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[rrum QCR correspondent] Office of the Courier , \ Charleston, J\ov. 21—p. m. $ \ LATEST FRo"m ENGLAND. n v the sliip Sarah Caroline, Prince, JVorj Liverpool, arrived at this port ypsterda .we hav .,,r files —.-** price currents to ° .., th U u ; London papers ana lists to T t H “ith sundry periodical publications. ‘ these accounts it appears that the seige ot Rh ‘llirda has been raised, ami the Russian arrnv fe routing. The sorties of tire Turkish garrisons ire represented as having been bold and Bloody Thi London ( ourier of the lOtfc, says— Toe aecond Turkish iJuitetin is dated trom tehomnia, Th he 2d Sept., and alludes to some attempts upon the Russian camp, at Jeni Bazar. which the Turks attacked on the 31st August, and obliged the Rus eians to retreat into the surrounding woods, with the loss of a considerable number ot cavalry hor ses and 2000 oxen. A small convov ot Mulans was next day attacked, and some horses and 250,000 silver piastres were taken- ’ The Russian Consul General in London, in an swer to. a commercial house ot that clt X ilmt the Russian squadron blockading -he Dar danelles, will not restrict the general commerce of Constantinople, except in provisions or articles contraband of war But that all vessel entering the Straits, will be subject to a search- The claim of the right to search has created much excite ment among the Turkey merchants ot London, although it is evident without it, the blockade fYkVbvV w olaol Mr. Secrotary Pf.el, on a visit to Liverpool, received with public compliment; the bells of Em town were rung, anu the freedom of the p t arrived at London on the 7th Oct. in the War spite, of 74 guns, whicn ho leu. /-v . 11 ~ Liverpool, Oct. 11. Letters from Vienna, which appear entitled to .credit, announce, quite positively, that the siege Shoumla has been raised, and that the Russians are in full retreat from before that formidable po sition. They are further described as exuenen cinc considerable embarrassment in t ie remo\ a of the sick and wounded soldiers, wlio amount to the distressing number of between 30,001 and 40.000 men. The anxiety tor the next accounts of the proceedings of the Emperor Nicholas and Count Wororu.cn is very great It Varna should be successfully defended, or the Russians much crippled by the carnage of an assault upon -o.o*-0 or 30.000 Turks, behind even impaired fortifica tions, there is no calculating what may be tlie consequences to the invading army. even should the capture of Varna close the present campaign. ~ A Turkey mail arrived on Thursday with ac counts from Constantin plc to the 12th, (a few * Jclters of the 14th) and from Smyrna ot toe 4tii ultimo. Their contents may be thus briefly sta ted The capture of the port of Bourgas on the Black Sea is confirmed; it was, however, only two hours in possession of the Russian squadron , the inhabitants assembled from all parts ot the surrounding country, and having driven in the Russian outposts, the whole of the troops reiui .Marked. The Sultan remains at Constantinople ; and it is now stated, that the standard oi Maho met will not be uniuiied. ay the 1 artars ha'.e brought intelligence from tho trontiers, that the Russian soldiers are in such a miserable slate, from the climate end disease, and the want of food, that they are unable to withstand the furious sorties from the Turkish garrisons. A reinforce ment f) f 10.000 men, with a supply of provisions, -is ordered to proceed to \ arna, and the report was, that the fleet would proceed to raise the blockade of V arna, and cut off* the chance w hich the Russian armies have in passing into winter quarters by their transports to Odessa. Three weeks ago we inserted, in our paper, an £>ri'--v___. jjj., subject of the Corn Laws, in which we stated, on wiL c >Hny * 0 be good authority, the deficiency of the hue , -.ppdenuate •stock f gram on hand, and the dimcultyoi procuring supplies from sources heretofore open to us We then p-edictod . rise in the price of orain. and strongly animadverted on the negli gence gs o-overnaient, who appeared to be irisen ib trie difficulties of the country. Our pre aicthui has been amply alarmingly fulfilled , since the date, to which we h ive referred, tho price of corn, throughout the United Kingdom, has risen with a rapidity which is perfectly apalling, for it confirms our worst fears, as to the extent ot tha deficiency of the crop. That deficiency is, we believe, very much more than a fourth. Whilst there was a pretence for entertaining a doubt on this subject, or even a shadow of reason for attri buting tue advance in price to a mere speculative demand, government might be excused for turn ing a deaf ear to the counsel which has been pub licly and privately offered to it: but now when file danger is proved to demonstration, the apathy becomes cowardly and criminal; cowardly, as it evinces an inward fear of the prejudices of the landholders ; and criminal, as it endangers the health, and the lives of a great portion of the people. France has prepaied herself against the evil, wifiist England has not taken a single public step to possess herself of any of those means of obtaining even the small supplies which famine prices ;av r still bring to her shores. This con duct the ministry may live to lament in unavail ing sackcloth, when the cry from a famishing peo ple shall go forth against them, at a time when a financial crisis anu a foreign war may demand their undivided attention. London. Oct. 10. City—Thursday Evening. —There has been a deal of confusion and alarm in the city this afternoon, particularly among the speculators in the Funds Hut though every one appeared to be —frightened, vet no one seemed to possess any dis tinct knowledgej>f the cause of his tears Some Attributed the agitation to the Government having determined to declare war against Russia; and we had reports of the Secretary of Foreign A {fairs fcavinnr sent a notice to the East -India House, ’ informing the Directors that 7000 tons of saltpe tre would be immediately wanted. Few, however, give an* 7 credit to these rumours; and it would Jiave been surprising if they had. for it is very obvious that, if our Government had intended to have opposed the measures of Russia, they would ,jw*t have recognised the blockade qS he Darda nelles. The probable cause of ttie hubbub was a report, given out with great confidence, of the tciious illness of his Majesty. This report, which, ?.t first met with few believers, towards the close of the day appeared to gain ground, till, in the end, it was generally considered as the sole cause of the panic. Whether or not there is any truth in it. the writer of this ariucle has no means of knowing, and. therefore, he will refrain from say ing any thing more on the subject. It appears that the French editors, like their brother scribes ou this side of the water, were ta ken by surprise with regard to the news of the blockade of the Dardanelles. They all seem to deprecate this measure of th* magnanimous Ni cholas ; and the Journal du Commerce expresses no little surprise that the Government did not, like ours, inform the merchants of kj£cncc of it. —‘‘Sorely,” says the editor of that paper, 11 the blockade of the Dardanelles is not of loss importance to the French merchants than to the j English.” It’ any reliance may be placed upon the asser tions of the French papers, t lie Government of France have dete’nuktoti not in any way to aid and abet the designs of Russia upon Turkey. “It appears certain,” says the Gazette de France , , <{ that our troops will return from the Morea, after ~ having witnessed the embarkation of Ibrahim Pacha’s army.’'’ On this subject the Courier France is observes, that “ the unfavorable nature of the operations of the Russian army naturally leads the mind to the difficulties which France nlav have to encounter consequence of her ex pedition to the-Morea If we pis- believe the reports in circulation, our G \ ernment i- resolved to withdraw honorably from a care where an adventurous course might bring it ajpong sho.ls and quicksands.” Another French ivrjuvr slates, *• The expedition to the Morea haseffecUd a pow erfd diversion in favour of the Russian army ; but it is probably near its close. The French army, after having cleared the Peloponnesus of The Egyptians and Turks, will come back to re ceive the expression of our gratitude. 1 ie un- , certainty of the present, and the obscurity of the ; future, justify the moderating attitude ot a Ring, axious to avert from the bosom of Europe, all the causes of war which might spring up and develope themselves. They forbid, on our parts, a. ec. en trie and adventurous movements.’ — London. ■ ing Heratd, 10 th Oct. t i. h y in consequence oi tne rc- ports alluded V> above, na ° very airita- j ted state to-day, and prices have sustained a con siderable decline. We understand that, in addition ( to the unfavorable rumours, a great deal of money , stock has been brought to market, which would, of course, have a tendency to depress prices.— , The fail, we apprehend, is wholly owing to the above cause and relative to the King's illness, for it is perfectly ridiculous to suppose tiiat we should go to war with the Russians oa behalf of the Turks, when the Turks are beating them on all hands without our assistance. | The Russians are said to have abandoned the • positions of Merach and other places, and to have \ retreated a league beyond them. Hussein Pacha j vvas making his arrangements „o force them to an absolute retreat. Such is tie substance of the first and second Turkish bulletins, and certainly there is nothing in them, even if we compare them with the Rus sian bulletin, to induce a supposition that they are much overcharged Th§y do not bring down the operations before Shoumla later than the 2d, and it was not till after that period that the Grand Vi zier either joined Hussien Pacha, o r established an immediate and close communication with him. The Russian bulletins have given us the ac ..uuuto t!i.viv....u .o tne -i*’ A~. thp,y pass over all the events that occurred between the 21 ith of August and the ltli ult., when the Turks again acted upon the olfensive, and again made their attack in the night upon the centre and right wing. The Russian bulletin, though it claims the victory, acknowledged that the i uiiis three times approached the works and three times threw them selves into the trenches, Office that period, no thing, according to the Russian bulletins, had oc curred, but they prepare us for a retreat, on ac count of the difficulties of procuring forage Ti*e ! account from Petersburg of the 23d ult. contains Ia short report of the operations before Shoumla to I the 7th ult. in which it is said that the want of so ; rage “has led to a resolution to leave the position at present occupied by our troops, and to remove the head quarters of the second army (the army before Shoumla) to Jcni Bazar, to which place the j hospitals and tul the superfluous baggage hare al ready been sent. i his movement will be effected from the I2th ult.” The last Prussian bulletin from Shoumla of the Hth says, “since the last ! attack on our redoubts the Turks have not ven ! tured out of their trenches.” Possibly their inac tivity may have been occasioned by the knowledge of the intention of tne Russians to letire from Shoumla—an intention which they will not in terrupt, meaning to assume the olfensive when the Russians have begun tneir retreat. We h ive thus compared the different accounts of the belligerents, respecting the operations be fore Shoumla The Turkish Bulletin states no thing of the operations before Varna, which it was supposed the Grand Visier would attempt to reheve. In addition to the Turkish Bulletins, dated from Shoumla. there are two other accounts from Con stantinople, which we have classed under the head of the Third and Fourth Bulletins, because, though not dr.ted from the actual seat of war, they relate to warlike preparations. If we may credit these accounts the Sultan is making eyerv human effort to defend his territories—a second army of reserve has bqj*n formed, which he commands in person. A late attack of a Russian force, near Boor *as,'to get a supply of water, has convinced the Turks of the necessity of slengthening their coast fortresses. The Sultan has been on board his fleet at the mouth of the Bosphorus to quicken its equipment. He seems to he admirably se- CDnded hv iris ministers and l.is people. The —Ti rlt his own expence, to ue maintained by lmn during me war. Other Pachas and Nobles are doing the same.— And to give fret'h energy and confidence io his troops, the Saltan has instituted an Order —the Order of Colour. Gold and silver medals, with the inscription, “ For Valour are to be struck, and worn on the left breast. These Constanti nople accounts acknowledge the successes of the Russians in Asia—make known the prohibition again- t the export of corn from Odessa—and tho convention entered into for the e vacation of the Morea. It is impossible not to recognise in the conduct of Sultan .Vlahmond the character of greatness. — The policy he adopted with • espect to tho Janis saries, proved ins courage, and events have since shewn its soundness, lie seems to be a monarch equal to the task of resisting the mighty force brought against him, and of musing all the ener gies of his vast, population. If success against such a man enhance tho glory of victory, it may also be said defeat from such a mail will not attach disgrace to the vanquished, City , ticelve o'ciocli. — Letters have been e ceived this morning of the 21st September, from Gibraltar, which do not contain as satisfactory accounts respecting the fever as vve could wish.— The total number of cases had been 516, tho deaths 87. “ The unfavourable renorts circulated yesterday have not been repeated this morning with the ex ception of one. “ The funds have, in some measure, recovered from the panic of yesterday : the first appearance of Consols was 66 1-2, and had since advanced to 66 3-6 for the 15th inst. and Bt* 2-6 for November, “ The speculators for the rise do not appear much inclined to increase their accounts. The principal thing doing is making up previously to ihe settling day Exquercr Bills 75 to 76 prem. India Bonds 66. “There has boen scarcely a bargain doing in the foreign market, nor much variation in the prices, Russian U 2 1-4 3-4; Portuguese 56; Spanish 11 3-4 12 ; Greek 1? 3 4 IS 1-2 ; Anglo Mexican Shares 66 dis. ; Brazil 50 pm.; Gen. Brazilian I 3-4 2-4.: National Brazilian 5 pm.; Guatemala 2 1-2; -Wt. London Gas, 3-6 1-2 pm. “ Tiro o'clock. —Consols for both accts.66 3-81 2. “There are no arrivals from France by express. “ Half past tico —Consols 86 1-2 sellers. Delaware Election. The legislature of Delaware, met at D. veron Monti v morn ing last. Ail the mcnnbeis of the Legisla ture, thirty, were p.esent. Piesby Sent ence. Esq. was elected Speaker of th • Se nate, and Dr. m. >* inder Morris elected Speaker of the House of Representatives. The same day both houses convened in the Senate chamber—die president officers of both houses ofiiciaUijg— u, proceed to e*iecl the electors of prescient and vice pre sident of the United Slates, when David Hazard Esq. ol Sussex, Di. John Adams of Kent, and J ones C nin Esq. f IV.Castle the candid-iies of the a nunistrati >n parly vveie chosen. Tliese gentlemen had each of tft ■■• in nineteen votes, atjud the J cksou candid oe hid each eleven >oies. — Haiti more Pol riot. ” e yesterday won ssed a novel but grat ifying exhibition on the H -mnier.onith-roa'i, to a ho ge carriage propelled by a gas vacuum engine, which jelled a long with gieui ease at the rate of seven mile an hou . I here w re .several gen:Lemiu in and upon i , who appeared quite satisfied ..fits power and alet\ ;1 we miy judge from ns loco motive p-w r , it bids vm to so via de m u g eat u easu e fin use f Horses or stage coaches, u >f s;e rt ni-aiuchiuery in geue ial.—London Sun. GEORGIA LEGISLATURE. HOUSE OF REPRF.SENTA! IVES. DEBATE- on the Bill, to reduce the Salaries of Public Officers. Wednesday Nov, 12.—The House went again into commit lee of tfie whole on the j bill to reduce the salaries of the judges and* solicitors and other public officers.—Mrj Bates , in the chair . . : Mr. Echols , moved to fix the judges salaries a SISOO. : Mr. Speaker Hudson , proposed $ 1950 — lost— i’so lost. | Mr Howard , said, that it had been sug- gested the oilier day, and he supposed it was understood by the house, that iffe bill was to lie over till the judicary committee should make its report, so that the whole subject might come tip together. Jn ac cordance with that understanding, he mov ed that the committee rise and report pro gress and have leave to sit again. Mr. Cleveland, hoped that, before that question was taken, the house would test the principle of the bill. Il the house was disposed to reduce these salaries, he hoped thev would do i agreeably to the bill on the table, and r*t permit it to lie over. His object ha** been to reouce Ibe salaries of the jutkP-S before the present incumbents vveot into office But he had not been able to do so Yet he would now .-iv wlmi their salaries shall be hereafter. lie moved to fill the b ink with SI6OO. Mr. Lamar , would detain he house with but a few observations. He w s indisposed, and therefore not inclined to go into a dis cussion of the question He would support the motion of tne gentleman from Baldwin, and designed when tire question should come Up on the bill to vote against it. We have already elected our judges and solicitors for the next three years and sufficient for the day is the evil thereof If we legislate on those subject?, that as e within the legitimate sea pe i>f the duty f the house, we shall nave *ur hands full. “hy anticipate this matter ? Two veais hence would answer just as well —nay far better. V\ ho can tell, what alte.a ttoits may take place in the condition • f <he country in that time? Who can tell that it will noi b< flout ishipg and properous ? So that to procure men to expound the laws with dignity and ability, if an alteration takes place now in their salaries you will have to alter it again, and burthen the legis lature with the trouble of repealing the present act On tie* other hand, suppose the country he t educed to extreme distress —lie would lake the extieptes of the case— then the .compensation fixed hy the bid nt'.gjjt be t**o much. Gs all this fin would leave others to judge ho would have a better opportunity of deciding what was a propet compensation, because they would know more-of the condition of the countrv. Mr. Howard, said his object was by no means to pos pone the bill so late as that il could not be acted on. He was perfectly widmg that the autlm r of it sjioffd have it taken up and acted on, and if the house should decide that the salaries should be te u* .. i>o dujie. But the saim reasons existed now, as yesterday, why it should not he acted on at present. Me wished to have the report v ,f the judicary committee and it was expected they would report in ail next week. When that report was made he would be prepared to go into the question. Where is the necessity, sir of appointing joint standing committees, if every genile man can bring up measures here that prop erly belong to these committee?. He sup posed these committees were appointed to investigate thoroughly the matters that are refe red to them. They could dcTberate, and bring plans -before the house, for the house to pursue / and ihe house could either disagree or agree to their recommendations. But if every gentleman can introduce im portant uca-ures jnmstdf, we had as well do away with joint standing committees alle ge, her. Mr Kthols, could not heard distinctly. He was understood to say that he could not see any connexion between the judicai v committee and this measure. If (he house was disposed to r> duce the salaries, and act on tiie aierirs of the bill, it could be done as well now is at any other time. Mi. Howard, s.iid there was one impor um reason why the house sh uld wail till the report of the judicai y committee had been received. It is prob ble they may report a hunge of the system, by wtm. h tiie duties of die mdges may be diminished,- It so, then the house can reduce the salaries •ccordingly. al present, he thought the house vas not pi epared to fix the salaries. Mr. Iverson was opposed to the reduc tion of ihe salaries of the Judge*. He thought that io secure the talents and qual ifications requisit3 for the proper adminis tration of public justice, the salaries were already low enough, ill ill conscience.— But it w s nut necessary to argue now whether they were too high or too Jew.— Hi was not sure that a jxnij-ority of the House was in favor of a reduction He thought it probable that a majoiity was opposed to the resolution If this should be the fact, and we yet go on to fill up the blank, and then Reject the bill, there will be a great waste of time and labor for no dung. He would therefore move that the committee rise mid report disagreement to the bill, [i this motion is rejected, the House can go to work and make the bdl perfect. Mr. Speaker l/udson moved disagree ment to the first section of the bill That related to the salaries of the fudges, and it •v is not now necessary to legislate on it.— To disagree, would he to disiucumber ti;t* •til of that much of it. M. Wofford moved that the committee and report disagreement to the hi 1 The House could then take if up and a greo 10 it by sections. Mr. Doa.jhtity, understood the main ob jec; of going into committee of the whole to In*, to fix the details of any measure.— The proceedings in committee are m ? journalized; and he regretted to see thi< disposition to get measures out of the committee and before the House, before all their details were arranged You cant, lake the yeas and nays here. But get it nafore the House, and the yeas and nays will be taken repeatedly, and your Journal swelled to an enormous size. 2, erhaps Searugs battle would have to be fought over or the buttle of the Kdlkenny cats. ° You will take the yeas and nays on the Judges salaries —on the Solicitors sala ries—J.l the Sheriffs, and all the public of ficers. And ihe expense of printing them all, will be more than will be saved by the reduction of the salaries. Let ali t.tcse questions be decided in committee and you will save the expense of printing, and much time and labor to the clerks. Mi. Cleveland accorded perfectly with the gentleman from Clark, (Mr. D.) He wished to make the bill perfect in commit* tee lie wanted no increase of the Jour nals—no battles no squabling—no cats pawing—all lie wanted was to have the bill as perfect as possible before it went to the House. After further observations from Messrs. Wofford , Hudson and Saffold the com mittee agreed to strike out the first sec tion. A short discussion then arose ns to th° fees of Clerks, Sheriffs, Constables and J istices, in which Messrs. Doughex y, Wilcox , Hudson , Holmes S urges , Myers , Iverson and Lamar took part u hen, Mr. Speaker Hudson , moved that the committee rise and report disagreement to the bill which motion was adopted. In the House a motion was made to lay the tep.irt on the table for the remainder of the S'SSshjn. And after some conversa tion, in which Messrs. Wofford, Holmes, Echols and Sturges took part, the motion was adopted. — \eas 74 —nays 57. Thursday, JSov. 13. The House met at 10 o’clock, and on reading that part of the Journal of yester day, relating to the rejection of die bill, to reduce the salaries and fees of the public officers. Mr Echols moved to rsuonsid ei that part ot tin Journal. His ouly ob ject he said, was to bring the objects and purposes of the bill, fairly before the H* use. Tlu re did appear to him to be a disposition in the House, yesterday to re duce the ft t-s “A motion to fix the Judg es salary, at S2OOO, had been 1 *st—sl9oo bad also been lost, and a less sum bad been lost, as be thought by the voice of the II also. From these circumstances, it ap peared to him that there was a majority in favor of the bill But the course it had taken, did not afford the friends oi the bill, an opportunity to act on it as they wished. It h and been so managed, that its friends could not come at its objects and inten tians. He w ished to bring it up again, so that its friends might amend it, and so act on it, as to be understood by their constit uents. He wns disposed to apportion tlie fees of public officers, to the hardness of the times and the scarcity of money. But he was the last man who would require the services of public officers without an equiv alent. II • would pay the Judges, and So and <>tßot nffirfirs a fair equiva lent. But the hardness of the times he thought did require reduction,. On the motion to reconsider the years were 54, nays 65. The following story was related a few days since by Jndge Crane, who was pre sent at the quarrel, and states the whole as a matter of which he has no doubt. At some town in Nev> -Jetscy, two Fmichmen got into a very warm dispute, which finally ended in blows. Oi.e was a traveller, resident in .New-York, the oili er resided in tiie geig.kbourhcod of the ren contre The traveller finahy struck the other over the head will) his umbrella, and injured him so much as to put an end to the coi ihet. Toe traveller then sprang into the stage in a very good humor at his ex ploit while the other retired muttering ven geance. The tr; veliei scon reached N. York and attended to his business as usual the other, as soon aj he recovered from his injury went to the city and challenged his countryman to fight him a duel, as the only way of healing his wounded honor, to which he gravely replied ‘ that he was ready at at all times to fight for it was a part of his business ; but it must be on equal terms, — Now 1 have a charming wile—l have two heautilul children, ano I have a fortune of thirty thousand dollais—yen, sir have nei ther; therefore I am compelled to say thai you must gel you a fortune of thirty thou- . sand dollars, as handsome and charming a j wife, and two as fine children as I have, ’ and then if my circumstances should not be changed in the mean lime, we will ho on 1 equal terms, and !1J fight you.— Cincinati Gazette. | From Niles's Register. The Revolution. — Many things which happened during the revolution, appear to hive been more than the result of accident. Oftentimes, when “ hope was gone helo came. The following <x T rnct from an address of Samuel Breek Esq. to the Agri cultural Society ol Blocknev and M. lion, ( near Phi'adelphia), in honour of their late president, flint faithful whig Rich.irdPeters related a4ie of the many incidents of like nature that occurred during the struggle of our fathers, and shews the great straights to winch they were frequently reduced. It would be at once interesting and pro fitable, if someone of the survivors of that: period, having the information icquired for ’ the purpose were to contrast the existing state of our c< untry with its present condi tion The case before us sheas that tlie seemingly accidental arrival of a parcel .f ; lead may have the retreat of Washington’s army—now we make twenty millions of pounds of lead in a year ; then the damage of a few casks of gumpoudei wa& a national calamity——now we manufac ture the best of that article, and in quan tity sufficient to blow up all the enemies h ,t we ever expect to him ; then musket* an } nfl. > were so scarce that our people many times went unarmed to buttle oipecjt- ing to be supplied from those who r o u the fight—now we make them j u j agd of the best quality with great balls ; then and even as late a lsi > * soli i rs perished f*r the want oi i,*. ’ 7 " r to cover them—now they m >y l„. , ** from our own f ictories ; thr u ‘ ‘ ‘‘i sum, the commander in chief ofd,e .. * of the V. Mates having bis pi i,y") s wrote a special letter to a distant p . . ‘a obtain one for bun—now vve sn tku th,. considerable quantities. Atul Mass ,!l might go through a list of hundreds (J | e tides—thanks to tho encouragement r protection afforded by government t„ genius and industry of our fellow , £ And we should also delightfi.ll\ dwell S ’ the increased facilities of counu Uti IFI between places; then a journey r Philadelphia to Now York occin i bi ] 131 or three days—now it has been , er | ff in nine hours and Jive minutes ; t journey from New York t<> Can w . 4 fearful undertaking— now a person . 4 leave the city and be at Montreal | n two days, without fa’igue ; then on t . \ 1 died miles t ave! was a serious undent * now we measure by hours not milts ■ persons think loss of a join oey to the p “ key Mountains than <>ur hers did ‘ to “ Red Stone old Fort,” nearly J n heart of Pennsylvania and so ojq a | ri , 5 I without limit. With these few hints at what we | and what we aie we hal! proceed u'J extract which gave this tumio our refi “ tions. I was commissioner of war, (said juooej in 1779. Hen. Washington Wfn| J to me that all Ins powder w.;s we-and p j he was entirely wiiliout lead, >r ‘all• S) that should the enemy approach him*|- must retreat. When 1 received ?his k'.. I was going to a grand gala at the Ambassador’s, who lived in Mr. CwVj fine house South-third stieet Tho cions gardens vyere superbft decor., tednjij, variegated lamps; the ed.fi-e itsrdf blaze of light—the sin vv was s plead in’; iqy feelings were far fVoiu being in h iroi ( >. ny with all this bnlliancy i met .{this party, niv fnend Robert Morris* who soon discovered the state of ny mine}. •‘You are not yourself, ti> qiglu p,. !Prs . what’s the matter” asked Morris. N ff ith! {standing niv unlimited confidence w great patriot, jt was some time before I could prevail upon myself to disclose the cause pj* my depression, but at length l ventured to give him a hint of my uiaOil tj to answer the pressing calls of the com mander in chief. The army is wiilrut lead, and I know not where to gn ,>q ounce to supply it: the Genera! must re treat for what of ammunition. ‘ Wei!,let him retieat ’ said the liberal minded Mon ris; “but cheer up: then* are in the 11,-tk er privateer, ju*;: at rived, ninety tons if lead, one half of which is mine, and at'vjr service: ihe residue you can get lyap|ip ing to Blair Me Clanaghn, ami Hrikcr, both of whom are in tne house ivrh i..,’’ “I accepted the ofifei from Mr. Mirra,® - said Mr. commissioner Peteis, with many H ■ thanks, and addressee myself immediately! j to the two gentlen.cn who owned die ouierl fall, lor their consent to sell; but they had I already trusted a large amount of clotbipil to the continental Congress, and wcreon*! willing to give that body inly further cred-l it„ I informed Morris of their refu>dL—l *Tell them,’ said he, ‘I will pay them furl their share.* This settled the business;! the lead was delivered; I turned it infu c*i>l tridge bullets for V’ ashington s anm’, to I which it gave complete relief. ’ ( The sequal of tills anechdote shows,tiiatl the supply was entirely accidental. Ti;e! Holker privateer was at Mulmico, prepar*H ing to return home, when her capnin,! Matthew Lawler, who is still Jiving, hid! this lead offered to him for ballast, ITnBl T nB certain, however, whether the noiket! might not be over Hocked by arrivals from! Europe, he at first rejected i # , but niter! some persuasion received it on board,*’ S * Robert Morris’ services have never beenfuiiy! : appreciated, except by (he very few that were in*! j timately acquainted with them. They weren't! of a character to make a noise in the history of oir B country; but it is probable that some of the nest B glorious acts of our armies were as much owing to B i the silent operations of Robert. Morris, as to tin B courage and patriotism of our offieers and soldiers. B i.Xiie “father of his country” was duly sensible oil these services; and we have often heard it that during his residence in Philadelphia as sident ol the United, he never <*ave an entertaia* ment without ordering a plate to be put down k’ B Mr. Morris, who was always expected as oneof B the g reets, if able to attend — Edinburg llog. B The Devil Outwitted A per on, we stf told, lately wont to a dealer in wool to put* chase -bout tw nty pounds of tliot oriiclc, carrying, as is usual, a sa- k to pn; it in*-* | When the sack was filled, ihe steel yard* I were not at hand to weigh it. immediately went in pursuit of them. W ll *® lie was g me, bis custom r looked w h evil eye upon a lot of fi e cheos<* in ,!i ’ same loom with the woof, and hastily one of the finest, weighing Hearty tweui? pounds, in his sack, mix 5 * g it up W'fh wool is the ix, r/ssion w s, snpnosittS f! * h dob nined a Valuable puze. 0 t’’' sr ’ turn, the dealer q t fcjy perceived by weight of the sack, that his kontst bi‘ !:s ha ! put a cheese them. He sac but quiellv weighed it. His cudomersii* nothing and as quietly paid him fifty ce‘ s * pound for his cheese” mi ‘er th-* deuo :I)i ’ tion of wool.— Proc. Journal : The rudeness of Dr. P irr, to some times extreme. To a lady wh<> ventured to oppose him with more of temper than cogency of reasoning “ who afterwar's apologized for hwsri. 1 ‘jj saying, “that it is tin* p ivilege of to talk nonsense.’ “N>, madam,” { D . Parr “it is not tTt r privilege their infp .oitv. Ducks would vy ; dk could $ hut nature *uff rs them only waddled’ WAITED fMMEDT\TELV, A GOO > Washer and Ironor r ~.* Appiv to T S. Ll'X^~ JS.OY 2i