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COSAM EMIR BARTLETT— EDITOR.] THE mEacvms: (I {,lishcJ every day, in Savannah, Geo. rrai he p * jj us j ncsß season, and three times a Jii' ia = r , 1 11 , < la * summer months, at Light Dollars . V,.blc in advance. ~ i aiiiiUii*; r j . * , lB SAVANNAH mercury , (fok THE COSJSTRy,) ..published every Monday, Wednesday, Vs, I ;,*£ a t Six Dollars per annum. This sheet ‘Oide up of the two inner forms es the , j, ,!cr. containing all the news, now adver '2? HE AUCJIT3 v compiled from the Savannah Mercury,] ~i in a selection of the leading and most a .i articles of the Daily papers. Adver- ] be generally excluded, and the j principally filled with reading matter. ! f llponr Dollars per annum, or Three Dol- T ° r ?f P^i.i in advance. I’. fftiscwrvtsicUl be pnhhshcd injioth pa u ‘ per square of 14 lines for the Jirst F r *-“: *’j-i 7* rrw. f >- for'each continuation. ! £ L, j{j c o: ;, ityincatto;is respecting the business 1 1 be. addressed to the Editor, post e.j 7ffc j • l P ] an( j and negroes by Administrators, p „ r Guardians, are required by law, to ; C 1 j ,n <!ir first Tuesday in the month, between , . j l<# ,jrs of fen o clock in *ae forenoon and three • f I!'’nfernoon. at the Court-House of the Coun in Vrhivh flic property is situated. Notice of l \ ‘■ de* must be given in a public Gazette v///<!.ivs previous to the day of sale. Vi ikv of the sale of personal property must he n in l ire manner, forty days previous to the ffl\ I*l * ll ’* <|jr of Side. , _ V..tlee to the debtors and creditors of an estate, ‘ t lie published for forty days. Votice that application will be made to the Court e f Ordinary fr leave to sell land, must be pub ftslied /<wtr months. ~f jlFit a -; ; x Savannah, Friday, Dec. 10, 16*23. indi/t Dry Hoods. 55 a C,2h per cent, ado yon, fi 1-2 a 7 1-2 ants per lb. “ llcHtS, 10. \ ytrr. I ’ cts. per fit. .Wrikcrp, inferior quality, 10 a 13 l jin?, Dundee Inverness , 21 u 2:2 cts. Tow, hi. uhj, Cognac, Olard, Dupay 4’ Co's, brand, 1 50. *• other brands, Q 1 a I*2o—dull. C rti. Uplands, nc w crop. 0 7-8 a 10 1-4. “ Sea islands, 21 a 25, and above for fine marks. C r, per bushel —retailing from stores at 70 ( ~v. 7 a 3 cents per lb. (rrAaif, 30 a 35 pe r cent, a dr. Havana Green, prime, 15—scarce. (Jiitcr qualities 12 a 14—plenty. luaUhs, North •in .Mould iuuow , 11 cts. “ Georgia, 10 “ Sprcm, 20 a *27 Du.', PltUonc.pitta, Baltimore, Richmond am Altxuudria, $9 a 9 1-2 (jjfl. ihllard. a 1.15 “ Northern, 32 a 36 Hi':, prime Sort.hern, Ist quad. 02 1-2. Upon Tea, .$ !<H* a 110 per lb. inn. Strait's jfjUo a 106 per hun. I Lard, 3 hunkr,ytllotn pine Ranging Timber, $4 a t Stean s,lived Lumber, $lO l6 River Ln miter, Boards, Plunks Scantling 612 Quartered 1-; inch flooring Boards, sl4 hhite Pine Boards, clear, 17 a Id A’ Jjtl) a 10 U 0. Hogshead* Stares, sls a 13 10 “ 10 al2 i * gits, rafted, 4 ‘ 2 1-2 hooted, il ‘J K-'kird. .'to. 1. $5 75 2. $4 50 “ 3, $5 25 ti'ussts, IT. India, 34 a 30. Scic-Grleaus 36 iihaburghs, 9 u 19. ti rh. prime. sll Mtss, 15. hater, 604 ■ 0 6’d 2-J a 3 75. *’ k ’ Jaumirn, ItjO a 112 j. India —none. Ragland, 33 a 30 cts. : >: f ydlotr, 5a 6 cents per lb. ’ h Ihtrciiui, white and Brown, Mvscorado. !♦ J-2 a hi—St. Croix, 0i a .W tc-Q,deans, 3 5-3 a 3 3-4 •, Loaf. 10 1-2 a 18 1-2 —Lump 15 a 15 am. k'tntucky, Georgia , sc. 2j a 4 cts. , f Manufactured do 6a 30 Tißte,S a 9 ’ -Aty, 30 a 31. EXCHANGE. •• r *s a ?* d -J * 8 :, Owen Bank Notes, 1 a • f *Urk. 00 ands M a [ 4.0 • _ , X Carolina S.B. Notes, ■ p -\rk,Md'sr>-Bai 8 a 10 dis. r? I /,’a/ii a nd/ Georgia, rJ i !ff‘ ,! ‘ La “ payable ut ike Brand - •• *<<• e a other than Augusta, pflf.i fl'irnn. I ! a If percent, dis. r , FREIGHTS. W, 00 ’^ 4d - v - V7r;M-2 ct. * ,10m inal Providence, 5-8 ct Cos . REMARKS. !“>()() V| V 7 Friday and Saturday last, about Jn j j. ‘7 U jl !and U (> re sold at from 9 3-4 alO K- Sn * ‘ Fhe market on Monday and Tuesday ’ -tcV; 6 C ' ! ‘ ttl,d few sales were made until ItM \,'r\ u * lßn Purchasers again came into rnar ! ‘"> 1000 bales were sold at from 9 1-2 te*R UiU u, ° st !y at 9 5-8, Tor such quali - 8u” at ® *^' d a 7-8 the fore part of “* lair * 3 1 byre is evidently a decline of 1-4 ct. • 31 • “’’/bilinor (jualities. Prime quality itirtjj 7' M ! S P ru - e ; and is more sought after. One ‘ v 'tat i, a boul 3(i(i bales has been sold since our •I j Lt;s > and several lots of strictly prime at 1H * . ?r^. e r< t. lS nMlc b diiTiculty in shipping at this time, inf lc ‘** V v (,i t no ve ssei to bo had under 3-4d. — b%(]f 0 l ,f * ce was refuted for a ship ■ ad vve shippiug suificient to take 5 obt !V ° aa afi t offered t we should without i :n at;t . ivc business. In Bea Islands fcjndn? ,eC j a ,* a:r business doing at from 2*2 a *V,t ~v' a rds tor fine brands, and the article sells t *b<r. Lo'V as brought to market. hvo , ,ransa °ti >ns in this article since our J! itl U f' n V or .v brisk. A sale of about 100 K'e Pll L n n 7v f r rne, sold yesterday at $3 75.- C £ nod a 3 50 ~^-prime $3 75. Bn,3 lica^ ,}f, *7 Si,,oe ou f M have had two v.l ! S , ?* &u if‘ ir from jNew-Orleans, one of 1 b; a p Ut auct3 ° n on l he wharf at from L^ 2o Vft tr’ r >OKllv 9 1-4 cts. The second “^is.. g o i ( | r . h '\ U .J'esterday at auction, and a few fcdof thp a 9> and Ihe sale stopped A “e in.a v '- as sold at private M r ro : r a rstand at 8 5-8. gome small sales V tr ade at u ll^a I r .v have been made, for the coup DBw-OjJ- ’ ,l P‘ • About 50 bbls new crop ini,.;ssQs, received per Dolly, fi rci IP U The y e has been a fair d tnand e ton 1 l, past Week, and sales, to a moderate extent, have been made at from 13 a 14- for fair to the bestgicen in market. Whiskey 30 a3l c. Gm 33 a 30. N. E. rurn 34 a36 ait —One cargo has arrived and been sold ( ?, ur a: * a f i rom o 2 a 54. 7'here is now none annat lor sale. Floor.—The demand for this article has im proved, and several parcels have been sold, at wholesale, at $9. ’ Cou.v. Two cargoes have been received since our last has declined a little and is now retailing at 70 cents. A cargo would rea dily bring 60 coats. 1 heights. -To Liverpool brisk at |d. and no vessels loading hut those pieviously entered. To b ranee no vessels, and prices nominal, “fa New York 1-2 cent. To Providence 5-8 ct. To Bos ton 3- let. ~~~!AmOTgR i THURSDAY MORNING, DEC. 18, 1828. Individuals not usually engaged in trade, aro apt to entertain many prejudices against money lenders, and capitalists; and more particularly against tho§e. who turn a penny by discounting or sharing notes. But if the subject were candidly and fairly considered, it would be acknowledged that he wiio tiades in cash, who sells money, has as much right to realise a profit in his business, as he who sells dry goods groceries; and that he who has money to dispose of, has as much right to demand a high price for it, in the shape of in terest, as the farmer has to demand a double price for his corn, in a season of scarcity. But when the majority of the people, as is generally the case> come to be borrowers of money, when it becomes scarce, and the holders ask a high premium on the loan of it, then a clamor is raised against them— they are called usurers, and those w’ho have had to borrow at high premium*, make laws to tax the lenders, by way of punishment for their exorbit ance. But they fail entirely of their object, and the whole burden of their tax rests 011 themselves. Bi cause, were there no necessity for borrowing t he exorbitant demands of the usurer might not be regarded—they need not be paid. But there be ing a necessity, the borrower has to pay the cx oibitsnt premium, with the tajj; superadded. The lender will continue to receive his profits, or he will hold on to his money. Although there is a strong prejudice agains* him who lends money at interest, yet, in general, we believe it will be found, that lie who has money to lend is quite us useful a member of society as he who has il to borrow; and that he who shaves u note is quite as respectable as he who gels shafted. We are aware that there i3 a great, deal of this . md of business done throughout the country ;nd we have seen the qotes of men oj:’ undoubted espontability, solved at 100 pci cent. But this is a matter of contract —we do not consider it as !ne fault of the money lender. It is a fair bargain between the seller and the buyer of the note. The note becoming an article of bargain and sale, will not command in market more than half its nomin al value. This is not the fault of the buyer —but it results from the operation of those laws which render tedious and uncertain the collection of small debts. If the boider of the note could collect it out of the payer, speedily and certainly, it would be worth nearly or quite its nominal value to him, and lie would not dispose of it for J.ess. But the difficulty which the law threw-s in the way of the collection of debts, renders a note, although it be filled up with large round figures, worth but little more to. the holder, in many eases, than blank pa per; he is glad to take the most which is efiered for it. Now, it may be thought perhaps, by some, that a more summary method of collecting debts would operate to the injury of the poor. We think not. in the first place, if debts could be collected promptly, the poor would not be so fond of taking credit. And if they did take crpdit they would be more apt to pay without the multipiifcd expenses of lawsuits, and the addition of a long arrear of interest. The proposition now before the Legislature of this State, and which has passed the tive branch by a large majority, to withdraw all the money from the Treasury of the State, depo sile it in a Bank for the purpose of being loaned out to the people, and “distributed as equally as practicable, among the citizens of the State, hav ing regard to the population of the different coun ties” —is one calculated to arrest the attention of every individual interested in the welfare of his country. If the plan is parried, it will put a final stop to every kind of public improvement; for funds thus scattered w ill never be gathered up.— Our schools and colleges will languish for want oi support; and the plans for the improvement of our water courses, roads, &c. will be defeated. We do yet hope that the prudence pf the Senate or the Executive will arrest this measure. Although it is much to be feared that an unreasonable love of populai ity, a wish to propitiate the good will of the people, will induce many to countenance this* scheme, w ithout calculating the evils to which it will give rise. It originates in the same feeling and the same policy which has dissipated the ex ( tensive domain of the State in Lotteries, and it is ! much to be feared that it will prevail. It seems evident, from the fate of resolutions ! already offered, that there is a determination I among a majority of the members of Congress? not t(Tagitate the Tariff question during the pre sent session. The evils, which the opponents of that measure, so confidently predicted would follow in its train, have not appeared. Our foreign commerce has no! been diminished; but on the contrary, was ne ver more prosperous than at present. Colton? which the croakers prophesied would not find a market in England, is still in good demand, and bears as high a price as it has done for several -ears past. Coarse woolens, which our political .ccnomit ts assorted, would advance in price to th SAVANNAH, THURSDAY MORM.YG, DECEMBER 25, 1823. exact amount ol duty on them, niay how be bought as cheap as ever; and negro cloths, about which tfiere was such a clamor, have actually fallen in price. In this state of things, it is presumed that the advocates of the measure, will be disposed to give it a further trial. In a subsequent part of our paper will be found a Protest against the Tariff, which has been re cently introduced into the Representative branch of our Legislature, by Mr Jordan from the com mittee on the state of the Republic. It does not “go the whole hog’.’, as w*e expected it would from the seditious measures recommended by the Cau cus at Athens—it is violent enough, however, in all conscience. 1 As Governor Forsyth does not consider the Ta riff an unconstitutional measure, he cannot, con* sistently with his views of the subject, honor the 1 rotest with his signature, as he has been request ed to do. The gentleman who drew it up, and the committee who sanctioned it, should have thoqgks of this before they hazarded the request—but it is quite in consonance with the headlong and unre flecting course which the ‘‘double tariff - ’ men in variably pursue. They either overleap, or full short of their mark. j It is very generally presumed that Gen. Jack son will voluntarily retire from the presidential Chair, after the expiration of the first term —and in anticipation of this event, the names of several distinguished individuals, as candidates for that elevated station, have already been placed before the public eye. Commenting upon these circum stances, the Editors of the Georgia Journal in dulge in a strain of gloomy reflections —They seem to think that in the conduct of the contem plated canvass, the. fieiy elements of political op pugnation will rage with more than ordinary fury. Indeed, in a vein of prophetic feeling, they come to the conclusion, that the Republic will be shak en to the centre!! For ourselves, we have no such melancholy forebodings. We take it for granted that the election for a successor to Gen. Jackson, will be conducted pretty much in the §ame way as all our elections are generally conducted. We expect, to be sure, to see the public arena crowded with active and hot headed partisans—some actuated by base, and others by worthy motives We ex pect to see the Patriot deploring the violence of faction, whilst he is sedulously engaged in coun teracting its mischievous effects—And we shall not be disappointed, if, “as usual in such eases made and provided, a few blustering demagogues should attempt to inflame the public mind by preaching up disunion; and, at the same time out raging common sense, by vaunting thzir own dear patriotism. But, for all this, we feel no alarm— because there is intelligence enough among us, to detect the specious machinations of the traitor, and energy and virtue sufficient to punish him for his daring presumption. * j The bill to nuthorise the Governor to subscribe • to the stock of tlie Savannah, Ogecaee and Alta inaha Canal Company, passed the House, yeas 78, nays 43. Our correspondent is still firm in the opinion that the bill will pass the Senate and be come a law. The citizens of Burke county friendly to the election of Gen. Jackson, met at Dr. Broxnax’a tavern, lately, and had a glorious blow.but. “For the purpose of demonstrating their heart felt joy’’ 1 at the success of t \\a hero, it is said, they ate th e “whole hog”, to the hoofs and the tail, amidst the roaring of the cannon, accompanied by repeated shouts of “hurra for old Hickory.” i The model of a very simple machine has been ! submitted to the British Admiralty by Lieut. John j Hills, R. N. for ascertaining the lee-way, which from the opinion of scientific persons obtained on its merits, is likely to prove deserving the atten- < tion of ship ovyners, f Mr. Perkins inventor of the steel plates has printed for 127 Banks, the bills of which have ne ver in a single instance been successfully counter- ; feited. Dr. Isaac Branch, of Vermont, has raised a small quantity of cotton in that state. There were 72 deaths in the City of Philadel phia the week ending on Saturday the 29th ult. 15 of which were of consumption. In the city of New York, the same period, 30, of which 13 were of consumption. The total receipts of the American Commissioners for Foreign Missions during the year ending Aug. 31, were $113,891 61 cents. A late Quebec paper states that the public exe cutioner is in jail en a charge of highway robbery and many people think the uangman will be hung. Western Penitentiary. —On the night of the 20th ult. four more convicts made their escape from this prison. The keeper has offered a reward of two hundred dollars for their apprehension, or fifty dollars for either of Ihem. Their names are James Orr, Owen Linch, Lewis Cavet and Janies Brown. The Pittsburg Statesman of last week 9a y S —‘*The number and frequency of these es capes, have cxcitnfl curiosity, perhaps some sus picion. We aro told that the bolts and doors were not broken, and that the cells were found fast and the locks uninjured.”— Bla. Record: Mr. Wheaton.— A report was in circulation yes terday that Mr. Wheaton, our Charge d’Affaires , at the Swedish Court was dead, and the Boston papers by yesterday morning's mail state that his remains had arrived at that city in the Bolivar, and were tq be conveyed to the State of Rhode Island, where his relatives lived. It now appears, however, that this is a mistake: the remains were those of Mr. Wheaton’s brother, who went out with him to Europe, and who died in December last.— N. Y. Evening Post, The Providence American slates, that a quantity of iron (43 lonsj sent from New York o Boston to go to Millbury, had been reshipped to Providence, and sent up the canal, as the cheapest mode tf conveyance. It cost the owner $1 50 per ton to ship the iron from Boston to Providence, and in cluding this expense, the freight up the ca nal, 46c. the difference between ibis mode of conveyance from Boston to Afillbury, via Providence, or land carriage between Bos ton and Millburv, was in this instance a sav - ing of $228. There can be no doubt, after t this experiment, that all heavy good?, des- tined for the interior of Massachusetts, will be sent to Providence instead of Bostun, as heretofore. FROM MILLED GE FILL E. 4 foiti kfie (Southern Recorder, The bill to establish at IVLlledgeville a bank to be called the C ntral Bank of Georgia, which passed the house of repre sentatives by a considerable majority, con* tains the following provisions— The money in the treasury not other wise appropriated, the bank stock owned bv the stale all bonds, notes 46c. due the state, and all atonies arisiug from the sale of (factions and town lots, to form the cap ital stock of the bank, and be subject to ■ the payment of all hills issued by it. Ail taxes collected and dividends aris ing from stork in othey banks, to be depo sited in this hank, in aid of its operations, but subject to drafts authorised by legal appropriations Th ree directors to be appointed by the governor to manage the affairs of the bank who shall elect from their own body a president, and said president and directors to elect a cashier an 1 clerk. The direc tors to give bond and security fop the faith ful discharge of their duties in the sum of $59,000. The cashier to give bond in the sum of $lO ! ,000 and all other officers in the sum of $20,000 All the officers of the Bank to take an oath for the faithful discharge of the trust reposed in them Di rectors to be app inted annuafly, and any vacancy that may happen to be filled by the Governor. The President to receive a salary of S2OO0 —Directors SIOOO each —Cashier S2OO0 —Clerk SIOOO The Bank to discount bills of exchange and notes on two or more good se unties; the total amount of debts which the B ink shall owe at no time to exceed the amount of its capital. On any question where one Director sha'l require it, ilie yeas and nays of the Di rector voting shall be inserted on their mi nutes, which are to be subject to the in spection of the Legislature. The Bank declared an incorporation, and to continue until 1840. Its transacti ons to be at all times open to the inspecti on of the Governor, to whom a genera’ statement is to be made annually on the Ist Monday in November, to be laid before the General Assembly Accommodation notes shall be renewed at least once in six months, paying the in te. est in advance at the rate of six per cent per annum. The Directors to loan as much money upon accommodaiiog paper as the iuterest ajid safety of the Bank will permit; and not more than 20 j e cent, per annum oi the principal shall be required to be paid, unless the exigences of the Bank demand it —Town endorsers not required. Loans to he distributed as equally as practicable among the citizens of the State, havjug regard to ihe population of the dif ferent counties.—r No loan to exceed $5,000. The Tariff— The following important paper was laid on the table of the House of Representatives on Thursday last by Col. v arren Jourdan, Chairman of the Commit tee on the State of the Republic- PROTEST. To the Senate of the United States by the State of Georgia, against the Tariff. From a painful conviction that a mani festation of the public sentiment in the most imposing and impressive form is called for by the present agitated state of the South ern secliou of the Union : The General Assembly of the State of Georgia have deemed it their duty to adopt the novel expedient of addressing in the name of the State the Senate of the Con gress of the U. States. In her sovereign character, the state of Georgia protests against the Act of the last session of Congress, entitled an “ Act in alteration of the several Acts imposing du ties on imports, * as deceptive in its title, fraudulent in in its pretexts, oppressive in its exactions partial and unjust in its well known objects, ruinous to commerce and agriculture —to secure a hateful monopoly to a combination of importunate Manufac turers. Demanding the repeal of an Act, which has already disturbed the Union, endan gered the public tranquility weakened the confidence of whole Stares in the Federal Government and diminished the affectien of large masses of the people of the Union itself, —and the abandonment of the degra ding system which considers the people as incapable of wisely directing their own en terprise—which sets up the servants of the People in Congress, as the exclusive judges of what pursuits are most advantageous and suitable for those by whom they were elec ted; the state of Georgia expects that, in perpetual testimony thereof, this deliberate and solemn expression of her opinions, will be carefully pieserved among the archives of the senate, and in justification of her char acter to the present generation and to pos terity ; if, unfortunately. Congress, dis regarding this protest, and continuing to pervert powers granted for clearly defined and well understood purposes to effectuate objects never intended by the GrealParties, by whom the constitution was framed, to be entiusted to the controlling guardianship of the Federal Government should render ne cessary, measures of decisive character, for the protection of the people of the state, and the vindication of the constitution of the United States. Resolved by the sena e and house of re presentatives of the stale of Georgia , in ge ral assembly met. —That the foregoing pro cst be signed by the president of tho senate, by the speaker of the house of n prevn latives, and by his excellency ti, fc govt*u r and after having the Great Se,.i of the s a to to it, be transmitted by the governor, to the senate of the tong, ess of the United Slices. ! ____ COMMERCIAL? SAVANNAH EXPORTS ! nc, u , Ta " lcrUlne ■ f° r Liverpool, ! 967 bales Upland, 30 do. Sea Island Cotton. Review of the New- York Market Dec. 10, 1828. Coffee- 200 bags of St. Domino-o have been sold at 12 cents, and 600 bags Rio Janeiro at 12 5-s. w Cotton —The sales for the last three days havA reached KFOb iles, chieflv uplands at 10 all i-2 cents; New-Orleans 10 i-2 al2 3-4. The stock is niodcrate and an advance is required by some holders. J Domestic Goods ■—Calicoes, blue, (Taunton) 15 a 17 cents per yard \ do. fancy, do. 15 a 24 - do. others, 15 a *2B ; shirtings, brown, 3-4. 6 a 9 1-2 • do. do. 7-8, 9 a 11 ; do. bleached, 9 a 13 ; do. Sl,* do. 16 a 20; sheetings, brown. 4-4, 10 a 13- do. 5-4,15 a 17; do. bleached, 4-4, 12 al9; do do! 5-4, 17 a 20 ; plaids, 10 a 14 ; stripes (fast colours) 10 a 13; Fustains, 16 a 20; satinets. 45 a 150-- chccks, 3-4, 10 a 12 do. 4-4, 14 a 25; cotton yarn. No. oto 10, 22 ets. per lb.; do. do No. 14, 24 * satinet warps, 37 1-2. 1 Flour. —The only sales previous to the arrival of the Brighton, were 500 bbls. of New-York citvf at $7 62 1-2, and the same quantity of \ Irginia at $7 70, both sales for cash. In consequence of intelligence from London, received yesterday holders advanced from 2s to 4s. per bbl. and a sale of about 300 bbls of Virginia sold at SB, 60 days : the stock in markol is large. Fruit. —loo boxes of Bordeaux prunes, wer sold on the 9th, at public sale, at 16 1-12 cents per! lb.cash. r Grain, Tl,. re is but little wheat in market* and previous to the intelligence by the Brighton 2000 bushels of inferior western sold at $1 ;?6 1-4. We now quote, western, $1 62 1-2; Virginia $1 59 a $1 62. Oats, 27 a33 cts.; corn? 51) a 62 1-2 cents. Molasses— At auction, 6 hhds. English Island, sold at 27 cents, 60 do. St. Eus‘.atia, at 30 1-2 per gallon. Provisions. —Although the sales of both beef and pork have been considerable ; former quota tions are barclv sustained, Sait. —A sale of about 300 sacks Liverpool ground has ben made at $2 50, and 100 sacks blown, at s3i A cargo of Isle of Mayo sold at 50 cents. Sugar.— s 6 hhds. of New-Orleans, at publid sale brought $7 87 1-2 a 8 56. United States Bank Stock, at New-York, Dec. 8, 1244 to 124 7-3. Exchange on London, 10!M to to 109 1-2. ’ Baltimore Flour ind Grain market. —We ara assured that notwithstanding the excitement in the market on the 11th of Dec. it has become quite steady this morning, (the 12th) and that prices have not advanced. The accounts from Europe, which we publish to-day, have a tendency to reduce prices from last evening. Howard-st. flour, this morning, from stores, may be quoted at $7 68 1-2 wharf flour $7 50, but is field gene** rally rather higher—no sales of consequence havn taken place. Wheat, $1 50 a 1 70, according to quality. * 1 he Chronicle states that our merchants ard fully impressed with the belief that flour will bear shipping to England, even nnder the present circumstances; and we learn that a brig of 30001 bbls. for Liverpool, is now nearly loaded ; and that a ship of 4,503 bbls. was taken up yesterday to, load for Cork and a market. MAlilNii JOUJ.S. Aik_ PORT OF SA VANN AII. CLEARED, Ship Tamerlane, Johnson, Liverpool. IV. Gaston. ARRIVED, Ship Algonquin, West, from Philadelphia, to J. Cummiug & Son. Schooner Eliza, Cary, 6 days from Newbern,(N. C.) with corn to R Habersham. Sloop Excel, Blankenship, 12 hours from Char leston, in ballast, to the master. Packet steam boat George Washington, Curry, 18 hours from Augusta, to J W Long, agent; ana 104 bales cotton to J Stone. Passengers —Mrs H B Benthume; messrs S Clark. A Bolineau, J Ganahl, J A May, T M’Gran, J B Salmon, G W Murray, J S Thomas, and mr. Ballard. Steam boat Caroline, Wray, from Augusta, with cotton to sundry persons Lamar’s boats No. 1 and Flirtilla, 7 days from Augusta, with 950 bales cotton, to N Camptield, agent; A Le Barbier & co. J Stone, T Builer & co.Tafl & Padelford, IF Gaston. II Lord, R H*- ; bersham. C Lippitt, S B Parkman, J B Herbert, ! and E Bliss. J Pole boat Barnwell, 7 days from Augusta, with 558 bales cotton, to J Stone, agent; A Le Barbief 4 co. Taft & Padelford and O Tenny. Pole beat Virginia, 7 days from Augusta, with 537 bales cotton, to Candler & Davidson, agents; G Gordon, H Lord, and to order. Pole boat Monroe, 7 days from Augusta, with 273 bales cotton, to J Stone, agent; A Le Barbie:; & co. G Gordon, H Lord, end R Malone. SAILED, Schr Frances, Ellison, New Orleans. S’qop Cynthia, Turner, Beaufort. li Otholio, M’Aulv, Kilha “ Swallow, , Combahee.. CLEARED FOR THIS PORT. At Bath, 20th ult. new ship Marcia, and brig Eastern Star. At Baltimore, Uthinst. schrsMahew, Wallace, and May Flower, . FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS. Off cts of the Courier, Mercury, <£■ Gazette ) Charleston, Dec. 17—8 p. m. ’ C-’ Arr. Line ship Othello, Thorp, New York sd? Schr Koret, Hough, St Johns, EF. 3 days. 1 Packet steam boat John David Mongin, Doboif Savannah, via Beaufort, 25 hours. ° * Cld. ships Sarah & Caroline, Prince, Liverpool- Antioch, Rich, Havre; Fr. brig Jean Baptist/. Aubert, Caen, brig Com. Preble, Merrill, Ant werp; brig Ida, Chase, Old Point, Va. and Balti more; 9chr Frances, Picket, Wlndies. Went to sea, ships Arnold Welles, Dewsor Liverpool; Emulous, Latham, do.; brig Afulnc* .Mitchell, Boston; U L brig Coral, York* ! schrs George & Mary, Gibbs, Providence; .Mar - on, Pezant, St Thumas; Mary Ann, Burr, New Orleans. ’ ■ Oi e hundred dollars reward. Runaway from the subscri. at E lOV ® m her last, his negro man Normond— said fellow is about 26 / J® ars a g e ? 5 feet 6or 8 inches mmmmmarn high, speaks remarkably quick and weft. The above reward will be paid on deliver ing him at the Fort in St. Augustine, or at m/ plantation, Toiu°M. John Bulow , Jr., •JjOfcejw, April [N -40. - V 01. I. -H ’ %