, a Whet-
stun & a Peke o f Tatera. Euy bodx vindiu the
zanie, and oil bring ura to Vunner Dusog, at the
Nogs Hod, shal hu dree shilling, gied to un, and
#kup o‘ drink.
The Governess, by the Countess of Blcsvingtoa.--
This is a vety entertaining novel—in which the
Heroine, a young and beautiful woman, is sud
denly thrown from tho possession of wealth and
station, upon the cold charities of an English
IVorld. She undertakes the duties of Governess
to various families, bur most of them vulgar peo
ple stiddenly elevated to wealth, and the interest
of the story, turn* upon the trials and mortifica
tions incident to such a situation, ft w inds up as
all uovel reading young ladies, love for novel* to
end—viz: by a marriage all round, of tho various
couples, who flirt together through the story.
We scarcely know how to characterize Lady B.
as a writer—she seems to have very little profun
dity, and occasionally betrays ignorance upon
subjects with which she ought to be acquainted
yet she always writes readable and entertaining
books.
The moral of this tale is decidedly better than
that of any previous book of her Ladyship’s; and
as she grows older, it is to be hoped that she will
continue to improve the moral and religious in
fluence of her writings. Tho.Araerican reader
looses the most picquant portion of this stoiy, in
as much as some of these personages drawn as
suddenly elevated parvennes, are evidently done
for portraits. One of the old Ladies with whom
the Governess lives is a literary character and
writes novels and poetry—under the latter head
she dishesup some ofTom Moore’s Melodiesifwo
mistake not. No doubt this was a highly season
ed dish at home, and does not loose the whole of
its relish even at this distance. It is for sale at
Col. Williams’.
member* of tha Confederacy.—There is union,
perfect und complete, pervading overy branch
of the grout Opposition Party of the Country —
The Whigs now move in solid and unbroken
column. Every effort of every member, di.“ected
to a common end, will tell towards the atttaia-
ment of tho grand result. This union will boget
zeal and inspire confidence; and Uio faction in
losfte&don of the Government will bo prostrated
»y nil abused and indignant People.
The same paper adds the following in refer*
encc to North Carolina:
The “Old North Sttte,” although she failed to
get her first choice, responds with cordiality and
zsal to the nominations of the National Conven
tion. The Whigs of that thoroughly Republican
State, like the Whigs of the Old Dominion, are
Whigs upon principle. Thov war against Mar
tin Van Btiren, not because bo i* a heartless dan
dy, or a sordid, selfish and unamiable person—
but they war against the curnipt and debasing
system of which he is the father and supporter
—tho system of proscription for opinion’s sake—
the upholding the offices of the people os rewards
for his partisans. They war against him because
of the knaves, whom he tolerates in office—be
cause of the waste of die public money, because
of tbo numerous systematic invasions of the most
sacred principles of the Constitution. They war
against him, because his whole public policy is
at war with civil liberty, and subversive of'the
morals, as well os the interests of a free Peo
ple.
To men impelled by such motives anil influen
ced by such principles, it is a m iller of compar
ative indifference, what Individual (so that he be
an honest man and a patriot) may lie selected os
the instrument to work out tho national deliver
ance. They will give to him, in the true spirit
of patriotism, a zealous, hearty and united sup
port.
cilARLESTpN, Dec. 28.
Fire!—An alarm of Fire was given last evening
betweeu Band lOo’clock, and was found to be in
Chalmers, near Meeting-street. It commenced
in die office of Mr. Win. G. Logan, and very
soon communicated to the next budding east, oc
cupied as tho Printing Office of the Charleston
Observer, which was blown up. The wiud blew
directly and briskly down die street towards tho
Bay. Next to the Observer Office was the three
story building of Mrs. Wightman, : upon which a
furious tide of flame poured from the find burst
ing out of the fire. The piazzas, and filially the
roof of this building caught, uud the whole efforts
of the Firo Companies was directed to confine the
conflagration to this point. The height of the
bniidiug rendered it a task of great difficulty, but
fortunately there was but the one point to guard,
and by the greatest exertions, water finally got
the better offire. One small house, however,
below Mrs. Wightman’s, was blown up by way
of precaution. Of the loss we con give no satis
factory estimate. All die building* were of wood
and three of the four were small. We aro una
ble to say how far Mr. Logan and the publishers
of the Observer succeeded in rescuing their pa
pers, but it is said tiias there was great confusion
among documents, and that they were thrown out
miscellaneously into the street by Way of saving
them. We can give no information of the
amount of insurance.
One remarkable escape ought to be recorded.
•A member of the Vigilant Fire Co. (Mr.
Whitney as we heard} had mounted to the third
story window of Mrs. Wliightmau’s house to got
the ho.-e pipe to, play undar the roof, and to sup
port bitnsqlf laid hold of the shutter which gave
way and he fell to the pavement below, without
being, ns we understand and hope, seriously in
jured. He struck upon his feet and was able to
walk after it. The perilous place which be had
sought in tlie discharge of the duty, made his es
cape a subject of universal congratulation and
sympathy. Considering the vehemence of the
wind, which occasionally whirled in fearful eddies
among the burning buildings uud then poured the
sheet of flames, full of blaziug fragments, far over
the adjoining buildings, it is almost wonderful
tlmt the fire exteded no farther, and can only
be attributed to the zeal, good direction and per-
serverance of the Fire Companies.—-Mercury.
Tho House was then shout pro.'ccJin- with
tho election of Prints,, when n resolution wmol-
ftred for its Indeflnits portponsnisnL T uo not
think it prohibit! that mi election will take place
to night. Thu House wsa still in session Whtn
this tetter was closed.
From the Southern llcmrilcr.
STATE RAIL ROAD.
We hnvo been favored by a.fricral, with the
following extract ofn letfor received in tilts piece,
"MvntETT.v, Doe, 17, ItSO.
Dear fiLrt—Sceled propos ils fitr tho execution
of tho road formation, from Cross Plains to Ross
taunting, (!H miles.) to die Tennessee River,
hive boon examined, and tho Commissioners as
certained that tho work paid for in six per cent
State Stock, at par vaiuo, will bo done more than
twenty fivo percent cheaper, titau tlmt which has
been heretofore dono on tho sains road, and paid
for in cash. It wilt unquestionably cost less than
Col. Long’s estimate, §559,000, though you re-
mouther it was rung ill tho earn of every one who
would listen to the aiUy story at Minedgeville, that
it was to cost millions—or perhaps the more cur
rent rumor was. that tho road to Ross’ Landing
would cost a million more tlmn a road to Vanes*
viile. or some place on tho.Tennessee.
There were upwards ofone hundred and seven
ty proposals handed in to the Commissioners,uml
ey«ry section will bo immediately under contract,
except twu—the section, on which the tunnel,
through Little Bine Ridge, and a heavy rock sec.
lion near the Tennessee River. Bids for this
works were rejected, because the prices were
deemed loo Itign."
The Speaker of the llotue of Representatives.—
Tho Globe lias, it is observed, represented tho
present Speaker as a grand-son of Colonel Joint
Taylor, or Caroline! to whom Mr. Hunter is ns
nearly allied, liy consanguinity, as to Sir. Slurtin
Vun Enron himself ,
By his lather's side, if moral qualities were in
heritable, as tho Globa seems to suppose, he is
entitled to tuntncli honor and mtegrity, and, by
his mother's to us much genius, its ally Hun ill A-
merica. IIo had two lihclcs in tho Continental
Congress, and ha has had tltrco ill that formed
under tiie Federal Constitution. Hi* great grand
father, an eminent lawyer, was tho author of tho
first abridgment of tho Yirgiuitt laws, and to
good a Whig that he forbid his son, a Colonel in
Uio British army, on his return from Europe, af
ter a long absence, to enter his house until he re
signed tha office of Stamp-master, conferred on
hnu by tho British Crown, tinder tho Colonial
Government. Mr. Hunter lias lieon twice eloct-
cd to Congress us a Whig. From somo or that
party ho differs, ill cutortaiuing anti-bank notions
ucquired iu a school of politics well known in his
native State, and or which Col. Taylor was, un
doubtedly a professor, though not Mr. llnntcr'i
teacher, for he died some time before Mr. II. had
entered the Univereiiy of Virginia.
John Mercer, of Marlborough, was Mr. Hun
ter's great grandfather. James Mercer nud John
Francis Mercer, two of his uncles, were iu tho
Continental Congress; one before and the oilier
after tiie peace of 1783/ John F. Mercer, James
.Mr. Garnett, and Hubert S. Garnett, his qitcles,
Imre been Members of Congress since file year
J789.—National Intelligencer.
Snoie.—After fourdaysqf severely cold weath
er, we were visited on Saturday afternoon, with
a snowstorm. The snow commenced fulling at
five o’clock, P. M., uud continued without inter
mission, until aboittS o'clock, on Sunday morn
ing, when it was succeeded by rain.—Pctentiurg
Intelligencer.
cis Severs, passed through Setup last even ng.j
Schr. Neutrality, of liristo), Me. ;;ouo to pieces.
A lettor receive*l last ovcnuig, from our corres
pondent, tire Editor of tho GlqOccstcrTelogrnph
say*—“If is impo^lhls to say at present precisely
how many have perished, bnt all agree that the
uutitbcr caimat he less ihaujijiy. Trio northern
iliore of our harbor presents a scon a that tnakes
the very heart Weed—strewn ns it It with the
wrecks and cargoes of twenty or twenty-fivo
sels, and hero and therewith tho lifeless nni bleed* t iffGut8
jug bodies of unfortunate mariners. Our whole
community are in mourning, while sympathy and
bcnevolenco oro actively alive to the wants of the
KurvivingautVerer*. A public meeting of our o’-
tizens is to bo held this evening to devise means
for their relief.” - > VrWBWH
j-;, n „ Vor Havana.
ttefM* to complete her can.,, „ , ' ml, anlt;-|
d«-Putt h. Apply to 8 ’ ani1 Wffl RH iS 1
will dor
irt lor tho above
o’clock
rovCUmrcstort^iiSSjg.
Ihe Missouri awl Joica Roumkry Question.—
Onr lust advices, say* the St. Louis Bulletin oftlio
10th, compel us almost to A arn tragical termina
tion to tins foolish broil. Armed forces have
been ordered to tho field, nnd expresses arc daily
cotoiug in, laden with details nnd rumors of the
most exciting character. But let us drop specula
tion, nnd enuoavor to give an Impartial account
of matters ns they have thus far progressed.
“Tho first overt act was the seizure and impri
sonment of tho Sheriff of Clark county, Mo., by
tiie authorities of Iowa, while iu tho discharge of
' rs duty. In pursuance of order* promulgated by
the Executive ofMis.Houri, Brigadier General Al
len immediately made preparations to mnrehuith
his whole Brigade to the faultier, and Maj. Gin.
NVillock has ordered the remainder of the 14th di
vision to hold themselves in readiness. Tho com
manding General of tho 11th, 12th and 13th divi
sions have also keen notified to be ready to march
at n momenta warning.
Active preparationsaro going on in Lewis coun
ty. On Thursday last the circuit court should
have commenced Its session. The Hon. I\ Mc
Bride with his ussual punctuality, was at Monti-
cello, nnd was about to open court, hut such was
the slate of thing* in that county that a meeting
of the bar was culled, nnd resolutions unanimous
ly passed requesting the judge to permit tho pre
sent term in that county and Clark to pass. -
In addition tOHhe above, tho Palmyra Whig of
the 30th tilt, contains tiie following:
“ We understand nn express froth Waterioonr-
rived about day brerk on Friday morning with
intelligence which required immediate action, aud
that Major General Willock left Palmyra the same
morning for Lewis county to make such orange*
meuts os tbo necessity of the case requires.”
Old Corn.—Tho Barnstable Patriot says, that a
friend, of East Sandwich, has handed him a h ind-
some oar of corn, which had grown fiout med that
wus sixty-four years old!
Cato, the cider, at tho time many of the Ro
mans had stutucs erected to their honor, was ask
ed by ono, in a kind of wonder, “Why he had
none?” Ho answered, “ He luid much rather
lucu should ask and wonder why he had no statue,
tiiau why he had a statue.”
Temptation vs. temptation.—“It’s always the
Way,” said Mr. Sntaukcr, “if your destiny leads
you into public station, you, must expect to be
subject to temptations which oihor people is free
from,Mr. Weller.” “Precisely'what my uncle said
ven he went into tho public hue.,’ remarked Sam,
“for worry right tiie old gentleman was, for ho
drank himself to death iu something less titan a
quarter.”
SpIkI
>r tho nliovo
JoSSMK.-RSbSS'I
any hourchiring the (lay. * vc «ut«or, u |
*r— «ee 3d ■
Tor SI nine wick, st. lU^IwTrirT-l
son vine n ,a
fcJgSLJ' , Th ?"«. [ IW'“*t FLORIDA C„
aBNHBBHLlnin John Nock, will | 0 ,
love on TO-MORROW EVENINn
nllor tho nrriv.il oftlio Mmmor SsrSi’nah'Sj
Charleston, For freight or iiataaittc ■in! v r '
hoard at Bolton’s wlmrf, or to a ^
All freight payable by shipper^ " ' KIJ,G '
Slave passengers must be cleared at the c, Wl
Stciun 1'itckct Stivmmiljr-
Pcrmanmt Arrangement hetioecn Satammh ,
Charleston.—Outside Pannge,
Ear* S8—TitROooM tx 9 Ilouas
Will depart for Charleston every Tuesday c
Saturday at« o’clock in the inonfing; rotnroini
will leave Clmrlestott every Thursday andSiw
day snino hour. For freight or passago, sad
on board, or to
nov 10 COIIEN & FOSDICK.Ageai
Coininci’cinl Journal.
The Whigs of Georgia and North Carolina re
spond most heartily to the nominations of the Na
tional Convention. It is. not to .be denied that
they desired tiie nomination of Mr. Clay in pre
ference to all others,hut they desire the success of
the. party in preference to the ruccoss of any
Correspondence of the Southern Patriot.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.
HOUSE or HErnESEItTATlVES.
Thfa morning the House of Representatives
and Senate, appointed their Joint Committee to
wait upon the President and infohn him that they
were ready for hr* Message. • "
Thorllouse then proceeded to the election of
officers.
■ On the first ballot Mr. Folloxsbee wasre-clec-
ted door keeper, mid Col. Hunter assistuut door
keener.
The election of public Printer coming next in
order, a call of tiie House was had.
Mr. Stanley then offered a Resolution provi
ding that the printing of the Hottse be done by
contract, in the City of Washington, by tho low
est bidder, who can furnish testimonial* of his
ability, &c.
This Resolution being deohred out of order,
Mr. Anderson, as a« amendment, then mov
ed to suspend the order of the House for the elec
tion of onicer* and the appointment of a Com
mittee to investigate the whole subject; said Com
mittee to bo instructed to report on the propriety
of separating the public Printing from tho news
paper press.
^Messrs. Anderson, Thompson and others, then
commented at much length On the high price
given by Congress for its printing, and urged tho
necessity of immediute retrenchment.
Mr. Vakdjjrpoel moved to lay the Resolution
ofMr. Stanley, with its amendments, on tho
table, which motion was rejected.
The Clerk then read tho Report of a Select
Committee appointed at the last Congress oil the
Memorial of Mr. Blair.
Another motion to lay the resolution on the ta*
We was then made and carried b/a vote of 114 to
.... r- — - —
From the Boston Mercantile Journal.
DISASTERS AT CAPE ANN.
We have conversed with a gentleman who leA
Gloucester this morning, from whom we learn
that the destruction of life and property iu that
vicinity has been very great. At the commence
ment of tha storm o great many coasters entered
the harbor, aud were, the most of them, compell
ed to anchor at the entrance.-—About twenty of
these coasting vessels woro driven ashore, of
which sixteen went to pieces, nnd many of the
individuals on bourd, probably a fourth part, wore
drowned. Our informant saw 17 dead bodies
lying on tiie bench. Among them was tin; body
of a woman found lashed to the windless hilts 'or
a Castino schooner—tw.o of tho crew of til's verscl
were also lost. Ono of tho vessels on tho beach
was tiio Splendid of-—, loaded wjtii lumber—
also tho Mary and* Eliza of Belfast. The scenes
which occurred during tiie violent gale yesterday,
were truly heart-rendiug. Tho vessels which drif
ted ashore lay within 30 yards of terra firma,
between which and them dashed tho formidable
wuvea,j breaking with great furv, ipsomuch that
assistance by. means of boats could not be render
ed. Some were wnshed ashore and esenped with
life—and other* on rafts, or by ropes, reached
tho shore much exhausted. Eighteen or tweenty
sail of vessels, by cutting away their masts, rode
out tho galo..
At Sandy Bay, yesterday, a schooner, name
unknown, loaded with flour, struck on a reof,
while entering the harbor, aq.d went instantly, to
pieces. It is thought all on board were drowued.
As a great many vessel* went to sea on Fri
day and Saturday from the various ports in this
vicinity, many of which were bound to ports a-
long tho coast, it is feared tlmt tho disasters have
been numerous. The accounts from Cope Cod
are looked for with much anxiety.
From the Satan Register of Monday .
Storm.-— 4 \ storm of wind, snow and rain com
menced a few hours after midnight on SaturJay,
and continued increasing, in violence through
yesterday. During the day, atintetvals, tho wind
blew with tremendous force from the eastward,
and the rain fell iu torrents. The ship Sumatra
fiom the Vineyard, anchored in our harbor,
abontnoon, and hud nil her light sails set until 7
yesterday morning, when sho first felt the gale.
She was spoken outside by tho pilot, who could
not board her on account of the tremendous sea,
and ran in following tho course oftlio boat under
las direction. Tiie Sumatra left tiie Vineyard on
Friday iu company with the whale ship Izette uud
brig Deborah, of and for this port, nnd saw them
both in tiie bay last Saturday uightbut neither ar
rived yesterday, and they probably made fur a
harbor somewhere. The shipping on the coast,
we (ear has suffered much .especially vessels in our
bay, which were obliged to encounter the full fury
of the elements.
From the Salem Gazette.
In Gloucester, particularly, the consequences
have been dreadful,and we presume unexampled.
The scene at tiie hurbor, ns described by an eye
witness) was most distressing. Our informant,
with a large number of other persons, wos on the
beach all night most anxious to< render assistance,
but was uuable todoso from thefury of the storiu.
Within plain sight of them there lay a schooner,
with three men lashed to the shrouds. Nothing
could live between them aud the shore, and with
a full knowledge probably o,f this, they bore tlioir
sufferings iu silence,until finally after swaying to
qqdfro, by the motion of the waves, they were
submerged and drowned. Twenty-one vessels
were driven ashore, and seventeen were dashed
to pieces,in some casesnothing larger than a plank
being left. Twenty vessels which had cut away
their masts, were riding out the goto. There must
have been a great destruction of fife.
Wo hear nothing from Sandy Bay, excepting
that a part of tho quarter deck of a vessel had
drifteuon shore, supposed to have belonged to a
southern trader, as barrels of flour came ashore
with her.
The vessels destroyed at Gloucester were such
as had put iu for harbor,.the preceding duy and
night. It is raid there wus but ono mast standing,
One schooner cut her cable at II o'clock on Sa
turday night, and succeeded iu reaching one of
onr lower wharves.
By the driver of yesterday afternoon’s stage we
learn thatthore woro Bovorul moro vessels wreck-
ed-tind dismasted than there aro mentioned above
besides three schooner* sunk, the top-masts of
which are out of water. .Tiie beach is strown for
a tiiile with the fragment* of the wrecks, scarcely’
any of which, it is said, are larger than a horse
could draw.
. Schr. Favorite, of Wise asset, 2 lost and 10
saved.—One of tiio*o lost was a Mr. Mann, of
LATEST DATES.
From Liverpool, Nov. 15 I From Mobile.., .Dee. 14.
From Havre,.... Nov. 11 | From N. Orleans, Dec. 11
For Charleston, vinlltUonitatfl
Beaufort aud Crtisto,
Tku clegtmtslcmnputkctlSl^
Chiwt!, matter, will (fenorl for it
on MONDAY MORNING >t
above places on niuaiMr jhu lift ING
O’clock. For freight or passage, having excdl
lent accommodations, imply onboard, or to "
clagIiorn&wood.
N. B.—All slave passengers must be dewed «
the Custom llouso. —
dec 30
Notice*
L AY Days on Cotton pur the 8. & A. Stcatn-I
boat Company’s boats No. 9 and lLewireP
tbisda;^ GEO. HAAS, Agent. |
Chatham Artillery,
A SSEM BLE at your. Laboratory To-raorrotJ
31st mrt. at I pust 8 o’clock, A. M. prcciit
prepared for Regimental Parade.
By order.
dec 30 WILDER. Acting 0.3.
SAVANNAH EXPORTS, DEO. 28.
Per brig Eleanor, for Btltimorc~138 bodes Cotton,
3 packages Sundries, 14,000 feet Lumber.
CHARLESTON, DEC. 28.—Cotton.—'The opera
tions in Upland since our last reach 5618 boles, and
at a decline fr<im die previous week of fully a 1 ceut
S er lb. The sales are, S3 at ?|; 18 at 7$; 24 at 8;
5 at 84;60 cieSii 111 at 8jjl20at 82; 041 at 0; 14!) at
81; 1174 at91; 230 at Dj; 1449 at92; 103 at 92; GJ9 at
UJ; 53 at 9f; 238 at 10; 81 at 10j; 180 at lOj and 79 at
iOjc per lb. The following quotations will give a
correct state of the market at its close yesterday i
Liverpool classification—tnfferUfr niul ordinary 8 a 81;
middling and middling fair 8j a 0$; fair and fully fiur
a 9J S good fair 10 a 19| fond choice loj. A fancy
lot would probably bring a fraction above tins last
? notation. Dealers in Long Cotton have taken about
80 bags at prices ranging from 22 to 30c per lb., and a
Tew stained do. at 7 and j), A lot Santees brought 23c
S or lb. We quote Sen Islands, inferior to good, 23 a
0; middling line and fine, 35 a 55; extra fine, up
wards, 53c per lb.
nice— Although there has been but a limited busi
ness done in this article, tho rates quoted in our last
have been maintained. Tho sales are-’1482 fiercer, at
the following prices18 at S^; 17 at 22; 10 nt 2 7-10;
83 at 2|; 302 at 2} ; 50 3 11-10 5 227 at 2J; 70 at 2 13-
16; 55 at 2j; 70 at 3; 63 at 31-16; 600 at 3 J; 50 at 3 3-
16, and 16 at 3J per 100.
Hough Rice.—The transactions itUZongh Rice since
our last have been between 8 and 0000 bushels at
prices ranging from 77 to 82 ct*. per bushel.
Groin.—The receipt# of tho week, of Coen, hnvo
been about 13,000 buraels North-Cnrolina. We quote
58 a 63. A superior article brought something above
our rates. A Jot of about 3000 bushels .Virginia Oat#
have also come to hand, and been taken at 30 CM. per.
bushel. No Pens have been received since our last.
.Several parcels damaged Hay has bcotffcold at low
prices.
Erchange.—BWU on England, about 9 a 91 per cent
proni. Oh Franee, 5f 22J nor dollar. Sight Checks
on New-York, 3 per ct. Charleston Bank Bills l.pcr
ct; Specie 1J a 21 per ct. prem.
Frtights.—'Ho Liverpool and Havre, firm at quota
tions, in fact, an advance has been obtained on these
rates for the continent.
Ex'ran of a letter received in Charleston, dated
HAVANA, DEC. 19.—Good Coffee is maintain
ed at 8i)J a 9 j, there being many vessels loading for
New-Orleans. Molasses 4r3. and likely to fall. Ilice
131 o 133 rs. Our dealers are rolactantto purchai
as they fully expect a great dacline.
Exchange on London ]4 percent prem.* flat
Novolty-Afow Open 1
Master Dymond, the unrivalled youth's semi ris-1
T penrance.
HE Ladies nna Gentlemen nf Savannah,u
resnectftilly informed, that the Novel Exh.
bition or NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL CIV
RVOSITIES, will tike place at Mr. Wiutx’iLjJ
cenm Hull, comer of Uronghton nnd Uull-itrecu.l
THIS EVENING, 30th Inst. B
Miss A. It. MILljL Enchantress, 17 ye&nfi
age, tho ouly female in the United States ofht
profession.
Alls* 8. SHORE tiie Albino Lady.
Mr. MILLS, tho inimitable Performer ofthe|
Italian Fantoccini.
B3* Particulars in small hills.
IGHPerformnnce to commence at 7 o’eloikpr*
ciselv.—Admittance tO cents. dec 30 j
Savannah Ins. «fc Trust C§.
30th December, 18J9. I
A N election (or 13 Directors, to manage fi?|
nflairs ofthis Company for the ctwttlngjwJ
will bo held at tho office of tiie Company on tkl
riccoiid Monday, being the 13th day of Januar
next, between the hours of 9, A. M.and 2,P.«
under the superintendence of three Stockliolden.1
^dec 30 SAMUEL C. HOUSE, foc’y, "
II. Itnifoi'd,
I Nnddition to the FACTORAGE and COX
MISSION BUSINESS, will attend prompt'
to the purchase otid rale of STOCKS nnd E[
CHANGE. He hopes, from Ills experience ij
tho latter business, in years past, to bo able to mew
approbation. 269 dec30 J
Boston, a passenger; another was Mr*. Hilton,of
Wiscouset, ujjcd ’ 55. [One ' •
of the crowj Fran--
PASSENGERS
Per ship Alexander Grant, from Bermuda, ta
ken from ship Viile do Lyon* from Havro, put
into Bermuda in distress—Mr. Mrs. arid Miss
Cutting and servants, Airs. Cutting, jr. 3 children
and servant, of Now York; Mr and Mrs Edding,
J nnd H Howard, ofSonth Carolina; 11 Pringle,
of Charleston; Mrs and Miss Hoffman and ser
vant, of Baltimore; Mr und Mrs Grand, child and
servunt, of Boston; Mr Gordou, of Virginia; Air
Ilamcrsloy, of Pennsylvania; Baron Lederer,
Austrian Consul, of New York; Mr McLelland,
of Virginia; T Guosnard, jr. of Mobile; and 60
steerage.
Shipping Intelligence. &
PORT OF SAVANNAH,, • • .DECEMBER 30,1839
ARRIVED SINCE OUR LAST.
Sloop Eagle, Boles, Kiccborougli. Inhales
Colton to It &, W Ring, G Anderson &, Brother,
E Reed, Robarts' & Cunningham, Lawton &
Belm.
Steamboat Isis, Chase, Charleston, to Clag-
horn & Wood. Mdzo to J B Gaudry, F Sorrel
& Co, Dr King, G McDonald, J De La Afottn. *
Steamboat J-Stone, MehdalL Darien. 415
hales Cotton to L Baldwin,, C Hartrldge, E Sin
clair, W Patterson & Co, Wimberly <&. Jones,
and otiiors.
CLEARED,
Brig Eleanor, Jones, Bultmioro^r-S Philbric}t&
Co.
SAILED,
Brig Eleanor, Jones, Baltimore.
DEPARTED.
Steam packet Savuunah, Freeland, Charleston
CHARLESTON, Dee. 28.—Am brigs Mary
Atm, Curtis, Madeira 40days; JolmC Calhoun,
Billion, Havana 7 ds; Carton, York, Now York 7
days; ’Stuithfuild, Wakefield, Providence, IU. 8
clsjJainea Drummond, Brown, Boston 15 days;
Hfijarn packet C Vanderbilt, Luwton,Wi^jjpgton,
Cfd. schr Bold Commander, Wing, Mobile.
Valuable I/ands for Sale.
T HE undersigned offer# for salo thoir Laiv
in Screven county,situated upon tliooertfi, 1
n ih River, between fifty and fifty-fiv** •
the city of Savannah, and ton RwARTOW.
mile station upon tho Central Ra* Drayton St. |
lands} consist of river swamp, ou
mixed, pine and pino lands—and co.r-—
eight thousand acres. For n farm, thet.
cm bo recommended as second to none upon in
river, ns there-are in one body, about one tnoii'-J
nn I acres of oak and hickory, and mixed P U1 *J
land, very level, and well adapted both for tnecu.4
tare ofcorn and cotton. This bodv of luhd |
uated between the river swamp and the hign pu*
laud which surroundlt, nnd limy all be seen atone
view, forming one of the most beautifm, “ 8 "^_
as one of the most valuable situations fora
in tho State; (500) five hundred acres of tins mw|
are cleared and in good order fora crop the enw*
iugyear. Besides this body of JapL.
many other tracts of fertile land 'M'Chm y os
brought into profitable cultivation. There «|
a’so upon the premises adjoining the plantation,
a sot of grist and saw mills, running IWWJJ
on an excellent ntream. aud contiguous JWJJSJJ
i lexhaustible supply of tho bent yellow pin
her upon tho river; there is londiflg*-b®ww]3
ber and steamboat wood, with which latter a
the land also abounds. To a person awpo. ■
enter the lumber business, these lands oner qi
inducement, as they afford all thoftcdnhe* , I
profitable procuring of tho same. Tho rang l
stock of all kinds is excellent, better than L
lmd on this side of die frontier connU« oMflj
State. There ore also upoii the premise* uiwp
improved settlement*, two of wh.cn are as r J
as any in the State. -
The undersigned, in view of all the a vi ?
of the place audits varioiw^reaources, « ' I
confidence recommend it to any one wh 1 ? j
settle a large place, as one oftlio best• ' ,
there can bo made, iia they aro woll nsrar d >
with proper management, as great p:oa ■
realized hero, from the labor of 0,1 . iuthsl
hudda, os could be obtained upon any ‘j f J
State. Persons in wantonfluds,wouWd(
odd to thoir interest to make an To|
these lands before they. purrimao ebawb • ^1
an approved purchaser, these landau '
verv low, and upon the most easy iornu-
to oithor 1
HOPE UEANNEB.
rt«guiwciiroiiid..
the Georgian offico for coUeclton. »• “
doc 39 2G2M'v
Flannels, . ,
A VERY & JOHNSON hove rncoivctl.
Welsh and Sulsbiiry FInnnnh;
Indies super black and col <1 Kkl Olo
Muslintlo Lancs
Rich Satin striped Chnllj s
English, French ami Aiocrtciu Fnn.s
- declffl' 13 ° n f Southsi ilo Mnnnn»«i^3!!H^-
Beef untl lfoi'H.
A rv BULS Prime Beer ;
4J;!! 50 do do Mess Pork
75 do Navy Broad
.50 do Pilot db
■ 20 half bids F M Reof
50 h:df ldils dVdo'^O kegs Goshen Butt®! |
lading and for »<»^ ca0BN * WOOP-
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