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THE SAVANNAH KZRCIJRY. . WEDNESDAY MOR.YI.YG , AUGUST 27. The disunion politicians assert, that all laws passed bv Congress for the protection of domestic manufacture*, are unconstitutional, impolitic and unjust. Let us hear what Washington and the . sages of our country have said on this subject. Washington, that great statesman, the father of the Constitution, in hia speech to Congress. De cember, 1790, expresses the following sentiment: “The safety and interest of a free people re quire that Congress should promote such manu factures as tend to render them independent for essential, particularly military, supplies. ’ Yet McDuffie says, (and Mr. McDuffie is a wise man) that Congress has no riglrt to meddle at all with the matter. The Journal, the Southron.&c. t all say that McDuffie is right—consequently ! Washington must'have been a mere green-horn, compared to hi in. The Senate, of that period, in their reply to this speech, say:— “ The necessity of accelerating the establish ment of certain useful branches of manufactures, by the intervention of Legislative aid and pro tection, and the protection due to agriculture.by the creation of boards, (composed of intelligent in dividuals) to patronize this primary pursuit of so ciety, are subjects which will readily engage our most serious attention.” Yet the political economists of our day, assert (and boys are very apt to be wiser than thcli fathers) that the true isdom of Government consists in letting every thing alone ! Tiie House of Representatives of 17!}0, in which body sat a great many of the framers of the Con stitution, in their answer to the same speech of President Washington, say— “We concur with you in sentiment, that agri culture, commerce, and manufactures, are enti tled to Legislative protection.” Yet the Edgefield Resolutions say, that “laws imposing protective duties are a palpable violation of the spirit of the Constitution, and the very es sence of tyranny.” How much better do these good folks unders’and the principles of the Con stitution, than those great and good men who framed it! Gen. Washington, in his speech to Congress, of 1796, says— “ Congress have repeatedly , and not without suc cess, directed their attention to the encourage ment of manufactures. The object is of too much importance not to ensure a continuance of these efforts, in every way which shall appear eligible.” Yet the Athens Address says, (and there are many wise men in Gotham) that “ the principle assumed by the advocates of the Tariff, that Con gress can, in the exercise of its powers, lay a duty on imports for the benefit of one bianch of industry, was never contemplated by the fra mers of the Constitution.” How has political knowledge increased since the days of Washing ton ! Mr. Jefferson, in his Message to the Congress of 1892, says, that— “ To cultivate peace, maintain commerce, and natfigation; to foster our fisheries, and protect manufactures, adapted to our circumstances, &c. are the land marks by which to guide ourselves in all our relations.” Yet the Georgia Journal says, (and the Jour nal professes to be of the Jefferson school) that the protection of manufactures will ruin the country. How far does the political sagacity of the Journal exceed that of Jefferson ! “ The Southern people are ruined by the Tariff .” j Such is the cry of our disunion demagogues.— It is reiterated at every electioneering meeting > it is the burden of a hundred Whiskey speeches. Bui how is the assertion borne out By the facts ? Let the following examples testify : Previous to the passage of the Tariff of 1824, the Southern negroes were cloathed in English or Welsh Plains, which cost 87£ cents to $1 per yard. Since that perk*l, our Northern brethren have furnished an article equally as good for 50 cents per yard! In 1815-16, coarse Cottons sold for 25 cents per yard. Then came the diabolical Tariff, and the same kinds of goods were lowered to cents per yard ! In 1319, Muscovado Sugar sold as high as 10 cents per pound. Now, in 1828, under the opera tion of the ruinous Tariff, it sells for 9 cents ! In 1622, Coffee sold kt 23 cents per pound.— Now, under the unconstitutional Tariff, we are compelled to pay 15 cents for the same article. In 1815, Cut Nails sold for 15 cents per pound But such has been the effects of the unjust and oppressive Tariff, that our market is well suppli- > cd at 5 cents. During the two or three years next preceding the Tariff of 1624, Cotton Bagging repeatedly rose above 35 cents. In the fall of 1622, it was as high as 60 cents per yard ! Then came that monster, the Tariff, and— Cotton Bagging ; sells at 23 cents per yard ! In this way has “the consumer been taxed for the benefit of the manufacturer!” Thus have the “ people of the South been oppressed; been ground down to dust and ashes been made the “tribu taries of Northern monopolists,” by the “arbitra ry,” the “ unconstitutional ” acts, the “ inferna / machinations ” of a il tyrannical Administration !” People'of Georgia ! —reflect upon these things. O it latest accounts from Kentucky leave the re: it of the election still doubtful.—From the returns received, Metcalfe's majority is stated to ibe upwards of 2,000. FOR TflE SAVANNAH MERCURY. “O, gracious duke, Harp noton that; nor do not banish reason, - ■ but let your reason serve To make the truth appear , u hen it seems hid, And hide the false, seems true.” Shakespeare. To setttlc a disputed point between two indivi dual easily and speedily, it is always necessary to ! narrow down, as much as possible, the ground of ; diffi-ienee, and ascertain, definitely, the point at i.- sue, that, whatever legitimate argument either t- e can turnish may be brought to bear with a a- ci- ve efficiency. When the single point of dif f ce is ascertained, much is accomplished—for, oen the party which is in fault or error can be svu.’ / made to see it, if he is willing to be convinc . and has any claim to the character of an hon e-t o -putant. Let every irrelevant and unimpor -.rt topic be dismissed, and every bewildering accompaniment be rejected, which the cunning and sophistical opponent will drag iirto discomfit his adversary—and it is an easy thing to decide any question, the decision of which depends upon facts, or upon any settled and acknowledged prin ciples. If this expedient had been resorted to in the great question which now divides and agitates ‘ the nation, and has marshalled into two great j • . ( parties, which stand against each other in the im posing attitude ar.d with the frowning aspect of two armed hosts, on the eve of it would have been of eminent utility. The real question is a single one. It is simply this—which candidate for the Presidency is the best qualified for that high and responsible office ? Now, the public and private character of both are known to all intelligent citizens. Their talents, acquirements, and great characteristics, are iaith fully delineated by the entire history of their lives? which-is, for the greater part, identified with the history of our country, and may be read of all, without comment or perversion, on official and attested records. These records bear a testimony which plain men can understand, and which need no illustration from wiley politicians and unprinci pled demagogues. The question is a plain one— “ Who is the best man for President ?” The data by which to decide are furnished to the people, in authentic public documents ; not in the uncandid carricatures of irresponsible partizans; not in the undeserved praise and undeserved censure which have been alternately dealt out by mercenary party prints; but in the lives and character ; in the “sayings and doings” of each candidate.— These are accessible to all, and easily understood . and honest men, who regard justice and the oath they have taken as freemen, will confine them selves to this point, and openly rebuke every one who would misguide them by false reasoning, or perplex and bewilder them by concealing the true question in the jargon, gibberish, and falsehood of party. Which of the candidates is possessed of the highest talents ? which has the most experi ence in civil and diplomatic life ? which is the most thoroughly versed in the history of the *un try. and all its complicated international connex ions ? which has the most inviolate regard for the sovereignty of the laws of his country ? which is the truest republican, the most peaceful, dutiful, and patriotic citizen ? which is the most irre proachable in moral conduct and character ? on all questions which grow T out of the great ques tion, which is the best man for President ? but they are all to be answered by the same rule—the unadorned unperverted testimony of their lives. Now, fellow freemen, shall we suffer a few de signing men to divert our attention from this tes timony, by the clearness and force and point of which we can easily determine who is our man for President ? Shall they come over us with specious arguments, and dupe us into compliance with their measures, by false representations and confi dent assertions, set off’ with an air of mock defer ence and lowliness ? Shall tee furnish a practical illustration of the doctrine, that the few must think for the many, because they have too little intelligence to think for themselves ? That doc trine may be true of the many who are born to an inheritance of ignorance and degradation, and bear forever the yoke of despotism ? But such are not we—and let us teach those who would dictate terms to us, and palm upon us their opinions, that they have mistaken their men—we will neither give away nor sell our birth-right; for our fathers’ blood teas its purchase money , and they transmit ted it to us as a sacred inheritance, and scorned be the man who will suffer the intriguing demagogue to pollute its sanctity, by his impious touch, or infect it by his contaminating presence. But what are the artifices they use to divert us from the real quest'on ? One is, they make inter est for Gen. Jackson, by reproaching and vilifying our brethren of the North, in order to weaken our confidence in the Administration. Should we not say to them, we will hear you as we would hon estcr men, while you keep to the question at issuer But when you endeavor to awaken sectional feel ings and antipathies, which the liberal have lono since abandoned to the pitiably narrow-minded and ignorant, w r c will cry to you forbear, forbear; such prejudices have nothing to do with this ques tion. As Carolinians and Georgians we might prefer a President from among ourselves ; but, as Americans, a higher, nobler name, it is enough for us that he was nurtured by American soil, and has breathed American air Let these sectional feelings slumber on; keep to the point, and dis cuss the question fairly, or go prate toother men than ourselves—we want the best man for Presi dent—we have the means of knowing who is the best, and need not the light of your wisdom and genius to guide us to the truth, and can very well dispense with your attempts at instructing us ; which arc altogether gratuitous, not to say insult ing. Another artifice they adopt, is, to turn us from the support of Gen. Jackson, by decrying milita ry talents, and depicting the danger and ruin of military rule ; or, else, to dazzle and allure us to his support, by the splendor of military achieve ment and renown. To those who do this, we will say forbear, forbear ! that is no part of this ques tion. We have nothing to do w ith his talents for military command. lie is now a candidate for a high civil office, and neither the captivating splen dor of martial power, nor the glory of a victory won, shall divert us from a scrutinizing and con scientious investigation of this plain question—is lie the best man for President ? has he higher en dowments for a civil ruler than Mr. Adams has? has he more of the necessary wisdom, sagacity, and soundness of intellect, matured and corrected by long experience in civil life, than Mr. Adams has ? If so, we care not how great a soldier he is, or how successful a commander he has been. Is he the greater statesman, and the truer friend to hia country ? And if we can honestly answer them in the affirmative, he is our man for President. If not, he shall never receive our support. If not, we will never reward him for military service rendered, by raising him to a place which a bet ter man could better fill. If not, we will not in jure and dishonor our country, by imposing upon him duties which he is incompetent to discharge in a manner creditable to himself, and safe and honorable to his country—for the claims of our country to allegiance and fidelity are paramount to the claims of any man to gratitude and remu neration. Neither the splendor of military achieve ment shall allure us, nor the danger of military usurpation alarm us, from holding a patient and scrutinizing inquisition into his qualifications for a 1 civil ruler and wc will hold this inquisition before the bar of conscience, and under the sanctity of our oath ; and we will decide in the fear of God,, and for our own honor, and for the honor of our country. Otlr question is, who is the best man for President ? and we wish.to be left to settle the without the induence of sectional pre judices, or anv regard to the military talents of one candidate. I repeat, our question is, who is the greatest , the nones test man, the fittest man for President ? and we will cry, avaunt * to every political knave and contemptible huckster who shall attempt to bewilder or misguide us, or in any way interfere m our decision upon this question. I will mention one more subject, which unfair and unprincipled men strive to convert to party purposes, which is no party subject, and has no legitimate bearing upon the Presidential question I mean the late Tariff law. They know there is iruong us much excitement on this subject, and they seize upon it as an electioneering instru ment. But we, who would be just to all, should not suffer that law to be wielded against the Admi nistration, when we know it is not an Administra tion law. Why in Carolina and Georgia, Anti- Tariff States, shall we suffer these men to repre sent Gen. Jackson as opposed to the “American system,” of which the Tariff is a prominent fea ture, while in Pennsylvania, a Tariff State, the tables are turned, and Gen. Jackson is held up as a friend to the “American system ?” Are we will ing to be duped into a measure by falsehood P Can we be willing to connive at injustice and double dealing, to promote even a most favorite object ? Do we wish our candidate to ride into office on so poor and uncomely a least as the Tariff’?— Shall we not say to all who would wield this in strument, lay it aside—we have no objection to hear you talk of the Tariff, or of the qualifications of the two candidates for the Presidency, while you talk wittingly and honestly ; no longer will we hear you. \\ e know that both candidates are friends of the Tariff, from principle, and we know, too, that neither of them will renounce those prin ciples to please a party ; if either of them would abandon his principles to the dictation of a party, we would put him below the lowest, instead of raising him to the highest office in the land. We know, too, the question is to be decided upon other grounds ; and we say,come upon this ground, and leave the Tariff behind you ; or, else, go seek the victims of your pitiful finesse and guilty machina tions somewhere else. Our enquiry is, which is the best man for And we look only to the character and conduct; the political wisdom and sagacity; tlio real integrity and trustworthi ness, and the moral excellence and purity of the two candidates, to answer the question for us.— And we shall deem every attempt to drive us from this simple question, as an unwarrantable interfer ence, and an insulting reflection upon the sound ness of our judgment, the purity of our principles, and the genuineness of our patriotism. CAROLINIAN. FROM INDIANA. The Indiana Brookville Repository of Saturday August 9th, received last night, contains the fol lowing : Indiana Election. —During the whole canvass for offices in this country, and so far as ave have learned throughout this congressional district, and the state generally, which closed on Monday last, by an expression at the polls, of the will of the people, great exertions have been made, and espe cially by the leaders of the Jackson party, to draw the line of demarcation on the Presidential question; hut to what extent, and with what suc cess, we shall omit to notice till our next, when we shall spread them before the public. In the mean time we wiiljust observe, that as it respects the members of the fc?tate Legislature in this eopnty, and county officers, the uhole Administra tion ticket succeeded, and from the best informa tion of which we are now in possession, the Ad ministration candidate for Congress is elected by a considerable majority, over his Jackson compe titor ; we must wait, however, until we receive official returns from the several counties in this district before we can speak with certainty on the Mr. Moore, one of tiic three candidates for governor, received a majority of votes in this county. \Ve understand, however, from report, in several counties north of this, James B. Ray, present governor, received lar<rc majorities over his competitors. We have heard but from two or tiiree counties however. A letter from Cincinnati, dated 9th August, says, Indiana, it is said, has gone for the adminis tration by a handsome majority. — Balt, paper. j Genoa, (Illinois) July 10.—The influx of popu lation into the mining country has been for the last six months almost beyond human calculation. The miners are already extended over a territory of a hundred miles square, and still progressing onward. The desire of wealth, carries them thro’ dangers and difficulties which appear to be entirely insurmountable, until proved otherwise by incon trovertible experiment. The wandering excur sions of the enterptising miners in search of min eral have excited considerable indignation on the part of the Winnebagoes, and threatened, for some time past, to result in open hostilities. But it is believed that they will remain peaceable until the treaty, if soon held ; at which time they manifest a strong disposition to sell their possessions in this neighborhood to the United States. It is, there fore, hoped that the commissioners will not delay, but proceed immediately to hold the treaty in con templation, and thus prevent any further difficul ties with the Indians, and facilitate the enterpris ing miner in improving the country. If the treaty is soon held, it may save the government the ex pense of another Indian war. As things are at present, the miners, unacquainted with the legal bounds, wall continue to trespass on Indian lands until serious consequences will inevitably be the result.— Miners’ Journal. Indiana. —The Election in this State for Repre sentatives to Congress, Governor, and Members of the State Legislature, took place on the first Monday in this month. We have heard but from cne county, (Jefferson) in which Mr. Jennings, its present Representative in Congress, received 657 votes, and J. 11. Thompson,his oponent,s7o votes. The votes for Governor were for James B. Ray, (now the Governor) 028; for I. T. Canby, 506; for H. 11. Moore, 350. For Lieut. Governor, Milton Stapp had a large majority of votes over A. C. Pepper, his opponent. The Editor of the Republican, who furnishes these facts, adds, that, if this election be considered a test at all of the dis position of the People towards the General Go vernment, “it is certainly greatly in favor of the Administration.”— National Intelligencer. * Missouri. —Thg elqsjf.'.on fora Representative to Congress, and members of the State Legislature, took place in this state in the first week of the present month. We have heard only frotn the first day’s election at St. Louis, and that only in general terms, importing that Mr: Pettis obtained a large majority of votes over Mr. Bates, the sit ting member, who was a candidate for re-elec tion.—lb. The Baron Francis de Maltitz, late Russian Charge d’Affaires to this government, with his family, left this city, on Saturday, for New-York, to embark for Europe, after a residence, here of seven years. During this residence, he has en joyed, in a high degree, the esteem of this com munity, due to him for his urbane and correct deportment. With a highly cultivated inquiring mind, and a thorough knowledge of our language, j he studied our institutions to advantage; and, by j mixing very generally in society, he appeared to understand our national character. The general expression of regret at his departure, in which we beg leave to join, with our best wishes tor his hap piness, must be gratifying to him. — lb. The United States’ sloop of war St. Lons was launched from the Navy \ard, in this city, about 12 o'clock, on Saturday last. Though the new fashion of building ships under cover deprives a launch of full halt’ of its interest, by concealing from the spectators the first motion of the vessel on the stocks, and its g adual acceleration .yet the scene was regarded with much interest by a num ber of spectators, whom short notice had attracted to witness it. — lb. Kentucky Election. —A letter from a respecta ble mercantile house in Wheeling, dated 14tri inst. to another in this city, says, “ A steam-boat ha.3 just arrived here, which brings intelligence from below, that leaves no doubt of Metcalfe's election by a majority of at least 4.UU0.” The same loiter also adds, that in Indiana, Ray is re-elected Governor, and Test and Jennings, for Congress; the third is not heard from. A large majority of tlie Assembly are for the administra tion. — Balt. Chron 19 th inst. The schooner Joseph, Captain John Brocks, lying at McClure's dock, was robbed on Friday night last. The captain and mate were onshore, and the vessel left in charge of two hands. It appears that the robbers, on boarding the vessel, proceeded forward and fastened down the forecas tle, and then forced the locks from the cabin, which they entered, and took therefrom, the Cap tain and Mate’s chest containg their cloathes and the vessel s papers ; they also took the schooner s boat. On Saturday morning, the chests were found at Oliver's wharf, near the Old St°am Mill, broken open and part of the cloathes taken away. The boat was also found near the diaw bridge, made fast to a pilot boat, the locks of which had also been forced. Fortunately for the Captain, his pocket book, containing money, and his watch, which were in the cabin, escaped the notice of the depredators.— Balt. Chron. I6thinst. Alarming Distress ! —lt appears by an Alabama paper, that, in that sdate, there is a most deplora ble scarcity of young ladies. It is stated that every respectable female, whether native or stran ger, is, as soon as possible, summoned to the court of Hymen. To each young lady there are one hundred young gen'^men! Here then is an effi cient demand for the article of young women in Alabama; and notwithstanding the immense com petition, protection is required for the damsels.— This is a singular state of things which must be put to rights by the operation of the American system.— ,\'eic- York Commercial Advt Vieicsof the United States —Emigration. —The world has not witnessed an emigration like that taking place to America, so extensive in its range, so immeasurable in its consequences, since the dis persion of mankind ; or, perhaps, since the bar barians broke into the Empire, when the hunter or pastoral w r arrior exchanged the lake of the eagles, or the dark mountains, fojr the vineyards and olive-yards of the Romans. As attraction in the material world is ever withdrawing the parti cles of matter from what is old and effete, and combining them into newer and more beautiful forms ; so a moral influence is withdrawing their subjects from the old and w r orn-out governments of Europe, and hurrying them across the Atlantic, to participate in the renovated youth of the new republics in the west; an influence which, like that of nature, is universal, and without pause or relaxation, and hordes of emigrants are continual ly swarming oft’, as ceaseless in their passage and crowded and unreturning, as the travellers to eternity Even those who are forced to remain behind feel a melancholy restlessness, like a bird whose wing is crippled at the season of migra tion, and look forward to America as to the land of the departed, where every one lias some near relative or dear friend gone before him. A voice like tiiat heard before the final ruin of Jerusalem, seems to whisper to those who have ears to hear— “ Let us depart hence.” —[Douglass on the Ad vancemcnt of Sociity .] American Mechanics. —The praise bestowed on American mechanics, in the. annexed paragraph from the Paris Journal du Commerce , is not un deserved. We have no personal knowledge of the talents or productions of the individual named as the best manufacturer of piano fortes and or gans ; but we apprehend tiiat lie is not very far in advance of many others who manufacture the same instruments. The most superb piano-forte ue ever saw, was in the store of Mr. P. Thomp son at Washington, in February last, manufactu red, we believe, in Baltimore. If we are not deceived by imperfect recollection, the medal of the Franklin Institute of Philadelphia was, two years ago, awarded to a house in this city, for the best piano-forte. Goodrich sand Appleton’s or gans, made in Boston, are celebrated through the union for superior excellence — Boston Courier. “ The Americans, within late years, have made an astonishing progress in almost every art; but more particularly in the mechanical ones. They have in these branches reached a high perfection, which is to be attributed principally to the consid erable number of European artists, who daily are establishing themselves in the populous towns of the United States, as also to the patriotism and correct discernment of the Americans themselves, who take delight in encouraging their various manufactures, but only patronize that which is good ; the surest way of arriving at perfection.— To give an instance of their progress in the me chanical arts, we will notice, among others, that ot making musical instruments, such as pianos, organs, *Sv.c. We have had an opportunity of see ing various specimens' made in different parts of the United States, but have more particularly ad mired those of Mr. E. N. IScherr, of Philadelphia, who, by connoisseurs, is leeognized as the best manufacturer in that country. It must be ac knowledged that these pianos would do credit to the most distinguished artists of Europe, the me chanism is highly lnnshed throughout, and joins, to an elegant exterior, a sound extremely soft’ melodious and soneious. We have learned with pleasure, that this artist, after having made the tour of Europe, has, in a great measure, formed his taste in this city, the centre of arts and scien ces. But to return to our subject, it is not alone in this Branch that the Americans distinguish themselves ; it. is, as we have observed abo. e, in almost all the mechanical arts—and we have no doubt whatever, that their taste for the sciences and fine arts will increase in the seme proportion, and soon place them upon a level with the most polished nations of Europe. t A metcen members of the Bar of Essex county, N. J. have recently subscribed a pledge to “ ab stain from the use of ardent spirits, in all cases, except for medical purposes and to exert, their best influence to repress the practice in others.- - The Morristown Bar, it is said, have formed a i similar resolution. A letter from the western part of New-Ilamp shire, dated August sth, says, that from the warm and seasonable weather which they had experien ced through the summer, there was never such a prospect tor abundant crops in that state as at that time. At Marseilles the mate of a vessel quarrelled with the captain and murdered him He then set fire to a cask of powder, the explosion of which killed him and two officers of health, who were on board. On the 30th ult. near Medina, Ohio, in a storm, a tiee was blown down, and fell upon a stage, kil hng three ot the horses, while the driver and pas sengers received no injury but from the fright. | From the Boston Gazette. ! Extract of al< t*Cr from on b„ sr ,j U. S. schoonei Porpoise, In tween the \i"* rea and Serigo, dated, ’ io * , . f ~" A M "y 1823. A ft w days after we anchored Smyrna, i went ashore as usual, to see 1 the place looks. I found it very d Jr the streets nanow and almost shaded—l supposed there are many pi ar * in it that the suu has not shone u on f * the last ten years, the houses being g 0 Ve ° r close that the sun cannot penetrate h.* o streets The buildings are gener<|| v / wood, low, and’ meanly bu It, ahhj.,/ i there are some houses which bear I}'* marks of civilization, but th- y are like • 8 ees visits “retv and fat between’*—] Barracks, however, for the Army, < , ' a pcaior to any thing oft: e kind, that I tV .’ saw, being very convenient, and bearj-1 some marks of elegance about them, r went to the burial ground, where the t 0j): stones and cypress trees are thicker ?h J have ever seen or heard if. The O J, ! way to distinguish what individual j* ried there, is by the imitation of ihe ! u j dresses of the different nations, is carved on the t< pof the stone, a Turban fora Turk, and the other ht-j dresses of the Jews, and Ameiicans, Gi ei ks Although the English, Fri*i i€ |, and Greeks, are at war with the Tu h yet he ships of the two former, are i^, v lying at Smyrna, and hoist their fiatis, tne Greeks are nearly as thick as the Turks I do not know the reason of its beii g ; .p lowed, but ti is so On the I-Lh, weight anchor and went to Vouria, 20 miles <jj s . t int, lor ihe purpose of taking in our via. ; ter; and on the 17. h, received intelligent torn an English man of W r brig andi itct h orn the Inland of Hydra, that tbeie was* plague existing in that Island. A short lime before the Porpoise came into tin* Arcipelago the Lexington gave chase to* Piratical brig, and ran her so dose into the shore that she c uIJ not follow, am] S eu iier boats on board, w hen she hied on them, at the same tm.e telling them that ihty were Pirates , an that they did not That as to tlie larger vessels, they could out run them, and, as to the smaller ones they feared none ol them. You may de pend upon it, >.ve shall have some hot work here before we teiurn, for that is a very impudent fellow, and if we come in contact with him we shall take him—he mounts 10 brass guns, and has 80 men, where is we mount 12 guns, acd all perhaps larger than any of his ” A French Merchantman, with a amount ol Specie, from \ era Cruz, was risen on by her crew, who, having murder ed the Captain, Officers and Passengers, ran the ship ashore near Cape Corientes. Two of the crew arrived at St Jaeode Cuba, when, in consequence of their quar reling abort the distribution of ibe spoil, one ol (hem (who is n<nv in confinement at Si. dago) ms rme l of all the circumstances, the other made his escape on board at* American brig, sailing at the time for PW adelphia. The Governor at St. Jago, nad written to the Unfed States, fur the pur pose of procuring his arrest IV. Y. Com. Ad. Aug. 14 New Orleans, July 28. Boiler Burst .—The towboat Porpoisp, while in the act of coming to at the lower landing in Iront of Mr. Marigny’s, this morning, burst one of iiei boilers and se verely scalded and drowned several men. A black man belonpingto the boat was mis sing, also several Spaniards who bad ju4 went on board, while leaving the Levee a bove the market, for the purpose of assist ing to take in wood. . Two negroes were very seriously scolded—one is not expected to live. One ot the crew was slightly scalded. The steam escaped front the for ward flew of the thud boiler from the star board, or right hand side and the hands bf ing mostly on the bows, were thrown or in stantly sprang overboard, and with the ex ception of those above named, succeeded m gelt ng safe ashore,as iheb< at was within a few yards ot the levee when the accident occurred. We are informed that the boilers at the time of the accident, were full of waTer so that it was not the result ot iuatteution.or carelessness. j AY e are informed that a violent assault I was made on Wednesday upon the persoal of Colonel Gamble ori the Marine Cur;s| situated at the Navy Yatd Brooklyn. As I lie was walking from his house to the Nary I \ ail, he was met by a person whofliJ(®l did not at first recognize; hut who proved I to be Lieut, t loyd of Georgia, late ot F| S. Marines. The latter addressed Col. b.*| saying that he had long wished foraiiop'l portuniiy ot meeting him, and struck hi* l l wiih a whip which he had in his hand, Cot■ G. was encumbered with an umbrella; b'- ! l immediately closed with the assailant, ad 1 a violent contest ensued. Lieut. F. b‘l tall and very heavy man, and places co™ stderable value on Lis strength anti p r *fl wess After several blows had been gi vcn ß by both parties, Col. G. stumbled and 16 ■ Lieut-F falling upon him. Other persoo s l now interposed and the affair went nofur-| tlier. - Col. G. was slightly injured on left temple, and received another uiflWl bruise on.his face. Lieut. Floyd was cot-ji siderably injured. He immediately on the interposition of other individud'iß and we believe has not been since. I To the numerous class of persons to W both in a private and public capacity, Gamble is well know—and he is f‘ vt,ra .® known to almost every prominent ual in the military and naval service of j*l country—it will be matter of surprise an officer so uniformly correct and plary in iiis conduct and so peculiarly fj* miable in all bis private relations, sb^ 1 ■ have been the object of an attack as ■ pected as it was violent. We have I fore been at some pains to ascertain 511 I