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JEEtH AIBOT9* SATURDAY MORJTLYG, JUKE 21, 1828. CITY COUNCIL. Thursday, June 10, 1828. Present, his Honor the Mayor, Aldermen Shcf taH, Shick, Screven, Hunter, Williams, Shaw. Clark, Owens, Footman, and D’l yon. The minute3 of tho last meeting were read and confirmed. The information docket wns taken up and read. Mr. Dillon was cited before Council, charged -vith entertaining negroes on Sunday after nine o'clock. The offence was proved by the Marshal and he was fined $lO and costs. Mr. Dillon was also cited before Council, charg ed with retailing v. ithout a license. The Clerk of Council stated, that Mr. Dillon had deposited with him the amount of a license, and that he urged, that he would have taken out one but that he was poor, and was not able to raise the money. The case was ordered to be dismissed, on payment of costs. Alderman Williams, from the Committee ap pointed, reported a bill to exempt the lots and buildings of the Chatham Academy from taxation, which was read the first time, Alderman Screven, from the Committee, re ported a bill imposing penalties on any person cutting down signs or marks, intending to desig nate wharf lots, &c. which was read the first time. Mr. Screven, from the Committee on the peti tion of Mr Cavenaugh, praying for thepre-emptive right to an acre of ground on the South Commons for establishing a garden, reported against the pe tition. On motion, the report was accepted. A communication was read from the Inspector ofDry Culture,which was ordered to be published. On motion of Alderman Screven, it was— Resolved , That the Committee on Dry Culture be authorised to employ Counsel, to be associated with the Recorder, to commence suits against Jo seph Stiles, and others, who have cultivated Rice against the terms of their contracts. A resolution was offered by Alderman Screven, directing the appointment of a Committee, to draft a memorial to the Legislature, praying the necessary enactments, to authorise the City Coun cil to enforce the Dry Culture contracts, in cer tain cases. The resolution was opposed by Aldermen D’Lv on and Owen, on the grouud that tho Legislature would not interfere with these contracts, but ■would leave them to be enforced by the courts ; if the courts could not enforce them, it was then time enough to apply for Legislative enactment. The resolution was laid over for the present. On motion, it was resolved to gc into the elec tion of Clerk for the Court of Oyer and Terminer, to fill a vacancy which had occurred in that office. On counting the ballots it appeared that Wm. K. Guerineau, had a majority of the votes, and was declared to be duly elected. A resolution was passed requiring the contrac tor for the public squares to put them in order within 15 days. A resolution was passed, requiring the Sexton to report to the Secretary of the Board of Health, the number of burials of persons of color. Dr- James P. Screvex, Chairman of the Dry Culture Committee. Sir—l have again inspected the lands subject to the dry culture contract, and now offer you my report. On Col. Jackson’s plantation, I find that consi derable improvements have been made since my last report. One large and several small trunks have been put down and the ditches (with one or two exceptions) thoroughly cleaned; by which means the surface of the land has been dried, but the water in some of his ditches, has not, that ffweet wholesome appearance which I find in oth er places, where the tide has been allowed to pass in and out frequently. On Mr. Bilbo’s plantation, I find little has been done with a view to a com pliance with the terms of the contract, that part of it which is not in cultivation appears to be entire ly neglected; the ditches are foul, and the banks overgrown with weeds and briers, but the surface is dry, the square which I last reported as having been planted in rice, contains about eight acres, it was flowed and the rice sowed broad-cast, and has a prosperous appearance at present. I walked through it and found the surface perfectly dry ; the other square which was preparing for rice has not been planted. One other square has been planted in corn and some okora, pumpkins and cabbages have been planted by way of experi ment, the ditches and banks of the cultivated square have been partially cleansed and a suffici ent quantity of water has been allowed to pass with the tides in and out to keep the water in the ditches sweet. Mr, Stiles’ dam 09 the river was broken by the high spring tides in'May last, by which means a square containing about twenty acres, and plant ed in rice, has been regularly flowed at every tide since, yntil a few days ago ; he has so far repair ed it as to keep out the tides at present, and it shed} be substantially repaired ; the surface bf this square is wet and the ditches not proper ly cleansed; the squires planted in corn are in tolerable good order, the squares planted in rice pear the Augusta road which I suppose contains together over twenty acres, have been recently hoed and the ditches partially cleaned, but they are not suflicicently open and deep to keep the sur face of the land dry, on walking over; and of the other squares nearest the city, I found the low places wet and boggy ; the .’.itches in his pasture land east of the creek has been cleaned and the surface is dry. The land contracted for by Messrs. Scarbrough, Twiggs, and others, are in the same condition as last reported. In attempting to walk over-one of the squares I found it wet and boggy and had to return to the bank. The land lying on the river between the canal and the land planted oy Mr. Stiles in rice, appears not to be under dam, I have not ascertained to whom it belongs. The low land between the Canal and city, is in a condition which I think must affect the health of the neighborhood, if not improved; the plan which I would suggest for its improvement would be to sink a ditch of proper depth, • about 4 feet wide, parallel to, and within about about 15 feet of the canal bank, to extend the whole length of the low land, transverse ditches to the number of sor 6 should be cut from this along the lowest places to the high land, the water to be passed off by means of a trunk or culvert under the canal, until Jt was completed and ready lor uae. vOn Col. Mver’s plantation one small trunk hes beep put down and 2 others made ready to be put down — the surface of the land is dry and other wise in the same condition as last reported. Mr. Ward's plantation is in the same bad condi tion as when last reported. On Mr. Spalding's plantation I find the fallow lands, on Bailey’s point, and the steam saw mill square, in the same condition as last reported— but the planted lands, consisting of about 300 a cres. are in fine order, the ditches clean, the surface dry and the water in the ditches kept sweet by ft j small quantity of water having been allowed to pass in and out at every tide. I would very rc ry respectfully invite the owners of land, subject, t,o the dry culture system, to view Mr. Spalding’s j plantation, as it might be a means of promoting their own interest, as well as the interest of the j community in which they live. All ot which is respectfully submitted by C. POWERS, Inspector. June 14, 1828. Tho enemies of the Union 6eem to be making a simultaneous movement throughout the country. They seem,to think, that now is the time to arouse the prejudices of the people, and engage them in acts of reckless opposition to the Government of theU. States. It was but a few days since we had a formal proposition for a Southern Congress, from one of our Millcdgeville papers, and^ this proposi tion is hailed by sister presses as a voice from Georgia! It is echoed and applauded. A writer in one of our oldest Republican newspapers, a paper which has heretofore stood by the country in the worst of times —under the signature of The People , says, that “ the separation of {the States used to be a heretical term, which consigned hint who mentioned it, to the scorn and detestation of those to whom it was mentioned. It is now,” says he, u common conversation.” He insists, that the Union has been so far perverted from its original intention, as to be 11 only beneficial to the few !” Now, although we have no fear that any reflecting person will be imposed on, with the groundless assertion, that in a government con stituted as ours is, it is other than tho will of the majority which prevails; yet, in all ‘communities, there are many who are driven away by the vvarmth of their feelings, and who are blindly en tered in measures of which they know neither the • O •’ object nor the consequence. It is only such that can be moved by the clamors of such writers, to engage in schemes like the establishment of a Southern congress, for the redress of grievances resulting from the laws of the Union—passed by a majority of the people’s Representatives. BEWARE OF MAD DOGS. Mr. Editor —A dog was killed yesterday, in the lower part of the city, exhibiting all the symp toms of hydrophobia! He is supposed to have communicated the rabid poison to several dogs in the neighbourhood ; and it is therefore the duty of the owners of these animals to prevent them from running at large at this season of the year. G. By notices in the newspapers, we perceive that great alarm exists on account of hydrophobia in some of the northern cities. The excessive hot weather had developed the poison among the ca nine race, to an extraordinary degree. The Mayor of Baltimore had issued a proclamat ion, stating that hydrophobia existed among the dogs in that city, and directing their confinement until the first of August, and imposing a fine of two dollars on the owner of any dog suffered to run at large.— Any dog found running at large there, was liable to be killed by any person. A young lad was. but a short time since, bitten by a mad dog in New- York, and died in the most excruciating agonies, attended with all the heart-re riding circumstances of this horrid malady. The sale of the reserves at Macon has been de ferred until October next. The Legislature of Connecticut, has repealed the law prohibiting the imprisonment of females I for debt. This (says the Middletown Gazette) is Ia most ungallant act One good bachelor—Mr. Shepard —lifted up his voice against it, for which the ladies owe him thanks. Several married men, we perceive, spoke of the propensity of females to contract debts which they were unable or un willing to pay. They are crusty husbands, we will warrant. It is to be hoped that their wives will make them suffer for it when they get home. A call to the Pastoral charge of the congrega tion dF the Second Presbyterian Church in Charleston, lately under the care of the Rev.‘ Dr. T. C. Henry, deceased, has been given to the Rev. Professor Church, of Franklin College, in this State. , . The Court of inquiry organized at Charlestown, Mass, to investigate the conduct of Lieut. Pcrci val, at the Sandwich Islands, closed its session on Thursday, 4th inst. having spent six weeks in the trial. The result is not yet known. The U. States ship Brandywine, arrived in the Bay of Panama on the 26th April, from Callao.— All on board were well. A branch of the U. S. Bank has recently been established in Portland. General Joshua Win gate is appointed President by an unanimous vote of the Directors. Scott Gree is appointed Cash ier. The Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church of Maryland, have postponed the election of a Bishop until the next convention, after sever al attempts to make a choice. The Annapolis Republican says, that the Rev. Mr. Johns wanted but three or four votes of the requisite number. A public dinner is to be given by the citizens of London county, Virginia, in Leesburg, to their distinguished Representative in Congress,Charles Fenton Mercer, as a tribute of respect for his ta lents as a statesman, and for his ardent devotion to the public service. / ■ A public dinner was lately given to Mr. Ser jeant, member of Congress from Pliiladclpliia, by some of the citizens of iiarrisburgh. Dinner to Mr. Webster.— The Boston Courier has the following description of Fancuil Hall, a few hours before dinner time, on Thursday, the 12th inst. Faneuil Hall.- —On no former occasion of fest i vity has the old cradle of Liberty been so beauti fully end splendidly c' coratett as it is to-day, in honor of the Guesi whom the people of this city j delight to honor. The pillars are tastefully em bellished with evergreens, and the display of na tional flags is rich and variegated. From the centre of the roof arc suspended a number of flags, of various colors, which come down in festoons, the ends to be hidden under agreen foilage,which winds the posts. The end fwnting tire door is or namented, in addition to the pictures of’Wash ington and Faneuil, wijth a billy of, John Adams, 1 encircled round a wreath under an i arch, on the pillars *>f which are tic names of Our principal military and naval The arch is i surmounted with the inscription—* “Our Country , our ichole Country , and nothing but our Country.” Over tho doors are placed a ship, a plough and a shearing machine, indicating commerce, agricul ture and manufactures. On all sides of the Hall are banners of different Jrindsjielonging to the va rious societies and military companies of this city, * together with the portraitsof our late Governors Brooks and Eustis on the north and south. In dif ferent parts of the Hall are placed a large quanti* ty of geraniums, roses, lemdn trees, a fig tree, and other plants and flowering shrubs. The ta bles are loaded with all the* delicacies which the season and this section of the country can pro duce, and with many of the productions of more genial climates. The dinner is provided by Col. Hamilton, and the tablos arranged under his direc tion, . The Penitentiary oj ’ Georgia contains, at the present time, ninety convictai. Os this number, thirteen have been sentenc#q within the current year, viz: John Fitzgerald, a nativfc of Ireland, for rape, 12 years confinement; Thomas Crison, of Virginia, for forgery, 4 years jrigXawick Tharp, of Georgia, for larceny, 5 years; Cord y Edwards, of Georgia, for misdemeanor, 6 years ; Nathan Bridges.°of North Carolina, for vagrahey, 4 years? lsham B. Riggins, of North Carolina, for larceny, 5 years j Augustus W. Randolph, of South Caro lina, for assault with intent to murder, 5 years ; Miles It. Webb, of North Carolina, forgery, G years; Thomas Hall, horse stealing, 10 years; Daniel Hammond, of Georgia, larcenyjfrom house, t> years ; James M'Ginly, of Ireland, larceny from house, 5 years; Pascal Grenshaw, of Georgia, slave-stealing, 7 years ; and James King, of Eng land, larceny from house, 4 years.—Of the whole number confined, 25 are natives of Georgia, 19 of South Carolina, 11 of North Carolina, 2 of Ten nessee, 11 of Virginia, 3 of Maryland, 1 ofNew- Jcrsey, J of Connecticut, 1 of New Hampshire, 4 of England, 1 of Scotland, 5 of Ireland, 2 of France, 1 of Spain, 1 of Portugal, 1 of Cuba, and 1 whose native plkce we £h*ve not ascertained. For manslaughtef 4 werg jefttcnccd, assault with intent to murdef ?>,’ IlipgWft, VffgVdney 2, giving passes to negroes 1, misdemeanor 3, counterfeiting 5, forgery 12, burglary 3, larceny 17, negro-stealing 5, cattle-stealing 4, and horse stealing 17. One was sentenced in 1821, 2 were in 1822, 3 in 1823, 1 Mas in 1824, 23 were in 1825, 27 in. 1820, 19 in 1827, and 13 in 1828. One will be liberated in 1828, 11 in 1829, 19 in 1830, 20 in 1831, 14 in 1632, 7 in 1833, 6 in 1834, 2 in 1835, 2in 1837,1 in 1638, 2in 1839,1 in 1840, lin 1841, 1 in 1843, and 1 in lo4o.— Statesman. ’ ‘ CHARLESTON, June 17. Swiss Emigrants. —ln the brig Meridian. f*om Havre, which arriyed here on Sunday last, there came passengers upwards of one hundred emi grant* from Switzerland, ofbothisexes, and of va rious ages, destined, as we ar informed, to a set tlement in the interior of the State,lately or about to he established for the cultivation of the vine.— ‘Die singular appearanse and circumstances of these people have attracted ipuch curiosity and attention in the streets, through which they have been parading in groups, apparently with great satisfaction and amusement. We are, however, to regard the introducUon.ef iheaftpeople into our State, with higher considerations. They will, with proper .care and attention, form a most valu able addition to our population—and may be made to repay tenfold, the protection and assistance be stowed upon them. The national character of the Swiss is distinguished for its boldness, its sim plicity, its persevering industry, and its indomita ble attachment to liberty. These are, precisely, the materials required in the citizen of this coun try—and the foreigner who comes among us with them, instead of receiving, bestows a favor in his becoming associated with us. Too much com mendation, therefore, connot he bestowed upon the patriotic enterprize which has thus, in the present instance, drawn a contribution from the Old, towards the rising prosperity of the New World.— City Gazette. His honor Judge Huger, yesterday decided that the money in the possession of tire Court, should he paid over to Daniel Frazer, the individual who had been acquitted, (as we have bclore noticed,) of having stolen it from person of a gentleman of this city.— lb. The lion. Mr. M'Duffie and Mr. Martin, Mem bers of Congress fromtijfs Slat# at Co lumbia, on th®~iOth inst. OhtflefJ* Way to their re spective residenoes. ffhe citizens bf that place treated them to a barbacue on the 12th. The Message of the Governor of Massachusetts, recently delivered to the Legislature of that state, represents the condition of the Treasury in a very unfavorable light, and stales that a large amount of State debt remains unprovided for. f o remedy this evil, a call has been liiade upon the Legisla ture for the passage of a Tax Act. In the course of the Message, his Excellency adverts to the ap proaching Presidential election, hnds fault with the people of the South for being discontented with the Tariff, says a good deal about schools, prisons, and rail-roads, and concludes by congrat ulating the Legislature upon the Convention, re cently promulged, by which a prospect is held out of an amicable termination to the vexatious ques tion of the North Eastern Boundary.— Chari. Mtr. Little Rock, (Ark.) May 7 Indians on our Southoni border. —Col. Rector VeturnecT ftrllis place on Monday last, from Miller County, where he was sent some weeks since by the Governor, with orders to remove certain Indians who have been collecting in that County for some time past ; and we are happy to learn, that he has fully succeeded in the object of his journey. At first, the Indi ans showed a disposition to be refractory, and refused to remove from the county, agreeably to the orders of the Governor, on which Coi. Rector applied W Captain Hyde, Commanding Officer ati Canton ment Towson, for assistance, hat was in formed by him, that he had no troops to 1 spare, and did not furnish any. Failing to get assistance from the garrison, Col. R. next applied to the citizens, and his call was promptly answered. Sixty-tnree arm ed men immediately tcrued oqj, placed themselves under his orders. With this lit tle band, he proceeded, without delay, towards the principal village of the Indi ans, with the intention of driving them oft’ by force, if they should make any resis tance. But, fortunately, this show of force had the desired effect. The Indians sued for peace, which was granted, on condi tion of their temovmg beyond the limits of our Territory, within twenty days, which lime was necessarily allowed them, to ena ble them to call in several homing parties who were absent. Yum the Felfitrcre American. CFBA. . An official letter in the National Intelli gencer, from the Secretary of State to the President, contains a statement of the ex penditure of the Contingent Fund for b <- reign Intercourse, under the act of the Ist of May, 1810. It appears that the aggre gate expenditure (luring the three years of 1825,-26,-27, was $12,384 67, the whole sum was expended in the foreign service of the government Part oi it, v;z. was paid before the commencement of the present administration ; that is, S7OO on the 4th of Jauuary 1825, and §I,OOO on the 11 tli of February, of the same year. Ano ther part of it, $8 324 67, was paid in com pensation of services rendered under in struction* given by the last administration ; of the whole sum of $12,334 67, only $1,500 have been expended in a service created by the present administration — namely, for that discharged by the late Daniel P. Cook, Esq. for confidential ser vices in the island of Cuba. The possible fortunes of that island en gaged, it is remembered, some time ago, great attention in thts country. Our great commerce with Cuba ; its proximity to us; the distracted slate of Spain, and the loss of her power on the American continent; the effect on us, of Cuba’s falling into the hands either of one ot the new republics, or of a European power; and the report of an in tended invasion by one of the former, with the presence in the West Indies ot large squadrons of two of the greatest maritime powers of Europe ; all awakened the soli citude of the American executive, notwith standing the pacific assurances of those two powers. It was therefore deemed proper to depute a confidential agent to ( üba. This appointment having been declined by a distinguished citizen of Louisiana, was, after the lapse of some time, (during which the apprehensions of the Executive were partly, though not wholly allayed) given to the late Daniel P Cook, who was furnish ed with the proper instructions and a letter to the Captain General of the island. Mr Cook left the United States in April 1827, made some if not all, of the enquiries lie was charged with, and returned the ensu ing summer, with a confidential letter from the Governor, and tl:a materials for a de tailed report, which his death prevented bis making. The letter of the Governor is on file in the State Department The objects of inquiry to which his in structions directed Mr. Cook, were the state of the Cuban population, the relative numbers and dispositions of the variuus castes, their education, intelligence, &c.— The state of agriculture and foreign com merce, and tlib proportion of good land in cultivation, or vet waste The state of political parties, their views as to continu ing the connexion with Spain, or forming one with the new republ cs, especialiyMox ico, (to which they were said to bo most inclined,) or becoming independent : The Spanish means of resisting an attack from Colombia, or Mexico, or both ; and the s in case of attack from Great Britain : Together with any information relaiive to the resources and dispositions of Cuba. j The following paragraph of the instruc tions may perhaps indica e the future poli cy of the United States in regard to this is land, so important to us in various aspects : “ It does not enter into the policy or the views of the Government of the Uuited States to give any stimulus or countenance to insurrectionary movements, if such be contemplated by any portion of its inhabit ants Our position being that of peace with Spain, and neutrality in the existing war between her and the new American Repub lics, fixes our duties in reference to any commotions which may be either medita ted, or, in fact, may arise in tho Island.— And if they should happen to be of a cha racter, or to take a turn which would re quire of the United States, from the rela tions in which they stand to the Island, to interpose their power, it will be time enough for the Goverument here to consider and decide the nature of the intervention, when the exigency aris'vs.” GREENVILLE, (S. C.) June 7. We observe by the Pendleton Messenger, that an attempt will he made in that sec tion of the country to establish a Cotton Manufactory; we see nothing to prevent its success. We have had frequent con versations with gentlemen of intelligence and observation, intimately acquainted with the resources of Greenville and Pendleton, which satisfy us, that- very little eoterprize, and great capital, would he requisite to ren der them manufacturing Districts. Labor is here very cheap, living very low, the climate as healthy as any on the g lobe, the water, power beyond any calculation, and accessible at innumerable points ; if to these be added a general disposition to en courage some new business in the country, arising from the unproductive state of farm ing interests, it does not seem probable that the period is very remote when the hopes of those, favorable to Domestic Manufac tures will he realized. As anxious as we are for the accomplishment of an event so important to our prosperity, we do not ven ture ihe foregoing opinion, as tly-* result of any investigation which we have made in to the subject, but offer it as a conviction, founded on the reasonings of others much better qualified than ourselves, to deter* mine the point. — Repub . Maine. —For the nomination of candi dates for Electors in. this state, meetings have been held in several of the districts, which have been be ore noticed. In Lin coln District, u meeting of the friends to the national administration was held on the 29th nlc. at which the Hon. Samuel Tucker presided This meeting adopted resolu tions in approbation of the general policy pursued by the administration, concurred in the pnniiuations of Messrs. Adams and Rush as next President and Vice Presi dent,and nominated Ebenezer Farley, E*t as Elector for the district. The thanks of the convention were then voted to their venerable Chairman. In noticing tho proceedings of tl.e -• v.ontiotr, the editor of the V\ iscasset vj; zen very apily and justly remarks: Probably no conv< ri'ion in the Uni'<>,{ States for several yea s past, has been wired with a presiding o.Tcer whose fume and whose fortunes have been more mp.. matcly connected with the glorious struggle for liberty and independence, than ihose of the venerable Commodore fuck er, who presided a* the convention. It will be i ( collected that this aged pattiot was the intimate fiiend and companion of Ad jitis and Jefferson, and that he enjoyed tin* respect and confidence of Washington from whom he received h s firs! commis sion.. . Jf we needed any adveivtitous circum stance to confirm our belief, that the re ekclion of President Adams under the ex isting circumstances, is nearly and dearly connected with the future peace and per manency of our fiee institutions, we might point to this veteran of more than SOyeais, presiding over a county convention, for iW express object of aiding the re-election of Mr Adams. It appears by the annexed letter,addres- ! sed to the Chairman ot Lloyd’s, that the attention of the British G< vernment has been very properly directed to the late pi rativ.nl outrage on the Morning Star, and the abuses committed in privateering under the flag of Buenos Ayres. “ foreign OJfice , April 28. “ Sir—l am direced by the Eail of Dud ley to acknowledge the receipt of your ter of 24th inst. enclosing copies of corn, municatious addressed to the committee of Lloyd’s, relative to the manner in which the commissions of the Government of Buenos Ayres for the equipment of priva teers are procured, and representing also the plunder of the British vessel, the Mar ring Star, by aprivateer under Buenos Ay rean colors. With regard to the latter point, Lord Dudley desires me to acquaint you, that the necessary measures have already beeu adopted, as well by this department as by the Admiralty, for the discovery of the ve*. sel engaged in this transaction. “ His Majesty’s Government had re ceived information previously to the date of your letter, of the irregular manner in which commissions for the equipment of privateers are alledged to have been grant ed by the Government of Buenos Ayrer, and instructions were accordingly sent so long ago as the month of December last, to his Majesty’s Minister at Buenous Ay res, and to the Admiral commanding His Majesty’s naval forces in the seas of South, America, the effect of which, it is confident ly expected, will be not only to secure Bri tish commerce from the aggressions of any such vessels which may already have been commissioned, but to prevent the issuing of commissions in the manner complained of, bv the Government of Bueuos Avres for the future. I am, Sir, your most obd’t humble serv U (Signed; J. BACKHOUSE. To Alderman Thompson M. P. PHILADELPHIA, June 9 Melancholy Occurrence.— Yesterday ass ternoon about 4 o’clock, nine young men of this city chartered a sail boat, for tho purpose of visiting the \Voodlnnns, on the Western bank of the river Schuylkill and seeing some friends. When the boat was opposite the United States Arsenal, a young man of ‘ho name of Smith, very impru dently, sprang up the mast, against the wishes and contrary to the advice of his companions, which occasioned the boat to upset; and shocking to relate five indivi duals were drowned, viz : Messrs. Robert Gordon, aged about 21 ; Alexander Flem ming, about 27, of Mr Robert Flemming ;) Charles Rea, about 28 ; Dau iel Darrah, about 23 ; and a young lad a* bout 12 years of age; of the name of John Montgomery. The persons saved are ! ik>, M’Farland, Samuel M Farland, Henry Smith, and William —a drayman. We hear that all the individuals drowned with the exception of Charles Rea, were in the employ of Mr. Flemming. Jt is remarkable, that of the individuiis saved not one of them could swim ; where* as, with one exception, those drowned could swim well, and were making near the shorn when they successively sunk. About 5 o’clock, yesterday afternoon,* sail boat was upset in a sudden squall, in the Delaware, near Kaign’s Point. There Were four men iu the boat, pi of whom had the good fortune to cling to her until they w ere t;iken off by some person in a bodt near them The season is now approach* ing when accideutsof this kind may beer- JUBjUvdL ..We warn experienced not to put themselves iu the way of danger. Yesterday there were several unneces sarily alarms of fire, and several times the engines and hose companies with force and alacritj’ whirled their cajfiiug 6 * along our streets. Should they not,ag e ’ ably to some late regulations of their p w< S have waited until the bell rung, or they h some otiler certain evidence that there a fuel We greatly regret the labor which is thus wantonly infixted ou these conp a * nics. Lieut. Col. Charles Gratiot has baen. to the command of the Engineer corps, in place of Gen. Alex. Macomb, lately promoted & the office of Major General of th^army. Raleigh Star . Attempt to fire the None York Erthmxge the night of the Ist inetant, an attempt was to destroy this splendid edifice ; but, fortunate the flames, which were kindled among the p a PL in one of the desks in the office of Messrs- lard A Boyd, subsided without accomplishing *** object of the incendiary.— lb. The trial of Mr. Jebovicb, a respe hie merchant of New York, who jras ebaig ed with a design to defraud the ters, terminated at New York on ike * inst. u a verdict of acquittal. T ,ie *V* were but a few moments in deciding on case.