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About Weekly chronicle & sentinel. (Augusta, Ga.) 183?-1864 | View Entire Issue (June 26, 1850)
The Naehvllle C«n«'>Uo , '" Dl, "“I’"‘ 1 ’"‘ The conclusion of the debates in the cn vention on the adoption of the Address sub mitted by the committee, will be found in this day’s paper. Those who have perused them carefully will perceive that while some of the speakers repudiated any sentiment of disunion, others bat illy concealed their feelings and pur poses to light the flame of civil discord. The advocates of the Convention have felicitated themselves very much since the adjournment of the Convention, that the reported proceed ings contained no threat of severing the Union —no sentiment of disloyalty thereto. How ever some may have feared, and others antici pated such a demonstration on the part of the Convention, we had no such idea. The de velopment of public sentiment in the entire South, (South Carolina excepted,) forbade the indulgence of any such idea, however in dividual members may have desired to take ground for disunion, and we bad no doubt there were many such in that body. Earnest, however, as that desire may have been, they were too sagacious not to have perceived that the Southern people would be prompt in their denunciation of such an avowed purpose, and that the atmosphere of Nashville was unconge nial for the utterance ofsuch sentiments. They wisely abstained. The repose of one of them, however, the Hon. R. B. Rhett, of South Carolina, was of short duration. He has re turned to a more congenial soil, to stir up dis cord and unfurl the banner of disunion, and if the reports in the Charleston papers may be re lied on, has received enthusiastic applause for the effort. On the return of the delegation to Charles ton, a public meeting was called, to hear their report from the Convention, when Mr. Rhett addressed the meeting, and according to a cor respondent of the Courier, from which we ex tract the subjoined notice of the Speech, open ly declared his purpose to seek a dissolution of the Union. We are not among those who attach any consequence to the fulminations of such fana tics as Mr. Rhktt—and consequently do not yet feel the cords which bind the Union to gether parting. Nor indeed should we deem bis fanatical ravings of sufficient importance to I give them publicity, but it is “due to the"cblr>- Urvative and patriotic men es she wwyr that they be advised of the purposes of such « ... After Mr. TrenhoLn had closed his remarks, the Hon. R. Barnwell Rhett was loudly called for, and t Vecended ibe rosrruin, in response toihe wishes of the ? meeting. His speech, on tbe occasion, was such a reiD.irkable one, so bold in its purpose, and exciting ia its appeals, that we unite, with a writer, in the Evening News, in calling for its publication. He declared the federal government to be a failure so far as tbe South was concerned ; frankly and bold ly UNFURLED THE FLAG OF DISUNION, aS the only refuge of tbe South, and as offering her not only a release from the fetters of a faithless and oppressive confederacy, but as calculated to crown her with prosperity and glory. Nay he even went so far as to contend that, if e-ery uther Southern State should quail and cower in the existing crisis, South Carolina alone should make tbe issue, and either live free or perish with honor. He undertook to maintain the paradox (to use his own language) of “proving to freemen that they were not freea> d went on to establish the propositions that the people of the South, under the working of our present syste n of govern ment, were slaves. 1. In respect of federal taxa tion. 2. In respect of federal expenditure; and, 3. • In respect of their peculiar domestic institution. By means of a protective tariff, levied by an irresponsi ble majority in Congress, the agriculture of the South was subjected to unequal for the ben efit of Northern interests, and the money of the South was unjustly transferred to the national cof fers ; by means of a wasteful and profligate system of public expenditure, the money, thus wrongfully ’ wrested from Southern purses, was lavished - with 1 prodigal hand every where but in the South ; and, in i wanton violation of on r constitutional rights, wc were actually despoiled of our slaves by Northern machi- nations and practices, and practically denied the power of recovering them, when claimed as fugi tives from the service of their owners ; and we were also insultingly denied our constitutional equality, and constitutional right of property, in reference to our new territorial acquisitions. He allowed that the Nashville Convention had done much; contrary to the evil vaticinations of its enemies and the ac knowledged apprehensions of its friends. It had met —the South bad at length dared to meet, and, with great unanimity, had proposed the Missouri line Dot, however, on the old principle of positive, ly inhibiting slavery North, and admitting or exclu ding it South of the line, as the people of the region should decide, on their coming into the Union as States, but with a positive recognition of slavery, South of the line, as an equivalent for its exclusion North of the line. The proposition was therefore for a partition of the disputed territory, between the North and South, adapted to the circumstances of the case. The old Missouri Compromise was ap plied to slaveholding territory—the new Compromise is to be applied to non-slaveholding territory—and hence the reason and necessity of the change. He was frank and candid enough, however, to avow that the idea of effecting an adjustment, on that basis, was utterly hopeless—the Njrth would never assent to it. Many, in the Convention may have indulged in such a hope, but it was a delusion—and the action of that assembly (“in which the whole Tennessee dele gation was brought into line, in the course of five days,’’) although, g»*d easy gentlemen, (our own phrase this) they may have little dreamed it, was in fact the first step towards revolution— and a spirit of independence had been roused in the hearts of all tha*. might be relied on lor the result. He proceeded to denounce the compromise, now before the Senate, and declared the only fear to be that it would pas.-?. Ho was of opinion, however, that it would not pass, or at all events, if it did, it would only be by Northern votes, and from North ern men awakening to the conviction that it involved the surrender and dishonor of the South. But, whether it was adopted or rejected, the position of the South would be unchanged, '['here was no re medy btfl the severance of our connection with the North. The rights of the South could only be se cured by good faith in our Northern brethren; or by war—the former was hopeless and the latter was the only resort. He respected the Northern people—a people, who pursued their own aggrandizement, at the expense of others, with a boldness and perseverance of purpose that never quailed or flagged—he respect ed them much more than be did those who submit to the aggression. He faltered not, because ho might be called ‘‘traitor”—“he was born a traitor”—his family had been all born traitors—and he was sur rounded, he hoped, by a host of traitors, traitors to ty ranny and oppression, and ready to strike for equality or independence. He likened the crisis to our colonial era, when Christopher Gadsden unfurled the banner oi independence in South Carolina; and declared that, in what was then going on—in the sentiments he was avowing, and the enthusiastic reeftonse they awakened, on all sides — the revolution had begun. In the foregoing hasty and feeble sketch of the spirit-stirring and revolutionary speech of Mr. Rhett, we have made no effort to report his burning words, and perhaps have but faintly succcded in convey ing their substance or purport; and we, therefore, repeat the wish that he may print them for general circulation and perusal. His frankness and candor, in ■accenting the fearful issue of disunion, without disguise, and in calling on his audience solemnly to X” consider and weigh the consequences, are greatly to be commended—a matter so momentous should neither be done in a corner, nor hid under a bushel —it should, indeed, be proclaimed from the house top and be written so plainly “that he who runs may read.” It is eminently proper that the whole peo pleoithe Union, North, South, East and West, should know that the Hon. Robert Barnwell Rhett, fir many years a member of our national Congress, formerly Attorney General of the State, and a gen tleman of distinguished talent, character, piety and influence, has boldly raised the standard of disunion in the queen city ot the South, and that a numerous and highly respectable and intelligent auditory, haded bis sentiments with loud and enthusiastic cheers. While we regard this violent demonstration as ill timed and premature, we yet think there is much to excuse the Southern disunionista, goaded to extreme issues, by aggravated wrong and insult; but unspar ing is our condemnation ot the Northern incendiary, who has driven and exasperated his Southern bro ther to alienation of fraternal feeling and disruption of family ties. If our glorious Union should be riven in twain or shattered into insignificant and perhaps warring fragments, the just verdict of history will brand the aggressor, rather than the aggrieved, with the shame and the guilt of so terrible and inglorious a catastrophe. Let, then, our Northern brethren take a lesson of warning, from this eventful scene, just enacted in our time honored city; and hasten, by a satisfactory adjust in nt of the existing contro versies on the subject of slavery, to appease the wounded and angry spirit of the South, and save the Union—our glorious Uniou of States and of peo ple—full of present and prospective blessings and glories, cheering at once to patriotism and philan thropy—a Union which cannot be deployed without the infamy of Erostratus, and to preserve which every true hearted son of liberty should be willing to take the leap of Cvanvs. Cholera in Nashville.—The Banner of the 21st inst. says: •• We regret that our duty to the community as a public journalist, com pels us to announce the re-appearance of the cholera in oar city. Fine cases have occurred of a fatal character, as we learn from carefill inquiries; and it therefore becomes the im perative duty of the Mayor and Aldermen to institute measures for removing all rubbish, and of the citizens generally to aid the city au thorities in thoroughly cleansing every nook and corner needing it. Cellars and back yards should at once be attended to. and puri fied with lime; and every measure should be taken to prevent the disease spreading. We hope the visitation will be light, but it is the duty of every good citizen to prepare for it.” Recovery for harboring Fugitive Slaves. —The Burlington (Iowa) Telegraph, of the 11th instant, contains the result of a trial just had in an action brought in the United States District Court for the southern district of lowa, by Ruei.l Dagos, of Clark county, Missouri, plaintiff, against Elihv Frazier and four oth er defendants, for harboring, concealing, and preventing the arrest of plaintiff's slaves, who had absconded into lowa. The slaves were two men, one woman, and two small children. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiffs for $2,900. In the Indiana Sentinel of the 15th in stant, received by the same mail, we observe the account of a similar trial had before Judge McLean in the Circuit Court of the United States. The action was brought by John Norris, of Kentucky. against eight residents •• Michigan. In this case the number of slaves 11,8 images given by the jury tS” A fire occurred in the counting house of *■ •sasacsvtis, on Adgers' wharf, a aansstou. on Monday. Damage trifling. —' n ineffectual attempt to electa I States Senator was made bv the Legts- Tha ' role « H H«ui IS. W. p. Mank 1. . CONGRESSIONAL. 1- ■ . _• - ZS g ABSTRACT OF 1 proceedings of congress. B Correspondence of the Baltimore American. ’’ In Senate June. 15. After the presentation of petitions, &c.. e Several resolutions of inquiry were submit j ted and adopted. t The Senate then resolved that when it ad joiirns on Thursday next, it would be to meet on the Monday following. i The bill to refund to the States who ad vanced moneys, &c., to volunteers during the war, was considered and passed. The Compromise bill was then taken up. 3 Mr. Hale moved to amend the bill by giving - the right to appeal in all cases of suits for fre- 3 dom, &c.» to the Supreme and Circuits Courts, and aftera long debate it was adopted. 3 Mr. Soule moved to amend those portions of ■ the bill relating to Utah and New Mexico by > inserting a provision that Utah, when admitted t shall be received into the Union as n State with or without slavery as her Constitution ’ shall require. ' A debate ensued on this proposition. t Mr. Dickinson offered a substitute, that she shall be admitted as a State upon terms of equality with the other Slates, with such Con- I stitution as she rmy adopt, with no qualifica tion except that it be republican. After further debate, the subject was post poned till Monday, and then after an Execu tivesession the Senate adjourued. House. The House refused to take up the privat e calendar. Also to take up the bill (on the mo tion of Mr. McLane, of Md.) for the improve* ruentof the dam at Cumberland Island on the Ohio river. The House proceeded to consider the Cali fornia question—the first amendment in order being that of Mr. Green, which adopts the Mis souri compromise. Mr. Inge moved an amendment, which was discussed during the entire sitting without corning to any vote. In Senate June 17. The adjustment bill was taken up and Mr. p Soule offered an amendment, providing that the territories shall come into the Union either as free or slave States, as the people of the same shall choose. A discussion arose on the amendment, in which Messrs. Baldwin, Dayton, Cass, Web ster, Seward, Soule. Atkison, Dodge, of lowa, Butler, Foote, and Miller took part. Mr. Seward said that he would have voted for the admission of California had she pre hOUITTVUIU IUF ‘ though he thought it useless. His opinions on this subject were the same that they were on the 7th of March. He ex pressed strongly his desire to promote a settle ment of this question. Mr. Douglass said the people had a right to come into the Union, either as slaveholding or non-slaveholding Slates. He saw no rea son why he should not declare this when it came so fairiy in our way. If there was any doubt about the principle it ought to be ex pressed. The amendment was adopted by the follow ing vote:— Yeas—Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Bell, Ben ten, Berrien, Bright, Butler, Cass, Clay, Clemens, Cooper, Davis, of Miss., Dawson, Dodge, of lowa, Douglas, Downs, Foote, Houston, Hunter, Jones, King, Mason, Alor ton, Norris, Pearce, Pratt, Rusk, Sebastian, Shields, Soule, Spruance. Sturgeon. Turney, Underwood, Wales, Webster, Whitcomb, Yulee—3B. Nays—Messrs. Baldwin, Chase, Clarke, Davis, of Mass., Dayton, Dodge, of Wis., Greene, Hale, Miller, Smith, Upham, Walker —l2. The Senate then went into executive ses sion.and at the usual hour adjourned. House* Mr. Bayly, of Va-, moved a suspension of the rules to enable him to introduce a resolu tion making the several appropriation bills the special order o r the day for the 24th of June, and for each day thereafter, at 1 o’clock, until they shall have been fina’ly disposed of. The House refused to suspend the rules by a vote on yeas and nays of 114 in the alfirmative and 67 in the negative—not two-thirds. Mr. Stephens, of Ga.» asked the suspension of the rules to enable him to introduce a reso lution providing for the adjournment by the consent of the Senate, of the present session of Congress on the 12th day of August, at 12 o’clock. The House refined to suspend the rules. The House, on the motion of Mr. Nelson, agreed to suspend the rules to receive a reso lution providing that the daily hour of meeting shall be hereafter 11 o’clock, A. M. The re solution was adopted. Mr. Burt moved a resolution, which was agreed to, calling upon the President of the United States to inform the House of the num ber of vessels, seamen, and guns, that have been employed, under the treaty of Washing ton, in the suppression of the African slave trade; the cost of keeping up the said squa dron, and the number of slaves captured and restored to their homes; and also the number of officers and seamen who have died annual ly in said service since the making of the trea ty. The resolution wasadopied. Mr. Bayly moved a resolution, which was adopted, calling upon the President of the United States to communicate to the House the amount of custom duties which have been collected in California, the expenditures there from, under what authority of law or instruc tions said expenditures wero made, &c. Thu resolution was adopted. The House suspended the rules to enable Mr. McCleroand to introduce a resolution in structing the Committee on Public Linds to report a bill providing for a donation of one township of the public lands for the benefit of a public institution for the deaf and dumb, and blind, and insane, in each State in the Union where such institutions exist or may hereafter elist. The resolution was passed on a vote of yeas and nays, and under the operation of the pre vious qiies ioii. by 141 in the affirmative and 42 in the negative. Mr. Sweetser, by unanimous consent, intro duced a resolution which was adopted, author izing the appointment of a Select Committee of five, to investigate whether the Secretary of the Treasury has not used or appropriated large amounts of money from the surplus fund, without authority of law, for objects too not contemplated by original appropriations. Mr. Wentworth moved to suspend the rulea to enable him to introduce a resolution to in struct the Committee of the Whole to report the California bill of Mr. Doty to the House, on the next time said Committee shall take up said bill for consideration. This proposition caused considerable excite ment, and several points of order were raised against the proposition. The Chair decided the proposition inorder. It was appealed from ; and tho appeal was laid on the table. The question was then taken on the motion to suspend the rules, for the reception of the resolution, and it was decided in the negative on yeas and nays by a vote of 131 in the affir mative, and 77 in the negative. The following are the only representatives from the free slates, of those who voted against the suspension of the rules, viz: Messrs. Dimtnick of Pa., Miller of Ohio, Young of ill., Ross and Robins of Penn. 1 Mr. Stanly of N. C., and Haymond, Va., voted for the suspension of the rules. The Houm) then adjourned. In Senate June 18. After memorials, the adjustment bill was , taken up —the question being on the motion of Mr. Hale to provide that the State of Cali fornia be, with her consent, divided, at a fu , ture time, into three States. Mr. F bote moved to amend the amendment 1 by providing that the said States, when admit -1 ted, be admitted with or without slavery as ’ they might think proper, which, after consid B erable discussion, was withdrawn s Mr. Davis, of Miss., moved to amend so as , to provide that all pre existing laws of said territories which restrict the enjoyment of any , rights exercised under the constitution and laws of the United Slates be hereby repealed. 8 Mr. Hale moved to add the following : c “ Provided, that all laws abolishing slavery in Mexico be excepted from this repealing J clause.” ‘ Mr. Foote opposed the proviso i* Mr. Clay opposed the amendment and the o proviso. Hethoughtit had been already de cided not to interfere with the tex loci, nor abrogate nor recognise any local law. He was •f willing to leave the question to the judiciary y of the United Slates. The matter was al- ready settled bv the provisions adopted in the tenth section, which is that slavery be neither prohibited nor established. Mr. Davits of Mass . said hit amendment merely asserted that the United States should be paramount, on Mexi can soil, to any local laws. If we had acquired territory by blood and treasure ought not our Constitution be extended over it ? Why should our citizens be compelled to go into expensive and tedious law suits to assert their rights. He sought to amend the bill; but if it could not be—-if it was intended to maintain the local law of Mexico, he could not support the bill. Mr. Pratt said the local law was annulled by the annexation of the territories. This was his opinion and that of the Senator from Mass. If we were right, the amendment offered by the Senator from Miss, would be nugatory, but would prevent others from voting for the bill. The debate was continued by Messrs. Soule. Dawson, Walker. Foote. Davis, of Miss., and others. Without taking the question, at 11 o’- clock, the Senate adjourned. House* Mr. Strong, from the Committee on Elec tions to winch was referred the memorial of Daniel F. Miller contesting the seat of William Thompson, representative from the first Con gressional district of lowa, made a report of the majority of the Committee, m favor of the siting member. Mr. Van Dyke, on behalf of the minority of the committee, made a report in favor oi the contesting member. Mr. Jackson, of Georgia, reported a bill pro viding for the removal o f obstruct ions in the Savannah river in the State of Georgia, and for the improvement of the same, which was read and committed. Mr Chandler moved a reconsideration of the vote by which the House on the motion of Mr. Sweetser, authorized the appointment of a committee of five to examine and investigate whether the Secretary of the Treasury has not . used or appropriated a large amount oi money from the surplus fund without the authority oi Mr. Chandler said the phraseology fixed a i charge of dishonesty on the Secretary, wheth • er so intended or net. Those who know the I* the Secretary as he Chandler) knew him would believe him incapable of mal-appropria uonof any funds. Mr. C-said he would not de bate the matter, but would leave it to the good sense ot both sides of the House to assist him in having the matter reconsidered. He did not * wish to suppress any inquiry. Ho desired s merely that the phraseology of tho resolution may be changed. Mr. Morse desired to know of the mover of the resolution whether the charge was made against the Secretary upon his own (the mo ver’s) responsibility. Mr. Sweetser responded in the negative; but said he had the information from a source in - which he had the utmost confidence. Mr. Morse spoke at some length against the - character of the resolution. He said it w as t time that the House should put the stamp of reprobation on the manner of the House lend ing itself—its arm—to give point and force to the slanders outside of the Hall against men who have been honored by the Executive of the country with high station. After a long discussion the question was put on the motion to reconsider and carried, yeas 125. nays 57. Air. Sweetser then moved to amend his res olution so as to authorize and instruct the Committee on Ways and Means to investigate ann examine into the matter at issue. Mr. Chandler moved a substitnte for the whole matter in the form of a call upon the Secretary of the Treasury to report to the House the facts in the case, but subsequently modified it to make itjthe duly of the Commit tee of Ways and Means to procure from the Secretary information upon the subject. The question was then taken on the amend ment of Mr. Chandler to the amendment of Mr. Sweetser, and it was carried in the affirm ative ; yeas JOG—nays 90. The question recurred on the adoption of the resolution as amended, but without action, the House adjourned till to-morrow al 11 o’clock. In Senate June 19. The adjustment bill was taken up, and the a mendment pending, offered yesterday by Mr. Jefferson Davis, was rejected”. Mr. Walker offered an amendment providing that the right ofsuffrage should be enjoyed by foreigners declaring an intention to become citizens—rejected. Mr. Underwood offered an amendment pro- viding that incase Texas do not assent to the terms offered, she may bring a suit against New Mexico in the U. S. Supreme Court, to ’ decide the disputed title to territory. Mr. Webster suggested that the President be authorised to direct the suit. Air. Clay proposed that either the President or Taxas may have the question tested. Air. Underwood modified the amendment ac cordingly. Mr. Rusk said this case was much altered in its character by the President’s late message. The United States now claimed possession of the territory He went on to argue - tg the bar of the*Snpreme Court. Mr. Badger advocated the amendment, show ing that the title of Texas was not clear, and ought to be submitted to the Supreme Court. Mr. Foote denied that the United States Court had jurisdiction in the case. Air. Badger argued that the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court extended to this case. The discussion was continued by Mr. But ler. Mr. Berrien and others. Mr. Clay expressed a hope that the action on amendments would not be delayed beyond to-morrow. Amendments would embarrass the bill and thwart its progress. Air. Berrien gave notice of an amendment to restrict the number of representatives from California to one, and that one to be elected hereafter. Mr. Berrien would vote to obtain such amendments to the bill as would insure its pas sage, and not to thwart it. Mr. Foote moved to postpone the bill till to-morrow at 12 iM. Agreed to. The Senate went into Executive session for a few moments and adjourned. House* On motion of Air. Mason, the House re solved itself into committee of the whole, (Mr. Richardson in the chair,) and took up for consideration the bill providing for the soldiers of the war of 1812,1813, 1814 and 1815, with Great Britain; the Indian wars of 1811 ; the (Florida) Seminole war of 1835 and 1836, and the war known as Gen. Wayne’s, of 1792 to 1795—that have not heretofore been provided far lor. The bill provides that all others than officers who have served six months in either of the above wars, and received an honorable dis charge, shall be entitled, provided that they have not already received a pension of SSO. to 80 acres of land, and those who served twelve months and over, 160 acres of land. No alienation of the right permitted before the issue of the patent. Mr. McLane, ofMd., inquired of the Chair whether it would be in order for the gentle man from the minority of the Committee on Public Lands (Mr. Albertson) to submit in Committee of the Whole the substitute of the said minority for the bill. He said unless it was so, it was his intention forthwith to move that the Committee rise, with the view of having the bill of the minority of the Commit tee referred to the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union, The bill as it now stood was partial in its character. It provided only for those who had perform ed six months service and upwards; and ex cluded all those cases, however meritorious, who performed less than six months service. It excluded all those noble, patriotic men. who defended Baltimore last war, and who contri buted so much by their bravery to drive back the veteran soldiery of the enemy, who were prepared, if successful, to sack and pillage that patriotic city. It in fact excluded all those who were enroll ed in the militia service throughout the State, who were prepared, as minute men, on a min ute’s notice, to march to the post of danger and peril. The fact is, some of the most merito rious and perilous services of the war of 1812 were performed by those who were but a few months—nay weeks—in the service. They risked as much, much more in many cases than those who were a year in service. They met the enemy, and risked all in the hazards of the battle. uauie. Mr. McL. said so far as he was concerned, he preferred, if either class were to be prefer red, that those who had actually fought an van quished the enemy should receive the bounty proposed, instead of those who had merely been enrolled in the service for six months. Blithe was ready jam! anxious to include all the militia, whatever might have been the period of their service. The bill of the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Albertson) provided for all. He therefore moved that the committee rife with the view of bringing that substitute before it if it were necessary. The chair decided that the amendment of the minority ofthe committ e would be in order, and that, therefore, there was no necessity for the committee rising. A discussion followed in which Messrs. Cobb Albertson, Evans, of Md., Hubbard, Meade, Vinton, Sackett, McDonald, Bissell, Holmes, Moore,and Mason, ofKy, took part but without any action the committee rose and the House adjourned. In Senate June 20. Mr. Clay presented resolutions of the Re form Convention of Kentucky in favor of the passage ofthe Senate adjustment bill. The adjustment bill was taken up. and after a brief discussion, by Messrs. Underwood, Foote and Pratt, of the pending amendment, givmg the U. 8. Supreme Court jurisdiction in the case of the dispute between Texas and New Mexico, the amendment was rejected yeas 16, nays 24—as follows: Yeas—Messrs Baldwin, Clarke, Corwin, Davis of Mass.; Dodge of Wis.; Greene, Hale, Hamlin, Miller. Phelps, Seward, Spruance, Underwood. Upham. Wales W >lker—l6. Nays—Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Benton, Berrien, Bright, Butler, Cass, Clay, Cooper, Dawson, Downs, Fetch, Foote, Houston. Hun ter, King, Mason. Morton, Pratt. Rusk, Sebas tian. Soule, Sturgeon, Whitcomb—24. Mr. Berrien moved nn amendment, provid ing that California have one representative in Congress instead of two, and that a new elec tion take place. Mr Berrien spoke at great length in support of the motion. Mr. Douglas delivered an argument in reply. The first part of the amendment was reject ed—yeas 12, nays 31. The second part was rejected—yeas 12, nays 22. The Senate then adjourned. House* On motion the House resolved itself into committee of the whole, and resumed the con , siderat'on of the bill giving bounty land to all the soldiers and others who were in service in r all the wars in which the United States has , been engaged. Mr. Haralson spoke in favor of the bill. He . said that the bill would appropriate about 80 million.* (if arrp'i millions ot acres. 1 Mr. Watkins, advocated the passage of the bill. He thought that 40 millions of acres would supply the rltiuw kill M*. ('nhh xxT Xbu_ advanatfid tha bill in nnn « hour’s speech. Amendments were submitted by various < members, some of which were discussed at length, when the Committee rose and the House adjourned. | In the House . June 21. The House at an early hour resumed the con sideration of the Bounty Land Bill. t After numerous propositions to amend, and considerable discussion on the amendment proposed by Mr. Hubbard to the original bill, which amendment granted bounty tu those only who were in service two mon.bs or over. Mr. McLane, of Md., proposed a substitute, which was adopted by the Committee, granting bounty to all persons—militia-men and voiun- ' leers. arid regulars, who were in service in ail j the wars in which the United Slates have been engaged, without regard to the period of ser vice. The bill provides that those who served for a less period than six months shall be enti tled to 40 acres. Mr. McLane made some remarks showing that unless the substitute was adopted, instead of the amendment of the gentleman from Ala bama, (Mr. Hubbard.) a greater portion ofthose who fought at New Orleans and Balti more. would be entirely excluded from all bounty. He expressed the hope that those who were actually in battle, as in those two cases, should be provided for, although they might not 1 ave laid idly in camp for six months. After Mr. McLane's amendment was adopt ed. Mr. B:anton of Tenn., proposed an amend ment to include the officers and seamen who were engaged in the American war, bolt- on the I’acitic and Gnlf Coast, allowing them the same bounty and extra pay as bad been provi ded by the several acts for officers and eotdiere in the army. The amendment was adopted—ayes 81. noes 68. Mr. Evans, of Md. introduced an amend ment providing that no bounty should be grant ed under ’.his act. until the debts incurred dur ing the war ot the Revolution, due to the sol diers thereof, shall be paid out of the proceeds of the sales of the public lands. Mr. Evans said that these revolutionary sol dies were paid off in money that became worth less. He though; it was just that those men should be paid before giving away all the lands. □ Mr. Gorman said that the amendments al t ready adopted had killed the bill. That it pro- J vided for 300,000 troops more than would a have been provided for, by the bill fixing the period of service at 6 months, Mr. Evan’s f amendment was rejected, ayes 71, noes 72. » Mr. Venable proposed an amendment, giv ing the option to those entitled to the bounty under this bill, to receive scrips bearing 3 per t cent interest, —rating the value of the land at i cents per acre. This was voted down—ayes G 3, nays 69. j The committee rose without further action j on the bill, and tho House adjourned till Mod i’ next at 11 o’clock, to enable the Committee to forward the large amount of business before I them. ’ News of tl)t Week. I - - - - . ——. From the N. O. Picayune, IGthinst. From the Rio Grande. By the steamship Globe, Capt. Talbot, we have received Brownsville papers to the 12th instant. ( We learn that the condition of the people along the Rio Grande is rendered most deplo rable on account of the depredations of the Indians. The farms between Rio Grande City ’ and Laredo are generally abandoned. 1 Belleville, a new and promising settlement opposite the Alexican town of Guerrero, is said , to have heen taken by the Indians. A letter from Rome says that on the 22d ult. the Indians attacked the rancho Rivanio, a few . miles above Guerrero, on the Texas side of the river, where a sharp conflict ensued and three Alexicans were badly wounded. The Indians then came down to the rancho Capita nania, and drove oIT all tho horses in the rancho. They then went on down as far as Las Lajas, and there drove off a large number of animals, and made good their retreat. The Mexicans, itjis said, fonght very gallantly at rancho Riva nio, and two Indians are said to be wounded. The Sentinel of the 12th inst. says: “ By the arrival of the steamer Hunt from Rio Grande City, we learn that Capt. Ford, of the Rangers, has had three different engagements with the 3 Indians between the Rio Grande and Nueces t rivers, in each of which he was victorious. > Capt. Ford’s command is said to have killed from fifteen to eighteen of the savages, and » taken one prisoner—a rare thing in Indian warfare, as the Indians seldom surrender with t life. One man from the Rangers was killed. Mr. Gilespie, while charging over the body . of an Indian, was shot with an arrow and died almost immediately. There is now no longer i any doubts as to the tribe to which these ma rauders belong. The prisoner taken is a young f Camanche warrior, and he reports, as we un- and the Nueces, with tho intention of plunder ing the inhabitants. Brevet Capt. Merchant, of the Bth Infantry, has also, we learn, had a ! fight with the Indians and defeated them, be ing wounded himself in the engagement. With such reverses, it is to be hoped that these marauding bands of savages will seek safety in their mountain fastnesses, and allow tbe set tlers in the valley a little quiet and peace in the enjoyment of their homes.” It is stated that Gen. Arista’l plate captured at the battle of Resaca de la Palma has been given up by the American authorities at Fort Brown to the agent of the original owner, and by him sold, as per order of Gen. Arista, for the benefit of the Mexican soldiers who were wounded in the engagement in which it was captured. Mr. John E. Garrcy, of Browns ville. has become tbe purchaser. On the 7th inst. a Alexican was found on the levee at Brownsville stabbed to the heart. The murderer could not be discovered. Gen. Twiggs in Savannah.—The Republi can of Tuesday morning says: The veteran, Gen. Twiggs arrived here yesterday afternoon from Florida, on the St. Mathews, Capt King. In consequence of in disposition, he declined any public demonstra tions of respect, even to come up into the city, but proceeded directly to engage a state-room upon tbe Metamora, in which he left last night, on his way to join his family in Philadelphia. We very much regret the slight indisposition of the old veteran, and his inability to spend sometime in our city, as our citizens have been thereby prevented from paying him those a’- i.- l. .1 i ... tentions which he deserves and which it would s have been gratifying to them to have extended J to him. It is understood that the General will • return to Savannah in about three weeks. Texas and New Mexico.—The President j transmitted to the U. S. Senate, on Monday, the following message: * Washington, June I7ih, 1850. 7'o the Senate of the United States :— 1 have received a copy of the resolution of the Senate of the 11th June instant, requesting me “to inform the ( Senate whether any orders have been issued to any military officer or officers at Santa Ke, to hold pos -1 session against the authority of Texas, or in any way 1 to embarrass, or prevent the exercise of her juris diction over that country—and to furnish the Senate 5 with copies of any correspondence which tn ay have ' taken place between the War Department and the military stationed at Santa Fe, since the date of my > last communication to the Senate on that subject.” - In reply to that resolution, I state that no such orders have been given. 1 herewith present to the Senate copies of all the correspondence referred to in the resolution. All the other orders relating to the subject-matter of the resolution have been here tofore communicated to the Senate. 1 have already, in a former message, referred to the fact that the boundary between Texas and New Mexico is disputed. 1 have now to state that in formation has been recently received, that a certain KobertS. Neighbours, styling himself commi.-sioncr of the State of Texas, has proceeded to Santa Fe with a view of organizing counties in that district un der the authority of Texas. While I have no power to decide the question of boundary, and no desire to interfere with it as a question of title, I have to ob serve (hat the possession of the territory into which it appears that Mr. Neighbours hae thus gone was actually acquired by the United States from Mexico, and has since been held by the United States, and in my opinion ought so to remain until the question of boundary shall have been determined by some com petent authority. Meanwhile, I think, there is no reason for seriously apprehending that Texas will practically interfere with the possession of the United States. Z. Taylor. Among the letters accompanying the mes sage was the following : [copy.] Santa Fe, April 15, 1350. up, both in Spanish and English, inviting the ci t zens of thia place to convene on Saturday next, “to take into consideration the propriety of making a S’ate movement, and to petition you, as the head of this Government, to call a convention, &c.,” I deem it my duty, as commissioner of Texas, sent here to effect au organization under her laws of this portion of her territory, to call your nttention to the fact, as well as to the 3d section, 4ih article of the Constitu tion of the United States. 1 deem it the more necessary thus solemnly to pro test against any countenance or aid being given to this movement by the present head of this Govern ment,tin consequence of the published ooders which have emanated from the War Department, ami the result of an interview had between us a few days since. The government which I have the honor to represent has declared her determination to main tain inviolate all the territory within her bounda ries--Buch boundaries as were guarantied to her by her compact of union ; and I would take this oppor tunity to refer you to the 2d section of the “Joint Resolution for annexing Texas to the United States,” and preamble of the constitution ofthe Slate of Texas, by which the terms of said “Joint Resolution” are accepted. And also, to the ‘ Joint Resolution for the admission of the State of Texas into the Union,” ap proved 29th December, 1845. All of which, in my opinion, would be violated by a consummation of tha objects of said State movement. And further to state, tbtti I now most solemnly protest against any move ments in favor ofState cause, until Texas has extend ed her jurisdiction over this portion of her teiritcry, or until the will of the State of Texas can be known in this matter, as guarantied to her by the enactments referred to above. I have the honor to be. very respectfully, your obe dient servant, ROBERTS. NEIGHBOURS, Commissioner State of Texas. To Col. J. Monroe, Commanding 9th Military Divis ion, U. S. A., Santa Fe. Lnter from Havana* By the arrival at Savannah of the steamer Isabel, we are in possession of dates from Ha vana to the 19th inst. The Republican has furnished us an Extra, from which we cull the following details : The Isabel brought one hundred passengers. By this arrival we have our usual letters and files of Spanish papers. Our letters give sufficient de tails of the actual posture of affairs in Cuba. The Adaro Industrial and La Gaceta, which we have reviewed hastily, are silent in the matter of recent events in the inland. The accounts of an immense tobacco crop of quality, in the Vuelta de Abajo, are fully confirmed. The Faro alludes, in terms of derision, to an account in the New Orleans Delta, ofthe afternoon engagement at Cardenas, in which it is stated that the Americans were attacked there by SOO regular infantry, lancers, and volun teers, of whom they left 400 dead on the field. The Faro says that this number of the Delta was issued in Key West. iu ivey »» esi. ('orrcspondence of the Savannah Republican. Key " est, June 19, 1850.—The Captain of tho barque Lewellyn, reports that on the sth of this place, al about latitude JT"’.*?, ■■ •...i.nu _ of the Gulf Stream, he discovered a vessel bottom up, supposed from her size to be a schooner. He discovered on her stern as it rose and fell the word “ Thomas,” which appeared to be the first part of her name. The hull seemed to be not at all injured. The sloop Randal H. Green left here on the 14th, wi’h the officers of the Cuba expedition, in charge of the Marshal of the District. These are the gen tlemen who I informed you, in my last, had been ar rested here, and refusing to give bail, were ordered to b<' taken to New Orleans, the place whence the expedition started, and the place the law of ISIS, under which they are arrested, specifies for their trial. Their names are Gen. Gonzales, Aid to Gen. Lopez: Col. Pickeite, of the Louisiana Regiment; Col. Bell, of the Mississippi Regiment; Col. O’Hara and Major Hawkins, of the Kentucky Regiment; and Armstrong E. Lewis. Captain of the Creole. Gen. Gonzales and Maj. Hawkins were so far re covered from their wounds as to be able to walk. Col. O'Hara was taken on board on a mattrass. Thirty-five or forty othors of the expedition went I over on the Green. Since the expedition arrived here, none of our vessels have gone to Cuba, so that I can give you no further news from that island. Fhe libel of information against the Creole has at length been filed, and the case will be tried in a few days. The libel contains fourteen counts, charging various violations of the revenue and other laws at' Congress. 1 will give you the result of the trial. Havana, June 19, 1850.—The excitement con nected wr.h the late expedition has subsided; but the militia is organised, not only in this city, but in other of the principal towns, and they are regularly drilled. Nothing decisive has yet transpired in regard to the men who were taken on ooard of the two captured vessels. It appears there are not so many as was at first supposed. There are not many cases of cholera in the city, but the disease is spreading in the country, and is attended with considerable mortality among the la boring population on the estates. A loss of laborers by such a cause is very serious, because there is no source, under present circums.ances, from which it can be replaced. We are not aware of any thing more of interest, and are, dear sins, truly your most obedient ser vants, * • • From Bumham Co.’s Circular. Havana, June IS, ISSO. —Since our report of the 7th insu the demand for Sugar has continued very active, and the prices have not only been fully sup ported, but iu some instances rather higher rates were given. We place our quotations as before: —Whites alO rials; fine and choice Whites 10j all rials; Yellow 6a 6} rials; superior Yellows 7a 74 rials • Browns 5| as| rials; Cucuruchos 4) a 5 rials. We may add that Whites are scarce and in very eager request, so that purchases can only b e mode slowly, i I Muscovados aro becoming very scarce, and but a small quantity remains for sale on either side of the Island. We quote 44 a 5 rials for ordinary to mid dling, and 54 rials lor the better kinds. Grinding is finished throughout tlie Is | andj with very few exceptions. The accounts respecting the '■ total result ot the present crop are still worse than they were lately supposed to be. We hear from tho South side that tho production is 40 p cr CCu t e i esß than last year. In connection win, the yield of the next season, the ravages of the Cholera are assuming , a serious aspect. This disease is spreading through out the various districts or the country, and is at tended witli a great deal of mortality among the la , boring population on the estates. Unless it soon ex periences a check, the destruction of life among the laborers must enhance the cost and diminish the quantity of sugar produced; because under present circumstances, a loss ol labor from such causes, can not be made good from any sources available to planters. For Molasses 2 rials has heen paid in some of the outports, andl4 in others. In the harbor 2 rials are asked. A sale of Muscovado Molasses was made at rials. There is scarcely any Coffee in the market, Loss of the steamer S. B. Griffith. Below will be found what particulars wo have been ahis to gather of this most fearful catastrophe. All the books and papers of the Griffiith were destroyed, so that we shall ne ver have a full account of the lost. Buffalo, June 18. The steamer Griffith was about three miles from shore when the fire was discover ed. She was immediately headed for the land, and run until she grounded on a bar, between which and the shore there was deetj water- The scene of the disaster was about twenty miles this side of Cleveland, nearly off Cha grin. The Empire passed close to the wreck. She met the steamer Diamond, which had been chartered by the authorities of Cleveland, hav ing in tow a scow, whose deck was covered with dead bodies. Only two families were saved. These for 5 tunately secured a settee, and were taken out of danger by a waiter, who was himself saved, j Capt. Roby threw his wife and child, and wife’s I mother overboard, and then jumped into the 1 water himself, which was the last that was , seen of him alive. The steward was found grasping in his hand , Capt. Roby’s child, whom he endeavored to I save, and. as was supposed, lost his life in con r sequence. The fire was discovered about half past r I hree in the morning, about the smoke pipes. ’ The crew endeavored to extinguish it without ' the flames spread . yofurselves.” The hurricane deck was literally packed L with emigrants sleeping, and when the fire was anonunccd as beyond control the utmost con fusion and terror reigned. The boat was imme diately headed toward land, and grounded some 600 yards from shore, But the heat had been so intense that most of the passengers had jumped overboard, preferring a watery grave to death by fire. The poor emigrants were crowded forward and literally pushed overboard by those re treating from the flames. Some had presence of mind enough to throw overboard their chestsand swim upon them, but nearly all were lost. Both yawl boats were so badly burned as to be useless. When the Delaware left several yawl boats and skiffs were hooking up the bodies. The beach was already strewed with them for seve ral rods. They lay so thick upon the bottom of the lake and in such shallow water, that they were finding them and taking them ashore by the boatload. It is said that one man was hooked up from the bottom of the lake with an infant child clasped tightly in his arm?. A group of five or six emigrants, men, women and children, were found with their arms closely locked to gether, evidently having left the boat and sunk in that condition. Itis reported thatonly three women were saved. It was supposed that most of the passengers jumped overboard—hut it appears that the boat is literally covered with the bones of tho burn ed. The citizens in the vicinity of the disaster are doing all in their power to make the sur vivors comfortable. A large trench is being dug to bury the un fortunate persons. The whole number of bodies found is 140 The number saved as near as can be ascertain ed at present, is 25. Those who were saved state, that it became necessary, to escape from being burned, to leave the boat within some eight minutes after the first alarm was given ; that fifteen or twenty females were seen to plunge at the same mo ment into the water, and seized hold of each other, struggled a moment and sunk to rise no more. The men were no less panic stricken, for they jumped into the water, regardless of all hazard, in such numbers that they went to the bottom in compact masses. Mr. Heath states, that he reached the shore after a great effort, that every strug gle he made blood glided from his nostrils. He was entirely exmusted, and had to re main some half hour he could return to the wreck, to seek for his wife and four children—whom he had one by one helped into the water, rather than see them perish by fire. He got a boat and assistance and returned. When he approthe wreck, so clear and 1 placid was thorwater, that be could see the bo- . dies on the bottom as distinctly as if on the aur- ; face. He could distinguish his wife by her i dress, and his children alee, and had no diilicul- < ty in rescuing the bodies of his whole family. . He look (hem ashore, pu them on board the ] Troy, and had them brought to this city. i The hull of the boat lais in seven feet of wa- t ter, and around the wreck could be seen at the s bottom, lying in groups, numbers of bodies clinched with a fast hold on each other. } Buffalo. June 19, 2 A M.—There are no particulars from the wreck of the ill-fated Gris- c fith, in addition to those sent yesterday, oxcept that it is pretty nearly ascertained that there were three hundred and twenty persons on board at the time of the accident. Thus far, only 35 have been ascertained to have escaped. The presumption, therefore is, that2Bs have perished! Large numbers were undoubtedly burned on board and sunk with the wreck. Already 135 bodies have been recovered. When first the alarm was given, the passen gers were cool and collected. It was thought the boat could reach the land—for which she was steering—and that thus all would be saved. But, sadly, the steamer struck on a sand bar. half a mile off shore, and then panic reigned. The passengers, according to those who were saved, became wild with despair, and plunged madly into the water as if life was safe there. Death, alas ! came to them amid the gurgling sounds of the watery waste, and by scores they left their home on earth, for their home, we hope,in heaven. Os the cause of the fire we know nothing. And the saved, unfortunately, can explain nothing. They were asleep and in bed. All they know is, that about three o’clock, or about day-break, the alarm of fire was given. The shore was in sight. Hope said it could be reached, and all were still. But when the bar was struck, hope was converted into despair and wildly death by fire was shunned to meet death amid the walers. The passengers plung ed into the lake, and but few were saved. The number of passengers on board is thus, stated: —Steerage, 256; cabin, 45; crew, 25; total, 326. Mr. Parks, postmaster of Rochester, Pa., was on board and was saved. He was roused at or near 4A. M. The fire was then burning in the rims of the chimneys of the boat. They were distant from land 3 miles. The second mate ordered the boat ashore, which was im mediately obeyed. When within half a mile of shore she ground ed. The flames had not then burst out in the forward part of the cabin. But immediately after the pilot house was enveloped. The command was then given from one of the offi cers to the passengers to save themselves. Many of them immediately jumped overboard, when the Captain called to the men below to throw the wood, which was on fire, overboard. Men, then in the cabin and on the lower deck, jumped overboard in crowds, some twenty at a time. Mr. Parks was on the wheel. He could not swim. While there, scores floated round him, shrieking madly, “ Save me ! save me!” He could do nothing He felt like giving up; but with a few others he held on. and soon the struggle was over, and all was quiet eave the sound of the waters as they beat against the charred hull of the steamer. After daylight, search was made for the bo dies. Two and three were taken up at a time: and they were laid upon the shore. It was a sad sight to behold. Their requiem, the moaning of the aurf; their death-place, the ’till as if in their temples naught had been burned save what might be incense in Heaven ! No books were saved. A list, therefore, of the names of the passengers cannot be given. These we must catch up as we can. The ac cident has been attended with a fearful loss of hfe—as fearful as any we have had; and every means should be taken—not only to pay every respect to the dead—but to ascertain the cause of the disaster and the names of those who have perished. From Truss. —From the Civilian of the 14th we copy the following important inteiligence from Santa Fe. Major. Neighbors, it appears, has returned to Austin without having been a b!e to effect the organization of the county of Santa Fe. in consequence of the interference of the U.S. military authorities stationed there. Here is a copy of a proclamation of Col. Mon roe, broughtby Major Neighbors: Proclamation: — Whereas, the people of New Mexico, by public meetings held in the several counties of this Territory, have expressed a de sire to hold a convention for the formation of a State constitution; and to urge upon Con gress the admission of this Territory into the Union as a State; therefore I John Monroe. Civil and Military Governor of the said Territo ry of New Mexico, do hereby direct that the qualified eleators of said Territo ry shall assemble at the precincts ofthe respec tive counties on Monday, the 6th day of May next, between the rising and the setting of the snn, to vote by ballot fordelegates to a conven tion’to be held at Santa Fe on Monday, the 16th of May next, as follows: Fer the county of Taos 3 delegates, Rio Ver ba 3. Santa Fe 3. San Miguel 3, Santa Anna 2, ' Berniltllo 2, Valenaa 5. The prefects shall designate convenient pre cincts in their respoctive counties, and appoint three discreet persons as judges of election in the several precincts. Otherwise said election shall be conducted in manner and form as pre scribed in the laws of the Territory, under the title of “election,” except that the prefect's clerk of each couaty shall, witn the assistance ofthe prefect, examine and cast up the voles i given to each candidate ; shall give a certificate of election to the person having the largest ; ] number of votes, and shall transmit to the Se c cretary of the Territory a fair abstract of all the r votes given, within four days from the day of • the elections. 1 (iiven under my hand at the Government ® House, in the city of Santa Fe, this 23d ot A pril, A. L) , 1850. John Monroe. i Military and Civil Gov. New Mexico- > From the New York Post, June 18. } A Personal Encounter between Mr. For -3 rest and Mr. Willis.—About five o’clock j yesterday afternoon, the Washington Parade r Ground was the scene of a violent personal ■ conflict between Mr. Forrest, the tragedian, - and Mr. Willis, editor of the Home Journal. The facts, as we have them from an eye witness, ■ who informed us that he had no personal ac- ■ quaintance with either party, are these: As ' Mr. Willis, who had just left his house, was carelessly sauntering along one of the walks , of the square, he was approached from the side by Mr. Forrest, who held a loaded whip in » his hand, with which he struck Mr. Willis, on ? the buck of the head or neck, a blow which i felled him to the ground. He then applied a small cane, which he had jerked from Mr. Willis’ hand, to his back and sides, while he was prostrate. Two persons, who accompa nied Air. Forrest, kept the bystanders from in i terfering until the police came up, when both . parties were arrested and taken to the Sixth avenue police office. Mr. Willis observed to ’ the magistrate that he had no complaint to ■ make there, and Mr. Forrest replied that he had flogged Mr. Willis, and that he was willing to take the responsibility of his actions. The magistrate then took the evidence of the offi cers, who were the first upon the ground, and hud both persons bound to keep the peace in respect to each other for the next six months. Air. Willis, though somewhat bruised, was not seriously injured. Paine’s Electrical Light.—So much has been said on this subject, and the rumored dis coveries of Air. Paine are so important, that the public are beginning to take an interest in whatever relates to them. We therefore copy the following from the N. Y. Journal of Commerce of Wednesday: u At the request of Air. Paine’s friends, three gentlemen, well known to most of our citizens, viz :—Alessrs. Simeon Draper, It. Al. Blatch ford, and Air. Coleman, of the Astor House, visited Worcester for the sake of witnessing an exhibition of the new machine. Uponarriving at Air Paiue’s residence, they were shown a gasometer, located in a cistern near the house, which contained gas, as was proved by actual experiment. Upon entering the house, they found in the corner of the room a box, like an enclosed washstand, from which the pipe pass ed which supplied the gasometer. On the top 2 4 feet ing on its top a smaller cylinder, out of which" passed a pipe connected with the burners. “'The whole amount of the exhibition con sisted simply of a gasometer filled with gas on one side of the box, and a pipe which passed the gas through a glass receiver filled with spi rits of turpentine, to the burner on the other. The box and apparatus were kept closed, and there was nothing to show whether the whole supply came from the gasometer in the cistern, or was rapidly evolved from pure water, by some mechanical process, inside the myste rious box as claimed by the inventor. The only preliminary to the developement of the secret is, we believe, the payment to Mr. Paine, or the gentleman who has been his banker, of a large sum of money, variously stated at from SIOO,OOO to $3,000,000. The gas shown was of an excellent quality, and produced a most brilliant jet. The citizens of Worcester had offered to Mr. Paine, the meane of an exhibition in their city ball, and he had actually prepared a machine for this purpose, but about the time the affair was to come off, the machine was bro ken,as the inventor alleges by some mischievous persons who entered the premises in his ab sence. The gentleman referred to, visited the hall, and examined the machine, which did not appear very seriously injured, the assailer having, as if by design, spared its most material parts. Mr. Paine thinksit will take about a month to repair it. but in the meantime pro fesses himself willing to make a trial, as in vited, at the Astor House in this city, and his presence for this purpose is anxiously desired by those who hope something may grow out of the invention.” The United States and Spain.—Not withstanding the contrary reports of the vari ous letter-writers and newsmongers about this city, which we see published in the Eastern papers within the last day or two, we learn with muchgratification, says the National In telligencer of Monday, that there is nothing in the aspect of affairs between this Government and that of Spain to warrant the apprehension of a rupture between them at this time. The Cuba expedition has been a godsend to these letter writers, in the dearth of other and more interesting information, and they have made the most of it. Vague rumorsare often seized upon by these gentlemen, in the streets and hotels in this city, and he is generally consi dered but a sorry correspondent who cannot occasionally communicate something more novel and exciting than his contemporaries. A story will start from Willard’s Hotel, at one end of the avenue, and, before it arrives at the National, it will beat the “three black crows.” From Rio De La Plata.—Later accounts from Buenos Ayres bring information that ' Baron Juculty, of Brazil had made another 1 and successful entry into the Argentine terri- 1 tory, and defeated Gen. Servando Gomez and ' Col. Lamas, who were detached against him. A war between Brazil and the Argentine Re public was imminent. Great preparations were being made for offensive operations in the *l>q /•..■■IZH . said to be intended against the Indians. Albany Plank Road. —We observe that a meeting has been called in Albany, Baker ? county, to take into consideration the proprie- li ty of building a Plank Road from that place to Oglethorpe, on the line of the South-western Railroad. The movement has been caused chiefly, says the Patriot, by representations, that parties between this place and Oglethorpe, and parties in Macon, would subscribe liberal ly to a plank road in that direction. It is also represented that the Central Railroad Compa ny, and the South-western Railroad Company, will, on account of the interest which they will have in its success, render liberal aid to this project. We hope to see all the parties inter ested, present at the meeting next Friday. The efforts which were being made for a road in the direction of Savannah, have been suspend ed, until the truth of the representations which we have had concerning the interest that would be taken in a road to Oglethorpe, can be as certained. Prospects of the Compromise.—The Washington Union, received yesterday, gives the following account of the prospects of the adoption of the Compromise, in both branches of Congress—certain in the Senate, and high ly probable in the House. ‘ Skies still Brighter!—We understand that many of the Senators who are friends to the scheme of accommodation, now pending before the Senate, had a free conference yes terday morning, and the result was a more de cided confidence in the passage of the bill. Several gentlemen avowed their determina tion to support the measure, whose course had not been sutlicientiy decided to admit of I positive calculation. It is now estimated that the bill will pass the Senate by a majority of from six to eight. The question, however, will scarcely be taken before the end of the . next week. “ In the House of Representatives the ele . meats of calcalalion are most diversified, and the result is more uncertain. But we under stand the prospects of an amicable settlement are opening with more hope and confidence, j and it is believed that this bill of pacification will finally pass, perhaps with some modifica r tions, certainly as era considerable struggle be » tween the two houses. But the most intelli gent members who have made it more especial t ly their duty to sound the shallows and depths of futurity, are led with much confidence to j calculate on a satisfactory and brilliant result. : When the issue is fully made, ‘Shall 1, by > my vote, assist in putting down fanaticism, giv- > ing peace to my country, and saving this glori -5 ous Union —or obstinately persevere in oppo sing all practicable compromise or in carrying . out some favorite ultraism ? ’ —we have so ; much confidence in the patriotism of the mem- bers as to believe that they will make every sa crifice of selfish views or abstract ideas upon j the althr of their Country. Certain it is that , „ • praue j much reliance, «*«♦**«» that the measure will pass both houses.” Darikg Robbery.—We learn that two 1 scoundrels, travelling on foot, stopped at the c house of old Mr. Jesse Lott, in Hall county. ' under the pretext of wanting to buy a small 1 uuantity of bacon, in payment for which they 1 offered a two dollar bill. The old man opened , the trunk in which he kept his money, (and ’ which at the t ine contained some twelve hun- : dred dollars in gold and silver, besides sundry promissory notes) for the purpose of getting , charge for the bill—whereupon they seized it ; and made off with it before he could procure 1 assistance. — Athens Whig. Griffin West Point Plank Road.— The energetic contractors are now laying down the plank on this road, beginning at the « mill, thirteen miles from Griffin, and building this way. We understand one mile will be finished this week, and several consecutive miles will be built, onefevery week or ten days thereafter. — Griffin Jefftrsunian' 20th. inst. A Washington letter m the N. Y. Journal of Commerce says : It is said that Mr. Clay will, as soon as the compromise bill passes, retire from the Senate. He will leave. Wash* ington for Ashland, immediately after iu final passage. From Mexico.—The Brownsville Flag has dates from the city of Mexico to the 25th ult. The cholera had made its appearance in the citv, causing cnnch alarm among the inhabi tants. The people, says the I rail d Union, are imploring protection of the Deity, through their priests, in the different churches. The General Government has donated SIO,OOO for the relief of the poorer classes who are attack ed with the epidemic, and a sum of $3,000 has been given by a private individual to the same laudable purpose The Legislature of the State of Sonora has passed a law decreeing that any citizen of State who leaves without a passport forfeits al right te citizenship. This extraordinary law has been passed in consequence of the im i mense emigration from Sonora to California. > It is said that during the present year five i thousand eight hundred and ninety-three per : sons have removed to California from that i State.—X O. Pic. THE CROPS, WEATHER, &C. From the N. O. Picayune, \Bthinst. From the Coast.— State of the River — The latest intelligence from our upper coast parish es, relative to crevasses and the state of the river, will be found below. The Pointe Coupee Echo of last Saturday says: ’l’he crevasse at the Preston plantation has been stopped after greafexertions. The canal at Mr. C. Porche’s has also been diked. Thia is good news for the planters of False River andjfor some of those on Pointe Coupee. The water is already receding rapid'y from their fields. The effect of the Grand Levee crevasse has not been as great as it was supposed it would be, as we are informed that the water is falling in Bayou Fordoche. The river, in front of our office, has fallen ahout four inches during the past week; it is at present on a stand. The St. Francisville Chronicle of the 15th inst. has the following. The river has receded some two or three inches within the past week. Many think, however, it is attributable to a break in the Grand Levee above this place in the parish of Pointe Coupee. We have understood that the water at the crevasse is some twenty feet deep, and running through very rapidly. The amount of damage sustained by planters, scat tered over a vast region of country, is incal culable. The Baton Rouge Gazette of Saturday says : The river is at a stand at this point, it has fallen between four and five inches since our last. Wo understand that another crevasse occur red ,in West Baton Rouge, on Wednesday evening last, near Lobdell’s sto.e, some fifteen miles above this place. We are not advised as to the amount or extent of the damage, pre sent or prospective, or whether it has, or can be, closed. In relation to the crevasse at Grand Levee, the Plaquemine Sentinei of the 15tli says: The consequences of this break, it is feared will prove disastrous in the extreme to the planters residing on the west bank of Grosse Tete in this (Iberville) parish. The opposite bank, we believe, is already overflowed. The bayou had risen several inches since the break, and at last accounts was still rising. Seven or eight inches more and vast fortunes will be swallowed by the flood. The Franklin Planter Banner of the 13th inst., before it was known there that Grand Levee had given way, thus complained of the danger of too much water: The water in Teche is in many places en croaching upon the banks, and the swelling tide looks threatening. Plantations on the north side of the Teche are invaded by the inflowing waters front and rear ; some plan roads upon their crops. Should the Grand Levee break, our planters, particularly those on the North side of the Teche, and on the Bceuf, and in the lower part of the parish, will suffer great losses, and be put to great trouble and inconvenience. Crops, &c.—The Louisiana Chronicle of last Saturday, published at St. Francjsviile says: We have had frequent showers of rain during the past week, which have been bene ficial to the corn crop of the parish. The cut worm still continues its depredations upon the cotton plant. George Henderson, Esq., has sent us a cotton bloom which was taken from his plantation, near this place, a few days since. Quite early. The Cotton Crop.—We publish the fol lowing extracts from a memorandum book kept by one of our neighboring planters. It shows bet:er, than any quantity of mere opin ion, the relative state of forwardness of the present with the last crop. June 17, 1849.—“ Examined my crop to-day, found it promising, in full bloom with some small bolls—the plant from 18 inches to 2 feet high.” June 14, 1850.—“ Rode over my farm this day. found cotton unpromising, small and backward, bad stands in some fields. Aver age height about six inches. No Blooms, and but few forms.”— Columbus (Ga.) Times. Mississippi Cotton Crop.—The Jackson Mississippian of the 7th instant, says : “ Since publishing our last statement of the crops of Mississippi, we have received letters from about fifteen additional counties. We are sorry to say that we have never in oiir life known a more gloomy prospect. We shall not make 250,000 bales in the State; the nnm ber.ought to be 700,000 bales at least.” Extract of a letter received by a merchant of New Orleans from a respectable planter of Oc libehaw county, Miss., dated June 10: “ The prospects of the present cotton crop are the worst I ever saw at this time of the year. The lice have killed off a great deal, and the wet weather has done much injury. For the last three days the plant has made a start to grow, and has a more healthy appear ance; but everything must be favorable from this time out for an average two third cron, to be calculated upon. We have been engaged during the past three weeks in cleaning our crops, etc. The Chambers county Tribune, of June 14, says: “ The general idea in this section is that corn and cotton are poorer than ever before known at this time of year. There is conside rable complaint about lice among cotton.— Wheat has turned out badly.” The Vicksburg Whig of the Bth inst. says: “ Many of the planters are preparing to plant cotton on the overflowed land. Should the frost come late in the fall there is a prospect for some of them yet to make a part of a crop.” r '/. z 7 O 'S' unirrni.Y Jaiiuwjit. _ ./•Sy Devoted o tljt Interest* of SOUTHERN AGRICULTURE. EDITED BY DANIEL LEE, M.D. Illustrated with rumbhous elegant and costly Engravings. TERMS:—ONE DOLLAR PER ANNUM IN advance. OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. Southern Cultivator.—The number for June has been received, and is filled with mat ter intimately connected with the farming por tion of the community. It is a good paper, and deserves to be patronized well. Price on ly $1 per year in advance. Published month ly at Augusta. W. S. Jones, Publisher.— Griffin Whig. Southern Cultivator. —This monthly journal of Southern Agriculture for June has been on our table several days. It is published in Augusta, Georgia, at one dollar a year, and the number before us contains information for the planter worth generally more than the year’s subscription. We should like to see this work in the hands of every planter in the Slate. Sure we are that it would be a dollar most economically expended— Mobile Ado. The Southern Cultivator for June is as usual filled with varied and important matter relating to the interests and improvements of Agriculture. This monthly constitutes in it self an encyclopedia of scientific and experi mental knowledge commensurate in value with the bountiful return which the earth yields to well regulated labor. Such an invaluable in vestment can be secured for $1. — Miss. Repub. ' OF THii GRAND JURY. SECOND WEEK—JUNE TERM. Grand Jury for the second week of June term of the Superior Court of Rich mond county make the following presentments. 1 We present as a grievance, the degrading L and cruel practice of cock fighting, as very injurious to the morals of the community, and i especially to the youth, and recommend that it be suppressed if practicable. The Jury believe that the good order and - quiet of this community require that the act * passed at the last session of the Legisla.ure.res -1 pecting slaves who hire their own time and J live apart from their owners, should be en forced. We accord with the Grand Jury of the last week in presenting the bad condition of the roads of the J county —which should be repaired as soon as prac . *. icable. The Jury hare reason to believe that John Bro phey, now confined in Jail, against whom an indict mant wrr oreferred for assault and battery, is insane, and they re com me nd that he be taken charge of by those having authority in such cases. We have, by Committee, visited the County Poor House, and find ten inmates, whospeakin high terms of the kind treatment of the Keeper. The building needs repair, and one or two additional rooms are required, for want of which, a loathsome person is now occupying a room next the eating room. We recommend to the consideration of the Supe rior Court, the expediency of uniting with the coun ty of Burke, in the erection of a Bridge across Me- Bean Creek, at Bennock’s Mill. We respectfully recommend that greater attention be given to the education of poor children—as it is known to the Jury that in some portions of the coun ty, there is no opportunity for (such children to ob tain educatinn. We recommend that the seats usually occupied by the Petit Jury be cushioned. We take pleasure in awarding to h s Honor Judge Starnes, our approval of the prompt and efficient manner in which he has conducted the business of this court ; and to the Attorney General and other officers of Court for the diligent discharge of their duties. JOHN A. BARNES, Foreman. Isaac W. Whitlock, Pleasant Stovall, Charles Biker, James B. Walker, Maurice Wilkinson, Samuel Tarver, Eli Muslin. Christian Salm, William Skinner, John A. Rhodes, Charles B. Hitt, Joseph S. Ciark, George W. Williams, William E. Brodnax, Jesse Ansley, William Johnston, John Kirkpatrick. On motion of the Attorney General, it is ordered that these be published in the gazettes of this city. A true extract from the minutes, 22d June, 1850. jy 25 JAMES Me LAWS, Clerk. GREENWOOD MORRIS, COMMISSION MERCHANTS, NEW ORLEANS. H. T. GREENWOOD. JOSIAH MOKHiS. ie2s-lv» _ __ ARRANT’S COMPOUND EXTRACT OF CUBEBS AND COPAVIA.—A large suppiv of this excellent preparation just received and for sale by_ je26 W.M, H. Tl TT. Druggist. RADWAY’S CIRCASSIAN BALM, for imparting a beautiful gloss to, and preventing the falling of the Hair; a great addition to the toilet. For sale, wholesale or retail, by je26 WM. H. TUTT, Druggist. Commercial. augusta market. | Weekly ReportTuesday, p. M. COTTON. — An aelive demand prevailed in our market on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Satur day, and prices gradually advanced. Holders offer ed their stocks sparingly, and as the receipts wer e light and the accounts from the Northern and West ern markets were more favorable, better prices were daily obtained, and at the close of business on Satur day sales of Middling Cottons were made at llg cents; Good Middling 12jc., and Middling Fair 12fc. a 12|e. On Sunday the accounts of the Cambria were received. Holders would not generally submit to any decline, and the sales on Monday did not ex ceed 200 bales at prices fully an eighth lower than those of Saturday. To-day our market was very quiet. Holders and Buyers all waiting for further news ere they operate. The sales of the week reach about and prices are not sufficiently settled to tions correctly, and we close ouffiotice of business by remarking that purchases to any extent could not be made unless at the prices current on Friday and Saturday. We were yesterday favored with a good rain, and accounts from the interior inform us that good rains have prevailed to some extent, which will no doubt improve the present very gloomy pugHMt of the growing crop. In Middle Georgiy, of the crop continues very is more backward than we have ever known it at this season of the year. A bloom can be hardly seen in thou sands of acres, and we can only hear of their ap pearance in the southern counties of Washington and T-4T- 1.1 ... . nr Jeflekson, and even there very scatteringly. We do 1 not believe that blooms will in this section of the State before the early part of July. For ac counts of the crop in the west and south west we refer our readers to our numero us extracts from our exchange papers in those section of the cotton grow -3 . . mg regions. , Receipts up to latest dates. : 1850. 1849. Savannah, June 18•••308,751 388,239 ’ Charleston, June 13•••341.477 430,165 r Mobile, June 14324,488 503,238 * New Orleans, June 19775,469 1,074,281 Florida, Juno 1172,027 • 194,499 Texas, June 6 26,552 * 33,183 , North Carolina, June 1...... 9,803 9,570 * Virginia, June 1 8.988 ■ 11,674 1,967,555* 2,644,849 I Decrease* •••••••••••• 677,294 3 Add burnt in Charleston and Apalachicola.. *7,000 r Total deficiency >.684,294 1 . France2ss.2oß 340,716 85,508 , Other F’gn Ports.. 152,070 278,204 146,134 * Total fo’n exports. 1,251,736 2,094.700 842,964 To Northern ports... 693,940 727,611 33,571 r Total exp0rt51,945,676 2,822,211 876,535 Stock on hand in Southern Sea-ports. ' 1850. 1849. Savannah, June 11 33,531 25,242 Charleston, June 13 46,315 20,769 i Mobile, June 7 60,381 19,284 , New Orleans, June 12107,432 46,321 Florida, June 1 20,527 7,915 Texas, May 30 956 3,057 North Carolina, June 1 420 325 Virginia, June 1 750 1,050 270,112 123,963 Increase this year 146,149 New Y0rk113,845 84,095 Increase29,7so REMARKS.—Business generally is quiet. Our merchants are daily leaving for the North for their fall supply—new stores are erecting and the me chanics of our city have all as much to do as they will get through with this summer. SUGARS. —Prices remain unchanged, but hold ers are not anxious to sell at old prices. COFFEE. —Stock on market dailyjincreasing — prices range from 10| to lljc. for Riq; 12 a 14 for Java. MOLASSES.—SaIes of 105 hhds. West India, from the wharf at 21 cts., short lime, it is now held at 22 cts. by the quantity, from store 23 a 25.' BACON. —Demand heavy during the week. Sales to the extent of about 50,000 lbs. have been made at the following prices ; Hams 6 a8 ; Sides 6ja 6| ; Shoulders 4} a 5 ; Hog round 6 cents, and Lard at from 6to 6| cts. for a choice article in small pack rges. Receipts of the past week moderate. CORN. —Receipts light for the week, last sales 68 cts., some parcels in market held at higher rates. FLOUR. —Prices remain unchanged. Stock on market fully equal to the demand. We quote coun try 6| a 7 ; Canal 7 a g|. for extra brands at retail; C'ty Mills $4 per 100 lbs. -J BAGGING AND BALE JOPE.— Sales of Gun ny Cloth are daily made at 18 cts. and Kentucky Bale Rope at 10 cents. SALT.—Last sale from the wharf of sack at 105; more is wanted, and that price could readily be ob tained fora large quantity. From store 120 a 125 is asked. Bulk Salt retails at 40 a45 cents. EXCHANGE. —Checks on the North remain at half per eent. premium. Money is abundant and negotiations easily made. STOCKS. —There is constant inquiry for a 11 kinds of Stocks, but we cannot hear of any sales save of Railroad at par and interest. FREIGHTS.—The Hancock left this morning with 600 bales of Cotton, the DeLalb with 400, and the Oregon will leave in the morning with about CeeVatfHit l?ales to Savannah,'and about* 800' to Charleston. The rate of freight remains at fifty I cents per bale. The river rose yesterday about i twelve inches. < NEW ORLEANS, June 19, P. M.— Cotton.— Q. » AH 1 a* AA. 1 Q. 4 (1 . - - - - . ...... IO 1 I Stock on hand Ist Sept., 18491z,1b4 Arrived s»nce to date 807,204 Arrived to-day 303 819,661 Exported todate****7ll,7B2 Exported to-day* ••• »•••••••••••• 4,000 —715,762 Stock on hand andon shipboard not cleared•• 103,879 Sugar,— loo hhds. were sold at steady prices; fair 5| a s|c. Molasses. — Sales confined to small lots. Flour. — Market still unsettled; sales confined to 500 bbls, as follows; 100 unbranded St. Louis at $6.12; 50 Ohio and 100 St. Louis at $6.50; 150 choice Missouri at $6.75, and 100 extra Illinois at $7.50. Corn, — Sales confined to 970 sacks, partly heat ed, nt 70c., and 816 Yellow, in 2 lots, at 75c. Whiskey. — Sales 100 bbl*. Rectified at 23c.; 155 bbls. Raw at 25|c.. and 100 at 27c. Bacon.— l 4 casks Sides were sold ats|c. Liard.— 6o bbls, and tierces prime were sold at 71 cents. Bagging. — 45 pieces prime hand-loom were sold at 13jc. cash. Freights,— A ship taken for Liverpool at jd. Exchanges. — Fair demand London 8j a 9j per cent, pretn.; Paris 5f.27| a 5.32 J ; New York 60 days la 1| percent, dis.; do. sight par a J per cent, prem. MOBILE, June 20, P. M.— Cotton.— The sales to-day amount to 1000 bales. After the steamer’s letters were received there was almost nothing done, the principal purchases having been made before the letters were delivered. CHEWING TOBACCO. -j Zkfk BOXES CHEWING TOBACCO, va- I rious brands and qualities, manufactur- ed by W. T Sutherland. Just received and forsale by je2s-lm (iIBBS <fc McCOBD, Mclntosh-st. PURIFIFD CHARCOAL PASTE, for whitening and preserving the Teeth, and puri fying the breath. For sale at 25 cts. a box by je26 WM. H. TUTT, Druggist. BACON! BACON! XA ri/k/k POUNDS choice BACON SIDES, for sale opposite Messrs. Buford ® Beall’s Grocery store. Apply to je26-d2&wl JOHN CASHIN. 20,000 BUSHELS PRIME SUN DRIED WHEAT WANTED, WHICH $1.50 will be paid for Red, ’ and $1.62 for White, in cash, at WINTER’S PALACE MILIiS. Columbus, Ga,, June 22, 1850. je26-wlo* LEMON SIRUP, of very superior quality, by the gallon or dozen, for sale by je26WM. H. TUTT, Druggist. PERRY DAVIS’S PAIN KILLER,- This article may always be had, genuine, of je26 WM. H, TUTT, Druggist. rpHERMOMETERS.- A supply just re- JL ceived by je26 WM. H. TUTT, Druggist. FIFTY DOLLARS REWARD. JH HANAWAY from the •? n O my TVegrorßoy RANDALL. He was last seen at Atlanta, going on board the Mtate Road Cars, and he has probably attempted to reach Chattanooga, or some point on the line. Randal! is of a yellow complexion, about twenty years of age, 5 feet 8 inches high, large full eye, good teeth, and stammers; shows confusion when spoken to, or conversing. The above reward will be given for his apprehension and delivery to me in Augusta, or $25 for his confinement in any jail so that I can get him. je26-d3&w2 AUGUSTINE FREDERICK. JEFFERSON SHERIFF’S SALE.— Will be sold, on the first Tuesday in August next, at the Market-house in the town of Louisville, Jefferson county, a Negro Woman by the name of Maria, forty years of age; levied on as the property of Winifred Mulling, to satisfy a fi. fa. issued from the Jefferson Superior Court in favor of James T. Bothwcil, guardian for William A. Mulling, minor, vs. Winifred Mulling; the property pointed out by said guardian. JESSE T. MULLING, D. Sh’fJ. June 26. 1850. Elbert sheriff’s sale.— Win be sold, on the first Tuesday in August next, be fore the Court-house door in the tjwn of Elberton, Elbert county, two Negro Boys—one bf the name of Jack, about 16 or 17 years of age ; the other by the name of Bonaparte, 11 or 12 years of age—both levied on as the property of Malcom A. Johnson, to satisfy two fi. fas.—one in favor of Marlin Hitt <fc Son ; the other in favor of Jesse Walton vs. Malcom A. Johnson —property pointed out by said Johnson. JOHN G. McCURRY, D. Sheriff. June 26, 1850. “ ENDLESS CHAIN PUMP. THE SUBSCRIBER would respectfully in form the citizens of Augusta, and the public generally, that be has fitted up on Gheen stheet, fn the rear of Messrs. Baker Hart’s store, one of his NEW and IMPROVED ENDLESS CHAIN PUMPS, which be will take pleasure in showing to ary who may wish to examine it. These Pumps are superior to any other u=ied, and are generally in use on the Georgia Railroad. The advantages are their , exemption from getting out of order, greater cheap ness and facility in using them. Tbe chain consists of galvanized iron, which resists any effects of the i water, which is raised by metal elevators with great eise and in a tew moments. The water is always brought up fresh from tbe bottom of the well. Those who may wish to purchase can call upon the subscriber at Warrenton, or Mr. Robert H. May, lof Augusta. All orders attended to promptly, wish instructions to put them up. E. HALE. je7-w2-swß PIISTSCBIfT! TELEGRAPHIC NEWS Transmitted for the Chronicle & Sentinel* LATER FROM EUROPE! ARRIVAL OF THE CAMBRIA. COTTON WITHOUT CHANGE IN PRICE. MARKET FIRMER. * SALES OF THE WEEK SIXTY THOUSAND BALES. Baltimore, June 21, 4 o’clock, P. M. The Steamer Cambria, arrived at Halifax thia (Friday) morning bringing Liverpool dates to June Bth. The American steamer Pacific arrived out at Liverpool from the United States on Friday, the day previous to the sailing of the Cambria Liverpool, June 8 —Cotton is without change in price, but firmer. Sales of the week 60,000 bales. Money Market easy. LATER. ARRIVAL OF THE NIAGARA, The steamer Niagara arrived at Halifax this morning at 5 o’clock, p. m. Liverpool Market. Cotton.—All below fair quality declined Jto h- Market dull. Week’s sales 25000 bales. Speculators took 4000. Rice has receded ; a decline of 3s. was found necessary to effect sales. Money market easy—on Tuesday Consols were qdbted'at 971, and on Friday at 96j. United States Secvties, fives, 1853, 91 to 92, sixes; JB62 Z M3 to 104 j sixes, 1867, 106 to 10r *7 l 4 ’ AccountsTrom the . Mmiufacturing districts still improving some Mills will resume on the IJ RIiRK Cot ton Market inactive, bat pri oes were finh. The Political news exhibits no new feature. £ate fropi California, V ? Charleston, June 24. The steamer Credent City arrived at New York yesUrday, with later California news. Half of San Francisco has been destroyed by fire. Immense new Placers have been disco vered. '■■ni.i. •fcvii.s.Trsi Tossdat, June 25, P. M.— Cotton.— l,Boo bales sold to-day at extremes ranging from 10 to 121 c Prices full. From the Baltimore American—By Telegraph. Farther Cambria’s News. The demand for Cotton in the early part of the week was active, but afterwards it was quiet, and the speculative demand was partially suspended. The quantity offering exceeded the demand, and bnyers had somewhat the ad vantage of sellers. The Committee’s quota tions for fair Uplands and Mobile 7J; Fair Orleans 7|. The stock on hand is 530,- 000 bales. The difficulty between England and France has been arranged. England having accepted the propositions of France. The difficulties in Cuba created considerable sensation in the English Parliament. The Greek question remains in an unsettled state, and serious results are apprehended. The Irish rent movement was exciting much attention. The French electoral law has passed by a large majority, and France is now in a quiet state. M. Thiers is endeavoring to reconcile the elder and younger Bonapartes. The Prussian King is recovering from the wound inflicted by the assassin. There are now no indications of a rupture between Aus tria and Prussia. Russia refuses mediation. Advices from India to the let May, are satis factory in a commercial point of view. New York Market.— On Saturday, the New Yolk Cotton market was firm, and 2000 bales were disposed of. Middling Uplands quoted at 12j ; Fairl3|; Middling Orleans 12j; Fair 13}. The week’s sales amount to 20,000 bales. Rice a and 800 tierces sold du ring the week. Flour unchanged. Coffee has advanced from a half to one cent per pound. New Orleans, June a— 7.10 P. M.— Cotton. —The sales for the past three days were 8,000 bales, at firm prices, and the week’s business amounts to 18,000 bales. The Canada’s letters were received, but brought no orders. Flour is still down. Ohio sold to-day under $6. Cuban Affairs — The Grand Jury to-day, found true bills against Generals Quitman, Henderson, Lopez, Augustine, Mr. Sigar O’Sullivan, and ten other Cuban liberators. The barque Cherokee, Captain Getty, from Charleston, arrived to-day. June 22, P. M-—Cotton.— To-day 2,500 bales sold at steady prices. Parties are waiting the accounts per Cambria. Pork has advanced, Mess has sold at 11 75 a 12. Molasses higher—prime 32 a 34c. Cuban Affairs. — More Cuban Liberators have arrived who were arraigned to-day, and entered into bail. The Delta promises devel opments to morrow, which will excite aston ishment throughout the country. Baltimore, June 21, 4 P. M.—Liverpool Mar ket.—Flour is dull, without alteration of price. Corn has declined 6d. to Is. and inactive. The ''■LHia-tftffffltlhlfai AUHUds AU- tive demand for all descriptions of Coffee, and this article has advanced from 3 to ss. per hun dred. News from Cuba has strengthened the prices of Su?ar materially. ui ougai in a it; imiij. The Money market is easy, and the discount on good bills is low. Consols on Friday closed at 96| for money, and 96§ for account. There is no material change to notice in foreign stocks, American Stocks are not quoted. The English manufacturing markets are kept active, and the puople weli employed and well paid. The news from France and the Continent generally is pacific, and the commercial aspect satisfactory. The English press is wasting a quantity of paper in regard to Gen. Lopez’s invasion of Cuba, and the matter was giving rise to dis cussion in Parliament. Brown & Shipley’s Circular, dated Liver pool, June 7, states that the demand for Cotton during the early part of the week continued good with consumers and speculators, as well as for export,and with a tendency to command further advances, bnt within the last two or three days the market has been comparatively quiet. Buffalo, June 17.— Terrible Disaster on Lake Erie—Burning of the Steamer Griffith —Two or Three Hundred Lives Lost.— The fine steam er Griffith, Cupt. Roby, while on her way up the Lake, took fire about 5 o’clock this morn ing, when about twenty miles below Cleve land, and was burned to the water’s edge. The mate, who swam ashore from the burn ing boat for help, has reached Cleveland, and reports that only thirty of those on board were Saved, and these had to swim ashore, there be ing no other vessel near to render assistance. The last report, at 9 o’clock this eveuing, sets down the whole number of lives lost at two hundred and six’y. The scenes on the burning wreck are de scribed as having been agonizing in the ex treme. Montreal, June 17.—A fire broke out on Saturday evening in Nazareth street. Two hundred houses were burnt down, also St. Anne’s church and a large quantity of lumber. One or two women were burnt to death. The property is mostly insured. Boston, June 18 —The Supreme Court this morning (Chief Justice Shaw presiding) pro nounced the decision on the writ of error sued out by Professor Webster for a new trial. The court stated, that after duly weighing all the ar guments and circumstances connected with the case, it could find no grounds for granting the prisoner’s petition. The case, therefore, stands 1 as it was under the trial and sentence, and no further hopes can be entertained of obtaining a new trial. From present indications, there is no probability of tbe prisoner escaping the penalty of the law heretofore pronounced up on him. We learn from Capt. Carrier, of the brig W. I. Watson, from Ponce, (P. R.) that a letter, dated May 23d, had been received from Point Petre, Guadeloupe, of which the following is a copy:— “On tho night of the 12th May, th« °f Point Petre, Guadeloupe, was fired by the ne groes, it being a signal for insurrection, before agreed on among them. However, the ne groes did not succeed in entering the city, hav ing been deterred by the prompt measures of the citizens ; but the overseers’ houses were burnt to the ground, aad the smoking ruins and destitute families presented a scene diffi cult to describe. “ The city has been fired four different times since, and eighteen houses burned. The Governor has put the city in a state of siege, and we trust that, for the present at least, our city is safe. Washington, D. C., June 19.—Senator Ben ton appeared before the Grand Jury yesterday, and made complaint of an attempted assassina tion by General Foote upon him, the said Ben ton, in the Senate Chamber. A number of Senators were summoned to day, to appear before the Grand Inquest, and testify in regard to the matter. The occurrence which gave rise to this charge you are already familiar with. From the Charleston Courier—By Telegraph. New York Market, June 24, P. M.— Two thousand bales Cotton sold to-day, at previous prices. Rice is firm at former rates. There is nothing doing in Flour and Grain. Sales of 1000 bags St. Domingo Coffee have been made at Mess Pork quoted at 10$; prime B|. The sales of these articles amounted to 1100 bbls. California News.—The Crescent City, from Chagres brings intelligence that the Chagres is now very high and rapidly rising. ! The fire at San Francisco had laid one third of the buildings in ashes, and the loss is esti- ■> mated at a half million of dollars. The fire j was believed to have been incendiary. The 3 Cressent City brings 250,000 dollars worth of r gold. MUSLIN GINGHAMS? t Ilb PIECES MUSLIN GINGHAMS, Wets. s A ” per yard, for sale at je2l GRAY BROTHERS. a j> AKEGES, TISSUES AM) MUSLINS. , —Blue, pink, green and straw-colored BA- a KEGEIS and TISSUES, plain and figured, selling fiom 10 to 15 per cent, less than our usually low price., je2l GRAY BROTHERS. 3
