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~7’T :un.n r MOn.VI.YG, QEC.4, 182-!. p” r • B the packet ship FJorian, cai>t Harrison, we t) u’o received tiles of the Netv-York Mercantile Advertiser and Moruing Cour'er, up to the 25th ult. several days in anticipation *d the mail. Although theta; papers contain no news of im portance, yet several paragraph* of minor inter est have been which will be found under their proper head. Congress assembled at the ( ity of W asliingtoil on .londav last. Many distinguished individuals we.c already at the CapiUl at the last dates, and it was expected that the members-generally vv mid be at their posts at the commencement of the session- The presidential question which has so long k -oi the a serer, having been disposed of. it is hoped that the members will proceed to the business of legislation, with undivided alien* lion. There are many subjects of vital i.nport anco which have often been submitted to congress without being definitively se tied Among tnese the establishment of a general bankrupt law, a re formation in the system of Government credits on imported goods, and a duty on auction sales, -ro among the subjects more immediately inter esting to the commercial classos of society, and as such will no doubt at an early period be bro’t Under consideration. The subject of auction sales has lately attract ed much attention in the northern cities. The extent to which they have been carried is such as to prove ruinous to the business of the regular dealer; and exertions will be made at the present session, to restrain them bv heavy duties. T ehr Manchester, Dunham, who left this port s-.y unday last, with a cargo of cotton, and rice {/'Se v York, put back again on Tuesday morning >n fire. She had proceeded as far as the Gulf Stream on Monday morning, when the captain discovered the flames bursting through the bulk head; they soon came in contact with the cotton in the vicinity: every exertion was made to extinguish the fire, but without effect, lie immediately tacked ship and arrived here at 4 o’clock. After eo ing into port the vessel was scuttled and sunk, as the only means to stop the flames. The Bill to abolish Penitentiary confinement has already produced considerable discussion in the Legislature, <e‘fi was to have been brought up pgain yesterday, for final decision in the h *use. We believe it is acknowledged on all hands, that the Penitentiary System, as established in this state, is a complete failure In regard to the rea . sons of this failure, there is much difference of opinion. Now whatever nay he the causes to which tins failure is attributed, by the systematic talkers in either branch of the Legislature, we. f r our selves, -.re of opini n that the system has in part r:- oecauso that its framers aimed at too much They expected more th.n humanity could per form. Jn a moment of enthusiasm they deter mined to build up a splendid institution ; they gave the convicts splendid apurtinonls ; comforta ble lodgings j good fare ; subjected them to light Jab >r and exempted them from corporal punish ment : and in the warmth of their imaginations they conceived that the most hardened and aban doned wretches would be reformed, merely b<? .cause they willed they should be so, But they soon f >und. that instead of a place of punishment’ many of the convicts looked upon the Penitentiary as a very pleasant abode ; and instead of holding its walls in any kind >f dread, were on being dis ■ hirged. oflen found willing to secure a longer bi th, by new crimes. In the absence of corporal punishment in the institution, the p isoneTs grew refractory, and set the authority of the keepers at defiance ; and instead of being reformed, it vva3 .found that the c nvicts grew worse. Those who bad the management of the institu tion f und it nccessarj’, in order to preserve dis j cipline and subordination in the prison, to ves- 1 authority in the keepers to resort to fetiers and the j lash. Those who sickened at the idea of subject- ! ing ! he back of the free man to the scourge, when J inflicted in the face of dav, and thought it inhu man impose even ten stripes for henious crimes, j gent the felon to the Penitentiary f°r some two or three years, where he might be f h° discretion of the vindictive keeper, every day ot J his confinement. When it came to this, the in- t stitutiou cftuld no longer be supported on the ground of humanity and philanthropy. Ihe odd , code, though written in blood, as many Clauses , undoubtedly were, was merciful compared to this. The unfortunate location of the institution, also tended to its failure. It is placed in a section o. country where there is no vent for the articles manufactured by tie convicts The raw material is purchased and transported* to the prison at great expense ; and after it is worked up, it \vo;j’t aell. It. often turns out a dead loss. And then the establishment is altogether on too high a scale to jnro the views of economy. There are too many ofi cers on high salaries. Jlad the Institution been located at Augusta, where the facilities of an extensive market, both for buying and selling, could have beep afforded, it might not have proved so heavy a burthen on the treasury of the state. The General court mourning was ordered in England, to begin on the ISth, on account of the death of the Ljueen Dowager, of Wirtemberg, sister of his Majesty and Princess Royal of Eng land. iVutiFGLK, Nov. 24.—Tiie lion Mr. Thompson, £ member of Congress tiom Georgia, arrived here last evening on his wav to Washington, and took at (fie JStcr.m Boat Hotel. ‘ Stmtr ittsjit Dartmouth College. —The catalogue for just, received, gives the following num bers ; tremors 02, .) uiqrs \j ; Sophomores i>2, Freshmen *.fo; total Undergraduates 125 ; Medi na! Btudedis DU ; total, at the Institution, 215. A genteel .rogue* —On Friday, the 14th Inst, in Hived n h’s civan t l lodgings in tin Exchang* Coflee iI. u< ,i n tciiiig i;s name ami re-iui m m tin* fi tis* ter of that -s'tbhs'mifnt, s “ J unes I), yoreau, Augustine, Florida.” iio ituiamti the Sunday following, when lie i iad the curiosity to look into the trunks of ;w<r gentlemen occupying adjacent rooms, To gra ify this . disposition, l*fi broke the locks of tin* trunks by means of a chisel which was afterwards found in his room.— Diss't! fled nn finding no cash among the contents, no left them without further mo lestation, absconded jndjsgust, and straight y shifted lm quarters to the Marlbo-j i Hotel The gentleman from Florida deputing it ‘ xp> client to change iiis identity, j entered his it *me at tit ’t house as “ Mi. I j A. Thomas of New-York ’ At his new lodgings, the gentlemen from Nev-York was equally uusucvesstul in divers further hiteiiip>s to indulge it s ui us propensity ——Having entered iff ft onnis , md without discovering the needful, suuory trunks be longing to different ndiviciuulg abiding at ; the MarUiOiougli. No tniiher traces of Itis opetu urns ut 1 yet developed ; and as this Consummate scoundrel may design to visit other places and possibly represent himself, as a gentleman from Bostou a description of his person mly not be amiss. He is about five feet ten inches in stature; wore a blue frock coat, blue cloth vest with metal buttons, and biue pantaloon? ; is some what pitted with the small pox—and withal bears the appearance and address of a gen tleman.— Bulletin* GALVANISM. Apparent renewal of life. —Many of our readers will no doubt recollect the interest excited some time ago, by subjecting the body of Johnson the Murderer, to the ac tion of Galvanic excitement; a fluid in many respects resembling Electricity, and by some Philosophers supposed to resem ble, or indeed to be tiie same, as the Vita] ( or Nervous fluid. Supposing the following ; experiments will be generally interesting, we venture to extract them tiom the last number ot “The American Journal of the Medical Science,” published at PhiladeNj phias j Os the numerous experiments which have! i lireii instituted to verify the Antilogy be-; tween Galvanism and the neivous action,* those of Weiohold are not the least inter-j e> i ig. He beheaded \ cat, and after pul sation and muscul .j action nad completely ceased, he removed the spin t marrow, and filled the spine with an am dgum el quirk siivnr, ?'tic, and silver, immediately the tlirofi.eng* of the arteries recommenced, nu! tie 1 imiM*ular actions were renewed, wiiicli co.ui !i not be distinguished fiom those produced by he influonce tne spinal iinin a ; theani u and made inanv leaps, He fi J”d with the same aunijgum, the scull him spine >j yuotfier cat, which did uoi g ve any sign iii lif ; the animal be c■•me during 20 mi mus, in sucii a state of vita! tension, mat it raised its head, opened its ej/rg, looked sti adfly and altempu .and to w ;iu, a• ui enuoavi red to rise after falling down fi uquetely. Dining all ibis time ihe circiiiaiion aim ulsatiou w-ie very active, md contiuu -d I* r a qti .rier of an hour Mter the ciiesi md belly wore open.e 1, — T’ite secretion of the gastric juice was evir dentty more ahuudaj.t tfian formeily and the animal he i w is perfectly re-established. Att’ rnpts have also been made ith par- , T ia! success, to imitate d.e progress of di gest.on in dead annuals, by tiie action of Galvanism, —A. Y. Adv. A letier published in the X. Y Journal of Commerce, from a gcuiJenrrau in Mexi co gives a short nistoiy of the cus.e and progress of Santa Anna s insurrection, as wei 1 assume account ol that. officer—from which we select the following passages: k *You know when you were here, tSnjt Guerrero was looked upon as tlte candidate for the next Rresident; Gtn. Bjvo was then his only opponent, but lie was banished, and then sprung up the Secret try of YV ar ami Marine, [Peu.azu] as n.is opponent lor the Presidency, < nd by the votes of the b.au* Legislatures, has been elected by a raapnrv /one v-te. ‘l'he votes being giron by S-a e . (19 .11 r limit r,)9 were for Guerrero, and 10 f r Pediaza, Tin* elec tion took place on me I*t of September, and the vote of the ‘•.title of Vera -Ciuz, was given to contrary Jo the ex pectation of both parties. This being made public on vhe night of the 4th, Gen. anta Anna, a-brave, intrepid, and sagacious sol dier, began to manifest his displeasure at the vote f the Legislature in Julapa, in which | lace he. gave the “ grjto” of u mu er a log gachupinos, (death o .he Spaniards using ibis as a cover 01, (what 1 believe) his real intentions, to make Guerrero pre sident by force oi arms However, be this as it may, vve find tiiat on the 10th inst. be , had 500 men under Im command, and on (the same night he arrived at Perote and j took possession of the Castle without re isistiince, where he still continues, and now has about 3000 men under his command. - j L ist night, (the 23d) about 12 o’clock, 200 cavalry left this city (Mexico,) crying Vive Santa Anna! —lt is said .that they have gone to unite with the forces of a small ‘place about 10 leagues distant, which has declared for St Anna. At 6 o'clock this morning, the .Government despatched a regiment of cavalry on the supposed route that the rebels took who fled last night Nothing has been heard front them since. Tne government has also sent about 3,000 Hoops against S-t. Anna, but nothing lias been done yet in the fighting line. | “ Congress has declared hiui an outlaw, and all who adhere to him. Perhaps, 10, this time, you, like many others are ready to take alarm, bui 1 assure y ni, J feel my. ! sell’ quite secure : is yet J see no cause far feai, neither do J think there will be any, unit ss Guerrero in person should takp the field at Ihe head of the rebel party ; but of tins tbere is no expectation. In such case, it Would be difficult 10 suppress a revolution lie having decidedly more influence than ‘•r.y other man iu the nation—-the troops .'id piemans would follo.\v .him forever, fie ‘ as, however, assured the President, that * neither has, nor would have any part 01 in tlie nutter. The government is rung enough to put any others down, and 1 think him too —but it would cost much blood. I shall give you early infortnation any real* danger ” THE TURKS. Extract f rom the Journal of an Officer of the Luted States Aavy. Public opinion is so much against the Turks, that it will be consider'd a presump tion on my part to attempt to say any thing in their favour. They are considered by the generality of the world, (who never perhaps took the trouble of fully enquiring into their to be the most barbar ous and co'a-blooded people living; and that this was once my own opinion, 1 am willing to allow. But having spent the last two years of my life amongst them, I feel myself able to speak in a more favorable light of their character than many others, who, either from prejudice or fashion, have pronounced hem to be the vilest of tfis vile. That the Turks are, when their pas sions are aroused, violent and unfeeling, I will allow—and wiiat men ate not? But that they are near as cruel as tyrant preju dice would make them, 1 oeny Ihe greatest objection that we have to them is, tint they are 1 fi Sel>—that they do not believe the same and ca mt that vvedo; there fu.e they ought o be extirpated fr.ni the so eof the globe ! Bu y. i I defy any one to s.,:v that they do no*. b< iitv** iu one Great ar. Su.oenm Being. r l h*y do not, as ma ny pen su\ , believe M hornet to be their God,'but oniy consider him as their Pro phet who is to interred# for nd watch oyer them. In ilieir dealings, they aie the most hoaoiH tie people in tne world, and you cannot tnsuli *he o no e han ‘y noul)!- ing their woid Taetr tr* atment *f strati aeis is a I vs in *.\:’d ly a frankness and hospitality soldo a in* v\uh in the most en lightened cp:;ntri* ud it mtv with pr<*- priotv be reniarked, b o, and you neat them well, it will bo fully u ciprocuted li has been remarked by several writers, that the Turks tit at their wives as slayes, and consider them only node to do the diudgeiy and work, while the men 101 l on Ottomans or smoko iheit pipes at toe Cof fee-house. Tins is untrue. No people pay greater respect to the sex than they do. It Inis also been said that the n*aj rijy of them hayo a plurality of wives This is also a mistaken idea. 1 leave taken parti cular pains u> inquire into tin*, md I I uml that there was scarcely an instance iu Si- vr ua of a Tutk having more than one wife. The Turks are brave in the extreme, and, when aroused to anger, undoubtedly unfeel ing; but vv fi eii treated */ili inspect and au tendon, they aie kind, attentive, and gene rous. They set Ji to possess more noble ness of sngi than any other ci.<ss of people. I have heard officers f almost t very na tion sav, tit it, w hen they hit home their good p trtqus had instilled into them notions verv prejudicial to the Turkish character; but when they became acquainted with them, instead of thinking them such wretch es as uiey had been described, their char acter and maimers were subjects of admi ration. THE RUSSIA N \R M Y. —lntesting , Ic ter The fell ow n ..e I-xiiacks from a letter written by a E giish surgeon wiio is in the Ku-.v. . • y * , and belongs to the Ar my wiiiv ‘■ *.s ia. .1 g I tukey; “Oi Rstt. \ .tu ijo ned the regi men: ! i idl.n i v > jp.fiuted last month and novvpioi.ee i ;> g ve you i few desul tory ream ks —:iol on poll ical matters, Vvlucu 1 <eintU| from noticing from motives wiucnyt'u o'h y readily divise. Bm I must first ui! y u ti'-H oti lav arrival at St. Pe- U rsburgli, i imou Ciately piocjpx-ded to the resid.en.ee i the Inspector General of Sur geons* V<.o may recollect that several months ng>, the Russian Minister publish ed a notice by winch all competent proffs .siona! imlividuali* were entitled to enter tint Russian se vice ; and as far ns I have been able l ascertain, upwards of 150 young Englishmen, hut principally Irish and Scotchmen, have been induced to trv thir fortunes in these regions, and many of them have already received their ap pointments as sm geo ns in the army com mandeii by the Emperor Nicholas. 1 was well rece veff by the inspector and a day was fixed t<> undergo my examination. Knowing, as you no, that m objection was made to ii.v acquirements by the school ol Medicine i tJP •ins, it was not probable that I should have any difficulty in passing the ordeal In (fire the St Pctersburgli Pro fssors Many of the Inter J found were foreigners, ei h:*i German, French, or Scotch; and the questions put to me were similar to torse empl yed bv the Parisian doctors I was not found wanting, and in stantly received n v djnh-.ma. I have not he aid that any of ihose who have presen ted themselves to be imployed have been rejected ; in deed, tiie truth is that at the period I am speaking of, there was a sad lack of army surgeons, either because the ar * my had been increased, or during so long a peace the surgical department had been .much Übgiected, You, of course, have ‘seen the Russian Bulletins, and, as theie • has been a good deal of fighting, \ have ; not been without my share of employment, lit is impossible to see a finer and better I disciplined army than that of the Enope iot’s particularry the one which is now before X! hound a ; the soldiers are brave eveu to rashness, but they have to contend with an enemy fantastically enthusiastic, 1 who being taught that, when dying on the field of battle they exchange the miseries of of this wo* Id for the happiness of Paradise , and the company of the ever bearviful hou lis these followers of Mahomet. [ say can scarcely ever be prevailed upon even in the most dangerous and though rur* rounded by Russian troops, to deliver up their swords; A body of men say 400 or 500, will on certain occasions when per suaded by their commanders, allow them selves to be taken prisoners ; but these ‘ame men, in an isolated state, will fight ike sc. many ferocious wolves, and only surrender their arigs with their lives, J Before we reached the neighborhood of, Choumla, I was witness to one ot these dreadful encounters. A company of Ru ssian yagers which I was ordered to fol low had entered a small village towards the Turks had completely evacuated it m the morning, we had no fear of being at tacked ; eight of them had however re mained behind, for wiiat purpose we have never been able to learn. v,< hep thej found that’ being in perfect securiy, we be gan to separate and repair to the different quarters assigned for us, they made a furi ous onset on lG of our soldiers, and before the latter could recover from the sudden ness of the attack, they were all cut to pieces It fortunately happened that the next onset whs made on 25 of our ifoops who having heard the clashing of arms, were quite prepared. Tiie Lieut, who was with with these men, called out to the Turks to surrender. They heeded not what he said ; they tired their pistols by which two men were killed and one wound ed and then rushed forward with drawn Svyords. Tigers deprived of their young could uot have been more furious nor anx ious to shed blood ; but they were over powered by numbers, and perished, not, however until they bad reduced the uum i her of the little corps to fourteen. The Russian soldiers feel extremely ex ! a sue rated by (ire h ri id sighis they witness j during their march where a skirmish lias ; taken place, if the enemy have had the : advantage, the unfortunate victims of war fare are seen stretched on the ground, de prived of their heads, or, at least of their ears, and in consequence of * his feeling it has been my lot to witness some dreadful cruelties <n the part of our troops, who are deterumipd on retaliation. The different (Colonels f the army have however, given strict injunctions to punish with severity any unnecessary cruelty; and two men were ordered to be shot u short time ago, for perpetrating a rape, aud othei wese ill nsiug a young female, whose father they had murdered bejore her eyes. The Ros si n < (lit ers may, with propriety, be called the “French of the North;” they are ex tremely polite obliging, and most of them are well educated. The accounts I have frequently seen in papers about “ ignorant and barbarous hordes,” are by no means correct, as far as the Russian officers are concerned You never hear any other language spoke among them than German or French ; at all events they never speak Russian yyhen I am in their company, and their accent is nearly as pure as that of an inhabium; .of this banks of the Seine. During the whole time I have been in this army we have been well supplied with meat, bread, wine, and spir ituous liquors ; hut tiie beverage preferred by the officers and also by many of the soldiers, is your English breakfast drink— fine green tea —of which there is great abundance, and finer flavored I never tasted. As it is brought by land from Chi na, tiie Russians say that it does not lose any of its aromatic qualities, which a sea voyage deprives it ot it was in conse quence of a seveie fever that i left the army for this place ; but as \ am perfectly recovered 1 shall join again in a low days. This goes by the Ambassadors bag. You shall hear from me shortly Discovery of a Wonderful Cave near the Choudiere Falls — Canada Among the interesting scenery which surround.* and the above place a curious cave has recently been discovered, .which has excited the attention of such as have visit ed it, and is reported as being well deserv ing ihe notice of the cjuriuus arid scientific traveller. The opening to it is through a fissure of the rocks, •vhii'b appears to have been at one period a rent, but is now, from the upper place having fallen together, of the form of Gothic arch. The entrance is low, only capable of admitting a person crawling on the hands and knees After proceeding in this way fi i a short distance the height of the opening, as wt li as its width expands so as to admit of a person standing upright, and is nearly eight fi et in diameter. This forms wbal may be term ed the first chamber. The aides and roof of this part is covered with beautiful stahic titical incrustations, which eau be readily detached from the solid rock, which under them presents a smooth surface of the same appearance as the lime stone rock about the Falls, From this first apartment there are several other openings branching off in various directions,'and which, in all proba bility, lead to other caverns. The whole appears to have been excavated by some convulsion of nature, and at one period the course of water. Our informant not bring provided with the implements, was not able to ascertain tlie exact dimensions, nor .would his time permit of exploring this interes ting object farther. It has been very ap ptopriately denominated Cobb's Cave from the name of a lady who first discov ered it. An aged correspondent informs us, that about the year 178 G, he was told by Mr. Van A stine, ol Maioen-lane, who was at tiiat time between 80 and 90, that Gover , nor s Island was formerly called Nutting Is land on which the citizens used to collect hazel and other nuts lor their winters’ sup ply ; and, at that time, it was a part of Long Island separated only by a small creek, which was crossed upon a tog so fixed as to be used at high or low water. The .place where Butti rmilk Channel now is was a j marsh or swamp, when Mr. Van Alstine was a young man. As late as i7B(i, says our correspondent, it was thought unsafe to pass through Buttermilk Channel with small sail boats, on account of the numerous rocks. lYow, even ships of war may go through it with safety. The filling in on the north side of the city has so conti acted the channel on the north side ol Governor’s Is land (hat Buttermilk Channel has natur ally been deepended, and has become navi gable for all kinds of vessels, i lu iGpO, a market house was built nea the present corner of; Pearl .> streets. 120 houses and 1000 i (l | t including the garrison. Ulli % In 1757, Staten Island was soli] i, Indians to the Dutch, for loshin s ‘>l of stockings, 10 guns, 30 burs lea.; “! powders, 12 coats,*2 pieces els, 25 hoes and a number of kiii V y, awls. Two yearc after the the | complained that the terms of the Ba ] not beeu complied with ana the }j were obliged to add more trinket* the island was formally delive^ 1 ' 1 Thomas Lovelace and Mathias Y - Gazette’ By the dorian. I New-York,No A severe rum storm was experi., here on Saturday. The wind was • N. E. by E. and during the evening blew with considerable viol.* attended with a heavy fall of rain. \ 12 at night 3 the wind shifted to \\ J blew a hard gale from that direction wards of two liouis, wfien it gradu.fllv i,l ed to W. N. VV. The gale coming;, yesterday noon. The steamboat Commerce, startpi • Albany on Saturday evening wi i . ! freight boats iri tow, but when off the g* 1 tery received considerable injury j n upper works, and put b?uk. U Ue row boats had her stem knocked off the rocks near the Battery. The schr. William, f Bushwirk, |, with wood, lost one of her masts, atH § * at the wharf foot of AJoore-strect. St i t schrs \y l ich were at anchor off iht* ... parted their cables and drifted into tj East River. Others rode out th e j* without injury. \V r o did not hear damage of consoqueuce at the wliatv ’ lV East River. ‘ ‘ 1 Tiie steam ship Benjamin Frankl'n rr ;. ved in safety about 10 o’clock yesterdat morning from Provi<lence, with 80 passed gers. Notwithstanding the severity of |L weather, she kept on her course tliruuaj the whole of Saturday night, The unfortunate Mi s. Newman, died o; Saturday morning about 110 clock. Aco. rotter’s inquest was held on her body, which decided that she died of the wcundi inflicted by Richard Johnson. Several buck shot were extracted from her body, and her remains jycre interred yestenhy, The examination of Johnson was postpon. ed from Saturday to this day A letter from v r. Poinsett, our Minis, ter at Mexico, received by the Inst packet, states that he was about to return to United States. Nov. 25 Stolen Goods —Mr. Hays and assistant! broke into a house in Me.cer street, and surprised a parcel of thieves, and recover, ed a cart load of cloaks, coats, umbrellas, bats, carpets, tabjs covers &.c. Tho po lice appeared tike a tailors shop, yesterday morning. Among the articles fojund in tin depot of stolen goods in Mercer street,: portions of the robberies heretofore noticed as having taken place in Greenwich street, Houston, L fight, Chambers, Broome, and other streets during the last week. Missing Vessel --The brig Signal sailed front Boston on the lOfii September 1827, for Rio de la Plata and lirs not since be*u heard from. The sloop Keziah, Lemuel Brigcs mas* ter, from Newbeuford to VV a reham sud denly sunk in a rough sea n°ar Clark j Point. The captain leaped into the boat without, oars, cut her fastenings, and was saved The captain’s father and a lad vmt drowned. Norfolk, Nov. 2b KavaJ Changes. —V- e learn that Capt. Charles W. Skinner is ordered to the t. States’ sloop of war AVarren, now it) bis Mediterranean—Captain Kearney, tfhoal present commands that ship, being in bat health ; and that Lieut John P Z mtziif* is ordered to the command of the fLlpiii, now iu the Pacific. A public sale of Florida Land is to be held# the Land .Office at Talialiasse, on the 2d AJondaj of January next. General Lafayette. —There must, we apprehend be some error in the parag aph circulating in l!lt ® of the papers, imputing to our venerable veterat the intention of re-visiting this country Jiei | month We ourselves havejetters from hi® 0! ‘ recent date, in no manner alluding to such a pose ; and have moreover, conversed with perso. just arrived, by the Edward Quesnel and 1 ral |j cois l.from France, who had lately seen him- 31 , to whom lie would most certainly k*ve rnentii n such design, if entertained by him. Tbey,u°'’ ever, never heard df it.— .V. \. American. Niagara Insurance Company. —An appl* o2 *',* was made to the Chancellor on Tuesday f°r 3 , cree to dissolve this corporation. It was opp ‘ c on the ground that if the business bad been p* perly conducted, the company might have b y 1 profitable concern, and that a reference be made to a master. — N. Y. Cum. Adv. Washington, Nov 21 We understand that the Secretary of the has tendered to Captain Catesby Jones- 0 \ Navy, the command of the sloop of war / now lilting at >ew-York, for the voyage 0 * ploration in the Pacific and South Polar suant .to a resolution of Congress of the sion. Considering the nature of ihis exp l we deem.tiic appointment very compliinea’ i j the officer selected ; but, from our knowie that ofticer, we think the Government most judidious choice, for the service, 011,1 p glad to learn that Captain Junes has prorP . cepted it.— Nat. hit. [From the Baltimore American of *'' oT ’ The opinion was expressed in some of t - York journals, a short lime ago, that tne the British Parliament, passed at the which authorised the importation oi otlier articles into Great Britain, from t-* e Colonies, at a low rate of duty, was nty- 11 an offset to the late American Tariff \ 011 were expressed that the transportation can cotton would be enjoyed exclusively .j t j| shipping, which, receiving their cargre s . <];l j United States, and touching at a l|iitish ‘ Would be entitled tc tlie benefit ol gt i jaf Pfuliament on tlieir subsequent ■ €l,!l ’ / ? English poit. A belief of this kind was cn 1 jj ed in Great Britain, and also at Halifax was supposed that the bonds which bn- 1,;1 £ ■> y ere required to j>ive on leaving the y ort3 k