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(OS AM EMIR BARTVETT— EDITOH] THE 4I7AWWAH MSRCrRY £A V “lJu.shed ever) day, in Savannah, Geo. WHlfc* P ll business season, ami throe times a thc q ie s nmmer months, at Eight Dollars *ct'"v!;^’i:'UemuJvauce f ,' P s’i VAN yAH MERCURY, U iLj ‘ K ( FOU THE COUNTRY,) . -üblished every Monday, VWnokday, fill If. ‘ . c'jj Dollars per annum. This sheet , j c uo of the two inner forms-tf the f'’ l ' c containing all the news, new foiver- Dliiy-7 In fjUB A.aStT5 frotn the Savannah Mercury, IvJ ne . ‘ selection of the leading ana most icn !- n a ) articles of the Daily papers. AJver iiwres 1 ”*- .jl generally. excluded, and the ti me!l< M b( J principally filled with reading matter. ,t ! * poiir Dollars per annum, or Three I)ol .aid in advance. ass ** P rt^r .„rvt.* wifi he published in hath pa '■ ‘fnrff/n ts per square of 14 tines far the first f’ rf ’ *! * ’ , ( j-rj rents for each continuation.’ iw ‘J- W y 6 (-,, „i ,mi nicotians respecting the business o r “ r.-ist he addressed to thc Editor, post ts da, ()j rc J 1‘"!\ <• lard and negroes by Administrators, nr GuariM-ins, are required Ify kw, to h ‘ ,> 1( , rs i, Tuesday in the month, between ( j,. i cl.l j‘. cn o >|ntfh in the forenoon nStd three ’ ’ U Jvr.-j>onn .aVt,:e Court-House, of the.'Odun jr‘ - Tcfi ‘he ’Hoi erty situated. Notice of ;A-.V luvst*"iw*V ,v<m m a P nb Uc Gazette 1 ’, ’ a . s oreviotn to'tiie day of sale. ’ v - !J \ ;fthe sale of personal property must he manner, forty days previous to the .tr if safe- , c r {n the debtors and creditors of an estate, ,'J; he published fi*r forty days. * Wicc'tliat application will he‘made to Court f(Wnwr.v f*r leave to sell land, musthepub re:& aws* *Ti TVItn.IY MORXIXG, DEC. 6, 1838. no- t We have received nothirv of peculiar inlcrcs £om Milled&eviUe hy the last mails. The legisla ture hve been principally engaged in the discus sien of local matters —such as bills for the division of counties; bills granting divorce; bills to Icgi <;iaste bastards, &c &c On these grave subjects, l Toat deal of labor has been besto wed, and many f.raiua of lodv eloquence becu exhibited ; which, Shhough of vast importance to the speaker, are j.iUo much so, to the listener or the reader. There is much matter of serious import, how ever! ettbre the different committees, and op the taUe. xvhWe will probably he pressed for warp lithe heel oftlw session, when members will say nr tunj to any thing—no matter what—so that they mav be relieved from a further view of the sj -jecq aiwfbo enabled to get borne to a Christinas dinner. It L *ail there will bo an attempt made by a feu’interested speculators, to remove the Bank of banes to Columbus * As the success of a project of that kind vvfluid not depend altogether upon the justice or propriety of Lttl'eie is i*a teLing xxhut Wuv be the result. be have received from correspondent at, Muledgeviile, the Report of the committee on the Peniteatiiry. This committee has gone into the subject at. onsiderable length ; they acknowledge that the i/stem has failed; “the experiment,’’ say they, ‘‘ius presented little, indeed nothing, upon which ! to predicate a hope of future usefulness ; tiicy taw* found the punishment endured incompetent t'j the reformation of crime, and they fear that the era vie! shave gone out more abandoned and reck- ; ~.®_ , ■ f i *fcsstiiaa w-gy went in ; and they are not euro lha- v .crimesof a certain grade have ijojt increased.— hit pr.son does no* appear to he a. place of sut ai. ’ penitence, hut rather a refuge ijerm the ills of tlie outer world.” They do not, however, recommend an abandon- Pent of the system. “So far as the experiment p'ts gone,” they t hserve, “it has riot proven any “in? against the Penitentiary system of punish wit as such, hut much against the manner m Vinch thn fJeorgili Penitentiary is and has been *PgulateJ.*’ Thai therefore recommend a conti- of the system, under very important re- Witiations. Among those are, an alteration of Teiiitcutiary emlice so as to admit of solitary friufiuemcnt, while the convicts are nat at labor ; 2‘uore rigid sequestration from tRi world ; pro bibiiinw the convicts from receiving letters from fknds, or lioldiiigany intercourse with them •diatever; and greater privations in the articles %1 ***<l eloa thing* n die management of our Fp/ietentiary system “ Pre i s a strange combinutkfc of extravagance parsiaicny. r fhe system is established, os* • ‘is.bly. to subserve the purposes of humanity ; °nce established, its conductors seem to con- Sl ' er 11 their duty to make it a money-making •i’ ern—a matter of speculation. The Penilen ;r.’ c oiurnitteey in their last report, say— Hi ‘?'* most likely to be the subjects of Execu 'e c^u >ei)cy, are those who having served long to learn their trade/are most profitable to ‘institution. The consequence of a pardon not /gently ip, the suspension for a time of the n- 001 Wor k iitj which tlie ’Convict was employed. Remedy ifiis difficulty, it is thought that no i Jn ‘•houldbe granted, until six months notice Untl asiVe,t 1o *‘ ie deeper, oflfee fact, in order „ m S t*iake arrangements J.o supply the T* jj ( Ue committee here seem tc .consider the re 6, , a * a sore misfortune—the jess of his labor is V j fcM \ lie would imagine iliat it was only iU rc ‘laticn to its capability to make money P t ’ ,lie Report of the sub-committee on the * ns tit nt,ar T> and appears that the expenses of that ‘‘ion the pa*t y&*r .over and &bove tre “t receipts havs been $0,619 36. :i in’t|.. s a tenant* in battering and driving fcW 4. c< Va ” i > ln j u ring thp cornices, breaking * / “ •V■’ V , -11 l m ’ AnrT’” ‘? n ° W befSr th C Lejisluiure of Ut 4 r ul^U1 > to lnc °rporate ail the Banks of et “ bn , e ? rAtl H>ecie paying Institution, and tru. state to become a stackholder on the same footing as individuals. It was expected that tins subject would excite a long and warm de bate. . A;wf*tijrthm has been commenced in New j ork. for the relief of the family of Mrs. Newtnan, Inrety murdered by a man named Johnson, in that ‘3 ’ “ are said to be in very distressed circum stances. During the storm on Saturday the schr. Samuel S. Wvkoff, Aikins, was capsized off Bafiiegat In let, and it is supposed all on board Wtqres lost: several bodies have drifted ashore. ‘’ i v, The administrat ion of Affairs is about to undergo a salutary reform. Governors Clark and t ass are directed by the Secretary of War, to prepare a report on the subject.,* to be submitted to Congress. Ticm their intelligence and expe rience on matters connected with the subject, a valuable and able document may be anticipated. Supreme Court —His Honor the Chief Justice (says thc Boston Cmjrier) rfefqs-d to grant a con tinuance to next term of the trill of the indict ment, Couirtmnwealtk against, Tlreodore Lyman, for an alledged libel on l ?aniel Webster. There was a long cancel sat ion between the counsel of the-different parties and the court, but we were unable to hear much of it distinctly. The trial is assigned for Monday, the loth of December next. Key-Jersey —The Legislature of Nevv-Jersey (says the Boston Patriot) has adjourned, to hold another session in January, when a Senator of the United States is to he elected; to succeed Mr. Dickerson, whose term of service empires on the 3d of March next. It is believed that Mr. South ard. tjie present Secretary of the Navy, will be again chosen to the Senate, as his ? services in the next cabinet will unquestionably he dispensed with. Now-Jersey will do herself honor by this selec tion. ! “ r American fin. —Professor Hitchcock, of Ajji herst. (says thc Ijoslan Traveller of Nov. 21,) has obtained from a hitherto *■ known kind of ore found at Goshen, in this slate, globules of well characterised met dim tin. It conesponds exactly with the genuine English tin, and no difference was found in the results of different Experiments, it is said tin !u;s rioi before been found in the U. States, though diligently sought after; and in this instance, the professor has hut a single speci men, which very exactly resembles the tin ore of Bohemia. . t M’Garvey, (snys the Philadelphia Aurora.) the man who. it is alltHgc*!. murdered his wife, in Pine alley, some and tys sh;ee, was brought out yes terday afternoon, nod on motion for a postpone ment of his trial, r. s set forth i. the affidavits, and arguments of his two counsel.'verging the excite ment of tlie public mind from ..he recent occur rence of the afiair, and diftercht contradictory newspaper paragraphs, Ac. Ac. all of which was overruled, and the prisoner ordered for trial this morning ; in reference to Llio newspaper remarks, his Honor observed “ that it u as part of thc bill of fare always screed vp ou sack occasions,” amd that the Co.at would take cue that the prisoner should have a fair and i.upartidT trial, and tha.t lie never knc.v a case in lii* state of Pennsylvania, in which it was otherwise. % •* Sernvr is y,ith sincere regret (says the New-York Commercial Advertiser of the 2 >th ult ) that v f e have heard the following parti culars'of an accident which bale! thb North Ame rica steamer last evening, while on her passage to Albany. !dho left, her moorings ct ifie dock, at the usual hour of five last evening, with three hundred passengers. She sprung a leak near t'alu-vell'ri landing, and was run ashore on the fids near West Point to save her. The Constel lation steamer, which came along soon afterwards, took ns many of her passengers as she could, and pursued her way to Albany. The remainder of the passengers were subsequently taken off A brought back to ibis city by the De itt Clinton. When the De Witt Clinton left her, it was near high wafer, and the stern of the boat vvu sunk to her guards. Jt presumed that the boat will be got off. 1 ’* ’ Since the above was in type, we have received the following. The North America -landed heir passengers at thc dock at West Point, and the ves sel was then hauled on shore, and the furniture taken on deck are making to get her aHoal immediately, it is supposed that the acci dent occurred from the breaking of one of ihe gla ruling pqcs that go through the Lotlom of the boat. s There are counterfeit Spanish Dollars in circu lation ; they arc light, much projected on the hyad side. Dates 1866 and 1808. Wc have seen ujjo counterfeit half dollars purporting to boos the United States currency. They are mfc.de of base metal which can he distinguished by sound ing thmn One of the wings of the Eagle ex tends into the “ U” of the words “ United States,” In the genuine coin it does not. — Aurora. Remarkable incident. —Last evening, between and eight o’clock, a pair of horses broke froh a vehicle in Hestcr-street. and Pujy full speed to the avenue, keeping the east side-walk of the Bowerv all the way, a distance of about tico miles Considering the number of persons of all ages, that this public-street, especially on a Sun day evening, it is astonishing, but still a fact, that : no person was injured, although the horses could ( not be discerned five paces off.— Statesman. from St. Barts —By the schooner Alexander Captain Hurst, arrived here yesterday from St. Barts,’ the editors of thc Commercial Chronicle have received from their attentive correspondent, letters, prices current c. to the 30th Oct. Our correspondent says, “ Our market'has been ; pretty fair of late, notwithstanding we have had a ‘ considerable number of arrivals from the States ; ; they w ; U4 range for one month back agreeable to I quotations, and bid fair for a pretty brisk fall and ! winter business Flour has been sold by the cargo !at 8 Spanish dollars per barrel; the last sale wa3 ; for 700 bids, at $7 75, and more could now be dis posed of at tj-ie same price. “ We hate a ieport here that Curacoa is ceded to England, as an equivalent for a debt due her by tho Dutch.” \V6 are also indebted to our correspon dent for a St. Kitts oaper of the 24th October, ftdm which we extract tho following : On Tuesday last, the Danish brig of war Saint Thom up, Capt. Klaumann, (Knight of the Order of Dan arrived here from St Thomas,-via. St. MartiiV’fe and was the bearer of despatches for flis Honor the Commander in Chief, relating to certain disclosures, involving some characters at St. Thomas, elicited on the late trials here for Piracy. Captain Klacmann, we learjq, found at St. Mar tin’s a privateer (alias pirate) brig, under Buenos Ayrean colors, called the Aya&squo, Captain Blaize. She is detained, at his instance, by the Authorities there, until her proper character can be ascertained^ —Baltimoie Chronicle of,Nov. 26~ From Brazil. —Letters were received yesterday r<m Itio Q'O Janeiro to the 20th Sept., brought by Captain Reynolds, of this city, vrho arrived yes* erday morning via. an Eastern p*>rt, from Bahia, which left thotiihof Octobcf Wo have hoea m ■ v* * SAVANNAH, THURSDAY MOUSING, DECEMBEK 11, 1828. politely favored by a commercial house with m extract, by which we learn, that no diteratwn V'.iatcrer had taken place in the nirtmrij^sptifx hat at neither place had airy inteUigence heen reeeiv . Buenos Ayres on the all important sub jf*c\ of the tiefity—of course it was not known whether its ratification had been confirmed or not. r lour, at Rio, was dull at the last quotations. The ship London Packet and brig Pacific, both hence, had arrived, and the former landed about 400 bhls nour. The brig Exchange, cf Baltimore, had been sold at a low price, The barque Gen. Starke, of Salem, sailed for Trieste on the 18th Septem ber. Exchange on London 31 l-2d\ “ The As sembly closed this day,” says a letter of the 20th, ” a, k the Emperor’s speech criminates the mem bers for not having done more than they hava done, and does not touch upon the subject of peace, or any other matter of interest.” At Bahia, Oct. 6, flour was dull at $lO, and Exchange on London at 40d. Tlie brig Galliano, Beach, from this port had just arrived. —Baltimore Chronicle of Nov. 27!, Ejectment suits have been commenced in the United States Court, by the Hon. EdVard Living ston, to recover lai'. ** in this county, claimed un uer the late John Nicholson. It will be remembered that all the lands conveyed by him to land compa nies and individuals, after a certain time, were subsequently claimed and taken by the state y and, Commissioners were appointed to sell them. The suit now commenced is intended to try the legality of the state proceedings, and will be one of the most important legal contests that has ever agita- ‘ ted Pennsylvania.— Carlisle Volunteer. A curious case has arisen in New-York, hnder the'Morgan law, making it felony for any person to attempt forcibly te remove a citizen of the state out of the same without lawful authority. A My. Northrop was arrested by a deputy sheriff, for debt, in Connecticut, but by some means escaped from the officer and returned to Troy, his place of residence. Lie was followed by the said deputy and some assistants, retaken and lodged *r> Albany jail, on the way back to Connecticut. A warrant w 7 as issued by the recorder of Troy, under the act above named, agajnst the deputy sheriff and his assistants, and the whole were arrested and taken back. Oil hearing, the recorder decided of course, that the right to retake did not extend into New-York. Northrop was discharged, and the other party held to bail to answer thc felony at the next term of Oyer and Terminer. VVoodstock, (Vermont,) Nov. u* Aav Fire Engine. —A few days since wo had the pleasure of viewing anew En gine, ir,venled by Mr. Asahel Hubbard of Windsor—and from what we saw of it, think it to be a very ingenious work—and certainly preferable to any thing of the kind tfe have seen. It is made chiefly of cast Eon, and weighs about 56lbs. ’When work ed with one man only, will dischaige a bar rel through the hose in less than 30 se tonds. With four pen to work h, it dis charged a ! *i rel and a half in a minute, throwing the water a distance of 120 feet. Valparaiso. —We h ive received from our correspondent at Valparaiso, a file of the Mcrcurio de Valparaiso to the 3d Au ‘ 1 . ~ * t Qn the 20? Ii July nn affray of rather a serious character took place in Santiago, between a detachment of the National Guard } that city and a hotly of troops under the command of Gen. San Fernando; a considerable number of tlie former were killed and wounded; but after several hours of tlie greatest confusion and dismay, the civil authorities succeeded in quelling what was evidently a hi h-lmnded attempt at rebellion. Alihodgh Tj;js distribution has been settled for the present, yet our iu telligen’ correspondent is of opinion that there s ill exist numerous and powerful fictions, who only wait for an opportunity to re lie v t he'.r designs. Extract of a letter to the editor dated “Valparaiso, Aug. 3d. * The American vessels now in port are tlie ll jr.cine of Boston, the Benjamin Rush, Guluurff’and Cybele of Brdiiniore. The market for a general cargo from the IJnited States is dull. Our winter is now, we ex pect, nearly over, at least the season for the strong noitherly winds—and I have the pleasure to state, that not a single vessel has been lost in the port the sea son ’ —Baltimore Gazette. Colombia. — The New-York Daily Ad vertiser, has received the Bogota Gaceta of the 2d and sth of October. The enemies of Santander continue to speak of him as a prime mover of the pict against the Liberator, although SO far as we have seen not a Get has been published as ascertained from the evidence, which is calculated to implicate him rn any degree. Bi)Jivar has appointed Gen. Urdioeis commandant general of the Department of Ctmdinamarca; and Geu. Coid.iva Minis ter of War. The obligations to he emitted by the Cdmmissio*.i of nattdnul credit, are, as here after, to receive the signature of Jeronimo Torres; A memorial has heen presented to Bolivar hy the inhabitants of the capital, expressing their abhorrence of the designs of the conspirators’ He has received many congratulations ; and the British Minister, who was in the country, wrote a letter oi that charactei to the Secretary of State.— The British Consul General and the Mexi can Charge waited on the Liberator, A pastoral letter Jbus been written by the Arch bishop of Bogota, to all his curates and other priests, to inculcate from the pulpit the importance, and duty of union, and obedience to the government. G It is known that our coun tryman, MY,’ Sparks, in order to i Collect materials for illustrating the life of Wash ington a-jd Lie most important events of our history, Lorn the beginning of the struggle for Independence. In duly last he pro ceeded*’ from Germany t JParis, und has been constantly employed in that capital, searching the public archieVes for papers, diplomatic and military, resting to our Re~ volutriVij/ and the old French war in the Colonist. As Paris was She eutre oral! the. diplomatic coocerqs connected with America, the documents are numerous, cu rious and valuable. Mr,. Sparks has expe rienced the utmost liberality and comity on the part /! the ministers in whose de, parfinents the papers are depilated, and very earnest aid from French gentlemen of eminence. A kindl\ feeling towards the Untied States seems to he almost universal in F ranee. All the correspondence of Dr. Franklin with the French cabinet has come under the eyes of Mr. Sparks. The Doctor sustains, in every part of it, a dig iiifiod, independent, and truly patriotic character. We in ali likelihood, see a full refutation of the charge or story of pliancy to the wishes ol Vergennes, which has been copied into the newspapers from Mr. Cooper’s “Notions of a Travelling Bachelor ” Mr Sparks wilLeturn to Lon don to prosecute hts researched there. ?n that capita), also, he is permitted to exa mine the diplomatic correspondence and military papers, and to make abstracts and sclet :oua. Some of the Whig noblemen in particular have entered warmly into his objects. The Marquis of. LansdAwne, whom ali men liNnor for his eulightened rectitude and generous courtesy,"has opened to him all the papers of his father (Lord Shelburne) respecting the peace of 1733. National Gazette . , ——— Meclicgl. —A new method has lately been adopted by some French physicians, of introducing medicine into the rkin , and t which they have given the name of “ Endermic Medication ” COMMERCIAL. Review of the New-York Market , Nov. 26. Cotton. —The market is still inactive and prices remain the same. Uplands', 9 1-2 all ; Ncw- Orleans, 10 1-4 a 13; Alabama and Tennessee. 9 1-2 a 11 1-2. Domestic Goods. —Calicoes, blue, (Taunton) 1 alB cents per yard; do. fancy, do. 15 a 24'; do. others, 15 a 28 ; -shirtings, brown, 3-4, 6 a 9 L-2; do. do. 7-8, 9 a 11 ; do. bleached., 9 a 13 : do. 3. L. do. 16 a 20; sheetings, brown, 1-4. 10 a 137 do do. 5-4,15 a 17; do. bleached, 4-4, 12 al9; do do. 5-4, 17 a2O ; plaids, 10 al4 stripes (fast colours) 10 a 13; Fufctains, 16 a 20; satinets, 45 a 150- checks, 3-4, lh al2 do 4-4, 14 a 25; cotton yarn, No. 5 to 10, 22 cts. per lb. Veto, do No. 14,24; satinet warps, 37 1-2. Flour. —looo bb.s of western canal flour was cold on the 24th at*sß per bbl. It is now quoted at. .7 7-8 a 8. ‘ , ‘GtCflJi- —Yesterday 150 J bushels of western 1 wheat sold at $1 62 1-2. One lot of western j now in market, is held at 13s'.fofievern.1 parcels of ‘ southern in market is held at 12s! 6d. to 13s. Provisions remain without alteration in prices. Mess Beef, $8 62 1-2 a 9 25; prime, 6 37 1-2 a 6 50 ; cargo, 4 62 1-2 u 4 75 ; pork, mess; 12 50 a 13 50 ; prime, 9 50 a 10 50 ; cargo, 8. Sugars —On the 22d, 75hkds. of Ncw-Orleans, new crop, were sold*.t auction, by M. Hoffman & Son } at 8 1-2a9 at 60 arid 90 days. On the 24th, l3obbls. do 7 1-8 a 7 1-4, aqd 5 hhda. old crop, at 3L On tho 22d, R. R. Mintdrn, sold 36 hhds now crop New-Orleans, at 8 a 8 1-2, 4 months. Spirits. —Yesterday, 25 puncheons N. Orfoans rum, brought 39 cents ; 10 tiercek, do. 41 cents. FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT*. ’ *> . Office of the Courier, Mercury and Gazette, } Charlea Dec. 3—B p. m. j i [By the Albert at Charleston ] Havana, Nov. 22.—Cordage, American, ql. 8 a 11 ) pitch, 26a 34 ; tallow, 84 a 12; tar, 34a 4; bread, 44a 6; butter, Am. yellow, 14 a 22; Can dles, mould, tallow, 14 al6 0 ; do. sperm,34 a 354; ccdfish, box, 2 6a 32; flour, Philad. and Balti more, 17 a 17 2; do N. OrleansJl6 oaoo 0; hams, Am. 13 al6 ; lard, Am. 9 a 10 0; pork, cargo, none ; potatoes, bbl. 24a 3 ; rice, ql. 46a 54 ; soap, 8 4 a 10 2; hoops, 38 a 40 ; lumber, Portland, W. P. $3 a 24 ; other eastern ports, 20 a 22; pitch pine, 26 a 28, dull; shingles, eastern, 3 2a 42; do. N. Carolina, 3 4 a 4 ; shooks, with head ings, 9 a 14; coffee, Ist qual. none ; 24 v and 3d do. 50a 80; Triage,.3 0 a4j ; molasses keg.;of 5 1-2 gal. If a2; sugars, assorted, 3-sths white, and 2- brown 9 1-2 & 13>i a lOj a 14f ; white alone 13 a 15 ; brown alone, 9 a 10 ; Muscovado, none ; segars, 4 4 a 15; hides, 2.4 a32 tobacco, Ken cky', 6a 0 ; Cuba, 16 alB ;* wax. white, 84a 9. - Exchange. —On London, 16 a per ct. prem. U. States, 6a 7, prem. ; Spain 7 a 10, prem.; Pa ris, 4 a 5 do. ; Dollars, 5a 6. Export duty on Gold, 9 per cent and on Silver 2 per cent. Freights. —To” Baltic, Lst. 5 per ton ; Bremen, 3- groot per Span. fit. lb. L. 4f per ton ; France, 100 fs per ton ; G. Britain and a market, 1. stg, 3a 4 1-4 L. per ton ; United States, $4 per hhd. $1 4 a $1 6 per box, f cent per Jb. A letter from Havana, per brig Plato, of the 24th ult. quotes Price at $5 1-2 a6, ‘ . • . Extract of a letter, dated “ Liverpool, Oct. 2i. We wrote to you yesterday. The cotton mar ket was very quiet to-day, and scarcely 1000 bales were sold, but there was no reduction in price.— Our grain market was very dull, and wheal. 3 a Cd per bushel lower. ;Tiie prices of rice are no fifiaally the same, but there have been no sales.” Prices at St. Barts, Oct. 30.—Flour, suporflne, per bbl. $7 87 a8; do. rye, $4 ; corn meal, pun cheon, sl6 a. 20 ; do. bbls. $3 75 a 4 ; corn, bush el, 75 cts. a $1 ; beans, white, $1 25 a 1 50 ; peas, black eyed, $1 a 1 25 ; butter, good, lb. 14 al6 cents ; lard, 9 a’ IJ4 hams, Virginia, 14 a 15 ; beef, prime, bbl. $7 a8; pork, 13 al4 ; candles, tallow, lb. 14 als cts.; do. sperm 33 a35 ; staves, red oak, dressed, per M. S2B a 30 ; shingles, 4 50 a 5 ; lumber, pitch pine, 25 a 28 ; do. white p:zie, 13 50 a 15. The. foregoing articles are in Span ■lm. money, say dollars, or doubbxms at sl6 each. Huai, incl. punch, per gal. 28 a32 cts.; molasses, 14 a 17; sugfir, lb. Muse. 4 a 4jf; coffee, If alO ; hides, dull, at 11 a 14. GEORGIA-M‘INTOSH COUNTY. the Honorable the Justices of the Inferior J Q Court of M‘.Jntosh county, sitting for Ordi nary purposes ; . ’ . 1 -? * To all to whoni it may concern. Whereas, Patrick Gibson applies for letters dismissory, as executor with the will annexed, on the estate and effects of John Currie, dec’ji These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singu lar, the kindred and creditors of the said deceased to file their objections, (if any they have,) in my office, in Darien, in the terms of the law, other wise letters of dismissing will be granted to tha applicant, Witness the Honorable Jacob Wood, one of the Justices of aid Court* this 25th day of November,.one thousand eight hun . dred and twenty-fight. , ; CEO. T. ROGERS, c.c, 0.. nev 20 •■ , ■ f ‘•. . *y>, = <* Iff ATLINJS J WSUbA PORT OF SAVANNAH. Brig Pizarro, Baddershnll, TO days from Turks Island, with salt pj Hall, Shaptb- *.UTuppsr. r boat Hilirtining-Bnd, from Augnua, with ofil bales cotton, to t andler A Davidson, Taft <Sr Padelford, Kvj.qhum & Burr. ughs, Beers. Booth & St John, G Thomas, andi Stone. * Pole boat J homas Jefferson, from Augusta, with 270- bales cotton, to Candler & Duvudson, and J Stone , ‘ . i . FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS. Offices of the Courier, Mercury, Gazette, ) ’ Charleston, Dec. 3 —7 p. m; J Arr. ship Helen Mar, Harrison, Philadelphia, and 3 days from the capes. . 28pr ult. while lying at Reedy Island, the ship Julias Cftsar, from Liv erpool; barqud Wyoming, from Hamburg; brig Happy Return, from St. Thomas/and ship Asi* from C&ntou, passed up. Brig Albert, Woodberry, Havana, 8 davs. 2otli ult. o leagues east of the Mc-ro, Sf>oke brig iAew PresciUa, llai t, 11 days from tffis port for Havana. ,Schr George 6l Mary, Gibbs, Providence, via, Newppft, R. I. Stearp packet John David Mongir., Dubois. fm> Savannah, hs. In the Oflirig,’ a ship, aid schooner. Cld. ship Janies Perking Ceowell, Havre; briir Gen Gadsden, A veilhe, Havana; schr Sciot, Man” ter, Tampico * ‘tl t Savannah, Friday, Dec. 5, 1828. . British Ory Goods, 55 a i2> pc cent, Bacon , ti 1-2 a 7 1-2 cents per Ik,- -■ .$ “ Hams, 10. Butter , 16 a 20 cts. per lb. “ Northern ‘ iff trior quality , 10 al3 Bagging, Dundee fy Inverness, 21 a 22 cts. “ Tow, 18. • • . f . Brandy , Cognac , Otard , Diipuy Co's, brand, 1 a 1 50. t q other brands, $1 a 120—dull. Cotton , .Uplands, suew crop, 9 7-e alO L 4. a Scu Islands, >22 a .JO, and above for marks. Corn, per bushel—retailing from stores at 75 * Cheese, 7a 8 cents per Lb. • Crockery, 30 a So per cent. adv. Coffee, Havana Green, prime , 15— none* “ Other qualities 12 a 14—plenty. Candles, Northern Mould Tallow, 11 cts. “ Georgia v 16 “ Sperm, 26 a27 Flour, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Richmond end Alexandria, $0 ‘ i,. Gin, Holland, a 115 u Northern) 34 a36 Hay, prime Northern, quad. 62 1-2. Hyson Tea, $1 6 a 1 12$ per to. Iron, Swede's $lO5 a 108 per nun. Lard, 8 ;9 Lumber,yellow pine Ranging Timber, $4 c t Steam sawed Lumber, sl6 a 18 • River Lumber, Boards, Planks Scantling sl2 . * Quartered 14 inch flooring Berras, White Pine Boards, dear, 17 alB *• Merchantable, $9 a 10 IV. 0. Hogsheads Staves. sls r 18 R. O. “ li 10 a 12 Shingles, rafted, ** 21-2 “ boated, ‘‘ and Mackerel, No. 1, $5 75 “ 2, $5 25 “ 3, $4 50 Molasses, W. India, 34 a 36. “ New-Orleans — Oznaburghs, 9 a 10. Pork,, prime , sl3. Mess, 16 a 17. Porter, $‘H Rice, $3 50 a 3 75. nominal Rum, Jamaica. 100 a 112 L “ West India —none. “ N. England, 33 a34 cts. Soap , yellow, ’5 a_B cents per lb. Salt, Liverpool , 55 , Sugars, Havana, white and Brown, none, Muscovado, 9 1-2 a 10— £t. Croix, 10J all New-Orleans, 9 1-2 U 3-4 Refined Loaf, 16 1-2 a 18 1-2 —Lump 15 a lc Tobacco,. Kentucky, Georgia, fyc 2i a 4 cts. “ Manufactured do 8 a *3O ‘ - Tallow, 8 a 9 Whiskey, 31 a 32. EXCHANGE. On England, 8 r * a 9 Darien Bank Notes 1 - New- York, 60 d's Ha I l_o f ’ 1 C N.- Carolina S.B. NotcS N. York, 30 ands 5-8 a f 8 a J.O dis. Bank, Checks do i> prem State Bank of Georgid Philadelphia • 11 payable at the B ranch- Baltimore u cs other.fltan Augusta Bank of Macon, p.c.d 14 als per cent, dis.’ Bank , U S Bills, 4 a^ i! ‘ FREIGHTS. Liverpool, 11-16 jST. York $1 50 Uraiice,-— l4 a 1 3-8 cts Providence , $1 50 REMARKS. :• Cotton.—Since our last report there has beet, a good demand for uplands and about 5000 bales have changed hands at from 9| cents a 10 & 10-! mostly at 9 7-8 to 10 for good fair quality for the Liverpool market. Several hundred ba'-eg have been sold at’,lo4, and in a few insiances .0 l 2 has been paid for some small parcels of ex;ra prime. The stock on hand for saje is light, notwithstand ing the river has now been navigable for steaiis boats for about’ two weeks, and the article come forward.very, abundantly. We have Liver pool accounts, by way of to 22d Ocf. which state less activity in the market, but prices fiifly, supported. •; , Rice.—ln the early part of he week some sales were made at 3 1-2 for second quality, sincp which purchasers are unwilling, to give former prices and holders are firm in asking last week's full raves—f-the article is much enquired for, bii£ we hear of no sales having been made for ona v>r two days past. * . ,v Groce,rje;s-—During the week Groceries have been rather dull, and we have heard .of but, fe\p transactions. Some small sales ofSt. Croix su gar have been made at 10 1-4 a 10 1-2 ; coffee, 13 a 14 1-2; whiskey, 32; rum, 35 a 36 ; mojassee, 34 for West India, and 36 a 37 for New Orleans ; about 8,000 bushels cait {the cargo of the ship Ce res) we learh sold at 55 cents, the purchaser bay ing the privilege of bonding. .., f,.*,. Flour—Has declined in price ; some ealec have been ms.de within a day two at $9, for the West India market. * , •,<. . Corn. —The quantity in market is very small, and that principally held by one house ; it is re tailing brisk at 75 cents. ‘No cargo afloat. FREjqiiTs.—ln the beginning of the week 3-4d. was frpely given for freights to Liverpool; since which a decline has taken place and 11-11- is th*, highest rates that can now- be übt ined. Several vessels are loading for France at 1 5-8 a 1 1-2 cts.; and within a few days the Frenc i ship Hrfcriette has been taken up at 11-4 cen.s. Rice :>er t ierce t3 a s‘3 50 cts. for France Cotton, to N©v/ Vorff, 1 50cts.; &&dtoßosWuand Provideaaorltt Lj [N . 38.—Voi . 1. ‘