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Newspaper Page TextoO SAM EMIR BARTLETT— EDITOR.] the .jyMiWAM IWLRCUIIX vl b]bl*ed every day, in Savannah, Geo - j, U gj ncS3 season, and three times a 1 ‘ t he summer months, at Eight Dollars <SW ,bI ° in adv[mce f'r SAVASXAII MERCURY , (fOK THE COUNTRY,) jhlished every Monday, Wednesday, fill r. **, (lt Six Dollars per annum. This sheet ioade up of the two inner forms es the 31 & containing all the news, new adver- V& , &c. *** TS3 AH <3-173 P ompilid from the Savannah Mercury, Will “ • a se lection of the leading and most snd cor : \ ar ticle 9of the Daily papers. Adver- |, e generally excluded, and the J principally filled with reading matter. -"J-Four Dollars per annum, or Three Dol- HTaid in advance. pr tisrntenf.s irill be published in both pa tr* ! Mentis per square of 14 lines for the Jirst f rS - ,u “ nt [ 37*. cents for each continuation. Coiif.nunications respecting the. business r , u st be addressed to the Editor, post jthtUJr*’ ‘C |„„fi and negroes by Administrators , i or Guardians, are required by law, to p, .-ecu* * Tuesday in the month, between & ten o’clock in the forenoon and three the h at the Court-House of theCoun irwiiich the property is situated Notice of ty m arnil „. be (riven in a public Gazette ‘'^P^vU'oAoedayofskle. ice of the c ale of personal property must be ■ nin like manner, forty days previous to the f /3 rgale. Notice to the debtors and creditors of an estate, • be published for forty. ’ nays. Notice that application will be made to the court for leave to sell land, must be pub f*hed /e r months. *V |B —ll ll l the conspiracy. *r 'here skull the traitor rest? # *#* * * * * * * * ; //i the lost aottle, “Borne dointi by the fl ‘J ,r ig, k where mingled, mars rattle \Vuh groans of the dying.’ The last National Journal contains additional md interesting papers in relation to the “Boston Correspondence.” They go far to substantiate the charges of disunion, as preferred by Mr. Adams ‘gainst “ certain leading Federalists.” As one of the most important documents, we have selected fomitho Expose a letter of Mr. Wm. Plume ns. This gentleman lias been heretofore known as a gc.'itor of the United States, and more recently ~ Governor of .New Hampshire After reading his letter there can be none so sceptical as to doubt that there existo 1, at the time alluded to, iPlot to dissolve the Union, and establish a sepa rate Confederacy. Had not Mr. Plumcr implica ted himself in the infamous transaction,-there would be room to doubt the credibility of the in formation which lie has furnished. But w hen we hear him magnanimously condemn himseli as a party participant in the project for a severance of iho States, while it convinces us of the moral trea son ofliisco-adj itors, it is at the same time am ply sufficient to assure us, that his countenance cf the diabolical scliom'j was purely the result of political error. There cannot be more conclusive, but we should not b* surprised if there is not more precious do cuments behind the scene, which mav hereafter throw additional light upon the private political history of our country, during the period allu ded to. What must be the feelings of Otis and his as tociates, after reading Mr. Plainer’s letter?—Will they not Cali upon “the mountains to fall and hide them from the face of him who sitteth on the throne"?—lf they dp not, we would say, they are wore callous and obdurate in heart than Nero himself, who “fiddled while Rome w as burning.” SNOW STORM. I Some estimate may be formed of the severity of the snow storm, which recently visited our • brethren of the North, from the following parti culars, in relation to a solitary instance, which glean from the Commercial Advertiser, of the 2Hd ult. We shiver at the bare idea of it—not-j withstanding the bland temperature of the spring j li*e atmosphere which now’ surrounds us:— rbe steam boat Connecticut, left New Vork, about 5 o’clock on Friday morning K with a light breeze from the eastward; !r, e water was remarkably smooth and the ; tiny very pleasant until about noon, when ‘ a heavy snow storm commenced, and the, father became so thick, that it was impos- j sible to see twice the boats’ length ahead, storm increased, and the wind blew a perfect gale from the N E. till 12 at night, ‘ it shifted to the N Capt Tomlm ®o!| (without knowing exactly the place t r ** ere be was) having found a good hold tag ground, about 4 o’clock in the after noon, let g > three anchors which took fast with management, he soon brought ’tan* to au equal bearing; but would have fi&t been able to hold her head had sire not constantly bteu aided by the engine. The ! •tad Continued to blow almost a hurricane j daylight, when the capt discovered j ’tat he was off Crane Neck—but wills ‘ flight there was no abatement of the violence of the gale, and if the Connccti bad not been a remarkably strong built essel, she most certainly have f* undered Cr P°ne to pieces.—Every iotirth or fifth . ea heaved ovei her head hhds. of water a S portion of which, owing to the intense 1 1-', became a mass ol ice on the lore part the vessel. The passengers (about 60 ’ a numbei) felt all the dreadful sensations a situation is likely to inspire, and tat for the firmness evinced by the capt. r would have completely desponded.— 0, the few vho ventured to remain any deck, several were washed off their and one tremendous sea carried away starbomd quarter bo it. Until Sundown Saturday the wind did not ;n the least B tate, and such was the depth at which the -•ichors had been driven, that it took the ’ Hole crew more than six hours to raise f ‘ m * Sufficient praise cannot be given to le Ca ph# pilot, and the whole of the cre.w,; THE AR&ITS. fur their indefatigable exertions during the whole time; the engineers never left their post, steam being kept up all the while; a.id the pilot had one of his hands badly frost bitten. Opposite the residence of IVIr dames D’VVolf, jr. the boat encountered a body of ice which they were two hours ia passing. Stiom in Florida. —ln Tallahassee, (Florida) on the 15th ult. the ground was covered with snow, to the depth of two inches. The Floridian says this is the first occurrence of the kind since the set tlement of Middle Florida, and as it might be the only chance our young men would have for thirty years to pelt each other with snow r balls, it may readily be supposed the opportunity was not lost. Mr. Flint, whose the Western coun try have acquired much popularity, is about to publish anew Novel, entitled “The Shoghonce Valley.” Counterfeit. —The Charleston Southern Patriot states that a Two Dollar Bill (Eagle vignette) of the Bank of the State, has been altered to a Bil of One Hundred Dollars, and passed as such.— The words and figures two in the bill have been extracted by some chymical process, and those of one hundred inserted in their place. A Naval General Order of the 22d ult. has been issued, directing, as a mark of respect to the me mory of the late Com. Tingey, that the flags of the Navy Yards, Stations, and vessels of the U. States’ Navy, be hoisted half-mast, and thirteen minute guns be fired at noon, on the day after the receipt of the order. The. next Administration. — Rumor — Light begins to break in upon us as to the composition for the next Cabinet. The following is takeu from the Philadelphia National Gazette of Feb. 23. “The American Sentinel, of this morn ing, announces, upon satisfactory authori ty f the following as General Jackson s list of Ministers: “Secretary of State; —Martin Van Buren, of New York. Secretary of the Treasury—-Samuel D. logham of Pennsylvania. Secretary of War—John II Eaton, of T ennessee. Secretary of the Navv—John Branch, of Norm Carolina. Attorney General—John M. Berrien, of Georgia. Postmaster General—John McLean, of Ohio ” ‘ We received yesterday the same infor mation, from different sources at V* ashing ton, and suppose it to be correct. It is probable tb it the Vice President and the Postmaster General will be called into the Cabinet, to which those officers have not been considered as members regularly.’ 4 The rumor of the day, at Washiugton, certainly substantially confirms this state ment. There is one thing in it, however, which is yet subject to doubt. For ‘he last eight and forty hours, it has been reported that Mr. McLean had consented to vacate his present office for an office in the Cabinet. Most earnestly we trust that this will not be done. Mr. McLean, as administrator of the Post Office Department, enjoys, more of the public confidence than any othei man, whatever his personal or party claims, can c -riy into it The experience, more over, which he has acquired during six vears t administration of the duties of that arduous, responsible, and highly important office, is of too much value to be lost to the country without substantial reason for a change. The country would, we are satis fied, second this opinion of ours —Nation al Intelligencer. CONGRESS Washington, Feb. 25. The Senate, yesterday, was chiefly oc cupied with the consideration of the bill for authorizing an additional subscription to the Stock of the Chesapeake and Dela ware Canal Company, dhe hill, after a long debate, was ordered to a third read ing, by a vote of 28 to 15. In the House of Representatives a bil! was reported bv Mr. Mercer from the Committee on Roads and Canals, author izing a subscription for 2500 shares in the South Carolina Rail Road Company. On the question for the second reavling, Mr. Hamilton protested against this being con sidered as any boon to the State of South Carolina, or a measure in which the State, in her sovereign capacity, felt any interest. Tiie consideration of the report of the Committee on the Library on the subject of reprinting the scarce documents of the early Congresses, was then taken up, and ! Mr. Wickliffe finished his remarks in oppo sition to the report. Mr. Barringer the* obtained the floor in reply, but had not made much progress in his observations, when the termination of the hour suspended the debate. Mr. Barringer moved to sus pend the rule, but the House refused. The several bills ordered on Monday to a third reading were then read a third time and passed. The II ouse then took up the bill to amend an act to provide for the relief of persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States, in the war of the Revo lution. Some propositions were made to amend the bill by narrowing its provisions, after the House had concurred in the amend ments made in Committee, hut the propo sitions were cut oft by a successful call or the previous question. The bill was then ordered to be engrossed and read a lift’d time today, by a vote of 120 to 50. ihe House then resolved itself into Committee of the whole on the bill making appropria tions for the Public Buildings, when some : discussion tc>k place on the motion of SA VANN AH, THURSDAY MORNING. MARCH 12, 1829. Mr. Mercer to amend the bill by inserting a }>rovision for the improvement of the IJafi of the House of Representatives aod the motion of Mr. Bartlett, to amend that a mendment by striking out the various pro visions, and substituting one for the remo val of the desks w ere successively negativ ed. In the House, on motion of Mr. Wickliffe, the appropriation for completing the President’s House, by finishing the north portico, was stricken out, and the bill was than ordered to be engrossed and read a third time today. February 26. In the Senate, yesterday, the bill making appropriations for continuing the road from Detroit to Chicago, for completing and repairing piers, for the improvement of certain harbours, and for making examina tions and surveys, was consideted; and after an unsuccessful effort. Vo strike out and to put in a separate bill the items relating to Internal Improvements, the bill was laid on the table.. Another bill embracing all those items was then reported, read twice and ordered to a third reading. The gen eral appropriation bill was considered, a niended, Sc ordered to a third reading. The bill for protecting the western frontier and of the trade with Mexico from the Indians, was considered and ordered to a third reading. The House of Representatives were yesterday almost exclusively occupied iu the discussion of the bill to amend an act to provide for persons in the land and naval service of the United States, in the army of the Revolution. A motion was made by Mr. McDuffie, to recommit the bill with instructions to report as to the extent of the demand which the hill would create on the Tteasury, but the motion was rejected by a vote of 95 to 89 The bill then passed by a vote of 111 to 67. The bill making appropriations for the Public Buildings was also passed. Previous to the action upon these bills, the House resumed the consid eration of the report of the Library Com mittee on the subject of reprinting the documents, but Mr. Barringer did not con clude his obser rations before the expiration of the hour. Many reports were also made from Committees; and among others, Mr. Bartlett, from the committee on Naval Affairs, reported a resolution requiring from the Secretary of the Navy information on the subject of the use of ardent spirits in the Navy, which was adopted Extract of a letter from William Plumer heretofore a Senator of the United S ates, and afterwards Governor of New Hampshire. Eppivg 4 N H. Dec. 20, 1828. During the long and eventful session of Congress of 1803 and 1804, I was a mem ber of the Senate, and was at the city of Washington every day of that session. In the course of the session, at different times and places, several of the Federalists, Sen ators and Representatives, from the New England States, informed me that they thought it necessary to establish a separate government in New England, and if it should be found practicable, to extend it so far South as t© include Pennsylvania; but in all events to establish one in New Eng land. They complained, that the slave holding States had acquired, by means of their slaves, a greater increase of Repre sentatives in the House than was just and equal; that too great a portion of the public revenue was raised in the Northern States, and too much of it expended in the South ern and Western Stales; and that the ac quisition of Louisinna and the new States that were formed and those to be formed in the West and in the ceded Territory, would soon annihilate the weight and influ ence of the Northern States in the govern ment. Their intention, they said, was to esta blish their new government under the au thority and protection of State governments. That having secured the election of a governor, and a majority of a Legislature in a State in favor of a separation, the Le gislature should repeal the law authorizing the people to elect represent tives to Con gress, and the Legislature decline electing Senators to Congress, and gradually with draw the State from the Union, establish custom house officers to grant Registers, and clearances to vessels, and eventually establish a federal government in the Northern and Eastern Slates. And that if New England united in the measure, it would in due time be effected without re sorting to arms. Just before that session of Congress closed, one of the gentlemen to whom I have alluded, informed me, that arrange ments had been made to have, the next autumn, in Boston, a select meeting ot toe leading federalists in New England, to consider and recommend the measures ne cessary to form a system of Government for the Northern States,and that Alexander Hamilton, of New York, had consented to attend the meeting. Soon after my return from Washington,. I adopted the most effectual means in my power to collect the opinions of well in formed leading federalists in N. Hampshire, upon the subject. 1 found some in favor of the measure, but a great majority of them decidedly opposed to tbe project; and from the partial and limited inquiries I made in Massachusetts the result ap peared to me nearly similar to that in New Hampshire. The gentlemen, who in the winter of 1803 and 1804, informed me there was to he a meeting of the feder&bsts in the ao umn <f 1804, at Boston, at the session oi .Con gress in the winter ol 1804 JBQ.S, observed to me, that the death of General Hamilton had prevented the meeting; but the. project was not, and would not be abandoned. I owe it to yoa as well as to myself, to state explicitly, that in the session of Con gress, in the winter of 1803 and 1804, I was myself in favor of forming a separate Government in New England; and wrote sevend confidential letters to a few of my firiends and correspondents, recommending the measure. But afterwards, upon tho roughly investigating and maturely consid ering the subject, I was fully convinced that my opinion in favor of separation was the most erroneous that I ever formed upon political subjects. The only consolation I had, was that my error in opinion had not produced any acts injurious to the integrity of the Union. When the same project was revived in 1808 and 1809, during the embargo and non-intercourse, and after wards, during the war of 1812, I used eve ry effort in my power, both privately and publicly, to defeat the attempt then made to establish e separate and independent government in the Northern States. You are at liberty to make such use of this communication as you shall consider proper. Accept the assurance of my high respect and esteem. WILLIAM PLUMER. In the House of Representatives, on the 24th ult. Mr. Mercer, from the committee on Roads and Canals, to which was refer red the memorial of the South Carolina Canal and Rail Road Company, reported a bill authorising a subscription ot the stock of the South Carolina Canal and Rail Road Company; which bill was twice read and committed to a committee of the whole house tomorrow On the second reading, Mr. Hamilton rose, on the part of the state of South Ca rolina, solemnly to disclaim any participa tion in the interest of this canal, nor, in her sovereign capacity, did she ask or de sire to share in the bounty intended by the bill. Mr. Mercer said this was not the proper slage to go into discussion. Asa sover eign state, he presumed South Carolina was sovereign over the proprietors of this stock Mr. Drayton said he had presented the petition of this company. It was the peti tion of a privato company, and it was not intended to bting the interests of that com pany into collision with the interests of the state. Such a disclaimer as Major Hamilton has thought fit to make, in this case, in our hum ble conception, was not called lor What ever may be his constitutional scruples, the expression of opposition in that stage of the bill, cannot hut be viewed as premature, by the friends of the city of Charleston. Char. Courier. The legislature of Kentucky adjourned on the January. Much doubt is expres sed in some of the papers whether any le gal Appellate Court exists in Kentucky at this time or not, in consequence of the re jection by the Senate ofall the nominations made by the Governor for the office of Chief Justice. Two Judges, it is said, cannot constitute a Court of Appeals uu less there had been three appointed, in which case any two might act. The law expressly requires that the Court of Ap peals shall consit of a Chief Justice and two Associate Judges—but there being in the present case no Chief Justice, the Court cannot be constituted according to law, nor its proceedings, of course, he valid. If this be correct, the people of Kentucky will be indebted to the obstinacy of their Govern or for a suspension of the administration of justice until the next meeting of the Legis lation. GEORGIA—M‘IN TOSH COUNTY YfcY Y the Honorable the Justices of the Inferior i, Court of M‘lntosh county, sitting for Ordi nary purposes ; To all to whom 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’d 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 dismission will be granted to the applicant. Witness the Honorable Jacob Wood, tone of the Justices of said Court, this 25th day ofNovember, one thousand eight een. dred and twenty-eight. GEO. T. ROGERS, c.c.>. nov 26 NOTICE. FOUR months after date, application will be made to the Honorable the Inferior Court of the county of Bulloch, while sitting for ordinary purposes, for leave to sell all the land belonging to Simeon and William Sheffield, of said county. SARAH GEIGER, Guardian. dec 20, 1828. NOTICE. FOUR months after date hereof I shall make application to the Honorable the Justices of the Inferior Court of Chatham County, when sit ting for ordinary purposes, for leave to sell Lot No. Ninety-eight, (9b) in the first District of Carroll County, as the real Estate of Wiliiam S. Phillips deed, for the benefit of the heirs. SUSAN I. PHILLIPS, Administratrix. jan 29 1829 One hundred dollars reward. Runaway from the subscri ber in November last, his negro man Ifey Normond —said fellow is about 26 f years of age, 5 feet 6or 8 inches mmmMl high, speaks remarkably quick and well. The above reward will be paid on deliver ing him at the Fort in St. Augustine, or at my plantation, Tomoka. .John Bulowy Jr. Tomoka, April 15 1628. * ir m j a t Savannah, Friday, March 6, *1629. British Dry Goods, 55 a 62£ per cent. adv. Bacon , 6 1-2 a 7 1-2 cents per b. “ Hams , 10. Butter, Id cts. per lb. “ Northern, inferior quaity, 10 al3 Bagging, Dundee Inverness, 21 a22 cts. “ Tow, 18. Brandy, Cognac , Otard, Dupuyfy Co's, brand, I 50 a l 60. “ otker brands, $1 a 120—dull. Qotton, Uplands , new crop , 8 a 9 1-4 cts. u Sea Islands , 18 a 20, and above for fine brands. Corn, cargo sales, 55 a GO cts. retail 50 cts. Cheese, 7a 8 cents, per lb. dull. Crockery, 30 a 35 per cent. adv. Coffee, Havana Green, prime, 15; other quai ties 12 a 13- Candles, Northern Mould Tallow, 10 a 11 cts. “ Georgia, 16 “ Sperm , 26 a27 Flour, Philadelphia, Baltimore , Richmond and* Alexandria, SO. Gin, Holland, 90 a 115 “ Northern, 32 a34 Hay, prime Northern, Ist qual. 45 a 50. Hyson Tea, $lO6 a 110 per lb. Iron, Siccdc's $lO6 a 106 per ton. Lard, 7 a 8 cts. Lumber,yellow pine Ranging Timber , $3 T3'* Steam sawed Lumber, sl6 a 17 River Lumber, Boards, Planks Scantling; $ sl2 Quartered If inch flooring Boards, sl4 White Pine Boards, clear, 17 a 18 Merchantable, $9 a 10 W. O. Hogsheads Staves, sls a 18 R. O. “ 10 a 12 Shingles, rafted, ‘‘ 2 1-2 “ boated, il 3 Mackerel, No. 1, $6 1-4 “ 2, $5 “ 3, $4 1-2 Molasses, W. India, 32 a 34. “ New-Orleans, none , | Oznaburghs, 9 a 10. Pork, prime, sll 00. Mess, 14 00. Porter, $3 Rice, $2 12 a 31-4. Rum, Jamaica, 90 a 112f. “ West India —none. 11 N. England, 33 a34 cts. Soap, yellow, 5 a 8 cents per lb. Salt, cargo sales 40 cts. Sugars, Havana, white and Brown, Muscovado, 9a 9 1-2—6 Y. Croix, 5 a 10* New-Orleans, $8 a 8 3-4. Refined Loaf, 16 1-2 a 18 1-2—Lump 15 a Tobacco, Kentucky, Georgia, fyc. 2$ a 4 cts . “ Manufactured do 8a 30 Tallow, 8 a 9 Whiskey in bbls. 28. in hds. 26 a 27. exchange. England , 7 pr. ct\prem. Darien Bills, old pfale h Acw-York, 1-2 pr. ct. x p tr c i dig Do. 30 ands 5-8 a f New Emission at par. Do. 60 dslf al£ A\ Carolina S.B. Bank Checks do A prem 5 per ct.dis. Philadelphia “ State Bank of Georgia^ Baltimore “ payable at the Branch- Macon, lallpr c. dis. ts other than Augusta Bank 4 U S Bilts, 3-8 a i and Mil/edgeviUe, la, pm. 1+ per cent. dis. FREIGHTS. Liverpool, 11-16 a 3-4d I N. York $1 per bate. France, 1 3-8 all-2 | Providence, 1 3-8.. REMARKS. Cotton. —The past has been a dull week in Uplands, and the sales will not exceed 1500 bales at from 8 a 9 1-2 cts, for ordinary to prime quality. The sales of middling to fair quality were mostly at 8 1-4 a 8 1-2, being a reduction of 1-4 to 3-8 cts on the previous week’s currency. Prime lots will yet command 9 cts, and selections 9 1-4 a 9 J-2, and in some instances higher rates; but the de mand for all descriptions is rather dull. Our harbor for the season of the year is quite bare of shipping, and we cannot look for any acti vity in our market until we have some arrivals.— Sea Islands have been in fair demand, and th* greater part that was offering at 17 a 20 cehtshav* been taken up. There has also been some de mand for stained, and a good proportion in market has been bought up at from 8 a 14 cents, as in quality, mostly at from 9a 1J cents. We quote Sea Islands white 17 a 22, and upwards for fine brands; stained 8 a 14 cents. Rice —Is in limited demand. Some sales have been made during the week at 2 1-2 a 3 1-4. Groceries. —There has been very little done in Groceries during the week, and prices regain much the same as our last. ’ “Flour.— I The sales made during the week wat at $9, and the demand limited. Corn—Has improved in price, and sales have been made during the week at from 55 a 60 cents. The quantity on hand at present is estimated at abcut 12,000 bushels, and is principally held by one house Freights—To Liverpool 11 -16 a 3-4d; to Franc* 1 3-8 cents for square, and 1 1-2 cents for round bales; to New York $1 per bale; to Providene~ $1 3-8 per bale; to Boston 5 8 cent. WASHINGTON HOTEL, COLUMBIA, S. C. FOR SAm THE SUBSCRIBER / ILL offer the aJ>ove splendid establishment ▼ ▼ to the highest bidder, on the first Monday in July next, containing an acre of Land, more or less, with all the appurtenances thereunto annex ed. The terms of sale will be one third of the purchase rnone\ down, or Dr. Thomas Briggs’ notes or bonds will be received m, cash, the balancu to be made payable in 1,2, 3, or 4 years, with in terest from the date, and mortgage of the pre mises. ABRAM D. JONES. Columbia, March 4 OIT The editors of the Augusta Chronicle, thf Charleston Courier, and avan.mh Mercury, will iusert the above once a week tni the !at week in June, and forward their accounts to me for payment. A. i) J. mar 7 SALTSAND CASTeROI L t IX STOE. /TA BBLS. Sal Glauber. \ f 100 boxes do. assorted sizes. 1000 quarter bottles Caster Oil for plan ts f ion purposes, 500 qu: rter bottles Cold Pressed. 300 ) in*s do. do. do. Which is offered unusa’ty low. Planters are particularly requested to call an* examine for themselves. fur sale by A PARSONS , Druornrsf At the Eagle, No. 8, Gibbons range. march 6 [No. 42 —V01. I.