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fifteen days, including stoppages; he was al
lowed to walk about the vessel’s quarter deck,
but forbidden to hold communication with the
men, or go ashore. We can not find any of
the islands or towns mentioned by McDonald,
on onr maps, but the length of time employed
in the passage to Matasiuai, leads us to sup
pose them be in the northeastern part of Yes
«o. Though confined, he was treated kindly
at Matsmai, clothed in a Japanese dress, and all
his wants supplied with the addition of even a
few luxuries; among other things, he was fur
nished with a rude, wooden spoon, cut out and
left behind bv one of the crew of the Ladoga,
whom he was told had attempted to escape.
He left Matsmai. Oct Ist. and reached Naga
saki the 17(h, where he was provided with a
lodgin" in a temple.
On going ashore at Nagasaki, he was carried
to the townhouse, but before going in, Morea
ma instructed him how to behave when in pre
sence of the governor, and ordered him to step
•on an image in front of the first door, which
he said was the “devil in Japan.” This plate,
about a foot wide, was. as well as he could see,
a rude picture of the Virgin and Child, but the
crowd pressing in prevented him from examin
ing it closely. He was compelled to kneel in
court, and soon a hissing announced the go
vernor, to whom he was obliged to make the
Japanese salutation, bending down so as not
to look in his face. On being asked his place
of residence, he told them Oregon, New York,
and Canada, in hopes to be delivered to the
first American or English man-of-war which
might come, and thus be the means of restoring
the other men to liberty, who, for their restless
ness he thought would be kept prisoners for
life. Many other questions were asked him.
and among others if he believed there was a
God in Heaven I He said, “ Yes, I believe in
the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, and in our
Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.” He was ta
ken away in a kago to the quarters provided
for him, where he remained over six months
until the Preble’s arrival.
He was twice taken to the townhouse to be
questioned, and also after examined in his room.
On asking for his Bible and other books, his
keeper told him angrily, “ not to speak of the
Bible in Japan, it was not a good book.” Mc-
Donald thought one object of these interroga
tories was to find out whether he had any
friends in America, who were likely to exert
themselves to effect his liberation when they
knew his captivity. His time was chiefly em
ployed in teaching English to a few natives,
among whom Moreama was his best scholar,
though he thought he himself knew more of
the Japanese language than his pupil did of
English. He ascribes his kind treatment to his
efforts in this line, as his scholars were both stu
dious and inquisitive.
The arrival of the Preble caused no little
excitement among the government people, and
the next morning. (April 18th) his guard show
ed him a list of the troops which had come in
to town in consequence, to the number of 3504
men, making, with the ordinary garrison of
650, and those previously arrived, nearly six
thousand troops, besides their followers —an
extraordinary force. The day before his libe
ration, he was requested to give the relative
rank of the commander of the Preble for the
information of his keepers, which he did by
counting in the order of succession from the
highest chief in the United States: “ First, he
says. I gave the people, (which they could not
comprehend,) then the President, Secretary of
the Navy, commodore, captain, and command
er; this rank was so high as apparently to ex
cite their surprise.” His information perhaps
led to the change in the oflicer who went aboard
the Preble the day of her departure.
From the Jsurnal Sc Messenger.
Minute of Point, Decided by the Suprente
Court of Georgia. September Term*
1849.
Troup vs, Goodman —ln Equity from Jack
son—Upon a bill filed to reform a written
contract as to lands, on the ground of mistake
—Held, that parol declarations of the vendor,
subsequent to the sale, are admissible to prove
the mistake Harris for Plaintiff* in Error.
Overly and T. R. R. Cobb for Defendant.
English vs.Register.—Ejectment—from Haber
sham—l. Amendments to pleadings after the
case is submitted to the jury, are within the
discretion of the Court.
2. A parly has the right to use the name of a
third person for the purpose of prosecuting his
legal rights by idemnifying him against costs.
3. A presumption of a grant from twenty
years’ possession, may be rebutted by parol
evidence of a disclaimer by the tenant in pos
session.
The Statute of Limitations does not run in
favor of a party in possession of land, who
disclaims all right, interest or title to the land.
His possession is not averse to the owner. 11.
Cobb and C. Peeples for Plaintiff* in Error.
J. W. H. Underwood and Overby for Defend
ants.
Lockwood vs. Barefield. —Attachment from
Clarke. The action of Debt lies upon a dor
mant judgment in Georgia. Hull. Peeples and
T. R. R. Cobb for Plaintiff* in Error. Cone
und Harris for Defendants
Ruckersville Bunk vs Hemphill.— ln Equity
—froo, Floyd—l. It is illegal, and ground for
anew . al, for the Judge presiding tn hold
communication with the jury, or any of them,
after they are charged with the case.
2. A new trial will be granted, if the Co ur
send to the jury a paper notin evidence, and
which may materially control their decision.
3. The decisions of the court must be “re
spected and carried into rntretrecr' ny me Cir
cuit Court; and under the law, it is the duty
of this Court to see to it that they are. Akin
for Plaintiff* in Error, VV. 11. Underwood for
Defendant.
Chamblee vs. Holcomb. —Rule—from Forsyth
—l. The Inferior Court has jurisdiction to dis
charge all persons confined for debt, on mesne
or final process, when the jail fees are not paid
as required by law.
2. Though the Court may exercise its pow
ers irregularly, or their exercise may be incor
rect; still the officer is protected from liability
for obeying it. —-Akin for Plaintiff* in Error, T.
R R. Cobb for Defendant.
Johnson vs. Kinsey.— Case from Flovd 1.
In an action for deceit, in falsely representing
a note to be solvent, the record of the suit on
the note is admissible to prove the contents of
the note, without producing the original.
2. VV hen a bond has been transferred, in
writing, and the execution of tha bond is pro
ven, it is admissible in evidence though the ex
ecution of the transfer is not proven, the con
sideration of the transferbeing withholden from
the jury.
3. It is improper for the presiding Judge, in
summiiig up. to slate to the jury that a single and
specified portion of the evidence made a'strong
impression on bis mind,” this being calculated
to mislead the jury by withdrawing their in
tention from the balance of the evidence.
4. It is impropertu allow a party to prove
contradictory statements of a witness examined
by commission, without first interrogating the
witness sought to be impeached as to the fact
of making the statements; and for this pur
pose. the party seeking to impeach may take
otiloriginal interrogatories for the witness im
peached, if be has been surprised by the an
swers of the witness to the first interrogatories.
VV. H. Underwood and Aiken for PlaintitTin
Error. Hooper for Defendant.
, Henderson vs. Kemball. Ejectment—from
Chattooga. 1. A deed recorded without pro
per probate is not constructive notice to sub
sequent purchasers. 2. A bona fide purchaser,
witAeal notice from a fraudulent purchaser at
sheriff' s sale, is protected from the effect of the
fraud. Hooper and Akin for PlaintitTin Error,
VV. 11. Underwood for Defendant.
Christian ex. Feme Case—from Chattooga
The record of a former recovery is not a con
clusive bar. unless it covers all the issues made
in the case to which it is pleaded; but evidence
is inadmissible to disprove any issue submitted
to the jury in the former case' VV H. Under
wood lor Plaintiff*. Akiu for Defendant.
Sprurs rs. SmtiA. Assumpsit—from Flovd.
This Court will i.ot interfere with a new trial
granted by the Court below, unless in cases of
flagrant abuse of the discretion of the Court
below. Hooper for Plaintill in Error. VV. H.
Underwood tor Defendant.
Frierson Sc Rife rs. Beall, Err. Caveat—
from dark. An unfinished and unexecuted
will of personality may be admitted to re
cord, where the execution and completion of
the testator, and the paper so far as it goes.
expresses the full testamentary intention of the
testator VV. H. Hull, Coti’e and Cobb for
I iaintitls. c. Peeples for Defendant
Howell vs. Blackville. Illegality—from
Lumpkin. A witness subpmnaed by a defen
dant m a criminal case, to attend in a different
county than that ot his residence, is not entitled
to collect on his subpoena, as an execution
mileage, or his per diem fees. VV. 11 Under
wood for Plaintiff'in Error.
Crawford, Gar. Sfc. vs. IFord and others.—
Debt—from Habersham. 1. A Rule Absolute
against a Sheriff*ia only prima facie evidence
against his sureties m a suit on his bond. 2.
VV here the breach of the bond is the failure of
the Sheriff to make a levy, evidence of the in
solvency of the defendant is inadmissible on
the part of the sureties, to excuse them from
liability, where there is property in the pos
session of the defendant at the time the execu
tion is placed in the Sheriff's hands. 3. The
Sheriff* is allowed the full lime intervening be
tween the terms of the Court, to make a levy
and sell before the return day of the execution,
it i« his duty to make the le'rv. Stanford for
Plaintiff in Error. Overby, Underwood and H.
Cobb for Defendants.
Berry and others rs. Mathews and others. In
Equity—from Habersham. 1. Where a party
seeks tocontume a cause on the first term of
the appeal iu order to make a substantial
amendment to the pleadings, he most not only
state on oam that the amendment is material
but he must state the substance oi the amend
meut. that the Court may judge of its materiali
ty. 2 Tile 4th and sth Common Law Rules
ot the superior Court as to amendments on the
appeal, do not apply to Equity causes. 3.
• here several complainants, as creditors, join
■o a bill agamst the common debtor for their
separate cUnus. the death of one of them does
m-t abate the suit but his name mav he dismiss
ed ffom the bill. 4 Except,on. to answer.
Amf i .n e er m er “ , ‘ ~e,ib * fUre re P ll <*»'i«n ■-‘■tied;
and after the cause is sel dow „ j;>r a . ■
' i,! Th < ’ThT be i . c,,nsid -‘f ! « waived’
m h *‘ h S'ectmn ot the Judicrarv Ael of
1799, givmgauthority to the Courts to Compel
the production ot books and papers, does not
apply to Equity causes; nor does ihe Rule of
I ourt, passed to carry into effect that session
*?. «r t l ”-'c " wk ’ >*' ’»>« i
benehl of the bib Section of me Act of 17>>
underthe Ride, he mast not onl. swear that 1
the paper is material, but must show wherein i
it is material, itiat the Court may judge of us i
materality. 7. A ctwWar produced under no
tice. purporting to be issued by the party pro
ducing it. will not be adnMted in evidence to
affect the party, until there is proof that this
circular or copies had been issued and circu
lated by the party. 8. When the Court charges
the jury substantially as requested by counsel
and correctly in regard to the law, a new trial
will not be granted. Stanford. Overbr. Hull
and H. Cobb for Plaintiff in error. J. VV. H
Underwood and T. R. R. Cobb for Defendant.
G- 11. HiH, the celebrated comedian and
eiuieatorof Yankee character, died at the A
delphi Howl. Saratoga, on 28th nib ,
Augusta, (©co.:
SATURDAY MORNING, OCT. G, 1849.
Augusta Bank Stock. —A sale was mada
to-day of the Stock of this Bank at s>llo. We
did not learn the number of Shares, but be
lieve it was near 100 Shares.
Commissioners to Spain.—We understand,
says the Baltimore Clipper, that the Presiden
has appointed S. Teackle Wallis, Esq , of this
city, a Commissioner to Spain to examine into
the validity of the claims set up by parties to
large tracts of lands in Florida, prior to the
session of that peninsula to the United States
We regret to learn, from the New York pa
pers that the Hon. Thomas W. Chinn, who
left this country a few weeks ago, on his way
to the post to which he had been appointed of
Charge d’Affaires to Naples, has been compell
ed, by continued ill health, to turn back after
getting as far as Paris, and is now in the city of
New Y r ork.
Who can read the following truth from the
Hon. John P. Kennedy without agreeing
with it:
“ 1 would as soon applaud the soldier, who, upon
the field of battle, in the presence of the enemy,
should desert his flag, because he does not approve of
the appointment of some of the officers over him, as to
applaud that Whig, who neglects his duty to his coun
try and to his party, because he does not like some of
the men who have been placed in office.”
Among the recent arrivals at New York from
Europe is Gen. Armstrong, late Consul of the
United States at Liverpool.
The Washington Republic states that a ves
sel of war has been sent to demand the release
of Captain Bourne who has been treacher
ously detained by the natives at Procession
Bay.
No less than 91,706 tons of iron were im
ported into this country from England, during
the year 1848; and of bar iron, 162,057 tons.
Statement in Behalf of M. Poussin.—
The New York Courier of Saturday, in an
nouncing the presence in that city of M. Pous
sin, awaiting the orders of his government,
says :
“In the matter which has given rise to the
rupture, we understand that he claims to have
simply followed the instructions of his Govern
ment ; while he frankly acknowledges that bis
entire want of familiarity with diplomatic forms,
and a lack of proper attention to the language
and tone of his correspondence, have occasion
ed the errors into which he has, so much to his
chagrin and mortification, unfortunately been
betrayed. He disclaims, however, in the most
explicit and emphatic manner, all thought of
offering insult or intentional disrespect to the
Government of the United States, or to any
member of its Executive. He expresses, also,
the fullest confidence, that the sentiments of
the French Government, and especially of the
French people, towards the United States are
of the most friendly character ; and deems it
impossible that any serious or protracted rup
ture should take place between the two coun
tries.”
Steam Manufacturing Company.
We congratulate our citizens, says the Mad
ison Visitor, on the formation of the Madi
son Steam Mill Company ; it was duly organ
ized on Saturday last, at a meeting of the stock
holders and the following gentlemen were
elected Directors for the ensuing year: John
Robson, President', Reuben Mann, Adam G.
Saffold, Johnson Garwood, Elijah E. Jones,
John G. .McHenry; aud John VV. Porter,
Secretary and Treasurer.
A suitable and very eligible site of ten acres
near town, on the line of the Georgia Railroad,
on the land of F. VV. Arnold, Esq., has been
secured, and we understand the buildings ne
cessary (all to be of the most durable kind,)
will be shortly advertised and let to contractors
to be completed as early in the ensuing year as
possible. The machinery will embrace all the
latest improvements, and we expect from the
known energy of the board of Directors, that
one of the most superior factories in the State
will be erected, and the hum of machinery,
and the busy din of industry—the mother of
prosperity—will enliven our already stirring
village, and shed its blessings over our commu
nity. Then will the current be stayed which
has been sweeping our thousands and tens of
thousands annually away to lands possessing
no regard for our interests, except it be to con
tinue to drain from us the products of our toil.
It is contemplated to manufacture Bagging,
Rope, Osnaburgs, Shirtings, Kerseys, etc , etc.
Major VV. F. Collins of Raleigh, N. C.»
was on Tuesday last put on his trial in that city,
for manslaughter, for the accidental killing of
David Reindhardt, formerly of Greenville, 8.
C. The prosecution was conducted by the
mtomey fjrtmenrt, ftntirW.A. Cr«bU«»b», tmd-
Messss. Miller and George W. Haywood ap
pearing for the defendant. The jury, after re
tiring from the box, for a few moments only,
returned an unanimous verdict of acquittal.
Gold Dollars.—-The Baltimore Sun says
that this little coin is gradually finding its way
into circulation. The Mint has coined about
half a million of them, and already as a mail
remittance they are in universal favor.
For Liverpool.—The Br. steamer “Cam
bria” left her dock at Jersey City Wednesday,
at 12 o’clock. She took out a large mail ; fifty
passengers for Liverpool and four for Halifax,
and $3,080 in specie.
A correspondent of the Wilmington Com
mercial writes from Wadesboro, N. C., Sept.
26. that “ the Cotton crop in that region will
scarcely reach the fourth of an average one—
but the Corn crop is generally good.”
From the N. Y. Tribune of Oct. 1.
Sixteen Days Later from California.—
The Tribune has advices from San Francisco
to August 18, being sixteen days later than the
news brought by the steamer Panama. This
intelligence was received through Mazatlan,
Mexico and Vera Cruz, and reached New
York in the mail of the British steamer Severn,
byway of Mobile.
It is estimated that the average product of
all the mines together, thus far. since the be
ginning of the season, has been $2,000,000 per
month, and there was thought to be no doubt
of its continuance at the same rate of abun
dance. No change is quoted in the prices
either of gold or merchandize.
The health of the population, both al the
mines and elsewhere, is generally good.
The Americans have determined that the
Mexicans and Chilians who were at the mines,
shall no longer enjoy the privilege of digging
out the riches of the earth, and have taken de
liberate measures accordingly. All companies
ot these nat>ons who have come organized to
work for the season, with the intention of re
turning to spend the Winter and wet season al
home, have been informed that their presence
will no longer be tolerated, and have received
positive orders to leave the gold region and not
return.
The order to evacuate allows a fixed time,
sufficient for the retiring parties to make all
necessary preparations. The Americans seem,
from our information, to have proceeded very
calmly about it. and up to the 18th no distur
bances whatever had taken place; they were
waiting for the expiration of the allotted period,
after which, should the rejected adventurers
refuse to leave, they would set about making
them.
Frum the Coast oj Africa —Capture of Slarers.
—By the arrival at Southampton, on the 14th
of September, of H. M. ship Philomel, the
Loudon Times of that date, has advices from
Sierra Leone to the 9th of August. The
squadron on the coast are represented to be
healthy and the slave trade on the increase.
The Philomel took a prize otf Ampriz on the
10 hot July, the Firefly took two in the
early part of same month. The boats of the
Centaur, commanded by Lieut. Boys, drove on
shore after a spirited chase of nine hours, a
large piratical feculla of three masts. 92 feet
long, ofl Ainphiz.— Boston Freni ng Journal.
Overflow of Rkd River.—-The Alexandria
Republican states that the losses through the
inundation will be immense. In that parish
alone, if the crop wf cotton be estimated at 25.
900 Dales and of sugar at 10,000 hogshead with
the usual quantity of molasses, the loss will be
$ 1,000,000; and should the injuries done to
the corn crop and property generally be taken
into consideration, it will run upto $3,000,000.
The Red River valley, instead of giving 130,-
000 biles of cotton, will not yield this year more
than 3.000. Here is a loss of $5,000,000- —.V.
O. Pic.
An enthusiastic reception was given to Fa
ther Mathew on Wednesday, at New Bedford.
An address of welcome was made by the May
or, to which Father Mathew replied. He was
| accompanied by Aiderman Grant of that city,
he Father Mather of America.
Loss of Barque Leda.—The bng Amanda,
(ot Camden.) rrotn Charleston for Providence,
arrived at Newport on Friday, hiving onboard
( aplain A Ruark, kite master of barque Leda,
(of Baltimore.) from Kaguna. bound to New
York, with a cargo of logwood, which vessel
was abandoned at sea (date not given) aud
Captain and crew taken oil by the Amanda.
Capt. Ruark reports speaking on the 23d. the
schr. Miiton. (ot North Yarmoutn.) from Vera
Cruz with loss ol sails, and leaky—was making
} ar^eston * The Captain and crew of the
I.eua when taken otf were completelv worn
down with fatigue from incessant working at
the pumps.—CbarZetton Ce«rw--.
Nzw (. usrFKt>i’. Bins—One ofourci’v
brokers was yesterday offered three fifty dollar
‘ bills, a new counterfeit, which should be guard-
I ed against. a« it is not mentioned in the N Y ork
it. ounttrfeu Detector. Th • same persons had
a ten dc- ! ar counterfeit bill of a Kentucky
Bank; The fifty doKar bills were on tne Bank
of the State of North Carolina, payable to T.
J Axorx :C- Devey. Cashier; L> Cameron,
t resident; dated at Raleigh, \ C.. letter A.;
paper thin and fight, badly executed.
Gkorgk Hargbavfs. Sr., one of our oldest
and weahbiesi citizens, departed tins fife on
Sunday evening the 23d uh., tn his 7&h rear.
—Jfasrogec Democrat.
The New York papers state that the Post
master General has decided upon sending a
regular mail by ihe Crescent aud Empire Citv.
to Cbggres.
From the Baltimore American.
Interesting I.etter--The French Difti
cully.
We publish below an extract from a letter
received in this city yesterday, which gives a
perfectly satisfactory solution of the heretofore
unexplained mystery in regard to the conduct
of the French Government in declining to re
call M. Poussin. Without this key, no one
can understand the attempt of M. De Tocque
ville to apologise for or rather to justify M.
Poussin’s insolence by implicating our own
Government in the use of discourteous lan
guage which is to be found only in the corres
pondence of the French Minister.
This explains, too, the repeated declarations
of M. Poussin as published in the newspapers,
that he had used the language of his instruc
tions in the letter which insults our Govern
ment M. De. Tocqueville cannot fail to feel
the full force of the sarcasm justly introduced
into Mr. Clayton’s reply.
New York, October 2d, 1849.
Mv Dear !,***♦*♦ — * * ♦ A singular de
velopeinent has been made here within the last twen
ty-four hours. I will not trouble you with my source
of information, but a French gentleman of our ac
quaintance has ascertained the facts, and I know you
may rely on them.
He says that the reason for M. de Tocqueville’s let
ter to our Secretary of State is that he was defending
his own instructions to M. Poussin—that the rupture
with M. P. was the result of M. de Tocqueville’s
own ignorance of the law of salvage and that he could
not dismiss P. without disgracing himself.
He says he has seen the instructions of M. de Toc
queville to Poussin in the case of Carpender, and
that they d’rect Poussin to address to our Go
vernment a protest against the law of salvage, and
consequently against the seizure and the detention of
the Eugenie as involving the dignity of the American
marine, and that there is not an insulting expression
in the letter of Poussin for which he was intercom
municated which is not to be found in almost the very
same words in M. de Tocqueville’s instructions, ex
cept that in which M. Poussin went out of his way to
sneer about the little interest Frenchmen felt, when
they had occasion to condemn an American officer in
any thing he could say in self defence.
He says also that M. de Tocqueville, who is no
lawyer but a literary savant, was entirely ignorant
of the law of salvage existing in Mexico, and sent do
cuments to Pcussin from which he inferred two great
errors: First, that salvage could never be claimed
unless a vessel was bilged ; and second, that salvage
could never be claimed by a national vessel or man
of-war. 1 asked him how M. de Tocqueville came
to be so misled—l say misled, because I hear that'
there is no difference of opinion among the jurists
here, who all concur that Carpender was clearly en
titled to salvage and had a right to detain the vessel,
not merely under the general maritime law of lien
but under the settled law of Mexico, which allows
the salvor to detain the vessel saved until bond is
given for the payment of the salvage to be assessed by
the Mexican judicial tribunals. He says that M. de
Tocqueville read the violent attacks made in the
Mexican papers upon Lieutenant Carpender and upon
this country in the autumn of last year, in which
they charge that the American people were a nation
plunderers and pirates—that the Eugenie was seized
and forcibly detained by Carpender, who, as they
said, was not entitled to salvage; first, because the
vessel was not bilged, and secondly because the de
mand of salvage by a man-of-war was a disgrace to
the American marine and no other nation claimed it.
The first abusive article on the subject was published
by the editor of the official organ in the city of Mexi
co, who has a deep hatred for our country on account
of the Mexican war. He further says that the French
Charge d’Affairs at Mexico sent all these violent ar
ticles home to his own Government, and joined in the
hue and cry about the “ seizure” of the Eugenie for
salvage as a disgrace to the American Government
and people. Upon these documents M, de Tocque
ville acted and instructed M. Poussin to demand the
disgrace of Captain Carpender, not doubting that the
Mexican editors understood the case. Thus it was
that Poussin infused all the Mexican malevolence and
ignorance of the usages of nations into his reply to Mr.
Clayton. The latter, littlo dreaming that M. de
Tocqueville was personally interested in the question
of honor, and of course not supposing that the French
Government would sustain the insolence, instructed
Mr. Rush to lay before M. de Tocqueville and the
President of France the very insult which M. de Toc
queville himself, from either ignorance of the law of
Maritime Slates and of France herself, had stupidly
directed M. P. to perpetrate. He says M. de T. ful
ly believed till Mr. Rush complained of the insult,
that a national vessel was not entitled to salvage.
The complaint of our Government therefore took him
by surprise. He says it was determined to recall
Poussin in July last, but that M de Tocqueville hav
ing committed himself hy his instructions, could not
recall him for obedience to them, and dared not rest
the recall on the ground that he had attenpted to lec
ture our Govenment on its own dignity and honor,
as he had told him that both these were violated by
Carpender’s conduct. This, too, he says, accounts
for the extraordinary delay in M. de Tocqueville’s
answer to the complaint of the Amer ican Government,
he doubting what was proper to be done in so embar
rassing a position. He thinks, too, that this also ac
counts for his letter to Mr. Rush, in which you have
seen he attempts to implicate the Secretary of State,
and thus to save his own Minister. He says he has
no doubt M. Poussin would hive been recalled
promptly if M. de Tocqueville had not got thus in
volved by his own folly in the affair. He thinks M.
Poussin will now be recalled and that Mr. Rives
will be received.
Mr. Calhoun.—A private letter was re
ceived here yesterday from a respectable source
in Charleston, stating that intelligence had just
reached that city, announcing Mr. Calhoun's
purpose to resign his seat in the Senate of the
United Slates at an early day.— Philadelphia
North American.
The Columbia South Carolinian notices the
above, and questions its correctness.
Texas.
By an arrival from Texas we have received
files of papers to a very late date.
The election returns are very nearly com
plete. The vote for Governor i» «s follows:
Bell, 9.769; Wood, 7,726; Mills, 2,279. For
Lieutenant Governor, Greer, 9,252; Hender
son, 6,256. Smyth is elected Commissioner
of the Land Office by an immense majority;
and Howard is elected to Congress from the
Western district, by about 2,000 majority over
Pillsbury, the late member.
The papers have much to say with respect to
the crops. A letter to the Galveston News,
dated Houston, the 22d Sept., says:
I have just returned from a trip through most
of the Brazos and some of the Colorado coun
ties. and can safely say that two thirds of a crop
is a large calculation; in some instances not
half a crop will be made, and in no case will it
exceed two thirds. The worm is now making
more or less havoc in every plantation. Grimes,
Montgomery and Walker counties, and the
country lying on and east of the Trinity have
suffered more severely from the ravages of the
worm, beginning there so much earlier than
(as far as 1 can learn) in any other part of the
State, an early frost in connection with the fact
that nearly six weeks of the best picking sea
son with us has been lost, will warrant any one
in the conclusion, that, as far as Texas is con
cerned as an integral portion of the cotton re
gion. two thirds of the quantity of cotton made
last year will not be made this.
We take the following from the Housto
Telegraph of the 27th:
Cotton Worm.—A gentleman from Montgomery
says the cotton crop in that section is almost entirely
destroyed. To use his own expressive language,
“the worms have eaten ail and stopped." We are
gratified tv learn tint the crops east of the Trinity
have not siifieied so severely. The crops in the vi
cinity of Palestine and Crocket are still quite pro
mising.
It appears from the returns of the elections
that a majority of nearly two thirds of the vo
ters of Texas voted in favor of the amendment
of the constitution, for the people to elect their
judges.
The Austin Gazette states “upon reliable
authority/ 1 that a large body of Comanches
recently entered the German settlement on the
Llano, and took possession of the cabins, and
corn fields of the settlers. The Indians in
formed the settlers that they might surrender
peaceably, or fight, and the savages being too
numerous for the settlers to resist with any
prospect of success, they abandoned their
houses and left them in possession of the In
dians.—.V. O. Bee, Ist inst.
From the N. O. Delta. 2d inst.
From Texas.
The steamer Y'acht, Capt. Thompson, arriv
ed iu port yesterday from Port Lavaca, touch
ing at Galveston. We have papers by her to
the 27th uh.
Lieutenant Whiting, of the Topographical
Engineers, with a party of twelve persons, left
San Antonio on the 10th inst , for Fort Towson
and \\ ashita. It is understood the Lieutenant
has received orders from the War Department
to make a survey of a direct route from Fort
Washita to the Pecos, so as to intersect the
road at that point recently surveyed by him
from San Antonio to El Paso.
Captain Thompson informs us that the pilot
schooner which broke from her anchorage, du
ring the gale at Brazos Santiago, on the night
of the 15th ultimo, carrying off a lad of ten
years of age. by the name of Joseph Davis—
the only person on board—was beached fifteen
miles north of Lavaca Pass, on the morning of
19th ultimo after being at sea three days and
nights. The lad stated to Captain Thompson
that he steered north-west during the whole
time he was out. which course he supposed
would bring him up somewhere on the coast:
and in going in where he ran the vessel ashore,
carried away her rudder. The vessel receiv
ed no other damage. The lad claims salvage
on the vessel.
Ihe Crops.— Accounts received from Wash
ington county, state that the army worm is
committing sad ravages on the cotton crop.
Colonel Groce, of Rock Island. Austin county,
had forty acres of cotton run over by the worm
in one day. At most, the general average will
not exceed a two thirds crop.
The V ictoria Advocate says the worm has
done considerable damage iu that section, but
the planters, it thinks, will make two-thirds of
a crop.
Ibe small-pox is prevalent in San Antonio,
and quite a number oi deaths have occurred,
mostly among the Mexican portion of the
population.
Twu companies of rangers, Capt Grumble’s
and Capt. Ford’s, recently passed through San
Antonio route for Corpus Christi. Another
company was daily expected. So says a letter
dated the 6th inst.
The Texas State Gazette contains a tabular
statement, from which it appears that there are
in the State of Texas, twenty-seven chartered
institutions of learning owning 106 700 acres
of land.
Captain J. B McCowm’s company of Ran
gers was mustered into the service at Austin,
on the 14th inst. Daniel Connor is first, and
Henry Smock second Lieutenant.
Ihe health of Galveston was never belter
than it now is. and has been during the past
spring and summer.
From Yucatan —The schooner Two Bro
ther*. Capt. Gutierrez, from Sisal the 18th nit.,
arrived here yesterday, bringing Merida pa
pers to the 14m ult.
Ihe war between the Yucatecoes aud the
Indian* is sti’i continued m the same petty wav
as usual, skirmishes continually occur, but
without producing any change in the relative
position of the belligerents. " On neither side
there sutficieat force to perform an act deci
sive of the war, and they seem to be in a spe
cie* oi dead lock, where they can hardly ad
vance and dare not retreat. Bacalar is still in
vested by the Indian*. There were some ru
mors of discord having broken out among the
chiefs ot* the insurgents.— Pic. 2d
A Consul.—The Washington correspond
ent of the New Y ork Express state* that Mr.
C al». ot Pittsburg, his been appointed Consul
io Bordeaux.
CAugusta, (©a.:
MONDAY MORNING, OCT. 1, 1849.
Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad.
The editor of the Chattanooga Gazette, wri
ting from Nashville on Ist inst., has the follow
ing notice of the progress of the work on this
road, and the prospect of its completion :
“ 1 learned that, the work on the Nashville and
Chattanooga Railroad was progressing rather slowly.
On the Tunnel (hey had only progressed about 20
feeton this side, under the ground. Three shafts
are being sunk through solid rock. They calculate
on completing the Tunnel in two or three years, but
I think they will be mistaken. If the whole Road
to Chattanooga is completed in five years, 1 shall
be greatly deceived.”
This account of the progress of the work
differs so materially from all the previous re
ports that have reached us, that we are dis
posed to think the editor has been misinform
ed. If his estimate of the probable completion
of the road be correct, Mr. Stephenson was
certainly in a hurry to purchase the iron, for
which he is now in Europe. Besides, there
can be no sufficient excuse for such delay in
finishing the road to the Tennessee river, ns
they have at their command ample means for
its completion as rapidly as the work can pro
gress, and it cannot be possible that it will re
quire five years to cut the tunnel.
South Carolina Institute*
We are requested to stale that at a meeting
of the board of Directors of the South Caro
lina Institute, held on the sth inst., the follow
ing resolution was adopted, in consequence,
we presume, of the health of the city :
Resolved, That the time of holding the first An
nual Fair of (he Institute be postponed until the third
weekin November, and that the fair be opened and
the address by Jas. H. Hammond, Esq., be delivered
on Tuesday night, 20th November.
We are informed, says the Evening News,
that a number of letters have been received by
i the Institute from persons engaged in mechan
ical and manufheturing pursuits, intimating
their intention to be present at the Fair with
model specimens of their skill in the various
branches of their art. The ladies also from
various points ot our State are expected to
contribute, and no doubt is entertained but
that the commencement of the enterprise will
usher in most triumphant auspices of a suc
cessful future.
“We have seen a British Tariff,” says the
Washington Republic, *• forced through the
two Houses only by the most extraordinary ef
forts on the part of the President and every
member of the cabinet. It was not till he had
saturated both Houses with public patronage,
that Mr. Polk secured a majority for that Bri
tish tariff; but President Taylor will resort to
no such means even to carry an American ta
riff. If any change is made in the tariff of
1846, it must be because the people call for it.
There will be, as there ought to be, no Execu
tive management brought to bear in i’s favor.
If the people want a change, they will seek to
express that desire through their constitutional
organs. They will endeavor to make the bal
lot box eloquent with the voices of labor.
Those are voices that President Taylor will
listen to.”
To expect the efficient co-operation of the
Executive in behalf of measures called for by
good policy, and the general interests, when
the people, for whose benefit such measures
would operate, are so indifferent about them
as to allow themselves to be represented in
Congress by the adversaries of those very mea
sures, —would be (says the Baltimore Ameri
can) to form a very unreasonable expectation,
and to seek most unjustly to make the Presi
dent responsible for their own inconsistency,
their own dereliction.
If the coming Congress shall fail to modify
the existing tariff upon a basis of moderate yet
well defined protection, so as to make it in re
ality what it delusively purports to be, the
cause of the failure will be found in the fact
that the people are either opposed to such mod
ification, or that they have elected men who
from a factious disposition to oppose the ad
ministration, are capable of betraying the peo
ple, despising their will and disregarding their
interests. That the public mind of this coun
try, deliberately formed, is adverse to such a
system of protection as we have indicated, one
framed upon a fair average rate of duties, with
a just discrimination and with certainty in its
operation to prevent frauds—that tho public
sentiment of the country is adverse to a tariff
of this kind, we no more believe than we be
lieve that the general industrial interests of the
country are at variance with it.
The influence of the Administration now at
the head pf the Government will be used, not
to induce ultra changes in'any of the feeding
measures of our public policy, but to bring
them forth from their present condition of ul
traism to the fair and just basis of practical util
ity. These measures for the most part came
into existence under the influence of strict per
ty action, by which the real views of the people
at large were more or less compromised—as
they always must be when statesmanship gives
itself up to extreme partisan excitement and
looks to political rewards, at the hands of a
political organism, rather than to the require
ments of a sound national policy. The Tariff
as it stands, the Sub-Treaeury as it stands, the
rejection of the principle of the improvement
of rivers and harbors, on national considera
tions —we do not believe that any one of these
would receive at this moment, or that any one
of them has ever received the full and delibe.
rate sanction of the majority of the American
people.
Major John P Gaines, late Representative
in Congress from Kentucky, Ins been appoint
ed Governor of the Territory of Oregon.
Massachusetts. —The Whig State Conven
tion has nominated Georgi N. Briggs and
John Reed for Governor and Lieut. Governor
of Massachusetts by acclamation. A corres
pondent says: The Convention is one of the
largest and most enthusiastic ever assembled
in this Commonwealth. The City Hall, which
will hold from 1,200 to 1.500, is filled to over
flowing. Hon. John D.avis is now speaking.
Dispatch from Gen Twiggs.—The Flori
da Sentinel says: The official report of Gen
Twiggs, published to-day, was forwarded by
Capt. Fi«her by express to Gov. Moseley, ac
companied by aa interesting letter, of even
date therewith, from that gallant officer, which
we regret that we have not room to publish.
Head Quarters, Westrrn Division, )
Tampa Bay, Flor., Sept. 22, 1949. \
Sir —I hive the honor to inform you that on the
18lh inst. I had an interview with the Chiefs of the
Florida Indians at Charlotte’s Harbor. They dis
claim for the nation all disposition unfriendly to the
whites—say the recent outrages were unknown to
the nation —and were perpetrated by a few outlaws,
who deserved punishment, and who will be surren
dered to our justice sometime in the course of the
coming month.
Under these circumstances, I entertain the hope
that security and confidence will soon be secured to
the citizens.
1 am, Sir, very respectfully, your obd’t. serv’t.,
I>. E. Twigos.
Cotton Crop.— Rutherford Co., Tenn— lt
gives us pleasure to state that the cotton crop,
so far as Rutherford is concerned, promises to
turn out well. A number of planters have in
formed us that their crops will turn out better
this year than last. We are glad of this—a
good crop will be of great advantage to the
people of Rutherford.— Telegraph, 22d.
A Painful Rumor—We learn from the
Buffalo Commercial of Monday that a rumor
was current at that place that the steamer Te
cumseh. with all oti board, had been lost on
Lake Huron, in the late gale.
The steamer Ben Franklin was caught in
the same gale on Lake Huron, and had a nar
row escape. By the burning of oil and every
thing combustible on board, she managed to
get back into the mouth of the St. Clair river.
The schooner Ivanhoe was driven ashore on
Lake Erie between Couneaui and Buffalo.
The schooner Jane came in collision with
the steamer Ward, and was .abandoned near
Racine.—A’. F. Com. Ado . Wednesday.
From Sisal — Capt Nichols, of the brig Me
lazzo. at New Y’ork. from Sisal, which place
he left 10th Sept., informs us that it was report
ed at Sisal that the Indians were within fifteen
miles of that place. The authorities were ma
ing preparations to give them a warm recep
tion. The place was expected to be attacked
in a short time. Five hundred men had arri
ved at Sisal from Merida ; the people at Sisal
were much alarmed.
Bishop Ondkrdonk.—The New Y’ork Ex
press says that the obvious effect of Dr. Hig
bee's resolution in regard to the Bishop’s case,
passed by the New Y’ork Episcopal Conven
tion, before its adjournment, is the expression
of a decided wish by the people of that dio
cese that Bishop Onderdonk be restored, and
the expression is the more stringent in conse
quence of the great opposition it has met
The President’s Tour North.—lt is stated
by the Washington correspondent of the Bos
ton Bee from good authority, that the President
is making arrangements to commnnce his visit
to the North, so os to be in New York on the
15th and Boston on the 18th inst.
For Chagres.—The steamship Cretcent
City, from New Y’ork, on Tuesday, took 164
passengers, aud the barque Flora, the day pre
vious. 84.
“ The Kentucky Infant,” is the title given
Andrew 11. Brand, a youth of 14. who has
lately arrived at Louisville for exhibition. He
w eighs 500 pounds, measures 6 feet around the
waist, aud 3£ around the thigh—height 5 feet
6 inches.
A box was received by steamer from Eng
land. directed ;to Rev. Jonathan F. Stearns. !
w hich contained the bones of an arm belonging i
to the body of Rev. Mr. Whitefield which is
entombed beneath the old South Church, in
this town. Tiiese bones, it will be recollected,
were stolen from the tomb tirentyfre years
a g° ’■—Newburyport Union.
The Halifax Telegraph Line complktxd.
—The telegraphic line to Halifax will be com
pleted about the middle of this month. This
will bring Halifax within an hour or two. and
the old world within ten or twelve days, of the
remotest points reached by telegraph in the
United Slates.
Public Meeting*
Pursimnt to a call of the Mayor, a respecta
ble meeting of the citizens of Augusta, assem
bled at the City Hall, on Saturday, at four o’-
clock, P. M.
On motion, His Honor the Mayor, was call
ed to the Chair, and Wm. R- McLaws, Esq.,
was requested to act as Secretary.
Iho following communication, from the
Mayor of Savannah, was presented by the
Chair, and read by the Secretary :
Savannah, August 15, 1949.
7 o the Honorable the Mayor and Aldermen oj
the City of Augusta Gentlemen: We annex a
resolution, unanimously passed at a meeting of citi
zens held at the Exchange, on the 14th August, 1849.
And in conformity with its requisitions, we would
state, that in vie w of the importance of a Railroad con
nection bet ween the cities of Augusta and Savannah,
a meeting of the citizens of Savannah was held on the
7th August, at which it was unanimously
Resolved, That such connection is desirable, and
that the Mayor and Aldermen be requested to sub
scribe to the amount of 8200,000 to the ‘‘ Waynes
boro’ and Augusta Railroad.” And it was further
Resolved, That the citizens should be called on for
individual subscriptions, through a committee, tore
port to an adjourned meeting, to be held on the 14th
August. That meeting was held agreeably to ad
journment, and the committee reported subscriptions
by the citizens, amounting to 8112.000.
Savannah is, therefore, prepared to furnish the sum
of $312,000 to aid in the accomplishment of this en
terprise ; and we, in compliance with the annexed
resolution, would now respectfully and cordially so
licit your co-operation in the work ; the manifest bene
fit of which, to both cities, we take it for granted, is
soapparent, as to render »ny remarks from us unne
cessary.
May we hope for your early consideration of the
subject, while we are
Very respectfully, your ob’t serv’ts.
William Duncan,
J. Stoddard,
C. A. L. Lamar.
u On motion of C. A. L Lamar, Esq., it was
Resolved, That the chairman appoint a commit
tee of Three, to transmit the action of this, and the
preceding meeting, to the Mayor of Augusta and the
President of the Georgia Railroad Company, and ask
their co-operation.”
On motion of A. J. Miller,
Resolved, That the Chair appoint a committee of
Eight, composed of' two citizens from each Ward of
the city, to report upon the communication from the
Mayor ofSavannah.’ e-
Which being uhfldftafously adopted,'the Chair
appointed the following gentlemen as that Com
mittee :
4th Ward, A. J. Miller, Edward Thomas.
3d Ward, W. M. D’Antignac, and T. S.
Metcalf.
2d Ward, Dr. Dugas and J. Phinizy, Jr.
Ist Ward, and Dr. Garvin.
The Committee having retired, alter a short
absence, by their Chairman. A. J. Miller, re
ported the following resolutions:
Resolved, That in view of the present debt of the
city, increased by the construction of the Canal, the
meeting cannot recommend a subscription by the City
Council to the Stock of the Waynesboro Railroad
Company.
Resolved, That the Chairman appoint a committee
of two from each Ward of the city, to solicit subscrip
tions to the Stock of said Company.
Resolved, That the City Council and the Trustees
of the Academy of Richmond County, be, and they
are hereby, recommended to give the said Company
a suitable site for a depot in Augusta, with the right
of way to it, provided said depot be located East oj
Washington street and South of Fen wick-street.
Which were unanimously adopted.
In pursuance of the second resolution, the
Chair appointed the following gentlemen as
that Committee:
4th Ward, James Harper and Ewd. Thomas.
3d Ward, W. M. D’Antignac and Lambeth
Hopkins.
2d Ward, Dr. Dugas and G. T. Dortic.
Ist Ward, I. P. Garvin and 11. B. Frazier.
Mr. Jas. Harper moved that the proceedings
of the meeting be published in the City papers,
and that the Secretary forward a copy to the
Committee of the citizens of Savannah.
The meeting then adjourned.
J. B. BISHOP, Chairman.
Wm. R. McLaws, Secretary.
Cotton Manufactures in lew England.
A Boston correspondent of the New York
Herald gives some interesting statistics in rela
tion to the manufacture of Cotton in New En
gland, which, though derived from imperfect
data, are doubtless an approximation to the
facts. From this statement we compile the fol
lowing :
Massachusetts takes the lead in the manufac
ture of this stiple. The writer says :
“ From a recent tour through the New Eng
land dtates, we have found out the secret of
Yankee prosperity. Il is universal, incessant,
persevering, calculating, well directed labor.
Work has done it all. With a natural capital
of rocks, and harbors, and forests, and water
falls, industry has lined the valleys with facto
ries, hills with cottages and schools, the plains
and the peninsulas with cities and villages, has
penetrated the country in every direction with
railroads, and has whitened all the seas with
the sails of Yankee ships freighted with Yan
kee notions.
With a view of exhibiting a feature of the
industry of M^achusetts, the pride of all the
submit soinq statistics of her
cotton manurWures. Anif, first as to a most
important particular—the amount of cotton
consumed annually within the limits of that
State.
The following ia an account of the annual
consumption of cotton:
By the forty idiWk of Lowell bales, 65,000
From the reports jir.d estimates of other facto-
ries in the State, at Newburyport, Salem,
Pull River, Nantucket, Pawtucket, Rich
burg, Taunton, Lancaster, and a hundred
other localities 63,000
Total No. of bales 128,000
As the consuutption of the raw material of
cotton, annually, in Massachusetts. The Low
ell mills are of the largest extent—those of the
Merrimack Company employing 1,600 fe
males. 645 males, using up 79,000 pounds of
raw cotton weekly, and turning out, dyed and
printed, 300.000 yards of cotton goods. The
working up of these 128,000 bales, directly
employs iti the mills an aggregate force of
30,000 operatives, and gives incidental employ
ment, in machinery, oil, wood, glue, starch,
dye stuffs, soap, provisions, transportations,
&c. &c., to perhaps 30,000 more, in other
branches of industry—so that, independently
of the force employed in the cotton culture,
the mills of Massachusetts in the cotton manu
facture, give employment to at least 60,000
people.
Assuming that the cotton delivered at the
mills cost an average of ten cents a pound, we
have an expenditure for the raw material of
$5,600,000. Allowing the manufactured arti
cle of a pound of cotton to bring twenty cents,
as delivered from the mills, we have doubled
the value of the raw material, by labor, or ad
vanced its value to $11,520,000.
The cotton goods manufactured in the Mas
sachusetts mills are sheetings, shirtings, cali
coes,checks, drillings, ginghams, counterpanes,
cotton flannel, candlewick, thread, cotton car
peting, &c.
The gingham manufactory of Lancaster em
ploys a capita! of $1,000,000. 20.000 spindles,
and 550 looms, turning out 850,000 yards per
annu m.
The cotton duck factory at Rockport con
sumes 2.000 bales of raw cotton, and turns
out 1,253,000 yards of duck per annum.
Tne Suffolk company, at Lowell, turns out
5,720.000 yards of drillings pe- annum.
In Connecticut, there are 137 cotton mills,
consuming yearly 13,339.170 pounds of cot
ton, and manufacturing 33 431.985 yards of
cloth. 1,872,863 pounds of yarn, 70.000 dozßii
spools of thread, 608,547 pounds batting, 30,-
000 dozen sheets pelisse wadding, 47,817 yards
cotton flannel. The amount of capital invest
ed is $3,312,450. There are 2,312 males and
3,050 females employed in this business.
In Vermont the capital employed in the cot
ton bu-iness does not probably exceed $150,-
000. Her manufactures are confined chiefly
to woollen and mixed woollen goods, a large
portion of the raw material being furnished by
the farmers of the State.
Rhode Island is a heavy manufacturing State.
She has within her limited territory 163 cotton
mills, consuming annually equal to 56,000 bales
of cotton, and manufacturing equal to 70.000,
000 )ards <*».’
New Hampshire has of late years entered
largely into the cotton business. She has $12,-
000 000 of capital invested in the business and
consumes probably not far from 60,000 bales
of cotton per annum.
In Maine, there arc but a dozen factories,
having an aggregate capital of about $2,500,-
000. The annoal consumption of cotton is
about 1,700 bales.
The aggregate consumption of cotton in
New Engtami is estimated at about 237,800
bales annually. This is about one-ninth of the
entire cotton crop of the South. We have
reason to believe that the business is yet in its
infancy. The time may yet come when near
ly the entire crop will be required by the man
ufactures of the United States.
Michigan.—The Whig State Convention
of Michigan has nominated Hon Flavius Litle
john. of Allegan, as its candidate for Governor.
Mr. Littlejohn has been previously nominated
by the Freesoiiers for the same office. This
(says the A”. O Bee) is the first and solitary in
stance of an attempted coalition between Whigs
and Freesoiiers, and we put it on record, w ith
a view of doing that which no Locofoco jour
nal has dared to do with regard to the affiliation
between Abolitionism and Locafocoism in
Connecticut, Vermont, Wisconsin and New
York—to denounce it and to express our
hopes that the ticket will be beaten. W’e set
our face against every combination of this sort,
as mischievous in itself and perilous to the
•lability of the Union. With this single ex
ception. the Whig party has stood firm and un
seduced by the blandishments of Abolitionism,
while the self-styled Democracy, :n every State
where they were of themselves in the minori
ty. have courted and embraced the monstrous
alliance. We shall not hesitate to measure out
to Whiggery the same severe censure we have
bestowed on Locofocoism, whenever we find
it sinning in the same way. Thanks to the
integrity and good sense of the Whig party,
Michigan is the only State in which Whigs
havesjusht an unnatural fraternization with
those who, elsewhere, are the infamous allies
of Locofocoism.
The Washington Union continues its tirades
against the administration ot Gen. Taylor to
its own loss of characterand the disgust of ma
ny of its reader*, in lhe laUer are perfect
specimens of human sufferance and endu
rance. It reminds us of a boy who frequent
ed a circus and was often found fast asleep
Curious to know why the urchin should resort
to snch a place for somniferous purposes, a
gentleman went up one evening and accosted
him :*My little fellow, what do yon go to
sleep for ?” ‘I can t keep awake/ rejoined the
other, it is a terrible bore to see them do the
same thing every night.” ‘But why do you
come ?” b -Oh, lean t help it— / must come—l
iuoegota season ticket." —PhUa. Sun,
LATER FROM EUROPE! ‘
ARRIVAL OF THE (
STEAMER CANADA.
i
From the Baltimore Sun —By Telegraph. 1
St. John’s, N. It., Oct- 3.—The Royal Mail ■
steamer Canada arrived at Halifax at a quarter '
past nine o’clock, yesterday morning, and her ‘
news reached here to-day,by overland express. *
1 he Canada made her passage in less than ten
days 1
The commercial news, upon the whole, ex- ‘
hibils no special change or movement. 1
The produce market has been fairly sup- ’
plied, but the demand for most articles was in
active.
The cotton trade bad become rather languid,
at fair prices.
The money market continued abundantly
supplied, and bills selling al2£ perct. prem.
The political news presents no new feature
of special moment.
There was considerable firmness in bread
stuffs, and higher priceshad been paid. A mo
derate business doing in cured provisions at
steady prices.
England and Ireland— The weather has been
very wet in England, but not materially affect
ing the crops.
The late downward tendency in the Corn
market has been checked, and a slight advance
taken place, caused by the unfavorable reporsj
relative to the potato rot.
The Hop picking in England has been very
disastrous. One great effort has been made
by the growers to procure relief from Govern
ment.
The Potato disease is, beyond doubt, extend
ing into several districts of Ireland, though it
has not by any means become general.
France.— A good deal of attention is directed
to the Metropolitan Council of the Clergy,
which has commenched its sittings at Paris.
Almost all the Bishops and distinguished cler
gy of France are assisting at the Grand Coun
cil
The Cholera appears to have permanently
diminished in Paris.
The 16th of October is fixed for the opening
trial of those engaged in the disturbances in
June last. France contemplates reducing her
military force.
Hungary.— Comorn, though besieged, still
holds out and can defy its besiegers one entire
year.
The garrison is well provisioned, with 30,000
men in a state of complete discipline. The of
fleers held a meeting and resolved by a large
majority not to surrender. According to the
Vienna journals, 80,000 men are to besiege
Comorn. The bombardment was to com
mence on the 13th. when the Austrians occu
pied a great part of the island, but without re
sistance. A part of the Hungarians were
strongly entrenched before the fortress, and it
was expected would give the Austrians battle.
Peterwarden surrendered to the Imperialist
army on the 9th ult. A portion of the Mag
yars were opposed to the surrender, but they
were overruled.
It is rumored that Bern was captured by the
Russians at Wallachia.
Many Hungarian officers have been put to
death by hanging &c.
Spain. — Some trouble has occurred in Spain.
Mores is expected to make an attack on Ma
nilla, having already cut off supplies intended
for that place. The Spanish Ministry were as
sembling at Madrid, but no notice was taken
of events relative to Cuba.
Italy — The Popes reception at Naples was
magnificent. He evinces no disposition to re
turn to Rome at present, and no progress is
made towards the settlement of the existing dif
ficulties with respect to Romish affairs.
Holland.— The papers received this morn
ing announce the unexpected resignation of
the Dutch Ministry, en masse After delibera
tion ’he King accepted their resignations and
gave instructions for the formation of a new
Cabinet. The circumstances which led to this
result have not transpired.
Turkey.— All honor is proclaimed to Abdel
Meschid and to the Turkish Ministry. They
have nobly done their duty, and refused to be
come panderers to the vindictive bloodthirsti
ness of Joseph and Nicholas. The Russian
Ambassadors at the Porte demanded a surren
der of the Hungarian officers, Kossuth. Dem
binski, Perczel. Mesmerosses and their com
panions
The Russian General had arrived at Con
stantinople. His mission being to bully the
Sultan into a compliance with the demand of
Austria. A council of the Turkish govern
ment was immediately held and they unani
mously resolved not to surrender the Hunga
rian refugees to either the Russian or Austrian
governments On this decision being commu
nicated to the Sultan he declared in the most
impressive and determined manner that the re
fugees should not be given up. let the conse
quences be what they might. We trust that
Lord Palmerston will do his duty as nobly as
the Sultan has done his. That Russia and Aus
tria will be given to understand that war with
Turkey, with such a cause, means war with
England.
We are rejoiced to find that Kossuth and his
companions are furnished with passports from
the English ambassador, and that every assist
ance to their support will be rendered by Eng
land. The independence of Turkey should be
secured against the attacks of Russia and its
vassal, Austria-
Liverpool, Sept. 22.— Cotton.— The de
mand for was rather quiet at the close.
The sales of the week amount only to 68,000
bales. The committee quote the tame figures
given at the sailing of the previous steamer.
Prices, it is thought, are not likely to advance
further, unless encouraging accounts should be
received from India.
Breadslujfs.— Best Western Canal Flour was
selling at 19 to 235. per bbl. ; Philadelphia and
Baltimore 23 a 245.; Ohio 24 a 255. ; U. States
red wheat ss. 2d. a 6s. 3d.; white do. 6s. 2d. a
7s. per 70 lbs. Indian Corn 26 to 275. for yel
low, and 28s per quarter for white.
FURTHKR PARTICULARS.
From the Ncio York Journal of Commerce.
It seems probable that the Pope will yield to
the firmness of the French government, the
liberal concessions demanded for the adminis
tration of the Papal States.
Southampton, Sept. 20.—The United States
Mail steamer Hermann, Capt. E. Crabtree,
sailed this afternoon, at 2 o'clock, for N. York,
with the American contract mails from Germa
ny, France and Great Britain. She takes out
a large and valuable cargo, principally consist
ing of German manufactures from Bremen,
and French goods from Havre, to the value of
nearly X 150.001) sterling. There are 100 se
cond class and 60 first class passengers.
France. — It is pleasing to be able to record
the extensive improvement going on in the
trade and industry of Paris and par contue-coup
in the departments. The tranquility we have
enjoyed for the last few months has revived
and given a considerable impulse to new
brunches of industry, which had not hitherto
participated in the advantages of returning
confidence. This activity, which may be term
ed extraordinary, is observable in nearly the
whole of the manufactories.
A letter from Pau mentions that the Pyre
nees are already covered with snow.
A letter from Dax (LandesJ states that the
entire vintage has been destroyed in the com
munes of Clermont, Ozauirt, Castetuan, Coti
zucy, Bajts, Lahasse and Gibut, by a hail storm.
The Moniteur de Soi announces that the
Council of Blate is occupied with a bill relating
to the transportation to Algeria of the prison
ers of June remaining at Belle Isle. They are
to be subjected to military regime, and may in
the end become laud owners, if their conduct
warrant such indulgence.
The French Government have decided upon
not sending General Randon to Rome, and
it is consequently expected that General Ros
tolan will retain the command of the army
there.
Italy.— The correspondent of the London
Times says it is rumored that the Roman ques
tion is likely to be settled at an earlier period,
and in a more satisfactory manner than was at
first anticipated, the Austrian Cabinet having
expressed its approval of the propositions con
tained in the letter of the President of the
French Republic to M. Edgar Ney.
A letter from Rome of the Bth instant asserts
that the French ultimatum has been reduced to
three points—a council of State, with a deliber
ate voice for the interior; a partial amnesty; a
withdrawal of all paper money, by paying all
debts hitherto contracted,and thus acknowledg
ing the acts of the Provisional Government.
Pius IX, and Cardinal Antonelli are said still to
resist, and to deciare that his Holiness will not
submit to the appearance of acting under the
dictation of any parly.
Austria and Hungary.—The Berlin Consti
tutional correspondent positively affirms that
the Austrian Government has, on the ground
ofexisting Cartel treaties, the tenor of which is
very strict, imperatively required the Turkish
Government to close its fron iers against the
Hungarian insurgents, and to deliver up the
fugitives who have already taken refuge in the
territories of the Porte—including Dembinski,
Kossuth, Perczel, and Messaros. The Bres
lau Gazette further informs us that the Empe
ror of Russia bad, in conjuction with his allies,
and “ in the interest of European tranquility
and security,” undertaken to insist, in verv
categorical terms,on the surrender of the Hun
garian refugees by the Turkish Government.
The news from Hungary confirms the opin
ion expressed by our correspondent at Vienna,
that the Emperor of Austria is disposed to deal
severely with the defeated insurgents. Even
the fate of Georgy was very doubtful fora time.
His Imperial Majesty having felt at first strong
ly inclined to send him before a court martial.
A remonstrance on the part of the Czar is said
to have dissuaded the Government from carry
ing out this design. Meanwhile, it is certain
that the fugitive leaders of the Hungarian revo
lution have no mercy to expect, and already a
long list of names is drawn up, to be forwarded
to the authorities in alt parts of the empire.
This list contains 60 personal denunciations,
including the names of Bern, Kossuth, Madame
Kossuth. Petofy and Perczel.
The Deutsche Reform has news from Mol
davia to the effect that the corps of Hunga
rians. from 3000 to 4000 strong, which had
crossed the frontier, was encamped at Widio.
Bern and Kossuth were under the protection
of this small army, a fact which effectually dis
poses of tile report that the former had been
captured by the Russians. An application on
the part of the Austrian authorities to the
Pacha of VVidin for the extradition of this corps
had been refused until the receipt of further
instructions from Con-tantinople. The insur
gents above-mentioned are provided with tents
by the Turks, and live very comfortably.
From Comoro there is no positive news;
nothing in fact but mere flying reports, which
of course cannot be relied on. Klapka. who
wished to capitulate, is said to have been de
prived of his command and placed under strict
surveillance. The vacant commission had been
transferred to Ujhazy, and according to others
to Paul Esterhazy. The reportthafthe Coun
tess George Karyoli was in the fortress is con
firmed.
Fearful loss of life mast ensue should an at
tempt be made to Lake Comorn by force of ;
arms, and even if it should be determined to i
starve out the garnson, a year would perhaps <
elapse before it could be effected, as the be
sieged have such vast stores of provisions.
The accounts of the state of Hungary are
deplorable. “A short time since,” observes
the correspondent of the Cologne Gazette,
“ Hungary succomed to an armed force. It is
now on the verge of financial ruin owing to
the bank note crisis. According to the Deut
sche Reform 62,000,000 of Kossuth’s notes are
in circulation, besides the legal paper money,
and the sudden annihilation of this vast curren
cy is already producing its effects.
Pesth presents a scene of gloom and desola
tion. Provisions are exorbitantly dear; a pair
of fowls costs three florins, and other articles
in proportion. Money has vanished, so to
speak, since the suppression of Kossuth’s notes.
There is but little talk of the re-organization
of Hungary ; meanwhile, that country is being
divided into seven military circles.
Field Marshal Rudetsky arrived at Vienna on
the 15th, at twelve o’clock. His progress from
the railway station to the Imperial Palace re
sembled that of a triumphal entry.
The state of siege of Trieste was raised on
the 11 th.
Russia. — The Emperor of Russia has pub
lished the following manifesto, dated Warsaw,
29th ultimo:
“ By the grace of God, we, Nicholas I, Em
peror and /Xutocrat of all the Russias, &c ,
make known to all, Russia will perform her
sacred vocation. Such were the words we ad
dressed to our well beloved subjects when we
announced to them that, conformably to the
desire of our ally, the Emperor of Austria, wa
had ordered our armies to go and stifle the re
volt in Hungary, and to re-establish the legiti
mate authority of her sovereign. By the pro
tection of God that object has been attained.
“ In less than two months, our brave troops,
after numerous and brilliant victories in Tran
sylvania and Debreczin, have marched from
success to success, from Gallicia to Pesth, from
Pesth to Arad, from the Bukowine and from
Moldavia to the Banat. In fine, the insurgent
bauds, driven from all parts of the north and
east by us, and of the west and south by the
Austrian army, have laid down their arms be
fore the Russian army, demanding our medi
ation to solicit a magnanimous pardon from the
legitimate sovereign. After having sacredly
performed our promise, we have ordered our
victorious troops to return within the limit o!
vtuiunvus iruup tu remm wiuuu mo
our empire. With a heart penetrated wi’h
gratitude to the Dispenser of all good we write
from the bottom of our soul, Nobiscum Deus!
audite populi et vincimini quia nobiscum Deus.”
Turkey— A letter from Constantinople, da
ted the slh inst. states that the Polish General.
Prince Michael Radzivill, aid-de-camp of the
Emperor of Russia, had arrived the day before
from Warsaw, on a special mission, supposed
to relate to the extradition of the Hungarian
refugees, which the Porte had hitherto firmly
withstood, in spite of the explicit demand of
the Russian and Austrian ministers. The En
glish and French ambassadors were understood
to have advised the Turkish Government not
to yield. The number of Hungarian refugees
in the Ottoman territory is 63. including sever
al Generals and superior officers.
The United Slates Legation obtained from the
Porte a firman, permitting a corvette to pare
the Dardanelles. The corvette proved to be a
frigate, which the Legation was desired to re
move as quickly as possible. This is said to
be the second attempt of the Americans to
elude the treaty.
. Commercial.— There has been much dull-
ness in business circles during the past week.
The Produce markets, both here and in Lon-
1 don, are fairly supplied, but the demand for
most articles brought forward at public sale is
5 inactive; the sales are, therefore, not exten
sive, and prices are barely maintained. The
5 Cotton trade is languid, and although the sales
are limited prices have not given way. There
is greater firmness on the part of holders of
’ Breadstuff's, and higher prices have been paid.
The accounts received during the past week
" from the manufacturing districts are unsatisfac
tory. At Manchester there is not much busi
ness doing either in goods or yarns, while pri-
* ces are on the decline, although the manufac
turers are unwilling to part with either goods
or yarns at lower prices than those now cur
rent. The Metal trade is in a healthy state,
and since our last notice a fair business has
been done at full prices. There is not any
1 change in the Money market; cash continues
abundant, and prime bills cannot be quoted
above 2.j per cent.
The accounts respecting the state of trade
throughout the manufacturing districts of Eng
land are this week fully as dull as those last
j. noticed. The woollen cloth trade, at Saddle
worth, is in a moderately healthy state, but in
the cotton mills of Oldham the trade is dull.
At Rockdale, business in flannels is brisk. The
broad fancy silk trade, at Fallsworth, Leigh,
1 Middleton, Manchester, &c. i« brisk. z\t Bury
and Bolton there are turn-outs against the spin
1 ners. In both goods and yarns, the sales go
ing forward in Manchester are but trifling. At
both Leeds and Huddersfield, there is some
1 dullness in the demand for woollen fabrics, and
* holders are inclined to accept rather lower
terms.
Katcst Intelligence.
By Express and Telegraph to the Courier.
London, Sept. 22, 11, A. M.
Paris.— The President of the Republic held
a Cabinet Council on Thursday, which was
attended by only three Ministers and lasted on
ly half an hour.
It is announced that Eustace de Beaumont
has been appointed Ambassador to Vienna.
Lucien Murat is to proceed to Turin to replace
Bois de Compt, who is to go to Madrid.
The Committee of the Montagnard Mem
bers of the Legislative Assembly have address
ed the people of Paris to dissuade them from
attending a banquet, proposed to be given on
the twenty-second, to celebrate the 57th anni
versary of the first French Republic.
Hungary.— According to aletier from Kem
tnenlo, dated 31st August, the Magyars had
shot three officers at Peterwardein who formed
the pianos delivering up the fortress to the
Imperialists.
Naples, 13th.•— The Times correspondent
says that differences have prevailed in the Con
ference at Portici, which may cause a breach
between the French and Papal Governments.
The Gratz Zeitung says that Radetzky has
been appointed stadtholder.and llaynau, Com
mander-General in the Lombardo-Venetian
Kingdom, and Baron Hess, .Austrian Minister
of War. Il is rumored that Radetzky’s reward
for his services is to be an imperial domain ;
that of Jellachich and llaynau, a domain be
longing to the State.
The German Reforme, in a correspondence
dated Drave, September 9th, gives the follow
ing further details of the insurgent fugitives, in
the Ottoman Empire:—On the 20th August
the first transport of about twenty refugees ar
rived al Keelalat, escorted by half a squadron
of Turkish cavalry—they were furnished with
lodgings, allowed liberiy to walk about in the
city without a guard—among them were Dem
binski, Meszros, and the two brothers Perczel.
Hostile Feeling of the French President
Some week or ten days ago the N. Y. Courier
and Enquirer informed the public, in very
general terms, that a probability of war with
the United States had been intimated in
France, as coming from an influential quarter.
The Courier of Tuesday morning is more ex
plicit, giving names and particulars, as fol
lows :
We understand that, as long ago as in May,
last, Mr Rush, our Minister in Paris, wrote to
Mr. Clayton, our Secretary of State, that the
President of the French Republic had declared,
that if France was to engage in war with any
power it would be with the United States. The
despatch in which this fact was stated bore date
the 3d of May; and on the 12th of May, M.
Poussin made the peremptory demandon Mr.
Clayton, avowedly under instructions from the
French Minister for Foreign AlFairs, for satis
faction for the insult offered to the French flag
by Commander Carpender.
M. Poussin distinctly claims to have done
and said nothing more in all thin correspon
dence, than explicit and imperative instructions
from his own Government obliged him to do
and to say. These several facts, viewed in
connection, are thought to warrant the infer
ence that the French Government regards the
detention of the Eugenie as an insult offered to
the French flag—that satisfaction for that insult
was demanded and refused by the Government
of the United States; —and that, setting the dis
missal of his Minister entirely out of thequestion
as an unimportant incident, Louis Napoleon
may deem it due to the honor of the French
nation to prosecute the demand even to the
point of open war. And Mr. Rush’s despatch
is referred to as evidence that he intended to
do so from the very beginning.
It cannot be denied that there is plausibility
in these considerations, and that they justify a
fir graver view of the whole matter than a por
tion of the public has been inclined to enter
tain The country, however, will feel the mo«t
entire confidence that the Administration will
do every thing, that a due regard to rights and
the honor of the nation will permit, to preserve
peace with all the world.
Trade of St. Louis.
The St. Louis Union contains a statement of
the quantities and values of seven staple arti
cles received in that city for the period of one
month this season and last—the time embraced
being the third and fourth weeks of August,
and the first and second weeks of September.
The aggregate of the four weeks are as follows:
1943. Value.
Tobacco, 964 hhds., 1.349,600 1b5841,817 00
Hcrnp, 5.01-2 bales, 1,000 2-sih tons--.- 98,749 20
Lead, 42,285 pigs, 2,959,950 1b5111,422 96
Flour, 33,664 bb15141,398 55
Wheat, 1.053 bbls., 105,224 sack*, 213,-
499 bushelsl4B,9ll 80
Corn, 44,132 sacks, 83.364 bushels 26,675 30
Oats, 11,532 sacks, 23,064 bushels 5,011 64
8573.936 45
1849.
Tobacco. 2.031 hhds., 2,870,900 lbs -8116,616 60
Hemp, 4,502 tales. 900 2-sths tons 110,024 80
Lead, 59,414 pigs, 4,083 980 *bs 169,675 11
Flour, 43.990 bbls 192,616 70
Wheat, 642 bbls., 107,741 sacks, 217,-
262 bushelsl7o,97l 44
Corn, 15,635 sacks, 31.270 bushels- •• • 11,556 94
Oats, 15,483 sacks, 30,956 bushels...• 9,290 60
$780,752 19
Deduct 573,936 45
Difference in favor of 13195206,765 74
This, (remarks the Cincinnati Gazette.) is
an important statement, and follows up forci
bly the simi ar expositions of the wonderful
productive wealth of the Mississippi Valley,
which we have published at intervals of three
or four months for several years past. And
at. Louis, like Cincinnati, is yet in its infancy
There is indeed, hardly any such thing as in
telligently computing the astonishing riches ex
isting on, in. and under, the soil of this great
region, and to be drawn thence by the wise and
systematic application of the moral and physi
cal energies of man.
Sir Walter Scott, on being asked to sit for
his portrait for Terry the actor, said that both
he and his dog Maida were tired of that sort
of thing—Maida particularly; for she had been
so often sketched, that whenever she saw an
artist unfold his paper and arrange his brushes i
she got up and walked off with a dignity and
expression ot loathing almost human.
'Augusta, ®a.
TUESDAY MORNING, OCT. 9, 1849.
Augusta, October 4th, 1849.
Dear Sir :— ln your paper of yesterday, in quoting
the prices of Cotton at Havre, you any, (or rather it is
said under the Havre head) u 623 bales New Orleans
at 711. a 90f.; 810 bales Mobile at 81f. a 89f.,” &c.
&c. Will you be so g >od as to let the planters
know, what thesey’s mean in dollars and cents, or in
British currency, as myself and neighbors are en
tirely at a loss to know, if any, what the different
prices are in the British and French markets. Most
of us are your subscribers, your reply therefore will
much oblige, Many Burke Planters.
In order to answer our correspondent cor
rectly we submitted his communication to a
gentleman of this city, well versed in the cotton
trade, who has politely furnished us the an
nexed table, which will enable all persons
interested in our great staple to arrive al the
true value of cotton, in the French and English
markets. To be as explicit as possible, it may
not be improper to remark that the “f’s” mean
francs, and the prices named are so many
francs perso “kilogrammes,” which are equal
to 112 lbs. The table is based upon the sup
position that Freights to Liverpool are £d. per
lb., and Exchange 9 per cent, and Freights to
Havre 1 cent per lb. and exchange sf. 30c.,
which is equal to 9 per cent. Os course, when
freights or exchanges vary from these rates the
value of cotton is affected to the extent of the
change:
6 Cents are equal to 63 Francs, or 35 Pence.
6| “ “ » 66f “ “ 4|
7 “ “ “ 70 “ « 4 7-16 “
7J “ “ “ 73J “ “ 4 11-16“
8“““77 “ “ 5 “
8£ “ “ “ 80| “ « 5i “
9 “ “ “ &4f “ “ 5J “
9J “ “ “ 88 “ “ 51
10 “ “ “ 91J “ •< 6 “
10J “ " “ 95 “ “ 64
11 “ “ “ 93J “ “ "
« <« .< io2f “ “ 6f “
12 “ “ 105| “ “ 7 “
“ Heavy Seizure— False Invoices.— The
Collector ofthis port made a seizure yesterday
(29th ult.) of over $20,000 worth of dry goods,
imported into this city by the Br. ship Gossypi
•jm, under false invoices. Some sixty pack-'
ages were taken, in one of which was found a
true invoice, which showed very plainly that
an attempt had been made to pass the goods at
an undervaluation of about thirty five per cent.
How often acts like this have been repeated
under the past administration it is impossible to
say, but we feel safe in asserting that with the
present Collector they have received a most ef
fectual quietus.”— N. O. Bulletin.
The above is an apt illustration of the opera
tion of the ad valorem system of the Tariff of
1846, which really operates as a bribe to com
mit frauds upon the revenue of the country.
In this way the government is defrauded and
the honest importer, who desires to and does
obey the law, is wholly unprotected—while the
corrupt importer is shielded, unless he be de
tected in passing the goods through the Cus
tom House, which all experience has shown is
seldom done. Thus the honest importer is
either compelled to submit to great losses upon
his goods or is driven from the market, while
his dishonest neighbor, who has defrauded the
government by his fraudulent invoices, prose
cutes a prosperous business. The government,
therefore, by its system of ad valorem duties of
fers a bribe to corrupt men—a rich reward for
dishonesty if it escape detection.
“General Taylor and his Cabinet. ’’ —
We are indebted to J. A. Cakrii A. Co. for a
most elegant Lithograph of Gen. Tatlor and
his Cabinet, executed in the best style of the
art The likeness of Mr. Secretary Craw
ford is most graphic, and we doubt not the
others are equally faithful, forming altogether
a group of as intellectual faces and heads as we
have looked upon.
Through to Charleston by Railroad.—
The Baltimore Sun, of Friday, says: “The
New York and Philadelphia Railroad having
at length yielded its opposition, the arrange
ments are now complete, by which travellers
can get a through ticket from New York to
Charleston, (leaving New York three times a
day, at 6 and 9 A. M. and 4A P. M.,) via Phila
delphia, Baltimore, Washington city, Rich
mond, Weldon and Wilmington—stopping a
few days at any of these places, if desired—at
the reduced rate of .S2O.
The Round Islanders.—The Mobile Tri
bune says: “The Round Island expedition
seems to be entirely broken up. Some of its
victims have come to this city in the extremest
destitution, and were taken before the mayor
the other day as “vagrants.” They gave as a
defence that they came hither to find employ
ment on the railroad, and we believe were dis
changed, no crime except extreme poverty,
having been proved against them.
Numbers of them have gone to N. Orleans
in a similar condition, and the rest were expec
ted to follow in a day or two.
The Picayune states that the people of Pas
cagoula were much incensed because a large
number of these men were landed there by
order of the naval officers on the station, in the
most pitable state of want, when there is a six
day’s supply of provisions on Round Island.—
We presume from this that the poor follows
have been abandoned by their leaders.
The City of the Mormons, and its vicini
ty, near Salt Lake, have twenty thousand in
habitants. The city is situated south of the
Salt Lake, in a valley twenty miles wide, sur
rounded on three sides by tall ranges of moun
tains, capped with snow; on the fourth side is
the lake. This city is laid off in half-mile
squares, without timber, except on the side of
the mountains. So writes R. K. Lewis, Esq.,
formerly of Glasgow, Missouri, who reached
the Mormon city in July last, on his way to
California.
More Poisoning. —The Chambers (Ala.)
Tribune of the sth inst. says : “The family of
Mr. Beverly Walker, of this vicinity, were
badly poisoned last week, but are now conva
lescent. The seed of the Jamestown weed was
mixed in coflee, doubtless by one of Mr. W.’s
own negroes. Our county has been more
prolific of crime for 18 months prist, than any
other in the State.
From Brazos and the Rio Grande.—By
the arrival here this morning of the steam ship
Globe, Capt. Place, from Brazos Santiago the
24th ult., we have received the Point Isabel
Bulletin of the 17th, and the Brownsville Cen
tinela of the 22d ult.
The latter paper informs us that the IGth ul
timo, which whs the anniversary of the inde
pendence of Mexico, was celebrated with the
usual rejoicings at Matamoros. A banquet
was given in the evening to the civil and mili
tary authorities, to which were invited the
principal citizens of that place and of Browns
ville-
We take the following from the Point Isabel
Bulletin:
Orders have been received for the fitting out
of an expedition to explore the waters of the
Upper Rio Grande, and Com. Harry Love has
been put in command. The particular object
of this enterprize is to promote, by all possible
means, the military and commercial interests
of our Southwestern frontier—an additional
proof of the deep interest felt by our Chief Ma
gistrate.
The commander of this expedition is very
extensively known throughout thia section of
country xs the faithful soldier and intrepid
express rider. Much may be confidently ex
pected of him, and we know from experi
ence that the service will not be disappointed
in him.
Major Giles Porter of the 4th /Artillery, has
been assigned to the command of the depart
ment of the lower Rio Grande, with brevet
Capt. C. F. Wooster as his acting Assistant
Adjutant General.
The altitude of Fort Polk, (Point Isabel,) is
twenty-six feet above low water mark, and the
soil is a strong limestone formation. This
characteristic is very prominently to be observ
ed for miles around. Matamoros and Point
Isabel are about on a level, as ascertained by
actual survey.
Assistant Surgeon Abedie, of the L- S. Medi
cal Department, has been relieved at Fort Polk
by Dr. Anderson of the same corps.
The Centinela complains bitterly of the ille
gal interference by the military on the roads in
the interior with traders. They stop the latter
and lay an embargo on their goods, on the
most frivolous pretexts. The Centinela very
justly observes hereon, that Mexico by thus
giving them power to meddle with matters of
trade, is ruining her frontier in a commercial
point of view.
Marine Intelligence.— Capt. Place reports
that the schooner Princeton, which was blown
off on the day of the gale, (the 14th ult.,) had
been boarded by the schooner Emma Norton
and brought into the Rio Grande. The schoon
er Spray had also returned—all hands saved.
—N. O. Picayune, 2d inst.
Professor Bayless.— Surgical operations.
Extirpation of diseased ovaria is a very
ble operation, requiring great skill and cool
ness in the operator. It was successfully per
formed on the person of a Mrs. Dreddon, of
Maysville, Ky., a few days since, by Dr. Bay
less, Professor of /Anatomy in the Medical
College of Ohio. The Maysville Eagle says
of this operation that
“The tumor, after four gallons of water
were removed, weighed eighteen pounds and
filled nearly the entire cavity of the abdomen.
Mrs. D. had been laboring under this disease
for three years, and during that lime had bean
tapped seventeen limes, by Dr. Sharpe. The
operation was performed by Professor Bay
less with great skill and coolness, and was
borne by tna patient w ithout a murmur, and
she is now (.Saturday morning) doing remark
ably well. This operation is frequently follow
ed by fatal results, and such a termination
should in no wise detract from the credit of the
operator. Indeed, it would seem almost im
probable for a patient to survive so terrible an
operation, and nothing but a certain though
lingering death *?oald induce the surgeon to
recommend the operation, or the patient to
submit to it.”
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. .
Transmitted for the Chronicle & Sentinel.
The President’s Tour.
Baltimore, Oct. 9, P. M.
The President and Secretary of the Navy
will leave Washington on the II th instant, and
after attending the Baltimore Cattle Show will
proceed to Philadelphia and New York; re
turning toWashington on the 18th.
New York Market.
Saturday, Oct. 6, P. M. — Cotton.— -Fair Up
land Ilf; Mobile and Orleans 11 j to 12c.
Stocks dull. U. S. securities depressed by steam- ;
er’s news.
Flour heavy. Pork Letter and firmer. Corn two
cents per bushel higher under steamer’s advices and
firm.
Baltimore, Oct. 9, 7£ P. M.
The Empire City arrived at New York this
morning.
Cotton was rather heavy at previous rates;
corn active, western mixed 64 to 65; Flour
steady, demand chiefly for northern brands
southern $5.31 to $5 50; corn meal $3.12 to
$318; stocks active, treasury notes 9£, new
loan 10£.
Charleston Market.
Tuesday, Oct. 9. Cotton. — Sales to-day 1300 1
bales, mostly from 10 to 105. No change in price?. 1
EXTRACTS FROM OUR EXCHANGES
From the Charleston Courier. —By Telegraph.
Baltimore. Oct. 5, 1849— Maryland Election.
—The following is the result of the Congres
sional election in Maryland:
First District —Bowie (W.) elected —no opp.
Second do.—Hamilton (D.) “ 150 maj.
Third do.—Hammond (D.) “ 2300 “
Fourth do-—McLane (D.) “ 950 “
Fifth do.—Evans (W.) “ 506 “
Sixth do.—Kerr (W.) “ no opp.
In the Legislature, there is seven Whig ma
jority in the Senate, and about 12 in the House
of Representatives.
New York Markets.— On Friday, sales of
about 1000 bales Cotton were made—prices
still in favor of buyers. Corn quoted at 63 to
65. Flour unchanged. Rice quiet. Sterling
Exchange 10 premium. Stocks dull.
Columbia, Oct. 6—4 28 P. M.— John L. Bar
nett, charged with being engaged in the dis
semination of abolition documents, at Spartan
burg. has been admitted to bail in the sum of
one thousand dollars. His case will be con
tinued until next term.
California News.
New Orleans, Oct 6.—The steam ship Ala
bama has arrived here from Chagres, having
sailed on the 28ih ult.
She reports the loss of the schr. John Acuter,
Capt. Eddy, of and from Warren. Rhode Is
land, bound to California, in the Straits of Ma
gellan, on the 26th of June, by running ashore
on a rock in a snow storm and heavy gale from
the southward. The schooner bilged and fill
ed. The captain and crew were taken off next
morring by the brig Arcadian, of Boston, and
carried into Callao, where she arrived on the
19th August.
The U. S. propeller Edith, from San Fran
cisco for San Diego went ashore at Point Dra
phon. and it is supposed will be a total loss—
date not given.
A French brig parted her cable in Mazatlan
harbor early in September, and was lost with
about 30 of her passengers.
News from Cailao, gives information of a
gross outrage committed on the 28th August,
by the crew of lhe Peruvian war steamer, on
three men beloging to the brig Arcadian, which
vessel was preparing to sail for San Francisco.
They were ashore and were about to return to
the brig in a boat, when they were attacked by
the Peruvian crew and a party of boat men ;
were cruelly beaten, and thrown into the water,
afterward dragged ashore, their arms pinioned,
again cruelly beaten, placed in the stocks, and
kept there the next day, the authorities refusing
their liberation because it was lhe President’s
birth day. Tne Capt. of lhe brig protested be
fore Mr. Clay, our charge, against the pro
ceeding of the officers of the war steamer, lav
ing the damages to the vessel and crew atslo,-
000. Mr. Clay instantly demanded satisfaction
' from the Peruvian Government, but there is
j no account received of the character of the reply
_ made. While Mr. Clay was waiting the reply,
anotii r outrage was committed on the Captain
3 of lhe American Whaler Rambler, who was at
} tacked and beaten shockingly.
i U. 8. vessels were mucn wanted at Callao,
. to protect the lives, interests and property of
American citizens.
New Orleans Market.— The inquiry for Cot
i ton, since the reception of the Canada's advices
t very limited. The sales do not probably ex
ceed 500 bales, leaving prices in favor of buy
ers.
Arrival of the Falcon from Chagres.
New Orleans, Oct. 6—7 A. M.
The steamship Falcon has arrived here in
five days and 18 hours from Chagres. She
bring* s7o’ooo in gold dust, a large mail, 49
passengers for New York, and 4 for this place.
The steam ship California was to have sailed
from Panama lor San Francisco on the 27th
ult.—the Senator on the Ist. inst—the Unicorn
on the Bth.—and the Panama on the 15lh.
The Isthmus was healthy and the travelling
across it comparatively easy, in consequence
of the great improvements that had beeu made
in the roads.
The latest dates from San Francisco were to
the Ist Sept. Gen. Smith had gone on an ex
pedition to the mountains of Sierra Navida,
and Col. Fremont was at Monterey.
The Milnor, from New York, had arrived at
San Francisco, in 120 day’s passage.
Mr. Wild, late Vice Consul at the Sandwich
Islands, died at San Francisco on the 26th of
August.
Col. Weller was at San Francisco on busi
ness connected with his commission, and was
to return by the 'learner Panama to San
Diego, to prosecute the running of the boun
dary line.
There was a great want of printing paper nt
San Francisco, and it is said that one hundred
tons would command a good price. Sizes 18
by 24 to 24 by 36.
Moore, the newly appointed Postmaster, has
entered on the duties of his office.
Lieut. Beall, bearer of despatches has ar
rived at San Francisco, and proceeded imme
diately to Gen. Smith’s headquarters.
Thomas Butler King is dangerously ill of
bilious fever, and his recovery is considered
doubtful.
The Ex-Governor of Ohio and Ex-Minister
to Mexico, Shannon, is working mines at
Manco.
Commodore Jones is stationed at San Fran
cisco.
During the month ending 29th August, 3806
men, and 80 women emigrants, arrived at San
Francisco, by sea.
The convention for forming a State Consti
tution met at Monterey on the 31st August, is
said to be composed of men of intelligence and
integrity.
The ship Ohio, Com. Jones, Warren, Com.
Long, frigate Savannah, Voorhees, transports
Fredonia, Southampton, and iMary Jane, schrs
Invincible and Captain Lincoln, of the Quar
termaster’s department, and propeller Massa
chusetts, were at San Francisco. The frigate
Savannah is to relieve the Ohio, which was to
sail for Boston on the 15th September, via Rio
and Valparaiso. Commodore Jones is still to
command the Pacific squadron, and will hoist
his pennant on the Savannah. The St. Mary
on her arrival from Callao, soon expected, is
to proceed to China, with a successor to Com.
Geissinger as commander of the squadron
there. Eames, newly appointedcommissioner
to the Sandwich Islands, is to proceed thither
in the Si. Mary’s.
Much sickness prevails at the mines. The
number of gold washers on the principal rivers
of the Sierra Nevada have multiplied, but
there is enough for all. The waters are nearly
at the lowest stage, which is favorable to the
diggers; at Mormon Island the company is
mining scientifically; they employ quicksilver
in extracting the metal from the ground, which
is previously subjected to the cradle; at the
par price and with suitable merchandise they
average about two hundred dollars a day. In
the auriferous sand found in the region of the
Trinity river, the ore is found in great abund
ance. In three days the north fork dam and
mining association realized $15,000. The
Peruvians and Chilians are pretty thoroughly
routed from the Middle and North forks ; the
disposition to expel them altogether is extend
ing throughout the mining community.
Advices are favorable from the north and
middle works. A party of twenty on the north
fork are averaging $45 per day each man. Old
miners on the middle fork, are operating wjth
sub marine armor, by which means they take
out ten thousand dollars per day,
The steamship Empire City left Chagres on
the 28th ult. fur Rew Y'ork. The Panama
brought half a million dollars worth of gold
dust and one hundred and fifty passengers.
She arrived at Panama on the 22d August.
61,585 tons shipping had arrived at San
Francisco up to the 13th August, exclusive of
fifty river craft.
New Orleans Market.— There was but little
inquiry for Cotton yesterday, only 300 bales
sold, at former rales.
The brig Kerekaw, for your port, cleared
i yesterday.
Further California News*
1 New Or leant, Oct. 7, 10.39 A. M.— l proceed
to give you more details of the news from Cali-
1 fornia.
The companies that turned the current of the
1 North Fork, have succeeded in obtaining gold
1 to the amount of from 3to S4OOO per day.
At the last advices, Hon. Thos. B. King, of
Georgia, though not much better, was consider
ed out of danger. His disease yas an aggra
vated attack of Dysentery, which was prevail,
ing at San Francisco.
On the 28th of Augnst, 18 sailors escaped
from the U. S. ship Ohio, in one of her boats.
They were fired upon by several vessels of the
squadron, and the boat riddled with shots, and
yet but 9 men were wounded. They got their
oars out, got off, and away to the diggings.
It is said besides the half million of dollars
the Panama had on board on consignment, that
the passengers probably had an equal sum.
A Theatre is to be built at dan Francisco.
The .Mexicans, Peruvians and Chilians are
leaving the country in great numbers. There
ars several places of worship and four sabbath
schools in dan Francisco. One stnns Pi»r
erected and one in progress, g
facilities for landing cargoes. InteldWTnro
President Polk's death reached Sa>tK ? r 'iii>ciiKO
in August, producing a painful n ,«tion.
Funeral obsequies were to be obs«K Tst i oa
sth of Sept. .-
Accounts state that some 12® persons are
on tne plains, ameng whom art 500 families
on thetr wty to California, i/, n - of wh om
would probably perish from hq£t and want of
water. They had experienced much suffering,
and when Gen. Smith w» r/ pr . ,j o f j t) lj9
ordered that 103,000 dollars if tranrportation
and provisions proceed nmue’diaiely to the re
lief of the emigrants.